Next day-

Its almost 12& AvNeil are still peacefully sleeping in eachother's arms
Her head was resting on neil's shirtless chest& although avni had woken up in the morning, neil made her sleep off again as he had missed her warmth alot& avni's case was no different- she too, didnt want to leave his embrace anytime soon

Her sleep was broken bcz of the bright sunrays coming through the window
She opened her eyes in slits& then rubbed them like a child to adjust herself to the bright sunlight
That was when reality dawned on her about what happened the previous night-

She had finally surrendered herself to the man she has loved from the bottom of her heart
She noticed that only the soft duvet was covering their fully naked bodies with their legs interwined in the most sensual way possible

She was still lost in her thoughts when a hand started to caress her hair
She looked up& found neil already awake

A-tum kab uthe?

N-an hour ago

A-toh muje uthaya kyu nahi?

N-taki men tumhare iss chehre ko jee bhar ke stare kar saku
Btw, you look damn cute when you rub your eyes

Avni smiled at him but her smile suddenly faded off

N-kya hua jaan?

A-7months pehle jo step mene liya uske baad mene kabhi socha nahi tha ke men phir kabhi ese tumhari baahon men jaagungi
Muje toh laga tha ke muje apni aage ki zindagi tumhari yaadon ke sahaare hi kaatni padegi
Im sorry for leaving you like this neil but mene jo bhi kia wo humari family ko safe rakhne ke liye kia

Slow tears make their way down her cheeks while his heart ached on seeing her like this

N-sshhh
Bohot hogya rona
Now no more tears
He bent slightly &sucked her tears while avni hugged him more tightly

A(still hugging)-pichle 7months men esa ek din nahi gaya jab muje tumhari yaad nahi ayi
Tumhe& apni perfect family ko chodna meri majboori thi-marzi nahi
Im sorry for hurting everyone-im sorry for hurting you neil
Im really sorry

With that, avni again started sobbing& neil caressed her hair to calm her down

N(still caressing her hair)- i promise you avni-
Ab hum kabhi alag nhi honge

Avni immediately broke the hug &looked at neil

A-lekin neil mitali ka kya?
You are engaged to her

N-i will handle it
Dont worry

A-par neil

N-koi par war nahi
Aur haa, tum aaj mere sath ghar chalri ho- humare ghar

A(nervous)-no neil
I cant
Kese face karungi men sabko
Kya jawaab dungi ke kaha thi men pichle7 mahino se
Hum kisi bhi haal men unhe sach nahi bta sakte- papaji toot jayenge

N-sshhh
Kuch nahi hoga
Men hu na tumhare saath?
Avni men tumhe wo fairytale wali life dunga jo tum hamesha se chahti thi

A-neil im still doubtful
Kya wo muje phirse accept karenge?

N(cupping her face)- bilkul karenge jaan
Mene dad& bebe ki aakhon men mitali& meri shaadi ko leke bohot narazgi dekhi h par andekha kar dia kyuki men apni feelings ke baare men emotionally confused tha- kya men sahi decision le raha tha ya nahi
Dil& dimaag ki ye ladai muje andar hi andar torture karri thi

Avni felt damn guilty bcz she found herself responsible for the turmoil neil went through

N-par haa, ye sochna bhi mat ke tum iss sab ke liye responsible ho
Agar tum wapas nhi aati toh men apni zindagi ki sabse badi galti karta& humesha regret karta kyuki mera ek galat decision bohot sari lifes destroy kar deta
He kissed her forehead lovingly

Aur ab tum mere saath ghar chalri ho
And dont worry ke kon kya kahega kyuki sab agar gussa honge bhi na, toh wo bhi temporary hoga
Dad& bebe will be very happy

A-aur mummyji?
Unhone toh ab tak na jaane kitne sapne dekh liye honge tumhe& mitali ko leke

N-do you trust me?

A-more than i trust anyone

N-toh issi trust ko banaye rakho

They freshen up,have breakfast in hotel itself &then leave for khanna mansion

*****

Khanna mansion-

Neil entered the house &was bombarded with questions by everyone-
Be it dd, his parents, bebe or mitali

Neil explained them that he didnt stay in the party for long& went back to the hotel

Mitali- neil at least muje toh inform kar dette
Men kitna pareshan thi

Bebe(sarcastically)- haa haa
Tillu ki fiqr toh sirf tuje h na
Hum sab toh kal raat se bas makkhiya(flies) hi maar rhe they

Everyone noticed the sarcasm in bebe's statement but mitali shrugged it off

N- i want to make a confession to everyone- especially mitali

S- kesa confession tillu?

N-mitali men tumse shaadi nhi kar sakta

While shweta& mitali were shocked, bebe& papaji were happy that neil finally prevented from commiting his biggest mistake

Mitali- par kyu neil?we are engaged &kuch hi dinon men humari shaadi h

S-haa tillu
Saare cards print hogye h& relatives ko send bhi kar diye h
Ab achanak tum backout kese kar sakte ho?

N-mitali mera ye decision tumhe aaj hurt zrur karega but in the long run, yehi humare liye sahi h

Men bohot confused tha mitali- mere dil& dimaag ki beech chal rahi ladai se
Dimaag keh raha tha ke tumse shaadi karna sahi h par dil tha ke maan nhi raha tha
Aur shayad men ye galti kar bhi deta agar kal raat men uss party men na jata

S-tillu tu kehna kya chahta h?

