Her Wish (Fantasy)

Shranya was sitting in the library and reading a history book. Her friend Tisca came to her and sat beside her and said in a slow voice, " Oh God!!! So this time also you missed Economics period to read this stupid history books...!!!????"

"Don't call my history books stupid. I don't like economics class, so I skipped that and came here and thought of reading my favorite subject instead. What's so wrong with that...???" said Shranya.

"Who likes History Shranya??? If you don't like economics, read Science, Math... Think about the future, not the past. You have a brilliant mind why waste??" said Tisca.

"Shut up babe..!!! I just love history. I want to go back in time and see how the kings and queens used to live. We have so many things to enjoy and kill time but what they used to do..?? The whole day I mean... It's so difficult to spend even a single day without cell phones", said Shranya.

"The same things our grand grandparents used to do.."

"Babe. I am talking about kings and queens... Not normal people. Especially queens... I mean kings could have political work, and judicial work, they even used to go hunting in forests.

On the other hand, Queens had nothing to do... Everything must be done by servants like cleaning and making food. Queens never participated in judicial issues or political issues. They never went hunting. Then what they used to do...?" said Shranya questioning.

"They used to take rest and work on their beauty only so that king would always be theirs and not bring another queen..", said Tisca and laughed.

Shranya made face and said," I just wish I could go into the past through some time machine and see all things by myself. Those forts, Queens, and their dresses...!!" said Shranya going in thoughts.

"Why don't you make one... Time machine and then fulfill your wish yourself."

"Ahhh...that will take time. I can't wait so long", said 16 years old Shranya.

Shranya went the home and after dinner, she was lying on her bed to sleep. She was thinking about queens only. She fell asleep soon. The next day when she woke up she was shocked.

She woke up and saw a huge bed, the room was so beautiful with huge pillars. All pillars were designed artistically. She looked around, the curtains were huge with rich texture and there was a big door at one side of the room and on another side, there was an open balcony. She came outside on the balcony, she saw so many stars in the sky which she had never she till now. She saw the architect of the balcony was unique it was more like a semi-circle. She saw a bright moon. She could hear insect sounds. The breeze was so fresh and the smell of flowers and plants filled her heart with enjoyment. She came to the boundary of the balcony and saw downwards.

"Ohhh... Shit. It is so high..!!! Where am I in actuality...? What place is this??" said Shranya to herself.

She came back to the room. She saw beautiful paintings hanging all over. A few were kept at one side of the room. After looking all around she went to sit down on the bed. As she came close to bed she saw someone on the bed. She immediately sat down just in front of the bed in terror. After a while, she moved up her head up and saw again.

She got up and went near where someone was sleeping. She saw a lady. She was dressed in simple clothes and was in sound sleep.

"Who she could be?? Where am I?? Am I in past?? But How??" said she to herself.

She went up to the door to open it. The door was so huge that she barely was able to move it. After struggling for half an hour she opened the door. She went outside and started wandering here and there. She came to a door that was larger than the door she came out of earlier. It was a huge place. She got tired and sat under one tree in the garden and soon fell asleep.

She woke up with the sound of laughter of some girls.

She got up and saw... The garden was huge and beautiful. So many ladies were doing different kinds of tasks. Some were watering the plants, some were plucking flowers. Some were cleaning the garden. Some were going from here to there. She saw a few girls were going somewhere together. She followed them. They all entered a place that was filled with water like a swimming pool. They were preparing that place for a bath. They were adding warm water, rose petals, some herbs, and milk too.

Shranya was watching everything in surprise. All were dressed in skirts and blouses. Almost all were beautiful even without makeup. Then someone announced.

"The Queen is entering the bath area."

A very beautiful girl in her 20s entered. She had long black silky hair. She was also without makeup. She had wrapped a cloth around her. When she entered the pool, all others gathered around her.

Shranya saw them playing in the water. They were all so happy. The queen was happy and laughing. They were talking about random things. Someone was praising the queen for her beauty.

"How cool.. !!! By the way why no one can see me?? How am I here?? Which era is this..? They are speaking pure Hindi", thought Shranya.

Shranya followed them when they took the queen out of the bath area.

She was being dressed. When the whole dressing was done. They made her hair which was so long.

"Oh my God..!! What a dress..!!! I also want the same kind and her hair... I wish I too had such kind of hair and her skin, that is super glowing even without any makeup", said Shranya.

They applied kajal to her eyes. They applied something red to her lips. She wore so much jewelry. When she got up, it was like some goddess of beauty had come down on earth.

Shranya followed her. She saw her praying. She saw her having breakfast. She saw her sitting and chit-chatting. She saw her walking here and there then she saw her painting.

"Wao... She does nothing. She is just enjoying her life. Cell phones have made us uselessly busy. She is just enjoying herself. Nothing to worry about. Wao... Her life is bliss", said Shranya to herself.

She saw some lady come to her to tell her something. Listening to which the queen got excited. She called everyone from the kitchen and gave them orders to make some dishes.

Shranya again followed her to know what was happening. The queen had dressed again in some other beautiful dress.

"What is happening?? She is looking so excited. Although she was happy earlier too, now she is jumping with happiness", said Shranya to herself.

Shranya crossed the huge door which she avoided at night when it was closed. She saw a huge place. She just fell while looking up at the roof where so much artwork was done. Everything was so huge. She came to the front door and saw a Man. The King...

"He is so handsome. Oh my God..! It seems like he is coming from outside and the queen is happy to know that only, she is getting ready to welcome him. Wahoo...why everything is so exciting and beautiful here? I wanna come and live here and I wish I were a Queen..!!" said Shranya to herself.

The Queen came forward. The king also came forward and then Shranya saw a girl coming from the kingside. She was earlier sitting in a beautiful cart which was blocked by other people so she could not notice that.

She was not understanding anything.

The queen welcomed both and people shouted the slogan in the name of The king and The New Queen.

Shranya could not believe her eyes. The first queen was so beautiful and even then The king brought a new Queen.

She was constantly looking at the old Queen who was all happy.

"How could she be..?? She must be unhappy. How can she welcome them? She must get angry", said Shranya to herself.

The arrival of the new queen was being Celebrated. The whole day went like that. Shranya kept on following the old queen. She was in love with her level of maturity. She hated the king. When everyone left and the queen was all alone in her room. She saw her crying. She felt very sad for her.

"What was wrong in me that he has brought a new queen..? I loved him so much. A queen's life is so uncertain. I wish I had been born as a normal girl. I would have so many friends and a single loyal husband. Being normal is such a bliss that even a queen can't afford it. Being Queen is so heavy task. I can't even show my emotions in front of anyone, they will say I am a weak queen", said the old queen.

Suddenly the alarm rang and Shranya woke up. She looked around. She breathed out in relief. She got ready and reached her school. When Tisca saw her in economics class she sat beside her and asked her, " What happen?? NO HISTORY TODAY??"

"NO... I HATE HISTORY!!!"

Tisca looked at her in surprise.