One Shots Series (VM)

Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum

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It was well past midnight and everyone in the household were in deep slumber. But there was one soul who was still wide awake. As she tossed and turned in bed, it really was a surprise that she had managed to hold in her emotions for this long. She sat up and with a blink of an eye, tears started to roll down her cheek as she recalled everything that she had dealt with in the past few days.

Everyone knew her as a bubbly girl who always had a huge smile on her face. People would say that her smile was so beautiful and would love to look at her eyes which would shine each time she spoke. She was known as the girl who was always full of life, who had the ability to rattle on and on without feeling tired. She was always spreading joy everywhere she would go and with her around, there was absolutely no reason not to smile. But here she was, no less than a piece of mess, all broken within.

No one knew her struggles because she had always bottled up her feelings. She was so pure that she could never express herself in a way that would hurt or make others upset which basically meant she had to deal with all the negativity on her own. One can only hold in emotions for a while and eventually it will find its way out, often causing more damage than it would have had he/she expressed it at the right time. And that was exactly what was happening.

Idhuvum kadandhu pogum
Idhuvum kadandhu pogum

And just like that, there was a knock on the door. Her eyes widened and she quickly tried to wipe her tears with the back of her hand. The door opened up and there he was.

Sudari irulil yengathae
Veli thaan kadhavai mudathae
Ada aaru kaalangalum mari mari varum
Iyarkaiyin vidhi idhuvae
Azhiyadha kaayangalai aatrum maayangalai
Anubavam koduthidumae

One look at her and he knew everything that she had been going through all these while. He closed the door, placed his bag at the corner of the room and with wide steps, he covered the entire length and reached her even before she could speak anything. He engulfed her in his bear hug and she instantaneously felt at ease. No words were exchanged for a good five minutes but she got the message - she wasn't alone in her struggle.

Mazhai katrodu pogum varai ponal enna
Adhu yedho or poovin thunai aanal enna

Sudari sudari udaindhu pogathae
Udanae vazhigal maraindhu pogathae
Sila naal varaikum adhai seendathae
Adhuvai marakkum pin thondradhae

He could feel her breathing come back to a normal pace and knew that that meant that she was way calmer than before. He slowly broke away and gestured her to lie down. He pulled up the blanket, tucked her into bed and gave her a kiss on her forehead. He sat down beside her and watched as she slowly fell asleep.

Idhuvum kadandhu pogum
Idhuvum kadandhu pogum

Idhuvum kadandhu pogum
Edhuvum kadandhu pogum

There was a lot to do and after tonight, he knew that he had to do it real soon. Taking a deep breath, he composed himself. It was going to be a tough road ahead but they had to take the road less travelled.

It wasn't until a few days later that the two of them had some time to speak. He knew that she needed a change in environment and so he brought her out to a nearby park. The first 30 minutes was spent in silence - her eyes were downcast and she had been clenching her fist tightly. The silence was slowly becoming uncomfortable so she started to talk. She was still looking down and her voice was trembling. It pained him to see her go through this but he knew that there was really no way out.