It was the time of morning, the sun was shining brightly in an open area where Avni was standing and she was looking at the ashes of her parents. Neil came there and he stopped to see Avni.

Neil got emotional because he can't see his love, his Avni in this severe pain. Neil gulped and then took a deep breath. Neil came to Avni and he saw the ashes. Neil looked at Avni and kept his hand on Avni's shoulders. Avni looked at Neil and then she looked at the ashes.

Avni: Pata hai, Neil, Mamma, humesha mujhe kaha karti thi, Avni yeh jo Zindagi hai na is ka koi bharosa nahi hai ke kab yeh sath chor jaye. Main hamesha tumhare sath nahi rahungi is liye independent banana sikho. Khud ko itna strong banao ke koi kitni bhi koshish kar le lekin tumhe tor na paye.

Neil looked at the ashes of Neela maa and then he looked at Avni.

Avni: Zindagi ke bare main to sabaq de diya. Apne pairon per khara hona bhi sikha diya. Lekin un ke bina kaise jeena hai yeh to sikhaya hi nahi unho ne. Apne andar ke khalipan ko kaise bharna hai yeh to bataya hi nahi unho ne.

Neil gulped. Avni gulped her pain.

Avni: Abhi to aur bohat kuch sikhana tha unhe mujhe. Bohat kuch batana tha aur abhi woh mujhe chor kar chali.

Avni was trying to control herself and she was fuming. Neil saw her condition and he caught Avni in his arms.

Neil: Ssshhhh...

Avni cried. Neil was also crying and he kissed Avni's hair. After some time, Avni broke the hug and wiped her tears.

Neil: ab, chalen?

Avni looked at Neil and she looked at the ashes of her parents. Avni nodded while looking at the ashes. Neil held Avni's shoulders and turned her. Neil was taking Avni from there but she stopped and turned to see her parents. Neil saw Avni and then he also looked there. Neil looked at Avni.

Neil: chalo.

Avni looked at Neil who nodded and took Avni from there.

Everyone came home and the whole day, the arrival or going of people continues.

Soon, the day turned into night. In Avni's room, Avni was sitting on the bed carrying her parent's picture frame. She caressed the picture frame. Neil was coming to the room carrying a plate of food and he stopped at the door. Neil thinks and then he smiled slightly and came to Avni. Avni saw Neil who came to the bed and sat. Neil kept the plate of food on the bed. Avni looked at the picture frame.

Neil: Avni, dinner kar lo.

Avni: Neil, mera mann nahi hai.

Neil: Avni, tum ne kal sham se kuch nahi khaya. Thora sa kha lo.

Avni shook her head.

Avni: Bilkul mann nahi hai.

Neil: theek hai to main bhi nahi khaonga.

Avni: Neil, please.

Neil: Please, Avni.

Avni made a face.

Neil: Neela maa, dekh rahi hain aap. Avni mera ek bhi kehna nahi mann rahi. Aap ne Avni ki zimedari mujhe di thi lekin yeh hai ke meri baat hi nahi mann rahi phir mujhe mat dantiye ga. Ab aap hi samjhaiye isay.

Avni got irritated and got up.

Avni: Neil, please, yeh sab mazak lag raha hai tumhe.

Neil was surprised.

Avni: Mere parents mazak hain tumhare liye.

Neil got up.

Neil: Avni, main to bus.

Avni: Main to bus kya, Neil? Main to bus kya?

Neil: main. Main.

Neil was stunned and he got puzzled because of Avni's behavior.

Dayawanti Mehta came there and Avneil saw her.

DM: yeh kya tarika hai baat karne ka.

Avni looked down.

DM: mana ke tu abhi zehni dabao se guzar rahi hai lekin yeh mat bhul ke Neil kon hai. Woh tere sath saaye ki tarha reh raha hai. Tera khayal rakh raha hai. Woh bus yeh chahta hai ke tu kuch khaa le ta ke tu beemar na par jaye aur tu...

Neil looked down.

DM: tujhe pata bhi hai ke Neil ne bhi kal sham se kuch nahi khaya.

