A shiny blue BMW pulled up infront of the bustling nightclub building. Navya got out of the car. Her appearance instantly invites attention from many pair of eyes, especially guys. She wore a maroon knee length dress with a Sabrina shoulder model showed off her smooth white skin and long legs.

Suraj, the white guy who drives the BMW also looks at Navya with adoring eyes. He kissed Navya's hand gently, intentionally did it infront of the crowd, as if to show that Navya couldn't be bothered.

"Ready for the party?" Suraj winked at Navya.

Navya chuckled at his behaviour. "Let's have fun tonight." She said to Suraj.

She walked inside the night club hand in hand. Sonia, their mutual friend is having a birthday party tonight. A room of the night club is specially rented for the party.

A DJ plays frenetic music. A number of male and female guests seemed to be dancing and hugging each other. Navya looked around. Almost everyone there was unknown to her.

"Hi Navya, hi Suraj." Sonia said when she saw the two of them. " You guys are such a perfect match, you know." Sonia said adoring the two of them. The birthday girl was wearing a tight gold dress with a length above knees, looking very hot.

Navya embraced Sonia and ignored her recent words. "Happy Birthday Sonia." She said and handed her a gift.

"Thanks Navya." Sonia said with a cheerful voice. "Enjoy the party! Today we will party until we're satisfied...." Sonia screamed, followed by laughter and cheers of approval from her friends around her.

People began to sway and prance fun on the sound of the music pounding. Suraj invited Navya to take a drink served by the bartender. They sat side by side on the sofa in the corner of the room.

Navya looked at the glass in her hands, trying to hide her awkwardness. She never drank any liquor. But everyone looks happy, swaying to the beat of the music, drinking alcohol and joking with their respective partners made Navya more awkward.

"Ah....who cares! I just want to be free, forget all the hurt. Here is no dad who can stop me." Navya said to herself.

"Sonia said.... you're only 22 years old, but you're already in masters degree. You're great Navya." Suddenly Suraj said to Navya. His eyes stared her intensely.

"When I was 18, I graduated from high school from Jabalpur. Then I moved to Delhi to do my bachelor's as well as masters." Navya said to Suraj in a simple way.

"Why you choose masters in Delhi?" Suraj asked Navya confusingly.

"On purpose, so that I can leave Jabalpur. There are many bad memories of mine in Jabalpur." Navya said with a bitter tone. This is the first time she was telling the reason of her leaving Jabalpur.

Suraj just kept looking at Navya curiously. "That's too bad. Is this because of a boy?" Suraj asked her after sometime.

Navya nodded weakly. She took a sip of her drink which tasted bitter but somehow relaxed her mind.

"Which idiot would hurt you?" Suraj continued. "If you want to open your heart to me, I will never waste that opportunity. You are like a pearl Navya. Unique, exotic and one of a kind...." Suraj said to Navya in a soft voice. Navya smiled at his compliment. Suraj never misses an opportunity to compliment her openly.

"But for Ronit, my ex, I wasn't good enough. The clear proof is, he cheated on me with my best friend." Navya said in a flat tone. Navya felt more and more comfortable while talking as she took another sip of her drink.

"Stupid man Ronit." Suraj cursed him.

Navya feels supported to continue pouring out her heartache. She couldn't remember how much she told him about her past. All she knew was that Suraj always defending her and cursing Ronit. She even asked for more drinks. Each time she drank the liquor, she felt her mind become freer and lighter.

After chatting for sometime, Suraj invited Navya to the middle of the room to dance. Suraj hugged Navya's waist. Navya wrapped her arms around Suraj's shoulder. They both swayed to the beat of the music.

Late at night the guests are getting busier and busier. They all danced and cheered as the music grow louder. Suraj hugged Navya so tightly. Her face looked charming under the dim lights in the room.

Suddenly Navya felt her stomach start to heat up, her body went limp and her eyes just wanted to close because of the weight. "Is it because of alcohol? Ah.... I shouldn't drink so much." Navya said to herself.

Navya was just about to ask Suraj for help to lead her back to her seat then suddenly the door burst opened. A group of men dressed in black stormed into the party room.

"Everyone freeze at their current place. We are from police." One of the officers shouted loud.

