Forelsket

Guilt Free?

'Sollunga ma..ena pesanum enkita?'

Saasha fiddled with her fingers and looked in fear, while sensing her anxiety, Saaral caught her hand and pressed it assuring her.

'Sir, na solratha konjam porumaya kelunga..'

Venkatraman frowned at her in confusion. He did notice her daughter being down for a few days and he tried to ask her several times but she didn't open up, which made him worried.

He thought that there might be some issue with Aabharan which usually happens and causes her change of mood, but this time it actually seemed different when he noticed her swollen eyes and puffy face indicating that she had cried for a long time, which bothered him badly.

He blamed his fate, thinking that as a girl child, she didn't have her mother to open up her heart which might have been the reason for the distance between himself and his daughter.

He decided to wait until Saasha opened up, and now he grew impatient with time when Saasha came to their home with her Professor, Saaral.

'Enna first ah Professor ah pakatheenga..na inga apdi varala, Saasha voda oru well wisher ah tha vanthiruken...'

Saasha shot her head up and her eyes got blurred at Saaral's words. She felt extremely guilty for her deeds which she had done to hurt Saaral, but here she is helping her to come out of her misery.

Gulping her tears, she stayed silent while Saaral spoke,

'Unga ponnu oru doctor, more than that ava oru adult..intha vayasula namaku ethu theva thevayilla nu decide panra alavuku namaku maturity irukum..athukaha namma edukra ella decision um sariya irukanum ngra avasayamilla..'

'Epayavathu ethathu thappu nadakrathu natural sir..ipo na inga irunthu pesitu irunthalum na panna thappugal neraya enna yosika vachiruku, enna thiruthika vachiruku..elame paadam tha sir..'

'Aana antha thappu kuda sila perku nallatha amayurathu lam na periya vishayama pakren..athukaha na ethayum justify pana porathilla..na kuda kitathatta unga ponnu vayasula irukrava tha, neenga lam periyavanga..na pesrathula ethathu thappa iruntha manichukonga sir...'

Venkatraman kept looking at her in confusion, as he became anxious with each passing minute. Sensing that, Saaral talked calmly, relieving a sigh,

'Unga ponnu pregnant ah iruka..'

Venkatraman widened his eyes as tears flowed down in shock. He felt like his whole world was crumbling down at what he heard, as he sat there numb.

Saasha looked at her father's face nervously, but Saaral blinked her eyes before she talked,

'Sir, ithu ungalku epdi irukum nu enaku puridhu, aana itha marachu vaikrathu atha vida thappahirum..'

He looked at Saasha lifelessly, who hung her head low,

'Saasha ku therinju ethuvum nadakala sir, sila vishayangal namala meeri nadanthudum, ava thappu panirukaa..aana atha kutrama paka vendam nu nenaikren... neenga ipo kovathula avala adikalam..veetula pooti vaikalam..aana athu ethuvume ithellathayum matha porathilla..'

Venkatraman held his head in his hands, as he was unable to speak anything. He felt defeated; he thought that his upbringing had failed. Did he fail to shower her love which had brought her upto this level?

He sobbed silently, while Saasha too cried looking at her father. Giving him a good few minutes, Saaral spoke softly,

'Nadanthathu thappa irunthalum antha paiyan emathravan lam kedayathu..Saasha va 5 varshama sincere ah love panitu irukaan..'