Chapter 9

Chapter 9

            Adham khan with hurry entering maham anga camp, she is been calling him and adham can guess what she want to talk about.

“ adaab ammijan “ said adham

“ come adham “ reply maham anga and then adham sit in front of her

“ so what’s wrong ammijan ? “ ask adham

“ I want to tell me about who is this angel of amer . . and tell me that I’m just imagining thing when I heard people talk about how this angel of amer who turn out to be rajkumari beaten you in battlefield . . is that right ? “ ask maham anga

“ well not just her . . there are great warrior with her so . . . “

“ she beat you ?  I can believe this . . this is very shamefull for you adham . . no matter how many great warriors with her but she was the one who beat you . . . you become useless these days and now jalal is the one who make a deal for amer to relase you when marriage between jalal and rajkumari of amer happen “ maham anga really piss off to her son, he really useless even to conquer amer fort when not much soldiers to defend it he failed.

“ how the hell I know ammijan that rajkumari heer kunwari will bring strong and amazing soldiers to defend amer fort, we never heard about her name before “ protest adham because he don’t like when his ammijan blamed him of everything “ but I guess that doesn’t matter anymores since jalal and this rajkumari heer kunwari or jodha will happen in two days “ he add

“ jalal very stupid agree to this jodha request . . . now everyone will think that he is bow under her command, no hindu woman even step their foot in harem as jalal’s begum but look how easy she got what she want . . I’ve got a feeling that jalal will in much trouble because of this woman . . . “ said maham anga

“ that’s is good isn’t it ammijan because with there must lot people who will not agree with jalal move marry hindu woman and we can take advantage from this ammijan “ reply adham and maham anga too thinking the same may be now she can get rid off jalal from throne and make adham as shehenshah e hindustan and she already think lots of plan to make jalal fail in the eyes of his peoples and his ministry.

Meanwhile sharifuddin is in anger and it’s out of control, his soldiers just tell him that jalal will marry angel of amer who none other that rajkumari heer kunwari and of course sharifuddin know that since he was there when jalal demand that from raja bharmal and he felt very shock when he know that angel of amer jodha is rajkumari heer kunwari, sharifuddin can’t believe jalal snatch the woman he want the most and he can’t accept this, but now he must think smart because only a fool who openly against jalal and he is definitely not  a fool but he sweat that he will kill him one day and take his throne and of course take jodha from his side, he will take everything from him and he will own his harem, sharifuddin try to control his anger because it wont help him that much right now, he need to relax and cool because he will need those especially when he will witness the woman he want marry with jalal.

It’s mehendi ceremony and eventhough jodha not enjoying it even a bit but she appreaciate dadisa who arrange this for her and even mainawati and shivani attending the ceremony, mainawati try to look a time to speak with heer kunwari or jodha, she is really confuse how to call her but she said that she want to be call as jodha, there are bad blood between her and jodha including with sukanya and she feel guilty because she is not helping when the situation between jodha and bharmal became worst and sukanya jealously not helping either, mainawati feel that jodha try to avoiding her and she can’t blame her for that, she only hope that one day their relationship will getting better.

After mehendi ceremony jodha lay on her bed, she feel very tired because what happen in the last two days really drained her emotion and now she can’t sleep thinking tomorrow she will marry the devil and after that her fate are seal, because no matter how much she hate him but after wedding ceremony he will be her pati and as her religion told her that her pati are her dev and so she must honor him, respect him and loyal to him till her last breath, jodha can’t imagine how she will do that but no matter what she will ask Kahna to make her strong, then his face come right in her eyes, jodha feel  confuse and weird because if she hate him very much because how he treat people that not in the same religion with him why she keep thinking bout him, she remember when she saw his reflection in ganggaur festival then when they are fight in the woods and the last time when they first officially confrontation, everything is mysterious for her and she don’t know what kind future waiting for her but one thing for sure tomorrow he will become her pati and they will tied for 7 lifetime, jodha feel restless so she decide to go outside, she sit at garden and watch the moon when suddenly she hear footsteps.

