It was the time of the day, the Mehta family and the Khanna family were sitting in the living area. The table was filled with refreshments.

Bee Ji: To roka aaj hi kar lete hain.

Avneil and others were shocked. Avneil looked at each other then they again looked at the Bee Ji.

Shweta: Itni jaldi, Bee Ji.

Nm: han, hum ne to koi tiyari hi nahi ki.

Bee Ji: To phir kal.

Ashish: kuch din ki mohlat to dijiye. Shopping wagera ka time.

Bee Ji: woh to ek din main hi ho jaegi.

Bari Dadi: Fikar mat karo. Tum log aram se shopping karo. Abhi kuch din hain tum sab ke wapis jane main. Jane se ek din pehle kar lenge roka.

Everyone nodded and said "Yeh theek hai"

Bee Ji: to theek hai phir.

Neil and others smiled except Avni. Neil looked at Avni and his smile faded. Avni looked at Neil and she smiled faintly. Neil sighed her what happened but Avni shook her head and smiled. Neil was confused. Neil thinks.

Later, Shweta was in the kitchen. Avni and Neela maa came into the kitchen. Shweta was busy preparing lunch. She was standing in front of a big pan and stirring the spoon. The staff was there for her help.

Shweta: Aray, aap log yahan kyun agaye. Aap log bethiye main bus abhi ayi.

Nm: hum wahan beth kar kya karenge.

Shweta: Matlab.

Nm: Matlab, Ashish aur Prakash Ji business ki duniya main chale gaye hain aur Bebe aur Maa apni purani yadon main. Aur Bee Ji aur Dadi apne kheton main. To hum confuse ho gaye ke hum kahan jaen to hum yahan chale aye.

The chuckled.

Shweta: Yahan garmi hai is liye kaha.

Nm: Adat hai mujhe.

Shweta: Lekin Avni ko adat nahi hogi.

Avni looked at Neela maa.

Nm: Avni apni studies main itni busy hoti hai ke usay khana khane ki fursat nahi hoti to banana to dur ki baat.

Shweta: Achi baat hai. Abhi is ki life hai enjoy karne ki na ke kitchen main jhukne ki.

Avni smiled and felt happy that Shweta is so understanding.

Nm: Main kuch help karwaun?

Shweta: Ab...

Nm: aray don't hesitate.

Shweta: Salad.

Nm: knife kahan hai?

Shweta smiled.

Shweta: Wahan, us side.

They smiled. Neela maa goes to get the knife.

Shweta: Avni, beta betho na.

Avni smiled and she goes to sit on the chair and starts helping Neela maa in cutting salad. Shweta and Neela maa smiled to see her. Avni was silent and Neela maa felt that.

On the other side, Neil was sitting with his friends on the couch but they were not with the family. His friends were talking and Neil was thinking.

Neil in mind: koi to baat hai jo Avni ko pareshan kar rahi hai. Roke ki baat sunte hi us ke chahre ka rang hi Ur gaya. Kya woh abhi roka nahi chahti? Mujhe Avni se baat karni hogi.

Neil looked up and looked at the kitchen because when everyone was sitting together, Neil's phone rang and he went to talk. After all, it was an important call and when he was coming back then he saw Avni and Neela maa going to the kitchen so he sat on the couch there and then his friends came.

Neil in mind: Yeh Avni kitchen main kya kar rahi hai? Kab se gai hoi hai?

Avni came out but she goes to sit with the family and Neil thinks.

Avni came to sit with the family. Soon, Neil and his friends also came there. They heard everyone.

DD: Ab, Bee Ji, humain kuch puchna tha aap se?

Everyone looked at him.

Bee Ji: Han, puch.

DD: hum ne suna tha ke kisi bhi village main sirf ek hi community ke log rehte hain. Sab sath main hote hain. Yahan do parivaar kaise?

Bee Ji and Bari Dadi smiled.

Bari Dadi: Main batati hun.

Everyone got excited.

BD: asal main baat yeh hai Ashish ke Dada Ji, main aur humare parivaar ke kuch log yahan aaye the salon pehle kaam ki talash main phir yahan kaam mila aur phir hum yahan ke ho kar hi reh gaye.

Everyone was surprised except the elders. They were smiling.

Ali: asa kyun?

BD: Beta, pehle ke zamane main yahi hota tha. Log banjaron ki zindagi guzarte the. Log khane aur kaam ki talash main apna ghar, gaon sab chor kar kisi anjan jaga chale jate the aur phir wahi ke ho kar reh jate the.

