Past

The series ended with 4-1 win for team India. During this time, Aarohi had bonded well with the team. The internet was flowing with the pictures published by the team. They had come back to India 2 days ago.

Aarohi and Shreyas had become quite some good friends. After the bracelet incident, Shreyas and Aarohi had come close. 

Currently, Aarohi was in the living room of her apartment when her phone rang. Her blood ran cold and her face paled as she saw the caller's ID.

"Bade papa?" She whispers as she picks up the call.

"Tu abhi ke abhi, Udaipur wapis aa. Bohot bezzati karva li tune humari, ab bas teri shaadi karke tujhe humesha ke liye bhula denge" Manish shouts making her cry.

"Per meine kiya kya?" Aarohi asks

"Kya nhi kiya tune? Shreyas Iyer ke saath jo kand kare hai woh pure internet per chaye hue hai" Manish shouts making her shocked.

She cuts the call and opens the google. In the past days, she did not get any time to open internet due to her work. She was mostly inactive on social media. 

Her eyes widen as she read what the articles say-

'Shreyas Iyer and Aarohi Goenka spotted together leaving the Amrose Hotel  in London, is there a new couple in town?"

Her mind goes back to that night.

Flashback

After, a tiring match day Aarohi was resting in her room when there was a knock. She opened the door and saw a distraught Shreyas.

"Kya hua tumhe?" She asks as she looks at his panicked face.

"Meri behen London hai. Uska accident ho gaya hai, she is in hospital" He breaks down and cries. 

She runs inside, gets her purse and comes out to him. "Chalo" She says and follows him. 

They soon reach the hospital and meet Shresta. 

"Hi I am Aarohi" Aarohi greets Shresta while Shreyas was busy with the doctor.

"Hello Aarohi, I am Shresta. Shreyas does talk about you alot" Shresta says with a smirk making Aarohi blush.

"He does?" She mumbles as Shreyas comes 

Turns out she had a fall from stairs and  had fractured her foot but she was now fine.

After dropping her to her hotel they went back unknown that someone had clicked them together.

After Aarohi comes out of her flashback she realises that Shreyas is calling her, with shaky breaths she picked up the call.

"Hello?" Aarohi whispers

"Aarohi?" Shreyas's voice came through the phone.

"Shreyas, mein-" As she tries to explain he cuts her off.

"Mein tumhare ghar aa jau? Then we'll talk" He asks 

"Yeah" She breaths out and cuts the call.

Aarohi falls on the floor with tears streaming down her face.

After 15 mins later the door bell rang. Aarohi got up and wiped her tears.

She went to the door and opened it to see Shreyas, Rohit and Ritika. Ritika immediately hugs her making her feel safe. A few minutes later a worried Bhavika along with Shubman and Ishan arrived. Sometime later, Rishabh and Kirti arrived too.

"Ab kya karna hai?" Rohit breaks the tense silence.

"I don't know" Aarohi breaths out with slumped shoulders.

"How about you fake date for about a month and then break up?" Shubman suggests 

"Nhi. The media is going crazy. Ek month ki fake date is not gonna renew their characters" Bhavika says 

"Well, ab yeh dono shaadi to kar nhi sakte na?" Ishan says annoyed making Bhavika's eyes widen.

"Ishan you are a genius" Bhavika exclaims.

"Woh to mujhe pata tha per aaj kesse realise hua tujhe?" He asks.

"Well, how about you both get married?" She says making everyone looks at her with a 'Are you Crazy?' look.

"Dekho, legally, shaadi ke 6 months baad couple is eligible to take a divorce. You both get married today and then get divorced an year later" She lays out her plan.

"Yeh in dono ki life ka sawal hai. Esse shaadi nhi kar sakte" Rohit says shaking his head.

"Aur option bhi nhi hai bhai. BCCI ne Shreyas aur Aarohi ko suspend karne ka decision kiya hai. If they get married, inka character renew ho sakta hai" Shubman explains.

"Plus teri jo shitty family hai unki to haar problem ka solution hi shaadi hai" Bhavika adds looking at Aarohi.

Silence falls in the room until Shreyas says "Mein apne parents se baat karke aata hua" He says and walks out.

"Aaru, I know tu confuse hai, but this is the only option which seems actually alright. No pressure, bas ek baar shanti se jaake soch" Ritika says softly to which Aarohi nods and walks out to the balcony.

"Mein sabke liye coffee laati hu" Ritika says and Rohit follows. They had been to her house a couple of time and knew their way around.

Aarohi sat at the puffy in her balcony and takes a deep breath. Marriage was not the best experience for her. In her first marriage, her fiancé ran away with her sister. In her second marriage, her fiancé took her sister's words over her and left her. She knew that Shreyas was not that type of guy but she still could not bring herself to trust someone again.

"Confused?" Shreyas asks.

"Tumhare parents ne kya bola?" She asks ignoring his first question.

"They want to talk to you" He says making her eyes widen.

"What?" Aarohi exclaims shocked.

"Dekho aa gaya phone" Shreyas says and picks up the video call.

"Maa, papa, this is Aarohi" He introduces a very nervous Aarohi who folds her hands and greets them back "Namaste Aunty, Uncle"

"Namaste beta" Shreyas's mother greets with a warm smile. She understood that it was not Aarohi's fault. Afterall, a girl is blamed more than boy.

"Tum dono ko iss shaadi wale idea se problem hai?" His father asks making Aarohi look down and Shreyas look at her.

"Mujhe nhi hai problem" Shreyas says

"Ab faisla tumhara hai beta" His father says to Aarohi

"I-I am ready" She says with a deep breath. 

"Alright then, we along with Shresta will fly to Mumbai tomorrow" Shreyas's father says 

After cutting the call, Shreyas kneels in front of Aarohi and takes her hands in his.

"I promise, everything will be okay" He promises making her nod.

"Let's get married" Aarohi declares.

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Hey guys! So next chapter is the wedding!!