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Kala Akka why no news from u is ur daughter all right. Take care of her. We will wait for ur updates. I am not seeing u in our aiaf as well. Pl respond. We will feel cheerful bye.

a big HI to all my dear friends,

take your time we will wait. Glad to know your daughter is better. :)

Dear kala, Take care of the family first, we all know, your writing with relaxed mind will bring a wonderful update. Thx

Nice to see ur response Akka no probs take ur own time . Send it with a relaxed mind only then the coming parts will come well. I can understand children's health and exam tensions. I too feel very much tensed during my sons exams.i will be out of this world for that one week. So be relaxed ok va bye for now.

Meant to be

part 27

"Tomorrow is my wedding"

Her words reverberated in his ears ..his mind went blank as if his brain stopped working..he felt the land was slipping under him..

He looked at her with blank expression..

But She was in her own misery and didn't notice his extremely shocked face...and she continued ..

"Actually precisely I should say it was..because it was no more my wedding..its someone else's.."

His brows narrowed as the meaning of her words sink in his numbed brain..he released the suffocating breath from his lungs in the form of deep sigh...then only he realized till then he had forgot even to breath...

Unaware of giving havoc as well as frolic to him consecutively..she had continued with a distant look with so much of pain in her voice..

"U know ..Unfortunately That someone happens to be my own sister ."

"Raji..." he asked with a scrutinizing look trying to grasp the meaning buried between her words..

"No Karthik ..pls listen fully..let me tell u everything.. if it is not now..then it can be never..i don't think I could muster the courage again to tell everything..Because it was my mortification..which I don't want to share with anyone except u.."

"Me and my sister Shruthi are identical twins...my parents and we two are one happy family..

Naan romba reserved type..But yennoda sister yenakku just opposite she was more talkative..

Ava yeppavume Ammaa chellam..naan Appaa chellam..

Although our personality differs, we love each other like anything..She was my best buddy..and for her it's me..We share all the things under the sky or even beyond that..

Cimbatore laye naan B.E padichen ..avalukku visual communication dhaan pidikum nu she went to Bangalore for her studies...

Yenakku B.E mudichadhum velaikkum poganumnu aasai.but appa wanted me to marry the guy of his choice..

First konjam yosichichen..but naan yeppavume veetukku adangina ponnu..appaa stress panni sonnaa kettupen..

I just agreed to get marry for the sake of my dad..

One day a groom came to see me..

His name Deepak he was good looking..well settled and from good family background.

We talked for sometime..

He said he likes me..i also agreed ...as there was nothing to complain..

It was decided that the engagement will be after 15 days..

I was happy that I am getting married to a good looking ,very friendly person ..

We talked over phone ..and slowly we started our relationship from discussing about common interest...and eventually got to know each other's likes and dislikes..

However it was being her past Karthik couldn't avoid a prick of pain in his heart..the fact that Raji was engaged to someone was killing him within..did she love him? The question haunted him...but he kept his cool outside..though his inside was burning ..unaware of his turmoil she continued her past..

My sister was in her college tour during the alliance fixed for me...she had returned a week before my engagement..

I was so happy to see her after long time and had loads of things to share with her after all she was my best buddy in the world..

I told about Deepak and how I am nervous about the sudden events..and my stress ..anxiety..Confusions everything to her..

She was over excited and happy for me..

One day when I was not home Deepak had come to my home...

He mistaken Shruthi as me ..

Karthik..shruthi is such a funny and jovial person ...no one could escape from her charm..paartha udane yellarukkum avala romba pudichidum...the misery was Deepak also couldn't resist her charm.."

Yennoda sister kum avana romba pidichi pochaam..

"love at first sight aam... sonnaanga.."

She smirked bitterly..i came to know all these later only..

Immune to all these events I was in my own reverie..

After that day, Deepak stopped calling me..and also I never had the guts to call him on my own..on the other hand my sister also was not with my side to share my confusions...as she had distanced herself from me..

With lots of oscillations and awkwardness from my side. finally the engagement day had come..

