PART 1 ... Sharing
Tamil drives down the lane very fast ... screeches to a halt at the gate of his house ... gets down impatiently from his bike ... parks it and walks down hurriedly to the front door. He rings the bell... triiinnng... triiinnng
Thulasi hears the bell clamouring ... she hurriedly opens the door and gets a shock when she sees Tamil's thunderous expression ...
"Yenango ... what happened ... why do you look so angry?" ... she asks hesitantly and worriedly...
"What happened! ... everything wrong has happened ... Sundari Ma'am has been thrown out of the house by Lakshman Sir!!!" ... Tamil roars ' throwing his bag on the sofa...
Thulasi is shocked, "Wh... what are you saying? This cannot be true!!"
Hearing her agitated voice, Tamil calms down and walks towards her ...
Tamil holds Thulasi by her shoulders and says, "It is true Kuttima ... believe me ... if you had also seen Sundari Ma'am's face crumpled with shame and tears... your blood would also have boiled with anger... "
Thulasi's eyes fill up with tears ... "But why... why did all this happen?"
Tamil shrugs his shoulders and moves towards the bedroom ... "Everyone ... including Sundari Ma'am is blaming you ... but don't worry... I think this is all a game played by Bhuvana ... and I am going to find out what is behind her game ... "
Thulasi wipes her tears and follows him into the room ... "Why ... why do you think it is a game played by Bhuvana? ... How is she responsible for Sundari amma being thrown out?"
Tamil sits down on the bed and slowly unbuttons his shirt ... "Kuttima ... when a person is at the door of death ... they don't think of taking revenge on anyone ... but the way Bhuvana smirked when Sundari Ma'am was being thrown out ... I have a feeling that she is lying about having cancer ... and I am doubting her because I know the extent to which her criminal mind works ... I am telling you without any doubt that she may not have cancer at all ... because for the sake wealth ... that lady will stoop to do anything ... even lying and murdering ... "
Thulasi sits beside Tamil on the bed and wringing her hands together ... she cries out in distress ... "Sundari amma is absolutely right ... I am to blame for all her troubles ... What can I do to make everything right for her? ... Just a few hours ago ... Deepa had come home and requested me to go and stay with Bhuvana for a few days to ease her heart and mind ... I don't know what to do ... Appa is telling me not to go ... Prabha is crying and telling me that as a daughter it is my duty to fulfill her last wish ... and now Deepa is also persuading me to go and stay with Bhuvana ... I just don't know what to do... "
Tamil noticing her distress ... stops unbuttoning ... and takes her hand gently in his hands ... "Kuttima ... I knew that you would get upset ... that is why I was hesitating to tell you anything ... but Sundari Ma'am's heartrending look was too much for me to bear ... that is why I could not control my feelings and blurted out everything to you ... but don't worry Kuttima ... we'll work together and bring a solution to this problem created by Bhuvana ... "
Leaning forward ... Tamil gently wipes away Thulasi's tears ... and places a kiss on her forehead ...
"But now I'm hungry ... what's for dinner ... is it some kali looking upuma or some dosais looking like the world maps?" ... Tamil asks her teasingly with a grin ...
Seeing the twinkle in his eyes ... a tremulous smile slowly erupts on Thulasi's lips ... she raises her hand and pulls his ears ... "No, none of those ... only some rock-like idlis... "
Thulasi gets up to go ... and Tamil pulls her back ... she falls down on his lap ... Tamil wraps his hands around her and pulls her close to whisper in her ears ... "Since this poor guy has to eat rocks for dinner ... why not let him have a taste of soft petals first ... " and bends his head to take Thulasi's lips in a loving kiss ... Thulasi slowly lifts her hands and encircles Tamil's neck ...