The Replacement

SHIPRA'S POV Hello, all I am Shipra Rathod from Delhi. I am 25 and I have finished my graduation in fashion designing and work in-well-noncompany MR Fashion House, as a Senior Designer. I got a promotion six months ago due to my fantastic designs and very soon I am going to Paris Fashion Week with our company's spring collection. I have lovely parents, Shravan Singh and Nandini Rathod and Sister Sanya Rathod, who is a Professor, and they love me a lot and so do I. I have never had a boyfriend, so Love is completely Taboo for me. So currently we are preparing a wonderful dinner for our guests who are coming to see my didu Sanya... Yup, am so excited my didu will get married soon if everything goes well... As per my knowledge, my didu will go to my grandfather's best friend's family and they are from Rajasthan. They also belong to Rajgharana (Royal Family)... Yup, you are right I am a princess. But my dad does not like all the rules and regulations, so we shifted to Delhi long back, but we still go to our native Madhavpur whenever Dad's presence is required, which is also in Rajasthan. Now back to my didu, after her wedding, she will be the queen of Premgadh. Yes, my Jeje is the king of Premgadh. They own so many businesses which I don't know anything about but I know that they are rich I mean we are also rich rich, but I guess they are richi rich LOL. As we belong to the Royal Family, we ask to marry Royals only.. But my parents are sweet. They never pressure us about anything which we don't like. But our dadu (Grandfather) wants us to get married in Rajgharana (Royal Family), which I hate as I don't like all the rules and regulations just like my dad, but at the same time, I understand the responsibilities which come on our heads being royals. However, I guess didu have no problem with that, so here we are preparing dinner for them. Shankar Maharaj, what you have you prepared for our guest, I asked our head cook once I reached the kitchen as Maa Sa (mother) has asked me to look after the kitchen work, as after fashion designing if I like anything, that is cooking... He told me what he has made and what else he will be making. Maharaj let me make the sweets for guests. I said, looking at the ingredients. "No No Bai Sa (miss) we will make it, you please relax" he told me... I said “no Maharaj I am, anyway, getting bored, so please let me do it," and started preparing the Sondish (Bengoli Indian sweet) for the guests. After some time, I was done and checked the time and shouted OMG I have to get ready before Masa (mother) kills me. I was running towards my room but then I thought to check on didu once, and went to her room and opened and saw didu was getting ready. I said “hey didu you are looking so beautiful, jeje won't be able to take off his eyes from you”, Saying I Smirked. She just smiled, which dint even reached her eyes. “Didu are you OK?” I asked her, seeing her not-so-smiley face. “Why are you looking pale? Are you not happy with this marriage?” I asked, all worried. She was looking at me from the mirror but did not say anything, just told me to go and get ready. I am fine. I thought for a minute, because I don't know why, but I was not getting good vibes like something was going to happen. I guess I am getting jitters as I am happy and excited about didu...  With this, though, I left as I knew Masa's (mom) anger and I didn't want to face that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MASA- MOTHER BABA SA – FATHER  DADU- GRANDFATHER DADA HUKUM –GRANDFATHER DADI SA – GRANDMOTHER DIDU –SISTER JEJE- BROTHER IN LAW MAHARAJ- COOK BAI SA- MISS