Part 23 Proof

Khushi was thinking about Arnav's proposal. It was not a simple proposal but a proposal from Prince Aparajith. He seemed intensive. What would she do now? How could she explain to him about Time Travel, Parallel Universe, and all? Would he trust her? What if he didn't believe it? She was confused. She decided to finish Hemadri's matter first. After that, she would try to make Arnav understand. He gave two days' time to decide. However, she should make him understand.

On the other side, Arnav didn't bother about Khushi's decision because he thought she would accept his proposal. He believed she wouldn't disappoint him.

The next day

Arnav came to Khushi's room. Khushi smiled at him as usual. There was no difference in her behavior that Arnav liked so much.

"Are you ready?"

"Yeah..."

"Don't be panic. Nothing will happen to you until I'm with you" Arnav said.

"I know," Khushi said while taking her sling bag"

"Let's go"

They walked to the assembly hall. Arnav was welcomed narrating his victories and achievements when he entered the hall. Already everyone was present there, including Hemadri, the Priest, except for the King and the Queen. Padmakshi was also sitting there with other princesses and maids. Almost all the women in the palace gathered there to see what Khushi would do. Curiosity sparkled in their faces as they knew Khushi. Her stories themselves would be interesting. Then she must do something interesting here also, they expected.

Khushi smiled at the girls who waved their hands towards her. She looked at Hemadri and smiled with a blush. Hemadri also smiled feeling proud. Arnav rolled his eyes and said,

"Come and take your seat"

She walked with him. He made her sit on the guest seat that was next to him. Khushi sat on it.

"What's necessary to smile at him?" Arnav asked, gritting his teeth.

"What harm if I smile?" She asked, making him annoyed.

The King and Queen came. All of them stood up out of respect. King Chithanya sat and gestured for people to sit. He looked at Arnav.

"Prince Aparajith, why do you want me to gather the court today?"

Arnav stood up.

"Maharaj, our kingdom is facing a terrible problem silently. It questions the reputation of our Kingdom. Some girls are getting harassed by lechers. Sometimes we fail to protect them because those problems happen in the border villages. To avoid such a problem, I got an idea. I saw MY foreign guest fighting with such a lecher. The trickery is called KARATE. I think we should teach the trick to our kingdom women. So, they could save themselves without expecting anyone in any situation" Arnav said.

"Are you trying to escape from your duty of protecting our kingdom women, Prince Aparajith?" the priest asked sarcastically.

"Teaching them to be gutful also a Prince's duty I suppose... instead of making them expect a helping hand, making them confident and brave is what we should do"

"How could fragile girls fight?" one of the ministers asked.

"Until they are fragile, they won't. That's why I want them to learn fighting"

Arnav looked at the gallery where the girls were sitting.

"Are not you interested in fighting?"

"We fight every day for many reasons, Prince Aparajith," Hirma said.

"Yeah... yesterday also she dipped Yamini in the canal water while fighting with her," Padmakshi said making the hall filled with laughter.

"Will you learn karate?" Arnav asked.

"Yes..." they said in the same tone.

"Can we see what the fight is about?" The king asked.

Arnav looked at Khushi.

"Could you show what Karate is?"

Khushi nodded yes and went to the center hall. She bowed her head in front of the king who nodded his head.

"I don't think she could stand for a single slap" a minister taunted.

"Slap me, if you can" Khushi challenged.

Arnav smiled with pride.

"Come on... Slap me" She invited.

"Leave it... you are our guest..." the minister said.

"No problem. I won't cry if you slap me..."

Khushi looked at the King.

"Ask him to slap me, Maharaj"

"Gangadhar, do it" The King ordered.

Gangadhar stood up and came to Khushi. He raised his hand to slap her, but the next second, he was lying on the floor and Khushi's knee was on his chest. Using a simple KATA, she got him under her control. She got a big round of applause. Khushi bowed accepting it.

"Anyone want to try?" She asked running her eyes.

Everyone looked at the King.

"I'm giving permission to all. You can attack her" the King said.

The guard who stood with a spear ran towards Khushi. He tried to stab her with the spear but Khushi tackled him with a simple trick and snatched the spear. In no time, she pointed it on his chest.

Many WOWs echoed in the hall. She stood holding the spear in her hand with her head up.

"Fantastic... I have never seen such a talent in my experience" The King appreciated.

Khushi looked at Hermadri and raised her brows with a smile who looked horrified. Were not they planning to abduct Khushi? It seemed abducting her would not be a simple thing. She would definitely peel his skin off. He became tense because he was not ready to MISS her. if he followed the Priest's plan, he could not get Khushi. He understood that.

