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Durga got awaken. She snuggled more into Kaali. She felt a mild stomach pain due to hunger. She checked the environment. At first she didn't understood where she is and what is around her. Slowly she remembered everything. 

Kaali- "yenna ma enthirichutiah?". Durga looked down and nodded her head. 

Kaali- "pasikuthu ma, unakaga thaan waiting sapduvoma?"

Durga- "enaku pasikala.. "

Kaali- "enakaga sapdu.. company kodu.. enaku thaniah sapda varathu. olunga sapdamaten"

Durga remembered that Veera too went from home yesterday without eating stating that Kaali is alone. She looked around and found parcels in the table. She stood up from bed and checked on herself. She is wearing only his shirt with her inner wears. She then turned around and found her dress. She also felt a sound from her stomach, an indication of hungry. When she was about to take that dress, Kaali replied. 

Kaali- " shelf la dress iruku ma, atha potuko.. Naan yerkanave namaku dress eduthutu vanthuten"

Durga went near the shelf and found some Chudithar' s there. She took one from there and went inside the restroom to refresh herself. When she come back, she saw Kaali unpacking the parcel and arranging food in the plate. Durga came near to him. Kaali extended his hands to feed her. Durga looked at his eyes once, there is a calmness. She then opened her mouth. Kaali started to spoon feed her. 

Durga- "NEWS podatuma?"

Kaali- "vendam. unaku therianum nu thaan naan NEWS poten.. ipo laptop la padam ethi vachiruken atha vena papom... "

Durga looked at him with a surprised expression while eating. She remembered some of the words she spoke especially the actions like fell on his feet and removing her dress and then calling him in a disrespectful manner. 

She believed that it is his duty to do all these and he will not change anything. She very well knows about his talent.  The main part is she is thinking about herself. she is not the one who will express herself like this... Despite of all the happening, he stood calm and handled her in a different way. He didnt scolded her or beat her like before, he  hugged her and made his effort to console her. She recalled everything and felt a warmness inside her. She felt very bad for reacting like this to him. She is 100% sure that she hurted him more.

Still she has a minute expectation that he might have stopped the digging and let the bodies reside there, for her.. so she first decoded to apologize him and then ask about his motto or plan behind his actions.

Durga slowly started,  "sorry"

Kaali- "ethuku sorry?"

Durga- "neenga thituveenganu ethir pathen"

Kaali- "apadiah!! ethuku thitanum?"

Durga- "Naan romba pesiten. en mela kovam illaya?"

Kaali- "ethuku kovam?"

Durga with much struggle started to speak, "naan unga kita kenjinathuku"

Kaali- "kenjina thituvangala? puthusa iruke", he mocked.

Durga- "apadi illa athu... mariyathai illama pesinathuku..."

Kaali- "namakulla enna mariyathai?  unmaiah solanumna nee da potu pesinathu enaku romba pudichurunthathu.. ". Durga looked at him with surprised eyes. 

Kaali- "Romba vithaysama nalla irunthathu... ini nan di nu koopdanumna, neum da nu koopdanum.. ". Durga widened her eyes and looked at him with shock. 

Kaali- "saptute shock agu ma ", he feed her while stating.

Durga is unsure of what to react or how to start,  "athu vanthu.. "

Kaali- "sssh, ini saptutu pesalam.. naan un kooda thane iruka poren apuram enna?". Durga looked at him once and then started to eat. 

After a while, they finished eating food. She went and sat on the bed. Kaali started to clean everything. Usually she will do everything but today she just observed him.  Something made her to be idle and watch him. Her eye lids is moving  according to where ever he goes. Once everything is done he sat next to her. 

Durga was struggling to frame the sentence and ask him. Her mind is not giving her any clue or choice of words to discuss with him. Suddenly her mind flashed a scene in which Veera caressed her head and said, "avan oru KD paiyan. nee ninaikuratha apadiye sonna thaan, avan olunga ellam seivaan. nee ethayavathu maracha, avan oru twist vachiduvaan".

Her mind continued the scene in which Vikraman said "nee unaku thonuratha pesu papa, avan murandu pudicha naanga irukom sariah.. namma idea pani thookidalam", she smiled automatically a little. Kaali noticed her changes but remained silent. 

