It was the time of night, the moon was shining in the sky over an apartment. Avni and Neil were in Neil's condo. Avni was laying in Neil's arms. Neil was looking at Avni who was lost in her thought. Avni looked at Neil.

Flashback:

It was the time of the night. Avni was passing by the corridor lifelessly. Her expressions were emotionless.

Person: Dad, I want to talk to you about something important.

Avni stopped to hear it. Avni looked at the room and it was Ketan's room.

In the room, Ketan was sitting on the bed and Riya was standing in the room. Neil got up.

Ketan: kaho, beta.

Riya: I want Neil.

Avni was shocked. She felt like Riya has pulled the rug from under her feet. Ketan also got shocked and got up.

Ketan: What?

Riya nodded.

Riya: Yes, I want Neil. I love him.

Avni got another shock.

Ketan: have you lost your mind? Tumhe andaza bhi hai ke kya keh rahi ho tum.

Riya: Kya ghalat kaha maine. Main Neil se pyaar karti hun and I want you to talk to his family about our alliance. What is wrong with it.

Avni was listening to them.

Ketan: it is wrong. Your demand is wrong. Don't you know, he is your sister's fiance?

Riya: correction, he was, not is. Un dono ne khud apni marzi se apna relationship khatam kiya hai.

Avni got hurt and Ketan got angry.

Ketan: Neil ne jo kuch bhi kiya woh ghusse main kiya. Abhi dono apne emotion main beh gaye hain. Ek baar baat karenge to sab theek ho jaye ga.

Avni looked down. Dayawanti Mehta was standing behind Avni at some distance and she also heard everything.

Ketan: Avni aur Neil ek dusre ke liye bane hain so tumhare liye behtar yahi hoga ke tum Neil ko bhul jao.

Riya was shocked.

Riya: Main kyun bhula dun Neil ko. Jab Avni aur us ke beech koi rishta raha hi nahi hai to main kyun peeche hatun.

Ketan: Riya, ek baat jaan lo and apne dimagh main daal lo. Chahe kuch bhi ho jaye, Neil aur Avni jo bhi faisla len lekin main tumhara hath Neil ke hath main kabhi nahi dunga. Main Avni ko dukhi kabhi nahi karunga.

Avni got emotional and Riya got angry.

Riya: aap mere Dad hain yaa us orphan Avni ke.

Ketan got angry.

Ketan shouted: Riya.

Riya and Avni, both flinched. Dayawanti Mehta got angry. Tears formed in Riya's eyes and Avni felt bad for Riya because Ketan shouted at Riya.

Ketan: Khabardaar jo dubara Avni ko orphan kaha.

Dayawanti Mehta fumed.

Riya felt bad for her father's words and went from there. Riya saw Avni outside and she stopped. Riya glared at Avni who was looking at her with soft eyes. Riya wanted to insult Avni but she saw Dayawanti Mehta. Avni frowned and she turned. Avni saw Dayawanti Mehta and then she turned to Riya.

Riya murmured: Bloody orphan.

Avni got hurt and Riya went from there. Tears formed in Avni's eyes.

Avni was sitting in her room on the bed and she was lost in her thoughts. Dayawanti Mehta came to the room and she saw Avni. Dayawanti Mehta came to Avni and Avni saw her then she looked down. Dayawanti Mehta saw the picture frame of Ashish and Neela maa on the side table and took the picture frame by leaning on the side table. Avni saw the picture frame then she saw her grandmother who was looking at the picture frame.

DM: kitne chaho se Ashish aur Neela ne tera aur Neil ka rishta tay kiya tha.

Avni looked down.

DM: Kitne khush the sab. Pata nahi kis ki buri nazar lag gai humari khushiyun ko.

Dayawanti Mehta sighed.

DM: log mauke ka faida kaise uthate hain yeh to aaj dekh hi liya hai tu ne. Yeh duniya asi hi hai yahan log hamesha mauke ki talash main rehte hain. Bus mauka mila nahi aur us ko hasil kar liya. Neil ko apna faisla sunaye chand ghante bhi nahi howe aur Riya agai tum dono ke beech deewar banane. Mauke ka faida uthane.

Avni was looking at her grandmother and Dayawanti Mehta looked at Avni who looked down.

