The Silent Cinderella (Completed)

Chapter 22

Neil's POV

I was so sad that my angel was scared of me. Her shyness in the eyes are replaced with fear. It was my mistake that I didn't tell her who am I . May be I will give her sometime so that everything will be solved . I will move to my apartment till then.

Suddenly I felt two hands snaking me from behind. My back started getting wet. I slowly turned myself back and found my angel crying .

" Avni , What happened ? Why are you crying?" I was so worried. But I was surprised to find her in my room and in close proximity when she was scared of me few minutes back . What must have happened?

' I didn't know who you were and I misunderstood you. I am a fool who didn't realize who was who . I am so stupid.'

" Avni stop blaming yourself for what has happened. It's my mistake too that I didn't tell you. Leave those things aside. It's becoming late. You go to bed now. We will talk later. "

' Sir other day you were telling the class about our story that was true? '

" So you thought that was made up one? I didn't know that you were this tube light."

' Haaawww' Avni pouted and lowered her face .

" Avni .."

Avni raised her head

" In your place wives call their husbands as sir?"

Avni looked at me surprised.

" Why are you calling me Sir? For Gods sake I feel like your professor than your husband whenever I hear that. "

" Then What should I call you? " Avni lowered her face in shyness.

" Call me anything but not sir."

He kept his hands below her chin and made her to face him. He decided to tease her because he loves to see her blushing.

" Avni , I was imagining you calling me honey. "

Avni closed her eyes unable to take his teasing.

" Honey is soo outdated. Actually darling will do. "

Avni closed her mouth with her hands.

Neil slowly removed her hands from her mouth. Her hands turned ice cold.

" Avni are you stilled scared of me? "

Avni shyly nodded her head in no.

" Then why is your hands cold? "

He slowly pressed her hands looking into her eyes which made her blush more. She is unable to meet his eyes now. She again turned her eyes down .

" Avni.." Neil was not able to finish what he was about to tell.Swetha interrupted the love birds .

" I saw light here and came to ask . But didn't know the love birds were having a romantic time here."

Avni got scared and pulled her hands swiftly.

" Hey don't get scared of me. Continue continue. "

Avni was embarrassed to face Swetha. She lowered her face and rugged her hair back in her ears.

" Mom.. stop it .. you are embarrassing her. " Neil spoke to himself under his breath.

" Neil.. but don't cross your limits. You have still time for your marriage. Wait for some more days. "

'Oh God why did you give me such weird combos? One my wife who is really shy unable to face me and another my mom who is really shameless who will blabber anything without thinking. ' Neil was equally embarrassed as his wife.

Avni was really hoping that the ground be split open and she herself fall in that and be swallowed by the ground.

" Avni .. all the very best . You have got a drama queen as your Mother- in - Law. Enjoy.... "

" Oh hooo.. Avni tell him that you are not scared of me. Tillu , You are the one troubling her here and there. "

" Mom.. "

" What Mom? And you both. Better you both get to know about each other before marriage. Tomorrow Pandit will be coming to fix the dates for engagement . I came to inform about that. But I didn't know that a love story was going on silently here. Now both are here my job is halved. "

Both were surprised.

" Why are looking at me like that ? Now I don't have to go to her room and inform her about this right? See how intelligent I am."

" Okay I am going to my room now. If your romantic session is done then Avni go to your room and sleep. Tillu you also sleep now. Tomorrow are you going to college to teach your wife or going to station to teach criminals a lesson?" Swetha continued her drama.

" Mom.. it's getting late. Let me sleep. Avni you also go and sleep. "

" Good night my dears. Dream about each other. Love you both " Swetha blew a flying kiss to both of them and left happily.

" Avni , don't mind . She is little dramatic. But she is not worse. " Neil was trying to calm her .

' I know. She is really good at her heart. She loves you a lot.'

" She loves you a lot too."

Avni held his hands and told him .

'Thank you. Thank you for giving me a lovely family' happy tears started pouring down

Neil cupped her face and with his thumb he wiped away her tears.

" Good night Avni. "

' Good night.'

When Avni turned to leave to her room she felt tug at her hands.

She looked at him in shock.

" I want a sweet good night for my sweet wifey"

Avni was puzzled.

Neil pulled her towards him. She held his T-shirt tightly. He cupped her face and kissed her on her cheek and told her sweet night .

Avni was shocked and stood there like a statue.

" Avni ... are you planning to sleep here itself? I don't mind. But remember if Mom finds out she will tease the hell out of you. "

Avni jerked out of trance hearing Neil's words. She ran out from there to her room in shyness.

" Good night my wifey. You can't run away from me always. "

Avni reaches her room. Her heart was beating fastly reminding her of their moment few seconds ago.

She saw the saree lying on her bed. She lovingly took it her hands and brought it close to her chest . She lied down on her bed with the saree held close to her. It had a faded smell of Neil's cologne and her own . She loved how it had both their smell on it . She felt protected feeling his smell and drifted onto sleep dreaming about her dear husband's smiling face.

To be continued..