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"But media ku nanga statement kudukanum. We are not in this relationship anymore" Samar declared which confused Shalini's family.
"Dei nee adi vanga pora, sonnathaye sollitu" Lakshu raised her hand against Samar.
"Adika vendiyathu thana, yen niruthita?" he sarcastically asked.
Shalini's phone buzzed in her pocket and she took it out.
"Hello, yaaru?"
"Hi Shalu. Newspaper la vanthuta nu tension ah irukiya?" a male voice asked.
"Karthik, nee ethuku ippo phone panra?" she rebuked.
"Speaker la podu" Samar insisted and she put the call on speaker.
"Onnu illa. Un office la technician ah irunthathu pudikama than journalist ah sernthen. Unga pics ah eduka mudinja alavuku eduthu, news ku report panniten"
They placed their hands over their mouth, and Samar smacked his palm against his forehead.
"Ada pavi, nee than ivalo naala engala spy panniya?" her eyes popped out in anger.
"Mothalla unga annan en thambi Hari ah adichan. Athuku than ippadi senjen"
"What?" everyone mouthed.
"Hey, avan etho olaritrukan. Nee kandukatha" Shiva said in a shaky voice.
"Oh neeyum inga than irukiya Shiva? Hari vecha oru bet kaga orutharoda purse ah thirudura alavuku poitu, aprum avana hospital la paduka vechutiye. Atha vida naa un thangachi pathina unmaiya news la report pannathe mel" Karthik revealed his revenge with pride.
"Yethuku adichen nu sollalaya, un thombi? Sonnalum unaku puriyathu, neeyum avana mari thana irupa" Shiva bounced back.
"Irunthalum unga ellarukum ithu theva than. Naa journalist ah vela pakrathu nallatha pochu" Karthik ended the call.
"Shiva, enna nadakuthu inga?" Krishnan raised his voice against him.
"Hari en college friend nu sonnen la appa? Avan oru naal namma veetuku varacha Rekha va thiruttu thanama photo eduthan. Enaku athu therinju pona aprum avan friendship ah cut panniten.
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Naa oru purse ah pick pocket adicha than photos ah delete pannuven nu blackmail pannan. Naa ethayum yosikama Rajan uncle oda purse ah thiruda pathen. Athu fail aana aprum Hari oda phone ah forceful ah eduthu antha photos ah delete panniten. Aprum than avana saavadi adichuten. Sorry Pa, sorry Ma" Shiva mustered his guts to tell the truth.
"Sorry keka vendiyathu avarkita" Purnima asked him to apologise to Rajan.
"Naa thirudinathuku sorry uncle...vera vazhi illama than..." Shiva's heartfelt apology melted everyone.
"Nee venumme seiyalaye...vidu pa" Rajan rubbed his shoulder.
"Karthik enkita thappa nadanthuka pathan, ippo avan thambi en thangachi ah photo eduthurkan" Shalini relaxed her temples to calm down. She never wanted to inform about Karthik's misbehaviour to her family.
"Aprum Samar, neenga solrathu unmaiya? Are you going to break up for this?" Shiva crossed his arms.
"Naa yen appadi solren nu yarukume purilaya?" Samar was rigid.
"Engaluku purunju than da kekarom, yen ippadi solra nu" Sahana confronted him.
"Nee solracha shocking ah than irunthuchu, but purinjukiten. Namma career than eppome mu-"
"Atha vida mukkiyam namma kalyanam, enna kalyanam pannikariya Shalini?"
Hearing his proposal, everyone dropped their jaws that an apple could be shoved inside them. Shalini's reaction was as if an electric current passed through her nerves.
"Reaction kuduthathu pothum mahajanangale, enaku bathil venum" he woke them up from their speechlessness.
"Samar...appo nee sonnathuku enna da artham?" Sahana asked with a light smile.
"Solren Saha. *pauses* Shalini, where do you think this is going?"
"Erm..." she had zero reactions.
He sauntered towards her.
"Namma intha girlfriend-boyfriend relationship ah than mudikanum nu sonnene thavira, piriyanum nu sollalaye" he smiled.
"*exhales* Samar, ippadiya shock kudupa? I thought you were serious in breaking up" she was then relieved.
"Naa appadi sonnathum nee enna thittuva nu paatha, ore second la boom boom maadu mari thalai aatina paru" he playfully poked her head.
"I thought we can take a break before solving the problem...athu nala than appadi sonnen" Shalini clarified.
"Oru news article vanthathu kaga unna appadiye vitruven nenichiya? Ethukagavum en life ah naa compromise panna maten Shalini" he fondled her hands as soft as a snowflake, giving her goosebumps.
"Shalini, unaku ivana kalyanam panrathu okay than nu sollu" Sahana was excited.
She turned to see Purnima and Krishnan, who were eager for her reply.
"Nanga love ah confess panni oru maasam than aaguthu, but we deeply know each other. Oru commitment oda than pazhagarom. So, I am more than okay to marry him"
Samar's heart & soul were grooving together and his face sparkled like a thousand watts bulb.
"Nee yes solluva nu theriyum. But naa ring illama unna unstylish ah propose panniten, adjust panniko" he sheepishly smiled.
"Engagement appo motharam maathika thana da pora" Rajan made fun of his innocence.
"Ungaluku pudicha briyani seiya matanga chithappa, so no engagement"
"Naa seiven da. Un chithi oda training naa summava?"
A burst of laughter escaped from all.
"So, nanga edutha mudivu ungaluku okay va?" he held Shalini's hand and asked her parents.
"Of course Samar. Unna mari oru paiyan maapilaya kedaika nanga kuduthu vechurukanum. But athuku munnadi namma pazhaganum"
"Pazhagita pochu. Athuvum ippo enaku 30 vayasu, unga ponnuku 27...ithuku melayum kalyanatha thalli poda vename" he replied and they all smiled.
"Shalini, inime nee antha vaadagai veetula iruka venam. Enga kuda vanthuru ma" Krishnan requested, carresing her hair.
She hugged her parents and cried happily, after six long years. The intensity of the embrace was evident since she forgave them in the process. The sunshine flooded their souls to accept each other for who they are, so as to have a healthy relationship.
She then went near Shiva, who pouted awkwardly.
"Unna paathale naalu adi vekkanum nu thonuthu...evalo paasama irunthavan nee, aaru varushama enna ignore pannita"
"Munnadi Viku va vida naan than unkita adhigama adi vangiruken...ippo kedaikara adi different ah va iruka poguthu?"
Shalini pretended to hit him, but he held her hand.
"I'm sorry Shalu. Un annana irunthum unna romba insult panniten" Shiva was strong enough to hold back his tears.
"Athellam vidu...time to cheer up"
During the brother-sister embrace, she saw Samar who leaned against the wall adoring them, and she exchanged smiles when he winked at her.
With all of them being in cloud nine, they realised that the real satisfaction relies on their loved ones.
Shalini's career choice may have upset her family in the past, but analysing the present induced a wave of confirmation that her future will be bright.
The next moment, Samar went to his social media handle to give the good news about his relationship with Shalini.
Shiva volunteered to help Shalini in packing up her things from that rental house, so he accompanied her and Samar.
TBC
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Precap: The weekend arrives. Samar and Shalini visit the headquarters of the film and music industry respectively.