A(scared)-aaj...m...mene mall...mall men vidyut ko dekha
Hes back
Wo humara address dhundh lega& shayad badla lega ya phir muje...

Neil pulled avni on his lap& kissed her hair while she sank her face in neil's chest

A-im worried for our family

N-vidyut kuch nahi kar payega- na tumhe, na mujhe aur na hi humari family ko
Wo pehle kabhi Canada nahi aaya toh usse humara address toh definitely nahi pata

Aur agar usne hume dhundh bhi liya toh bhi tension nahi h
Mera ek school friend tha jisne legal studies pursue kia h& wo yahi rehta h
Agar kuch bhi hua toh men immediately usse contact karunga

So now, just relax
Tum bina tension ke bas apni classes pe focus karo, ok?

Avni nodded& sank her face in neil's chest
Neil caressed her hair& smirked from inside

N(to himself)-thanks alot for coming to Canada vidyut
This is the perfect chance& i wont miss it

After a while, avni had calmed down
She got up from neil's lap& was about to move when her foot slipped& she fell on the bed, over neil

They got lost into eachother's eyes& the closeness was turning neil on
He gently rubbed avni's lip with his thumb &neil looked in her eyes, which held pure innocence
He smiled& kissed her forehead

N-you're too cute to handle

Neil pulled avni's cheeks while avni pouted in annoyance

A-im not a baby that you will pull my cheeks

Neil smiled at her innocence

N-ok fine
Now, lets have dinner& then we will sleep

*****

After dinner-

AvNeil changed into comfy clothes& lay in bed
Avni covered herself more with the blanket

N-feeling cold?

A-hmmm

Neil pulled avni over himself &wrapped her in his arms
Avni had a relaxed expression as she felt warm enough

A-this feels best

Neil smiled& caressed her hair to put her to sleep

N-good night

A-good night neilu

*****

Few days later-

Avni was returning from college when suddenly, vidyut appeared in front of her
After spotting him in the mall, she had expected this but she stayed calm& ignored him as if he didnt exist
But this ignorance obviously didnt get digested to vidyut- he expected her to be shocked& scared but she was absolutely calm
He continued to follow her as he had traced her college after following her routine for few days

V-avni you cant ignore me
I know that you got married to neil but its all fake- your wedding ring, sindoor, nuptial chain- all this is a facade
So now, im here to take you back to India& get married to you

Avni felt frustrated so she finally turned &faced vidyut

A-i dont need to give you any explanation regarding me, neil or my marriage with neil- its none of your business

And im not your property that you can suddenly pop up 1 day& claim your right over me
I havent forgotten what you tried to do with me that day

Im actually thankful to god that your true color were exposed to me at the right time
So now, get lost before i loose my cool& end up doing something which i dont want to

Avni turned &continued to walk but wvidyut held her wrist from behind which made avni wince in pain

A-aah!
Leave my hand!

V(angrily)-no way
How dare you refuse me?

Now, avni had lost her cool
She got rid of his hold& slapped him across his face
Vidyut held his cheek& when he removed his palm, avni saw her hand print- her slap was so hard that it made vidyut's cheek red in color as well as swell

Now, vidyut fumed in anger which made avni scared bcz she knew what he might do next
But she didnt show her fearful expression on her face& remembered neil's trick which he had taught her
She was looking at vidyut but secretly called up the police from the speed dial no.
Soon, the call got connected to the police control room
She increased her volume so that it was audible to the police on the call

A-vidyut, the way you are trying to harass me in public on this xyz lane, street no 5, is very wrong

I will scream for help at the top of my lungs& in no time, a bunch of public will arrive here& then, they will beat you up so bad that forget escaping- you wont have the strength to even get up
They will also call up the police& then...you can imagine what will happen next

While avni was trying to threaten vidyut, they suddenly heard the sound of police siren& saw a Mercedes approaching towards them

While vidyut was shocked, avni felt relief
The car stopped& 3men in police uniform got off, with handcuffs in 1 officer's hand

Vidyut turned towards avni

V-avni ye sab kya h?
Police yaha kese pahuchi?
Tumne inform kia?

Avni smirked& another car stopped beside the police car& a man got off it

Voice-inform kisne kia& kese kia wo matter nahi karta
Matter ye karta h ke tumne avni ke saath badtameezi karne ki koshish kari h, mr vidyut pandit

Avni looked towards the person &smiled

V-neil?

N-yes
Its me, neil

Neil moved forward, wrapped his arm around avni& pulled her closer

N-officer, plz arrest this person-he has tried to harass my wife

The officer handcuffed vidyut& dragged him towards the car while vidyut continued to shout

V-neil ye tumne theek nahi kiya
Tum iss ladki ke liye apne hi dost ko jail bhej rahe ho?

N-vidyut humari dosti ussi din khatam hogyi thi jab tumne avni ke saath zabardasti karne ki koshish kari& hum dono ko false relationship men accuse kia
Ab raho jail men, jab tak police tumhe wapas India parcel karke waha jail na bheje

Aur iss umeed men mat rehna ke waha koi tumhari bail karwayega
Foreign countries men crime men frame hone pe criminal pe strict criminal charges lagte h isliye India jaake bhi tumhari bail nahi hogi

Vidyut fumed while the officers dumped him in the car, like a bag of trash thrown in garbage bin
After the Mercedes left, neil turned to face avni

N-tum theek ho?
Usne kahi hit kia kya?

