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Neil

It almost 10pm I pocketed my ph pulling off our all the trollies down the carousel.

London....I sighed stepping outside the Airport...

"Aa look Neil he must be the man Bubbly sent to receive us I guess" Bebe pointed her index finger towards a man standing outside the exit gate wearing a black leather jacket as Bubbly aunty sent the pic of her new driver to Bebe through the WhatsApp. Though we had already have their car number for being visiting their place yearly so we just had to confirmed the picture.

We walked to that man and he immediately greeted us showing his broad smile and took the luggage from Bebe and Mom.

We followed him towards the parking lot aside the port area.

I choose the seat beside the driver and Bebe, Papa, Mom on the back passenger seat.

The car has been pulled the way to the city..

As per as our convenience concerned me or Papa alternatively visit London twice in a year or more regarding our business tours been required. But we hardly get chance to meet them due to our busy schedules during every visit.
But this time visiting my own Uncle and his fam has happened for a personal reason. That is my Cousin's wedding ceremony, the purpose is not behind for our any business conferences or client meetings.

Mom kept continuously blabbering throughout the half an hour journey sitting on the space in the middle Bebe and Papa beside her, occasionally participated by both of them in her all time exciting topics.

And me, to keep away myself participating my Mom's those most important discussions according to her, I leaned against my seat inserting the head phones into my ears diverted by the city view outside the car window pane.

*******
The car entered inside through a average sized mansion gate and halted facing the main entrance.

I straightened my back on the seat with a slight jerk by the car halt.

Pulling my head phones off the ears my eyes instantly furrowed hearing a female voice singing a song on the guitar tune.
I could recognise this song name by the lyrics of it in just a finger swap because it's one of the most played tracks of my song list.

I wasn't paying a bit corner of my attention to the song but the singer.
I have heard this voice somewhere before..

It's...it's so familiar...

Concentrating to the source of that voice I grabbed up the sling and clung it over my shoulder. Alongside with Bebe Papa and Mom I moved towards the stairs that will lead us to the entrance.

"Neil bhai" Juhi called leaving her seat as soon as I stepped inside the house.

Before I could have curved my lips to exchange a smile looking at the excited Juhi who has stood up leaving the couch seeing us, my eyes inadvertently fell on the person beside my cousins when she just turned her face towards me.

I startled gripping my sling strap over my shoulder. Suddenly felt dry inside my throat, I gulped it down.

And my heart started pumping faster inside my ribcage, almost bursting out of it. Seeing at her in front of me after long 5 years. Or may be more than that...
I never counted.

The voice, my subconscious mind could never fail to recognise.

Yes I have been standing there facing Avni Mehta, that most simplest girl of our most high rated college. My competitor, undoubtedly successful in every aspects leaving me behind her for ever.
The girl who bit me unpurposely on that concern I was pride of.

May be both of us have never ever imagined to meet eachother under the same roof.

Is this the derision of karma for being arrogant to her unreasonably!!!

Or Is this the thing people calls it a mockery of fate!!

The world is round indeed...

*********

But me being writer of your story I have something very contradictory to get you know Mr.Neil Khanna that "This is the broadcast of another half of your amazing life to be begun soon."

*******

Imagine Neil in this outfit.

My orbs kept glued on her all the while I greeted my people around us.

"What she is doing here!!!" The only question was rolling inside me staring at her retreating figure to the upstairs totally been ignored as expected.

Wait!! I have never expected facing her in this birth of mine.

And then my eyes fell on a sleeping baby tangling around her neck keeping his head on her shoulder.

She is a Researcher in a London Institute of Economics...

She had topped in university...

Not us, Neil...humsab ki to crush thi....

She got gold medal in statistics...

My lil Angel....

She must have married to a foreigner....

But her status column is nil... Wasn't mentioned anything...

(Remember ch-3)

My heart flinched when the realisation hit me that the baby is hers and at the same time realising the fact that if she is one of those guests gathered here in this function!! then this is gonna be my most awkward celebration attaining ever.

An acute uneasiness enveloped me thinking of facing Avni Mehta after that incident we had between us years back.

I had insulted her infront of the whole class....
The day I saw her last...

Doesn't matter how much I had have wanted to apologise, meet her to say the word sorry but I had always ended up letting win my conceit over my humility.
Yes the one and only heir of the Khanna Industries, the most desirable Neil Khanna could never say sorry to the most average girl of his institute Avni Mehta.
That was impossible even in his worst nightmare.