Bee Ji: ghar bhi kya hote the kisi ke kache to kisi ke pake. Koi to ase hi jhopriyun main rehta tha.

DD: Han, maine movies main dekha hai.

Everyone smiled.

BD: Asal main bhi hota tha. Ab tak hai.

Neil: really? Mera matlab sach main?

Bee Ji: bilkul.

Avni: to phir aap log kabhi wapis nahi gaye?

BD: Na. kya raste the. Kahan se aye, kaise aye kuch pata nahi tha. Ab to pata hi nahi hai wahan koi apna hai bhi yaa nahi. Sab kuch dhundhla gaya hai. Ab yahi log apne hain. Yahi apna pind.

Bee Ji smiled.

DD: phir kya howa?

BD: Phir kya hona tha. Yahan aye aur tum logon ki Bee Ji walon ne madad ki aur dekhte, dekhte kaise waqt beet gaya kuch pata hi nahi chala. Waqt badla, halat badle aur hum yahan ke hi ho kar reh gaye.

Everyone smiled and Bari Dadi remembered her time.

BD: Jab aye the yahan to kuch bhi nahi tha humare pass aur ab dekho upar wale ki kirpa se kya nahi hai.

Bee Ji: bohat mehnat ki thi Veer Ji ne.

Bari Dadi nodded.

Bari Dadi: Bohat.

Bari Dadi got emotional remembering her husband. She wiped her tears and others felt bad. Bee Ji kept her hand on Bari Dadi’s hand.

BD: oye thand paa.

Bari Dadi chuckled. They smiled.

Shweta and Neela maa came.

Shweta: Khana tiyar hai.

Bee Ji: chalo ji. Chalo sab.

Prakash: Aayi, Ashish.

Ashish nodded. Everyone got up and goes. Avni was looking at them and Neil was still sitting.

Neil: Avni.

Avni looked at him. Neil signed her let's go. Avni nodded and she got up but her phone rang and everyone stopped. Avni looked at them.

Avni: aap log chalen main bus jaldi se yeh call nipta kar ayi.

DM: jaldi aana.

Avni: ji, Dadi.

Bee Ji: Baki sab to chalo. Aa, Neil.

Neil was looking at Avni. He looked at Bee ji and he nodded. Neil looked at Avni who moved and passed by him. Avni goes. Neil was looking at her.

Everyone sat at the dining table and Avni came there. She saw a vacant seat beside Neil and she felt awkward. Avni came and sat. Neil smiled but he didn't look at Avni. Neil kept his arm on the table. Neil's friends smiled to see each other and when Neil looked at them, they gave him a teasing look. Neil ignored them and they smiled. Neil and everyone starts filling their plate. They all had lunch. Avni was having small bits and Neil saw that. He shook his head.

Everyone again sat in the living area.

Vidyut: Ab, Aunty.

Everyone looked at him.

Vidyut: Ab, Avni, pehli baar ghar ayi hai. Aap ko nahi lagta ke usay ghar ka ek visit to karna chahiye.

Avni smiled and Neil too. Neil looked at Avni.

Shweta: Han, bilkul.

Shweta: Tillu.

Neil widened his eyes and Avni was surprised. Neil looked at Avni who was controlling her laugh. Neil felt embarrassed. Neil rubbed his neck.

Neil whispered: Mom.

Shweta: Jaa, Avni ko humara ghar ghuma laa.

Neil nodded.

Vidyut whispered to Neil: Meri treat hoi.

Neil smiled.

Neil: Come, Avni.

Avni nodded and they got up. They go and Neil showed his home to Avni who smiled to see home. Neil took Avni to his room. Avni smiled to see it. Neil thinks. Neil wanted to talk to Avni but his phone rang. Neil grinned his teeth and then he took out his phone. Neil saw that it is from the police station.

Neil: Avni, bohat important call hai.

Avni: it's ok, tum baat kar lo.

Neil: bus do minute.

Avni nodded. Neil moved away and he received the call. Avni looked around. Avni waited for Neil. A maid came.

Lady: Aap ko niche bula rahe hain.

Avni nodded and a maid goes. Avni looked at Neil and she goes to him. Neil looked at Avni.

Neil: one sec.

Neil signed what happened.

Avni:  Mujhe niche bula rahe hain. Main chalti hun.

Neil: Sorry, main...

Avni: It's ok, I understand.

Neil smiled and Avni also smiled. Avni goes and Neil was looking at her then he talked on the phone.

