Neil: thik hai Phir mein bhi jaunga.

Avni: par Juhi didi??

Neil: kya karu?? (again thinks) hmmm ak kam kar tha hu ki dada ko hi yaha rok leti hu..

Avni: choro yhe sab mujhe packing karni hai..

Neil: packing kesi packing tum nahi jaogi...

Avni: mein jaungi..

Neil: nahi...

Avni: haa

Neil: nahi..

Before Avni can say anything Juhi knock at door..

Juhi: boudi aap ka dada aagaya hai aap ko lene..

Avni: kya dada aa gaye??

Avni runs from there. Neil & Juhi also leave from there.

Neil: (in mind) kuch kar Neil...

Avni hugs Amer..

Amer:kese ho misri...

Avni: ak dum fine. Aap batao..

Amer: hum bhi acche hai.

Shweeta: Avni beta tum ne packing kar liya..

Avni: nahi maa ohi bas karne hi wala thi.

Shweeta: Thik hai jao jadi. Or Neil tum Amer ki sath betho.

Neil: yhe acch moka hai baat karne ki..

Neil: dada oo mein kya Keh raha tha ki ager Avni oha jayegi to uski study harm hogi. To kio na aap yaha ruk jaiye or kal chale jaiye ga.

Amer: par maa baba bhi misri se milna chahate hai.

Neil becomes sad..

Amer: kya huya jamai babu..

Neil: ku kuch nahi aap bethiye mein Avni ko dekh ke Aa ta hu..

Amer: ji.

Neil comes to their room he is lost in thinking..

Neil: yhe plan bhi kam nahi kiya ab kya karu?

Avni: Neil..

No response..

Avni: Neillll..

Neil: haa haa kya huya??

Neil notice Avni's bag.

Neil: Avni itne sare kapre kio le rahi ho..

Avni: ager jarurat pari Iss liye le rahi hu..

Neil: Avni maat jao na..

Avni don't say anything. Then a idea hits upon in Neil's mind.

Neil: thik hai jab tum apne maike ja rahi ho to mein bhi mitali ke nanad se mil lungi. Suna hai bohat khusurat bhi hai.

Avni holds his collar..

Avni: khabarder us churel yaa uski nanad ki pass gaye bhi to.. Yaad rakhna rakhsha bandhan ki din tumhe koi rakhsha nahi kar payega mujhese.

Neil: tum to ja rahi ho na..

Avni: to kya huya?? Mein Sirf raksha bandhan ki liye ja rahi hu. Par ager tum ne us churel ki khayal bhi aapne Maan me laye to dekh na. Mein tumse kabhi baat nahi karungi.

Neil: puch sakta hu kio?

Avni leave his collar & turn other side facing back to Neil.

Avni: nahi

Neil: par mujhe to janna hai.. (smirk)

Avni: but mujhe nahi batana...

Neil: batao Avni. yhe tumhari pati ka order hai. Or pata hai na ager pati ki baat nahi manogi to kya hoga???

Avni nodes..

Neil:ab batao ki ager mein kisi or ki bareme baat karo to tum kio mujhse baat nahi karo gi.. Kio tumhe gussa aati hai.. Batao wifey...

Avni: pata nahi bas mujhe accha nahi lagta. Or bohat gussa bhi aati hai maan karta hai ki sar for du uss churel ki.. (taking a vessel on her hand)



Neil: oooo calm down.. Relax..

Avni keep the vessel aside. Neil hold his chest on left side & take deep breath..

Neil: OK ok mein nahi milunga unse. Or tum jao but mein tumhe kal hi lene aaunga OK.

Avni: OK aa jana. Ab khush..

Neil shake his head..

Avni:kio??

Neil: tum jo jaa rahi ho..

Avni: tum bhi to kal aa rahe ho na. Ab mein chalti hu.

Neil is very sad.. To light his mood Avni hugs him & kiss his cheek



& runs from there..

Neil smile a little & hold where she kissed him..

Neil: Avni suno to..

Avni stops but don't turn towards him...

Neil comes to her..

Neil: Avni aapna khayal rakhna. Or rakhsha bandhan hai to fast bhi karogi to khayal rakhna ager tumhare tabiyat thik na lage to boudi ya maa ko bata dena.. Or jada uchal kud maat karna.. Mein kal tumhe lene aaunga..

Avni: OK ab mein jao...

Neil shakes his head..

Avni flown

Neil come close to her. & kiss on her cheek..

Avni looks at him..

Neil: now it is equal equal.. Ab ja sakti ho..

Avni: tum aapna khayal rakhna or der raat tak mat padai karna.. Thik se khana khana..

Neil: or kuch..

Avni: chipkali se dur rehna...

Neil:(smile) OK..

Avni: ab mein jati hu..

Neil: jati hu nahi... Bolo aati hu.

Avni: aati hu..

Neil: hmm.

Avni comes downstairs & takes elders blessings.

Amer: ab hum chalte hai..

Prakash: dhiyan se jana..

Amer: ji...

Avni is going with Amer. Neil don't come downstairs to see off her because he can't see her leaving... Avni is looking for Neil.. She is looking back again & again to see Neil once before going. But she can't see him. He is seeing her from hiding behind curtain. His eyes is red..

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26th January 2021