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Next day-

Neil was the first one to get up
He moved his gaze slightly &saw avni snuggled into him
He smiled& started to caress her hair

N-my baby looks so cute while sleeping
Jaan get up

A(sleepy)- par muje aur sona h
She snuggled more into neil

With some more effort, neil woke her up

N-good girl
Abhi hum fresh hoyenge
Dekho- tumhare baal bhi kitne sticky hogye h

He took out her clothes &took her in the washroom
He washed her hair& gave her a proper bath

(Ye zaruri thodi h that every male has the same mindset😉😉😉& this is what makes Neil Khanna stand out 😘😘)

N(while drying avni's hair with towel)-my jaan is looking so beautiful in this knee length frock

A-sacchi?

N-mucchi

Avni smiled widely& hugged him

Neil was surprised by her sudden move but started to caress her hair

She always hugs him at night but thats in sleep& shes unknown to her moves but rn, she was wide awake
He had understood that she does this bcz she trusts him

N(to himself)- i know you hug me bcz you trust me& i promise you avni-whatever our relation be, i will never break your trust

He told her to sit on dinning table while he goes to freshen up

Avni was sitting on the dining table, busy playing with the spoon when neil came out

N-lets have breakfast

A-neilu phirse daliya nahi

N-accha theek h- no daliya
Phir kya khana h?

A(tapping her chin cutely)- ummm
Poha!

N-ok

Avni sat on the kitchen counter& watched neil making poha

Soon avni consumed her entire plate happily

N-my jaan loves poha alot hmmm?

A-yes
You know mumma makes the worlds best poha

N-accha?
Thats great

Her voice cracked& she started to cry
Neil knew what emotional mess she is going through so he pulled her in his arms

A-plz tell mumma dadda that im missing them

N-sshhh
Jaan dont cry

He decided to divert her mind

N-accha abhi doodh piye?

A-muje nahi peena
Ewww

Neil knew that avni will fuss on drinking milk& he used another random trick

*****

Afternoon-

Neil was doing something on his phone while avni was watching tom& jerry

A-neilu you know i love jerry the most

N-accha
And why so?

A-bcz he always escapes tom's traps😂😂😂😏😏

N-but i like tom more

A-why??

N-bcz he never gives up& keeps on chasing jerry😛😝😜

A-you know i can run fast like jerry
Try to chase me(giggling)

And that was it- neil started to chase avni
Suddenly avni tripped& fell on the sofa cum- bed followed by neil

Avni was below neil& her hair were blocking the view of her angelic face
Neil gently moved her hair to a side& got lost in her doe shaped eyes

He kissed her forehead& caressed her cheek with his thumb softly while avni shut her eyes in shyness
Neil smiled, swapped their positions &pulled her in his embrace while avni rested herself on him

A-neilu i want to watch a movie

N-ok

Neil put on a movie channel of her choice
They were watching the movie& neil fetched some healthy snack

An hour had passed when suddenly a scene came up where the parents were taking care of their child who had caught fever

Avni, who was happily watching the movie till now, instantly became silent
Her eyes became blurry& soon, slow tears made their way down her doe shaped eyes& neil switched off the tv
He immediately pulled her in his embrace

In no time, avni's silent tear turned into loud sobs

A-neilu...mumma dadda...left...left me
Plz...unko wa...pas...wapas bulao
Im...im missing them

N-sshhh
Baby calm down

But avni was in no mode to listen &she broke the hug& ran to the kitchen while he at once followed her

He saw her searching for something in the drawers& when she finally found it, neil widened his eyes in horror bcz it was a knife& she was gonna slit her wrist with it but neil snatched it from her hand in nick of time &kept it aside

N-jaan hosh men aaoaga
Ye kya karne wali thi tum huh?

