Author's note

This OS was supposed to be posted at my Instagram page but since my page logo isn't ready yet and I don't want you all keep waiting, posting a OS after few days. Hope you all like it.

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Disclaimer

This story is a piece of fiction based on the author's imagination and has nothing to do with the actual life of the characters mentioned in the story. I have casted Ashwinkumar and Sivaangi Krishnakumar as leads.

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Ashaangi OS I Choose You

Sivaangi had a satisfied grin plastered on her face as she took in the scene in front of her. In the floor, there was a doctor's stethoscope, bunch of money on a plate, a pen and a teddy bear. She looked down on her lap and cooed at her seven-and-half-month-old baby boy who babbled and smiled widely at his mother.

"Enda puli kutty" Sivaangi talked in a funny tone to her son and he babbled and laughed at his mother's words as he tried to grab his mother's nose with his little hands.

"Sivaangi maa" Ashwin said walking from behind Sivaangi and sat down by her side on the floor, "Camera set paniten. All done"

"Ashwineyy" Sivaangi leaned on her husband and looked up at him, "Sivash yenna edupan nu ongaluku thonuthu?"

"Teddy bear dhan!" A girl of four jumped in the scene munching on a big double chocolate chip cookie and sat on Ashwin's lap, leaning against him.

"Aii Ashvaa, indha cookie theendhu pochu nu la soninga, yepdi vandhuchu!" Sivaangi exclaimed and asked her four-year-old daughter Ashvatha.

Those were the cookies which Ashwin baked and Sivaangi was told that the last batch was over last night. She looked up at her husband and glared at him making him join his hand together and give a sheepish smile.

"Ma! Nethu night naan kitchen la poe patha apo onumey ila ma" Ashwin whined and hissed when Sivaangi smacked his arms.

"Nadikathinga, Ashwinn!" Sivaangi twisted her lips and turned to her daughter with a soft smile, "Chellama, amma ku oru aaa kudu, please"

Ashvaa stared at her mother for a brief moment with scrutiny before looking up at her father who smiled at her and gave a nod. Beaming, she fed the cookie to her mother but frowned when her mother took a big bite.

"Appa, enoda cookie" Ashvaa whined at Ashwin and then turned to Sivaangi with a huff, "Maa!"

Ashvaa scrunched her nose at her mother showing her disapproval. Sivaangi frowned at her daughter.

"Adiyeh, oru kadi dhana di kadichen!"

"Ivlo perusa?" Ashvaa made a face.

As the girls bickered, Sivash babbled making bubbles out of his saliva while Ashwin watched his girls with a smile as they cutely fought about for whom Ashwin made the cookie and who deserves to eat it more.

"Seri, seri pothum. Amaithiya irunga rendu perum. I'll bake cookies for you both tonight and give it in two separate jars. Sandai podathinga chellammas" Ashwin pacified his girls.

"Nejama va?" Sivaangi and Ashvaa asked in unison making Ashwin chuckle.

"Nejama dhan. Seri, ipo Sivash ah eraki viduvom ah?" Ashwin asked and both Sivaangi and Ashvaa nodded.

Ashvaa ran off only to come back with another cookie making Sivaangi roll her eyes at her daughter and grumble inwardly. Her husband makes heavenly cookies. Hence the whole fiasco.

There was list of things on the floor such as stethoscope, bunch of money, pen and a teddy bear. Sivaangi would let Sivash crawl and he would pick one among the four. She saw a video similar to this when she was pregnant with Ashvaa and did the same thing for her daughter.

Ashvaa was laid with the same thing but being the father's girl that she is, Ashvaa saw her father at the other side and instead of choosing any of this, she crawled straight to her father making him melt into a puddle of love and tears.

Sivaangi was all hearts on witnessing it but she told Ashwin that day when they do the same for their second child, she would be the one their second child would choose instead of him and to make it easy for Sivash, this time she sat at the opposite side.

Ashwin and Ashvaa chuckled at Sivaangi. Once Ashwin placed Sivash on the spot and pushed the timer on camera, both he and Ashvaa ran and sat on either side of Sivaangi as they tried to hide their teasing smile while Sivaangi ignored them and focused on her younger one.

"Enda mone, enda puli kutty, come on, amma va parunga. Ongaluku pidichatha edunga" Sivaangi said encouragingly as she clapped her hands for her son to watch.

"Ma, avana disturb panatha ma. Avan yenna edukuran nu papom" Ashwin said grabbing Sivaangi's hand in his making her pout.

Sivash cooed cutely as his doe eyes looked at the things in front of him in fascination as he crawled while the trio watched him with hawk eyes. They were watching him very intensely that even Ashvaa let her cookie fall down, too involved. Sivaangi, although she wanted her son to pick one of the things laid down, secretly wanted him to crawl to her. Ashwin just wanted to see what his son would choose.

Sivash's eyes shifted from the floor to his family sitting opposite to him. His smile widens on seeing their faces and as he crawled, his eyes went to his father and he crawled passed those things.

