Same afternoon-
AvNeil's trip to Greece finally ended today& avni was checking out from the hotel while neil had already checked out& had taken taxi for airport
Although avni was tensed in the morning, neil had assured her to not worry as he had mailed her reports to Ali& DD who will take over the case once they return to India
*****
An hour later-
AvNeil had boarded the same flight but werent able to sit together this time& neil was upset about the same
*****
7& half hrs later-
As soon as avni, vidyut &remaining staff deboarded the flight& were waiting for the luggage, few police officers came& handcuffed vidyut
Officer- Mr vidyut you are charged under IPC section 201 for causing disappearance of evidence, section 204 for tampering evidence& section 354 for sexual harassment at workplace
V-but officer i havent done any such crime
O-we have proof along with your arrest warrant
If the charges are proven right, then you will be given life imprisonment& all your businesses will be shut down
With that, the officers took vidyut to the police station
Neil who was watching the entire scene from a distance, received a message from Ali
Problem solved
Charges against him are true so he will be imprisoned, although exact duration will be declared after preparation of final chargesheet
During survey we also found that like adwait, he too has some illegal businesses
We will take good care of him
You take care of yourself &bhabhi
N-thanks alot guys
*****
AvNeil entered neil's apartment& avni hugged him tightly
A-neilu
N-hmmm
A-what if the reports were positive?
Would you still marry me?
N-avu phir wohi sawaal?
For me, you are not a victim jaan
You are a survivor-a role model for all the women who were victims of situations like domestic violence, marital abuse, rape etc
I have seen many such cases in my career but none of them were as strong as you
You are a fighter &winner in true sense who fought against the wrong& won
Avni smiled& hugged him more tightly
*****
Few days later-
Vidyut was proven guilty& all his companies were shut& hence, avni got rid of vidyut& got a job in a rival company
*****
Same evening-
Neil was returning home from hospital& was gonna call up avni via Bluetooth when suddenly the unexpected happened- a truck was approaching neil's car from the wrong side of road!
He tried taking a reverse but failed
The breaks had also stopped working& neil lost his balance on the car
Ultimately, it got slanted to a side& crashed into a tree
Few passerbys spotted neil& tried to wake him up while another one tried calling the last no. on his call log
Meanwhile, avni was working on a few designs when her phone rang& she smilled on seeing the caller id
A-hello neilu
Avni couldnt complete her sentence& she dropped her phone in shock after what she heard next
She informed 1 of her colleagues,of the same& rushed out of her office
She instructed her driver to take her to xyz place
The driver drove her car to the location
Flashback
Caller-dekhiye madam ye jinka phone h unke call log men last no. aapka tha
Inki car ka xyz road p accident hogya h
Plz yaha aake inhe le jayiye
Flashback over
At location-
Avni got out of her car& people left
A-neil!!!
Neil plz utho
Plz apni aakhe kholo
Avni put neil in her car with help of driver& the driver drove off to the nearest hospital while avni was patting his cheeks on the way in an attempt to wake him up
*****
Hospital-
Avni pulled neil out of the car with the driver &a ward boy fetched a stretcher to the entrance
Doctor! doctor!
Is there a doctor here
Its an emergency!!!
Avni screamed on the top of her lungs
On hearing the constant screams,a doctor arrived
D-oh my goodness!
This is doctor khanna
I met him in a medical conference
Nurse, prepare the OT immediately
Urgent operation karna padega
(Nurse followed suit)
D(while moving the stretcher to the OT)-What happened to him?And aap kon h??
A-he met with an accident
And im his fiancée
They reached the OT& the doc was trying to separate neil's hand from avni (which he was holding even in unconscious state) when neil tightened his grip on her hand
A-neil plz
Men iske aage nhi aa sakti
I know ke tumhe kuch nhi hoga
She started sobbing while the doc took neil into the OT
She somehow composed herself& informed khanna family& as soon as they arrived, she just said that hes in the OT
They stayed outside the OT, moving to& fro in the corridor while avni left the hospital
Sh-hey bhagvan ye kya hogya mere tillu ke saath?
