Prathi was fuming with anger, how did such a thing went unnoticed by him? Vatsala looked at him, she had never seen him raise his voice... The baby in her kicked, she tried calming it down they weren't sitting together yet the baby could feel it's father's anger..... Prathi sat down he looked at Vatsala and calmed down..

Bheem-" PUTRA WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!"

Shrutakarm-" Pitashree Bheem, Pitashree has always differentiated between mata and mata Subhadra!! I DON'T KNOW WHY PITASHREE? WHY ?! MY MATA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN WHOLE ARYAVARTA! SHE IS PANCHALI, FIRE BORN! DAUGHTER OF PANCHALRAJ!
Despite having Such High STATUS she decided to marry all of you! All of you! And in return she simply asked all of you to not marry?! YET! YOU BROKE IT! YOU KEPT BREAKING IT!"

Arjun was silent....

Shrutakarm-" EVERYONE HERE KNOWS THAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO GO ON A CELIBACY FOR 12 YEARS.. AND EVEN IN THSOE 12 YEARS YOU DID THREE MARRIAGES! AND HAD A CHILD FROM EACH ONE OF THEM.!! FIRST MATA ULUPI AND THEN MATA CHITRANGADA, HE WAS PURELY ATTRACTIVED BY HER CHARM !! AND YET AFTER HAVING KIDS FROM THEM YOU LEFT THEM! AS FOR MATA ULUPI SHE HAS GREAT WORK TO DO! BUT MATA CHITRANGADA?"

He turned at Yudhishthir...

Shrutakarm-" What did she do wrong? Even if my bhrata wasn't going to stay here! Why didn't you call her to stay with us? Huh? Just BECAUSE SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF A LOCAL KING? (clicks tongue) OH YEAH! SHE WASN'T THE SISTER OF KANHAIYA?! WHY? WHY DID YOU BRING(points at Subhadra) HER HERE? YOU KNEW THAT MATA DRAUPADI NEVER WANTED THAT!"

Arjun looked at Subhadra, she was crying, Abhimanyu tried confronting her...

Shrutakarm-" You Did the same thing about an now m-"

His talk was cut by Arjun he couldn't bear a tear from Subhadra's eyes...

Arjun-" SILENCE! SHUT UP NOW! SHRUTAKARM YOU ARE NOT EVEN MY SON! YOU ARE A SIN! YES YES I AGREE THAT I HAVE MY OWN FAVOURITES EVERYONE DOES! HUH YOU TALK ABOUT MY BHRATAS THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT THEIR SONS NOT ABOUT YOU! BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FAVOURITES! SAME WAY I LOVE ABHI AND SUBHA MORE! IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG IN THAT?!"

Arjun got up and asked Bheem...

Arjun-" Tell me bhrata isn't Sutsom your favourite?! Why don't you go and visit Ghatotkacha?"

Bheem looked down, his pride was crushed in a minute...

Arjun-" OKAY, WHY NOT ASK VATSALA?"

Prativindhya looked at her, Arjun went towards her, he pulled her arm and she got up with a jerk...

Arjun-" Tell me putri! Do you have a favourite from Chitra and Prathi?"
Vatsala-" No,I don't have any favourite!"

Arjun's grib tightened on her shoulder, ofcourse her skin was soft and his nails pierced it..

Arjun-" Ohh dear, everyone here is family! TELL NOW!"
Vatsala-" I SAID I HAVE NO FAVOURITES!"

Arjun-" OHH COME ON! YOU MUST BE LIKING SOMEONE MORE! JUST TELL! "

Vatsala tried jerking her shoulder but his grip was too tight... Draupadi got up but then another hand was on Arjun's... Prativindhya gripped Arjun's hand and said in a low dangerous voice...

Prathi-" Leave her shoulder now..."

He said it so calmly that it scared Suthanu... Nitya grabbed her for support... Arjun stared at him... And left Vatsala's shoulder giving her a disgusting look...

Prativindhya immediately studied her shoulder, it was red but didn't hurt... He sat beside her, he slid his hand on her belly, he could feel the tension...

Arjun-" All of you are so unrealistic! SO UNREALISTIC! THERE IS NO WAY SOMEONE CANNOT HAVE A FAVOURITE?! JUST LIES..."

By this time, Shrutakarm was in tears, Shrutakrit hugged him.

" You shouldn't differentiate between your children never.."

Everyone turned towards Vatsala...

Vatsala-" I know very well how it feels, when you try to do everything to get noticed from the person you love the most, and he doesn't pay attention to you it hurts."