He shook her shoulders to bring her out of her impulsive anger

Avni again broke down in his arms

A-neilu now ive understood- i was actually a burden on my family
Thats why they left me in that bad hospital
I shouldnt live anymore
If my death makes my parents happy then i should kill myself

Neil held her as closely as possible &rubbed her back to calm her self harming tendancy

N(to himself)- avni was recovering in the past 1month- she had become more attentive regarding instructions but i hadnt expected that a mere movie sequence could trigger her frustration

She has become short tempered all over again
I need to keep track of other symptoms as well-

👉Low tolerance for frustration

👉Dependency& attention seeking nature

👉Withdrawal from social activities

👉Tendancy towards self injury

👉Stubbornness

👉Low self esteem

👉Difficulty paying attention

We might end up starting everything from scratch
I need to be extra patient now

He lowered his gaze& saw avni sleeping while standing itself
He took her in their room& made her sleep in bed

N- tumhe kuch nahi hoga jaan
He kissed her forehead &covered her with duvet

*****

Same night-

After dinner, avni was sleeping in neil's arms when suddenly she started to mumble in sleep

A-no...plz...dont go
Plz dont...dont leave me her
No...no...no!!!

She woke up with a jolt, breathing heavily
Neil too got up& pulled her in his embrace

N(rubbing her back)-baby bura sapna dekha?

A-bohot bura neilu
Mumma dadda left me(sobbing)

N-sshhh
Stop crying baby
Wo jaldi wapas ayenge
You are my good girl

A-i miss them neilu

N-i know baby
Abhi hum soyenge

A-nini nahi aari

N-abhi aa jayegi

Neil wrapped avni in his arms& lay back in bed
He started to caress her hair &slowly she fell asleep

N(to himself)-kal muje surgery ke liye jana h
Afternoon men toh lagra tha ke men avni ko ghar pe akela chod sakta hu but ab lagra h ke usse apne saath hi lejana padega

*****

Next day, early morning-

Neil woke up slightly early so that he can call up DD

On call-

N-hi bro

DD- hi neil
Itni subah subah?

N-haa
Actually muje puchna tha ke aaj jo 3brain surgeries hume karni h usme meri jagah koi aur tuje assist nahi kar sakta?

DD-yaar tu brain specialist h- our hod is out of city varna men tuje nahi bolta
I know that how you are managing home& hospital

N-accha sunheri toh ghar pe hi hogi na?

DD-haa
Kyu?

N-toh plz avni ko tere ghar chod du- dos n donts ki ek list bhi dunga
Ek baar ye surgeries ho Jaye phir men khud avni ko lejaunga

DD-theek h par tu itna tensed kyu sound karra h?
All ok?

N-nahi yaar

(He tells DD what happened previous afternoon &night)

N-isiliye iss waqt avni itne senses men nahi h& shes prone to self injury

DD-ok dont worry
I will do it

N-thanks alot buddy

DD-what are friends for?

Call disconnected

*****

Neil was feeding avni breakfast when he spoke

N-baby aaj shaam tak tumhe mere ek friend ke ghar rukna padega
Muje hospital men kaafi kaam h

Avni immediately became nervous &hugged neil tightly

A(nervously)-no
Men tumhare bina kahi nahi jaungi

N-baby bas kuch hi ghanto ki baat h
Plz?
Mere liye?
I will bring your favourite chocolate while returning

A-pakka na?

N-pakka promise

*****

Evening-

Neil reached dunheri's home& avni smiled widely on seeing neil

A-neilu
Yayyy
You are back!

She hugged him happily

N-yes jaan
Now you pack your toys &we will go home

A-ok

Avni started to pack her toys in her bag wile neil turned to face sunheri

N- koi problem toh nahi hui na?

S-not at all- thanks to your list of dos& dont,i could keep avni busy throughout the day
In fact i salute your patience, care& attention you give to her- its not as easy as it looks

N-nahi yaar- tum& DD nahi hote toh pta nahi men kese avni ko sambhaalta
Shayad ye tumhari proper care hi thi jo avni abhi ghar jaane ki zid nahi karri varna pura chance tha ke wo yaha hyper hojayegi

Apne hospital cabin men bhi nahi chod sakta tha varna usse wohi mental hospital wali baatein yaad aati
Anyway- hum abhi chalte h
DD ko bhi thanks zarur bolna

S-my pleasure

N-chalo baby
We will go home

A-yayyy!

