Moti came running and brought turme

Moti came running and brought turmeric paste to apply on her wounds... Jalal took the paste from Moti and ran towards Jodha's chamber. Surya and Kanika were shocked...everything happened so quickly... Surya really felt guilty for what just happened.

Jodha came to her chamber and cleaned her hand with water... but still her hand didn't stop bleeding... her tears were flowing down her cheeks. Jalal came in the chamber and he felt guilty seeing her hand full of blood... Jodha without looking at him said in harsh tone "Leave me alone Shenshah."

Jalal ignored her request and carefully took her hand in his hand and applied turmeric paste with care on the wound to stop the bleeding. Seeing her condition...Jalal felt completely torned and emotional.

Jodha looked at him with hatred and disgusting gaze, then said with cynicism "We play holi with Gulal Shehanshah...not blood" Then with fury she pulled her hand away from his hand...and with anger she continued "Leave me alone Shenshah... you can never change... I hate you... please leave and don't waste your time on me, Kanika is probably feeling lonely."

Jalal gulped her harsh words and replied in guilty tone "Jodha, why do you like to make me angry...You know once I am angry...I lose all control on myself. "

Jodha sadly replied "What have I done wrong and why do I have to face your anger all the time? "

Jalal replied in stern tone "Jodha, you are my queen and how could you behave like this?? In Agra you always put ghoonghat (sari's veil) and cover yourself. What happened here?? "

Jodha irritably replied "You are forgetting Shahenshah this is my home and this is how I have grown up here. There is no need to be in ghoonghat or parda(veil). In the Amer everyone is my own people. We don't have restrictions on women like in Agra." Then in low tone she murmured... "In Agra we have to take even permission to breathe Even."

Her silent murmur hurt Jalal intensely. Entire day's events came in front of his eyes... he recalled every word said by Jodha, how Jodha feels about him, his jealousy. His helplessness converted into extreme bitterness and resentment...he lost all his senses and replied egoistically "Jodha begum, if you are feeling suffocated in Agra... If you think Agra is like a jail ... If you think I am not the right life partner for you, then you don't have a to come with me tomorrow. I don't want to force you to come with me... I want you to be happy... If you think you will be happy without me then I am giving you all the freedom you want... You just said in Amer everyone is your own people and I can see you have very good friends here... people around you love you a lot. You can spend the rest of your life here... You will be free... No restrictions... No Jalal.. No Agra... No suffocation... No hatred... As per your wish and desire, we have not consumed our relation yet. You can marry again and start a fresh life, where you will not have to share your husband with anyone. I know! I am not your dream man, You are free to fulfill your dream" finally he said... "Jodha my happiness is in your happiness... either you accept me the way I am or you are free to stay back in Amer if you want... If you don't want to accept me as your husband and don't want to give me my right as your husband then you can stay back in Amer." Jalal's manly ego was hurt to extreme... he couldn't take it that Jodha thinks he is not the right husband for her and she doesn't like Agra. Finally he said bitterly "If you want to stay in Amer, I am ready to give you Talaq (Divorce)."

Jodha's eyes widen with extreme shock, without a blink she stared at him. It took her few seconds to comprehend what he just said in his anger and ego. She had no clue suddenly where all this was coming from? Her face turned red, and she looked like someone had just slapped on her cheeks harshly. She was still standing there frozen and in shock. Sound of the word Talaq was mirroring in her mind louder and louder again and again. She felt completely broken hearing the word Talaq. She had no strength left to say even a word.

Jalal immediately realized after saying what he had done in Jealousy and anger... but it was too late. His harsh words were already shot out. He was shocked to see Jodha's reaction. In a friction of a second, she looked like someone had taken the life out of her body... she looked in awful condition.

Jalal shook her with panic attack "Jodha"

Jodha came back to her senses... She asked him in a thick deadly tone "Do you want to give me 'Talaq'? You are giving me option that either I accept you or leave you??" Tears spilled out from her silent eyes...she wiped her tears and continued before he could answer her question with declaration of her decision "As per your wish Shenshah... I have made my decision...I will come to Agra and accept your condition. I will do everything as per your wish." Her expression was unreadable... Her tone was deceptively soft... She glanced at him impassively...no expression, with silent tears she folded her hands and requested him in a clipped, stern and authoritatively calm tone "Can you please leave me alone for a few minutes??"

Jalal had never seen her that terrifying... Her calmness and deadly soft but clipped tone and impassive eyes scared him to his core. He shivered thinking what she is upto??? She looked and sounded dangerously calm...Jalal immediately felt she is up to something and there's no use of talking to her right now, she is too angry to talk. Jalal without saying anything walked out from her chamber fearfully.

Jalal cursed himself for his brutal anger and felt really frustrated at himself for not controlling his anger...he never wanted Jodha's acceptance forcefully.

Jodha gathered herself and changed her dress and wore the most expensive and gorgeous beautiful dress with beautiful sringar (makeup) and amazing Jewelry and got ready to attend the Holi function.

Jodha walked in to the main hall with Royal dress up and in Ghoongat. She was dressed like a newly wedded bride. Everyone was surprised to see Jodha all dressed up. Jalal got really scared seeing this change in Jodha. Her calmness with ghoongat...the deep silence in her eyes...a painful faint smile on her face. He was sure after seeing this change in Jodha that she was up to something big...he felt as if this is the calmness before the Tsunami.

Lila asked Jodha with surprising tone; "Jodha why are you dressed up... you know in holi your dress and jewelry will be ruined."

Jodha with composed tone replied "Lila I am a married woman now... I need to stay in my limitations... I am a queen of a Mughal king... I am not allowed to even talk with another man... and I just realized that I am not a kid any more.. You all go I will stay with masa(mom)."

With Jodha's behaviour Jalal felt broken inside. Jalal with almost pleading tone requested "Jodha please come with us, I want to enjoy the Holi function together."

Jodha calmly said "Shenshan, please accept my apology but I will go to temple and some other places to donate things with masa. That's also a part of Holi. Please go ahead and enjoy" and with little smile she walked out from there. Jodha finished other rituals with her mother and didn't play holi.

Jalal also had no interest in playing holi without Jodha. After dinner Jalal went to Jodha's room to relax. He was feeling suffocated with this change in Jodha. His fear was increasing with every passing second.

Jodha came back to her room and calmly requested "Shenshah, Can I sleep with Sukanya, Masa and dadisa(grandmother) tonight?? I don't know if I will be able see them again or not. "

Jalal was extremely shocked by her wordings... He asked "What do you mean if you will be able to see them again or not??"

Jodha hesitantly replied "Sorry... I mean...I don't know when I will see them again."