Krithika and poorni were awestruck to see suman, who was looking not less than a goddess . ..

  " krithika. ..poorni. .."

Suman called them. ..

" ji suman. .."

"  I will be at Shravan's room. ..don't allow anyone inside. ..if necessary, I will call you. .."

Krithika didn't dare to ask her anything ...poorni couldn't held her by asking ...

" suman. ..He is in a deathbed. ..Please. ..cry out loud. ..it's not good to be calm. .."  she told hesitantly, in between her sobs. .

Suman smiled sarcastic. ..

   " don't allow anyone inside. .."

She left to Shravan's chamber without turning to them. ..

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    Suman  walked towards him in trembling silence. ..thinking how she would survive without him. ..she  sat beside him. ..

     She looked him  painfully. ..He was lying speechless, motionless. ..His chest was rising up and down mildly which was the only sign that he is alive. ..

   Her eyes shed down tears. ..the frozen blood over his angavastra suggested that he had fought against someone. ..With the wound, it was clear that he had been  shot from back cowardly. ..Suman was uncertain ...where he went. .? whom he had fought with. .?

    Since it was time for the medication, she fed him with the medicine by placing his head  at her lap. ..

   It was unclear, whether it was due to medication or due to Suman's love filled touch. ..

   Shravan opened his eyes. ..unusually, his eyes  showed fear. ..

" su..Suman. ...He is too close to us. ..I need yo. ..you to be safe. ..I am aff. ..afraid. ..I. ..may not. ."

He gathered all his power to convey the message. ..

Suman hissed. ..

" issh. ...relax. ..shravan. ..you will be alright. ..don't worry about him. ..He won't dare to touch me. ..I am already yours. .."

Suman hoped that shravan would be alright. ..she reassured him to avoid pressure on his mind though, she was frightened with this new information. .

  
Shravan couldn't hold him anymore. ..He fainted again. ..a lone tear escaped from his eyes. ..

    Suman held his hands and caressed his cheeks. ..she ruffled his hair. .

She was with him for the entire day. ..she caged his hands and kept it at her cheeks. ..throughout. ..

Little while later,

It was time for the medication,  she  fed him with the medicine. ..He didn't swallow it. ..the medicine came out. ..

   The courage she had so far ,deserted her....the lump in her throat was getting too tight to bear. . ..she bursted into loud cry. ..her heart twinged. ..

   " will you abandon me finally?"

Her sob continued. ..Shravan's body trembled a bit. ..His eyes widely opened and fixed at suman. ..

  Suman experienced an incomprehensible state. ..she  felt as though her soul left her body. ...she had no courage to see him like that. ..she clenched her eyes and pleaded. ..

" devi durga. ..have you sent him to me only for three days happiness. .?I need him to be with me for my lifetime. .save him. ..Please. .."

    Shravan's eyes shut slowly. ..His body twitched rhythmic. ..Suman shivered at his condition. ..next moment, she shouted in soared fear. ...

             "  guruji. ..."

   Guruji rushed to see shravan. ..He told suman to stay calm. ..

Guruji checked his naadi (pulse ). ..His lips curved into a smile satisfactorily. ..

" He is recovering. .."

His words were like heaven to suman. ..her lips trembled with happiness. ..

" guruji. .."

" suman. It seems that ..the antidote  has been started to work. ..His breath and naadi is normal. .."

" thankyou guruji. .."  her voice resembled her happiness. ..

" suman. ..it's really a miracle, shravan survived only because of his mental strength. .His strong wish to survive made him to get back from his death. ..in addition, he needed you I guess. ..your proximity added him to get back. ..thank the Lord shiva. ..He will be alright. ..take rest suman. ..I will sit near him. .."

She nodded twice in satisfaction....

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"What's the need to go alone. ..why you didn't get at least Ranjith with you. .?We were almost dead. .."

Guruji was yelling at shravan . ...

  .He was panting  due to the rage. ..

" guruji is right. ..why did you go alone. .?what would we do if something had happened to you. .?have you at least had a thought about the princess. .?"

Ranjith too shouted at him as his share. ..

Shravan sat comfortably at bed. ..He smiled at them. ..

