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Raghav's POV

Walking out of the guest room, I went upstairs to my own room. I only heard Vihaan saying "Congratulations" on the other end and I cut the call.

I did feel she was the one for me but I am not a man who believes in love. All women are the same and I, Raghav Malhotra, am a womanizer.

I don't believe in all stupid cheesy love stuffs. I don't even want to face Aaradhyaa.

I know she is hurt now and I don't have any reason to pacify her. I'll give her the money she wants and she can leave.

For a moment, I even felt I shouldn't marry her. But I knew if I didn't, she wouldn't give me her consent.

And Raghav Malhotra never loses a challenge.

I heard a knock on my door and blankly said "Come in"

"Congratulations Raghav" Vihaan said with a chuckle. "You successfully broke her into million pieces."

I looked at him only to find pure anger in his eyes. There was no sadness of losing the challenge, I could get no more brotherly feeling from him, there was only pure rage.

"This was unexpected Raghav. At least I didn't expect this from YOU. I thought you really loved her. Do you even realise what she will go through after this? Do you?" He shouted

"Shut the f*ck up! Don't raise your voice in MY house Vihaan" I shouted back.

He clapped loudly "You know, I myself am feeling so depressed as a brother. I will always regret marrying my sister to a wrong man Mr Malhotra"

"Stop with yo.." he didn't let me speak and immediately cut me off shouting more loudly.

"STOP. You are no more my brother Raghav. You are no more my friend. You are just a mere business partner Mr Malhotra. And soon I'll be withdrawing this partnership. Thank you for hurting my sister and showing her the reality of this cruel world" he said walking away.

As he went to the door, he turned back and said "Thank you for telling us that men like you are indeed hungry for sex. Nothing more. Nothing less. I hope you get a taste of your own medicine" he chuckled as I saw tears in his eyes, which is quite rare.

He looked directly into my eyes and said "I could have beaten you and could have had a great fight breaking this room and your bones, but you know what? I want you to drown in pool of guilt. And for me, being with my sister now is more important." He said banging the door loudly as I sat there recalling all that he said.

I love you Raghav

Raghav I'm allergic to it

I threw the cigarette in my hand, crushing it with my feet. Plopping onto the bed I let darkness consume me.

Aaradhya's POV

I lay there still processing what he said. Was I just a challenge for him?

Was I just like the other girls he slept with?

I was so foolish to trust a womanizer like him. My mind is blank. I don't know what to do.

I don't know how will maa react. How will Vihaan react. How will Ishita react. How will Niharika react.

And Sharan? I pushed him away thinking he was wrong. But he warned me from the start.

I can't face anyone in this world now. I really really can't. I want silence. I want darkness to engulf me.

I don't know what to do.

"Aaradhya" the hurtful voice made me alert and I pulled the blanket, covering myself.

"I've been knocking the door, guess you didn't hear." He came and sat beside me.

"Please wear your clothes princess" he said and I looked at him.

He was crying. He was crying for me. He was crying because of my foolishness.

"Please say something princess. I promise to take you back from this hell. I promise to save you from the devils this time. Please don't shut yourself" he said caressing my hair.

"Can..can you go out... I'll.. I.. I.. want to.." I choked and looked away wiping my tears.

"Shhh.. relax it's okay. I'll wait outside. Exactly 2 minutes okay? I'm here." He said getting up and leaving the room.

Wrapping the blanket around my body I went towards the bag and fetched a simple kurti and leggings.

Around five minutes later I heard the knock. I didn't have energy to respond so I kept quiet. I knew he would come in.

"Hey princess! I got your favourite chocolate." He said giving me a big bar of my favourite chocolate.

"I'm sorry bhai" I said as I broke down crying and sat on the floor.

"No no no... princess.. please.. please don't say sorry.. please" he sat beside me and hugged me tight.

"I trusted the wrong person bhai. I.. I.. trusted.." I cried and he tightened his hold

"Even I committed the same mistake. I'm sorry princess. I never even anticipated he would do this." He said kissing my forehead and wiping my tears away.

