I don't know if someone noticed or not but I changed Preet's profession from event manager to a doctor..

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..Preet...

As we reached Kavya's place I asked them to go ahead and said that I had to make an urgent call. After 10 minutes I walked in the house as the door was already half open I pushed it further and as soon as I entered the house I was soaked by a bucket full of ice water.

"What the Fuck" I cursed.

I was dripping wet when I heard someone laughing. I turned around and saw Kabir laughing his ass out there.

"Kabir Malhotra, you are so dead." I called and then made a run for him.

He was running and then entered the garden with me hot on his heels.

I could hear Kavya and Abhi laughing while Meera Maa was asking us to stop.

I was about to reach him when my heels got entangled with the water pipe there, causing me to fall but at the same time Kabir came back and held me in such a way that we both fell but only Kabir was hurt, he tried to subdue the harshness of the fall but ended up getting hurt himself, I am sure this fall will bruise his back.

We got up and he asked me if I was fine and I just nodded.

Meera maa saw us and asked us to get changed, I had my clothes here but the problem here was that they were the old one's and probably won't fit me now.

I was luckily wearing my jean shorts beneath my skirt so the only problem was to look for a top. Even Kavya's clothes were a bit small as she was a shorter than me. Somehow I found an old plain white top from the drawer I was assigned in Kavya's closet. it was obviously loose but I knew how to handle that. I walked in the washroom cleaned myself and then removed my skirt and tank top leaving the shorts on and pulling my white shirt on. I pulled it down from my left side making it an off shoulders tee and tied a knot at the bottom. Since my hair was now wet, I had to open them to my full length, so I removed the pins and let them air dry. After quickly completing all this I walked down to the dinning area, Abhi whistled as he saw me because this was the first time I had my long legs to display. I gave him a playful stare and sat on the table. Kabir soon joined us and we were serving ourselves lunch when Maa started talking about how thin I grew.

"I guess she forgot to eat Maa." Kabir replied and Kavya snicker.

Avoiding both of them I asked.

"Maa, where's Kashish?" I questioned and quickly all their faces paled.

well Kashish was the youngest Malhotra sibling, a cute bubbly 20 year old. She was more close to me than she was to Kabir or Kavya. She always had Kabir wrapped around her finger and it was fun to see Kabir obeying a 17 year old when I met her last.

There was a thick silence and then Kabir got up leaving his food. I was shocked as Kabir was always the composed one. Meera maa was about to go behind him but I motioned her to stay and then I got up to check on him. I walked up to his room and saw him sitting on his bed with his face in his hand. I slowly sat next to him and waited for him to say something but when for the next 5 minutes we were in the same position I slowly peeled his hands from his face and asked him,

"Ooh Mr. Spoiltsport if you think I am going to apologize then you are highly mistaken." he looked taken back with my statement and an amused smile played itself on his lips.

"So why are you here?" he asked.

"For this." I said, as I emptied the bottle of cold water on his head.

He was shocked with my sudden boldness while on the other hand I was just laughing looking at him.

"Now if you are done, lets go and eat I am hungry."

"Let's go shortcake." he said as he addressed me with the nick name he gave me 7 years back.

"Only you monster only you can call a 5'7'' tall girl short." I said as I walked down the stairs.

"I said shortcake and not short ." he replied.

"You are fine?" Meera maa asked Kabir and he just nodded.

"Yeah he just wanted some footage since I was getting more importance." I murmured.

"I heard that." Kabir pointed out.

"Well that was the sole purpose of saying it." I replied back and every one at the table laughed.

I let the Kashish thing slip because I knew sooner or later one of the Malhotra siblings will themselves tell me.

Later when I was about to leave Meera Maa called me to her room, I followed her as she sat on the bed I stood in front of her.

I could easily sense that she was confused so I knelt there and held her hands and whispered,

"Maa, what's wrong?"

She was still confused as to how to speak and here I was feeling bad since I couldn't help her since I just had no idea what was going on.

"Mumma?" I tried assuring.

And then suddenly she pulled me in a hug.

"THANK YOU BACCHA, thank you so much." She said.

"Maa, what are you thanking me for?" I asked as I settled along with her on the bed

"Today after a long time I saw my Kabir! He was so happy, he was laughing. He eyes were so bright. Only because of you Preet. Only because of You."

I was hell confused but I let it slip.

"MAA, I don't know what did I do, all I know is maa if someone needs me I am always here." I replied with smile.

She just ruffled my hair and I decide to leave. I was on the door when she called me and I turned around.

"Preet."

"Hanji?" (Yes)

"Bring my Kabir back." She said or almost like begged.

"I will Maa, I promise." I replied with a wink and then drove back home