*Kamal Pov*

"I am fine." I mumbled for the millionth time wishing I can hide somewhere from everyone's caring words.

My friends were wrong thinking we will be free from such words from the people after leaving the village. The place is changed, but not the people.

At least the villagers knew my mom, but not the people who are around me at present. God! When did I become so bitter? I thought and then remembered my snapping comment to Vani.

What had she even done? I thought, shaking my head and started looking at the appointments for today before reaching near the patients following my resident.

I did as much as I can do throwing myself into the work and trying to take anyone's task to just fill the time until my friends literally threw me out asking me to go home.

So, I reached the house late and then remembered about Vani seeing her sitting on the sofa.

"Dinner?" she asked, glancing at me.

"I will freshen up!" I replied, to which she nodded before getting up and walked towards the kitchen while I walked into our room.

When I sat on the dining chair, I saw her opening the dishes and I stilled in my place. These are my favorite ones and Mom always cooks them whenever I visit her.

"Why did you cook this?" I asked her without glancing away from the dishes.

"I... I thought, these are your favorite." She replied and I shook my head before serving myself some curd.

"Shall I cook something else?" she asked, but I again shook my head without looking at her.

"Please tell me what is wrong. How will I know without your words?" she asked, sitting on the chair near mine.

"I just don't want to eat those." I replied gritting my teeth.

"But... Aunty always said these are your favorites. I thought, you will feel good eating them. What should I do?" she asked and I closed my eyes.

"What you should do is to not try something which would make me feel good. I don't want to feel good and you better not do anything to make it happen." I replied, raising my voice and she staggered back in shock.

I closed my eyes fisting my hands before walking inside our room and rushed inside the washroom to wash my hands remembering I didn't.

I just laid on the bed and thought how can she just leave me. I didn't say much when he left the world, but not her too.

She should have known that I will be all alone without her. I shook my head and tried to control the emotions before drifting off into sleep.

After a few minutes I felt the bed dip and glanced over my shoulder to see Vani laying down at the end of the bed.

I sighed, remembering how I took the anger over everything on her and slowly turned around only to see her back towards me.

"I am sorry! I shouldn't have shouted at you like that." I said and waited to see whether she is asleep or awake.

"It is ok!" that's all she mumbled and I slowly drifted off into sleep.

"So, how is everything?" Girish asked when we met at our regular table at the start of the weekend.

"Fine!" I replied, shrugging.

"And Vani?" Rakesh asked, staring at me.

"Fine I guess." I replied, frowning at the way things happening after the day I shouted at her.

I don't know whether that's how they usually happen or is it because of my behavior because there were no more favorites of mine on the table.

At least I am having a lunch from home itself because of her packing it early in the morning while I was leaving.

"Kamal!" I heard a voice and turned to see Pallavi walking near to us.

"I am so sorry about your Mom. I just got back from a holiday and got to know about her from the hospital. I am really sorry." She said, sitting beside me and held my hand.

"It is ok!" I said, tapping her hand and felt the pain again inside remembering that I can't look forward to bring her home and make her stay with me.

I can't look forward to go to the village and listen to her gushing over my health and everything.

"Why don't we go somewhere and enjoy like we used to do?" she suggested staring at my face.

"Actually, he needs to go to home for his wife." David said and she stiffened before laughing.

"That is a nice joke, guys." She said shaking her head.

"I know I made a scene while leaving from here, but during the holiday I thought about all this. I was very forceful and I should have given him time to adjust to the idea. I will wait as much time as he wishes." She added.

"That cannot happen." I said before taking my hand away.

"Why? Even your Mom is not there to force you." She said and her eyes immediately widened.

"I am so sorry!" she said covering her mouth

"I am married and she is actually living in my home." That's all I said before walking out of the restaurant and rushed to my home in my two-wheeler.

When I walked inside, I saw her sitting on the couch cutting some vegetables. Without saying a word to her I walked into the other room and saw the photo which I hung up on the wall.

I took it into my hands before kneeling down. She really left forever! I thought, and felt everything bursting inside which I am unable to bear at all until I felt two arms around me.

*David Pov*

"Great job, Pallavi." Girish said, glaring at her.

"We never thought you were so insensitive." Rakesh said before getting up and they both walked away.

"I didn't mean it like that." She mumbled before standing herself and started walking near to her car with shaking body.

"Give me your keys." I said forwarding my hand.

"Thank you!" she whispered when I stopped before her house.

"It is ok!" I said and started walking away, but she called after me.

"Coffee?" she asked and I nodded before walking inside the house this time.

"I didn't mean anything I said. I was just out of line and I know that. But I love him. Is it wrong?" she asked me and I just glared at her before walking into the kitchen following her.

"I got a crush over him the moment I met him and it slowly increased. Maybe I should have told him soon at our college itself." She mumbled sighing and turned around only to stagger back as I was standing very near to her.

"What is it?" she asked frowning.

"You should have told him, Pallavi." I said gritting my teeth.

"Ok?" she mumbled, still frowning.

"Then I wouldn't have done this." I mumbled back.

"What is this?" she asked and I held her face before crashing my lips to hers making her freeze on the spot.

"Did you get it?" I asked, moving back while she just stared at me.

"As you know I am not good with words and just now started to show it through my actions." I added before crashing my lips again but didn't place them stiffly.

I started nibbling her lips and to my surprise, she started kissing me back. After a few minutes I moved back to only see her flushed face.

"I shouldn't have done that." I mumbled realizing what I just did.

"Yes! You definitely shouldn't have done that and now get out." She said shouting at me.

"I said get out." She shouted again and this time I walked away.

I just thought of telling my feelings but not that. I wish she didn't have talked about her feeling for Kamal, near me and then I wouldn't have done all this. Damn it! I screamed.

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all of you were right about david so thought of adding his pov

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