Kavya's POV

I woke up to the sound of alarm and felt a hand over my stomach and remembered that Kabir is sleeping beside me.

Sohum used to take me in his arms while sleeping but he always seemed cautious. He never wrapped his hands around like this or used to snuggle me in his sleep.

I removed his hand and turned around and looked at him. He was sleeping so peacefully. It will not be right to wake him up and ask him to leave when he sacrificed his comfort and slept on this small bed because of me.

I will reply if someone asks me what he was doing in my house. I put both our alarms off and slept again.

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'Shit!' Kabir's voice came as he stood beside me in the kitchen while I was making breakfast for us.

'Why didn't you wake me up?' he asked.

'Because you were sleeping very peacefully. I didn't have the heart to wake you up,' I said.

'What will people say?' he asked.

'Leave all that. I will reply them,' I said.

'Wow! You are becoming brave,' he said and I smiled.

'Go quickly and get ready. My auto will be here at 8.00 a.m. It's already 7.30,' I said.

'I will go and just freshen up. After going home I will take a bath and then leave for work,' he said.

'As you wish,' I said and he went in the washroom.

After he came back from washroom, I served upma for both of us.

'So, we are meeting after school, right?' I asked as I took a bite.

'Yes and then we will go to orphanage,' he replied.

'Okay. I will wait for you,' I said and took another bite.

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'Good Morning, Kavya beta. When did you came back?' I heard a voice while I was locking the door to see Mrs. Maheshwari standing in front of me.

'Yes, aunty I came back yesterday.,' I smiled at her and she looked at Kabir.

'Hi, beta. You came to pick her up. You are her friend, right?' she asked him.

'Yes, aunty. He came to pick me up. We are getting late. I will talk with you some other day. Bye,' I said and hurriedely went towards the elevator and pressed the button.

The elevator opened and we went inside. Thankfully there was nobody with us. Kabir pushed the 'G' button and the door closed.

'Thank you, Kavya,' Kabir said after some time.

'Why?' I asked.

'For not treating me like your dirty little secret,' he said and I just stayed quiet as I didn't knew what to reply to that.

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Neeraj Bhaiya came to pick me up from school.

Shit! I forgot to tell him in the morning that Kabir will pick me up and we will go to orphanage together.

'Bhaiya, you can leave. Kabir will pick me up and we will go to orphange together,'

'Sir will come to pick you up? Okay. But instead of standing here alone, come and sit in the auto till sir comes,' he said making me realizs that he is right.

'Okay,' I sat in the auto and called Kabir but he was not picking up the phone.

Maybe he is busy in work.

I decided to call him after some time.

Half an hour passed, but still he was not picking up the phone.

'Can I drop you home? I don't think sir will come,' Neeraj Bhaiya said.

I wanted to go to the orphanage, but I decided to go with Kabir so I didn't feel right.

'Okay,' I said and he started the car.

'Is that sir?' Bhaiya asked and I looked at the direction he was looking.

He was going inside the hotel with a girl. I could only see his side face as they went inside the hotel. I could not see the girl's face but she has wore a white top and a red pencil skirt. They looked good together. Maybe, she is the interior desighner, Kia whom Kabir admires and who often calls him.

'Should I stop the auto?' he asked.

'No, bhaiya. Let's go,' I said and he nodded his head.

As soon, I reached my house, I thanked Bhaiya and got out and walked towards my apartment.

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I got freshened up and sat on the sofa.

The image of them together was not leaving my mind. I was feeling like crying loudly.

It felt like, he os going away from me. They were looking so perfect together, like a couple. She seemed perfect with him.

Shit!

Why I am feeling so heartbroken?

Was Tanisha right?

Do I love him?

No, I can't love him.

I remembered what Tanisha said to me. She told me the technique she used to make herself realise that she was in love but it was too late.

As she told, I closed my eyes and imagined my future. Suddenly, I opened my eyes as I saw me and Kabir, sitting on his sofa and laughing wholeheartedly.

Shit!

I love Sohum.

I remembered what Tanisha said. I can love Sohum and still fall in love with Kabir.

Shit!

I love Kabir.

I love Kabir.

I love Kabir.

Shit!

What should I do now?

Quickly, I took out mobile from the purse and called Tanisha.

