4 Four

Bismilahi rahmani Rahim

2019,

The news which Ashra had just received from her father was troubling, she wondered why her father had decided to change his mind all of a sudden.

"Father you can't do that! You can't" she said to him.

"I can and I have"He said being his kingly self because of the guards behind him.

"This is Going to create problems" She tried to convince him.

"Princess Ashra this is my decision and you can't change it. So I'll Advice you to leave my presence this instant" she could feel the Annoyance in his voice so she stood up and left.

She was beyond Angry and felt as though she could burst,her father's decision of Handing his title to another family besides Theirs was tormenting. How can the Zucknan's lose their title which they have held for Seventy years just because of the fact that her father only had a female child.

Many thoughts clouded her head as she mistakenly bashed her leg on a stool which made her Yelp in pain.

"Ouch" she Squeezed her face which got her giggles from the maids who were picking beans at the center of the courtyard.

"What is making you buffoons laugh?" She sounded so rude which was something new to their ears.

"We are sorry Princess Ashra" they all said in unison which Got them a loud hiss from Ashra who Angrily walked towards her chamber.

"Ahh..what is up with princess Ashra today?" one of the maids said in a whisper to the rest.

"haven't you heard,the king is planning on deccending the throne soon and is planning on handing his title to another person other than a royal blood"Another maid whispered.

"SubahanAllah"One of the maids mutter's.

"That's a taboo"a maid says.

"Yana da choice ne ( does he have a choice?)" A maid says and they all chorused In the negative as they continued their work.

Ashra on the other hand had decided to Go out on her own without Uzi who she had begged to let her go alone without informing her father.

She needed space.

She drove in high speed to Aamirahs house where she knocked on the wooden door which was opened by Mona's Nanny who held one year old mona in her arm.

"Princess Ashra, Good evening" Mona's Nanny greeted as Ashra stormed in ignoring the nannys greeting, which was so unlike her.

"Where is your madam?" Ashra asked on seeing the seating room empty.

"She is upstairs with oga" the nanny says which got her a hiss from Ashra who couldn't control her anger.

She picked out her phone from her pocket and dialed Aamirahs number which was immediately answered by her.

"Ina gidan ki (I'm in your house)" she sighed.

"Is everything okay?" Aamirah asked.

"No Aamirah, nothing is okay"she said ,in her voice You could sense tension and distress.

"I'm coming"Aamirah huffed as she hanged up the call and stormed out of her room after telling her husband the situation at hand which he understood and let her go.

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"What is wrong with you Ash?" Aamirah scolded Ashra as they both sat in the leaving room on the three seater.

"Aamirah you will not understand!" She said with tears threatening to fall.

"What do you want me to understand? Ash. you are a woman. You can't rule this Kingdom"Aamirah said.

" You are wrong Aamirah,I can. It really hurts to see my father giving away his title to another blood and And not a Zucknan's"She was already in tears as she wipes it of with her palm.

"I understand but Ash you have to see it from his perspective. You are a woman, who will marry and go away from his house"she said while placing her hands on Ashra's shoulder.

"Then I will never get married"she said as though making a promise as she wipes her tears dramatically.