Pihu's POV:
This morning has been an absolute nightmare. After waking up next to Mr. Khadoos, he had the audacity to try to give me hush money for not telling anyone we "slept" together.
I stormed out of there in lightning speed. Well, the joke was on me because I forgot my car keys at the villa.
By the time the taxi dropped me home, I was ready to bury myself under my bed.
"Beta where have you been, we have been worried sick?" Papa called out from the dining table as I walked in.
"I'm so sorry! Woh mere phone ki battery khatam ho gayi thi aur mein Shraddha ke yaha project per kaam kar rahi thi." (My phone's battery died and I was working on a project with Shraddha.) I lie. As much as I adore my parents, I have always been raised to think about what others will say. Them finding out I spent the night next to a man, would break them.
"Toh kya puri raat soyi nahi? Pihu! Dark circles ho jayenge." Mom scolds me, coming out of the kitchen with a paratha on her spatula. (So you didn't sleep all night? You're going to get dark circles."
"Don't you worry my queen, I am lucky to have your genes, so I will always look beautiful." I butter her up.
After a quick breakfast, I go upstairs and take a quick shower then get changed. As I'm plugging my phone into the charger, I noticed 12 missed calls from Nidha. Nidha may be super energetic but never enough to call me 12 times at 9 am.
As I redial her, she picks up in one ring.
"Omg! Omg! How could you not tell me?" She practically screams.
"What?" I asked confused.
"How can you hide such a big thing from me Pihu Di!?"
"I'm super confused bacha, can you say openly please?"
"HOW CAN YOU NOT TELL ME THAT YOU'RE DATING DEV KAPOOR?" By now I'm sure all of Mumbai had heard her.
I freeze. How... what is she even talking about?
Before I could ask any questions, Nidha has started babbling again. "So now I find out from a news app that my Di is dating Dev Kapoor? How unfair Pihu Di!"
My brain finally starts working and I quickly cut the call. I open the first news app I can think of and look that the headlines under "Entertainment".
*Actor Dev Kapoor snapped at his villa with his lady love.*
My eyes go wide. Under the headline is a picture from what I assume is the fence, facing directly onto the couch by the pool. My heartbeat increases. Clearly in the picture, are Dev and me snuggling.
I start getting mad. How is this possible? Not only is this a complete invasion of our privacy, but it's also false news!
Realizing the news article has 50,000+ views, I check other sites. My knees go weak and I immediately sit down. 70k. 100k. 375k. 750k! The numbers on the news sites keep going up.
Thank god my parents don't view the news on their phones. But what happens when someone who does sees this news? What happens when they tell my parents?
Gaining some sense, I realize I have to fix this problem. I take my phone and search for Dev's number. To no avail, I pull up Vyom's number and start messaging for Dev's number.
Before I even press send, a call lights up my screen.
In small letters, it says "public number". And written boldly across the screen:
*DEV KAPOOR*
Precap: Dev and Pihu meet up to solve this crisis. Anisha suggests an interesting idea.
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