SWEETHEART DRAUPADI (INNOCENCE OF THE FLAME)

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"HAI MERA BACHA!" DRAUPADI SAID ENTERTAINING THE LITTLE ONE WHO WAS LYING ON THE MIDDLE OF HER BED PLAYING WITH HIS TOYS. "DRAU!!!" SHAHADEV CAME IN RUNNING WITH EXCITMENT CLEARLY WRITTEN ON HIS FACE. "WHAT HAPPENED ARYA? WHY ARE YOU LOOKING SO EXCITED?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "WELL YOU SEE ACTU-" SHAHDEV SAID BUT SOON STOPPED. "WHAT ARYA?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "I DON'T WANT TO SAY." SHAHADEV SAID AND MOVED TOWARDS THE LITTLE ONE PLAYING ALONG WITH HIM. "ARYA!!" DRAUPADI WHINED AND THE FATHER-SON DUO JUST CHUCKLED. "FIND IT OUT BY YOURSELF." SHAHADEV SAID. "OKAY! I WILL GO TO EACH AND EVERY ARYA OF MINE!" DRAUPADI SAID AND WENT OUT.

SHE FIRST WENT TO HER ARYA YUDHISTIR. "ARYA?" DRAUPADI ASKED BACK HUGGING HIM. "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PRIYE?" YUDHISTIR ASKED. "ARYA SHAHDEV IS NOT TELLING ME SOMETHING." DRAUPADI WHINED AND YUDHISTIR UNDERSTOOD. "REALLY?" YUDHISTIR ASKED AND DRAUPADI NODDED HER HEAD. "I WILL SAY YOU." YUDHISTIR SAID MAKING HER SIT ON HIS LAP. "WHAT?" DRAUPADI ASKED CURIOUSLY. "SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DREAMING EVER SINCE." YUDHISTIR SAID. "SAY PROPERLY!" DRAUPADI WHINED MAKING HIM CHUCKLE. "I AM!" YUDHISTIR SAID. "I WILL GO AND ASK OTHERS THEN." DRAUPADI SAID AND STOOD UP.

AS SOON AS SHE STOOD UP SHE WAS LIFTED UP BY BHEEM AND SPINNED HER AROUND MAKING HER LET OUT A SOFT YET AUDIBLE GIGGLE. "WHAT HAPPENED? WHY ARE YOU ALL SO HAPPY?" DRAUPADI ASKED LOOKING DOWN AT BHEEM WHO WAS STILL LIFTING HER UP. "HOW COME YOU DON'T KNOW?" BHEEM ASKED LOOKING UP AT DRAUPADI. "NOBODY HAS INFORMED ME YET." DRAUPADI SAID. "DON'T EVEN SAY." SHAHDEV SAID ENTERING THE ROOM WITH LITTLE ONE WHO LOOKED QUITE BETRAYED SEEING DRAUPADI IN BHEEM'S ARMS.

BHEEM PUT HER DOWN LAUGHING SEEING LITTLE ONE'S EXPRESSION. ARJUN AND KARN SUDDENLY PULLED HER DOWN MAKING HER SIT BETWEEN THEM. "YAH! AT LEAST WARN ME OR SOMETHING YOU GUYS!" DRAUPADI SAID MAKING THEM CHUCKLE. ALL THE PANDAVAS WERE CONFUSING HER GIVING RANDOM HINTS. "WHAT?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "WHAT, WHAT?" THEY ASKED IN UNION. DRAUPADI AND LITTLE ONE EXCHANGED CONFUSED GLANCES AFTER ALL THEY SHARED THE SAME BRAIN CELL.

"DRAU FAST CHOOSE." REVATI AND THE LADIES SAID COMING IN THE ROOM WITH CLOTHES AND JEWELRIES. "WHAT? WHY?" DRAUPADI ASKED. "OH! LOOKS SHE IS ONLY NOT INFORMED!" PRIYA SAID. "WHAT?" DRAUPADI ASKED AGAIN. "SHOULD WE SAY?" PIYA ASKED. "SAY IT!" DRAUPADI WHINED. "YOU ARE THE FIRST BRIDE NOT KNOWING ABOUT YOUR OWN WEDDING." ASTHA SAID. "YAH YAH WHATEVER, SAY WHAT WERE YOU SA-" DRAUPADI SAID BUT SOON STOPPED. "BRIDE?..WHO?...ME?" DRAUPADI ASKED IN A DOUBTFUL MANNER. "YAH WHO ELSE?" THEY ASKED AND DRAUPADI JUST LOOKED AT THE PANDAVAS WHO WERE SUPRESSING THEIR LAUGHTER.

"YAH! HOW COULD YOU ALL HIDE THIS FROM ME?" DRAUPADI SHOUTED AT THE PANDAVAS WHO FINALLY BROKE DOWN IN LAUGHTER. "SORRY" THEY SAID. "OKAY NOW COME WITH US." PRIYA SAID. "NOW YOU WILL SEE EACH OTHER TOMORROW FOR THE LAST TIME." ASTHA SAID MAKING THE PANDAVAS STOP LAUGHING IN AN INSTANT. "WHY?" NAKUL ASKED. "WHAT WHY? ITS RITUAL PLUS YOU WILL GO BACK TO HASTINAPUR FOR MORE RITUALS." PIYA SAID DRAGGING DRAUPADI OUT OF THE ROOM LEAVING THE PANDAVAS HORRIFIED. "HOW ARE WE GOING TO SURVIVE?" THEY ASKED TO THEMSELVES HORRIFIED.