ayesha smiled at her innocent question and said " yes dear like I got ur father even you would get someone ". avni got happy and started singing " my prince will come and take me away with him ". Ayesha smiled looking at her daughter.
" avni is so beautiful. I hope no bad sight falls on her. we will get a prince for her " said ayesha's mother. ayesha nodded her head.
" I don't need any prince in my life. they are just in stories. I'm sure in real world no one exists . everyone will be like Papa who will leave and go. " said a twenty year old avni.
" avni don't tell like that beta " said her grandma.
" nanno this is the truth. no Prince Charming will agree to make a girl like me his princess who is considered illegitimate and impure by the society" said avni hiding her tears.
" I'm going to college nanno " said avni and went away.
" my one mistake broke all her dreams maa. Because I trusted Ashish this happened maa. I never knew he will come in this words of his mother and leave me and go away he did not think of avni also . How could he? . Look my daughter is bearing the consequences of my mistake. I hope I could have got married with Ashish before going so ahead with the relationship. Avni could never have tohear the word illegitimate. My daughter goes to the city's prestige college because of her talent but also she gets the taunt everyone. She never tells maa but the pillow wet with my daughter's tears is more than enough " said ayesha sadly.
" I hope you could have listened to my word before only. But forget it. Love made you so blind. I hope avni gets someone in her life who will fill her life with happiness and brings her out from this darkness. " said Fatima, ayesha's mother hoping her granddaughter does not get the same fate as her daughter.
Ayesha could just nod her head sadly hoping her mother's words come true.
Avni entered the college campus and did not find anyone. She wondered where were the others.
" looking for others my dear avni no one is here. U are finally trapped my revenge will get completed. I was one who phoned you using the principal number " said vikram dangerously.
Avni looked at him. He was the same person whom she slapped at the college yesterday for asasking her to sleep with him in front of everyone in exchange of money.
Before avni could think anything her her hands were grabbed by vikram ,0 he was letting her hands and he was holding it tightly. Avni cried in pain.
"let me go vikram " avni said.
" no my sweetheart not so easily. How dare you insult me yesterday. What wrong did I ask? When your mother can sleep with someone for years. Why can't you for one day? Don't worry I will not do anything I like just sleep with you and go away trust me I will not hurt you " vikram said in a voice it send shivers to avni's spine.
A fear came into her mind but she did not show it.
" leave me vikram otherwise it would be bad for you " said avni.
" what would you do? U will tell I raped you or molested you. Sweetheart who will believe you. Let me tell you no one. Who will believe a illegitimate girl? . Surrender urself it would be good " said vikram.
Avni struggled to get free from his hold increasing vikram's anger .
" fine you donagree right. " vikram said and brought his lips to hers and forcefully going to kiss avni. Tears were streaming from avni's eyes and she closed her eyes knowing her dignity will be gone the one thing she protected so dearly. But after sometime she felt nothing. Why was vikram not doing anything? Did he leave her?. Avni opened her eyes slowly and saw someone beating vikram badly . Vikram escaped and ran away for his life.
First time avni felt humanity till exists and wanted to thank the person who saved her dignity and saw the person approaching her. He looked so handsome and like a gentleman thought avni . But why hasn't she seen him before?
" are you okay. Don't worry nothing will happen. He will not return " said the handsome boy with concerned voice at least avni felt like that.
" thank you I'm Ok " said avni.
" I'm Neil. I am a new student. From tomorrow I will be joining this college " said Neil .
" oh I'm avni that's why I was wondering why did not see you before in the cammpus. Thanks Neil for saving me" said avni feeling grateful.
" it's ok but if you really want to thank me you can do that by becoming my friend ? Will you become my first friend in this college avni? " Neil asked and extended his hand to shake hands with her.
Avni looked at Neil's hand a friendship which she earned for which she never received. Friends which she never had because of illegitimacy and she was considered a bad company and given a cold shoulder by everyone even the parents of her classmates were happy with their children friendship with drug addicts but with her it was considered a sin. She knew this friendship will be broken tomorrow. Like all others even Neil will turn his back on her maybe he will regret saving her after knowing her truth.
Faking her smile she extended her hand to Neil and both shook hands.
" Neil it's late I should leave. My mother will be worried " said avni.
False said her heart you don't want to spend time with him. You don't want to cry tomorrrrow morning when he will act like a stranger with you when he finds the truth.
" I will drop you home. After all I'm ur friend " Neil said.
" no Neil I will manage please " avni said.
" fine. See you tomorrow avni. I will trouble you a lot " said Neil smiling at her.
Avni smiled genuinely and walked away.
At night when Avni was going to sleep when she remembered Neil he was just like the prince of Cinderella whom she heard in stories maybe better than him but the thing was she could never be his princess that was the reality. Neil would be quickly out of her life by tomorrow after he knows her birth truth . Avni slept away thinking of the insults which she will have to incur tomorrow in the college. Till did she know Neil khanna was not the one who cares about the person's birth or family he just loves a person for what the person is? Her prince charming had arrived to protect her.
broken dreams and wearing a facade avni was living her life. Till Neil khanna entered her life.he broke her walls built around her heart and made her smile, live her life to the fullest. He started to heal her wounds. he became the Prince Charming whom a ten year old avni waited for and twenty avni did not want to meet.
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