The next day, they left for Mumbai in the morning itself. And in the afternoon, Shivangi flew back to Delhi to resume her last year of college.

Both Parth and Shivangi knew that this was probably the last time they were meeting before Shivangi graduated.
Their only source of connection was phone calls and video calls.
Parth was very happy that he had been able to guard Shivangi from all sorts of media attention, and that her name had not leaked out anywhere.

All the time, every where, she was referred to as the "PARTH'S MYSTERY GIRL".. and Parth was perfectly fine with that.
His main concern was that Shivangi's career and life should not, in any way, be affected because of him, because of media. He knew how important her career is, for her and how ambitious she is.

To video calls ke sahaare, ParShi ne kisi tarah time kaat liya.. and finally, after the end of the year, Shivangi was giving her final examinations to graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women.
But something scary happened during her exams.
Shivangi had her Accounts exam the next day, and she was up at 6 in the morning, and was studying when Jannat called her up.
As she was studying, she disconnected the call. In the next five minutes, Shivangi got 15 missed calls from Jannat.. and around 40 messages which read that it was VERY URGENT and shivangi should call her back immediately.

Sensing some problem, Shivangi called up Jannat..

*Phone conversation between Shivangi and Jannat*

J- tu phone kyun nahi utha rahi hai!!!!!!!

S- padh rahi thi main Jannat!!! Kya ho gaya..

J- arre bohot bada kaand ho gaya!!!!!!!
She exclaimed.

S- kya ho gaya Jannat!! Jaldi bol.. mujhe padhna hai..
Shivangi remarked impatiently.

J- main tujhe ek photo bhej rahi hoon... Use dekho!!

S- jannat abhi nahi.. baad mein.. abhi bohot padhna hai..

J- shivangi BOHOT URGENT hai... Pleaseeeee!!!!!
Jannat almost begged.

S- aisa kya hai?!! Bhej..

J- haan okay bye!

*Phone conversation ends*

Shivangi opened her whatsapp and then woke up Ananya.

"ANANYA!!!!! Yeh dekho.. yeh dekho!!!!!!", She screamed.

"Shivangiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!! Main raat ko der tak padh rahi thi.. please thodi der se utha..", she groaned in sleep.

"Ananya.. please!!!", Is all shivangi could say and she burst into tears.
Ananya, on hearing her cry, got up immediately and asked her what the matter was.
Shivangi then showed her the picture that Jannat had sent her...

"OH.
MY.
GOD!!!!!
Ab?!!!!", Ananya exclaimed.

"Mujhe nahi pata... Mujhe bohot darr lag raha hai.. Ananya agar mumma ne dekh liya isko... To mujhe maar daalengi.", She cried.

"Suno rone ka koi point nahi hai.. delhi koi locality nahi hai... Aur shivangi naam sirf tumhara nahi hai.. so chill!!!
Aur rahi baat aunty ki.. to kuch dinon mein unko sab kuch pata chal hi jaayega.. so what's the point of crying...", Ananya explained honestly.
Shivangi was sitting in tension when Ananya remarked, tying her hair in a bun..

"Ek baar Parth ko phone kar lo Shivangi.. he will be able to calm you down."

Shivangi then called up Parth and told him about the news article.

"Chill!!! Kuch nahi hoga... Kisi ko kaise pata ki woh Shivangi tu hi hai?!!!", He had said.

Shivangi then, with a lot of difficulty had got back to studying.
She was about to sleep in the afternoon after lunch when her phone rang. It was her mother.
Shivangi had tried to forget about the news article and was not thinking about it any more.

*Phone conversation between Shivangi and her mother*

M- Shivangi!!!! Kya kar rahi hai..

S- kuch nahi mumma.. sone lagi thi.. abhi lunch karke aayi... Subah uthke padh rahi thi.. isliye ab sone lagi thi.

M- achhaaaa... Aur kitna ho gaya..

S- thoda reh gaya hai abhi... Ho hi jaayega... Last paper hai.. ab jaldi khatam ho jaaye..

M- haan baaki ho gaye.. to yeh bhi ho hi jaayega..

S- haan... Woh to hai!! Chalo phir main sone lagi hoon.. shaam tak karti hoon phir call.

M- haan theek theek.. so jaa...
Achha sun shivangi?

S- haan?!

M- woh Parth Samthaan vahi actor hai na.. woh tv wala.. jiski news aayi thi.. uss producer ke saath... Relationship ki...

S- mummy woh news jhoothi thi.. aap kya usko aise bol rahi ho...

M- arre vahi matlab.. yeh vahi actor hai naa.. jiske bare mein yeh rumours aaye the..

S- haan... Kyun?
Shivangi tried to sound normal.

M- aaj pata hai uske baare mein paper mein nikla hai... Aur soch funny baat kya hai.. uski girlfriend ka naam hai Shivangi.. aur woh bhi Delhi mein rehti hai.. coincidence dekh..?!!!

