It was good until four years..

And the issue started when the talks about a baby came..

Anna and anni were being tossed by the tongues of the people..

People didn't understand the fact that a baby is something that is so personal between a couple..

They were pestering anni wherever she went..

And after 1 year, they started enquiring anna as well..

They were too dull..

To the luck, amma was the one who supported and convinced them..

Life is not about having a baby alone..

Life is more than that..

Their intimacy was visible in their eyes and they were pretty much happy..

Wasn't that enough?

It is their wish to have a baby whenever they want to..

But yeah, society sucks..

We went to the doctor as Anni wished..

It was initially heartbreaking to hear the fact that she cannot bear a baby as her uterus is too weak..

We all got shattered..

But, I was so glad that amma gained back her senses and pacified them..

They were okay to adopt a child after two-three years in case if needed..

Life went on smoothly..

My 21st birthday happened..

We invited issues along with that..

I don't know till date why we decided to celebrate it..

May be because we wanted to have a distraction from anna-anni's thing or something other?

I donno really..

It happened and we had invited Mama-Athai also..

They came...

Along with Anu..

I will never forget her look for my whole life..

Her eyes were clearly indicating, 'Nee ellam enakku samamaa? Un birthday ku laam naan varanum nu enakku enna thala ezhuthaa?'

I was actually used to it..

She and her mom didn't even touch the cake or the sweets..

I didn't know why they came..

May be to show off the diamond choker?

To irritate anni?

I donno..

Mama took a piece of cake to which he must have had a ton of dosages at home later..

And, the next two years ran fastly, swiftly or whatever..

Anu went to Delhi for her college..

I wondered why did she go to Delhi to do a B.A. Degree..

But yeah, too much of money..

They didn't know how to spend it..

She went over there and I was damn sure that she must have did everything other than studying over there..

I could definitely sense some changes in her when she visited CBE for the vacations..

I wondered what was wrong with her..

I didn't want to ponder about it for a longgg time..

And one more issue was going on here at home..

Jeeva anna came home saying that he loves a girl..

And, she is from a rich background again..

He took the girl to home and we all met her..

She is actually too sweet..

But..

How her parents will take this is the main headache..

We had to visit her home again and again to talk to her parents..

They didn't agree first..

We had to strive hard..

Moorthy anna was stubborn over one thing..

He didn't want them to get married without her parents consent..

Namma paatuku kootitu vandhu katti vechidalam..oru periya vishayame illa..
Aana, avanga enna pannuvanga? Avaru vera periya edam..Naala pinna ivangalukku edhachum onnuna avara dhan sandhegapada thonum..Adhoda illa.. andha ponnu oru uruthalodaye vaazhum..Idhellam thevaiya? Avanga veetla othukattum..Pannikalam ellam..Wait panradhu na pannatum..Illati pogattum..Kaadhal kaadhal nu pesraane perusaa..Adhu unmaiya irundha wait pannum..

He said and left..

I didn't know why Mullai's face with two braids tied with ribbons flashed in front of my face..

How will she be now?

Where will she be?

Every antics of her were running like a mini movie to me..

My lips let out a smile automatically as a reflex action..

Hmmm...

She must be a good, pretty, young lady by now, I thought..

So, yeah, after a lonnnnggg time of one more year, they got married..

Moorthy anna was very strong that Meena anni should not bring anything from her appa..

And amma accepted that expect for the few sovereigns they put on the day of wedding..

Anna's concern was that they should not have the courage to tell , 'Panam, kaasu kaaga dhana un thambi enga veetu ponna love pannaan?' or 'Indha ponnu kaasula dhan kudumbam oho nu vandhurchu' which they will tell even if the growth is organic..

Amma's concern about getting the few things was that even Dhanam anni is sooo sweet,even if she doesn't think otherwise the relatives may compare her with Meena's wealth which will obviously affect her mental health..

She after all wanted to treat everyone in the same way..

And,we shifted to a relatively big home with 4 bedrooms..

With this tension, I forgot to tell u people something..

When me and kumaresan mama were hunting for a new home, I met Anu one day..

Her car was parked in the roadside and she was inside..

It was kumaresan mama who identified the car first and told me..

I didn't tell u this also, right?

We took mama with us and he was staying with us in the first floor..

Like one small room with attached washroom was there and he stayed with us..

He has become a very good friend of me..

More of a well-wisher and what not?

Being a friend of appa, he had a lot of stories about appa to tell me..

The establishment of Pandian stores, the development, the loss, everything about the shop..

And personal stories of appa too..

Since I was close to appa, I loved spending time with mama..

So yeah, we met Anu..

I stopped the bike near her car..

I couldn't see her...

The car was filled with fog?

Or what is that?

She came from the backseat..

I asked her what happened..

She was pissed for real..

But, I was clueless..

She nodded nothing..

She couldn't even open her eyes completely..

I couldn't leave her just like that..

I wasn't sure what was happening right then..

But she was annoyed as I continued tapping the door..

She opened the window and it was not fog..

But it was the smoke from her cigarette..

Or may be something else that could induce inebriation..

She completely blabbered and I knew that she was not in a state to respond me..

All I could understand is her friend is on the way to pick her up..

I wanted to wait..

But Kumaresan mama pushed me to leave her alone..

Dei, nee ipa ivala veetuku kootitu pona nee dhan oothi kudutha nu avanga amma sonnalum solluvanga..
Ipa dhan ella prachanaiyum mudinjuruku..
Nee inga ninnalum prachana dhan..
Namma povom..
Ava veetuku vandhupa..
Namakku theva illadha vela kathir idhu..
Aama, solliten.. , he was so stern..

He was right..

Leela athai will actually behave like that..

So, I left her..

Two days later, she met me and asked me not to tell about the incident to everyone..

But why the hell should I go and tell everyone?

I had no clue..

I just nodded and went away..

I didn't know why she was doing this..

I felt bad for mama..

Anu is a spoiled brat..

Not all girls from a sound economic background will be like this..

Hmmm..

Who knows...

So, yeah, 3 more years ran..

Anu managed to finish her degree after paying a huge amount as a bribe..

But I didn't feel like her attitude had changed..

Not even a bit..

Once she came to know that Iam not a person who goes around and tells her thing to others, her attitude came and sat back on her mind and her eyes as usual..

Hmmm..

I thought of ignoring her..

Which never happened as mama kept us the proposal..

It was my wedding with Anu..

I was shocked, bemused, stupefied and what not...

--Will brew..