Before Us, After Us

1 : SEEN LOVE : 9 : THE DECISION

What did she said?

Sangeetha : I changed my mind. Anand happiness is my happiness. So Anand is getting married to Chandrika. There no changes.

Everyone was shocked and looked at each other. All this time Sangeetha was stubborn about Anand's marriage with Pooja but now this sudden change spreads happiness around the house. Everyone was happy. Gopalakrishnan broke into tears out of joy. Pooja was happy too. But.....

Sethuraman : What is this? Sangeetha? Are you mad?

Sangeetha : Anna (Anna : brother in tamil). I don't want my son to suffer for the rest of his life. And so does Pooja. Let her marry the man she love.

Sethuraman : (furiously) Shut up Sangeetha. This is nonsense. I won't let her marry that foreign guy. Never. You do whatever you want with your son. I am not stupid like you.

Pooja and Jothi started getting worried from hearing those words from their father. Jothi ran to her room and closed the door. Pooja was listening to their conversation. Mythili went after Jothi. Padma was patting on Pooja's back. But she was upset so went upstairs.

The more she worries the more she loves Eddie. So does Jothi. She call Garry every night and she misses him so much. Eddie can't contact with Pooja often as he was busy with the case too.

So Pooja's urge to meet him was raising everyday. She always drew portrait of him. Her room is filled with his portraits. On the other hand, Eddie can't focus on his work much as he was thinking about Pooja everyday. They both talked only for two days but the feeling never fades. Eddie wants to call her but he don't want to get distracted. But his feelings for her was unstoppable.

So he took his phone called her. Pooja was again drawing his portrait. The moment she saw his name in her phone, she attends the phone and

Pooja : Hello? Eddie?

Suddenly Sethuraman came in her room and took the phone from her. Eddie on the other side

Eddie : Hello Pooja?

Sethuraman : Don't ever call again.

And he hanged up the phone and took the phone with him.

Pooja : Dad, no. Give me my phone.

He gave her a tight slap and said

Sethuraman : Don't ever think about him. You brat!

And then he went Jothi's room and took her phone too. Pooja started crying so hard. Next day morning, again her went as usual with sorrow. Again she wanted to drew the portrait of him, when she opened her drawing box she noticed that her other portraits where missing, she checked her whole room. She couldn't find them. She went outside her room and checked every room with heavy beats in her heart. Outside in the garden, Sethuraman was burning all those portraits in the bonfire. She saw that and her heart was broken into millions of pieces. She again ran back to her room and locked the door. She was in the room whole day and never opened the door. She didn't even eat anything.

Mythili and Padma tried to talk to her but she was very upset and didn't even talk to anyone. Eddie was worried about her too. He was very upset so he went outside the hotel for a walk. He went to the same river and sat on the swing alone thinking about her. It passed midnight. Suddenly he heard a rustle sound among the bushes. He thought that it's Pooja father who is trying to kill him. He was unarmed and he forgot that he's not supposed to be outside. He stayed alert and waiting for the opponent's attack.