*
"Listen to me." Kabeer stood up slowly, but Safiya was already shaking her head. "Don't even try to say anything." she said coldly. "Just don't."
"Safiya, it's not what you think." he said. "I promise you, it's not what you think."
"Kabeer, I don't want to hear it." she said, turning to the door. "Can you please just leave me alone?"
Stubbornly, Kabeer followed her as she stormed out of the room, her head swaying from the revelation. She still couldn't bring herself to accept that it was true. Barely a few minutes ago, she had thought that everything between them was finally fixed, and their lives would return to normal. But apparently Kabeer had other plans.
"It happened only once, Safiya." he said behind her in a pleading tone. "I promise you, it was only once. And it was a mi
