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Neil

After having my lunch I walked outside the hallway towards the lawn to receive a call avoiding the commotion inside.

I was talking over the call being engrossed into dealing with my clients. I felt some one bumped on my back. Making me fumbled slightly forward by his or her sudden push. Till then I didn't know would I consider that person as he or she.
Instinctively my head twirled around to see the person bumped on me and unintentionally yet instantly my hands went on her waist to save her from falling down on the floor in a discomfort way.

It's was Avni..

My breathing raised slower to heavy feeling her breath on my face. Nervously her butterfly like eye lashes flipped few times grabbing my shoulder tightly. her lips parted and I felt a grasp brushed over my lips.
That big doe eyes I have been questing for, in every girl I have met. For instance as I was in search for many decades.

kaisa hai Rishta tera mera...
ye Chehra phirbhi kinta Gehra...
ye Lamhe..
Lamhe ye Resham se..
kho jaye..
kho na jaye Humse...

Khafila..waqt ka..

Rok le..

ab Dilse Juda naa ho...

Teri galiyaan Teri galiyaan... mujhko Bhabein
galiyaan Teri galiyaan...

(This lines is his state of mind..
exact😌)

Avni immediately straighten her back pushing some of her hair strands behind her ears. She lowered her gaze to hide her flushed face.
All the while my gaze was scanning her each facial details.

She stepped back away and moved towards Aryan behind me who was staring at us with his chucklesome smile, I guess, until we parted from eachother's arm.
Avni grabbed his arm to get him inside dragging with her. he passed over me reddening his cheeks, smiled slightly gazing at me.
Three of us blushing unreasonably, though I wasn't sure if she blushed..

Forget it.

Damn.

I raked my fingers through my hair.

"Men do blush"

I won't debate on this fact now on.

*******

Smashing three burnt cigratte back to back inside the trash I left the balcony to step down the stairs. I stopped, I peered over the banister down at Avni and then her son. Hovering against the railing I stood watching them.

Avni was trying to catch him running round the couches in the hallway but he is slipping from her side every time. Giving up she plopped on the couch being exhausted by her chasing session. She was leaning her eyes closed on the headrest. I saw that kid of her came from behind and started tickling on her neck but before he could run away she grabbed her arms and pulled him upward across the couch and he fell on her lap. lying him on her lap Avni started tickling Arya on his stomach leaving him screaming and laughing furiously..
She was saying something while tickling him it was not audible the spot I was watching them from.

And breaking down in his chuckle he was screaming "Mumma leave me I'm not your lil Monster" and then many more kids have joined them tickling him playfully.

Now everyone around them snapped their head at the view relishing this joyful moment.

I wouldn't deny that a smile isn't grew on my face staring at them. I sighed crossing my arms over my chest straightening myself.
I turned my face slightly feeling a soft touch on my shoulder and the figure that came infront of me was my Mom.
Her gaze was at them downwards following mine.

"Arya he is so cute na!!" Mom said smiling lovingly looking at them.

I sighed.

"His mom passed away to bring him in this world.She was suffering from a huge blood lose because of carrying baby a lil late. She couldn't fight back with her complications and gave up the day she gave birth to her baby" my eyes automatically turned towards Mom confusingly arising many questions inside me but I couldn't form a single word to utter at that moment.

Vidyut, Arya's father and Ana had got married 6years back they both were orphan. Ana was 5years elder than Vidyut so she decided to have baby as soon as possible not wasting years to planning on this. She died to complete her family.
Vidyut loved Ana more than anything in this world because she was the only person he had as his family.
Being madly in love with his wife Vidyut couldn't accept her death. he started finding solace in alcohol neglecting his son.
He loved his child but he was so much in depression that he gradually started neglecting Arya. Eventhough there was a Nanny who used to take care of him but She fails when Arya break into his wail almost every night.
Avni was their closest neighbour and a very close friend who most of the night used to brought Arya home and the best part was Arya had always been instantly get silence in her arms as soon as she hug him tapping on his back to make him calm.
Gradually their bond started taking to another turn. Most of the time after coming back home from her institute Avni used to bring Arya home along with his nanny for the stay.
Perhaps God had planned to give them another shock.
One afternoon they got the news from an unknown clinic that Vidyut has passed away in a car crash been drunk excessively.

Avni loves Arya more than his own parents could have been. After that incident she adopted Arya legally and became her single mother taking his entire responsibility on her determined shoulder to grow him up as her own child. And since then Aryan also has returned her love beyond he might have given to his own parents if they would have alive.
Mom ended.

I stood there stunned like a statue would have been, if someone put there on the spot I was, staring at both of them. They were still into their own beautiful world. At best another, nothing less, Neela Aunty has joined them.
When she came I didn't realise.

Mom left descending down the stairs..

I felt something wet on my cheeks.

Tears..

Yes my eyes welled up without my consent recalling the day we had seen eachother last.

******

Avni was copying a note sitting in the canteen beside Rohan. Neil and his gang passed by their table but something caught into Neil's eyes.

Neil back stepped and stopped behind Avni snapping his head curiously looking at something. he zoomed his eyes narrowing on the note she was copying..

"Hey wait" He clutched the note from her hold. Furrowing his brows he asked calmly in a coldest stern tone"so this is the secret behind your top score..so this your class!! topper Avni Mehta" he smirked being agitated.

"You stole my note, it's my suggestion matterial...you disgusting nerd" he raised his voice..