"What.. what about maa? Does she.."

"Yes she knows. She's waiting for you. Please don't hide your emotions from us. Don't shut yourself away. If you want to cry, I'm here. Okay?" He said slowly getting up

He extended his hand and I gave him mine. "He'll regret what he did" he whispered angrily.

"Promise me one thing bhai. You won't take revenge." I said looking into his eyes.

"Aaradhya, this is not the time to talk all this stuff. Let's leave" he said looking away.

"Bhai promise me" I argued

"Damn it! I won't give any f*cking promise!! You get that! He has hurt YOU. And I will not keep quiet!!! You get that!!?" He shouted and I sighed.

"Bhai please, I don't want to be associated with him in any case. I want to stay away from him. Stay away from his life."

"But princess..."

"Please bhai" he sighed and nodded but I knew he wouldn't listen.

He took the bag and started leaving when my words stopped him "What was the challenge Vihaan?"

"Please Aaradhya.. let's not talk..." I cut him off "I want to know it Vihaan"

And by what I heard next, my world came crashing down "He, sleeping with you with your consent"

I chuckled "And I was fool enough to believe he loved me"

"Let's go home princess" he said taking me with him.

"I want to meet Raghav once" I said looking blankly at Vihaan.

"You don't have to go there now." He said sternly.

"You knew about this challenge right? You knew it but you didn't bother to tell me. Now let me do what I want" I said looking into his eyes.

"Are you blaming me Aaradhya?"

"I'm not. I'm saying let me do what I want." I said going towards the stairs. "I'll see you in the car"

"Aaradhya stop" he shouted

"I know what I'm doing. Let me do this." I said and without listening further I went upstairs.

I opened his room door without knocking. His room was dark. Painted with all dark colours.

All the curtains were closed. There was a picture on the side table of a lady smiling. Probably she was his grandmother.

And just above his bed, a big devil face was drawn on the wall. I sighed. This was his life. He was indeed the devil.

I looked at him and noticed him moving back and forth. I sighed and waited for him to wake up.

When he didn't, I called out to him "Raghav" and he hummed.

"Raghav" I called out again and he frowned opening his eyes.

"Aaradhya?" He questioned getting down from the bed and I stood silently giving him time to wake up.

"What the hell are you doing here?" He exclaimed getting up

"Congratulations Mr Malhotra for winning the challenge" I smiled and he looked away with a blank face.

"Just tell me one thing Raghav, was every 'I love you' you said to me a game for you? Was every moment spent with you, just for the challenge?" I asked hurt

His eyes softened but he still nodded with a straight face.

"You know Raghav. Just because of some people in your life you always thought all women are same. It's time for me to think the same. All men are same. Hungry for sex" I said looking at him directly.

"Whatever" he spat and moved far from me.

"But Raghav, I won't think that way." I chuckled "Because Vihaan is a man too. And he has supported me all the while. Just because someone hurts you, you can't judge others who don't."

"Listen Aaradhya.." he said but I cut him off.

"I don't want anything Raghav. And mind you, I'm not leaving the job. I want you to look at me everyday. I want you to regret what you did. And let me tell you one thing, karma will make you regret, Mr Raghav Malhotra. You will not be spared." I said as angry tears made way through my eyes.

"You will know my worth. I won't come back to you even if you beg to me that time Raghav. Do whatever you want" I spat the words and walked away.

"Wait Aaradhya" he said walking to his bed side drawer and taking out something and writing on it. I frowned looking at it.

"This is a blank cheque. I hope....." I didn't let him continue and took it from him.

Tearing the cheque in front of him I smiled "Money can never buy love, Mr Malhotra. I hope you realise this soon."

"I wish I could slap you, kick you in the face and break your bones. But I won't. I believe in silent treatment. And somewhere, true love never dies."

"There was no love Aaradhya." He said looking into my eyes.

I chuckled "Yes, every kiss, every word of love, calling me angel, everything was just a game." I nodded frantically as tears rolled down my eyes.