DM: ek Juhri ki maa hun heere ki parakh hai mujhe aur Neil ek heera hai. Usay gawane ki ghalti mat kar.

Avni looked at Dayawanti Mehta.

DM: yeh na ho ke teri kismat main jo heera tha woh kisi aur ka ho jaye.

Avni was shocked.

DM: tu kismat wali hai ke tujhe Neil jaisa jeewan sathi mila hai usay itni asani se jane mat de. Usay rok le is se pehle ke bohat dair ho jaye. Sambhal le apne rishte ko.

Avni: Lekin Neil to sab kuch khatam kar ke jaa chuka hai.

DM: ase thori rishta khatam ho jata hai. Neil abhi ghussa hai, tere bartau ne thaise pohanchai hai usay. Baat kare gi us se to sab theek ho jayega. Abhi bhi waqt hai sab kuch theek ho sakta hai abhi kuch nahi badla.

Avni thinks.

DM: apne aur Neil ke rishte ki dor ko ase itni asani se tutne mat de. Sambhal le isay.

Avni looked at Dayawanti Mehta. Dayawanti Mehta sighed.

DM: mera farz tha tujhe samjhana baki age tu khud smajhdar hai apna bhala bura smajhti hai.

Dayawanti Mehta looked at Avni and caressed Avni's hair and face then she got up and went. Avni was looking at her. Avni thinks.

Flashback ends.

Avni looked at Neil who was looking at her.

Avni: jab socha to ehsaas howa ke main tumhe nahi kho sakti.

Avni cupped Neil's face with one hand.

Avni: Tum sirf mere ho aur main mere Neil ko kisi ko mujhse cheenane nahi dungi phir chahe woh meri behan hi kyun na ho. Kabhi nahi.

Neil smiled and he cupped Avni's face with one hand.

Neil: Neil sirf Avni ka hai, sirf aur sirf Avni ka. Aur Avni ka hi rahe ga.

Avni smiled and she kept her head on Neil's chest. Avni adjusted her head.

Avni: I know.

Neil smiled and kissed Avni's hair who smiled with closed eyes. Neil thinks.

On the other side, the moon was shining over the Khanna mansion where Shweta was coming to the living area. Shweta looked up and she was shocked to see the Mehta family. Shweta was looking at the Mehta family and they smiled to see her. Shweta saw Bheema.

Shweta: Bheema, Bebe aur Prakash Ji ko bula kar laa.

Bheema nodded and she went. Shweta looked at the Mehta family. The Mehta family came inside and they greeted Shweta who was confused to see them so she greeted them while thinking.

Shweta: Maa Ji, kaisi hain aap?

Dayawanti Mehta smiled.

DM: main achi hun tum kaisi ho?

Shweta: Main theek hun. Bethiye.

Dayawanti Mehta nodded. Bebe and Prakash came there and the Mehta family and Shweta saw them. They greeted each other.

DM: Prakash Beta, kaise ho?

Prakash: main theek hun aap kaisi hain, Maa ji? aap khari kyun hain bethiye. Shweta, yeh kya tum ne Maa ji ko bethne ka bhi nahi kaha.

Shweta was surprised to see the Mehta family even Bebe and Prakash were also confused.

Shweta: Ab maine kaha tha…

Dayawanti Mehta smiled.

DM: Abhi in hadiyun main itna dum hai ke khari ho sakun?

They smiled slightly.

Shweta: ab kaise aana howa?

Prakash and Bebe got angry at Shweta and the Mehta family’s smile faded except Dayawanti Mehta. Dayawanti Mehta smiled.

DM: Apni poti ka rishta le kar ayi hun aap ke pote Neil ke liye.

Riya blushed and the Khanna family was shocked. They looked at each other and they saw the Mehta family. The Khanna family got another shock to see Riya’s blush.

Shweta: kya? kya matlab? hum samjhe nahi.

Dayawanti Mehta was about to reply.

Person: Main batata hun, Mom.

Everyone turned their face and they were shocked to see Avni and Neil. Their hands were intervened. Dayawanti Mehta smiled. Riya got a 440-volt shock to see Avni with Neil and she felt a current when she saw Avni and Neil’s hand in hand, not only Riya but others were also shocked to see their hands. Avni and Neil looked at each other and they smiled. Avneil came inside and everyone got another shock to see sindoor in Avni’s hairline, the locket on her neck and then they saw the rings in Avni and Neil’s hands. Neil raised his hand and he looked at his ring and then he looked at Riya. Neil deliberately showed his hand to Riya who felt a burn in her body. Riya clenched her fist and got angry.

