What We Wanted Vs What We Got

Neil's Demanding Wifey

Khanna mansion, late night-

A-neil
Neil plz utho
Neil!!!(loud scream)

Neil got up with a jolt- as if he just saw a nightmare

N(concerned look)- kya hua jaan?

A-i want ice cream

Neil sighed in relief

N-oh god avni
Tumne toh muje dara hi dia tha

A(puppy face)- im sorry

N-its ok
Wait i will bring your ice cream from freezer

A-ghar men nahi h

N(surprised)- arre lekin kal hi toh nayi brick laya tha main

A-mene khatam kar di😅😅😅😅😅

N-what!!!
Jaan it was a full brick yaar
Itni ice cream khaogi toh gala kharab hojayega

Aur cough se fever hojata toh?
Plz apna khayal rakha karo(concerned tone)
Humesha toh men tumhare paas nahi reh sakta na?

Though in a concerned tone, neil said everything in 1go- not noticing that avni might misinterpret his words

He was silent until he heard the sound of slow sniffs
He at once turned his face towards avni& saw her eyes blurry& cheeks stained
Neil at once pulled her in his arms

A-tum bhi muje chod doge na?
Maa, papa, neela maa- sab chale gye& ab tum bhi.....

N-shush!
Never say that
Men tumhe chodke kahi nahi jaunga
Kabhi nahi- tum chahogi bhi na, tab bhi nahi chodunga
Na men, na humari perfect family

Accha men gadi nikalta hu phir chalenge tumhari ice cream lene

A-nahi
Muje ice cream nahi chahiye

N-Hein??
toh phir?

A-kya hum thodi der ke liye uss cliff pe jaa sakte h jaha hum pehli baar mile they?
For some fresh air?

N-ok
He pecked her forehead
They got up& leave for the cliff

*****

As they get down off the car, avni smiles as she inhales the fresh air
A small smile crept on her face

She was enjoying the view as the entire city was visible from that location
Neil wrapped his hand around her small baby bump& kept his chin on her shoulder- yes, she was 5months pregnant

Avni smiled as she felt his hand around her stomach

Neil was also busy admiring the view when suddenly he felt his cheeks getting wet
He moved his face& saw tears again trickling down avni's eyes

N(worried)-avni
Kya hua?

A-aaj muje neela maa ki bohot yaad ari h neil
She always wanted to play with her grandchildren
Ek beti jo tumhari jesi ho
Aur beta jo mere jesa ho
Aur ab jab unka ye sapna pura hone jara h toh bhagvan ne unhi ko mujse cheen liya

Neil couldnt do anything but just sigh at her condition

He made her face him &pulled her in his arms while she rested her face on his chest, tears still flowing freely from her eyes
Neil started to caress her hair gently

N(still hugging)- avni
Plz dont cry jaan
I understand your mood swings-
I know you dont have much control on your emotions in this state but ese baar baar past ko yaad karke kya hoga?
We need to move on, right?

Aur agar tum ese baat baat pe emotional hojaogi& roti rahogi toh neela maa& ayesha maa mujse gussa hojayegi ki men unki beti ka khayaal nahi rakh rha- usse baat baat pe rula deta hu
Tum esa chahti ho kya?