Avni looked at Dayawanti Mehta shockingly and then she looked at Neil who smiled slightly to see her and then he looked down.

DM: usay bus tera hi dihan hai, teri hi chinta hai aur tu.

Neil: Dadi, please, choriye yeh sab batain.

Dayawanti Mehta looked at Avni and shook her head by looking at Avni and then she goes. Avni looked at Neil who smiled fakely.

Neil: Avni, chalo, khana kha lo.

Avni hugged Neil and she cried. Neil felt bad and captured her in his arms.

Avni: I am sorry.

Neil: it's ok.

Avni broke the hug.

Avni: No, it's not ok. I should not behave like that. Neil, mujhe kuch smajh nahi araha. Ek ajeeb sa khalipan mehsus ho raha. Ek ajeeb si bechani hai mann main. Mano jaise koi aag lagi hoi ho andar main. Mera dimagh kaam nahi kar raha. Main kabhi mamma, papa ke bina nahi rahi. Main kaise rahungi. Main... Main...

Neil held Avni's arm and pulled Avni in a hug. Avni cried.

Neil: ssshhhh... Relax. Calm down. Sab theek ho jaega. Sab theek ho jayega.

Neil consoled Avni. Neil broke the hug by holding arms of Avni and then he wiped her tears.

Neil: Main hun na tumhare sath. Hmm. Sab theek ho jaye ga. Yeh waqt bhi guzar jayega aur kal ayega le kar ek naya sawera. Sab theek ho jaega.

Avni wiped her tears.

Avni: betho.

Neil looked at Avni. They sat. Avni tried to feed Neil who also broke the morsel. They feed each other.

Later, Neil was laying on the bed in a fowler's position and Avni was in his arms. Avni's head and one hand were on Neil's chest. Neil was caressing her hair. Avni looked at Neil who also looked at her and kissed Avni's forehead. Avni smiled and then she thinks. Soon, Avni slept and Neil saw her. Neil kissed Avni's forehead.

The door opened and Neil saw Dayawanti Mehta who looked up and saw Avneil. The Khanna family was with her. Neil felt embarrassed because Avni was in his arms. Neil wanted to get up but he also didn't want to disturb Avni's sleep because she slept after a lot of effort.

Neil: Ab.

Neil looked at Avni then he looked at Dayawanti Mehta and his family. Neil looked down.

DM: koi baat nahi, Neil. Betho. Hum bus Avni ko dekhne aye the.

Neil smiled to see Avni.

DM: mujhe smajh nahi araha, beta ke kis tarha se kin lafzon main tumhara shukriya ada karun. Jis tarha se tum ne Avni ko sambhala hai, us ka dihan rakha hai koi aur yeh nahi kar sakta tha. Mujhe to samjh hi nahi araha tha ke main Avni ko kaise sambhalun gi lekin mujhe kuch karna hi nahi para. Thank you, beta.

Neil: Beta bhi kehti hun aur thank you bhi. Yeh to cheating hai.

They smiled.

Shweta: Tillu, tujhse kuch baat karni hai.

Neil nodded. Shweta signed him to come out. Neil nodded.

Dayawanti Mehta and others go and Neil looked at Avni.

Slowly, Neil made Avni lay. Neil covered Avni properly and caressed her hair. Neil kissed Avni's hair by bending and then he stood properly and sighed.

Neil came out and he closed the door when he turned, he saw his family with Dayawanti Mehta. Neil came to them.

Shweta: Avni?

Neil: Woh so rahi hai.

They nodded.

Shweta: Ab, Tillu, hum ghar ja rahe hain to tu?

Neil: Mom, main aaj raat yahan stay karunga. Main Avni ko abhi akela nahi chor sakta.

They nodded. Dayawanti Mehta felt blessed to have a son-in-law like Neil.

Person: tumhe yahan rokne ki zarorat nahi hai.

Neil turned and they saw Ketan who came to them. Dayawanti Mehta got angry.

