Chapter-2
Asad and ayaan rushed from there.
Ayaan: next time plz be careful...
Asad: I will try.
They went to the royal boys hostel, while zoya and faiqa were looking at them leave confused.
Zoya: hey is it me or something is really wrong with them.
Faiqa saw ayaan sword having embossed royal sign.
Faiqa: ya surely there is...
Someone from behind: princess faiqa!
Zoya turned to face a lady standing before them with a clipboard and a paper in hand, while Faiqa rolled her eyes and didn't turned around.
Faiqa ( under her breath): not her again.
Zoya ( tilting slightly toward faiqa): hey some lady is calling u.
Faiqa tighten her jaw and breathed out to relax and with a fake smile turned.
Faiqa: yes Runda...ma'am!
Runda was assistant of the head mistress Reena. She is very strict in terms of rules and is most irritated by faiqa's behaviour.
Runda: princess! U r 21 min and 46 sec late...
Faiqa: I ...oh please...I was not late...I was helping this poor young girl...I...I mean princess ...young brave princess.
Runda: really?... lets ask her then...
Zoya: hi, I am zoya, nice to meet u.
Zoya forwards her hand for shake hands... Faiqa palmed her forehead as to what zoya was doing was that no princess would do. Runda looked at her from bottom to top and her strange non princess behaviour. Faiqa signalled zoya to lower her hand and bow, and the least was zoya understanding. Runda then looked at faiqa, who immediately changed her expressions and smilled. By the time zoya had understood that she has to bow And when runda again looked at zoya, she bowing.
Runda: ya...well where is ur invitation,... Princess zoya.
Zoya was smiling but at this question her smile went.
Zoya: invi...invitation...(zoya smilled and looked at faiqa)... Hehe...where is my invitation...?
Faiqa: invit...invitation (faiqa cleared her throat.) the invitation...actually...(something got in her mind.) yes got it.
Runda: what?
Faiqa moved her hand at her back and did magic and brought the invitation card and wrote on it immediately.
Faiqa: the invitation card... (She forwards the card.) here.
Zoya looked at faiqa in surprise while faiqa winked at her.
When runda was about to open the invitation,Head mistress reena herself came.
Reena: what is going on runda?
Runda looked at reena and closed the invitation again.
Runda: head mistress, I was checking the invitation of this young princess.
Reena looked at zoya, zoya again forward her hand for hand shake when faiqa bowed and zoya copied. Reena saw in zoya's eye and felt something. Reena looked away and said to runda.
Reena (forwarding her hand for invitation card): may I?
Runda(giving her the card): yes..yes please.
Zoya looked at faiqa who was tensed too.
Reena read the invitation and smiled, she closed the card.
Reena to runda: plz guide the princesses.
Zoya sighs in relief.
Runda: yes..for sure...(to zoya and faiqa) this way.
When zoya crossed reena looked at her while zoya smiled. When faiqa was to cross reena stopped her and said in her ear.
Reena: princess... U really need to improve ur handwriting.
Faiqa was surprised that she know that the invitation was fake but then even she allowed zoya to enter the college.
Reena: now go or u will be late again, and as usual like last two years runda will make sue that u get rusticate again.
Faiqa laughed a bit and said.
Faiqa: no not this year head mistress.
Faiqa left and reena get into thought about zoya she says to herself "finally u came zoya".
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Runda lead zoya and faiqa to the hall. And zoya was surprised to see such a beautiful and huge college.
Runda: princess zoya...rest princess faiqa will tell u...she has got a two year experience after all.
Zoya looked at faiqa while runda left.
Zoya: u were here for two years.
Faiqa (shocked): who said?
Zoya: she just...
Faiqa: oh she is just a lair, don't trust her ever.
Zoya: then?
Faiqa: I was here for 1 month each year...actually no..15 days last year and one month before that.
Zoya: why? What did u do.
Faiqa: long story u know.
Zoya: how long is the story of 1 month and 15 days.?
Faiqa: ok... I think we should rest now... And I didn't have a proper sleep at ur place too.
Zoya: really?... U were sleeping for 3 days at MY place.
Faiqa: ok ok...enough of taunting lets go to the rooms.
Zoya: ok lets go...
Faiqa and zoya left the hall while reena was standing in the balcony from where she was watching zoya. Runda came and stood beside her.
Reena: runda, the time has come.
Runda: yes head mistress.
Reena: they were after faiqa's wand to locate zoya that is why every year we had to suspend her to keep her safe but now zoya is here, we have to protect her.
Runda: I have all the arrangements done.
Reena: I won't let anything happen to u zoya.
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In the boys hostel, ayaan and asad were arguing at something.
Ayaan: asad plz...I can't do this, we were nearly caught today.
Asad: nothing will happen ayaan...u don't believe me...tell me u don't?
Ayaan: but, I over acted too much today...
Asad: yes...
Ayaan: what?
Asad: no, u did very well... U will not get any other chance to Become prince u know.
Ayaan was not sure that he want to continue this or not while Asad was giving him smile for encouragement while ayah was perceiving this smile as trouble alarm.
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Edited by NnonaA - 10 years ago
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