So here presenting part 2 ..
A super long chapter...
Hope you like it..
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Neil- Yes.. My AVU is the BEST..
(he said smilingly..)

They all reach their secret corner..

(It was actually a park which was left abandoned as some property dispute was there.. As soon as the dispute solved, Prakash Khanna and Ashish Mehta bought it together and AvNeil decided to make it their secret corner.. Only 3 friends and their families had access to it.. )

By the time Neil reached there, Avni and Riya were already present.. They all share a warm hug and then, Neil made Avni wear friendship band first and then, slightly pecked on her cheek.. She smiled, put the band on his wrist and pecked slightly.. (obviously friendly one🤭🤭)

Then Neil and Riya made each other wear the band and then Riya and Avni.. Trio shared a group hug..
(I can't let anyone other than Avni peck Neil..)

As they were hugging each other, they heard some noise coming from nearby... They decided to check it..

They came to know that a street play (commonly called as NUKKAD NATAK) was being played.. They all decided to watch it and stand their.. Play was showing the story of SALIM - ANARKALI.. Avneil focused on the love story partrayed while Riya was just looking at the makeup and ornaments used during the play..
As they were kids, they were not knowing much about love..
They just enjoyed the play..

Soon the play finished.. They spend some time together playing random games and then left for their respective houses..
[All the three buildings (ie khanna house, mehta house and secret corner) were near each other..]

They reached their house..

In Mehta House,

Avni - Maa.. We are back..

Neela (coming out of the kitchen..) - you guys seem to have fun.. You took so long to come back..

Riya- yes aunty.. Now, I will go to my room and fresh up.. Moreover.. See.. My make up is also merged with the skin.. I need to re-do it..
(saying this she went to her room)

Avni and Neela chuckles at her antics..

Then Avni asked Neela
Avni- Maa, you know.. Today we saw a street play... They were showing amazing love story of Salim-Anarkali..

Neela- wow... Did you like it...?

Avni - Maa.. I loved it.. But Maa.. They were talking about love.. What is actually the love..
I mean how can a person love someone random... One can only love her family and friends.. Right..?

Neela - Right.. But if we make some random person our family.. Then we can love him..

Avni nodded showing that she understood everything... Neela smiled seeing her cute gestures..

Avni - Mom.. What is marriage..? I heard them say that Anarkali can't marry Salim.. Why so..

Neela thought how to answer that question..

Neela- Marriage is a special bond.. When two persons love each other and can't live without each other.. They get married.. Just like I married your father...

Avni - that means you love my father.. No.. You cant love him.. He is my father.. Only I can love him and he can love me.. He can't love anyone else...
(if u find it stupid.. Please bear it)

Neela was shocked listening her but slightly chuckled..
Neela - Yeah.. I know.. Only you love your father and he loves only you..

Riya came out getting ready.. Riya- Avu.. He loves me too..

Avni - Yeah..!! He loves only his daughters - you and me.. No one else.. She said seeing Neela.. (kinda teasing her)

Neela smiled at her and then shifted her gaze towards Riya..
Neela - What did you saw Riya? Did you do or saw something amazing..?

Riya- Aunty.. Anarkali wore amazing ornaments.. Her necklace, earrings, waist band.. Everything was amazing...

Neela - Oh..!! You loved the jewellery.. Great..

Riya - Not only jewellery.. Makeup was also beautiful..
I also want to do that..

Neela got into fits of laughter.. She then saw Riya's cute pout and stopped laughing.. She then gently said that..

Neela - For that.. You need to get marry.. Then you will wear beautiful jewellery and obviously makeup..

Riya- Then get me married today maa.. I am ready to get marry today..

Neela- And who will be your groom??

Riya(thought and thought and then, immediately said)- NEIL

Neela chuckled listening this but Avni was shocked listening this..becoz when Neela was telling her about love and marriage, she could imagine herself and Neil..

Avni(POV) - What..!!! Neil..!!! No..no..no.. Neil will never chose her.. He is my best friend.. He will choose me.. I am sure..

Meanwhile.. In Khanna house..

Shweta - Neil.. Bebe came today..

Neil- wow.. Bebe..!!! I am going to meet her..

Neil ran to meet his dearest bebe..

Neil - Babe.. I missed you so so so much..

Bebe - I missed you too my tillu.. And where are your tilli's..?

Neil- Bebe..they are at their home.. See they gave me these bands (Neil said showing his bands)

Bebe - These are so good.. And where you have been whole day..?? I was waiting for you..!!

Neil- I was at our secret corner.. With your tilli's.. (he said smilingly)

Bebe smiled seeing him...

Neil- Bebe.. We saw a nukkad natak on Salim anarkali today.. It was so so so nice..

Bebe - That's good.. What you saw in that..???

Neil- Bebe.. They showed a love story... What is actually the love..? And what is marriage..?

Bebe - Aww.. My tillu want to know about love.. Okay.. I will tell.. Love is a feeling.. Close your eyes and tell whom did you see first..?

Neil - bebe.. You don't know that we can't see with close eyes.. We will only see darkness..

Bebe chuckled at him..
Bebe- Tillu.. Who us the one you want throughout your life except me, Shweta and Prakash..?

Neil- Avni (he spoke immediately and then paused) and Riya (he said after having small pause..)

Bebe - and if you have to choose one...
(Although babe knew the answer, yet asked)

Neil- Obviously Avu..

Bebe smiled at him..

Neil being confused asked.. 'why did you ask so..? '

Bebe - when we want to live with a person throughout the life.. We love that person.. And We marry them.. So that they can live always with us..

Neil- So.. If I marry Avu..!! She will live with me... Right.??

Bebe - Right..

Neil - Then I want to marry Avu today itself..

Bebe(being dramatic) - you want us to be in jail..!

Neil - why would you go to jail..??

Bebe- because you are a child and child marriage is punishable offence..

Neil- oh.. No problem bebe.. I will get marry to her when I will grow up..

Neil pov
Ohhoo.. I have to wait for getting married to my Avu.. No problem.. As soon as I will grow old, I will marry her.. Then she will stay with me.. We will play the whole day..  Yaahhoooo..!!

Neil smiled thinking this.. Then,  bebe asked him what happened to which he said nothing and went back to his room smiling..

Precap - mehta's in khanna house..
Avni is crying when she heard riya and Neil talks..
(What she would have heard..???)
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Waiting for your response..
With Love
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