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Kabir entered the room which consisted of too much furniture. He disliked the hues which had been chosen. He would have appreciated even if the walls would have been painted plain white but the walls were all burnt orange with red circles. There was no television, no bookshelf and no dining table. Only three chairs were arranged around the bespoke fireplace which leaped with a gas flame. The photographs which were based on weird historical themes were hung on the wall. He kept his documents on the table and glanced at Shrikha.
"Shri, these are my clothes." He spoke as he found her packing his bag.
"I know that Kabir, you need not stay here for me. I can take care of myself." Shrikha replied.
"I won't let you live alone, at least not in this place." Kabir said as he kept his clothes back in the cupboard.
"I can take care of myself Kabir. I don't want to trouble you. I have seen you working late nights and accompanying me in the morning to my surveys and projects that need to be done. I have heard you cancelling and delaying meetings just because of me. I don't want to disturb you Kabir. I will return back to Sameer's mansion after few days, once my work gets completed."Shrikha spoke.
"You are my priority Shrikha. Kaam toh baad mai bhi ho sakta hai but your safety is more important to me than all these things. I am not going to leave you alone in such a place. Don't stress yourself Shri, you ain't troubling me." Kabir said as he placed his palm on her cheeks with a genuine smile lingering on his face.
"Why do you like me so much Kabir?"Shrikha questioned him as she stared at their handholds for seconds.
"Because you cook really well," Kabir replied.
"I am serious at this moment Kabir." Shrikha wailed as she frowned.
"I don't need a reason to like you, Shri."
"Kabir be serious. There must be a reason for liking me." Shrikha said again.
"Shri if I liked you for a reason, then it is just infatuation or lust. There will be no genuine feelings but just hidden motives. You are rich as well as beautiful, I guess these reasons are enough for loving a person." Kabir replied to her in a way as if these are the only things he cared about her and no more. Shrikha pursed her lips trying to hold back her laughter. She wanted to laugh because she found his honesty very cute. This might be the real answer behind him loving her, she was quite impressed by his answer as people often cover it up using lame reasons to justify themselves and she had always adored him for his truthfulness.
