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Neil

"Bachha!!" I pushed her hair away her neck and put my face there on that spot. We were sitting on a couch in the dinning hall, at my place. I was leaned to her and Avni back facing me, sat between my legs. She has just come, while I was watching a show on Netflix, adjusted in my television. I got a bit surprised seeing her at my door . She was supposed to go back to her apt after having lunch with her brother, as she had told me before I had dropped her at the restaurant today noon. I noticed her face looked dull, her smile wasn't that lively, hearty, usually Avni appear it as. Something was up.

"Humm!" She responded softly, pulled my hands on her waist tighter, which were already around her.

" You alright?" I asked.

"Yes. Better now" she sighed absentmindedly playing with my fingers over her stomach.

"Shall we talk now? Or later!" I asked her softly, not pressuring to say something she is not comfortable discussing with me yet.

Taking a deep breath Avni leaned back and rested her head on my chest.

She spoke.

"Aditya is my step brother, they live in USA. He is doing MBA and similarly he helps Dad in his business...Mrs. Darcy Rodriguez his mom is a CEO in her own Company and one of the business partners of my Dad and his second wife as well..." she started.
I can't pry on her privacy asking her lots of details regarding her not so happening personal life.
Hence without verging on her with my queries, I just kept listening, only in response my grip tightened around her with her each personal revelation. I just wanted to convey her, she can lean her worries on me.

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"Papa and Adi wants me to try my luck in abroad, they wants me to settle in USA, they have huge connections there" Avni made random circle on my knuckles. Her face lowered.

"And you!" I waited for her reply with heavy heart.
Will she leave me!
My breath trembled.

"Never I would leave India" I have seen her jaws flexed in stifled anger. And I heaved a sigh in relief.

"Don't say me, that because of me" I narrowed my eyes, an amused smile crept on my lips. I just wanted to lighten up her mood.

Avni snapped her head and I saw her eyes squinted watching me. "Yes yes you are right Mr.khanna" she giggled. Avni stared at me for a while, her gaze changed into something mischievous and I gulped.
And what she did, she started tickling me on the side of my stomach. She knows that is the most ticklish part of my body.
And My bachha is back.

Within some few minutes of struggle releasing myself from her attacks she herself stopped. Leaving me stuttered she pecked on my lips and said " I love that you call me" She threw her arms around my neck and hugged me, her chin on my shoulder. I straddled her closer by my arms around her waist.

"What!" I acted as if I didn't know, whereas I knew it what she was talking about. She loves me calling her bachha.

"That" she whispered, her arms tightened around my neck.

"What!" I asked one more time playfully.

"Only from you" I heard her whispered again. My heart hitched.

I love her so much,
it hurts.

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Avni went through a lot in her early age. No one can even imagine how painful the feeling is when your parents leave you forever, all alone in this world to survive of your own.
I know how's it feel.

I had lost my Dad when I was 17. Just a month before my 12th board exam. Still I wonder how I had completed my twelfth board final exams with my broken heart. Only because of Mom. If She would not had been there beside me, I have not been here where I'm today. Mom took over all the responsibilities on her shoulder alone including the Khanna Industries. She is the CEO. My Mom and Dad both had done MBA from same University but in different year. They were family friend, secretly in love with each other. Dad was 2years senior than Mom.
I was too close to my dad compare to I was with Mom. He was my world, my idol, my best friend. I had got badly shattered by his sudden demise. It took me years to get used to my life without him. It hurts me still a lot, especially when I get appreciated for my work. I so want to show him my achievements, my awards.
Mom says he is watching me from up there somewhere.

But Avni was too small to went through all those harsh cruelity of fate , even she didn't get her Dad on her side to love her, take care of her when she needed her the most.

I may not curse him for whatever he did to my girl, but also I won't be able to respect him that I should have supposed to if I come across him any day in future.

