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Avni halted at the door as soon as we stepped inside her house and I did the same having a pull in my grip. I looked down at our interlaced hands then up at Avni. My eyes narrowed. I saw her face hardened looking somewhere straight. Following her sight of vision I saw there was a guy stood off the couch watching us. He must be sitting there before our arrival.

"Now Who the hell this guy is!!" This question hit my brain cell seeing that extremely handsome extraordinary lavishly fair looking guy. Near about height 6'2, in blue denim and white short shirt ,sleeves folded upto his elbow. He has well built lean body. A gentle smile played on his lips first then transformed it into a wide grin.
Pacing towards Avni he engulfed her in a tight hug.

"What the hell!" I startled watching his action.

Avni was still holding my hands or else I would have threw him out of this door before he could have touched my girl. Btw my single hand is enough to grab his shirt collar and manhandled him away. But I waited.
One thing I noticed Avni didn't stretch her lips atleast in a thin line to return him a simple smile in return to his such gesture. Good.
Moreover she remained stifle. As if the person is a raider, any time he could pound on attacking her.
Is my girl in danger?

If it is the case then I can be heinous than him. He will face me before poking a single finger-touch on her.
My flesh would have been almost ripped off by her nails digging them on my palms harder if Avni would haven't been fumbled by his action next few steps backward awkwardly.

My jaws stiffened seeing him hugging my girl so tight.

That asshole grinning like a dumb headed wrapping his arms around my girl.
I just raised my hand to push him off but stopped in the midway.

What!

What did he just call her!!

"We all miss you Av. I missed you Sis" he murmured hugging her. And his American accent.

Sis!!!

Did I hear it correct!!!

Now please would anyone say me what the hell is going on here!!!

I won't refuse to admit that I hadn't felt relief knowing that he is her brother. But still. My baccha looked dissprited.

They are Siblings!!

"Really!!"

But his eyes are blue. He is a look alike British or someone native there.

Then the thing stroke me, still they look so different. Not as identical as carrying same genetics.

Another realisation. I do know nothing about her family.

Yeah absolutely nothing.

Should I !

Avni hesitantly hugged him back and curved her lips into a thin line. If I consider it as a smile.

I crossed my hands on my chest stared at them sceptically.

"I'm good" Avni almost whispered I heard. That guy pulled off his hand around her and cupped her left cheek on it's side and looked at her with softer gaze. Seems Avni wasn't uncomfortable by his touch.

"Adiya Mehta... My..my brother" her voice slightly trembled. I was standing too close to Avni so I heard it correctly. She introduced him to me averting her gaze away him her eyes raised at me.

That guy grinned, immediately pulled his hands away Avni's face that he had already. He stretched his hands towards me.

"Neil khanna" I gave a tight smile. We shook our hands.

"Colleague!!" He asked moving his eyes at both of us twice.

"Nope we are together...we are in a relationship" Avni stated sternly and my head snapped at her.
I was overwhelmed.

It was fucking prodigious hearing those words from her mouth. She just said it. First time I have heard her saying it. My heart swelled in contentment, enlivened.

I know the time would have been called inappropriate thinking such things. But I can't push my thoughts aside. I wanted to kiss her right then and there.

I so wanted that.

I didn't kiss her since two days.

How I'm still alive!

"Ooh woooooaaaaaaw" he almost shouted snapped his eyes at both of us hastily few times.

"Finally Av" he grinned ear to ear.

"Then we should share a hug dude" he stepped forward. And there wasn't any way out not to hug him back. I smiled now. Not the broad one but a greeting one.

He huffed parting away. His hands were shoved inside his jeans pocket now leaving me.

Holding my hands Avni dragged me passing over him to the hallway where Diya was standing, totally ignoring his words. He stood for a while at the spot.

"Dad would be extremely happy" he stated genuinely in a light yelled and that made me look at him behind. A smile appeared on my face and vanished slowly looking back at Avni. She exhaled deeply.
There a look she shared with Diya I couldn't decipher what was that code. I just followed her and looked at Diya. Averting her eyes away her bestie Diya shared a smile that took time to spread through her eyes as soon as our eyes met.

By then Aditya reached us locking the main door we had left opened behind.

And we seated in the hallway. Before I took my seat Avni made an excuse and left my hand. She went inside her room.

It doesn't seem everything is casual around.

