Shweta could not understand the look on her son's face. Neil looked traumatized! For a second, she kept herself quiet and tried to understand what was happening. But she could not, she was not great at reading emotions of others, including her own son!

Shweta - "Neil.. Arre beta kuch nahi hua hai! She is ok. It  is nothings! She is pretending!" (Nothing has happened son)

She thought Neil was listening to her so she continued talking. But Neil remained silent. He still had Avni in his hands, he had continued holding her firmly through all this. After Shweta had let her head drop, it had fallen back in.

Shweta - "Neil.. Arre Tillu beta! Kya hua tumko! Kuch bolo beta.. Tillu wake ups!", (What happened son. Say something)
saying this she shook Neil physically. And then Neil woke up, as if from some bad dream into a real - life nightmare..

Last few days had taken a huge toll on Neil as well. He was trying his best to woo Avni, then he was spurned, then his focus was on rescuing her and now his complete focus was on treating her well and taking care of her. He had undergone a lot in both his professional and personal lives in a matter of a week! And finally his breaking point had come. He was one of the strongest people around, but the struggle between family and love, life and death, criminals and work, suspicion and romance was too much for him.

And now Neil could not focus and continued trying to check how Avni was..  "Avni.. baby are you ok? Main sab thik kar doonga", (I'll make everything OK)
and then a tear spilled out from his vulnerable eyes, and Neil broke down. He sobbed now with a non-responsive Avni clutched in his hands.

Neil - "Avni.. please Avni.. I am sorry I could not take care. Please uth jao Avni, thik ho jao.. I love you baby"(please wake up)

Shweta was aghast to see this scene! She was still in denial that her son cared about this girl. To her mind there was just one explanation - "Arre beta. Neil! Mera bachha. Jaddoo kar diya hai iss ladki ne tujhpe. She is a witch"(Shes bewitched you my son)

Neil suddenly stopped sobbing. He looked at his mom, lost, his eyes red with weeping and tiredness.

"She is not a witch"

Shweta - "Kya Neil..beta.."(What?)

Neil - "My wife is not a witch. She is not after me. I love her. I am not even sure if she loves me.. " and then another tear trickled down Neil's cheeks.."I do not know how to make her OK again. But please don't hurt her. Mom."

Shweta did not know what to say. For the first time that evening she was at a loss of words. She realised that her son  is way in too deep now in love for this witch. She decided it was best to leave for now. And she left, seething in anger and jealousy at someone loving someone so much..

Neil saw his mother leaving. He did not move even though she got in the lift. He kept on holding his wife and holding her tightly against him, as if he was trying to shield her. As if it was too late, but he was still trying to revive his loved one. He held her clutched to his heart like that for what it seemed like hours..