Chapter 39

Kushi's POV

I was working on my laptop when Nitya called me.

"Hello."

"Hey babe, what's up?"

"Nitya, I am a little busy now. I will call you later." If she starts talking, she will not stop, and I also want to complete this devil's work. Otherwise, that devil will eat me alive.

"Wait, wait, Khushi. I just wanted to ask if you can come to meet me tomorrow. Let's hang out...what say?" She asked happily.

"Nitya, did you forget tomorrow's special day?" I asked.

Tomorrow is a special day of my special person.

"Speci-.....Oh I am so sorry. It slipped out of my mind. Tomorrow you will be busy. So are you going there tomorrow?"

"Yes, as usual,"

"Ok...ok, Khushi, some customers came bye...love you, babes."

"Ok bye..love you too," I said and cut the call.

I kept my mobile on the table. I felt like someone's heated gaze was on me, so I lifted my gaze. Shourya was standing in the doorway and was glaring at me with anger.

Now what have I done that he is giving me that angry look?

He stormed into my cabin angrily.

"I am not paying you to waste your time on your phone," he suddenly started shouting at me. "And if you are that desperate to talk with your boyfriend, then you can talk with him after the office," he said, clenching his teeth. He was fuming in anger.

Boyfriend? Is he mad or what?

"Shourya, it's n-"

"It's Mr. Kapoor... Miss. Raichandr. You are not at home to call me by my name. This is my office, and I am the boss here, and you are my employee. So try to show respect to your boss," he said by gritting his teeth and storming out of my cabin.

Now what happened to him?..bipolar much.

I sighed and started doing my work.

After work I took a cab and went home. I was so tired. I came to my room and freshened up.

I had my food in my room and was sitting down to read a novel to pass the time when my phone buzzed.

"Hello, Di"

"Hey, Divi, how are you?"

"I am fine. Di, tomorrow is our special day. Do you remember?" Happiness and sadness were both evident in her voice.

"How can I forget tomorrow's special day?" My eyes started filling with tears.

" Di, but tomorrow I will not be able to come with you. I have an exam," she said with disappointment.

"Don't worry, I will manage."

"What will you take for them?" She asked with excitement.

"Chocolates, ice-cream, and some toys," as I said this, their happy faces came in front of me and I smiled.

"Ok, Di, and please tell them hello from my side and also tell them I will come next time and also tell them I missed them a lot."

God, this girl.

"Ok"

"Ok, bye, love you, Di."

"Ok bye, Love you too," I said hung up the call.

I sighed.

Tomorrow I need to take a half-day of leave. I can't miss this special day.

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I got up when my alarm went off. I did my morning routine and got ready to go to the office. Today I will take half a day off.

I want to visit them. It's been a long time since I met them. I am happy that  I will be able to meet them today.

I took a cab to go to the office.

I thought to inform Shourya about my half day leave.

I got up and went to his cabin. I knocked on his door. When I heard 'come in' I went inside.

Will he give me a half day leave? What if he says No?

"I don't have the whole day to wait for you to talk, Miss. Raichandr," he said, glaring at me.

Tell him, Khushi.

I cleared my throat, not looking at him, and I said, "I want a half-day leave."

I know he will not give me leave, but to my surprise, he said okay.

It surprised me.

He gave me off so easily?

'Khushi, maybe he is paying you back for taking care of him that day?' My mind said.

"What? Don't you want a half day off?" He said this looking at my surprised expression.

"Yeah, yeah, I want. Thank you," I said and left from his cabin before that devil changed his mind.

I completed my work and packed my bag and left from the office.

I took a cab to go to my destination. On the way, I took ice-cream, books, chocolates, and toys for them. They will be happy to see that.

After sometime, I reached the place where my dad, Divya and I used to come on this special day for my dad. The place where my little bundle of joy stays and who has the ability to make me forget my problems 'My Shelter Orphanage'.

I took the things I had brought for them. The cab driver helped me to take them inside.

"Khushi, my child, how are you?" Sr. Jacinta came and hugged me. She is the head of this orphanage.

"I am fine, sister. How are you?" I  hugged her back.

"I am fine, my child," she said. "Today Divya didn't come?" She asked, looking behind me.

"No, sister, her exams are going on."

"Ohh, you know, some of the kids were asking me in the morning when their Khushi and Divya di will come. Since morning, they have been waiting for you," she said, shaking her head.

"Actually, I wanted to come in the morning, but because of work, I was not able to come." Every year, I used to visit them in the morning. I used to take leave on this day, but now I can't take it because I am working for my devil husband.

"If your father were here, then he would be more happy to celebrate his birthday here," it brought tears to my eyes.

Every year we used to come here in this orphanage to celebrate his birthday with these kids, but after his death, me and Divya used to come here and distribute gifts for these kids.

"Don't cry, my child. He is in a better place now. Maybe he is watching you from above in the arms of god."

I nodded my head.

"I miss him every day, sister," I wiped away my tears, but they were not stopping. She gave me a hug and patted my back.

