AvNeil SS: Us Against the World

CHAPTER 6

The last seven days had wrecked a thunderstorm in my life, way intent than the last six months.

For the last agonizing six months, I at least had a tiny ray of hope that when she would wake up, she would be back to me, but these last seven days, had defied my theory, my will, my wishes, to infinity and beyond, ensnaring me in a web of doubts and uncertainty, as I still wondered, what if.. What if she never really remembered me, and more than that, what if she never really remembered us?

Every single day, I had paid a visit to Neela Maa's house, just to catch a glimpse of her, but she remained so oblivious to everything, and actually bought it at face value when Neela Maa gave her random reasons for me visiting her on a daily note.

I had been extremely headstrong, thinking of ways I would get the love of my life back, but I could never deny that each moment that passed was a test on its own as I had to push myself to come to terms with the fact that my Avni, my wife, who I loved so much, had actually forgotten all our memories from our marriage.

And if that wasn't all, then the fact that somewhere it was solely me who was responsible for her present condition only pierced me more, rubbing it in almost all the time that though I was a successful IPS officer, I had failed the only woman who I loved so dearly to death.

Each day was tormenting for me, as I knew I could see her, but not be close to her. Hear her, but not talk to her.

And the worst part was looking at this version of Avni, where she was devoid of the two things completely that used to mark her as mine.

Neither did she wear her mangalsutra anymore nor the sindoor that I loved to see her don, before all of this happened.

And honestly, seeing her sans these things was a constant reminder of my failure, and the truth that the person in front of me was Avni for sure, but My Avni was somewhere lost inside her, and this was again because of me.

But I knew it from the bottom of my heart that I would bring My Avni back, regardless of what it took from me, because the reality was simple. Without her, I was nothing.

I had engrossed myself into too much work only to distract myself a little from the thunderstorm that had turned my life, or rather, what remained of it, upside down, when Neela Maa's phone call had broken my concentration and what she had uttered next, had only enraged a certain part of me, to no extent.

I had not wasted another second before storming out of the police station, my adrenaline pumping like no tomorrow as thoughts raced in my head, and a strange fear of losing her yet again clouded my mind.

''Neil! Come soon, please! Avni is hell bent on leaving for New York and she will simply not listen to me! We need something to stop her!''

Neela Maa's words kept ringing in my head, as I contemplated what could be possibly done to stop Avni.

I knew time was running out and whatever I had to do, I had to do it quick, and I should have thanked the stars as right at the next moment, an idea struck me, and I took out the phone from my pocket and dialed Sheru's number.

Avni's 123 gang had helped me with a lot of things, and I was sure, today too won't be any different, especially when they knew it was for Avni's own good.

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When I entered Avni's room I had already heard her speak to Neela Maa about how it was the only right thing to do: her leaving the city to go to New York.