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Kriti's POV

I was still lost in my thoughts when I felt a hand entangle in mine. I slowly looked at him, masking my emotions out completely. He was looking at me as though gauging my reaction, but I am going to be a lawyer, I know how to block my emotions out. We kept looking at each other for a few seconds, before I broke off the staring contest and looked ahead. I realized something that nearly caused my heart to jump out of my chest. 

'Siddarth' I said moving closer to his side and turning the car over to the other end, before we fell into the valley. As soon as we were safely back on the road, he stopped the car. I immediately stepped out and stood leaning against the hood, with my eyes closed. The thoughts in my head at that moment were all jumbling up, when I felt an arm around my shoulder. Without a second thought, I just flung my arms around his shoulder and hugged him tight. Just thinking about what would have happened if I hadn't turned at that moment, made me tighten my grip even though we couldn't have been any closer. 

'Siddarth, we could have, we may have....' I said as tears trickled down my face soaking his shirt. 

'I am so sorry Kritika, I really am. No matter what, I should have focused on driving, no matter what. Forgive me, please' he said. I just nodded and held onto him as he did me. We stayed there till both of us calmed down, yes even him, it was the first time I had seen tears in his eyes. He had not even cried when di ran away, or when his grandma had been serious. A while later we pulled away. 

'Kritika, I honestly am sorry, I risked our lives, hell I risked your life. I promise you something like this will never ever happen again. And I am sorry for everything else as well, I never got to tell you, but I am sorry you got forced to marry me, someone who you thought would be your brother-in-law. Sorry, you didn't get to stay with your parents, like you had wanted to when you decided you wanted to move to Mumbai for your further studies. I am sorry about how I initially behaved, I didn't make things easy for you. And I am sorry that I unintentionally hurt you today, no matter how much you deny it, I know you very well' he said. 

'You didn't' I said softly, definitely not convincingly, but my heart hurt. I didn't know that I had started caring for him so much in such a short period of time. 

'I know I did, and I am sorry' he said. 

'Do you still love her?' I asked, desperately wanting to know his answer to this question. If he did love her, I would do everything in my power to find di, put some sense in her head and get them together. I want him to be happy. I was pulled out my thoughts as he spoke. 

'I do NOT love her, I don't think I ever did to be honest, because otherwise it would not be so easy for me to forget her and her betrayal' he said, sounding very serious.

'Then, your password?' I asked hesitantly. 

'You don't need to hesitate, you can ask me anything. It is true, I had first set this password since it was her birthday, but that isn't the reason anymore. I let the password be since, it was also the first day I met you. I know I sound cheesy and unlike myself, but I thought why dwell on the bad memories when there are other good ones I want to associate with this date' he said. I just smiled softly as I noticed the sincerity in his eyes, but I was still confused. Had I met him before his and di's, well our wedding?

'You don't remember, do you?' he asked. 

Sid's POV(SURPRISE!!!!!!!!)(A/N- I hope you enjoy his memory, let me know what you'll think about the writing style used with his tone. Do you'll want more of his POV or not, pretty please tell me)

----Flashback---(A/N- CURRENT YEAR IN THE BOOK IS 2020)

21/12/2019(Last year)

Krishi is having a masked party, it is really going to be fun, spending time with her, without having to sneak around. Krishi and me have been dating since the beginning of this month. She seems hesitant to tell people, but if it was upto me I would let the whole world know. I know I sound cheesy, but she is the girl I want to spend my life with. She's very sweet and joyful. 

At times though, she is very withdrawn. I think she has a past she doesn't want to tell me about. It doesn't matter to me though. What matters is our present and future. I thought about everything as I got ready and made my way to her place in my favourite car. 

Once I reached the venue, which was a huge party hall, I made my way inside. I could hardly see or hear anyone over the loud music and blaring lights. This was so Krishi. I walked around pushing past people with alot of difficulty when I finally saw her. She looked gorgeous as always. 

She turned to me and smiled brightly. I made my way towards the bar where she sat with a few of her friends. We hugged each other before she asked me to sit with them. I spoke to some of her friends before a very peculier incident took place. 

A guy walked over to us and Krishi tensed up. He wished her before hugging her, she still seemed stiff, but not uncomfortable. For a second, I thought that they had a history, but I just pushed all my thoughts away. The two of them seperated after what felt like an eternity. 

It just pissed me off seeing them close together. They were softly talking as though they were the only one's in the room. I felt suspicious and angry, but I decided to blindly trust her. They may be close friends, and I am probably getting angry over nothing, I thought consoling myself. Just then I heard a sound in the alley. 

'Help someone please' the feminine voice shouted. I ran towards the sound without a second thought. As I got there, I saw a young woman, probably still in her teens trying to face off three men that held her at the time. 

'Darling, don't try to fight us off and don't scream for help. You can scream our names if you want instead. I called the security slowly asking him to bring the police with him to my current location before I walked to save her. These guys were just cowards, three of them against a girl. Such men should be given a death sentence, that is no way to treat a women.

'Hey, let her go' I shouted at them, gaining their attention. 

'Exactly, let me go' she told them gritting her teeth. She was trying to be scary but it just ended up with her looking adorable. No time for your stupid thoughts Sid, you have Krishi and you are just here to help this girl, like dad taught you, my inner voice said. The men ignored her, still holding onto her as they looked at me. 

'Is she your girl?' one of them asked. 

'Yes' I lied confidently. 

'I didn't know I had such a handsome boyfriend' she drooled, she was probably tipsy. 

'You're lying to us' the other one said. 

'No, I am not. She is drunk and therefore is saying all of this' I said stalling them. 

'Prove it' the last guy said. I looked at them, thinking of how I could prove it. 

'What do you want him to prove?' she asked. 

'That he is your boyfriend' the guy in the middle said. 

'Oh that's so easy, come here jaan' she said looking like a little child asking me to come close. The men seemed to move away making way for me. I couldn't let them get suspicious so I moved closer. She suddenly pulled me by the collar and kissed me, straight on my lip, before she pulled away a second later. I stood there shocked. It never felt this way with Krishi or any of my previous girlfriends, but I didn't have time to think over it, the police and security walked over and dragged the men away. 

'Thank you so much jaan' the girl said blowing a kiss at me before walking away. She was definitely tipsy. Later, towards the end of the party, Krishi walked over to me and kissed me hard, and I reciprocated, forcing myself to think that this was right. I pushed her out of my head, but she always remained at the back of my head. Krishi pulled away from me and told me that she wanted to make things official, not really looking at me but at the man that pissed me off earlier.

 From then on, everything happened very fast. We got official, a month later she kissed me again telling me she wanted to take our relationship a step further. We got engaged soon and were ready to get married, something seemed off, but of course like a fool, I just let things happen, forcing myself to forget those honey brown eyes from the party. Our parents were all too happy and then it was the marriage day, well I guess all of you know what happened.

--Flashback ends--

I looked at her. She looked shocked. 

'You were the guy, you were my first kiss' she exclaimed. Ofcourse, from everything I said, this was what she got. I thought as I looked at her adoringly. She was perfect for me, balancing out all my seriousness. I chuckled before nodding. 

'Oh god, why do all my embarrassing situations happen with you' she said banging her head against my chest. I held her tight by the waist stopping her from hurting herself again at the spot she hurt herself at a while back.

'I am glad they happened with me' I whispered softly, holding her close, feeling happy for the first time in a while. Finally everything was off my chest. She knew everything.

Hey guys, its been 6 days, it feels so good to finally write my thoughts out, it is the longest chapter to date. I hope you like this update.

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