"I know, my child, but remember God's plans are always greater than ours. Some day we have to go back to him."

She broke the hug and wiped my tears. "Now stop crying. Kids are wait-" before she finished her sentence, "Diiiiii" kids came running to me. Some were hugging my waist and some were hugging my legs.

"How are y'all my champions?" I asked, stroking their heads.

"Fiine, Diii," they all said at once like a song, which made me laugh.

"Di, Dii," I heard someone whine. I looked down. My pumpkin, Nisha, was crying.

"What happened to my pumpkin?" I asked, scooping her in my arm.

Nisha is a six -year old kid. Sr. Jacinta once told me that someone kept this innocent child in the entrance of this orphanage, and she was crying badly that time. That time, she was just five days old. From that day onwards, she is here. I don't know why people are doing this to innocent angels like her.

Whenever we used to come here, me and Divya used to play with her.

"Diii, they are pushing me. They are not letting me to hug you," she said, pointing at the kids. Her lower lip was trembling, and tears were gathering in her eyes.

"Ohh, so pumpkin wanted to hug me?" I asked her, wiping her tears, and she nodded innocently.

"Ok, now you are in my arms, so you can hug me as much as you want," I said, pinching her chubby cheeks. She didn't take time, she encircled her arms around my neck and started giving me kisses on my cheek.

"Dii, what have you brought for us?" She said excitedly.

"You will come to know, pumpkin," I said, kissing her cheek.

I distributed the things that I brought for them. They excitedly took them and started dancing, which made my heart jump with joy.

Then they dragged me along to play with them. They were running behind me to catch me. Their smile always makes me forget my problems.

"Happy Birthday, dad... I mi-miss you"

I looked up in the sky and said as the tears started flowing down from my eyes.

Shourya's POV

When I was passing through Khushi's cabin, I heard her talking with someone. First, I thought maybe she was talking with that idiot Zanvil, because he always roams with her. So, I thought to break his head today. I angrily went and stood in the doorway, but she was talking with someone on her phone. I don't know why, but when she said 'Love you too' on her phone, it angered me.

I felt like killing that other side of the person with whom she was talking.

Maybe some secret boyfriend?

She was looking at me with wide eyes.

I stormed into her cabin.

"I am not paying you to waste your time on your phone," I shouted at her. "And if you are that desperate to talk with your boyfriend, then you can talk with him after the office," I said, gritting my teeth.

How can she say love you too to someone else?

"Shourya, it's n-" she tried to say, but I cut her off saying, "It's Mr. Kapoor... Miss. Raichandr. You are not home to call me by my name. This is my office, and I am the boss here, and you are my employee. So try to show respect to your boss," I said, gritting my teeth, and left her cabin.

I came to my cabin, ran my hand through my hair, and sat in my chair.

How can she say love you too to someone else?

'Why does it matter to you?' My mind raised this question.

Ya, why does it bother me... why did it anger me hearing her saying love you to someone else?

Naughty boy, are you jealous? my mind asked me?

No, why i-i will be jealous. ..I am not jealous. Ya, I am not jealous..

She is playing with my mind. I should stop that before she enters in my whole system and I get mad.

After coming from the office, I freshened up and was going out in the garden to get some fresh air, but I stopped in front of Khushi's room when I heard her say, "How can I forget tomorrow's special day?" There was little sadness in her voice.

But, why is tomorrow special to her?

I stayed there to listen to her talk silently.

Then she was saying something like 'chocolates, ice-cream and toys'.

These are all for whom?

My doubt got confirmed, when she said, I love you too. That means she was talking with her boyfriend. Maybe they are planning to go on a date tomorrow.

'What if she didn't tell her boyfriend that she was married?' I will find out.

Thinking like that angered me, and  was about to enter her room but stopped.

'Let's give her my surprise tomorrow' I smirked and left from there.

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Since morning, I was keeping an eye on Khushi.

When will she go to meet her boyfriend?

I was checking some files when someone knocked at my door. "Come in,"

I looked up to see the person. It was Khushi.

I waited for her to talk, but instead of talking, she was fidgeting with her fingers.

"I don't have the whole day to wait for you to talk, Miss. Raichandr,"

I said, glaring at her. She composed herself and cleared her throat.

"I want half -day leave," she said, looking elsewhere but at me.

Oh, so madam wants a half - day leave to go to meet her boyfriend. Ok.

"Ok" I said. Her head shot up at me. She was looking at me with her wide eyes. Maybe she was wondering why I gave her leave so easily.

'If I don't give you leave, then how will I find out about your boyfriend and  spoil your date, Mrs. Khushi Shourya Kapoor?' I smirked mentally.

Mrs. Khushi Shourya Kapoor? I slapped myself mentally for saying that.

She was still looking at me with the same expression.

"What? Don't you want leave?" I asked, looking at her.

"Huh? Yeah, yeah I want....thank you" she said and left the cabin.

