It was the time of evening, the birds were hovering in the sky. Avni was sitting in her room and she dialed Neil's number after a few rings, the phone was picked up.

Avni: Hello.

On the other side, DD was on call.

DD: Good evening, Bhabhi.

Avni frowned.

Avni: DD?

DD: Ji, Bhabhi.

Avni: Neil kahan hai?

DD: woh bhabhi, Sir Ji commissioner sir ke sath meeting room main hain.

Avni: Oh. Acha theek hai. Main bad main bad kar lungi.

DD: koi message ho to mujhe de den.

Avni: Nahi, nahi, as such koi message nahi hai. Bus ase hi.

DD: ok, main Sir ji ko bata dunga.

Avni cut the call and she thinks then Avni started reading her novel.

It was the time of night, the moon was shining over an open area. A crowd was standing there and a huge force of police was also present there. A seal was hanging there. Three police jeeps were standing there and one van of the forensic team was standing there. They were collecting proofs. A dead body was kept on the ground on the stretcher and it was covered with a white sheet. Neil was standing at some distance and he was looking at the ground by keeping his one hand on his hips. Neil looked around. DD was standing with him. Neil was wearing a mask but it was pulled down.

DD: Sir, mujhe lagta hai death blood loss ki waja se hoi hai. Is per kisi knife se waar kiya gaya hai.

Neil nodded.

Neil: hmm. Lekin murder yahan nahi howa.

DD: aap ko asa kyun lagta hai?

Neil: DD, dekho yahan aas pass koi bhi blood ka stain nahi hai is ka matlab isay kahin aur mara gaya hai. Aur is ke sar per bhi chot hai to possibility hai ke is per ek se zyada logon ne waar kiya ho yaa phir ek hi insan ne pehle is ke sar per waar kar ke isay behosh kiya aur phir is per Kisi sharp cheeze se waar kiya.

DD nodded.

Neil: Aur to aur is ke pass is ka wallet bhi nahi hai means killer nahi chahta ke is ki identity kisi ko pata chale.

DD: aur is ka face bhi kharab kar diya hai taa ke koi isay pehchan naa paye.

Neil nodded.

Neil: Yahan aas pass talashi jari rakho kuch na kuch to zaror milega.

DD nodded.

Neil: aur han body autopsy ke liye bhej do.

DD: ok, Sir.

DD goes and Neil looked around. Neil moved there to find some clues and he found a bracelet. Neil was wearing gloves in his hands. Neil took out a packet from his pocket and he sat on his feet. Neil took the bracelet and looked at it. It was a man's bracelet. Neil kept it in the packet. Neil looked around and he got up. Neil looked here and there then he looked at the packet. Neil thinks. Neil's phone rang and he came out of his thoughts. Neil took out his phone from his pocket and saw Avni's number. Neil was about to pick up the call but he heard a sound of siren. Neil looked up and he saw Commissioner's car. Neil cut the call.

On the other side, Avni was sitting on the bed in her and she looked at the phone confusingly.

Avni: Neil ne meri call kat di.

Avni was surprised.

On the other side, Commissioner came to Neil who salutes him and the commissioner nodded.

Neil: Sir, aap yahan?

Commissioner: Han, police station call ki to pata chala tum yahan ho to yahan agaya.

Neil: is everything alright, sir?

Commissioner: Nahi, Neil. Mr. Mahir Sinha ko jante ho?

Neil thinks.

Neil: Woh Sinha enterprises ke owner?

Commissioner: Yes, wahi. Woh Kal raat se ghar nahi aye. Un ki family ne har jaga dhundha lekin un ka koi ata pata nahi hai.

Neil was listening to him.

Commissioner: Un ki Wife ne bataya ke woh kisi baat ki waja se stress main the. Mujhe shak hai ke un ke sath kuch howa hai.

Neil looked at Commissioner and again he lowered his gaze. Neil scratched his chin.

Commissioner: yeh bohat hi high profile case hai un ke links bohat upar tak hain isi liye main chahta hun ke tum yeh case handle karo.

Neil: Sir.

Commissioner: Good.

Neil smiled and then something struck in his mind. Neil thinks.

