Pyaar, Prema ..... Friendship?

🖤Chapter 17🖤

Ahana power walks as she enters the house, wiping her eyes as Ashwin's words rings in her ears. Even though she's broken, betrayed and pissed off, deep down she knows Ashwin doesn't mean anything that he said to her, no matter how sensitive or sharp are the words that come out of his mouth, because if there's a person who understands her more than her adopted family in US here it's him. But with the stress and the confusion that's plaguing her mind, she finds it difficult to forgive him, not to even forget the words he spewed at her. She's determined to walk inside the house and go to her room when Priyanka akka stops her way. Internally groaning, she plasters a tight smile at her "Enna kaa?" she asks and Priyanka akka's eyes widen "Enna kaa va? Amma vum appa vum unne engge ellam thedunange teriyuma? Inthe Ashwin poitu unne kutitu vare sonna avaneyum kaanum" she complains and then grabs her wrist "Akka-" "Ille, nee yethume sollathe, ipo unne ipidi kutitu vanthathan you'll come, illati odiruve" Priyanka akka says while she drags her to the function area, Ahana's protests falling on deaf ears. Ahana tries to tug back her arm from Priyanka akka's grip but it's to no avail as she let's her get dragged to where Ashwin's mom and dad are.

"Eh, papa, engge ma ponne? Ashwin unne kutitu vaare soona avaneyum-" Ashwin's mom cuts herself and Ahana looks back to see Ashwin there, his eyes dull and a plastic smile plastered to his face. Ahana's heart breaks as she knows why but refrains herself to act normal or go and console him since she's also hurting. Ashwin walks towards her as the iron-like grip around her wrist loosens, him coming up and standing right beside her, a small gap between the both of them. "En maa?" he asks casually and his mom rolls her eyes "Dei vaada, neeyum papa vum vanthu Aishu ve bless panungge-" "Amma, nangge epdi....?" Ahana asks trying to stall. "Paravale papa, ennaku teriyum ethuvume proper ah nadakele nu, aana un kalathule thaali irukule, athu varaikum inthe veetu paadi, nee inthe veetu marumaga, so nee Aishu ve bless panulam" his mom says sincerely that is killing her in the inside with each word uttered to her. Ahana knows whatever is happening between the both of them is fake, but to deceive the only woman she herself has adopted as her own mom, and for said person to believe everything it's true, god, it's breaking her beyond the point. "Ille ma, paravale, epo proper ah nadakumbothe we'll do this blessing thing-" "Paravale papa-" "lle maa-" "Papa, naa erkeneve unnode birth amma and appa kite pesiten..." and the rest of the words coming out of Ashwin's mom's mouth is muffled as the first line swirls around her and the anxiety that was at ease in her bubbling and bubbling until it resurfaces back and with it anger and rage burns inside of her. ".....avunge than ipo venam, unno konjum time eduketum yenna nee innum vele thedikitu irukure nu-" "Unggele yaaru en amma appa kite pese sonna?" she grits and the lady in front of her staggers before looking at her with wide eyes.

"Papa....?" "Unggele yaaru ennode amma appa kite pese sonna?! Enkite kekenum nu oru thulli kude common courtesy irukka ingge yaarukiteyum?! Nengge baatuku yela mudivum yeduthukitu irukingge?! Oru vaati vanthu yemma, unneku okay va ille unneke epdi thonuthu, ille unneku inthe kalyanathule konjum aachum ishtam irukka nu yaarachum vanthu en kite kekuringgala?! Naa inthe veetu ponnu nu naala, yaala mudivum neegale yedutha, then what's the point of me having my own brain and thinking?!" she snaps and the whole house is in pin drop silence. Ashwin's mom, dad, sister and niece looking at her with wide eyes while his mom comes towards her "Papa, yen ma ipdi solre? Unneku pudiche naalethane naa Ashwin un kalathule thaali ye kaate sonne aana nee-" his mom's breath hitches and she opens her mouth when Ashwin hold her elbow in a tight grip and pulls her back "Maa, avalukku konjum hormone imbalance ah irukku, athunaala than ava ipdi kaathita, naa avale roome ke kutitu poren, nee kavale padathe" he palacates before he drags her to her room, Ahana gaping at him betrayed and in disbelieve. She's dragged into Ashwin's room before the door is locked and the two of them stay in the room, silence suffocating them before Ahana huffs bitterly, breaking it. "Ithu varaikum unne evelo uyaruthule vechirunthen teriyuma?" "Ahana-" "Neruthu, let me talk. Do you how much of a respect I had on you? Everything you do in life be it personal or professional, always gives me an inspiration and motivation to be like you, to do better in life. Nee kudukure ovoru interview I have saved, because you never leave a chance to instill life lessons in it and I learn from it. Unnode best friend ah irunthuthode unnode thivira rasigaiya than naa irukuren in my personal life" she says, keeping her back to him as her eyes water.