Durga- "Enaku onnu solanum, aana atha epadi sariah solrathunu theriala ... thappa poidumo nu thonuthu.. "

Kaali- "pogatum... athunala enna ippo?, epadi solanum nu naan soli tharen... athellam irukatum... namakulla enna sari thappunu.. enta pesa ethuku unakulla rehearsal pakura? summa sollu"

Durga- "athu .. athu... naan kenjum pothu.. unga kita thapa... ", she left out a long breathe, closed her eyes and said, " dress ellam kalati, unga kita naan... ", She felt Kaali's fingers closing her lip. She opened her eyes. 

Kaali- "ithula thappa ethuvume illa.. Solla pola intha ulagathula ulla ellaraium kulanthaila irunthu ellarum apadi thaan valakuranga.. "

Durga- "puriala.. naan panathukum, ulagathula ellarum  ellaraium valakurathukum enna samantham?", Without hesitation she asked him in a flow. Kaali observed that but didnt expressed.  

Kaali- "iru unaku puriura marri solren.. ipo oru kulanthai ah pakurom atha thookanumno illa athu kiss kodukanumno asai pattom na enna seivom... chocolate kodupoma?"

Durga- "ama... athuku?"

Kaali- "ipo nee koviluku pora, samikita ethavathu venum nu kekunum nu thoninathum enna pavuva, samiku poo vangitu poviah?"

Durga- "amam, poo vanganum illaina archanai pananum.. illaina abishegam pananum... panikitu vendikita sami nadathikudukkum nu oru nambikkai.. "

Kaali- "yen panrom?... kunlanthai ku yen chocolate kodukurom... kadavuluku yen poo kodukurom?"

Durga with a smile said, "lanjam nu solla poreengala?"

Kaali chuckled, pulled her near to him, back hugged her and said, "illa ma. avangaluku pudichatha koduthu santhosa paduthi apuram nama asaiah neraiavetha solli kekurom... nee kaetathum apadi thaane"

Durga- "athuvum ithuvum onna? ", she asked him with raising her eyebrows and wide opened eyes.

Kaali- " amam. un asaiah, un ninaipa niraivetha... enaku pudicha unna, enaku koduthu kaeta avlo than.... kulanthai ku sweet pudikura mathiri,... illa illa atha vida romba  jasthiah enaku unna thaan pudikum.. un mela thaan enaku paithiyam... epadiyavathu niruthanum nra ennathula nee apadi ketuta.. avlo thaan...". She was amazed by his answer.  The way he stood for her is something she didn't imagined till now.

Durga looked at him with tear filled eyes. She kissed his forehead, cupped her face and said, " naan pathen... unga kannu kalanguantha, neenga kai viralgala iruki pudichu ungala katupaduthikitatha... Naan ungala kayapaduthiten .. enaku therium... ". She hugged him. 

Kaali- "appo valichathu unmai thaan, aana nee pesinathukaga valikala.. nee ketatha seiya mudialaye nu valichuthu.. "

Durga with a shivering voice asked him, "appo ellaraium thondi eduka poreengala?"

Kaali- "ella udambaium thondi eduka porom.. "

Durga moved away from him, looked at him longingly and said, " itha thaduka valiye illaya? Thadukka mudiatha??"

Kaali- "enaku itha thaduka viruppam illa sundeli"

Durga looked at him with a shock. She is bit relaxed now. She didn't loose her sense or got emotional. So she thought about it a little and asked, " yen avanga udamba ellam edukanum nu ninaikureenga?"

Kaali- "athuku rendu karanam iruku"

Durga - "enna karanam"

Kaali- "jathi intha oor la matum than iruka sundeli? ..... athu ella idathulaium thane iruku. anga ellam entha kodumaium nadakala nu uruthiah solla mudiuma? .... inga kodumai nadakuthunu therincha thaan, intha kodumaiah inime engaium vera yarukum nadakkama iruka muyarchi panuvanga... steps edupanga.. ithe mathiri vera engayavathu nadantha antha visayam kooda velila vara chance iruku ma ...... ippo, ithu ragasiyamagita ithuve thodarkathai agidathada ma?", he said calmly.