Ketan: Tum apne ghar jaa sakte ho. Avni ke chachu hain us ka dihan rakhne ke liye.

Neil didn't like it.

DM: Avni ki fikar karne ki tumhe zarorat nahi hai. Neil hai us ka dihan rakhne ke liye.

Ketan was shocked. Neil looked at Ketan sternly.

DM: Neil se behtar Avni ka khayal koi nahi rakh sakta. Avni, Neil ke sath mehfus hai.

Ketan looked at Neil who was looking at him.

Ketan: Maa...

DM: Mehman ban kar aye ho mehman ban kar raho aur phir chup chap yahan se chale jao.

Ketan was shocked. Neil was looking at Dayawanti Mehta and then he looked at Ketan. Neil thinks.

DM: Neil, tum Avni ke sath hi rehna.

Neil nodded.

Neil: ji, Dadi.

Ketan was shocked. Neil looked at Ketan who saw Neil and then he goes from there. Neil was looking at him. Neil thinks.

Bebe: Theek hai, putter, ab hum chalte hain. Apna aur Avni ka dihan rakhna.

Nei nodded.

Neil: Ji.

They talked and moved. Neil goes with them.

The door opened and Neil entered the room. Neil saw Avni and he came to her. Neil sat on the bed and caressed Avni's hair. Neil saw the picture frame of Neela maa and Ashish on the side table of the bed. Neil picked up it.

Neil: Neela maa, Papa, I promise you both ke main Avni ka hamesha khayal rakhunga. Us ka sath kabhi nahi choronga. Jo bharosa aap dono ne mujhper dikhaya hai us per khara utare ki puri koshish karunga.

Neil was looking at the picture and then he thinks. Neil kept the frame back and then he looked at Avni. Neil held Avni's hand and kissed it.

Later, Neil was standing on the balcony and was talking on the phone.

Neil: Dad, Ketan Mehta, Ashish papa ke bhai hain?

Prakash was standing in the garden.

Prakash: Han, beta.

Neil: Lekin, Dadi ne to kaha tha ke Ashish papa un ke iklote bete hain aur Avni ne bhi kabhi un ka zikar nahi kiya.

Prakash: woh is liye kyun ke Maa Ji ne Ketan ko ghar se nikal diya tha.

Neil was shocked.

Prakash: Avni us time bohat choti thi is liye ho sakta hai ke usay kuch yaad hi na ho.

Neil: lekin Dadi ne unhe nikala kyun tha? Kya waja thi.

Prakash: Ketan bohat bigar gaya tha. Betting lagane laga tha. Smoking karna. Drink karna. Hum sab ne bohat samjhaya lekin koi faida nahi. Jab maa ji ne paise dene band kiye to us ne logon se karz lena shuru kar diya. Aur karz itna barh gaya tha ke log ghar tak aane lage. Ashish ko sab chukta karna para tha lekin phir ek din...

Neil: phir ek din... Phir ek din kya?

Prakash: ek din Ketan ne Ashish ki shop se 10 lakh chori kiye.

Neil was shocked.

Prakash: Us time 10 lakh ki bohat value howa karti thi. Yeh baat jab Maa ji ko pata chali to unho ne Ketan ko ghar se nikal diya aur sare rishte khatam kar diye.

Neil stretched his neck.

Prakash: Us ke bad hum ne na ketan ko dekha aur na hi us ka zikar suna. Phir hum sab apni life main busy ho gaye aur aaj itne salon bad usay dekha.

Neil: oh acha.

Prakash: Lekin tu kyun puch raha hai yeh sab?

Neil: nahi ase hi, aaj woh achanak se agaye is liye.

Prakash: Theek hai. Ab so jaa bohat raat ho gai hai.

Neil: Ji. Good night.

Prakash: Good night.

Neil cut the call and thinks. Neil came to the room and saw Avni then he goes to the couch. Neil sat and then lays on the couch. Neil thinks.

