"Honestly, I did find the text online," Kabir confessed in a message to Zaya.
He waited anxiously for her response, watching as the three dots indicating her typing appeared and disappeared several times over the course of a few agonizing seconds that felt like minutes. Kabir was on the brink of panic, surprised at his intense emotions over something as trivial as a text conversation—not even an important business deal.
"And I like it," Zaya finally responded, adding a heart emoji.
Kabir breathed a deep sigh of relief upon reading her text. He knew that if he didn't come up with something to keep the conversation going, this would likely be the end of it.
Remembering what he had read on the webpage earlier, Kabir knew that asking about someone's favorite things was a great way to keep a conversation going while also getting to know the other person better. He decided to use that approach but realized he should check on something first.