He checked her for any injuries

A-men theek hu neil
Par tum yaha kese pahuche?

N-men tumhe batana bhool gaya ke jab bhi tum police ko call karogi, toh wo call muje bhi connect hojayega
Isiliye jese hi tumne address mention kia, men yaha pahuch paya
Btw good girl-mera bataya hua trick tumne yaad rakha& use kia
Now lets go home

A-par tumhe office men bohot kaam hoga

N-mene apne subordinates ko instructions de diye h
Wo manage kar lenge

Avni hugged neil immediately& told him what vidyut said to her& what he tried to do
Thankfully his hold didnt leave any marks on avni's wrist

A-i was actually scared

N-relax
Im here now
Lets go home

A-hmmm
Par ghar men kisi ko nahi batayenge varna unhe khamakha tension hogi

N-ok

After that incident, neil had taken extra care of avni& along with counseling sessions, he took her for self defense classes so that she could save herself from any such trouble in his absence
The classes did help alot as avni gained confidence on herself& everyone was happy for her

Entire flashback over, present time-

Neil lowered his gaze &saw avni asleep
He continued to stare at her

N-in the past 7 months, as we started to spend more time together, i didnt realize when i fell in love with you wifey

I love your innocence& i had seen love in your eyes too but you initially felt shy to express it so i decided to express my feelings first
And now, we've confessed our love
I love you, my jaan

Neil was still lost in the small cozy moments they had spent together when he noticed that avni had suddenly started to shiver
He wrapped his arms around her back& covered her more with the blanket

As avni became comfortable, she clutched neil's sweater& started to snore in mild whispers which made neil smile bcz she looked damn cute

N-sleep well jaan

Neil continued his staring session until he finally slept off

*****

Next day-

It was Saturday &neil had planned to do many things, after they were done with the counseling session

*****

A-neilu aaj ka session khatam
Ab toh batao kya plan kiya tha tumne?

N-aaj hum pura din saath men spend karenge
Pehle movie date
Phir lunch
Phir long drive
Last men ghar pahuchke dinner

Avni smiled& hugged him

A-thank you for this surprise

N(smiling)-you're welcome jaan

AvNeil did as per what neil had planned& avni enjoyed alot
Neil knew that avni never desired expensive gifts or ornaments- the time they spent together was enough for making her happy as these moments created memories to cherish

*****

4 yrs later-

Avni had completed her graduation& had got a good job
Now, it was avni's convocation& every student had to give a speech
Soon, it was avni's turn

A-apart from thanking my teacher& fellow classmates, i would like to thank someone else too
A person who is currently sitting in the audience& is looking at me with eyes full of love& happiness for my achievement

Life is all about up and downs but agar aapke saath ek humsafar ho toh safar khoobsurat ho jati h manzil se bhi
Aaj mere liye bhot bada din h lekin usse bhi bada din aaj kisi aur ke liye h

Aaj sab student ke saath unke parents honge per mere saath nahi h
Me ek chote se village ki ladki hu
Mere parents bohot orthodox thinking ke h

Jab me 19yrs ki thi tabhi meri shaadi fix hogayi thi par mujhe shadi nahi karni thi- i wanted to study more and follow my dreams par mere fiance ko ye baat manzoor nahi thi& meri family ne muje marriage ke liye force kiya tha

Few minutes before the wedding, he discretely entered my room& forced me in bed
He wouldve succeeded in his intensions but god saved me by sending an angel, who was none other than my fiancee's best friend who had come to India to attend the wedding

He rescued me& when i exposed my fiancee in front of my family, instead of consoling me, they supported him by saying ke isme koi badi baat nahi h
Shaadi ke raat ko toh yeh sab hona hi h toh abhi ho ya shaadi ke baad, ek hi baat h
I was broken, shattered& what not but nobody supported me, except for the angel- my fiancee's best friend

My fiancee framed us in a fake relationship& with his family, he left the venue
The wedding got called off& the guests accused me blindly

Nobody was ready to listen to me, to understand my side of the story
All the guests only believed my fiancee& badmouthed my family, they passed filthy comments about me, questioning my upbringing

At that moment, i just wanted to die but someone saved me- my fiancee's best friend, neil khanna, who is my husband, my life partner, my everything

He got married to me just to save my reputation& my family didnt resist even once- as if i was a burden& they wanted to get rid of me
After that, i shifted here- to Canada
Neil supported me to complete my studies& pursue my dreams

When my ex fiancee came here& stalked me to claim his right over me, i called the cops& put him behind the bars
At that time too, my husband fully supported me& put me for self defense classes so that i could defend myself when i was alone

Eventually, we started falling for each other
He wasnt only my husband- he became my family, bestie& what not
Today, ive fulfilled my dreams- only bcz my husband& my in laws supported me
I love you alot neil bcz neil h tabhi avni h

Everyone clapped for avni& she got down the stage
As she moved towards neil, he got up& hugged her tightly

N-agar avni neil ke bina adhuri h toh neil bhi avni ke bina poora nahi h

And they lived happily ever after

This story ends here
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