Death by love- Part 2

It wasn't easy to be a king. She had to dress like a men, wear false beard and behave like a man. Her day was spent on attending secret training from the scholars to be a king. She also had training on using weapons and methods of fighting in case of war. She attended courts sessions where she announced punishments to gravest sins.

She looked into reducing constant wars that took place between Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

She also took architecture to next level. The only thing she was passionate about , being a king. She had temples built in name of god of peace.  She would commission many trade voyages that enhanced the economy of this magnificent country.

Her brothers envied her success silently. While the eldest brother controlled the angst among the younger brothers, he was secretly plotting on how to remove her from the throne. It was easy for him to remove his younger brothers out of his way to become king. But his sister proved to be difficult one. His plans included instigating revolt from the public, inducing criminal activities like bribes , loot and theft.

Unfortunately his attempts to strike on the woman pharaoh failed miserably. However he didn’t give up. One fine day, as he was enjoying the evening with his brothers, the youngest one said , “ Brother Amon-hotep,  why are all your plans are failing miserably day by day. You must now agree that our sister is smarter than us.”  Enraged Amon-hotep growled at his brother, “ How dare you say that ( there was a silence amongst the people gathered at the palace) ?”  He grabbed his brother by his neck and whispered in his ears, “ Don’t you say those words and if I do hear them again, I will get your mouth stitched and then you will never able to speak again.” He gave an evil laugh and left the area. His brothers were stunned.

He had to come up with a plan or else his brothers would find ways to insult him. He had to work faster. What went wrong in his plans? He wondered and wondered. He revisited all the plans in his head. He joted all the mistakes and linking them together. Later he came to conclusion, he had to find a weak link. He spent the whole night , thinking of weak link that would destroy Aahhotep ( his beloved sister) forever.

The morning began with the usual proceedings of happening in city in front of the female pharaoh. In midst of the proceedings, the royal priest appeared. Everyone including the pharaoh rose up as an obligation to show their respect. “ Your majesty, I have come here to remind you about the impending marriage that late majesty had announced between his daughter Aahhotep and Eermenihotep.”, the priest said. The word called marriage hit Aahhotep bad. Marriage! How can she forget her father’s  words of getting her married to Eermenihotep- her cousin brother?

( To be continued)

P.S. The story is a fiction. The characters and places appearing in the story are also fictional.

Death by love- Part 1

It was era of renaissance in Egypt. A dream visualized by the late Pharaoh Althaksas about a united Egypt was falling apart. There were constant wars between upper Egypt and lower Egypt cities and other regions. He had given his throne to his favorite child and the youngest of his children- his daughter- Aahhotep.

She was his only hope. He didn't believe in any of his four sons. His sons were only into spending the wealth of kingdom into terrorizing the people of Egypt, women and cruel activities.

Aahhotep was good choice though she wouldn't be accepted easily by the people. But he was never going to give his throne to his irresponsible sons.

During his last breath, he had announced the next heir to the throne. When the name was announced, sons were definitely angered. Aahhotep walked towards her the royal throne where she was going to rule the country. People had readily accepted her though there were silent protest. However it died within few days of her rule.

Aahhotep had mixed feeling churning inside her heart. She had never thought her father would hand her huge responsibility to her. She was confused and scared. She had never expected more than being dutiful wife to Bakaa- the commander of the army. Her love for Bakaa was pure and precious. His love was her only hope to get away from the chained life of princess. Now it looked like distant dream.

She was beautiful with skin that glowed like moon. Her eyes were emerald green. Her black hair was pulled back and covered with the wig which was topped with golden halo. Her features were strong and perfect. It was like as if the Goddess of beauty - Hathor had blessed her with this immense gift. Her sharp mind and golden heart was added features to her beauty. Unfortunately Aahhotep believed that to be a curse.

Now after being given the kingdom by her father, she was going to be constant target by powerful men from her family, neighboring kingdoms and others who wished to remove her. It was cold night. She sat on the one of the stairs to the pool. She had bent down her face. Her mind was filled with fears and grief. She replayed the times when she played with the brothers.. the same ones who were thinking of taking her life. “ Why father! Why did you choose me?”, she cried out while looking at the stars in the sky.

