Undying Love with Time
April, 1949, Oxford university, London.
A handsome boy was walking in the university's corridor wearing the famous Royal hat over the vintage tuxedo which was giving him the utterly Royal look. And he should look Royal as he was the one.
Manik Malhotra, The prince of Rajputana and States.
One and only son of Malhar Singh Malhotra and the only hire of Malhotra Business and Empire since 1864 in India.
He had completed his metrics from the best school of India and now he was here for his college studies in Oxford University. And being the Royal child, he has always been rewarded with the best Luxury in the world. But he was the best in himself. One of the best students in the University.
He was brave, loyal, kind and courageous. With all that he has the charming face and the perfect aura which can seduce any woman in the world. The girls over the cities were crazy for him but he was crazy for only one woman who was his friend, his lover, his everything.
Mehrin Williams. The only hire of Williams's group of Hotels in London.
Her mother Nazima Khan fell in love with his father peter Williams when he had come over India once and ended up with Mehrin. Belonging from different casts that to in the time of independency of India they had to run away to London. They were living as happy family in London but they both died with consumption in 1963 leaving Mehrin alone with their entirely huge empire.
She was all alone in this world when one day a Royal prince crazily fell in love with her at first sight. She denied umpteenth time knowing the Consequences of fell in love with another cast's boy which her mother had suffered but ended up falling deeply in love every time she denied.
That's how Love is... The more you DENY it, the more it CONSUMES you.
They are the happily in love couple and the whole premises knew about them. They were always stuck with each other every time. It was their last day of Graduation and Manik has decided something in his own and he was going to tell her about it today itself.
After the convocation ceremony they both were sitting on the Garden of premises under the tree cuddling to each other and soaking in the slight sun rays.
When Manik finally said "Meher... I have decided something for both of us. Aur hum chahte hei ki ap isme hamara sath de. Kya ap hamara sath degi?"
Mehrin smiled a beautiful smile which calm him always and said "Manik... You know I am always with you. Just tell me."
Manik smiled and said taking her hands in his "Ap janti hei na hum apke bina ek pal bhi nai reh sakte. That's why I... I want you to come with me to India, Rajputana State."
But listening his words her face's expression changed in horrified once and she said "Lekin Apki family...? Will they accept me? What will the people of Rajputana think about you? You will going to be their next king."
"I don't know. I just know is that they have to accept you. And you know that no one can deny me. Not even them. And as far as state's people are concerned I know how to win their heart. So it's final, ap humare sath India chal rahi hei."
She can see that surety in his eyes and she want nothing more but his this surety for them and their love. So she sealed her approval with sealing her lips with his for a sweet kiss. While his hands spread her scarf over them to cover their private moment.
They flied to India giving Mehrin's business to their best friend Mohan Dhawan to take care. And promising him to come back once everything would settled well in their lives. But little did they know that that day would never gonna come. At least not in this lifetime of them.
India.
Here in India, As soon as they both entered inside the Rajmahal', they rewarded with the horrified faces of Manik's family with Mehrin's arrival.
Manik's father Maharaj Malhar singh, Manik's mother Maharani Gayatridevi and Manik's Grandmother Rajmata Janakidevi were standing in the front hall. Manik asked them to listen to him first and they all agreed. They all talked for hours and at the end watching manik's stubbornness about marring to Mehrin only, they came with a decision.
Mehrin was waiting for them outside from last five hours as being a Muslim' she was not allowed to come into the main haveli. Finally her wait come to an end when she saw Manik coming towards her along with Maharaj, maharani and Rajmata. While Maharaj announced
"Hamare state mei ajtak humne Protocol todne ki anumati kisiko nahi di hei chahe wo koi baharwala ho ya fir humara khud ka beta hi kyu na ho. Isiliye hum ye anumati Manik ko bhi nahi de sakte. Lekin hum hamare Yuvraj ki bat ko talker uska apman bhi nahi kr sakte. Isliye hamne ye faisala kiya hei ki yuvraj Manik devi Mehrin ke sath Hindu Sanskruti se Vivah kar sakte hei. Aur is Vivah ke paschat hi devi Mehrin iss rajmehal pravesh kr sakti hei, ek rajputanvi banke. Magar is Vvah se pehle devi Mehrin ke liye ek sapathvidhi ayojit ki jayegi jisme unhe sapath lene honge ki wo ek rajputanvi hone ke sare kartavy nibhayegi aur Royal Protocol ko apnayegi."
Mehrin finally took a breath of relief and looked at manik who blinked his eyes after that she replied instantly "Ji Maharaj. Hum in sab ke liye taiyar hei."
And with this she finally became Yuvrani Mehrin Manik Singh Malhotra.