S- haan... Hogi koi shivangi?!!!!
Shivangi stuttered with her words in fear and guilt.

M- haan to maine kab kaha ki woh shivangi tu hai... Tu thodi uss actor ke saath aise relationship mein hogi... Aur woh bhi do saal..
Konsa tu mujhe do saal tak jhooth bolti rahegi..

S- haan.. achha chalo main sone lagi hoon.. bye.

M- haan haan ja.. yeh koi badi serious aur important baat nahi hai.. hum baad mein discuss karenge ise.. tu so jaa..

*Phone conversation ends*

Shivangi, with the help of her friends and Parth, distracted herself from all this and studied for her exam.
Finally the papers were over, and the packing was almost done.
As this was probably the last time Shivangi was going back to Amritsar after exams, her parents and her entire family had come to take her back.
Also, it was her graduation ceremony.
Parth too, was in the city, to see Shivangi, but was not getting the chance to meet her, because of the presence of her family.

"Kya karoon main... Tum khud batao!!", Shivangi said to him, when she finally got an opportunity to talk to him on call.

"Yaar main yahan picchle do din se Delhi mein pada hoon.. aur hum ek baar bhi nahi mile hain.. milna to chhod humne do din mein yeh doosri baar baat ki hai.. aise kaise chalega..", he groaned in disappointment.

"Tum batao na.. ki kya karoon main!! Ab jab mummy papa aur saari family hai yahan.. to main kya hi karoon..", shivangi remarked helplessly.

"Hmm.. yeh to hai..
I don't want to, but I have to understand. Teri problem ke baare mein hi to soch soch ke main chup baitha hoon.. varna pohonch gaya hota tere hotel..
Achha I have an idea.. main kuch karta hoon!!
You just wait...
Usse hum mil bhi lenge.. aur woh bhi teri family ki permission ke saath.", He said and before shivangi could ask something, he disconnected the call.

He, later in the evening, messaged Shivangi and told her about his plan.
He had organised a fan meet in Delhi through which Shivangi, as a fan, could also come and meet him. The only advice
Shivangi, very scaredly, asked for permission.. she asked her parents to allow her to go for the Fan Meet as a reward for her graduation, to which they couldn't refuse.
She then went for the Fan Meet session, and met Parth. They had to be formal of course, because she met him as a fan.

*Parth's P.O.V.*

I can't explain how desperate I was to see my girl. When I finally saw her in the crowd, and she came up to me as a fan... I was dying to hug her.. and I know, that in front of so many people, she wouldn't ask for a hug..
So, very usually, I began the conversation on stage..

Me- So!!! What's your name..?

S- shivangi..
She said.

And everyone started hooting on hearing her name.. obviously because of that dreaded news article.

Me- nice name Shivangi!
I exclaimed and there was another round of hooting.

Me- so what do you do Shivangi?

S- I am a student.

Me- ooh!! What are you studying..?

S- I just completed my B.Com Hons.

Me- wow!!!!! Studious girl!!!!
So Ms. Studious girl.. do you watch my shows?

S- I love your shows... Your interviews... Your posts... And all your songs!! I am a very big fan of you... You are a wonderful actor and a beautiful human being.

Me- thank you so much for your love and support Shivangi. It was lovely meeting you.. so... before you leave, don't you want a hug from me?

Shivangi just smiled sheepishly and then I gave her a hug.
That moment... i can't describe in words..

As she wrapped her arms around me.. as my hand touched her head and massaged her hair gently.. I had experienced all the happiness in the world.
I just didn't want to leave her. I wanted to remain in that hug.. forever!!!!!
Bhaad mein gayi media.. public.. everybody.
Yes this is *that Shivangi*... And I love her. Jisko jo karna hai kar lo...

But obviously... I couldn't do this! Anyways..
That hug was a HUGE relaxation.

*Parth's P.O.V. ends*

After meeting Parth, Shivangi, who had come alone, was on her way back when her mother sent her a picture...

And as soon as Shivangi saw the picture, she got a call from her mother.

"Kahan hai?!!! Kitni der mein aayegi??", She asked.

"Raaste mein hoon.. aa rahi hoon..", she said meekly. She knew she is gonna be killed today.

"Jaldi aa... Kuch baat karni hai tere se.." her mother said sternly and disconnected the call.

Shivangi just didn't know what to do... She absent mindedly called up Parth..
The fan meet was still going on... And Parth, was sitting and answering fan questions, etc... Had his phone placed on the table in front of him.
His phone rang.. and as soon as his eyes caught the lit screen.. he grabbed the phone immediately and received the call.. to avoid anyone to see the caller id.. which was a picture of him and Shivangi.. and had anybody seen that picture.. they would have guessed that his Shivangi was the same Shivangi that came to meet him as a fan, an hour ago.

