Ashwin looked at Sivaangi who was busy stuffing her things in the suit case. He was sitting on the stool near the vanity area, not knowing what to talk or how to even start.
"Appadi thinicha suit case mooda varaadhuma" he said in a concerned tone
Sivaangi stared back at him, if looks could burn, Ashwin would have become "Ashes" win by now.
"Sorry sorry" he immediately signed holding his ears and waved her hands encouraging her to continue.
"Unakku kovam naa evalo venaalum thittiko, en rendu adi venaalum vetchhuko, but pesaama irukkadha ma" he said
"Enna pesa solreenga? Are you denying what Akash said? " She asked back
"No, I would not, but there is a difference between living together and living with each other" Ashwin replied
Sivaangi looked at him irritated. "Enna solla vareenga ipoo?"
But before he could reply they heard running footsteps followed by squealing Amma and Appa.
They both came inside their parents room excitedly, but stopped abruptly when they realized the tension between their parents.
"What happened?" Mithra whispered to Ashwin with a cute thumbs up action
Ashwin curved his lips downwards and showed a sad face to the kids, hooked his index fingers and entwined them indicating fight in kids sign language.
All these while, Sivaangi did not even bother to look at them but struggled to close the suitcase as rightly predicted by Ashwin.
"Hey Sivaangi, are you again mad at Appa for something?" asked Mithra with her hands on her hips.
Sivaangi turned and looked at her daughter for a second and then looked at Nethra, she too moved towards Ashwin indicating she is too implicating the same which made Sivaangi's eyes fill with tears.
"Hey ennama? kozhandhainga adhu, edho vilayaata kekudhunga, adhukku poi kannelaam kalangudhu?" Ashwin asked while getting up from the stool and moving closer to her.
But Sivaangi did not reply, her body just started shaking up indicating that she was crying.
Ashwin immediately hugged her and she too willingly accepted the warmth of his embrace.
"Heyyyyyy, my mother, only I can hug her, move move move" came Mithra pushing Ashwin away from her mother
"Enna my mother? first enakku dhaan apporam dhaan unga rendu perukum" Ashwin said pulling Sivaangi into a hug again irritating Nethra too this time.
"No no no, mine mine, move appa, move" she too came to the aid of her sister in separating her parents successfully.
"Oh appo unga amma va naan katti pudikka koodaatha? " Ashwin asked in a teasing tone
"No, you cannot, she is ours and only ours" Nethra said pushing him further away and hugging Sivaangi tight.
"Paathiya ma? avalodhaan kozhandhainga, oru second enakku support panni unkitta sanda pottaanga, next second nee dhaan venumnu enna thalli vidraanga" Ashwin said smiling.
"How about a group hug? " Ashwin asked pulling all three to an embrace.
"Yay!!!!" both of them squealed with happiness while Ashwin lifted both of them with ease.
"Sorry ma, my hands are full, if you want a group hug then your Amma has to hug us all together" Ashwin said looking at Sivaangi expectantly
Sivaangi moved closer to him and hugged all three together as much as she can with her tiny hands.
"I am still mad and you still owe me an explanation" she said placing her head on his chest
"All in good time ma, all in good time, all I am asking is one more day" Ashwin replied happily.
"One more day ah? but ooty la porom naalikku? " she asked lifting her head up and looking at Ashwin.
"Aamam ma, do you trust me or not?" he asked
Sivaangi nodded her head as an yes, looking at him
"Then trust me to let you in on things at the right moment, in the right way, ok va?" he said, bending down and slowly placed a peck on her lips.
"Ayoo appa, you are kissing amma? don't you know that boys are not supposed to kiss girls on their lips? " said Nethra closing her eyes with her cute little hands with a shy smile
"Appadiya? yaaru sonna unakku?" Ashwin asked at her amused.
"A girl in my class told me, she said boys are not supposed to kiss the girls on their lips" Nethra explained sincerely.
"Appo girl boy eh kiss pannalaama lips la? " Ashwin asked back with the same amount of amusement.
"Ashwineyyy" Sivaangi whined.
"Hmmm..." she said thinking for a while.
"I don't know .." Nethra replied confused.
"Hey Niththu, boys and girls can kiss each other if they love each other, didn't you see Ana kissing Christoph in frozen? it is ok to kiss if they are in love" Mithra cleared the confusion proudly making the elders burst into laughter.
"So, since I love Amma, I can kiss her right? " Ashwin asked sincerely getting a 'no' from Sivaangi.
Both Nethra and Mithra looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.
Ashwin moved closer to Sivaangi while still holding both the kids in his hands, bent down, she too lifted her face up as if giving him her approval, he bent further down and placed a long and strong kiss on her lips, making her blush.
"Dei, ennada kozhandhainga minnaadi?" came Ashwin's mother's voice from the entrance which made them both move immediately from each other.
