Draupadi's pov

It's been such a long time since she left, and I can't help but worry. I quietly stepped outside my room and looked down the stairs. She said she would endure the pain, but now I see that she is the one truly suffering. My heart aches knowing my dear friend is enduring this for my sake.
"Dhaksha," I shouted.
I ran down to the courtroom.

"Leave her," I pushed Dhushasana away.
"Dhaksha? Look at me, Dhaksha. Why did you do this? Is this why you didn't let me come to the courtroom," I sobbed.
"Dhushasana, the fish has ensnared itself in the net! Seize her now!" Duruyodhana commanded.

"Leave me. Dhaksha speak up. What did you all do to her? What's happening here? Why are you all sitting idle like this? Why can't you help our Dhaksha." I tried to move away from him.
"She was completely unconscious. She was sitting on the floor leaning against the chair without any movement."

"They are sitting idle because your husband, Dharmaraj has lost the bet and he lost both of you." Shakuni laughed.
"Pitamah, Is this Hastinapur's dharma? Don't call yourself Pitamah. While you are watching your two daughters suffer," Bheem Aarya yelled out.

"How will she ever forgive me? Hell is the place for us."

"Pitamah, You've spent your entire life preaching dharma. Look what's happening here? Watching a girl getting harassed. Is this your Dharma? She's our Kolavathu," I shouted.

"Guru Drona, is this what you taught your students in your Gurukulam? Harassing and abusing women?" I shouted until my throat became dry.

"What I have done to you, my Dhaksha? Dhaksha had faith in me, she was worried about me getting hurt.
I let my Sakhi suffer and endure the pain instead of me," I kneeled and cried.

"You are my slave too, my dear, Draupadi," Duruyodhana laughed. "What's the use of shouting? No one's going to listen to you. Even your husbands won't."

Dhushasana took me by the hair and pushed me towards the game board.
"Come, Draupadi. Come sit on my thigh make me happy," Duruyodhana laughed.

"Duruyodhana, remember I will tear the thighs and kill you in my hand. You can't escape with this," Bheem Aarya shouted.

"Is that so? What will you do? What can you do?" he said while shaking Dhaksha by his hair.
"Leave Dhaksha out of this. Please I beg you." Arjuna Aarya cried out so loud.

"The more you beg, the more I feel like I should torture her more." Duruyodhana laughed.
"Dhushana, leave me," I pushed him and pulled Dhaksha.
"I should have listened to you, left from here early," I cried to her while holding her.
"Leave, Sakhi. You can't..stay here. Leave..now, Sakhi," Dhaksha whispered in my ears.
"I won't leave you alone,  my sakhi," I said.

"It's our freedom. No one has the right over our will and freedom. You all are considered to be monsters who ruthlessly tortured a woman. Freedom is not just a cloth which can be taken away." I shouted while I made Dhaksha sit down.

"Dhaksha.." Arjuna crawled towards her.

"Don't touch her. You have lost your place as her husband long before. When you saw her getting tortured without even helping her. What's the difference between you and that monster Duruyodhana?" I shouted.

"I deserve this. She was right I let her suffer. I wanted to hold her in my hand but I already lost that place."

"Oh, yes. Cloth can be taken away," Duruyodhana smirked.
"Dhushana take away her clothes in front of all," he shouted.

"So this is what Dhaksha meant? I deserve this for letting my sakhi suffer."

I jointed my hand closed my eyes and started praying.

I felt Dhushasana pulling my clothes away.

Dhaksha's pov

I regained consciousness as I heard Duruyodhana commanding Dhushana to strip Draupadi of her clothes. I attempted to move, but my body felt too weak to respond. I  didn't know what to do I just sat and sought Vasudeva's help. As I know Vasudeva would help Draupadi.

"We were sitting like stones, watching our wife getting disrobed. Madhava please help your sakhi and my Dhaksha from suffering."

" Dharma shall be preached and adharma shall be destroyed. For the love and care, you had for me and the faith. I shall be on your side. Dharma's side."

"The more Dhushana pulled her clothes more and more cloths came from above. Madhava is helping her. After he became tired, all our jewels were thrown away from all the men in the courtroom

"This Raja sabha has become so impure and filled with adharma. No one is brave enough to help a woman. Is it what Hastinapur Rajasabha calls dharma?" Draupadi shouted.

"You will face the consequences. You all tried to take away my clothes. You guys are the ones without your jewels and clothes." Draupadi pointed to Duruyodhana.

I tried to get up and go near her, but suddenly everything went blank.

Draupadi's pov

"I think Draupadi needs more and give her more, Dhushasana," Duruyodhana commanded.

Just as he was about to take me, Dhaksha sprang to her feet and rushed towards them. With a powerful kick, she struck Dhushana, sending him crashing to the ground.

"What's happening?"

"It's the time to know Dhaksha's fate. Her part in Mahabharata. The reason why she became my sister. Time to know why she married Arjuna, time to know why she was tortured along with Draupadi."

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