Love Story: A Cup of Tea
Love Story: A Cup of Tea Every love story has a beginning. Some begin with a smile, some with a chance meeting, and some begin with something as simple as a cup of tea. For Naina and Kabir, it was tea. Naina worked at a small bookstore in a busy part of the city. Every evening, just before sunset, she would sit near the window with a cup of ginger tea and read her favorite novels. One rainy evening, Kabir walked into the bookstore. He was completely soaked. “Excuse me,” he said, shaking the rain from his jacket. “Do you have anything by romantic poets?” Naina smiled. “Are you looking for love?” Kabir laughed. “Maybe I'm looking for a book that can teach me about it.” She pointed toward a shelf. “Start there.” Kabir picked up a book, but instead of reading it, he kept looking at Naina. She noticed. “You're holding the book upside down,” she said. Kabir looked down and laughed. “That explains why I couldn't understand anything.” Naina couldn't stop smiling. Before leaving...