I know that Mithali's role has come to an end, but if it hadn't and Ali and her were to be a couple, what would have their ship name be?

From my side: MithAli

I'm very sorry that I didn't update for 3 or so days. I hadn't been able to get my hands on the laptop, so couldn't write. Also, the second reason for the delay was that another story was playing in my mind (An innocent criminal mind).

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"Par Ali, Me tumhe believe nahi karti. Proof dikha." Neela said. She had teased Avni about her clothes to hide her happiness that they had finally gotten together. Well, there was still some doubt, because it could have been because of another reason she was not aware of. After all, when they had first met in the forest, Avni had come back home in his shirt and she had misunderstood that the shirt she was wearing was of her (future) boyfriend's.

Ali again took his chance to endlessly tease Avni. "Yeh dekho aunty." The phone was again on display, showing the same old romance of Avni and Neil. 

Neela's face split into a smile as she saw her daughter finally get love which her mothers had longed for. It was all evident in the photo. Even if the photo was not of high resolution (Neela had figured out that Ali had zoomed), their love was crystal clear.

"Ma, abhi mujhe ek bohot hi important kaam yaad aaya aur mujhe jana hai. See ya!" Avni came out of her room and exited the house in a flash. Neela didn't even get to congratulate her. Oh well, 'see ya!'

"Yeh social media par post kaoon ya phir nahi?" Ali emphasized 'social media' and 'post', air-quoting with his phone in his hands. Neela again stared at the image and remembered that she was kind of behind it all. She had  confronted Neil about his feelings. She was happy that she did.

"Jo Karna hai karle, mujeh bhi koi kaam yaad aa gaya." Neela stood up to visit Ayesha's grave.

"Idhar kya kar rahi hai tu? Tu toh Neil ki zindagi se bohot door jaane wali thi. Mere puttar ka pyaar nahi dekh pai. Woh toh ghar bhi nahi aaya woh divorce paper sign karke. Ja! nahi dekhna mujeh tera chehra. Neil ki zindagi toone bar baad kardi!" Bebe immediately said when she saw Avni as her visitor. Apparently, Prakash and Shweta had gone for a party held by Prakash's friend and they could not take Bebe as she didn't feel well. Wondering why a maid didn't open the door? Bheema and the others decided to take a holiday.

"Bebe, mujeh aapki help leni thi." she asked. Bebe had said everything in one go, so she only had heard the first sentence.

"Kya help? Ali ko patane mein? kaisi aurut hai tu, meri tillu ko chhodhti hai aur dusre aadmi pe chipak jaati hai." This time Avni heard every single word she said.

"Bebe! Me aapke tillu ko kahi nahi chhodh ke gayi! Humne divorce nahi kiya!" These words seemed to brighten Bebe's world again and she miraculously became well.

"Sach! Me toh khushi se pagal ho gayi hoon. Me ek party throw karungi saare family members ko invite karte hue. Tubhi apne dost ko laa jaana. Bhagwan, itni saari tayariyaan karni hai. Sorry, Avni, kissi aur din aana meri help ke liye." She turned to go away from a sad faced Avni. "Aur ha me toojhe Tillu ki Embarrassing pictures baad me dikhaogi." That turned the bulb on of Avni's head. 

"Thank you so much Bebe!" She quickly hugged her and made her way to Nanno's house. Bebe stood there, not knowing what she had said.

'Where are the damn boxers.' Avni stared at The pile she had made from Ali's clothes. When Bebe had said 'Embarrassing', she remembered that gifted him a pair of boxers with the same reason as Neil gifting her a Punching bag with his face on it. For reasons she herself didn't know she kept it. Wait... now she had started to connect everything with Neil? 

Anyways, it was an apology for burning one of his other pair of boxers while she had been lighting candles in Nanno's house (The fuse had blown off and there was no electricity). "Ha! finally." She picked a finding Nemo-themed boxers. Yes, that was her gift. She thought that Ali would refuse it, but he just smiled and accepted it. It had happened after Ali had recognized her and said her to come to Nanno's and his home.

As she turned the doorknob of the room to escape from the front door before Ali came back from Neela's, she bumped into something hard. Or should she say someone.

"Oh, toh tum yeh bhool gayi thi. Nanno ko toh tumne bataya tha ki tu apna koi saman bhool gayi thi." Neil picked up the cloth that had fallen from Avni's hand.

Avni panicked and pushed him against the wall and clamped his mouth shut, "Shh! Do mujhe woh vapis!" She heard a muffled response. He then looked annoyed and licked her hand. "EWW! Neil!" she punched him square in the chest. She then felt like her hand hurt more than his chest.

"Neil, Yeh awaz kaisi?"  footsteps were heard. Neil mouthed 'Ali!'

Avni's eyes widened and looked around for a hiding place, "Behind the curtain!" He whispered. She managed to hide before Ali entered the room. "Ali woh actually mene Avni ko phone kiya tha use kuchh batane ke liye."

"Toh 'eww'ki awax itni zor se kaise aayi?" 'Abhi hi ise detective Ali banna tha?' Neil thought. Thank goodness he had a cop's brain and replied, "Phone speaker par tha!"

Ali raised his eyebrow, telling him to spill the beans, "Ali, aise kyu ghoor raha hai? Kuchh laga hai kya mere chehre par?"

"Ha laga hai. Ek love-struck face." Ali sat on the bed beside Neil. He visibly gulped. Avni would be visible to him in this angle. He had to divert his attention from looking towards the french window.

"Yaar, mujhe ek chiz tujhe dikhani thi." When he was in panic, his brain didn't seem to function well, Just like when was in front of him. 

"Kya chiz dikhani thi?" Ali ate the grapes in his hands. Ali was apparently a foodie. No wonder the other reason Ali had said for opening the cafe meant that he loved food.

"Ek surprise hai. Actually hamari friendship biggad gayi thi Avni ke vajah se toh me use reform karna chahta tha." He made sure Avni could not hear him. Ali smiled and they stood up to leave the room. 

"Ali, Me apna mobile (purposely) bhul gaya. Abhi aata hoon." He stepped out of the car.

"Avni," he whispered in her ear when he saw her peaking out of the window, waiting for them to go.

"Ahh-" it was now his turn to clamp her mouth and shove her against the wall.

"Shh... do you want Ali to come and spoil our romance?" he whispered in her ear and kissed her cheek before staring into the most beautiful eyes he had fallen in love with. Even if she was completely different from his past lover, he still thought that their eyes looked the same.

Their racing heartbeat and breathing seemed to be in synchronizing with each other. She could just forever keep on staring-falling-- into his eyes and not even care for the world.

Avni's gulp snapped him out of his thoughts and out of their unofficial stare game. "Wifey," He removed his hand, "You. Owe. Me." and without another word, slowly disappeared form Avni's sight.

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A nice long update to just maybe make-up for not updating for days.