'Hello. Realized that you love handsome?' she asked as soon as I picked the mobile.

'How do you know that I was calling for that?' I asked.

'The way you got jealous of me, I knew that in few days, you will accept that you love him,' she seemed excited.

'And, you will call me because as an introvert it will be tough for you to tell someone, but as I already guessed it and told you to call me after you realize that you love him, it will be easy for you to talk to me,' she said.

How can she be so right?

'Am I cheating on Sohum?' I asked the question which was troubling me.

'Kavya, as I told you earlier, you can have Sohum in your heart and love Kabir. Sohum was your past.

'I cant believe I fell in love with Kabir,' I said.

It felt odd when I said it to somebody.

'You fell in love with him long back, you just realized it now,' she said.

'I am so excited for both of you,' she exclaimed happily and I didn't knew how to respond.

'Kavya, my boss is calling me. I will call you later or we can even talk in text. Sorry, I have to cut the call. Bye, I am so excited,' she said and cut the call before I can even greet her goodbye.

When I got married, I never thought that I will love someone other than Sohum but I don't know when Kabir made a place in my heart.

I thought I will die alone after Sohum died but Kabir came and changed everything.

I went in the bedroom, took out my marriage album and looked at our wedding picture as the burglars broke the photo frame of Sohum.

'Sohum, for the past three years, I never enjoyed my life as, whenever I tried to enjoy something, your eyes which were begging me to save me haunted me. So, it didn't feel right to be happy. I am not complaining you about it as it was my choice. I am just saying a guy came accidently in my life and changed my whole life,' I said and took a deep breathe.

'Sohum! I love Kabir and I don't even know, exactly, which moment I started falling for him. As I said few seconds back, I had my future decided, me staying alone forever. But today, when I closed my eyes, I saw me and Kabir laughing over something in my future. I am feeling like I am cheating on you. Please! Please, give me a sign, anything to tell me that you are not angry at me for loving Kabir. I will always love you. You will be the most important part of me till I die, but I fell for Kabir. Please, give me a sign that you are okay with this, Sohum. Please!,' I said and hugged the photo album tightly. Suddenly, the doorbell rang making me surprised.

I put the album on the bed and wiped my tears. I didn't even realize I was crying until now.

Who is it?

Maybe Tara aunty came to give me the rugs she took. I opened the door and my eyes widened as I saw Kabir standing in front of me.

How come he is here?

He was having dinner with that girl, right?

I heard a thud sound and ran in the bedroom to see that the my wedding album has fallen from the bed.

I took it in my hands, and a single picture fell from it. He was there, looking at the camera and smiling wholeheartedly. This photo was taken before our marriage. I didn't even remember that he had put this photo here.

I remembered what I asked a few minutes back.

A sign from Sohum and realized all the incident happening few seconds ago and a smile came on my lips.

Kabir standing on my doorstep, and a single photo of Sohum laughing wholeheartedly made me realize that Sohum has given me a sign.

'Are you okay? What was that sound?' I turned around to see Kabir's worried eyes.

I put the photo of Sohum in our wedding album and again kept the album on the bed.

'Anyways, I am so so sorry that I couldn't come to pick you up. I had to eat lunch with Kia as she was feeling weak due to hunger,' he said without taking a breathe.

'Let's sit first,' I said and we sat on the bed.

'Now, tell me what happened?' I asked.

'Today, Kia came to show the final presentation. Finally, the meeting ended and while she was leaving, her head spin and she was about to fall when I ran and catch her. I made her sit on the chair and she told me that she has not eaten anything yesterday night as she was busy with another project and in the morning also she didn't have breakfast so I took her to a restaurant,' he told me.

'Okay. I understood,' I said after few seconds.

'By the way, I thought that you will be not at home, but still I took a chance and came. I thought you went to the orphanage alone but I am happy you had not gone.'

'I had not gone to the orphanage as we decided to go together and I was upset but after listening to you, I understood that you didn't made me wait intentionally. You had to do it as she felt weak,' I said.

'But, why didn't you pick my phone?' I asked.

'You didn't notice till now?' she asked.

'What?' I asked.

'I forgot the phone in your house,' he said and went in the hall.

'See! It's on the dining table,' he showed me his mobile.

I was too busy in my own thoughts that I didn't even notice it.

