Aap dono mujhe ese kun ghur rahe hei? (she asked suspiciously)

Dadi and Randhir looked at each other and remained quiet.....

Batayiena puja ke baad mei jaun purani haweli? wahan tourist bhi atei hei mei bhi dekhna chati hun

Tum eak dafa chup nei beth sakti Sanyukta? ghar mei betho.......koi jarurat nehi kisi haweli mei jane ki....(he cheeped feeling irritated)

Kun nei? mujhe jana he matlab jana hei.....(she was adamant and dadi sighed)

Kya karogi wo tutifuti mehel dekhke? puja ke liye ayen hei wahi karenge aur bapis jana hei hame....(he said and stuffed some food inside his mouth)

Par

Sanyukta no (glared her and her face fell)

Mera hogaya dadi mei kamreme hun....(he said and left for their room)

Dadi samjhayiye na inhe mujhe jana hei (she cried) dekhna hei purani haweli 

Sanyukta bahu.......jaab Randhir nei chata tto tu kun nei manleti uski baat.....wese bhi wahan jaegi dimag kharaf hoga tera (Dadi glared her)

Kun hoga? esa kya hei wahan ki....

Hei kuch......sadio purani bate......haam nei chate tu unn saab se wakif ho.......dardbhari dastan hei kisiki.......mei nei chati tujhpe unchijoki parchai bhi pade.....wese bhi usi karan mera pota kabhi nei ata yaahan....2 saal ka tha jaab wo apne mata pita ke sath yaahan se chalagaya.....kabhi kabar ghumne bhi ata tto haweli ki kahani usse sone nei deti....dhire dhire usne yahan ana hi bandh kardia.....

Sanyukta frowned

Dekh bahu haam tere acche ke liye hi keh rahe hei...manja (Dadi caressed her head and she nodded her head positively)

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Jahan jawo chaos hi hei kitna bhi chahun peaceful rehneki par nei.....(he was pacing to and fro in his room just when Sanyukta stepped inside)

Sanyukta smiled looking at him and walked towards her hubby.......

Kya hua Randhir? aap kun paresan ho?....(held his hand)

Tumhari wajese.....(jerked her hand)

Kya kardia aab? naraj hona chalo mardo ddo thappad....apko shanti milegi....(rested his palms on her cheeks and he was looking into her eyes with his mouth open) neyi baat nehi hei mere liye......mardo thappad.....adat hei mujhe apki torture ki (she said casually)

Bahat bura lagta hei na jaab mei tumhe pareshan karta hun?(looking into her eyes) tto chodke chali kun nei jati?(he said and she left his hands)

Aap chate ho ke chali jaun? Aapse dur?(she asked and he looked away) 

Chata tto hun....wese bhi iss relation ka koi future nehi hei.....go and find someone else ........aur fir uske sath settle hojao.....(he said tightening his fist)

Kitna asan tha na yeh kehna?....(she asked and smiled sarcastically and Randhir didn't dare to look at her) par apko pata hei? mene tto apko apna saab kuch de diya......apna taan, maan aur....(he closed his eyes)

aur?(he turned to face her and locked their gaze with each other)

aur meri atma bhi......(she smiled and he was shocked) pata nei kun esa lagta hei meri ruh apke ruh se isskadar judi hei ki mujhe lagta hei bhagwan bhi iss bandhan ko nehi todskta

Yeh saab filmy bate hei.....(he said)

Par meri dilse nikli hei.....aap mere sath kuch bhi karo mei sehen karlungi par aapse dur ....(nodded her head negatively) iss janam mei tto kabhi nei......(they shared an intense eye lock)

I love u Randhir.....(she said when a drop of tear rolled down her eyes and he was shocked)

Itna saab honeke bad bhi?(he asked wiping her tears)

mujhe yeh tto nei pataki kese pyar kar bethi apse.....par yeh jarur pata hei mera pyar itna kamjor nei ki apke nafrat se haar jaye....(she said and he was just lost in her)

Mera jawab nei sunogi?(he asked when she turned to go)

Nei.....apke jawabse mera pyar kaam ya jyada nei hojaega......it will be the same....eternal.....(she smiled at him and left the place leaving a thoughtful Randhir behind)

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Raj.....Sweta...kahan ho baccho aap dono? nahana nei hei kya?(she was tensed a little)

Rani sahiba bacche purani haweli ke taraf gaye hei.....(the attendant cheeped)

Aur apne jane dia?(he looked down) kamal karteho aap bhi (shook her head in disbelief)

Sanyukta left the New Palace and paved her way towards the old one......she crossed the main gate when the watchmen bowed their heads in front of her......she felt something uneasy.......there were no tourists as it was a Sunday 

Raj Sweta kahan ho tum dono? itne bade....(she turned her head to her right and read the board) Way to Randhir Palace!!!! inke nampe palace hei! (she grinned and turned her head towards her left) Sanyukta Palace!!!!!! m...mere naam pe bhi!!!!!.....yeh kese!....

