This is neav's custody scene in court
Here, leap is of 4yrs& neav is 3yrs old
Also, AvNeil havent got divorced yet- process is going on& neil is gonna marry chipkali after divorce with avni

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Neil's lawyer was questing avni rudely

L-aapki wajah mr neil 4saal tak depression men rahe
Unhone apni job chod di kyuki unhe lagta raha ke wo aapko bacha nahi paaye& aap ek bade se beach house men araam se orphanage run karri h
Waah avni ji waah

A-ye sach h ke mene 4saal se khudko duniya se chupa ke rakha& bina kisiko bataye sabse door chali gay par wo sirf isiliye kyuki men neil ki family ko ek galat aadmi ki nazro se bacha rahi thi

L-galat aadmi as in vidyut?

A-ji haa

L-usse toh life long imprisonment mili thi& kuch din pehle hi unki jail men death hogyi

A-ji haa

L-aap itne sare baccho ke beech rehti h toh zaahir h aapko pta hoga ke ek bacche ke liye sahi parvarish bohot zaruri hoti h
Aur kyuki iss waqt neav ki custody aapke paas h toh men aapse kuch sawaal karna chahunga
So as per documents, aap famous director ashish mehta ki daughter h& aapki maa ek famous actress thi& ashish ki bina shadi ki biwi
Aur aap unke ussi rishte ki nashani h

A(blank face)-ji ha

L-aap h ashish ki awaid santan
Samaaj men isse najayaz bhi kehte h
Aur jo identity ka bojh aap leke ji rahi h usse aap kabhi chuta nahi sakti
Aur agar neav mr khanna ki jagah aapke paas hi raha toh log usse uske pita ka naam puchenge& jab wo jawaab nahi de payega toh log aapke character ko question karenge
As a result, usse bhi najayaz hi samjha jayega

Aur recently, apki zindagi men vidyut aagya& ye jaante hue bhi ke aap married h, usse aapse pyaar hogya& wo aapse shaadi karna chahta tha
Aur esa bina aapke encouragement ke toh ho nahi sakta tha
Ese questionable character ki aurat ko bacche ki responsibily kese de sakte h
After all, bina chingaari ke aag nahi lagti

N-enough!!!

Neil screamed on the top of his lungs, leaving everyone in the court shocked

(Chipkali wasnt in court- she was at home, checking all the arrangements for her& neil's engagement)

N-mr arora aap mere lawyer h iska ye matlab nahi ke aap kuch bhi bolte jaaye
Apne avni se jo bhi sawaal kiye unka iss case se koi relation nahi h
Neav ke liye avni har roop men ek perfect mother h- aap neav ki upbringing ya avni ke character ko question nahi kar sakte

Neil faced the judge

N-your honor court ka jo time waste hua h uske liye im sorry& men fine pay karne ko ready hu bcz men apna case wapas lena chahta hu
And mr arora, apko aapki fees mil jayegi par aaj aapne jo kia h uske liye men apko kabhi maaf nahi karunga

Lets go avni
Kisi ko haq nahi ke tumhare character, neav ki parvarish ya tumhare past pe sawaal uthaye
Neav ki custody tumhare paas hi rahegi

He held avni's wrist& left the courtroom, royally ignoring everyone's glares whereas khanna family were happy that neil changed his decision

*****

Neil was driving while avni was looking at him with confused expressions
Although she was happy that nobody would snatch neav away from her, she was wondering how did neil change his stern decision- what was going on in his mind?

A-neil...wo...hum...kaha jare h?

N-tumhe jald hi pta chal jayega

After driving for some more time, he stopped the car in front of his condo

A-neil yaha kyu?

N-andar chalo

They went inside& avni flinched due to the extreme darkness
She held neil's arm tightly

N-relax
Im with you

He switched on the lights& then made her sit on the sofa

N(kneeling in front of her)-avni, mr arora ki taraf se men tumse maafi maangta hu
Muje zara bhi idea nahi tha ke wo questioning ke naam pe tumse ye sab kahega

A-its ok neil
Muje vese bhi iss sab ki bachpan se aadat h
Sach hi toh kaha uss lawyer ne- jo bojh men bachpan se dho rahi hu usse men kabhi chuta nahi sakti

N-sshhh
Najayaz tum nahi humari society ki soch h
Bhale hi kuch dino men humara divorce hojayega& meri mitali se shaadi
Par neav tumhare paas hi rahega- men milne aata rahunga
I know tum sochri hogi ke mene case wapas kyu liya

