INDIAN BRIDE OF ROYAL PRINCE

Udaipur, India

Author's pov

A beam of sunlight coming through a glass window and falls on a sleeping girl, her hazel eyes covered with her heavy black brows, and her round face with pink lips glowing with a beam of sunlight, her black voluminous straight hair which had scattered on her pillow, and she had covered herself from her duvet.

A middle-aged woman, who continuously patting her shoulder and calling her by her name - "Ruh...Ruh...Get up dear"

(Ruhi Bansal, 22 years old, elder daughter of Bansal house. she is pursuing her graduation in English Hons in her third year. She is the daughter of Gauri Bansal. She is an introverted, kind-hearted, shy, calm, and ambitious girl)

As she opens her eyes, she saw that lady in front of her and waked up hurriedly and sat while leaning on the headboard.

"Choti maa, you, What happened?" she said while rubbing her eyes like a child, "Why have you woke up early today?"

(Her name is Reema Bansal, Gauri's real sister, and teacher in the primary school. She loves Ruhi more than her daughter Riya. She has been pampering her since childhood and is always worried about her, for her naive nature as her own daughter has been taking advantage of her.)

"Ruh, I've woke up on time as forever", she said while keeping her hand on her chin, "but why are you not get up yet, and what happens to your eyes?"

"What happens to my eyes, Choti maa?" she asked.

"Your beautiful hazel eyes seeming puffy and tired and your face is also looking pale...Why Ruhi...Ain't you feeling well?" she asked in a worried tone.

"No Aunt, I'm fine...Actually, I was reading for exams till late at night, so perhaps..."

"But you always ready for your exam, ain't you?...so you don't need to wake up at late night," she said as she keeps her hand on her head with love.

"Choti maa, yesterday I came to know from Kavya (her best friend), that I had left a topic mistakenly so I just preparing for that," she said as she getting up from her bed and hold her duvet to fold.

"But it never happened with you before Ruhi, Isn't it?" she asked as staring at her surprisingly.

"Hmm, But actually last month, when I was ill, maybe that time I missed it," she replied as she folding her duvet.

"Ok," but somewhat she was not satisfied with her answer and said as holding her duvet, "Leave this, Go & get fresh-n-up and go downstairs....I'll fix your room."

"No Choti maa...You go...I'll do it," she said as still holding her duvet.

"No, you go...Go & get fresh-n-up and have some breakfast downstairs," she said as still holding her duvet.

"But Choti maa--

"No"

Hehehe.....both laughed looking at each other, at their stubbornness as both not ready to leave that duvet.

"Go Ruhi...After fresh-n-up, have some little breakfast...It's already been a long time. It's 9:45 am and I have to go outside too for some work, so hurriedly go & get fresh-n-up." she said.

"Ok Aunt," she said as she starts going towards her cupboard but abruptly, she turns and hugs her aunt and tears escape from her eyes.

own? that's why you are crying...Huh? pls tell me and don't scare me," she said while

tr-u-ly c-ar-e fo-r m-me," she

God! that's why you are crying...my innocent Rooh...whether someone loves you or not, you will always be my lovely elder

why you'd always be my lovely Choti

go," she said

she said as she turns to her cupboard and takes her yellow

her shower was not working so she asked, "Choti maa, can I use your bathroom

dear," she

Then she goes outside.

table. She picks up and reads it - "Assignment: Bcom Business

Ruhi had woke up till

at her as, why she waked up late for Riya's assignment while her exam is still

heard a

room, "Look Ruhi, I have no time...so pls give it to me quickly as I have to submit it

has heard her and

yelled at that girl means on Riya," why are you still

my

loudly, "How dare you to call her Ruhi...she is 2 years elder than you

flinched to hear her mother yelling voice and said, "Mumma, I just come here to get my assignments what I'd

that your assignment," she said as indicated on the

them, and she becomes very happy as she

Riya? Isn't it?"

course mom, she replied as staring at

don't know whose

told her to write my assignments so I can

you or you hadn't given her a chance to refuse you?" she questioned as

telling the truth... you can

definitely, that you are saying the truth or not ... now you

sometimes I feel that truly I'm your daughter or her ... always Badi Mumma and Dadi cares for

always behave like as I'm not your real daughter, and she didn't get love from her mother so she is

like that dear, as you already know, Ruhi's 3rd year exam is still ongoing and this is the last year of her graduation and you asked her to prepare your assignments which is wrong ... that's why I was angry with you." she said as holding her face," as you both are

has prepared only one assignment, and you are making a fuss over it and Here, I've prepared my rest assignments already as those subjects are beyond her comprehension. I mean ... it's all Greek to her." She said in

she hurriedly removes her hands, and stared at her, and said, "You ain't even a little bit ashamed to say whom are you mocking? that girl has been a topper since her childhood, and she is still pursuing her graduation

why your father had taken a loan from King Surya Rajput for your admission so that we can get your admission in a private college, and you are mocking on her

her tuitions for her little bit expenses, that's why I like her more... she appreciates peoples...but you...let it be...but one day you'll definitely care her too,

"Mumma, I didn't mean it but I'll not care for her...she just wants sympathy,

what you meant, and I don't want to argue with you anymore so just go," she said as she

again that Riya is such an ill-mannered

black hair and saw Reema again who had lost in her thoughts, and said, "Choti maa, you didn't

that you woke up at late night to prepare Riya's assignment?" she

how did you know, Choti maa?" she

been written in your handwriting." She replied."So pls tell me the truth dear, had Riya