Chapter no 1

Agar mujhe mritiyu dand mil gaya toh?

Tara made him sit on the bed in her chamber. She immediately filled a glass with water.

Dhruv kuch boliye.

Tara pleaded watching him sitting on the bed looking ahead expressionlessly. His eyes were blank as he looked ahead unblinkingly.

She kneeled down in front of him and placed her fingers under his chin silently asking him to look up. Their eyes met. She felt a shiver of fear race down her spine as their eyes locked. His eyes were blank, void of any emotion which made her heartbeat stop for a moment and then she gulped.

Kismat ke likhe kisne dekhe.
Kaun jane zindagi mein kya ho

She extracted her other hand holding the glass of water towards his lips. He blinked his eyes. His eyes were blank, void of any emotion as he sipped the water from her hands.

Dh...ruv

Tara called out, her voice quivering with   guilt. She reached out, her hand gently cradled his cheek with trembling fingers. He hissed and leaned backwards slightly. Tara looked at him, her eyes a mixture of pain and guilt.

Kaun jane zindagi mein kya ho
Sath chalte chalte rahein juda ho.

Rajkumari Tarapriya.

Dhruv whispered, his voice still emotionless.

Dhr...uv. Bo....liye hum....ari jaan. Bas humein Rajkumari Tarapriya mat bulaiye.

Tara said, her voice breaking in between as she reached out and hesitantly cradled his cheek, her touch hesitant but tender. She blinked her eyes and a lone tear escaped her beautiful almond eyes.

Shama karogi mujhe?

Dhruv whispered, his voice weak with uncertainty.

Tara looked at him statled. Her mind raced to process his words.

Apnon ke aage aksar ishq kurbaan ho
Haq jaan pe ho jis ka
Uske bina jaan ho

Kis liye Dhruv? Aapko shama mangne ki abashakta nahin hai.

Tara said shaking her head sideways, sobbing, she reached out to cup his other cheek.

Main mara nahin iss liye.

Dhruv said emotionlessly, his voice barely above a whisper.

Tara was taken aback by his words. She froze. Her heart stopped beating for a moment. A wave of coldness swept over her.

Dhruv...

Tara,s voice trailed off. She couldn't imagine her life without him and he was taking about death which caused her to chock on her breath. She lost her voice. Her heart shattered loudly in her ears. She gathered some courage inhaling a painful breathe as she tried to find her voice and gulped the lump that formed in her throat.

Jeena na paye phir bhi ho jeena zaroori
Kaise bhi...

Dhruv yeh aap kya keh rahe hain?

Tara asked him once she found her voice, though it was as shaking as it could be. Tara,s hands started caressing his cheeks, her touch hesitant but affectionate.

Kuch rang pyaar ke aise bhi
Kuch rang pyaar ke aise bhi

Per aapne hi toh kaha ke maine Maharaj Udeybhan ki jaan li hai?

It was rather a statement, she felt like it was a mocking one, his voice was weak with uncertainty as he locked eyes with her once again.

Nah...in Dh...ruv aap....ne pi...ta ji ke pra...an nahin liye.

Tara,s voice quivered with a mixture of guilt and pain. She looked at him, her face crumbled.

Kaise bharosa karun aapka main?

Dhruv asked, his voice carrying a touch of vulnerability. He jerked her hand away. Tara looked at him shocked, her heart quickening it's pace and she stood up.

Dhruv shant.

Tara said taking slow steps towards him who looked at her blankly. His eyes which always held undying love and trust for her were emotionless. Her heart broke seeing him like this. She gulped the lump that formed in her throat and held his hands and shivered feeling them cold.

Dhruv aapne nahin liye pita ji ke praan.

Tara said in a feeble voice. Another huge lump formed in her throat and she coughed but he couldn't feel anything and stood there numb.

Jhooth

Dhruv said looking at her and stepped back and averted his eyes.

Tara looked at him with a mixture of fear and uncertainty. He was no longer the Dhruv she knew. It was like he's someone else in his disguse. He was no longer the strong, playful, smiling Dhruv, instead he was a person who lacked trust, a hurt, broken and fragile version of himself which Tara strongly disliked.

Sach.

Tara said softly. She walked towards him and stood behind him. Her hand reached out to touch his arm.

Sach.

She repeated once again in a desperate attampt to make him believe. She palmed her mouth as a sob tore through her.

Maine bhi toh yehi kaha tha ke maine Maharaj Udeybhan ki jaan nahin li.

Dhruv said blankly turning to look at her. His emotionless eyes made her gulp.

She stared at him as he took a step back. She gulped the lump that formed in her throat and took a step towards him but he stepped back once again.

Yeh humne kya ker diya...

Tara said to herself, her voice barely above a whisper.

Kuch nahin.

Dhruv said rather emotionlessly and was about to go but stopped feeling a tug on his hand.

Dhruv shama...

Tara stopped feeling a sob building up inside herself.

Rajkumari Tarapriya..

Dhruv called her out rather hesitantly, turning to face her.

Tara looked at him with tear- filled eyes. There was a time when he would express his feelings and thoughts so openly to her without any hesitation but now he was asking for her permission which broke something deep within her. On top of that he was addressing her as Rajkumari Tarapriya which she hated. She was Tara for him. Dhruv,s Tara, his love.

Dhruv Tara samey sadi se pare.

Her heart said affectionately. Tara couldn't help but cry out.

Dhruv aap humein Rajkumari Tarapriya Kyun bula rahe hain...?

Tara asked with a lump raising in her throat.

Kyun? Sab aapko yehi bulate hain.

Dhruv said locking eyes with her. Tara felt a shiver of uncertainty race down her spine.

Parantu...

Kyunke mujhe nahin lagta ke mujhe adhikar hai ke main ek Rajkumari ko unke naam se bulaun. Agar mujhe mritiyu dand mil gaya toh?

Dhruv said the last part as a question. He looked at her blankly.

Tara stepped back covering her mouth with her palm as she let out a trembling sob. She could see the wounds over his heart and soul which she gave him. His broken self laced with doubts. Tears blurred her vision and she closed her eyes as another sob tore through her but he had already left.

End Of Chapter!!!

Coming up next: Dhruv and Sukanya,s bond

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