𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺.

✨Same Skies, is out now✨

♥️

"Alex, are you absolutely sure, you'll be able to handle everything?" I gave a small smile and nodded only to realize I was on the phone with Maya and she couldn't see me.

"Yes Maya, I am, take Ian and get him vaccinated properly I'll handle everything in the house, I'll have a late breakfast ready for everyone."

Maya thanked me once again and finally put down the phone while I made a mental checklist of what all I have to make only to be interrupted by my alarm.

9:00 am.

Time for princess to wake up.

I stopped the alarm and stepped toward my bedroom, our bedroom, and went to princesses' side.

The doctor had given strict commands on how Sierras sleep should not exceed more than 7 hours since she sleeps under the influence of medicines.

Looking at princess sleep peacefully, calmed me down. It makes me feel calm knowing she feels safe and secure. I looked down and saw Champ holding a ball in his mouth.

"Morning boy, go and have a run in the garden beside the gym while I wake up your best friend, okay?" I played along and threw the ball outside the bedroom and saw Champ run out chasing his toy.

I turned back to princess and smiled, I tucked the few strands of her long hair behind her ears and took a moment to myself, appreciating her existence.

Do I deserve all that I have today? Probably not.

Maybe Sierra is my life's happy coincidence, maybe she just crashed into it but now, she is my life.

How do I explain to the world, that it's not just this feeling of infatuation and romanticism but that of utmost respect? How do I explain, that what I feel is respect and care and this unexplainable feeling of giving Sierra the world?

It's more than just love, it's something far greater and I don't even know how to describe it. Maybe it's because, I was so drowned in my dark world that I never loved princess the way she deserved to be loved, maybe it's because I took the love I got from Xander and Maya as an advantage and forgot to appreciate it until princess came.

It's like, princess walked in and flipped my word around and I hated it, I hated how she made me forget and lose control and wait, she made me question my steps before I took them.

The sudden tossing of blankets slightly made me lose my train of thoughts and I looked up to find princess scrunching her face.

A habit of hers, she tends to do that when she's waking up.

I bent toward her left side and softly ran my hands through her long locks, waiting for her to finally open her eyes.

The moment she did, my breath stopped.

I was still getting used to it, her beautiful doe teal eyes which sparkled like it held the entire universe inside it.

They seemed to be dull, but if there's one thing I'm going to make right in my life then that's to get those eyes sparkling again.

"Good morning, princess" I smiled and looked down into Sierra's eyes while she stared back at me without any emotions, I gulped softly and kept my smile intact.

I'll make you smile again princess, I'll be your reason to smile like you're mine.

Wait for me, I'll catch you.

I promise I will.

"Let's get you freshened up, Okay?" I asked and smiled pulling princess up in a sitting position.I tried smiling a lot these days, mostly because when I don't I look intimidating and people get scared.

I loosened my neck muscles and cracked them softly and picked up princess In bridal style heading to the washroom. I placed her down on the island beside the mirror and got some cleansing wipes.

Sierra sat up straight, with no moments at all while I rubbed the tissue softly all over her face and hands, in hopes that it'd make her feel more refreshed.

"You'll have to wait a little today princess, Maya has gone out with Ian and once she's back she'll help you a bath, okay?" I asked and looked up expecting no response.

Did I like to force myself in hopes that maybe, someday, princess will magically respond? "Are you excited? Ian is coming over, don't you love him?" I asked again and tried to all the talking.

It usually got very difficult, especially because I'm not much of a talker myself but there are no regrets. Princess did all the talking in the past, it's my turn now.

Once Sierra was hopefully feeling refreshed, I carried her to the kitchen and placed her on the kitchen tabletop.

I tried to not keep Sierra alone, most of the time. I had noticed how, whenever she was alone or when I left her alone I'd return back to her face being painted with uncountable tears and her softly mumbling dirt, stay away.

Her body remained silent but her emotions got the best of her. Her soul felt violated, she felt dirty, my angle, the purest person I'd ever seen felt dirty. It hurt me emotionally, my heart felt like it was bleeding every time I'd see her tears of helplessness.

Just how many things were kept, hidden inside her? Recently though, I had created a vague schedule for princess.

I'd wake up at 6 and get to my official work and wake princess up by 9 and then the rest of the day, I'd stay by her side sometimes even putting on a movie for her while I responded to emergency emails and at night, I always take her to the room with glass sealing on the top so that she could do what she loved the most.

