Chapter 107:
At the time of the morning, Avni was sleeping and Neil entered the room carrying the tray of tea set and plates. He smiled to see Avni and keeps the tray on the bed and comes to Avni's side and caressed her hair.
Neil: Avni, love, wake up.
Avni stirs and again sleeps. Neil smiled.
Neil: wake up, Avni.
Avni: let me sleep, I did not sleep last night properly.
Neil thinks.
Neil: Avni, get up now and have breakfast then you have to have medicine. After that, you can sleep.
Avni: five minutes.
Neil makes a face and sits silently. Avni opened her eyes when Neil did not call her name again. She looked at him.
Avni: ok, I am awake, no need of making this face.
Neil: what did I do? Did I say anything to you? No, right. I am just waiting for your five minutes to complete.
Avni looked at him.
Avni: I love you.
Neil: hmm, I know.
Avni looked at him.
Avni: what, hmm, I know. I said, I love you and you are showing zero excitement.
Neil: so what should I do? Dance.
Avni smiled.
Avni: I don't mind it, if you want, you can do that.
Neil: Avni, stop irritating me and get up.
Avni: first my morning kiss.
Neil smiled. He leaned toward her and kissed her forehead.
Neil: good morning.
Avni cups his face and kisses his forehead.
Avni: good morning.
Avni kissed his cheek. Neil was surprised, he looked at Avni.
Neil: bonus.
Avni nods.
Neil: wah. Did the sun rise from the west today? Let me check.
Neil turns his face to get up and Avni bites his ear.
Neil: aaoo.
Avni: now happy. You never digest my love.
Neil looked at her and smiled he pecked her lips.
Neil: now come on get up.
Avni nods. Neil moves back and Avni gets up. She sets her hair and moves them. Neil gave her water first. She drank the half glass.
Neil: oh no.
Avni: what happened?
Neil: I forgot to wish morning to the baby.
Avni was shocked. Her happy expression converted into a scared expression. Neil smiled and touched her belly.
Neil: good morning, my princess.
Avni: Baby?
Neil looked at her. Avni touched her belly.
Avni: Baby is fine, right? Nothing has happened to it, hmm.
Avni looked at Neil.
Avni shouts: say, Neil.
Neil cups her face.
Neil: relax, Avni, baby is absolutely fine. Calm down.
Avni holds his hand in her hands.
Avni: la, la, la, las, last.
Neil keeps the hair behind her ear.
Avni: last night, I saw a nightmare that...
Avni told him about her dream while crying. Avni was sobbing. Neil was looking at her.
Avni: my, my, m, m, my baby is in, in danger.
Avni was sobbing. Neil cups her face with one hand.
Neil: everything is fine. The baby is also fine. Nothing will happen to our baby. And, you, you, yourself said that it was a nightmare then why are you taking stress. Calm down, relax. Come on, now stop crying.
Neil wipes her tears and hugs her. Avni clenched his shirt. Neil thinks. Avni sobs, Neil looked at her and kissed her cheek. Neil breaks the hug.
Neil: come on, now be a good girl and have breakfast then you have to have medicine.
Avni: I don't want anything, please.
Neil: how will this work, Avni? If you do not eat then how will you have medicine? Please have breakfast, a proper meal is important for the baby. Please.
Avni nods.
Neil: And you know, today, I have made your favourite dish.
Avni was looking at him. Neil slides the tray between them and holds the lid.
Neil: any guess?
Avni was looking at him.
Neil: Ok, let me show you. So, hold your heart now Chef Neil Khanna is representing his special dish and that is.
Avni smiled slightly. Neil opened the lid.
Neil: tan taran. Poha.
Avni smiled. Neil raised his eyebrows to ask how is the surprise. Avni smiled.
Neil: wait, let me feed you.
Neil picks up the spoon and feeds her.
Neil: how's it?
Avni nods her head.
Avni: nice.
Neil: really, let me, taste.
Neil was about to have a bit.
Neil: no, you feed me.
Neil gives the spoon to Avni and she feeds him.
Neil: hmm, it's awesome.
Avni smiled. Neil feeds her and Avni was enjoying the special treatment of her husband but that dream had made a place in her mind and heart also.
Some days passed like this and that dream was disturbing Avni. Neil and the Khanna family took care of Avni they give her the best things.
One night, Avni again saw the same dream that she is playing with a baby and suddenly she saw a doll in her hands. Avni was shivering. She looked at the doll which was on the floor and blood was all around the doll, she saw the blood in her hands.
Avni wakes up with a jerk. Neil also wakes up and gets up. He saw Avni panting, Neil immediately turns to pour water into the glass and gives her water. Avni drinks.
Neil: again that dream?
Avni gaps and nods.
Neil: Avni, how many times I have told you that it is your fear, your imagination, nothing else. Don't think too much.
Avni: I also don't want to see that dream but it is not in my hands. Dreams are not in our hands.
Neil looked at her.
Neil: ok now, sleep and forget about it.
Neil makes her lay and pets her head. Avni was looking at him. Avni slept slowly.
Neil in mind: I have to wipe out this think from her mind, it will affect her health.
Neil thinks, he looked at Avni and wipes her sweat with his hand and kissed her forehead.
In the time of the morning, Neil and Avni were walking in the garden area and talking then they sat on the couch which was kept under the shed of the tree and a table was kept there. Neil poured the juice for Avni into the glass and gives her. She sipped.
Avni: you will not go the hospital, today?
Neil: I will go. I have a meeting so I will go later and come back after that.
Avni: I am sorry, Neil, because of me you are suffering.
Neil: Avni, nothing is like that even I am enjoying this phase, it has its own charm. You were right about this phase, this wait has its own charisma, it, it is impossible to explain in words.
Avni smiled.
Neil: you were right about it.
Avni kept her head on his shoulder, Neil smiled and kissed her forehead and holds her hand in his hand.
At night time, Avni and Neil were sleeping and Avni frowns in asleep. She wakes up and thinks. She was trying to process something. Avni got shocked when she understands what has happened.