Happiness is far way Avni's face seeing her brother.
And in contrary this guy Aditya is over enthusiastic meeting his sister.

On the other hand Diya is behaving outlandish.

Something is missing wouldn't be understatement if I brief the whole ambience right now around us.

I just need to check if my bachha is alright.

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Diya

Neil excused and walked to Avni's room.

I'm sure she is not okay.
Thank god Neil has gone to her. Or else I would have gone by now to see her.

I don't know how everything would become fine again.

The second I lead Adiya inside our apt today I knew the day won't be end well.

Aditya isn't a guy to ignore. Instead I have found him a nice person. Though Avni never shares any bond with him but from his side it's evident he adore Avni a lot. It show by his gestures towards her.
He treats Avni as lovable as a brother could treat his own sister, his own sibling. But Avni doesn't want to give her step brother a space in her life.

Agreed She has her own clarification. But still I feel bad for Aditya.
He really wants his sister in his life. He wants Avni to move to abroad and live with them. But being a stubborn head Avni wouldn't let them have that opportunity either.

Anyways it's their personal thing. Let them decide their own.

Their tensions aside. There is another reason I'll thank god to send Avni soon home today.

This Aditya. Now sitting on the couch opposite me scrolling his pH.

I don't know where he got my number from. His voice.

I almost jumped on my bed the moment I heard his voice on the other side as soon as I put my pH on my ear to receive the call from an unknown number rang twice. He has a nice voice I must say.

First ring I didn't receive because it was an unknown ID dancing on my ph screen.
So I preferred it to ignore.

First he asked if I'm in home. Then he wanted to know about Avni.
He said he is outside our gate and the security wasn't letting his cab inside our compound. So I needed to go down and let get him inside.
Almost everyone out there paused looking at him. It was 7:30 in the evening many resident people were around.

He is hot...I mean deadly handsome if I would explain his each feature.

Let's leave it for later.

He look different yet familiar by his gestures. He is sweet. And that grin he gave me pushing his sling over his shoulder and grabbed his trolley down the cab. Any girl could fall over heels. Don't know to do what exact hell with him.

I welcomed him inside our house locking the door behind. He came another time three years ago I remembered. Along with his father and Nonna to see Avni in our place. I couldn't had them a proper greet that day. As I was in hurry to catch my flight. Our crew, we had a big budget photo shoot in Maldives. So I left them with a hi and then bye immediately. That's it.

I offered him coffee within a couple of minutes he set his trolley aside the couch and putting down his sling I saw before advancing to the kitchen.

I halted. Did he said tea!

I turned to face him.

He again gave that sweet smile and repeated "green tea if you have." Then I noticed there dimples both sides on his cheeks.

Hollyshit.

I smiled back and slowly put down the bowl and placed it on the oven to heat up the water in it.

He washed his hands in basins to the straight another side our dinning and dried them off with the towel hung on the ring beside.

Then shoving his hands on his jeans pocket Aditya walked to the kitchen island. And next he leaned on a wall close to the freezer. I can feel his gaze on me.

I took a heavy breath. Why I'm feeling conscious.

What the hell is happening to me. The guy is my bestie's step brother. And Aditya is almost a year an half or two younger than me.

He is just six or seven steps away I was there close to the oven sink.

I grabbed the green tea bag off the kitchen closet, just above my head. And put in a cup poring the hot water into it.

"Here" I said stretching the cup not before offering him some snacks but he stated he don't need any. He have had some in airport.

He straighten himself taking the cup off my hand. Dipping the tea bag few times in the cup he took a sip.

Staring at me he took his first sip instead looking into his cup.
I bit my lips not to have any effect by his gaze.

I smiled. Just a smile. As awkward as it could be okay!

Averting my gaze I passed over him, moved to the couch.

He is too tall.

While sipping his tea he took glances. We talked on some random topics, took seats opposite sides on the couch facing eachother.

I felt his blue orbs intimidating. Left me struggle hiding my red cheeks.

Shit my blushes were too playing hide and seek with me.

Since then I'was praying God, to get Avni here soon.

I can't entertain this guest much longer.

And got my breath back the second I heard our main door unlocked sound. And saw Avni came inside along with Neil.

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OMG Aditya and Diya. Aren't they cute!! Even their names Rhyme.
I would love to ship them someday.

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