Recap: Raghav’s aunt gives a surprise visit and they turn to be a perfect couple in her eyes
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Raghav returned aftersometime with some jasmine flowers in his hand and stood watching between Malini and his aunt. Krishanveni was too staring at him standing still.
Krishnaveni: Yennada poi un pondati ku kudu. ( what boy ? Go, give it your wife )
Raghav nodded his head and walked towards Malini and gave her the flowers. Malini was having very different feeling. It all looked like as she watched in few old movies and the usual teasing words of malli poo and halwa striked her. Her stomach churned with the different feeling she was going through. She got the flowers from him and turned to leave but Krishnavei stopped her and took the flowers from her and adorned Malini’s hair with all the flowers.
Krishnaveni: Poo vangi kudutha odane vekkaum. Ippo paaru evlo latchanama irukku. ( you should pin the flowers immediately if he brought you see how good you look)
Raghav saw Malini who was looked divinely in his eyes with the flowers which her aunt put to her front and reached just above her bosoms. He saw her cheeks turned pink of blushing.
Raghav Mv: Nejamave vekka padrala? Ippo naa enna seiradhu onnum panna mudiyadha situation la indha mallippo la thevaya gopi namakku. Ayyo kadavule poo vecha extra azhaga theriyurale. control da Raghav edatha gaali pannu.
( Is she really feeling shy ? What should I do now , I can’t really do anything and in this situation do we need jasmine flowers Gopi ? God, she look extra beautiful with flowers. Control Raghav, leave this place)
Raghav: Enakku konjam office work irukku naa mela poren. ( I have some work so I will be upstairs)
Krishanveni: Seri Malini nee poi dinner sei. ( Malini, you go prepare dinner)
Raghav stopped and turned to Malini and signalled her to call him and she nodded. Krishnaveni settled infront of the TV to watch her serials when Malini entered the kitchen with her phone connected with airpods.
Raghav gave her clear instructions to set the idly maker and batter ready and told her heat the gravy and chutney. He sneaked into the kitchen and filled the plates with the batter and set it and left from there. Malini called him again.
Raghav: Enna achu idly eduthutiya? ( did you take the idly out ?)
Malini: Eppadi edukuradhu. Romba hot irukku lid. ( How should I take it out? The lid is very hot )
Raghav: Naa varen. ( I will come)
Raghav went to the kitchen but Krishnaveni stopped him.
Krishnaveni: Enna pa venum? ( What do you want ?)
Raghav: Onnum illa chithi. Water bottle edukka poren. ( Nothing aunty,I going to take water bottle)
He went and quickly removed the lid and transferred the idly to hot pack and told her what the chutney and gravy made off an went back to the room. Malini called his aunt and served inner an managed to answer her questions. Later Raghav and Malini had dinner and went to the their room after Malini cleaned the vessels.
Malini held her back and sat tiringly on the bed.
Malini: Pavam pa amma lam eppadi than ella work panrangalo. Mudiyala da sami. ( Poor mothers,how are they doing all these works ? I can’t go)
Raghav smiled at her rantings but he was surely lost in her surreal beauty infront of him. If they were in mutual in love and marriage her appearance would have created a diferent aura in the room but only him in this marriage and she giving a perfect wife vibe made his heart thud with every emotion but could not express.
Raghav: Maa avangalam innum neraya seivanga. nee idhukke ippadi solra. ( They do even more and you are complaining already for this alone)
Malini stared at Raghav without replying.
Malini Mv:Namakku onnume theriyala. Raghav oru vela ellam therinja ponnu venum nu expect pannano. (I don’t know anything. What if Raghav expected a girl who knew everything ?)
Malini: Raghav enakku then onnume theriyala nee pavam enna kalyanam panni vechitanga. ( Raghav I don’t knw anything and they got me married to you. poor fellow)
Raghav: Loosu. Sapadum, veetu velayum than mukkiyam na adhukku servant vechudalam edhukku marriage pannanum. ( Crazy, If food and household is alone important then we could have servant why do we need marriage ?)
Malini: Vera yedhukku marriage pannanum ? ( For what else should we marry ?)
Raghav Mv: Therinji pesurala ? ( Is she talking knowingly ?)
Raghav: Life long namakku love kudukka, namma happiness, sadness, problems ellathulayum company kudukka oruthanga venum. Nammala nalla understand pannanum. Eppavum kooda irukkanum oru soulmate ah adhukku than marriage. Vela seiya illa.
