Nithya slowly woke up from the bed and saw that Ashok was missing.
She looked for him at the washroom he was not there to.

'Aalu vera upset ah irundhare enga ponaaru',Nithya panicked.
'Let me call him',she thought and dialed Ashok but his phone was in the room.

'Enna room la phone ah vechutu enga ponaaru?',she thought.
'Let me call Pugazh anna',she thought and dialed Pugazh.
'Sollu papa',he attend the call and replied.

'Pugazh anna Ashok anga irukaara?',she asked.
'Illaye ma,avan inga varalaye.Yen?',Pugazh replied.
'Illa na avaru room la illa adhaan keten',she said nervously.
'Inga dha poirupaan papa,paaru avanuku phone panni paathiya?', Pugazh asked.

'Anna unga maapla uh phone ah room la vechutu poitaaru ney',she sighed.
'Ivana vechukitu...seri ma inga dhan pakkathula engeyavadhu poirupaan konjam neram paaru,if he didn't arrive call me',Pugazh said
Nithya hummed and the call declined.
She casually noticed his phone.There was a notification.

(NOTE:-He didn't open the chat and read the message,he read it from the notification)
She opened it.

'Come and meet at the backyard garden of the hotel now.Im waiting for you',was the text.

'Yaara irukum?,ivaru yen anga ponaaru?,May be yaaravadhu avara hurt panra intention oda pannirundhaa...Namma odane poganum',she thought and went in search of him.

She went to the garden in search of him and stood frozen seeing the sight infront of her.

Her heart shattered into pieces.
Someone is hugging her husband tightly.

'I love you Ashok!I want you again in my life.Please accept your Jessi back',she heard the girls' voice and tears falling from her eyes unknowingly.
She can't even stand anymore.She ran to the hotel room.
She fell on the bed and tears were flowing on her cheeks.

'Kadavule naan evlo periya thappu panniten..Avaru manasula enna iruku nu theriyaama naan ipdi en manasula aasaiya valathute!I think he warned me on our first meet,he said that he had a past already,iniku kooda andha ponnu kagadhana aludhaaru,cha naan dhan ellathayum thappa purinjukiten.Oru vela avaru enna oru friend ah dhan paathurupaaro,I know he always tease me but I saw love in his eyes.Is that fake?,is that too teasing?Now I know that I'm not the one for him..I should make myself distance from him, but I promised that I won't leave him, I'll be his friend and a well wisher.But I won't cross my border... I know this is hard but I should make myself distance from him',she thought.Her eyes,heart,her everything was aching now because of crying.
Her eyes became red,her face was swollen and her lips gone pale.
Without knowing what was happening there actually,she let her thoughts grown falsely.
Jessi was still hugging him.Ashok didn't speak anything.She slowly moved from him.

'Please Ashok,I know what I have done to you is wrong, but now I regret my mistake.Nee en life la evlo important nu naan purinjikiten Ashok..Please I need you back,I need our happy days',she said.
Ashok took a deep breath.
'Pesi mudichutiya?Shall I talk?',he asked and she nodded.

'Nee enna vittutu pona aprom I left everything.I used to stay alone.En appa enkitta pesuradhey nirutheetaaru.Romba kashtama irundhuchu,do you know how much it'll hurt when someone betrayed you,when especially our loved ones did.Life la edhume pudikkala,kedacha velai la poi serndhen nee vittutu pona indha 5years la I have became a machine.An emotionless machine.
Then Appa ve oru naal enkitta vandhu pesunaaru,he asked me to marry.

I have accepted that only for him and I'm married now.',he said and Jessi's eyes gone wide.
'So you married?Hey its just because of your father's compulsion right?Then leave it Ashok,Leave her..', before she finish Ashok interrupted her.

'Irunga Miss.Jessica Steve,I haven't completed.Yes I'm married because of my dad's compulsion, but after somedays I have realised I'm married to an angel.She changed this machine into a human and more than anything she loves me truly.
I'll never do something to her like you did to me and also I love her.I love her and forever she'll be Mrs.Ashok Kumar, understood Miss.Jessica Steve?',he said firmly.His words gave a tight slap to her.

'But Ashok,You love me right?',she asked.
'Yes I loved you',he said.
'Then what?',she asked.

'I think you didn't hear me Miss.Jessica Steve,I said I loved you,before years ago,but nee enna vittutu eppo poniyo,naan unna love ey panla da nu enna thooki erinjutu poniyoo appove ellam mudinju pochu Jessi!Now I have a wife and my own happy life,ava enkitta vandha aprom enna vittu ponadhellam enaku thirumba kedachuruchu..my parents,my happiness,my old life ellame.Now she is my everything and she is the only one for me.Idhuku munnadi epdi irundhomo apdiye irupom,you go on your way and I'll go on my way with my one and only wife Mrs.Nithya Ashok Kumar!And innoru dhadava avala vitru nu apdi ipdi nu edhavadhu ennathoda vandhenna,You know who is Ashok!Mind it!',he roared like a king for his queen.

'Im so sorry Ashok,You have lost so many because of me and now God has returned everything to you in the form of Nithya.I hope you both live happy.And I won't disturb you again',she said with a smile and left.
Ashok was feeling very happy,yes he is in love with Nithya!He just can't wait to confess her.He decided plan something special once they return to chennai.

