Gayatri wasn’t pleased. She didn’t understand why the king was suddenly obsessed of taking care of that woman. She had one more competitor in the race to get the attention of the king. The woman was a commoner and didn’t come from royal family. She hated that he humiliated her in front of the public for that woman.
The king dismissed the court and worked on the other urgent matters of the kingdom. After work he headed towards Roopali to check on her. He found her deep in thoughts. The nurses were applying herbal medicine on her hands. They stopped and left when they noticed the king had arrived. “How are you, Roopali ?”, he asked . She looked up suddenly. Her eyes were opened wide. For the second time the king was struck by the beauty of her eyes.
“Your highness! I didn’t notice your arrival.”, she exclaimed. She tried to get up from her bed. He signalled her to stay in the bed and sat on the edge of the bed, facing her. “I am getting better. Hopefully I will get better soon and become less burden to everyone, your highness .”, she said woefully. Her words stung him. He was reminded of his past mistakes of considering her as a traitor. He felt even more guiltier.
He rose up and said, “Hopefully you get better. But don’t consider yourself a outsider. You are part of Rawalgarh now.” He left immediately. The nurses arrived and got back to work. Roopali closed her eyes to get some sleep. But she couldn’t sleep. Her mind was busy thinking. In midst of the treatment, the nurses were discussing about today’s court meeting. Roopali got distracted and began listening to their conversations.
She learned about the decision the king had announced regarding her welfare in the court. Suddenly she felt culpable for saying those words to king. She decided to apologise for her mistake. The king was feeling restless. He didn’t see any of his queens. He wanted solace. But there was peace even in solidarity.
Next day he cancelled all the meeting. His mind was still wandering around the same topic . He stayed at his chamber for very long time until he made efforts to get outside from some fresh air. He sauntered to and fro in the garden. He couldn’t cool his mind. Gayatri arrived to solace his mind. But he dismissed. She left tear eyed.
(To be continued)
The king dismissed the court and worked on the other urgent matters of the kingdom. After work he headed towards Roopali to check on her. He found her deep in thoughts. The nurses were applying herbal medicine on her hands. They stopped and left when they noticed the king had arrived. “How are you, Roopali ?”, he asked . She looked up suddenly. Her eyes were opened wide. For the second time the king was struck by the beauty of her eyes.
“Your highness! I didn’t notice your arrival.”, she exclaimed. She tried to get up from her bed. He signalled her to stay in the bed and sat on the edge of the bed, facing her. “I am getting better. Hopefully I will get better soon and become less burden to everyone, your highness .”, she said woefully. Her words stung him. He was reminded of his past mistakes of considering her as a traitor. He felt even more guiltier.
He rose up and said, “Hopefully you get better. But don’t consider yourself a outsider. You are part of Rawalgarh now.” He left immediately. The nurses arrived and got back to work. Roopali closed her eyes to get some sleep. But she couldn’t sleep. Her mind was busy thinking. In midst of the treatment, the nurses were discussing about today’s court meeting. Roopali got distracted and began listening to their conversations.
She learned about the decision the king had announced regarding her welfare in the court. Suddenly she felt culpable for saying those words to king. She decided to apologise for her mistake. The king was feeling restless. He didn’t see any of his queens. He wanted solace. But there was peace even in solidarity.
Next day he cancelled all the meeting. His mind was still wandering around the same topic . He stayed at his chamber for very long time until he made efforts to get outside from some fresh air. He sauntered to and fro in the garden. He couldn’t cool his mind. Gayatri arrived to solace his mind. But he dismissed. She left tear eyed.
(To be continued)
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