The house was filled with relatives for the baby shower that was happening the next day.
Maaran and Maya had returned from their last check up and found a little six month old baby boy keeping the family wrapped around his fingers.
Maaran: Nithya akka payan di.. nama vera poi pakava illa.. inaiku sethom ava kita..
Maya: Mathini ah kanom ha?
“ Ipa tha unaku Mathini nyabagam vanthucha di ? “
The duo turned back to find Nithya standing there with her hands on her hips and glaring. Maya and Maaran looked at each other before Nithya had come to them.
Maaran: va ka epa vantha ?
Nithya: yen ipa tha akka kanuku theriyara na ?
Maaran: ayoo akka apdi illa ka.. Nangala varalanu tha iruntho..
Nithya: epo en payanuku kalyanam agi avunuku payan porantha apram ah ?
Maya: illa Mathini.. Inga vanthathum varalanu tha iruntho.. ana athu kula Maaran konja odambu seri illa atha varala..
Nithya: yen nala thena irukan..
Maaran: oru chinna accident ka..
Nithya: dei enna da solara.. enna aachu ? She asked in shock as the incident was not informed to most of the relatives.
Maaran: perusa onnum illa.. itho ipa tha hospital ku check up poitu varom..
Nithya: ella ok thena ?
Maaran: ok tha ka..
Maya: nala tha Mathini irukan..
Nithya: hm.. seri en payana paka tha varala.. nan ah kondu vanta poi parunga ponga..
Maya looked at the baby who was crawling on the floor on a mat and started at him blankly.
Nithya: yenadi nee ippadi ah nikara po..
Maya: adhu..adhu illa Mathini.. adhu.. nanga ipa tha hospital la irunthu varom.. mothala poi refresh panitu vanthu apram pakarom…
Nithya: Athuvu correct tha ponga..
Maya nodded and walked along with Maaran upstairs to refresh.
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Maya returned back after some time and when the baby was asleep she sighed. She noticed Anjali seated with her aunt's and cousins who were there to make arrangements. She moved to them and smiled before she sat on the floor and tried to pack the bangles for the guest.
“ Ma nee yen ma athu ella panitu iruka.. vidu nanga pathukarom.. “ One of Anjali's relatives said to Maya.
Maya: paravala aunty irukatum..
“ Illa ma athu ella venda..nee vidu..”
Anjali: yen athai Ava panatum..
“ Illa di ponnu vitula tha pananum.. intha pulla unaku oragathi illa atha Venda nu sona “
Maya: Aunty nan first Ava friend apram tha mithathu ella..
She said and started packing before Anjali's other relatives asked her to check on the lunch. She did not notice the transactions between the women and left to help Yamuna in the kitchen.
Yamuna and Rajavel along with his brothers and their wife rushed to the corridor when they heard Ajay’s car entering the premises. Arunchalam was returning back after almost 19 years and they rushed to take his blessings. Ajay and Elango smiled at Arunachalam who was looking around the house with yearnings that he had built with his hard yearned money.
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General FictionMaran and Maya, two independent individuals hate each other out of their family background but destiny has some other plans by bringing them together in the way where they had to be a part of their day to day life. And the journey of them from that...
