Rich Brat: Sweet Revenge Of A Lazy Princess

By the time the plane landed, it was almost sundown. They all had their lunch in the flight itself. So, nobody bothered to stay behind except for Shreya of course. She knew she wouldn't be able to sleep anytime soon.

Thus everyone else had gone to the mansion to sleep off the jet lag except for Shreya while Shreya strolled out in her shorts and t-shirt right after depositing all her bags in her room. As soon as she reached the beach, she hunched down and took off her boots and sunk her foot into the sand as she strolled towards the waves.

The sand was really soft and warm against her barefoot bringing a smile to her face. She liked beaches… it calmed her down instantly.

It is a small island off the coast of the Bahamas. Originally, the island came into Shreya's attention as a part of a project to the company. One of the directors proposed to build a private luxury resort here. But Shreya liked the island just the way it was… It was isolated and was fully covered with mountains, forests, and wildlife. And she did not wish to disrupt its peace and beauty by building a resort and bring people in. So she instead bought it by herself in a whim in her own name. She just did not like the idea of commercializing something so pure.

If Bhavna hadn't brought it up, she probably would have forgotten all about it. After all, she was someone who was too lazy for vacations in a spot that's going to take so much effort just to reach. For her, vacations involve bed and a lot of sleep and snacks. That was all.

The whole island was spread over a surface of 700 acres with a mansion in the northeastern corner of the island. The mansion faced a beautiful blue sea and white sand. And the whole beach was covered with palm trees that ran almost all around the island.

When the sunset, blood orange seeped through the waves and made the whole view breathtaking.

Shreya sat down on the beach bunching her knees in front of her just shy of the waves. Water touched her toes every now and then when the tide was stronger. She just stared at the setting sun with a sense of wonder and smile. The sunset looked picture perfect.

She was so lost in her thoughts that she did not even hear the footsteps approaching her from behind.

Bhavna came and sat right in front of her face and gave her a bright smile bringing Shreya out of her trance.

"What happened to Madhu??" Shreya asked. Her lips twitched slightly. Bhavna had been sticking to Madhu like glue from the moment they met making it impossible for Akash to approach her. Shreya and Akash both knew the brat was doing it on purpose but still couldn't do much about it. Strictly speaking, Shreya could have pulled Bhavna away from Madhu… but she was too lazy to meddle with them but more than that, she also enjoyed the kinda torture Bhavna puts Akash through. It was her sole entertainment for her through the flight. After all, Bhavna confiscated all her tablets and phones in there.

"Akash picked me up like a damn sack and deposited me out of the building!!" Bhavna said pouting and sitting down beside Shreya.

Shreya chuckled ruffling her hair.

But they were interrupted by a ping. Bhavna reached out to her pant pockets and handed Shreya's tablet over.

"Why did you bring that here??" Shreya asked excited seeing her tablet at last. Her hands had been itching to check on them but she was afraid she would not hear the end of it, if she did, from Bhavna.

"It kept ringing. So Akash threw it out along with me!!" Bhavna said rolling her eyes.

Shreya's lips twitched as she fondled with the key chain attached to her table. It is a tiny teddy that she had bought as a pair with Akira. She then went ahead and checked her mail. And once she started that, everything around her disappeared as she drowned herself in work.

Bhavna went ahead and started playing in the waves by herself. But as time passed by, Bhavna got pissed seeing Shreya working. SO she came and took the tablet from her hands forcefully and dragged Shreya with her back into the water.

"Bhavna!!" Shreya screeched as her feet came into contact with cold water.

"We are here on vacation!! If I wanted you to work, I wouldn't have dragged you this far!! So no work whatsoever until we are here!!" Bhavna replied sternly with a mischievous smile.

Shreya decided to take a cautious step back seeing her smile but it was already too late as she felt water splash all over her face. And since she had her mouth open, her mouth went salty in seconds and her face cringed in disgust.

"You are so getting for this!!" Shreya said glaring at Bhavna and splashed back.

By the time they got out, both of them were drenched head to toe. As the wind blew, a slight shiver ran over Shreya. But she did not move from the place. The chillness gave her a sense of comfort somehow. It gave her a sense of being alive.

Shreya, when she first bought this place, she did not really put much thought into it. But now… seeing the clear sky and being here… The lack of horns and flashing street lights. It felt good.

"Aunt would have loved this place!!" Bhavna suddenly said breaking the silence between them.

Sumitha- Shreya's mom was an actress. So she was always surrounded by one or other people. And she hated noisy places. So this place would have been like heaven to her. If she had been here till now, she would have probably lounged here for as long as she possibly could… maybe even try to live here all together with her dad.

"Dad too," Shreya whispered with a melancholic smile.

"I miss them!!" Bhavna muttered softly while her eyes unconsciously became slightly wet without steading down.

When Shreya was away in her 'exile' as Adithya called it, it was Bhavna who kept Adithya and Susmitha company. In those two years when Shreya was not around, Bhavna had gotten so much more closer to Adithya and Susmitha.

So when they died, Bhavna was as broken as Shreya was. But the effect was more so in Bhavna since she was younger than Shreya. She was barely holding up. That was the whole reason why she fled abroad to study in the first place. She just wanted to get away quite desperately. And for the same reason, she had never been to the manor either. At least, Shreya visits during New year's celebration, Bhavna couldn't bring herself to do even that.

Shreya put her arms around Bhavna's shoulders and rubbed her arms soothingly. Bhavna shivered against her cold hands.

"Come on. Let's go in now. Or else your whole vacation will be spent in bed if you fall sick." Shreya said getting up.

Bhavna got up but then she caught Shreya's hands and held her back.

Shreya looked at her questioning, "What happened??"

Bhavna hung her head and said softly, "I am sorry I wasn't here with you these past years. I just… I just didn't know how to fill that space they both left behind… and it was suffocating to be at a place that held so much memory knowing I won't be having them again."

Next to her dad, Shreya had always been closest to Bhavna. Even though they were 5 years apart in age, they got along like best friends. And she had just up and left when Shreya's needed her the most.

Bhavna always felt guilty about this. She knew Shreya's agony was greater than hers… but she still left her alone to fend for herself.

Shreya just gave a smile and ruffled her hair.

"Don't be too harsh on yourself. You were just a kid back then. I always felt guilty that I couldn't look after you…" Shreya replied softly.

Bhavna was just about an a.d.u.l.t when her parents died. But because of her own grief, she could not really think of anyone else at that time. And by the time she realized it, Bhavna had already made the decision to go abroad. So all she could do was protect her from afar.

"I was not a kid back then and I am not a kid now. But you treat me like a kid…" just as Adithya always did. Bhavna said pouting but she did not say the last part out loud.

"Well, I treat you like a kid because you act like one!!" Shreya sassed.

Between bantering and teasing, they had reached the mansion.

"You go take a shower. I will send someone to get you a hot chocolate!!" Shreya said and sent her to her room while she went into hers.