Prologue

"So, let me get this straight. We'll have to pretend to date each other for that ?!", Ishira exclaimed.

Aarvyn leaned on the bookshelf as he nodded.

"And what makes you think that I'll agree!! What do I get in it.", Ishira said as she rolled her eyes.

Aarvyn smirked as he stood straight and leaned himself towards Ishira,"I just have this really strong feeling, you will. After all, you're in quite a pickle yourself aren't you."

"How do you know about that ?!", Ishira questioned.

"I did my homework.", he smirked.

She closed her eyes shut as she thought about it. He wasn't wrong at all. The deal was beneficial for her too after all.

"Fine !! I agree.", she sighed.

"Then, let's get going, girlfriend-uhh, I mean fake girlfriend.", he said with a smirk as he held her hand and pulled her with him.

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"Why is everyone staring at me like I have gone crazy?!", Ishira mumbled.

"Maybe because you're holding my hand", Aarvyn whispered with a smirk.

Ishira's eyes widened as she quickly tried to take her hand back but his hand gripped her's preventing her from doing so.

"It's actually the other way around", she rolled her eyes still pulling at her hand.

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Aarvyn adjusted the mic before his fingers slowly started to grazed the guitar strings as he sang.

तेरे लिए ही जिया मैं,

खुद को जो यूं दे दिया है,

तेरी वफ़ा ने मुझको संभाला,

सारे गमों को दिल से निकला...

His gaze roamed around the auditorium searching for those one pair of eyes that had the power to make his heart skip beats.

तेरे साथ मेरा है नसीब जुदा,

तुझे पाके अधूरा ना रहा...

Finally, his gaze locked with hers.

His former academic rival.

His current fake girlfriend.

His Ishira.

क्योंकि तुम ही हो,

अब तुम ही हो,

जिंदगी अब तुम ही हो...

Ishira passed him a small smile to which he grinned—like a man who just won the whole world.

चैन भी, मेरा दर्द भी,

मेरी आशिकी अब तुम ही हो...

Ishira stood there, among the crowd as clueless as the others to the fact that it wasn't just a song. It was him putting his heart out for her.

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