( To be continued)

P.S. The story is a fiction. The characters and places appearing in the story are also fictional.

Love and heartbreaks- Part 19

She turned herself to see familiar person standing next to her. His golden eyes still had some love left for her. He wore black tee with wording that said ‘ I am awesome!”. He was awesome indeed .. He would remain the same always for her. She hugged him instantly without thinking. “ Oh Randy! I missed you so much. Don’t leave me ever!”, she moaned like a kid.

He hugged her back , showering her all the love that he had hidden in his heart for long time. He was tall and charming guy. He had put on some weight which had enhanced his Greek God looks. “ I am sorry, babe. I missed you too. I promise that I won’t leave you. I should have known before that leaving you was a mistake.”, he said, holding her tight with no intentions of leaving her.

At last she beamed a smile. She felt alive again. She cleared her throat and wiped off the tears from her face. “ How come you are here at this hour?”, she asked. He smiled and cupped her face in his large hands, “ I couldn't stay away from you any longer. So I looked for you at your place and I saw you boarding an auto and I followed you. When I saw you coming downstairs from the building and walking to some place. I followed.”. he replied.  “ I didn't want you to get hurt.”, he added. This almost touched her heart and she said her thoughts loud, “ Why did we break up?”

“ Leave the past alone. Let’s get back together again. Give our relationship another chance!”, he said softly. She was ready to start again with him. But a fear made her think otherwise. What if he left her again? She released herself from the embrace. The colour of her face changed due to worry and fear. “ What happened?”,he asked. “ I need time to accept you in my life again.”, she said. He agreed to give her time.

As the days passed, Mohit was long gone past. No one ever spoke about them. Everyone had forgotten that chapter. New love replaced the old one. It took few days for her to get over with things and accept Randy back. Things went back to normalcy. Everyone only spoke about them. She was happy again. She was dancing and swaying to tunes of love again. She was all over in love with Randy.

Mohit’s life didn't get affected. He didn't end up being devdas. He was back to his old self- chilling out with friends, flirting with girls and having chilled beer at club. The only thing that did change was when he got drunk and danced, he wasn't thrown out by the security. As for his equation with Molly, it ended that time when she left his room in awkward state that night. And he was relieved. He hadn’t felt so happy and free since the time of his romance with Molly. When anyone asked him about her , he would simply say that, “ She wasn’t right for me.” How easily they moved on? The great love stories of past do not have any relevance in today’s world. There are three steps in love in today’s generation-

1. Fall in love

2. Break up

3. Replace it with new one or in simple words , move on and chill! ( There are many fishes in the lake. Why worry?)

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Love and heartbreaks - Part 18

She had called him the hundredth time. She was feeling very low. It wasn’t about dance competition. She only wanted him to be next to her. She wanted to lean her head on his shoulder. She was cold… and wanted nothing more than warmth from him. She felt that she was losing her mind. She dialled his number. It rang for some minutes and later it was disconnected. He was doing this on purpose. What had happened to him? He would always pick her call during the initials days of their courtship. Now he hardly responds her call.

Her desperation had gone to next level. She wanted him more with the passing hour. She got up from her sofa and walked to kitchen where the last bottle of whiskey was lying on the counter. She had been drinking for past few hours. Her level of tolerance and control was nill. Too much of intoxication was causing her to think of things that she wouldn’t do when she was sober. At the next minute, she hailed an auto to his place.

He was having a stud party at his room. They were playing poker when the bell rang. The bell ring wasn't too loud due to stereo blaring at the highest volume. After the music ended, he rushed to open the door to see who was constantly ringing the bell. It was Molly. She was in very bad state. " How long do you take to open the damn door? ", she cussed and barged inside, literally pushing him aside. He was annoyed as well as surprised by her sudden presence. However he wasn't happy with her the way he used to be.