“ heer kunwari “ bharmal call her

“ my name is jodha now . . I leave that name and that life long time a go . . now it’s rajkumari jodha . . . heer kunwari died the momen I my step out from this palace “ reply jodha and she is not bother to look back

Bharmal feel sad with what jodha said to him, he know the wound in her heart very deep and wont easy to heal, bharmal then sit in front of her and his heart shatter into pieces when he see a cold stare from his own daughter “ heer . . . I mean jodha . . I want to say thank you, you willing to sacrifie yourself for the sake of amer people while sukanya runaway from her duty but you become amer savior . . .  as a raja of amer and as your baapusa I want to say thank you one more time “ said raja bharmal and jodha just looking at him “ and I hope one day you can forgive me jodha “ he add with sad

“ I forgive you along time ago but that doesn’t mean I forgotten for what you did and said to me maasa, in her life maasa only love you and she accept when you marry another woman because she is aware that since her health not goin well she wont able to accompany you rule amer, you believe sukanya when she said maasa huggin another man who turn out sujamal bhaisa, but before the truth come out you choose to believe what people said bout maasa and accused her infidelity and you suspect me not your daughter, tell me baapusa can you imagine how I feel when you said those accusation to maasa and me ? and can you imagine how I feel when you ignored me and maasa ?, only after sujamal bhaisa come to this palace again sukanya realise what she saw is not what she think, even in her death bed maasa make me promise not to told anyone bout this matters since she didn’t want bhagwan das bhaisa, sujamal bhaisa and dadisa know what you’ve done to us, when you ignored me and maasa I cried every night and asking kahna why you did this to us, I cried and cried untill there is no tears left, and the momen you lay a hand on me that is the moment heer kunwari your daughter died, now I’m different person and for me the only family I have in this palace only dadisa and bhagwan das bhaisa “ said jodha with angry but she try to make herself calm because she don’t want to feel anger, there is no use anymore.

Bharmal bow his head as he feel defeted because it seems wont easy to reach out for her own daughter “ I know jodha what I did really hurt you and your maasa, I wont try to make excuse but all I want is that we can buried the past and start fresh, I really miss my eldest daughter “ said bharmal

“ I think it’s little bit too late for that baapusa . . and I just want you know that I accept shehenshah jalal offer not for you but for amer people, for me their safety and happiness are everything for me “ said jodha then she stand up “ it’s late and I must go to sleep since tomorrow is the wedding day . . subh ratri baapusa “ she add and bharmal only nod then jodha leave, tears fall on bharmal cheeks when her daughter leave and never look back.

Abdul helping jalal to be prepared for his wedding, he help him with soo many wedding ceremony but don’t know why he feel this one is very special, abdul smile looking how handsome jalal in his wedding attire.

“ you know you are lucky bastard to have lots of beautiful woman in your harem but this rajkumari jodha is really special “ said abdul

Jalal chuckled “ nahh . . she is just like another beautiful woman for me . . I haven’t see something special in her “ reply jalal

Abdul laugh listen to his denial “ hahaha yes yes she is not special until you announce in front of everyone that you want angel of amer to be your bride . . if she is not special why you want to marry her ? “ ask abdul

“ because I want to put her in a golden cage . . I want to cut her wings so she couldn’t fly and I will crush her . . . you’ll see how long she will survive in harem “ repy jalal with confident and cruel

Abdul looking at jalal with curious “ why you want to do that jalal ? “

“ because she dare to challenge me through my soldiers and don’t forget that rajkumari sukanya throw mud on my face when she runaway two days before marry . . now jodha is the one who will pay for what sukanya did to me . . and beside it will pleasure to crush such fearless and bravey angel like her and I will make her bow to me, I will conquer her you watch by yourself abdul “ answer jalal

Abdul smile “ I’m afraid she is not an easy target . . and I will watch with enthusiasm when she give you hell of fight and I will really enjoy the battle between angel of amer and devil of mughal . . oooohh it’s worth to watch “ tease abdul

Jalal laugh too “ shut up abdul . . and hurry up to dress me up . . I’ve got a bride to collect “ reply jalal and they both laugh, then not for long both leave and abdul can’t wait to see the wedding ceremony, he know rajkumari jodha is not someone easy to break and jalal underestimate her and usually the one who act like that is the one who will loose in the end.