*****

Throughout the drive home, avni kept on blabbering what she& sunheri did throughout the day
Though her non stop talking was disturbing him while driving, yet at the same time he was happy that avni was smiling &opening up to him bcz otherwise he had always seen her crying while remembering her parents
Soon they reched

N-chalo baby
We have reached
Abhi baki baatein baad men

Avni got off the car& neil locked it

*****

Few days later-

Neil wasnt home& had promised avni that he will return early
To kill avni's time, he had switched on the tv& put up her favourite cartoon channel

*****

Few hrs later-

Neil returned home but instead of coming &jumping in his arms, avni was no where to be found- neither in the hall nor the dining table
The tv was also switched on but channel was different

N(to himself)-ye avni kaha chali gayi?
Ghar toh bahar se band tha& aaj toh maid ne bhi off liya tha
Bedroom check karta hu

He tried to open the door but it was locked

N-avu
Baby are you inside?
Baby im back home
Darwaza kholo

N(to himself)-avni door kyu nahi khol rahi
Kahi kuch ho toh nahi gya usse?
No no no

He at once pulled the keys from his bag& opened the door &was about to call avni when he saw her sitting near the side table, curled up like a ball
She was shivering in fear

N-avu

Avni at once flinched on hearing a voice

N-baby what are you doing there?
Accha come to me

A-no
You are not my neilu
You are actually the ghost who can change himself into whatever he touches

N(confused)-ghost?
Konsa ghost baby?

A-wohi jo bahar tv pe h

N-baby men ghost nahi neil hu
Tumhara neilu

A(nervously)-s...a...ch...mein??

N-haa jaan
Come to me

Avni got up& immediately hugged neil
She had started crying

N-baby kya hua?

A-wo bhoot muje bhi maar dega

N-bhoot nahi hote baby

A-hote h neilu
I will show you
Come out

Avni held his hand& they moved out of the room

A-wo dekho neilu

Neil followed her gaze& sighed bcz it was an ep of aahat

N(pulling avni's cheeks cutely)-oho
You are so innocent
My baby

Par ye channel kese change hua?
Men toh tumhara favourite cartoon channel laga ke gya tha?
Tumhe channel no bhi btaya tha

A-woh.....

Flashback-

I was happily watching when my hand went on the remote& accidentally pressed some buttons
The channel got changed& switched to sony pal, where all the eps of shows were telecasted, which had already gone off air

Unfortunately amongst these was a horror show named aahat

(Jisko aaj ki date men dekho toh bas hi hasi aayegi 😂😂😂😂so dont forget to watch the video in the media box)

I tried to change the channel but on seeing that ghost, i became really nervous& muje samaj nahi ara tha kya karu& jaldi men galti se i ended up increasing the volume
The scene in front of me was already scaring the hell out of me& my heartbeat was also increasing

Not able to understand what to do, i decided to go inside the bedroom &lock the door

Flashback over

N-Oho
My baby
Koi nahi marega tumhe
Ye sab toh bas fictional stories h- bhoot real life men nahi hote baby

Avni started hitting neil's chest bcz he wasnt believing her

N-accha but maro toh mat

A-i hate you

N-why?

A-bcz you dont believe me that ghost will kill me

Neil pulled his ears

N-accha baba sorry
Dekho mene apne ears bhi pakad liye
Ab toh maaf kardo

A-only on 1condition

N-aur wo kya??

A-i want my fruit& nut chocolate

N-baby itni chocolate khaane se teeth kharaab ho jate h

Avni again started to cry while an idea struck neil's mind
He moved forward & started to tickle her& avni started to laugh

A (laughing)-neilu...neilu...stop...neilu muje...hasi aari h

N-now i will stop on 1condition

A(still laughing)-konsi??

N-that you will keep on smiling like this
He stopped tickling her& she looked into his eyes

Neil kissed her forehead &wrapped her in his arms

N-my baby
Always keep smiling

Avni just snuggled into his chest

Soon they had their lunch

So thats all for now
Dont forget to watch the video