Radhi was trying her best to control herself. The next day, she went to college. Her face and the way she react says that she is disturbed and not well. Poorani wisely projected Radhi as a patient and they went to the Medical room, where no one is there. 

Radhi hugged Poorani and said all the happenings. Poorani waited for her to regain herself. 

Radhi- "enala mudiala Poori, romba valikuthu.. nijamave vaala pudikala... Inum kooda enaku maddy ena thodura mathiri kanavu varum... ipo athe mathiri inoruthar enna... ", she highly shivered. 

Poorani hugged her. 

Radhi- "enaku sethudalam pola thonuthu.. "

Poorani- "aranchiduven.. saavu ethukume theervu kidaiyathu. un veetla intha decision eduthurukanganna athuku ethavathu karanam irukum.. "

Radhi with a shocking eyes, "neuma?"

Poorani- "lusu, mulusa kelu... avangaluku unna kalyanam pannanumnu romba strong ah irukanga apadina, athuku oru reason irukalam.. Sari athu enava venalum irukatum.. ipo unaku marriage pudikalaina marriage ah thane nipatanum? atha vitutu yen saganum?"

Radhi- "naan evlavo solli pathen di, avanga kekala.. "

Poorani- "nee unmaiah soliruka maata.. ", Radhi looked down. 

Poorani- " sari sari, ipo enna marriage stop aganum. avlo thane? panidalam... Aana enaku unkita onnu kekanum di.. ipo kooda nee anna kita un love ah solalaya?"

Radhi- "solanum nu thonuchu.. sollidalam nu thaan iruthaen.. aana, romba alugai thaan muthalla vanthathu, avana pathathum katti pudichu alutheen.. "

Poorani- "sari, aluthutu apuram solla vendiathu thane.. ithellam oru excuse ah?"

Radhi- "nan aluguren nu enna samathanam panna avan try panum pothu purinchuduchu avan manasula naan illa nu.. avanuku intha kalyanam yerpadula sammatham thaan.. aana, enala avana..", she gulped her tears.

Poorani- " pch, sariya purinchukama pesatha... anna manasula nee iruka, aana kadhaliah illa.. First nee love ah soniah? solalaa.. apuram epadi anna ku therium... Enamo neenga apadiye kaviyama kathalichu kilichu thallita mathiri, ipo vanthu en kalayana yerpadu anna va pathikave illainu alugura.. Madam, neenga one side ah love panreenga.. atha maranthudatheenga.."

Radhi- "naan soliruntha mattum enna agiruka poguthu?"

Poorani- "anna una love pana kooda chance iruku.. "

Radhi- "oh, naan solita udane avanuku vanthiduma? ", she asked sarcastically.

Poorani- "adi makku.. unaku inum puriala... haan, inga paaru ..... ipo ellam yen tablets bottle la varama intha mathiri attaila varuthunu theriuma?"

Radhi - "theriala", she just nodded.

 Poorani- "palaya paduthula ellam suicide attempt panina oru bottle la ulla ella tablets aium apadiye vaiyila kotti saptu.. sethuduvanga pathurukiah?"

Radhi- "hmm, neriah paduthula pathuruken..", Radhi was listening to her keenly.

Poorani- "anna ipo apadi varathu illa, yen theiruma?", Radhi looked at her with confusion. 

Poorani- "munadi ellam unmailaye bottle la thaan sleeping pills ellam vithutu irunthanga.. suicide case rate increase agavum intha mathiri attaila vachu vikka arambichutanga.. ithula oru vedikaiyana acharyamana visayam ennana, athuku apuram 70% suicide rate koranchuduchu.. "

Radhi- "athu epadi di?"

Poorani- "Manitha manamum puthiyum apadi patathu Radhi. Bottle la irukum pothu, oru vegathula unarchi vasapattu takkunu ellathaium saptanga mudivu edutha udaneyae.... But intha mathiri attaila vikka arambicha piragu, avanga porumaiah ovoru tablet aium pichu pichu eduthu, atha ellam apuram onna sethu sapta thaan suicide attempt pana mudium... athu mattum illa, at least 50 tablets aachum podanum suicide panna.... intha time la avanga manasu mariduchaam.... Oru china change, ethana uyira kaapathiruku theriuma? " Radhi widened her eyes in realization.

Poorani- "Ithuvaraikum nee ithu oru karanama irukum yosichathe illala..  Everything need its time di. Neeum annavum china vayasula irunthu onnave valantheenga. Unna kandipa aanaku pudikum, but nee kadhalikura nu avarku therincha thane Avar antha konathula yosikave arambipaaru.. Life is to live. nee muyarchi panama mudivu edukatha.. Anna nee than mukiam nu promise paniuma unaku puriala. "

Radhi blinked her eyes and gave it a thought. After a while she said, "aana, naan avara love panratha.. "

Poorani- "ssh, first kalyanatha niruthu... Un family ku nee love panra nu hint kodu, apo therindum avanga support panrangala illaya nu. ellarume un love ku support panna okay thane. anna kitaium love ah solidu.."

With that they made a plan after so much analysis in google. 

