Time skip two years

A certain cottage in California, USA 🇺🇲

A fairy little girl who just learnt to walk is playing in the lawn. Torning flowers and leafs, giggling when seeing butterflies.

"Come here my princess"

Princess ran away with her tiny steps seeing her papa coming with food.

"Oww wicked girl!"

Suddenly two strong arms held the princess from behind and lifted up. It was her dad.

"You're being too noughty day by day Masha!"

"Hold her Mayank"

Abhishek started to feed little Masha while Mayank holding her tightly. But baby girl spit the food on her papa's t-shirt and starts whinning.

"Masha! Either you finish the food like a good girl or I'll call Annabelle..."

"Nnn...noo...daddaa..."

Baby girl obeyed her dad pouting her face. Both Abhi and Mayank laughed on their princess' pout. The princess became more huffy and started fake weeping.

"Awww" Mayank kissed her pout.

Mayank's phone rang and it was his father calling.

"Take her Abhi, I'm coming"

"Okay"

Mayank gave Masha in Abhi's lap and moved to garden to receive the call. Abhi went inside their cottage with baby Masha.

Masha Markande

This is their little household from past two years. Nobody knows them here. It's quite peaceful and safe place for them. Masha baby took birth here at a rainy night.

Abhishek took Masha to bedroom to make her sleep. The impish girl is so restless and bothers her parents all day. She's only one year and four months old, from now she runs away from the cottage and chases pups and butterflies even in the roads. Mayank sometimes calls her "Jhansi ki Raani"

Raani Lakshmibai aka Masha baby fall asleep soon with Abhi's lullabies. Mayank also returned and sat on couch. He seems a little sad.

"Kya hua Mayank ?" Abhi asked sitting beside him.

"My grandmother passed away Abhi. I told you she's hospitalized"

"Ohh so sad. Rest in peace grandma, may god give you heaven"

Abhishek folded his hands for prayer. Mayank too closed his eyes and prayed to the almighty.

"But most worried thing is..."

"What Mayank ?"

"Papa is asking me to go India in grandma's final rites"

"Of course you shall go. Can't you confirm the tickets within eleven days ?"

(i.e. as per Hindu culture the family of dead person practices sorrow for eleven days from death and on 11th or 12th day they pay a final homage dedicated to the dead)

"I can but... you know... only our families are aware about..."

"Don't worry. We can handle that"

"Not we. I won't take you and Masha there. It was my own fault. I can't engage my innocent daughter in this"

"Don't talk childish Mayank. It's not only your fault. It's our destiny!!"

"Whatever, I won't take you two"

"We will go with you"

"Don't be stubborn Abhi. They will coil you with thousand questions. Even they can attack my Masha too. Try to understand yaar..."

"I know Mayank. But I don't need to answer everyone. Did they help me when I needed ? They have no right to question us. And if they, can't we face them Mayank ? Can't we protect our daughter ? Look at me....... We will face everything together ok ?"

Abhishek keep his trusty hand on Mayank's shoulder. Mayank smiled and nodded his head.

They both looked at their sleeping princess. The innocent one who never saw her any relative except her parents. What will happen when she will meet them ? And meet two more uncles ?

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