The sun raises, Avni stirs in sleep and rubs her eyes with her finger she opened her eyes and turns her face she realised that she is sleeping at Neil's side. Avni turns her face but Neil was not there. She thinks and recalls how Neil consoled her. She sat and sets her hair. She thinks about Neil.

Avni in mind: where is Neil?

She shook her head.

Avni: leave it, don't be in delusion again. If once he speaks well with you that's doesn't mean you start flying in the air.

Avni smiled she removed the duvet and got up.

Later,  Avni was sitting with Prakash and Bebe they felt Avni is low they looked at each other. Shweta came there carrying the vegetables in the bucket to cut. Prakash thinks and switched on the music and starts singing he performs.

Ai meri zoharaa zabi
Tujhe maalum nahi
Tu abhi tak hai hasi
Aur mai javaan (Shweta was surprised, Avni widens her eyes.)
Tujhape qurabaan meri jaan meri jaan (Shweta blushes. Prakash goes to her.)

Ai meri zoharaa zabi
Tujhe maalum nahi
Tu abhi tak hai hasi
Aur mai javaan
Tujhape qurabaan meri jaan meri jaan.

Prakash goes to Avni and takes her with him. They danced together in a circle.

Ye shokhiyaan ye baankaapan
Jo tujh me hai kahi nahi
Ye shokhiyaan ye baankaapan
Jo tujh me hai kahi nahi
Dilo ko jitane kaa fan
Jo tujh me hai kahi nahi
Mai teri
Mai teri aankho me paa gayaa do jahaan
Mai teri
Mai teri aankho me paa gayaa do jahaan
Ai meri zoharaa zabi
Tujhe maalum nahi
Tu abhi tak hai hasi
Aur mai javaan
Tujhape qurabaan meri jaan meri jaan.

A car stopped outside the Khanna mansion, it was Neil who frowns and smiled to hear the song. He understood that his dad is again in a romantic mood. Neil shook his head while smiling and get down from the car and walked home. He stopped to see the guards, and gardener standing at the door. Neil cleared his throat and they flinched. Neil raised his eyebrows and all said sorry and ran. Neil smiled to see them and shook his head. Neil moves and stopped at the door to see Avni and Prakash dance. It was a new side of Avni for Neil he was adoring her. Avni saw Neil and stopped. Neil looked at her. The song ends. The family saw Neil.

Bebe: hey Neil, you came at the right time, come and see your father's deed.

Neil smiled and came.

Avni: ab I, I have some work. I am coming.

Neil frowns. Avni turns to go. Avni was going but she stopped to hear something. Avni turns. Neil performs.

Yeh chand sa roshan chehra
julfo ka rang sunehra
Yeh jheel si neeli aankhein
Koi raaz hai inmein gehra
Tareef karu kya uski
jisne tumhein banaya.

Neil came to Avni who looked down.

Yeh chand sa roshan chehra
julfo ka rang sunehra
Yeh jheel si neeli aankhein
Koi raaz hai inmein gehra
Tareef karu kya uski
jisne tumhein banaya.

Avni turns her face.

Ek cheez qayamat si hai
Logon se suna karte the
Tumhein dekh ke maine mana
Woh theek kaha karte the
Woh theek kaha karte the

Hai chaal mein teri zalim
Kuchh aisi balaa ka jaadu
Sau baar sambhala dil ko
Par hoke raha bekabu
Tareef karoon kya uski
jisne tumhein banaya.

Neil turns Avni to him.

Yeh chand sa roshan chehra
julfo ka rang sunehra
Yeh jheel si neeli aankhein
Koi raaz hai inmein gehra
Tareef karu kya uski
jisne tumhein banaya.

Neil smiled to see Avni and the song was playing. Avni thought, he is doing an act in front of the family but the first time, he was not doing any acting, he was enjoying it. Avni goes from there. The family smiled. Neil looked at them.

Bebe: seems like she got embarrassed.

He thinks and turns to see Avni.

Neil in mind: did she really feel embarrassed? She is behaving oddly for days. Today, I came home earlier for her but she...

Neil thinks.

Bebe: where are you lost now?

Neil turns to her. He smiled.

Neil: nothing.

He goes to them and Neil turns to see Avni. Neil thinks.

On the other side, Avni was standing in the kitchen and was standing by holding the counter with one hand. Avni turns and rubs her hands. Avni grins her teeth and hits her hand on the counter.

Avni: how many times, I have prohibited you to not keep hopes but no. Why can't you listen to me? He is doing all this for the family, not for you. This performance, yesterday coming with you to old age home, these all are just to show the family that's it. Nothing else.