Our huge house was filled with relatives..hustle bustle of the typical function house..children were running here and there...I was seated in the middle of the hall clad in lavish blue color silk saree..with all the glittering jewels ..hands were adorned with mehandi ...I smiled with all the glory..Anticipating for the very important event of my life with a jittery feeling ...

At last Deepak made his entry..not as a groom...but as a mere messenger.. he had come alone...and declared that he loves my sister but not me..

I was shocked beyond limits ...being an impassive observer of the society..i would heard such happenings only through films and fictions..i had never ever thought I would face such circumstance in my own life..

When the reality hits harder .i went blank I couldn't know how to react to this situation which I hadn't dared even to dream ..

That was the first big blow for me..and the final one came that night...when I am happened to eavesdrop my parents conversation...

"Yennanga ..pesaama andha paiyanaiye shuruthi ku katti vachidalaam..." Raji's mother

"Yenna pesura Valli nee.. Raji ya pathi yosikka vendaamaa?"

"Neenga oru ponnah pathi mattume yosikireenga ..innoru ponna yaaru paarkaradhu? Shruthi iniku suicide attempt pannitaa...naan sariyaana nerathula ponadhaala kaapaatha mudinjadhu.. illaainaa yenna aagi irukkumo theriyaadhu...pesaama ava viruppa padiye indha maapillaike katti vachidalam...

Raji ku vera maappilai paarkalaam...yenna solreenga..indha sambandham vendamnu sonnaa rendu ponnungaloda vaazhkaiyum podium..sari nu sonnaa oruthiyoda life ah yaavadhu kaapaathallaam..yenakku yennamo shruthi vera oru paiyana kalyaanam pannipaannu thonalai..."

"Appo Raji ku dhrogam panna solriyaa..?" her father asked in rage...

"Idhu yeppadi dhrogam aagum..?avala vendaamnu solra maapillai ku katti vachaa dhannga adhu dhrogam..neenga adhai dhaan iniku panna paartheenga.. nalla velai andha thambi unmaiya solliduchi..illaati..neenga adam pidichi indha kalyaanatha nadathi..moonu per vaazhkaiyayum paazhaakki irupeenga..."

Idha paarunga.. Raji neenga sonnaa kettupaa..naama avalukku seekiram aa kalyaanam pannitu adhukku appuram shruthi ku kalyaanam pannuvom ...yendha problem mum varaadhu.."

Yennoda annan paiyan soundhar ah kooda kekalaam..naan munnadiye sonnen ..neenga dhaan vendaamnu solliteenga..yenna solreenga..?"

Her father nodded his head after a deep thought...

I didn't stay there a moment longer...

They all knew it before itself..that Deepak will be going to deny ...then why the hell they decorated me like a doll and displayed me in front of everyone and let that freak to humiliate me like anything...

You know how insulting for me to bear his rejection that too with so much audience watching with lots of curiosity ..

Appadiye mannukkulla poidalaam pola irundhadhu.i couldn't even face anyone..

How much of pain and humiliation I had borne doesn't matter for my parents...they never cared for me and my feelings .the though t itself shattered me into pieces..

I endured the pain Karthik..pain of rejection..humiliation and finally the betrayal of my own blood.."

Karthik looked at her with utmost grief as if feeling her pain as his..and about to say something..

But she hurriedly denied him..

"Don't pity Karthik..i had enough of that crap."She said with in sheer frustration.

"More than the mockery I really loathed the sympathy ...even though if it had come from my close relatives..

I really don't needed any sympathy..i just wanted my family to stand by my side firmly and gave back to that freak nicely..

But all they wanted was " WIN WIN" situation only...not a single consideration for my hurt..in fact they have started to plan my wedding with some other person as if I am a commodity as if I don't have any heart and feelings.. I felt the whole world was against me..after all family was the synonym of world in my dictionary..

That very moment I felt all the shackles which had bound me to my family was detached... I had decided ..to abandon them...

That time I had got an offer from netech ..but I was not accepted that before because of that so called marriage..

I accepted the offer immediately through mail.. next morning I decided to leave Coimbatore.with my friend kavya whom knows everything as she also presented in that " never happened engagement.."

Next day I came out of my room with my luggage all set to leave ..

