Healing Her Broken Heart✔

5

Time flew by& neil's love for avni only increased (he hasnt proposed her yet)

When any of them wasnt in the mood to cook, they used to pop up at eachother's house- be it breakfast, lunch or dinner

Avni too, had started harboring feelings for neil but was hesitant to accept bcz her past would always come in between
She was still traumatized by the 7brutal yrs she faced in that so- called house which was actually a synonym for hell

Avni now knew many self defense techniques &her body had recovered from all the external wounds- though internal​ ones will take time to heal
But the only thing she had still not recovered was from her fear of the dark- it still haunted her

*****

Random evening-

Avni had just returned home from office& was gonna prepare dinner
Meanwhile, neil wasnt in the mood to cook so he thought of having dinner at avni's house- she too would get company

Avni was still busy in the kitchen ​preparing dinner when she heard the doorbell ringing-
She opened the door& was extremely happy to see him at her door
She let him in& then moved back to the kitchen

A-hi neil
Tum yaha kese?

N-kyu?
Nahi aa sakta?(faking anger)

A-esa nhi h

N-relax
I was just teasing you
Actually i wasnt in the mood to cook so thought of having some great food at my friend's house- if she doesnt mind, of course

A-great
I was busy cooking actually

N-shall I help?

A-if you wish to

While cooking, their hands brushed against eachother &this was turning neil on
He wanted to take avni in a bone crushing hug &never let her go
But he knew he needs to maintain his self control

They were done cooking when the unexpected happened-
The lights went off & avni's eyes widened in fear& in the next moment, she clung onto neil
Neil was expecting this to happen so he didnt react much& simply patted her back while she shivered in fear
In a way neil's wish to hug avni got fulfilled, tho he was upset that it came at the cost of scaring her& neil felt bad for the same

A-neil plz dont go (shivering)

N(caressing her hair)-sshhh
Relax
Main kahi nahi jara

He pulled out his phone from pocket& switched on the flashlight& with avnis help, he found the box of candles& lit them while avni still held onto him

They have a simple candle light dinner after which neil helped her with the dishes
Soon the light came back& neil headed back to his home but not before thanking avni for the dinner

**Time lapse***

It had been been months to AvNeil's first meeting &neil was head over heals in love with her
They still had sleepovers, parties& get at eachother's house with AliYa& Dunheri

Neil finally decided to propose to avni but before talking to her, he wanted to talk to his family so on the coming weekend, he went to khanna mansion& give them a surprise visit

*****

Shweta opened the door

Sh-tillu!
Prakash ji
Bebe
Dekhiye kon aya h
Prakash& bebe also came

Neil touched everyone's feet &then hugged them

B-tillu tu thak gya hoga
Ja jake fresh hoja& phir thoda rest bhi karlio