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.

Do you want to fix your room own? that's why you are crying...Huh? pls

tr-u-ly

my lovely elder daughter," she said wiping Ruhi's tears, "tell me Ruh, if I'll not care then

why you'd always be my lovely Choti maa,"

said as pinching

to her cupboard and takes her yellow suit, and goes to

so she asked, "Choti maa, can I use your bathroom

dear,"

Then she goes outside.

noticed a page is lying near her study table. She picks up and reads it - "Assignment: Bcom

to know all truth, why Ruhi had woke up

in anger. she wants to yell at her as, why she waked up late for Riya's assignment while

she heard

time...so pls give it to me quickly as I have to submit

room but Reema has heard her

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

forgotten my assignment last night in Ruhi's

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

got flinched to hear her mother yelling voice and said, "Mumma, I just come here to get my assignments what I'd forgotten in her room...or else I have

assignment," she said as indicated on

there and lifts them, and she becomes

by you Riya? Isn't it?" she asked

she replied as staring at

Don't try to lie...as I don't know whose handwriting

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

her words she got provoke, "Well, she hadn't refused you or you hadn't given her a chance to refuse you?" she

truth... you can ask her,"

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

why don't you believe me ... sometimes I feel that truly I'm your daughter or her ... always Badi Mumma and Dadi cares for

love from her mother so she is taking you away from me that's why I truly

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

I've prepared my rest assignments already as those subjects are beyond her

said, "You ain't even a little bit ashamed to say whom are you mocking? that girl has been a topper since her

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

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

but I'll not care

know what you meant, and I don't want to argue with you

that Riya is such an ill-mannered daughter, she

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

woke up at late night

know, Choti maa?"

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