I was stunned, I dint even know what to do next, should I barge in and ask him which proof he was talking about or what? But what if he lied to me? How would I know what the truth was? So I decided to stand just where I was until I knew what this was about, I dint want to jump into any conclusions.

"I have pictures, here see them." I heard Arnav's voice, I had no idea which pictures he was talking about or showing him, I was curious to know, I really wanted to walk in and find out what the hell was going on, but I dint want to be lied to if it was about me so I convinced myself not to go in yet.

"Oh come on dude, you think this pictures prove anything? She's just asleep beside you, how am I supposed to know if you did it or not?"

Pictures of me sleeping beside him? Was I the one they were talking about? Even if I wasn't the one they were talking about, my heart was breaking, because if it wasn't a bet about me, it meant it was about someone else and he cheated on me. Oh My God!

"Look Damon, I don't know how else to prove it you okay, just accept it you lost the bet. Arnav Raizada can take any girl to his bed, doesn't matter who she is. This pictures are the proof, I don't have anything else to prove it, obviously I wouldn't have invited you to watch us there now would I?" He said.

"Who knows, maybe you should have so I could believe you actually did it." Damon said.

"It's Khushi we're talking about here, you don't talk about her like that!" I heard Arnav's angry voice.

So it was about me, he had a bet about me, to take me to his bed and prove something stupid to his friends and he even took pictures of me sleeping beside him, how low could he stoop? I can't believe he took pictures of me sleeping beside him after we made love, how could he do that to me? How disrespectful could he be towards me?

"Okay, calm down dude but you don't win this bet unless I get some solid proof, who knows you didn't even sleep with her and you're lying to me? You don't win this unless you make me believe it actually happened" Damon said.

That was it, I no more had the patience to sound outside this door and listen to them have a conversation about the bet they had over me. Yes I was hurt, I was broken but if there was one thing my parents had taught me was to be strong, even when I was breaking from inside and that was what I was going to do, be strong, even when all I wanted to do was break down.

I pushed the door open and both Arnav and Damon looked at me in shock.

"Khushi, when did you come?" Arnav asked as he walked towards me but I stopped him with a gesture of my hand.

I looked at the bouquet of flowers I was holding in my hands for this guy who had literally had a bet about me, funny isn't it? How we consider some people so important when it isn't the same from their side? Yes, funny and painful.

"Oh I forgot what I came here for, anyway I'll just say what I wanted to then I'll leave and you both can carry on with your conversation peacefully after I've left.

Here, I got you some flowers Arnav, I thought I'd surprise you and take you for a romantic date, doesn't sound like me I know, but it was something big, I did all this so I could tell you that I was in love with you, but now there's no need of all that date and everything because it wouldn't mean anything to you anyway, you already got what you wanted from this relationship dint you?" I looked at him angrily, everything inside me wanted to jump on him, punch him and kick him and beat the shit out of him, that was what I would always do, but today I dint want to do that.

"Oh hey Damon, you needed proof right? So here's the proof, I am the proof and I am telling you, I slept with him, tada... you won the bet Arnav, congratulations, here are some flowers for your victory." I threw the bouquet at him and walked straight out of the room, I had a lot more to say but I was falling weak and the last thing I wanted was to break down, to cry in front of the man who deserved nothing about me, not even my tears.

I headed straight out of the mansion and where my car was parked while Arnav ran behind me calling out my name but I dint pay any heed to him, I unlocked my car and was about to get in when he grabbed my arm and pulled me back.

I pushed him off me immediately as I stepped away from him, I dint want to be anywhere near him, I stood there silently looking at him as he stood up straight and looked at me.

"Khushi, I can explain." He stammered.

"How are you going to explain ripping my heart apart Arnav?" I looked at him angrily, seriously, how the hell on earth could he say that he could explain this? There was no way he could explain a bet. It was a bet, that was it there was no explanation whatsoever.

It was all a lie. All those promises were lie, each and every moment that I spent with him was a lie. All those moments of laughter, happiness and pain were a lie, even the sad moments we spent together in each other's arms, telling each other how life had treated us in the past, everything about it was just a lie, everything about falling in love with him was a lie, I fell for the time we spent together, for how he made me feel just to realize it was all a freaking bet.

I dint know what to feel anymore, learning that the past few months of my life that I had spent with this guy were just a lie was so heartbreaking, all I wanted to do was scream at the top of my voicer because this was too painful, it was difficult to accept, but guess what? It was the truth.

Please be strong Khushi.

"I guess you must be happy now, you got what you wanted right? You proved that yes, you are a man, you managed to make this stupid girl fall in love with you and sleep with you just like you do with every other girl, I was actually stupid wasn't I?

