A Fairy Tale

Happily Ever After

Kathir was left confused as he couldn't find her through the breadth and length of the lane.He longed to get a glimpse of the amber color saree in the dark sheaths of space around, but was in vain.

With an aching heart he skimmed around but no luck. At a distance, there was a crowd surrounding someone, he didn't want to miss checking it.

he couldn't walk steady, the commotion in his head drew him back and forth, he had also acquired wounds from the time when people rushed insanely and got him stabbed against a sharp plate, half plastered in the walls of a stall, causing a cut in his torso.

As he neared he was anxious but it was not mullai. He sighed and moved over to scan the other parts.

Mullai felt heavy as scary thoughts surged through her mind, but dismissed them to go search her man.

She looked around and couldn't find him in visinity. She was restless and was quick to get dissapointed. She decided to call out...and as she started yelling "ennanga", later she realized there were people calling their near ones from either sides of the space she stood.

A women yelled "eanga.... Gopi enganga" patheehala...And there were names called out randomly and more eanga, ennangaz...filled the air to reach out to their loved ones.

She shouted twice and realized it will not work, so she resorted to calling his name..

Kathir.........kathir...... Kathiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrr

She cried desperately to find him in good spirits.

She made silent prayers with every step she took and everytime she called.

"Kadavulae avughalukku edum ayiruka koodathu"

"Kadavulae avugha nalla irukanum"

As the power was gone and there were none working on fixing it, the entire fair, the lane and parts surrounding it were pitch dark.

People were using the torch lights in their mobile phones to skim through the darkness. Luckily the smoke settled soon after all the efforts taken to set the fire off.

Mullai was still calling his name out... Kathir...kathir...... As she came into the lane..

Kathir heard her......he turned around to get a quick glimpse and there she was searching him around and calling out to him..

"Mulla..... Mulla" "inga paaru"... She did not hear his voice in the crowd.

The seperation despite over a small time frame,was dreadful and painful over the fear of losing each other.They longed to see the other at the very instance, due to the tribulation of the unprecedented events.

She was looking towards the other side and moved near him...still calling Kathir... Kathir...

He realized she neared him..so kept his cool and heard her calling him...

As she came close by, still calling out... kathir with a sulky face..he called out...Mulla..

She got her life back as she saw him, felt as if the body reunited itz soul,her eyes teared, but this time they were happy tears. Her prayers seemed to have been answered.She thanked God silently for all the benevolent prayers she recited.

She immediately hugged him tight, inadvertently.....and without any delay, he hugged her back.

Their feeling was mutual, after all they went through and the fear that got instilled while they missed each other.It made them stay close. They didn't want to move, kept their loved one as close as possible, leaving no chance for anything to intrude,not even air.