𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢 𝐏𝐎𝐕

"Are you ready shivangi"

I looked at Damini and nooded . I lowered my veil a little and started walking towards the main gate.

You all must be thinking where I'm going. Well let me introduce myself to you first.

I'm Shivangi Pratap , the Princess of Neelgarh and a known beauty all across the Hind. My father Shri Surya Pratap Singh is mad on me because i scared the prince who came with a marriage proposal, and as a punishment he locked me for 1 week in my room.

Basically Every year Tara festival was celebrated in Neelgarh, this year also it will be organized in which many unique thing Neelgarhs will be shown there , New dishes and etc ,but the problem is Princess can't go there. I decided to go there and i shrugged my all though and started walked towards the main entrance and stood in the line of people who were going out of the palace. From the corner of my eyes, I could see guards checking on the people.

We silently waited for our turn and I did not know but my heartbeats were running insanely fast the moment guards started checking my small pouch.

"What is your name?"

One of them asked and She replied in a slow voice.

"Damini"

She said and asked.

"And, who is she?"

They asked.

"Arti my sister"

She said and I lowered my dupatta even low so that they can't see my face .

"Okay you both can go"

They said and let us go outside.

After a few minutes we reached there.My eyes got wider after seeing the Beauty of village, everything was shining like the sun in the dark night . Those small Diyas was looking memorable, the smile on villagers face was something i wanted to see from the starting of my life. Everyone was looking happy and cheerful. I wish Babu-sa bhi hamre sath hote. My chain of thought cutted by little pulled of my skirt.

I looked down and a small smile appered on my face seeing a little boy standing infront of me with beautiful rose in his hands, I bend down and asked him in slow sweet voice.

"Ji boliye nanhe shahzad?"

"Yes Speak little prince?"

I asked and he smiled at me and said.

"I am giving rose to every beautiful girl and you are also beautiful so..."

He said and i asked.

"So?"

I said.

"this is for you, please accept it"

He said and forward his small hands towards me.

I took that rose from his small hands and kiss his soft cheeks and said.

"Thank you nanhe shahzad "

He smiled at me again and went away. I looked towards Damini and said

"let's go"

She nooded and we both started walking again.My sight noticed the people indulged in their work. Some of them sold painted potteries and many of them indulged in cooking food on the mud stove I could hear the sound of children playing, kids crying and a kind of regular chaos in the lane.

Suddenly i heard something falling sound , i looked around and saw an old lady was slipped from the stool.

I rushed towards her. She was probably in her late sixties and I took her hands in mine and helped her to sit. I looked at her place face.

"Kakisa are you okay,"

She lifted her eyes from the earth, she was unnecessarily staring at me. she abruptly lowered her gaze and then looked around.

"Kakisa"

I called her once again , and lowered myself to sit beside her.

"Are you okay kakisa?"

I sat while sitting beside her on the floor outside her small Sho.

She gulped and lifted her gaze to me seeing me sitting me beside her on the ground.

My eyes noticed her many times torn and sewn clothes.

"I am fine"

She said in her old voice and I did not know but my heart ached a little seeing her condition.

"Have you eaten anything?"

I asked noticing her thin and wrinkled skin.

She slowly shook her head."

"No" She said and I looked at Damini who standing behind me and gestured her to take something to eat.

After few minutes she came back with food ,I took that food and gave it to kakisa. At first she refused but after few request she agreed and started eating. She was worried about her shop ,So we decided to look after her shop till she finishes her meal.

Damini was serving the customers and I was giving whatever they asked for. One of costomer asked for some colourful stones .I looked towards the shelves and found them in the top one.

I looked around and found a stool and took that and put it in front of the shelves.I stood on top of that stool and tried to get down but it was still too far away so I got up on my toes and tried again.

i was about to reach the jar, but before I could touch the jar, my skirt got stuck in my leg and

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.

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I slipped from stool.

I closed my eyes tightly and waited to kiss the floor, but before I could touch the ground, I felt someone grab my waist and hold me securely. suddenly my heart started beating faster.

"AP thik hai?"

"Are you okay?"

I slowly opened my eyes and look at owner of the voice... And i froze on my spot.

His eyes was so beautiful, dark brown Hazel orbs and those thick eyelashes, everything was so memorising. His facial features and his muscles.

I was lost in his beautiful eyes when suddenly I noticed a rat looking here and there on the shelf in front of me.

A rat

Yeah just Rat....

Wait whattttttttt

"Ahhhhhhhhh" I shouted and pushed him with all my might, he fell on the floor with a loud thud. I took Damini's hand in mine and started running away from there.

After few minutes i reached a safe place and let go of her hand.

We both were panting heavily and suddenly she started laughing.

"Hahahahahaha"

I thinned my brows and looked at her questioningly.

She stopped laughing and said.

"AP ko nahi lagta ki apne bhagne me ghodo ko bhi piche chod diya hai "

"Don't you think you are much faster than horse?"

She started laughing again.

I slapped his arms and said,

"we should go, it's already late"

She nooded and said,

"Ji chaliye ghodi ji"

'"Let's go mare ji"

She saying this she started running away from me.

"Wait,why are you running"

"Come here Damini"

But she didn't listen and we spent few more hours like this. After some time we go back castle.

After reaching castle, i told her to go back to her bedroom and sleep.

I started walking towards the inside the bedroom.

After changing my clothes ,I lay down on my bed and took a deep breath.

Remembering his face, a slight smile came on my face and that smile which was dancing on his face.

Ahhh what is happening to me. Why I'm thinking about him.

I stopped thinking about him and fall asleep.

I woke up when I heard the noise of attendees working and slight brightness falling on my eyes.

I immediately straightened and looked towards the window.

I looked at damini who just entered the bedroom and I immediately questioned.

"Is someone coming today?"

She smiled and answered

"Ji someone is coming today"

I thinned my eyeb

rows and Said in a low voice,

"Who is coming Today?"

She again smiled at me and went away.

I don't know but smtg was really suspicious. Ahhhhhh

Who is coming today?

Oh god just blast me ...