Recap: Raghav and Malini reach chennai for Malini’s nuptial thread changing ritual
************
The morning was very busy for every body as they went on heels preparig for the ritual. The living area was decorated with flowers. Plates with fruits and flowers, lamp was placed in the middle portion. ew close relatives were expected to join the ritual.
Raghav woke up and wore a maroon shirt and silk veshti and went out after informing his parents. Sujatha was busy in downstairs and Devika helped Malini get ready for the ritual. After sometime there was a knock and Devika opened the door a little and peeked outside.
Devika: Ennada ready agura wait pannu. ( what boy ? she is getting ready so wait )
Raghav: Maa, idha kudukka dhan vandhen.( Maa, I just came to give these) He gave jasmine flowers for Malini and left down.
She closed the door and saw Malini draped in a maroon saree.
Devika: Unakku poo vaangi kuduthutu poran. Nee idhaye vechukko. ( he got flowers for you so you pin those only)
Relatives also joined them on time and all waited for Malini to come down. Raghav’s eyes was fixed on the stairs to look at his wife. Devika came down holding Malini’s hand.
Malini was draped in a maroon saree and she wore the jewels Raghav bought her the previous day. Her hair was plaited and the jasmine flowers adorned her hair. She looked like a bride walking. She looked at Raghav who was already lost in her. She raised her eyebrows and he winked at her. She averted her gaze but her blush.
She was made sit and soon they started the ritual. The elder ladies sat around her and took the yellow thread and added the nuptial pendant to the gold chain. They called Raghav and asked him to wear it around Malini’s neck and he did. They gave him a garland and he put on her neck. Everybody blessed Malini one by one with the arathi plate.
Raghav clicked pictures on the entire ritual and many pictures of Malini for his own gallery. After the ritual everybody went to have food and Malini left to her room to relax for sometime. Raghav followed her and closed the door. He hugged her tightly inhaling the scent of the jasmine flowers.
Raghav: Semma azhaga iruka. Kolra enna. ( you are so beautiful and killing me )
Malini: Podhu podhum. Keela ellarum irukanga vidu. ( Enough, everyone is waiting for us downstairs)
Raghav: Engadi olichi vechurukka azhagu yellam. ipo onnum pannama summa vitta naa manushane ila theriyuma. ( Where did you hide all these beauty girl ? I m not a human if Ilet you go without doing anything )
Malini: Panna vendam nu sollala ippo venda. Yarachum varuvanga please. ( I m not stopping you from doing anything but now now. someone might walk in on us)
Raghav: Oru kiss mattum achu please. ( Atleast a kiss please)
He cupped her cheeks and kissed her lips hungrily and his hands snaked around her bare waist and squeezed it. She pulled from the kiss as she fell short of breathe.
Malini: Podhu po. ( enough .. leave)
Raghav: Selfie eduthutu poren. ( I will leave after taking a selfie)
His hands were around her shoulder and pulled her closer and kissed her cheeks for a selfie.
Raghav: Saree seri pannitu vaa naa keela poren. ( come down after adjusting your saree. I will leave now )
He went down and Malini checked herself in the mirror and corrected her saree before going down.
Raghav standing speaking on a call when she walked down. Relatives were chitchatting and she went to the kitchen to drink water but stopped when she hear one o her aunty speak to her mom.
Sujatha: Ippo edhukku divorce pannanga? ( why did they divorce now ?)
Aunty: Avara soli enna aaga pogudhu. Thappu ellam namma ponnu mela ( Nothing can be said wrong on his side. mistake was on our daughter’s side )
Sujatha: Enna solra? ( what are you saying ?)
Aunty: Akka marriage aagi evlo naal than andha paiyanum ivala adjust pannuvan. Purushana pakkathulaye sekkala. nanum evlo solli pathen. Chinna chinna problem ku lam sanda, husband wife relationship illa, mapilla veetal kozhanda illaya nu avarayum torture pannanga. Evlo porumaiya irundhan andha paiyan last ah veruthu poitan. Sendhu kashta padrathukku pirinji thani thaniya life pathutu polam nu divorce pannitanga. Avar office la yaro oru ponna kalyanam panna poraram, ippo azhugura naa enna seiven.
(Sister, how long will that man adjust after being married for so long ? She doesn’t let him near her. I adviced her so much. They fight for every minor things. No intimate relationship between husband and wife, her husband’s family started taunting him for not having a baby.How long will he be patient and finally he gave up. Instead of living in hell together they decided and got divorce. He is planning to get married to some girl from his office only. Now she is crying what can we do ?)
