Holaaaa NK fd !
Avneil ke mushtait sipahiyon .
Kaise ho??
So here I am wishing ya all a Happy Shappy Newww Year.
(Ps I am not drunk okay😂)

SOTH has secured an ahmazing ranking in #songs #singer #police #ff and #soul and much more and that is entirely because if u all 😍😍
Thank you so so much!
Also there are some ppl who have been regular readers and I love you for that.
ramev33, swath_sree,EshaGoel8, urneesha,RanjuRaj5 , ArtiGupta3, samiaahmed5,_anushka_93,anjum3255 and Riyaagarwal1999 . And Sathya di and Aditi di along with Shaya and tanav also meri sweet si braintwisty 🤗🤗hug to you all.

Don't forget to tell me about the chappy Okay!

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Within the span of a few weeks, something has changed terribly. The lives of Neil , Avni and their family.

While Avni prospectively has invaded his life like a violent storm and ended up being the gentle rain for his blistered heart. Unknowingly she has given him a reason to smile.

The way she fears kitchen because she feels she might burn the house or because of her oh-so-tasty food that can be used as a satisfactory punishment for any criminal.

How he loves the kind of look  she gives him when he commits an annoyingly stupid act that-is-a-crime in her words. The flaring of nostrils and the red nose topped with her furrowed brows makes him want to take her right there and express his love. His Angry young lady thanedar!

For her Neil was not a person. He is an emotion, someone she looks upto as a man , a real man. Without even slight bit of effort he taught her to live again.
Best-est teacher ever!
And somehow in the process from being the  'fearless ACP Avni' she has become the 'fun loving Avni'.
Not to mention his voice , expressive in all hidden ways.

"He is like a sea
Deep and vast,
Takes in the blues
But gives just life.
No she doesn't want to
Drown in him
Because she will always
Swim along."

Their families though apart are already one courtesy them. It was already Neil's Neela Ma and Avni's Shweta ma and Papa.

Happiness was all that everyone was expecting. But life has its own ways. Neil has always wished of getting that one opportunity and now when his much awaited stage performance is before he just couldn't decide. Couldn't garner courage to grab it.

Aware of the fact that it's the same party where Avni is also invited where Mumbai police officers would be present as well.
Avni tried to coax him into attending this party on the pretext of its masquerade theme , however he escaped on the pretext of Miss Daisy's urgent call.

After getting the opulent offer of performing in front of so many people including some well known personalities anyone would be over the clouds. But then how could he?  All he would encounter is some people he hates to have met in life.

He remembered the fiery conversation that took place in the cafe few hours before.

[Cafe Conversation][ A few hours back]

"I just can't !"
Neil shouts in a voice which made everyone freeze.

He never knew that he will end up from where he begun.
It was going to be his big break. But who knew it would be digging the deep wounds of the past.

Daisy dragged him to the kitchen as she ordered the two confused Cooks to move out.

There was no movement. The tea boiled on the stove and raised the temperature of the already heated air.

Neil's eyes stuck to the floor as if everything was playing like a film on that white floor. Again feeling the pangs , the humiliation echoing in his ears which until now acted deaf to the lady's constant pleads.

He licked his lips and breathed heavily before turning around to run.  Did he really want to? No. But was there any other option ?...yes... and that was to hide.

"Wo zakhm hi kuch aise the
Ki hum chahkar bhi
Unhe Mita na sake."

(The cuts so deep ,
that even after wishing to
I couldn't erase them off)

Daisy heard him say or rather absentmindedly put before one of those hidden feelings of his.

Though he hated to admit it but the truth was that he was scared.

" God!" The plump lady dressed in a black attire groaned . Frustrated she kept one of her hands on her forehead in a futile attempt to keep calm. " Neil it's a dream come true! You have to face your fears to be able to overcome them. Jab tak apne dar ko haraoge nhi , dar tumhe todta rahega. And kab tak chupoge ?"

There were a few knocks reminding then that decisions had to be quick. Because without doubt time was slick.

Daisy retreated her head towards him when she heard his painful chuckle.

Wo kismat bhi kamaal Khel gyi
Hum to Manzil ki or chale the
Par raaste Mai khayi de gyi

"As for the dreams" Neil stopped as his fists clenched" I just hope it's not a nightmare dressed like a daydream".

Daisy considered Neil as her brother, little brother. She loved him , cared for him and was equally scared for him.

She knew he was a fighter . He still was. The point that made all the difference was the fact that the fighter Neil was hidden somewhere in the secret hideout in his now scarred heart.

She felt her heart sting at the mere sight of him being vulnerable. When she moved forward and rubbed his cold hands with hers , he sobbed and then finally kept his head on her comforting shoulder while she muffled her sobs and stroked the back of his neck.
"Duniya ki us bheed se Darna mat , kyunki un sau ke saamne hum kuch log khade hain tere saath. Tere liye."

Words are truly wonderful. The emotions generated by the heart are expressed by the intermingling of alphabets in a way unique to every person.

Those few words were the ones Neil required at that time. The result of which is why he is standing in front of about more than a hundred people with his guitar in his muscular arms and infinite amount of courage in his heart.

The expecting crowd which also housed two special people who have acted as harbingers of two different phases of his life.

Destruction in hate and destruction in love.

Officers Mr Siddham the dharti-pe-bojh and future-Mrs Avni Neil Khanna.

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Imma run .
Next ones gonna be treat.

Emotional one but necessary. I hope you all are not gonna punish me for that*puppy face*

Avneil are goals aren't they?

Until next time
Love
Tuhina