AN: No prof read, kindly adjust..

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At night, Mithran entered their room. Mithra is singing lullaby for Nila. Mithran looked at Mithra with folded hands.

(Song: Kangal neeyae  Film: Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal)

Intha nimidam Neeyum valarnthu
Ennai thaanga yenginen

Adutha kanamae kuzhanthaiyaaga
Endrum irukka vendinen

Thozhil aadum selai Thottil thaan paadhi velai

Pala nooru Mozhigalil pesum
Mudhal medhai nee
Isaiyaaga pala pala Osai seithidum
Raavanan eedilaa en magal

Ennai thallum mun Kuzhi kannathil
En sorghathai Naan kanden kanden

Enai killum mun Viral meththaikkul
En mothathai Naan thanthen kannae...ae....

Ennai vittu erandu ettu Thalli ponaal thavikkiren
Meendum unnai alli eduthu Karuvil vaikka ninaikkiren

Pogum paadhai neelam Kooraiyaai neela vaanam

Suvar meedhu Kirikidum bodhu Ravivarman nee
Pasi endraal Thaai idam thedum Maanida marmam nee
Naan kollum garvam nee....

Kadal ainthaaru Malai ainooru Ivai thaandi thaanae Petren unnai
Udal savvaathu Pini ovvaathu Pala nooraandu Nee aalvaai mannai

Mithran didn't averted his gaze from her.

Mithra looked at him once Nila slept. Mithran left out a long breathe. Mithra felt something is different with him. Chithra came at that time..

Chithra- " thoongitala? thookitu pogava?"

Mithra gave Nila to her and mumbled, " meesai oru mathiriya irukae amma"

Chithra- " chee, enna thaan naan unkita friend mathiri palaginalum, oru gnayam venama... ipadi ellam enaa keka koodathu avan enaku pulla ganbagam vachuko", She said twisting her lips.

Mithra (Mami)- " ayyo amma naan atha solala, konjam serious ah irukare nu ketaen"

Chithra- " enaku enna therium? oruthara oruthar kaluvi ootha poratha iruntha kathava sathitu panunga.. Naanga konjam disturbance illama thoonganum", she left with Nila.

Mithra (Mami)- " epadi ipadi oru pathil solranga?", she chuckled, closed the door, locked it and went inside.

Mithran lied in the bed, looking at the ceiling. Mithra switched off the light and on-ed the night lamp. She lied next to him and looked at him. Mithran didn't reacted to anything.

Mithra (Mami)- " saga"

Mithran (Meesai)- " enna thara"

Mithra (Mami)-  " yaen oru mathiriah iruka? "

Mithran looked at her and asked, " kadhala pathi nee enna ninaikura? "

Mithra (Mami)- " namakulla irukurathu than Kadhal". Mithran smiled at her with love filled eyes. She always gives an answer which is never expected.

Mithran (Meesai) hovered her and said, " naan unkita nadanthukura vitham thaan kadhala?"

Mithra (Mami)- " yaen nee enna kadhalikalaya?", since she cant find any other words to describe love, she just asked.

Mithran blow air at her neck. Mithra chuckled feeling a ticking sensation and tried to move but his hold was stiff.

Mithra (Mami)- " nee en mela vachurukura anbu thaan kadhal nu naan namburen saga"

Mithran (Meesai)- " nee enna kadhalikuriah Mami?"

Mithra (Mami)- " meesakara, ipo enna un prachanai?"

Mithran (Meesai) -" onum illa, nee enna kadhalicha epadi irukum nu yosichaen.". Mithra looked at him with an unknown expression. She is unable to guess anything from his look.

Mithran (Meesai)- " en mela unaku nambikai iruka?"

Mithra (Mami) looked at him with confusion and asked, " irukunu unaku therialaya?"

Mithran (Meesai)- " pakaren.. ", he started to kiss her. Mithra is confused by his questions, unable to trace why he is asking like this. But she lost herself the next moment in his kiss. Mithran started his play and she is completely lost in him. Mithran intentionally asked these questions to confuse her. He decided how to reveal all the secrets to her.

The next day evening, Both Mithran and Mithra returned home early. They are arranging the house with balloons and stickers. Yes! Today is Nila's birthday, she turned to 2. She is sleeping there while Chithra is singing lullaby for her.

Mithran (Meesai)- " intha cake avaluku othukuma? ithuku munnadi kuduthurukiah mami? "

Mithra (Mami)- " athellam othukum, athaan 2 vayasu agiduchulla."

Mithran (Messai)- " intha balloon ah konjam keela vachu katuvoma, udanchuta angel kathuva?"

Mithra (Mami)- " yov, tension yethama balloon ah kaattu. unaku avalae paravalla pola. evlo kelvi thaan kepa"

Mithran (Meesai)- " kolupu di unaku, function mudiatum vachukaren"

Mithra (Mami)- " vachukutalum..", she mumbled.

After a while, Nila woke up and Chithra started to make her up. Preethi came there for the function. Preethi started record their atrocities with a smile. It is joyful to watch everything. Mithran and Mithra are very much busy in the arrangements. They placed cake in the middle of the hall. Neighbors and some of their friends came to the function. The function started.

Mithran hold Nila and Mithra guided Nila to cut the cake while others are singing the birthday song. Once the cake is cut, Mithra feed Nila. Nila giggled and had it. Mithra then took another small piece and told her to feed Mithran.

