SidNaaz Ki Duniya: Collection of Short Stories and OS (On Hold)

Meant To Be (1.3)

Raja Chandrabhanu dragged Shehnaaz to a room and pushed her inside. Shehnaaz fell on the floor. Her father closed the door.

Shehnaaz stood up and started banging on the door but it was of no use. The door could be opened only from outside.

"Pitashri humein bahar nikaliye. Humne koi gunah nahi kiya hai. Ek baar sab kuch samjhane ka mauka di jiye." Said Shehnaaz while crying.

Raja Chandrabhanu looked at the maids and servants and said, "Humare adesh ke bina koi iss dwaar ko nahi kholega."

They all nodded. The king left from there.

Shehnaaz sat on the floor folding her knees and kept crying.

After Sometime...

Sidharth was standing in front of the king with his head bowed down. The king was looking at him angrily.

"Humne kya kuch nahi kiya tumhare liye? Aur tumne humare saath itna bada viswasghat kiya?" He said to Sidharth.

"Humne koi viswasghat nahi kiya Raja Ji. Hum bas prem karte hai Rajkumari se." Said Sidharth without any fear.

"Ek Senapati hone ke bawajood apni seemaye paar kar diyi hai tumne. Tumhare iss gunah ke liye bohut kathor sazah de sakte the hum tumhe. Paranthu iss rajya ke liye tumne bohut kuch kiya hai. Isliye hum sirf itna adesh dete hai ki tum iss hi waqt yeh rajya chhor ke chale jaaoge. Tumhari parchhayi bhi iss rajya mein nahi parni chahiye. Aur rahi baat humari Kanya ki toh uska vivah kisi shaahi khoon se hi hoga. Tum dono ke vivah ko hum kadi swikar nahi karenge."

Sidharth's heart ached. He didn't want to leave Shehnaaz but he had nothing to do. He couldn't disobey the king.

Suddenly a messenger came there.

"Raja Ji! Raja Ji! Ek bohut hi buri khabar hai. Shatru ne humare rajya ke upar achanak se haamla kar diya hai. Humare senayon ko abhi ranbhumi mein pohuchna hoga." Said the messenger while taking heavy breath.

Sidharth and the king both became shocked.

"Pehle mahel ke darwaje band kar di jiye. Shatru kisi bhi haalat mein andar nahi aane chahiye. Hum baki senayon ko le kar ranbhumi mein pohuchte hai." Said Sidharth.

He was about to go when the king said, "Paranthu tum kaise..."

Sidharth understood what he was saying. He didn't let him finish and replied, "Iss waqt rajya ko humari zaroorat hai. Ek baar yeh yuddh khatam ho jaaye, hum aap ko apni surat doobara nahi dikhayenge."

Saying that Sidharth left from there.

The king kept looking at his leaving figure. He told many harsh words to him but still he was thinking for the kingdom not for himself.

He sat on his chair and started thinking deeply, whether his decision was right or wrong.

The soldiers started preparing themselves for the battle. Bhairav saw Sidharth giving instructions to the soldiers. He became furious seeing it and came to the king.

"Yeh kaisa nyay hai Raja Ji? Woh Sidharth abhi tak iss rajya ka Senapati hai?" He asked angrily.

The king stood up and said, "Unke baare mein dhyan se baat ki jiye. Woh iss rajya ke Senapati hi nahi, yaaha ke hone wale Maharaja bhi hai."

Bhairav widened his eyes.

"Raja Ji aap.... Kya keh rahe hai? Aap iss vivah ko maante hai?" He asked.

"Humne bohut socha. Woh bhale hi shaahi khoon nahi hai, lekin humari Kanya ke liye uss se zyada kaabil insaan nahi mil sakta. Woh bas yuddh jeet ke aa jaaye. Iss baar inaam ke swarup hum usse Rajkumari Shehnaaz ka haath denge." Said Raja Chandrabhanu.