Alia's P.O.V
Today is the day.

The wedding day.

I can finally stop pretending after today. This whole marriage thing is really draining me. It takes up so much of your time and energy!

I put on some clothes, tied my hair in a high ponytail and sneaked out of my hotel room.

As it was still early no one saw me. And that was an advantage because I was going to the room of Karan.

I quickly grabbed the spare key, which was laying under the plant, and tried to open the door. Like I said, it was early so even the slightest bit of noise would be considered an earthquake.

I opened the door and walked inside. There were papers scattered around everywhere and Mr. Johar was peacefully sleeping in his bed.

"What a mess!", I sighed. I looked around for the one piece of paper that would save my life.

But since it was such a mess it was quite difficult to find it.

I walked towards his desk and found his glasses there together with a pen. I read the contract and soon it became clear that this wasn't the one I was looking for.

I scanned the room and searched for what seemed eternity when I finally found the paper.

In my overwhelming happiness I let out a tiny squeal.

Karan was groaning and turning over in his sleep.

I quickly ran away, making sure to take the paper with me before I woke Karan up.

Then Arjun stormed inside my room.
"Alia! You need to see this! Right now!"

I curiously walked behind him. He led me towards the room where the actual wedding would take place and I saw Karan standing in a corner, reading over some documents.

He nervously turned the pages over and then he stopped. He took his glasses of and sighed deeply.

"What is going on with him?", Arjun whispered?

"I don't know! But he looks very stressed!", I whispered back.

We were hiding behind the wall when Karan suddenly grabbed his phone and called someone.

"You need to come to the wedding hall. I think that there has been a mistake in the administration", he said tensed.

Silence

"Yeah, but come fast!"

He hung up and looked around. Arjun and I quickly ducked behind the wall and we prayed that we wouldn't be caught.

"What do you think he's doing?", Arjun whispered.

"I don't know! But he seems very tensed and didn't he say that there must have been a mistake in the administration?"

"Well whatever.. why did you call me here anyways?", I asked Arjun.

"Oh that..Well.." He seemed very nervous all of a sudden. What's wrong with him?

"Arjun? Are you okay?", I carefully asked him.

"I'm fine. It's just.. you know..."

"I don't?"

"Parineeti is really upset because you all are upset. She just wants you all to be happy. Besides, I think Karan is having a problem as well."

They turned to look at Karan who was texting someone on his phone.

"He is behaving normally?", I asked confused. I didn't really know what to answer now.

"Alia can't you see! Look closely!"

I looked carefully at Karan and saw that he was texting my dad.

"He's texting my dad?! Why?!"

Arjun rolled his eyes in a irritating way. "Don't you get it? Karan? Your dad? Business plan? Marriage? Hating you? Pretending?"

"No", I whispered. "They can't. They wouldn't dare"

"I am sorry Alia, I really am.", Arjun said. I tried to run away without being seen with Arjun following behind me.

Parineeti's P.O.V
I saw Alia running towards the room, with big red swollen eyes. She was crying and Arjun was just racing after her.

"Alia! I am sorry. Please wait for me!", he said almost begging her to listen to him.

But she ignored him and ran straight to her room.

"What's going on? Why is everyone shouting?", a voice similar to Varun asked. He entered the corridor wearing nothing but shorts.

"Alia is crying and-"

"What? Why?! Where is she?", he asked with a clear look of concern written all over his face.

I pointed towards her room and Varun banged on the door.

"Alu? Are you okay? Alia please let me in! What happened?", he asked worried.

But the door remained shut.

"Shit. I ruined it..", Arjun nsaid quietly.

"Don't say that Kapoor. You know now you haven't.

"What is going on?",Shraddha asked.
She was dressed in a white lehenga and looked like and angel when she descended the stairs.

"Alia is upset", I said.

"Why? What happened?", she asked.

"I think I should really talk to her. Does someone have a spare key of her room?", Varun asked.

"I have one. Karan gave me one since I am the groom.", Sidharth said.

He went back to his room and came out with a shining silver key in his hand. He handed the key to Varun. He thanked him with a nod and quickly walked towards Alia's room.

"Arjun, what happened?", I asked him.
He looked at me and said nothing.

"What happened? Why is she upset Arjun?", I said again.

"Shh! Don't shout so hard! Come, I'll tell you!" He dragged me with him in the nearest room and closed the door.

"Can you at least tell me what is going on?!", I said again. I was starting to get a bit annoyed by now. I sat down on the sofa and tied to focus on him.

"Okay so you know that Alia's dad isn't exactly fond of her? Well it turns out that Karan is a very good actor and has been pretending this entire time", Arjun said.

"Pretending to do what?"

"Will you at least let me talk?!"

"Okay sorry..."

"Anyways, he pretended to be fond of her while in reality Karan hates Alia. So as we all know her parents have a good shop. Things were going great until one day, they were robbed . No one knows this, but let's just say that they hadn't enough money. So what did they do? Well they hated their daughter and they needed money. You can figure out the rest.."

"That's horrible", I silently whispered. "What kind of parent are you when you do this?", I said in disgust.

"I don't know Pari. But you're a bad one. A very bad one. I'd rather have 3 jobs and work my ass off, then selling my daughter to have some proper money", Arjun said. He came sitting next to me on the sofa that was seated in the room.

"She really doesn't deserve this Arjun. It's unfair..", I said.

"I know.. But right now only Varun can help her. He is the key to her happiness"

Varun's P.O.V
As I was opening the door, a smell of candles overwhelmed me. I quickly walked in the room, making sure to close the door behind me.