" This is ridiculous , Mo! How dare you walk like this into my house? You are not in right condition. You are embarrassing me in front of my friends.", he scolded her. " Embarrassing! Don't tell me that! How can you forget about you embarrassing me by coming behind me like puppy? I am in pain . Can't you see that? You only care about you and your friends! What about me? You said you will always be with me.", she cried, shaking him to and fro by pulling his collar. The fury was breaking out like lava erupting from dormant volcano mountain. While his friends became mere spectator to horrible fight taking place in front of them. No one dared to step in.

"Wow! How well you understand me? Do you know what mistake I regret of doing? It's meeting you. It's that damn promise I made to you. That day was my unfortunate day when I first met you.", he said rudely , breaking her heart into small pieces. She was numb for sometime. She imagined it to be nightmare which was in fact a shaken reality.  " Thank you for showing your real picture. You are all the same. I can't stand this any longer. I am leaving you. Bye!", she said, walked away from him. She didn't turn back even for a minute. He stood their with his hand on his head.

She walked straight without thinking where the unknown road took. Her face was red due to constant crying. Her breath was slow and heart beat faster. Her legs were weary and wobbly. Her heart was bleeding due to heartbreak. Negative thoughts circled her mind like vultures. A voice inside her taunted her for falling into love easily. "Will I ever fall in love again?", she wondered. Just then she felt a hand on her shoulder. Her soul relived again due to that touch. How can she forget that touch?

(To be continued)

Love and heartbreaks- Part 17

Pathetic love! Who bought this love into world? It became annoying habit of Molly to be so dependent on Mohit. It used to be sweet but now it was becoming tiring. Who wanted to listen to other’s problems when they were burdened by their own? Mohit felt the same thing.. he was burdened by his own problems that he wasn’t in mood to listen to Molly’s.

Love is never picture perfect as described in the books or movies. Unfortunately we become fools of our own feelings based on our beliefs in these fake reality. Molly switched the channel to the boring TV talk show as soon as a romantic song was playing in her favorite channel. She didn't want to get affected by any songs or movies or books. It would replay the same events back to back. She didn't want to go back.

Why did people change? It was a question that circled around both Molly and Mohit. Both were unable to understand the reason behind such drastic changes in each other. Fighting, bickering and criticizing had replaced the lovey dovey activities they did together. They spoke ugly things to each other which they would regret later. They wouldn't even resolve issue and let new wounds build on the old ones. Their big egos was the main reason for all the anger they carried on each other.

“ I regret of coming back to him. I shouldn't have said yes.”, Molly said to her best friend Sheila. “ Why ? What happened now? Did he call you?”. Sheila asked. “ No!  He didn't call. What’s wrong with him. He wasn't like this before. He would call me every hour. He didn't even bother to give explanation of why he didn't pick my call yesterday. I have to follow him and call him. ”, Molly said softly. “ All guys are the same! They will first flirt with you and when they are done, they throw you like tissue papers. None of these guys take things seriously. You don’t worry. He is not worth crying for. Forget him!  Anyway, there is a sale in Mango. Let’s check out that place.”,  Sheila said, pouring more oil into fire. She was a typical friend who blamed all guys because of her so called bad experience with men in her life. While Molly blindly accepted her reason without even thinking on them.

Mohit had checked his phone. Her messages had taken half of his phones memories. “ Damn!! This girl is crazy. Why doesn't she leave me alone?”, he wondered. He started deleting her messages to free the space. He didn’t bother to read them. Though his heart directed him to call her , he didn't call her. “ Why should I ?”, he thought. She wouldn’t stop cribbing about how wrong he was. God! Why is that we get to know the real nature of people late? He thought of the day when he proposed her. He regretted of promising her that he will be there for her always. He shouldn't have promised. Hell! Why did girls take things seriously?

Molly swayed her body to the tunes of soft music playing from the stereo. However she wasn’t herself. She couldn't take him of her mind. She stood blank while the music played for the first time. It was a street dance competition. She had practiced all her moves so perfectly. But her mind and heart didn’t let her be in peace. She could have won the competition easily. Sadly, she lost the competition.

