India's Freedom
"Maharani ( your highness ) Indulekha, Maharaja ( in respect to the king) wants to see you in his court, it's urgent!" The maid announced and dispersed.
"I don't understand, what urgency, this old fool always have! That's why his former Maharani, left him and left that bastard child of hers behind." Indu complained to her attendant girl.
"Maharani Indu, I know, this all won't suit a maid's mouth, but I dislike that sehezadi a lot, for i know, she's young and won't treat all of us that well, the way, your daughter can!" The attendant girl, carefully choosed her words.
( She didn't adressed the queen's full name, this shows she's closer to the queen.)
"Let Sipahi( general/ head of security) Bahadur shah, in" Indulekha clapped and ordered.
"Sipahi Bahadur Shah at your service, Maharani!" He bowed with respect, put his hand to his chest.
"Let Sehzadi Enoki know, that, she's gonna have a chat with Maharaja, in half an hour!" Indulekha commanded and waved her hand, dismissing the general.
He bowed respectfully and left.
AT THE ASHRAM.
"Sehzadi( Princess) Hanshika!! Sehzadi Hanshika!! Stop, don't go there, you'll get hurt, you know, you've to return backto the court, today, itself, please come back!" A woman, from a ladies ashram( hindu convent) waved at a young girl.
The Young girl, was laughing and running more deeper, her beautiful feet touching the green grasses and the golden anklet on her ankle was shinning, from under her long lehenga choli ( a traditional dress, wore by people of India, the prices, look and style depends upon rank). She was gracefully holding the hem of the lehenga skirt and she looked as if she was flying. Her wavy, long hair decorated with mang tika ( a beautiful jewelry, looks like necklace but is wore on head) and a bindi ( small shape of fabric wore on girl's forhead), her beautiful eyes decorated with kajal ( black ash, obtained from coal to prominent the eye lids) and her long lashes, waving in the air, her beautiful pink lips smiling, her lovely neck decorated with a beautiful golden necklace and her lovely nose decorated with nakamukhi ( nose ring), made her look like an Indian Goddess.
She turned back and waved at the woman, her wrist was decorated with golden bengals and bracelets, fingers covered with finger rings and ran furthur and, started spinning, looking to the sky. She shouted," Mata( respect given to the caretakers of ashram) Kanan, one day you'll, our India will be free, like the sky and our people's live would only know the meaning of happiness."
"Oh my sehzadi, come back, you'll get hurt!" Kanan voiced in concern.
The Sehzadi stopped spinning and pouted," You never support, my thoughts!"
" You're so innocent and so brave. Your Innocence makes me feel uneasy and your braveness always defeats my uneasiness. You're like my child Devi ( nickname of sehzadi Hansika), I fear to lose you at the same time I want you to acquire your rights!" kanan sated proudly.
"Mata, I know, in your, you always support and don't worry, I'm not weak, like my mother, I won't lose to that witch!" sehzadi stated through gritted teeth.
" I would've scolded you, for being this disrespectful towards your elders, but I won't, today, you're going to have what's right for you. The place that belongs to you is calling you, go my future Maharani!" She pointed at the beautiful white horse.
"Yes!" Shezadi smirked at her horse, " You know, my choice always!"
"Brave girls, don't need protection!" She stated proudly.
Devi got on the horse and left the ashram.
"Long live, my Maharani!" She prayed.
AT THE PALACE.
"You called me?" Indu entered the king's court and asked.
" Takhliya!( Leave us alone!)" The king ordered his attendants, each one of them bowed and left.
" I've an, important news to share, My daughter, is coming back and tomorrow, I'll declare her as the queen, for am getting old and I..." He was saying.
"Stop! Is this the reason, why you called me?" She asked the king.
" Yes!" The king replied sternly.
" Then, do remember my conditions!" Indu stated.
" I am the Maharaja and solely has the right to take any decision, I want!" He looked directly into Indu's eyes.
"And am, your Maharani, can't I've a say, if your daughter is going to ascend the throne, then, ask her to drop the engagement with the King of Israel and Let my daughter have that honour. Other than that, my daughter is pregnant, with the king's child!" She stated without any hesitation and looked away.
"What? Are you trying to go against me by supporting your daughter?" The Maharaja shouted furiously.
" My daughter? What about you, you're supporting that w***e's bastard child, and our child, isn't she your daughter, doesn't she deserved happiness?" She shouted back.
" Stop it, Indu, you're crossing your lines!" The king warned.
"I've lines, borders and everything else, I'll go by rules, you never let me address you with love and everything was for that w***e left, at your worst and not me, who was always, there for you, think of it, Harsh!" She left banging the door hard.
The king settled down on his couch, buring his head into his palm.
He shouted at one of his attendee," Delay, The Rajabhisek( the ceremonyof crowning), and prepare, for the wedding of my daughter!"
" Yes, Maharaja!" He bowed and left.
AT THE ROYAL GATE.
"I've reached the court and on the behalf of Sehezadi Hansika, I announce her arrival!" One of Hanshika's attendee announced, with high pitch and all the maids gathered there at the entrance, followed by Maharaja and Maharani and step sister, sehzadi Enoki.
Seeing, Sehzadi riding the horse and was not carried on a palki ( the royal cart carried by the horse), the king got furious and rushed to her.
" Devi, what is this, you know right, how much danger this could've been?" saying this he hugged her daughter.
" Dad! Your daughter's a brave girl and now, I'll be ruling a whole country! If I won't protect myself, how my people are going to trust me?" She replied, buring her head into her father's chest.
"Always remember, a rulers power is his or her brain and not muscles, for strength, you're assigned with sipahis and yes strength is a part for self defense, but risking your life is foolishness, remember this!" This king adviced.
" I got you, Father!" She replied respectfully.
"That's why, I choosed you, dear!" The king kissed her forehead and asked everyone to follow them into the palace.
A/N:
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