Abhi tak men situation ko sirf apne vp se dekh raha tha
Sirf ye dekha ke pichle 4saal mene kese bitaye tumhare bina
Mene ye socha hi nahi ke hum iss waqt jis situation men khade h usme humare har decision ka sabse pehla asar humare bete pe hoga- uske bachpan pe

Humare toote rishte ko dekhke wo apni innocence kho dega- iss age men mujse zyada usse tumhari zarurat h
Humara rishta ab chahe jesa bhi ho- hum uska adverse effect neav pe nahi hone denge
Uss nanhi jaan ko toh ye bhi nahi pata ke kya hua h& aage kya hone wala h

Avni was at a total loss of words- she didnt know what to say
Her eyes became blurry, her lips wobbled, she started to sniff
She couldnt hold back her emotions anymore &without thinking anything, she just threw herself in neil's arms, sobbing terribly

Though neil was stunned for a moment, he just reciprocated her hug bcz somewhere, he had expected such reaction from her

*****

Chipkali's house-

The guests had arrived& everyone was waiting for neil's arrival so that they could start the ceremony
And bcz he hadnt turned up yet, the relatives& guests started gossiping

Random aunt-dulhan ready h dulha kaha h
Engagement toh hoga na aaj?

Another aunt-mujhe toh lagtahe wo abhi bhi apni biwi se hi pyar karta h-bhoola nahi h usse

Another aunt-biwi??
Oo ha avni na?

Random aunty-ha ha wohi

Another aunt-toh ye shadi karke kya fayeda?
Mujhe toh lagtahe ye shadi nahi tikegi
Shaadi ke baad bhi neil avni& apne bete ke hi bare me sochega

Random aunty-arre haa
AvNeil ka toh ek beta bhi h- 3saal ka i guess
Bechare ka bachpan hi chin jayega maa baap ko alag rehte hue dekh ke

Another aunt- arre men toh bolti hu ki ye engagement hi rok deni chahiye inko
Khamakha 3 lives barbad hogi

Aunties-ha sahi kaha

Another aunty-haa
Aur sach kahu toh wo ladhki mitali mujhe bilkul bhi pasand nai h

Random aunty- mujhe bhi nai
Baro ka adarsh bhi karna nai aata isko
Hum kabse behthe h aur wo ek baar bhi aashirwaad lena toh door-milne bh bhi nahi aayi

Another aunty-aur dekho kese stage pe baithi selfies leri h-iss baat ki koi fiqr hi nahi h ke iska fiancee abhi tak nahi aya h
Muje toh lagta h ke neil isse shaadi hi nahi karna chahta varna zaroor aa chuka hota
Ho na ho abhi bhi apni ex wife& bacche ke sath hi hoga

*****

An hour went by
All the guest started to gossip bcz there was no sign of neither neil nor khanna family's arrival
Their calls to khannas also went unanswered
As a result, chipkali's family got insulted by the guests& the ceremony got cancelled
Guests had food& left
This insult naturally didnt go well with chipkali- she wanted revenge

*****

Condo-

AvNeil had broken the hug& an awkward silence took place
Neil decided to break it

N- avni its ok
I can understand ke aaj court wale incident ke baad you are going through a varied series of emotions
Hum dinner karte h& aaj raat tum yehi ruk jao- subah sukoon house chali jana

Avni was exhausted so she didnt argue
She just informed sunheri about the same& promised neav that she will be home the next day
After dinner, neil slept on the sofa while avni on the bed

*****

 Late night-

Avni started to blabber in sleep& tossed in bed
Her constant blabbering finally broke neil's sleep

He at once got up& sat next to her on the bed but didnt wake her up bcz he knew that if she woke up, she wont be able to sleep again& then she will stay up all night so he lay beside her &pulled her in his embrace& caressed her hair while whispering sweet nothing in her ear to calm her down

N-sshhh
Avni relax
Men hu tumhare paas

A(in sleep)-nahi
Men kisi ko kuch nahi hone dungi
Papaji ko kabhi sach nahi pta chalne dungi
Men sabse door chali jaungi- meri khushi se kahi zyada important h sabki safety
Wo recording kisi ko nahi milegi
Men kisi ko.....

