Ira was having dinner with her family. The room was silent. No one wanted to break it as both the men were having a bad vibes. Because of the argument in the afternoon, both Viraaj and Dhishva were feeling awkward to talk to each other.
Everyone was eating their food quietly except for those two twin brother and sister. Veer and Veera were talking with each other while whispering. They were making joke of Ira and giggling silently.
Ira can hear them but she didn't responded. She continued to eat her food. She know that there is no point to argue with her siblings. No one will support her and at the end she will be alone. It's better to stay quiet and ignore it.
Feeling done with awkward silence and hesitation, finally Dhishva broke the silence by asking. "Father, how was your meeting with his majesty Abhiveera? Sorry, i was busy so I didn't got the chance to ask about it before."
"It's ok. I know you were busy." Viraaj replied "The meeting was good. We are looking forward to strengthen our alliance as we have some similar rival kingdoms. We have signed the alliance contract and after the meeting, i think it's possible. He was impressed and happy with our hospitality. I hope everything will go as we expect."
"I hope so too. I am relieved to hear this." Dhishva said and continued eating.
"By the way, grandfather, What did you tell his majesty Abhiveera about Ira that he was praising her?" Veera asked and started to laugh with Veer.
"Don't he know anything about her?" Veer asked while controlling his laugh.
Ira stopped eating her food. She wanted to ignore this all but can't. Her parents and grandparents looked at each other but no one uttered a single word except her grandfather.
"Eat your food quietly."
But it was of no use in front of this two spoiled royal brats.
"Of course. He don't know anything about her. That's why he think she is so good. If he knows the truth, i am sure that he won't even look at her."
After hearing this, Ira closed her eyes tightly and clenched her fist under the table, trying to suppress her anger that was destroying her feelings like Strom.
"Stop it!" Viraaj yelled in anger, his eyes wide open and glaring at Veer and Veera, his two disrespectful grandkids "Can't you two have your lunch quietly?"
Ira's mother who was sitting next to her, held her hand under the table to make her feel comfortable.
"If you two don't know how to respect your elders and can't spend a family time peacefully, then you don't have to come for lunch with us. I will tell the servants to send your food in your chamber."
Veer and Veera looked at each other, feeling embarrassed and tensed. Will their grandfather punish them for their mistake?
Ira's father didn't said anything. he just sighed, sick of all this drama.
Viraaj clenched his fist, trying to control himself "I am not only your grandfather but also the majesty of this kingdom! If i say something, you have to obey it. If i say to be quiet, then be quiet!!" He banged the table in anger "Didn't you heard me when I told you to eat your food quietly?! Huh?!"
Veer and Veera looked down in embarrassment and spoke
"Sorry grandfather."
"Sorry grandfather."
Ira can't take it anymore. She had enough than she can bear right now. She was controlling her emotions so hardly that her tears can fall from her eyes at any time. She can't even eat her food without hearing such words and taunt from her family.
She stood up from her seat and walked away from there. "I am done."
"Ira! Stop!" Ira's mother tried to stop her but Ira didn't looked back and went towards her chamber.
"Daksha, leave her alone for a while. Eat your food." Viraaj said to Ira's mother.
"But your majesty, she didn't ate anything." Daksha said worriedly.
"Don't worry. She will eat. You have your dinner. Sit down." Viraaj reassured her.
With hesitation, Daksha sat down.
Ira came to her chamber and closed the door. She went to her bed and sat down. Tears were flowing down from her eyes nonstop but there were no expressions on her face. The pain and humiliation she was having till now is enough for her. She can't take it anymore. Her father never loved her. Her grandmother and siblings always humiliated her. Her mother love her but can't support and help her. Her grandfather is always there for her but she can't make him always protect her. The kingdom don't know much about her. No one knows how the youngest princess of Aaro kingdom looks like. How is she? Who is she?
What's her mistake? Why she got such a life where everyday she have to get humiliated? She don't have her identity. She can't show who she is. She can't go out of her palace. People barely know that she exists.
The tears were flowing continuously from Ira's eyes. Every day, every moment when her father scold her, her siblings made fun of her, her grandmother cursed her existence, was passing before her eyes when suddenly someone knocked on the door.
