"If I am the phantom, it is because man's hatred has made me so. If I am to be saved it is because your love redeems me."

-Gaston Leroux

The weeks following Neel's recovery were extremely hectic for Diya; her semester was coming to an end, so she had to throw herself into projects and exams with energy, added to that was the pressure of Shruti and Rishabh's wedding preparations, for which Diya was constantly dragged around the entire city by her perfectionist friend, for any and everything wedding related. A pang of sadness hit her every time she watched her enthusiastic friend getting excited about the preparations, whether it be a new flavor of cake or the perfect flowers, or the place cards, the bride-to-be was so excited about her wedding that Diya wished she could have been as passionate as Shruti when she had got married to Neel. She couldn't help but feel cheated at the turn of events that led to her arranged marriage.