Indraprastha - princess Diaries

The comeback 2

Nakul walked to the window and opened it for panchali....
Days were running so fast, panchali thought.....
touching her belly fat, she is carrying her baby from sahadev. She faced a miscarriage due to deficiency a year before so, she is been extra carefull.she paced the floor slowly. Sahadev had gone to buy some horses from the nearby village.
The last time he went, he had taken his wife along....

His thoughts were on panchali. First time they made love in tribal village, but the year for him started with a good spirit.it was a Friday and special pooja was arranged. She came to offer him the prasadh, but fell over him, stamping on the aloevera plants that he spread across for finding a cure for the skin problem he recently Analized.

He went ahead catching her, inturn a romantic start was given for their year.
She blushed and got away, making him remember that she has transformed to a virgin, due to the agni seva that she does every year!!!
He inturn loved her blush, her face turning red every time his twin brother Nakul tease her. Unlike Nakul, he never teases any body. He is one of the greatest astrologer and a medicine expert of that time. He is also one of the silent brothers among pandava. She went to see her three children. She was blessed in one way to see the childhood of her son's again. She still remember how Nakul was in tears during her miscarriage, but it was only 18 days of pregnancy. She wanted to tell kalyani to prepare some nice spicy food, which is sahadev:'s  favourite but found, bheema telling some tips to kalyani, and found herself eating some papad and kheer.
she pushed open the door and walked outside,smiling about her fall over her husband.she went and helped kalyani t o cook. She saw her husband yudhister making some coir out of the coconut scrubs. He smiled every time She assisted him.
She had just one loose end to tie up, and then she could put the rope in High case behind her and move on to the next one, whatever it might be, she would finish the work. "You are weak, pls go and take rest " Yudhister insisted.

The “loose end”, she said.. Determined to stay at work, helping him.The servent came informed her that sahadev is calling her and he was waiting for her in his cart.  She bit goodbye,to the king.This is as good a time as any to tell him about her wish to nearby city,panchali thought. She pulled her saree edge up against the chilly October wind and went down the steps to meet him.He was already ready to take her there,.
“Hi!” sahadev pushed open the door for her and took her hand as she slid in. “Did everything go okay, you look so tired ", he asked, as he started the cart.

“Fine,” she said, and told him what yudhister had told about the beautiful city of  golden lotus,he had told her.

“Great. Then it’s all over,and you have informed your brother about our short trip" She said “Almost.”he said while panchali linked her fingers with his and took a deep breath. She wished she’d had a chance to discuss her problem with madhav , but there hadn’t been time. Besides, madhav was so involved with sishubala,who was again and again invading dwarka,that he was hardly paying attention to anything that was going on around him,once he solves the problem in dwarka,he would surely come to her,she thought.
In the city of golden lotus,there is a country fair and sahadev thought of taking her. They reached the town, borrowed hut from his friend,who will be away for quite some time. She and sahadev ate, slept, and breathed the music that came from the street,and nearby temple,veena and musicians playing different instruments,bought them life!!!!
Panchali was on her own. After another deep breath she said, "Arya ,there’s something I have to talk to you about.”
“I bet I can guess,” sahadev said softly. “It’s about going to fair,starting early in morning here , isn’t it?”
“You mean you knew?”
“Not really,” he told her. “But I saw the way you  looked at a couple ,so many  times. And the way you looked at him,pointing to the horse tied on,.”
Panchali should have guessed. Sahadev knew her better than anyone else." So arya,why  have you brought me to a trade? And I see envy in all merchants eyes ?"," They are looking at a tradesman wife,who is so beautiful,and elegant",he pulled her close,and looked at her eyes so deeply.

To her suprise,sahadev was dressed simple like a common man, while she dresses like a tradesman wife, though simple  she looked great. “It wasn’t much, I mean we didn’t fall in love or anything like that. I guess we were more than.....
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ttracted to each other. I wasn’t looking for it to happen, it just did ,our simplicity is surprising me .”he said, "we are here as common man, not as king and queen ", “You don’t have to explain,” she said. SHe stared ahead of him, at the entrance to a small hut before them. " "Wow", she said entering into the hut and moving ahead of him. She saw the small cot on the right, further inside a small kitchen completely covered with clay pots and clay vessels.
He followed her closely,

“But I want to!” she squeezed his hand and tried to get him to look at her. “I feel terrible telling you, but it’s better than keeping it from you. Because I love you,” she said. “No other guy could be as perfect for me as you all are.not even in panchal I would be happy like this Arya. Very beautiful", "your friend is much blessed ".she said
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Then it’s over, I was so afraid if you would feel better here, it's only for 2 days  panchali, if you want to enjoy, we need to be rich in terms of common people"
“It hardly got started,” He said.
“So there’s nothing to talk about, is there?” he finally looked at her, but she  couldn’t read the expression in his eyes. She couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
“I guess not,” she said. “But I wanted to tell you anyway.”
“I understand. I’m glad you did.” He pulled her close and kissed her gently. “Let’s get out of here, okay?”

They moved to the tradefair.....
Panchali was really amazed how beautifully they are arranged.
He came and closed the windows, and took her to the bed, opened a small package.

"These are traditional sweets, and I got some food, from the trade". He started to feed her. And she was almost in tears.
" Panchali, you cry when you are sad, you cry when you are happy, come, let's enjoy the evening " He said.

They both started down to walk through the city.. Enjoying the fair.