SWASAN- The Sword of Love

|13. The Truth|

PRATHAP PALACE..

"Father! Please listen to me!" Prince Sahil smirked seeing his father going inside his room paying no heed to the pleadings of his so much trusted younger son who was going behind him crying. He laughed seeing the scene in front of him, his jealousy, his frustration.. all were getting calmed by this. He walked to his room and stood in the large balcony smiling looking at the bright morning. His brother is saying that he had fell on a rock and that was the reason he fell unconscious and was no more a part of the competition. His devilish smile grew wide as he remembered what happened few minutes ago, when he saw his brother stepping inside the palace and his head was hung low. Who knows, maybe it was Sanskar, his slave who made him fall? Anyways, he was just waiting for his slave to bring Princess Mithra to him when he will fulfill his revenge...

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Princess Swara was sitting near the lake and was staring at the sky with moist eyes. She had to win this sword now, only that must be in her mind. Only that. She kept chanting that in her heart trying to bring herself out of the flood of miseries in which Sanskar had pushed her. She closed her eyes crying more, she felt so much pain, she felt betrayed and completely empty. Sanskar came here to win her trust and take her somewhere which he describes as a hell? Was he really that much bad? And then suddenly her heart was beating a little abnormal with the known confused feeling occupying her, she knew that Sanskar was near to her. How much she didn't wanted this power to actually feel him! "Swara!" her closed eyelids didn't dare to open hearing the voice, she cried more hearing him and was wiping her tears. at that sudden closeness when she felt him near her, she opened her eyes and saw him sitting beside her looking at the sky. She turned away from him and wiped her tears. "I saw you crying anyway, Princess!" she sighed angrily hearing him. she turned to him, her eyes still looked so red as she whispered, "what do you want?" she saw him just looking at her saying absolutely nothing, she saw a veil of sadness and paleness covering him like always whenever he is talking with her. Her eyes softened seeing him, but even before sometime, she thought that maybe he always acts to be sad to gain her trust on him. sometimes she feels that he is really guilty, but all these things were making her mind burst. Still his pain effected her that she became extremely sad. She closed her eyes in defeat, why? Why this was happening to her? "what do you want?" she asked it a little loudly stressing her words so much supressing her pain. "your forgiveness!" that slow whisper were the last words for the next few minutes. She had her eyes just closed as she refused to even look at him. all the time they had spent passed in front of her even in the darkness. She opened her eyes feeling his cold palms on her cheeks, her tears blurred vision didn't fail to see his concern for her but he wanted to betray her, didn't he? He was wiping her tears, his own face was red with tears and she was surrounded by confusion. Should she get drowned in the soothing touch of his, his painful eyes? But she already took a decision to concentrate on this competition, getting tired of her thoughts, she just shoved away his hands from her cheeks and ran from there to her tent...

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She was sitting there near the lake staring at the sky. There were tears in her eyes that made him sad. It was because of him, it is he who had broke her trust. At those most unexpected times he thought she will get angry with him, she has solved all their problems with her cute talks, but today she won't come to him and solve the problems. He no more wanted to be here, his decision is final. He is going to go back to Prathap palace, he closed his eyes at the thought of it but without Swara. His master may even take his life for not doing his duty. But he is ready for that punishment but he can't take Swara. He just can't! but before going, he had to tell Swara the truth, he had to tell her about him before giving his life. Determined with his thoughts, he started moving towards her, but as the distance decreased, his pace grew slower. Tears brimmed in his eyes, his throat choking at the idea of telling her the truth. Taking a deep breathe, he finally called her, "Swara!" she didn't turn to him. but he knew that she heard his voice, it was indeed loud enough. Sighing, he went more close to her, fear engulfing him thinking about her reaction as he sat down near the lake. His memories going back to the time when they played in the water. A sad smile came on his lips but his expressions turned into a frown when he saw her crying, she turned away and wiped her tears when he said whispering, "I saw you crying anyway, Princess!" and when she asked him what did he wanted, he just felt more weak by her frustrated voice. She was hating him, and her hatred was breaking every inch of him. will she ever forgive him? and that's what he asked, her forgiveness but she didn't reply to him. her eyes were still closed with tears flowing from her eyes. She remained silent for a very long time making him cry too with a sad smile again. She hates silence but today she preferred it.. his palms went to her cheeks to wipe her tears as she finally looked at him surprised. She was staring at him for sometime but then she stood and ran to her tent. His tears blurred vision didn't leave her until she went so far that she faded away from his vision. He whispered sadly crying, "how am I going to tell you my truth?"...