He came back to the room.He saw Nithya was still sleeping on the bed.
He smiled at her and looked at his mobile,it was already 10'O clock.
'Edhume sapdama thoonguraale',he thought and went near her.
'Nithya, Nithya come on wake up.Edhavadhu saptu thoonguma',he said.

'Illa... I'm not feeling like having anything.Ungaluku venmna you can order',she said burrying his face in the pillow.

'Saapdama thoongadha ma,enichuko',he said but she doesn't respond.
'Seri,nalla thoonguraa edhuku disturb pannanu',he thought and went to took a shower.

He took his shower and changed himself into comfortable clothes.He lied beside her and he slowly dozed off.

Nithya opened her with difficulty,she can't sleep.When she heard Ashok's foot sound,she just pretended like sleeping.
Her eyes are burning like hell.She can't even open her eyes.

'What I have done to you God?Why me?If he doesn't love me why he is caring for me?I should not respond for him,if I I'll fall for him again',she thought and a lone tear escape from her eye.

'I had many plans to propose you Ashok,if this was just a dream I'll be the most happiest person in the world,But atleast now I came to know that I was not in your heart.But as I have promised I'll never leave you, I'll be with you as your friend but I need sometime to recover from this.But till that don't give me any hopes please!',Nithya sighed and she slowly dozed off in tiredness.

Morning,Nithya slowly opened her eyes and saw Ashok was not there.He was inside the washroom.
She sighed and woke up from the bed.
She looked herself in the mirror.

Her face had gone pale and swollen.Her eyes were still red.It is clearly visible in her face that something was wrong.
While she was looking,she felt an arm around her waist.
She was dashed on someone's wet bare chest.

'Ashok Vidunga enna',she said and he tightened his grip.
'Vidalenna enna pannuva?',he asked.
'Vidunga please',she said without turning or looking at him.
'Enna paathu sollunga madam',he said turned her and she was still bending her head down.
'Paaru ma',he said and lifted her face with his hand.

'Ma...ennaachu ma?Yen mogam la veengi poiruku?',she asked caressing her cheek.She remained silent.
'Ennaachu sollu ma?',he asked in his base voice it made her something inside her tummy.

'Hey...marubadiyum endha aasaiyum valathukaadha di...Idhu ellam eppo venaa mudinju poiralam!Be in your limits',she thought herself and came back to the real world when she heard a snapping sound.

'Huh?',she looked at him.
'Sollu ma?Odambu edhum seri illaya?',she asked touched her forehead.

'Warm ah dhan iruku,light ah fever iruku nu nenaikire..vera edhavadhu pannudhaa?',he asked caringly.

'This damn caring! Please stop it Ashok please.Dont give me any hopes',she thought.
'Headache iruku konjam',she said.
'Pudhu climate la adhaannu nenaikire,onnum illa ma namma veetuku poirlam',he said and she just nodded.

'Adhu innum namma veeda nu enaku therila Ashok..',she thought.
'Serii enna viteenganna naan poi ready aaven'she said and tried to move from his embrace but she held her tightly.

'Adhukulla epdi unna vidradhu?'he said and leaned to her.
'Ashok please,enaku thala valikudhu I need to get a shower',she said and took his hand from her.She straightly went to the washroom.

"ASHOK",she never addressed him like this,this was the only thing revolving around his ears.
'Yennachu ivaluku? Edho upset ah irukkaa aana solla maatra..Seri veliya vandha odane paapom',he thought and wore his t-shirt.

She came back after few minutes and looked at the table.
There was a cup of coffee.She sat on the bed and drank it.

She looked around, Ashok was sitting on the couch and was in call with his colleague regarding some professional details.
He declined the call and came near her.

'Enna panni vechuruka Nithya? You told me that you are having headache na?Then why did you washed your hair?Have you gone mad?',he asked with a caring pout and she remained silent.

'Maa..naan oruthan inga pesitu iruken!Kekkudha illaya?',he asked.
'I feel like washing my head so I did',she replied coldly.

'Huh?',he raised his eyebrows.
She shooked her head and woke up from the bed.She tried to move but Ashok pulled her hand and pinned her in the wall.

'What's your problem Nithya?Yen enta ipdi pesura?',he asked and she remained silent.
'Solriyaa illaya?',he asked with firm tone.

'Solla maata,fine.Then I have my ways to get answer',he said and pulled her waist and locked her with his arms.There was no gap between them.His beard was brushing her nose.His hot breath was hitting her face.

'Leave Ashok,It's getting late.Kelambanum la',she said without looking into his eyes.

'Yen enna paathu pesa maatra?Eppo la irundhu enna Ashok nu koopda aarambicha?Enna dhan di un prechanai?',he asked and hold her waist tightly.
She remained silent.

'Solriya ippo ennaa?Enna nenachutu irukka un manasula?Yen Nithya ipdi panra?',he asked.
Nithya lost her control.

'Naan enna panna ungaluku enna?Unga kitta pesuna enna pesaati enna?Ungala na edhavadhu disturb panrena illala...Then why are you doing this?Just leave me Ashok I want to move',she said without even looking at him.She knew that she can't do this when she look into him.
He felt something wrong,she is not even looking at him.

He released his arms and she moved.
Her words torn his heart.She was never been this much harsh to him.
'May be because of her headache, she'll be alright after sometime',he thought and took a deep breath.
With lot of thoughts in eachother's mind they left from Bangalore.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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