"Haan Shivangi?!", He received the call and remarked.. on the mic..
And the entire crowd went berserk.. screaming and hooting.
That's when Parth realised that he was on the mic..

"Excuse me guys!", He said and got up.. and stood away from the mic.

"Pagal ho kya? Mic pe??", Shivangi screamed.

"Sorry.. notice nahi kiya.. tu bol?!
Call kyun kiya??
Reached hotel?", He asked.

"I'm sorry haan Parth.. tumko fan meet ke beech call kar rahi hu.. thoda urgent tha.", she apologized.

"Shivangiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!! Agar urgent nahi hota toh tu kyun call karti.. aur mujhe pata hai.. ki kuchh important hai.. otherwise mein phone nahi uthata..", he explained.

"Parth mummy ne Woh photo Dekh li humari.. maar daalengi... Woh mujhe! Unka phone aaya tha.. kehti baat karni hai unko mujhse!", Shivangi explained in an extremely panic stricken voice.

"Shivangi.. Shivangi.. Shivangi..!!!!!! Just relax... Calm down! Breathe.. okay??!!
I guess the time has come.. to tell her!
Keep me on call! Andar ja.. baat sambhaalne ki koshish kar.. aur phir agar na manage ho.. to phir I'll talk.", He said.
After a lot of persuasion, shivangi agreed.

As soon as Shivangi reached the hotel, she was received by her mother, who was standing at the hotel entrance.
She took Shivangi to the room and showed her the picture again..

"Kya hai yeh??!! Aise... Aise milne ke liye gayi thi tu?!!", She screamed at her.

"Mummy maine nahi.. usne hi kaha.. ki hug kar lete hain..", shivangi said softly.

"Usne kaha?!!! Usne kaha aur tu ne kar liya..
Kya tujhe nahi pata kaise hote hain actors?? Woh sirf tera faayda uthaana chahta hoga..
Tujhme kya use APNI SHIVANGI dikh gayi???", Her mother screamed. Her last sentence and stress on *APNI SHIVANGI*, had scared Shivangi to hell.

"Just relax Shivangi! Just relax.. don't hyperventilate... Just stay calm.", Parth whispered to her throigh the earphone.

"Bohot ho gaya... Badi ho gayi hai.. akele rehti thi to iska yeh matlab nahi ki yeh sab karegi...
Pata nahi kaisa ka ladka hai??? Besharam...", She grumbled and turned around to leave. But Shivangi couldn't control herself... She could here Parth scream in her ears.. through the earphone..

"Chup rehna Shivangi.. please kuch mat bolna.. chup rehna PLEASE!!!!!"

But she couldn't stand false allegations on her boyfriend.

"Nahi mummy.. parth vaisa nahi hai jaisa aap soch rahe ho... Woh bohot achha banda hai..", she remarked.

"Shivangiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!", Parth groaned.

"Achha???
Tujhe kaise pata..??
Tu personally jaanti hai usko????
Pata hai maasi keh rahi thi... Ki kahin woh Shivangi tu hi to nahi?! Tab to maine usko chup kara diya.. par ab uski baat thoda pareshaan kar rahi hai mujhe..", she remarked and left.

And Shivangi burst into tears..

"Shivangi please chup ho ja..
Tujhse kaha tha na.. ki mat kehna kuch! Tu chup kyunnnnn nahi rahi...
Anyways.. We will figure something out! Please stop panicking!", He said and then after a while.. they disconnected the call.

The next day, shivangi had her graduation ceremony after which she bade farewell to all her friends and went back to Amritsar.
It had been three days since she was in Amritsar. One day, her parents were not home when Parth called up Shivangi. She received his call immediately.

"Parth!!!!! Gharwale maanenge.. tumko lagta hai aisa?", She asked worriedly as soon as she picked up the phone.

"Dekh.. main koi jhoothi tasalli nahi de sakta... But we can definitely be hopeful.
Aur maine call isliye kiya hai, ki main Amritsar mein hoon...
Aaj raat ko hi ghar aaoonga tere..", he said.

"Kya???
Tum Amritsar mein???
Tum ghar aaoge...????
Parth tum pagal ho gaye ho kya???
Please yeh befcoofi mat karo...
This is not the right time..", she wailed.

"No Shivangi!!!! Agar aise dekhenge, to there is no right time.. na woh Right time milega... Na kabhi aayega...
We have to get rid of this baggage as soon as possible.
I am coming home tonight and that's final.", He said and disconnected the call.

A/N: Ek second!!!!!!! Parth?!
Is in Amritsar?!
Woh bhi Shivangi ki family se milne???
This is going to be very very scary...
How will her parents react to this??
Will they agree??
If not.. how will they even respond to this??
Is this the end of ParShi.. or is it a new beginning?!!
Let's see...
Stay hooked!!! It's going to be a very very interesting lineup... Of acts.. episodes.. and chapters!!
Than you for the love and support!!!!!
Loads of love..
Happy Reading:)