Same night-

AvNeil reach Khanna mansion& neil opens the door with the keys
They go upstair, to hetal& ketan's room& avni was surprised to see the lavish furnishing& facilities of the room

👉The antique furniture
👉King side bed
👉64 inches flat screen tv
👉A huge balcony with swimming pool
👉Bathroom with bathtub &jacuzzi

Neil understood what she was thinking

N(sadly)-sab mere dad ke peso se jinhe chacha chachi ne humesha misuse kia h

Avni held his hands in hers

A-dont worry neil
Bas kuch hi dino ki baat h
Filhaal wo karte h jiske liye aaye h

Neil nodded& avni opened the cupboard

N-iss safe men h

A-par iss safe ka pin kya h?

N-ummm
It can be amol's date of birth- he lieve abroad& is very selfish by nature
He doesnt give a damn about chacha chachi but they still love him the most in the world

A-ok

Neil typed the pin twice but it turned out to be wrong

A-neil are you sure ye sahi h?

N-im damn sure
DOB ka order galat enter kiya hoga mene
He tried for 3rd time& the safe opened
They found the will of neil's parents& avni smiled but she was surprised to see so many boxes of jewelry kept inside

N-sab chachi ke h
Mom ko zyada loud jewelry ka shauk nahi tha
But chachi ko toh Bappi Lehri ka female version banne ka shauk h

Avni rubbed his shoulder& they closed the safe& then the cupboard

A-baki ka kaam maa dekh lengi
Vese bhi agar wo itne time men wapas nahi aa paye toh 2/3 din men kaha aajayenge
Now lets take your remaining clothes, books& registers

Neil nodded& they moved towards storeroom
He opened the door& avni was shocked to see the sight in front of her- indeed his life has been horrible
Neil packed his stuff& they returned to pareikh house

N-kabhi socha nahi tha ke muje apne hi ghar men chor ki tarah ghusna padega

A-par ye zaruri tha neil
Kyuki din men jaate toh suspicious lagta
Bas kuch hi din ki baat h
Phir tumhari zindagi men sirf khushiya hongi
Although ye easy nahi h but ho sake toh inn saalo ko ek nightmare samaj ke bhoolne ki koshish karna
Ab der hogyi h toh so jaate h

N-haa
Good night

A-good night

*****

Next morning-

AvNeil were sitting in avni's room on the bean bags, having breakfast

N-avni wo muje tumse kuch puchna tha

A-haa toh go ahead na
Why are you being formal

N-actually muje samaj nahi aya ke jo bhi torture mere sath ho raha tha uska aunty ko kese pata chala?
Mene toh sirf tumhe bataya tha

Avni smiled

A-tumhare sone ke baad mene maa ko call kia& unko sab kuch bata dia
Isiliye subah tumhe maa ka call aya tha

Avni kept her plate aside& kneeled in front of him
She held his hands in her warm ones& rubbed them gently

A-ab tumhe insaaf milega neil
Thats my promise
Jab maa ayengi toh unn docs ko NGO se associated lawyer ko dikhayengi& ye bhi prove karenge ke tumhare chacha chachi ne tumhe torture kia h

N-par iss baat ka mere paas koi proof nahi h
Aur koi physical injury kafi nahi h proof ke liye

A-par tumhara statement bhi unhe jail bhejne ke liye kaafi hoga neil
Ab, uss will ki copy banegi jo unke paas rahegi with few secretive changes jo unn docs ko fake prove karenge

N-par esa kese hoga?
I mean hum pakde gaye toh??

A-dont worry baba
Chahe wo kitne bhi cunning kyu na ho, im sure ke apni greed men wo notice hi nahi karenge ke jo national emblems ab unke document pe hoga, wo fake hoga& usme kuch clauses bhi removed honge

Phir na wo tumse ghar cheen sakte h, na tumhare dad ke business ko& na hi uss amount ko jo tumhare parents ne tumhare future family ke liye choda h
Asaan bhasha men ab wo beghar& berozgaar- dono ho chuke h
Unko unke kiye ki saza milegi neil

Neil was surprised with amount of knowledge avni had

N-avni tumhe itna sab pata h toh tumhe hotel management nahi balki llb karna chahiye tha

A-arre nothing like that
Actually maa ne ese bohot cases handle kiye h apne NGO ke saath& logo ki zindagi barbaad hone se bachaya h
Ese bohot log h jo apne family ki will ya kisi bhi legal document ko misuse karte h
Kaafi cases men toh beto ko excess mila& betiyo se unka haq bhi cheena gaya h toh maa ne unhe insaaf dilaya

Neil was at total loss of words
After his parent's death, avni was the first who didnt judge him on his looks& helped him in true sense- like a genuine friend
Finally, hes going to get freedom from that hell
He didnt realise when his eyes become moist
He got off the bean bag& hugged avni tightly
Avni felt her shoulder being wet

A(worried)-neil why are you crying?