Aur fir un dono ko laga ke bas yehi hei unki prem kahani. Ab sab sahi aur khoobsurut hoga. But they were wrong.
There were some people inside the Rajmahel who were not happy with mehrin being Manik's wife. And they were none other than Manik's Grandmother janakidevi and his bua vaidehi. They tried to make mahraj and maharani against Manik and mehrin. But every time Mehrin's goodness and sereneness win the heart of the king and queen.
Within a year and half, Mehrin gave birth to a beautiful boy whose name kept as Manik' only as he was looking same as his father Manik'.
Small manik was now five years old and Mehrin and Maharani Gayatri has made him a brave, kind, loyal and courageous same like his father and his grandfather.
Today was the coronation ceremony of Yuvraj Manik. So after completing the ceremony Maharaj and Maharani had gone to their kuldevi's temple to take blessings from their kuldevi ma'. But at the end of the day the news came that Maharaj and Maharani both died in the fire of Jangal.'
That was a shock for Manik and Mehrin. They didn't know how god can be so cruel on their fate. But being a maharaj manik had to confront his people and he did. He take each and every responsibilities on his shoulders of their business as well as the rajputana State.
Recently Manik had to go to England for the business purpose. At that time Civil wars were going on in England. Manik had to catch his flight from Delhi and he was finally beading good byes to everyone. Mehrin was accompanying him to Delhi.
At Delhi airport when they both were standing in front of each other waiting for Manik's flight to announce, Mehrin said slowly "Hum apka intezar karenge..."
Manik softly caressed her knuckles and asked looking straight into her eyes "Hum wapas kab milenge?"
Mehrin smiled brightly on her Maharaj's innocence and replied looking deep in his eyes
"Jab asman se sitare barsenge...
Pairo ke niche fulo ki chadar hogi...
Aur sara akash nili roshni se bhar jayega..."
After that manik left and mehrin came back to Rajputana. But she didn't know that something unusual was waiting for her. The days passed into months now.
One day Rajmata jankidevi accused Mahrani Mehrin for stealing her auspicious jewelry. And after that when guards check Mehrin's room, they found the jewelry which was kept there by Jankidevi only to make Mehrin culprit.
They put mehrin in kalkothari as per the protocols and lock her up. While small manik was stuck with his mother.
It has been three days since they put Mehrin here in Kalkothari'. They only kept one roti in morning and Mehrin feed it to Manik. Today she was feeling uneasy as if something big and bad was going to happen. She knew this feeling and hence she has decided something.
She looked at manik and said "Manik, apko pata hei na ki hamne aur apki dadisa ne apko kya sikhaya hei?"
The little manik shook his head abruptly and said "Ji maasa... Ek sacha veer rajputanvi wahi hota hei jo ek sacha insan hota hei. Joki pitashri hei aur dada shri huwa karte the."
Mehrin smiled with her son's brave answer and asked again "Aur ek sacha insan kon hota hei?"
This time too manik replied instantly "Jo apni sanskriti ka adar kare aur dusro ki seva kare."
Mehrin's eyes filled with little tears seeing her son being the purest soul of the earth but she said suing it away "Beta, hum aur apke pita shri ajke bad apse nahi milenge."
The innocent soul asked with horrified face "Kyu maasa?"
Mehrin smiled and said "Kyuki hum jannat mei ja rahe hei eksath. Aur apko yad hei na hamne apko kya sikhaya tha?"
"Ji maasa... jab bhi ap jannat mei jaye to hame Mohan chacha se milna hei London jakar." A little manik replied.
Then mehrin hand him a letter and said "Ji han. Aur apko ye khat unhe dena hei. Ab apko unhi ke sath rehna hei. Jab ap bade ho jayenge to wo apko sab kuchh samja denge."
Manik nodded his head understanding his mother and then said "Hum apko bahot miss karenge maasa."
Mehrin kissed his forehead and replied with teary eyes "Humbhi apko bahot miss karenge bacha."
Manik came out of the sell and said looking at his mother "Bye maasa..."
Mehrin replied with tears yet with never ending smile "Good Bye My child."
Now Mehrin was all alone in that jail and dying a moment by moment yet she has that never ending smile on her face because...
She can feel him, coming near her with each passing second. And that was indeed right because...
In England
Manik was coming back to India through his private jet. Suddenly due to bad weather they had to change their rout and came by the battle field. And that was not a good thing. There were tons of bombs, bullets and firing going around.
Manik knew that they wouldn't survive if they go from the war field. But they had to go through that path only so he knew that this was going to be his last minutes on this world. He was in dilemma of what to feel. Mehrin and little manik's face was coming in front of his eyes when suddenly his eyes fell on something...
The bullet were showering from the helicopters all around which were looking like...
The stars have been falling from the sky...
