Rich Brat: Sweet Revenge Of A Lazy Princess

Shreya recounted everything she had done with her parents here… she told Akira about all the fun they had with them playing around since young to big… Her voice was gentle but also animated as she told Akira with great detail.

Akira listened to her eagerly and giggled away at some of the antics.

Once Shreya was done, both of them stayed silent. Shreya had a long thinking face…

"Is something wrong?" Akira asked. She looked slightly nervous when she asked that. Because the last time they both met alone like this, Shreya stopped coming around for a long time.

"Nothing is the wrong baby. I am just thinking about my parents…" Shreya said honestly.

"They will be fine as long as you are happy…" Akira said with great wisdom..

"I know, baby. I am extremely happy whenever I am with you and your dad…" Shreya answered smiling at Akira.

Akira couldn't resist beaming at her.

"And so, I always want to be with you guys…" Shreya continued looking slightly serious.

"You are always with us anyways!" Akira answered confused.

"I know… But you think it will be okay if I married into the family with your dad?" Shreya asked looking at Akira earnestly.

Akira took a long while to react. Akira had reached the age where she knew what it meant. She even had a friend who couldn't stop complaining about her father's new wife and stepmother. All that left her slightly insecure.

"Will you become my stepmother?" Akira suddenly asked. She was pretty nervous about the term itself because of her friend.

Shreya saw the shift in her mood.

"Do you want me to be?" Shreya asked softly tucking some of her hair behind her small ears.

Akira remained absolutely quiet. She chewed on her lips feeling stressed. She did not know how to answer that question. Even when she was scared, she did not want to hurt Shreya more.

"Baby, you can tell me anything you know? I will never get angry at you… ever. I promise!!" Shreya comforted her softly pulling her into her embrace.

"I… I just… mother…" Akira stammered. She did not know what she felt nor did she know how to express it.

Shreya pulled her away and let her face her.

"Baby, you already have a mother. A very pretty, gentle loving mother. That will never change… Samantha will always be your mother… forever. Just remember that, okay?" Shreya comforted for Akira's mute destress.

"But… if you marry dad, you will be my stepmother right?" Akira asked confused.

"No… even if I marry your dad, I will still be just Shreya to you… just remember baby, you do not have to do anything you don't want to." Shreya insisted.

"Then what will change?" Akira asked. From her limited knowledge, marriage led to a new mother.

Shreya pondered on how to answer that question.

"I am, your's and dad's friend now, right?" Shreya asked suddenly.

Akira nodded her head frantically.

"If I marry your dad, I will be part of your family… just like your grandparents, aunt, and uncle. I will be your family…" Shreya explained. "Nothing else is going to change, sweetheart," Shreya said smiling at Akira.

Both of them went silent after that once again. Shreya gave her time for everything to sink.

"I am okay with it…" Akira answered at last. But she looked kind of out of it when she said it.

"Baby, you can always say 'no'. It is not compulsory for you to agree… I can always just wait until you are comfortable… I don't want to do anything you don't want to…" Shreya said softly seeing her in dilemma.

But Akira shook her head rapidly as she said, "No… no… no… I am not saying no. I do want to be family with you…"

"But…?" Shreya asked.

"No but. I am just happy… I just feel relieved that people wouldn't look at me with pity whenever I say that my mom is in heaven. If you marry with dad, I will not have one but two mothers, right? I am just happy…" Akira suddenly said beaming at her.

Shreya looked at her shell shocked. But she also beamed back as she said, "Well, I am also happy. Now I have the smartest kid in the world!!" Shreya looked proud not only of herself but also of Akira.

Akira leaned over and pecked on Shreya's cheeks as she said, "Thank you, Shreya…"

Shreya couldn't help frown as she asked, "For what?"

"My mom once said that someday in the future… when I am growing up, she might send an angel-like person to us… and she will become a part of the family. And she said she will help drive my dad's sadness away. Mom asked me to treat her well… to be obedient to her so that she was comfortable. She asked me not to make it hard for her and that she will be my mom too… in her place… I think mom is talking about you…" Akira said softly.

When she was very young, she never fully understood it. But because Samantha had recorded everything she ever said, Akira was able to hear it over and over again over the years and she knows them all by heart by now. Even now, she did not connect everything together until Shreya said she will be part of the family with her and Charan.

Shreya did not know where the tears came from… But she suddenly felt distressed for a mother who had to think of all the advice a little kid might possibly need in her whole life growing up within short span of time… Samantha seemed to have thought about and prepared Akira for just about everything that she might face in her life while she was sick… She really wished she never let her down.

"I will be good to you, baby! I promise…" Shreya vowed solemnly.

After a while, the bell rang. Both the ladies ran over the open the door for Charan gleaming.

Charan looked at them bewildered.

Both of them showed the back of their hands showing off their rings as Shreya said proudly, "She said 'yes'"

Charan smiled back but he also did not know whether to laugh or cry at the fact that Shreya did not seem this happy even when he said it… well, technically, he never said 'yes' formally. But he did convey his meaning figuratively. It still counts as a 'yes', right? But Shreya did not seem this happy back then though…