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RINA smiled as she applied a light make-up on her face as sitted and facing the mirror. She had just got off the phone with her prince, her Raghav.
She was getting prepared for school that morning. Well, just few days after they came back together, he had registered her in the graphics designing school, nearest to her.
She was the one who had brought about the idea of the school, and he had instantly swung into action, making researches about the school.
“I told you the school is okay, don’t bother all these researches you are doing”, she had said to him.
“No, I need to be sure the school my princess is about to be registered in is all good and nice. Academically sound, morally sound, security tight”, he had replied.
Well, Rina laughed and let him do his thing. Finally, the school met his standards and so, he had gone there, did all necessary stuffs, paid all fees and had her registered.
Normally, he comes to pick her up every day and on the days he couldn’t, he sends someone from the palace.
Just yesterday, she recalled how he had asked Zaina to accompany her to a boutique to get her new wears, goodness, he was really spoiling her.
Now, another this morning. He had just told her to wait up a little, that someone would be coming over to do some cleaning. But hold on, are there really things to do? She looked around the room.
She shoved her seat backwards and got up, then walked into the living room. Then she took out the laundry baskets, there were a heap of clothes to be washed.
She was still thinking about what next to do when she heard a car screeched to a halt outside the building and she walked to the window to peep.
It was a black camry, with as usual, the royal emblem on it. The front door opened and Zoya alighted, followed by one other guard.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.
Huh? The other doors opened and six palace maids alighted, what? Her mouth fell wide open, they were from the palace? Wait… what? Alina! Jeez! Then she looked properly into the faces of the other maids, she found out it was her cohorts, hmph, perfect.
She braced up and walked outside to the door, even before Zoya could knock.
“Hey”, she greeted, waving her right hand.
“Oh, hi Rina”, Zoya greeted.
She nodded a response and just then, the other maids walked up to them and saw her.
Holy moly! Their mouths fell wide open in an ‘o’, Alina gasped. They couldn’t believe their eyes. Rina smiled.
“His grace sent us here”, Zoya continued.
Rina turned to him.
“I know, he already informed me. You can all come in”, she said and left the way.
They all came in excluding the other guard and the driver, who stood outside patrolling about.
“Hmm, nice comfy place you’ve got here Rina”, Zoya said.
Rina smiled nodding, all thanks to Raghav.
“Thank you. So can I offer you something?”, she asked.
“Don’t bother yourself, I see you are already on your way to school”.
“Yes please”, she said and walked up to the couch then picked up her bag.
“So, just tell them what you want them do for you, give instructions”, he said pointing at the maids who sat on the couch like cats sitting on hot bricks.
Then he walked out and Rina smiled turning to them.
“Hi girls, so good to meet you guys again, but… in the wrong manner I guess”, she crumpled her face.
They scoffed and looked away, avoiding her gaze. She laughed so heartily.
“Surprised to see me?”, she asked.
Alina scoffed. Truly, she was surprised to see her. Like, she had left the palace filled with joy that the prince had sent her on an errand, only to go up there and meet her worst enemy?
Crap! Does this mean they are still together? Why not? Take a look at her dressing, her hair do, her bag. She was putting on a light pink packet shirt and a black trouser with black boots. Her red hair was perfect, her make-up top notch, her bag, a designer one.
God, she was still with the prince. No doubts.
“What are we to do?”, she snapped.
“Of course I’m gonna tell you, that’s why you are here”, she said.
“There are two laundry baskets of clothes in the kitchen, wash them. Clean up the living room, toilet and kitchen. Do the dishes as well, thank you and happy working, I’m off to school”, she said and began walking towards the door, then she abruptly stopped.
“And oh Alina, I really want to thank you for something”, she pouted.
Alina scoffed, squeezing her face.
“What?”, she snapped.
“Hey… easy”, she laughed, “well, just want to appreciate you for always bringing Raghav and I together, it was the most thing I really enjoyed back then in the palace, namaste”, she said and walked away, laughing.
Alina groaned, squeezing her face. They sat still, making no move to begin working.