Admire the sky.

Sometimes, very rarely, her eyes would get their sparkle back for a few minutes, and then other times, her eyes would fill up with tears. She was a mixed bag of emotions, and my only priority was protecting her.

Once Sierra would sleep by half-past eight or nine I'd get back to work and finish off by midnight. I tried handling everything for myself in a healthy way, six hours of sleep, six hours of sleep, and taking care of princess. There are absolutely no regrets, except the few times when Maya gets worried.

"Here princess, why don't you have some juice fruits while I cook?" I asked and placed a bowl of fresh fruits in front of princess and started cooking.

Time and time again I'd walk up to princess and feed her a bit or two of the fruits and get back to work.

Once the Mushroom spaghetti, dumpling soup, and garlic tofu were ready I put everything on the table and walked back to princess while she eyes my work with a blank face.

"Do you want to eat immediately or would you want to wait for Maya and Ian?" I asked and got a bowl of soup for princess but the moment I got it to her lips she sealed them shut.

"Waiting it is then, where's your little best friend, it's been silent for too long?" I asked and looked around for champ but found him nowhere.

I picked princess up and walked around the house looking for champ but found him nowhere and suddenly a weird sound came from the washroom in the guest room. I headed to the washroom with princess in my arms and my eyes immediately widened at the scene in front of me.

There Champ was, was toilet paper flying around the entire washroom and champ, himself, being wrapped in the toilet paper as though it was his second fur.

"The hell?" I voiced our softly and Sierra's arms tightened around me, I immediately smiled at her calming her down as she turned her head and saw the same scene that I just described while Champ now just sat there holding a toilet roll between his paws but dare not biting it.

Before I could say anything, Small footsteps came running in through the hall and right at the crime scene, and there stood Ian with the biggest smile on his face.

He looked down at champ and softly squealed "hellowww, you're chawmp, right? I'm Ian, and I'm a big boy"

Champ barked and rubbed his body on Ian while Ian giggled and turned towards me "ADDYYY, I mwissed you and pretty aunt, Shell"

I smiled and put Sierra down on her feet softly as she held onto my hands and I returned the grip, "hi Ian, do you feel hurt, buddy?" I asked and hugged Ian softly.

Ian pushed back from the hug and frowned, "I did not cry, I'm big boy, injewction doesn't scare me."

I smiled, "that's my strong boy"

"Strong who? I had to treat my little baby to whole ice cream because he came back crying" Maya said and stepped into the washroom.

I laughed softly and Ian frowned "mommy, it was supposed to be a sewcret"

"Shell, you're my only friend. Everyone else laughs" Ian said softly and hugged Sierra's leg while I started at princess, hoping her a reaction but she did nothing.

"Prin-"

Before I could say anything, Maya cleared her throat and stopped me from saying anything. "Shell?" Ian called princess again while he kept on tugging on her jacket.

Finally, he pulled back and had glossy eyes.

"Shell, do you not love me anymore?" Ian looked up at Sierra and pulled on the end of her cardigan while princess just looked at him.

Ian broke out in tears and his first tear streamed down his face.

"Ian, buddy, your shell is not well" I explained and tried pulling Ian to my side but Ian shrugged off my hand.

"No, she's my shell. She's angry with me, that's why she's not talking addy. You don't understand." Ian said in between sobs and my heart broke at the sight.

I tried pulling Ian to my side again but this time to my surprise he seemed heavier.

I looked down clearly and, Ian still had tears in his eyes and Princess wasn't responding either but then I noticed that her other hand was now in Ian's, at the same place of her cardigan where he was pulling her from first.

Sierra had a soft but firm hold on his hand and kept her expression blank while my face broke into a smile.

She's here, she doesn't want to feel but she's still feeling, her soul is alive. She's here, and I am not losing this fight, I refuse to.

This isn't just about us anymore, this about my fight for my love, for my life. And I refuse to lose. I looked up at Maya and saw her wipe her tears off while she looked up at me and smiled which I returned.

There's hope, my princess will come back to me.

♥️

ABYSS BY JIN THATS THE AUTHORS NOTE.

𝓥𝓸𝓽𝓮, 𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓐𝓷𝓭𝓕𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀

𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮- 𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪.𝘩𝘢𝘩𝘢