"yenna maa yenga kelambita?"

"Naan Chennai ku poren..anga yenakku velai kedaichirukku...yennoda friend kavya veetla stay pannikuven..anga ponadhum address sms panren.

Adhu verum formality ku dhaan.. thayavu senji yaarum anga vara vendam.." she said without any emotion..

"Ammadi Raji... yen maa ippadi pesura..?"

"Vera yeppadi pesuradhu...yennai pathi konjam kooda kavalai padadha family la yenakku yenna velai.."

"Indha maapillai ponaa yennama..unakku Raja madhiri vera oru maapillaiya paarkuren maa.."

"Yedhukku thriumba oora kootti yennai avamaana paduthavaa...?"she asked furiously..

Her father bents his head in regret..

"Yen paa ippadi paneenga..?andha Deepak yennai pidikalainu sonnadhum..avana kazhuthai pidichi veliya thalluveengannu nenaichen..Shruthi avan sonnadhellam poi nu solluvaannu yedhir paarthen..but appadi yedhuvume nadakalai...ungalauku yellam munnadiye therinjirukku.irundhum yellarum yen kitta unamaiya maraichi drama panni irukeenga...yaen yen kitta oru murai kooda sollanumnu thonalaiyaa?solli irundhaa..naane vittu kuduthirupaenae..yen kooda porandhavalukkaaga naan yen uyir ah kooda vittu koduthirupen..kalyaanathai vittu koduthirukka maataenaa?

Oru periya humiliation ah avoid panni irukalaam...aanaa neenga yenna paneenga...?yen kitta unmaiya mariachi..yennai alangaaram panni.. nadu veetla ukkara vachi.. kadaisila yellaarum paarthu sirikira maadhiri senjiteenga..."

Her father had dumbstruck by her accusation...

"Yen ippadi panneenga..how much I trusted u and loved u all pa.. "

Tears flowing continuously from her eyes..finally she wiped her tears with a determination..

Sari ..neenga shruthi ke andha maapillaiyai katti vainga..yenakku oru problem mu illai..but thayavu senji inimel neenga yaarum yennai parka varaadheenga..naanum vara maaten..ungalukku inimel oru ponnu dhaan nu nenaichikonga..

Naan poren ..."

"There I left my family it has been eight months back..

Then I came to Chennai..that incident totally changed my personality...I had become stern,stubburn and aloof .. I had built a wall around my heart, not letting anyone to invade me..i was afraid to be mingle with people..dreading of their rejection...

The rejection of him had killed every inch of my self confidence..and left me with insecurity ...

I had lost trust in relationship,friendship,love and even life...

I constricted and detached myself from others.. I was afraid then, fear of breaking up again, not having the courage to bear any more betrayal ...I have covered my weakness under the mask of rudeness and anger..

I closed all the windows of my heart to the world and lived like a machine...until..."

She paused for a second and looked at him with so much emotions overflowing in her eyes...

He understood her unsaid words...and smiled at her ever so lovingly..

She reciprocated his smile with a small curve of her lips..

She looked like a broken kid..so timid and fragile..he felt like engulfing her in his arms for a soothing hug and cocooning her for his life time...before he could give action form to his thoughts ,she continued...

They persuaded me many times after I migrated to Chennai... my father visited me many times to convince me ,my mother and sister called me almost every day...but I was stubborn..

They had waited for my consent for more than 6 months, then due to the pressure from groom's side finally they had fixed the marriage for Shruthi and Deepak.

Tomorrow they are going to get married.

My father and sister begged me to come for the occation.last night my father cried over phone pleading me to forgive him..

Though I turned to be stone hearten.. like said "blood is thicker than water"..my resolutions are dissolving... but whenever I decided to forgive them the betrayal they had done for me pulling me back from going there.. I was in dilemma ...and confusion for so many days ...whether go to home or not..

You know Coonoor is my favorite one..just a few hours travel form my place..actually we had a form house hear..every weekend we used to come here..

Seeing this place all the happy memories of my childhood clouded in my heart and forcing me to go back..but something still holds me back from going there.. ...