Shweta: Tillu?

Avni and Neil looked at Shweta.

Shweta: Tillu, kya hai yeh sab? Tu aur Avni sath main… yeh Sindoor, yeh engagement rings, locket… kya hai yeh sab?

Neil: Main batata hun aap ko, Mom. Actually, aaj subha Avni ki call ayi mujhe…

Neil narrated what happened.

Neil: us ke bad hum dono kuch time ek dusre ke sath bitana ch…

Shweta cut him.

Shweta: ek dusre ke sath waqt bitane chale gaye aur humain kuch pata hi nahi hai. Humain batana zarori nahi samjha tum dono ne.

Avni and Neil got shocked. Avni looked down.

Neil: Nahi, mom, h…

Shweta: kya smajh rakha hai tum dono ne shadi ko? Ek Mazak, ek joke. Jab dil chaha rishta jor liya, jab dil chaha rishta tor diya. Jab dil chaha khoon se mang bhar di aur jab dil chaha to Valentine’s Day ko yaadgar banane ke liye shadi kar li. Mazak smajh rakha hai tum logon ne.

Neil shook his head.

Shweta: aur Avni, tum…

Avni looked at Shweta and Neil looked at Avni.

Shweta: Maa Ji ne samjhaya to tum Neil se patch up karne ke liye pohanch gai aur kal ko phir se kuch hoga to phir se rishta tor do gi.

Avni looked down.

Shweta: Shadi bachon ka khel nahi hai. Yahan kadam, kadam per ek nai kasauti hoti hai. Kabhi halat humare favor main hote hain to kabhi nahi. Ase kai morh aate hain jahan khud ko, apni khuwahishun ko maar kar jeena parta hai. Apne parivaar ko, ghar ko, rishton ko sambhalna parta hai. Zimedariyan uthani parti hain unhe pura karna parta hai. Yahan to tum dono khud ko sambhal nahi paa rahe to baki zimedariyun ki to baat hi kya ki jaye.

Avni felt bad but she knew Shweta is right.

Shweta: Tum dono ka to apna bachpana hi nahi gaya bache to pata nahi kis umar main aaenge.

Avni and Neil felt awkward.

Shweta: kal ko to lagta hai in ke bachon ko bhi humain hi paal pos kar bara karna parega kyun ke in dono ne kiya to bache pata nahi kya hi bane ge.

Neil: Mom?

Shweta: kya?

Neil got frightened so he shook his head.

Prakash: ab bus bhi karo, Shweta. Humain to khush hona chahiye ke inhe apni ghalti ka ehsaas ho gaya aur inho ne apni ghalti ko sahi bhi kar diya.

Shweta: Isi baat ka to daar hai mujhe, Prakash Ji ke aaj ghalti ka ehsaas howa aur sab theek kar diya lekin kal ka kya… kal ko agar mushkil waqt aya to kya phir se wahi sab karenge.

Neil sighed. Shweta got emotional.

Shweta: Main mere Tillu ko ase baar, baar tutte howe nahi dekh sakti. Maa hun main, mujhse nahi sahi jati mere bache ki woh halat.

Tears formed in Avni’s eyes and Neil also felt bad. Avni moved to Shweta and she held Shweta’s hand in her hands.

Avni: main janti hun ke maine bohat hurt kiya hai aap sab ko especially (Avni turned her face to Neil) Neil ko.

Neil was looking at Avni. Riya was feeling humiliated and defeated.

Avni looked at Shweta.

Avni: Lekin main waada karti hun aap se ke chahe jo ho jaye lekin main Neil ka sath kabhi nahi chorongi. Waqt chahe acha ho yaa bura main humesha Neil ke sath khari rahungi. Ab kabhi main kadam peeche nahi lungi. Kabhi bhi nahi.

Neil, Dayawanti Mehta, and the Khanna family got emotional. The tears formed in their eyes. Hetal smiled with teary eyes but she felt bad to see her daughter. Shweta smiled while crying.

Shweta: waada?

