Can't believe I have reached this long. Thank you all.

▪️ This sign is for flashback scenes.

~~~~~~~

"Nothing breaks like a heart"

"Pick up the phone god damn" Neil bellowed out, pulling down the pH away his ear he threw it harshly on the floor and it broke.. h
His hand raked his hair roughly. His chest let out a thwarting groan.

His body jolted out of the daze he went off waiting outside her compound gate. It was a Dream and his phone is alright.

She must have heard him drove off but he couldn't drive afar. He couldn't go by and left his love in this venerable state when he knows very well she must be expecting him to be come behind her to explain.

He pulled up his head off the steering wheel, over which he had drifted off few minutes back being pensive with his inner turmoil how to make things dissolved.

His hands slipped to his right pocket and then he remembered he has her phone. Shit. Cussing he banged on the steering wheel pouring out all of his frustration.

But a glint of hope flashed in his eyes when his palmed slipped down his face. This is it.

He took a last look over her phone on the empty seat beside him he has kept there taking it out of his pocket.

And Neil maneuvered his vehicle through the main gate, back to her building compound.

Being Neil a very known face security already knows him, moreover his name is there in her friends-visit list. Therefore it's never been any trouble for him to get the pass to her apt. And they let his car in under just a sign and the time of his arrival. A regular formality.

Neil

Elevator dinged opened to her floor. I stepped outside, the door shut.

I was about to ring the bell but my hands stopped in the mid air when the main door of her flat moved ajar by the breeze. A frown grew on my face seeing the door unlocked.

With my mild thumping heart I emerged in, glanced around. Avni is no where, nor her flatmate bestie Diya I have seen around. A feeling of uncertainty, qualm led my feet moved to her door.

Without knocking I stalked in.

*******

My breath rose, jaw flexed, hardened looking at Avni's bare back.

She has slipped off her bra, changing into some pj top. Before She pull her pj top down his head I shouted with my most berating tone I have ever used on her. Because I was furiously niggle brooding over the hazard could have happened if someone else has entered her apartment instead of me at this hour! And would see my gril half nacked.

"How could you be so sloppy! Your door is unlocked and here you are changing your damn clothes" she winched by my harsh voice and looked behind. For a milli second we both kept staring at eachother. My gaze softened looking at her fluffy eyes, tears strained pallid face. I sucked a strenuous breath and she immediately straightened her back, averted her gaze. Avni hurriedly pushed her hands one by one through the clothing arms and pulled the fabric harshly down her waist. Her facade is weirdly impassive. It's disturbing me to the edge.

"Why did you come!" Her voice low, She passed to the dresser. Avni grabbed a cotton ball, started rubbing over her eyes skillfully removing her smudge liner around her eyes facing the mirror. She is behaving like my presence is not effecting her. She is totally unfazed.

"Like seriously Avni!" My voice rose. Now Her nonchalantness pissing me off the most.

Avni

When Neil informed that the main door was unlocked. Means how could it be!

I was leaning to it sobbing and I had clearly heard the sound of got locked by the pressure of my back.

Fear was evident across my face but he couldn't see through it. Because before he could catch me anxious over it he could get the cue to chastise me instead of other issue we already have currently so I masked it up quickly pretended to be uneffected. In head I was recalling the scene over and over again_I was leaning to it sobbing and I had clearly heard the sound of locking pushing it shut by my back. Sometimes it sounds Diya is right, there is something with this house, it help us always. My scalp prickled , I felt goosebumps over my arms in some ineffable discomfort inside.

So you think it help you to let him in! My subconscious pulled down her spec above her nose raise a brow.

And then with a swift movement that hunk of me is behind me, I glared at him through the mirror. And next moment Neil yanked roughly by my arm,turned me to him. And our faces are an inch apart by that vaguely pull. Great.

Neil.

"You are hurt I know. Just get this in your that small brain. I'm over that woman more than an year ago. I have never been in love with her nor she was. It was her who proposed me, not me" holding her by her shoulder both side tightly I gritted through my teeth vividly.

"In that case I did the same! Didn't I ??" Avni raised a brow sagely, contradicted back and my gasp tightnened over her skin. She didn't even cower a bit by the taut hold I have caused to her skin over the fabric of her cotton pj top. Fit of annoyance overtook me staring at her sardonic gaze gleamed quelling me.

