I know I gave you a sneak peek of the Sakha Veer story but that story has some kinks that needs to be worked out so that one will come later.. Now this story is actually a "What IF" scenario that ran in my mind - remember the time Ajabde has been insulted and asked to leave the Chittor palace by Phool and the Twin Bhootnis and both Pratapa nd Ajabde cross the same path without noticing each other - yaa...so this is my version of that scene specifically after Ajabde has left the palace...
Hope you all enjoy this one - you will receive regular updates from me and I promise to be quick with my updates!!!
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PS: As usual I suck at history, geography and many other subjects😛 treat the story as a work of fiction and nothing else. Thank You😃
Forever Yours
Chapter 1
Pratap sat on his horse as he proceeded back to Chittor with his friends for the marriage ceremonies that were to begin- it was just a political alliance he was doing for the sake of his motherland. He wished to marry Ajabde but both of them knew that an alliance with Marwar was a highly beneficial one for their stand against the foreign invaders especially Akbar so he had agreed to marry Phool Kanwar. He was so busy in his thoughts that he did not hear his friend Chakrapani call out for him
Chakrapani: Baujiraj! Baujiraj!
Pratap: Huh...
Maan: Baujiraj see someone has been attacked here
Pratap looks at the palki that lay forgotten on the ground and also the servants had their throats slashed no one had been spared even the women had been killed but they suffered only stabs in their abdomen but it was something about that palki that he could not figure out but Chakrapani did
Chakrapani: Baujiraj this palki belongs to Ajabde Baisa!!!
Pratap: Ajabde!! Was she attacked but why would she be there? She was supposed to be in Chittor
They hear a man groan in pain all of them rush towards him. Pratap tries to help him but the wounds are too deep and the man had lost a lot of blood
Man servant: I'm sorry... We could not do anything...they were too many and strong...but...but please save Baisa...she won't be able to run for long...they came from nowhere and attacked...Baisa tried to protect us but they killed everyone the women and us...they took after her...
Pratap: Don't worry help is on its way
Man servant: She does not have long...they are too many of them...please save her. (He breathes his last)
Pratap lays the man on the ground and with fire blazing in his eyes takes off after the men who attacked his Ajabde leaving behind his friends who look at him with shock and surprise but Chakrapani whispers a silent prayer for Ajabde's protection and then gets to work on arranging funeral for the people who died
Ajabde had been running for some time and she was exhausted beyond measure. She was on her way to Bijolia after everyone in Chittor insulted her and told her to go back- she was hurt that even Phool thought that she would ever hurt her but no one heard her pleas maybe it was for the best she thought. As they were on their way all of a sudden her palki stopped and she found herself surrounded by dacoits. They were 10 in number and all of them were staring at her like she was their prize. Ajabde tried to put on a brave face but knew she was in trouble so when the few selected servants told her to make a run for it she did but she heard their cries of pain as they fell on the ground but she had to run to protect her honour- she would rather die than let those horrendous men touch her. So she was running in circles she felt but when she saw a cliff she decided that she could probably find her way out from their but sound of horse hooves were coming closer so she ran again
Pratap was racing against time he had to find Ajabde before the men who attacked her but the question running wild in his head was why did she leave Chittor? She was supposed to be waiting for him and his friends at his home for the ceremony. Was it because she was hurting as badly as he was and could not bear the pain any longer? He knew the answer was No for that question as she was the strongest girl he had ever met but then why would she leave? Suddenly his horse came to a halt causing Pratap to jerk a bit so he got down and his eyes fell on the ear-ring that was lying there which meant Ajabde had run in this direction so he got back up and went further in the same direction
Chapter 2
Phool was excited about the upcoming ceremony she was getting engaged to the man of her dreams though her so called friend had tried to create some tensions but thankfully her Badi Dadi and Dheer Baiji had taken care of it and shown that Samant's daughter her social standing compared to her. Never had she dreamt in her life that Ajabde whom she considered a friend would do such a thing but she was so wrong about her. Phool saw Subhagyawati rushing somewhere so she decided to follow her and ask her to step in as a friend for the ceremony
Phool: Subhagyawati please wait a moment
Subhagyawati stopped and looked at the princess
SB: Yes Rajkumarisa. How can I be of assistance?
