"Come with me. I want to introduce you all to my Bhrata Krishna." Subhadhra said as she dragged Aadrika to her bhrata's chamber. Alaknandha and Dushala followed the girls.

"Krishna" Aadrika whisphered. His name brought a smile on her face. It gave her an positive energy.

They soon entered the guest chamber near Subhadhra's room. The room itself brought a positive energy in them. The sound of flute reached their earsmaking them stop in their tracks. Their eyes went to a man sitting on a swing bed near the balcony of the chamber. They slowly lost themselves in the tune forgetting their surrounding.

They looked at the man carefully. He had his eyes closed while playing the flute. He had an divine smile on his face. The smile added more beauty to his already handsome face. He had perfect jaws. He wore a crown that was adorned with peacock feathers. They felt an unknown tuck in their heart at the sound of the flute.

Hearing the sound of anklets Krishna stopped playing the flute. He opened his eyes and looked at the four girls in front of him. They girls looked dissapointed when he stopped playing. They out of the trance and looked at krishna who had a playful smile on his face.

"Pranipaat bhrata"

"Pranipaat bhadhra"

The other three girls stood behind subhadhra with awkward smiles.

"What is reason of your sudden arrival Bhadhr?" Krishna asked even though he knew the answer.

"Bhrata I am here to introduce you to my sakhis from Amernath. This is Alaknandha" She said pointing at Alaknandha. Krishna looked at her and smiled nodding his head in acknowledgement. "And this is Aadrika." pointing at Aadika. Krishna looked at with a sweet smile that made her knees go weak.

Aadrika locked her eyes with his making her lose herself in his eyes. She felt an unknown bond connecting them. Their eye lock was broken by subhadhra.

"Guys this is my bhrata shree Krishna." Subhadhra said with a wide smile.

"We have heard a lot about you Bhrata Krishna." Aalaknandha said with a smile.

"Bhrata Krishna?" Krishna asked.

" You are Subhadhra's brother so I thought to call you that. Can't I call you that?" Alaknandha asked with doubt in her eyes.

"No problem you can call me that." Krishna said making Alaknandha smile at him.

"You played the flute so beautifully sakha." Aadrika complimented with a smile.

"Thank you sakhi for your complement." Krishna smiled.

"Have we ever met before? I felt like I know you but I don't remember when or from where." Aadrika said with her brows creased.

"Even I feel the same but I don't remember how." Krishna said casually. He know if he get caught now then the truth of pandavas death will also be revealed.

"Have you ever been to Amernath?" She asked wanting to know where she had met him before one other man was also with him that time.

"No Aadrika I have never been to Amernath. Maybe we have met somewhere else other than Amernath." Krishna said making Aadrika nod her head but she was sure she had seen him some where in Amernath.

"Then where have I met you?" Aadrika asked looking at Krishna

"Ok guys its enough. You can talk about where you have met before during someother time not now." Subhadhra said with a frown on her face.

Aadrika glared at Subhadhra for interepting her conversaion with Krishna while Krishna looked releaved at Subhdhra's invention.

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Alaknandha entered Dushala's Chamber. The whole day her eyes were searching for someone. She sighed softly in dissapointment. A smile appeared on her face at the thought of Duryodhana. She knew it was not ethical for her to think about a man other than the man who would marry her. She wanted to met him but didn't know as to why. She felt a pair of eyes following her the whole day. She would turn around to look at who it was but won't find anyone. She scolded herself for thinking stupid things.

She looked at Dushala who was lost in her own world. Two more days and Dushala will be her sister's co-wife. She knew Dushala deserved much better than her jiju. 'Jiju' a shiver ran down at the thought of him. She always felt uncomfortable in her jiju' presence. The way he look at her with lust evident in his eyes made her feel dirty. She always avoided her jiju. He even told her that he would make her his wife.

He would always misbehave with Alaknandha. Aadrika was the only one in her family aware of her Jiju's misbehaviour towards her. Aadrika tries her best to hide her sister from the devil's eyes. She felt sad for her friend for having a monster for her husband. But she could not say anything. She didn't have any right to stop Dushala from choosing her husband.

"Dushala" she called softly but no responce.

"Dushala" She tried again but still no responce.

"Dushala" She screamed making dushala fall from the chair.

Alaknandha burst out laughing as she looked at Dushala who had fallen off from the chair.

"I am sorry I didn't mean to scare you." Alaknandha said between her laughs.

Dushala glared at Alaknandha as she tried to stand properly. Her cheeks heated up in embaressment.

"You I won't leave you. You will pay for this." Dushala said taking small steps toward Alaknandha.

"I am sorry dushala" Alaknandha said stepping back.

"Oh nandha you laughed at me and you asking sorry now won't help you. If I get my hands on you then you are finished." Dushala said as she started chasing Alaknandha.

Alaknandha looked around the room to find an escape route. Her eyes then went to the open door of the chamber without wasting a second Alaknandha ran towards it.

Before she could move out through the door she banged into something hard making her lose her balance and fall. She closed her eyes waiting for the impact.

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