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Third POV 

 In Hastinapur

Vikarna steps out of the room and runs directly into someone.
Someone he hoped did not seem him around Gandhar Raj Shakuni's room.

And that someone was Maha Mahim Bishma.

"Maha Mahim!" Vikarna curses himself when his voice wavers at the end of the line. "Pranipatra!" (Greetings!)

"Pranipatra Vikarna!" (Greetings Vikarna!) Maha Mahim nods at me, his eyes flickering between me and the door of Mama Shree Shakuni's gate.

Oh Narayan! He is being suspicious.

"Kya Hua? Yahan kaise aana Hua?" (What happened? How come you are here?) He questions.

Oh shit! What do I say? Oh Narayan! bless me! 
"Woh" (That) I begin slowly. "Maha Mahim, Mama Shree ke liye kahin se patra aaya that oh main wahi dene aaya tha." (Maha Mahim, uncle got a letter frim somewhere, so I came to deliver it.)

"Tum Kyun dene aye? Kisi senik ke hathoan bhejwa Diya hota." (Why did you come to give it? You could have sent it through a solider.) He further enquires.

I am in a deep mess today. Oh Mahadev! Help me.

"Bas yun hi Maha Mahim. Patra glati se mere kamre Mein aa Gaya tha." (Just like that, Maha Mahim. The letter must have come to my room by mistake) I reply cooking up a story.

"Tumhare kamre Mein?" (In your room?) He raises an eyebrow.

"Ji Maha Mahim," (Yes, Maha Mahim.) I nod. "Woh Mujhe Yuyutsu ne ek patra likha tha, uski ke saath galti se chhut Gaya hoga." (Actually, Yuyutsu wrote a letter to me, it may have come with the same, accidently.)

He still looks at me suspicious and un- convinced.

"Us pe kuch likha bhi nahi toh, isliye bhi Ho sakta hai." (It had nothing written on the top, that may be the reason too.) I add slowly.

"Toh tumhe kaise pata ki woh Gandhar Raj ke liye tha?" (So, how did you know it was for King of Gandhar?) Maha Mahim further asks.

"Andar unhe hi sambhodit Kiya Gaya tha, Maha Mahim." (The letter was addressed to him, inside.) I lie through my teeth. Hey Mahadev! 

"Tumne patra padha?" (You read the letter?) He inquires.

"Srif sambodhan." (Only to who it was addressed.) I answer, hoping and praying to all lords above that he takes this as my answer.

"Theek hai." (Ok, fine.) He nods. And walks past me.

And when he turns around a corner, I slump against the pillar behind me.
I thought, I was a dead meat today. Thank you, Mahadev and Narayan!

"Yeh sab Kya tha?" (What was this all?) A voice whispers in my ears.

I give a very ehm- manly yelp and turn around to find Dushala standing there.
One hand on her waist and the other holding her Dupatta. She is glaring at me.

I said it a little early. I am a dead meat now.
She is much, much, much worse than what Pitamah can ever be.

I put a hand on my chest, "Dara Diya tumne, Mujhe." (You scared me.)

"Maine dara Diya?" (I scared you?) She questions, looking at me incredulously.
"Aur aapne jo abhi Kiya? Mujhe toh laha ki ab bas Ho Gaya, phut Gaya bhanda humara." (And what about you? I thought that we were done for, our secret would be out now, because of you.)

I was about to reply when I realize where we were.
I grab her and motion to her to walk with me.

Slowly, avoiding as many sightings as we could, we reach her room.
"Sab theek hai, Dush." (Everything is fine, Dush.) I assure her. "Hume Chinta karne ki koi zarrorat nahi hai." (We do not need to worry, now.)

"Kaise nahi hai?" (Why not?) She questions. "Humne abhi tak Mata aur Pita Shree se baat nahi ki." (We still have not talked to mother and father.)

"Kya?" (What?) I say, surprised. "Kyun nahi Kiya tumne baat? Baat toh tumhe hi karni hain na?" (Why not did you talk? You had to do the talking, right?)

"Are! Toh aap kam se kam saath chaloge na?" (Are! At least you can come with me, for moral support?)

I roll my eyes. "Theek hai, Chal." (Ok fine, come on.)
Once again grabbing her hand, I drag her to the other part of the palace.

Third POV  

 In The Jungle

Everybody knew it that instant. They were sure of it the moment they saw her.

It was all over her face. But just for an instant.
After that she hid it all under a mask. A cover up of nothingness.

"Kya hai woh, Bhabhi Ma?" (What is it, Bhabhi Ma?) Bheema questions. He knew somebody had to question it and so he did.

"Kuch jo main kabhi nahi hone dena chahhti thi." (Something that I never wanted to let happen.) Ananya says slowly.

On meeting with everyone's confused glance, she sighs. "Hume do hissoan Mein yeh sab karna hoga." (We will need to do all this in two parts.)