( To be continued)

Love and Heartbreaks- Part 16

Everything seemed so perfect. They were like any other couples who were in love. They held hands wherever they walked. They would order his favorite drink - tender coconut  though she hated it, she wouldn't mind sharing the drink. He disliked chocolate fudge but he had got used to sweet chocolate flavor in his mouth.  Love was all about compromising and accepting each other’s tastes and desires. Sigh! But such love never exists for long time nowadays.

Even love was getting extinct just like the the precious sources of like - water. Love now came with an expiry date. After a year and half , their relationship seemed mundane. The honeymoon period was over. Sharing chocolate fudge and coconut water was getting boring. Holding hands every time seemed so childish and embarrassing. They were departing away.

“ Mohit, why didn't you reply back to my good morning message?  I was waiting the whole day for your reply.”, Molly asked desperately.  She had called her after her patience lost the war against desire to call him. Love made you feel desperate and weak. “ I was busy, Mo!”, he replied, while he was busy working on a script for tomorrow show. “ Busy!  You have changed a lot. Why? Am I boring to you now?”, she asked.

He felt irritation as well as frustration churning inside his mind and heart. He lost it and snapped at her, “ Yes! I am bored of you. Now can I go back to work? I don’t have to time for all your nonsense.” He cut the call and cursed loud, “ Girls!  You can never understand them !”. His colleagues who were busy with work stared at him.  She felt miserable and thus broke hysterically. She cried her heart out. Unfortunately it didn't help her to release her stress.

Cracks were slowly developing and no one was in fault for this happening. Contrary to old belief that love was enough to sustain a relationship, now we need something more to sustain it . And that was patience and trust. These two ingredients were enough to ward off the negativity in any relationship. Unfortunately, no one is so patient enough to believe or trust the other. Molly and Mohit were losing patience on each other and eventually were drifting away. The very same love that brought them together was drying.

Maybe expectations was the sole reason for the cracks in their relationship. Their expectation from each other was increasing. Molly was used to being pampered with gifts and flowers and Mohit was tired of listening to her tantrums. His constant spending time with her was reducing because of his work and her bragging. He was slowly feeling suffocated of a relationship that he desired long time. It was unbelievable that he was running away from the girl whom he was madly in love with.

( To be continued)

Love and heartbreaks - Part 15

She took deep breath to stand on her toes. What was happening in her life? She expected this but she didn’t expect that she would run away. She was middle of two world- One where her heart belonged and other where she would be happy. She didn’t know what she to do. She was confused . She wanted to be with Randy. However past few days she was getting attached to Mohit. His carefree nature was healing her up.  She was becoming human again.

She stood blank for something. Then she turned and walked back to where she had left him. He was still there. Kneeling down with his face down. She sighed and confronted him, “ Mohit! I have no words to say.. ( tears rolling from her eyes, she took deep breaths) I love you too.”  He looked at her instantly with happiness gleaming from his eyes.

He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her on her forehead. Later he carried her in his arms and turned around in excitement. He wanted to keep this moment forever. “ I will never break your heart, I promise.”, he said. He didn’t realise that those words would be taken so seriously in coming months. It wasn’t that he did mean it. He loved her. However he wasn’t sure how much he adored her.

Their dance helped not only helped them win the competition, it also built a foundation for new relationship. First few months were sweet like nectar. He showered her with flowers and gifts. It was like a fairytale. Their love made people either believe in love or envy with green. They couldn’t keep their eyes from each other. Love was blossoming and everything seemed so sweet and beautiful.

Randy was soon becoming forgotten chapter in her life. There was no room for Randy. Only Mohit captured her mind, heart and soul. She started differentiating Randy with Mohit. Mohit always remembered special days of her life unlike Randy. He never criticized her like Randy. He always had sweet words for her. He made her feel secure. He was best guy any girl would want.

Love kept him above the earth. He never cared about anyone like this. He only wanted her to smile. To make her smile, he would go to any extent. He was always on his toes to do special things for her. Every day of 365 days in his life was dedicated to her. He wouldn’t miss a minute without her sight. He would either call her during the day when he was busy in the office. He would complete all his work soon to meet her. His night never ended until he received her one good night message. His friends felt distanced and left out due to him giving complete attention to him.

( To be continued)