Requested by Shreyasgsg
This is when neil won the custody battle
Leap is of 4yrs& neav is 3yrs old
I dont remember exact scenes so further scenes are different

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After neav left with neil, avni went to her room
She sat on the floor with a thud& cried her heart out
Sunheri came to console her& avni rested her head on her shoulder

A-why does this always happen to me sunheri?
To save my family from that animal, i went away from them & im punished for the same
You three know everything

S-men teri condition samaj sakti hu avni
Neela aunty ke jaane ke baad jab tu aayi thi toh khudko anaath samajne lagi thi

Tune neil ko pehle nahi bataya toh koi baat nahi
Par ab toh bata sakti h- ab toh vidyut bhi nahi raha toh kis baat ka darr

Avni widened her eyes

A-nahi sunheri
Agar neil ya papaji ko sach pta chal gya toh wo toot jayenge& men esa nahi hone de sakti

Bhagvan se toh meri khushi vese bhi nahi dekhi jati na- bachpan se jise bhi pyaar kiya usse bhagvan ne kisi tarah cheen lia
Maa, papa, neela maa& ab neil& neav

Sunheri felt bad for her

*****

Khanna mansion-

Everyone was trying to gel up with neav
His room was full of stuffed toys, cars, planes etc
But he looked least interested in all that stuff

During lunch, he smiled slightly on seeing rajma chawal but again became upset on avni not being there to feed him
He always used to eat by her hand only

Ne(sadly)-mumma chahiye

Chipkali was also there

C-beta i will feed you

Ne-nuuu(no)
Mumma chahiye

And that was it- neav started crying

Ne(crying)-Mumma ko bulao

P(sighing)-i knew this would happen
No one can replace a mother in a child's life

B-sach kaha tune sunny
There is a lot of difference between winning custody& winning heart of a child (eyeing towards neil& chipkali)

Neil somehow fed neav lunch &wiped neav's mouth with tissue paper

N-chalo tiger
Ab hum thoda rest karenge

Ne-mumma mule(muje) humesha lori sunati h
Aap bhi sunaoge?

Neil thought for a moment &then nodded

Neil picked him in his arms& took to his room
He lay neav above himself &started stroking neav's hair, while singing the lori which was avni's favourite

Aa leke chalun tujhko
Ek aise desh mein
Aa leke chalun tujhko
Ek aise desh mein
Milti hain jahan khushiyan
Pariyon ke bhes mein
Milti hain jahan khushiyan
Pariyon ke bhes mein
Pariyon ke bhes mein...
Aa leke chalun tujhko

Ho chand chahe aadha
Ho phir bhi roshni
Ho chand chahe aadha
Ho phir bhi roshni
Ummeed jo na chhute
Har baat hai bani

Raaton ke sur se nikle
Subah ki raagini
Lori tujhe sunaun
Bachpan ki ek main
Lori tujhe sunaun
Bachpan ki ek main

Milti hain jahan khushiyan
Pariyon ke bhes mein
Pariyon ke bhes mein...
Aa leke chalun tujhko...

Main aasmaan ko khidkiyon se
Ghar mein laa doon
Main aasmaan ko khidkiyon se
Ghar mein laa doon

Saare ke saare taare
Yahan chun le la doon
Sapno mein rang mann ke
Yoon hi bharti aayi hoon

Har dard bhool jaaun
Har dard bhool jaaun
Yoon hi khel khel mein
Har dard bhool jaaun
Yoon hi khel khel mein

Milti hain jahan khushiyan
Pariyon ke bhes mein
Pariyon ke bhes mein...
Aa leke chalun tujhko...

Dena tu mann ki shakti
Maalik mere mujhe
Dena tu mann ki shakti
Maalik mere mujhe
Meri katha vyatha
Hai sab pata tujhe

Main jab bhi dagmaagaun
Tu thaamna mujhe
Chhode hain swapn saare
Chhode hain swapn saare
Teri dekh rekh mein
Chhode hain swapn saare
Teri dekh rekh mein

Milti hain jahan khushiyan
Pariyon ke bhes mein
Milti hain jahan khushiyan
Pariyon ke bhes mein
Pariyon ke bhes mein...
Aa leke chalun tujhko...