Neil in mind: Itne saal bad Ketan Mehta ka wapis aana kya yeh sirf ek coincidence hai yaa kuch aur... Ketan Mehta ko Ashish Papa aur Neela maa ki maut ke bare main kaise pata chala... Kya woh sach main Ashish papa aur Neela maa ke death per mourn karne hi aye hain yaa un ke irade kuch aur hain... Mujhe Ketan Mehta se negative vibes kyun arahi hain... Kahin main kuch zyada hi to nahi soch raha.

Neil thinks.

It was the time of midnight, the moon was shining in the sky. Avni was sleeping on the bed and Neil on the couch. Suddenly, Avni saw the flashes that her parents have died and people are taking them from there.

Avni: nahi, mere mamma, papa ko le kar mat jao. Please, unhe chor do. Please. 

Neil woke up and he saw Avni. Neil was shocked. Neil instantly came to Avni. Neil was shocked to see Avni who was shivering.

Neil: Avni.

Avni: Mamma. Papa.

Neil sat on the bed.

Neil: Avni.

Neil tried to hear Avni.

Avni: mere mamma, papa ko mat le kar jao.

Neil looked at Avni and he felt bad. Neil caressed Avni's hair who woke up with a jerk.

Avni: mamma.

Avni was shivering and she looked around and then she sat. Neil moved back and cupped Avni's face.

Neil: kya howa? Koi bura sapna dekha?

Avni gulped and nodded. Neil hugged Avni

Neil: ssshhhh.

Avni was shivering. Neil tighten his grip and kissed Avni's hair.

Neil: Relax, calm down. Relax.

Neil broke the hug and he wiped Avni's tears. Neil made Avni drink water and then he settled beside Avni and he lay back in a fowler's position and he signed Avni to come. Avni lay in Neil's arms. Neil kissed her forehead and caressed her hair. Avni was shivering.

Avni: mujhe ab tak yakin nahi araha ke mama, papa mujhe chor kar jaa chuke hain. Ab bhi asa lagta hai ke abhi mamma yahan se aaengi. Abhi papa office se aaenge aur kahen ge ke rockstar, aaj bohat thak gaya hun, sorry, aaj late ho gaya.

Avni gulped and sobbed silently. Neil sighed.

Neil: Avni, Neela maa aur Ashish papa ab humare sath nahi hain. Ab humain is sach ke sath hi jeena hai. Is sach ko accept kar pana asan nahi hai humare liye. Lekin humain is sach ko accept karna hoga. Hmm.

Avni nodded. Neil kissed her hair.

Neil: ab so jao.

Avni thinks and she closed her eyes. Soon, she slept and Neil saw her. Neil sighed and he thinks.

The sun rises and the birds were hovering in the sky. The sun peeped into the room of Avni from the window of Mehta's house where Neil was sleeping on the couch and Avni was on the bed. Neil’s phone rang and he woke up. Neil looked around and then he saw Avni. Neil looked at his phone and he took his phone. Neil saw DD’s number and he picked up the call.

Neil said hello while wiping his eyes.

DD: good morning, sir.

Neil: morning. kya baat hai, DD, subha, subha call ki, sab theek hai na?

DD: sir, app se Ashish uncle, and Neela aunty ke accident ke bare main baat karni thi.

Neil frowned and he sat.

Neil: kya baat karni hai?

DD: sir, humain do CCTV footage mil hain jin main Bhabhi ki car dikhai di gai hai.

Neil: to kuch pata chala?

DD: Yes, sir. Ek footage main car bilkul sahi jaa rahi hai normal speed main lekin dusri footage main car bohat speed main wahan se guzar rahi hai.

Neil was shocked.

Neil: lekin Ashish papa to kabhi car speed main drive nahi karte. Tu ne wahan ke area ke logon se baat ki?

DD: Ji, sir ji, wahan ke logon ne kaha ke ek car normal speed main ayi lekin phir side main gai. Unhe laga ke jo car main hai woh car rok raha hai lekin car roki nahi aur chalti gai. Wahan ke logon ka accident hote, hote bacha. Ek admi ne number note kar ke complain bhi ki.

Neil was shocked.

