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Episode 5

Arasi recovers from her shock first.
"You! What are you doing here?"

Slowly, Indhu says, "Bringing lunch to my husband."

"Your husband?" Arasi's eyes go to the director's office door behind Indhu and she is shocked.

"Your husband - is the new director?"

Indhu nods. "And your husband is the deputy, Kathirvelan. What a strange twist of fate, isn't it?"

Arasi shakes her head angrily. "No! No! This cannot be!"

Indhu manages to stop herself from smiling. "It does seem to be that way. It's interesting how your past deeds come back to haunt you."

"Ille! I will NOT be defeated by you. This is not the end. This is only the beginning."

Indhu stares at her. "Arasi, give it up already. This is how God has destined ..."

"Do not talk to me of God! My will is like His. You wait and see, before the year ends, I will have your place!" She walks off angrily.

Indhu watches her go and thinks to herself. "Enna ithu puthu prachanai. This woman who I hoped never to see again, actually has a husband who is my vithukarar's deputy."

*

Indhu arrives back at her house and looks around for her sister. "Where did Shree go? I thought I asked her to stay and have lunch?"

Indhu asks the servant girl who says Shree has gone home. Indhu goes to phone Shree's house.

In Shree's house she is holding her daughter and sitting on the stairs. The phone rings and she gets up to take the phone but her husband stops her.

"Enga pora di?"

"Phone ..." she starts to say.

"As if your morning outing wasn't enough. You sit there and I will take the call." He picks up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Who is that?"

"Oh, mapillay? It is Shree's akka, Indhu. She came here earlier but went home before I came back from the office. I wanted to talk to her."

"She isn't at home."

"Oh ... when will she be back?"

"I don't know."

"Ok ... I will call later then."

Shree's husband rudely puts down the phone. Indhu stares at it for a moment. "Why is he so abrupt?" she wonders.

Back in Shree's house, her husband puts the phone off the hook.

"Now we will see... you won't go running to your akka." He glares at his scared wife who holds their daughter tightly.

Thodarum ...

Thanks Selvifanmsia. Is Shree being abused by her husband? I hope Indu finds out and put things right!

Pat

Hi Selvifanmsia, you stroy seems to be getting more n more interesting. More like a screen play. Very nice. Hope to see more.

yh i agree its a nice story!!! Keep it up!

Thanks guys for all your nice compliments 😳 And here is the next part.

Episode 6

In a beautiful and grand mansion, Arasi paces up and down the hall furiously.

"Eppadi? How could this happen? That woman is not only here, but as the Director's wife! Avamanamthan enakku. I will not let this humiliation stand. It's all the fault of that useless husband of mine! If he had been a bit more ambitious, when I told him to seek the top job ... and now HER husband has the job! And all the glory to HER!!!" Arasi screams to herself.

"Enna nadukkuthu amma?" A young woman walks into the hall - none other than Hema, the girlfriend of Indhu's son Mahen. (But neither woman realizes this, of course!)

Still in a foul mood, Arasi snaps at her daughter. "Where have you been? College ended almost 2 hours ago."

Hema lies, "I had some coursework to do, so I went to my friend's house." Then quickly changing the topic, she says "But what were you shouting about just now, talking to yourself?"

"That doesn't concern you. Just because your father gives you so much chellam doesn't mean you can question my. Go to your room and study."

Hema scowls and goes off. Arasi resumes her polumbufying. "No ... she will not get away with it. I will find a way to make my husband director." Then she smiles cunningly. An idea has come to mind. She picks up the phone and calls her driver.

"Driver? I need to go to my husband's office immediately!"

*

MEDICAL COLLEGE

Indhu's daughter Dhivya is standing outside her college, deep in thought, wondering what to do about her brother. Just then her cousin Thava (the only son of Indhu's brother and Dhivya's cousin) comes by.

"Dhivya? Why are you waiting alone here? Let me send you back to your house on my way to my hostel."

When she sees him, Dhivya's face changes and she looks annoyed. "Never mind, my father will send the car. Anyway your hostel is not on the way to my house."

"Aiyo ... even this small thing I cannot do for you."

Dhivya is even more irritated. "Stop talking like that. I already told you, I am not going to marry you! That is just some silly outdated tradition of marriage between cousins, which I don't believe in."

"Dhivya, don't say things like that. I enrolled in this college so that I can be close to you."

"Chi! No wonder your grades are so poor. To do medicine you must have passion for the profession, to save lives."

"My passion is all for something else, Dhivya. Why don't you understand that?"

Dhivya looks disgusted. "You don't know the time and place to discuss these things! Here I am so worried about Mahen and you are proclaiming your love for me."

"Why, what is the matter with your brother?"

"He is chasing after some rich girl ... I don't know her name but I know my father will not be pleased to hear of it. He already told Mahen to concentrate on his studies."

"But it's his life, Dhivya. You can't be the overbearing akka, that will only annoy him."

Dhivya looks determined. "You don't have to give me advice. I will find some way before appa finds out!"

The car has arrived and Dhivya gets in without replying Thava's goodbye. Thava stands alone in the road looking morose.