Avni: pakka waada.

Everyone smiled but tears were in their eyes. Shweta spread her arms and Avni cried. Avni hugged Shweta who kissed her hair. Neil and others wiped their tears. Neil came to them.

Neil: Sara pyaar bahu per hi barsaengi yaa mujhe bhi thora se pyaar milega.

Shweta raised her hand to slap Neil who tried to save him. Everyone smiled and Shweta signed Neil to come. Neil joined Shweta and Avni. Neil kept his hand on Avni’s hand who looked at Neil. Neil winked to make her feel good and Avni got shocked. Avni felt shy and Neil smiled. They broke the hug and Avni and Shweta wiped their tears. Shweta cupped Avni’s face and kissed Avni’s forehead. Everyone was happy except Riya.

Avni and Neil took blessings from elders and they saw Riya. Avni intervened her arm in Neil’s arm. Neil saw that and then he looked at Avni. They looked at Riya and Neil kept his hand on Avni’s hand. They looked at each other and smiled.

Dayawanti Mehta came to Ketan and Hetal and she looked at the Khanna family and they were busy talking with Neil and Avni.

DM: Ab waqt agaya hai tum logon ke wapis jane ka. Apna boriya bistar bando aur kal ke kal yahan se chale jao.

Ketan and his family were shocked.

Ketan: Maa, ek do din ki mohlat de den main yahan koi acha ghar dekh lun phir hum chale jaenge.

Riya: hum kyun jaen? Aap ki property per humara koi right nahi hai kya? Sab us orphan ka hai.

Everyone got shocked and Avni got hurt. Neil got angry.

Neil: Riya… zuban sambhal kar baat karo.

Riya looked away.

DM: Tere baap ka jo hissa banta tha woh salon pehle usay mil chukka ab us ka kuch lena dena nahi hai na humare sath, na humari jaidad main. sab kuch Ashish ka tha aur ab us ke bad Avni ka hoga.

Riya gave an angry look to Dayawanti Mehta and Avni. Her mother shook her arm. Riya jerked her arm and he mother got hurt. Avni felt bad. Riya went. Dayawanti Mehta looked at Ketan.

DM: do din hain tere pass jo karna hai kar.

Ketan nodded.

Avni: Dadi.

Dayawanti Mehta stopped Avni with her hand.

DM: main janti hun main kya kar rahi hun.

Avni looked down and Neil held her hand. Ketan went from there and Hetal looked at everyone then she looked down and went. Everyone was looking at them.

Shweta: ab..aa. Din, dinner. Main dinner lagata hun.

They smiled.

Prakash: han jaldi karo bohat... bokh lagi hai.

They smiled to lighten the awkwardness.

Later, the moon was shining in the sky over the Khanna mansion where everyone was present in the living area.

DM: ab humain ijazat dijiye.

Prakash: aap ko jaisa theek lage. Hum to yeh chahte hain ke aap humare sath yahi rahen.

Dayawanti Mehta smiled. Avni also smiled. Dayawanti Mehta signed Avni let's go. Avni nodded.

Neil: Mom, main zara aata hun.

Neil signed her. The Khanna family nodded.

Prakash: han jaa, Beta, Avni aur Maa Ji ko ghar chor aa.

Neil nodded.

Neil: Ji Dad.

Avni: Nahi, us ki zarorat nahi hai hum khud chale jaenge.

Neil made a face.

Neil: Main chal raha hun na.

Avni: Lekin, Neil…

Neil interrupted.

Neil: Lekin, wekin kuch nahi main chal raha hun and that’s final.

Avni was looking at Neil.

Neil: Avni, try to understand yaar, tumhari jaan ko khatra hai.

Avni: security to har waqt mere sath rehti hai. Security guards hain to mere sath.

Neil: phir bhi main chalon ga.

Avni sighed.

Avni: Tum nahi mano ge.

Neil: Nahi.

Avni shook her head and others were smiling.

Avni: fine, chalo.

Neil: that’s like a good girl. Hamesha ase hi pati ki baat manti rehna life asan ho jaegi.

Avni raised her eyebrows.

Avni: Really?

Neil nodded with attitude.

Neil: hmm.

Avni nodded.

Avni: we will see it.

Neil got frightened and gulped.

Neil: han, han to, dekh, dekh lena.

