OBSESSION

12. Guilt

WARNING:- NOT PROOFREAD

Avni knocked on Neil's cabin door twice before she heard a faint "Come in!" She flashed her perfect smile at Neil as he lifted his eyelids to see the intruder of his sleep. 

"Avni?" He looked at her confused while she seated across him. 

"You have some work?" He asked her who's busy looking at the interiors of his cabin. 

"So, that means, I should only meet you if I have any work with you, right?" She asked him crooking her brows at him, stifling her laugh. He pulled a guilty face as he leaned forward. 

"Avni..." Dragging her name, he gained her attention. "You know that's not what I meant!" He said in a guilty voice while she burst out laughing while he looked at her confused with his mouth agape. 

"It's so much fun playing with you Neil." She said between her laugh while he looked at her in the eye.  

"Yeah, I know! That's why you are playing with me, right!" Avni was taken aback for a second but sighed in relief as she saw him laughing at her. 

"I won't talk to you if you continue these pranks on me." Neil's face lost its colors and his laugh replaced by a frown as he saw her pointing her index finger at him, in a threatening way. As Avni stood up to leave, Neil came behind her and pulled her towards him, tugging at her wrist.

"Okay, baba, I'm sorry! I won't repeat it again! But please talk to me yaar, cause you're so tough nut to crack, you know?  If it was any other girl in your place, it would be easy to convince them by pampering with gifts and all, but in your case, it's really, you know, guys will go mad not knowing how to convince you." Neil said slapping his forehead making her chuckle at his antiques. "Thank god, you're back to the normal mood!" Neil heaved a sigh and made her sit in the empty chair and settled himself across her. 

"Now tell me! What should this fellow have to do?" Neil asked her bowing in front a little. 

"Nothing much, but take me out this evening!" Avni said clapping her hands in excitement making Neil's smile fade away. He gulped a newly formed lump in his throat as Avni wheeled her chair around, smirking. This is exactly what I want, Mr.Khanna. I know you will choose me, c'mon! Avni thought to herself while Neil kept thinking about Maya's words, in the morning as she reminded him of their date.

"Neil?" Avni called him clicking her fingers in front of his eyes bringing him back to the earth. 

"Where are you lost?" She questioned him while slapping his arm. Neil shook his head mouthing nowhere to her. 

You didn't answer me yet!" She stressed on each and every word while it took Neil every ounce of him to not say Yes to her. 

"Avni, actually, we''ll go tomorrow, what say?" Avni pulled a pout with a sad face making Neil feel even more guilty. 

"Tomorrow, pakka!" He assured her and bit his nails in anticipation at her silence. 

"I'll be busy tomorrow Neil. Why not today!" She asked him with all of her cuteness which made Neil melt. 

"Okay, fine!" His voice came out as a mere whisper but was heard by Avni who squealed in joy and hugged him, placing her arms around his shoulders, as she gave him a small peck on his cheek, intentionally, though. Goosebumps erected all over his body at the mere touch of her tender lips on his cheeks. 

Before he enjoys the warmth of her body, Avni pulled back and looked at him with her smile which screamed danger but Neil has no time to observe her expressions cause of the cloud nine he's on!  His body did summersaults at the touch of her body that he forgot every other thing that minute.