Yamuna walked into Maya's room and found her asleep curled up. She moved to sit beside her and stretched her legs. She caressed her hair and woke her gently.
Yamuna: Mayu.. Mayu..
Maya: Five minutes Maara..
Yamuna felt bad for her, when she murmured his name even in sleep.
Yamuna: Mayu athai da.. elunthuru..
Maya jerked, opened her eyes and sat up straddled.
Maya: enna aachu athai
Yamuna: hey methuva di.. virukunu elupi Baya padutha kudathunu tha nana methuva elupuna.. athuka ipadi elunthukara..
Maya: Illa athai..
Yamuna: seri seri.. porumaiya elunthu palagu.. apram kaal ah kuriku padukatha.. nalathu illa..
Maya: ah athai.. tired la nala thoongitan pola.. enaka therila..
Yamuna: vomit nikalya ?
Maya: illa.. early morning konja irunthuchu.. apram vanthu paduthutan..
Yamuna: ama athuku tablet ethuvum kudukalaya ?
Maya: illa athai..
Yamuna: kudupangala.... nee solaya ?
Maya: nan inum hospital ah pogala athai.
Yamuna: enna di solara.. ivalo hospital pogama enna pana ?
Maya: Maaran kita solitu ona polam nu irunthan..
Yamuna: ayoo mutaal ivalo naal yarachu pogama irupangala...
Maya: illa athai...
Yamuna: una ella vechutu.. seri ipa va polam..
Maya: athai ipa epadi ?
Yamuna: Athu ella nan pathukaran.. nee va nama kelambalam..
Maya: athai athu..
Yamuna sighed and caressed her hair: Avan kita solitu oru time poikalam.. ana ipa nama poi pathutu vantharalam.. ne ipadiya paduthu iruntha ellarum ena ethunu kepanga..
Maya thought for a minute before she nodded. Yamuna patted her cheeks and asking her to get ready she left the room.
Maya walked downstairs in a pastle blue salwar and searched for Yamuna.
Yamuna walked out of her room and signaled Maya to wait.
Yamuna: Latha.. Latha..
Latha: enna ka enga kelambitinga ?
Yamuna: illa en friend oruthi town la iruka Ava ponu kalyanathuku dress uh design pananum nu sona.. atha Maya va kutitu poitu vantharan..
Latha: yen ka.. avungala Inga vara soli irukalam illa..
Yamuna: soli irukalam ana.. Haan Ava nichiyam ana ponu.. epadi veliya ella anupuvanga atha... nana varan solitan..
Latha: oh seri ka poitu vanga..
Yamuna: seri.. Nanga ipa saptu kelambarom.. Mathiyam ethuvum seiya venda ?
Latha: yen akka ?
Yamuna: illa.. ah.. Maya thiruvila ku podavai edukanum sona..nan apdiya kadaiku kutitu poitu vantharan.. late agum atha...
Latha: seri ka..
Yamuna somehow convinced them and took Maya who was silent out of the house. Once the car left the house premises Maya leaned on Yamuna's shoulders. Yamuna looked down at her and tapped her cheeks.
Maya: sorry athai.. enala ungaluku evalo kastam..
Yamuna: athu ella ethuvum illa.. nee theva illama yosikatha..
Yamuna caressed her hair as she silently laid on her shoulders.
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Surya was walking past a building when she noticed a familiar car parked in front of it. She noticed the names Ajay and Maya behind the car and knew whose the car was.
Surya: Trichy ku poran nu thena sonaru..
She looked around and found a man working and enquired him.
Surya: anna Ithu yaroda car ?
" Intha building chief engineer oda car ma.. "
Surya: avuru vanthu irukara enna ?
" Kalaila tha ma vantharu.."
Surya: oh..
" Yen ma therinjavara... nan vena kupdata ? "
Surya: illa na.. kupda Venda enga irukarunu solunga nan pathukaran.
" Building kula tha ma irukaru.. poi parunga.. second floor la irukaru.."