Nila got the cake piece from Mithra but instead of spoon feeding Mithran, she gave a look at Mithran and Mithra once and had it. Her mouth is full with the piece of cake. Mithran kissed her enjoying her cuteness. Everyone giggled. Mithra fake glared at her at first and then giggled. Then Mithra again sliced a small piece and tried to feed Mithran. But to their surprise Nila came in between opening her mouth widely to take the cake. Mithran laughed looking at that and kissed her cutely.

Mithra (Mami) - " hey iru di.. un appa ku oru piece kudutharen.. nee yerkanave saptuta pothum"

Nila- " papaku papaku.. ma, papaku..", she nodded as no strictly and open her mouth widely leaning towards the cake. Everyone laughed and Preethi recorded everything with a laugh.

Mithran (Meesai)- " Its okay thara.. angel-ku kudu "

Mithra(Mami)- " ava saptuta.."

Nila- " Mitha..", she pleaded with puppy eyes at Mithran. Mithran gave a look at Mithra. Mithra left out a long breathe and feed Nila again. Nila stick her tongue out at Mithra once she finished her piece of cake.

Mithra (Mami)- " appavaium ponnaium apuram vachukaren". She moved away and started to serve the cake to everyone. 

They celebrated happily and slowly everyone started to disperse. Chithra and Mithran are sitting in hall, while Nila is playing. Mithra and Preethi is talking in Kitchen.

Chithra- " dei, innaike vaa arambika pora"

Mithran looked at Mithra once and said, " amam ma. en kadhala enaku thirupi thanthathu en angel thaan. ava birthday ah vida best day onnu iruka mudiuma?"

Chithra- " ellam nallathave nadakkum nee onum kavalapadatha rasa. manasula ulla ellathaium solidu"

Mithran chuckled and said, " naan ethuvum solla porathu illa. aana avaluku ellame theria vaika poren. nee thane sonna nambikkai irukanum. Ava mela ulla nambikai la thaan itha panna poren", he mobile ringed and he left attending it.

Chithra- " ivan enna ipadi solitu poraan. aiyo iva vera ethunalum enkita thane vanthu aaduva.. dei, nee ipadi panuva nu therinja naan nambikkainu solirukave matenae da"

Mithra came there at that time and asked, " enna ma thaniah pesitu irukeenga?"

Chithra- " enna pana solra? vachathum sari illa, vanthathum sari illa. kadavula epadi samalika poreno..", she blabbered and moved.

Preethi- " ennadi solranga?". Mithra shrugged her shoulder pursing her lips and let.

After a while, once everyone left, Mithran called Mithra to their room. 

Mithra (mami)- " enna saga?"

Mithran- " ithu ennoda album. naan kulanthaiah irunthappo edutha photos ellam ithula iruku, intha", he gave a cover," ithula namma marriage photos iruku. photos ah album la correct ah fix pannu"

Mithra nodded and started to look at the photos first. Mithran looked at her once and left the place. Mithra with a smile watched the photos which has Mithran' s photo of different age. he chuckled observing his physical transformation. Then she started to place their marriage photos in it. Many photos are having Nila with them. Mithra placed the photos with a smile. Slowly a photo fell from the album. Mithra took that photo and got shocked to the core.

Yes! that is Mithran's photo when he is a baby, at the age of 1. The photo is very much similar with Nila. The eyes, the smile, the way they have their hands, the mole, the dimple, the look everything is the same. Nila is exactly the xerox copy of Mithran. Mithra stood up in shock. She is already in oscillation and so the confirmation is not shaking her a lot. She started to get confused of everything. She came out to hall and rushed to Chithra.

Mithra(Mami)- " amma, amma.. unga pulla enna yemathararu.."

Chithra- ' aiya avanuku avlo vivaram ellam kidayathu di. yemanthutu vena varuvaan. sari sollu enna aachu?"

That verse made Mithra to hault and rethink everything. 

Chithra- " ennadi aachu?", She looked at Mithra for answers.

Mithra (Mami) quickly composed herself and said, " koviluku kootitu poren nu sonaru aana kootitu pogala ma. enna yemathitaru..", she acted perfectly.

Chithra- " avlo thane... avan varatum.. avan sattai ah pudichu.."

Mithra(mami)- ' sattaiah pudichu..",she mocked.

Chithra- " ippo avan velila poitu varan. athanala kandipa sattai potrupaan. nee pudichu oru uluku uluki gnayam kelu.. vidatha.", Mithra glanced at her once top to bottom and left. Chithra chuckled and continued her work.

Mithra started to get confusion. The words of Chithra made her to think whether Mithran is aware that Nila is his child or not. She believed that Mithran will surely tell her if he knows the truth. She started to think how to find all the hidden things behind it.

When she heard the steps of Mithran, she quickly closed the album and placed it in the berol. Mithran came inside and looked at Mithra. From her face, Mithran understood that, she looked at the album.

Mithran(Meesai)- " ellam vachutiah thara?"

Mithra(Mami)- " Haan vachuten."

Mithran furrowed his eyebrows and asked, " sari kaatu paapom"

Mithra -" atha apuram pakalam. Nila unna thedina saga vaa polam", She quickly came out of the room with Mithran and engaged him with Nila.

Mithra found it more interesting when Mithra tried to hide it. Mithran expected her to ask him, so that he would know how much Mithra believed him and got ready to explain her about how she got it. He is not ready to tell all the things happened and plan to reveal one by one. The first truth he wish to reveal is about Nila and so he gave the album to her. But to his surprise, Mithra hide the truth.

Mithran chuckled and Nila looked at her with confusion.

Mithran- " un amma kooda oru interesting game vilayadalama?", Nila nodded enthusiastically.

Mithran giggled looking at Mithra who is completely lost in her thoughts.

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Parvathi Suresh Sharma.