She got to the door and abruptly turned to them, huh, she scoffed.
“Will you guys sit there all day? And oh I forgot, prepare some nice delicious meal, check in the pantry for foodstuffs, bye”, and then she dashed out.
“Holy crap!”, Alina growled. “I can’t believe this devil is still alive, and not just alive, still with the prince. Goodness”, she got up.
“Like seriously, I’m so befuddled right now, how is that?”, another asked.
“I’m blank and ignorant as you are. And… did she just say she’s going to school? I… I thought she… oh my God, I’m so abashed right now”, Alina said.
“I feel like leaving this errand undone, and going back to the palace. Was this what Prince Raghav sent us to do?”, the smallest among them spoke.
“Me too, I can’t stand this”, Alina said, shouting.
“You better not leave, else your throat would be slit”, another said.
“We better not disobey the prince, he has spoken”, the first maid who had spoken said and got up, looking around the living room.
“Mm, posh place, I thought they said she’s a pauper, how come this beautiful place?”, she asked.
Alina scoffed and rolled her eyes. Who knows? Maybe the prince has done that as well.
Without saying anything, she stormed off into the kitchen, others glanced at themselves and followed, they left to work.
Meanwhile Rina got outside and met with Zoya and the other guards, chattering and laughing.
“You off?”, Zoya asked.
“Yeah”, she replied and waved at the others.
“Come on Rina, hop into the car let me drop you off”, the one who had driven the car said.
Rina smiled.
“Don’t bother yourself sir, I can do this”, she said and began walking away.
“I’m sorry ma’am, it’s an order from the prince”, he said.
Huh? She abruptly stopped in her tracks, did he just say from the prince? She looked intently at him.
“Did you just say the prince?”, she asked.
“Yes”, he nodded.
Rina sighed, thought he said he wasn’t going to send a chauffeur? Ugh, she so well knows what he gonna do if she doesn’t comply, this innocent guard would be punished.
Well, she shrugged.
“Fine”, she said and began walking towards the car.
The guard smiled and rushed forward to open the back door. She shook her head sideways smiling.
“No please, the front”, she said.
“Oh, sorry ma’am”, he said and closed it, then opened the front door and she lowered herself in, then he closed it.
“Okay guys, will be with you soon”, he said to the others standing by, walking to the driver’s side.
He opened the door and entered, then turned on the ignition, and zoomed off.
They got to Vinam Graphics Designing School in few minutes, and he drove straight towards the parking lot and halted.
Rina sighed and made to open the car door but he halted her immediately.
“Don’t worry ma’am, it’s my job”, he said already alighting the car.
“Ohh God!”, she exclaimed and rested her head on the headrest, she just wasn’t used to this.
The guard opened the door and she alighted, then picked up her bag and began walking away.
“Have a nice day ma’am”, he waved at her.
She smiled and nodded.
“You too”.
She walked further into the vast compound, heading for her class.
It was a big three storey building and all classes were located inside, no block was separate.
“Hey Rina wait up”, someone called as she was about going in through the entrance and she winced.
She already knew who it was and so, didn’t bother to stop or reply, she pretended like she heard nothing.
It was Sukhi, the bully guy in the school. Ever since Rina resumed the school, he’s been disturbing her, he won’t let her be always getting on her nerves.
Rina couldn’t accept, I mean who in the hell does that? Choose this bully guy over the prince?
She increased her pace and also noticed the person running up to meet her.
“Hey, been calling you”, Sukhi said and took a stand before her, obstructing her way.
“You looking sweet and hot this morning”, he complimented licking his lips, and smiling sheepishly.
Rina sighed and made to walk pass the other way, he moved there too. She hissed and tried the other way, he moved there as well.
“What do you want Sukhi?”, she finally let loose her anger.
He laughed.
“Come on Rin, don’t pretend like you know nothing”, he smiled so broadly, revealing his brown set of teeth.
Eww, Rina pulled up a disgust face.
“You know what? I think you had better change your set of teeth, before you talk to me”, she said.
Sukhi laughed, still revealing his teeth.
