Maya : Ek deewangi

11. Change in state of mind ?

MAYA'S POV ~
We were done with all the rituals,it was early morning , Sultan was busy with the preparations for our departure and i was sitting in my Ma Shaheb's chamber in Heer Mahal remembering the old days , when i used to sit here for hours talking to her belongings. I smiled wholeheartedly walking around her chamber as it was still full of her presence, i don't remember her appearance properly but her warmth was till untouched and buried in some corner of my heart , blurred images of her smiling, singing beautiful lullabies were constant in my dreams ,i walked towards her dressing table and looked at myself , my dai ma use to say that when i would grow up I'll look exactly like my mother and today i actually felt her in my own reflection.I carefully looked at my reflection from head to toe ,the vermillion which was scattered on my nose and nuptial chain around my neck caught my attention, i smiled weakly as a tear slipped from my eyes , i wondered how beautiful this moment have been if my mother was alive, she would have been the happiest, she would have told me lessons and teachings about all the rituals, she would have kissed on my forehead,she would have cried on my vidai but she wasn't there ..i collected her accessories as i wanted to take her warmth along with me . After spending a few couple of minutes in her chamber , i slowly walked back to the chamber where i was supposed to rest .I was walking towards the chamber and suddenly an arrow came towards me , i held it before it touched my body , there was a letter attached to the arrow , i cautiously looked around but there was no one around. I untied the letter and my eyes widened at the words
"Assalamualaikum Sultan,
Hum jante hein aapne abb tak magadha ko apne kabze me le hi liya hoga ...magar hum apse wayda chahtein hein ki aap uss Udai Singh Sisodhiya ki aulad ko hmare mulkh me lakar theek usi jillat ka ahesas dilwaye jo marhum Sultan Kasheer Ali Khan aur hmare Shauhar Qamir Ali Khan ko naseeb hui thi ..jld hi laut ke ayiyega ...humme apka besabri se intezar rhega ..
Apki Bhabhijaan
Nadira Sultana " i felt betrayed reading the letter .. it was something i couldn't think Sultan would plan against me .. my heart felt a sharp pain remembering his promises...it was all fake for the sake of his revenge ?? ..A revenge which is far away from my knowledge?? ..i felt weak at my knees as reality hit me hard , how could I trust him in such short span of time , my heart wasn't allowing me to trust the letter but the fact that , i was still unknown to his actual intention of marrying me made me think about the reasons behind all this . I clutched the letter in my fist as i felt that it was already too late to investigate about his intentions , i was already married to him and ...i bottled up my emotions and entered the chamber hiding the letter behind my back as Chandrika was already waiting in my chamber along with some maids for the vidai ritual " Chliye Dularab ke Sultan ki Sultana ..apke Sultan apki rah nihar rhe hein...hum apke liye bohot khush hein Maya ..Bhagwan apki jholi der saari khushiyon se bhrde " i smiled weakly at her words and hugged her for the one last time as we walked towards the plaquine, my heart was heavy leaving my home ,my Magadha that too for a person who was still unknown to me , the letter was like a tight slap of realisation on my face that he wasn't a normal person who would fall in love with his enemies daughter but he was the inhuman and heartless Sultan who was known for his brutal ways of dealing with enemies . I came out of my thoughts as we reached the main gate of Heer Mahal, my eyes directly went to him ,he was standing near his horse ,he gazed into my eyes thorough the veil , i wanted to ask him about the letter right now but what if the letter was true ?? It would cause trouble to my country again and that's something i can't afford right now due to lack of power against him . He walked towards me as my duppata was again tied with his shawl , guru ma gave me a handful of rice and grains which were to we thrown behind while i walk towards the plaquine,my heart was so full with the thought of leaving behind my home that i couldn't stop myself from crying , flashes of my early childhood were blurring my vision

Flashback

I was laughing and giggling around in the royal garden with my sakhi's as they were playing their favourite game " Guda Gudiya ka vivah " the male doll was dressed as that of a groom wearing a Shehra for the wedding while the female doll was dressed in a red heavy attire , we were still busy in completing the wedding rituals of the dolls ,i heard my Baapu Shaheb Raja Udai Singh Sisodiya calling me " Kya hum jaan skte hein ki hmari pyari heer kunwari sa aaj konsa khel khelne me itni vyast hein jo apne baapu se milne tak nhi ayi ??" " BAAPU SHAHEB "i screamed out of joy running into his embrace " Shma krdijiye baapu saheb hum apse Milne nhi aa ske kyunki Aaj hmari sakhi Gopi ne apni gudiya ka vivah Rajkumar Vaibhav ke gudde se kiya hai aur hum unke vivah me apke sath prr upasthit thee " i explained him the entire thing and he chuckled softly at my explanation , " Haha ..acha toh hmari choti si ,pyari si heer kunwari hmare sthan prr vivah me amantrit thi..hmm yeh toh bohot Khushi ki baat hai " he said creasing my hair in a loving gesture and i giggled .It was the time for vidai of the doll and i requested baapu shaheb to join us and laughing at my request in his heavy voice he sat on the red carpet besides me ,soon the ceremony was completed and i out of curiosity i asked baapu shaheb " Baapu Shaheb kya hum aapse ek swaal puch skte hein " ,he nodded his head smiling at me "kya humme bhi ek din vivah krke apse dur Jana pdega ?? " I asked , his smile was now gone and i could see his expression turning into a sad one holding my arm he gently placed me on his lap and said " Yeh toh prkriti ka niyam hai hmari son cheeraiya, ek din ek sundar sa Rajkumar 7 samundar paar krke ayega aur apko humse chura ke le jayega "

Flashback ends

I closed my eyes and a tear slipped remembering his words , look at the irony his every word turned into a harsh reality of my life , yes i was married to a beautiful prince or should I say i was married to the most powerful Sultan of Dularab who came from seven seas far to my country,my Magadha just to devour my Baapu Shaheb's pride ,just to conquer my country , just to steal me from my Baapu Shaheb ??..

And look at our fate he was successful in conquering my country , he was successful in killing my Bapu Shaheb and more than that he was successful in manipulating me me to be his wife . I came back to my senses when i felt his hand over my cheek creasing away the tears , a part of me wanted to trust his loving gestures,those deep eyes but as a queen i couldn't help ignoring the letter and the reasons behind it . I turned my face a little far from his hand as i hugged Abhimanyu and Chandrika for one last time . I joined my hands towards the Palace as entire Magadha was gathered in the garden for my Vidai ceremony , flowers were continuously showered " Rani Shaheb Mayawati Singh Sisodiya ki Jai ho ...Rani Shaheb Mayawati Singh Sisodiya ki jai ho " they hailed , i smiled wholeheartedly " Humme itna apnapan aur Prem Dene ke liye aap sbhi ka bohot bohot dhnywaad..hum chahtein hein ki jis apnepan se aap sbhi ne humme Rani ke roop me swikara ussi apnepan se humme Vida bhi karein aur hmare jane ke paschat Rajkumar Abhimanyu ko Raja ke roop me swikarein " the crowd hailed again " Maharani Shaheb Mayawati Singh Sisodiya amar rhe !! " I looked around and my eyes met his , i quickly turned around and sat in the palquine leaving behind my home, my people.

~Really very sorry for super late updates 💗 ... I'll be updating every fourth or fifth day now .. because of my health and schedule..
Also guess what's going to be the secret of the letter and Sultan's words??