Kiski nazar lag gayi mere bacche ko??
P-shwetaji sambhaliye khudko
Aap toot jayengi toh bebe ko kese sambhalenge hum?
Bebe's condition was no different- she was silent& wasnt uttering a word
She went completely numb- without any movement
*****
Avni entered the house, close the door& sat on the floor with a thud
She didnt have the guts to face neil's family bcz she was suspecting that her own enemies were behind this heinous crime
She was lost in her pool of thoughts when she spotted a note left by neelamaa which said that she will be out of town for a few days due to NGO work& that she need not worry
Avni sighed but was glad about the same bcz now neela need not worry about her- so what if only for few days?
Though avni had decided to meet Ali &DD the next morning, she just sat in front of the small temple she had in her apartment for the whole night- praying for the life& safety of her love
*****
Next day, hospital-
Maybe god was also on avni's side as neil finally opened his eyes& found his entire family around him
But the only face his eyes were searching for was no where to be seen
Bebe- bhagvan ka lakh lakh shukar h tuje hosh aagya puttar
N- a..v...ni....
Avni kaha h mom?
Neil knew that somewhere, him regaining consciousness was bcz of avni's prayers
B-arre haan
Itne tension men uss bacchi ke baare men toh hum bhool hi gaye
Sh-haa
Mene bhi usse nahi dekha
Pehle laga k washroom gyi hogi par we got busy in hospital& police case formalities toh uska khayal hi nahi aya
Prakash-na jaane hume inform karke khud kaha chali gyi
Shayad ghar gyi ho
Usse bhi to kitna shock lga hoga
Neil-dad plz call her up
Muje usse baat karni h
P-beta abhi abhi toh tuje hosh aya h
Thodi der toh ruk ja
N-dad plz?
B-sunny avni puttar ko phone laga
Jabtak tillu usse baat nhi krega usse chain nhi milega
N-tysm bebe!
Ek aap hi h jo muje samajti h
B-chal ab zyada maska mat maar
P-not answering aara h
Thodi der men phir try karta hu
Neil felt dejected
*****
Police station-
Avni explained the whole situation to Ali& DD
They started the investigation immediately &asked for the footage of all the nearby cctv cameras of past1 week
After lot of effort, they found a camera which captured the entire incident
They zoomed the footage& the faces which came in front shook avni inside out
She made a decision
A-tum dono plz mera ek kaam karoge?
DD- as long as wo legal ho
A-theek h
Give me 10-15 mins
She went out of the cabin while Ali& DD shared confused looks
Few mins later, she returned &handed them a letter with a small pouch
A-ye plz neil ko de dena
Abhi muje jana hoga
Saying so, she left the station- not giving them chance to respond
They were confused but they did as instructed by avni& reached the hospital the same evening
*****
Hospital-
Neil was refusing to have the food-bcz of3 reasons-
-the food had no taste
-avni hadnt answered anyone's phone since morning
-she hadnt come to meet him
Sh-wah bhai!
Itne saalo se patients ki diet men feeka khana khilane wala aaj khud mana krra h
Ye toh wahi baat hui- ab aaya h ooth pahaad k neeche
B-muje nhi pta tha tu samajdaari ki baaten bhi karti h
Shweta pouted
But neil's mind was in a completely different land- why avni didnt come to meet him or answer anyones phone?