“I’m proud of it”.
She scoffed.
“You are proud of smoking, not proud of it”, she said.
“I see you were being driven again by a chauffeur from the palace”, he diverged.
She rolled her eyes.
“So? How does that affect you?”.
“So well Rina, how the hell are you related to the palace?”, he asked.
“Sukhi, you are actually wasting my time here, I’m almost late”, she glanced at her wristwatch.
“What? Is it because you are being driven by a chauffeur from the palace? Is it because you seem to be the most pretty here? Or because you smell rich? Huh?”.
She didn’t reply him, she only regarded him from his head to the toe, then hissed out loudly and walked away.
He let her leave, watching her as she went, then he smirked.
“I will be back baby, I will still get you”, he called back at her and abruptly turned, bumping into the GI girls.
“Hey, watch it”, Gigi, one of the girls said to him, hissing loudly.
Sukhi looked at them and scoffed, then walked away. The GI girls was a set of three close friends whose names began with a unique style. Gigi, Girini and Girisha.
They were sweet looking girls but always troublesome and mischief makers.
“Do you just heard that?”, Girisha asked as they walked passed.
Gigi scoffed.
“Seriously this Rina girl is causing mayhem, I mean how can she just arrive this school yesterday, and already making us look less valued”, Girini said.
“Shit! I perceive some teachers are after her as well”, Girisha said.
“Well, whatever it is, I just hate her, I just hate that girl”, Gigi said.
Rina got to her class in good time, at the instant she settled on her seat, her phone beeped and she checked it.
It was a text from Raghav, saying she should come over to Cavicha later in the evening after school, she smiled. Soon, a teacher entered and lessons began.
? Evening ?
The cream coloured Beetle drove so peacefully and slowly towards the parking lot of Cavicha, then halted.
The driver came out immediately and ran to the other side of the car, then opened the car door.
Rina slowly alighted, looking exquisite. At the instant she alighted, a maid walked up to her.
“Welcome ma’am, please come with me”, she said and began walking away.
Rina mouthed an ‘o’ and followed her, looking around the place as she went. It was a classy restaurant, and highly private, that is, they were no much crowd around, even the few people around, all minded their business.
They walked along until they got to a serene environment, more like a garden and came by a small tent.
As soon as they got to the tent, the maid bowed and walked away and Rina looked around the tent. A table like a boquet had already been set.
“Mi amor”, Raghav called and held her in a tight embrace.
“Mmm”, she smiled as they hugged so passionately.
“Welcome sunshine”, he said and their lips met in a kiss.
“I’m honoured”, she said laughing.
He smiled, then shoved back a seat for her to sit.
“Thank you”, she said and sat down.
“So, what’s the treat tonight?”, she asked as soon as he settled down.
He looked at her.
“How was your day?”.
“Mm, stressful as usual”, she looked away.
“Stressful? Did the maids not do the job?”, he asked.
She laughed waving her right hand.
“Oh please, they did. I meant my school, school is stressful”.
“Oh”, he said and threw her a small white envelope and it landed on her laps. She flinched.
“That’s the treat”, he said.
Huh? What was this? She took it up and stared at it.
“Raghav? Wh… what do you have here?”, she asked still checking out the small envelope.
He ignored as he watched her still gawking at the envelope.
“Open it”, he said.
“Huh”, she opened the envelope and jeez! Right there staring at her face was a key, and wait… not just a key, it looked like a car key. What!
She looked at him and their eyes met, then she turned back to the key in her hands.
“Gosh R… Raghav, what’s this?”, she found her words.
“What’s what? You don’t know what that is?”, he asked and scoffed.
“Oh my gee!”, she got up instantly and pressed the buttons and oh yes, she could hear the horning of the car as the lights flashed, lighting up the already dark garden.
And she got out the tent and followed the sounds of the car, she saw it. My gee, she halted instantly, what the hell was she seeing?
She cleaned her eyes to be sure it wasn’t a dream, the car still stared at her on the face. Jeez! It was a black coloured Bugatti Veyron!