I found Zion standing at the door with both his arms folded as he stared at me like I had committed a crime.

"What?" I asked.

"What's going on between you and that guy? Did Khushi Singhania change her thoughts about guys?" He asked.

"Well kind of, I'm actually in a relationship with him, can you believe it? and now I wish I hadn't changed my thoughts regarding all this. It's so difficult to understand him." I sighed.

"What's the problem Khushi?" He asked as he looked at me with concern, this is what I missed the most about Zion, he was always so concerned about me, he took so much care of me.

"He's just jealous because you and Stefan slept here, then he complains about me not wanting to kiss him and stuff, why can't he understand that I have reasons, reasons I haven't even told my best friend." Arnav was really frustrating me.

Zion just smiled as he grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the bench that was outside in the garden, we both sat down as he continued smiling.

"I have been far from you for so long so I don't know much about the things that changed in your life, but if he convinced you into a relationship he must mean a lot to you, and seeing that he's your boyfriend it's natural of him to react this way given that you have some problem in being close to him.

You just said you have reasons, and I think he deserves to know the reasons Khushi, he's your boyfriend, he should be your best friend too and we don't keep things from our best friends right?" Zion said.

"But it's something really big Zion, I'd be scared to tell you about it, how can I just tell him about it when we have just started dating?"

I wasn't even sure Arnav was going to understand, what if he just thought I was making a big deal out of something that happened when I was a kid and I dint even remember it until now?

"I agree, but you do know that whatever it is you have to tell him about it someday, so when it's eventually going to happen anyway, why shouldn't it happen now? Think about it Khushi, maybe if you tell him it would help trust grow between you two.

If you've trusted him enough to be in a relationship with him, I'm sure you can trust him enough to tell him whatever that's bothering you."

"So should I talk to him?"

"Of course, talking helps solve a lot of things in a relationship, trust me." He smiled.

"You're sounding like someone experienced, have you been in a relationship behind my back?" I laughed.

"Nothing like that stupid, now stop wasting time and go talk to him, you shouldn't let any misunderstandings some in between." He said.

"Right now? Cant it wait until tomorrow?" I pouted.

"If you want a happy relationship, you shouldn't wait for things Khushi."

"Okay fine, I'll go, incase I'm late tell mom that I'm at Arnav's place and yeah thank you for the advice. See life is easier with you by my side." I hugged him and then stood up and rushed to my car, he was right, until I talked to Arnav and told him the truth, he wasn't going to be able to trust me.

For him to trust me, I had to trust him too and anyway since we started dating he had stopped being the jerk he was to me before.

I drove to his house, it was far obviously so I kept thinking how exactly I was going to tell him things and all, I had a conversation going o

n in my mind with myself, as if I was practicing some dialogues for a play.

Once I arrived at his place, I parked the car and headed inside hoping to find him but instead I found Stefan, he was seated in the hall all alone, there was some music playing on the TV but he wasn't watching it, he was staring at the floor sadly.

"Stefan, are you okay?" I asked as I walked towards him worriedly, since the first time I met him, I'd never seen him sad, he was always happy.

He looked up as soon as he heard my name and then quickly wiped off the tears from his face and smiled at me, and all I could wonder was why he was crying.

Although when I sat beside him, the smile faded away and he hid his face between his palms and turned the opposite way so I couldn't look at him.

"What happened Stefan?" I asked worriedly.

"It's... It's my friend Khushi. He passed away." Stefan said as he broke down into tears, I looked at him in shock, which friend was he talking about? If it was someone I knew he would definitely mention the name, but if he dint, it was someone I dint know maybe.

"We used to be friends since childhood then life happened and we couldn't stay in the same city or anything but we always stayed in contact, we were more of best friends, and he dint even tell me he was sick.

I just got a call ten minutes back from someone informing me that he passed away two days ago, I wanted to leave immediately but they told me they had already performed the final rituals and all I can do is sit here and cry.

I had talked to him a day before he passed away over the phone and he sounded okay and fine and now suddenly this happened, I don't even know what to do Khushi.

Why am I the one to always lose the people I love, firstly my parents and now my friend... what am I supposed to do with a life like this." He cried.

"Hey, don't say that, it's not a bad life, everything is going to be okay Stefan." I dint even know how to console him, I hadn't consoled anyone before but I really wanted to make him feel better.I mean I had lost Zion too, I knew what it felt like knowing your best friend was dead, it was terrible, it was heartbreaking. I could understand his pain.

He stood up suddenly and tried to walk away but before he could do so, I grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"To my room, I shouldn't be this weak, I shouldn't be crying in front of you like this, I look stupid and anyway you must be here to see Arnav, he hasn't arrived yet but you can wait for him here" He said.

"Stefan it's okay to cry, it doesn't make you stupid, it shows you have emotions and right now you need a friend by your side, you don't have to be alone, I am here, talk to me." I wanted to be there for him, at least when I got the news of Zion's death, Bonnie, Caroline and Kitty were there for me, but Stefan was here all alone and I wanted to make him feel better.