'I don't know how I forgot about it. I never forget my mobile,' he said and started checking his mobile.

'You had called me so many times,' he said but I didn't say anything.

'Anyways, let's go to the orphange.' He put the mobile in his pocket and looked at me.

'Really?' I exclaimed happily.

I was happy that even after such a tiring day, he was ready to go to the orphanage with me.

'Your excitement made me realize that how happy you are to give them something in the name of Sohum,' he said and I became surprised.

But, I was not happy for that.

I was happy because he took out time to come with me.

'I will go and freshen up and then, let's leave,' he said and went in the washroom before I could say something.

I again looked at the album and became happy.

A huge weight lifted off my shoulder after the sign Sohum gave me but that doesn't mean that right now, I will confess my love for him.

Actually, I don't think, I will ever do that as I know, for Kabir, we are just good friends and he doesn't even believe in love and marriage.

Confessing him means breaking our friendship.

And, I am not bold enough to confess to a guy. I am too shy for all this.

I didn't even said those three words to Sohum, and Sohum also never said it.

But the point is I didn't confess my love to Sohum even though he was my husband then how can I say it to Kabir?

*****

'I have seen you after so many months,' Tarun uncle said as soon as he saw me.

'I also missed everybody, uncle. And, where is Uma aunty?' I asked.

'She is feeding them snacks,' he told me and looked at Kabir standing behind me.

'He is my friend, Kabir. He also wanted to come here with me,' I told him and he nodded his head.

'Okay. Let's go inside,' I said and I saw Uma aunty feeding the children who don't have hands.

'Look who has come,' uncle announced and everybody looked at us.

Uma aunty came to me and hugged me tightly.

'How are you?' she asked after breaking our hug.

'I am fine, aunty,' I said and she looked at Kabir and then at me.

'Don't tell me you got married and didn't even invite us,' aunty said.

'No. I am just her friend, Kabir,' Kabir replied so hurriedely that it seemed like he became disturbed by the thought of people looking us as a married couple.

'Anyways, Hi! How are you guys?' I asked and evetybody shouted 'fine.'

'This uncle has bought something for you guys,' I said and Kabir went to take the items out of the car. I requested uncle to go and help him and he followed Kabir.

In the meantime, I greeted everybody personally.

'Uncle has bought so many things,' a guy said and I turned around to see him keeping the packets on the floor.

While driving towards the orphanage, he asked me how many children were there and even though I didn't know the exact number, I told him an approximate number of students and then after some time, he stopped in front of stationery.

He bought drawing book, colour pencils, soft toys, umbrellas, cars and dolls for everybody. I was surprised by this as I only give them some cash but what he did made me realize, that I am so lucky to see this side of him.

'Thank you,' everybody excitedly shouted as he distributed it and after that, children were busy looking at the items. Workers help  the children who didn't have hands and we saw them colouring with their legs and my heart broke while I saw that.

I ran outside as I didn't want to cry in front of them.

We are so priviledged to have a normal body parts but we never appreciate it.

'Are you okay?' KAabir asked as uncle and aunty followed us.

'What happened?' aunty asked.

'My heart broke to see them drawing with their legs. We are so lucky to have all the body parts,' I said as I wiped my tears.

'We can understand how you must be feeling. As you know, eight years ago, our son lost both his hands in an accident while he was coming back home from his office on his bike and that's why we opened this orphanage,' aunty said and I nodded my hand as aunty had told this to me when I first visited here.

'What is your son doing now?' Kabir asked.

'He is sitting at home for the last eight years as previously where he was working, removed him when they go to know he lost his hands and we also don't expect anything from him. He is thirty years old but we know he will not get a job as he is disabled,' uncle replied.

'I own a restaurant and a hotel, so I need someone to check if the towels, robe, slippers, shaving kit, combs, body lotion and few other items are in their place after the customers leave the hotel as some people like to take few things from hotel. I don't have any problem with them taking the items as they take it because they love it,' he said and a chuckle escaped my lips as I remembered that I also took a body lotion as I loved the smell of it.

'But sometimes the cleaner forget to notice it and the next customers complain about it. Will your son be able to check all the rooms and report it to me or my manager at the end of every day so I can ask the cleaners to re-stock it?' he asked and my eyes widened.

