chapter 13

Author's povAll the 4 mens were talking about Mynthu and Gowri..... Shiva was silent all the while.... Rudra came back and brought lunch with him.... All ate... Then there was discussions about the office work Ram and Shekhar were conversing with Karthik.... Rudra saw Shiva who was silent.. He came and sat beside him... Rudra :what are you thinking... ?? Shiva : How much influence they have in this village.. Rudra : Whom? Shiva : Those two who caged my chellama... Rudra : They have huge power here da.... Inga iruka ela villagers kum God mari....in fact avangaluku theriyama yarum ula varavum mudiyathu.... Pogavum mudiyathu.... Neraiya help um panirukanga intha villagers ku... Bhaskar oda sontha ooru...generation generation ah powerful family... Inga bus um varathu 3 km thali tha bus stop iruku so entha vehicle um ilama iruntha thapikave mudiyathu....(They are like Gods to this village people... In fact no one can enter and leave this area without their knowledge...They helped alot of villagers...its Bhaskar's native place...they are being powerful and Authoritative for generations here  ... There is no bus availability here...only bus comes through this side and that bus stop is 3 km away from here only once a day it comes..so leaving from here or escaping from here without own  vehicle is impossible.) Shiva:hmmmmRudra : Shiva..... Shiva : hmmRudra : We can enter that bunglow tomorrow.. Shiva : Epadi.. (How) Rudra : Inga oru chinna kovil iruku anga oru periya pojai..... Antha work la elarum irupanga antha time la porathu easy..... (There is a big pooja in that mountain temple.... Everyone would be busy with that so we can utilize that time) Shiva : inoru car ready panu da... (Arrange another car Rudra) Rudra : hmmm okay.... Shiva : Karthik.... Karthik : Sir.... Shiva : tomorrow evening airport la nama jet wait pananum(Our jet would be at airport tomorrow) Karthik : okay sir..... Rudra : Epdi da avlo sure ah solra...... Nee oru time thane da patha oru vela summa flow la apdi solirukalam.... (How are you sure about that... You just meet her once... May be she said that in flow right) Shiva : Ila... I know... She is waiting for tomorrow.....inga iruka villagers kita help keka mudiyathu.. Nama yar nu avaluku theriyumo theriyatho.. We are new to this village... Strangers nama kita kandipa thapika help kepa.. We are her only hope.... Nama tha ava family nu therinjalum theriyamale irunthalum... Nama kita tha varuva....(No... I know... She is waiting for tomorrow... She can't ask help from villagers.... She is waiting for strangers... No matter if she knows us Or not... We are new to this village.... She can ask help from us to escape from here.... We are her only hope... Knowingly or unknowingly she will come to us only) Karthik : how sir.... Shiva : Actually ava ena niruntha reason nee ena theduna nu solrathuku ila.. Enta help keka.... Ava atha solrapo anga 2 per cross pananga and oruthan angiye phone pesura mari ninu ketutu iruntha.... That's why she said that..... I didn't just assumed everything by her last sentence.... (Actually the reason for her to stop me wasn't to tell be about Rudra searching me.... She wanted to ask help.... When she about to say two men crossed that way... One man stood there acting like he was in call... But he was spying her.... That's why she said that... I didn't assumed everything just by her last sentence) Just then they heard calling bell sound.... Rudra opened the door only to see Mynthu standing there.. She was still in uniform and bag it mean she directly came from schoolRudra looked at her and asked her... Rudra : Ena venum papa... (What do you want papa..(baby) ) Mynthu : Naa papa ila Mynthu.... Mynthavika.... (I am not papa.... Mynthu... Mynthavika...) Rudra chuckled and nodded his head... Rudra : Okay Mynthavika what are you doing here..... Mynthu :Vetuku yarachu vantha ula koptu ukaravaichu pesanum.... Yarum soli tharaliya.... (No one taught you.... If someone comes to our home we should greet them and ask them to come in and speak after that...) Rudra : Sari ula vanga madam... (Ohh... Okay come inside madam) Mynthu :mothala Valila irunthu thalunga apo thane enala ula vara mudiyum.... (First you move from my way then only I can come inside right) Rudra : athu sari.. (That's right) He moved  to the side giving her way... She directly went inside and looked around.... She saw 4 other men standing there there he was the person she came for.... She placed her lunch bag and bag on the chair and sat at the center of the sofa comfortablyAll were watching her silently.... She saw them... Mynthu : unga vetla Girls yarum ilaiya..... 