"Adhula ennama irukku, kids learn more from seeing than teaching, this way they know that their parents love each other, they have been devoid of all this for three years, and the intimacy between us will only boost up their morale and also teach them that physical intimacy is not something to be ashamed of but just mere form of expressing love" Ashwin explained to his mother
"Hmm.. ennavo solra, seri adha vidu, dinner ready, Sivaangi appa ammavum wait panraanga, saapda vaanga, kalaila vera kilambanum, ippo indha trip venaamana adhuvum keka maatengara.." Ashwin' mother replied.
"Seri varomma, neenga ponga" Aswhin replied
"Paati, wait, we will also come with you" said Mithra and both of them slid down from their father's hands and started running outside the room well ahead of their grand mother
"Iru ma, odaadha, wait pannu, ayo vayasana kaalathula odi pudichu vilayada vidraangale.." commented Ashwin's mother, but her tone sounded at most happiness while she literally ran behind her grand daughters.
"Nee poi saapdu ma, I will arrange your suit case and then come" Ashwin said turning his attention towards the suitcase which looked like a overly pregnant woman.
"Illa naanu.." Sivaangi dragged getting a sarcastic look from Ashwin.
"Seri ok.." she said knowing that she is entirely incapable of packing, she left the room leaving behind Ashwin who got busy in re arranging her things.
After the dinner, Ashwin saw Sivaangi's mother walking in the lawn, her face clearly showing despair in the full moon light.
"Enna Aunty, dull ah irukara maari irukeenga?" Ashwin asked joining her on the walk
"Adhellaam onnum illa pa" she immediately said trying to hide a glittering tear drop that was ready to fall.
"Please Aunty, edhuva irundhaalum unga payyan maari ninachu en kitta sollunga, I will try my level best to solve the problem else at least share my shoulders with you so that you can cry it out" Ashwin insisted.
Sivaangi's mother stopped walking, she went and sat on a chair in the lawn and Ashwin too followed her.
"Sivaangi life la ellam ippo ok aagiduchu, even though she struggled a lot, she has finally got everything she wanted in her life, as a mother even though I am happy for her, I do have another daughter who we have lost touch with completely, initial ah appo appo avanga appaku mail anupuva but after few days adhuvum stop aagiduchu, iva prachanai, kozhandhaingannu, avala paththi yosikka kooda mudila, but ava bold, self made, independent, so kandippa engayaavadhu nalla iruppannu oru dheiriyam manasula irundhuchu, but ippo kalayanam, adhuvum veetla modhal function, adhukku ava illanu ninaikarcha oru ammava manasu padharudhu pa" Sivaangi's mother said while tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Avala paththi Sivaangi kitta pesavum bayamma irukku, initial days la, ava pecha eduthaale badhra kaali maadhiri aagiduva. I have no idea what happened between you all but trust me, the most impacted person among all of you is me and uncle who lost a daughter completely without knowing the reason at all" she continued with tears while Ashwin looked at her helplessly.
"Aunty please azhadheenga, oru second naan solradha kelunga" Ashwin said, holding her hand
Sivaangi's mother dried her eyes, took a deep breath and look at him.
"Our marriage will not happen without Mika, she will be here, it is a promise" Ashwin said with a smile.
"And also, ava nalla irukka, she is one of the top models in Milan, modelling for high end brands, you could have easily found her if you had looked for her little harder" Ashwin said taking his mobile out.
He started showing some pictures from Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana's site.
"Idhu Mika va? " Sivaangi's mother asked him shocked.
"Unga Mika ve dhaan aunty, just high end make up, hair dos, and clothes makes her look a lot different that is all" Ashwin replied with a smile.
"Romba romba thanks Ashwin, enakku avakitta pesanume? un kitta ava number irukka? Sivaangi's mother asked expectantly
"Irukku Aunty, but ippo call panna vendaam, seekarame you will meet her in person, appo aasai theera pesunga, adhu varaikum please trust me" Ashwin said in a soothing tone.
"You did take care of her when we all turned our backs on her right? what did we do to ever get you in our lives? " asked Sivaangi's mother with guilt.
"To be frank, even I avoided her at first aunty, but later situation changed. I couldn't abandon her, even if I wanted to, she is the one person whom I have admired and looked at awe the most in my life" Ashwin replied.
"Enna nadandhuchu solla koodaadha pa? " Sivaangi's mother asked in a pleading tone.
"Somethings are best left un said aunty, otherwise it is just going to re open old wounds and cause more trouble, trust me, the past is done, but the future is going to be beautiful" Ashwin said patting on her hand, convincing her.
Author's note:
Hello Hello! First eh sollidren, the next chapter will cover what happened between Ashwin and Sivaathmika, so yaarum adikkadheenga...
Sivaangi was upset, but she is not a 23 year old naïve girl to get mad at Ashwin at the very first event and obviously she is not triggered this time with pregnancy hormones, so even though she was upset, she was not upset enough to be angry at him. Her love for him has evolved beyond that now and she trusts him whole heartedly, hence no fight, but an explanation will be there in the next chapter.
And the explanation about showing love in front of kids, is purely my opinion. I feel intimate parents nurture secured kids who doesn't end up doing wrong things in the future and will be more open and friendly to their parents instead of hiding things behind their backs.
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DV