Ali& DD arrived
They asked neil about his health &he replied thats its better than before
DD- actually neil we have a letter for u-from bhabhi
Neil's eyes widened with happiness upon the mention of avni
He literally snatched the letter from them& read it
Dear Neil,
Tumhare saath jo bhi galat cheeze hui h wo sab meri wajah se hui h
Na men tumhari life men aati na ye sab hota aur isiliye mera tumhari life se chale jaana hi sahi h
Ek faisla tumne lia tha
Aaj ek faisla muje lena pad raha h
But plz isse revenge ke angle se mat dekhna-meri galti ko repeat mat karna
Tumhra accident bhi asliyat men ek murder attempt tha
Muje ye bhi pata chal chuka h ke iske peeche kiska haath h par men tumhe nahi bata sakti-isse tumhari jaan ko khatra ho sakta h
Men maafi ke layak nhi par ho sake toh plz muje maaf kar dena
Avni
The letter slipped off his hands
His body felt numb
DD gave him the small pouch
He opened it only to find the engagement ring he had slid on avni'sfinger few months ago
With that, the duo left the hospital with heavy burden on their hearts
Time stopped for neil
Only one question was ringing in his mind- WHY?
Why did avni do this to him??
On seeing his expression, prakash took the letter &read it loud, leaving everyone shocked
Kal raaste men
Gham mil gaya tha
Lag ke gale men ro liya
Jo sirf mera, tha sirf mera
Mene usse kyu kho dia
Haa wo aakhe jinhe men choomta tha bewajah
Pyaar mere liye kyu unme baaki na
Humnava mere tu h toh meri saanse chale
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
Humnava mere tu h toh meri saanse chale
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
Har waqt dil ko jo sataye
Aisi kami h tu
Men bhi na jaanu ke itna kyu lazmi h tu
Neendein jaake na lauti kitni raatein dhal gai
Itne taare gine ke ungliya bhi jal gayi
Humnava mere tu h toh meri saanse chale
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
Humnava mere tu h toh meri saanse chale
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
Tu aakhi aasu o yaara
Hai aakhri tu gham
Dil ab kaha h jo dobara
Dede kisi ko hum
Apni shaamo men hissa kisi ko na dia
Ishq tere bina bhhi mene tujse hi kiya
Humnava mere tu h toh meri saanse chale
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
Humnava mere tu h toh meri saanse chale
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
Faasle na de
Ke men hu aasre tere
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
Aazma raha muje kyu
Aa bhi kahi se ab tu
Kese men jiyunga tera bina
Seene men jo dhadhkane h
Tere naam pe chale h
Kese men jiyunga tera bina
Humnava mere tu h toh meri saanse chale
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
Humnava mere tu h toh meri saanse chale
Bata de kese men jiyunga tera bina
On the other hand, avni reached her apartment in a completely lost state- she was sober yet out of her senses
**Time lapse**"
Few days had passed& neil's condition was improving-though only physically bcz internally, he was broken completely
*****
Avni was in her apartment- packing her luggage, while constantly sobbing& remembering the moments she spent with neil- especially their "business related" trip to Greece
She had asked for a transfer &was gonna leave the city the very next day
Neelamaa wasnt home yet so she decided to leave a note
Neela already had a set of the keys so their wasnt any such issue of who will keep the keys
*****
Police station-
Ali& DD were sitting in cabin
Ali-yaar ab toh culprits ka adda bhi hume pata lag gaya h
Unko arrest karte h& at same time neil ki safety ka bhi dhyaan rakhenge
DD-tuje kya lagta h ke ye khayaal muje nhi aya hoga?
Humne bhabhi se wada kia h yaar
Unhone ye decision kuch sochke hi lia hoga
Ali-par men apne best friend ko ese bikharte hue nhi dekh sakta yaar
Koi toh solution hoga iss problem ka?
So ironic na- itne complicated cases easily handle kar lete h par aaj jab sabse zyada zrurat h toh kuch strike nhi krra
DD-ummm
So toh h
Upar se bhabhi bhi aaj sham ko hi jaari h
Par kare toh kya?
Both(in chorus)- time to take the risk
They drove off to the hospitaal
*****
Ali- neil we need to talk to u
IN PRIVATE
Prakash &shweta left, while bebe was at home whith maddy& kareena
DD- its about bhabhi
N-plz dont call her bhabhi
Muje ab uske naam se bhi chidh hoti h
Agar kisi aur baare men baat krni h toh bolo
Ali- tera accident vidyut ki wajah se hua tha or precisely, usne karwaya tha
Neil's eyes shot open
N-kya?