How could I even think that a guy who always talked to me like trash and treated me like trash could actually love me? What the hell was I even thinking seriously? How did I even believe you when you suddenly went from hating me to liking me? it made no sense I should have understood it then but you all made it sound so real by making me believe that it wasn't a bet and I was just imagining it just to find out at the end that it actually was a bet." I ran my hand through my hair feeling frustrated at myself.

How was I so wrong in judging him? How couldn't I figure it out?

I looked at him, he stood in front of me like a statue staring at me with his bloodshot eyes thinking they were going to melt me, I was Khushi Singhania, no amount of tears were going to be able to melt me after what he did.

"I do love you Khushi." He said, I felt like laughing at him, I mean look at this man, even after all he had done, he had the audacity to stand in front of me and tell me that he loved me as if I was going to believe it.

"I believed that the first time Arnav, I'm not a fool to believe it again. What I don't get is, why are you even standing here trying to give me an explanation or lie to me again that you love me? Aren't you satisfied yet? Isn't that bloody ego of yours satisfied yet?

Tell me you dint play this games with me because that damn ego of yours was hurt? Tell me you didn't do it because you just wanted to prove you were stronger than me despite losing the fights against me? Because the great Arnav Raizada couldn't digest the fact that a girl could be stronger than him.

Isn't that the truth? Because you as a man feel like you should always overpower me on everything, you weren't able to take that away from me so you chose to do this and break me like this.

Well guess what, you won the bet Arnav, your ego won because in the end you did turn out stronger, you managed not to fall in love with me when I was too stupid to fall for you." Isn't that what he wanted anyway? He got it.

"Now you can go boast around your friends about it, I don't give a damn about you anymore!" I shouted angrily as I turned around to walk away, he rushed behind me and tried to stop me again but I just jerked him off and got into my car as I drove away not wanting to see his face again ever in my entire lifetime.

I hated that the drive back home had to be this long because I couldn't stop thinking about what had just happened and I couldn't stop the tears falling off my eyes no matter how much I tried. I dint want to be so weak, I dint want to cry over a guy who dint give a damn about me but for the first time in my life, I wasn't able to do what I wanted, I had no control at my feelings or on my reaction towards them, I was that broken.

Today I dint care about anything, I drove the car as fast as I could just so I could get home and lock myself in my room, I dint want to be around anyone, because the people around me were the ones to hurt me, always.

Once I arrived home, I parked the car in the usual place, wiped off my tears, inhaled a deep breath and then walked in, well today was one of the days where my family decided they dint want to sleep and instead watch a movie with my friends whom I thought must have left before I did.

"Khushi." Bonnie stood up as she looked at me in surprise, everyone else turned to look at me and I dint want to be the center of attention, not now at least because it was taking all I had in me to remain strong.

"Why are you back so early?" Zion asked as he walked towards me and stopped right in front of me, and all the strength I had been trying to put on all this while fell apart when my best friend stood in front of me looking at me worriedly.

I wrapped my arms around him and broke down in tears. This was what Arnav had done to me, this was what falling in love had done to me.

I had never cried, not in front of people at least, but thanks to Arnav, today I was hurt enough to cry in front of my family and friends.

"Khushi what happened?" Zion broke the hug and cupped my face as he looked at me worriedly.

"Why are you crying baby, did Arnav do something?" Mom asked as she rushed towards me followed by dad.

How was I supposed to tell my parents that I was in love with a guy who had just had a bet of taking me to his bed? Who dint love me? It would break them.

"Khushi are you going to tell me what happened or do I have to go break his legs and ask him what he did to you?" Dad asked angrily.

"Nothing, he said he dint want this relationship anymore so we broke up." I lied. It was funny how falling in love with Arnav had changed so much into my life, I was doing a lot of things for the first time, like breaking apart, like crying in public, like being weak, and like lying to my parents.

I rushed upstairs to my room because I dint even have the courage to look at them after lying to them but I dint even have the courage to tell them that Arnav had literally bet over me, I knew what that would do to them and I dint want that.

"Khushi stop!" Zion shouted as he ran behind me but I dint want to stop until I was in my room all alone, although he reached to my room before I could shut the door.

"I need to be alone Zion, please."

"I would give you space Khushi but when you tell me what exactly happened."

"I just said what happened Zion."

"No, I don't think you are the kind of a girl who would react this way if a guy decided to break up with you, I know you would be hurt but you wouldn't react this way. I know you Khushi, better than anyone else and I know you would never be this hurt unless it was something big, so tell me what happened and tell me the truth." Zion looked at me seriously.

"He is right Khushi, what is the truth?" Caroline asked, I looked behind Zion where the three girls were standing with their arms folded looking at me worriedly.

"I'll tell you everything later, I just need to be alone for now, please." I begged them, they all looked at each other of a moment and then nodded positively.

"But just so you know, we aren't leaving from here until you talk to us." Kitty said as she turned around and headed downstairs while everyone else followed her, as for me, I locked the door, sat down on the floor and leaned against my bed trying to process all this new information I had just learnt.