Surya thanked him and left inside the building. When was searching for him in one particular room she heard a squeal from behind which straddled her. She slipped on the floor and closed her eyes anticipating a fall but she stopped mid air. She opened her eyes when she felt an arm wrapped around her waist only to find a worried Ajay in front of her. She looked into his eyes which displayed how worried he was that brought a smile to her face. She looked down at her fingers fisting his shirt and his wound around her waist and blushed.
Ajay: hey sorry... Ok va nee..
Surya was out of her trance with his words and tried to pull back only to again lose her balance. Ajay quickly tightened his hold on her waist before he straightened her.
Ajay: pathu prabha..
Surya nodded: Thanks..
Ajay chuckled: epavum nan tha thanks soluvan.. ipa neeya.
Surya just smiled, still not out of the proximity.
Ajay: seri va..
She followed him like a puppy until they were stopped by one of the workers who offered them tea.
Ajay: unaku Coffee ah tea ah ?
Surya: ethachu onu..
Ajay: akka 2 coffee ka..
Surya: ah oru coffee oru tea...
Ajay: yen coffee vendama ?
Surya: Enaku illa ungaluku the coffee pudikathu illa... Ajay looked at her with a surprised mixed frown.. illa anaiku pesitu iruka apa Maya sona ?
Ajay: oh..
Surya nodded before the duo got their respective paper cups and moved towards the stairs.
Surya: vanga ukarunga... she said after sitting on one of the stairs.
Ajay: hey yen Inga ukara.. iru nan chair kuduka solaran..
Surya: athu ella venda.. neenga vena potukonga
Ajay shook his head and sat below two stairs from where Surya sat.
Surya: ama nan Inga vanthathu epadi ungaluku theriyum...
Ajay: atha keela.. pulan visarai nadathunaiya atha pathan..
Surya: oh.. seri Inga enna panringa ?
Ajay: intha building uh renovate pana soli irukanga.. atha..
Surya: oh..
Ajay: ethachu kekanum ah enna ?
Surya: illa athu..
Ajay: thayangama kelu..
Surya: illa neenga neraya time enaku thanks soli irukinga.. athu ethukunu therila na kuda nan unga kita ketathu illa.. atha ipa..
Ajay softly smiled: unaku Amma epadi eranthanga nu theriyum ah ?
Surya: accident nu sonanga..
Ajay: accident tha.. en kanu munadi nadantha accident.. Amma un anna na thali vitutu.. nagura try pananga.. athu kula antha lorry.. antha lorry..
He stammered while Surya moved to sit down one step above him and held his palm.
Surya: mama it's ok.. neenga Sola Venda..
Ajay shook his head: Anaiku apram nan antha accident pathiyo illa.. amma va pathiyo yaru kitayum pesunathu illa.. ana ipa unkita pesanum nu thonuthu ..
Surya was taken aback, she had known from Maya and others that he stopped speaking about his mother or incident. He had even stopped praying to his mother. But he was here wanting to speak to her about a topic he never dared to speak about all these years. She felt happy that she had a special place that he was open to share such a thing and nodded to him to continue.
Surya: solunga...
Ajay: Anaiku un anna antha lorry munadi Nina apa.. nan ethuvum yosikama.. Avan kapathanu matum tha ninachan.. anaiku nan poi enaku ethachu agi iruntha kuda enaku perusa irunthu irukathu.. ana amma... he bitterly smiled... amma ku epavum avana the romba pudikum.. anaikum apdi tha.. enayum Maya vayum pathi konja kuda yosikama.. apdi pananga... Athu nala tha enaku avunga mela kovam.. enaku inaiku varaikum.. avunga kita pesanum nu kuda thonala...
Surya: anga Anna nu illa yaru irunthalum athai atha pani irupanga nu thonuthu...
Ajay: unmai tha.. ana anaila irunthu inaiku varaikum... antha trauma enna konutu iruku.. oru naal kuda nan night mare ilama thoongunatha illa.. ipa konja varushathuku munadi tha.. therapy ella eduthu.. konja Kami agi iruku..