Avni came downstairs. She saw everyone is standing.

Nm: Lijiye Avni bhi agai.

Shweta: Tillu?

Avni: woh usay ek important call agai.

Shweta: of ho, yeh larka aur is ke important phone calls.

Everyone smiled.

Bari Dadi: Chalo phir ab chalte hain.

Avni took blessings from elders and they met then the Mehta family goes.

Neil came downstairs and he saw the family is coming. Neil got disappointed.

Shweta: Tu ab araha hai.

Neil looked at her.

Neil: Sorry, police station se call ayi thi. Important thi.

They made a face.

Prakash: koi baat nahi bad main sorry kar lena.

Neil nodded and said, Ji.

Neil thinks.

Neil in mind: Aaj raat ko mujhe Avni se baat karni hogi.

Neil thinks.

It was the time of night, the moon was shining in the sky. Neil was standing on the terrace and he was looking at the moon. Neil looked to the side from where Avni comes daily. Neil saw the time on his watch and then he looks for Avni. Avni came there and Neil smiled to see her. Avni looked up and she smiled to see Neil. Avni came to Neil.

Avni: Hi.

Neil: Hi.

Avni: Sorry, aane main late ho gai. Woh actually, Mamma ne strictly upar aane se mana kiya hai. Kal raat ki waja se woh mujhe upar aane hi nahi de rahi thi. Main tumhe call karne hi wali thi ke tumhari call agai.

Neil: Sorry for the inconvenience.

Avni smiled.

Avni: nothing is like that.

Neil smiled and Avni too. Avni stood beside him. Neil looked at Avni and then he thinks. Neil looked at Avni.

Neil: Avni?

Avni looked at him.

Neil: Aaj roke ki baat hoi.

Avni looked down.

Neil: Kisi ne hum se pucha bhi nahi ke hum abhi roka karna chahte bhi hain yaa nahi. Tum, tumhe koi problem to nahi hai?

Neil was looking at Avni. Avni shook her head by looking down. Neil held Avni's hand and Avni was surprised. Neil stood properly because he was standing by leaning on the rail. Neil held Avni's both hands in his hands. Avni looked at him.

Neil: Avni, Agar tumhe koi problem hai then you can share it with me.

Avni got sad.

Avni: Mujhe roke se koi problem nahi hai. Mujhe yahan roka hone se problem hai.

Neil frowned.

Neil: Matlab?

Avni: Matlab, yahan to meri friends bhi nahi hain aur pata nahi koi achi dress bhi milegi yaa nahi. Main kuch bhi apni marzi se nahi kar sakti. Roka roz, roz thori hota hai.

Neil smiled and Avni made a sad face. Avni made an innocent face and she was looking uber cute.

Neil: bus itni si baat. Itni si baat ke liye tum itna sad ho gai.

Avni was looking at Neil innocently.

Avni: tumhare liye yeh itni si baat ho gai. Tumhe kya hai, tum larko ko na shopping ki tension na kisi aur cheeze ki aur tumhare friends bhi yahin hain mere to na friends yahan hain aur na hi shopping ka koi chance.

Neil smiled. He pulled Avni’s cheek: aww, so cute.

Avni made a sad face.

Neil: abhi to sirf roka ho raha hai. Mumbai jaa kar engagement kar lenge.

Neil leaned to Avni.

Neil: who bhi grand.

Avni got excited and happy.

Avni: Really?

Neil nodded.

Neil: hmm.

Avni hugged Neil in excitement. Neil was surprised.

Avni: Thank you so much.

Neil was numbed. He registered what happened. Neil smiled and hugged Avni. Avni realized what she did and she felt shy. Avni moved back and Neil left her. Avni felt shy and she kept her hair behind her ear. Neil smiled to see her. Neil turned and looked at the moon. Avni looked at Neil and she saw Neil is looking at the sky. Avni smiled to see Neil and then she turned and looked at the sky. They were silently looking at the sky and were stealing gaze on each other.

Neil remembered something. Neil cleared his throat. Avni looked at Neil.

Neil: Avni, tumhe bike riding pasand hai?

Avni: Bohat. Lekin mamma ne mana kiya hai. Actually, jab main choti thi to main cycle se gir gai thi aur mere elbow aur knee main chot lagi thi. Tab se mamma cycle per ride karne nahi deti hain, bike to bohat dur ki baat hai.

Neil was listening to Avni.

Neil: tumhe bike ride karni hai?

Avni looked at him.

Avni: bike ride?

