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SHE had followed Raghav behind at a reasonable distance, and had stopped by the door to eavesdrop, just to know why he returned before the stipulated time.
Although the maids who stood by the door were there, but she didn’t mind. She still stood by the door to eavesdrop.
“I just have to find her, I’m going to”, she heard the Prince talk again.
Vidya was stunned. Jeez! Find Rina? Really? But why? Why must he Lord? Why must Raghav find Rina?
She instantly became skeptical and began to fidget, no, she has to do something. She seriously must do something. Alright, so what must she do?
That was the height of it, she instantly turned and walked away, as fast as she could.
She had already gone halfway the hallway when she bumped into Prisha, the Princess. She froze.
“Ugh, my… my Princess”, she said.
Prisha stopped in her tracks immediately. Staring eyeballs to eyeballs with the daredevil. Hmph.
“You! You!” She said at once, pointing her right index finger at her.
Vidya was shocked.
“Huh?” She said.
“What am I still doing here standing with you, gold digger!” She blurted and walked away.
Vidya stood and watched her leave. Then she scoffed and rolled her eyes.
“As long as I have the Queen by my side, I’m not even afraid of the Prince, let alone you”, she spat and continued walking. She had something to do.
Raghav and his mother were still arguing, so engrossed in their argument when Prisha entered unnoticed. She slowly walked up to them listening to their conversations.
Well, as soon as Raghav got those info from Zaina, he had forwarded them to Prisha and sent a text, and she knew instantly, that the next thing was to come over.
“What the hell is going on here?” She finally asked and they went hush.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
Arya was shocked to see her.
“Daughter, what are you doing here baby? It isn’t time to return home”, she said and walked up to her.
Prisha forced a smile and glanced at her brother, then gave her mother a hug.
“How are you doing mother?” She asked instead, avoiding her own questions.
“I’m doing just great dear and you? How is school? School isn’t ended for the term so why did you come back? Infact, why are the both of you back before the stipulated time, and without any prior notice?” She asked looking from one person to the other.
“Is there anything you are hiding from us mom?” Prisha asked, folding her arms, “that we need to know”, she added.
Her eyes twitched, these smart kids of hers.
“Oh nothing, nothing of such”, she shook her head in the negation.
At this juncture, a maid came into the room, announcing the visit of a maiden of the kingdom.
“Who is that?” Prisha asked.
“She says her name is Zaina Sachin”, the maid replied.
The two siblings glanced at each other.
“Let her in, into my room”, Prisha said and the maid bowed and left.
Then she turned to Raghav and gave him a nod, and they both left the room.
“I will see you later mom”, Prisha called as she got to the door.
Arya sighed deeply and sank into the bed.
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The three sat in a sad mood in the Princess’s chamber, muttering to themselves in low tunes.
Things seemed to be getting out of hand, so Zaina decided to pay a visit, and as far as Raghav was concerned, she did just the right thing.
She looked at Raghav and saw him looking stressed, tired and frustrated. Good Lord! He must have been through a lot.
“How is the place like? You said you were there right?” Prisha asked.
“Yes Princess, I was there this morning. It was so quiet like no one was living there anymore, the garage empty, and the entrance door and windows are a little bit dusty, indicating they must have left for a long time”, she said.
“My goodness! I just gathered from my brother that my mom said she had left a letter at the doorstep before leaving”, she said.
“Really?” Zaina asked.
“Yeah, she had said according to my mom that she just wanted to leave Raghav and all that stuff, I can’t really say”, she waved her hand.
Zaina sighed.
“If yes, she never mentioned anything about it to me. She never told me she was tired being with Maharana and feel like fleeing, she never did”, she said, not concurring.
They continued talking, and all the while they talked Raghav kept mute, he just sat thinking.
“I don’t believe anything about Rina leaving a letter”, Zaina finally said.
“I don’t either”, Prisha concurred.
Then Prisha turned to him.
“Do you Maharana?” She asked.
“I don’t”, he said.
“Good, so what are you going to do?” She asked.
“I’m going to find her”, he said.