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.

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

wh-oo tr-u-ly c-ar-e fo-r

crying...my innocent Rooh...whether someone loves you or not, you will always be my lovely elder daughter,"

be my lovely Choti maa," she said

said

her cupboard and takes her yellow suit,

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

course dear," she

Then she goes outside.

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 paper aligned on her desk behind

why Ruhi had woke up till late at night and

in anger. she wants to yell at her as, why she waked up late for

heard a

no time...so pls give it to me quickly as I have to submit it by today...As you know

notice Reema in her room but Reema has heard her and saw her while entering her

that girl means on Riya," why are you still here? why you have not gone

forgotten my assignment last night in

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

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

Is that your assignment," she said as

and she becomes very

Assignment has made by you Riya? Isn't it?" she asked as she saw her

she replied

Don't try to lie...as I don't know whose handwriting is it?"

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

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

I'm telling the truth...

truth or not ... now you go, you will be getting late for your

feel that truly I'm your daughter or her ... always Badi Mumma and

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

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

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 mocked

her words, 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

your admission so that we can get your admission in a private college, and you are mocking on

remember that she will top her college too and later, will become a great professor as her dream. She is diligent, ambitious, and very honest towards her work, and earns some money with 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, so always think before you

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

don't want to argue with you anymore so just

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

her long black hair and saw Reema again who had lost in her

you woke up at late night

you know,

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 refused