Vetrivel and Radhika's team started to do their work. Durga was deeply involved in thoughts. She recalled everything. Her phone is ringing in her purse which she has in her hand. But she didn't looked at that. She is very much involved in her thoughts. 

Kaali is the one who is calling her often. He then called Vetrivel. 

Kaali- "sir, Durga anga irukala?". Vetrivel looked around keenly.

Vetrivel- "illa. Inga illa.. en... ", before he ask the question, Kaali ended the call. 

Radhika- "ennachu?"

Vetrivel- "yaruku therium, cut panitaan.. avan kelvi ku than namma pathil solanum. Nama kelvi kekura varaikum kooda avan line la iruka matan.. "

Radhika chuckled. 

 Kaali then called Saranya to know about her whereabouts. She too replied as Durga is not in home. Kaali quickly informed Vikraman and Veera about it. All three started to search for her around the crowd. 

Suddenly all the three went to Kaali' s home. It is still locked. Then they moved towards the old bungalow. She is not in the front side. They were searching for her in each and every room. Then they looked at the garden from the stairs.  

She was siting in the sand staring at a place thinking deeply. Everyone visible got relaxed leaving out a long breathe. But that is just for a minute, because a snake was moving near to her. The snake is very bulge and lengthy. It is very poisonous too. 

Vikraman & Veera - "papa", they shouted. But that didn't reached Durga. Vikraman and Veera stood rooted not knowing what to do. Kaali jumped to the garden slowly.

Vikraman & Veera - "papa, pambu iruku pakathula.. ", They shouted. They forgot that they shouldn't make much noise. 

The snake is moving towards her, and when it neared her, it raised its face too. Durga still stared at the sand without any movement. Still she didn't realized anything. Snake took a position to bite her in her hand. 

Kaali, slowly neared her and without any hesitation in a fraction of second, he took the snake in his hand and throwed it aside. He also carefully took it, so that it will not bite him. The snake too moved away from that place, once it is thrown. Vikraman and Vinoth are visibly getting relaxed and shed tears thinking about their lovable sister. She still sat in the same position.

Kaali pulled her towards him and slapped him hardly. She come to consciousness. Kaali again slapped her. He is unable to bear the happening.  

Durga- "aah, valikuthu. ethuku ipo adikureenga?". This is the first time she felt the pain. 

Kaali- "savadichuduven di unna. ethuku di inga vantha?"

Durga then looked at the surrounding. She understood that she is in the bungalow and said, "theriala, enamo yosichen.. ennanu ipo gnabagam varala.. epadi vanthen nu theriala.. oruvela apadiye nadanthu vanthirupen pola..."

Kaali- "unaku ethana thadava phone panrathu? edutha enna di?"

Durga- "phone, athu..", she then looked at her hand and said, "athu phone eduthutu varala pola"

Kaali slapped her again, gave his phone to her which he took from his pocket and said, "ithu munnadi vilunthu kidanthachu... enaku epadi irunthathu theiruma? ... sollu.... naan enna di ninaipen, un phone matum munnadi kidantha? puriutha unaku? ", he roared.

Durga cupped her cheeks and started to tremble. He looked like a lion to her. She struggled to answer. This anger is very much new to her. Strangely she felt some warmth inside her. She is not sure of what to answer or what to react.

Kaali- "pesu di..". Vikraman and Veera, hurried there and stood before her.  Vikraman hugged her gently. Strangely, Durga felt safe in his hands like Veera's.

Veera- "dei konjam nithanamagu.. ethuku ivlo tension agura?"

Kaali- "konjam miss agiruntha enna agirukum nu neeyae paathalla. epadi porumaiah iruka solra?  "

Durga still unable to understand anything. She was shocked to see Veera and Vikraman. The big shock to her is, how they know each other. 

Kaali- "vidru da enna. inaiku avala enna panren paaru"

Vikraman- "dei, papaku nadukam inum kuraiyala... nee tension agama yosi da. ipo nee adikurathala ethuvum maraporathu illa. relax da..", he then turn towards durga and said, "papa onum illa da.. pambu poiduchu.. unaku onum illa.". Durga looked at him blankly.

Kaali- "avalukum matuma nadunguthu.. enaku konja nerathula eerakullaye aadiruchu.. ithana varusha service la naan ivlo bayanthathe illa. antha pamba thoonki podum pothu enaku epadi irunthathunu enaku than therium"

Durga looked at them shockingly and muttered in a very low voice, "service ah" .

Veera- "dei, its okay da relax.. you know her mental state and current situation...  papa, bayapudura paaru". Durga widened her eyes in shock. Yes Veera's English fluency also shocked her a lot. 

Kaali- "naan muthallaye call panirukanum. avana paatha iva ipadi agiduva therinjum late ah call panathu en thappu... evlo neela pambu nu pathalla, athu visha pambu vera.... konjam miss agirunthalum iva ippo... ena solanum", he slapped his head in a hard way. 

Veera hugged him and tried to console. Kaali pushed him away and said, "en thappu thaan. en thaapu thaan", he started to slap himself vigorously.

Vikraman too neared him leaving Durga and hugged him. Both Veera and Vikraman hugged him tightly to make him relax. It is hard to control him. Durga watched everything without a blink. The way they hugged each other tells their bond. Kaali took deep breathe to control himself. 

After a while, Veera and Vikraman left him and stood away. Durga blinked at them not knowing what to say or ask. Kaali looked at her. Veera and Vikraman too looked at her.  

