Prakash- puttar Neil ne kuch kaha.

Avni- nahin papaji.. main khud yahan rehearsal cheezein complicate nahin karna chahti.

Bebe- par puttar hum nahin chahte ki tu jaaye.

Avni- bebe, mummyji, papaji, please! Aplog samjhiye iss baat ko. Neil aur main.. hum donon ko waqt chahiye.. main abhi iss empire state mein nahin hun ki yahan reh paun.. pleasee!!

The elders understood her situation and felt bad for her.

Shweta- thik hai puttar.. agar tujhe yahi sahi lagta hai toh tu jaa.

Bebe- han par apne padpote se jab chahe.. subah 6 bahe ya raat 11 baje.. jab mera mann ho milne aungi.

Avni- ji bebe.

Avni smiles at them and goes upstairs, Sunheri follows her.

Sunheri- yeh kya tha? Aise achanak se Avni.. kyun?

Avni- Mere Neil ke saamne rehne se uske zakhm taaza ho rahe hain.. usse dard ho raha hai aur ab main uske dard ki wajah nahin banungi.. uski zindagi se na sahi, uske nazron se door chali jaungi main.

Before Sunheri could say anything, Mowgli comes.

Mowgli- Mumma hum Papa se door kyun jaa rahe hain? Hum yahan iss house mein kyun nahin reh sakte?

Avni- beta aap jab chaho apne Papa se mil sakte ho.. hum koi solution nikal lenge, but abhi humein yahan se jaana hoga. Okay?

Mowgli nods seeing his mother's face.

...

Neil- kya? Avni ghar se jaa rahi hai?

Sunheri- haan Neil uska manna hai ki ab woh aur tumhari dard ki wajah nahin ban sakti.

...

Shweta and Prakash's room.

Shweta- Prakash ji maine toh yeh sochkar bheja tha ki uska pyaar bahar niklega par yahan toh ulta hi asar pad gaya.

Shweta bites her nails and walks in the room.

Prakash smiles looking at her.

Shweta- yahan main itni tension mein aur ap hass rahe hain?

Prakash- aap woh nahin dekh rahin hain jo main dekh raha hun Shweta ji! Kabhi kabhi dooriyan woh kar jaati hain jo paas rehke koi soch bhi nahin sakta tha.

He goes to the window and smiles, while Shweta was confused.

...

Avneil room,

Avni is packing her bag, she hears the voice of door closing.

Avni- Sunheri, darwaza kyun band kiya?

Without turning she asks,

Avni- Sunheri tum..

She's taken aback as it was Neil.

Avni- Neil? Tum yahan? Sorry mujhe laga ki Sunheri hai.

She again turns to her bag.

Neil- kya kar rahi ho tum?

Avni- bag pack kar rahi hun.

She says avoiding eye contact.

Neil- phir mujhe chhodke jaa rahi ho na?

Avni's hands abruptly stop at this question, Neil continues,

Neil- Kyun? Ab kyun? Ab kya majboori hai?

Avni turns to him and says,

Avni- tumhari zindagi Neil! 10 saal se tum dard bhari zindagi jee rahe ho.. aur ab main tumhari dard ki wajah nahin banna chahti. Isiliye better yahi hai ki main yahan se chali jaun.

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