Chapter 03:
Neil was looking at avni she feels uncomfortable so she went to neela maa.
Avni: mamma please let's cut the cake then I will go to my room.
Nm: avni relax guest are here and you want to go to your room.
Avni: yes mamma I want to go I don't like to stay here I am feeling suffocated here.
Nm: avni stop making excuses you are fine.
Avni: fine then I am going and cut the cake on my behalf.
Nm: avni.
Avni turns to go neela maa holds her hand avni turns to her and Neil was looking at them he smiles to see her expressions Neil was standing with Shweta because prakash and Ashish were with their friends and bebe was with other ladies.
Nm: ok stop just give me five minutes.
Avni: ok only five minutes.
Nm: yes my mother now go to Shweta I am just coming ok.
Avni: I am not going there.
Nm: why you love her company.
Avni: yes but her son is also with her.
Nm: so.
Avni: mamma.
Nm: don't worry avni he is vegetarian so he will not eat you.
Avni look at her.
Nm: avni please go.
Avni nodes no this stubborn avni only shown with neela maa
Nm: please.
Avni nodes no neela maa holds her hand and takes her there.
Avni: mamma please no.
Neil saw neela maa is coming with avni.
Neil in mind: she is coming with aunty or aunty is taking her here no she is dragging her here but why?
They reached to them avni is looking down.
Shweta: what happened?
Neela maa gestures to the Neil she understand but Neil was confused.
Nm: actually avni was standing alone so I took her here Avni you stand here I am going to check the other arrangement ok.
Avni look at her.
Neil in mind: she is so cute.
Neela maa went Shweta's phone rings.
Shweta: excuse me.
She also went.
Avni: aa.
So avneil were alone she looks here and there.
Avni in mind: where is riya?
Neil: aa ab happy birthday.
Avni: th than thank you.
Neil in mind: aunty and mom were right she is so shy and innocent like a kid I just love her what love her Neil what are you saying.
Neil was busy in his thoughts and avni went from there and took a deep breathe.
Neil: why she run away like this I will not eat her.
He saw guatum is coming with a girl guatum was Neil's childhood friend.
Neil: guatum.
Neil went to him.
Neil: hey guatum.
Gautum saw him and smiles.
Gautum: Neil.
They hug eachother.
Neil: how are you?
Gautum: I am good how are you and when you came back from London.
Neil: a month ago.
Gautum: and you are telling me now you didn't come to meet me.
Neil: I am sorry I was busy in dad's business so didn't get the time.
Gautum: yaa yaa I know. truth is you forget me.
Neil: no it's not like this ok leave it and what's going on in your life.
Gautum: as you know after your going I opened the cafe so running it.
Neil: oh yes how's it running.
Gautum: good.
Riya is looking at them.
Riya: guatum.
She signs who is he.
Gautum: oh I forgot to introduce riya he is Neil my best friend and Neil she is riya my girlfriend.
Neil: what your girlfriend and you are telling me now why you didn't tell me about it before.
Gautum: like you told me for your coming back?
Neil: ahh anyway hi riya.
Riya: hi.
Gautum: where is the birthday girl I hope she didn't run away like she ran away last time.
Riya: gautum.
Gautum: yaar why she is like this.
Riya: because she is an introvert.
Gautum: ok but why she ran away by seeing me.
Neil: because of your hairs see they looks like noodles or she might be got scared seeing the forest on your head and think you are a ghost.
Riya and Neil laughs.
Gautum: oh please she will run away by seeing you also she is like this.
Riya: ok now stop it and come Neil you also join us.
Neil: ok.
Gautum: ok let's go I hope this time she can't run away.
All went to avni.
Riya: avni.
Avni turns to them and shocked to see two boys.
Gautum: happy birthday avni.
Avni: th thank you.
Gautum: this is for you.
Avni look at the gift she clutch her dress Neil notice that.
Riya: give it to me gautum I will keep it with other gifts.
Gautum: ok.
Then neela maa calls avni.
Nm: avni come baby cut the cake.
Avni nodes yes.
Avni: riya come.
Riya: yaa come guatum Neil come.
Neil nodes all went avni blows the candle and Neil is looking at her she cuts the cake all sings birthday to you happy birthday dear avni happy birthday to you. Avni feeds neela maa she hugs her then she turn to ashish and nervousness was shown at her face she feeds him Neil frown to see that and look at avni then she feeds his brother aman with a good distance between them usually brother tease the sisters but he knew she didn't like it so he didn't do anything Neil notice that.
Neil in mind: why she is behaving like this fine I admit she is shy person but she must be comfortable with her family she lived with them then why she is behaving like this she is looking a scared person not the shy one yaa she is a shy girl but I am seeing the fear in her eyes and i know uncle aunty they are good then what's the problem.
Avni feeds riya and she applied some cake on avni's face Neil smiles to see this and secretly capture her picture he don't know why he did that after some time Neil was looking for avni.
Neil: where she went.
riya and guatum notice that.
Riya: I think your friend likes avni.
Gautam: I also think so come let's go.
They went to Neil.
Gautam: whom you are finding neil.
Neil was looking for avni and said in a flow.
Neil: avni.
Riya and guatum widen their eyes and look at each other.
Gautam: avni.
Neil realized what he said and look at them.
Neil: aa aaa wh what you said?
Guatum: I asked whom you was searching.
Neil: no one.
Guatum: really but I heard avni right riya.
Neil widen his eyes.
Riya: right.
Neil: no no I didn't say avni why I find her i said aaa company I was finding you for your company because I was feeling bored.
Guatum: oh I heard avni.
Neil shows fake smile and trying to hide his awkwardness.
Neil: no no.
Riya: oh by the way avni went to her room.
Neil instantly asked.
Neil: why?
They look at him.
Neil: aaa I mean why she went to her room it's her party then why she went is she fine?
Riya: yaa she is fine she don't like parties and crowded place she just came to cut the cake.
Neil in mind: this girl.
Riya: neil your mom was calling you right.
Neil: yaa ok guys see you later.
He went guatum and riya laughs.
Gautum: he gone he likes avni.
Riya: yaa but you know avni I don't think his love story ever starts.
Guatum: yaa she gives it a break or finish it before the start.
Riya: yaa I wish there story will starts.
She thinks on the other way neil went to his family Mehta's was with them.
Shweta: prakash ji now we should leave.
Nm: so soon.
Shweta: what it's too late so we have to go now by the way where is avni?
Nm: you know her she went to her room.
Shweta: this girl ok leave it now we are going and give her loads of love from my side.
Neela maa smiles.
Nm: ok.
Then Khanna family went from there Neil stops at the main door and turns with the hope may be he get her glimpse but no then they went outside he look up and a smile appears on his face to see avni is standing by carrying a dog and was talking with him she saw Neil and went inside he smiles.
Avni's dog she have two dogs one is Pomeranian dog Jerry and second is German shepherd rocky.