Avni: I didn't do anything. I swear. Please dadi ji, you believe me right?
Daya stands there still and confused, whilst riya, amol and diksha look on at the scene victoriously, as they watch avni plead with daya to believe her. Meanwhile, neil walks into the room looking around at everyone.
Neil: Riya! What's up? Why did you call me here so quickly, and why did you tell me to bring DD and handcuffs with me?
Neil looked at Riya, bemused, recalling Riya's call to him, and thinking she was once again up to her childish antics as he remembers her asking him to bring his handcuffs with him. But as his eyes move from face to face, his eyes zoom in on a tearful avni. His expressions soften, gulping down, as he registers and takes in avni's teary face and pleading posture. Neil steps one small foot forward towards avni with one hand out, gesturing towards her.
Neil: Ananya! What's wrong? Why are you crying?
Neil looked at avni with concern; his eyes portraying both confusion and anguish at seeing avni's dejected and teary face. Riya looks at neil, stunned by his concerned fill tone and attention for avni. Her expression hardens as she straightens her posture, and looks at neil, prepared to deliver a blow to avni.
Riya: You are asking the wrong question, ACP Neil Khanna. What you should be asking is, why did you do this Ananya?
Neil's eyes shift from Riya to Avni, and back to Riya, as he is confused as ever.
Riya: I didn't call you here as your fiance. I called you here as a responsible citizen to report a crime to you.
Diksha and amol look at Riya from the corner of their eyes, both smirking devilishly at Riya's facade, as they look at her with appraisal for her act.
Neil: Please stop beating around the bush, and tell me straight what has happened, and what crime are you talking about?
Riya: I'm talking about ananya. We all trusted her so much, but what did she do? She stole from us! She tried to steal our family jewellery, but she failed, and now her real face is out in the open for us all to see. See for yourself.
Riya grabs avni's arm, applying too much force as she almost throws avni forward, but Neil catches her. He holds ananya as he looks with sympathy at ananya's tearful face. His expressions harden, as his eyes shift to look up at riya, as he glares at her with fury.
Neil: RIYA! (Neil shouts) What kind of a way is this to behave? I told you to tell me straight what happened, not to give your judgement and act without thinking. You are accusing ananya of stealing, but you can simply tell me what she has done, there is no need to use force with her like this. It is my job to decide what a person has or has not done.
Neil looks back at ananya, as he exhales heavily, looking both shocked at the allegations thrown at ananya, and conflicted. Neil props ananya up properly, stabilising her posture so she is stood straight. Neil straightens up his own posture, as he looks at ananya, and tries to harden his expressions, but his attempt to keep a strict composure fails the moment he begins speaking to ananya, as his expressions soften and his voice cracks, finding it difficult to bring himself to ask her the questions.
Neil: Ananya! The allegations that have been put against you are serious. I just want to ask you what happened?
Everyone, including daya, turns to neil, as they are all shocked with neil's action.
Diksha: What are you doing Neil? We're telling you that ananya has been caught stealing in our house, and instead of asking us what exactly happened and what we saw, you choose to ask ananya first, straight away for her side of the story? Why?
Amol: Yes Jiju! How are you showing so much compassion and inclination for a criminal? You never showed such compassion for me when i was in this position...and i'm your fiance's brother. Why?
Daya: Be quiet you two. Who is the police officer? You two or neil? Neil knows how to do his job. Neil beta, ask whatever you want to whoever you feel.
Neil looks away from them all, dazed and frozen in place, as he himself realises that they are right and questions himself mentally why he didn't ask them for explanation, but instead chose to let avni clarify herself first. Neil collects himself, as he quickly attempts to justify his blunder.
Neil: First of all amol, a person is not a criminal until clear evidence has been presented against them to prove their crime. Like I said to riya, that is for me to judge, and not for you to pass judgements on. Secondly, your crime was proven and witnessed by me, ACP Neil Khanna himself, and despite that, you came out scott free only because the person who filed the case against you took their case back.
Neil looks at avni as he remembers his anger over her taking the case back against amol. Neil found that he was unable to get over his disappointment at avni's distrust for him.
Neil: In that case, there is no meaning to your argument of me showing more compassion towards ananya than you amol. And i am asking ananya as you have all already given your verdict that she stole your family jewellery, so now ananya can tell me why you think that. So, ananya, tell me! What happened.
Neil looks patiently at ananya, his expressions confusingly shifting quickly between sympathy and a sense of duty.
Avni: Thank you Neil for giving me the opportunity to at least speak, as nobody has given me that chance since this happened...
At this point, neil's heart melts seeing avni's smile of gratitude for him, despite the tears adorning her cheeks and her eyes clouded with the same tears.
Avni: ...but the thing is, when I myself have no idea what is going on, how can I explain what happened? All I know is that I came back into my room, then all of a sudden, riya and diksha come in there and start searching my room saying they are looking for the jewellery and they find it here, but I genuinely don't know how the jewellery boxes got here.
Neil looks at avni, and as he analyses her expressions and words...
I hope you guys enjoyed reading this, but now I challenge anybody to finish off this scene and tell me what happens after avni tells neil this.
Edited by sammy17 - 8 years ago
Udne Ki Aasha
