Around 2 A.M. Aarchi walked down the hallway to the swimming pool and dipped her legs in it, playing with the water, lost in her thoughts.

"Bho!" Her hand went towards her heart as she took a deep breathe and looked behind at the intruder.

"Vihaan! You scared me" She complained shaking her head.

"What are you doing here looking like a modern ghost?" He smiled and sat beside her, rolling up his jeans up to his knees and dipping them in water.

"Modern ghost?" She looked at him confused.

"White frock instead of white saree. And that brings up my next question, why haven't you changed?" He asked pulling his legs out quickly making her laugh.

"Its freaking ice cold" He looked at her shocked on how she had her legs in the water.

"Give it some time" She said covering her laugh with her hand.

"And die of hypothermia" He very slowly dipped his legs in water and shivered slightly. Aarchi got busy in playing with water once Vihaan relaxed.

"Couldn't sleep" Vihaan started the conversation knowing that if asked Aarchi would make a dumb excuse.

"Why?" She looked at him curiously.

"Don't know" He shrugged his shoulders and dipped his hands in water and splashed some on her.

"Vihaan" She leaned backwards covering her face with her hand as a laugh erupted from her.

"Keep smiling, it suits you" He said cleaning the water droplets from her face using his dry hand.

"So sad face makes me look ugly? Is that what you are saying?" She teased him.

"Nope... you look pretty even when you are sad but this..." He placed his fingers under her chin and tilted her face upwards so she could keep her gaze locked with his.

"Yeh zyada pyaara hai" He said with a smile.

"Sachi?" She held his wrist in her both hands and asked him.

"Yes" He replied blinking his eyes reassuring her that he meant his each word. Aarchi left his wrists and looked ahead in the water.

"I couldn't sleep too" She said looking at the water sadly.

"If he didn't move on from his ex then why did he waste my time and feelings? I feel played" She said pulling her legs out of water and hugging her knees.

"Confront him then" He wrapped his arm around her shoulder, hoping it would provide her some warmth. He placed his arm over her covered shoulder.

"I'll cry and make a fool of myself again" She replied taking in the warmth his arm provided.

"You are worried he'll judge you?" He asked looking at her shocked.

"I don't know. I don't know what I'll say to him, ask him, I don't know Vihaan" She turned to face him as a tear slid down her cheek.

"Oh my delicate girl" He pulled her in a hug, letting her cry. Aarchi clanged onto him, holding the back of his t-shirt and she wept silently in the crook of his neck while he patted her head.

"I really really loved him Vihaan. I thought he was my IT. He sat by me and made me dream of our future together" She held him tightly as more tears wet his t-shirt.

"Shhhh sshhh, its over now. God knew that he was a scumbag, so he removed him out of your way" He whispered above her head, holding her close.

"Then why did he place him in my way at the first place" She broke the hug and looked at him angrily.

"So that you can learn. Ari... dear, you are an angel but sometimes you need to also be the devil. As much as I love your politeness and kindness but jaan, you also need to be a badass at times, you need the 'I-don't-give-a-fuck' attitude too.  World's not a good place so you need to both keep yourself intact and also adapt to the ways of the world" He said wiping her tears with his fingers.

"I can't be that, I'm not that" She said tiredly as her head hit his chest.

"Well then we've got the time to learn how to be a badass" He said with a smile holding her tightly in his arms.

"Want to start with the training?" He asked. She nodded without breaking the hug, feeling comfortable in his arms.

"Then stand up Princess Ranawat. Professor Vihaan doesn't allow girls with red eyes and wet cheeks in his class" Aarchi laughed at him and broke the hug.

"Tonight we are going to drink to your scumbag of an ex" He said excitedly.

"I don't drink but... I can keep you company" She said wiping away her tears and smiling at him.

"By drinking what? Nestea?" He looked at her challengingly.

"Not a bad choice but I was thinking of apple juice, it passes the vibe check" She said smiling.

"Hence proven you need a lot of classes on how to be a badass. Poor me" He huffed in disappointment.

"Sucks to be you then" She laughed.

"What's next in the plan since drinking is out of option?" She asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Smoke his thoughts away" He suggested.

"Skip. I can't spoil my lungs just to be your smoke buddy" She refused with an eye roll.

"Knew it. Next in order to get over one you need to lay under another one" He said while cringing at his own words.

"If you are going to keep giving shit ideas I'll freaking drown you in this swimming pool" She looked at him angrily.

"What do you think my father will have to say on that?"

"Probably a thank you with a platinum credit card" She sassed him.

"I hate this side of you, bring back the girl I knew, sweet and delicate, this spicy and sour is ruining my mood" He joked with her.

"Am so sorry your highness if my choice of words has pierced your ego" She bent her head mockingly.

"You know what, today we both are drinking and getting over my useless ex" She said banging her hands on the ground.

"Great" He quickly got up and brought a huge bottle of wines without glasses and sat down beside her.

"To those we loved" He popped open the bottle cheering to their exes and passed her the bottle to have the first sip.

"To the useless, brainless, idiot stupid ex of mine" She cheered and was going to drink when he stopped her.

"A nice proper gaali would be nice. I know you don't cuss much but Mauka bhi hai Dastoor bhi hai, ek gaali apne ex ke naam to banti hai" He said with an excited smile lingering on his lips.

"Kutaa"

"Please something nice" He looked at her shocked that she considered it a gaali.

"Gadha" She looked at him unsurely.

"Seriously don't you know a gaali yaar?" He who was motivating her to say something horrendous stopped hearing her. She smiled sheepishly.

"Say Chutiiya" He told her a gaali and started vibing hoping she'd say but she looked at him with her mouth open.

"What?"

"I didn't know you said bad words" She said with a smile with a surprise look.

"Which part of earth do you live in girl?" He hit her head playfully.

"Not my fault technically. I have a different image of you in my mind where you don't say such things" She bit her lip from stopping herself from laughing.

"Am glad to change that impression now say a gaali fast so we can get over our self-pity trip" He said looking at her with courage.

"You know what, let's call him and say all the gaalis you know, I won't complain about that to anyone" He stood up to get her phone.

"That's pretty immature"

"That's the whole point, where's your phone?" He looked around to find her phone and found it on the table. He ran and got it for her and asked her to unlock it.

"Hello....Gautam" She looked at him showing this was a bad idea.

"More passion more passion" He whispered to her telling her to cuss him well.

"Kutte" "Yes more, more"

"Suvar ki aulaad" "Amazing, one more, one more"

"Gandi naali ke padaish" He blew flying kisses in the air motivating her to say more.

"Keede pade tujhe, narak ki aag me jaale, tujhe loose motion choote aur teri pant ki zip na khule" He laughed slightly and pushed her to say more.

" Teri haddiyan tute Teri khopdi phoote teri ljat har koi loote... Tujhe keede pad vo bhi bad bad Tujhe loosemotion bhi choote... Kutte ki jaat ja khud ko kaat teri lage vaat peeche pade laat vo bhi phat phat phat.. Teri mabhen mabhen mabhen mabhen mabhen mabhen mabhen..." She screamed at the phone until he pulled the phone from her surprised and cut the call.

"That was amazing, I've never had so much fun before" She smiled at him widely and drank a huge gulp of wine from the bottle and he stared at her with wide eyes in shock.

"Woahhh that was so unexpected of you but whatever it was, it was fucking amazing" He took the bottle from her and drank.

"Your turn" Aarchi said holding the bottle to him. He looked away smiling sadly.

"Even if I wish I can't" He said sitting down.

"Why?" She took a sip of it and asked.

"She died in an accident"