"What do you want? Ask me anything" The king said.

Arnav was looking at Khushi expecting her to look at him. He wanted her to ask the King to withdraw the allegation but Khushi didn't look at him. That disappointed him. More to his disappointment, Khushi said,

"I don't want anything, Maharaj"

"Don't you want anything?" Even Chaithanya was disappointed. Maybe, he also would have expected Khushi to use the chance to get rid of the allegation.

"I would like to tell you something. Will you permit me?" Khushi asked kindly.

"Yeah... you can... tell me what do you want to..." The king permitted without thinking.

"There was a saint in our country..."

Cutting her,

"Shah Rukh Khan?" Asked Kiran.

Khushi looked at her surprisingly. She didn't expect it.

"Exactly, Kkkk...Kiran..." Said Khushi making Kiran proud.

"Who is Shah Rukh Khan?" The King asked looking at the girls' gallery.

"He is a great Saint, Maharaj. His slogans are life hacks..." Padmakshi said, showing that she too knew about the saint.

"Oh... what slogan?"

"DIL TO PAGAL HAI..."

"Means?"

"Our heart is Crazy... we should not listen to it but should follow our mind"

"Aha..." The King wondered.

Khushi nodded yes, controlling her laughter.

"What else he said?"

"There are a lot Maharaj... Rab Ne Banad Di Jodi... Kabhi Alvida Na kehana... Main Hoon Na... Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gum..."

"What do those slogans mean?"

"Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is about a husband and wife relationship. It was a sacred relationship tied up by God. We should respect it"

"Aha... next?"

"Kabhi Alvida Na Kehana means, we should not leave the one who trusts us. We should be loyal to the person for our whole life"

"Excellent"

"Main Hoon Na means, I'm here. That's the best line anyone could give to their loved one. That makes the person confident, tension-free, and secure"

The king nodded yes looking at the Queen.

"Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gum means, Life is not all about happiness. We should cross the sad phase in our life to get happiness. We can't avoid it"

People applauded and Khushi waited until they stopped.

"Maharaj, before I left my country, I met Saint Shah Rukh Khan. He presented me with a MAGIC BOX"

"Magic Box?"

"Yes... he said, its life would be for only a certain period. Before it dies, I should tell someone about it. I want you to know about it because its life is going to get over"

"What's the box is about?"

Khushi went to her seat and took her sling bag. She removed her mobile from it. She showed it to the people, raising her hand. She turned the video mode and started capturing.

"What's there in the box?" the king asked.

Khushi cut the video and ran it.

WHAT'S THERE IN THE BOX? The king asked in the box and everyone wondered.

"Would the box show me too?" The Queen asked.

Khushi captured it and showed it.

WOULD THE BOX SHOW ME TOO? The queen closed her mouth and blushed. Khushi turned towards Arnav who was looking at her miraculously.

"Why didn't you tell me about it?" he asked.

Khushi captured it too.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT? Arnav asked in the box.

The hall was filled with chatters. People wondered about the MAGIC BOX. They felt bad as it was going to end soon.

"Does it repeat everything?" The King asked.

"Yes, Maharaj. It repeats everything..."

"This is amazing. The saint must be a powerful man" the king said.

"You are cent percent right. He is a very powerful man in our country" Though Khushi lied about many things she told the truth this time.

Shah Rukh Khan is indeed a powerful man in India.

"Maharaj, I captured something in this magic box last night," Khushi said, looking at Arnav who got alert.

"What was that?"

Khushi ran the video she captured last night.

{"What I heard is true?" The Priest asked.

"What did you hear, Maharaj?" Hemadri asked.

"Are you going to marry the foreigner?"

"Yes, Maharaj... I liked her very much."

"Just because you liked her, is it necessary to marry her?"

"What else can I do if she is a Royal guest?"

"You have already put an allegation on her and Aparajith is ready to relinquish his post. What else do we want? We have been waiting for this for long. Then why are you messing now? Just leave it. I will make the king expatriate her. When she is out of the kingdom, you can easily abduct her. Just because the girl looks beautiful, are you going to miss the great chance of becoming a king? Aparajith himself will relinquish his post if he doesn't prove her not a spy. And he could not prove it. We knew that. Then you will become a King of the heirless Kingdom... I will make it possible. Can't I?"

"You are right Maharaj. You can make it for sure..."

"That's all... once she expatriated, abduct her...she will be all yours," The Priest said.}

Everyone's eyes turned towards Hemadri and the Priest wrathfully. Arnav smirked feeling proud.

To be continued...