The Betrayal Story - Part 31

The prison was dark place filled with prisoners from war , law breakers and dangerous criminals. One of them was Vijay Singh who looked devastated and lost in thoughts. He had not expected this defeat. He had believed the victory would be his. He watched the guards arriving with Roopali. She was handcuffed with long and heavy handcuffed. She didn't look up even after she was sent to women's only prison.

Vijay was furious. "Traitor!", he muttered. He wasn't surprised when she had attacked his army. He knew she would cheat. He had mentioned the same to Rashid. But his friend believed in her so much that he refused to listen to him. Fortunately, he sent his messenger to Rashid before he got captured by Ratan. He hoped Rashid would act immediately after receiving the message.

Rashid slayed the messenger in anger when he received the news of betrayal from his beloved Mariam. He wasn't affected when he got to know that Vijay Singh was captured. He knew he would be captured. He had used him as pawn to know the secret routes of the palace. He was happy with information his spies bought him. But his happiness was short lived after learning  Mariam's betrayal.He had made up of his mind. He was going to kill her as soon as he captured Rawalgarh. 

Roopali a.k.a Mariam sat on hard floors of the prison. Her body ached due to strain created by sitting on those floors. She didn't mind. She was lost in despair and loneliness. She wished she could have told Amar about her painful past. But she was lost in her new identity and forgot about her past. Her despair would have ended if she had been truthful to him.

Gayatri regained her confidence back. She was euphoric with the new success she received. Now she would have the king to herself.  While she was dreaming about the time she would spend with the king in near future, Satyavati arrived. "I have never seen you this happy. What is the reason for your happiness?", she asked. 

Gayatri got back to reality. "Yes ! Truth prevailed at last .", she asked. Satyavati smiled. "Indeed truth prevailed. What if king's heart changed and he forgives her? He is very giving person. Everyone knows how much he loves her and I think he may change his mind and bring her. Her actions are not intentional. If she really wanted to betray the king, she wouldn't have stood up against her own people.", Satyavati said. Gayatri was tensed. She had not thought about this. The king was gullible to emotions. She had to do something before the king changes his mind.

(To be continued)