Short stories II

Avalin Avan - 13

Later that week,

Shivani: Aunty

Shivani entered his home.

Aunty: Ne college pogalaya?

Shivani: Ila. Innaiku leaveee.

Parvathy: Hi shivani.

Shivani: Hi akka. Hi Aparna.

Aparna just smiled.

Shivani: En sogama irukeenga?!

Everyone remained silent.

Shivani: Ena aachu?

Parvathy: Avaluku en thambi ah pudikalayaam. Avan worth ila nu solra. Ena aachu?! Yen nu ketta solla maatra.

Shivani widened her eyes and looked at Aparna. She just smiled.

Shivani: Akka

She hummed.

Shivani: Oru vela unga thambi ku oru ponna pudichi iruntha?! Antha ponnu doctor ah illana?!

Parvathy: What?

Aparna: Shivani, I'm going out. Pakkathula parlor enga iruku nu kaatriya?

Aparna tried to stop this conversation.

Shivani: Huh?

Parvathy: Aparna, konjam irukiya?! Ne sollu, Shivani.

Shivani: Na ena ka solrathu. Neenga thaan sollanum.

Parvathy: Ila yen apdi kekkara?!

Shivani: Athu-

She sighed and let out her breath to calm her down,

Shivani: Enaku Rudran ah pudikum-

She said with hesitation. Aparna glared at her.

Aunty: Hey ena ma solra?!

Shivani: Aama aunty. Naanum Rudran um-

Parvathy: Stop.

Everyone looked at her.

Parvathy: Ena pesara ne?!

Shivani: Nejama thaan ka.

Everyone remained silent.

Aparna: Come with me.

Aparna dragged her outside.

Aparna: Lusa Shivani ne.

She shouted.

Shivani: Ena aachu?!

Aparna: Yen ipo sonna?

Shivani: Sonna ena?! Engalukaaga neenga yen ketta per vaanganum.?

She said sadly. Aparna sighed.

Aparna: Ne therinchi thaan pandriya?!

Shivani: Ena aachu ipo?! Epdiyum avangaluku theriyanum thana?!

Aparna: Aama theriyanum thaan. But athu Rudran moolama theriyanuma ne solli theriyanuma?!

She remained silent.

Aparna: Un amma kita yaar sonna?!

Shivani: Na thaan.

Aparna: Apo inga Rudran thana solli irukanum.

Shivani: Aama. But-

Aparna: But elam ila. Go. Tell him. Avana prepared ah vara sollu.

She nodded and went to his clinic.

Shivani: Akka

Maria: Hey shivani. Innum rendu patient thaan.