"Alu? Alu where are you?"

I had the feeling that there were some bad things going on.

I walked into the large bedroom only to find Alia crying with a pair of headphones on her head.

Her eyes were red and swollen and there was a continuous stream of tears streaming down her face. Her eyes were closed.

It was definitely not the way you'd be like when it was your wedding day.

I carefully removed the headphones and she immediately opened her eyes, only to close them again when she saw that it was me.

"Alu, how are you feeling?", I asked her carefully.

"Go away Vee. Don't want to talk about it"

"Hey, it's okay. I am here now."

"It's not okay! He sold me!" Another tear fell down and I wiped it away.

"Alia, I am really sorry. He's an asshole and he doesn't deserve to be your dad. He really doesn't. You're an amazing girl and I'm so happy that you're my girlfriend. Your dad doesn't know what he is missing out on. You're amazing Alu. I love you.", I said.

I pressed a kiss on her forehead and she snuggled into my side.

"How come you always know how to cheer me up?", she said.

I chuckled. "I've known you for a long time Alu. I know exactly when you're sad and when you're happy!"

She smiles. "I don't want to marry, Vee. I just want to be with you and enjoy my carefree life. This entire marriage thing is making me ill. Let's stop.."

"Just another day Alia. Then we can stop and go back to our old lives. Relax Alia..."

"Wanna watch a movie?", she smiled.

I grinned. "You know that in can't resist. But we've only got 4 hours till we have the ceremony. So we need to hurry up if we want to watch a movie and be present at the ceremony."

"Don't worry, we will be." Alia grabbed the remote and turned the tv on.

Shraddha's P.O.V
Just a few more hours and we will expose Karan. No one knows about our plan. Except for the priest and us of course.

"You're looking gorgeous!", Sidharth says. He grabs my hand and pulls me towards him.

"Really?", I ask him while gazing into his beautiful brown eyes.

"Yes. You're looking like an angel Shrads. Beautiful."

I blush and smile and he grins.

"Ready?", he asks me with a big grin.

"Ready.", I answer back.

He smiles and he leans in. I push him gently away and he gets the hint.

"What's wrong Shraddha?", he asks.

"I just.. What if someone sees us now? We can't risk that...", I answer honestly.

He smiles. "They won't come Shrads."
He leans in again and I push hem away again.

"Shraddha, what's wrong dear? Are you alright?", he asks with his face full of concern.

I smile. "I'm just not in the mood Sid. We need to prepare."

"For what?", he asks confused.

"For your own wedding!", I reply

He chuckles. "Yeah.. We do... Promise me that you'll be there next to me and not Alia. If you're not there, then I will be getting married to someone else and I will lose you."

"Yeah...", I say with a soft voice. Sidharth cups my face and he looks at me, with eyes full of love and care.

"It's alright.. I know you're not ready to marry me. I just don't want to lose you Shraddha. I love you too much", he confesses.

I can feel my face forming a smile and I blush. "I love you too Sidharth", I smile.

He gives me a hug and I hold onto him as if he's about to leave. I don't want to lose him. I love him too much and I won't be able to handle the so called sidlia thing.

"It's going to be alright Shraddha. Relax. It will all be over in a few hours", he whispers into my ears.

"I know Sid. But the last part is always the hard part."

He simply holds me even closer and kisses my forehead while I sink into his arms.

Skip time—> Wedding time...

Sidharth's P.O.V
I looked at myself in the mirror for the thousandth time. I looked good. Handsome and innocent. Shraddha would definitely faint when she would see how hot I was looking!

"Sidharth?"

I turned my head to the source of the sound. My dad was standing in the doorway. I smiled at him, gesturing that he could come in.

My dad entered the room and he smiled. He grabbed me by my shoulders and smiled again.

"Sidharth Malhotra. I remember the day like it was yesterday. You were so small and playing with your cars. Uncle was sleeping on the sofa and you used to quietly hum racing sounds. And every time your uncle would groan you'd be silent. Then when you heard him snoring again you quietly started humming race sounds again. You were so small son. And today? Today you are "getting married"."

He chuckled. "I'll never forget this day Sid. Look at you. You're all grown up now. And you're about to expose Karan. I couldn't have asked for a better son than you. I love you Sidharth." He gave me a big fat hug and he grinned.

"I actually have to thank you dad, for letting me go through with this. I know that this is not the ideal situation for you but I am really grateful for letting me go through with it. I love you too dad" I smiled at my dad and he gave me another hug.

"I'm proud of you!", he said with sparkling eyes.

"Thanks dad."

Parineeti entered the room. "I hope I am not interrupting?"

"No, not at all", my dad said with a smile.

Parineeti entered the room and gave me a smirk. "You're looking good in traditional clothes. You should wear it more often", she joked.

"Thanks Pari.", I grinned. "You're not looking to bad yourself."

"Aww thanks! But anyways, they are calling you. The ceremony is about to start!", Parineeti smirked.

"Go and kick some knowledge into that silly producer of yours!", my dad cheered.

"Shh! You're shouting too loud dad! Keep your voice down or he will hear us!"

"Oops..."

"Let's go guys. I can't wait to begin!!!!"

Arjun's P.O.V
Everyone was walking around and chatting with one another. People were talking so loudly, the music was super loud and children were yelling and playing with each other.

It was chaos..

Varun came standing by me.
"Man oh man... How is this going to turn out yaar? Everyone is here! Literally everyone!"

"I know dude.. And to be honest, I've no idea..."

A/N—> I decided to split the chapter up into 2 smaller ones cos otherwise it'd be wayyy too long!!

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