"I will... I will come soon, baby... I am sorry Mumma is struck somewhere but will definitely come to meet her doll soon" I said trying to hold back my sadness.
I have decided i will go back to his house even if he denies our relationship. I can't ignore my baby...That day i took impulsive decision-which is my specialty-note the sarcasm.
"Come back soon mumma...i am missing playing with you...these days daddy is also not playing with me..." She said while my mind goes back to Kabir.
Is he fine? He never ignores his doll, then why now?
"Mumma will come back soon. I promise..." I said though i am not sure when will this soon come.
I talked with her for some more time... then Kunal started talking when she went out of his room.
"Bhabhi, where are you now?" He asked me suddenly.
"I...i told you na Kunal... I am staying with m-" he didn't let me complete.
"I talked with Amaya...she clearly told me she is missing you that means you're not there..." He said shocking me.
Though one thing came in my mind that how come he talked with Amaya? But I let it go... this is not a matter of concern.
"Tell me bhabhi? What happened? Did you both fight?" He asked me.
"I...i am staying at my papa's house..." I told him as he already knows and I don't want to drag with more lies.
"Your father?" He asked with confusion on his face.
"Yes...there is a thing which you don't know Kunal...just you know that I have another family which consists of my father and brother..." I said.
"Okay. But why are you not coming back home? You know it's getting hard now to make aashi understand. She needs her mother" He said.
"I...i will come back. Kunal, please try to recall...did you really give that letter to your brother which I gave you before marriage" I asked him.
"Yeah... but what is the issue? You asked me before too about it" He asked me.
I kept silent as I don't know how to say it to him...what he would think about me.
"Bhabhi... you're like my elder sister. If you think of me as your brother. Please tell me...maybe I would help you..." He said with utmost sincerity making me spill the beans.
"I...actually it contains something very important about my past and now Kabir thinks that I...i kind of hide it from him about it. And we had an argument over it. And..." I hesitated to say further.
"And???" He stressed.
"And I left the home..." I told him.
"What???? Did Bhai tell you to leave? I will tell mom right now...how could he do this to you..." He said in shock and anger.
"No no... don't tell mummy... and your Bhai didn't tell me exactly to leave but you know..." I stopped in the middle.
"I will talk to Bhai then..." He said.
"But-" my words kept hanging in the air as he cut the call.
Kabir's POV
"How much you'll drink Kabir?" Rohit asked me as we are sitting in my cabin.
"You know what she hates when I drink," I said gulping the drink in one go.
"Then why are you drinking?" He asked.
"Because I want to hurt her as she hurt me," I said.
"Do you really think so? I think you're mistaking her again. She is not someone who would betray you. And you idiot because of your so-called man ego, you told her to get separate. Did you even gave her a chance to explain?" He asked me.
I told him everything that happened that day and he is behind me since then stating she is innocent and cannot betray me.
"I gave her the chance to explain but she kept her mouth shut. What I should imply with it?" I asked him.
"Your anger overtook your sensible mind. I am telling you that you calm yourself and think sensibly before going into any conclusion" He said
"Yeah...I have decided I will go and ask her to come back. Whatever happened was her past and I am ready to overlook it." I said because this is the fact.
That day I was super angry and I didn't stop her but I never wanted her to leave. I love her really but it hurt me deeply that she hides and I said many worst things which I never meant. I just hope she would agree to come back.
"That's great but I still feel that you are an idiot..." he said while glared him feeling offended.
I pour another glass to drink. Suddenly cabin door opened with a loud crack.
"What is this Bhai? How could you order my bhabhi to leave her house? Huh?" Kunal asked making me surprised by the fact that he knows.
"You don't know anything. So, fuck off" I told him as I don't want to hear another lecture. At least not from my younger brother.
"I know everything. You had an argument with Bhabhi and you told her to leave. Just because you think that she hide something big from you. Right, brother?" He asked with an accusing glare.
Why everyone is taking her side?
"How do you know about it?" I asked him placing my glass back on the table.
"I have my own ways," He said rolling his eyes. I narrowed my eyes at him.
"You tell me didn't you read the letter?" He asked me.
"What letter?" Rohit asked on my behalf.
"I gave him one letter before their marriage which bhabhi gave me saying it is very important and I hand it over to him. Now, will you tell me?" Kunal asked me.
I tried to remember it.
"Yeah, I vaguely remember that you gave me a letter but I got busy with the office and then I don't remember where I kept it," I said now clearly remember it.
Fuck!!! Whether she mentioned that in her letter.
"What??? You didn't remember it. Bhai think about it where did you keep it" Kunal asked dramatically.
"It must be somewhere here in my cabin in between the files," I said looking around.
"Let's search for it then. Why waste the time" Rohit said while I nodded.
After 1 hour...
"Where did you keep it Bhai? We have almost searched the whole cabin" Kunal said taking a deep breath.
"Yeah, I have searched in your secretary cabin too. But didn't find any letter or envelope" Rohit said sitting on the chair.
"Hmm... We have searched everywhere except for the bulk of files which are completed or abandoned" I said thinking the possibility.
"Yeah, let's search that shelf then," I said getting up.
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