Naina's POV

I reached my destination in 25 minutes. I work in a restaurant as a cook. The pay is pretty good and I love what I do.

I entered the restaurant and saw Malini already sitting behind the counter.

"Good morning Malini" I wished her

"Morning Nai... Nainu" she replied back yawning mid sentence.

"The Day just started and you are already tired?" I asked her teasingly.

"I will give u this advice nainu that never get married and even if you do don't think for a baby until you are sure your husband is now a grown up mature individual because otherwise instead of one you will have to handle 2 babies." She said shaking her head as i laughed.

"But you still love them" i told her with a smile.

"That's true" she replied giving me a smile.

"Now go in the kitchen before Mrs. Mehta came." She told me and i nodded my head.

"Yeah, she just wants a chance to deduct my salary" i said and went inside the kitchen to start the day.

Rituraj Singhaniya's POV

I woke up suddenly from the same nightmare i am having from the day my parents and baby sister passed away.

It was already 4 Am and I saw my wife was sleeping peacefully beside me, i kissed her forehead and tucked her in the duvet and went on the terrace to get some fresh air.

I am a King of Rajasthan yet at this moment i am just a boy who lost everything so suddenly that it was hard to grasp the situation.

I and Rishu ( Rishabh) were at Nani' s place( maternal home) as it was our cousin's birthday in 2 days. Mom and dad told us that they will come later with Manu as they have some pending work to complete.

We were enjoying at our Nani's home when our Uncle got a call that changed our life.

I didn't know that it was the last few days of our happiness because we were going to lose everything.

That time Uncle got a call from someone that our home had caught fire and everyone was trapped inside.

When we reached there everything was gone.

When i saw most of the workers got saved, i thought mom, dad and manu must be safe as well but maids told us that in helping everyone to evacuate the palace mom and dad never came out and suddenly there was a blast, so there was no chance that anybody who was inside was safe.

Everything was burnt to ashes. I was unable to move forward, it was like the world had gone blurred, i could hear Rishu's crying , Uncle's (Mama) shouting at someone, Aunty (Mami) consoling Rishu but i was unable to grasp the situation.

" Raj!!!" Suddenly i heard a loud shout with a vigorous shaking of my body and suddenly the blur was gone.

In front of me stood my Dadi and Dadu ( grandma and grandpa).

Dadi was the one who was shaking me and suddenly she hugged me and cried her heart out. I saw Dadu removing the tear that came out from his eyes before anyone could see. He was an Ex- King of Rajasthan. He can't even cry in front of anyone.

And here i was unable to cry. I was just lost. Everything again went blurry. I don't remember exactly what happened after that, it was all like a dream, things were happening but i was unable to understand and suddenly everything went black.

The next day when i got my consciousness back, a week had already passed.

Dadu and Dadi told me that i was passed out because my body went into shock hearing the news.

When Rishu came inside my hospital room and ran to me still crying that was the moment i came out from my shock and i cried like never before.

I don't remember how much time went but my cries didn't reduce, doctors have to give me sedatives to control me.

The next day when i woke up, I saw Dadu sitting beside me. Again my eyes got teary.

He saw me and came to my bed. He took me in his arms and told me to cry as much as I wanted but today should be the last day as i have to become a strong person if not for me than for Rishu.

He told me that i am a Crown Prince and it's my duty to look after everyone.

He told me that i cannot cry in front of the world as many people are waiting for an opportunity to take us down. He said if i ever feel the need to cry just come to him and cry as much as i want, he will be my shield but not in front of anyone specially Rishu.

That was the last day i cried. I cried for everything we lost, I cried in my Dadu's arms.

That day i lost myself as well. I became a boy who never cried again in front of the world. I became a strong man who is not afraid of anything. I became the person on whom my Rishu can depend. I became his mother and father both. Whenever he needed something or someone i was there for him. I had become his parent.

Present

After a few years, i started getting these dreams where mom and dad are going far away from me and telling me to protect her and suddenly they are burning in fire.

I never told anyone about these dreams but when Anu (Ananya) came into my life i told her everything, she became my strength. Whenever i feel the burden of the world she will come like an angel and take away all my stress. She became a mother to my Rishu long before she gave birth to my twins. She was fresh air i never knew I needed to live.

" Same dream?" I heard her voice and came out of my thoughts to see her standing beside me.

She gave me a smile and opened her arms.

I hugged her tightly. That's the beauty of our relationship we never need words to understand each other. We stood like this hugging each other and watched as a new day began with new hopes.

"I hope you are happy wherever you are mom, dad and my princess Manu. I miss you all so much." I thought as I watched the sunrise.

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