N-ek second mom

Neil went to the door& held avni's hand who was standing behind the door

She was refusing to come out but neil held her& brought her inside the house, leaving everyone shocked to the core

While shweta mitali were biwildered, bebe& papaji were on cloud 9to see avni alive in front of them& dd was happy that his sirji got his love back

Bebe immediately hugged avni& she reciprocated followed by prakash

P-meri beti ghar wapas aa gyi
Meri ghar ki raunak laut ayi- ab muje aur kuch nahi chahiye

Shweta broke their trance

S- avni tum zinda ho?
Phir wo body kiski thi?
Aur kaha thi tum itne mahino se?

AvNeil explained to them about what happened 7months ago- just skipping the truth of neela maa's death

Everyone was shocked to the core but were proud to see that how avni sacrifised her happiness just to keep her family safe& sound
Neil spoke up

N- mitali ab jab avni zinda h, humari shaadi tab tak nahi ho sakti jab tak men avni ko divorce na du& esa toh agle 7kya 70 janmo tak hone nahi wala so im sorry bcz i still love avni
Mera ek galat decision bohot sari lifes destroy kar deta
Ye baat tumhe abhi hurt zarur karegi par zindagibhar ke dard se kuch dinon ka dard sehna better h kyuki na men khush rehta na tum

Neil removed the ring from his finger& handed it over to mitali who was fuming in anger

M-iska toh yahi matlab hua ke agar avni wapas na aati toh tum mujse hi shaadi karte
Its all bcz of her

Mitali was blurting out whatever she wanted- not bothered about the consequences
She even questioned avni's upbringing by reminding her of her past& that she was illegitimate

Avni's eyes started becoming blurry
She didnt want to hurt anyone's feelings by her returning to neil& her nightmare came true by mitali's statements

Mitali moved towards avni& was about to slap her but neil held her hand at the exact moment

N(at the top of his lungs)- enough mitali
Avni kuch keh nahi rahi h iska ye matlab nahi ke tum kuch bhi bolti jao
How dare you try to slap her huh?

Before neil could say anything further, a huge sound was heard- bebe had given a tight slap to mitali &she touched her cheek which had turned red

B-how dare u question my daughter's upbringing?
Men bohot khush hu ke der se hi sahi par tillu ne apni life ka sabse sahi decision liya h

Aur ye thappad isiliye kyuki tumne khudko avni se compare karne ki galti kari h
Tum jesi ladki tillu ke layak hi nahi h

While bebe, neil& papaji were giving a good dose to mitali& shweta was trying to defend her, what everyone didnt notice was that avni's eyes were becoming heavy- she was feeling dizzy& in no time, she lost consciousness

Neil was the first one to notice it

N-avni!!!

He immediately went to her& put her head in his lap

N-avni aakhe kholo
Kya hogya tumhe

Bebe immediately fetched a glass of water& neil sprinkled few drops on her face but she didnt gain consciousness, leaving neil more worried

Meanwhile papaji immediately called their family doctor while neil picked her in bridal style &took her to his room
He slowly put her on the bed &turned to see everyone in the room including mitali

N-beebe plz iss ladki se keh dijiye ke yaha se chali jaye iske pehle men kuch ulta sulta bol du
Men abse isse nahi jaanta

B-sun liya tune?
Ab yaha se dafa hoja iske pehle ke men tuje dhakke maar ke nikalu

Shweta again tried to defend mitali but recieved deathly glares from everyone in return along with bebe's wrath

After facing so much insult, mitali ultimately left

Soon doctor arrived &checked avni

Doctor- nothing to worry about
It was bcz of stress& weakness

N-weakness kesi doc?

D-lack of proper nutrition
She will gain consciousness in few hrs
Im prescribing few medicines
Give them on time& she will be fine in couple of days

N-thank you doctor

Prakash went to see off the doctor& then returned to neil's room

B-puttar tu avni ka khayal rakh
Jab ayi thi tabhi kitni kamzor lagri thi
Hum sab bhi ab sone chalte h

N-ji bebe

Everyone left AvNeil's room while neil gave an impossible look to his wifey who was still unconscious

N(caressing her hair)- bilkul khyaal nhi rakhti tum apna
Hogyi na weakness
Par ab men bhi dekta hu ke kese tum meals neglect karti ho
He kissed her forehead &slept off cuddling into her

*****

Few hrs later-

Avni gained consciousness & found herself fastened in neil's arms who was sleeping peacefully
She smiled seeing him but then recollected what happened before everything blacked out

A-shit
Mitali ka kya haal hoga
Muje jiska darr tha wahi hua

She was still lost in her thoughts when neil spoke up

N-uske saath wahi hua jo wo deserve karti h
Uski fiqr karne ki koi zrurat nhi h

A-neil tum kab jaage?

N- bas abhi abhi
Vese men tumse bohot gussa hu
Tumne phirse apne meals neglect kiye the na?

Avni lowered her head& neil understood that his guess was right
He lifted her face by her chin

N-kyu karti ho esa?
Pta h men kitna darr gya tha?
Tumhe kuch hojata toh?

A(puppy face)-im sorry

N-tum meri jaan ho avni
Tumhe idea h k tumhe zara si chot bhi lagti h toh muje kitna dard hota h?
I cant see you in pain
Plz apna khayal rakha karo- for my sake at least

A-im sorry neil
Im really sorry
She started sobbing &neil pulled her in his embrace- caressing her hair slowly

N-sshhh
Stop crying
U are my ladydon na-not some cry baby or damsel in distress

Avni noded positively in his embrace itself
Soon they sleep off peacefully