Chap IX- When The Past Is Back

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Avni cudnt sleep the entire night- not only bcz of neil's question but also bcz he attempted suicide

What happened at xyz hospital recently, still sent chills down her spine- she still cudnt believe that such a reputed person can stoop so low that too, just for money& some old favour?
It sounded unbelievable

She had the footage of the person who was torturing neil in his room late night when he was still admitted at xyz hospital

Though she was initially thinking of igniting the fire inside neil to fight against the wrong, now she thought of leaving the topic it as it is
But for the moment, she had to meet ali- her childhood friend who is now a faculty in some sports academy

Next morning-

Avni takes neil along with her to the sports academy where ali works(she had informed ali about neil beforehand itself& ali had talked about a student)

N-avni where are we going?
Ive been asking u this for past 25 minutes &yet u havent answered my question

A-patience baba patience
Look we have reached

Avni stopped the car in parking lot of some sports academy while neil gave her a confused look

A-come
Lets go
They both got out &neil followed avni, staring at his surrounding as they moved forward &finally reached the staff meeting room
Now neil was slowly able to decipher what was going on in avni's mind

A-ali?

Ali-hey avu!
Seeing u after so long
Ali hugs her which makes neil feel uncomfortable-as if something stung him inside his heart

A-ali meet neil

Neil& ali introduce themselves &shake hands

Ali-neil whats your fav sport??
Or rather what are u best in?
Football
Basketball
Badminton
Tennis
Squash
Table tennis or any other

N-ummm
Basketball, badminton &tennis
Actually its been long since i last played any sport so now i myself im clueless about what i like the most/what im best at

Ali-no problem
U come with me to the ground& play different types of sports
Grounds of all sports are mostly empty cz holidays are going on& students hardly come for practice
Avu u can join as well

All 3reach the ground &ali tests neil's capibility in all types of sports 1by 1 while avni watched or instead adored neil's game
He was indeed a great player-sports is his passion

Some time later-

Ali-so according to my conclusion, u are best at squash& basketball
Though u can change your specialisation in coming time as well if u dont feel comfortable
But before that, our authorities will take a small test of yours- basically to test your moves &techniques& if u do well, u will get selected as the coach for those particular sports& dont be nervous-its not gonna be anything extremely serious
Avu plz come with me for few minutes

Avni goes& neil is lost in his thoughts-why does he feel bad when avni gets close to any other male except for him?

Ali- yaar mene tuje btaya tha na apne ek student k baare men
He complains of being depressed for past few weeks &hence isnt able to concentrate on his game& whats even more confusing is that it doesnt look that he(ali's student) is suffering from any such problem& neither does he have any medical history
I thought of discussing it with u cz sometimes a person doent express all of its problems so can u treat him or suggest someone in your hospital?

A-oh dont worry
I will let u know by tomorrow evening

**Time lapse***

Neil had given his exam& was selected as the new couch for squash& basketball & avni had a wide smile on her face to see her friend finally becoming independent
She moved towards neil

A-im sure if your grandmother wud be alive today she wud be the happiest person for u-seeing u independent all by yourself

N-are u happy on seeing me independent?

A-of course i am

N-then thats it
Apart from bebe& u, nobody else vp matters to me

They leave the academy &after reaching home, they celebrate by sharing the news

**Time lapse***

It had been a few weeks since neil joined the academy while he was regularly searching for a suitable house whose rent he cud pay by his first salary when the unexpected happened-

It was evening &he was returning from the academy when he saw them
Fear engulfed him bcz his wildest nightmare came true when avni's words struck his mind- inhale courage, exhale fears& he followed suit

He soon reached mehta house but he looked lost- in his own thoughts
Nobody really noticed his silent behaviour except for avni
She decided to talk to him after dinner

Neil's room-

Neil was silently sitting on the couch- as if staring into nothingness but his thoughts were broken by a voice

A-neil?
Kya hua?

N-nahi
Kuch nahi

A-jhoot mat bolo
U look totally lost

Neil cudnt bare it anymore-he ran upto avni& broke down into her arms, while avni was confused by his actions

N-my wildest dreams came true avni

A(caressing his hair)-what happened?

N-when i was returning from the academy.....

To be continued

Precap-untitled

So heres the update
I know its not a lengthy chap& im updating this story after almost a month so im sorry for it



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