The atmosphere suddenly changed. Many of the guest tried to run out of the room but were immediately intercepted and arrested by the officers. The music stopped. All that could be heard were the screaming of the guests, the clatter of running feet and the shouts of the officers. In the chaotic situation, Navya felt her body getting weaker and stomach churning.

Suraj's hand which was holding Navya's hand was cold. "It's okay Navya, don't worry...." Suraj whispered but couldn't hide the quiver in his voice.

Navya tried to hold onto Suraj's hand but she couldn't take it anymore. Her stomach felt like it was being shaken, the pain was unbearable. Not to mention the heavy head. Just as an officer approached them, she vomitted her guts onto the floor. She only remembers Suraj screaming frantically called out her name, then everything twirled and vanished.

Navya heard noises around her, she slowly opened her eyes. "Where am I? This place smells like medicine." She said in her mind.

Her eyes looked around. She was lying on the bed. On the left and right there is also a row of beds again, several people are lying there. She tried to sit up but couldn't. A middle aged woman dressed in white like a nurse approached her. There was no smile or friendliness on that woman's face.

"Are you feeling better? I've already injected the gastric medicine." The nurse said to Navya.

Navya remembered that her stomach was very sore and she had vomitted in the party. "It must be my stomach ulcer that recurred from too much alcohol." Navya said to herself. "My stomach doesn't hurt anymore mam." Navya responded to the nurse.

"Okay then, I will report it to the officers so that they can take you." The nurse continued.

"Take me?? Where and why??" Navya asked confusingly.

"To the Delhi police station. You fainted when you are arrested in the party." The nurse said to Navya.

"Huh? Arrested? What did I do wrong?" Navya asked with wide eyes. She almost cried.

The nurse left the place without saying anything and one of the officers approached towards Navya.

"Come on mam, let's go." The officer said in a cold voice.

Navya was trembling in fear. She didn't dare to ask anything. Everything was like a nightmare for her tonight. She was taken away by the officers to the prison cell inside the police station.

Inside the cell, there were several girls dressed in party wear as well, probably from the same party as her. But there was no familiar face for Navya. Suraj and Sonia were nowhere to be seen.

Navya was still wearing her party dress, it smells like vomit. She was sick of smelling her own body odour. She thought that's why no one approached her.

A number of officers went back and forth, but no one paid attention towards her. She decided to not to take her phone in the party so that she can enjoy freely but now she badly needs her phone.

Her limp body leaned against the wall of the cell. "What can I do?? I don't know what time it is but it must have been late at night. What actually happened? Why the party suddenly raided and I am also arrested? Where are my friends?" Navya asked all these questions to herself until she finally fall asleep in the same sitting position as she was very tired.

********

"Embarassing....what a shame!!" Navya's dad's scream echoed through the room. Navya sat with a trembling body in the corner of the room. Her dad never lashed out like this before. Her dad's face was bright red, the veins on his neck clearly visible.

All the events from the night of her arrest to the present day flashed through Navya's memory. "Truly the worst experience of her life." Navya thought in her mind.

Navya remembered, she woke up in the prison cell the next morning. Her whole body aches for not being able to sleep comfortably. An officer called her, asking who she wanted to call. Navya was worried. She thought to call her dad but she knew about his anger.

Finally she asked the officer to call her friend Suraj or Sonia. Then she found out that Sonia was detained elsewhere with Rahul (her boyfriend) for carrying illegal drugs during the party and Suraj was released on bail by his rich family.

When Navya was in doubt to whom she call, suddenly another officer reported that someone was looking for her. She was taken to another room to meet the person who was looking for her. It turned out that the person was Mohit, her father's young friend as well as a assistant lecturer at the university where Navya studied.

"Navya...Are you alright?" Mohit immediately approached her when they met. Mohit's face looks worried.

Navya couldn't spoke anything because she was embarassed. But Mohit was kind to her. He brought an extra cloth for Navya to change. He asked Navya to clean up and change in bathroom before going home.

When Navya returned from bathroom, Mohit was negotiating with the officers to release her on bail. As Navya was not proven to be carrying any illegal drugs except alcohol the officers released her on bail.

