Rich Brat: Sweet Revenge Of A Lazy Princess

Shreya came back to the couch and sat there dazed for a second. The cushion made a noise as they dipped under her weight. She leaned back and laid down closing her eyes.

This empty apartment where her own voice would echo back to her… she hated it with all her heart. It felt as suffocating as she always remembered it to be. This was the main reason why she never came back here in all these days after she separated from Charan. This house reminded her with every passing second what is missing in her life…

Now, not only did she miss her parents when she was here… but she also missed Charan and Akira. The memories she had shared with them in this very apartment were numerous and one after the other, came back to her playing like a movie in front of her eyes. She could see Charan and Akira in each and every corner of her apartment… The visions were so real to the point where she couldn't tell if she was dreaming or awake. It almost felt as if she could touch them if only she would reach out.

She closed her eyes to distract herself. She did not want to succ.u.mb to her impulses and do something stupid like going back to see them. That would render everything she had ever done so far meaningless. But more than that, things were getting really sticky now. It was best to not involve them at all from now on.

She could see the ending… she had placed every person in just the place she needed them to be. She might not have drawn out any specific plan but she had a vague idea as to how to end all this.

Malini was a crucial part of her plan and from what she saw today… even though Malini gave her a stone face… Shreya knew her. She was going to help her.

Shreya did not know how Malini turned out the way she was in spite of having Abimanyu as her father. She should give Abimanyu credit for it… in spite of being a conceited and greedy bastard, he had actually raised Malini right. At least, he knew how to do one thing right in spite of having a crocked mind. Or maybe Malini turned out the way she did because he taught her how not to be.

Malini had always been uptight and aloof. But she was also a very straight forward person. Some people felt as if she was being too arrogant because of who her father is. But Shreya found it endearing from her university days. She had always liked her unwavering and stubborn morality of speaking the truth and doing the right things.

Shreya would never forget the time when Malini came straight to her face right after the first semester and told her she would beat her fair and square. It ticked Shreya off like hell… she found her amusing and had observed her from that time. Shreya couldn't resist but smile at her every time she would glare at her. That had been her entertainment for as long as she had to suffer through a lecture in college. But Malini did put in her best after that challenge. Shreya beat her by a few marks only. That too mainly because of her proficiency with finances.

Shreya had respected her for it. Malini would surpass each and every obstacle on her way with brut force and seer strength. She was too lazy for games. But her punches had always been brutal. Shreya was happy to find that she hadn't changed since then.

The next step of her plan would be Dharsh… he will be sorted out in one week's time when she will attend Naren's birthday banquet.

Shreya shook her head trying to stop her wandering mind. She would go crazy if she was to think about this any more than she already had. So, leaned back and started mumbling instead, "Hey, dad. I, at last, found what you had left me… sorry it took so long. Mom, Bhavna is going to come back home in a few months… She grew up so much in such a short time you know. In spite of my best effort… she still matured… She started working. She has an agent now. She became a model. You guys would have been loved seeing her walk on the ramp. She is so confident and beyond gorgeous."

"I really wish I could just keep her in a box you know… away from everything cruel and evil out there. I wish I could protect her from everything you know… I wish she could just stay the way she is. I don't know how you guys managed to send me out those two years. If I ever had to do something like that with Bhavna, I think I will go crazy in 10 days."

Shreya continued for a while like that… she talked about everything… from Akira to the vacation she had just had. Talking like this always calmed her down. Some part of her wanted to believe that they could actually hear her and that they were still there with her even if she can't see them physically. She needed to believe it… She needed this connection even if it was her own illusion… especially on days like this when she felt so damn lonely.

"You guys would have loved the island. Mom, you wouldn't have returned from there once you saw the place… It was so quiet and the air was so pure. And best of all, the island is private… so no annoying reporters around to bagger you with questions every few seconds. I made a new friend… his name is Srinivas. He is kinda quiet and distant but I am fixing him now. He will come around. I am good here… I hope you guys are okay there."

Once she was done talking about everything… she paused and in the softest voice she continued, "I miss you guys…" Her voice uncontrollably chocked at the end. But no tears came. At least, she stubbornly restrained from crying.

The main reason was that somewhere unconsciously she always remembered what Akira told her and followed it with at most sincerity.

'My mummy said whenever I missed her, I shouldn't cry. But give her a big smile so that she can watch me smile from heaven.'

She looked up and gave a smile and mumbled, "Good night guys…" and got up from the place and went to her bedroom.

She took a long shower first. Even though she did wash up in the Imperial this morning, it was very quick. She came out in an oversized t-shirt and wet hair dripping down.

She did not bother with them but then she remembered how Charan would always scold her for leaving it wet every single time… she reluctantly reached for a new towel and started drying her hair methodically.

This was the main reason she had kept herself busy all these days. When she was alone and jobless like now, she ends up thinking about everything and anything to point of driving herself crazy.

While she was drying her hair, she suddenly remembered something. She got up from her bed and went towards her bookshelf and pulled out a torn teddy bear from behind her books.

Unconsciously a smile formed on her lips.

This was Mr.Grumpy… or more precisely Mr.Gwampy as Akira put it.

Shreya took the bear and put it beside her on the bed and curled up beside it.

She did not really remember playing with dolls as a little girl. From her mother's accounts, she had always been tomboyish from when she was a child. playing with cars. So, this teddy bear that Akira had given her when they first met at the mall was the first and the only stuffed she ever possessed.

When she first got it… she was in a very bad shape. Even when she knew that it was extremely childish and naïve, she still in some small corner of her heart believed in Akira and kept this teddy bear with her whenever she fell asleep… she had hoped and believed that this torn up stuffed toy was going to fight all the bad dreams.

Even though she did have nightmares… at least that belief let her fall asleep without fear.

Thus Mr.Grumpy had been the symbol of solace for her in some of the darkest and loneliest days of her life. Or more than Mr.Grumpy, Akira had been the one who gave her that comfort.

Whatever it was, it was long before she could actually fall asleep without this teddy bear…

And somehow history had repeated itself. Facing the empty apartment, Shreya was back to that place and time in her life all over again. She needed the comfort it provides her now more than ever.

And it worked too as it always had. Shreya actually fell asleep within a few minutes.