Avni had confessed the truth in sleep, leaving neil shocked to the core
She was still mumbling the same stuff in sleep so he continued to caress her hair until she finally slept

N(to himself)-ghar men agar kisi ne avni ko sabse pehle accept kia tha toh wo dad hi they
Unke liye avni bahu nahi beti rahi h &unhe safegaurd karne ke liye wo kuch bhi karegi

Im definitely missing out on something
Avni se puchne ka koi use nahi- wo sach nahi batayegi& na hi sukoon ghar ka koi member
Muje koi aur raasta nikaalna hoga

Thinking of all this, neil slept

***** 

Next day-

It was pretty early in the morning when the doorbell of condo rang
Neil gently detached himself from avni, making sure she doesnt wake up
He opened the door& saw sunheri with neav
He let them in& closed the door

S-kal raat se bohot insist karra tha tumhare paas ane ke liye toh men le aayi

N-achha kia jo isse le aayi- avni ko dekhega toh khush hojayega

Neav held neil's leg, though still half sleepy

Ne(sleepy)-dadda
Godhi

Neil smiled& picked a sleepy neav in his arms

N-my chota sa tiger

Neav rested his head on neil's shoulder& neil caressed his hair

S-ye iske kapde& 2-3 favourite toys h(handing over a bag)

N-thanks alot sunheri

S-avni so rahi h?

N-haa
Kal wo court drama ke baad wo kafi thak gyi thi
Mr arora ko men kabhi maaf nahi karunga
Dad ke purane friend they isiliye kaha tha case ladne ko
Par kabhi nahi socha tha ke wo esa karenge

S-jo hua so hua
But thanks alot neil- apna decision change karne ke liye
Avni toh pehle se hi tooti hui thi& agar tum neav ko usse le jate toh wo jeete ji mar jati
Take care of her& neav
Men chalti hu

Sunheri left& neil closed the door
He realised that he was indeed gonna do a huge blunder in his anger
He faced neav& saw him sleeping peacefully
He put him on the bed& covered with duvet& pecked neav's forehead

(Neil hasnt checked his phone since last evening so he still didnt call up mitali
She deserved it after all 😂😂😂)

He sat on the couch with his laptop& searched for photoshoot recording-

He had never deleted it& watched it whenever he missed avni- to see her smiling face but always stopped before it ended bcz the last few mins had neela maa's death& avni's breakdown on seeing her mom lying in the pool of her own blood

But today, he did watch in the hope that he might get some clue& he did- he finally got hold of the reason why avni left everyone& the truth left him shocked inside out

*****

An hour later-

Avni woke up& saw neav sleeping, clinging to her
She smiled widely& kissed his hair
She moved his gaze &found neil sitting on the sofa, with an expressionless face
She at once got up&sat beside him

A-neil kya hua?
Tumhari aakhen itni sooji hui kyu h??

Neil hugged her at once

N-kese kia tumne ye sab avni?
4saal tak apne dil pe patthar kese rakha??

A-tum kya kehna chahte ho neil
Mere kuch samaj nahi ara

Neil played the video& avni understood that now neil knew everything& she had no escape-she will have to tell him the truth

A(worried)-neil ye tumne kisi ko dikhaya toh nahi na?
Papa toot jayenge

N-i know
Aur ye sach humesha ek raaz rahega
Par tumne muje kyu nahi bataya?
Kya itna bhi bharosa nahi tha mujpe??

A-esa nahi h neil
Men tumhe nahi bata sakti thi-tum toot jate
Maa ke jaane ke baad men emotionally bohot disturbed thi

Aur jab vidyut ne muje wo recording dikha ke blackmail kia ke wo papa ko jail bhej dega toh sabko chodne ke alawa mere paas koi option nahi raha-
Men papaji ya kisi ko bhi toota hua nahi dekh sakti thi

Mere ladne& aur bardaasht karne ki himmat khatam ho chuki thi
Kashid aane ke baad muje pta chala men pregnant hu
Dil toh karra tha wapas aake tumhe gale lagau& sabko ye news du
Bohot mushkil se mene khudko wapas aane se roka

4saal tak yehi laga ke vidyut azaad ghoom raha h& men wapas aayi toh sach bahar ajayega
Uske under arrest ki news toh muje Mumbai aane pe hi pta chali
Itne time tak zinda thi toh sirf neav ki wajah se-wohi toh tumhari aakhri nishaani thi mere paas
Agar wo na hota toh sach men mar gyi hoti

He hugged her tightly

N-sshhh
Never say that again

Avni just hmmmed

AvNeil smiled on seeing neav sleeping peacefully

A-neav kab aya?
Tum laaye??