DD-humne bhabhi se promise kia tha ke hum tuje nhi batayenge but we were wrong
They tell the truth to neil
Flashback
It was the day when avni along with Ali& DD was watching the cctv footages of all the cameras on a projector to get clear cut view
A-stop!
DD-kya hua bhabhi?
A-dd yaha zoom karo zara
(DD zoomes the video)
It was the point when3 goons were spotted in the video
Ali-kya baat h bhabhi?
Aap inhe pehchanti h kya?
A-haa
Wo bhi bohot acche se
Ye teeno vidyut ke aadmi h jinhone Greece men mujpe& neil pe nazar rakhi thi jiska yahi matlab h ke jail men hone ke bawajood vidyut ne apne aadmiyo ko kaam pe lagaya hua h
DD-par kyu?
A-wo muje pana chahta h
Men uska obsession hu aur isiliye wo neil ko apne raste se hatana chahta h-by hook or by crook
Mera neil ki life se chale jana hi sahi h
Ali-par jail men rehne se toh wo aapko haasil thodi na kr lega?
Uspe itne charges h ke uska baahar ana next to impossible h
Upar se ab attempt to murder ka bhi lagega
A-Indian legal system men sach se zyada pesa bolta h Ali
Isiliye muje 7saal uss jail jese ghar men rehna pada(a tear escapes her eye)
Isiliye mene decide kia h ke men India chodke chali jaungi
Ye obvious h ke neil kuch time tak upset rhege but dheere dheere muje bhoolke life men move on kar lega
Mene office men already baat kar rakhi h
Kuch dino men muje USA ki branch ka transfer mila jayega
Ali& dd try to convince her to change her decision but she doesnt& leaves from police station
Flashback over
By now, neil's cheeks were tear stained
After lot of effort, he somehow asked
N-kabki flight h avni ki?
Ali& dd in chorus- aaj raat
Ali recieved a call from police station which said that their sting operation was successful& the 3goons have been arrested from their hiding spot
Ali nodded& cut the call
Neil removed all the wires attached to his body& was about to step out of the bed when Ali
Ali-neil you cant do this yaar
you arent in the state to get discharged
N(dramatically)-tu dost h ya dushman?
Tum dono ne ye sach muje& avni ko phirse ek krne ke liya bataya na?
The duo nod
N-toh ab cupid se villain kyu ban rahe ho?
Saying so, he got off the bed &told them to take him out somehow
They were thinking of a solution when they spotted the food trolley& noded together
Few mins later, they exited the room with the trolley while leaving pillows &cushions on the bed
They send him to the airport with 3constables for his safety
*****
Airport-
They alert the security check at the airport to either let neil pass the security check or to stop avni from boarding the flight by some excuse
The security check officials agreed
Avni was sitting in the waiting room, waiting for her flight's announcement when an officer came near her& told her to follow him
A-but officer what have i done?
I cant afford to miss this flight
O-noting serious mam& dont worry we will send you to your destination via next flight
A-ok(huffs)
They reach an entry restricted room which was accessible only to the airport officials
Avni entered &was shocked to see what was in front of her or precisely who was in front of her
There he was-arms crossed upon his chest, adorning an angry bird face
The airport official went back to duty while constables left the room, giving them privacy to confront
A(a little shaky voice)-neil tum yaha?
Tumhe toh hospital men hona chahiye iss waqt
N(stern voice)-Kyu jari thi tum US?
A-muje bas transfer mil gaya h
Par tumhe kese pata?
N(moving towards her)-transfer mila h ya tumne purposely lia h?
A(avoiding eye contact)-transfer mila h
N-toh ye baat tum mujse nazre chura kar kyu bolri ho?
A(fumbling& trying to change topic)-neil meri flight miss hojayegi
N-officer ne kaha tha na ke wo tumhe next flight men accommodate kar denge
Toh ab batao ke tum kyu bhaag rahi thi?
A-tumse esa kisne kaha?
