Pregnant For The Royal Prince

AS soon as Roshni saw the ladies boarded a cab and left, she got up, heading for Laila. Fortunately, her cousin of hers was still yet to be done.

Laila herself was about coming to meet her, they bumped into themselves at the small gate behind the house.

“Oh, sorry I came, not as we agreed, the person I came with is about leaving”, Roshni said, biting her lips.

“There is no problem. It’s just simple discovery anyway”, Laila said.

“Okay, can you spill it?” She asked impatiently.

“She is pregnant”, she let it out.

“What? Who? Wait… Rina?” She asked.

Laila nodded.

“The very Rina you saw, they actually came to find out, they didn’t know”, she divulged more.

“Wow! Holy Moly!” Roshni exclaimed, she couldn’t believe it.

“According to her mom’s story, she just fell sick, but the symptoms pushed her to come here, and now they did, it turned out she is pregnant”, she said more.

“My God! This is so unbelievable, Rina?” She used her right hand to cover her mouth.

“Yeah. So, I have done mine, now do yours”, Laila said and opened her right palm.

Roshni didn’t hesitate, she immediately opened her purse and took out some notes, then placed them on her outstretched palm.

“Thank you for this Laila”, she said, putting her palms together.

Laila ignored her, counting the crisp notes on her hand.

“And oh, please Laila, lips selaed”, she added and demonstrated, using her fingers and lips.

Laila looked up at her.

“Fine, sealed”.

With her head in turmoil, Roshni turned and left the compound, leaving for the boutique. She just couldn’t wait to divulge to Vidya what she has just heard. Infact, it was actually because of her, that she did this.

***

The phone dialed again for the upteenth time, and yet again, it wasn’t picked. Raghav cussed as he looked into it, then angrily tossed it away, it landed on the couch, few metres from him.

Jeez! He had been trying to reach Rina for the past few hours, but she wasn’t picking it up. It was dialing, but wasn’t picked. For like twenty times, he had been calling.

What could be the problem? What could have gone wrong? Why isn’t she picking up? He asked himself, running his fingers through his hair.

He decided to let it lying low, he was going to try later in the day. At least, he heard from her the previous night, and she was okay, according to her.

Well, the business training he had gone for had lasted more than he expected, up to a month, and still counting. He would have returned to Shimla to see how things were, then go back. But it wasn’t possible, he was out for studies, through student visa, and so, can’t just return until he was done with everything. He sighed.

He began thinking and thinking, and his thoughts ran wild. He thought of the guards, although he had told them to keep watch over her, but following the news he got recently that the Queen, his mother was back at the palace, he doubted if they ever would, and if they didn’t, he won’t ever blame them, he knew his mother. She was a very powerful and domineering Queen.

Infact, all that isn’t his problem now, what is, is the safety of Rina, with or without the guards. He decided to ring Prisha, that was the only soul he could talk to at the moment.

He reached for the phone he had tossed away, and put a call across to her straight away.

She picked up at the second ring.

“Big bro, how are you doing?” She asked.

Raghav sighed. How was he doing? Really? He wasn’t doing great.

“Prisha all isn’t well”, he managed to say.

“Awwwn”, she exclaimed, she could feel the pains and loneliness he was presently going through. She was very much aware that things hadn’t been the same again, following his travel. She wished she could help, but she was in faraway school.

“Maharana, I really know how you feel, trust me, I do. You just have to calm down, I believe she is fine. Besides, Zaina is there for her you know?” She said, in a bid to pacify him.

He kept mute, and silence stretched for a while.

“Can’t you go see her for me Prisha?” He suddenly asked.

“Jeez big bro, you wanna put me in a very tight corner. You know I can’t, the last leave I took cost me, I can’t take another, okay. Just chill, Zaina is there for her”, she assured.

Something struck him.

“Do you have her contact?”Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

“No I don’t. Bro just chill ok, chill”, she said. Then there was a muffling sound at her end.

“Maharana I need to go now please, I will talk to you later, love you”, and she ended the call immediately.

Raghav sighed and took the phone off his ears. He glanced at the wall clock, and cussed. He was already ten minutes late for his mid afternoon lectures.

He immediately got up to prepare.

***

Vidya was in her room trying to get a sleep when her phone suddenly rang out, making her cuss.

Sleepily, she reached out for her phone and put it on her ears without even checking out the caller.

“Why you trying to disrupt this sweet sleep of mine? I’m trying to have siesta whoever is there”, she spoke rudely at once.

“Ahhh Vidya calm down, it’s Roshni, calm down”, the person from the other line spoke and Vidya sat up, not even regretting she had spoken rudely.

“I was trying to have siesta. What is it?” She asked.

“How are you doing? You didn’t even ask me that?” Roshni complained.

“I’m good, you?” She sniffed, rubbing her eyes.

“Fine. We need to see Vidya”, she said at once.

Vidya became alert, she spread out her legs on the bed. She could sense the emergency in her tone.

“What’s it?” She asked.

“Just instruct the guards to let me in, I will be at the palace in a jiffy”, and immediately, she ended the call.

“He… hello Roshni”, Vidya called, but it was already late.

She got up from the bed instantly and began walking up to the wall where the intercom was installed, so she could instruct the guards at the gate.

Having done that, she sat down to await her, her heart pondering over whatever issue that would want to make Roshni come to the palace.

Hmm, the so called siesta eluded her, her eyes were now wide open.

Thirty minutes later, a knock came on her door.

“Come in”, she said immediately, and Roshni entered.

Vidya studied her face as she proceeded in, trying to see if she could read the handwriting on the wall through her facial expressions.

But trust Roshni, she was as calm as ever, Vidya cussed.

“Woah! Our princess”, Roshni hailed, deliberately delaying the ‘talk’ and keeping her in suspense.

Vidya kept her quiet, allowing her take her time. But the girl wasn’t forthcoming, she instead, busied herself looking around the room, like she was seeing everything for the first time. This got Vidya so peeved.

“What you looking around the room for? This isn’t your first time of being here huh”, she let out the anger.

Roshni laughed, and the laugh was an annoying one. Then she turned to Vidya.

“Alright alright, I’m gonna give you the tale”, she finally said, and flopped down on the couch where Vidya was sitting.

Her face wrinkled in astonishment.

“Tale?” She asked, “what tale?” She added.

“Hmm”, Roshni sighed. “You wouldn’t believe the information that was divulged to me just this morning”, she said, getting the better part of Vidya’s curiosity.

“Really? What is it? I hope it’s going to be a useful info to me?” She asked.

“Very useful”, she replied, nodding.

“Really? Then tell me the hell this information”, she said.

“Are you prepared to take this?” Roshni asked.

“Damn it Roshni! What is it?”

Roshni kept mute, taking her time to bring this up. Then, she finally let the cat out of the bag.

“Rina is pregnant”.

“Holy Moly!” She shouted.