Leap, 3 yrs later-
AvNeil are over with their graduation& are applying for placements
Their relationship had grown more strong& were 100% sure about getting married in future
The court had approved that since neil was an adult, he could take the decisions of his personal life by his own& chacha chachi had no authority to control his decisions
He had passed the age of 21last year itself& was going to turn 22in few months
Now he could get married to the girl of his choice& could take the decisions regarding his late father's company khanna industries, under the guidance of a lawyer& neela maa
Meanwhile, chacha& chachi had eventually repaid all of the money to the bank& it had got transferred to khanna industries' account
The company& the finances were under the security of neela maa
On the other hand, chacha& chachi were jailed for all their crimes but the duration of their sentence was not finalized yet by the judge so for the moment, it was for 5yrs& further decision was to be taken after that
Hence, they were in jail since 3yrs& had to be their for 2more yrs, until further decision by court
Ketan had soon got used to the jail atmosphere
Although he didnt like it bcz he had to work like a servant, follow all the commands of the jailor like a puppet with no say of your own& the schedule extremely tight but he felt that this was still better than not having a roof over your head- living like a beggar& starving to death everyday so he accepted life as it was
But hetal, even after 3yrs, had not changed a bit in nature- she was still rude, bossy& bitter by mouth
In initial days, she had cribbed a lot regarding many things-
Since she was used to sleeping on the best quality of mattress, she felt that the mattress of her cell was the hardest
Now, she felt that even the mattresses of their 1bhk flat felt far better, about which she cribbed in those days
Here, she felt like she was sleeping on stones
The fans in all the cells were equally slow (bcz their machine mechanism was worn out so the wings moved slower) but she still found the fan of her cell the slowest
All the inmates were given same quantity of food but since she was healthy by weight& was heavy eater, she felt the mess authorities purposely gave her less food so that she looses weight so she had lost a little bit of weight in these 3yrs
When they were in that 1bhk flat, she used to crib about not having a maid& she had to do everything on her own- although it was just for 2people
Now that she had to cook for so many people, she was even more fussy but nobody paid any heed bcz nobody would tolerate her tantrums& instead taunt her behind her back
Earlier, she had neil on whom she would vent out her frustration- even if it had nothing to do with neil but now that she was alone& she had nobody to vent her frustration on, she picked up a fight with any inmate she saw& ended up getting some punishment
Due to this, none of her inmates gave her any attention- after all which sensible person would want to get beaten up unnecessarily?
Ketan was in the males section of the jail& used to meet only during meals bcz the mess was common
Everyone in jail knew that they were husband& wife so the inmates thought that if not anyone else, they might at least have a talk with eachother but much to their surprise, now even ketan had stopped talking to her- he didnt want to get dragged in any of hetal's dramas
Although he had made 2/3 friends in his section of the jail, if they didnt talk to him during meals, he used to sit in a corner& have his meal alone instead of going& hearing to hetal's fussy dramas
*****
Pareikh house-
AvNeil had just finished off with their exams& were busy giving placement interviews
Avni was sitting on the swing in the terrace& neil was laying in her lap while neela maa had already slept ater dinner
Avni was running her fingers in neil's soft hair, busy staring the moon& neil was staring at the moon which belonged only to him- his avni
He held her other hand& intertwined their fingers
N-where are you lost jaan?
A-just remembering old days
Jab humari dosti shuru hui thi lockdown se pehle
You were 19& i was 18
And now, you will be 22& i wll be 21 this yr
N-hmmm
You accepted me with my shy nature& never forcd me to change my personality
Aur jab tumne muje makeover diya bhi toh mere pure consent ke saath
You were the only 1who accepted me the way i was
A-aur makeover ke baad ladkiyo ki toh jese lines hi lag gayi thi
N-yes
But they liked me bcz of my looks- not my nature
You know the past 4yrs still feels like a beautiful dream to me& if it is a dream, then i dont want to wake up
Avni looked at him with cold expression which made neil confused
A-get up
Neil got up& sab beside avni
Avni stood up& faced neil with her arm crossed across her chest
A-tumhe humare relationship ke 4saal baad bhi lagta h men tumhe chod ke jaungi?
You still dont trust me??
Neil immediately got up
N-avu i fully trust you- i can never even think of doubting your love
A-then why do you feel this?
N-avu im really sorry
I dont know why but i cant get over this fear
Mene itne saal wo sab face kia h ke chacha& chachi ke jail jaane ke 3saal baad bhi wo torture muje haunt karta h& shayad zindagibhar haunt karega
Avni tumne muje ek nayi zindagi di h
Men sab kuch kho sakta hu par tumhe& neela maa ko nahi
Mene azaad hone wala ye sapna bachpan men bohot baar dekha h-usme mom& dad muje chachi ke torture se bacha lete h par har baar wo sapna banke hi reh jata tha
Isiliye jab ye reality men badal gaya toh yakeen nahi hota
Avni sighed at his condition-he might not show it but deep inside, neil still had fears
She hugged him tightly& neil reciprocated
A-jab bhi tumhe ye thought pareshaan karega toh muje hug kar lena
I will always give you this assurance
Na men tumse door jaungi na tumhe mujse door jaane dungi
N-you know ive always wished to sleep at night with you scooped in my arms& never let you go
A-tumhara ye sapna bohot jaldi sach hoga
I will sleep beside you& wake up beside you everyday
Avni touched their foreheads together
With so much proximity, they could feel eachother's heartbeat
Avni moved her arms from neil's back to his neck& closed her eyes
Taking it as a yes, neil removed the remaining distance& kissed her passionately- filling eachother's hearts with extreme love
In the past 4yrs, they had kissed eachother passionately multiple times but each time felt like the first time
After some time they finally broke the kiss, catching their breath
*****
7months later-
After graduating, avni had got into a job in a renowned hotel& so had neil
He was looking after prakash's business side by side
Neil had requested neela maa that he wants to move back to khanna house but neela refused bcz she knew about how neil's schedule was-he might have to handle an office meeting at the last moment or might have to host an event in the hotel at a short notice
Even if he hired a maid for household works, his schedule was uncertain so neil agreed
In past 1yr, neela maa had noticed AvNeil's compatibility& she often saw neil as the perfect match for her daughter
Now that they were financially settled, she finally decided to talk to them
In any case, she was not going to force her viewpoint on them
In case they approved for the marriage, she would let them decide when to get married
In case either of them loved someone else, she would let them decide bcz at the end it was AvNeil's life which was going to be affected so they had full right to decide for themselves
So thats all for now
This book might have max 3more chaps& maybe an epilogue
