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"Get up"Preeta said placing her hand over the table while staring at Riya sternly.

"What the hell?"Riya said giving a look at Karan who was still in shock with her presence.

"I said leave.It's not your place"Preeta replied to her that Karan knit his eyebrows listening to her.

"The restaurant is not that full, you can sit and enjoy your food by sitting somewhere else.Now please excuse us"Riya said raising Preeta's anger.

"You are no one.."Preeta was about to say that Karan interrupted while lifting his head to look at her.

"It would be better if you excuse us.And it's only her place to sit there"He gritted his teeth before saying.He didn't know why the hell she was following him everywhere.

"Oh stop it.I am talking to her"Preeta ignored his words thinking to talk to him once Riya goes from there.

"And you don't have any right to talk to her in this way.Please don't create a scene and go from here"Karan retorted back that Riya nodded while glaring at Preeta.

She felt good knowing the way Karan was talking to her.She thought she deserves his hate after she hurt him in the most possible way.

"Do you think I will go? Bahar jayegi toh ye jayega.She is the one who is claiming my place"Preeta said glaring at him as Riya was forcefully sitting there.

Karan was pissed listening to her so called meaningless words.

"Just shut up and get lost. Ms.Arora"He whispered to her that Preeta composed herself listening to his so called sweet words.

Her inside was burning in anger seeing the way he was talking to her that too in front of Riya.He was insulting her in front of her and this was the second time.She was hell furious at him.

"Tell her to shut up and get lost from here.She doesn't have any right to sit here and spend time with you"Preeta fumed pointing her finger at Riya.

"I have.I have every right to spend time with him because I am his would be wife and he is my to be husband.And we will be officially husband and wife in just a month.So don't talk about the rights Ms.Preeta Arora"Riya glared at her that Preeta's face was worth watching.

She lost all the colours and her brows joined together due to the shocking news.She was talking in front of him that means it was true.

And he is still silent that means they are really getting married.That too within a month?

Her stomach twisted feeling the lack of words and she turned to look at Karan.

"Tell me that she is lying"She said holding him through his shoulder that Karan stood up in anger.

"Don't touch me"He whispered jerking her hand that Preeta looked at him enraged.

"And yes.It's true that she will be my wife in just a month and if you are clear then you may leave and let us enjoy the date"He spoke harshly that Preeta pulled him through his shirt and looked at him in a range.

"How could you? How could you do this to me? I am running behind you like a mad person for days and you are planning to get married to this bitch"She yelled staring at him and that is when people present there started to look at them.

"I know you have a shock to create a scene in public.But I am not like you so take your hands off and leave"Karan said staring at her curtly while controlling his anger.She always wants to create a scene in front of people.

"I don't care.I fucking don't care about others.Just tell me you aren't marrying this bitch"Preeta asked that Riya pulled her through shoulders making her back away from him.

"You are a bitch who is clinging to him though he is not interested in you.Can't you understand what he is sa..."Preeta was quick to slap her stopping her words in mid.

"Don't you dare"Preeta said pointing fingers at her and all gasped seeing the way she slapped Riya.

She turned to Karan to say something and was about to hold him that he pushed and slapped her back causing her to widen her eyes.

"You know what? You are such a senseless person in this world.You just know how to slap others without any particular reason.A person like you can never respect and treat anyone nicely.You are so cruel"Saying he held Riya's hand and pulled her along with him.

Preeta's chest heaved up and down listening to his words.Placing palm over her cheek she ignored everyone's gaze and followed them hurriedly.

She saw him holding Riya's hand and before he could walk towards the car, she caught his hand and turned him,her hand lifted to slap him that he caught her hand feeling enraged.

"Don't you dare.You got what you deserve because you don't have any rights to slap her"He spoke gripping her hand harshly.

"Also you don't have any right to slap me.You understand?"Preeta screamed with tears piercing her fingers over his arms in anger.

Karan looked at her in range and twisted her hand behind her back causing her to collide with his chest and look at him intensely in anger.

"I have never raised my hand unnecessarily like you.The first time was because you slapped my sister and now she is going to be my wife.So I won't tolerate if a person like you tries to mess with my family.I might be innocent at that time but not anymore Ms.Arora.And you can't even play with me this time"He said making her wince in pain that Preeta hit his chest listening to him.

"I fucking love you, why don't you understand?"She said pushing him away.