Ira came to the reality and looked at the door. She thought, may be a servant came with food for her. But she didn't wanted to eat anything. She was so in pain that her appetite has died. She didn't wanted to talk to anyone so she just told that person to leave whoever he was.
"I don't want anything! Leave me alone!" She said.
But that person didn't left. The knock happened again.
She closed her eyes in frustration and shouted "I said, leave!!"
But the knock again happened.
She wiped the tears from her eyes and stood up in anger. She went towards door angrily and opened it "I SAID I DON'T-"
When she saw the person standing infront of her, her anger fade away. Her heart that was aching till now, suddenly became calm. Her eyes suddenly became teary again and she immediately hugged the person infront of her.
"Be careful, the food will fall." Ira's grandfather said while holding the plate of food in one hand and hugging Ira with other hand.
Ira was sobbing silently in her grandfather's embrace, gripping his shirt tightly.
"Shh...don't cry. First, let's go inside."
Viraaj took her inside the chamber and made her sit on her bed and placed the plate on side table of her bed. He then sat down next to her.
She again hugged her grandfather and started to cry.
Her grandfather hugged her and rubbed her back.
"Stop crying.....it's ok. Everything is ok now. Don't cry." Viraaj tried to calm her and console her.
He then held Ira's chin and made her look at him. "No need to think what others say. I am always with you." He said with a smile
"I know" she said while sobbing "b-but why me? Why everyone treat me like this? W-What's my mistake? Why my own father don't like me? He love my brother and sister so much but he don't even look at me. Why?"
Viraaj's smile dropped. He always looks disturbed whenever Ira asked this question. He never answered Ira's questions. He just consoled her and made her ignore everything that hurts her.
He rested Ira's head on his chest and patted her head "They just...they don't know who you are. How special you are." He said with a hidden meaning.
After some days.
In Jwalana Kingdom,
Abhiveera was standing infront of the window of his chamber and looking outside while thinking something deeply.
He has called Ashwant to meet him, to discuss something.
After a short time, Ashwant entered in Abhiveera's chamber.
"Father, you called me?" He asked.
Abhiveera turned around and nod. He went towards his chair and sat down. He gestured Ashwant to sit on the chair next to him.
Ashwant went towards the chair and sat down.
"So, why did you called me? Is it about something important?" Ashwant asked.
"Yes. It is." Abhiveera replied.
"What's the matter? What is it about?"
"It's about our future king. Our crown Prince, Raksheet."
Ashwant looked at him in confusion "Raksheet? What about him?"
Abhiveera didn't knew how to say it. He stood up from his chair and walked few steps forward. He crossed his hands behind his back and said....
"Soon he will become the king of our kingdom. He will get all the power. All the responsibility. The whole kingdom will be in his hands. He have to make his own decision, about his life and about this kingdom. He is eligible and powerful to be the king but....." Abhiveera stopped talking and sighed deeply.
Ashwant furrowed his eyebrows in confusion as well as in worry. He stood up and went towards his father.
"But what father? Is there something wrong?"
"But, Raksheet don't think about himself. I am not worried about kingdom because I know, Raksheet can take care of the kingdom. He is responsible and sensible. but who will take care of Raksheet? After you, his mother, who will be there for him? Who he will share his emotions with? He need someone who can take care of him. Who he can share his emotions with. With whom he can share his every problem without any hesitation. And that person should support and love him from the bottom of her heart."
Ashwant was hearing each and every word carefully. He know that Raksheet don't think about himself. His world revolves around his family and kingdom. He never think about himself. His first priority is always his family. But he need someone who's first priority should be him.
"Do you mean that, Raksheet need a life partner?" Ashwant asked to his father.
Abhiveera looked at Ashwant "Yes. Raksheet should get married, before he becomes king. Because after becoming a king, he will not have time to spend with his wife. It would be better for him to get to know his life partner, spend some time with her, so that he will think twice before doing anything dangerous. And he should actually get married now. There are somethings that we don't share with anyone except for our life partner. And may be Raksheet also want someone to share his feelings."
Ashwant chuckled "Yes, i can understand. So....do you know someone who is good for Raksheet? To be his life partner?" He know that his father don't discuss anything without any preparation. He must have found a girl he want Raksheet to marry with.
Abhiveera smiled and nod " Yes."