After 1 week,

It's been three days since Shruti died.

Before dying, all she wanted for Raavi and Krish was their secured future. Shiva still remembers the way, Shruti held his hand and stated,

"Meri beti ka dhyan rakhna, use kabhi akela mat chodna, Main tumhare zinmedari mein hi Apne bete aur beti ko chod ke ja rahi hoon. Bhagwan tumhara bhala kare. Tum ko bhi main apna beta hi manti hoon Shiva. Life mein bahut successful hona, ye hi duya karungi. Khush rehna"

Raavi was completely devastated with her mother's death. She remembers how her mother patted her head and said,

" Khush rehna beta aur Shiva ko bhi khush rakhna. Wo bahut achha ladka hai. Krish abhi bhi chota hai. Uska dhyan rakhna. Yaad rakhna Rudra ko bhi maa ka pyaar dena hai tujhe. Itni choti umar mein apni maa ko khoya hai. Teri kismat achha hai, tujhe bachhe se itna pyaar tha par teri gynical problem ke liye conceive karna mushkil tha aur dekh tujhe Rudra mil gaya. Teri Shadi to dek nahi payi, par tum dono hamesha khush rehna."

Raavi's grief was unimaginable. Though she knew that it was bound to happen, she couldn't control herself. Losing one's parents is the most painful thing ever. She was finding each day unbearable and finding it harder and harder to stay strong. She spent months before Shruti died grieving for her and now she was losing her mind every now and then. It was heartbreaking for her to witness her mother suffering from a brain tumor. She was completely distraught by her death.

Krish was all alone and helpless in his school hostel. After one month, his twelfth board exam was there. But he was not able to concentrate on his studies. He couldn't sleep at night and would often break down.

Shiva supported and comforted Raavi throughout the stage. Raavi was living in Shiva's house. Though she protested, Shiva didn't let her stay alone in her house. Suman also consoled her. He used to take updates about Krish's whereabouts and visited him too. He remained patient with her. He knew that there was nothing he could say or do to change the circumstances. He gave her time to process the loss and keep reassuring her about how he will always be there for her and he really meant it. He promised himself to take care of her throughout his life.

Present day,

At Shiva's dining room.

Shiva and Suman were having a small talk.

Shiva: Main soch raha tha ki Krish ko kuch din ke liye yaha le ayu. Wo bhi to hostel mein akela pad gaya hai.

Suman: Ha, ye tune sahi kaha. Kal hi chala ja. Raavi ko bhi achha lagega.

Meanwhile, Raavi entered.

Raavi: Sir, main kal Krish ke pas jayungi.

Shiva: Areh, main to abhi use hi yaha lane ki baat kar raha tha.

Raavi: Uska abhi exams hai, aise chutti milne mein problem hoga. Aur waise bhi main kuch din uske sath rehna chahti hoon. Please mana mat karna. I think abhi hum dono bhai behen hi ek dusre ko zada achhe se samhal payenge. Aap Logon ne mere liye itna kuch kiya par abhi main thoda break chahti hoon sab kuch se. Mujhe kuch din akela rehna hai.

Though Shiva didn't like her decision and even tried to convince her in all possible ways, she didn't change her mind. So, Shiva half heartedly agreed.

Shiva: Kab wapas aaoge?

Raavi slightly smiled and said: Aa jaungi, bahut jaldi, promise.

After that, she left.

Two days later,

At Shiva's room( At Night)

Rudra is able to stand on his own and take a few steps now.

Shiva was doing some calculations when he felt a gentle poking on his back. He looked behind to see Rudra smiling at him cutely. He handed him a book as he wanted to hear a story. Shiva had bought many kids books for them to read together. He kept his documents aside and took the book from Rudra's hand and started reading. It was a story of a horse and a kid. Every time Shiva gets to the horse page, Rudra would flap his hands and yell, 'NEIGHHHH!'. He does a really good 'neigh'. Afterall his prankster papa is the master of all this crazy stuff. He turned to the other page where the kid was playing with his papa.

Rudra giggled and pointed at the kid's picture and then pointed his index finger towards himself.

Shiva: Ye bhi Mere pyara Rudra beta ki tarah hi ek chota baby hai, Aur ye hai uska Papa.

After some time, Shiva closed the book and was about to leave when Rudra held his finger in his fist and lightly pulled him. Suddenly, Rudra opened that page and pointed at the father at the end and uttered. 'pa.. pa.'

Shiva was bewildered by his gesture and widened his eyes in shock. Then Rudra pointed his index finger towards Shiva and said, "Papa"

It was an extremely emotional moment for Shiva when he heard his little angel say "papa" for the first time. He started crying in happy tears. He hugged Rudra and kissed all over his forehead and cheeks. Rudra smiled.

Shiva in a broken voice, said : Phir se bol, please ek aur bar papa bol.

Rudra pulled his cheeks and uttered: Pa..pa, papa.

After some time, Shiva placed him on the bed and sang a lullaby for him to sleep. Few moments later, he found his prince peacefully sleeping by clutching his bicep. He tugged the bedsheet and got up from the bed and moved towards Ishanvi's photo.

"Aaj Rudra ne mujhe papa kaha Ishanvi, main aaj bahut khush hoon. Pata hai, Raavi kehti thi ki Rudra bahut jaldi mujhe "papa" bolega. Aaj wo yaha rehti, to bahut khush hoti par..." uttered Shiva and he sighed.

After 2 months,

At Shiva's office,

Shiva was checking a file when he rolled his eyes to see a wrong amount on the document.

Shiva instinctively called for Raavi.

One of his employees entered and said,

"Sorry sir, Raavi to nahi hai. Aap phir se wahi galti kiya. Raavi to abhi bhi nahi lauti hai. Har waqt aap usko hi bula lete ho"

Shiva pressed his lips and stated,

" Umm... sorry, Tum jao, ye amount galat hai, thik karke lao"

His employee left with the file.

After some time, Shiva was on the phone looking at the designs for the upcoming project. He absently approved two of them and stopped on a photo of a smiling Raavi and Rudra.

He kept on staring at it and unconsciously caressed it, he remembered the exact moment the photo was taken. He remembered how Rudra was playing with him and Raavi and softly smiled.

Shiva's pov

"Rudra kitna khush rehta hai Raavi ke sath. Bichara usko miss bhi karta hoga. Aur( he paused) main!, kahi na kahi main bhi to Raavi ko miss karta hoon. Ek alag sukoon milta hai uske sath. Aadat ho gaya hai uska. Kaise bakbak karti rehti hai, aur gyaan to truck bhar ke deti hai, thodi pagal bhi hai, par bura bhi nahi hai, bahut masoom hai, kitni jaldi mujhe, meri parivar ko apna liya, ab jaldi wapas aa jaye bas, phir sab pehle jaisa ho jayega".