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Kavya's POV

I woke up to find that it was 12 p.m.

I got up and looked around and realized it was Kabir's room and then I remembered everything. I was awake till 6 a.m. but then maybe, I fell asleep.

I got up, took my clothes from his bag and went to washroom.

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'You got ready? Have your brunch,' Kabir said as I was descending down the stairs.

'For the first time, I slept till the afternoon,' I said as I sat on the dining table and aunty served me upma.

'Aunty, you are back? How is your grandson?' I asked.

'He is fine. Thanks to him, that my grandson is fine and he even called everyday and asked me about him and made sure I was also okay,' she said as she pointed towards Kabir.

I didn't know that he used to talk with her everyday.

'I am glad that he is fine aunty,' he said to her.

Kabir came and sat beside me.

'You came back from hospital?' I asked as he was in his formal attire.

'Yes.'

'What did doctor say?' I asked.

'Raj is recovering well. In a week he will be able to walk perfectly fine. Next Saturday, there will be a final checkup, and from Monday, he can join school,' he said and I was having a strange sensations in my heart.

This will be my last week with Kabir. It's not that we will not meet, but we will not meet everyday like we meet now.

'Where are you lost?' Kabir asked.

'Nothing,' I said and had a bite of upma.

'Till when were you awake yesterday?' he asked.

'6 a.m,' I replied and his wide widened.

'You were stroking my hair till 6 a.m?' he asked.

'I love to do things for the people who are close to me,' I said what he usually says which made him shut his mouth.

'Stay here till Monday,' he said and I looked at him with question in my eyes.

'I mean, your security guards will start the work from Monday, so, on Monday you can go to school from here only. I will call Neeraj and tell him that he doesnt have to drop you from school. He can directly go and pick you from school,' he said.

'Okay.' I said as it's better to stay here than stay in fear in my house.

'Cool. Okay then, I will leave,' he said.

'You are leaving?' I asked.

'Yes,' he said and I became upset.

'Why are you looking so upset?'

'Nothing. I will get bored,' I said.

'So, do you want to come to the hotel with me?' I asked.

'No. People will start gossiping,' I said.

'That's right,' he said. 'I will try to come early,' he said.

'You will come early for me?' I asked.

'Yes. Bye, I will bid goodbye to Raj and then leave,' he said and left.

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'What are you making?' I asked aunty as she was making dinner. I was hungry as I didn't had lunch because I had breakfast very late.

Whole day went by teaching Raj, watching T.V. with him and scrolling through social media. I called dad in the afternoon, and was glad that he was enjoying.

'Aloo gobi and paneer butter masala. They are kabir's favourite,' she replied.

Oh. I didn't know that he likes aloo gobi.

'What else does he like?' I asked.

'He likes everything except baingan,' she replied.

What?

He doesn't like baingan but he ate baingan ka bharta with me at the restaurant and at the farmhouse also, he asked Anand uncle to prepare it.

He had it just because I like it?

'He doesn't eat baingan?' I asked.

'Never.'

'Oh,' I said.

'You will stay here, right?' she asked.

'Yes. I will leave on Monday. But, we don't sleep together. He sleeps on the floor and I sleep on the bed,' I clarified and aunty started laughing.

'I didn't say anything. You don't have to explain anything to me. I know, both of you are good friends,' she said.

'By the way, Kabir has not bought any girl to stay with him. You are the first girl who is staying with him,' I said.

'Not even Tanisha?' I asked. I am sure aunty knows about them.

'She has come once or twice but left after having dinner,' she replied. I knew that aunty knows about that family.

'He seems much more happy and relaxed with you,' she said and I smiled and went to his room and sat on the bed.

Still, I am processing that he never eats baingan but he ate it for me.

God! Nobody has ever done this to me. I had done this for Sohum but I never thought somebody will do this for me.

Kabir! He has done so many things for me till now, like hiring Neeraj, hiring security guards but this is the most special thing he had done for me.

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It was 11.30 p.m. and he was still not back. He told me that he will come early but didn't came. Aunty had left after making dinner as I was there with Raj. Aunty took Raj to washroom before leaving so I was tension free otherwise he would have not gone with me.

Now, Raj was sleeping in his room and I was sitting on the sofa and waiting for Kabir. Raj asked me to have dinner with him but I decided to wait for Kabir.

The doorbell rang and I ran to open the door. From the time, I came to know that he ate baingan for me, I just want to see him.

'How was your day? Didn't get bored, na?' he asked as soon as he came inside.

'No. I spend my time with Raj and aunty,'  I replied as he went in Raj's room.

'When did Raj slept?' he asked as he walked towards me.

'Half an hour ago,' I replied as he removed his coat and loosened his tie.

'How was your day?' I asked.

'Very tiring. We want to renovate the penthouse of the hotel and that's why, I had meeting with several interior designers and finally, I found Kia. She is so talented and her plannings are awesome and then we had dinner together to celebrate our partnership,' he said.

'Some girls are so talented. I was in awe of her when she was explaining things to me. I had an appointment with eight interior designers and she was the last one. By the time, she came I was very tired but her ideas refreshed me. Customers will be very happy as everything will be worth the price they spend to stay in penthouse,' he said and I smiled at him but I was feeling sad and I don't know the reason.

'You had dinner?' I asked. Yes, maybe, that's why I was upset as I had waited for him and he had dinner. Yes, that's the reason I was upset.

'Yes. I had it with Kia. We had paneer butter masala with naan. She asked me to order one of my favoutite dish and I ordered paneer butter masala,' he said and there was a constant smile on his face.