Mohit took her home by his car. After arriving home both Mohit and Navya were shocked to see Navya's dad in home. He immediately flew from Jabalpur as soon as he heard the news that Navya is arrested. Mohit went inside the home with Navya to accompany her.

"I agreed to all your wishes. I agreed on your decision to study here so that you won't be upset. But here you're more ridiculous. You are going to night club,got drunk, making friendship with drug addicts. What do you want to be here??" Navya's dad shouted at Navya.

Navya's tears began to fall. At times like this she remembered her mom, who had passed away, her mother who always supported her and loved her.

"If thing will go like this, you better come back to Jabalpur. You can't study in Delhi anymore." His scream startled Navya.

"Dad... I don't want to go back to Jabalpur, I want to study here." Navya cried infront of his dad.

Mohit's hand wrapped around Navya's shoulder. Without even realising it, Navya immediately hugged Mohit who was sitting beside him and sobbed in his chest. Mohit stroked Navya's hand and shoulder to calm her down.

"Be patience Mr. Malhotra. Let's talk about it calmly for Navya's sake." Mohit spoke in a soft voice to Navya's dad.

"How else are you going to be patient? Have you seen what this kid looks like? If she stay here all the time, she will do whatever she want as she is free. It's only been one month in Delhi and she is already drunk, the police arrested her." Her dad screamed loudly in anger.

"There must be someone with her to guide her so that these things won't happen again. If she will live here I can't see what she is doing." Her dad continued.

"Let me guide her Mr. Malhotra." Mohit said to Navya's dad.

"You will guide her? And how will you do that? You will live in this house? Girl lives with bachelor boys unless there is an official relationship." His voice began to soft.

Navya was still sobbing, unaware of the fact that Mohit and her dad's conversation started to change the direction, making it a big decision that would change her life forever.

"What??? Marriage with Mohit Sir??" Navya screamed hysterically after hearing those words.

Her dad looked at her with a flat expression without blinking.

"Dad are you crazy?? Will I marry Mohit sir??" Navya asked her dad in hope.

"After you released from the police station, I told you that I will sort all things out before leaving Delhi." Her dad said to Navya.

Navya never imagined that the way to solve the problem was by arranging her marriage with Mohit.

"That's the only choice Navya, if you want to stay in Delhi, you have to marry Mohit. If you don't want to marry him, you have to return to Jabalpur." Her dad said in a cold voice.

Navya knew very well the meaning of her dad's cold voice, meaning that dad's decision could no longer be disputed, whatever the reason. She stared at her dad blankly. She couldn't believe her dad's decision. "In this advanced age, there are still some parents who force marriage on their children." Navya thought in her mind.

"You decide for yourself, which one from the above 2 option you want to choose." Her dad continued and left her room while slamming the door with a loud noise.

Navya sat limply on the edge of her bed. Her brain felt paralyzed, unable to process so much things that had happened to her recently. "Why doesn't anything happen according to my expectations?" Navya questioned to herself.

Her high school friends used to be jealous of her because of her perfect life, her looks, she is smart and rich and has a handsome boyfriend like Ronit. Like she got all the happiness anyone want in their life. But in just matter of months, suddenly all her dreams were shattered even though she want to live a happy life like girl of her age.

Knock knock! Suddenly someone knocked on the bedroom door. The door was opened from the outside. It was Mohit. He came into the room and quickly closed the door again.

Navya's blood churned. Instantly she jumped on her feet, grabbed whatever on her bed like pillows, blankets, and threw all her might at Mohit.

"Go! You pervert brain. Get out of my room. Get out!" Navya screamed, poured out her anger completely.

For Navya, it was all Mohit's fault. If he won't agree for the marriage, then no way her dad would force her to marry Navya. "What was going on in his mind?? We are almost 6 year apart in age." Navya thought in her mind.

"Navya relax, I'm here to talk with you. Listen first." Mohit's voice remained calm. He quickly collected all the things that Navya threw at him and put them back on the end of the bed. Navya stood silent. There was no longer anything nearby that can be thrown. Mohit seemed to keep his distance too from Navya. He stood at the other end of Navya.

