The Hidden...

Recess...

The words that came out Sidhanth's mouth shocked Ashwin. The new piece of information erupted more and more questions in him.

Ashwin: Dei yennada soldra? Sivaangi...

Sidhanth: I am sorry da...ithaan unma...

Rakshan: Sivaangi...oru orphana?

Sidhanth sighed and leaned back on his chair nodding at Rakshan's question. Silence filled the room as Rakshan paced back and forth across the room.

Ashwin: How dare she hide this from me??

Sidhanth: Control your anger da, I am sure she didn't mean to hide it from you...

Ashwin: Illa da..I don't know..I am confused...

Sidhanth: Common da, intha one week nee thaan ava kooda irunthurka..you know how she is and what her character is...Do you really think she would be one of the girls that fake it to accumulate money?

Ashwin thought for a while: No da, no...you can't compare them to Sivaangi. She is innocent..but, yenna nu therla, I am doubtful..

Sidhanth: Throw your doubts away da...I only met her today, her face reflects her innocence...Thatha yeppothum solluvar le, Namba gunam yeppadiyo, athe thaan namba mogathulayum theriyum nu?

Ashwin: Hmmm...aana, kalyanathuku munnadi aavachum solli irrukalam le?

Sidhanth: Shabbaaa...dei, moolaiya yenna kalati vechutiya? Ava yenna unnaiya asai patta kalyanam pannikitta? This was not a planned marriage da...

Rakshan: Aama da, Sidhu soldrathu thaan corerect..nee poi pesu machan...

Ashwin: Seri, naan pesuren da thank you...

Sidhanth pressed Ashwin's shoulder and smiled at him.

.................

In the garden...

Sivaangi: Dayaveyy onnum illa , sonna kelunga!

Daya: Seri, nee ivlo soldrathu naala naan namburen. Lunch le un moonji seri ye ille and you didn't eat much as well ma...

Sivaangi: It's nothing...just a headache. I'll be fine...

Daya: I'm still not convinced, but paravala...onnu nee soldrathu unmaiya irrukanum illaiti andha valandhavan unna yedhavadhu thitti irrukanum!

Sivaangi: Headache thaan ka...avar onnum sollalla

Daya: Hmmm..hmm... avan sonnalum I never want to take it to your heart ok? Just like volcanoes, we will never know when Ashwin will erupt. College time le laam neraiya vaangi irruken. Bipolar irruka nu neraiya dhadava santhega patruken...

Sivaangi (murmurs): Sandhegam yenna? Confirm thaan!

Daya: Huh? Yenna?

Sivaangi: Onnum illa, neenga sollunga!

Daya: Haan.. so avan yenna pesuvan nu avanuke theriyathu! At times, it is harsh, and it does hurt. But..but, avan oru kozhandhai. Romba nallavan...

Sivaangi: Hmm...seri, thank you Dayaveyyy..

Daya: Cut, cut!

Sivaangi: Huh?

Daya: Thank you cutu!

Sivaangi: Seri, seri

Chuckling, Daya pulled Sivaangi's cheeks...

—————————
In the night...

Sivaangi entered their bedroom after all of them bid Daya, Sidhanth and Rakshan bye. She found Ashwin sitting the bed starting at the floor drowned in his thoughts.