" guruji. ..I knew it was danger to go into jayasimhan 's region. ..but, I had no other choices left. ..I wanted  to decipher his battle strength and strategies. ..moreover, I got a news from Bhaanu that jayasimhan was at hunting. ..."

" Bhaanu. .? "

Ranjith and guruji looked each other. ..

" ji . ..guruji. ..I haven't informed you that Bhaanu is spying jayasimhan for us. ..I went to meet her. .."

  " what. ..? "

Guruji shouted in disbelief. ..

" shiv. ..are you out of your mind. .? It is equal to commit suicide to spy jayasimhan. ..that too. ..how could you jeopardise Bhaanu 's life in this issue. .? "

"  you already had sent hundred soldiers to capital. ..had cut down the forest. . .you have diverted the flow of dhungabathra. ..removed the iron spikes. ..on top of this, you are too weak to face the enemy now. ..He will be in front of our fort by next week. .."

Guruji expelled his disappointment. ..

" no guruji. ..jaya simhan would be here in another two days. ..He had started from the hunting place itself. ..not from his capital. ..He is more fast and serious than I think. .."

  " what. .? "  Guruji held the wall to hold himself. ..

    " ji. ..the war is eminent. .."

He didn't complete. ..a soldier came and informed that there was someone to meet shravan. ..

" me. .? ask to come in. .."

' who would it be. .? '

 
Shravan was clueless. ..at next instant, a woman entered the chamber like a cyclone. ..

  Instantly, Ranjith stepped back and bowed his head. ..she threw a death glare at Ranjith. ..He didn't dare to see her. ..hence he continued to look down. ..

   She was elegant yet strong. ..a long sword that hung  at her side spoke louder about her courage. ..she had been  dressed like a warrior. ..

She folded her hands and said 'namaste '  to guruji. ..He wished her for long life. ..

She looked shravan with teary eyes. ..her face was stiffened with anger. ..

" Bhaanu. .."

      His simple nod made her to melt...she ran to him and hugged at side  ...it was evident that she was crying. ..

Suman who was about to enter into Shravan's chamber paused for a second, to see him hugging a girl. ..that too, in front of Ranjith and guruji. ..she didn't dare to enter ...she stayed at the entrance wall itself. ...

   " Bhaanu. ..it's okay. ..I am alright. .."

He was stroking her back reassuringly. ..yet, her sob didn't halt. ..

" it was all my mistake. ..I shouldn't have left you. ..you were injured seriously only because of me...i should have been cautious...that cowards. ..I swear. ..I will crush them with my hands."

She bubbled with anger. . ..

 
" see. ..I am okay. ..stop worrying. ..now, tell me. ..why did you come here. ?.I told you to go back ...you know well that,I couldn't bear if anything happens to you. ..you are equal to my soul. ..why don't you understand. .?"

     Shravan still worried about her. ..

' what. .? Why shravan is too concerned about her. .? Who is she to him. .? He hugged her and she is equal to his soul. .? '

   Suman  who was witnessing everything  experienced a cloudy thoughts. ..

  " What. .?  I won't leave you alone. ..I will be with you. .."

Bhaanu was adament. ..

" Bhaanu. ..don't behave like a kid. .I said to go back. .."

  Shravan pressed his words. ..

" Papa. ...I was brought up by you. ..so. ..I am more like you. ..Once decided. ..it is decided. ...i will be with you. ..now take rest. .."

  Shravan nodded since he knew her well that she was more or less the female version of he, himself. ..

  Just then, suman entered the room and stood rooted to hear Bhaanu calling shravan ' papa '

  'Papa. .? How would it even possible..? By appearance, she must be at my age. ..who is she. .? How she is related to shravan. ?'

  Suman's head spun. ..

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   Here is the next chapter. ..so, our hero is back. ..i have  introduced a new character. ..Bhaanu. ..how she would change the story track. .? How she would be a daughter to shravan. .? Keep guessing. ..

@Priyashi03. .miracle happened 😍😍

@vasumathytg  Di. .don't want to block me. ..I guess 😉😉

@Farjanakhan. ..dear.....i think. .. .I had retained your trust. 😍😍😍

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