Gauri, apni aakhon se Vikrant ki taraf dekhte hue, use dard se sahmi hui awaaz me kehti hai, Vikrant, bas! Yeh sab tham gya hai ab.
Vikrant, Gauri ki baaton ko sun kar, apne gusse ko dheere dheere shant karne lagta hai. Uska dard aur gusse ka andhkar dheere dheere kam hone lagta hai, aur woh Gauri ke saath ek lambe pal ke liye bas chupchaap kamar ko lage baithta rehta hai aur Gauri uske sir par dheere dheere apna hath ferti rehti hai.
Vikrant aur Gauri aise hi baithe hue the, Rani door khadi Vikrant ko dekh rahi thi. Unke dil mein aaj kayi barso baad sukoon tha. Unhe us haven se chutkara mila tha. Apni peeda se chutkara mila tha, unki aankhon se bas aansu beh rahe the. Aaj tak jo unhone, unki Rani ma ne, aur rajya ki kayi aurton ne jo dard saha tha, uska ant hua tha.
Par tabhi darbar mein ek awaaz gunj uthati hai.
Sainiko, isse bandi bandi banalo, aur ek haath Vikrant ki aur ishara kar raha tha. Ye awaaz Vasundhara ki thi.
Vasundhara ki awaaz sunke sab chauk jaate hain. Sabko hairat hai ki ye sab kya ho raha hai. Akhir, Vikrant ko kyun bandi banane ka aadesh diya jaa raha hai.
Vasundhara ki awaaz sun kar, Gauri Vikrant ko apne se aur jakad leti hai. Jaise use us adesh se aitraz tha.
Gauri: Aap kya keh rahi hain, Vasundhara ji?
Vasundhara: Mein jo kar rahi hoon, woh theek kar rahi hoon. Humne pehle bhi ye galati kar li hai, ab dobara ye nahi karna hai.
Gauri: Aap kesi baat kar rahi ho?
Vasundhara: Aap nahi jaanti, aapki dawai ki wajah se ShairShing itna shaktishaali bana tha, aur vesi hi dawai Vikrant ko bhi di gayi hai. Mein nahi chahti ki Vikrant bhi aage chalke ShairShing jaisa bada khatra banega, isiliye mein abhi isi waqt use kaid karke dena chahti hoon.
Gauri: Acha to aapko lagta hai ki Vikrant bhi ShairShing ki tarah heaven hai? Abhi jab tak woh aap sab ke liye lad raha tha tab aapko ye baat yaad nahi aayi?
Vasundhara: Gauri ji, aap apne jazbaato pe kabu rakhiye, humein pata hai aapke aur Vikrant ka rishta gehra hai, lekin mein ab rajya ki bhalai ke liye soch rahi hoon.
Gauri: Par Vikrant se aap mein se kisi ko bhi koi khatra nahi hai, agar woh chahta to ShairShing se haath mila leta na.
Vasundhara: Woh mein kuch nahi jaanti, abhi yeh kamzor hai. Abhi sahi samay pe ise maar dete hain, agar aage chalte yeh theek hua to yeh bhi ShairShing ke jaise hamare liye khatra ban sakta hai.
Rani door khadi thi, sab baatein sun rahi thi, par abhi tak kuch bhi nahi bol rahi thi. Woh bas Vikrant ko dekhti ja rahi thi, jo abhi bhi Gauri ki kamar se lagkar baitha hua tha, aur kuch nahi bol raha tha.
Rani (chillate huye): Sabke sab chup ho jao, aur Vikrant ko koi haath bhi nahi lagayega.
Vasundhara: Par...
Rani: Maine kaha na ki koi bhi Vikrant ko haath nahi lagayega.
Rani: Abhi ke liye uska ilaaj hona zaroori hai. Gauri ji, aap Vikrant ka ilaaj kar dein. Isne mujhe bachane ke liye khud par bahut saha hai.
Vasundhara: Par Rani ji, aage chalke yeh bhi ShairShing ki tarah ban gaya to.
Rani: Kya, jo abhi hua hi nahi, uske liye hum aaj isko bina kisi gunah ke saza dena jayez hai?
Vasundhara: Par...
Rani: Haan ya na?
Vasundhara: Ji nahi.
Rani: To baat yahi khatam hoti hai. Gauri ji, abhi ki abhi aap Vikrant ko le jaiye aur uska ilaaj kar dijiye. Hum nahi chahte ki hamari wajah se unki jaan ko koi khatra ho.
Gauri: Ji Rani ji, aapka bahut shukriya.
Gauri Vikrant ko kuch logon ki sahayata se apne ghar ilaaj ke liye le jaati hai. Aur baaki sab log yahi darbar mein ruk jaate hain. Vahi Kusum ko bhi bandi bana kar laaya jaata hai.