I don't know what would be the barrier..

Whether it was the outright rejection of Deepak..

Or the back stabbing of my sister..

Or the betrayal of my parents...

How could I forget that incident and go back there Karthik..?

May be the wound is too deep to heal...

"Yennoda family maadhiri varumaannu pride aa irupen..i think that pride had broken that day brutally..the values had been evaporated in thin air..i don't think it will never be reunited...it was too hard to forget the bitterness..

Neither I could go back to them nor I could stay away from them...I was living in hell Karthik..

Her voice choked in her throat...

He pressed his hand on her consolingly...after a suspended moment..he asked..

I know what is stopping u.."he said with a meaningful look...

Before that I need to clarify something..Shall I ask u one thing..."

She nodded affirmatively..

"Did u loved him..?" he asked with a flicker in his eyes..

"What...?" She couldn't comprehend what he was asking...

"Did u loved that guy,aaggrrr what's his name...aangg Deepak..?"

Out of all the things she had said, this was the only thing he wanted to get clarified...

She chuckled at his cuteness..yeah she found his question damn cute...

"Yenna sirippu.. ? " he asked annoyed..

Seeing the restlessness in his eyes..she stopped her teasing and answered genuinely ..

"No Karthik.it was not like that I loved him..it's an arranged alliance..i tried my best to get along with him that's it..that too didn't last longer more than a week..i am just committed to him for the sake of the arrangement our parents had been made.."

He released a sigh,he didn't even realized that he was holding his breath for her answer..

"Raji let me tell u one thing... the things which u had listed were not the hurdle that had stopped u...the string holding u might be your ego and inferiority complex..."

She looked at him in sheer shock...

No Karthik I don't.."he cuts her in mid and said..

"No Raji u do.." he emphasized his point..

"China vayasula irundhe u have been carrying this feeling with u..that ur sister is superior than u...it is not like that u hate her..but always an insecurity hidden under deep down ur heart..that's why u had felt so much hurt while the revelation of ur prospective groom chooses ur sister over u.."

"modhalla oru vishayatha nee nambanum...unnoda sister ah vida nee yendha vidhathulaiyum inferior kedaiyaadhu..avan unnai vendaamnu sonnaa nashtam avanukku dhaan.. unakku illai puriyudhaa..?unnai maadhiri oru ponna miss pannadhukku avan dhaan feel pannanum..nee yen feel panra?

Raji I strongly believe one thing in life...namakku life la oru vishayam kedaikkalainaa..it doesn't mean that we are not deserved for that..actually that thing doesn't deserved us...u must understand this first...

Nee ippo oru interview ku pora..anga nee select aagalainaa nashtam namakku illai..andha company ku dhaan..oru efficient employee ah avanga dhaan miss panraanga...

Yennai laam andha maadhiri neraiya company miss panni irukku.."

She smiled at his last statement..

"Onnu mattum purinjiko Raji..if God denies something to us then it means we r going to get something better than that..God knows what to give and when to give..

Have faith in God that he will always give u the best...

What if that Deepak had not rejected u..you might have never come to know the existence of the person called Karthik in this world... right?

He cocked his one brow at her teasingly..her cheeks heated up with his gaze..

Her eyes lit up with a new found realization and enlightenment..

"Actually we were not meant to be ..adhaan avan yennai vendaamnu sollitaan.. that's it.." she said in great relief...

"That's the spirit.. ippadi dhaan sportive aa irukanum.."

Ur next question how could your sister love the person she had been forbidden of..right?

I would say...love is the most craziest thing on earth..

Adhu yeppo.. yaaroda varumnu yaarume guess panna mudiyaadhu...when magic of love occurs all the logic disappears.."

And finally ur parents...

I don't think that they were immune to ur hurt and pain.. their approach to the situation might be wrong...but I felt they tried their level best to balance between their two daughters.. seeing from their perspective they might have having their own reasons to justify their act..

Ippa yenna dhaan solla vara? She asked with a fed up tone...

"Naan yenna solradhu... Kamal sir sonna maadhiri sei.."

She looked at him puzzled...