"Dare you compare that bitch with you Avni" I seethed. I'm holding hard myself not to barge on her for demeaning, juxtaposing my girl with that imbecile lass.

"Leave me" she protested back looking straight into my eyes with her glaring ones. I couldn't help my eyes gleamed looking at my little Avni trying to intimidate me, holding her ground. Cute.
I dominated myself with all my powers inside not to kiss those flushed chubby cheeks of her hastily. Even in her angry avtar she looks hot and cute both in parallel.

"Okay I got it, you wouldn't end this soon. Fine. Let's sort it out later. I'm very sleepy I would sleep now" my tone disgruntled. I pulled away my hands tersely off her, talking I slauntered over my side of the bed.

"And within a three count, you will be here beside me, in my arms or else you will see another Neil Khanna tonight. And I mean it" I said, patted on her side, directed through my orbs in a commanding move. It will be good for her if she obey me. She stood still scowling at me for few seconds.

Avni

I glared over his back he passed over me. How dare he order me!

Throwing all my furry over the cotton ball smashing it between my fingers as if thinking of I'm assassinating someone's head this way. I washed my face forcibly before I heard him say me to join him in bed.

Nuts of him.

"I'm already seeing" muttering I darted the cotton ball in a trash near by much harshly than I usually do and then padded to my sleep side in bed.

"Did you say something that I should know bachha!" His voice stern, warning. He craned his neck weighing me through his gape I saw through my peripheral vision when turning by back to him I climbed on my side. I don't know why I end up like this always in front of him, all weak, timid when it was me an hour back broke down for him for hurting me. Love sucks.

"Nothing. I said nothing. Did you hear me you lady-killer" I retaliated getting inside the comforter. Better if he hear me this time.

"Okay I'm a lady-killer and also some serial killer now before you get homicide by me, sleep. We will talk tomorrow" he retorted getting inside the comforter. I swallowed under several butterflies flipping inside my stomach when his knee brushed my back faintly. Did he do it purposely!

Nothing ashamed of nor to deny that I'm happy. He came.

"There is nothing to talk about neither to sort out" I hide my glee under a straight face, snapped.

"There is baby. Lots of talking" he cajoled, his voice groggy close to me.

My breath hitched when I felt his arm around me and he pulled me closer. His arm over my stomach I got anderline rush when my back hit his chest and he put his face over my neck. I hate him so much.

"Don't touch me" I spoke through my rapid breath grisly. He has that effect. He has this effect. All over me. Being in his arms there is a continuous voice in my head.

Precipitously I tried to push his arms off my waist but I failed, it was too heavy, in result it tightened more around me. I gave in.

My body, my heart urged to turn to him and throw my arms around his neck and sob until he doesn't assure me thousand times he loves me. Only me.

I squeezed my eyes inhaling his sent surreptitiously.

"I would and it will be me always. Touching you, loving you. So don't raise your BP thinking something unreal. And dare you one more time, leave your door unlocked I'll show you what this lady-killer can do to you. I'll give you some serious punishment baby I swear" his voice rose in rebuke then cooed whispering those last few words.
Hair bristled around my neck when his lips moved over my skin while speaking. His domineering possessive talks never failed turning me on.

Not even today when I'm so mad at him.

Noooo. I should not talk to him. I squealed inwardly.

"Like I'll agree. To much you day Dream. You....." I snorted, instigated then prefered not to complete the sentence. For my own good.

"Sleep. Rabit." His grip tightened. He shifted his head off my neck on his pillow. Thank god.

But my body already missing his warmth.

"You Rabit" I snarled in a low tone less mad at him and more mad at his moving away me. Though his arm was still wrapped around my stomach.

"Okay me. Now sleep" gravelly replying he kissed on the top back of my head twice. My chest swelled up in awe.

Nope that awful creature. My inner self slagged.

My lips curved smiling like a kitten.
Who wouldn't get on her knees to be enamored from him this way!
I closed my eyes resurfaced my scowl face before I get catch by him, smiling.

************

My eyes closed I placed an arm on my side, something too soft I felt weird under my palm, like some fabric I'm racking my hand on. Creasing my forehead a frown grew on my face. I slowly opened flipping my eyes to have a clear view at the spot.