'She asked you about your favourite dish?'

'Yes. She wanted to order my favourite dish. Wait! I will go and freshen up,' he said and went upstairs and I went and sat on the sofa. Now, I don't want to have dinner alone.

I never asked about what he likes or dislikes. He always asked about my likes and dislikes but I never asked about his.

Naturally, I came to know what a gem of a person he is but I never had that want inside me to know about him. I hardly asked him anything to know him. Yes, I know he likes to watch news, or his favourite song because that came into a conversation but that desire of wanting to know everything about a person never came in me until now. Now, I want to know everything about him.

'You had your dinner?' I heard his voice. He has changed into a white T- shirt and black pant.

'No. I was waiting for you but I didn't know that you will have dinner with Kia. Aunty has also prepared your favourite dishes, aloo gobi and butter paneer masala but you already had paneer butter masala,' I said.

'It's almost 12 a.m., Kavya. I came back at 11.30. You shouldn't wait for so long. I am used to it but you are not. Your stomach will get upset,' he said.

'So, you are saying that waiting for you was my mistake?' I snapped.

'Kavya, why are you getting angry? ' he asked which made me realize that I should not get angry. He didn't ask me to wait for him. He didn't say that he will have dinner with me tonight.

Why am I getting angry?

'Sorry. It was my fault that I waited for you. You have not asked me to wait for you or promised me that you will have dinner with me. Once again, I am sorry,' I said and started leaving as soon I realized that if I stay here for one more second, I will start crying. I don't know why am I feeling like crying. Nothing has  happened but still I am feeling upset.

As I was leaving, he held my hand which made me stop on my tracks. He came and stood infront of me.

'Sit on the chair,' he ordered and I sat on the chair.

'What happened, kavya?' he asked calmly.

'Nothing.'

'You are upset because, now you have to eat alone, right?' he asked.

No. I am upset because you had your favourite dinner with that girl.

'Yes,' I lied.

'Come. I will also have few bites with you, so that you don't feel alone,' he said.

'Really?' I exclaimed.

'Yes, but only two to three bites as my stomach is already full,' he said which again made me upset.

'But, I will give you company till you finish your dinner,' he continued and again I became happy and that made me realize that how my happiness has become dependent on him which is not good for my mental health but, it is what it is.

'Wait! I will prepare a plate for you and I will eat from your plate only,' he said and went in the kitchen and after few seconds, bought a plate and kept it in front of me.

'Let's have dinner,' he said and took the first bite and then I took a bite.

'Wow! Aloo gobi is so yummy. Aunty is awesome,' he said.

'Yes. It's tasty,' I said as I took another bite and he got up to wash his hands.

'You only took one bite?' I said.

'I am full,' he said and washed his hands and came back and sat beside me and served me a spoon of paneer butter masala as it had finished.

'Are you feeling okay now?' he asked and I nodded my head as my mouth was full.

'You have not seen the terrace, right? Let's go after you finish your dinner,' he said.

'Now? It's almost 12.30 at night and you are also tired,' I said.

'It's okay. We will have some fresh air and come back in five minutes,' he said as I had my last bite and went to wash my hands.

'Let's go,' he said as I came back. I took a water bottle in my hands and followed him. He took the key from the key stand and we climbed upstairs.

We walked past his room and climbed another floor and he opened the lock.

'You know, I came here almost six months back,' he said as we wnt inside.

'Really?' I asked.

'Yes. I dont have time to come upstairs and chill. Today, you seemed upset so I thought of bringing you hair to have some fresh air,' he said.

'Thank you,' I said as cold wind welcomed me. I looked around and it felt peaceful to stand under the stars and moon.

'I love moon so much,' I said.

'Really? Why?' he asked.

'Because it feels so loney yet strong and it gives a sense of warmth and belonging,' I said.

'I had not thought like that,' he said.

'Do you want to lay here under the moon and stars?' he asked suddenly.

'Can I?' I asked excitedly.

'Of course,' he said and opened a small cupboard which I had not noticed till now.

He took out a carpet and two duvet.

'Raj likes to sleep here with me so I kept few sets here but now, it had been almost a year since we slept here due to my workload,' he told me as he laid the carpet and asked me to lay on it.

I laid on it and he laid beside me but maintained one hand distance between us.

'It's so relaxing, right?' he asked.

'Yes. For the first time, I am enjoying it,' I told him.

'Why? I mean...Sohum knew that you loved moon, right? So he didnt take you to beach and you guys didn't lie under the sky?' he asked and I looked at him.

'He was not as romantic as you,' I said and realized me and Sohum never did something like this. In fact, we have not done many things. Maybe, if he was alive, we would have done that.

'It's not about being romantic. It just came naturally to me,' he said and I smiled.

'That's why I say that your would be wife will be so lucky.'

'And, again, I will tell you that I dont want to get married,' he said and we started laughing.

'But, you dont feel that you should have someone to talk to after a long day of work, dont you feel like holding hands with someone or cuddling them?' I asked.

'If you are asking me then, you also feel all this, right? But, you are alone, right?' he retorted back.

'My situation is different. I don't think I can give my heart to anybody else but your situation is different.'

'All this, cuddling and all this things only happens for first few months. Then after few years, people find different person,' he said.

'Who has hurt you, Kabir?' I asked and for few seconds he looked at me.

'Let's go to sleep,' he got up and went downstairs.

What has happened to him? Who has hurt him?

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