Sivaangi took a sharp intake of breath when she watched Sivash's eyes on Ashwin before he looked at her and his smile grew wider than before making a huge grin spread across her face.

The direction of Sivash's crawl shifted from Ashwin to Sivaangi's and his eyes then shifted to his sister Ashvaa who cheered for him. Sivaangi tugged her hand from Ashwin's grip and her smile went wide on seeing her baby boy crawl towards her.

But Sivaangi's smile turned into frown when Sivash, who was crawling towards her turned right and her frown deepened when he sat in front of Ashvaa and picked the half-eaten cookie on her gown that's sprawled on the floor.

Sivaangi gasped loudly while Ashwin cracked up and Ashvaa giggled while Sivash took a bite of cookie as he watched his family with a bright smile as he enjoyed his cookie.

"Ma, pocha" Ashwin teased Sivaangi and laughed while Ashvaa clapped her hands. He added, "He chose a cookie over us; over you"

Sivaangi whined and pouted at Sivash and picked him from the floor to her lap.

"Deii Sivashuu, yean da ipdi pana!" Sivaangi whined but Sivash only babbled and laughed at his mother and then tasted his cookie.

While Ashwin and Ashvaa continued to tease Sivaangi, she finally huffed and said,

"Hello, soru dhan mukiyam. Athu enn payanukum therinchuruku! Huh" Sivaangi twisted her lips at the father-daughter duo and added with a soft glare, "Eppo pathalum neenga appa um ponnum team potu enaku against ah irukinga la, parunga, enn paiyan enn team dhan"

Ashwin and Ashvaa looked at each other for a brief moment before engulfing Sivaangi into a hug from either side making her jerk for a second, her hands protectively around Sivash.

"Naanga epovum team Sivaangi dhan" Ashwin and Ashvaa said in unison.

Ashvaa giggled and held Sivash's hand, talking to him as he babbled and tugged at her gown as an effort to gain her attention. Sivaangi pouted but then smiled and leaned against Ashwin who encircled his arm around her waist and pulled her more against him.

"Avan unna choose panala na yenna, I choose you di, pondati" Ashwin whispered against Sivaangi's ears and placed a sound wet kiss on her cheeks making her blush slightly.

"Ashwineyy" Sivaangi grinned widely as she looked up at Ashwin who nuzzled his nose at the shell of her earlobe.

"Solu chellamma" Ashwin asked brushing his nose against Sivaangi's.

"I love you" Sivaangi shifted her face and quickly pecked Ashwin's lips making him blink at her with a grin.

"I love you" Ashwin breathed against her head as he pulled her closer to him.

"Yepovum ena choose panuviya, Ashwineyy?" Sivaangi asked brushing her forehead against his chest.

"Yepovum ma" Ashwin said nuzzling his nose against her cheek.

"Even over our kids?" Sivaangi asked looking up at Ashwin.

"I chose you; I choose you and I'll keep choosing you even over this whole wide universe, Sivaangi" It was more of Ashwin's promise than a statement and he sealed his promise with a kiss against her forehead as she closed her eyes.

"Appa!" Ashvaa exclaimed breaking the duo apart, "Yenna panringa?"

"Chumma pesitu irundhom, chellamma" Sivaangi said with a sheepish smile.

"Ama, kutty ma. Unaku Sivash mathiri inoru thambi ila thangachi papa irundha epdi irukum nu discuss panitu irundhom" Ashwin hissed and chuckled when Sivaangi smacked his arms.

"Ashwineyy!" Sivaangi whined while Ashwin laughed and mirroring him, Ashvaa who had no clue why her father laughed, laughed too. Even Sivash who was done with his cookie joined the laugh making Sivaangi pout.

"Aiii thambi papa va, nejama va?" Ashvaa asked genuinely excited.

"Ama kutty ma. Onga amma co-operate pananga na onnuku renda thambi papa onnu thangachi papa onnu nu kuda kedaikum" Ashwin teased.

"Aiyoo, athellam inoruka pregnancy lam mudiyathu, no, no, no, no" Sivaangi shook her head.

But destiny had other plans and three years later, little Arnav was crawling on the same floor, playing the same game. Sivaangi wanted her son to pick her as always but the little guy ended up picking Ashvaa who engulfed her baby brother in her embrace and beamed at her parents with a smile that melted them.

Snuggling into Ashwin's arms, Sivaangi didn't feel bad that Arnav didn't choose her because she very well knows that choosing her in the game or not, their kids love her very much and would always do. She also knows that even if the world rejects her, her Ashwin would choose her over the world at any given chance.

Ashwin and Sivaangi had their struggles in life but together they have managed to build a beautiful family and now leading a content life with settled stable career and three precious children.

They hoped for a happy ending in life. With their firm belief in their love and on each other, they ended up creating their very own miracle in life; their three magical gems came as a blessing. They made right choice when they chose each other and life was beautiful as ever for the couple.

THE END

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Hey guys, hope you all are doing good. I hope you enjoyed reading the story. Thank you for your overwhelming response on the last part. Thankful as always for the support you shower on my work.

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