Durga- "sorry". she said in a low voice, still not clear of what is happening. She longingly looked at Kaali with tear filled eyes. She want him to come near her. 

Veera- "atha pathiae ethuku pesikitu... Neenga muthalla veetuku ponga.. Mapla, tension agatha.", he eased the situation.

Vikraman- "pothum daa, ini papa va adikatha". 

Kaali- "enaku enna ivala adikanum nu asaiah? ini adikala ponga daa". They both left. 

Once they left, Kaali neared and hugged Durga very tightly. Durga pushed him a little, within a minute.

Durga- "moochu mututhu, en ivlo tight ah katti pudikureenga? ennachu? vitta enna ungalukulla puthachiduveenga pola"

Kaali- "mudincha senjiruven di.."

He pulled her towards him and again hugged her. Not so tight like before but little bit tight. Durga patted him with her little arms, she understood something is not right. 

Durga- "Veetuku polama? inga vendam". Kaali nodded, lifted her and they came front. 

Kaali then took her to his home. They entered and he locked the door. Without a second he hugged her again. He shivered a little. Everything is new for her to bear and accept it. He left her within minutes. Durga then sat in the bed. He kneeled down before her.  

Durga- "ennachunga? enaku onum illa.. ". Kaali lied in her lap. 

She felt  a new feel in her. Her hormones did something, which is completely new. This is not a desire, is it a love? or is this a motherly feel?. Till date no one lied in her lap, and she too didn't lied in anyone's lap. His behavior expressed something that is unable to get clear view of. She decided one thing that she can believe him blindly and madly. 

He buried his face in her stomach, hugging her stomach. Durga automatically caressed his hairs. She could feel wetness in her stomach. Durga was shocked to understand that he is crying. 

Durga- "ennanga, ennachu?"

Kaali- "bayanthuten di silvandu"

Durga- "ena paarunga... paarunga pa". He looked at her with tear filled eyes. 

She wiped her tears and kissed his eyes. She made him to sit near her. She hugged him with a content heart. There is a prevailed silence. Both remained at that state. 

Durga- "en mela intha mathiri yaarum anbu vachathu illa."

Kaali- "mudinchu ponatha vidu di.. ini nadaka poratha matum yosi.. ". They stayed like that for minutes. 

Durga- "romba tired ah iruku", she yawned. 

Kaali- "night thoongathathu thookam varuthu pola". They both lied down and he kissed her in her cheeks. 

Durga- "kalaila epavum pola mulipu vanthiduchu.. athan ipo thookam varuthu"

Kaali hugged her and gently patted her. Durga lied to him and yarned in a fake manner. She need time to think about the morning incident. She is sure that he is not Kaali, the biggest question is who is he? and why is he with her?. 

After a while, Kaali' s mobile ringed. She snuggled more into him and hugged him. She did this purposefully, so that she can hide her face and concentrate on his phone conversation too. Saranya called him. Kaali looked at her once and then attended his call. 

Kaali- "haan, sollu ma". Durga was shocked to hear the word ma.

Kaali- "un marumaga en kooda than iruka.. paduthiruka.. night sariah thoongala, ipo ellam sernthu avaluku thookam vanthiduchu.. romba tired ah iruka"

Durga understood that they know her very well and accepted her too. 

Kaali- "illa ma, ava pakathula avlo peria neelamana pamba pathathum oru nimisham uyire poiduchu maa... enga avala ilanthuduveno nu romba bayam vanthiduchu, athan antha kovathula... ", he hugged her while stating. 

Durga understood his care behind his anger.

Kaali- "un marumagaluku pambu vanthathum theriathu, athu avlo kita vanthu avala koththa vanthathum theriathu, atha naan thooki potathum theriathu... oru kallu mathiri utkanthiruntha ma... "

Durga understood her state too.

Kaali- "naan than ma thappu paniten, ava yosipanu therinchum late ah phone paniten. naan matum munadiye phone paniruntha ava kandipa palasa ellam yosichuruka maata ma.. ava nilamai ennanu therinchum naan konjam careless ah irunthuten. enaku romba guilty ah iruku ma"

Durga understood that he knows more than she knows about herself. 

Kaali- "illa ma, naan than thappu paniten. ithuku munadi ava nilamai enaku purinchathu avlo thaan. namaku pudichavangaluku aabathu varum pothu atha pathutu nikura kodumai naraga vethanai ma.. konja neram anubavichathuke enaku ipadi iruku.. en silvandu ithana varusham anubavichuruka ma... avaloda valiah naan mulusa unarthen maa... avaloda ithana varushathu valium oru sila nodila purinchuduchu ma.."

Durga snuggled more into him, she shed tears too. 

Kaali- "ma, naan apuram pesuren. ava asaiyura..bye bye ". he ended the call. 

Tears drop down from her eyes. Kaali thought that she had a bad dream. Kaali wiped her tears, Kissed all over her face and hugged her. 

Kaali- "onum illa di, naan vanthuten.. onum illa di.. ", He muttered in his base voice near her ears.

She snuggled more into him like penetrating into him. He understood her state. 

Kaali- "enkita thaan di iruka.. onum illa onum illa"

They cuddled each other and remained in that position. Kaali patted her gently, while Durga started to sleep forgetting about everything and thinking only about Kaali.

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Parvathi Suresh Sharma.