Sivaangi packed her luggage and rushed downstairs to see Ashwin already waiting for her in the hall...... As she was about to walk towards him her mother gripped her hand tightly......
Sar : Engadi poren?? ( Saraswati shouted at her......)
Sk : Hmmm... enakku pudicha vazhkaya thedi poren......
Sar : Nee regret pannuven sivu
Sk : Kandippa illa..... Regret panna poradhu neenga dha...... Pudikaatha oruthar kooda kashtapattu vazhradhukku badhila enakku pudicha oruthar kooda evlo kashtathileyum na santhoshama irunthukuren ma......
She smirked sadly at her and moved away.... Sivaangi intertwined her hands with his, in which he held her tightly.... She saw his eyes which were so promising for her and that was the only reason for her courageous move......
She threw a final glance at the family members and got into his car.......
*****
The drive was silent and Ashwin noticed her to be lost somewhere......
Ak : Enaachu di..... Amma va pathi nenenaikuriya......
Sk : Sogama irukku maama...... Ivlo varshama kooda irunthum en amma kku enna purinjuka mudiyale nu nenaikumbothu romba kashtamaarkku...... (she said in a broken voice)
Ak : Paravaala di...... Everything will be fine soon..... Na irukken la unakku......
Sk : Hmmmm....
She leaned on his shoulder and he kissed her crown, concentrating on his driving.....
Sk : Aama nee en intha car eduthitu vanthen.... Ithu un appavodathu illa..... Podhuva, veeta vittu pogumbothu verum kaiyyoda dhana povaanga.... Aana nee mattum en ipdi panne......
Ak : En di ithu na sambadhichu vaanguna car, na enna paithiyama idha vittukuduthitu varradhukku.....
Sk : Oohhh..... Aama ippo namma enga porom.......
Ak : Enga ponum ennoda pondatti kku....
Sk : For your kind information nammakk innum kalyaname aagala.....
He softly smiled at her words and soon paused his car near a textile shop....... sivaangi saw him with a confusion on her face while he just winked at her before moving with her inside the shop......
Sk : Ippo edhukku Inga vanthirukom.... athaan na en dress laam eduthitu vanten la........
Ak : mch pesaama vaadi.......
He directly went to the saree section and began to select sarees for her......... Finally he chose a light pink kancheepuram silk saree and a ready made dark pink blouse with stones on it.......
Ak : Po ith poyi potu va....
Sk : Na-
Ak : Shhhh.. edhum pesaadha..... sonnatha seii.....
she nodded and left for getting changed...... He waited outside the dressing room and once he heard the door opening sound, he pushed her along himself making her jerk......
He couldnt take his eyes from her natural beauty....... she raised her eyebrows in a questioning way and he just nodded a no.... Before she could ask something, he placed his finger on her lips pausing her words.......
Ak : Konjam neram onnum kekadha di......
Soon he took something from his pocket and it was a simple golden necklace...... he made her wear that and a pair of golden studs on her ear......
Sk : Ippo edhukku enna kalyana ponnu maari--....Aiiii namma kalyanam pannika poroma maama???(she asked with a gasp on her face in which he smiled in response)