"Navya, i know you think this idea is crazy and you also think that I am pervert, because I forced you to marry me. But first you head my explanation. If you want to stay in Delhi then you must cooperate with me." Mohit said to Navya.

Navya frowned at his words. "What does he mean by cooperation?" Navya said in her mind.

Mohit took a deep breath and started the conversation. "You know your dad's character very well. If he had decided something, you can't argue with him anymore. I always respect Mr. Malhotra, although I don't agree with his opinion. Now I ask again to you. You want to live here in Delhi or you want to go back to Jabalpur?" Mohit asked Navya in a firm tone.

"I want to live in Delhi." Navya spontaneously squealed.

Mohit nodded. "Okay then, we have to work together to lie to your dad. Even though I don't want to lie him but this is all for your good." Mohit said to Navya.

Navya was even more confused. "Lying to dad? What does Mohit want?" She thought in her mind.

Mohit took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket. He walked closer and handed it to Navya. "For both of us, this marriage is just an agreement. We both know this. As soon as you complete your masters degree, you're free to decide wherever you want to go and what to do. Automatically all are agreement aka our marriage will be finished after your masters degree." Mohit explained to Navya.

For a moment, Navya just stared at the paper in astonishment. It contained the points of their marriage agreement. Navya reads it out loud. The point are-:

1." This marriage agreement takes effect from today, Sunday 12 September 2014 to until the date of Navya's graduation."

"The first party, Mohit Chauhan, promised to respect and protect Navya, in accordance with Mr. Malhotra's wishes."

"The second party, Navya, promised to respect and obey Mohit Singh and not do anything against her dad's wish. She will study hard to complete her master's degree."

"The third point include, you are no longer allowed to go to night clubs, get drunk, making friends with bad habits."  Mohit interrupted Navya. "I promised to watch over you, that doesn't mean you can't make friends or have fun but there are limits. Free but responsible." Mohit completed his sentence.

Navya's eyes met Mohit's. It was just as if she had sunk into the depths of the man's eyes. Navya hastily turned her gaze back from his eyes and started reading the agreement again.

"This marriage is just based on an agreement, so both the parties have no rights and obligations as husband or wife. Both parties promise to respect each other's rights, as long as they maintain the good name of the family."

Mohit interrupted again. "It means you can date like a girl of your age but you have to tell me who that guy is. I will persuade your dad to make this marriage as simple as possible. It's just a play as husband and wife infront of your family and neighbours. No one can know about this including your friends, so you're free."

Navya was stunned by his words. "Mohit had it all figured out!! But why?? Why Mohit plan all these crazy things for me?" Navya thought in her mind confusingly.

"This agreement ends on the date of Navya's masters degree graduation or it could be sooner, if both parties agreed to terminate the agreement."

This time Mohit smiled looking at Navya.

"This means, if you really can't stand playing this roleplay anymore, just say so. We can think of another way, so that you can continue to study here." This time Mohit's voice sounded soft for Navya.

They were both silent for a moment.

"How is the agreement Navya? If something is missing or you want to add something to the agreement, just say it." Mohit insisted after sometime.

Navya's tongue was numb. She didn't know how to change her dad's decision. "Dad was always hard heartened. If I argue with him then I will obviously loose. Now Mohit offers a solution to me. It sounded very crazy and strange but it is still better if someone help me in facing dad together rather than facing alone." Navya thought in her mind for a moment.

Navya finally agreed to the deal offered by Mohit. The two of them signed an agreement and each kept a copy of the agreement. As Mohit promised their wedding held quickly with almost no events. Mohit gave reason to Navya's dad that he don't want to depress Navya with their 6 years age gap. Most importantly their marriage is legal in the eyes of law. The next day Navya got a copy of their marriage certificate.

After 3 days of living in Delhi, Navya's dad will return to Jabalpur today. Navya felt like cheers of joy. Now she's finally free. She doesn't need to go back to Jabalpur and can continue her studies in Delhi.

Before going home, Navya's dad held her shoulder. "I can know calmly leave you here, because there is Mohit taking care of you. Maybe you think, I'm really bad dad, forcing you to marry but mark my words, Mohit is the best person you can hope for as your husband. He is an adult, responsible and highly educated. I'm very grateful to him that he accepted my request." Navya's dad said with a serious face.