N-these are tears of happiness
Finally im getting freedom
I can never repay you& neela aunty for whatever you have done for me

Avni broke the hug, removed his glasses& wiped his tears with her thumbs

A-you deserve this freedom neil

Neil smiled but suddenly became worried& avni guessed the reason

A-men jaanti hu ke tum kya soch rahe ho
Yehi na ke jab tumhare chacha chachi ko khanna house se nikala jayega& tum akele rahoge toh bhi tum servant hire nahi karoge for cleaning& cooking bcz you cant pay them, right?

N-ho...how...do...y...you...know?

A-dekho sabse pehle toh ye ke tum abse koi bhi kaam khud nahi karoge jisse tumhara study time waste ho
Men tumhe zyada nahi jaanti but jitna bhi jaanti hu na, itna toh guess kar hi leti hu ke konsi situation tumhe tension de sakti h
I know ke tum maa ya mujse koi personal financial favor nahi loge
But unhone pehle se hi ye decide kar liya tha

N-kya decide kara tha?

A-hmmm
Vese toh unhone muje tumhe batane se mana kia tha but men suspense nahi rakhungi
Maa ne decide kia h ke tumhare graduation ka kharcha unka NGO uthayega
Aur kyuki iss pandemic men tumhara khanna mansion men akele rehna difficult& unsafe h, tum mere& maa ke saath hi rahoge

Avni's statement was no less than a shock for neil
He at once got off the bean bag
Avni also got up

N-avni i understand that you want to help me& tumne already meri bohot help kari h
But men tumse itna bada favor nahi le sakta

A-arre isme konsi badi baat h?
Aur abhi maa ake bhi tumse yehi kahengi
Unko bhi mana karoge?
Meri nahi toh unki kyhushi k liye maan jao
Plzzzzz?

Avni made a puppy face& neil melted in front of it

N-ok fine

Avni hugged him happily

N-lekin mera ek condition h

A-konsa condition?

N-job lagne ke baad men wo sara amount aunty ko wapas karunga& unko lena padega

A-ok
Men maa ko mana lungi
Thank you

Avni kissed neil's cheek in flow of moment while neil widened his eyes in shock
Avni broke the hug& went to keep their empty plates in kitchen- as if it wasnt a bid deal for her
But for neil, it was- for first time a girl had given him a kiss- even if in flow of moment
Neil caressed the area where avni kissed& blushed slightly
His chain of thoughts was broken by avni's voice from kitchen

A-neil ye flour ka cylinder refill karna h but mera haath nahi pahuch raha wo cupboard ke packet tak

N-wait

Neil pulled out the packet of flour but accidently his foot slipped& flour fell on avni
While avni widened eyes in shock, neil tried to control his laughter but failed& bursted out laughing, adding fuel to avni's anger

N(laughing)-im sorry avni but mujse hasi nahi control hui
Tum itni funny lagri ho

A(angrily)-neil men tumhe chorungi nahi
Wait& watch

With that, avni moved toward neil& he started to run& avni chased him

A-neil ruko

N-ruk gaya toh tum pakad logi& peetogi

A-neil!!!

N-bhaaagoo!

AvNeil continued their tom& jerry chase until avni's foot slipped due to her flour smeared slipper
She slipped& both of them ended up landing on the nearby couch

(Imagine them on couch)
Song in neil's vp

Wo o wo o o o
Wo o wo o o ho
Wo o wo o o o (2)

Maine chali ishq ki gali
Bas teri aahatein mili
Maine chaaha chaahoon na tujhe
Par meri ek na chali

Avni's long locks of hair covered her face, blocking neil's view of her angelic face so he gently put her hair behind her ear& they got lost into eachother's eyes

Ishq mein nigaahon ko
Milti hain baarishein
Phir bhi kyun kar raha
Dil teri khwaahishein

Avni's hand unknowingly moved towards neil's cheek& she rubbed it with her thumb gently
Both of their hearts were thumping loudly bcz of the close proximity
Avni's breath became labored but none of them dared to blink their eyes

Dil meri na sune
Dil ki main na sunu
Dil meri na sune
Dil ka main kya karu (2)

Avni's one hand moved towards back of neil's neck& pulled him closer whie other hand's fingers moved towards neil's hair, clutching them in her fist
Neil took support of the edge of couch to maintain his position

Wo o wo o o o
Wo o wo o o ho(2)

Laaya kahaan mujhko yeh moh tera
Raatein na ab meri, na mera savera
Jaan lega meri yeh ishq mera

Neil was so lost in the moment that he bent more closer to avni& they didnt realise when their lips touched eachother, sending shivers down their spines