Neil lowered his gaze& found neav fast asleep
He kissed his hair& covered neav& himself with the duvet

He had closed his eyes for a moment when suddenly chipkali came& spoke his name loudly
He opened his eyes at once& glared at her angrily
He then saw neav opening his eyes in slits

Ne(sleepy voice)-dadda

N-sshhh
Sleep baccha

Neil stroked his hair& soon neav slept
He gently detached himself from neav, making sure to not break his sleep
He tucked him in bed& came out of the room& gently closed the door where chipkali was waiting for him

N(angrily)- have you lost it mitali?
What was the need to speak so loudly?
Tumhe dikhra tha na ke neav so raha h phir bhi tum zorse boli
Kitni mushkil se wo soya h
Uski neend toot jati toh?

C-neil i had come to finalise the decoration of our engagement

N-are you serious mitali?
Here we all trying to gel up with neav& keep it happy& you are worried about the decorations?
Unbelievable!

C-neil its been just a day since he came
He will take some time to forget avni& gel with everyone& to accept me

Neil gave her a confused look

N(narrowed eyes)-what do you mean?

C-Now he will remain here only& after our marriage, avni will not be called his mother
Now Avni has no relation with him,especially after whatever she did with you

N-I agree that Avni did wrong by keeping me away from neav for 3 yrs &now he will remain here but it does not mean that I will separate him from avni
She was neav's biological mother, she is& she always will be
She can come to meet him anytime
And we all saw that the neav cannot live without avni &no one can take Avni's place in his heart

C-matlab wo sagi& men sauteli maa?
Neil if avni continues to come  here even after our marriage then what will peoople say??
Everyone will think that our marriage is forced

Neil squeezed his temple for a moment &spoke

N-mitali i dont want to discuss about this right now
Right now, my priority is my son- nothing else
And as far as the question is concerned, decoration so that you get it right, suck it up - Engagement, sangeet, shaadi - everything
I anyway have no idea of ​​all this
I have other jobs to do

Mitali acted to be ok but was fuming in anger from inside
She left& neil went back to his room
He smiled on seeing neav sleeping peacefully &sat beside him

N(caressing his hair)-my baby

*****

Next day-

Neav was again making fuss bcz of avni's absence
While khannas were handling the situation calmly& were busy distracting him to have his meals, chipkali was getting irritated

But after yesterday's argument with neil, she kept calm &cooked poha for him but he refuses to eat it

Ne-mule(muje) mumma ka banaya poha hi chahiye

She again tried to feed him but this time, he got up& hid behind neil, who was coming for breakfast

Neil picked him in his arms

N-kya hua mere tiger ko?

Ne-dadda mule (muje) sirf mumma ka banaya poha chahiye- inn aunty ka nahi
Mene neeche nahi gilaya (giraya) kyuki mumma kehti h khana wase(waste) nahi karna chaheye

N-very good
But aapko kuch aur khana h?

Ne-mule mumma ke paas jana h
Mumma chahiye (dull face)

N-accha theek h
Hum kal chalenge

Ne-plomise (promise)?

N-promise
Poha nahi khana toh doodh peele?
Aapka favourite chocolate syrup h humare paas

Ne-yayyy

N-chalo

Neil took him to the kitchen& gave neav his favourite chocolate milk which he finished within minutes

N-good boy
Abhi aap room men jaake khelo

Ne-aap bhi aao na dadda

N-dadda ko thoda sa kaam h
Wo khatam karke dadda jaldi aayege

Neil kissed his forehead & neav smiled& left

On the other hand, chipkali was getting annoyed bcz all her efforts to win neav's heart were going wasted
She thought of giving another attempt& reached his room

Neav saw chipkali entering his room

Ne-aunty jab tak dadda nahi aate aap mere sath kheloge?

C(acting to be sweet)- of course beta

Ne-theek h

Neav picked his toy gun, shot her with it& asked her to faint on floor but she refused saying that her dress will become dirty

And thats it- neav felt bad& started crying
Hearing his loud cries, neil immediately came to his room
Neav clung to his leg& he picked him in his arms

N- oho
Mera tiger kyu ro rha h?