Navya suddenly felt guilty in her heart. "So papa begged Mohit to marry me? What would happen if he finds out that their marriage is just a farce?" Navya thought in her mind with guilt.

"Your age difference must be bother for you. He is 29 and you are 22, but I'm sure it won't be a problem. He is a patient and understanding person. I also told him that all your living expenses while you are still in college will be my responsibility. I don't want to burden him, he has sacrificed a lot. Remember, he is your husband, you have to respect him as much as you respect me. I hope you will always get along." Her dad said to Navya with a smiling face.

Navya's throat felt clogged, it was difficult for her to breathe. She couldn't say a word to answer her dad, because the guilt kept hunting her. But she can't do anything  as there is no turning back so she remained silent. This is the only way she can't go back to Jabalpur.

Navya's dad left the home after sometime talking with Mohit. From that day on, Mohit and Navya lived in the relic house of her grandparents together with their household assistant and their driver. In order not to be caught, Navya and Mohit pretended to sleep together in the main room. Fortunately, Navya's master bedroom and main bed room were next to each other, connected by a door. Navya always quickly went to her room through the door as soon as she entered in the room.

FLASHBACK-: 2 months ago

"No way Shruti!! Ronit won't be like that. He can't cheat on me." Navya shouted on Shruti, her high school best friend who was sitting beside her.

Shruti looked at Navya with sad eyes. "Infact.... that's exactly what happened Navya, one month ago Ronit married Priyanka because she was already pregnant." Shruti said to Navya in a sad voice.

Shruti couldn't finish her sentence because Navya had already shouted her again, half screaming. "No way!! You're lying right Shruti? Look Shruti don't play games with me on this topic. Don't lie to me." Navya screamed at her and grabbed her shoulder, almost shaking her body.

Shruti grabbed both Navya's hand back, but her face still looked sad. "I'm not lying Navya. Why would I lie to you? You came here because you wanted to know the truth right? That's the truth Navya. Ronit is already married to Priyanka." This time Shruti also shouted to match Navya's voice.

Navya fell onto the sofa behind her. Her eyes glaring at Shruti and her face looked pale. Everything around her seemed to collapse, then slowly crack and crumble. "How could this have happened?" She questioned herself.

(After sometime)

Navya stopped her car infront of a magnificent three story house which is located in the east of Jabalpur. She knew this house very well. Five years ago, she also played and stayed in this house as if it had become her second home. Navya got out of her car, slamming the car door with a loud bang, then scurried to the front of the tall back fence. She rang the bell beside the railing impatiently.

"Miss Navya!! When you came back from Banglore?" The driver and caretaker of the luxury home asked surprisingly after he opened the gate.

"Is Ronit at home sir?" Instead of answering his question Navya immediately pointed at him with a high pitched question.

"Ronit...." The old man stammered half blowing his head.

Navya was still looking at the man with bulging eyes. Navya knew the old man was innocent but her cold heart angry mind made her unable to remain calm.

"Is Ronit here sir?" Navya again repeated in a louder voice.

"Sorry...Miss Navya....Ronit sir don't live here anymore." The old man answered haltingly. Sweat started tricking down his forehead.

"Where is he now?" Navya asked the old man.

"Ngg...what?" The old man asked Navya confusingly.

"Where is Mr. Ronit sir?" Navya started yelling at the old man, loosing her temper.

"He lives in his new house....S-since he married...Miss Priyanka." Finally the old man gave an honest that Navya wanted to hear.

Navya's whole body started trembling with emotion. She didn't go inside the house. She turned quickly and got back into her car. Her hands were still shaking when she started the car. Tears started to fell down from her cheeks uncontrollably.

Navya's heart was broken into pieces. "How could Ronit who had been her boyfriend since class 10, have the heart to betray her like this? Not only Ronit, but Priyanka too!!" Navya thought in her mind. She couldn't able to accept the truth, that her boyfriend is married to her bestfriend.

Navya drove the car in full speed but her mind is not focused on the road. She sobbed continuously while driving.