( We need someone lifelong to give us love, to standby us in happiness, sadness, problems. They should understand us. Should be with us forever like a soulmate and we marry for that. Not for working)
Malini: Naa than eppovum unkooda irukene, unna nalla understand panni vechurukken, apram namma happy, sad moments problems ellathulayum namma onna than irukkom appo correct ah than marriage panni irukkanga.
( I m with you always, I understand you, we are together in our happy, sad moments and in problems too. So they got us married in correct way)
Malini promptly answered him but later reality struck her on what she said and she saw Raghav who was already looking at her eyes. Their eyes locked with each other and their trance was broken by the sound of the mobile ringing. Raghav took his mobile an moved to the balcony to speak.
Malini Mv: Malini enna than nadakudhu unakku. Heart yen ippadi thudikudhu. Yeppa enna oru magnetic eyes da samy. ( Malini what is happening to you. Why is your heart beating like this. What a magnetic eyes he has god ?)
Malini laid and soon slept. Raghav returned and laid next to her but the thin string which held his self control doesn’t seem to hold anymore with the beautiful wife who was looking gorgeous with flowers on her shoulders. The scent of the jasmine was driving him crazy.
Raghav: Idhu seriya varadhu Raghav Un mela ini nambikka illa. He went and laid on the couch. ( This won’t be good Raghav, I won’t trust you anymore.)
Morning Malini saw Raghav sleeping on the couch an woke him but he convinced as he worked till late night and slept unknowingly. They got ready and were about to go down but Malini looked at Raghav with a puppy face as they had to handle Krishnaveni.
Raghav: don’t worry. I already made a plan. We are taking her out to the temple.
Malini: Will she come?
Raghav: Definitely.
They went down and saw Krishnaveni ready and sitting in the living with a cup of tea.
Raghav: God morning chithi.(aunty)
Krishnaveni: Good morning. Vaanga(come).
Raghav: Chithi namma veliya porom. Malini every Tuesday, murugan kovil ku pova so neengalum vaanga. ( Aunty we will go out. Every tuesday Malini will go to murugan temple so you too come with us )
Krishanveni: Saptu polame. ( We will leave after having breakfast)
Raghav: Illa Chithi. Kovil ku poitu than ava sapduva so namma poitu vandhudalam. ( No aunty, we will have after returning from temple)
Krishnaveni: Seri ok.
They all got in the car and Raghav drove to the farthest Murugan temple. They had to climb steps to reach the shrine and slowly they climed. Raghav got flowers and coconut for offering.
Krishnaveni: Dey Kovil ku vara pondati poo vaangi kudu. Sollite irukkanuma. ( Hey buy flowers for your wife when you come to temple. Should I keep telling you everytime)
Raghav: Seri chithi. (ok aunty)
Raghav bought flowers for Malini and gave it to her and they went towards the main shrine and did the pooja. Later they sat in the premises when Krishnaveni moved to the shops near by and returned with a pair of sacred threads and earthern lamps and gave it to them.
Malini: Edhukku aunty? (why aunty)
Krishnaveni: Indha kovil ku vara husband and wife sendhu indha velakku yethina eppovum happy ah iruppangalam. Apram seekiram murugan mathiri oru kozhandha porakkum. Adhunala rendu perum sendhu vilakku yethittu indha kayira rendu perum kaila katti vidunga.
( couples who lit the diya at this temple will live happily forever. And very soon you will be blessed with a child murugan so both of you lit this diya and tie this thread on both of your wrist)
Raghav Mv: Chithi goal mela goal podrangale. Theriyama vandhom but indha kovil ku ippadi oru history ah. ( Aunty is scoring goal after goal. We came here without the history of this temple)
Malini: Mama enna yosikuringa vaanga. ( Mama, what are you thinking, come )
Raghav Mv: Iva vera mama mama nu solli romba sodhikurale. ( She is testing calling mama everytime)
Raghav: Vaa ma polam. (come lets go)
They went and lit the lamp and they tied the sacred thread to each other.
Krishnaveni: Raghav andha kungumam eduthu Malini nethila vechu vidu. Daily nee than vekkanum puriyudha. ( Raghav pick that vermillion and apply on Malini’s forehead. You should do this daily. Do you understand?)
Raghav: Seri Chithi. (ok aunty)
Raghav took a pinch of Vermillion and put on her forehead and blew the few spilled on her nose. Malini closed her eyes with the hot air that grazed her face. Her body felt goosebumps. She opened her eyes and the moment she looked into his eyes the bells from the temple rang.
