Avneil FF

Chapter 8

Things had been going well for Avneil. They were both busy with work but spent as much time together as they could. Avni was getting accustomed to working again. And since it was a new place, it was definitely busy. She was very keen on making a good impression so that she'd be offered a full time position. Neel and the family were getting used to this fact about Avni- she was quite a workaholic. She now had a timetable literally. She would start her day with her exercise routine, shower and wake up neel. Then while he got ready she would spend some time with bebe and shweta. Once they all had breakfast together neel, prakash and avni would go to work. In the evening avni was often the last to get home although her working hours were only till 6pm, she was usually home only in time for dinner which the family would eat together. Post dinner Avneil would spend sometime together and sometimes Avni would stay up late working on presentations also. Neel didn't realise where she found the energy but she would try to meet/atleast talk to neelama and ali during lunch breaks and coffee breaks. He was so proud of how good she was at managing everything and he had no doubt that she would definitely get offered the full time post although he knew she was very nervous about it. Another thing neel really enjoyed was avni's official look..she had a seperate work attire wardrobe that neel had not seen before and if he thought she was beautiful in her casual wear and sarees then seeing her in her work clothes took his breath away every single time! The first time he saw her in her form fitting formal pants with a dress shirt tucked in and her stilettos, and her hair up in a high pony- on the day of her interview, he had been unable to tear his gaze away from her- she looked spectacular! And it had taken every ounce of his self control to keep himself from pouncing on her and kissing her senseless! She also had formal skirts and palazzos etc.in her workwear collection all of which complimented her curvy figure And for neel it was an exercise in self control every single morning!

Finally the D-day came and as expected Avni got the job. When she had come home to announce it everyone was thrilled but surprisingly neel saw that his mother was the most excited. Shweta was very elated about her bahu going to work and had splurged on shopping for her beloved avni. Neel was happy to see their bond growing by leaps and bounds everyday. Neel had been looking forward to some time with avni...he was looking forward to the weekend. It had been over a month since their last date. No wonder then that he was very bummed to realise on Friday night that he was not going to be able to get home early, in fact some important stuff had come up which may end up taking all night maybe. Meanwhile Avni had come home excited for the weekend. Neel and avni had planned to spend it together All of their last few weekends they had been caught up with stuff around the house not giving them enough ALONE time that both of them craved! As avni walked in she realised that neel wasn't back yet. Shweta had gone out for a wedding, bebe was visiting maddy bua. So it was only Avneil and prakash at home. She looked around for papaji and went to check on him. As she entered his room she saw him exit the bathroom. She was going to greet hi with a smile but the smile was wiped off her face as she saw him sway unsteadily on his feet. She was beside him in an instant

Avni- papa kya hua?

She supported him and guided him to the bed.

Prakash- kuch nahi puttar, zara si chakkar agayi

Avni- grew very worried- chakkar? Kabse ? aapne mujhe ya neil ko phone kyu nahi kiya?

Aap chaliye, leth jaiye

Prakash- avni tum tension mat lo. Main thik hun

Avni- papa, please aap mujhse behas mat kijiye please. Aap already bahut weak aur tired hain. Aap chaliye. She made him lie down and adjusted the sheets around him. She felt his forehead and realised he was warm

Avni- aap ko bukhar hai?

Prakash- nahi, bas aaj subah se thodi si sardi,khaasi hogayi

Avni- papaji aap subah se thik nahi hain aur aap abhi bata rahe hai she admonished him. Please mujhe poori baat bataiye- aur koi problem hai. Sar dard vagera?