ARNAV'S POV

Flashbacks

Since Zion came back into Khushi's life, I swore not to make things difficult for her, the way she seemed happy around him, I decided to let him live for the sake of her, because suddenly she had become that important to me.

A few days before if someone told me I would let go off the man that I had been hunting for months because of a girl, I could have laughed at them, but not anymore, Khushi's love had taught me a lot of things, she had forgiven me for a lot of things and I guess it was okay if for once I forgave her best friend for her sake.

Every time I looked at Zion though, I had this inner battle with myself but I tried, very hard to control my anger until Damon put some poison in my mind.

He reminded me of what Zion had done to my sister and convinced me I needed this revenge, no matter what, he said he would help me in getting revenge and Khushi wouldn't have an idea about it.

I don't know how but I was convinced, because a part of me wanted to punish the man because of whom I lost my sister that I dint realize I would be punishing Khushi for no reason to.

"So Damon, Karthik and I made a plan to kidnap him, I mean what the hell was I thinking? I can't even count the wrong things I have done to Khushi and yet, she ended up forgiving me always.

Even after I literally broke her trust and tried to kill her best friend she forgave me, I guess it was me thinking that she was so much into me that she was always going to forgive me for everything, otherwise I would have never considered that stupid bet.

That damn bet that ruined everything beautiful between us.

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I was all set, with my stuff packed, it was going to be a different date this time, I just wanted to spend some alone time with Khushi, get to know her more, and help her get rid of her insecurities, all I had planned for the both of us was a good day at my old house.

I headed downstairs and found Damon seated in the hall, Karthik and Stefan and already left for the university, I wondered why he hadn't.

"Oh hello, where are you heading to?" Damon smirked at me.

"I decided to give Khushi a tour of my old house, it would be a good getaway." I smiled excitedly like a teenager. I dint know dates could excite me like this.

"Oh are you planning to finally do it?" He stood up and walked towards me smirking, I had no idea what he was talking about.

"Do what?" I raised my eyebrow.

"You know the bet we had, you sleeping with her, is Arnav finally proving that he is a man." Damon smirked at me.

"Oh, the bet." I said as everything set up itself in my mind, I was so much into falling for Khushi I even forgot the reason why I got close to her at the first place.

"Come on my boy, I know you can do it. I always knew this I love you things and all you said to her was fake, I mean you are Arnav, you are the stud dude, you don't do the love things, it's just to take her to your bed." Damon smirked.

Seriously, all this while he was thinking that I was still with Khushi for the bet? I mean I know it began with that but I had completely forgotten about it, and I no more wanted to be a part of it, I was in love with her now, things had changed.

"Damon, about the bet..."

"No, let's not talk about it now, you go, we'll talk later when you get me the proof. Go prove yourself dude, no girl can win against Arnav Raizada." Damon said.

I looked at him in confusion, at this moment I had no idea what to do or say.

"Don't tell me you are backing out, you can't! Remember that is the same girl that insulted you in front of the entire university, she fought with you and won too, everyone just thinks you are a piece of shit so you better win this damn bet Arnav, otherwise your reputation is in jeopardy dude." Damon convinced me.

Flashback Ends.

Friends! They say you should choose your friends very well, they can either make or ruin your life, I wish I had known that earlier. Let's just say Damon had some sort of a convincing power, he knew how to convince people and he convinced me for this.

In my mind I thought I could do this, give Damon the proof and the bet would end without Khushi ever learning about it, that was where I went wrong. I mean how could I really do that to the girl I loved? I shouldn't have cared about he bet anymore. I shouldn't have cared what people thought of me, instead I should have been proud, that my girlfriend was this strong woman who could win me in a fight too, but this manly ego I tell you, it ruins everything.

I accept it, I did this because of my ego, because I couldn't tolerate the fact that a girl could be stronger than me, we men no matter how modernized we become, we still at one point believe that a girl should always be under us, and that's what I did.

If today Khushi left me, I deserved it, I knew I deserved it but because I was this selfish person, I couldn't stop hoping that she could forgive me for this.

