I Hope She Loves Me Someday

XXV

**Time lapse***

1.5 month later, neil's cabin-

N-avni how can you even think of accusing her?
Kya proof h tumhare paas?

A(fumbling)-koi proof nahi h
Par men jhoot nahi bolri
Plz believe me

But neil didnt listen& turned to face the other lady

N-im so sorry mitali
I hope you wont break this deal

Yes, it was mitali 😒😒😒

M-i wont, but on a condition

N-what condition?

M-you will have to break your merger with pareikh industries

N-muje manzoor h

Avni broke down on thinking that her husband was believing a lady whom he met just a month ago, instead of the girl he knows since childhood

Mitali gave a smirky look to avni

A-neil lekin

N(showing his palm)-no more arguments avni

Avni left from khanna industries silently &returned to neil's condo with spare set of keys
She had asked neil if they can go home together but he refused with a cold expression &all this was secretly witnessed by mitali& she smirked

*****

Condo-

Avni entered, closed the door &sat on the sofa, lost in her thoughts
Slow tears were running down her eyes

A(to herself)- my neilu is angry with me
He doesnt believe me but im sure that he wont stay angry from me for long& will also believe in what i say
Tonight, i will make neilu's favourite dinner& im sure his anger will cool down
Im sure he wasnt serious about breaking the merger
Actually its not about the business stuff- its about our relationship
Slow differences will start to build between us

But i know my neilu cant stay angry from me for long
She wiped her cheeks, freshened up& prepared neil's favourite bhindi

*****

It was 10:45& neil had still not returned home
Avni had tried his phone uncountable times but it went unanswered
She was only praying to god for his wellbeing
The dinner kept in the vessels was still kept there, untouched

Avni kept on sitting on the chair& rested her head on the table
She didnt realize when her eyes became heavy& she slept off

*****

12:15 am-

Neil opened the door with his set of keys
He kept the coat of his suit on the sofa& saw avni sitting or rather, sleeping on the table
He also noticed the vessels still filled with food

N(to himself)- matlab avni ne ghar aane ke baad kuch nahi khaya?
Usne mera mood theek karne ke liye bhindi banayi& mene ye kya kia
Meri wajah se wo khud bina kuch khaye so gyi
Abhi uthaunga toh phir nahi so payegi

As a result, neil freshened up &gently picked avni in his arms- making sure to not break her sleep

He lay her on the bed &then lay beside her& started to caress her hair

N-i love you jaan& im sorry for screaming on you
He kissed her forehead, lay back& closed his eyes

It had been a few minutes to neil falling asleep when suddenly heard avni's voice
He opened his eyes& saw avni mumbling in sleep