The Chosen One

Chapter 34 - Fate's game play

"Oru glass warm milk kudichitu dhaan thoongirkaanga, can wake them up after the food is ready, adhu varaikum thoongatum" Ashwin replied as a responsible father

"Paah Ashwineyy, full fledge family man aagita pola? enna oru sincerity" Mika made fun of him in a teasing tone

"Vera enna panaradhu Mika, at least one of them in the family should be responsible la" Ashwin replied in the same teasing tone, pulling Sivaangi's leg

"Heyy.. " Sivaangi squealed and hit him hard on his shoulders as expected

"Three years naan thaniya dhaan paathukitten therinjukonga" Sivaangi replied 

"Theriyum ellam aunty sonnaanga, neenga thaniya enna pannineengannu" Ashwin continued to pull her legs ending up getting more beatings from her

"Unakku ava kitta adi vaangalana thookam varaadhula" Mika asked in a sarcastic tone, while tasting the stirred vegetables from the pan.

"Indha adupula irudhu eduthu saapadra pazhakam unakku innum pogalaya? " Ashwin asked hitting Mika on her head

"Aaaa" she squealed , 

"nee ivalo tasty ah samacha, nee plate la maathra varaikum yaaru porumaya iruppaanga? " Mika chided back stuffing her mouth with another piece.

"Enna samaikara? " Mika asked looking at him

"Mexican Burrito with stirred vegetables" Ashwin replied with a smile

"Wow! en favorite, you still remember? thanks Ashwin" Mika replied jumping like a child

Sivaangi looked at both of them, their bonding, some how made her feel left out.

She slowly moved away from there when Mika's hands pulled her.

"Enga pora? " 

"Illa kids paaka poren" Sivaangi replied not looking at her.

"Adhaan thoongaraagannu sonnanla Ashwin, vaa okkaru lets talk" Mika said pulling her to the sofa

They both sat down, Ashwin came and placed a bowl of nachos with cheesy  dip

"Saaptute themba pesunga, I will call you once the lunch is ready" Ashwin said before leaving them alone

"Sollu Mika" Sivaangi said looking at her sister.

But Mika did not reply immediately her face showed intense emotions that she was formulating her thoughts.

She took a deep breath and started telling her story to her.

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"Appadi enna thappu pannita nnu unna whole family odhikku vetchutaanga?" Sakshi asked looking at her friend who was devastated.

Mika did not reply but continued to search the internet for any news about where Sivaangi and her parents would have gone.

She emailed her father, but got only plain replies that they are all fine without giving any specifics.

She tried few more times, but when she failed to get any proper reply she stopped it.

From the moment she left the house, for the first few days her life revolved around guilt so much that she broke the contract with Ashwin's company, dipped herself into her series work and finished the second season of the web series as committed.

But after that, her guilt subsided a bit and she came back to Chennai hoping to explain herself and convince Sivaangi and that is when she found out her total family was missing.