"You know he was so young, he hadn't even finished studying. Why does God do this to us?" Stefan looked at me sadly.

"Everything happens for a reason Stefan, it's going to hurt but it's the truth, you just have to accept it and when you do, it would hurt less."

"Would it stop hurting this much?" He asked.

"Yes, with time it will, be strong okay. You know what you need right now? A hug." I smiled as I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him tightly.

"Stefan, I know it hurts to lose someone so important to us, but it's a way of life and we have to accept it, so be strong, you have me by your side, you have Damon, Arnav and Karthik by your side too, just know that we are here with you no matter what.

You might lose the people you love, but you won't lose all of them, there will always be some whom you can still love and they would keep loving you too." I said.

"I know Khushi, you are right, I have to be strong." He said, I just nodded and kept on holding on to him hoping he would feel better, that was until I saw Arnav standing at the entrance.

I could see him because I was standing facing him directly while Stefan was facing the opposite side, and well I knew something was wrong because of the way he was looking at me.

He had his fists clenched tightly, his eyes seemed red and his expressions told me he was really angry about something, before I could say anything, he turned around and walked out.

I broke the hug and looked at Stefan, I wanted to rush behind Arnav and talk to him, but I couldn't just leave Stefan like this so suddenly he was hurt, and as for Arnav it seemed like he had misunderstood things, god why did he always misunderstand me?

"Are you feeling better?" I asked.

"Yeah, but I need to be alone for a while please." He said.

"Sure, I'll go outside, I think Arnav's back." I said, he nodded as he walked away and I rushed outside hoping to find Arnav, gladly he hadn't left, he was standing beside his car kicking the tyre angrily.

"Arnav." I called out his name, he looked at me angrily, why was he so angry?

"Stop right there Khushi! Don't come any closer to me I might do something terrible." He shouted angrily.

"What's wrong with you Arnav?" I asked.

"What's wrong with me Khushi? What's wrong with you? I don't understand you at all. What the hell was happening inside behind my back? You know I might be a jerk like you say I am, I might be everything but I'm not stupid.

Don't think I can't see it, I know what Stefan feels about you but until now I thought you dint feel that way about him but for me, but now I'm starting to question myself.

You trust him enough to ask him for help, you let him sleep at your place and now suddenly you're at my house with him when no one is around and when I walked in I find my girlfriend in my friend's arms, what the hell am I supposed to think of it? I thought you were the one that said that we are supposed to be loyal in a relationship, so why aren't you?" He looked at me angrily.

"It was just a hug Arnav, don't make a big deal out of it! I was just trying to make him feel better, he..."

"I don't want to know what you were trying to do Khushi, you can make a big deal about me kissing a girl then why can't I make a big deal out of this?"

"Because there's a difference between this and that Arnav, why are you acting this way seriously?"

"Why am I acting this way Khushi? Because my girlfriend is cheating on me with my friend! How could you stoop so low, I freaking trusted you! I dint want to be attached to anyone ever but for you I broke so many rules I had made for myself, I even got into a relationship with you but look, this is what I got in return." He said angrily.

"Arnav, listen to me. I get it, things might have looked that way, but you have to give me a chance to explain, I promise it's not what it looks like, at least let me explain."

"What so you want me to let you explain? How you've become so characterless? Who knows if I might have been a little late I would have found you sleeping with him!" He accused me.

"Enough! I am here trying to be calm trying to explain things to you and you have the guts to call me characterless? What will you call yourself then Arnav?"

"At least I wasn't in a relationship with you when I kissed someone else."

"And I dint kiss anyone Arnav, I just hugged him, I hug my friends all the time, what is the big deal about it? I get it, I've been doing things that made you question a lot of thing but that doesn't give you the right to call me characterless or even think that I could sleep with your friend, what the hell do you think about me Arnav?" I looked at him angrily, today he had crossed all the damn limits.

"Well what's the proof you wouldn't have?"

"You know what? I'm seriously done here, if you don't want to listen to my explanation and keep on calling me names then I am seriously done, but just so you know, I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive you for thinking so low about me, I knew you were a jerk but I also thought you respected me Arnav, but by saying all this today you've proved me wrong." I said as I walked straight towards my car.

"Oh yes, do the wrong thing yourself and blame it on Arnav!" he shouted, I ignored him as I got inside my car and drove off.

I couldn't understand him seriously, I came here to build trust between us, to talk to him about my past and he just broke my heart by thinking I was here to sleep with his friend, seriously, how could he even think that? Just because I asked Stefan for help and allowed him to stay at my place?

I couldn't get it, what the hell was wrong in that? Stefan and I were just friends, and because he had feelings for me dint give Arnav the right to think that I could do anything of such sort to him, I mean I even get it that maybe he dint trust me enough because we hadn't know each other for so long, but how couldn't he trust his own friend?

How could he think that Stefan could do something like that to him?