Riya opened her mouth wide listening to her and looked at Karan to notice his expressions.

"Tell this joke to someone else, they might believe you.But.."Saying he pulled her through the shoulder and started into her eyes before speaking.

"I don't believe you.I can never believe you because you are fake.I wonder is there something truth in your words?"He said and left her arrogantly.

"You are hurting me so much and I can't bear this.I can't"Preeta whispered feeling weak in front of him even to speak.His words were hitting her like a arrow and the fact that he was mentioning Riya as a would be wife was killing her.

Her injured head started to ache and her arm was in paining due to the way he twisted her hand.Though he didn't hold it that tight, she felt pain as she was already not fine due to the accident.

"Please tell her to go away from your life.I can't afford to lose you.I can't live without you anymore.I can't see you with her.It's already suffocating me to have you close and not able to talk and be with you.I am serious and I am not lying anything.I am not lying"Saying she gripped his shirt feeling weak on her knees and hugged him while crying.

"I love you so much"She whispered snuggling in his neck while sobbing due to both emotional and physical pain.

She could handle the emotional pain, but not the physical pain and right now she wanted to stay in his arms.To hold her and love her.

"Karan"Riya came towards him to see him simply staring at the ground feeling numb.

"I think she lost her consciousness"Riya said pointing towards Preeta.

"What?"He widened his eyes before feeling her whole weight over him.

"Yeah, she is not moving"Riya thought noticing her and Karan instantly tired to part her away.When she didn't move he sighed before holding her through the waist.

He lifted her head and looked at her unconscious self.He felt like hitting his head somewhere because of her.She won't let him live in peace even for a minute.

He noticed the wound on her head which wasn't bandaged and was still fresh.He regretted slapping her.She might have lost the consciousness because of that as her head was injured.

"God..Preeta"He said patting her cheek that her body swayed back with no energy.

He tightened the grip around her waist and pulled her closer before composing himself.

Riya brought a water bottle and gave him.He quickly took some water and sprinkled over her face.But his heart ached when there was no moment on her face.

He did the same and that's when Preeta gulped down her throat and squeezed her eyes before opening them.He made her drink the water and she gulped feeling thirsty.

As soon as she caught his face close to her, her heart skipped a beat and standing in his embrace made her heart to relax and mind to calm.

Whereas Karan sighed seeing her fine and tried to part her that she clung to him like a cola not wanting to move away.

"Please.."She pleaded with no energy that he pulled her back not wanting to do whatever she asks for.

"You should go home"He said before parting her away forcefully.

"No, I don't want to go anywhere.Please I want to stay with you"Preeta pleaded and was about to hug him again that he stopped holding her arms.

Whereas Riya felt angry seeing the way she was clinging to him.But also she was not interested in messing with her.So she simply stood watching her antics annoyingly.

"Call your driver and tell him to pick you up.Fast"Karan stressed the last word while looking at her sternly.

"Nooo"Preeta yelled like a child and shook her head.

"Why don't you listen to me.I want to talk to you and you are like pushing me away again and again.Tell her to go.I don't want her anywhere near us"Preeta said, this time more like a pleading way while gazing at Riya.

"The fact is I don't want you anywhere near us.So be quick and call your driver.You are not even able to stand properly"He said holding her firmly that Preeta shook her head.

She was tired of requesting him to let her  share her emotions, feelings and the way she missed him all those years.But no he was not even ready to let her start.

"I am not going anywhere until you listen to me"Saying she was about to let herself down that he pulled her up making her stand properly.

"You touch hurts like hell, why don't you hold me gently?"She cried looking at him.

Whereas Karan was hell irritated by her actions.He wanted to believe her words but also he didn't want to believe her words.

The moment he remembers what she did to him in the end, his whole body would shiver warning him not to fall for her antics and tears.

"Stop talking and call your driver"He said holding her gently this time that Preeta closed her eyes feeling tired listening to his same words again and again.

"Tell her to go..I am crying"Preeta said and was about to rest her head against his shoulder while sobbing that he composed himself before facing her.

"Please don't think that I will listen to you seeing you crying or whatever.I don't believe you anymore.So it's better you go home without wasting your time on me"Karan cleared if she had a misunderstanding that he would melt seeing her actions.

Her eyes snapped at him and the anger she was controlling bubbled up taking her mind.

Her antics? Does he think that she is acting?

"Leave me"Preeta said jerking his hands and took a step back that she stumbled.