Neil: is ka matlab yeh ho sakta hai ke car ke breaks fail ho gaye hon.

DD nodded.

Neil: yah breaks fail kiye gaye the?

DD frowned.

Neil: mera shaq sahi tha. Yeh accident nahi hai, yeh ek preplanned murder hai jisay accident ka naam diya gaya hai.

DD was shocked.

DD: Aap ko asa kyun lagta hai?

Neil: DD, achanak se car ki speed barh jana wahan ke logon ka accident hone se bachna yeh sab is baat ka prove hai ke car ki breaks main koi problem thi. Doctors ne Papa ki death ki waja internal bleeding batai hai means papa bilkul the to is se saaf pata chalta hai ke car main hi koi problem thi. Aur yeh mat bhul, DD ke woh Avni ki car thi aur koi hai jo Avni ki jaan ke piche para hai... Ho na ho yeh usi admi ka kaam hai.

Neil thinks.

Neil: acha, DD, car ka kya howa? Experts ki team ko car ke bare main kuch pata chala?

DD: Abhi tak to nahi.

Neil thinks.

DD: lekin, sir,ek baat smajh nahi arahi car to ghar per thi to phir car ke sath cherchar ki kab gai.

Neil rubbed the temple of his forehead.

Neil: yahi baat to smajh nahi araha. Avni is baat ka jawab de sakti hai. Abhi to woh so rahi hai jaise hi who uthati hai main baat karta hun.

DD: ok, sir.

Neil: tujhe jo bhi information mile mujhe inform karte rehna. Main bhi aaj police station aane ki try karta hun.

DD: OK, sir.

Neil cut the call. Neil thinks then he looked at Avni and thinks.

Later, Avni woke up and looked around. Avni looked at the couch and Neil was not there. Avni sat on the bed and turned her face. Avni saw the picture of her parents. Avni got emotional and she picked up the picture frame. Avni caressed it.

Avni; I miss you both.

Avni got emotional.

Avni: mamma, aap hamesha kehti the ke mujhe Neil se behtar life partner nahi mil sakta. You were right. He is the best. And today, I want to thank you both for choosing Neil for me. Neil aap dono ka diya howa ek anmol tuhfa hai. Thank you for choosing Neil for me. Thank you so much. Neil aur us ki family bohat achi hai. Sab bohat pyaar karte hain mujhse. Mamma, maine aap se promise kiya tha ke Neil ki family ko apni family samjhungi. Mujhe to kuch karna hi nahi para who sab apne aap hi meri family ban gaye hain, meri life ka hissa ban gaye hain. sab kuch theek hai lekin phir bhi aap dono ki kami mehsus ho rahi hai, aap dono hote to sab kuch perfect hota.

Neil was hearing Avni. Neil dropped the idea of asking about the car right now. Neil shook his head and he wore a smile on his face and he came to Avni. Neil came and Avni saw him. Neil sat on the bed.

Neil: yeh raha aap ka garma garm poha.

Avni: Dadi…

Neil: don’t worry, Dadi ko breakfast karwa kar hi aya hun. Ab aap breakfast kar le to phir Dadi ko medicine bhi deni hai.

Avni was looking at Neil.

Avni: tum itne ache kyun ho?

Neil smiled.

Neil: kyun ke mere pass tum ho. Tum itni achi ho ke woh achai mere pass bhi aa jati hai.

Avni shook her head. Neil smiled.

Neil: acha, ab breakfast kar lo.

Avni: main fresh ho kar aati hun.

Neil nodded. Avni got up and she goes and soon, Avni came back. They fed each other and then Neil thinks.

Neil: ab, Avni?

Avni looked at Neil.

Neil: kya tum ne parso car kisi ko di thi?

Avni thinks.

Avni: hmm, ek friend ko di thi us ke dad ki tabiyat theek nahi thi isi liye to humara bahar jane ka plan bhi cancel kar diya tha hum ne.

Neil thinks.

Avni: lekin tum kyun puch rahe ho?

Neil looked at Avni.

Neil: nahi, kuch nahi, woh police record ke liye puch rahe the.