Neil nodded and said yes.

Avni nodded. Neil smiled.

Neil: to kal ready rehna.

Avni was surprised.

Avni: Lekin, mamma?

Neil: woh tum mujh per chor do.

Avni was looking at him.

Neil: kal subha 11 baje usi jagah jahan hum hamesha milte hain. Sharp 11 am.

Avni was looking at Neil who smiled.

The next morning, Neil was standing at the roadside and he was looking for Avni. Neil saw the time on his watch and it showed 10:55 am then he looked at the street. Neil looked here and there.

Avni came there and she stopped to see Neil and she was surprised to see him because he was ready and was wearing a jacket. Avni was surprised because she didn't have wore a jacket. She was wearing a kurti with jeans. Avni came forward and Neil smiled to see her.

Avni: Hi.

Neil: Hi. On time, han.

Avni smiled.

A room was there.

Neil: Avni, andar room main tumhare liye clothes rakhe hain. Change kar lo.

Avni was looking at Neil. Neil smiled.

Neil: Ab bike ride kar rahe hain to outfit bhi to waisa hona chahiye.

Avni was surprised and then she smiled.

Neil: go and come fast.

Avni nodded. She goes to the room and Neil turned because Neil was looking at her. Avni goes. Neil smiled. Soon, Avni came out by wearing the clothes and Neil was waiting for her.

Neil saw Avni and he was surprised to see Avni. Neil was lost in Avni. Avni came to him and she sighed excitedly. Neil smiled to see Avni.

Neil: Excited?

Avni nodded.

Avni: Very.

Neil smiled.

Neil: come, let's go.

Avni looked here and there around Neil. Avni looked at Neil.

Avni: Bike?

Neil pointed at the side. Avni turned her face and they saw a bike standing there. One helmet was kept on it and the second helmet was hanging. Avni smiled. She looked at Neil.

Neil: come.

Avni smiled. They moved to the bike. Neil picked up a helmet and passed to Avni. Neil sat on the bike.

Neil: Sit.

Avni sat behind Neil. Neil picked up the helmet. Avni and Neil wore a helmet.

Neil: Avni, are you ready?

Avni: yes.

Neil: hold me.

Avni kept her hand on Neil’s shoulder and Neil smiled. Neil started the bike and they go.

The bike came on the main road and Avneil was enjoying the ride.

Neil: Avni, maza araha hai?

Avni: Bohat.

Neil smiled. Neil speeds up the bike and Avni held his shoulder more tightly.

Neil: Avni, let’s have more fun.

Neil speeds up the bike.

Avni: Neil, be careful.

Neil: Kya howa dar lag raha hai?

Avni: Woh baat nahi hai. Safety comes first.

Neil smiled and he slowed down the speed. Avni opened the scarf that she had tied on her wrist. Avni held it in her hand and it was flying in the air. Neil smiled. Avni held Neil's shoulders and she stood up. Avni was holding Neil's shoulder with one hand and was flying a scarf in the air. Neil smiled to see her. Avni sat back.

Soon, they came back. Avni removed her helmet and jerked her hair. Neil saw Avni in the mirror and he smiled. Avni sets her hair with her hand and Neil was looking at her. Avni got down from the bike and Neil smiled to see her. Avni gave him a helmet and Neil hung it then Neil removed his helmet and kept it on the bike. Neil sets his hair. Avni sighed happily. Neil looked at Avni.

Neil: Did you enjoy it?

Avni: yes, I really enjoy it, in fact, I loved it. When will we go again?

Neil: When you say.

Avni smiled. Neil also smiled. Neil got down from the bike and they walked a few steps. Neil kept his hand in his pocket. Avneil stopped when they reached the area where they meet. Neil looked at Avni.

Avni: Main... main change... kar ke... aati hun.

Avni hesitated to say. Neil smiled and he nodded. Avni goes to change and Neil was looking at her by turning to the room. Neil turned to the other side and sighed. Neil was happy.

Later, the Mehta house had shown where Avni entered her home and when she looked up, she stopped to see Neela maa standing there. Avni was surprised to see her because Neela maa was looking at her with a serious expression. Avni thinks.

Avni in mind: yeh mamma, mujhe ase kyun dekh rahi hain kahin inhe pata to nahi chal gaya ke main Neil ke sath... Oh no...

Nm: Kahan gai thi?

Avni was shocked.

Avni in mind: is ka matlab mera dar theek hai mamma ko pata chal gaya hai.

Avni got scared.