CHAPTER39 [BREAKDOWN]
Aarohi broke down.
Tears—uncontrollable, unstoppable.
In the last five years…
she had never allowed herself to cry like this.
She stayed strong.
Silent.
Controlled.
But today—
everything shattered.
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Her vision blurred as memories came rushing back…
How it all started—
and how everything turned into this.
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FLASHBACK
It was her first day of college.
Excitement. Nervousness. New beginnings.
Aarohi walked through the campus, looking around with bright eyes.
That’s when she heard a group of girls talking—
“Wo dekha tumne? Vihaan Singhania…”
(Did you see him? Vihaan Singhania…)
“Usse koi nahi pata sakta.”
(No one can impress him.)
“Itna attitude hai usme…”
(He has so much attitude…)
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Aarohi paused.
Curious.
Sana was standing nearby, listening too.
Aarohi walked up to them.
“Tum log jiski baat kar rahe ho… wo kaun hai?”
(The one you’re talking about… who is he?)
One of the girls looked her up and down and smirked.
“Tum rehne do… jaan ke bhi kya kar logi?”
(You leave it… what will you even do knowing about him?)
“Wo tumhari shakal bhi nahi dekhega.”
(He won’t even look at you.)
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Those words hit her.
Ego.
Challenge.
Something inside her triggered.
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Aarohi stepped forward, her chin lifting slightly.
“Dekh lena… main use apne pyaar mein pagal karke hi rahungi.”
(Just wait and watch… I’ll make him crazy in love with me.)
The girl laughed.
“Bacchi ho tum… jao apni class mein.”
(You’re just a kid… go to your class.)
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Aarohi smirked back.
“Lagta hai tum dar gayi… kahin mujhse na pat jaaye.”
(Seems like you’re scared… what if he actually falls for me?)
The girl’s expression changed.
“Fine.”
“Teen saal ho na tum yahan?”
(You’re here for three years, right?)
“Do saal ka time deti hoon.”
(I’m giving you two years.)
“Challenge hai.”
(It’s a challenge.)
“Agar haar gayi… to jo hum bolenge wo karna padega.”
(If you lose… you’ll have to do whatever we say.)
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Aarohi didn’t even think twice.
“Challenge accepted.”
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Sana immediately pulled her aside.
“Pagal hai kya tu? Chhod na ye sab!”
(Are you crazy? Just leave all this!)
Aarohi shrugged casually.
“Kuch nahi hota… dekh lena.”
(It’s nothing… you’ll see.)
“Chal yahan se.”
(Let’s go.)
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And just like that—
What started as a challenge…
Became a story that would
break hearts,
ruin lives,
and change everything forever.
Aarohi walked into her classroom and took a seat beside Sana.
Students were settling down… whispers filling the room.
And then—
The door opened.
He walked in.
Vihaan Singhania.
Confident. Calm. Untouchable.
The entire class went silent for a second…
and then every girl’s gaze shifted towards him.
Aarohi too—
looked.
And then…
she just kept looking.
As if time paused.
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“Yahi hai…”
(This is him…)
Sana whispered.
But Aarohi didn’t respond.
Her eyes were still on him.
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Suddenly, she shook her head lightly—
snapping herself out of it.
“Tune challenge liya hai… tujhe wo karna hai.”
(You accepted a challenge… you have to do it.)
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And that’s how it began.
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Following him around…
trying to talk to him…
getting ignored again and again…
Still not giving up.
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Every small moment became important—
One glance.
One word.
One reaction.
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Days turned into weeks…
Weeks into months…
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Sana kept warning her—
“Chhod de Aarohi… ye sab sahi nahi hai.”
(Leave it Aarohi… this isn’t right.)
But she never listened.
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Because somewhere along the way—
Without realizing—
The challenge…
turned into something real.
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Not ego.
Not a game.
But—
love.
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And that’s where everything changed.
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PRESENT
Aarohi broke down again.
Her tears wouldn’t stop.
Her past…
her mistakes…
everything stood in front of her.
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Vihaan stood there—
watching her.
Silent.
He didn’t stop her.
Didn’t say anything.
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Because somewhere—
he knew.
She wasn’t just crying for today.
She was crying for everything—
she lost.
Everything—
he broke.
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And maybe…
for the first time—
he felt it too.
The weight of what he had done.
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