1 2..5  five boys tha irukeingala.... . (Don't you have any girls at home... Only 1.2...5 boy are here) He said pointing out each and counting them.. Ram : Avnga elam vetla irukanga thangam...... Inga vara matanga..... (They are at home thangam.... They won't come here) Mynthu : ohh... Apo ithu unga vedu ilaiya... (Ohh... So this is not your home???) She asked with wide eyes.... Shekar : Ila ma..... Enga vedu chennai la iruku..... Enga kuda vantheina naa kotitu poren avnga kita... (No ma... Our home is in Chennai.... If you come with us we will take you there to meet them) Mynthu : naa matein.... Amma ilama naa engaiyum vara matein.... (I won't.... I won't come anywhere without my amma) Rudra : Apo amma vantha neyum varuviya.... (So if your  amma comes you will also come with us?? ) Mynthu : amaa.... She nodded her head up and down cutely..... Shiva smiled at her came and sat beside her but she narrowed her eyes at him..... Mynthu : Alu mattum tha valanthuruka.... Ana unaku arive ila....(You only grow up in height.... But no brain at all) Karthik &Rudra : Etheyyyy(whatttttt) Shiva : En mynthu ma... (Why mynthu ma..) Mynthu : pina. Nee evlo uyarama iruka... Na evlo chinnatha irukaa.... Ipo unkita pesanum na naa niminthu pathu pesanum... Enaku kaluthu valikatha.. (Then what... See how height you are.... And how small I am.... If I want to talk with you I have to look up and talk... My neck will pain) Shiva : athuku ena ma pananum... (What can I do for that ma) Mynthu : hmmmm🤔🤔🤔Idea... Shiva : ena.. (What) Mynthu : ipadi en munadi kneeldown panunga..... (Come and kneel down in front of me..) Shiva just smiled and kneeled in front of his daughter...karthik and Rudra was gaping like a fish..... They only saw this Shiva that to only in front of Gowri.... Mynthu looked others who were still standing.. Mynthu : Ethuku neenga elarum nikureinga..... Ukarunga ... Periyavangala nika vachu pesakudatham... Amma soluvanga.... (Why are you all standing... Please sit down.... Amma says we should not talk with elders making them stand in front of us...) Rudra : apo un munnadi oruthan irukane avan periyavanga list la vara matana..... (Then that man in front of you won't come in elders list ah????) Mynthu : Nenga single thane... (You are single right) Rudra : Ama... ethum set avala inum(Yeah... Nothing suitable for me..) Mynthu : Atha theriyuthe..... Ipadi nadula nadula pesuna epadi set avum... (Yeah I can see that... If you talk in between like this then how is that posible) All burst out laughing at Rudra...... Karthik : Thevaiya sir..... (Really needed sir????) Rudra glared at him that made him shut.... Mynthu : sari elam silent ah irunga naa pesanum... (Okay everyone be silent.. I want to talk) There was complete silence after that... Mynthu looked at Shiva.... Mynthu : Na unga kita questions kepein athuku mattum answers solanum purincha......(I will ask you questions you should answer them.. Understand) He nodded his head.. Mynthu : good boy....What is your name. Shiva : Shiva Shankar Mynthu : ena vayasu... (Age) Shiva : 33Mynthu : Ena work pakureinga.... (What is your work) Shiva : naa vela kudukura work pandra (Giving people work was my job) Mynthu : ohh... Evlo per ku..... (Ohh how many people) Shiva : oru 4000 Mynthu : Avlo vaa...(That much..) Shiva : Ama ma(Yes ma) Mynthu : apo periya office vachirukeinglaa... (Then you have big office right??) Shiva : hmmmm..Mynthu : hmm okay ... Ena padichirukeinga...... (Okay... What did you studied) Shiva : MBA.. Mynthu : Avlo thana..... Ungaluku thirty tree vayasaguthu... Enaku five vayasaguthu.. Nan UKG padikurein 3 letters iruka  nengalum 3 letter tha padicheinglaa ivlo year ah........ (That's it... You are thirty tree years old... I am five... I am studying UKG... 3.letters right in all these years you too studied only 3 letters..) Rudra : etheyyyy.... She glared at him... Mynthu : you shut up..... Naa unga kita pesala amaithya irunga anga parunga antha 2 old boys silent ah irukanga.....(You shut up.... I am not talking to you keep silent just like those two old boys) Rudra : Old boys ah..... Apo enaiyum Karthik ahiyum ena soluva (Old boys ah... Then what you say about me and Karthick) Karthik : sir ena ethuku sir ilukureinga.... (Why are you dragging me sir...) Rudra : Nee en man avlo panic agura.... Avangale old boys na nama children nu soluva da.... Don't worry... Nee solu ma mynthu... (Why are you panicking man.... She address them as old boys then we would be Childern... Don't worry.. You tell me ma mynthu) She eyed both of them... And said... Mynthu : nenga uncles..... Karthik : Naa patuku sevane thane sir nina..... (I was standing there silently sir.... 🙂😬) Shiva and her old boys laughed at the duo... She again turned towards Shiva and raised her eyebrow.... He zipped his mouth.... Mynthu : Answer solunga.... (Answer me) She said with authority.. ... Indeed she had that over him.... Shiva : Ilama.... Na B. Tech mudichitu MBA padichein.... Athu elathukum munadi 12 years school ponein.... (I completed B. Tech before MBA... even before that I studied in school for 12 years) Mynthu : ohhhh..... Shiva : Ethuku ma ithulam kekura..... (Why are you asking all this ma) Mynthu : athu. Secret yartaiyum sola kudathu.... (That's secret... I won't tell anyone) Shiva : En kita kuda sola matiya...... (Not even me??) She thinked for sometime 🤔🤔🤔. Then actioned him to come  closer so that she can say it on his ears.... He did Mynthu : Naaa en amma ku marriage pani vaika poren atha ungala ithu lam ketein..