Chapter 11
Uma was sitting in the terrace, all she had in her mind,body and spirit was anger anger and anger. She heard some noise behind her and saw Priya walking up to her. They both had to struggle for 2 hours to convince uma not to go to her parents place. They knew how she would suffer if she went there. Uma;s mother had passed away when she was little and most of her life she had been under the supervision of her step monther who had born 4 kids. Neither her father nor her stepmother showered the affection she needed, since the family was struggling to keep up its financial problems. They were relieved when Uma got married and never cared or came forward to take her back. The only person who adored Uma in the family was her younger brother Deepak. He too had been working in Mumbai. As uma was packing her bags, priya had briefed her dad about what had happened the last two years. He was noticeably shaken but glad that Uma was loved by someone as noble as Kadhir. They had to stop her from leaving, then somehow he can manage to get them together..so he called up Deepak and asked him to speak to his sister. Deepak called up Uma and begged her not to go totheir parents place. "Akka, unakku theriyathathu onnum illa, anga pona nee odanchu poiduve akka, unakku oru matram venumna nee enkooda vanthu thangittu po". A loving brother who was still struggling to come up in life implored.
Uma asked Priya to ge her tickets to go to Mumbai. She wasn't speaking to Priya like before and was very hostile. Priya gave the tickets to her anni and Anni naan unga kitta koncham pesanum. Sollu, uma said. "Anni, Kathir romba nallavar anni….ungala romba virumbrar, ippo neenga avar venamnu sollitallum avar ungaleyathaan nenchitrupar. In the rendu varusham avar ungalukkagave vazhnthirukkar. Avar senja seyalkal venumna ungalukku pidikkama irukkalam, aana ungalukkaga thaan anni senjar. Avara mannichittu avara ethukonga anni, please! …priya was literally begging. What priya was saying was true, but somehow she couldn't get that anger out of her. She still felt manipulated and she couldn't just take it. She calmly Looked at Priya, Priya nee solrathu enakku purinjalum, en manasula irukra vedhanaya vachuttu ennala oru vazhkaya aarambikka mudiyaathu, intha pecha ithoda vittudu. ..naan entha nambikkailla intha kaadala ethukka mudiyum,..she made it clear for Priya and went downstairs.
Uma was going to Mumbai to stay with Deepak for one month. Her cell phone rang, it was Kadhir. Reluctantly she picked it up, Hello uma…please phone cut pannidatha. Naan unkitta pesanum..please…Enga varanumnu sollunga….she curtly asked him.
It was a quiet park, Uma was sitting on a bench…..kadhir was standing.
K :Thanks uma..enakkaga vanthathukku.
U: Enna sollanumo seekrama sollunga, naan poganum
K: Uma namma meet panni innayida correcta rendu varusham aachu….theriyuma. I had great plans for today. I wanted to propose to you today and I had so many things set up…aanal athukulla ennanamo nadanthupochu.
U: Enna evlo vishayam set up panni vachirukeenga kathir.
K: Aiyo Uma, enna kollatha…..nee nenaikara maathirianavan naan illa. The day I saw you in your place, I knew you were special for me. We had the same tastes, same mentality ……and I knew I found a soul mate with whom I could share my good and bad. I would have come and proposed to you then and there, but would you have accepted me? Priya somehow found that I had feelings for you and in a weird way you were reciprocating it too. But she cautioned me that you were in no mood to accept anyones love. I thought the best thing I could give you was to make you feel good about yourself, self confident was what you needed at that time.
U: How can you decide what I want.
K: I did not decide ..i was just guiding so the day you come to know of my love you would feel really special and not bad about it.
U: What do you mean bad?
K: You know what I mean….about the death of…
U: Oh so now you are making yourself great by giving life for a widow, huh! That's terrible….and selfish,…..
K: Selfish me……cmon Uma, you have no clue how I feel.
U: I know…I know…..You want to give me a life so I can be your puppy dog for the rest of our lives and you would be a martyr for marrying a war widow. Is that it?
K: Stop it , stop it Uma. Don't demean my love like that. How many days…how many days I have not slept thinking about you do you know. It was love, just pure love…..and I had nothing else in my heart. Every time I met you, I looked at your powerful eyes, I had wanted to tell you about my love….but I stopped myself. I wanted you to feel special, loved and most of all respected..so I waited. Whats wrong Uma if I felt that you needed a career….a life of your own. Yeah maybe I should have told you, what would you have done…ippo solriye, who are you to think about my life..nu appadi sollittu thirumbi parkama poiruppa. But innikku….think of the past two years….werent you happy and proud of yourself. I don't think what I did was wrong, I loved you and that the only reason I did all this.
U: Sonnathaye thirumba thiruma sonna athu sarinnu ayidathu.
K: vendam….madam, naan senjathu ellam thappagave irukattum, unna pathi konjam pesuvoma. Un manasa thottu solllu, naan un manasila illainu. Look at my eyes and tell me that you don't have feelings for me….i saw it uma, ovvoru tharam namma meet pannumbothum …unnoda pesum kangala parthu en manasu patta paadu. Sollu uma, Didn't you have feelings for me not?
U: Naan othukkaren, I was attracted to you, I lost myself in your presence….but feelings vera, comfort level vera. Ippo ungakitta ennoda comfort level poiduchu…..so no matter how much feelings I have ….its no use. I am going to Mumbai today to meet my brother.
By now both Uma and Kadhir were in tears. Kadhir sat next to Uma. He buried his face in his hands. Uma …you know something Love is the strongest emotion in the world. Ennoda anbu nichiyam unakku puriyum, it will break the enigma you have. I still feel what I did was not wrong, but if you think it is….he looked at Uma's tearful eyes kneeled in front of her held her hands. He continued, I am sorry Uma, all I did was to get your love and give you mine. …Till your so called comfort level comes back…I will wait for you. There will be nobody else other than you in my life". Tears were rolling down Uma;s cheeks now….she released her hand from Kadhirs and started walking. Kadhir realizing that Uma had left sat back in the bench and cried inconsolably like a child.
to be contd...
Bye guys! you all have a good weekend!
Madhu
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