He was about to hold her, that she again pushed his hands away.

"I fucking hate you for slapping me because of her, I fucking hate you for not listening to me, I fucking hate you.Understand I hate you!"She gritted her teeth not able to control her anger and started to cry as her heart started throb in pain.

"Glad that you hate me because, I hate you too.I hate you fucking much"He whispered back in anger that Preeta clenched her fists listening to him.

She said it in anger, but why does it ached her heart when he said ' he hates her'.She couldn't bear that.

He shouldn't say that.

Twitching her lips she looked at him before taking a step towards him and held his face before locking her lips with his.

Riya widened her eyes in shock and gripped the car at her bold move.She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Preeta parted her lips after smoothing his lips and looked at him.

"You don't"She whispered holding his face that he caught her hand and started to take her away.

Preeta turned to look at Riya who was still in shock and twitched her lips with a smirk before following him as he dragged near her car recognising it.

"Open the door"Karan said to her.

"No, I won't go"Preeta denied shaking her hand again inching closer to him.

Karan closed his eyes feeling the pain in his head and looked at her with a pleading look while controlling his building anger.

"Please..I beg you. .I beg you to leave me alone for god sake.I don't love you anymore and I can't even love you ever.We had a past and it's over.That's doesn't matter who did it and from now onwards I will forget that.Please tum bhi mujhe bhul jao if you think you still love me okay.I accept that you love me but we can't be together because I don't want you in my life.Nothing can stop me from marrying Riya.I have moved on and you too find someone of your standards and marry.But please don't come behind me.Please it's really too much now.I want to think you as my past, and please let it be like that only.I don't want you in my life, then why would I listen to you"He stopped saying and looked at her crying.

"And I will assure you that though you try hard, and try to come behind me.I won't listen to you because I don't want to.I want you to understand this one simple thing.It took me years to come out of that heartbreak and I don't want to go through it again.I don't wa..."He was cut off by her as she shook her head before saying.

"No, I won't hurt you this time.I really love you"She said emotionally that he shook his head no seriously.

"It's over and this is the last time I am requesting you.I am not ordering you or angry at you.I am pleading you to leave me peacefully and alone.I am very emotional and I can't take things easily like you do.Small things do affect me.And If I see you near me or Riya again, it won't be good for you.I won't take it easy and leave you.So please think before taking your next step.And also let me tell you that We are getting married on the 30th of next month.Hope you are confirmed that I have moved on from my past.I hope you are not that immature to understand what I mean"He said calmly that Preeta looked at him while breathing heavily.

"You can't marry her"She whispered while crying and He closed his eyes in irritation listening to her same words again and again.

"I can because, I love her and it is true.I have started falling for her in these two years"He said to her that Preeta cried more listening to him.

She didn't want to cry but they were leaking without her permission making her condition devasted.

"Was it that easy to move on?"she managed to ask in a broken voice.

Karan smiled at her question and shook his head.

"Agar tum mere jagah hoti toh pata chalta ki was it easy or not.But let's not talk about that"He said that Preeta hit his chest.

"Why not? Was it that easy to move on? When I used to remember and imagine you like a mad.When I never moved on from you.Tell me"She said while wailing that he stopped her from hitting him.

"But I did and I am glad that I did.And I will be happy if you too move on and live your life happily"He was lying.Each and every word he was uttering were a lie.

But he Knew he needed to say these things to make her away from him.

"I can't.I can't stop thinking about you.You don't love her and You can't marry her"She shook her head joining her brows.

"Stop saying those words again and again.And mein iske aage kuch kehna nahi chahta.Just informed you everything.It's left on you to decide.And if you still choose to come behind me, I won't be gentle or calm from the next time.GOOD BYE "saying he walked away from her that Preeta clutched the handle of her car feeling her heart heavy.

She felt breathless as her cries increased.He went leaving her and not even turned back to look at her.

She saw him holding Riya's hand and to her shock he hugged causing her heart to break.

She hiccuped seeing them together and hit the car with her fist not able to control the pain of her heart.

The moment they drove away she clutched her dress and opened the car to go.But also she knew she can't drive right now when her mind was not stable.

She closed the door in anger and started to walk away from the there feeling suffocated.

Holding her head she shook her head remembering his words and gulped down her throat.Her heart and mind was not ready to accept that he would marry Riya and will live happily with her.

It was supposed to be her.