Surya just stared at him with his palm in hers.
Ajay: ithula nee enga vanthanu thena yosikara?
Surya nodded.
Ajay: ipa konja varusham ah.. intha mari nan oru oru time night mare la irunthu elunthukara apa ella... unkita irunthu ethachu oru vagaila.. oru post, oru status, oru story illa na family group la message.. intha mari ethachu varu.. and ellama en mindset ah calm panra mari tha irunthu iruku.. athuku thanks soluvan..
Surya gasped, she had always sent those messages and stories just when she felt the urge to do it without minding the timing.
Surya: enaku enna solarathunu therila mama.. nan perusa antha mari message panrava ella illa.. ana sila time ipa paniya aganum thonum apa matum tha nan pani irukan..
Ajay: nee chinna vayasula kuda apdi tha.. nan thookuthula bayathu alum pothu ella.. unaku onum ah puriyathu.. ana kana thoduchutu onu illa alatha.. nan irukan nu soluva..
Surya: apdiya ?
Ajay: hmm.. ama..
Surya did not reply but stood up from the stairs and began to leave.
Ajay: hey yen kelambara ?
Surya: College ku time aachu..
Ajay: ama illa seri pathu po..
Surya nodded and took a few steps before she stopped and turned back to him.
Surya: mama apa matum illa ipavum solaran.. neenga alathinga.. nan irukan.. irupan.
Ajay looked at her with wide eyes before she smiled and left the place.
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Maya laid on the bed staring the monitor which displayed her little world along with the beating sound of heartbeat. She caressed her tummy as tears fell down wetting her cheeks when she remembered a day they had yearned for this day.
Maya and Maaran were cuddled on the couch on a cozy evening watching some random songs on the television. Maya swatted away his palm that tried to sneak into her t-shirt and glared at him.
Maya: pesama ukaru...
Maaran: po di..
He snuggled in her neck and kissed over her sensitive spot while she pushed him away.
Maya: anga paru...
Maaran: apdi enna iruku...
He turned to the screen where there was a scanning monitor with a baby in the uterus.
Maaran: Paapa ipadi tha irukum ah enna ?
Maya: ama ana ithu final stages.. starting ella oru kutty bean mari tha iruku..
Maaran: Interesting illa ?
Maya: Yeah avalo kutty ah iruntha kuda.. 7 weeks apram heart beat kuda kekum nu soluvanga...
Maaran: wow sema illa.. ama antha song la vara mari.. appa vayum paka viduvangala enna?
Maya: athu Sila hospital la viduvanga.. silathula vida matanga.. yen en doctor ah vida matanga..
Maaran: apa namaku antha doctor Venda...
Maya: Yen ?
Maaran: ama future ena antha amma... nama paapa va paka vidala na ?
Maya chuckled: epavo nadaka porathuku ipava Mudivu panitu iruka..
Maaran: epa vena nadakatum.. ana nadakara apa.. oru oru scan layum.. nan un pakathulaya ukanthu.. un kaiya pudichutu papen.. seriya ?
Maya stared at him before pecking his lips and nodding.
Maaran: nee iruka mood ah patha.. ipava papa ku ready paniralam pola..
Maya: Kondruvan.. don't have any thoughts tonight..
Maaran: night vara yaru di wait panuva..
He tossed her to lay on the couch and soon her moans filled the room.
" Can you hear the Heartbeat Mrs. Umayal ? "
She broke out of the trance and looked at the screen with tear filled eyes and nodded.
" Ok... clean up and come to my cabin"
Maya: doctor... How is the baby ?
" Everything is fine... cabin vanga.. will tell you in detail.. "
Maya and Yamuna were waiting at the doctor's cabin and Maya was fidgeting with her fingers nervously. The doctor who came into the cabin smiled at them and went through the reports.
Yamuna: ella ok va doctor...
" Neenga ? "
Maya: en athai..
" Oh ok.. baby is fine... 11 weeks growth iruku.. ivalo naal neenga pakama irunthatha thapu... ivunga romba weak ah irukanga.. uterus konja week ah iruku..."
