Chapter 12

“Oh,” Dhruv muttered under his breath before he raised his eyes to meet hers again. “That’s…” he took a pause to clear his throat. “That’s good, right? You don’t seem happy about it.”

Even though the thought of shrugging off her disappointment struck Shanaya’s mind, she knew she only wanted to be honest to Dhruv. So, she shook her head, dropping the piece of naan she had torn onto the plate. “I’m not happy about her going away.”

Dhruv nodded solemnly. “I see how you are looking at this. But for Sanya… this is great. That little girl deserves a family and a great family deserves her too,” he said, a convincing smile flashing on his face.

Shanaya shifted in her seat again, looking at an empty table beside them as she pictured the little girl’s face. “I know all that, Dhruv. I really want that for her. But it means an end to our meets, right? It doesn’t have to be… but considering the situation. Maybe it’s my fault that I got too attached to her… It’s wrong of me I guess to see her as