Aashiqui 3 -FANFICTION

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Present time-
Vivek:

"I really don't want her to find it out rashly like this uncle. I need time. I need courage. I need right time to tell her calmly. I will make time someday and tell her before the engagement." I told Saigal uncle who has just stared this topic which I willingly didn't want to be asked. This matter was something i wanted sheer amount of calmness to think about and tell Aarohi. But Saigal uncle didn't seem to understand my fear.
Actually it wasn't his fault either. He worried about Aarohi as much as his own child. He didn't want her to be left in darkness.

"But Vivek you do realise its not right to hide it from Aarohi like this right? She'd be too hurt if you did any further delay in telling her." Saigal uncle said almost shouting at me but he seemed sick worried.

Of course he would be. The reason for I told earlier.

"Uncle I promise. I promise I'll tell her in three or four days. I just need that much time. Please don't worry. I'll tell her that the girl I'm marrying is...Diya.
I...." I was just talking but then my jaw dropped as I saw someone standing at the door. That....was Aarohi.

It looked like my nightmare came true. I never wanted her to find it like this.

She moved towards us. We were standing there like statues. Shocked. My mind was blank. I couldn't process what I've to say further. How was I going to explain all this to her.
The expressions on her face were predictable. She looked hurt. Her eyes wet. Her mouth partly opened. She took steps further towards us.

"Vivek... Is this true?...what I just heard is true?" Her eyes demanded answers. But I couldn't exactly find the words that I needed to speak.

I stood there looking at the floor. Dumbfounded. Trying to avoid her eyes and those devastated expressions which I couldn't bear to see actually.

"Vivek..i asked something. Is what you said true? Are you marrying ...Diya..?" She asked again..her voice low.

"I...I " i started stuttering, struggling to give answers to her question.

"I'm sorry" i finally spoke.

"Sorry for what? For hiding it from me?" Strangely she looked more normal now.

"Yes for that too and......"

"And what vivek?" She cut my words in between.

"And for she's THAT girl." I kept my head down.

We were snapped back in the past on the mention of THAT girl - Diya.

Diya was the daughter of my father's friend and also my childhood friend. We almost grew up together until I came and settled here in Mumbai. And she stayed in Bangalore. We were still in touch. I remember the days she used to tell me  with an overexcited voice that she had a crush on Rahul. She wad crazy about his voice. She also used to insist me to introduce her to Rahul. I even did it once. But it was just a friendly meeting. Gladly she didn't expose her feelings towards him.

She also used to call me and sounded irritated after knowing that Rahul was in relationship with Aarohi. She regretted not asking out Rahul. She vented out all her anger on me. And i happily took it too. For I was her friend.

I also recall the day when Rahul..died. She called me with a broken voice. She only cried and cried for few minutes. I also was able to really cry out my heart infront of her only. Because i had to stay strong infront of Aarohi.

But I hated that phone call when Diya insulted Aarohi. She blamed her for Rahul's death. That was way too immature of her. I scolded her. I tried to explain her the situation. But she was occupied with her own trash opinions.

She crossed all the limits when she came to mumbai uninformed and that too at Aarohi's house.
Fortunately I was present there at that time. But my existence almost insignificant. She didn't even bother to give any proper introduction. She just came slamming the door with red eyes filled with furiousness. Without thinking anything she slapped Aarohi. I was shocked was just an understatement for that situation. I couldn't process what just happened.
Aarohi stood there with tight lips and her hand on the red, slapped face, just as stunned as us or maybe more.
Before I could say anything Diya lifted another arm aiming to hit once more but Saigal uncle appeared out of nowhere stopped her fortunately. He shouted at her demanding the reasons for what she just did. I asked the same with same angry expression including disappointment.

"She's a criminal" she blurted out.

"Whaaatt" was my reaction as I stretched out the word.

"Yes you heard me right." She answered straight.

"Are you in your right senses?" said Saigal uncle his voice roaring as well as reverberating around the four walls of the house.

"Yes Uncle I said it right. She Is a criminal." She answered putting prrssure on the word Is.

"Diya have you gone mad? Can you even listen to what you're saying?" I asked her with a hint of anger in my voice.

Aarohi still stood there looking at all of us her hands still resting on her face.

"What did I say wrong? said Diya slightly raising her voice. "Can't you see she forced him to suicide. No it wasn't suicide actually. It was a planned murder. She forced him to die Vivek" she continued her voice now low with tears in her eyes.

"Diya let's go from here. You're not thinking straight right now!" I grabbed Diya's hand gesturing her to go with me.

"No Vivek. I'll not go anywhere." She again rose her voice, freeing her hands through mine. "Vivek you know na I liked Him. I liked him so much." She sat on her knees crying. "Even from before this girl entered his life and completely ruined it" she pointed her fingers at Aarohi who now seemed amazed as well as confused. "I should have told him. I should've asked him out and today he'd been alive." Diya continued crying resting her hands on her thighs.

Aarohi's eyes also started shedding tears silently. And it ...broke my heart.

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