'' Okay everyone. The meeting is over, I would like you all to finish your work and make sure we are at the top this year. We will have another meeting soon within 2 weeks. Thank you, you all can take your leave '' Neil said and people were dismissed from the room. He took his phone to check and saw that mithali has called him 5 times. He shook his head and called her back as he left office. ''Mithali? Im sorry main meeting main tha'' ''Meeting meeting meeting! koi aur kaam hai tumhare office main? usse choddo tumhare shaadi ek khaas mehman aaya hai.'' ''KHAAS MEHMAAN? aisa kaun hai?'' Neil asked her confused. ''Voh-'' Sweta took the phone from her hand. ''AAO NA TUM, '' she said and declined the phone. Neil was clearly confused. He sat in his car and started to driving to his house.
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'' Aunty But why--'' ''Mithali, tumhe nahi pata hai ki Avni california jaane ka baad, neil ko kya hua tha...'' '' They were not in touch? '' Sweta nodded.
12 years ago--
'' Neil! Avni! Andar aao! Snacks banaye hai maine!'' Sweta shouted to Avni and Neil who were playing Kabadi in the khanna house's lawn with some neighbours. ''AA RAHI HOON!'' they shouted together.
''Haaye! Jalebi! meri favourite as usual!'' Avni shouted and took it and started eating. ''JALEBI! JALEBI! Ma! Aap roz na iske liye jalebi hi banate ho.Aapna ek khaam kijiye ise adopt kar lijiye.'' Sweta gave him a look. Avni giggled. '' AREY Tum sirf 14 ho uske taraf baat karo teekhe?'' Bebe said as she came in with a box. ''AUR YE LO'' ''Isme kya hai Bebe?'' Neil asked curiously eyeing the box. ''Tumhi dekho na'' Neil opened the box. ''HAAYE! RASUGALLA! MERI FAVOURITE! APP HI BEST HO BEBE!'' Neil showed a face to Avni and she shrugged. ''Jalebi khaake hi tum mota ho gayi.'' Neil teased her. '' Atleast main cheating toh nahi karti hoon na?'' Avni said. ''Aey main cheating pleading nahi karti hoon.Tum ho cheater. Main nahi hoon.'' ''NEIL IS A CHEATER! NEIL IS A CHEATER!'' Neil got angry and slammed hard at the tablE, Avni flinched. '' What the hell dude?'' ''AVNI!'' shouted sweta giving her a look. ''OOPS SORRY AUNTY'' she said smiling innocently. ''Excuse me? main abh bhi yahi hoon. ''Tum mujhe cheater bhula rahi ho? tum ho cheater, cheater, cheater,cheater!'' he said increasing his voice for every word. '' Main cheater hoon!?'' ''Haaye..Main marjaavan'' said Ali as he entered. ''Yeh kahani hai Rahul aur Anjali ki jisne ki kahani shuru huyi thi BasketBall sey aur yaha kabbadi sey'' quoting the film KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI. ''SHUT UP!'' Said Avni and neil together and started chasing him around. Ali was 3 years younger than Neil But he was taller than him. ''AREY rukho toh!'' shouted bebe. ''Chal theeno aake khaao'' ''TEEKHE BEBE'' said Ali and Neil and Avni joined him to the Table. Sweta's phone rung. ''Avni tumhari Ma hi hai'' she said to Avni.
''Hello Neela Ji?''
''Avni toh kha rahi hai''
''oh my god''
'' Is ravivar hi jaa rahe hai? ''
'' MM Bata ti hoon..''
'' Teekhe baad main baat karti hoon..''
'' Kya hua hai aunty ji?'' Avni asked afraid of the talk between her and her mom. '' AVNI VOH.. Tumhari Dadi ki tabyat teekh nahi hai na..isliye tum aur tumhari family California shift ho rahi hai, is ravivar hi India chodke Ja rahe hai...'' Avni was HeartBroken her jaw dropped and she was unable to speak. Neil and Ali were too shocked to speak.Avni started crying at the moment. '' I DONT WANNA GO! '' She shouted slamming the Table and ran blasting though the doors to her house which was on the next street. Neil watched her go crying, but he knew he cant comfort her, because he himself was heartbroken. He never imagined living without her, She was his Only best friend. The thought of losing her was bad enough. She is leaving in 4 days and there is nothing he can do to stop it.
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'' Avni ke jaane ke baad voh toh zinda tah par andar se nahi..It took him a few months to overcome the grief. Uske baad voh toh serious aur 'no fun guy' ban gaya. Sab school main use aise hi bulate the..Kabadi khelna chod diya..Jalebi bhi khaana band kar diya... Hamare kushi ke liye usne Riya se shaadi karna man liya..''
''Main Neil ko vaapas lautke aaungi Aunty.'' someone said from the back.Sweta and Mithali turned around and saw Avni with Tears and guilt in her eyes. ''Avni -'' ''Nahi aunty ji''
''MAIN LAUT AAUNGI ASLI WALA NEIL KHANNA KO, JO NEIL KHANNA MERE SAATH KABADDI KHELTA HAI , JO NEIL KHANNA KO RASAGULLA PASAND HAI, JO NEIL KHANNA KHUSHI DHOONDTHA HAI EK EK CHEEZ MAIN. LAUT AAUNGI USE, LAUT AAUNGI USE.''
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Will love find its way?
FanfictionNeil and Avni were classmates in their 8th Grade. When the class reunites for Neil's wedding. Neil falls in love with Avni. But, is it too late to realize?
