The room was silent.
Only the soft breathing of the baby filled the air.
Shiva Sai stood near the window, holding the child carefully. The moonlight fell across the baby's face, revealing his calm expression.
Too calm.
Shiva Sai's eyes slowly narrowed.
"…Those eyes," he whispered.
He moved closer to the light, staring deeper into them.
"They look just like hers…"
His grip tightened slightly.
"My wife…"
For a moment, memories flashed in his mind—her smile, her voice, the day he lost her.
But then his expression turned serious.
"No… not the same," he muttered.
"They are like hers… but different."
A strange unease filled his chest.
"This child… where did you come from?"
He stared at the baby, his voice barely audible.
"…Are you from another world?"
The baby didn't cry.
Didn't react.
He just looked back… silently.
Suddenly—
The door creaked open.
Ram stepped inside.
His sharp eyes immediately went to the child.
"You're still awake?" Ram asked.
Shiva Sai didn't turn. "I could ask you the same."
Ram walked closer, his footsteps steady.
His gaze locked onto the baby.
For a moment, neither of them spoke.
Then Ram broke the silence.
"What are you going to do with him?"
Shiva Sai finally turned and looked at his son.
There was something different in his eyes.
Something heavy.
"You will take care of him," he said.
Ram's expression hardened.
"…Me?"
Shiva Sai nodded slowly.
"He has eyes like your mother."
The words hit Ram like a sudden shock.
Ram froze.
"I…" he hesitated, then looked away slightly.
"I never saw her."
His voice dropped.
"I was born… and she was gone."
Silence filled the room again.
Ram looked back at the baby.
His eyes narrowed.
"Then why…" he said slowly,
"Why does he have my mother's eyes?"
Shiva Sai didn't answer immediately.
For the first time, even he seemed unsure.
"…I don't know," he admitted quietly.
The air grew heavy.
Ram stepped closer to the baby.
The child looked straight at him.
Those same eyes.
Deep.
Unfamiliar.
Yet somehow connected.
Ram's heartbeat slowly increased.
Something wasn't right.
Something was hidden.
And for the first time—
Ram felt it clearly.
This child…
Was not just a normal baby.