Malini Mv: Correct ah mani adikudhu. Appo idhu ??????? ( the bell is ringing at the right time. Is it ????)
Krishnaveni: Malini polama ( Malini shall we go ?)
Raghav: Polam Chithi. Pakkathula oru Mall irukku anga pogalam. Breakfast saptu Malini ungalukku shopping pannanum sonna. ( We will leave aunty. there is a mall near by , lets go. We will have breakfast and Malini wants to do shopping for you)
Raghav took them to the Mall and had breakfast. Later they wet around shopping and spend the time till lunch and finished their lunch.
Krishnaveni: Raghav veetukku polam da evening enakku train irukku. ( Raghav lets go home. I have a train to catch in the evening)
Raghav: Seri chithi. (ok aunty)
They returned home and rested for some time. Raghav made tea and filled the flask and returned to room and saw Malini standing infront of the mirror and struggling to remove the knot from house which had tightened when she pulled wrongly.
Raghav: Enna ma? (what dear ?)
Malini: Knot remove panna mudiyala. Aunty call panriya pa. ( I can’t remove the knot. Can you call aunty ?)
Raghav: Ayo na call panna, husband thane nee panna matiya keppanga. ( No, if i call her then she will question that you are her husband an dwhy can’t you do it ?)
Malini: Aama la. Seri neeye remove panriya please. ( yes you are right. Then will you help to remove please )
Raghav nodded and moved to her back and pushed her hair to the front. The blouse was stitched a little lower which exposed her back. His hands tremble on seeing the milky soft skin. He gulped and held the knot to remove it and his fingers grazed her skin in the process making. She twitched to the sudden touch but composed and stood firmy with eyes closed tightly. Raghav removed the knot and saw her in the mirror who was standing with eyes closed tightly and smiled at the effect she was having to his touch.
Raghav Mv: Namakku mattum than effects nu nenacha ingayum irukke. Appo koodiya ice varum polaye. ( I thought only I m having such effects but looks like she does too. Then soon things will work out )
He cleared his throat and moved casually as if not affected and called her to bring her back to the reality.
Raghav: Malini flask la tea irukku Chithi kudu. Evening naa avangala station la drop panniduren. ( Malini, give tea from flask to aunty. I will drop her at the station in the evening)
Malini was yet to recover from the effects of him and just hummed in response without looking at him. Raghav understood her state and didn’t push further and left to the washroom to get changed.
By evening Krishnaveni got ready and Malini gave her tea. she blessed the couple before leaving. Malini stayed in home and Raghav drove to the station to drop Krishnaveni and he carried her bags to settle in her seat.
Raghav: Seri Chithi paathu poitu vaanga. (ok aunty, take care )
Krishnaveni: Seri Raghav apram, next time tea poda solli tharum podhum window kitta lam pogadha direct ah kitchen la poi solli kudu night idly panna mathiri ( Then Raghav, next time when you teach her to make tea don’t go by the window instead go direct to the kitchen)
Raghav gasped at her and his eyes widened.
Raghav: Chithi adhu….. (aunty that..)
Krishnaveni: Podhum podhum ellam enakku theriyum. Nalla than paathukura wife ah. Summa solla koodadhu avalum unna vittu tharala. Renu kannulayum avlo love theriyudhu. ( Enough, I know everything. You are taking good care of your wife. Not to be kidding she too doesn’t give up on you. I can see love in both your eyes.)
Raghav: Nejamava chithi? ( REally aunty?)
Krishnaveni: aama da. Avalum unna love pandra oru vela innum unkitta sollana feel pannadha. Konjam konjam idea panni feel panna vei. Thana varadhu. Puriyudha. Next time rendu perum acting illama real ah irukanum.
(yes boy. She too love you but don’t feel bad if she hadn’t confessed it yet. Make some ideas and make her feel your love. Nothing comes on its own. Do you understand ? Next time I don’t want to see you both acting, everything should be real)
Raghav: Seri chithi.Apram Thanks. (ok aunty… and thanks)
Krishanveni: Nee enakkum paiyan than. Un life nalla irukkanum nu enakkum aasa irukku. Yedhachum idea venum na phone pannu. ( you are my son too. I want your life to be good. Call me if you want some ideas)
Raghav: Kandippa panren. ( Sure I will do)
They shared a hug and Raghav left after the train departure. On way he saw an old lady selling flowers and stopped before her smiling ear to ear deciding to do it on daily basis.
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