(I am planning for my amma's marriage that's why I asked you all this) His eyes widened...... Hearing her..... Her face fell seeing his reaction.... Mynthu : ungaluku en ammava pudikalaiya...... She is beautiful and the best amma in the world...... Avangala kalyanam panikonga please............ (Don't you like my amma.... She is beautiful and the best mother in the world.... Please marry her) Shiva didn't know how to react...... His daughter asking him to marry his wife again.. And she thinks he doesn't like her.....who will make that little girl understand that the only women he loves was her mother..... He composed himself and asked.... Shiva : En ena keta ma...  (Why did you asked me ma) Mynthu : En na ungala enaku pudichiruku...... (Because I like you) Shiva : Ena morning thane thango patha.... Athukula pudichiducha..... (You just saw me in the morning Thango.... Did you likes me that soon??) Mynthu nodded her head. Mynthu : ama...... You are good boy.....naa solrathulam kekureinga..... Apo ammava nenga happy ah pathupeinga..... Ungaluku theriyuma enaku appa kedaiyathu.... Ammava ketalum atha soluvanga...... En nu keta aluvanga..... En friend tha sona en amma yara kalyanam pandrangalo avar than en appa vam...... Neenga kalyanam panikonga aparn neenga en appava agiduveinga.... Aparm nenga naa amma intha ora viti poidalam unga veetuku...... (Yes... You are good boy... You listen to me... And you will keep my amma happy... You know.. I don't have Appa... Amma to say the same if I ask why she would cry.. My friend said whoever marries my mother is my appa.. Please marry my amma.. You will become my appa.. Then we will leave this place and go to your home and live there happily) Shiva was in tears...... Rudra understood that he can't talk now... So he came near and kneeled in front of her and asked.... Rudra : En mynthu ma  intha edam unaku pudikalaiya..... (Why mynthu... You don't like this place) Mynthu : noo. ..... Patti bad.... Avnaga amma ku periya oosi lam povanga... Amma aparam romba neram thongiduvanga.... Na poi check pani papein amma ku fever la irukathu.... Enaku appa iruntha ithulam nadaka vidamatar la.... Amma ala matanga la night la........ (Noo... Patti bad.... She will inject big injection to amma then amma would sleep for long time.. I did check then amma don't have fever.... If my appa is there then he won't let that happen right.... Amma won't cry at nights) She turned towards Shiva and cupped his face...... Mynthu : Nenga en appava agiduveingala....... (Would you become my appa....) She asked him innocently.... She don't know he was her own father... But he knows..... He couldn't take it more.... He hugged her tightly and cried.... Mynthu : alatheingaaa..... Ungaluku vena na paravala alatheinga please.... (Don't cry please... If you don't want... It's okay... Please don't cry) She said in sad tone he immediately broke the hug... And kissed all over her face.... Shiva : Naa un appa thango...... Naa vena nu solave matein..... (I am your appa. Thango... How can I say noo) Mynthu : Nejamaa...... (Truly) Shiva : nejama thango..... (Truly Thango) He kissed her forehead and hugged her...... She encircled her tiny hands around his neck and hugged him tightly....... Just they heard calling bell sound..... Shiva broke the hug and wipped her tears...... She wiped his tears too..... He kissed her eyes and forehead again... Rudra went to open the door.... There stood Bhaskar behind him Gowri with some different emotions...... She was not scared at all... It was pain and suffering.... Shiva can clearly read her eyes... But couldn't understand what runs in her mind... Seeing her mother Mynthu ran towards her and hugged her legs.... Gowri picked her up in her arms and kissed her cheeks with Mynthu reciprocated... Bhaskar: Yar nenga..unga yaraiyum naa pathathe ilaiye.... Oru ku puthusa... (Who are you... I never saw you here... Are you new here)Shiva: Ama.... (Yes) Bhaskar : Ena velaiya vanthurukeinga..... (What is the purpose of your visit) Shiva : That I lost something here.... I came here for that... I am sure I will go back with what's mine...... Bhaskar : Tholanjatha theda police la complaint kudunga... Tholacha edathula tha irukum... Inga yarukum mathavanga porul mela asai varathu. (Search on the place where you lost or file a case in police station.... No one here have the habit of stealing someone else's things) Shiva : Tholacha edathula tha thedura... And I am agreeing with the latter statement of yours.... Nenga romba strain panikatheinga.... Kelambunga.... (I am searching in the place where I lost.... And I am agreeing with your later statement... Don't strain yourself we will take care of it... Please leave) Bhaskar nodded and turned back to leave... Gowri walked behind him carrying her daughter......mynthu gave flying kiss to Shiva which he captured and stored safely in his heart.... She giggled at that....... While getting on the jeep..... Gowri looked them... With the same expression which stirred Shiva....... She gave them a small smile... She only know the reason behind it........