Nevertheless, if a mere sorry could have changed our equation not completely but atleast in terms of having a formal greet to eachother... Casually!!

********

Avni

It's been 5years but the memories are still fresh. Everything I have kept buried deep inside, came scrambling to the surface.

I rooted to the spot. Then my feet stumbled backward being flinched inwardly staring at the person in front of me.
Neil khanna. The name itself is suffice to send my nerves into thousand times palpitated more than normally they do in this kind of situations.
He came across thousands of miles, standing few steps away from me. I stood still, as if I have frozen causing my legs stuck on the ground and my brain out of order at the moment. Or it some commotion inside my head that could cause me pass away anytime if I wouldn't grip back myself right now.

I got my senses back when I realised tears flowing down my cheeks.I immediately turned my face away from everyone pressing my lips together not to let them suspect my state of mind.
Wiping off my tears strained skin from the back of my palm my gaze fell on the couch inadvertently where Arya fell asleep folding his both the hands together beneath his head turning towards us.

Gathering all my strength I could muster I moved slowly towards that couch and pulled up him on my arms delicately not to break his sleep and slowly headed to the upstairs towards our room that has been alloted by the Khannas...

Khannas!!! is he the part of this Khannas!!!

*******
I came inside carrying the sleeping Arya in my arms and put him on the bed.
He stirred a bit when I placed his head on a pillow comfortably. I immediately patted on his arm softly to let him grab back his sleep again lying beside him. He hugged me and murmured still keeping his eyes closed "Mom tomorrow will be great fun" he dozed off again smiling peacefully.

"No no iiii can't stay here anymore not a single second I can tolerate him around me" I was thinking stepping the stairs to this room but looking at his happiness now, I have quit that idea.

Seperating his hands around me I covered him inside a comfy duvet and got up leaving the bed.

Mom won't be able to push up the stairs having her knee issues so she has been given to share a room with another lady of her age downstair. Whom she got engaged chatting all the evening till she has landed into this place.

So I dailed the number moving towards the attached balcony with the room I have been given to occupy throughout the occasion.

Within a single ring a sleepy voice responded the call saying "hello"..

"DDoctor" I stammered in a whisper.

"Avni!!" His voice was cheerful.

"Hhhhe is back" I stammered again along with my snif.

I heard him flipped his former position receiving my call.

"Who" he asked in a curious tone.

"Neil" I replied tightening my jaws and my eyes started welling up freely.

"So!!!" I heard him asked.

"Iii can't face him" my voice sounded brittle.

"Why Avni" he asked gently.

"Bbbecause I can't" I cried breaking my voice again.

"Avni relax now tell me what happened" Dr.Chris asked and I said the entire thing that happened just now.

"So you are afraid of facing him!!!" He snorted.
"Can I ask you why!!" He asked sternly...

"Umm..." I exhaled bitting my bottom lip..

"Avni get this inside your brain very clearly that you are not that five years back Avni Mehta.You have left her long back behind.
You are now a successful established Researcher in one of the best Research Institutes in this London City.
You are independent, strong self made person. You are nothing less in any means than anyother person according to the most classiest educated society have.
Your fellow people, colleagues, other students of your institute including your neighbours respect you. Not only that look at your Arya , you are not less than any angel to him, he loves you more than anything in his life.
You have so many people around you Avni, they not only appreciates your ability but also have huge admiration for you." He paused a bit before starting again.

"You have gone there to enjoy your most amazing and loving friend's wedding ceremony, the people who loves you unconditionally....
So Missing those such beautiful moments being bothered by an annoying person from your long left past instead enjoying to the fullest of a big fat Punjabi wedding celebration. I don't think it will be a fantastic idea Miss.Mom" I heard my doctor chuckled this time.

"But...mm." I tried to speak before cut off immediately.

"Ignore him.... Or talk to him, clear those every single thing you didn't but had been accused to.....
Or drain out all those grudges for him that you are carrying inside you, since last few years...." He again paused.

"Or forgive... your first love Avni!!!" saying firmly he smiled, I could surely say this.

Cutting the call I leaned against the balcony door. I stood there few minutes, threw my gaze to the horizon afar.

Could I ever forgive him!!!!

Past is indeed the past.This is present.This is new me.

I blew a sigh, closed the balcony door and got inside my room.

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