Neil holds her by her shoulders
N(in a polite tone)-mene tumse kitni baar kaha h avni par tum ho k samajti nhi
Ya shayad samajna hi nahi chahti
Avni looks into neil's eyes
N-Tum kyu mere accident ke liye khudko responsible maan rhi ho?
Avni plz trust me, iss sab men tumhari koi galti nahi thi
Slow tears slip down avni's eyes
A-men tumhe khona afford nhi kr sakti neil
Vidyut mere peeche bilkul paagal h
Men uska obsession hu
Mera tumhare saath rehna tumhare liye bohot risky h
Aaj uske sirf3 aadmi pakde gye h-aur na jaane kitne aadmi honge uske jo baahar aazaad ghoom rahe h
Kitno ko pakadwayenge hum neil?
Kitno se bachte rahenge??
Sab police officers Ali& DD jitne imaandar nahi hote
Neil knew she was saying this bcz of her previous encounter with the country's weak legal system
N-do you trust me?
A-more than i trust myself
But vidyut cant be trusted neil
He will end up doing what we can never even imagine of
N-only if he gets released& I'm sure ke uss din ka intezaar karte karte wo boodha hojayega par wo din nhi ayega
Avni smiled& neil smiled automatically looking at her beautiful smiling face
N-dekho tumhare pyaar ke chakkar men main hospital se chupke nikla hu
Na jaane waha kya haal hoga
*****
Hospital-
Shweta enters neil's room with a tiffin
Sh(to herself)-hain?
Ye ladka abhi tak so rha h?
Esi konsi strong dawa dedi doctor ne ise?
Tillu utth
**No response***
She moves closer& is about to pull off the blanket when DD& Ali interrupt
Ali-arre auntyji aap yaha h?
Sh-haa kyu?
Ali-arre bahar uncle aapko dhoonh rhe h
Sh-haa toh unhe andar bula lo
Ali- aunty aap blanket kyu utha rhi h?
Sh-Tillu ko uthane k liye aur kya
Ali tries to divert shweta's mind but ultimately fails bcz she lifts the blanket& as a result, he faces all the wrath by shweta
Sh-kaha gya tillu?
Aur tum dono ne usse jaane bhi kese dia?
Tells tells?
*****
Airport-
Neil was about to fall bcz of weakness when avni held him by his shoulder& made him sit on chair
A-neil tumhe rest ki zarurat h
N-rest toh muje tabhi milega jab tum meri life men wapas aa jaogi
Avni took him in a bone crushing hug, making sure not to hurt his injuries
A-im really very sorry neil
But men bohot zyada darr gyi thi
Vidyut k wajah s agar muje kuch ho bhi jata toh i wudnt care but men tumhari life khatre men nahi daal sakti thi
Neil broke the hug
N-dare you say that again
Tumne ek baar bhi socha ke agar tumhe kuch ho jata toh mera kya haal hota?(glassy eyes)
He took her in a hug& then slid the ring again on her finger while she smiled with tears of happiness
N(wiping her tears with his thumbs)-aaj tumne apni man maani karli but agar phir esa kuch karne ki sochi toh mujse bura koi nahi hoga
A-yes sir!
Avni said, saluting him while neil smiled at her antics
A-hospital chale?
N-haa
Soon they drove off to the hospital
*****
Hospital-
AvNeil enter the room where neil was admitted &saw the tension on everyone's face
Neil understood that Ali& DD havent told anyone about him being at the airport with avni& he sighed at the same thing
Neil faked cough to grab everyone's attention
He was sitting on a wheelchair on avni's insistence bcz she knew that he wasnt in the condition to stand
As soon as they entered, everyone bombarded them with their questions & AvNeil answered them by help of ali& dd
Ali& dd recieved a huge lecture by neil after everyone was done with their questions- answer session cz the duo still hadn't told anyone about them being at the airport
They made puppy faces& neil ended up forgiving them
Soon everything was back to normal
Sorry for abrupt ending of chap
Will publish next chap soon