MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

IGNORANCE IS BLISS

NEXT DAY

The early morning is just the most heavenly feeling on earth, the calmness, peacefulness, silence and what does a person need?

"Good morning bhratashree" .........a brother to ruin that morning?

"how come you wake up early, huh?"

"hehe, just did. What about you? You seem tired and exhausted, did you slept well? You must have went to bed late"

Sometimes it is amusing and proud moments when his brothers are this much intelligent and sharp and sometimes it is annoying that he can't hide his condition, despite the fact he knows he is not good with emotions from both side but it doesn't mean he doesn't try yet he mostly time get caught and mist of the time it is friends then brothers.

"I have work, subahu"

"as you say"

"well that tone does not seem like"

"what are you talking about jyeshth?" Haa! that cheeky brat

"very well, you can go now"

"OK............but seriously get up, Maa is coming"

"..................[SIGH]remind me again, why am I a royal?"

"are you awake duryodhana?"

"Ji Maa"

"are you okay?" The worried voice of his mother asked him while caressing his head though he might say 'I am not child anymore' but it doesn't hide the fact that he definitely like it when his mother care about him..........not like any child in this world would not like this feeling.

"Ji" A light yawn left escaped his mouth as he look at his mother who has her head towards him blank and silent making him confuse until a smile came on his mother's face while she speak out "it is been a while since I saw you without being on guard..............even with me"

...................Ah, even his mother missed this feeling.

He felt himself first time being calm in the morning time after months or maybe years before he found himself getting up from the bed, subconsciously following his mother who is leaving the room before she gave him a light smile as the door closed from outside, telling him that he should freshen up now.

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"-documents came yesterday, jyeshth"

"I will check it right now"

The Pandavas walk inside the palace after morning walk only to notice Mata Gandhari walking towards the with a light smile on her face making them known that she is in a good mood.

"Pranipat Mata Gandhari" They greeted her making her know about their presence since she was in her good mood making her startle when she hear chorus of voices greeting her until she realised who the people are.

"how are you all putro?"

"we are fine Mata-"

"you ate something?"

The question confused them making Sahadeva reply "it is not breakfast time yet"

"so what? Eat something, fruits, sweets, there are many things in the kitchen, who will finish all if not you? I won't let you all leave until you don't finish all these?"

The five can't help but to chuckle at that. There are many people who cares about them, heavily overprotective except Mata Gandhari who knows that they are adult now and can take care of themselves. Never been overprotective or overexaggerate, she cares about them like her children, not like treasured property or the enemies of her children or competitors of her children. She see them equally, treats them equally, care for them equally and love them equally like her own children just like their mother does and that's why kauravas also never fight or step forward in her presence cause they also respect Mata Kunti.

"Ji Mata"

"Good, go play, walk around. Missing Indraprastha?"

"haha, it is not like that, just..............." Just they themselves don't know about the bitter feeling inside that comes every now and then.

"go, walk around the garden or library" And she is very understanding.

"Ji Mata"

The five in the last, after having debate for a while, decided to go to the library only to find themselves in front of vikarna who is just as surprised as them by seeing each other in library.

"let's go, Arya" The soft voice from behind broke the awkward moment which is they all are thankful for as they found is the voice of the first kulvadhu of Hastinapur, Rajkumari Draupadi and now Vikarna's wife and their bhabhishree.

"Pranipat bhabhishree" The twins with Arjuna greeted draupadi, who look up in surprise when she found yudhishtir and bhima also there making her put the veil on her face which definitely created a different situation as she nodded before greeting yudhishtir and bhima who also nodded silently, letting draupadi leave from there before Vikarna also walk behind her.

"this is very awkward" Nakula muttered while rubbing his face while the others can't help but to agree to that since there is no other side of this situation.

Mata Gandhari and their mother are close, but their children are not close and the fight, more like war, going on from childhood with now an unnecessary tension and feeling swelling inside by the upcoming events..............all things are just making it more and more uncomfortable rather than making it comfortable.

Though it is not like it can't be said that not seeing duryodhana and hearing about anything related to him didn't made the swell slightly calm............maybe in this situation, ignorance is bliss indeed.

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