Avni along with Soham beside her stood up being shocked by his sudden ill-tempered leaving their seat.Avni startled back step, flinched by his harsh voice..

Crowd started gathering around them to see the scene happening in the canteen.

"Listen Neil bhai..it's not..." Rohan tried to explain holding his shoulder but immediately cut off by Neil.

"Just shut your mouth" he yanked his hand down his shoulders.

"Such a desperate nerd you are Avni Mehta!! that you didn't take a single thought before stealing your best friend Rea's notes... few days back she told when I asked her about these assignments, which was made by me..she told she is not getting this piece of thing while she has searched for it every fucking place in her house.." he leaned towards her face, closer tightening his jaws. His arms clutching the edge both sides the table harshly.

"Show somewhere else your those superfluous middle-class fake principles Miss College topper" he gritted through his teeth glaring at her.
If glare could kill someone then it would have done by him right now.

Avni couldn't bring a single word out of her throat. She got numb by his sudden attack with such accusative words, this humiliation, surrounded by crowd of students around them.
It has taken time to gather herself being broken into pieces by his words. She kept staring him with her tears filled helpless eyes.

Ali tried to stop Neil saying to calm down him, there must have some misunderstanding occurred. But he glared at him saying "stay out of it"

Her vision was blurry because of her welled up teary eyes. she couldn't utter a single word reasoning herself. Her throat was almost locked to come out a huge weeping lump.
She grabbed her bag and ran from there wiping her tears but couldn't held herself lastly, she burst into tears walking through the road, blankly leaving her Institute behind.

*******

Few minutes later Rea came to the canteen roaming her eyes around, she sensed something unpleasant has happened. She asked Soham but responding her nothing with a disappointing face he left handing the note to her that she gave to Avni half an hour back, before she drove to her home to get the next class note. That she left at her house carelessly on the couch in hallway while having her breakfast.

She was hell confused looking at the whispering around there. her eyes fell on Neil being tightening his jaws sitting some far away with his gang.

Rea immediately walked to them to find out if they knows about her friend anyways.

"Is anything happened here just now..why this place looking so weird today" saying this she roamed her eyes confusingly around then brought back at them.

No one spoke firstly but later the silence finally interrupted by Kk, who spilled out the entire scene with each detail including Neil's humiliating words to Avni.

After listening kk Rea fumed in uncontrollable anger and as a result her thump slammed harder on the table they were seated around.

"How dare you Neil khanna to talk to my friend like that" Rea barked not bothering the crowd around them.

Creasing his forehead Neil stood up from his seat followed by his friends.

"Who the hell you are to say those things to Avni" Rea spatted furiously leaving Neil in shock.

"You told me that day...." Neil cut off saying anything further.

"Because I forgot that I gave it to her ...she was supposed to come to join me at your place but unfortunately she couldn't make it because of some personal issues unnoticeably arrived at the last moment. So I had told her not to worry I'll share the suggestion with her once I collect it from you. Therefore next week I passed it to her which I have totally forgotton about but when she saw me tensed last week because of being loosing the notes she told me that I had given it to her the week before, that which she will give back to me copying some due pages" Rea said in a single breath through her gritted teeth glaring at Neil.

Neil fumbled with his words he have found no words to utter, he palmed his face roughly in frustration realising the grave he has done being freaking impulsive..
His eyes softened, breath hitched recalling her tears filled eyes.
Her flushed humiliated face was flashing across his vision repeatedly.

Rea stormed out of the spot throwing the bundle of papers scattered on the table leaving those sheets sticking with the left over coffee strained cups.

*******
Neil

That incident was the week before our farewell day.

I had called Rea after preparing myself the whole day to convince her that I genuinely want to apologise to Avni. That I somehow managed Rea to agree finally. But she has ended the call saying that she can't say anything before talking to Avni. Because she has to go to her place as Avni was not picking her call from the day that incident happened. I sighed helplessly palming my face.

I was so much waiting for Rea to call me but she didn't. So without thinking much I drove to her place straight.
She was talking with her Dad sitting on a couch in the hallway. She saw me but didn't bother to say a single hi atleast.Saying hi to me Uncle left us alone going to his room other side.
she just shifted a bit from her place.
she looked sad.

"I told her that you want to apologise her" she stated before I could ask her anything.

I looked at her expectedly if she is going to say something favorable.

"Avni replied; she deserve this" Rea bit her lower lip averting her gaze away from me.

"Please leave her Neil" Saying this she stood up..

"Have some coffee" she offered but I said her good bye and left.

I sighed unlocking my car and left the place.

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We didn't come across eachother ever since that day. Whereas sometimes very rarely whenever I go to meet any girl chosen by my mom or Bebe I try to find those eyes in them. And through my subconscious mind only her tearful innocent eyes fladded flashes appeared instead.

Covering my face inside my palm I slouched my back on the bed mattress.

"I'm so sorry.."I mumbled gulping down my sobs.

I love this pure soul.

Neil khanna loves Avni Mehta to the core..to the edge of my existence. Yes I love her.

He wept silently..

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So the truth of their life in a single chappy...
I wanted to write so many things in this chappy for Neil's pov but I'm out of word at this moment to explain his side of story.
I have realised today such a bad writer I'm.

But I won't leave here I would definitely try to put life into this chapter adding some more scene later.

Hope my readers are not much disappointed😌

Avni's side of story still unfold..have patience guys, definitely it will come later soon.

Love MoN ❣️