N-sunheri drop karke gayi thi subah
Tum so rahi thi

Neil finally picked his phone& saw uncountable no. of missed calls from chipkali& her parents

Reality dawned on him- it was his engagement yesterday
While avni felt guilty about it, neil didnt react

N-kaash ye sab ek bura sapna ho& jab humari neend khule toh men tumhe apni bahon men pau

A-ye sapna nahi- ek kadwa sach h neil
Aur ab tumhe mitali se kiya hua wada pura karna hoga

N-haa
Par tumhe khona meri zindagi ki sabse badi saza hogi- tumpe bharosa na karne ki saza

Nk😭😭😭

Soon avni woke up neav& gave him bath after which she freshened up, followed by neil
The trio had bf& then reached khanna house

*****

Khanna mansion-

Everyone was very happy to see them
Chipkali had also arrived
Neil apologized to chipkali for not reaching for engagement yesterday& cipkali forgave him with a fake smile
But from inside, her blood boiled on seeing AvNeil together, enjoying with neav &other members of family

Everyone was sitting in the hall, enjoying neav's childish antics while chipkali was feeling left out bcz neav had gelled up with everyone except for her- whenever she tried to come close to him or talk to him

Neav spoke

Ne-mumma

A(pulling his chubby cheeks)-bolo mumma ki jaan

Ne-mule(muje) kheel(kheer) khani h

Avni frowned

A-neav apne last week hi khayi thi& aadha bowl khatam kar dia tha& phir apka stomach upset hogya tha

Ne-mumma iss baal(baar) nahi kalunga(karunga)
Plomise(promise)
Pleaj (please)

N-avni wo itna request karra h toh bana hi do

Avni agreed& suddenly an idea struck chipkali& she smirked evilly

*****

After lunch, everyone was enjoying the kheer& praising avni's cooking when suddenly neav started coughing, followed by neil

Sh-tillu pani le

Both drank water but it didnt help& they continued to cough

N(between coughing)-avni...kheer...men...peanuts h

A(shocked)-what!
Tum yahi ruko
Men bag se dawai nikalti hu- i always keep it for neav

She fetched the medicine& gave it to both of them
While neil had it in single go, neav was fussing

A-neav be a good boy& dawai khao

Ne-mumma mule(muje) ye dabai(dawai) nahi khani
Kalvi(kadvi) hoti h

A-baby nahi khaoge toh khujli hoti rahegi
Chalo-be a good boy

Ne-nuuu(no)

N-tiger dawai loge toh chocolate dunga

Ne-pakka dadda?

N-yes

Neav consumed the medicine while avni gave a deadly glare to neil bcz he was spoiling neav
He gave her an assuring look

They gave him small piece of chocolate after which neil was putting neav to sleep when neav asked avni to join them& she did
The trio slept

Nk 😭😭😭

All this was witnessed by bebe& prakash

B-sunny muje pta h ke avni kuch nahi kia
Kheer banayi avni ne thi zarur par usme moonfali kisi aur ne dali h

P- bebe men wohi sochri hu ke esa kese hogya?
Im sure ke avni ne khaas dhyaan rakha tha ke peanuts na ho- usse pta h ke neil& neav dono ko peanuts se allergy h

B-sunny mere bowl men toh moonfali ka koi taste nahi aya

P-mere bhi nahi bebe
Aur agar avni ya shwetaji ke bowl men aaye hote toh wo neil& neav- dono ko alert karti

B-toh ab bachi mitali
Aur uske paas esa karne ka motive bhi h- mene uski aakho men gussa dekha tha par tab ignore kar dia
Usne definitely avni ko fasaya h kyuki kheer usne banayi thi

P-aap theek keh rahi h

All this was heard by chipkali& she became nervous-thinking that she will be caught

Flashback-

After the kheer was ready& nobody was in kitchen, chipkali discretely went inside, cut peanuts in small pieces& mixed them in neil& neav's bowls so that nobody else's bowls have peanut except for them
She stirred it well& served them specifically so that others dont take their bowls

Flashback over

M(to herself)- shit
Kahi men pakdi na jau

(Soon she got caught& got a good dose from shweta, prakash& bebe while AvNeil &neav were sleeping in the room
Plz imagine this scene on your own)

Khanna family thought of surprising neav after this so they went out to buy ice cream& toys for neav, leaving AvNeil, neav& chipkali at home
Though they had told chipkali to leave, she didnt bcz she still wanted revenge for all the insult she faced in khanna house since morning

*****

AvNeil &neav were still sleeping when neav got up-he was feeling thirsty but his sipper in their room was empty

He didnt want to disturb avneil so so he took it& went downstairs to get it filled by bheema but she wasnt in the kitchen
He found mitali sitting on the chair in the kitchen so he thought to ask her for help

Ne-aunty

Chipkali looked down

M-kyu hua

Ne-pleaj(please) icche(isse) bhar do (handing over his sipper)

Chipkali thought that it was the right time to gel up with neav so she smiled& filled his sipper

Ne-tank you (thank you)

He drank some of the water& when chipkali picked him up to kiss his cheek, he accidentally wetted his pants, hence dirtying chipkali's dress

On the other hand, neil came down in search of neav bcz he wasnt in the room or loo

She widened her eyes &put neav down at once
Neil saw her yelling at neav

M- you illiterate boy!
How dare you dirty my dress!!
She was gonna slap him but neil held her wrist in nick of time, thus stopping mitali midway

N-have you lost it mitali??
You were about to slap a 3yr old child just for a stupid dress!
Chota baccha h wo for gods sake!!