What?

Kabir is giving him job?

'Yes...yes... he will do it as his hands are not required in it,' aunty said excitedly.

'What is his name?' Kabir asked.

'Aditya,' Uncle replied with a big smile on his face.

'Take this card and ask him to come tomorrow by 10 a.m. if he wants the job. I will discuss about the salary with him.' Kabir handed them the card.

'It is twelve hour job. He should come by 10 a.m. and leave at 10 p.m. For the night shift, I had already hired a guy who stammers while speaking. He agreed to it, as he doesn't have to talk to customers,' he explained.

What?

He hired a guy who stammers?

How many sides Kabir have?

'Yes....yes...he will be okay with it,' aunty said hurriedely.

'Thank you so much,' aunty said excitedly.

'No problem. I just dont like people who are not on time as it shows they are not serious about their work,' he said.

'He is very obedient. You dont have to worry about that, sir,' uncle said.

'Okay, then we will leave. I will bid goodbye to children and come,' he said and left.

'Who is he? He is a gem,' aunty said.

'I know. He is one of the best people I know. By the way, I am happy for Aditya,' I said.

'Thank you for bringing him here,' uncle said making me smile.

'Shit! In all this, I forgot to donate money,' I said.

'Let's go to office,' aunty said and we walked towards the office.

*****

'Thank you so much for giving job to Aditya,' I said after we sat in the car.

'They are taking care of so many kids. I can take care of their son,' he replied as he started the car.

'We will go to my house, right?' he asked.

'Of course, Raj must be waiting for me,' I said.

'You know, today I realized that after Raj got his leg fractured, he felt so awkward while asking for help to go to the washroom. Those children have to always depend on someone,' he said.

'Yes. My heart breaks for them but I am glad aunty and uncle are there to take care of them.'

'Their organisation can survive only if people like us give charity,' he said

'Yes.'

'But, their son is home for so many years. How they survive their daily need?' he asked.

'Aditya's cousin brother, Rohan, works in a government company and send them a part of his monthly income. Sometimes when organisation is not going well they have to adjust themselves and use the income for the kids of the organisations,' I replied.

'Aunty once told me that her son gets very upset as they have to take money from Rohan and he can't run his house or the organisation but from now he can help as you helped him. Thank you so much, Kabir.' I was very grateful to him that he thought of giving job to Aditya.

I looked at him.

The more I stay with him, the more I see a side of him which nobody knows and falls in love with him.

Today he earned my respect.

'Why are you looking at me?' he asked and looked back at me.

'Nothing,' I said and looked away.

'Oh! I wanted to tell you one important thing,' I said.

'What?'

'I also took a body lotion from the hotel as I loved the smell of it,' I told him and he started laughing and I joined him.

'No problem. I am glad people take them as they love it.'

*****

'Let's go,' Kabir said as I bid goodbye to Raj and Shalini aunty.

'I have Neeraj Bhaiya now. You don't have to come to drop me off. You take rest. I will call him,' I said.

'I will be the one to drop you off,' he said firmly and walked outside and I followed him reluctantly.

'Half an hour back, I called your security guards and reminded them that their job starts from today and asked them to come everyday by 9 p.m. Now, I will meet them and warn them to always pick your call or my call and never switch off their phone,' he said as he started the car and I was just staring at him.

I can't even imagine how much he cares for me.

'Yesterday, I was very angry when one of their mobile was switched off and another one didn't pick up my call,' he said and looked at me. 'Why are you staring at me?'

'Nothing,' I replied.

I am just thanking the universe for bringing him in my life.

But, today, he cared for Kia also, that means I am not that special to him, right?

I am only stupid to think that I am special. He will leave everything to help me but he will run even if Kia needs his help.

That means, he helps everyone and here I thought, I have a special place in my heart.

'Kavya, what are you thinking?' he asked.

'Nothing.'

*****

Finalllyyy after so many chapters, she realized that she loves him.

Do you think she will confess her love in front of Kabir?

If not, how will Kabir come to know about her feelings?

And, after he came to know, will he accept her feelings?

Did you the way he helped Aditya....he is a coconut😍😍 right?

Did you ever think that after realizing her feelings, kavya will call kabor's princess😍😍

Please COMMENT and VOTE if you liked the chapter.

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