Draupadi felt that to her heart... There was time when she was in the same shoes but eventually panchal gave in..

Vatsala got up-" In fact Pitashree you YOU DO NOT DESERVE A SON LIKE SHRUTAKARM!"

Those words echoed in the palace...

Vatsala-" I don't understand was it wrong with mata Draupadi loving you? Trusting that you would take care of only her? Every wife's heart aches when a husband brings in a new wife!"

Vatsala closed her eyes...

Flashback...

It hadn't been much time since Vatsala's first year with Chitrasen had started... She loved the simplicity..

Vrushali wore minimum garments despite the fact that they could buy alot... Vatsala was always very close to Snigdha but she had noticed a change in her....

Snigdha had become way too much sticky to Vrishasen... She talked to Madhura but didn't let her take Aahuk in her arms...

She always wondered why so? What was the reason behind her actions?

It was afternoon nap time for Aahuk. Snigdha hadn't eaten that day... How could a mother eat when her son was having fever...

Vatsala saw Madhura bringing cold water in a huge pot, Vrishasen placed a cloth on Aahuk's burning head... Snigdha gently tried putting him to sleep...

Madhura-"Jiji I can do that for a while, you and Arya should eat.."
Snigdha-"No Need.."
Vatsala-" No didi I think you should, or else Aahuk will recover and you might fall sick..Let me and Madhura jiji do it."

Snigdha-' Ohh Vatsala! I didn't see you here! Arya you go and eat, Vatsala and I will look after Aahuk..."
Madhura-" But jiji-"

Snigdha gave her a stern look, Vrish was tired with Snigdha' s behaviour. He got up and went to the royal kitchen hand in hand with Madhura..

Vatsala sat beside Snigdha and asked-" Didi what happened? What is wrong with you?"

Snigdha could mask her tears anymore she broke down... Vatsala hugged her, she gently placed Aahuk on the bed...

Vatsala-" Oh didi..."
Snigdha-" You saw right? You saw the way Arya went with her... How long did it take for him to fall for her? He wasn't much comfortable with me in the beginning of our marriage! And with her she literally begs me to let her in our chamber..and if I insist he would sneak away in midnight! Why ? Why? What did I do wrong that he had to bring her? Was I not enough? Was I lacking some qualities? Nowadays I fell as if Aahuk is the only thing that keeps us together...."

She started crying harder, Vatsala hugged her..

Vatsala-" Didi, I am 100% sure! Jhest loves you alot, when my bhrata had poisoned you! He was so worried! He cares about you and Aahuk! Maybe he hasn't spent much time with her! That's why he is right now! I know deep down he is worried about you!"

End of flashback..

Vatsala opened her eyes..

Vatsala-" The pain and misunderstandings are immeasurable."

She couldn't take the shouting anymore, her head was throbbing... She left from there... She went straight into her room, she got rid of her jewellery and loosed her tight hair...

Prativindhya came in..

Prathi-" Vatsala... Are you okay?"
Vatsala-" Y- yea I-"

She covered her mouth,and ran straight in the bathroom.. the pregnancy hormones were really getting her.. Prathi knew she would take long he had left everyone unassisted...

He rushed downstairs, to see Arjun leaving with Subhadra and Abhimanyu...

Arjun-" I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE!"

Shrutakarm-" YES GO ! GET OUT FROM HERE! GO!"

Prathi-" Pitashree what happened?"
Yudhishthir-" Arjun is going."
Prathi-" What? NO-"

Arjun-" PUTRA ENOUGH IS ENOUGH NOW! LISTEN SHRUTAKARM FROM THIS MOMENT ITSELF YOU AREN'T MY SON!"

shrutakarm-" YES I AM NOT! NOW GO!"

Pragti hugged Shrutakarm he was crying his eyes were red... Bheem went to confront him.. Draupadi tried hiding her tears..

Draupadi-" Putra, where is Vatsala?"
Prathi-" Mata she must be in washroom.."

Suthanu-" Jhest you go and check on her.. I will look here.."

Prativindhya nodded, he immediately returned.. His guess was correct Vatsala sat on the edge of the bed... He hugged her from behind...

Prativindhya-" You should rest..."

Vatsala didn't say anything, Prathi tucked her into the bed... Before leaving he secretly promised that he would never differentiate between his children even if they were his biological or step children...

[ Shesh! Two intense chapters?! What will happen now? Arjun left? What reason would he have to come back? But.... Will he even come back?! I hope you liked the chapter! Stay tuned!]