"I never thought I would say this, but I hate you Raghav Malhotra"

I said walking outside not listening to anything further. I didn't have any more energy.

I sat there outside his room taking support of the wall as I cried my heart out.

I miss you papa. I'm tired of this cruel world. Please call me. I want to come to you.

"I knew it. I knew... This is why I said not to come here" Vihaan said coming to me.

Caressing my hair he angrily stood up and went inside the room.

"You f*cking bastard!!!!! You're happy now!!!!? You.. I told you she was not a person like you think!!! Still you broke her!!!! Look at her! She doesn't even want to face anyone!!! Why? Just because YOU broke her." He shouted holding Raghav's collar. 

"Vihaan.. let's leave" I said trying to separate them.

"Vihaan Singhania, leave" Raghav said blankly and I looked at Raghav for a moment before pulling Vihaan outside.

After reaching Vihaan's house, I noticed maa and Ishita sitting in the hall room. Clearly, they had been crying too.

As soon as maa saw me, she ran to me and kissing my face she hugged me. "Meri bachhi (my child)"

"Di!! We are all here. With you. Don't worry" Ishita said hugging me. I smiled looking at them.

"Let's take you to the room" Vihaan said and maa nodded.

"You rest for a while okay?" Maa said making me sleep on the bed.

"Please stay here" I whispered and she nodded with tears. "I'll go and meet Niharika Tomorrow" I said and maa smiled.

"Yes, go and concentrate on the cafe, Niharika, Sharan and your friends. Live a life Aaradhya." She said.

"Sharan loves me maa, I don't know how to face him. I've already ignored him enough." I said with a sigh.

"Talk to them and sort out Aaradhya. You'll feel better." She said caressing my hair and I nodded.

"Now sleep" she kissed my forehead.

I woke up in the middle of the night dreaming of Raghav and his line "I won the challenge" repeating in my head.

I hated myself for letting him touch me. I wanted to just wipe off that touch. I rubbed my lips angrily.

I went to the shower and sat there. I tried a lot to wipe his touch but nothing worked. Those moments kept playing in my mind.

I rubbed my arms, legs, face but his touch didn't vanish. I cried as I remembered all our moments. Just then I heard the door opening. I didn't mind because I was in my clothes.

"Maaaaa!!!! Vihaan bhaiiiiii!!!!! Maaaaa!" Ishita shouted running to me and closing the shower tap.

"Damn di! Get up, get up!!!" She went outside and probably called maa and Vihaan.

Coming with a towel she wrapped it around my body as I was shivering now.

"Aaradhya!!! What were you doing in the middle of the night!!" Maa shouted

They took me outside and made me sit on bed. "Get her changed maa, her clothes are wet. She's shivering" Vihaan said bringing my night suit.

Vihaan and Ishita went out and maa made me change. Few minutes later they came back. "What were you doing Aaradhya?" Vihaan whispered sitting beside me

"I was rubbing his dirty touch off." I rubbed my arms. "I.. I hate thisssss"

"Aaradhya, Aaradhya stop it beta" maa held my hand "it's not going to work. Raghav will pay for everything. Don't worry" she said angrily.

Making me sleep on the bed, they sat beside me. The last thing I remember is whispering "I hate you Raghav"

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Precap : "You don't know what you have done to her Raghav! She keeps wiping your touch off! She hates you!!!" Vihaan said

I looked outside to see her working. That shine on her face missing. Her face pale, and eyes devoid of emotions.

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Important note to everyone

The characters in my story are very much humans and they WILL make mistakes. If anyone is not okay with the lead roles making mistakes, I'm sorry you're reading the wrong story.

Because just like we humans make mistakes, they will make too. They will repent too. I'm not a person who will show a perfect man as the hero, who has no records of committing mistakes or a perfect woman as the heroine.

Even Aaradhya committed mistakes, she ignored her friends for a few days after meeting Raghav. This is all because they are HUMANS and not GOD.

Also I hate where two perfect people are portrayed as leads in story. People make mistakes, and it's fine.