Chapter 60:

Security guards were standing outside the bungalow and the cool breeze was blowing things and teasing people.

In the bungalow, Avni and Neil were sitting. Avni's phone rings. Neil looked at the phone. Avni picks the phone from the table and looks at Neil. Avni picks the call.

Avni: Hello.

The security in charge was on the call.

S.I: Hello, ma'am, there is good news for you, that shooter is now in our cage. We arrested him.

Avni smiles.

Avni: really?

Neil frowns.

S.I: yes, people who work around the Palace recognise him he was new there.

Avni: Does he say why he did that?

S.I: no but we are interrogating him soon he will confess don't worry. I thought to inform you and your husband that we know our work.

Avni looks at Neil.

Avni: ok thank you.

Avni cuts the call and looks at Neil happily.

Neil: what happened, you look happy.

Avni: guess what?

Neil: what?

Avni: that shooter got caught.

Neil was surprised then he smiles and asked really.

Avni nods.

Avni: yes, it was the security in-charge's call he said, that shooter is in their cage he did not confess anything yet but soon they will make him confess.

Neil: that's the good news.

Avni: yes. Now you are satisfied?

Neil smiles and nods while looking straight.

Avni keeps the vessels in the tray and looks at Neil she thinks.

Avni: he also said that tell your husband that we know our work.

Neil looks at Avni who was keeping the plate in the tray. Avni looks at Neil.

Avni: seriously.

They look at each other and smile.

Neil: I behaved rudely in anger I should apologise to him.

Avni: hmm.

Neil smiles.

Avni: ok, now the tension is released so we will go to visit this place tomorrow. First, I will go to the Palace to see the preparation then we will go to visit this place.

Neil: done.

Avni smiles.

Avni: I am coming.

Neil: yeah.

Avni picks the tray and goes. Neil thinks still he doubts the Rajput family.

Later, Avni was sleeping but Neil was in deep thoughts. Neil turns his face and faced Avni's back. Neil thinks.

The next day, Avni and Neil went to visit Jaipur they were sitting in the car and showing the places to each other and smiling.

Avneil went to the market and were happy. Neil's phone rings he takes out his phone and saw it is from the hospital.

Neil: Avni, I have to pick this call so you stand here don't move, ok.

Avni nods. Neil was talking on the phone and while talking he goes to the side. Avni saw the traditional jewellery on the stall she looks at Neil.

Avni: Neil, I am going to that jewellery stall, ok.

Neil turns to her and nods but he did not listen to what she said. He signed that he is coming. Neil turns his face and Avni goes there. Avni was looking at the jewellery and picks the one.

Avni: mamma will like it she loves to wear traditional long earrings. How much?

Avni was looking at the jewellery and Neil was talking on the phone. Neil heard the gunshot and flinched. He turns and saw people are running. Neil did not see Avni. Neil cuts the call and keeps the phone in his pocket he runs thereby taking the people aside.

Neil: Avni, Avni.

Neil was hell scared and finding Avni. Neil stops to see something he feels someone is behind the stall. Neil runs there and saw a girl who is wearing the same dress as Avni and is sitting on her knees by hiding her face.

Neil: Avni?

The girl looks up but it was not Avni. She was scared.

Neil: relax, relax. Calm down, I will not do anything. Calm.

A man comes there and hugs her. Neil was looking at them.

Neil: Avni!

Neil goes to find her and now everyone was Calm and helping the injured people. Neil was finding Avni and calling her name.

Neil stops and runs the hand in his hair he cries, he suppresses his lips. Neil feels a hand in his shoulder and feels that. Neil turns and the time stopped for him. Avni was standing there. Neil smiled but the tension was clearly visible on her face.

Neil Aaa, Avni?

Avni nods. Neil hugs her and Avni too hugged him she was also worried for him. The shopping bags were in her hand. Neil was hell scared he was shivering. Neil tightens the hug and holds her shoulders tightly. Avni smiles faintly. Neil breaks the hug and cups Avni's face.

Neil: you, you ok? Hmm? Han?

Neil checked her shoulders and belly. Avni was looking at him. Neil looks at her.

Neil: Han?

Avni nods. Neil again hugs her and cries.

Avni: I am fine, Neil.

Neil closed his eyes. Avni rubbed his back. Neil breaks the hug and holds her shoulders.

Neil: where were you, hmm? I asked you to stay there then why you go from there?

Avni: I went to buy earrings for mamma she really likes traditional jewellery.

Neil: you could tell me na?

Avni: I told you.

Neil thinks and recalls that Avni called him.

Neil: I was on the call how can I hear you? You should wait for me.

Avni: I thought to save some time.

Neil: ok, leave it. Come, let's go it's not safe here we should not come here. The danger is still here.

Avni: no Neil, I heard people were saying that there was a conflict between two groups and in anger one shoot in the air to scare the other one.

Neil: still we should leave this place. I can't take any risk.

Avni nods and they go.

Later, Neil was sitting in the room by keeping his fingers on his lips and thinking about the incidents that took place today and yesterday. Neil sighs and sits straight and holds the mattress.

Neil's point of view:

Today, for a second my breath has stopped, I felt like I lose you. I got scared. I felt like an important part of my body is cut out from my body. I never felt like this before meeting you. I never felt the pain of losing my loved ones, never got scared like this but I got scared when I saw you on the stretcher when I saw the dream of your... don't know what is happening to me the feeling of losing you gives me shivers. Why I am feeling like this, why?

Person: because you are in love.

Neil turns his face and saw himself.

Neil: you?

Neil 2: yes, me, I am your inner soul.

Neil gets up.

Neil: then tell me why this all is happening with me?

Neil 2: you don't know?

Neil: no. You tell me.

Neil 2: will you believe me?

Neil: why not.

Neil 2: ok then listen, you are in love.

Neil frowns.

Neil 2: you love Avni, not from today but since long.

Neil: what rubbish?

Neil 2: see, I told you, you will not listen to me like you are ignoring me for long.

Neil turns his face.

Neil: it is not true.

Neil 2: Fine then. Close your eyes and think about it you will get the answer.

Neil looks at him and Neil 2 smiles and vanishes. Neil looks here and there. Neil thinks and sits.

Neil closed his eyes and think about a beautiful place where the water was falling from the mountains there was a cloud of smoke and he goes to find his dream girl. Neil stops and looks around. Neil felt a hand on his shoulder and looks at the hand. Neil turns and was surprised to see the person. It was Avni who was smiling and looking beautiful in a white wedding gown. Neil was just looking at her.

Neil opens his eyes and finds himself in the room. Neil thinks and smiles he gets up.

Neil: I am in love. I love, Avni.

Neil's happiness was on cloud nine. He wiped his face. He runs the hand in his hair and was blushing. Neil joins his hands on his mouth and blows them. He was not able to believe that he is in love.

Neil: I could not understand this small thing that it's love. I love Avni. I am in love.

Neil smiles and blushes. Neil thinks about his and Avni's moment since the first meeting and smiles.