Thodarum ...

What is happening to this story?

hey welcome 2 the forum. your story is really nice. Compare to those boring drama u story is better. anway keep posting u story

Sorry guys, I was busy (still am) so I might not be able to make such regular updates to the story. Anyway here is a short chapter:

Episode 7

Dhivya is wandering through the garden, waiting for her brother to return home. Just then Mahen arrives on his motorbike. She quickly goes up to him and pulls him into the garden away from the house.

"Why are you pulling me here?" asks Mahen.

"Well I can't discuss this in the house. Where have you been?"

"I ...uh ... had a club meeting," he lies.

"Don't tell lies. I know you were at the beach with a girl."

Mahen gets angry. "So now you are following me around!No one made you my babysitter."

"I'm your akka."

"You're only 15 minutes older than me!"

Dhivya glares at him. "I won't let you upset our father."

"He won't get upset by what he doesn't know."

"You think you can hide this from him?"

"At least until I complete my degree. Now I'm not discussing this further with you." He shakes off her hand and walks angrily into the house.

Dhivya looks frustrated. "Aiyo ... the sparks will fly if appa finds out what is causing him not to pay attention in class and get low grades. Enna ithu ... both these boys cannot be trusted. First it was only my cousin, now my brother too!"

*

Meanwhile Indhu is inside the house and Mahen walks past her angrily.

"Mahen?" she calls. The only reply is the door slamming.

"What is going on here?" she wonders. First I meet that terrible woman Arasi. Then my sister leaves without a word. And now Mahen also! Dhivya, there you are. What is wrong with your brother?"

"I don't know," her daughter replies, looking distracted. She also goes into her room. Indhu looks even more puzzled.

"I thought moving to Chennai would be a good thing for our family, to be close to the children and my husband to have his promotion. But instead everything is a mess!" she thinks aloud.

"What is a mess?" She hears her husband's voice suddenly. She is startled.

"Ennanga, you have come home early from your first day at the office. Is everything alright there?"

"Oh yes, the staff there is all very helpful and efficient, especially my deputy."

"Kathirvelan?" asks Indhu absent-mindedly.

KG looks at his wife curiously. "Yes, why are you acting so strangely all of a sudden? Do you know him from before?"

Indhu is shocked and doesn't know what to say.

thodarum ...

Please do give some comments! TQ

The suspense is building up! Good continuity. Look forward to the next chapter.

Pat

Sorry for this long delay. I hope I have not lost my audience. Please give a shout-out if you are still here. The next episode onwards I will try a different format to the story-telling.

Episode 8

After some initial hesitation, Indhu reveals the truth to her husband. She reminds him how, before they were married, he had been told that she had an engagement which was broken off.

"Yes, you told me about it at the time," agrees KG.

"But you did not ask me for further details," replies Indhu.

"It was only an engagement, ma. I thought it didn't matter. What connection does all this have to my deputy, Kathir?" asks KG.

Indhu takes a deep breath and then tells the full story.

(flashback)

At the age of 19, she had been engaged to Kathirvelan. At the time he was studying for IAS. Her father, who had never been rich but always status-conscious, wanted to arrange a good marriage for her.

However, Arasi who was Indhu's childhood rival, had also set her sights on Kathirvelan to become the wife of an IAS officer. Arasi was the only child of wealthy parents. She persuaded them to offer a bigger dowry to Kathirvelan's parents. His parents, blinded by wealth, succumbed and broke off their son's engagement to Indhu.

Kathirvelan came back from Chennai having secured a job there and, after marrying Arasi, moved to Chennai. Meanwhile Indhu's father managed to arrange another marriage for her – this time to a young Sri Lankan, who would later become her husband. KG, although his family was well-placed in Sri Lanka, was not expected to make it to a high position in the IAS unlike Kathirvelan.

(end of flashback)

But 23 years later, Indhu is the one whose husband is Kathirvelan's boss. Obviously this has angered Arasi, who is used to having her own way.

Having told this tale to her husband, Indhu awaits his response.

"Enna ma, ithu oru puthu kulappam. Is it awkward for you that my deputy is your former fianc?" asks KG worriedly.

"No, that is not what I am worried about. Kathir was not to blame; his parents were greedy for money. He hardly knew what was going on, since he was studying in Chennai away from the marriage arrangements in Tirunelvelli. He just tied the thali as his parents wished."

"Then what is it you are worried about?" asks KG.

"Arasi … she will try to make trouble, I know it. Ava pollathava ... Anyone who crosses her path, she will make their lives miserable."

KG shakes his head. "How can this type of people still survive?"

"Money. That is what makes the world go round," observes Indhu sadly.

"Yes, for people who do not understand the value of love above money. But our relationship and our family are not built on money, but affection. We'll see whatever this Arasi does, we can face it together." KG tries to reassure Indhu. Husband and wife share a smile together.

Dhivya comes down at that moment and smiles to see her parents happy together.

"What is this, you two are still lovebirds at your age?" she teases. Indhu and her husband look a little embarrassed, and then they all laugh.

thodarum ...

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