Maya: Apa baby ku ethachu problem?
" Calm down.. baya padra alavuku onu illa.. uterus strengthen pana konja medicines tharan.. sapdunga.. next check up la pakaala..
Maya nodded and the doctor filled in the prescription.
" And after pregnancy were you and your partner intimate ? "
Maya hesitated and Yamuna looked away not wanting to be embarrass her.
" I am sorry.. ma neenga konja veliya wait panringala ? "
Maya: It's ok.. yes we were..
She could sense Yamuna glaring at her but she stayed silent.
Maya: Is there any problem?
" No not in normal cases.. but your uterus is weak so be careful "
Maya nodded and cleared all her doubts as they left her cabin.
Yamuna: Veetuku poitu suma padi eratha.. keelaya iru.. thoonga matum mela pona ok.. illa na enkuda paduthuko...
Maya: seri athai..
Yamuna: Nee enna panuvanu enaku theriyathu.. Avan kita seekram pesi ellathayum seri panu.. apa tha.. nan una ellaru munadi entha thayakam uh ilama pathuka mudiyum.. puriyutha ?
Maya: seri..
Yamuna: hmm.. ella seri analum... gavanama irunga..
Maya looked down but nodded.
" Hey neenga enna panringa Inga ? "
Maya looked up at Naveen who stood opposite to them.
Naveen: Inga enna maya panringa ?
Maya: illa athu..
Naveen noticed Yamuna stopping Maya holding her wrist.
Yamuna: Illa pa.. enaku konja odambu seri illa atha vanthom..
Naveen: oh enna ma aachu..
Yamuna: illa pa romba tired va ah iruku.. atha general check up pana..
Naveen: oh.. doctor pathutingala ma.. illa nan paka solava ?
Yamuna: illa illa pa.. pathutom... Nee enna pa Inga ?
Naveen: illa ma special duty atha..
Yamuna: seri pa.. neenga poi parunga.. nanga kelambarom..
Yamuna walked out of the place holding Maya with her while Naveen stared at them with a frown.
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Ajay frowned when he found someone similar to Maya standing at the opposite side of the road. Only when he neared her while crossing the road he realized it was her. Maya jerked when she felt a tap on her shoulders and looked at him shock.
Ajay: inga enna panra ?
Maya: aah athu.. Yamuna athai ku general check up ku vanthom..
Ajay: yen athai enna..
Maya: onu illa suma tha..
Ajay: athai enga..
Maya: driver anna phone edukala.. atha kupda parking poi irukanga..
Ajay: oh
He looked at the envelope in her hand and guessing it to be Yamuna's report, he took the envelope from her hand before Maya could stop. Maya was hell scared as she tried to get it back but he was not paying heed and took out the paper from the envelope.
Yamuna who just came there in time was quick to snatch the paper from his hand. Yamuna turned to glare at Maya who shook her head.
Yamuna: en report ella apram pakalam.. nee ena panra Inga ?
Ajay: Site ku vanthu iruntha athai.. atha opposite la sapdalam nu vantha...iva Nikaratha pathutu vanthan..
Yamuna: oh apa hotel la kooda sapduva.. ana veetuku vara mata apdi thena ?
Ajay: apdi illa athai.. Vela neraya iruku.. night vera thirumba uruku poganum.. atha seekram mudichutu polam nu
Yamuna: ethachu Karanam solita iru..
Ajay: illa athai nejama va ipa Vela iruku.. seekram varan..
Yamuna: ipadi tha oru oru time solara ?
Ajay: Inga time promise ah solaran.. seekram varen.
Yamuna: nee vantha tha nejam.. seri nanga kelambarom..
Ajay nodded as they left in car that just reached infront of them.
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Hi dearssss chapter epadi irukunu solunga na...
This is a simple chapter before the intense chapter begins. Yes intense chapter's begin from next one and I will need some time to come up with it. Before reading the next chapter do remember the plot about them explained in Kmkv. Yeah it would be difficult for you to accept but this is how the plot was designed.
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