Ne-aunty mele(mere) sath nahi khel rahi

Chipkali tried to put her point but her statements failed in front of neav's cries

N-mitali hes a small kid
Tum neeche girne ki acting kar bhi deti toh kya chala jata?

Neav was still sniffing

N-sshhh
Good boys dont cry

Ne-mule (muje) ye aunty bilkul nahi pasand

Neil knew that right now if he stood against neav, then he will become more upset& might refuse to eat dinner later
He thought of distracting his mind

N- accha hum baad men khelenge- abhi rest karte h

Ne-nuuu (no)
Mumma ke paas jana h

N-baby hum kal breakfast ke baad jayenge
Dadda's promise

Ne(happily)-yayyy!!

Neil gave chipkali a glaring look& then took neav with him, leaving chipkali again fuming in anger

*****

Same evening-

Neav was sitting in his room& drawing something in his sketchbook

Neil was passing by his room when neav called

Ne-dadda
Dekho meri dlawling (drawing)

N-wow
Ye toh bohot sundar h
Isme kon kon h?

Neav started explaining with excitement

Ne-dada, dadi, badi dadi, aap, men& mumma
Happy family

Nm-beta mitali aunty bhi toh h?

Ne-nuuu (no)
Wo aunty meri family nahi h
Mule aap& mumma chahiye
Dadi, dada& badi dadi ke sath

Neil sighed

Ne-kesi h?

N-bohot acchi (pulling his nose)
Hum isko frame karke aapke room men hi lagayenge

Ne-yayyy

Neav started jumping happily while neil smiled
For the first time, he saw his son smiling whole heartedly
But there was someone who was again burning in anger seeing all this

(I know no guesses needed)😂😂😂

*****

Next day, sukoon ghar-

Avni was sitting in room silently- flipping through pics of album filled with neav's photos& few of his old toys were also kept nearby
Her eyes teared up on seeing all that stuff
Since nobody else was in the house, she sobbed her heart out
Suddenly the doorbell rang, bringing her out of her thoughts
She wiped her face& went to open the door
She smiled on seeing khanna family, especially neav

Ne(happily)- mumma!

He held avni's leg while she picked him up in her arms
She let them in

Ne-mene apko bohot miss kia (widening his arms to the max)
Nahi
Isse bhi zyada

A-mumma ne bhi apko bohot miss kia
Aapne Kisi ko pareshaan toh nahi kia na?

Ne-nuuu mumma
Im good boy

They settled in the living room& started talking when neil noticed the redness in her eyes
He understood that she had been crying &felt bad but then shrugged his thoughts

When it was time to leave, neav spoke something which left everyone silent

Ne-mumma aap bhi chalo na humare sath

A-baby waha sab aapse bohot pyaar karte h
Mumma ko chalne ki zarurat nahi h

Ne-no mumma plz chalo na sath

P-haa puttar
Neav ke liye aja

A-ok
Happy now?(pinching neav's nose)

Ne-vely much (hugging her tightly)

*****

Khanna mansion-

Everyone was having lunch& avni was feeding neav
Suddenly chipkali entered the khanna mansion and saw avni

C-avni tum yaha?

B-avni is staying here for today (glaring look)
Toh aaj tumhare yaha aane ka kya excuse h?
Jab dekho bin mausam barsaat ki tarah aajati ho
Ya phir bas humara sar khaane aayi ho??

Author-savage bebe!!😂😂😂

C-wo...men...umm...

Shweta tried to defend her

Sh-bebe rehne di jiye na
Mitali aao na

Chipkali also had lunch with khannas
After the lunch, neil went to radio station for his evening to night shift
While avni was moving towards neav's room when mitali stopped her

C-what are you doing here avni?

A-im here to look after my son

C-im here for him avni
I will be his new mother in few days so stay away from him
If you don't leave how will he bond with me& how will neil move on in his life?