Durga after thinking said, "ipo ithu velila therinchathala ini engaiyum thappu nadakama thaduthuda mudiuma?"

Kaali smiled and said, " inga nadantha visayangal unakulla evlo peria bathippa koduthuchu, kolai pannave thuninchuta nee... "

Durga remembered the incident, nodded her head and looked at him. 

Kaali- " ithe pathipa inaiku intha news pala peruku kodukum.... intha oorla ulla athana perukum nadantha ella kodumaium velila therialainalum neraiah visayangal makkaluku theria varum... Una pola enna pola pala pera, ithu romba aalama pathikum..."  

Durga- "pathikarathunala enna agida poguthu?"

Kaali- "antha pathipu thaan intha kodumaigala thadukka enna seiyanum nu yosikka veikum, oru veriya kodukum ma... ithukaga sattam varalam varamaium polam", he chuckled and said, "ithe concept la oru padam kooda varalam, vaipu iruku .... intha pathipu kandipa oru matratha kondu varum... Namaku venumna ippo ithuku solution theriama polam.. aana, kandipa yaravathu kandupudipanga"

Durga - "avlo nambikkai iruka?"

Kaali- " ithu thaane sundeli ulaga niyathi... ennam pol valkai ... thadukkanum nu ninaikuravanuku kandipa epadi ellam intha kodumaiah thadukalam nu vali kidaikum.... oru patula kooda varumae... hmmm", he thought for a little and said, "haan gnabagam vanthiduchu"

(song: Mannilae eeramundu film: Jai bhim)

Kaali- " Ullurudhi kaanbadhu dhaan

Bhoomiyilae un uyaram
Ennam seyal aagivittaal
Ellaamae thedi varum"

Durga understood the song and sang the next line with him, 

Durga- " Unmai vazhi nee nadanthae

Povadhu dhaan vaazhvin aram
Anbin kodi yetri vaika 

Thunai serum kodi tharam"

Kaali- "haan, antha mathiri nalathu seiya thaanave neraiah per thunai varuvanga... intha kodumaiyaium thaduthida mudium..." He said and started to sing the next line..

Kaali- "Thedal illaadha

Uyir undo sollammaa
Ellaam unnullae
Adhai thedu kannammaa" 

Kaali and Durga hold hand-in-hand, looked at each other. 

Kaali & Durga - " Mannilae eeramundu

Mulkaatil poovum undu
Nambinaal naalai undu
Kai thaanga jeevan undu

Engae ponaalum
Pon vaanam kannodu
Ellai ingillai
Vaa kaalam nammodu "

They hugged each other and Durga felt unknown relaxation. Still the problem is there, sadness is there, but her heart felt light and she felt a strong hope regarding the future. Kaali gently patted her back.

Kaali- "unaku oru visayam theriuma? sila varushangaluku munnadi india la pengal thannoda marbagatha (chest) ah maraika koodathunum, apadi maraikanumna vari katanum nu irunthathu. antha varium yelaigal katamudiatha alavuku.."

Durga- "achacho apuram enna aachu?"

Kaali- "porattam thaan... pala pengal onna sernthu poradinanga... ethirpu vanthappo thannoda marbagatha ellar munnadi vetti,... iranthu poirukanga.. "

Durga- "romba pavam la.. ", Her eyes brimmed with tears.

Kaali- "ellarukum intha visayam parava arambichathu, ella pakamum porattam nadanthathu, prachanai perusachu.. athoda vilaivu thaan, inaiku apadi oru visayame illa, ... oru kalathula nadanthathunu solra alavuku suthama maranche pochu.. neraiah peruku theriama pochu"

Durga- "hmm"

Kaali- "athe mathiri ithukum oru mudivu varum.. oru kalathula nadanthathunu solra alavuku, maranche kooda poidalam, intha kodumaigal ellam... "

Durga- "puriuthu"

She hugged him. There is a prevailed silence. She recalled all that he said.

