Everything was turning upside down with the so called marriage proposal. How could she marry someone else when her heart was beating for Bakaa ? Bakaa was her life and soul. It was true that she had not seen him for months because of her new role. But her heart desired to be with him or glance him for a minute.
She was turning into a great leader with all the accomplishments that would be lauded in history. But what was the use of being known and famous when love of your life was missing. She blamed her new life for little or no time with Bakaa. Suddenly voice of her chief advisor rang on her ears , bringing her back to reality.
She hadn’t realized that she had walked out of the court and was at her room. She was also not aware of being followed by chief advisor. “Your majesty, sorry for following you to your quarter. But I had no choice. I as your advisor is obligated to tell you to accept this proposal in name of peace. I can understand your inhibitions towards marriage. But your father, late pharaoh would want you to do… accept the marriage.”, he said, his words breaking her heart.
She wanted to scream at him, ask him about the fate of Bakaa. Bakaa was ordinary commander. He didn’t belong to royal family. It was obvious that her marriage to Bakaa was unacceptable and sin. She felt helpless in hands of her mind and heart. She wanted to see him once before coming to any conclusions. “ I need some air to breathe. I will let you know my decision before tomorrow sunrise.”, she said. The chief advisor left her to solitary.
It was getting dark. The orange sky was turning into violet. She had tiptoed to the army’s quarters with herself covered from head to toe. She had mastered in the art of being invisible. No one recognized her and mistook her to be servant. She walked to his room where she found him in company of a soldier in lower rank. When he saw her, he dismissed the soldier. Once they were alone. he grabbed her hand and dragged her closer to him.
“ What are you doing here? You are queen. You aren’t supposed to be here.”, he said huskily. Ah! His voice was one of the numerous reasons that made her fall in love with him. “ I know. But I couldn’t stop myself. I want to be with you. I don’t want any of these worldly possessions- throne or palace. I feel at peace , holding you so close to me.”, she said softly. She meant each and every word she said and hugged him tightly. Ah! How much she desired about holding him close to her. She wished for the time to stand still.
( To be continued)
P.S. The story is a fiction. The characters and places appearing in the story are also fictional.
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