𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞: 𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖕𝖔𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓

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Aryan POV:

Hi everyone, I'm Aryan. It's good to talk to you all like this.

This past month has been a miracle. As you all know, I met Princess Aaru. As much as I love my Bhaiyya, I always wanted a mother figure in my life, and that wish was fulfilled by Princess Aaru. I couldn't ask for anyone better than her. She came into our lives and filled it like a missing puzzle piece.

Today, I have a very important football match. I love playing football and I'm the captain of our school team. I used to play football with Bhaiyya a lot, so I became attached to this sport.

I woke up early today for practice. Since the balcony in front of our apartment is so big, I can play there as much as I want. I took my football, which Krish Bhaiyya gifted me when I was seven, and started practicing. After a good practice, I saw Bhaiyya coming back from his morning jog.

He ruffled my hair, saying, "Good morning, champ."

I smiled back at him. "Very good morning, Bhaiyya."

"Are you hungry?" he asked.

I gave him a furious nod, and he signaled me to go inside, so I headed to my room to freshen up. After taking a shower, I smelled my favorite pancakes coming from the kitchen, so I rushed to get ready and headed outside.

There she was Princess Aaru, sitting on the kitchen counter, drinking her coffee. My face lit up seeing her. I didn't know that she stayed. I ran to her, hugging her tightly. "Princess Aaru, good morning."

She lifted me up and made me sit on her lap. She gave me a forehead kiss and greeted back, "Good morning to you too, Moonpie."

Bhaiyya gave me a plate of pancakes and said, "Aryan, Rooh will drop you at school today since I have lots of work in the kitchen. Is that okay with you?"

I nodded eagerly. I love going with Princess Aaru. She buys me my favorite milkshake on the way to school and we chat a lot.

Usually with Bhaiyya, it's a calm ride, only speaking when necessary. It's not that I don't love riding with Bhaiyya—I do—but something about Princess Aaru makes me feel the warmth of a mother's love.

He gave me a side hug and turned to her, saying, "I will take my leave then."

She gave him a smile, saying, "Have a great day, Ajju."

I may be ten years old, but I am not blind. I can see the love in Princess Aaru's eyes. She loved him since day one. When she told me that Bhaiyya is her prince, her eyes were beaming, and at that time, I didn't know what that meant.

But later, I did my research. I am happy that Bhaiyya is also slowly changing. Ever since I was five years old, Bhaiyya became cold to everyone.

He stopped speaking to everyone but was always normal with me—and only me. Now I can see that he is slowly warming up to Princess Aaru as well. That is a good sign.

Princess Aaru pinched my cheeks, making me wince. "Ouch!"

She asked, "Penny for your thoughts, huh? Wanna go to school or not?"

I looked at my watch, and my eyes widened in shock. I had to hurry, or else I would be late for school. I didn't want my principal to scold me. She never did because I always came first in my class, but I still didn't want her to scold me.

I pushed all the pancakes into my mouth and rushed into my room to get my bag. Princess Aaru just chuckled at my reaction and got ready to drop me off.

After driving to school, I got out as fast as I could, but Princess Aaru called after me, "Wait, Moonpie."