'Home is where the heart is.'

Adi held her from falling. She was bleeding...

Suhasini: hey adi.. Unnai adikale ley??

She was murmuring it again and again as she started losing her consciousness.. Adi was not able to think straight for a minute..

He lifted her in his hands..

Adi: paithiyama di nee?? It was fired towards me.. Unnai yaaru kurukka poga sonna???

Suhasini: I can't let you get hurt...

Adi: you stupid...

She heard his words in distance.. Even though he cursed, he was saying those words out of concern for her.

Adi: Eeshwar.. Find out who fired...

Eeshwar: yes brother...

Adi did not even wait for the chauffeur and he started the car.. They soon reached military hospital in the country. If the news went out, it would make into headlines. Adi did not want such thing to happen..

She was taken into the operation theater.. Bullet was removed from her shoulder..

Doctor: Your highness.. You don't have to worry about anything.. Her highness is doing good.. We are lucky by the way.. If the bullet was an inch lower, it would have pierced her heart, she escaped..

She didn't escape.. It was my fault that I didn't protect her properly..

He nodded his head towards the doctor. He waited in her room for her to wake up.. Empress, his father and his mother visited the hospital. She slept throughout the day..

She opened her eyes next morning.. She felt pain in her shoulders. She then noticed her right hand was held by him. He was sleeping bent next to her bed.

As he noticed some movements, he opened his eyes...

Adi: Enna aachi?? Edhachi veanuma?? Sollu... I will bring it...

Suhasini: Onnum veandom.. Nee utkaru..

Adi: Let me call doctor...

Doctor then came in and checked on her..

Doctor: oru rendu moonu vaarathuku kai asaikka koodadhu... And...

Adi: I don't want any scar on her...

Doctor: we stitched the wound in a way that it will not leave a scar.. But its a slow process..

Suhasini: No problem doctor.. Adhu epdiyum one year le theriyama poirum...

Adi: one year ah?? Doctor.. Do something.. I don't want any scar on my wife's skin..

Suhasini: Adi.. This is natural..

Adi: you don't know anything.. We can go to A country to get treatment...

Doctor: Your highness.. You don't have to worry.. As per Ma'am's skin condition, she will not have any scar...

Suhasini: Thank you doctor..

Adi turned towards the doctor and she held his hand... Doctor then left the ward..

Suhasini: Don't feel bad.. I'm doing good..

Adi: you don't talk.. Edhuku nee kurukka vandha first?? It was going to hit me anyway...

Suhasini: en edathule nee irundha Enna panniruppe?? Idhu dhaane.. I did what I should.. I saved country's prime minister...

Am I just a prime minister to you???

Adi: you don't do something like this again.. I don't want you to sacrifice your life for me... I can't take such responsibility...

Am I just a responsibility to you??

Suhasini: okay I will not...

His phone started ringing.. He was irritated to see the caller name..

Suhasini: poi pesu.. Edhachi urgent ah irukkum...

Adi: Sollu monica...

Monica: nee yean en birthday ku varale???

Adi: Inga oru chinna prachanai.. I'm handling it.. Naan un kitte aprama pesattuma??

Monica: when will you come and meet me???

Suhasini coughed at that time as her throat was parched.

Adi: Hey wait.. I will bring water.... You don't move.. You are already tired..

Monica: Are you with Suhasini???

Adi: yeah... Okay I call you later..

He did not wait for her reply and cut the call.

She was enraged. She wanted to know what did they do such that she became tired.. She knew he could not touch any girl. But an unknown doubt arose in her mind from time to time. They both had something going on between them which she was not able to find out properly.

Adi: you don't strain okay... I will help you...

He literally moved his office next to her ward. She really admired how meticulously he took care of her.

Madhana came to meet her on the second day. She also brought some food for her.

Madhana: This is mutton soup.. Good for bones.. You should drink...

Suhasini: okay Maa..

Maa.. I wanted to ask you.. Yean oru servant um varale?? And inga neraiya nurses um illa???

Madhana: Adi said that he wants to take care of his wife.. He feels so guilty for getting you into trouble da.. He likes you so much you know..

Suhasini: Neenga dhaan Maa sollanum...

His guilty is making him do this Maa.. You will learn one day who he really likes..

She left after few words. Adi then fed her soup.

She looked at him as he blew the soup which was piping hot. He then fed her..

Suhasini: adi.. Left hand dhaane vali... Right nalla irukku ley.. I will drink..

Adi: you can't move.. Move aayitu scar pirinja innum valikum.. You stay calm..

Suhasini: nee veetuku poi thoongalam le?? Paaru un kannai suthi dark circles...

Adi: yean enaku dark circles vandha Unaku pidikama poiruma??

Suhasini: yaaruku inga unnai pidikum?? Odi po..

He smiled at her...

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She tried to get a glass of water from the nearby table.. She dropped it as she moved and her wound ached.

Adi ran inside..

Adi: naan sonnena illaya?? Don't move..

Suhasini: bayapadadhe.. Its nothing..

Doctor then came inside and checked on her.. She winced in pain but she did not show it in her face. Even the nurse who was standing behind the doctor was astonished with her strong nature.

Doctor: scar ku Onnum aagale.. Her highness.. Please don't move..

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Adi left her on the fourth day for an important meeting. She looked fine and she did not have much pain anymore.

She saw so many missed calls from Prerna.

Prerna: Ennai vara sollitu nee enga de kaanama pone first lady??

Suhasini then told her everything.

Prerna: oh my god.. Enga irukka??

Suhasini: military hospital..

Prerna: okay I'll come.. Tell your guards to let me in..

Suhasini: okay...

Prerna soon reached the hospital and entered the elevator as she knew suhasini's ward already. She then saw the tall figure standing in the entrance of the ward. It was him. She was yet to know his name. She did not want to face him. So she left quickly.

Eeshwar entered Suhasini's ward.

Eeshwar: sorry anni..

Suhasini: ayyo Neenga vera...

Eeshwar: indhaanga...

He then gave her the papers for palace in M city..

Adi entered the ward at that time..

Her eyes brightened immediately...

Suhasini: Adi.. See.. Palace...

Adi: Money grubber.. Vaalu..

Eeshwar left them alone..

Suhasini: Doctor told me that I'm good to be discharged..

Adi: I think you should stay for sometime in hospital.

Even doctor asked her to stay in hospital but she despised being there..

Suhasini: Adi.. Please.. Enaku namma veetuku poganum...

I want to go to our home.. Please...

'Our home' soothed his heart and he liked the sound of her voice when she said that. It was their happy place.. Their home..

Adi: okay....

*Author's notes: Today's chapter... Pottuten makkale... Good night and good morning.. Long night...

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