Pookal Pookum Tharunam

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Ajay

God nothing should go wrong.

"Ava peru Abirami" I started and Sreedevi listened keenfully.

"But before that Please dont compare yourself with her and dont even think that I still have feelings for her please devi maa?"

"Hmm" she nodded.

"Promise me" I showed my palm.

She clicked her tongue "Enna Ajay chinna pulla maa-"

"Just promise me devi maa" I didn't let her complete.

"Ok promise" she placed her palm over mine before wounding it back around my arm.

I love this gesture of her, wounding her arms around mine. It feels home❤️

I smile and continue "College la ennoda same class.. First year la ava mela oru crush irunthuch.. Same goes to her and second year ponathum.. Athavuth 2009 la propose pannen.. Avalum accept panna... Apro ore love thaan... I introduced her to my family at 3rd year of college.. Ammavuk avala pudikala.. Athu enak therila because she was very nice to her infront of me.. Abi was..."

"Mmm??" Sreedevi raised an eyebrow

"I mean Abirami... "

"Hmm" she relaxed her eyebrows.

"Abirami was from a lower middle class family, and of a different caste.. Naa athellam pakamaten but amma paapanga... And athu matum illa.. Naa apove en life full ah plan panni vechurnthen.. Degree mudinjathum.. MBA.. Apro 2 years work panit.. 25 vayasu la kalyanam panikalam nu.."

"Ohh"

"But Abi..rami veetla avaluk 21 years la maapla paaka arambichitanga.. Some astrology reasons.. Ava veetla vanthu pesa solli enna romba compel panna.. Ana enak thaa vela ethuvum illa la and I was too young to marry, I wanted to go for higher studies so naa ipo mudiyath nu sonnen.. Enak UG mudinjathum vela kedachuthu thaa ana athu just 12K thaa salary.. Ava sonna antha vela accept panit kalyanam panikalam nu.. Ana naa ava veetla poyi oru 2 years wait panna solli avunga appa kitta pesnen.. Avunga problem pananga..

Apro naa epdiyo pesi convince pannen.. Avunga half hearted ah othukitanga.. Naanu PG pannit irunthen... Ana ava veetla avala enna vida solli pester pannit irunthanga ava epdiyo fight pannit iruntha..Oru naal naa illathapo enna paaka en veetuk vanthurntha... Next day meet pannapo.. Ithu set aagathu Ajay.. Lets break up nu sollit poyita.. Enak onume purila maa"

"Yen thideernu?" She asked confused.

"Therila...Naa oru 2 days numb aayiten... Apro thaa athu breakup nu it hit me....ava pinnadi poyi reason keten.. Ava en amma vuk avala pudikala.. Ava veetlayum enna pudikala... Set aaguthu avaluk vera kalyanam pathutanga nu sollita... Anaik thaa naa ava kitta kadaisiya pesnen... 6 months kazhich avaluk kalyanam aagiduchu.. Avlo thaan story" I sighed.

Sreedevi went silent.

"Devi?"

"Hmm?"

"Ethavuth sollu da" I kept my palm on her back palm that is around my arm.

"Avunga kedaikalanu varuthama illaya Ajay?" She took her hands off mine.

"Konjam kooda illa" I said in a breath.

"Yen?"

"Athu epdi solrathu.. Varutham irunthuch antha time la.. Ava kedakalanu matum illa.. Lifelong namma kooda irupanga nu nambuna oruthanga nammala vitu dhideernu pona oru mathiri disappoint aagum la.. Apdi... Yarume namma kooda kadaisi varaiku varamatanga nu nambi.. Pazhagurathu namburathu ellame vititen..."