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Juhi almost ate half of my brain while having breakfast asking me why I didn't say her at the first place that I knew her cousin Neil. I some how managed saying her that he was my senior, we hardly interacted to eachother throughout our college days, so it got totally out of my mind to let her know about us.

I mean knowing eachother.

Making many other excuses I could finally succeeded in convincing her releasing half of my body sweats. I was so mentally exhausted throughput whole session and at that moment inadvertently my eyes fell on Arya and Neil sitting on the couch talking with eachother. Exasperation took place inside me instantly watching them together. And the result was l burst out on Neil, being extremely agitated.
Storming back in my room furiously I needed a warm shower to cool down my rising nerves. Locking my bedroom door I got inside the washroom.

After having a long warm bath I have changed into my evening clothes. I sat facing the mirror brushing my hair silently. My eyes furrowed at some noises coming from the lawn backside. I grabbed my shrug and ambled towards the balcony slipping my arms inside it to cover up my bare shoulders.

As soon as I opened the balcony door a loud gasp escaped from my mouth seeing at the scene in front of my sight.

Neil and Arya hugging eachother. Although it was a darkened evening but the lightings decorated around the lawn were enough to get me a brighter view outside.

Neil and Arya both holding two lil bat in their hand. Haven't any idea where they got it from. Actually it wasn't my concern at that moment, I was stunned looking at Arya. He was so happy hugging Neil, seems he has won some trophy.

"Yeyyy we won...Mom we won" I flinched coming back from my trance when Arya called me looking upward at my direction all sweaty, huffing and giggling holding the bat upward showing me.
A smile grew on my lips looking him happy.

Neil immediately took him in his arm glancing at my direction. His smile was genuine not that smirked one which I ignored leaning over there on the balcony fence averting my gaze towards Dev, who blinked his eyes at me curving his lips sadly. They went inside.
Immediately I realised there were some more kids including some more guys along with them, followed them inside.
Some were giggling some looked disappointed.
May be they have lost the match.

Dev is a nice guy. He has good sense of humour unlike that irritating cousin of him. He Lives in California with his parents and two sisters. He is a chef.

Neil

She is not married, this news itself instantly came up as a peace maker to me. I came across to a strange happiness the moment I got to know that She is not married. I felt so relief. That was a entirely foreign feeling to me but eventually I got to know the piece of heart I missed throughout these years is she..I so liked her the day she entered our institute. My subconscious mind always kept knocking me through my extreme unwelcomed emotions I had showed her being puzzled, that she has something very unusual, very different from any other girl I had noticed till. I was so abhorrent in throwing my attitude whenever we passed over eachother. I never had realised how I wanted someone like her in my life. I wasn't aware of my ownself that how much my heart was looking for a companion like her. Secretly I always wanted to see her smiling face. Unfortunately I had been the person behind her all tearful days during our academic year. I'm a person comfortable to be coated around a hard shell being imperious hiding my emotions beneath not let them reveal to the people outer world.

Anyhow now on I would smash that person if anyone would ever think of hurting her. Despite being all my faults in past I'll make sure I wouldn't become a troublemaker in her life anymore.

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"Hey Neil she likes you" Ali said pulling down his tee removing the practice costume..

"Who" Neil asked in a cold tone gulping some water down his throat then wiped his mouth with the front side of his wrist and furrowed at Ali.

"That first year girl Avni. Who else?" not breaking the eye contact with Ali he kept down the bottle on its place back and silently made his way towards the railing to tie the lace of his shoes. As if he has heard something he didn't like at all.

"Please"  Neil uttered, threw a disgusted face.

" Arey pagal haven't you noticed how excited she was watching you in the field on final match day?" Ali worked passed Neil to grab his bag from the desk they had kept before joining the field.

"Come on Ali" Neil rolled his eyes bending down more.

"What c'mon!!!......
Dude I can see it in her eyes that she has a thing for you..I'm more than sure.....that gaze..it's all about that...I knew these things and I have noticed the tension between you two..there is something very intense.." spating at him before the last few words Ali mumbled under his breath but the entire thing went audible to Neil.

" she is not my type, so please Ali don't you dare ship us...Neil khanna could never fall in love with that average girl.. Never... as you well know me Ali I can't stand these rotten sack mentality middle class people..and that dweeb Avni Mehta, has no dressing sence neither she stands anywhere close to me. No way" he let out a distasteful chuckle nonchalantly tying his sport shoes lace. His one leg supported on the playground fence. His voice is between mock and displease.

Straighten his back next minute Neil clung his bag straps over his shoulder he moved to face Ali.
"Never"  his final word. His gaze was intense. he confidently walked passed by Ali..

"You himself gave your answer Neil..I haven't mentioned the word love either.." shaking his head plastering a smile a few step behind Ali said to himself then taking a deep breath he jogged to match his steps.

Neil unaware of the statements Ali has just stated for him..They both stepped towards the campus to proceed into their classes.

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What Ali had seen I couldn't...

A calmed light smile appeared on my lips under a deep sigh..

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Avni

I sometimes hate myself the most  when my whole existence react exactly the opposite, not the way I want it to be. It's immensely similar to how my inner self used to be the same around him years back. That same unnerving feeling, the same fast heart beating, the same stomach churning, butterflies everywhere, the same my every sense organs in high alert. That's most disagreeable part of my subconscious self. Bloody hell. Not that he still has that effect on me. No way.

