6 months rule

•Chapter 6•

Shalini's Pov:

I sat silently as I looked between my Anna to anni and anni to anna. My insides were boiling up in anticipation,playing with my fingers nervously as I chanted the names of all the gods I know.

Finally rakshan anna spoke 'thangam ennaya vitutu eppudi irrupa nee? Anga unnaku yaraiyum theriyuma? Unnaku ethachum na seekarom kuda anag itruka mudiyathu, yaen ma?'

(Thangam will you be alone without me there in chennai? Do you know anyone there? Even if in emergency times we can't reach there soon)

'Pattu! She's not a kid. 25 vyasau aga pothu think from her perspective, ingayea irrutha ava dreams ku nama putu podura maari than. Plus...unga amma kitta irruthu avalukum freedom kadai-'

(Dear! She is not a kid. She's nearly 25 and if we make her stay here it will be like putting a wall between her dreams  plus it will also win her a freedom from your mothe-)

'Nan othikitalum amma othuka matanga!' Rakshan anna was tensed plus mad.

Well this is were I open my mouth then.

'Thagam ennoda colleagues silla per anga irrukanga. Plus we can make news friends. Athan mapillai veedu la kalyanam 7 months extent pannitangala please thangam. Ithuku mela inga irrutha ennala enna maara irruka mudiyathu'

(A.mv: ennaku theriyama eppoda 1 month extra akuninga)

I looked at my brother holding his hands saying 'ennala unna vitutu irruka mudiyathu than but ungaluku privacy vennum plus nan um thanjya irruka kathukanum. Please thangam ennala anga irruka mudiyala na vanthuruvaen. Nan safe ah irrupaen. Thinamum call pannuraen please'

(Yes, true I can't be away from you but I have to learn to. Plus you guys are newly weds so you need privacy and your alone time. And if I say here longer I don't think I will be myself. I'll be safe. If I can't stay there I will come back. I will call everyday please thangam)

Rakshan sighted and caressed her cheek lovingly 'seri poitu va' (Fine, you can go). Hearing this me and anni cheered in victory! As I hugged my brother saying 'thank you thangam'

He hugged me back tightly saying 'amma kitta nan pesuraen under one condition' (I will talk to mom under one condition)

Ennathu condition ah haiyoo kadavuley kapathu paaaa

'Ennathu?'

(What?)

'Ella month 23rd appovum unnya naga anga paka varuvom'

(Every month 23rd we'll come visit you)

'Neeyum anniyum mattum thaney?'

(Just you and anni right?)

'Nee nenaikura maari amma avlo mosam illa thangam'

(Mom is not as bad as you think she is thangam)

'Itha varsham atha adi antha insults lam nee vangala thangam'

(But you weren't the one who got the beatings and insults from her thangam)

Sensing the awkwardness in our convo anni changed the topic to 'nee eppo kelambura chella kutty?'

'Intha weekend la kaa. Just oru 3 to 4 boxes than athum full ah dresses than so nan pathukuraen ennoda friend kuda poiduvaen avalum transfer than so no worries!'

(A.mv: enna oru urrutu shalini maa. Antha box lam thookitu pora manushan ah nenaicha kastamah irruku)

Pulling away I bidded my goodnight to them as I went up stairs to pack unleash on side of my room. Weekend is just 2 days away.

But instead I laid back on the bed calling my new director roomate.

I blushed at his helllo in his husky base voice.

A: sollunga madam. Enna ellam okay va?

S: okay than Ana oru puthu twist uh.

A: namaku enna pudhusa sollunga.

S: ellam month 23rd um en Anna vanghu enna pakanum nu solluraru.

A: appo coimbatore ku poitu va no issues. Oru nal thaku pudichiruvaen.

S: hahahaha avaru ennaya chennai la vanthu pakanuma Mr. Arivali.

Aditya chocked on the water he was drinking and patted his head while coughing

S: hey! Pathu pathu

A: etheyyy ellam month 23rd ah nee okay sollitiya?

S: pinna? Appo than avaru ennaya cbe vittu kal vaika viduvaru.

A: seri pathukulam. Inga nan unnakaga thaniya azhga oru room la othiki vachirukaen. Inniki full ah cleaning rearranging fixing than. Ennaku enna tharuva?

S:hmmm Athan nan varaen la athuve unagluku periya gift uh! Seri neega itha sollunga eppudi unga veetla convince panninga?

A: athu yaen kekura.........

Flashback-

'Maa please ma ennakaga ithu kooda pana matiya?'

(Maa please you won't even do this for me?)

'Solluva da solluva. Unnaku nan enna panala'

(Oh ofc you will complain. What did I not do for you)

'Appudi podu ma cmon I say' sakthi countered sitting and eating his dinner. Aditya threw him a scowl as he said again

'Maa nee thana sonna ennoda dream and passion ku help pannuva nu. Athan ennaku 6 months shoot athunala konjam thali podu please'

I begged to extend 6 months.

'Athula-'

'Seri extend pannu. Eppudi irruthalum kalyanam eh 4 months kaparom than inno oru 3 months thana kekuran vidu. Illa na thenja record mari pesuvan. 

(Just extend it, already the marriage is after 4 months so just 3 more months right then extend it before he starts his repeating trait)

The voice belonged to his father and Aditya looked at his father with gratefulness and he went up and hugged him

'Thanks pa!'

And pulled away and ran upstairs

Flashback ends

S: Wow

A: enna wow. Enna enna lam pann vendiyathu irruku. Intha 6 masam kula enga veetla ennaku manam poidum mariyathai poidum.

S: enga pogum Switzerland ah? Paris ah,?

A: okay! It was nice knowing you bye bye

Shalini was laughing as she said

S: seri seri cut pannatinga. Unga kooda sethu ippidi agiduchu director sir.

Sakthi in the background: ungala sethu vachenu nu orey karubathukaga yaeb da en moonadi phone pesi ennoda singlesness ah thati elupuringa.

Aditya: ama periya singleness uh

Then they started bantering and shalini's heart felt content.

This was all so wrong. But it felt so right!

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Hi guys! Hope you liked this one! Since my exams are coming up the updates would take some time.

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