Everyone spellbound looking at jodha in her yellow wedding attire, she is not look like a rajkumari but she look like maharani, jodha wearing jewelry that her mother give to her for her wedding day and this is heirloom from her mothe family, dadisa wipe her tears because her loving jodha will get marry today and eventhough this is not a wedding that she dream but she believe that Bhagwan have a reason for doin this to jodha and she will just keep pray for jodha happiness, shivani really excited looking how beautiful her half sister and she must confess that even sukanya beauty is nothing compare to jodha’s beauty and elegance, bhagwan das and sujamal too feel heartbreaking because jodha must marry under this kind circumstances but the will pray for her happiness, meanwhile mainawati and bharmal looking at beautiful bride with miz of feeling, mainawati know that last night bharmal try to talk to jodha and he got sad after that, she didn’t know what happening between the two but she guessed nothing good, then soldiers tell that jalal arrive.

Mainawati do the welcoming ceremony and then she take jalal inside, jalal waiting of his bride while sharifuddin looking at jalal with anger inside his heart, jalal watch his surrounding when he heat her payal, he remember the first time he hea those payal sound on her ankle, then he look up and see jodha escord by her family walking towards him, and jalal see through his flower veil that jodha close her face with her dupatta, then pandit ji announce that the wedding ceremony will held, jodha and jalal climb up on small altar and pandit ji start the ritual, jodha feel lots of emotion in her heart, and she only pray to Bhagwan to give her strength, while jalal smirk but he keep looking at jodha, then pandit ji as jalal and jodha to circle holy fire and everyone throw flower in this process, then after finish that pandit ji asking jodha to read her wedding vow and with husky and flat tone she read the vow make jalal smile with evil, dadisa and bhagwan das with teary eyes watching jodha seal her fate to help her people.

“ shehenshah please put this sindoor on rajkumari head . . . then with this you will rajkumari jodha patidev “ said pandit ji, jalal smile to pandit ji, then he open jodha’s duppatta so now he can see her beautiful face and then he take some sindoor and put it on her head, jodha close her eyes when the last nail seal her coffin, now this devil is her patidev and no matter how much she hate him she is his patni now and she must respect him and loyal to him, jalal very satisfied watching jodha close her eyes because he know this sindoor seal her fate to him, wedding ceremony is done and jalal wont waste time so he want to bring jodha to agra as soon as possible.

“ raja bharmal if you don’t mind I want to take man singh with me .  . “ said jalal suddenly making everyone curious

“ but why you want to take him shehenshah ? he still young and still lot thing he need to learn here “ reply bharmal

“ that’s the reason I want to take him, he still young, smart, talented . . I want to trained him become the best warriors, I will teach him how to rule and I will teach him too the art of war “ jalal explain his intention to bring man singh “ I promise you raja bharmal that man singh will become famous warrior . . and he can take care of his buasaa too “ he add

Bharmal looking at bhagwan das “ man singh you decide by yourself “ said bhagwan das

“ I will go with shehenshah but don’t misunderstand that I come not because I want to be great warrior but I want to take care and make sure that buasa happy and safe “ declare man singh with confident and happy, dadida, bharmal,mainawati and shivani feel relieve that at least jodha got someone who will watch her back.