Phool: why are you being so formal with me? I'm your friend Subhagyawati
SB: I apologise but you are no friend- a friend trusts their friend and does not blame them for something that was not their fault. Ajabde Baisa always placed your happiness before hers and look what you did to her
Phool: She was trapping Kunwar Pratap using her innocent viles
SB: Viles? Do you even know why Kunwar Pratap chose you? He agreed for this marriage because Ajabde reminded him for his duty towards our motherland. She made him choose his duty over his love everyone knows that he loves Ajabde but she kept on refusing his every proposal because she knew how much you loved him. She refused her own happiness and sacrificed her love for you but you blamed her for everything. You call yourself a friend I apologise but I rather be a servant than be your friend at least in that manner I will know what you actually want than the faade of friendship you put on before people
Phool was stunned she had no idea that Kunwar Pratap the brave warrior she was in love with actually had no feelings for her but was marrying her for the sake of an alliance between the two kingdoms. Every memory of she had up to the present moment flashed before her - Kunwar Pratap walking away holding Ajabde's hand from the river banks after defeating the Afghan soldiers leaving her behind with her hand outstretched, the way he regarded Ajabde's decisions and her requests, his remarks directed towards her on not joining them for the trip earlier, his leaving Bijolia on Ajabde's insistence each and every memory proved to her the depth of Pratap's feelings towards Ajabde and then he went ahead and professed his love in front of everyone and all she had done was not even hear her own friend out instead she blamed her for everything and asked her to leave. Phool had tears in her eyes and she went back to her chambers and sat thinking about all she had done and every time Ajabde had saved her but when her friend needed her the most she deserted her
Chapter 3
Ajabde had no energy left she was exhausted her hair were in a total disarray, clothes dishevelled, sweat drops shinning on her forehead so she thought to take a breath only for one moment and then she would proceed towards the cliff again but luck was not on her side and one of the goons had seen her standing by the tree and he came from behind and grasped her hand tightly pulling her towards him. Shocked on seeing the man touching her Ajabde started to try and free herself but it was no use he was too big and strong compared to her but she refused to go down without a fight so she bit him hard and then ran for her life. The man screamed in agony over the bite mark but took after the girl again after all they had been paid handsomely for her capture and were to receive another hefty sum after they dropped her off at the place where the person was waiting for her.
The man's scream had alerted Pratap who increased the pace of the horse and saw Ajabde running towards the cliff. He went towards her from a parallel (right) direction (but he was slightly on a higher level than her) he intended on intercepting her mid-way as the position allowed him to deal with all the 10 of the goons without having to make Ajabde leave. The goons were also inching close to Ajabde from the left side and before she could take a step towards the cliff they surrounded her making her back away from the cliff towards a dead end
Ajabde: Stay away from me. Don't even think about coming near me
Goon 1: I'm scared Rajkumarisa (all of them laugh but slowly inch towards her, one of them gets down and walks towards her)
Ajabde ends up pressed against the dead end but she looks trying to figure out a way but could not find one
Goon 3: There is no way of escape from here. You are stuck with us
Goon 4: Come with us quietly and we won't hurt you... Much (all of them give sinister smiles again)
Ajabde: Women are to be respected and even dacoits have principles they follow but you all are nothing but cowards...
Goon 5: We will show you what sort of men we are- do you want to hear it out in explicit details
Goon 6: Let's just give her a demo
Goon 8: Enough! Our job is to make sure she reaches the mentioned destination and nothing else. We have been paid to kidnap and deliver you so that is all what we will do I assure you no harm will come to your honour but you need to come with us
Ajabde: I rather die than go anywhere with you
Goon 1: Look at you all being brave we heard that you were a quiet submissive sort of a girl but looks like you are a feisty cat. I will have fun taming you
He walks towards her- Ajabde tries to back away more into the wall when she sees his hand stretching towards her dupatta -she shuts her eyes tightly but then she hears an agonised scream followed by footsteps and then she hears it- the voice she had been praying to hear- Ajabde!
Opening her eyes she saw Kunwar Pratap standing right in front of her with his sword out. Tears welled in her eyes and she ran straight into his arms holding him tight as if he was just a dream, he soothes her by patting her hair but a man groans in pain again making her look at the scene - the goon who was trying to harm her was rolling on the ground in pain - his hand lay on the ground beside him (Pratap had cut-off his hand!!!) and the one of the goons (goon 8 nice man he was) was missing and the others were staring at the scene with shock written all over their faces
Pratap takes a protective stance in front of Ajabde making her move behind him and looks at the men who were staring at him
How dare you try to harm a woman's honour? We respect them and fight till our last breath to protect them but you had the audacity to hurt the girl I love and deeply care about and for that the only punishment you have earned is death
Goon 3: Who the hell do you think you are?
Pratap: I'm Kunwar Pratap Singh of Mewar and for you I'm your worst nightmare
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