Recap:

Arohi and neil try to track akshara in the airport, Arohi by mistake steps inside security area and the birlas and goenkas talk trash to Neirohi. Now they have meet in their secret place Arohi's place and Neil has gone to get them some snacks as dinner..

Will they open up?? Read this part...

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Arohi was just lost at the beautiful night sky, when she heard a knock at her door...she opened and It was Neil with loads of stuff and bags...

Arohi's eyes widened at the sight of it... Did you buy food for whole family ?? itna?? Neil ...

Arre..snacks hi toh hai... saying this he nudged his way in...while arrohi saw ihm walk inside and shut the door..

Neil quickly put the snacks in the two paper plates...while aarohi kept on staring at him...

Kyun kar rahe ho yeh sab??( Why are you doing all these?)...Neil stopped at her words...

Ofcourse I am hungry...you...are not??? Arohi understood he is dodging her question..and silently sat at her beanbag to eat..and took a paperplate and sat opposite to him without batting an eye at him..

Neil was super scared to meet her eyes..he dreaded that he might open up to her and tell how miserable he has been feeling lately, so he intentionally never met her eyes...kabhi he stared at the chips packet, his chips, the dark ceiling, everything but her...

Arohi saw his antics and understood that he is not comfortable to answer the question...and silently took her snacks to the balcony again...

Seeing Arohi walk to the balcony neil felt relieved...and bit his lips....as much as he then wanted to avoid her, now that she had walked past him to the balcony he wanted to be with her..

To his surprise, Something in her silence was comforting him for sure.. He did not know what...

He too followed her steps to the balcony and leaned forward at the railings...

And the moon too shone brightly at them...serving them as a light..

And yet again a silence a comforting silence prevailed between them in the misty night...

Moonlight dinner ....Hogaya ye tho.... Neil said breaking the ice stuffing his mouth with food...

A slow and slight haa... came from arohi's mouth...

Vaise toh patar patar karte rehthe ho ab kya hua??( You talk a lot usually , now what is it with you) Neil asked...

Arohi smiled meekly... she remembered her Bade papa's words...humesha tumhare vajese kuch na kuch to hota hi rehta hai..(Always because of you things happen) ...and swallowed that chips with her with a sense of angst...

Neil saw the look on her face, it seemed familiar..it was like he saw his reflection...The lips wanting to scream yet letting down a slightest shiver...the eyes tired of earning for love affection and validation....Neil saw himself in her...and sighed...

Don't you think , agar hum exist hi na hote toh..baaki logo ko kuch zyaada fark nahi padega?? This thing from Arohi made Neil come out from his thoughts..

Neil stared at the black sky, and slowly noded an yes without looking at her...

Par tum ne toh galtiyan bhi ki...Arohi interrupted Neil...before he could complete it..

Haan.. par sudharne ki khoshish bhi kar rahi hun na main... Neil nodded in affirmative...

And again both looked back at the moon that was standing and beaming in all its glory..

Arohi looked at neil ..harsh uncle tera band kabhi bhi bhajathe haina???

Neil looked at her....and bit his lips not wanting to open up... Arre dono ghar ki baathein choda na!! tum bathao tumhara din kaise gaya

Arohi smirked.. acha apne pe agaya toh topic change?!!!

Neil: Batao na??

Arohi kept the biscuit back in her paper plate..and sighed..

Nothing much...Doctor hot hi toh alag baath hai..par all thanks to your akshara bahbhi I annot practise for one more year..ab toh pura din mimim aur bade papa ke dekbaal mein nikli jaa raha...aur kuch kass nahi..tum batao?!?!

Neil just opened his mouth.. Khabardar akshu ki side li tho..maine admit kiya tha vo genuine mistake hai..fir bhi nikal di gayi...

Neil smiled at her ...and looked back at the moon..

Will you listen to me ?? Niel asked slowly looking in her eyes with so much compassion...

Arohi heard his voice and it was soothing her wounds for some reason...

She blinked her eye showing her willingness to hear him out..

Promise?? Neill forwarded his hand...keeping his paper plate aside

Arohi sighed and kept her hand unwillingly in his keeping her paper plate aside..The moon immediately shone bright as if providing them with spotlight...

Gussa mat ho Arohi, Mujhe lagta hai..tum grudges bahut der tak hold karti ho...Aree jaane de na yaar...

Tumhara career nahi gay ana?? Arohi interrupted..

Maanta hun iss baar akshara Bhabhi ki hai...par main iska baat nahi kar raha hun.. neil spoke gently...

Fir kya??? Arohi asked arrogantly..

Tumhari maa...

Arohi interrupted neil.. Don't budge your nose in things you do not neil...I think... before Arohi could complete neil moved forward and kept his on hand covering her pink lips..making her heart flutter...and beat for actual once..

Meri baath suno..na arohi... he said looking to her big eyes that was glaring at him with fire....

Listen na, I don't know kya hua tha... aur kyon hua..You did not deserve to lose your parents like that.. He sighed still looking at her eyes..

Acha maan bhi ashara Bhabhi ki galat bhi ho sakti thi..mujhe nahi pata par kab tak yaar..tu ussi past main jeeti rahegi???Kab tak??

Chalo kal ko suppose mann lo sab ne mann liye ki Bhabhi ki galati thi..Then what??

Are you going to send her to jail?? Arohi looked at him blantantly...

Then who are you fighting with?? Aarohi past ko jitna khuredoge na uthna dard karega yaar..chod na..Samaj le yehi teri kismet thi..aur cheezon ko alag ek nayi nazariye se dekhna shurur kar na, Aaru??

His soft tone of words and his looks of care made arohi drop a tear from her eye unwillingly...she quickly shrugged his hands of her lips..and wiped her tears...and did not want to face him..

Toh uska kya humesha akshara akshara karte rehthe hain..uska kya...?? Unhe bhi chod du?? Jo hota hai hone du???Tumhari tarah bina lade sab kuch sehthi rahu??

Ladkar bhi mila kya hai tume??? Neil asked... bade papa aur saare log tume Bhabhi ke tara treat karne lage?? Tume aaj bhi senseless aur stupid hi samaj rahe na??

Then why even try?? Kisi validation chahiye tume??

Accept the fact that your family will never love you the way they love your elder one and be in peace with you... Neil completed..

Have you?? Arohi asked immediately.. Neil stole his glances from her ...not willing to face her..

If you have applied your gyaan na you would not have been here... she said..

Try toh kar raha hun na main..b Neil shouted back looking at the sky... Arohi saw him lose his shit for the first time...

I also don't know ki when can one be used to getting hurt by their own family, par... his eyes welled up...

Arohi immediately took him to a hug...Neil kept his head on her shoulders and broke down...uncontrollably...

Arohi wondered how hurt he was to breakdown like this..For she knows she would be the last one he would open up to..she did not know how to console him..shee slowly took her hands and kept on patting his back...while standing still..

Her eyes too let down a tear here and there to remind her that Neil was not that the only one hurt in the room..

The moon and the stars shone brightly as if having a celebration party among themselves .....It was a like hope at the end of the tunnel..for these two...

Neil slowly broke the hug...arohi too wiped her tears...and agsi there was a silence..

Aarohi saw the sky and thought something and noded her head.. You are right!! Chal, then Lets start from the first....Lets be friends..aur jab bhi hume dard or lonely feel hota hai , we will have each others back?!?! What say?!?! Saying this she extended her hand...

Neil smiled gently and accepted the handshake...

A shooting star quickly dropped in the sky as if the moon itself was wishing them on their new beginnings...

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