'Get ready detective Shourya to burst her bubble' I prepared myself ready.

'Wait and watch, Khushi. I am coming to put water on your plan' I smirk mentally.

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It was lunchtime. I saw Khushi locking her cabin.

"Hey, bro, whom are you looking at?" Rahul came and asked me, following my gaze.

He wanted to come this time only? I mentally punched him.

I hurriedly took my car keys. "Rahul, I have some work. Please, look after those meetings," I said and started running. Somehow I wanted to follow Khushi.

"Hey, man, where are you going?" He was yelling from behind.

"Nowhere...." I said and left from there.

I started my car and followed that cab, in which Khushi was.

Today I will find out about your boyfriend, Miss. Raichandr.

You are cheating on me and acting as if you are a saint. Today I will not leave you.

She stopped the cab in front of an ice-cream parlour. I also stopped my car.

She got out of the cab and went inside.

'Maybe her boyfriend will come here to meet her' I thought. So, I opened my car door to go out, but to my surprise, she came out of the ice-cream parlour with boxes of ice-cream. I Immediately closed my car door.

Where is she taking these many ice-creams?

Does her boyfriend have the stomach of an elephant who will eat this many ice-creams?

'Elephant?? Seriously Shourya?' My mind mocked me.

She kept those boxes in the car, and she sat. I also started my car to follow her.

After a few minutes, she got out of the car again, but this time she stopped the car in front of a book stall.

A bookstall? Now what does she want to buy from the bookstall for her boyfriend?

Does her boyfriend go to school?

'Shut up, Shourya...you are stupid. Just shut your mouth and see her' my mind again mocked me.

After a few minutes, she came out of the bookstall with lots of book bundles in her hand.

The cab driver helped her keep that in the car. And then she went to a toy shop that was beside that bookstall and bought toys.

Now I am seriously confused as to where she is taking these many books and toys.

I started my car and followed that cab. Now, seriously, I want to know where she is going, who those things are for, and also why this day is spacial for her.

They took a left turn, and I also followed them. After twenty minutes, that car stopped, and to my surprise, it stopped in front of 'My Shelter Orphanage'. She got down from the car and took those ice-creams, books, and toys. That the car driver also helped her take those out, and they both went inside the orphanage.

Every year we donate to this orphanage. So, I know those Nuns, who are running this orphanage. I got out of my car, and I also slowly started going inside.

I saw she was talking with Sr. Jacinta, who is the head of this orphanage. But what confused me was that  there were tears in Khushi's eyes, and Sr. Jacinta seemed to be consoling her.

Why is she crying?

Yesterday she was saying this day is special for her. Then why is she crying?

I just stood there looking at them.

While she was talking with Sr. Jacinta, some kids came running to Khushi and hugged her waist, while others hugged her legs. There was happiness on their faces looking at Khushi, and she also seemed happy, as if she had gotten some kind of prize.

Sr. Jacinta just shook her head and left with a smile, but when she saw me, she came towards me and said, "Mr. Kapoor, you are here?"

"Hi, Sr. Jacinta....actu-actually I ca-came to visit here."

Sorry god, forgive me for lying to sister.

"Ohh, how are Mr. and Mrs. Kapoor. It's been so long since I met them," she said.

"They are in London now. My dad is handling the business there, and my sister's exams are also going on," I told her. Then I looked towards Khushi. She was busy talking with to kids. She was holding a girl of about five or six years in her arms, and she was giving her kisses on the cheeks.

"She is Khushi," sister said, looking at me and seeing that I was looking at Khushi.

"Ohh, what is she doing here?" I asked as if I didn't know Khushi.

"Every year she comes on this day and distributes gifts for kids," she said, looking towards Khushi, who was now distributing gifts for kids. Happiness was dancing on her face. Looking at her, a small smile came on my face. She looked so happy with them.

"Is there anything special today for her?" I thought maybe Sr. Jacinta knows about this day.

"Today is her father's birthday," she said with a sad smile.

"What?" My voice comes like a whisper. So, today is her father's birthday. That's why it's special for her. That's why there was sadness in her voice.

"Yes, today is her father's birthday. Every year, her father used to come here with Khushi and her sister to celebrate his birthday with these kids. But after her father's death, Khushi and her sister Divya come here every year to distribute gifts for these kids," she told me.

"What happened to her dad?" I asked her. I don't know anything about her dad. I know he is dead, but how that I don't know.

"She was saying he died by accident. Exactly what happen that I don't know," she sighed.

I looked at Khushi. She was busy playing with kids who were running behind Khushi. She was looking so happy with them. I never saw her this happy.

Seeing her smile with those kids, my heart fluttered. She was looking like a kid with them.

My phone buzzed. It was Jhon. I excused myself.

"Yes, Jhon, I am coming," saying that, I cut the call.

"Sr. Jacinta, I had to take my leave now," I said .

"God bless you," she gave me a blessing by keeping her right hand on my head.

"Thank you."

I gave Khushi a last glance and left from there.

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