My Life is a Perfect Lie

Episode 16

Doors open, I walk out of the elevator. I search for Kabir. I call him.
"Hello"

"Kabir, where are you?"

"Outside"

"Okay, I am coming"

"You don't sound good what happened?"

"I'll tell you"

"Okay, I also have something to tell you"

"Okay I am coming, wait for me at the gate"

"Okay"

I walk to the gate. Kabir stands there. He looks at me and waves. I couldn't contain my sadness. Tears flow out from corners of my eyes and roll down to my jawline. I run to Kabir.

"Are you okay?", he asks.

I shake my head. Kabir stops a cab. we get in.

"You wanna go home?" , he asks with concern in his eyes.

I shake my head again.

"To the nearest coffee shop please", he says to the driver.

We sit silently in the cab. After 5 minutes of drive, driver pulls the cab in front of a coffee shop named "Coffee Town".
It's a small open coffee shop. people sit in the green lawn. White tables and chairs scattered in the lawn. It looked pretty decent. I step out, Kabir says the driver. We go inside.
Kabir finds us a table. I sit there blankly staring at the table.
Kabir sits in front of me.
"Tell me", he says.

"Kabir, I am sorry", I burst into tears.

"What happened in the office, Candace? "

"I saw Mr.Carter and Teena..."

"Teena? "

"Yes"

"What was Teena doing there? "

"I don't know. I saw them hugging each other "

"Okay and? "

"And? ", I almost shout.

The waiter keeps two cups of coffee on the table. He gives me a look and walks away.
I contain my anger for a few moments.

"What do you mean by AND? isn't that enough?, I bang the table and accidentally my hand hits the cup.
Coffee spills on my thighs. The denim sucks the coffee.
My denim overall gets stained with coffee as if paints weren't enough.

"No, no", I try to wipe the coffee with my hands." It's so hot, no please. Ugh! "
I grit my teeth. I see the stain vanishing slowly. The denim becomes as clean as new. I stare at my thighs.
"Candace, are you okay? "

I jump out of my thoughts. I look at Kabir.

"Yeah. I mean no"

"It that hurt? you need a first aid? "

"No,  I didn't mean that"

"Okay. Then"

"Do you mind if I drink your coffee? "

"Of course not. Take it", he pushes his coffee towards me.

"You get a new one, please"

"Okay", he raises from his seat.

I take the coffee in my hands. I stare at the coffee and think in my heart, the cup empty.
I see, slowly coffee turning into vapours. within few seconds the coffee was gone, the cup was empty.

Kabir comes back and sit I front of me. He looks at my stunned face.

"Are you okay? "

"No,  Kabir. we need to do something"