Sujatha: Seri vidu ma ellam seri agidum. Venum na andha paiyan kitta namma poi pesalama? ( Leave that everything will be fine. May be shall we speak to that boy once ?
Aunty: Venda ka. Marriage fix pannitanga adhu nalla irukadhu. Konja naal potum ivalum seri agiduva. ( No sister, they fixed his marriage and it won’t be good if we do that now. Let some days pass she will get fine)
Sujatha: Nee avala inga kootitu vaa konja naal place mathi irundha changes varum. ( You bring her here. If she stay in a different place then she might feel better )
Aunty: Seri ka. Vara solren. ( ok I will tell her )
Malini went back to her room and sat in the balcony. Her aunt’s words started to affect her. What if she loses Raghav because she could not give herself completely to him. She couldn’t imagine a lie without Raghav. He has become a major part of her soul and life, what if something happens in her life like that of her cousin. A lone tear escaped her eyes.
She can’t miss him for any reason. She loves him wholeheartedly and could do anything to for him. Any day she will be his completely and why would she delay it.
Malini Mv: Raghav kitta pesu Malini. Bayam mattum than reason sollu. Unakkaga ellam seiran unnoda bayathukku kandippa help pannuvan. ( Talk to Raghav Malini. Tell him you are only scared. He is doing everything for you and sure he will help you to get over the fear )
Raghav came in search of her and saw her sitting in the balcony and called her. Malini walked back to the room.
Raghav: Enna ma yen oru mathiri irukka? ( Why do you look different ?)
She hugged him and laid her head on his chest.
Malini: Raghav naa onnu sollatuma? ( Raghav shall I say something ?)
Raghav: Enna permission lam kekkura? sollu enna ( Why are you asking for permission?)
Malini: Its not like I m feeling uncomfortable. I m only scared. Please help me to get rid of my fear.
Raghav: Ippo yen sudden ah indha topic. ( Why are talking about this now ?)
Malini: Please pa. Indha reason nala namakulla yedhachum problem vandha ennala thanga mudiyadhu. ( Please, I don’t want any problem between us because of this. I can’t bear any problem between us )
Raghav pulled her away from hug and looked in her eyes which reflected so much of insecurities.
Raghav: Enna ivlo than nenachiya?. Indha reason kaga sanda poduven nu. Idhu varaikkum naa edhukkume unkitta sanda pottadhu illa apram eppadi ippadi yosiche. Naa unna love panren. Infact life full ah sex illama irukkanum nee sonna kooda naa adhukku ok solven. Please enna pathi ippadi yosikadha romba kashtama irukku.
( You think of this that I will leave you for this reason ? I have never fought with you for any reason then how did you think this ? I love you and if I have to live my whole life a celibate then I m ok for that too. Please don’t think of me that way. It hurts me )
Malini: Sorry pa. I didn’t mean to hurt you. Enakku enna panradhu theriyala. Unkitta thane ellame solven, adhan sonnen. I m sorry help me with my fears. ( Sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you. I can only say everything to you. I m sorry help me with my fears )
Raghav: We will see into that later now relax and come lets go down.
She wiped her face and they walked down. Raghav walked ahead of her and as they stepped in the hall a girl in her early twenties screamed Raghav as mama and hugged him and Malini gasped loud. Everybody were shocked and Raghav shouted and wiggled to escape her hug but she held him tightly laughing happily. Raghav turned his face to Malini who eyes were red and walked back from that place. Devika came forward and pulled that girl away from him.
Raghav: Hey arivu irukka unakku ippadiya pannuvanga. Innoru mura ippadi yedhachum panne tholachiduven. He took quick steps to follow Malini. ( Hey don’t you have some sense ? How could you do this ? I will kill you if you ever repeat this )
Devika pulled that girl who was Raghav’s maternal uncle daughter to a room.
Devika: Inga paaru nee chinna ponnu illa. Raghav ku marriage ayiduchu, Malini en ponnu. Next time annan ponnu nu kooda paakka matten. Olunga iru. ( See you are not a little girl anymore. Raghav is married, Malini is my daughter. Next time I won’t think that you are my niece. Stay in limits)
She warned her and left from the room. Raghav came to the room and saw Malini throwing all the things and the room was a complete mess.
Raghav: Malini… enna panra. ( What are you doing ?)