Neil in mind: Kahin yeh dead body Mahir Sinha ki ko nahi hai.

Neil was shocked. Neil looked at the body. The men picked up the stretcher and they go. Neil thinks.

Later, Neil came home and he saw that his mother is waiting for him sitting on the couch. Neil sighed.

Neil: Mom, aap ab tak soi nahi.

Shweta got up from the couch.

Shweta: Jis maa ka beta bina batae raat ko dair se ghar aye woh maa bhala kaise so sakti hai?

Neil made a face.

Shweta: Kya, Tillu, tu ne phir se yeh late aana shuru kar diya. Is se ache to hum Shanpur main hi the. Tu ghar per to rehta tha.

Neil smiled thinking about Shanpur and his moment with Avni.

Shweta: Acha, ab jaldi se fresh ho jaa. Main khana lagati hun.

Neil: ok.

Neil smiled.

Neil came to his room, he rubbed his forehead, and huffed. Neil was hell tired. Neil remembered about Avni. Neil pinched his eyes.

Neil: Sss... main Avni ko call karna to bhul hi gaya.

Neil took out his phone and saw the time. It shows 11:45 pm.

Neil: Abhi to Avni so rahi hogi. Tch...

Neil got upset.

Neil: Aaj pura din Avni se baat nahi hoi... isi baat ka dar tha mujhe... tch.

Neil felt bad. He sighed.

The next morning, Neil was sitting on the bed and was still in his night clothes. Neil was calling someone. On the other side, Avni was laying in fowler's position folding her arms and her phone was ringing. She looked at the phone and then she looked straight. Avni was craving to talk to Neil but she was angry with him.

Avni: Baat kar leti hun.

Avni turned to pick up the call but she stopped.

Avni: Nahi, kal pura din us ne call nahi ki aur jab maine ki to kat di. Ab main bhi baat nahi karungi. Hmm.

Avni again folds her arms. The call cut. Avni looked at the phone and she got sad.

Avni: Tch.

On the other side, Neil was looking at the phone confusingly.

Neil: Abhi tak to Avni uth jati hai.

Neil thinks and again dialed a number. Avni's phone rang and she got happy but she made a face.

Avni: Nahi karni tum se baat. Tum ne meri call attend nahi ki ab main bhi nahi karungi.

Avni turned her face and she thinks.

Avni: Lekin ho sakta hai woh busy ho warna woh kabhi asa nahi karta. Woh ACP hai, Avni, us ne bataya tha na apni busy life ke bare main. Baat kar le.

Avni looked at the phone and picked up it but she didn't say anything.

Neil: Hello, Avni. Avni, I am so sorry, kal main bohat busy tha, lunch karne ka time bhi nahi mila aur dinner bhi raat ko bara (12) baje kiya hai. Main janta hun ke maine galti ki hai lekin main...

Avni interrupted.

Avni: Galti to ki hai.

Neil felt bad.

Neil: I am sorry. Woh actually...

Avni again interrupted.

Avni: Neil, mana ke kaam important hai lekin ase apni health ko ignore karna kya sahi hai.

Neil frowned.

Avni: agar ase meal skip karoge to kaise chalega. Kaam karo tumhe koi mana nahi kar raha but apne khane peenay ka bhi to dihan rakho.

Neil smiled.

Neil: ok, madam. And sorry for yesterday.

Avni: It's ok. I understand.

Neil: means tum gussa nahi thi?

Avni: Sach kahun to thi.

Neil smiled.

Avni: main smajh sakti hun tumhari situation bus main thora tension main agai thi.

Neil frowned.

Avni: Maine sham ko call ki but tum meeting main the us ke bad raat ko ki to tum ne kat di aur phir call back nahi ki to mujhe thori fikar ho rahi thi phir DD se baat ho gai thi meri to main so gai.

Neil felt bad.

Neil: Sorry.

Avni: it's ok. Neil, situations asi aengi jahan lagega ke manage karna mushkil hai lekin humain sab kuch maturely handle karna hai. Agar tum ek message hi kar dete to at least mujhe tasali ho jati ke tum theek ho.

Neil: I am sorry, Avni. Ainda dihan rahega. Agar main baat naa bhi kar paya to DD ko keh dunga ke tumhe inform kar de.