“ if you don’t mind shehenshah I want bhagwan das  come to make sure man singh settle there “ said

Jalal smle to bharmal “ of course raja bharmal “ reply jalal, maham anga, adham and sharifuddin seems don’t like with idea another hindu will leave in palace, then jodha say good bye to her elder and she touch their feet, mainawati just touch jodha head and bless her, bharmal too do the same he want to hug his daughter but he is afraid jodha will reject him, meanwhile dadisa hug jodha tight and she pray Ambe ma to bless jodha and always keep her save, jodha really sad must leave dadisa and amer but no tears fall on her cheeks,  then jodha with palaqin leaving palace, bahgwan das and sujamal carry her palaqin too, tears falling on sujamal’s cheeks he sad that his baby sister must marry to someone like jalal and he is afraid she will have hard life there but sujamal will make sure she is ok in mughal.

At night jodha waiting for jalal in her camp, jodha really confuse how to behave with him, she hate him for what he did sent his soldiers to destroy mandir and how he treat other people that not same religion with him, jodha hear a footsteps and the devil himself entering her camp.

“ wow this is amazing . . . who would guess that angel of amer is here waiting for me as my biwi “ said jalal sarcasm and jodha look at him with confuse “ why do you think I marry you ? “ ask jalal

“ I don’t know what your reason because all I know I marry you to save my kingdom and my people “ reply jodha

Jalal chuckled “ you are just replament for your sister . . . she humiliate me and I want you to pay for what she did, rajkumari of amer humiliate me so I will make them pay by making their angel suffer “ said jalal with happy and cruelty.

Jodha very shock to hear jalal but there is nothing show on he face, jalal curious why there is no reaction from her, then he hear she is laugh “ this is very funny . . . really “ she said then jodha stand up and she walking towards jalal , jalal looking into her eyes and he see the coldest eyes that he ever seen “ you don’t know me shehenshah . . . I’m not a weak woman that you can destroy as you want, I assure you that you will know who is you are dealing with . . . and I don’t care what your reason to marry me as long as my people is save . . but what you said to me before not surprising at all I mean what can I expect from man like you “ she add and jalal looking at her with curious

“ man like me ? may I reminded you that I’m shehenshah e hindustan “ said jalal

“ yes I know you are shehenshah but you are famous not for your ability as shehenshah who rule his people equally and make them the most happies people but you famous for being cruel to other people especially to whom that not the same religion with you, you are famous for being the devil “ reply jodha

“ ahh I see .  . so you know me that well “ tease jalal

“ hard not to when people keep talking about your cruelty and I was there when your soldiers try to destroy kali ma mandir . . . may be only you who proud for what you’ve done to other religion people “ said jodha

Jalal laugh “ my my I think my life will more exciting now with your presence . . I’m sure I will enjoy to break you piece by piece “ said  jalal and he look at jodha with his cold eyes

“ don’t rise your hope shehenshah I’m afraid you will dissapointing in the end “ reply jodha

Jalal come closer to her and jodha try to stand still and show him no fear, jalal hold her chin and rise her face “ this is the second time you challenge me and I love challenge and I never loose from challenge “ said jalal with confident

“ there is always first time for everything “ reply jodga

“ not for me . . . so you better prepare jodha . . . I will crush you, I will break you and in the end you will bow to me and kneel in front of me and surrender yourself to me, you are my begum but I wont touch you until you are the one who ask me to touch you “ declare jalal

Jodha hold her grip hard “ dream on shehenshah . . . . it’s you who will kneel in front of me . . . mark my words . . . . “ said jodha, then for sometime they both just looking a each other they feel something strange inside their body but then jalal let her go and he leave her camp, jodha just standing there watching him leave and she don’t know why is this suddenly strange feeling in her heart, but jodha don’t want to think about that because now she must prepare herself for the worst in agra, then jodha ask guard to call moti and reva to help her take off all this wedding attire, she look at her kahna statue and she pray kahna will help her and give her strength to face whatever may come in the future.