I was descending down the stairs glancing around in search of my Mamma and Arya among the guests gathered around the hallway. My eyes halted at the direction, fell straight on two particular person.
Neil was standing beside the kitchen counter and Araya is sitting on the sink his legs dangling out. They were busy having their chat..
God knows about what!!

Wait.. What!!! Arya is eating something and what was that he is holding in his hand??? I zoomed my eyes on his hand and I guess I'll know it soon.

I quickly made my way breaking the throng of guests through the hallway towards their direction narrowing my eyes at his fist. Arya grabbing something orangish..And I have figured it out already what was it.

"What the hell!!"gritting through my teeth I grabbed the ladoo from his hand and put him down thumping the Ladoo inside the box aside. Then darted my eyes at Neil being exasperated.

"I said you..." Instantly a finger landed on my lips shutting me up, I realised. I blinked my eyes nervously looking down at his fingers then tilted back into his eyes..

"Sssssshhhhh" his voice was deep.

" Av...." He paused earning a glare from me. His voice over manly, deep and his gaze compelling.

Av? Where the sudden gush of air came from.

"You are being rude to me unnecessarily!!" there was a smoothness in his tone.
My eyes glued on his captivating dark orbs causing dried down my throat. I swallowed.

I just moved my gaze back and forth few times over his orbs. Woow! He must have tried be a supper model.

"We love eachother" he leaned closer to my face a bit then slowly pulled back his hands away from my lips. Our faces too close like never before. My vision blurry. God this man. I so lo....hate him. Trust me. I do.

I felt my throat became, made my stomach churn exactly how they used to be years ago. stupid stomach. I hate my stomach. It left a ticklish sensation by this mili inch space gap between our faces.

Wait what did he say?

He immediately dissolved the awkward ambience clarifying his statement.

"Me and Aryan. We love eachother's company" he stated casually. my eyes fell on his lips, the way they both have just moved softly causing shiver through my each senses. I hate my senses.
He straighten his back, took a step backward. I saw a hint of some inexplicable emotions in those orbs. They are not straight as it had been always witnessing by me in the past, instead they're intense. There are deep as if they are earning entrance to see through my soul.

Not breaking the eye lock with me he hold Arya by his arm who was still licking his fingers throwing his head back looking upward at both of us standing a bit closer to me compare to the spot Neil was. Taking Arya along with him Neil walked passed over me to the hallway where his family has gathered around for the mehendi function. Nerve of this man. I hate this man.

I stood there numb staring at his retreating image before Mamma had come to inform that Juhi is asking for me.

My daze was interrupted being winched by my own voice that I had made to reply Mamma through nodding my head blankly. I walked towards the other side where Juhi has been settled to have her Mehendi ceremony..

I can feel a pair of eyes on my back, gaping at my each movements..

I was chatting with Juhi sitting beside surrounded with her cousins, I felt a two little soft arms wrapped around my neck from behind.
He planted a kiss on my left cheek and I heard him chuckled.

"Maskebaaz..."I snorted mentally.
I shook my head gripping his arms and instantly a smile crept on my lips at the sound of his giggles on my back.

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Neil

Drying my hands I exited the washroom and immediately straight my eyes fell on Aryan who was standing against the kitchen counter lifting his toes. Extending his arm he was trying hard to grab a lil square box from the sink towards him.
A smile crept on my lips instantly watching his cute antiques. I made my way towards his direction.

I picked him up by my arms and let him sit on the sink and dragged the Ladoo box towards him that he was struggling to get his side from last few minutes.
He smiled widely looking at me and pushed a Ladoo inside his mouth with a drowsy eyes getting lost into its mouth watering kesar flavoured. He grabbed another one in his fist.

"Mom was asking about us" he said amidst his gulping.

"What..."calmly I crossed my arms leaning against the sink beside him.

"Wanted to know what we were talking" he stated gulping down the first one completely.

"Achaa!!" I leaned my head a bit sideways creasing my forehead slightly listening to him.
I so wanted to take a tissue and wipe his face but it was much amazing seeing him eating laddus all smashed in his tiny fist leaving his cheeks all over covered with orangish stains.
he looks so cute.

"I told her that we were talking about weather" he laughed shaking his shoulder bent his head a bit, he covered his mouth with his lil palm to stop his giggles. looking at his antics I also on the way to curve my lips forming a smile but before I could have done that, inadvertently my eyes fell on the person descending down the stairs.

Avni.
Our eyes collided for a moment before she gently bring her gaze at Aryan and rested at him.

She quickly walked towards us and pulled down Aryan in a swift move off the kitchen counter.

She stood lowering her gaze and glared at Aryan.
She was looking breath taking in that yellow attire. Unintentionally my eyes fell on her bare waist that was covered by a yellow shrug all over the back leaving her front unwrapped. Stopping myself to get those indecent thoughts being distracted by her aura, I immediately pulled back my gaze and landed them onto her face. I straighten my back from the leaning position.

As soon as she snapped her head towards me and attempted to speak further something ,my hand went up close to her lips to shut her up by placing my index finger on those soft petal like pink rim. I shushed leaning closer to her.
I felt a sudden knot inside my stomach urging to feel those lips on mine replacing away my finger instantly. My breath was rising up to it's highest beat inside my ribcage leaving me gulping down my dry throat.

Supporting my right hand on the sink I towered over her slightly more. Our faces were too close to eachother. hardly anyone could have inhaled the oxygen unevenly.

The moment those words came out of my mouth "we love eachother" I can literally hear my own heartbeat throbbing inside to burst out my skin violently.

It wouldn't be mistaken if I would say it was a feeling when someone gets up after a long coma during some decades.

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