A-firstly, neav is my son mitali& i can come to meet him whenever i want
Secondly you can never be his biological mother- it will always be me
And lastly, i am not at all interested in coming between you and neil

C(angrily)-avni don't forget that you are the women who kept father& son away from each other

You are the one who kept a father aloof from his rights
You are the one interfering between2 people's love life
Leave neil and go away- he doesn't love you anymore

Chipkali's words hurt avni to the core
Tears started flowing freely from her eyes
Though she herself had told him to move on, it wasnt easy for her to forget him
Her heart shattered on realising that neil didn't belong to her anymore

"Sorry" was the only word which avni mumbled before leaving while chipkali had a victorious smile on her face
But it couldn't stay for long bcz as soon as she moved towards neil's room, she saw bebe glaring at her but even before she could justify herself, bebe slapped her across her face, leaving her cheek red

Author-chat deni maar deli kheech ke tamacha 😂😂😂
Chipkali tum toh har waqt chaate hi khaati rehti ho😂😂

*****

Night-

Neil came back& saw mitali sitting in drawing room
Seeing him, she started showing her fake crocodile tears

C-neil bebe isn't forgiving me

N(disinterested look)-now what did you do that bebe isn't forgiving you?

C-i accidentally broke something of bebe which was very dear to her

N(angry)-was it avni's heart?

C-huh??
I didnt get you

N-dont act innocent mitali
Bebe told me what you did in the afternoon
Get one thing clear in your mind that no matter what, you can never- i repeat NEVER take avni's place neither in this house nor in our hearts

She can come here anytime and if you are so insecure about me then i feel we should stop planning our so- called wedding
Bcz where there isn't trust there isn't love
And you are none to tell avni whom i love and whom i dont
You have anyway tortured avni alot
She didnt answer back is her greatness
Bcz if you meet ananya verma, you will get to know the difference
Although i hope you dont witness that version- you will melt in the fire she holds inside herself

Saying this, neil left& drove off to a specific location
He knew where his avni would be right now &only he knew how to handle her in such situations

*****

Cliff-

Neil reached& saw avni standing near the railing, blankly looking at the running water below
He could clearly see that she had cried alot- her eyes were puffy, cheeks had dried up tear stains& were full of pain

Her blank expression showed that now she had no reason to live now- it had all ended
Everyone she loved was snatched from her& her last hope- her tiny 3yr old son was also gonna go away from her

That was the moment when neil got off the car, ran& immediately pulled avni away from the railing

N-avu what were you gonna do?

Avni came back to her original senses

A-nahi
Kuch nahi
Pata nahi men railing ke itna close kese chali gayi
Neil you shouldnt be here
Mitali will misinterpret that you are still not ready to move on from me
Vese bhi kuch hi dino men tumhari& mitali ki shaadi hone wali h

N-hone wali thi

Avni gave him confused look

A-huh?

N-i refused to marry her
I know what happened in the afternoon
A lady who is full of insecurities, has no trust on me &cant love my son, cant be my life partner

I know ke shayad der hogyi h par mene realise kia h ke tumhari jagah koi nahi le sakta- na neav ki zindagi men na meri
Can we give our relationship another try?
Plz?
If not for me, then for neav?

A-do you really want me back neil?

N-yes avu

A-plz dont deceive me again neil
I wont be able to handle myself
I will die (cracked voice)

Neil pulled her in a bone crushing hug

N-sshhh
Never say that again
Now lets go back-neav must be waiting for his perfect family

Avni smiled

*****

AvNeil reached khanna house& neav smiled on seeing them together
They picked him up together &kissed his cheeks

(Few days later neil got to know the truth of neela maa death- im skipping the part
Bebe& papaji are happy but not shweta)

*****

Few days went by
Shweta didnt leave any chance to taunt avni in everyone's absence, despite getting warnings from everyone
Slowly, avni started to behave strangely which didnt go unnoticed by neil
He decided to close this matter once& for all, before it gets late

*****

Afternoon-

After putting neav& avni to sleep& then came out of the room &went to bebe's room

B-arre tillu
Aaja andar

N-bebe apne notice kia hoga ke avni kuch dino se ajeeb behaive karri h

B-haa
Notice toh mene kia tha
Par baat nahi kari iss baare men

N-apne theek kia discuss na karke
Actually mene socha ke ek baar doctor ko consult karlu
Men jaanta tha ke avni doctor se milne ko refuse karegi toh mene call pe hi avni ke behaivor ko discuss kia

B-kya kaha doctor ne?

N-avni is slipping into depression

B(shocked)-kya!

