Raabta

Chapter 19: Wedding day part 2

Aayat's POV

Everyone looked at me in utter shock as I told them what had happened, Ruhani who was now dressed up as a bride sat on the floor without uttering a word in complete shock, why would she not? Today her biggest dream was going to come true she might have never imagined that it would turn into a disaster like this.

"Yeh kaisa Raja hai jo Mohabbat karne ke liye apnae paraja ka jaan letha hai, meeri bacchii ki zindagi barbaad karke voh apne mehal main jasan mana raha hoga, aisa Raja hameh nehi caahiye (What kind of a king is this who takes the life of his people for falling in love, he must be celebrating in his palace after ruining my child's life, we don't need such a king)"

Ruhani's father said as he went to his daughter.

"Tum figar mat karo beta, hum unnki maut ka badla lekar rahenge (you don't worry, we will take revenge for their death)"

Nushrat's POV

Oh god where is this Aayat? I thought as I started walking towards the village in search of her, I stopped abruptly as I heard some people talking, I hid behind a tree and peeped outside it was Roop's father along with few of the palace soldiers.

"Agar Raja sa ko patha chala toh tum logon ki jaan le lege (If the king gets to know he will kill all of you)" Roop's father said.

Wait the king doesn't know about all this then how come the palace soldiers are here?

"Mujhe ek baat samaj mein nehi aayi aapne humeh sipahi banne ko kyu kaha? (I didn't understand one thing why did you ask us to dress up as soldiers?)"

"Tujeh kya laga yeh sabb karne ke baat log humeh chain se jeene denge agar sabko lage ki inn sabb main raja sa ka haat hai toh daar ke maare koi kuch nehi bolega (What did you think people will let us live happily after doing all this, if everyone thinks that king has a hand in this no one will do anything due to fear)"

I was utterly shocked after hearing all this, but it was just the beginning.

"Abb jaao uss Zafar ko maar dalo, uske baat yaha dikhna mat (now go and kill Zafar, and don't stay here after that)"

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Aayat's POV

I entered the palace, I just had to find Nushrat and get out of here, Ruhani's family along with all the people were going to attack the palace.

"Aayat kaha thi tu? (Aayat where were you?)"

"Voh cod, jalthi chalo yaha se nikalthe hai (Leave it, let's get out of here)"

"Kyu? (Why?)"

"Mehal peh hamlaa hone wala hai (There is going to be an attack on the palace)"

"Hamlaa? (Attack?)"

"Bevajaa do logon ke jaan lenge toh log toh gussa dikayenge hi (if they kill people for no reason people will be angry right)"

"Par Raja sa ne unn logon ki jaan nehi liya hai, voh nakli sipahi the jineh Roop ki pithaji lekar aaye the (But the king didn't kill them, those soldiers were fake and were bought by Roops dad)"

"Ya Allah, yeh kya kar diya maine (Oh god what have I done)"

"Voh Zafar ke jaan lene wale hai, tum jaao aur uski jaan bachaoo, main Raja sa ko inn sabb ki bare main kabar karthi hoo (They are going to kill Zafar, you go and save his life, I will inform the king about everything)"

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Roop's POV

My mind was basically blank now, I had no thoughts I felt dead from inside as I sat in Dev's room, I wanted to kill him for what he had done, I wanted to Run out of here but I couldn't I couldn't get the image of Manpreet's dead body out of my head, Ruhani would be so crushed hearing the news she must be sitting there in a beautiful bridal lehengha waiting for her groom to only see his corpse instead.