"It should be me"She whispered while crying.

"It sho.."Her words stopped when a strong pain hit her leg and before she could realise she was laying on the road moaning in pain.

"Ahhh"She moaned in pain when people came rushing to her.The man who hit her rushed towards her in a panic.

She felt her right leg numb and panicked thinking she won't be able to walk.

And the only thing she remembered last was the people lifting her and then her eyelids closed not able to bear the panic and pain she was going through.

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The moment she opened her eyes she found herself in a hospital and instantly opened her eyes to her father in front of her.

"Princess"Anand called sitting beside her.

"Dad"Preeta whispered and was about to lift herself that her body ached in pain making her lie straight.

"Kya hai ye? Kaise hua ye sab haa? Why were you walking on that road"Anand asked seeing her condition.

He got to know that a bike hit her while she was walking.The driver claimed that she didn't hear a horn and was just walking carelessly.He couldn't control the speed and hit her.

She looked like a mess.Bruises on her side cheek, arm, wound on her head and not to forget her fractured leg.

"Mera pair..dad."She asked in panic remembering the pain.

"Right leg is fractured"He said holding her hand that Preeta started to cry.

"Nothing to worry.It will heal within fifteen to twenty days"He assured and Preeta started to sob more clutching his hand not understanding what was happening with her.

Why was she suffering in pain so much.Not only emotional but physically too and it was not easy for her to bear.

"Hey..Kyu to rahi ho?"Anand asked caressing her hair that Preeta twitched her lips before facing him.

"I..I love him so much dad.I can't live without him"She whispered while crying and her father was shocked to hear this from her.

"What? What are you saying Preeta?"He asked holding her face that Preeta squeezed her eyes controlling the pain of her heart.

"Ka..Karan.I love him dad.He is getting married.He is getting married"She said shaking her head that Anand was shocked to see her crying for someone.

"Karan? You mean Karan Luthra.Is he the one who used to work for us?"He asked and Preeta nodded her head with teary eyes.

"Tell me what happened.Everthing"He asked seriously that Preeta stopped sobbing and looked at him like a baby before informing everything.

The way she wanted to take revenge on him, the way she made friendship with him, the way she made him fall for her, and whatever happened after that.She explained everything not caring whether her father would be Angry at her for taking wrong steps.

She told everything and he was the reason that she left the country, the way she used to miss him and the way he is angry at her now.

"How can he move on? I love him dad.Please tell him not to marry her.Please I can't live without him.I want to live with him dad"She cried holding his hand while pleading and her father was devasted hearing her words.

Is she saying that she can't live without him?

"Did you attempt suicide because of him?"He asked seeing her condition that Preeta shook her head in no.

"No, I was just walking and I don't know how that bike hit me.I wasn't thinking about that dad"She said shaking her head.

"Let me tell you Preeta.It's better for you to forget him.Because what you did was wrong and I won't support you in this matter.And if you go back to him after two years do you think he will believe you? That after telling him that you loved him just because of revenge?"Anand asked and Preeta shook her head.

"Dad"She looked at him accepting her mistake that he looked away from her feeling Angry at her for playing with someone's feelings and emotions.

"Who gave you the permission to play with his feelings? Not every men are same Preeta.Mishti ke saath hua toh tum ye kaise soch sakti ho ki tumhara saath bhi Aisa ho hoga.First try to understand people then use your words and power"He said making her feel guilty and she twitched her lips.

"I know, but he is not ready to listen to me.I don't know anything dad.I want him at any cost"She shook her head in no being stubborn that her father stood up shaking his head at her actions.

"I think galti meri hai because, I should have taught you some manners when you were small.Just forget him and let him live.The other form of love is sacrifice Princess and I believe you will not take any wrong steps this time"Saying he was about to go that Preeta held his hand.

"I don't believe in that.I can never do that"She shook her head in no.Hell the word sacrifice was not at all in her life's dictionary.

And how can she think of sacrificing her love.She knew she was being selfish, but she wanted to be selfish for him and there was no going back.

"Hum baad mein baat karte hai.Now you need complete rest.Mein yahi hu.Sleep"Saying he placed her hand on the bed and walked out of the room.

Preeta closed her eyes remembering him and Riya together.

No! She can never sacrifice her love.

She can't stay away from him anymore.

They only have one life and she wanted all of him to be her's.Only her's.How can she let him go?

That felt impossible for her to even imagine.

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