Neil left her wrist with a jerk& turned to face neav& found him trembling in extreme fear

Neil's angry eyes softened &he picked a trembling neav in his arms

N-oh my poor baby

Ne(still trembling)-solly(sorry) dadda
Mele(mene) galti se kia

N-sshhh
Its ok baccha
Dont worry
We will freshen up

Avni also came down on hearing neil's scream

N-avni plz neav ke kapde change kardo

Avni took neav from him& took him inside to nurse him, cooing him to calm his cries

Neil again turned to face mitali

N-what the hell was all this huh?
Kitna dara diya tumne uss bechare ko

M-neil usne meri itni expensive dress gandi kardi& tum usko daatne ki jagah muje hi suna rahe ho?

N-3saal ka baccha h for heaven's sake!
You know what?
Your anger clearly described how materialistic you are

Der se hi sahi par men ye samaj agaya hu ke neav toh kya- tum kisi bacche ko dil se accept nahi karogi
Agar future men humara baccha hua toh wo bhi tumhare liye ek burden hi rahega

And im sure ke aaj tum agar maafi bhi maango toh bhi 3din baad tumhara ye roop wapas aa jayega

Jo aurat ek chote bacche ko itni si baat ke liya itna suna sakti h& uspe haath tak uthane ki himmat rakhti h usse men hargiz shaadi nahi kar sakta
In simple words, we arent getting married
Door waha h, get out right now (sternly)

M-par neil meri baat toh...

N-i said get out!!!

Mitali left, fuming in anger

All this was witnessed by avni from upstairs
Her eyes brimmed on seeing how much he loved their child

Neil returned upstairs& found avni standing on room's door

N-neav kesa h?

A-i gave him bath
Abhi so gya h

Suddenly they heard neav's cries from inside& they immediately went inside& found him sobbing& sat beside him
Neav crawled into neil's lap, still sniffing

Ne-aunty is very bad
I dont like her

N-she wont come here again

Neav looked up

Ne-plomise(promise)?

A-yes
Now stop crying

N-why are you crying- you are my tiger, right?
Tigers dont cry-they are so strong

Neav didnt respond &moved back to his previous position, silently sniffing

AvNeil lay on bed& neil lay neav on himself while avni caressed his hair

A-neav bohot chota h-pata nahi isse aaj ke shock se recover karne men kitna time lagega
Kashid men mene khaas dhyaan rakha tha ke chahe men kitni bhi tension men kyu na hu, apna gussa kisi bhi bacche pe kabhi nahi utarungi- especially neav pe toh bilkul nahi
Baki bacche toh phir bhi thode bade they par ye sabse chota tha

N-aur chote baccho ke dilo men koi darr baith jaye toh usse overcome karna bohot mushkil hota h
Kis hadd tak dara dia h chipkali ne iss masoom jaan ko
Men esi aurat ko neav ki saaye pe bhi nahi bhatakne dunga- phir shaadi toh door ki baat

Wo jab bhi usse dekhega toh usse ye incident yaad aajayega
Acchha hua ke uski asliyat waqt rehte mere saamne aa gyi
Aur haa- men jaanta hu ke kheer men peanuts bhi ussi ne mix kiye they

Avni turned to face him

A-kese pta chala?

N-shaq toh muje pehle hi tha kyuki men jaanta hu tum esi harqat asliyat toh kya- sapne men bhi nahi karogi
Aur kuch time pehle bebe ka message aya tha

Unhone bataya& mitali ko kafi sunaya bhi
Filhaal wo neav ke liye ice cream lene gaye h

A-accha hua unhone ye sab nahi dekha

N-avni

A-hmmm

N-can we start our life afresh?
We will get remarried with all the rituals

Avni nodded while neav held neil's shoulder more tightly while he wrapped him in his safe embrace
Avni hugged neil happily& kissed neav's hair while neil pulled her as close as possible& she cuddled in neil's arms
They intertwined their fingers& drifted into peaceful sleep with their jaan in their arms

Phew!
3997 words- itna sab ek os men jo thusa h😂😂😂
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