Desirable Me!
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"I am talking about the marriage proposal from Maharaj Agni Barhi, our king, king of Jwalana !"
"I am talking about the marriage proposal from Maharaj Agni Barhi, our king, king of Jwalana !"
"I am talking about the marriage proposal from Maharaj Agni Barhi, our king, king of Jwalana !"
Since when had she become so desirable? was her mother putting beauty tablets in her food? Were men blind nowadays and the latest gossip was not yet updated?
Jwala was lying on her bed, and thinking, what the hell had happened in the span of 24 hours, she was a perfectly average Women, who had no plans to get married in near future and no possibility of getting proposed, even in distant future, how had it come to this?
She should may be just sleep for now, may be she was dreaming, Sambit's proposal was astonishing but the Maharaj's proposal had electrocuted her in a state of shock!
Jwala closed her eyes, then opened them, then again closed them, then again opened them, then again closed them, then again opened them.
This was not working!
She got up from the bed and went near the mirror, may be she had turned into a beauty at sunrise, but the reflection staring back at her was same, the same too big brown eyes, the same slightly crooked noose, a small pouty mouth, and long straight black hair. May be the preferences had changed, and men were going for a simple style.
Ahh! It was too much!
Jwala was not able to sleep the whole night, thinking about the accidents of the previous day, however there were few things very clear, after 6 hours of thinking, rethinking, over thinking and rethinking the over thinking.
She gave up on sleep by 8 a. m and went to find her mother who was busy in the kitchen.
Their small house which consisted of two rooms and a kitchen attached with the living room, was very cozy, why should she leave it?
"Ma! "
Her mother turned on hearing her voice "Jwala, did you not sleep the whole night! , go and freshen up we have-"
"Ma! listen to me, what does it matter, two men already find me desirable! "
"Jwala listen-"
"No ma, Please you listen, I have thought about it all night, I mean, I know you were really excited about Maharaj Agni's proposal, but ma, have you considered he is a manwhore , we don't know how many concubines he has stashed away in his palace and how many other women he has outside the palace and-"
"Jwala!!! "
"Mom why are you shouting, I am just telling you, may be he has this habit of having a bride from every village or something but still why me "
"Jwala! keep quiet" her mother said twinkiling her eyes at Jwala
"Mom what is wrong with your eyes? don't worry we will go to a doctor after we finish this conversation, so, as I was saying, Ma I know he is our king, but ma for all we know he could be in his fifties and all that talk about him being very handsome and attractive could be just, you know, talk"
"Jwala... Jwala my girl please stop talking! " her mother was shaking now
"Mom are you alright, are you scared how we will reject his proposal? Don't worry I'll just tell him that being a queen would be too much for a village girl like me, and high and mighty king deserves or rather entitled to... I heard he thinks he thinks he is entitled to things and women and pleasure, yes we can just tell him he is entitled to someone prettier, I mean mom stroking his ego a little, would get me out of this nightmare than why not? "
"Jwala! enough! " her mother looked on the point of collapse now
"Ma, you don't look very well, " Jwala went near her and held her shoulders "It's okay ma, once we solve this problem , we will take care of your health right away"
"Jwala Maharaj is a very kind and considerate person" her mother said seriously
Jwala started laughing "Ma please! god knows, what he carries , after all that manwhoring he does "
"I don't think anyone ever has articulated me soo well! " she heard a deep familiar voice behind her .
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