My baby had faced so much hardle all alone being lonely without her parents on her side at that early age. She might have had grown up much stronger and faster mentally rather than physically compare to kids at her age.
If I would have been with her then, I would have had myself around her, always protected her from all those obstacles she had have faced until now. I would have had talked to Mom and keep her with us. My Mom would have never let feel her Mom's absence, I'm sure about this. It's not because I think Avni is weak or made of glass that she would easily break into pieces. Not at all. Instead knowing her more, now I think she is the strongest. Parr woh Jo kehte haina the person you love the most, the person you care the best.

But not anymore she would crave for love now on. I'll give her everything, anything she would even think of or before ask me for it will be there at her sight.

No one can ever snatch her away me.

Avni will be mine soon. Soon I'll say her how much I love her. And also let her know that she is the one.

Avni

I got back to Neil. I want to see him to push my thoughts away. Diya would come home late today and I don't want to be alone, not after meeting Adi. He do this thing always, he makes me feel confused staying away him, Papa. Everytime I see him I miss having a family more.
Only a sight of my man could ease my heart right now.
Aditya booked me a cab and accompany me the whole journey upto Neil's apartment. I called him upstairs but he left saying some other time. After having our lunch Adi insisted me to get him some stuffs to buy for Nonna, tommorow he will go to meet Nonna home. Everytime he comes to meet me and Nonna, he bring lots of gifts for us. But this time he took me to choose something for him to gift Nonna.
Why this boy is so unpredictable.
Papa says, because he is my brother. Yeah he is, as mischievous, as naughty as me but a bit less than me. Yup I'm the naughtiest.

I got him 6 shirts and a pair of Tee. First he denied to take any but I warned him or else I would throw outside, all the stuffs he has brought for me few days back. "You are so bad" giving me a annoyed face he gave up arguing and I rolled my eyes, walked to the male section to the other floor.
He will go back home meeting Nonna at her place. I'm already missing him. As always.
But I won't say it to anyone, never. Yes I miss my brother a lot. We had so many beautiful memories together in our childhood days. There are not just memories they are treasure to me. I have still stored secretly all those gifts Adi sent me on my birthday until now. He said he has all gifts filled in his cupboard, those I have sent him on his day and Adi stared at me in hope that I may also reply him the same.
But I just changed the topic and he gave a smile that didn't reach to his eyes. I gulped a lump, a cry that was threatening to come up with a huge ball out my throat.
I know I hurt him, a lot.
Only if I would have any other option.

So I went back to Neil and when he asked me if I'm ready to talk to him or not I couldn't held myself back anymore and let my heart out.
I came out with my life until now before the man I have started trusting the most, beyond anything.

It says, if you love, you will trust.
If it is so then I'm in love.

Am I in love with Neil Khanna!!!

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"Baby what would you like to have in dinner!" I heard Neil yelled from kitchen. God knows why this man needs to cook on his own everytime, when Raju will be here within an hour!

Averting my gaze away the TV screen I bent my face forward to look Neil who was busy searching for some food stuffs inside the kitchen closet. He left me there on the couch a minute back.
"Mutton korma, Shahi Pulao, Afgani biryani and and... Chicken tandoori" I stated and by then he has already snapped his head behind at me. And I blinked my eyes innocently, smiled at him.

"Are these all your favourites!!" He turned and leaned against the kitchen counter, his arms crossed over his chest. His slight furrowed gaze fixed at me.

"Aylo ab is aadmika main Kya karu!" I slapped my head inwardly.

It will be more easier if I would have said my handsome Neilu that I'll love to have you instead.
And next no doubt where we would have ended grabbing each other, may be on the kitchen counter as we did at noon today. Or in his bedroom, as always.
I heaved a hopeless sigh, closed my eyes being frustrated and leaned my head against the couch headrest.

Jo Tere sang laagi preet mohe
Ruh baar baar Tera naam le

Ki rab se Hain maangi yahi duyan
Tu haathon ki laqeerein thamle

Chup hai baatein
Dil kaise bayan main karu

Tu hi kehde
Jo baat main kehna saku...

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