"Kya?" (What)

"Kaise?" (How?) The two Ashwini twins question, their words almost over lapping each other's.

"Hume Baith kar baat kar sakte Hain? Haan?" (We can talk about all this while being seated too, right?) Karn suggests.
He was getting a feel that this all would turn out to be very hard on them all.

They all nod and take a seat under the large Banyan tree.
Sitting in a circle as Kunti sits on one side of Ananya while on other side Ananya had Karn. Beside Karn sat Duryodhana. Followed by Bheema, Nakul, Sehdev, Arjun, Yudhishthira. And Yudhishthira was sitting beside Kunti.

Kunti grabbed Ananya's hand and squeezed it.
She tried to send as much as power she could give her daughter. She knew that her daughter would be steeling her heart while doing this. And she would do everything in her hands to give her daughter the strength she needed.

Oh Narayan! Help me! Ananya breaths deeply.  

"Main janti Hun ki main jo baat aaj kahungi woh meri hi baat ko katega." (I know whatever I am about to talk today, is going to condradict my own words.) Ananya starts, looking at each of her brother- in- laws. "Par Mujhe aur koi rasta nahi dikh raha hai. Agar tum log ko kuch samjh Mein ata hai, isse behtar toh batao Mujhe." (But I am not able to find any other way. If you are able to get any other way, better than this please share.)

The brothers nod in understanding. They understood that whatever their Bhabhi wanted to share would be something that they would not expect, ever.

"Hume do hisse main batna hoga." (We need to divide in two groups.) Ananya says slowly. "Aapne Aapne raste jana hoga. Ho sakta hai kuch din ke liye Ho, yeh. Par aisa hi karna padega Hume. Yahi sujha raha hai Mujhe." (We need to go on two different paths. It may be for some days only. But we need to do this. I can think of this only.)

"Do hisse Mein, matlab?" (In two groups meaning?) Yudhishthira questions. "Main puch raha Hun ki hum sab kaise do hisse Mein batenge?" (What I mean to ask is how will we divide in two groups?)

"Tum panchoan ko alag nahi hona chahhiye." (You five should not separate, ever.) Ananya looks at the Pandeva's. "Tum Panch, ek hath ki panch ungliyoan ki tarah Ho. Tum kabhi alag nahi hoge." (You five are like the five fingers of a hand. You guys can never be separate, from each other.)

"Aur tumhe Mumma ki zarrorat toh awashya padegi." (And you guys would of course need mother.) Ananya smiles tentatively at the five brothers. 

Oh Narayan! Bless them! 

"Par Bhabhi Ma, aap teen hi aur hum che?" (But Bhabhi Ma, the three of you and us six?) Arjun questions.

"Hum sambhal lenge." (We will manage.) Duryodhana says confidently.
He understood that no one wanted to be in this circumstance but they all needed to do whatever was really required.

Ananya just shrugs, after hearing Duryodhana's statement, looking at the six of them. "Ab yeh sab tum par hai. Kya karna hai aur Kya nahi karna hai." (Now all this is upon you guys. You guys need to decide what to do and what not to do.)

"Hum yeh kar sakte Hain." (We can do this.) Karn nods, wrapping an arm around Ananya and squeezing her shoulder, in support.
He would always support her no matter what.

"Main bhi Bhabhi Ma, ke saath Hun." (I am with Bhabhi Ma, too) Duryodhana says, once again. Till the time he had his Bhabhi Ma with him, nothing could ever go wrong with him and his family.

"Hum bhi." (Me too.) Nakul and Sehdev nod.
All would be fine if their Bhabhi Ma said so. 

"Mujhe bhi koi dikat nahi hai." (I also have no problem.) Bheema shrugs. 
This situation seemed to be fine to him. Although he would miss his Bhabhi Ma, a lot. 

"Maan Gaye, Bhabhi Ma." (Agreed, Bhabhi Ma.) Arjun nods along, he did not seem much happy.
He was not very happy with this but he if his brother's were agreeing he would go with it. 

"Theek hai." (It is fine.) Yudhishthira sighs.
He was not ready to be the eldest among all of them once again. 

They all turned to their mother. 
Whatever she would say would be the final decision for them all. 

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How was the update for the day? 

Vikarna was saved closely. 

Dushala and Vikarna seem to be planning something. 
What? 

They seem to be set to go to Anga. 

What do you think of what Ananya proposed.  

Karn of course, is with her. 

Duryodhana seems fine with it. He believes that he will be fine if he has Ananya. 

Nakul and Sehdev trust Ananya at all degrees.  

Bheema seems to be not liking it much because he would not see Ananya. 

 Arjun seems agitated about something. 

Yudhishthira does not want to be eldest again. 

What will Kunti say? 

Will she agree to this proposal?  

What do you think, how will this turn out, really? 

Thanks for Reading this. 

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Aage dekhiye- 
Third POV 

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