Jab asman se sitare barsenge...
On the other side here, from the small window of Mehrin's jail she can see the water droplets falling from the sky in the light of Purnima(Full Moon)' and it was making the rain looks like...
The stars have been falling from the sky...
Jab asman se sitare barsenge...
Suddenly she saw the fire has started on the floor of jail where she was standing. It was a little away from her feet but soon it will be reach through her and eat her up wholly...
But before she panic due to fire she realize that this fire was making the beautiful bed of yellow and orange flowers through the flame... And it was looking like...
The earth has placed the beautiful bed with yellow and orange flowers...
Pairo ke niche fulo ki chadar hongi...
On the other side, Manik's eyes fell on the ground from air which was showing that there were tons of grenade bomb showering by the solders and it was creating the huge flames of fires... And it was certainly looking like...
The earth has placed the beautiful bed with yellow and orange flowers...
Pairo ke niche fulo ki chadar hongi...
And at that time both Manik and Mehrin looked upwards and said together...
Manik...
Mehrin...
With this words they both closed their eyes as darkness took over them and death appears with the most beautiful way it can ever. Mehrin didn't die in jail's fire nor manik die with plane crash because they both died before anything happen to their soul. They died in love with love.
And at that time suddenly sky turned into that heavenly blue color showing the nature's fury or it's happiness either losing two precious gems or again getting them in heaven. Whatever it may be but it showed that finally Manik and Mehrin were meeting each other for not losing ever again.
Sara akash nili roshni se bhar jayega...
Today, India.
A boy and a girl in their early twenties sitting on the lavish music room and telling a story from an old book while other six people were sitting around them listening to their story with full concentration...
Boy said "I guess that was their forever... together..."
Girl also said completing it "Manik and Mehrin's forever... Humesha..."
After listening that ever beautiful love story the six people were sit there speechless...
Finally cabir said recovering from the shock "What a love story man. That was incredible..."
And seconding him Mukti said "True yar... and wait a second... That means Cabir's ancestor as in his great grandfather Mr. Mohan Dhawan was Manik's ancestor as in his great grandfather Mr. Manik singh Malhotra's cupid."
Listening her suddenly Aliya exclaimed "How Epic is that!!!"
Everyone smiled with her words then Abhi said "But our ever epic couple is our best couple of the group and story tellers Manik and Nandini..."
Manik and nandini smiled looking at each other when suddenly navya said "But muje ek bat samaj mei nahi ayi... Manik aur Mehrin ki death ke bad unki story likhi kisne? I mean aisa tha kon jise in sabke baremei pata tha?"
Listening her everyone looked at manik and nandini for the answer while they smiled looking at each other and then manik said "mehrin ki handmaid Divya ne. Divya Murhty."
Listening the name Dhruv asked "Divya Murthy? As in Nandini's Grandmother?"
Nandini answered "Yes my grandmother. Actually jab Mehrin ne apne bete Manik ko London bheja tab use Divya maa ke sath hi bheja tha. Divya ma Mehrin se kuchch saal hi badi thi. Undono ka bachpan eksath hi bita tha aur divya maa bachpan se hi mehrin ki Friend cum handmaid huwa krti thi aur wo India bhi Mehrin ke sath hi ayi thi."
Mukti asked after listening nandini's words "Ya but that doesn't make any sense. Divya left for London with little Manik. So how does she know about Manik and Mehrin's death?"
Manik smiled and replied "Because she was a witch. A Mayong witch. And according to my father Divya maa was a very powerful witch. He said that she has protected their love with magic spells. And for that she used the power from nature which resulted in a scary Purnima(Full Moon) night in Rajputana's Rajmahal till forever."
Then nandini said "mehrin aur Manik k marne ke bad thode hi dino mei unki dadi sa Gayatri devi aur buwa sa ki bhi maut ho gayi. Uske bad us Rajmahal ke darwaje hamesha ke liye band ho gaye. Log aj bhi kehte hei ki waha har Purnima(Full Moon) ratko roshni hoti hei lekin ajtak jo koi bhi us roshni ki talash mei gaya hei wo wapis nahi aya."
Manik interrupted her saying "Aur jahatak batt Malhotra family ki hei to dadu ke bad dad established our business in Mumbai. And according to the legends of Malhotra Heritage humare khandan mei bade bete ka name Manik' rakha jata hei because we are having the same faces through generations. Aur Mehrin ke marne ke bad ham mese koi Rajputana nahi gaya."
"So I guess with Manik and Mehrin's death, Malhotra's relation with Rajputana ended for forever."
Manik speak his last words with some determination in his eyes which were unknown to everyone except one. Nandini. A direct descendant from Mayong witches.
Lots of Mystery,
NISHU
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