Beautiful Lie Chapter 2: The Café Reunion

Chapter 2: The Café Reunion

WhatsApp – 9:03 AM

Karan Malhotra

Good morning, Kaveri. ☕ Still on for 6 PM today?

Kaveri Sharma

Morning, Karan. Yes, I’m a little nervous actually

Karan Malhotra

Why nervous? It’s just your old friend... The one you rejected 😏

Kaveri Sharma

Don’t. Today, let’s just laugh about it.

At Café Lumière – 6:05 PM

Kaveri Sharma

Walks in, spots him

Kaveri Sharma

Wow… you look—different.

Karan Malhotra

Different good or different scary?

Kaveri Sharma

Good. Dangerous. Like a movie villain.

Karan Malhotra

That’s… oddly accurate. 😈

They sit. Drinks arrive.

Karan Malhotra

So… tell me everything. What’s Kaveri been up to?

Kaveri Sharma

Well… I work in publishing. Still live in Mumbai. Single for over a year. And somehow… still looking for something real.

Karan Malhotra

What if I told you... I’ve been waiting for this moment for years?

Kaveri Sharma

Karan…

Karan Malhotra

Relax. Just being honest. Sometimes the past gives us the future we didn’t expect.

Later – Karan’s Office, Night

Thinking to himself

Karan Malhotra

Her eyes still trust too easily. She believes in goodness. In love. Perfect. She has no idea what’s coming.

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