"Mannippu kekkuravan manushan...mannikaravan periya manushan.. leaving all ur hurt aside ,for once try to think from their point of view ...then if u can pls forgive them .."

He started playfully but ended seriously..

She thought for a moment...Suddenly it seemed all the clouds had been cleared..

Why should I have bothered myself for so many days..i could have easily forgiven them ..after all they are my dear ones...she thought in her mind..

She had started seeing the life in new perspective...a wave of positivity engulfing her and sweeping her off the feet to the world of happiness and peace...

All these incredible things happened because of the person sitting beside her...

"Adhu yeppadi daa... naan nadakkave nadakaadhu.. romba complicated nu nenaicha vishyam yellam ..un vaayaala kekkum bodhu,romba easy aa irukku?" she asked with astonishment..

"Adhu dhaan aiyaavoda magic.." he raised his color in pride..

Then his face changed to serious note..

"Anniku unga appa udainji pona manasoda ponadha paarthappa..yenakke valichadhu theriyumaa.?"

"Nee paarthiyaa?" she asked all amused..He nodded...

"Pinna avaru vandhu Soundhar kum yenakku kalyaanam ,ore medaila rendu kalyaanam nu sonnaa kobam varaadhaa..adhaan thititen..." she defended herself yet regretting her act..

His eyes popped out of its socket in shock..

"Meesai yen vaazhkaila mann alli podura plan la dhaan vandhaaraa...thanks to my adamant Raji.." he praised her in his mind..

After a suspended moment she asked..

"Naan romba thappu pannitaeno?"

"Pochudaa ippo regretting episode aaa..?all is for good nu yeduthuko..try to see the positive side of the events.." he tried to elevate her mood...

"Naan patta kashtatha thavira idhula positive side yenna irukku..?" she asked in confusion...

"Indha separation aalaa unakku ivlo arumaiyaana paiyan kedaichirukaan ..adhu nalla vishayam illai yaaa?" he wiggled her brows at her..

She giggled at his naughtiness after so many days she laughed whole heartedly without any inhibitions ..her heart become light as if a big burden has been removed from there..

"Sari kelambu.." he said hurriedly...

"yenga"

"Yengayaa...? Naalaikku sister kalyaanatha vachikittu inga yenna panra...?"

She showed her grumpy face...

"Karthik...if I go there I would become the gossip material for all..which I hated to the core.."

"Gossip panravangala pathi nee yen kavalai paura..?Don't give a damn to them ok..?"

"Naan innum avangalai mannikalai..."

"sellaadhu..selladhu..." he declined her excuse...

"Training la irundhu yeppadi poradhu..?vidamaataangale..."Still she finding excuses...

"Adhai naan paarthukaren ,nee yen kavalai padura...?"

"Wedding ku pottuka naan pudhu dress kooda yedukalai...yeppadi poradhu.?

He shook his head in disbelief...

"Idhellam oru problem aa?"

"Ladies ku.. idhu kooda problem dhaan unakku yenna theriyum..? she reverted back..

"Adi venumaa unakku..? Don't give lame excuses.." he said in stern voice..

"Kandipaa poganumaaa? " she asked with a pouting lips...

"Come on baby ..let's go home..." He said cheerfully...pulling her cheeks to a big smile..

"Hayyy... iru.. nee yenga kelambara?"

"Naan illaamalaa...yennoda varungaala maamiyaar veeda naan parka vendaamaa?"

"Maamiyaar veedaaa?yaarukku...?"She asked with fake shock...

"Yaarukko..."he grinned at her...

Both their laughter filled the air and echoed at the far away mountains..

To be continued..

hi friends,

sorry for the delay...

Finally i finished this chapter...

I have written this chapter three times and edited many times which never happened before to any of my updates..

Still I am not fully satisfied with the outcome...

But I didn't want to drag it further so I have updated it..

Pls tell me how good it came out?

i am the first one to reply for ur 27 th part

👏Very nice update, Kala...

Wow!!!! Good one. Great But, kala i am still expecting a scene of karthik saying I love u to Raji, ans she is accepting with blush, in your roamatic writing.

Kalaa...kilichutaaa pooo..