Lost love

Kalyaana Kanave!!

Kaveri ran to her house, heart pounding, still clutching the thaavani and the case with the hip chain and anklet. She dug through her stuff, until she found the other anklet, tucked away in a little pouch. She gently caressed the anklets, torn between wearing them and returning them. 

‘Idha namma potukitta apram namma avara ethukitta mathiri ninachuka maatarra… aana thiripi kudutha evlo feel pannuvaaru… avar Amma oda kolusu evlo aasai irundha enaku kudupaaru.. aana avara na muzhu manasa ethuka mudyuma… pazhaya vishayathula irundhu na full a move on aitena.. ayyo.. thalaye suthuthe…’

She mentally went through everything that happened and before she realized, the sun started peeking. She had thought all through the night.

‘Enna aanalum kandipa Nivin ini en manasula illa…kalyanam aanavana pathi ninape Vara koodathu. Aana Vijay enna ipdi love panrapo avarukitta nadanthatha kandipa solliranum. Na avara ethukireno illayo avarukku Ella vishayamum therinjaranum. Naalaike sollidanum. Aana adukapram avaru enkita nadanthukradha paatha…adha pathi enna panradhu…ore kuzhapama iruke..’

A hand gently landed on her head, making her jerk. She looked up to see Saradha Amma sitting next to her, patting her head.

“Ennachu kaveri? Enma ipdi oru moolaila vandhu ukkandirka? Aduvum indha nerathula? Night thoongniya illaya?”

Kaveri suddenly felt extremely emotional and burst out crying. “Ammmmaa!!”. She hugged her mother tightly and teared up.

“Ayyayooo…ennachu di? En ipdi azhara? Solludi..ennanu sonnathane theryum?”

Kaveri sobbed, unable to answer her mother's questions, “athu…avar..ath…naa..”

“Ayyayoo…ennama? Azhadha modalla nee” saradha wiped her tears away with her pallu and tried consoling her. 

“Amma…enthuchtya?” Ganga came there and was shocked to find kaveri bawling on her mother's shoulder, “Ayyo..Amma ennachuma ivalukku? En ipdi azhuduttu irka?”

“Theriyala di..naanum athathan ketutu irken. Onnume sollama ipdi azhudutte irkaale..”, saradha worriedly explained. 

Ganga sat on kaveri's other side and gently patted her back, “Kaveri…enga kita solludi… ennachu?” She looked her up and down and saw the anklets tightly clutched in kaveri's hands. She gently inquired, “Ennadhu di idhu? Yaar kolusu?”

Kaveri whimpered, “ithu…avaru..enakku.. naa..enna panven”, she made little sense in her troubled mind.

Ganga calmed her down and gave her water as Saradha looked on worriedly. Kaveri finally explained, “Ithu paaruma. Indha kolusu pathu irkeengalla neenga?”

Saradha squinted at it, “Idhu unnodadhu thane? Aana…iduku jodi enga irundhu di vanduchu? Onnu thaane nammakita kedachudhu?”

Kaveri shook her head, tearing up, “illamma.. ithu avaroda Amma voda kolusu ma”

Ganga and Saradha looked at each other, understanding dawning on their faces.

Saradha calmly asked her, “Andha thambi kuduthucha?”

Kaveri nodded her head staring at the anklets, “Enmela evlo paasama irundha avanga Amma kolusa enaku kuduthirupaaru. Ipo kooda ithana varshama ennoda chinna chinna porula eduthu bathrama vechirkaaru ma. Clip, udanju pona valayal.. ithellam vechirukaaru. Padathula thaana ipdilam irpanga. Aana real life la epdima ivaru ipdi irkaaru?” 

Saradha heaved a sigh, “Ithayetha naanum ninachen. Andha thambi unmela evlo anbirundha ithana varshama unna ninachukite irundurku. Paavam di”

Ganga’s eyebrows furrowed as she thought of something else. “Iru..iru..avaru athellam vechirkradhu unaku epdi theryum? First indha kolusu epo kuduthaaru unkita? Night thoonga pora Vara nee Inga thane irunde?”