He was the thunder she was ready to be struck by.
She was the fire he was ready to burn himself with.
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Born in a world where politics ruled emotions, they dared falling for each other
But...
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Song - Take olpo kache
◆Draupadi ◆
There were two types of silence, the anodyne one after the storm and poignant one before it. Right that moment, the dern silence that had prevailed in that cozy private chamber of Queen Kunti was definitely the later one.
I stole a furtive glance at Arjun who stood at a corner, eyes intently gaping at the evening sky that was ablaze with the fire of the setting sun. I tried to comprehend what was going inside him but except his clenched jaw I could see nothing.
"I understand" The halcyon voice of the eldest Pandava demanded everyone's attention, breaking the eerie silence much to my relief. As I looked at him I found his brown orbs gazing directly into my raven ones before settling them on Arjun as he stood up.
"I understand that it's hard for you and Panchali" He ambled toward Arjun who straightened his posture and dropped his arms that were crossed over his chest. The guilt scintillating across those golden orbs made a helpless anger simmered inside me.
What was he apologetic for? For spending some time with his own wife? For touching her? For simply just being in the same room as she was in?
A nameless pain crawled its way up my throat as realisation slowly seeped in, realisation of the probability that there would always be this unendurable guilt between I and Arjun, that he could never actually love me as his own, his very own lawfully wedded wife.
"Jyeshth—" He began.
"I really do Arjun" Arya Yudhishthir cut him off "But you've to remember there are some certain rules that needs to be followed"
"What were you thinking when you decided to spend the night in Panchali's chamber, Phalgun?" Mata Kunti's voice was leaped in disenchantment. She appeared bewildered as she sat there, the heavy breaths and sweats trailing down her forehead indicated how stressed she actually was.
I opened my mouth to reply before the very familiar rich voice impeded me "Pardon me, Mata, I—" He paused and closed his eyes while I watched his Adam's apple bobbing up and and down while his jaw clicked before his eyes flutter open "I promise, no such thing will ever occur in future"
The eldest Pandava nodded before letting out an exasperated sigh "Its not just me who saw you in Panchali's chamber, Dyrodhan did too"
How on earth!
"There are already enough ugly rumours about this marriage, we certainly don't want any more" Mata Kunti expressed her concern, her eyes shifting from her youngest son to me.
"Arjun our other brothers don't know about this yet and I want it to remain this way" Yudhishthir declared "The whole purpose behind this polyandrous marriage was Pandava unity, I do not want any kind of misunderstanding to occur because of our wife"
