Finally it's all over . It's been 3 hours they came back from rang Mahal . Without much drama. It was straight and simple.
They entered Khanna house to find all of them , khannas and neela sitting in the hall. Shweta just kept looking at Juhi rooted to the spot where she was standing before. Neela hugs her child and cries. While the bebe and Prakash were talking to avni, shweta takes slow steps towards juhi and hugs her. And the unexpected happened. She moved towards avni and hugged her gently , patted her back , thank God you are safe she says shocking avni. A small smile crept on her lips , but before anyone could say anything ,neil asked everyone to disperse into their respective room and rest as all were tired. Sab aaram kejiye , ma aap juhi ko guest room dhikayenge please.
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After two hours...
She comes out of the washroom to find the room empty. Moving towards the bed she sits on the bed facing the huge window. Orange and purple hues in the sky , the yellow street lights , the leftover dull bluish black shade of the sky. She found it very beautiful and soothing. She adjusted herself and sat crossing her legs on the bed, grabbing a cushion onto her lap. So peaceful. Surprisingly , she is not worried about Juhi. May be because the flashes of past few hours clouded her mind.
Neil she whispered as her eyes Shone with those tears and happiness. He enveloped her in a bone crushing hug. Avni he said caressing her hair ,still not pulling back from the hug.Her hands travelled to his neck , involuntarily , pulling him closer. He turned a bit , placing a soft kiss on her cheek , and pulling her closer. If it was possible. When they finally pulled back ,her hands reached his face. She just wanted to feel him . He smiled and said holding her hand which is on his cheek .. we'll be back home wifey, away from all this ,soon... I promise.
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Her trance broke by his voice. Kya soch rahi ho wifey he asks coming towards her side , and kneels before her. Kuch toh soch rahi ho...he says before she speaks . Her lips curved into a smile . toh ye bhi batao ke kya soch rahi hu mai she asks. Yaha baitke yu muskura rahi ho..Toh zahir se baat hai ke mere baare mein soch rahi ho he says placing his palms on the pillow and taking her hands in his . They breakout laughing for a minute before they fell silent again and their eyes met. Juhi chaligayi hai, maine usse batadiya. she chose to leave when I asked her to stay back for few days , she told me to tell u that she's happy for us and that she'll call u soon. Hmm .. avni replied looking at him. Bas ek hmm? He asks caressing her hands. She Removes the pillow from her lap and smiles at him.
They sit on the bed , leaning against the headboard , looking outside the window,for a long time . She dropped a kiss on his forehead and continued caressing his hair. She didn't notice that the room was completely dark until she heard someone on the lights. It was shweta . Shweta just takes in their position. They were leaning against the headboard, with Neil's head leaned over avni's shoulder, avni's hand in his hair and his arm wrapped around her. Avni looks towards the door . She tries to get up , but Neil's arm was heavy. He readjusts his head on her shoulder and pouts a bit in sleep. She this time successfully gets up and places his head on the pillow carefully. Andar aayiyena mummyji .
They sit on the sofa. Avni, mujeh maaf Kar sakti ho? please. Mummyji ye aap...
Shhh shweta interrupts her and holds her hand maine Jo kuch bhi kiya bahut galat kiya... please mujeh maaf karo avni. Ek mauka do mujeh...avni smiled and pulled her into a hug.
She pulls back and looked at neil who was sleeping peacefully . New beginning? She thought.