It's been 2 in the morning and till now Avni didn't returned to home. He then started walking downstairs and tried to open the main door but it was locked. He clicked the 'Door phone' and looked outside though the camera to find a bodyguard standing there.

"Where is Avni? " He asked him while the bodyguard stood in front of the camera after hearing his voice.

"Mam told us not to follow her... " He said while Neil sighed and left from there. He sat on the couch holding his head as he don't know where she would be now as it's been so late.

The time striked 3 and till now she haven't reached yet. He got really worried. He slowly placed his head on the couch stroking his face on his palm. He was thinking of their argument.

"May be I should haven't said like that... Losing her parents isn't her fault... " He was regretting his words and sighed.

He then soon dozed off.

The next morning

He woke up suddenly and firstly his gaze moved to the bed and found no one. The bed was neatly placed as like yesterday, clearly saying that she haven't came yesterday. He hurriedly rushed to get freshen up and came down.

He found the person who works here daily and asked her. He found other woman who was cooking. He didn't remember seeing her from the past 2 days.

"Is Avni home? " He asked the worker.

"Yeahh... Mam is in her study room... " She replied seeing him while he nodded and left from there to the study room.

He stood there thinking whether to enter or not. He just want to see her. It's not like he missed her, He just want to see her as she left at untime after they had argument. Though how much he is angry on her, he just want to see her all fine. He stills cares for her. He stood there thinking, while the door got open and they saw each other.

Neil seeing her all fine, started to move while she hold his hand stopping him and placed her hand around his arm.

"You missed me? " She asked him speaking normally as like nothing happened yesterday.

He thought she may be angry on him but she is all fine. He was just looking at her thinking about that.

" Lost in me? " She snapped her fingers to get him out of his thoughts while he came out of her grip.

He didn't asked her anything and he just started moving while she followed him.

"You can just say you missed me... I don't mind... " She teased him while he ignored her completely and sat for breakfast. She too joined him.

"Mam.. Your coffee.. " The worker placed the mug in front of her and left. Neil looked at her who was not eating breakfast but was having her coffee.

She then talked with the woman who Neil saw in kitchen. Avni was talking to her normally. This isn't the way she talks to the other person who works here. The woman then left.

She then started staring at him lovingly with her hand placed on her cheeks and was sipping her coffee simultaneously. He felt her constant gaze.

"Don't you think it's unfair? " He asked her not looking at her.

"What?... Staring at you?... No.. It's not unfair... " She said looking at him while he looked at her with a wide eyes hearing her.

"I didn't meant that....You didn't had your breakfast....You can do anything as you wish.... If I did the same thing you know your ways to make me do that.... " He said in a annoyed tone and stood up .

"I am full and done with my breakfast... "  He said and started to leave but stopped when she spoke.

"You care for me! " She said smirking while he stopped and turned hearing her.

"Why did I heard like...'Why you are not eating '... As like you scolded me for not eating... " She took her steps forward towards him and stood close to him.

"Huh.... I care for you??... In your dreams! " He said to her and left from there.

Later on

Neil was just roaming around the home as he was so bored. He didn't go to his room as Avni was in their room doing something. She received a courier and she went picking it to their room and soon Neil left from there. He didn't wanna go there. He was just walking around like a lost kid finding his way back home.

The woman entered the living area and found him.

"Do you need something? " She asked him while Neil turned hearing her voice and nodded his head in no.

"Nahi.. Nahi... " He returned a smile back to her. While she nodded.

"How long do you work here Madhvi Tai? " He asked her because she seems close to her while she looked at him as he called her.

"Huh I don't know how to call you...And Avni called you in that way...and so I did" He said when she looked at him.

"Nahi beta.. Achaa laga... When you called me like that... " She replied with a smile while Neil smiled at her.

" It's been more than 7 years since I know Avni... I don't usually work here.... I  mean I used to cook for Avni sometimes.... But that happens very rarely....." She said and they walked towards the kitchen.

"Why? " He asked with a confused face.

"She rarely takes her meal correctly....The other workers here only make dinner for her....Sometime she eat it or even skip that too... You know right how much she works... " She said him while he simply looked at her.

"Whenever she wants to eat something nice she ask me to make it" She said and took a pause looking at him.

"But this time... She wanted me to cook daily ... I was suprised when I heard this from her.... But after coming here I came to know the reason... " She said while Neil understood the meaning behind her words that Avni wanted her to cook for him daily.

" If she is like that...Why don't you tell her.. ? I mean... She is runing her health by doing that... You could have... " Before he could speak she spoke .

"Avni don't like when somebody cares for her.....She helped me in many ways...And now She is helping my daughter in her studies.....But She don't get close to anyone.....I am glad she met you.... " She said while her eyes depicted how much happy she is for Avni. Avni never wanted to get close to anyone. She just want to be herself ,alone. While Neil just blankly looked at her because he don't know what to say to her.

They heard Avni's sound on the living area while Neil left from there to see and found her talking over the phone. Her eyes were searching for him and found him. Her lips turned into a smile as soon as she saw him.

She walked to her study speaking over the phone or to be precise yelling over the phone on her staff. He left to their room.

He saw their wedding Pic hanging on the wall above the bed and just got zoned. Everything from that day rushed back into his memory. He can clearly see how much angry he was in that pic itself. He picked the picture and was looking at the pic.

He remembered Prakash's words.

"All you do is to make our family down... You have done this always... "

His hands started shaking and his throat went dry. His hands started shaking thinking that he again let his family down knowingly or unknowingly. Already his father hates him and now he hates him more. Thinking of everything he couldn't control himself and so his eyes started to get moist. Unintentionally the balance got missed and the frame fell down and got broken into pieces.

"Neil!!! " He heard a loud voice which broke his trance. He just realised that he broke the frame. He lifted his face and looked at Avni who was looking at him in so much anger.

He controlled himself and closed his eyes to hide his tears while she walked towards him. He opened his eyes and looked at her.

"What Avni?!!!... I doesn't liked it... That's why I broke it! " He said like he intentionally broke it while she clutched her saree.

"If its not you, I would have killed that person... " She said to him with so much anger. Neil looked at her at first and then looked here and there and found the cutter which Avni used to open the courier which had those frames.

He picked the cutter and hold her hand and gave it to her and hold her hand closed to his throat.

"Just Kill me Avni.... You don't have to hesitate.... I know it's easy for you... You can do it... " He said still holding her hand. While Avni stiffen the grip on the cutter and looked into his eyes and he did the same too.

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