My gaze crinkled at the sight when my eyes took few seconds regaining it's normal visioning state.

It's a pillow beside me nicely kept.

With a heavy heart I glanced around my room, it's all empty excluding me. Neither any shuffle of someone's presence outside the room.

He didn't come. All I dreamt last night???

I sat up, fist my hair in frustration. I'm again returning in sobbing mess. He didn't come. It's all just a dream. My eyes welled up.

All men are the same as my Dad is. They just take few months or a year more or less to erase us from their life totally. And here it took him a single night to cut me off his life. My sobbing doubled.

Palming my face I rushed to the washroom.

I needed to pee at the same time.

▪️

"Why you always put a pillow on my side before you get off of the bed!" Avni grumped, hugged Neil from behind when he was busy making some breakfast in pan.

Raju shyly ducking his head walked away out of their sight to the bedroom with a broom in his hand.

"You climb on me in your sleep at the middle of the night everytime. So before I get off the bed I keep pillow there on my side to give you support so that you doesn't fall down by any case rolling on the mattress" he chuckled before he tossed some green veggi in pan. Avni's nose scrunched in dislike looking at them. She is not at all a veggie person.

"Seems you are getting a hard time sharing bed with me Mr. Khanna. Don't you" Avni chuckled, cuddled her head on his back. She is so much sleepy still. Her arms tightened around his lean waist she heaved a sigh, her eyes closed in contentment being this close to him.

"Don't ask me love. Only the Creator knows how many sleepless nights I have spent because of you and your weight" Neil said and he knew next he will get a painful smake from Avni so he straightened his spine already, craned his head to get a look of her face. Instead in response only heard her muffled shoulder shaking giggle still holding him the same way.

▪️

Avni freshened up, having done the morning routine she changed into some shorts upto her knee and a loose tee on which it is written there on chest Chase Me .
As if everyone mocking her situation. Avni saw it after she has already pulled it down her bust. Great. She groaned out her exasperation feeling fatigue inwardly in thought of the change second time.

Dropping that urge she ambled to her kitchen to grab some coffee.

Before coming out of her room she has rubbed a good quantity of Matte Sunscreen over her face to look little bit well or else her sob in the morning has vastly destroyed her good sleep face.

Passing by the side of the couch something caught her eyes.

Avni

It was my ph on the coffee table. I tentatively took it up in my palm, my eyes grew a frown. I never place it here, never away me especially before I go to sleep. Who keep it here!

My thoughts broke when it blinked a notification. I have received a text message.

Neil. It showed the sender name.

Hitting the device few times in my palm averting my gaze away it I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth to stiffle a lump forming in my chest. So painful to inhale a single breath not to burst in tears.
He is so cruel.

What does he want!

He got time to message me now! Not even a call!

Being desperately weak over my emotions I was on my way to see his message when my ph rang furiously and then unwillingly I had to look at the caller ID.

It's Raj Sir. My Boss.

"You have an hour to reach Avni" his commanding voice snapped in my ear and my eyes darted to the clock near by on the wall above the couch in hall. It's 9:45 in the morning.

But my call time was at1:30am. I looked at the clock pondering over. But it's my Boss's call. What to say.

Grabbing a cup of coffee I rushed to my room.

******

"Baby I'll collect you sharp at 12:30" it's been an hour Neil sent this message to Avni but she didn't reply, nor a single 'yes' as a answer has come from her. Neither it showed seen.

Even after waiting for the reply for some justified minutes he decided to catch her on call. Her phone was off, no response from her side still.

Every single minute for Neil is growing testy glancing at the device waiting for a reply from her. Anything, a message; a call; even a single missed call from her could ease this tension away him.

Around11:30 he got ready for the day. Apprehensively Neil picked up his car keys and next moment he is out of his house locking the main door behind.

Though it takes hardly twenty minutes drive to reach her home but holding his panic heart he left quite a before time.

Why are you so stubborn Avni!

I shouldn't have left her place before talking to her. Neil heaved a indignant sigh igniting his car engine.

•••••••••••••••••••

Hope you enjoyed reading today's update.

Drop your precious reviews if you like it or just read it.

Please do vote, comment and share.

Love MoN ❤️