Malini: Patha therila, unna adikka mudiyala adhan ippadi panren. (Can’t you see. I can’t hit you so I m doing this )
Raghav: Naa enna pannen, ava than vandhu katti pudicha. ( What did I do ? she came all of a sudden and hugged me)
Malini: Avala yaaru vara sonna. Avala pathi theriyum la. Eppo pathalum mama mama nu ottikira. ( Who called her ? You know about her right ? Always she stick to you calling mama )
Raghav: Avalam oru aala. Ava mama sonna odane feel aguma adhellam solla vendiya aal sonna dhan feel agum. Nee vena mama sollu apram paaru reaction eppadi irukum nu. ( she is no one to us. I won’t feel anything even if she me mama. I will only feel when the rightful person call me that)
Malini: Onnum theva illa ponga sir adha unga mama ponnu katti pudichi aasaya koopatale ponga ( I want nothing go away and you have your cousin who will call you mama and hug you too)
Raghav: Appadiya? nan yedho chinna bayama irukku sonnale help pannalam nu vandhen. venam vidu naa poren. ( Is it ? I thought you were scared a little and wanted to help you but if you are not ready then I will leave )
He pretended leave but Malini pulled him with his collars and bit his cheeks.
Raghav: ahhhh. Valikudhu ma. ( ahhhh its paining girl )
Malini: Nalla valikattum innoru mura yarachum vandhu unna thotta kooda unna andha kadavul kooda save panna mudiyadhu solliten. ( Let it pain more. Next time if someone hugs you then even the god cannot save you. )
Raghav: Seri di yen azhagana angry bird. ( ok my dear beautiful angry bird )
He hugged her from behind and kissed her cheeks.
Raghav: Namma veetukku ponadhum bayam seri pannidalama? ( Shall We will clear your feard once we return to our home ?)
Malini nodded her head in shy.
Raghav: Idhey get up venum enakku. Appadiye typical first night set up la. ( I want this same get up. typical wedding night set up too )
Malini: hmmmm.
Raghav: ok va? appo night padhil evening ok va. Ippove kelambalam ( ok is it ? then shall we have evening instead of night ? We will start now )
Malini: onnum vendam evening kelambalam adhuvara ellarodavum time spend pannalam. ( No, we will leave in the evening and until then we will spend time with everyone )
Raghav: Seri vaa polam. (ok come lets go )
Malini: Wait naa dress change pannitu varen. ( I will come after changing my dress )
She moved to the wash room and change to her kurti and leggings and they went down to spend time with everyone. After some time relatives left and the girl didn’t even spare to look at Raghav.
Later Sujatha took Malini to the backyard and they were casually checking on the plants.
Sujatha: Malini, Naa solradha nalla kelu. Problem illadha life yarukkume illa but nama yeppadi handle panrom seri panrom la dhan life irukku. Eppavum positive ah yosi. Unna evlo namburiyo adhe mathiri Raghav mela nambikka vekkanum. Rendu perukkum naduvula endha secrets irukka koodadhu. Sanda potta kooda night thoonga pora munnadi solve pannidanum. Next day vara adhu poga koodadhu. Chinna chinna vishayangal dhan life la periya sandhosham tharum. Office la stress na konjam adjust panniko.
( Malini, listen to me. There is no life without problem but it all depends on how we handle it and solve it. Always think positive. Believe Raghav to the same extent you believe yourself. There should be no secrets between you two. Even if you fight solve it before you go to bed. It should not prolong to the next day. There is happiness in every little things. If he has stress from office adjust with it )
Unakku studies continue pannanum illa job ponum na Raghav kitta pesu. Naa solli than Raghav pathi unakku theriyanum nu illa nee sollamale avan ellathaiyum purinjippan. Adhey mathiri neeyum eppovum angayum Raghav ah vittu thara koodadhu. Unnoda life un kaila than irukku. Paathu nadanthukko. Seekiram life ah next stage ku kondu po. Purinjidha?
( If you want to continue your studies or join a job then talk to Raghav. Its not like I should tell you about Raghav, he will understand you even if you don’t tell him likewise you should also not give upon Raghav anywhere or to anyone. Your life is in your hands. Be careful. Take your life to next step. Do you understand ?)
Malini: Puriyudhu Maa. Kavala padadha nanga happy ah irukkom, eppavum iruppom. ( I undertsood maa, Don’t worry we are happy and we will always be happy)
They shared a hug and returned inside. By evening Raghav and Malini packed their things to return bangalore. Sujatha and Devika packed them some snacks and dinner to have on way. They bid bye to their parents started their journey back to bangalore.
*************