Durga- "naan konjam porumaiah pesirukalam la, romba kathiten. ungala romba adichuten. sattai ellam kooda kilichuten... "

Kaali- "naanum unna adichuruken munnadi, athukum ithukum sariah pochunu vachukalam.. apuram, haan en sattai ah kilichutalla, nanum oru naal un dress ah kilicharen. avlo thane", he mocked her. 

Durga- "che ponga", she buried her face in him. 

Kaali- "vetkama sundeli?"

Durga suddenly moved away from him and asked, "keka maranthuten.. ithu oru karanam thane, athu enna inoru karanam?"

Kaali- "iruthi sadangu panrathuku ma"

Durga stood up with a shock and asked, " iruthi sadanga? "

Kaali- " jathi veri pudicha avanungale , oru thalai matum kidachatha vache iruthi  sadangu panaangale.... ivangaluku panna vendama?  "

Durga stood there with tear filled eyes. Her lips trembled. She is unable to utter a single word to him. Kaali got up and took water for her. 

Kaali- " ippo ellarukum thandanai kidaika arambichachu... iruthi sadangum panita, avanga athma nimathiya santhi adayum la athukagavum thaan. ithuku nee emotional agatha.. Intha thanni kudi.. "

Durga didn't pick the water bottle from him instead she fell on his feet. 

Kaali- "yei enna ithellam.. Durga, enthiri muthalla", He was shocked and lifted her suddenly. 

Kaali- "ennama ithellam? yen ipadi ellam panra?"

Durga- "naan ungala apadi pesiruka koodathu. anga pinama irukuravangala neenga nerla pathiruka kooda mateenga aana avangalukaga neenga.... ", she uttered those lines in between cries. 

Kaali- "Durga, enna paaru... namakulla yethu mana avamanam ellam? naan kooda than unkita morattu thanama nadanthukiten, aana nee unarnthathu en anbaium akaraiyaium thane..  ennala un anba unara mudiathunu ninaikuriah illa unarura alavuku enaku un mela avlo anbu illainu ninaikuriah?"

Durga still sobbed looking at him, she didn't replied. She know he is trying to trap her and convince her. But his tears, the way he fisted his hand to control his emotions and expressed only calmness to her in that situation,  everything made her to strongly believe that she is wrong.. so she didn't agreed with him.

Kaali- "thappu pana kaal la viluganum na... appo naan pana thapuku, oru nimisham iru.. ", he attempted to fell on her feet.

Durga stopped him and said, "aiyaiyo vendam vendam... yarum viluga vendam... naan ini sorry solala... please.. "

They hugged each other for a while and then sat on the bed. 

Kaali- "Laptop la padam pakalama?"

Durga- "TV podungalae please.. enna nadakutho nu thonitae iruku.. ". Kaali looked at her.

Durga- "enaku ennamo appo mathiri aluga maten nu thonuthu... please pa", she cutely pleaded.

Kaali left out a long breathe and switched on the TV. He also decided to have a check on her. He need to know how much she has come out of her feelings. But he muted the volume.. 

Durga- "yen sound vaika matikureenga?"

Kaali- "paravalla nee ipadiye paaru.. sila samayam avanga podura paatu than adhigama alugaiya thoonduthu, athaan.. "

Durga smiled and watched it. The news channel shows that till now they recovered 25 bodies. 

Durga- " 25 pera!!!! ... appo enaku theriama neraiah peruku nadanthiruku pola "

Kaali- "oh, panratha ellam unta solitu than panuvanganu ninaichutu irukiah?", he said in a mocking way.

Durga- "apadi illa... enaku 16 therium, inga count jasthiah irunthathu athaan.. takkunu apadi soliten ", she tried to be normal.. 

Kaali side-hugged her and she leaned on his shoulder. 

Durga- "athana perukum iruthi sadangu panida mudiuma?"

Kaali- "neum variah?"

Durga- "unga kooda enga venalum varuven.. "

Kaali looked at her eyes. Durga looked at him with overflowing love. Kaali kissed her lips and she started to give her to him. She let him to take her. They were lost in the kiss.

She decided to face it with his help. She is getting effected by looking at that, but she just need Kaali next to her to get the courage and hope to bear those especially to digest the happenings. She started to become normal very slowly..

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Parvathi Suresh Sharma.