Avni was moving out while his face was sticked onto her brain. His guilt face was the one which her mind filled off. She then saw a pharmacy and went in to get one thing.

"Ab isse hi kaam chlna padega mujhe" she thought and reached her home.

The next day

Avni was walking in the corridors and her eyes were searching for him.

"Everyday.. I will see him here... But where is he now?... I wanna thank him..." she thought.

She then moved towards the auditorium and saw him discussing about something to the students. He saw her.

"Just a min guys..." he said went towards her

"Vo... Neil... Thank you...." she said smiling

"I am sorry..." he said

"why are you saying sorry... Actually I wanna thank you.... Aur... Aapko yeh face suit nahi karraha hai... Byee..." she said everything in a go while her words made him smile

"Hello... I mean... Avni..." he called while she turned

"Why you always want to disappear?... And ha... I should... I mean....i got that locket... When we bumped... And yup... Like this... You disappeard that day....." he complained about her to herself

"It's okay..." she said smiling

"Coffee?" he asked while she looked at him and then looked away not able to say any reply

"Uff! Yaar tumbhi na... Impossible ho.... Kabhi kabhi gayab... Ya kabhi kabhi chup... Ya kabhi kabhi koye hui ho...." he said while she pouted and looked at him cutely

"Let's go... You are coming..." he said while she opened her mouth to say something but stopped when he kept his finger on her lips

She looked at him and he looked at her and shared a eyelock. He then took away his hand looking away. And they went. He ordered coffee.

" done with your breakfast?" he asked keeping coffee on her side and taking his seat.

He sipped his first sip still not getting any reply

"Ohoo.. So you skipped it today too?" he said and glared seeing her expression

"Why are you so careless?.... Can't you have breakfast?.... Do you think you are too healthy?" he was scolding while tears formed in her eyes as he was the first one who was scolding her for not caring herself

He stopped seeing her tears which were threatening to fall.

" Avni... "he cupped her cheeks being panic

She blinked her eyes to control it.

" I won't ask sorry for this.... Cause i am right....."he said while she looked at him.

" this is happy tears Neil..... Bihat din oops... Bohat saal hogay...ki... Kisne bhi mujhe nahi daata.... "she thought looking at him

He sighed seeing her silent. And she started to sip the coffee

" Kaha rehthi ho tum? "he asked while she choked

"Stranger ko nahi bata sakthi hu..." she said while he choked

"Stranger?... Hum mile huve 2 din hogay hai..." he said

"Tho?" she asked

"Tho?.. Friends nahi hai hum?" he asked casually

"No... I don't want any friend...." she said chuckling as she remainces how everyone left her

He looked at her confused.

"Matlab?.." he asked

"I am happy with myself...."she said while he looked at her which depict some kind of hurtness

"Self love ah?.. Not bad.." he said while she smiled.

Riya was stalking them and she can't see Neil who was always behind her and it increases her anger more. She took a tissue and a pen and wrote something and asked one of her junior to give to Avni. She straightly gave to Avni. While Avneil looked at her confused

"Yeh... Yeh kya hai?" she asked

"Pata nahi Vo senior ne dene keliye bola..." she said pointing out there while Riya hide it behind the pillar.

Avneil looked at the direction and found no one. Avni took out the tissue and opened it. She started breathing heavily after reading it. She fold the tissue tightly.

" Kya hua? " he asked seeing her tensed face

"I wanna go..." she said and stood up and took her bag and started running

"Avni..." he was shocked and started following her.

She ran reached the backyard of collage and kneel down with a thud. Her hand started shivering as she saw the tissue in her hand. Tears were now flowing uncontrollable. She again open the tissue paper.

Avni's pov

" NAJAYAZ"

No... No..... I teard the tissue paper into pieces and throw it away and went back wards.. I still can hear everybody calling me with that name. I am not... I am not... Na...naja.....(Crying badly). Who else know me here.... Who gave me this tissue...... Main NAJAYAZ nahi hu.... Main kalank nahi hu..... (She screamed).

While suddenly dayawanti appeared before her

"Tu hai NAJAYAZ....... Tu kha jaygi sab ko... Kalank hai tu.... Kalank..... Mera beta ko khaygay na tum... Aur tumhari Maa ko bhi... Yaha tak ki tumhari bhai ko bhi nahi choda tumne...... Tumhe jo bhi pyaar karega usko bhi tu khalegi......" she was cursing her

" Nahi!!!!!... "I shouted closing my eyes as I don't wanna hear her cursing me

Haa... Vo sahi hai... I lost my mumma... Papa.... And my brother...  main sach mein buri hu.... I can't let anyone close to me... I can't put any body's life on risk.....

My thoughts came to halt when someone hugged me tight. I open my eyes. This smell.... This smell.... I knew him....

"Avni...." I heard his voice.

Ne... Neil...

I recognized him. And there the thunder striked and I hugged him tight. I was under his arms. Like a baby hugging the mother in fear of the thunder striking. His arms were stiff as stone but it was soothing. I can hear his heart pumping as faster as mine. There was completely silent. Only music I hear is the sound of rain and his heart beat. I closed my eyes hugging him more without caring.

"Avni..." he again called her

I shot open my eyes and the reality striked me hard. I was hugging him. No... No...

Pov ends

She pushed him away from her.

"Avni..."

"Paas math aana...." she said moving away from him

"Kya hua.. Av...". He stepped forwards

"Maine kaha na... Paas math aao..." she shouted making him hell worried.

He stopped in this position itself being helpless. He badly wanna wipe her tears but he afraid to take his step forward. He looked at her who was looking down.

Neil's pov

I was confused....Confused seeing her eyes which was becoming moist..I ran behind her as I know something which was definitely wrong... I don't know.... I feel....connected towards her.... Whenever i see her eyes.... I can see only pain.... I don't know what it is......i got angry when she skipped her breakfast.....I got hurt when she said... She don't want any friend... Its been only 2 days..... But... I don't know this feeling.....by running... I reached the backyard of collage... But i was shocked when i saw her kneeling down in the ground,closing her eyes breathing heavily. My heart skipped a beat.... My all sense blocked and I did what my heart told me.. I hugged her. My mind did told me I will regret it later but I indeed didn't care..... I just wanna live in this moment...lots of question arises in my brain... What happen to her?... What was written on this tissue?. What was the pain in her eyes?. And my mind was right within some minutes.. She pushed me.... She was right... I shouldn't have hugged her without her consent. But I have no option left. I looked at her blankly.

Within some times. She stood up and started moving. While I just looked at her.

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