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.

your room own? that's why you

th-e o-n-ly on-e, wh-oo tr-u-ly c-ar-e fo-r m-me," she said

crying...my innocent Rooh...whether someone loves you or not, you will always be my lovely elder daughter," she said wiping Ruhi's tears, "tell me

you'd always be my lovely

now go," she said as pinching

said as she turns to her cupboard and takes her

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

dear," she

Then she goes outside.

folds her duvet and fixing her bedsheet, then she noticed a page is lying near her study table. She picks up and reads it - "Assignment: Bcom Business Management 1st year" and that assignment had written in Ruhi's handwriting, and she noticed a pile of

know all truth, why Ruhi had woke up till late at night and what was

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

heard a

the girl said while entering Ruhi's room, "Look Ruhi, I have no time...so pls give it to me quickly as I have to submit it by today...As you know today is the last

in her room but Reema has heard

means on Riya,"

forgotten my assignment

Ruhi...she is 2 years elder than you so behave yourself as I told

just come here to get my assignments what I'd forgotten in her room...or else I

Is that your assignment," she said as indicated

and lifts them, and she becomes very

Riya? Isn't

she

Don't try to lie...as I don't

my assignments so I can score extra marks than my friends, and she hadn't refused me too," she said in

she got provoke, "Well, she hadn't refused you or you hadn't given her a

the truth... you

the truth or not ... now you go, you will

me ... sometimes I feel that truly I'm your daughter or her ... always

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

asked her to prepare your assignments which is wrong ... that's why I was angry with

I've prepared my rest assignments already as those subjects are beyond her comprehension. I mean ... it's all Greek to her." She said

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 in English honors with her

your admission so that we can get your admission in a private

diligent, ambitious, and very honest towards her work, and earns some money with her tuitions for her little bit expenses, that's why

but I'll not care for her...she

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

angrily... and Reema thinks, as she starts fixing her room again that Riya is such an ill-mannered daughter, she was making fun of that girl rather than

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

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

how did you know,

ago, Riya had come here for her assignments and I noticed that assignments had been written in your handwriting." She replied."So pls tell me the truth dear, had Riya asked you to prepare her assignments? And why hadn't you