Seeing the quiet determination etched across Kabir's face, Saman found it impossible to refuse him.
Before the last rays of twilight faded completely, the two arrived in a quiet, secluded neighborhood. Saman led Kabir to the front of a charming, old-fashioned house.
"My sister is inside her room," Saman whispered gently. "Please... don't tell her that I revealed everything to you. She is extremely vulnerable right now."
Kabir gave a quiet nod and stepped softly across the threshold. The air inside carried a delicate fusion of jasmine and the familiar scent of old paper—the exact fragrance lingering on every note he had received.
Saman guided him to a bedroom door left slightly ajar. Inside, seated on a wheelchair by the window, was a young woman. Wrapped in a soft white shawl with a diary and pen resting in her lap, she sat gazing out at the golden horizon where the sun was slowly sinking.
Kabir’s heart hammered against his chest. This was her—the soul behind every word that had stirred his heart over the past two weeks. Simran.
Kabir tapped softly on the wooden doorframe. Simran turned her head abruptly, and the moment her eyes met Kabir’s, the pen slipped from her fingers, clattering to the floor. Her eyes widened in utter disbelief and panic.
"K... Kabir?" her voice trembled. She instinctively tried to roll her wheelchair back, pulling the shawl tighter around her lap to cover her legs. "How... how did you find your way here?"
Without uttering a word, Kabir stepped into the room, knelt down, and picked up the fallen pen. He extended it toward her, his face radiating warmth and absolute devotion rather than anger.
"Did you really believe you could leave a piece of your heart every evening, retreat into the shadows, and I would never come looking for you?" Kabir asked softly.
Simran lowered her head, tears spilling over her lashes and tracing down her cheeks. "You shouldn't have come here, Kabir. I never wanted you to see me like this. I only wanted... I just wanted to share what was in my heart with the little time I have left."
Kabir sank to his knees before her and gently cupped her hands in his own.
"No matter how much time we have, Simran... your words brought a whole new meaning to my life. Your physical condition changes nothing for me. I felt the pure beauty of your soul in every single letter you wrote."
Hearing his words, Simran broke down, tears washing away months of quiet isolation. But Kabir remained unaware of the heartbreaking truth—that the time Simran spoke of was running out far faster than he could ever imagine.