She marched towards Sanyukta Palace but some guards stopped her on her way.....

Rasta chodo (she said sternly)

aap nei jasakti maharani....darasaal......Sanyukta Palace mei kisiko janeki izazat nei hei.....(with their gaze down)

Mujhe mana maat karo warna tumlogogi job khatreme ajyegi....(she declared)

Sanyukta entered inside the Palace...........she was happy......she entered inside the first room and was shocked looking at her painting.......hanging on the wall......she was dressed in an old ancestral attire....

mene yeh kaab banbaya!....yeh ho kya raha hei! (she was shocked)

Her gaze fell on some paintings on the wall.......which were depicting someone's story......story of a concubine......her struggle......her love......her pain.....her end .....everything

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Maharaj maaf kijiye par Rani sahiba purani haweli ke aur chaligayi.....(the attendant informed him)

Kya! (he was tensed) kahin wo Sanyukta mahal na chali jae.....yeh ladki kabhi nei manegi meri baat (he thought and rushed towards the ancient palace)

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She touched the first picture.....a picture of a woman.......she smiled..... something was written under the pic in a different language but there was a translation in English too....

Sanyukta Angh......(she started)

Angh!!!......yeh tto mere purbacho ka surname hei!!!.....badme hame Aggarwal ki surname mili......Raja se as an honor......matlab yeh aurat mei nehi....meri purbach hei!!!!!!!!!!!.....

Sanyukta Angh......a rebellious person.......beautiful.....talented.....but the victim of her cruel fate....(Sanyukta frowned and rubbed her fingers on the next picture)

It was a vulgar one where a man and a woman were having intercourse.......Sanyukta closed her eyes tight but opened them soon and read the next line....

Randhir Singh (she read and widened her eyes more) Junior King of the Palace......took the vow to make Sanyukta Angh as his first concubine.....(Sanyukta was shocked and took few steps back) 

kya!!!....koi kese!...(she gulped and read further)

They shared their body with each other.......he satisfied his desires and she sacrificed her dignity for her family.....(tears rolled down her cheeks and her heart wrenched reading this)

She composed herself and went to the next picture.....

It was a picture of Randhir's care towards his concubine......(she smiled)

In the next one.......Sanyukta discovered about her pregnancy....(Sanyukta widened her eyes and was now curious to know the next story)

The picture when the elder king tried to kill Sanyukta Angh and Randhir saved her from him and they got married.....(Sanyukta grinned)

The next picture shows their love towards each other and their baby girl.....(Sanyukta wiped her tears)

Next when King Randhir and baby girl were sleeping and Sanyukta left them forever..........tears formed in her eyes.......

When Randhir got to know about her demise.....(Sanyukta was crying by now....)

When he vowed to change the fate of the world thus removing this system of concubines completely......(she cried hard closing her mouth with her palms)

At last King Randhir's death......followed by a picture of King Randhir and queen Sanyukta holding each other's hand.....

Sanyukta.......Sanyukta mana kia thana m.....(Randhir stopped when his eyes fell on Sanyukta's pictures....) yeh portraits!!!! iska matlab Rani Sanyukta iske jese dikhti bhi thi!!!!!!!.....Sanyukta (she was crying badly as if she herself has gone through all these......feeling the same pain once again) Sanyukta....isliye mana kia tha mene......hey....(finding no other way he hugged her and now they were standing right below the picture of King Randhir and queen Sanyukta) it's okay....(rubbed her back and she hugged him more tight)

koi kisi ladki ke sath ese kese karsakta hei......kese....(she cried more) 

Sanyukta please......it's a story

But it's real.....(he hugged her more tight as her sobs grew louder)

Shhh.......(his eyes watered too.......) Sanyukta......please.....see I want to confess something......I am sorry....(she stopped her sobs.....and listened to him) I am sorry for everything Sanyukta.....bahat ghalat kia hei mene tumhare sath.....bahat ghalat.....(they broke the hug and her gaze fell on his teary eyes) sorry for everything.......jiss jiss janame bhi mene tumhe hurt kia ho.....uske liye bhi I am sorry.....(held his ears) I know meri sorry tumhare pain ko nehi mitasakti.....but I will not hurt u again....I promise.....please....

She wiped her tears.....

Sanyukta Angh tumhari purbach hei na.....(she nodded her head positively) Raja Randhir ki tarafse bhi mei tumse mafi mangta hun Sanyukta (joined his palms in front of her......Sanyukta was shocked to see him like this) I am sorry.....(a drop of tear rolled down his eyes) Maharani Sanyukta ke tarafse tum maaf kardo please.....(he said)

Sanyukta hugged him tight........he hugged her back

Mene maaf kia Randhir......(don't know why but he felt as if someone freed him from a long term burden)

Infact mei kabhi tumse naraj ho hi nei sakti.....(rubbed his back and they remained like that for sometime)

Sanyukta......(he asked)

Hmm.....(she broke the hug)

mene bahat socha iss bareme aur mei hamare relation ko eak chance dena chata hun.....(he said and she smiled a wide one)

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