Avni smiled.

Avni: Hmm. Good.

They smiled.

Avni: by the way, Good morning.

Neil smiled.

Neil: Good morning... how are you aur ghar main sab kaise hain?

Avni: Sab theek hain aur wahan sab kaise hain?

Neil: theek hain. Acha, tumhe college kab jana hai?

Avni: Abhi thirteen days hain.

Neil smiled.

Neil: OK.

They smiled.

Avni: ab jaldi se jao aur breakfast karo aur ache se breakfast karna samjhe.

Neil: yes, boss.

Avni: good.

They smiled.

Some days passed like this and Neil got busy with his cases and meetings. Neil and Avni didn't get the time to meet though they talked on the phone but they didn't meet each other. They were missing each other and were dying to meet each other.

One day, Neil was sitting in the cabin and he was studying a case. Neil signed the file and pressed the ring bell. A man came. Neil forwarded the file.

Neil: Shinday, yeh file le jaa kar Vijay ko de do aur usay kaho ke is case ko close kar de

Shinday nodded.

Neil: Aur DD kahan hai?

Shinday: woh forensic lab gaye hain.

Neil: Theek hai, jaise hi woh aye usay mere pass bhejhne.

Shinday nodded.

Shinday: Ji, Sir.

Neil: Ab jao.

Shinday saluted him and he goes. Neil sighed and he remembered something.

Neil: aaj as such kuch khas kaam nahi hai. Kyun na, Avni ko cafe per invite karun... yes, yeh theek rahega. Jab se aye hain mile hi nahi hain.

Neil smiled. Neil picked up his phone.

Neil wrote a message: Aaj sham ko 5:30 per ready rehna main tumhe pick karne aunga.

Neil smiled.

On the other side, Avni came into her room and she sat on the bed. Avni picked up her phone and smiled to see Neil's message. Avni reads the message.

Avni: Aaj sham ko?

Avni thinks.

Avni: Mamma ko bata deti hun.

Avni smiled.

In the time of evening, a police jeep stopped outside the cafe. Neil was sitting in it in the backseat and he was wearing specs.

Neil: Main andar jaa raha hun. Thori dair main ajaunga. Tum logo ko agar kho khana peena ho to kha lo Main payment kar dunga.

The constables smiled. Neil got down from the police jeep. He looked here and there then he goes to the café while running his hand through his hair.

On the other side, Avni was sitting at the table in the cafe and she was using her phone. Avni saw the time.

Avni: Tch.

Avni kept her phone on the table.

Avni: Yeh Neil bhi na. Pehle khud hi message kiya ke sham ko ready rehna phir message kiya late ho jaunga cafe pohancho wahan direct milta hun aur ab yahan bhi late... yahan aa kar Neil badal gaya hai.

Avni made a sad face then she got angry.

Avni: Aane do us Neil Khanna ko khud ko bara ACP smajhta hai. Aane do usay aaj main us ki aqal thikane lagati hun.

Avni fumed and nodded.

Neil entered the cafe with his swag and Avni was sitting straight of the door at some distance. Avni saw Neil and she was amazed to see Neil's personality. Avni got up and she was lost to Neil. Neil looked at the side and then he looked straight. Neil saw Avni and he stopped.

Neil removed his specs and Neil was lost to see Avni. Neil saw Avni from top to bottom then he looked at her. Neil moved to Avni who was looking at him. Neil stopped near Avni and they were lost. Neil hugged Avni who also hugged him back. Neil closed his eyes and Avni smiled. Avni also closed her eyes. Neil sighed with closed eyes. Avni forgot her anger.

Neil: I missed you so much, Avni.

Avni: I missed you too.

Neil opened his eyes.

Neil: Avni, main bata nahi sakta ke main kaisa feel kar raha hun. Asa lag raha hai ke mere andar kisi ne phir se jaan daal di ho.

Avni: Bohat adhura sa mehsus hota tha ab khud ko complete mehsus kar rahi hun.

Neil smiled. They broke the hug. Neil cupped Avni's face and kissed her forehead. They smiled to see each other. Neil sighed happily.