I Hope She Loves Me Someday

III

Next day-

When avni left for office, neela called neil to Pareikh house on urgent basis
Neil became slightly nervous about what could the issue be but decided to go with the flow

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Neil entered &greeted neela maa

Ne-look neil i will come straight to the point

Pyaar karte ho avni se?

N-haa aunty
Bohot zyada

Ne-kahi wo sirf ek time pass toh nahi h tumhare liye?

N-obviously not
I can never even think of hurting her

Aunty i need just1 chance- ive loved her since childhood
We were in same school as well as college but in both cases, she kept herself so busy in studies that she never noticed me or rather any other guy
But ive always protected her indirectly

Ne-but neil i cant force her to marry you

Neil kneeled in front of neela maa

N-you dont need to
I want to be her friend first so that she gets to know me better- i dont want to rush anything
My first step has always been that i want to win her trust before i win her heart

Ne-neil shes way too innocent to understand the concept of marriage- ive gone through a failed marriage but i dont want her to go through the same

When i got divorced,i was pregnant but mature enough to face whatever was going to happen next

But avni's case is totally different neil- she is way too innocent to understand what would happen if your marriage doesnt work-

What if you change your mind after few months/yrs of marriage& you wish to get divorced?

What if your family couldnt deal with avni's childish nature?

And even if your family accepts avni, would your relatives do the same or call her immature?

Neil try to understand- she wasnt even born when me& ashish parted ways

Its not easy to gain avni's trust neil
And if you are successful in doing so, then make sure that you never break it bcz god forbid, if your marriage ends up in a divorce, then she wont be able to handle herself

She will die from inside& will turn herself into a robot& keep herself busy in work all the time

Till date she doesnt know the real reason of her parent's separation
She never asked me so i also never told her- i dont want her to go through any such shock which affects her emotionally

N-your nervousness is natural aunty

Your fears regarding my marriage with avni are absolutely natural- any parent would go through the same pool of fears

And i completely understand your vp
I also want avni to know me before thinking about marriage- i know its not gonna be easy for her to understand her emotions towards me

Plz give me a chance& i will never let you or avni down

Neela maa sighed

Ne- ok
I will think about it

N-thank you

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Evening-

AvNeil had just finished a meeting after which neil was gonna drop avni home but when she entered his cabin, he pulled her in his arms &kissed her forehead