N-mene signs notice kiye h bebe

👉Feelings of sadness, tearfulness, or hopelessness

👉Changes in appetite

👉Sleep disturbance

👉Social withdrawal

👉Fatigue

👉Anger outbursts

👉Feelings of worthlessness or guilt

Aur mere observation ke according iska kafi bada reason mom ke taunts h- mom is highly upset ke avni& men reunite hogye& mene mitali se shaadi nahi kari

Pichle kuch dino men itna sab hogya h ke avni must be going through a varied series of emotions- usse samaj nahi ara hoga ke kya chalra h

But somewhere i feel avni has started feeling guilty for whatever happened in past few days
Wo sirf neav ke saamne normally behaive karti h

Mom apne purane roop men laut gayi h
Avni kuch bol nahi rahi par sach yehi h ke shes badly getting affected

Na wo mujse kuch baat karti h na papaji se
Ab uski hasi bhi fake hogyi h
Agar aapki permission ho toh im thinking of moving to my condo

A voice disturbed their discussion

V-arre isme permission ki kya zarurat h neil

Neil& bebe moved their gaze& saw prakash walking in

P-muje toh iss decision se koi aitraaz nahi h
Vese bhi shweta ji jesi harqatein karri h unse toh wo tuje khudse door hi karengi- ye jaante hue bhi ki teri khushi avni ke sath h

Muje bas darr iss baat ka h ke avni kese react karegi- kahi wo iss sab ke liye khudko responsible na samjhe
Vese bhi wo itni chup chup si rehne lagi h

N-dont worry dad
Avni ko men sambhaal lunga
Aap bas mom ka dhyaan rakhiye
Although men chahta hu ke hum doctor ko consult kare par isse avni ko lagega ke wo beemar hogyi h& kahi wo khudko burden na samjhe
isse uski situation aur sensitive hojayegi

Isiliye men usse nahi bataunga& bina psychiatric sessions ke situation ko sambhalunga

P-theek h puttar
Bhagvan kare teri koshish safal hojaye& hume humari purani beti wapas mil jaaye

B-aur jaha tak sawaal h shweta ka, toh uske liye men kafi hu

*****

Night, after dinner-

Neav had slept in bebe's room so AvNeil were alone in room, laying in bed

N-avu

A(lost)- hmmm

N-mene decide kia h ke hum teeno mere condo shift hoyenge

Avni immediately faced him with strange expressions

Neil pulled her totally over himself& caressed her hair

N-avu ive noticed the dullness on your face& i also know its bcz of mom
Wo phirse pehle jesi ban gayi h
Farq sirf itna h ke iss baar unke dimaag men chuhi ki jagah chipkali ne leli h
I cant see you like this baby
Hum kuch time baad wapas aa jayenge

Avni looked up at him with guilty expressions

A-neilu i dont want to separate you from your family
Mummyji will again hate me, although she already does

N-jaan tumse esa kisne kaha ke you are separating me from my family?
Dont think like that baby
Even bebe& papaji have agreed to this

Avni wrapped her arms around his chest while neil continued to caress her hair
He knew shes very weak emotionally& the slightest of thing can affect her so he needs to be extremely patient& choose his words carefully

N-now dont think about all this& just sleep
We will pack our luggage &leave tomorrow itself

A-i love you neilu

N-i love you too jaan

Avni snuggled into his chest &slept
Neil smiled on hearing her soft snores

*****

Next day-

Shweta was angry at avni but bebe's glares made her quiet

AvNeil packed their luggage& shifted to condo
Neil also took avni& neav to his radio station& neav enjoyed alot by learning how to operate the system

(I so wanted to see more of these scenes but that bloody sayesha spoilt everything)😒😒😒

*****

Random night, neil's condo-

The trio were laying in bed& neil was caressing neav's hair to make him sleep
Soon he slept

A-he looks so cute while sleeping

N-just like you

Avni smiled& shifted her head from pillow to neil's chest &he kissed her hair

N-i love you jaan

A-love you too neilu

*****

Though it wasnt easy but neil eventually pulled avni out of the well of depression& they lived happily ever after

Thanks alot shubhangi1600 for all the help you did
Lots of lub😚😗😙

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