Ishq mein nigaahon ko
Milti hain baarishein
Phir bhi kyun kar raha
Dil teri khwaahishein

Their minds knew that they will regret their moves later on but their hearts overpowered their minds& both closed their eyes& let their hearts control their moves

Dil meri na sune
Dil ki main na sunu
Dil meri na sune
Dil ka main kya karu(2)

Dil toh hain dil ka kya
Gustaakh hain yeh
Darta nahi paagal
Be-baak hain ye
Hain raqeeb khud ka hi
Ittefaq hain yeh

Avni parted her lips a little& neil sealed them with that of his
Neil sucked avni's lower lip& avni sucked his upper one
Soon, the drawing room was filled with sound of smooches

Ishq mein nigaahon ko
Milti hain baarishein
Phir bhi kyun kar raha
Dil teri khwaahishein

Dil meri na sune
Dil ki main na sunu
Dil meri na sune
Dil ka main kya karu(2)

AvNeil's moment was broken by righ doorbell rang, finally bringing them back to real world
Both of them opened their eyes in shock& parted away
They looked everywhere except for eachother
To avoid the awkwardness in the moment, avni composed herself& went to open the door while neil ran into the guest room, to correct his appearance

Avni gave a fake smile on seeing neela maa
Neela maa entered& avni closed the door

NM-baccha ye kya haal bana rakha h?
Sar se pair tak aata laga hua h

A-wo maa actually aate ka cylinder refill karna tha but packet utarte time gir gaya mere upar

NM-arre toh neil ko bolti na
Wo utaar deta
Vese wo h kaha?

A-maa wo fresh hone gaya h
Uske upar bhi gira tha thoda aata

NM-theek h
Tum bhi fresh hojao
Men thoda rest karungi
Phir lunch banate h

Avni nodded& went to her room
She closed the door& covered her face with her palms
A blush automatically appeared on her cheeks

A(to herself)-ye mene kya kardia?
Neil kya soch raha hoga mere baare men
Ab men usse kese face karungi
I literally kissed him
Im feeling damn embarrassed now
Agar maa nahi aayi hoti toh na jaane kya hojata
Aur agar usne maa ko bata diya toh (biting her lips)

*****

Neil's room-

N(to himself)-aagghhh
Neil tu ek no. ka gadha hai, ullu h, idiot h
How can you kiss her that too without permission
Agar avni ne ye dosti todni chahi toh?

*****

All 3sat for lunch& neela maa talked on random topics while AvNeil responded at intervals
There was utter awkwardness between them
But they tried their level best to act normal in front of neela maa

NM-vese mene pucha hi nahi ke kya kya kiya 2-3 din men?

Neil instantly coughed& avni passed him glass of water
They had a small eyelock for a moment& then they looked away

A-kuch khaas nahi maa
Bas classes attend kari& assignment khatam kiya

NM-accha neil muje tumse kuch baat karni thi
Kya tum apne parents ki will laye ho?

N-haa maa
Kal raat hi le aaya tha

A-maa mene neil ko sab kuch subah bata dia tha

NM-toh theek h
Mene mere NGO ke lawyer se baat karti hu& jo bhi process hoga wo start karenge

N-thank you so much avni &maa
Men jaanta hu aap muje thank you ke liye datengi par sach yehi h ke men aapko jitni baar thank you bolu wo kam h
Men humesha se chahta tha ye ya toh men wapas apne bachpan men chala jau ya phir mera 21st birthday kabhi na aaye

NM-bacha ab tumhe life men kabhi peeche mudke nahi dekhna padega
A bright future is ahead of you

N-but maa job milne ke baad men aapke NGO ko mera wo ammount wapas karunga& aapko lena padega

After some insistence from neil, neela maa agreed to his condition

*****

After lunch-

Neela maa went to take a nap in her room while avni started to do the dishes in the kitchen
Neil found this as perfect chance to talk to avni so he went beside her

N(fumbling)-avni...look...im...really very sorry
I dont know how i got carried away in the moment& i crossed my limits
I know mene jo kia wo bohot galat tha
Tum muje jo saza dena chaho de sakti ho but plz dont break our friendship
I swear avni men esi bewakoofi phir kabhi nahi karunga

All this while avni silently continued to do the dishes which increased neil's tension- he was cursing himself mentally for his stupidity

N-avni plz kuch bolo
Tumhari khamoshi muje maar rahi h

Avni washed her hands& turned to face neil

A-its ok neil
Muje bura nahi laga toh plz dont feel guilty
Na muje tumhe koi saza deni h& na hi men humari dosti todungi
Both of us got carried away in flow of moment& hogya
Its no big deal

N-s...sach mein?

A-haa baba
Na galti tumhari h na meri

Neil smiled& they shared a side hug

Ahm ahm
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