During the party, neil looked a little lost& avni decided to talk to him after the party

After the party, neil's room-

As avni knocked the door& entered,she saw neil packing his stuff which left him totally surprised

A-neil ye packing kyu karre ho??
Where are u going?

N-ive found another place for myself avni
I have got justice for whatever happened with me in childhood &now im very much stable mentally as well
My stay at your house is over avni
You have done alot for me& i can never be able to repay you for it
Most importantly, i cant put the life of you or any of your family members under threat because of me- cz although akhilendra &mandira are behind the bars, they are still unpredictable- what if they leave their goons behind you& attack you or your family as soon as they get a chance?
No i cant let that happen

A-why do u consider yourself as a burden on everyone neil?
Standing& fighting against your own family isnt a child's play
And you did this with full courage
Avni tried alot but neil was determined regarding his decision& avni finally gave up

Next day-

Neil touched the elders feet& after thanking them all,he bid good bye to them
Soon everyone resumed their work

Avni left for her office early cz she knew she wont be able to see his diparture
By now she was sitting in her cabin, with an open file in her hands but with zero concentratratuon in its contents- her mind was only roaming around neil-

He had his food or not
He took his medicines or not
Is he having any difficulty while training students in the academy(he didnt leave the city on mehta fam insistance to keep in touch with him)
Slowly he had become a part of the family after all

She spent her day with great difficulty & though she had a word with ali in the morning, she wasnt satisfied
She had become very habitual to his presence around her

**Time lapse***

It had been 3months since neil left mehta house& though he was in touch with them via riya& aman, still they became used to his absence
Even when he had a talk with them, he made sure not to let them mention avni in any of the convos cz though he was being strong in front of them as well as the world,the fact was that her absence was killing him from inside- everyday, every hour, every passing moment

Aman did reveal it to the family but avni covered it all up in a way that they didnt think of talking to neil regarding it& closed the matter then& there
When he told her about neil's feelings for her& that she too loves him& isnt able to see it, she again brushed it off to be just a good friend bonding while aman cursed his luck to get such a dumb sister
Finally he decided to keep it all aside for the time being

Few days later, ali's academy-

Neil was giving squash lessons to few students when suddenly his breath started becoming heavy cz of the suffocation he felt in that closed room
He did give squash lessons but not as frequently as basketball& was playing the sport after pretty long hence suffocation was affecting him
Ultimately, it didnt take time for him to loose consciousness while the students in the room freaked out & informed ali immediately

In no time ali arrived with avni already on call with him

Al-avni tell us the dos& dont while we we bring neil to your hospital

Av-ok then listen to me carefully
(She tells them& they follow suit)
Soon, they reach the hospital &neil is shifted to the ICU

Av-ye sab hua kese?

Ali& his student explains whatever happened in the academy

A-aur kitni der se khel rhe the?

Student-approx 1.5 ghate se phir neil sir behosh hogye

A-break liya tha beech men?

S-haa
Humlog thodi der baahar gye they fresh air k liye

A-neil gya tha saath men?

S-nhi
Humne insist kia but sir ne mana kar dia
With that, ali told his student to leave

Avni's cabin-

Ali-suffocation ki wajah se hua hoga

Av-reason sirf suffocation nhi h

Al-toh phir?

Av-im pretty sure k closed surrounding men zyada der tak rehne se usse apni childhood & hospital torture k flashes aaye honge

Al-toh ab hume kya karna chahiye?

Av-sabse pehle toh tuje iss baat ka dhyaan rakhna h k neil koi bhi aise sport ki coaching nhi dega jo kisi bhi type ke closed room men khela jaye-jo bhi ho, open air hona chahiye
2-3 aur cheeze h
Wo men message kr dungi

Al-ok
Yaar lekin ye sab toh sirf academy hours ke liye na
Ghar pe toh wo akela hi hoga kyuki usne mehta house chod dia h

Av-haa
Muje khud bhi koi solution strike nhi krra
Bas itna pta h k usse akele chodna sahi nahi h

Al-toh ghar k liye nurse& maid appoint karne ko bol

Av-yahi idea muje sabse pehle aya tha lekin phir drop krna pada

Al-kyu?

Av-tu usse nhhi janta- 10mahino men main usse itna toh jaan gyi hu k agar hum nurse& maid appoint kr bhi de toh wo pakka nurse ko nikal dega kyuki ab usse akele rehne ki aadat hogyi h
Accha yaar ali bta k uski students k saath kesi bonding h

Al-kaafi acchi-coaching bhi badia h aur students k saath time bhi spend krta h

Av-idea!

Al-kya?

A-academy men hostel facility na?

Al-haa Kyu?

Av-tu waha admission kra de staff quaters men
Use company bhi mil jayegi& shayad medical emergencies bhi reduce ho jaye

Al-perfect- men aaj hi authorities se baat krta hu
Vese neil ko discharge kab tak karenge?

Av-jab tak doctors sure nhi hojate that everything is fine

Al-ok

Within next2 days neil was discharged& after strict instructions from doctors, neil finally accepted ali's suggestions of staying at staff quarters& avni thanked god for the same

**Time lapse***

It was the day before the day neil was about to shift to staff quarters& the broker was about to come next day to recieve keys of the flat& refund the money, after deducting some

The flat anyway didnt have anything cz it had only been a few weeks to neil staying there
Avni& ali decided to pick him up in the evening

Evening-

Neil was done with his packing &was silently sitting in the balcony- looking at avni's pic in his hand
Tears trickled down his eyes
Many thoughts were roaming in his mind- he loved avni but wasnt having the courage to ask her about the same cz he didnt wanna spoil their friendship by bringing his feelings as a hurdle
Also, would her family accept him after whatever he faced since childhood &that he was still under treatment
After all accepting a person as guest for few weeks is very different from accepting that person as son in law
He looked at the star& then back at avni's photo

As ali& avni reached neil's flat &rang the bell, they didnt get any response

Al-so gya hoga kya?

Av-neil ko kal se pta h k hum ayenge pick krne
men phone try krti hu
Avni tries his no

Av- ring jari h par utha nhi raha

Ali again rang the door bell but to no avail

Av- ali muje tension hori h
Uss din bhi academy men wo faint hogya tha

Al-darwaza todne ka irada h kya?

Av-aur koi option nhi h
She pulls out a hairpin& hands it over to ali who somehow opens the door

As they enter, the sight in front of them leaves them shocked

Precap-suspense

Phew!
Finally updated
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