Flashbacks

I stopped my car outside her house, she was already there waiting for me, dressed her usual black clothes, I don't know why she disliked color, I thought she would look beautiful in all the colors, but she loved black so much which looked great on her too, I was complaining. I had got myself one gorgeous girl.

She hopped in the car and I drove us to my house, I couldn't stop admiring her smile when she walked into the house and looked around, everything about her was always driving me crazy.

I so wanted to make love to this girl and show her what she meant to me, I wanted to show her how beautiful she had made my life.

And that's what I did, and gladly this time, the memories her past dint haunt her, if I could some up the moment in a word, it was beautiful, just beautiful.

Afterwards, we cuddled until she fell asleep in my arms, I lied down besides her admiring her beauty when my phone vibrated, I picked it up and looked at a message from Damon.

"Waiting for the proof dude."

Now I clearly dint know how I was going to prove the moment between us, but whatever I decided to do to prove it was so horrible, I took pictures of her in my phone, of her sleeping beside me, even though she was covered in a blanket and decided I could show that to Damon when we get back.

Flashback Ends.

I paced around my room feeling uncomfortable, I knew I had done a horrible thing, I had no excuse for what I did, if I could put myself in Khushi's place and think of how I would have reacted if someone did something like that to my sister, I don't know what I would have done.

No, I know, I would have killed him because that's what I wanted to do with Zion didn't I?

How could I have done that to any other girl when I knew what my own sister went through?

I was just a pathetic human being, that was it!

You know in this generation we live in, internet is the biggest blessing we have, and it is because of internet that I've always read a lot of quotes and sayings about toxic people, there's always quotes telling you how to deal with toxic people, but there is none that tells you what to do if you are the toxic person.

Right now I know I am so toxic for Khushi, but one part of me still loves her so much that I'd turn the world upside down for her, but I also know she won't want to forgive me after what I did.

So I'm stuck between letting go and trying once again, because I wish I could explain how much she meant to me.

'Well, if she did mean that much to you, you would have told Damon to end the bet instead of trying to show him a proof about it.' My inner voice screamed at me.

I headed out of my room feeling angry on myself, I knew I was a terrible person I knew I had done wrong to her, and as much as I wanted to let her make the choice of whether to forgive me or not, I couldn't just sit here and do nothing.

She was the only girl that made me fall in love, she made me a better man, how could I just let her go like this? So I decided I'd go talk to her once again, even if she wanted to beat me up she could, but I wasn't going to let her go like that because I was a bit selfish.

I got into my car and drove to her place, all the while thinking what I was going to say to her so that she could forgive me.

Once I was there, I parked the car and headed straight inside calling out her name, but I was stopped by her father in the hall.

"Look young man, I don't know what happened between you and my daughter but I do know she doesn't want to talk to you so leave her alone before I break your legs." Khushi's dad looked at me angrily.

"I am not leaving without talking to her. Khushi come out, please talk to me for once." I shouted and the next moment I saw her descending the staircase.

"I told you if you show me your face again I would beat you up, looks like you need it, for the last time Arnav, I am trying not to be the bad girl, leave me the hell alone before I do what I'm really good at." She said as she stopped in front of me, looking at me with eyes full of rage.

"Khushi I just want to explain things, please let me." I begged her.

She dint pay any heed to me, what she did though was to grab my hand, pull me out of the mansion and once we were at the parking lot, she tried to punch me but stopped just when her hand was about to come in contact with my face.

"Unlike you Arnav, when I have any kind of relation with anyone, I make sure I don't abuse them, so before this thing turns into a physical abuse, for one last time, leave me alone. I am done with you, no amount of explanation would change that. We are over Arnav, if that's what you want to hear." She said as she turned around and headed back inside the house.

She was never going to listen to me, she was never going to let me explain which also meant she was never going to forgive me and so I knew, I had lost the only girl I ever loved, and there couldn't have been anything more heartbreaking than that.

Well of course I deserved it, dint I?