Avni stopped.

Avni: but he was genuinely happy and the way he consoled me last night. That?

Avni squeezed her eyes. She was frustrated now.

Avni: Avni, stop it.

Avni saw the tomato and knife. She moved there and grabbed the cutting board and started cutting the tomato for no reason. She was cutting that and recalls Neil's performance and old age home moments, she smiled and cuts her finger.

Avni: aah.

She looked at her finger.

Avni: I told you to not think about it. You will only get hurt but you did not listen to me now see.

Avni looked at her finger and blood was dripping on the counter.

The days passed like this and Neil was busy with his work though he tries to come home on time but sometimes, he makes that, sometimes not.

One night, a venue was crowded with people, it was an award ceremony of a business person. Neil was standing with some men holding a glass of drink. Someone put a hand on Neil's shoulder, he turns and smiled to see Juhi. She was also carrying a glass.

Neil: hey, hi.

Neil hugged her, and Juhi smiled.

Juhi: hi, hi everyone.

Men: hi.

Neil: ab, aa please excuse us. Will meet you soon.

Men: yeah sure.

Neil and Juhi moved away from them.

Juhi: after your marriage, you just forget your friends.

Neil smiled.

Neil: nothing is like this. You know office workload and all. I am just busy with them. You say, how are you? How is your work going?

Juhi: good.

Neil smiled.

Juhi: so are you ready to hold the trophy.

Neil smiled.

Neil: no, I am nominated but this time trophy is not mine because of that Shimla incident I lost my points.

Juhi: oh, don't worry you will win in future. You have the potential.

Neil: thank you for the vote of confidence.

They smiled.

Neil: by the way, are you nominated?

Juhi: oh please don't make fun of me you very well know that I am not nominated you must have checked the list.

Neil: no, seriously, I did not go through the list, I have no time for that. I tried to get the information from my sources and got to know that I am nominated but the award is not mine this time so there was nothing to know further. I am interested in me only why I care about others.

Juhi: Woah real man.

Neil replied playfully.

Neil: any doubt.

Juhi: not at all, Mr handsome.

Neil: oh that I am.

They smiled. They sipped the drink.

Juhi: umm, by the way, do you know this time they are giving awards to freelancers.

Neil: Yeah, I just got to know.

Juhi: I tried a lot to know about their names but they have kept the names under wrap, they are not disclosing their names.

Neil was thinking.

Neil: hmm interesting. It will be fun.

Juhi: right, I am curious to know about their names.

Neil smiled.

Later, people were sitting on the chairs around the table. People came and took the award. Neil and Juhi were sitting together.

Anchor: so, now it's the time to announce the new category which is spreading rapidly and is doing exceptional and our heroes are also part of it. Any guesses.

Neil: he is asking as we don't know.

Juhi laughed. Neil shook his head in attitude.

Achor: yes, you guessed it right, it is freelancing.

They showed a video about freelancing but did not show the faces of the freelancers in that.

Anchor: so we will give the award to the top five freelancers and we will start from the 5th.

Juhi: oh no.

Neil smiled. He shook his head.

The award was given to the 5th freelancer.

Neil: what? He?

Juhi: what happened?

Neil: I know him, he was my class fellow and a dumb student, he was a backbencher in school.

Juhi: and today I got the award and you...

Neil turns his face to her and glares at her.

Juhi: relax, just kidding.

Neil: I don't like these types of jokes.

Juhi: relax Neil.

Neil looked away in anger.

The award was given to the fourth, third and second, now it was the turn of the first.

Anchor: now it's time to disclose the name of the freelancer who is on the top of the list.

Neil: didn't you check the list in the freelancer market?

Juhi: I didn't get that idea. Let me check. They will announce the name after a lot of drama.

Neil: where will you check? There are many freelancer markets.

Juhi: let me, try.

Neil looked at her then he looked at her phone.

Anchor: That freelancer has done a tremendous job and of course, hard work and its hard work paid off. Today, many countries know his or her name. So, without wasting more time, we invite Mr AK Shah the owner of XYZ company to give this award.

Juhi: it is opening.

Neil looked at her phone.

Juhi: ah this loading.

Man: so the top freelancer is...

Neil was shocked to hear the name and looked at the man. Juhi was shocked to see the photo.

Juhi: what?

Neil looked at her phone and was shocked. Juhi looked at Neil who was looking at the phone shockingly.

So what do you think who can the person be? Neil's ex-girlfriend, Neil's bitter past, Neil's enemy or someone else.