Chapter Thirty
Karna entered in the room and saw Kirti wiping her eyes. "What happened?" Karna asked. "Something went in my eyes, Arya", she replied slowly and softly. Karna felt weird but nodded.
"I hope you had a good stay here, King and Queen", Karna said formally and they smiled at return. "Indeed. You helped us a lot", the King said. "And love our daughter so much", the Queen said intentionally raising her voice.
Kirti felt her heart shatter hearing love. She forced him to marry her so how come love was in the picture?
"Let's go out, the chariot is waiting for you", Karna said. The King and Queen nodded and went out followed by Karna and Kirti. Kirti didn't even look once at Karna. It made him feel really weird.
They went outside. Kirti hugged her parents and they went downstairs to the chariot.
When he heard two soldiers passing by. "The King and Queen really hurt Queen Kirti", one soldier said. "Yes. Who does that with their own daughter? She didn't even look at Angraj feeling so guilty of hurting him", he said.
Karna frowned.
Guilty? Hurting him? When?
Kirti hurt him? When did that even happen? And for what was she guilty?
He went towards Kirti looking at her parents going with tears. He held her hand and she looked at him. He took her with him as everybody frowned seeing it.
"He looked angry?" Vrushali asked and Supriya nodded, tensed as both stared at the way, worriedly.
Here, Karna entered in the room with Kirti and closed the door. "Did King and Queen say something to you?" He asked and her eyes widened, proving his suspicions correct.
"Means they did", Karna confirmed.
"What did they say?" He asked sternly. Kirti fiddled with her fingers. "N-nothing Arya", she stammered in fear.
"Don't get scared of me, darling", he said gently. And, held her chin, softly, making her look up. "They said nothing", Kirti chuckled nervously. But, he could see the tears gathering in the corner of her eyes, just by remembering what they said.
Karna's patience ran out.
He sighed. "What. Did. They. Say?" He emphasised on each word and asked her so calmly, so quietly that it got clear to Kirti, she shouldn't dare to lie.
"They...said, you D-don't love me. I...I forced you in the marriage despite you...you loved someone else. A-and I shouldn't be sad if you marry...marry someone else", Kirti stammered and couldn't help but cry.
Karna was furious. He looked ready to kill.
"I am sorry Arya", she sobbed. "I am terrible. I couldn't understand that you were so pained and I...", she said.
"Kirti, sweetheart", Karna said stopping her from saying further. "You shouldn't believe what others say about the relation we have. No one has the right to speak anything over it", Karna said softly. He cupped her face. "They can't see my love for you doesn't mean they will say anything and you will believe it", he said.
"It doesn't matter in whichever way, marriage happened. All that matters is we are together and we trust each other. We are comfortable to talk about anything and everything. And, you did refuse for marriage after knowing I love someone else. It was me who took you away from the palace and married you", Karna said.
"So don't ever think I married you unwillingly. I love you a lot. I just wish to shower my love on you every time I see you", he said. And, he kissed her cheeks. "Really, Arya? You do love me?" She asked innocently with red eyes.
"I do", Karna chuckled. "Of course I do", Karna said. He kissed her forehead.
"Angraj, Queen Supriya, Queen Vrushali and Princess Urvi is here", the soldier said. "Send them in", Karna said.
"Pitahmah started talking about something to your parents", Urvi said. "They are leaving just now", Urvi said further.
Karna clenched his jaw. "Stop Paurava King and Queen", Karna shouted in an angered voice. The soldier immediately went to stop them while his two wives and Urvi looked at him confused and Kirti got scared.
"A-arya, it's alright", she said. "I know its alright. But, they have some misunderstandings on our relation and I need to clear them, as a dutiful son-in-law", Karna said with a soft smile but the four could see the anger he was trying to hide.
"They said that Kirti married me forcefully and I don't love her", Karna said angrily to the other three and faced Kirti. "They are your parents and my elders so I will not disrespect them. But, that really doesn't mean I will bear their misbehaviour towards you", Karna said and went outside. "Well, they are responsible for what's coming next for them", Urvi crossed her arms.
Kirti bit her lower lip in tension.
They went after Karna. The King and Queen had came upstairs till that time. "Can we meet in my chamber?" Karna asked fakely smiling and both of them nodded. Duryodhan stared at him confused so Karna shot him a look, 'I will tell you later'.
They went inside. "I got to know what you told my wife", Karna said quietly. "I respect you but that doesn't mean I won't comment on this", Karna said. "If I didn't like your daughter, I would have never kidnapped her from the palace. She gave me the chance to back off after she knew that I want to marry a girl, I love. It was my choice to take her, no matter the reason be her pain or my desire. I did take her willingly. So you can't say she forced me", he said.
"And even if she did, how does it matter to you? You are no one to say anything on the relation of a husband and wife. Who they marry? How they marry? How they live? It's personal and boundaries should be respected", Karna said. "I love Kirti a lot and I will not tolerate tears in her eyes, in any of wives eyes. So, please refrain from saying this again", Karna said.
The trio held Kirti to show their support as she controlled her tears. She was grateful to have Karn as her husband.
"I am quite surprised you said this. You don't even have an idea how much she was crying and was worried for you when Dasyus attacked you. Still, you hurt her? Why? My wives are not only the Queens of Anga, they are the Queens of my heart as well. You hurt them, you hurt me. They are my honour", Karna said.
His wives stared at him with smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Urvi looked at him with a different spark in her eyes.
"So, please never say this again", Karna said and folded his hands as the King and Queen nodded. They went.
Karna pulled his three wives in a hug. They cried in his embrace. He saw Arundhati standing at the entrance. She was smiling in tears. Means, she also heard what happened here.
(Arundhati's outfit)
Karna smiled and opened his arms and she rushed towards him too. He hugged them smiling.
Urvi looked at them with longing smile. But, then it dropped.
He killed Pandavas. He's not good.
He is also the husband of your friend.
Karna looked at her and she looked away with troubled expressions on her face.
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