Poorani- "inga paaru, all-out liquid thaan easy ah kidaikurathu.. so athaye weapon ah vachukalam. "

Radhi- "hmm, naan yarukum theriama eduthu olichu vaikuren.. "

Poorani- "olichu vaikurathu matum matter illa. aarvathula romba kudichudatha... konjama kudi.. atha kudicha uyir pogathu thaaan, but side effects neraiah iruku.. damages jasthi.."

Radhi just nodded. 

Poorani- "inga paaru Radhi, anna una yethukita apuram nee happy ah avar kooda santhosama vaalanum.. ipo nee edukura mudivala, nalaiku un life la nee ethaium ilanthida koodathu.. Please di, negative ah yosikatha... adigama kudichudathaa.."

Radhi is happy about this new plan and nodded at her.

Poorani- "konjam konjam ah othukura mathiri nadi. udane eee nu othukita, avangaluku doubt vanthidum.. okay vaa"

Radhi happily nodded and said, "en marriage ku varuviah?"

Poorani- "illa di, next week en amma appa irantha naal varuthu. so thatha paati kooda kaasi, rameshwaram poiduven. "

Radhi- "appo nee vara matiah?", she asked worriedly.

Poorani- "enamo nadaka pora kalyanam mathiri feel panra.. nirutha thane pora apuram enna.."

Radhi- "athu correct thaan, irunthalum.."

Poorani- "Unakum annakum kalyanam nadakum la, antha kalyanathuku naan vantharen.. okay va?"

Radhi smiled and nodded. 

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Radhi acted like, she got convinced and getting ready for marriage. Elders very well understood her acting and she had a plan. But they did as per their plan. Police are working their part day and night. 

Vinoth and Madhan are taking care of the marriage arrangements. Vinoth and Madhan too believed that Radhi accepted this marriage. Madhan felt a pain in his heart, but he thought, that is due to the separation from her. So he didn't bothered much. 

Radhi acted very well and did as per Poorani's plan. She personally had another plan too. After so much counselling from Poornima, She withdrew the suicide attempt plan. but didn't accepted that Madhan will love her if she propose him. So she had her own plans too. 

Days passed. Not even a single word is exchanged between Madhan and Radhi. They are not ready to face each other. Madhan is unable to look at her eyes, since it gives him an unknown pain. Radhi is unable to face Madhan, since she is going to do a sin. 

Radhi mind recollected all the words that she heard from them when she asked about love.. Long back her mother said that, "enoda vaalkai ah vaala ivaroda vaala entha valiyaium thangalam, entha thappum panalam nu thonum "  and her father said that,  "kadhal ngrathu valkai murai ma, valkai muluka irukum".

Radhi decided to live like Meera who spent her whole life thinking about Kannan. She too wish to have a life which is filled with love for Madhan. Time didn't wait for anyone. 

The day before engagement day night, Ragu, Rohini and Sathya stood before police people. 

Rohini- "Sir, enaku oru help panuveengala?"

Police Man- "sollunga madam.."

Rohini- "nalaike unga plan ah execute pani avana arrest panidunga. avan India vanthathume arrest panidunga please"

Ragu- "yen ma?"

Rohini- "en ponna avan paka koodathu ... avan pakathula kooda iva utkarakoodathu.. Madhan kooda thaan ava irukanum.. Enaku avan mandapathuku varathu kooda pudikala.. "

Police Man- "engalukaga ivlo panirukeenga.. ungalukaga naanga itha kooda pana matoma? Kandipa nalaike athiradiya avana arrest panidarom mam.. Dont worry.. "

Ragu, Rohini and Sathya returned. On their way,

Sathya- "nee plan ah change panrathuku vera ethuvum reason iruka rohi?"

Rohini- "unga kita maraika mudiuma anna? kuttyma yerkanave romba aluthuta.. ithula antha poruki pakathula nikka vachu avala inum kastapada vaika enala mudiathu anna... ava namakaga sirichalum, ava kanne solluthu avaloda valiah.. Madhan um etho bommai mathiri ellathaium senjutu irukan anna."

There is a complete silence.

Sathya- "dei ragu, correct ah nadichidu... pasangaluku doubt vantha avlo thaan sami adiruvanga... ellarum avanga varuthatha mulingitu irukanga.."

Ragu- "nee vera baya muruthatha daa... Yerkanave enaku pressure yeruthu... Ipo antha culprit ah arrest panrathu kooda enaku perusa theriala.. ivanga munnadi act panrathu thaan bayama iruku... Light ah fever ah iruku enaku.. nee vena paaru.. "

Rohini- "enna anna, ivaruku unmailaye fever vanthiduchu.. "

Sathya laughed out louder and later Rohini too giggled at Ragu. Ragu glared both of them.

They reached home and again made sure everything is fine. Radhi too had the same thought, She didn't want to have engagement with some one and planned to execute her plan on tomorrow itself.

Engagement day came.. 

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AN: On behalf of everyone I am welcoming you all for the leads engagement. Please come and bless the characters. 

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Parvathi Suresh Sharma.