Avni frowned.

Neil: tum choro yeh sab aur breakfast karo.

Neil fed Avni and he thinks. Avni was looking at Neil. She felt something fishy. Avni thinks.

Later, Neil was passing by the corridor while using his cell phone and a girl was coming from the opposite direction. The girl stopped to see Neil and she checked out him. The girl smirked and she came to Neil. The girl intentionally collided with Neil.

Neil: I am sorry. I am sorry.

Girl: Sorry. Sorry.

Neil saw the girl.

Girl: I am so sorry, mera dihan kahin aur tha.

Neil: Sorry, mera dihan phone main tha.

Girl: by the way, my name is Riya.

Riya forwarded her hand and Neil shook his hand with her.

Neil: ACP Neil Khanna. Avni's fiance.

Riya didn't like it. Riya smiled and she stood close to Neil. Neil looked away. Riya kept her hand on Neil's chest and Neil was shocked.

Riya: Hot ACP.

Riya moved her hand to Neil's chest and Neil jerked her hand and moved away.

Neil warned Riya: Be within your limits. Don't forget that I am your sister's fiance.

Riya: so what? We can also have fun. Usay kya pata chalna hai.

Riya came to Neil and she kept her hand on Neil's chest.

Riya: Tum aur main, band kamra.

Neil again jerked Riya's hand away and moved away.

Neil: sharm aani chahiye tumhe. Ek larki ho kar dusri larki ke fiance ke sath ase baat karna woh bhi jo tumhari behan ka finace hai us ke sath. Tum to behan kehlane ke laik bhi nahi ho.

Riya showed an attitude.

Neil: meri baat kaan khol kar sun lo. Stay away from me and Avni. Otherwise, the consequences will be not good for you. Mind it.

Neil glared at Riya and then he passed by Riya and goes. Riya turned and looked at Neil. Riya was angry.

Neil entered Avni’s room like a storm because he was angry with Riya. Avni was standing near the couch and she was using her cell phone. Avni saw Neil and she frowned.

Avni: Neil?

Neil looked at Avni. Avni kept her phone on the table and then she was coming to Neil. Neil turned his face. Avni stopped near Neil.

Avni: kya howa, Neil?

Neil looked at Avni and he thinks. Neil shook his head and then he sighed.

Neil: nahi, kuch nahi.

Avni was looking at him.

Neil: ab, Avni, mujhe thori dair ke liye police station jana hoga. Main jald se jald wapis aane ki koshish karunga tab tak apna dihan rakhna aur ghar se bahar bilkul bhi mat jana. Ok?

Avni was looking at him. Neil cupped Avni’s face.

Neil: Avni, try to understand, yeh sab main tumhari safety ke liye kar raha hun.

Avni nodded.

Avni: ok, main dihan rakhungi.

Neil smiled.

Neil: good girl.

Avni smiled and Neil also smiled.

It was the time of evening, the birds were hovering in the sky. Avni and Dayawanti Mehta were sitting in the living area. Ketan and his family came there. Avni saw them. They didn’t have any conversation till now. Avni saw them and she got up. Dayawanti Mehta didn’t like them.

Avni: aiye, Kaka, Kaki, bethiye.

Ketan was about to come to Avni but his phone rang. Ketan took out his phone and saw the caller id.

Ketan: main abhi aya.

Ketan goes.

Neil entered the home and he smiled to see Avni sitting in the living area. Finally, she came out of her room. Avni saw Neil and she passed a smile. Neil saw Riya who smiled to see him and Neil looked away in anger. Suddenly, Avni’s phone rang. Avni picked up her phone and saw an anonymous number. Avni frowned.

Neil: kon hai?

Avni: number hai.

Neil frowned and he came to Avni who got up.

Neil: call pick karo. Speaker per rakhna.

Avni nodded and she did as Neil said.

Avni: Hello.

Avneil heard the laughter and they were shocked. Avni and Neil looked at each other. Dayawanti Mehta got up. Avni and Neil looked at the cell phone.