"What did I do wrong, that Ronit who has my heart had to cheat behind my back?" Navya questioned herself while sobbing. Ronit even didn't have the dare to speak the truth if he wanted to breakup with her. They both never had any serious problem in their relationship. They weren't even fight in their relationship.

"Where does I lack? I'm always loyal to you, even though there are many other boys who approached to me, I always ignored them for our relationship. Why you dumped me like this Ronit?" Navya screamed in anger inside the car. She was still crying.

Shruti's words were ringing in her ears. "Ronit married Priyanka because she was already pregnant!! Ohh God!! Since when did you became like that Ronit?" Navya again screamed. Tears continued to flow from her eyes.

The Ronit she knows is gentle and always romantic to her. He never showed inappropriate or insolent behaviour when he was with her. They had kissed many times during their relationship but nothing more than that. "How could Ronit have the guts to do something inappropriate with her best friend Priyanka?" Navya thought in her mind.

Navya's tear spilled down her face. Her body shook violently holding back her turbulent feelings. Her chest felt stuffy. It was hard for her to catch her breath because of continuous sobbing.

The car she was driving reached at the traffic junction. She didn't realised the traffic light was red, the car keep moving forward with full speed. A loud honk from the left suddenly startled her. A heavy truck is approaching towards her car. She was taken aback. She reacted quickly by moving the steering wheel to right. The car spun around erratically due to full speed and CRACK!!! It was too late.... everything went dark.

(At hospital)

Navya opened her eyes slowly. Everything seems to be spinning around her. She closed her eyes again, blinked hard then tried to open her eyes again. "White colour everywhere, pungent peculiar smell. Is this a hospital?" Navya thought in her mind.

"Navya...." Rishabh, her brother's voice called out. Rishabh's worried face appeared infront of Navya, looking at her with furrowed eyebrows.

"Rishabh...." Navya could hear her own weak voice.

"Thank God you're awake. You're now in the hospital." Rishabh said after a deep breath.

Navya's head felt dizzy, the surroundings seemed to be spinning to her. She tried to move both her hands and feet but she couldn't. Her whole body felt stiff.

"Don't move fast Navya, the doctor said your body is okay but you hit your head. You need to rest a lot." Rishabh continued.

"How this happened?" Navya asked confusingly.

Navya began to remember what happened. She remembered the last thing she saw was a truck speeding towards her car.

"The back of your car hit to the truck, then you fainted." Rishabh told her after what happened.

"How's the car now?" Navya interrupted in panic.

"You don't have to think about the car. The important thing is that you're safe now. Dad will arrive soon." Rishabh said to Navya.

Navya looked at the face of Rishabh, her handsome brother. Instantly the pain in her heart appeared again, Rishabh's face somehow reminded her of Ronit.

The door to the hospital room opened suddenly. Her dad's tall dashing figure stood infront of the door.

"Navya...!" Her dad screamed and rushed towards Navya's bed. He stroked Navya's face and hair worriedly. It was the first time that Navya had seen her dad so much worried.

"Dad... I'm...." Navya about to say something but her dad interrupted.

"I know everything. Rishabh said you went to Ronit's house right?" Her dad immediately pointed her with a question.

Navya was stunned after hearing this. Navya had to tell Rishabh about Ronit as the car she was using was Rishabh's car. The car itself is being serviced at the workshop and she took the car before servicing. "The workshop owner must told this to dad. Oh god... because of my carelessness, dad knows everything." Navya said in her mind.

"Why are you looking for him again? The guy suddenly disappeared and left you without any news of him and you're searching for him?" Her dad's voice can be heard in the whole floor.

"Dad..." Rishabh reminded him that he is in hospital. Her dad calmed down.

Navya immediately sobbed hearing her dad's words. The image of the previous day's events flashed back into her mind. She remembered the harsh truth which she had to accept even though she had only been back to Jabalpur for a day.

"Dad....Ronit is married." Navya said and couldn't hold back her tears.

"What!!" Rishabh exclaimed in surprise. Her dad's eyes also widened after hearing her words.

"Yes Ronit.... married to Priyanka....my bestfriend...!" Navya screamed in tears.

Her dad brought his forehead close to Navya, stroking her head to calm her down. Rishabh gripped Navya's hand tightly. Navya's sobs continued to echo in the treatment room.