Avni: hmm, dekhon gi to zaror. Dekh lun gi tumhe, Mr. Pati.

Neil widened his eyes. Neil gulped and Avni nodded. Others were smiling to see them.

Neil: ab cha, chalen.

Avni; hmm, chalo, Pati.

Neil looked down and Avni met Bebe. Neil looked at Avni and he smiled. Neil sighed happily. Everyone came outside the Khanna mansion where Avneil and Dayawanti Mehta got in the car and the security guards were in the police jeep behind them. They went.

Soon, they reached and Avni and Neil looked at each other.

DM: Neil beta, andar aao.

Neil: Nahi, Dadi, phir kabhi.

Dayawanti Mehta smiled.

DM: Theek hai jaisi tumhari marzi.

They smiled. Neil wished her good night and Dayawanti Mehta went. Avneil looked at each other. Neil suppressed her lips.

Neil: so?

Avni: so?

Neil shook his head.

Neil: Ab kya?

Avni lowered her gaze normally.

Avni: ab, bye, I think.

Neil: wahi to dil nahi chahta.

Avni smiled.

Avni: Lekin karna to parega.

Neil nodded.

Neil: hmm.

Avni: so, bye.

Neil: Bye?

Avni frowned.

Avni: hmm.

Neil: ase itna phika bye.

Avni: phika?

Neil nodded.

Avni: to kaise bye karna chahiye?

Neil: bataon?

Avni nodded.

Avni: han, batao.

Neil leaned to Avni slowly who was looking at him.

Neil: paka.

Avni got nervous. Avni gulped.

Avni: hmm.

Neil looked at Avni’s lips who followed his gaze and understood Neil’s sign. They looked at each other. Neil looked at Avni then at her lips. Neil leaned to Avni’s lips. Avni pushed Neil.

Avni: bye and good night.

Avni got down of the car and Neil was looking at Avni. Neil smiled and he bit his lower lips. Neil was very happy. Neil saw Avni go inside and then he start his car.

The sun rises and the people and other species started their day. Police jeeps were standing outside the police station where Neil entered and everyone salutes him. Neil nodded and he went to his cabin. Neil sat on his chair and he saw the files and touched them. DD came there and he saluted Neil who nodded.

Neil: DD, us blackmailer ka kuch pata chala?

DD nodded.

DD: Yes, sir.

Neil was stunned.

DD: Sir, jin do numbers se us caller ne call ki thi woh number do alag, alag logon ke naam per registered hain aur un dono ke hi cellphone chori ho gaye the.

Neil thinks.

Neil: call ki location trace hoi?

DD: yes, sir. Mehta house.

Neil was shocked.

Neil: what?

DD nodded and he showed the file to Neil who was shocked.

Neil: means, yah to caller Mehta house main rehta hai yah phir woh jaan bujh kar us zone main aa kar call karta hai.

DD nodded. Neil thinks and he looked at DD.

Neil: woh Avni ke friend Jay ka kya howa?

DD: Sir, woh ab tak nahi mila. Maine us ke ghar ke bahar humare officers civil dress main laga diye hain.

Neil: good. Jay ka is tarah achanak underground ho jana is baat ki taraf ishara karta hai ke woh is game ka hissa hai yaa phir mastermind hai.

Neil and DD think.

Neil: Ek kaam kar tu Avni ke college se aur Jay ke ghar ke aas pass jo ghar hain wahan se Jay ke bare main pata kar. Woh kaisa larka hai. Us ke educational records college se mil jaenge. Is Jay ki kudli nikal kar laa. Yeh Jay hi ab humain humari manzil tak le kar jaega.

DD: OK, Sir.

Neil looked at DD.

Neil: tu jaa.

DD nodded and he went. Neil thinks.

Neil in mind: mujhe Avni se baat karni hogi.

Neil thinks.

The day turned into night, Avni was standing in her room and she was dialing Neil’s number but Neil’s number was unreachable.

Avni: Tch, is ka phone humesha unreachable hi hota hai.

Avni sighed. Avni heard a sound and she turned to the balcony. Avni frowned and she felt a shadow pass from the door of the balcony. Avni was looking at the balcony and she saw the reflection of the person at the door of the balcony. Avni was shocked and she got scared also after all she is also a human.