Epilogue

Thanks for the overwhelming response....

Yes, many did had their own guesses about Harshitha Sha and me being the author, it was my responsibility to make sure the suspense was maintained and so had tried my level best to convince of Kathir being a married man.....

Here goes the epilogue of the story...............

மழை துளி எல்லாம்
முத்துக்கள் ஆனால்....
மனிதர்கள் பருக
குடிநீர் ஏது.....

Kathir: "Munnadi nadanda ellame unala maraka mudiyum nu naan solala....

Aana unnala ada manika mudinja....

Enga veetalungala...manika mudinja....

Nee solu....

Nama kalyanam panikalam....

Yosicha sonapodum....

Idu naan panra thyagamo edum kedayadu....

Nadanda thappu kana prayachithamum illa ....

Kayal apdi sonapo enakum thonichu....

Mudivu pana vendiyadu nee dan..."

"Kathir, enna olarara.....enaku oru ponnu iruku......" she asked with him a did he loose his mind look....

"Naan kyra vayum sethu dan solren.....unaku okey na....

Kyra ku okey na.....

Naan unna katika aasa padaren".....

The ball was in mullai's court.....

The decision was to be made by her....

She didn't know what to tell.....

"Kathir....with closed eyes.....nee enna pathi ....with deep breath unaku enna pathi edum theriyadhu"......she tried convincing him against it....against his put forth opinion...

"Mullai.....with a clear tone Enaku un kadandha kaalam pathi theriya venam...............nee pazhaya mulla illa.....kunnakudi aa vitu pona mullai illa nu theriyum.....ipo nee ....pala kalama unnaya un kudumbatha un sondha kaal la nindhu yaar udhavi um illama pathukura oru ponnu....tch...amma......

Unaku oru pon kozhantha iruku...peru Kyra....enaku theriya vendiyadhu ivalavu than"......came his shrewd reply in no nonsense tone....

"Thambi....neenga enna pesuringa nu ungaluku therila.....kyra oda appa" started Parvathy with a teary voice......She couldn't believe the guy who always hated this family now proposed a new light into her daughter's happiness...

She don't know if this proposal would bring the lost happiness back into the life....But, this guy who proposed marriage with her daughter ready to accept her grand daughter had to know about Mullai's past life....

How her husband was not dead as everyone thought....

How Kyra's father was not dead but only lost....

How he could come back anytime...claim rights on mullai and Kyra....

Before Parvathy could even voice her thoughts....

Kathir's eyes clashed with tiny eyes of Kyra...

Kyra was not too young to not understand what was happening around her...like Kayal

Neither was she too old to understand how life works...like Aadhithya

She was in the middle of everything......in an age she could neither understand nor stay ignorant...

Her consent was equally needed thought Kathir and moved towards her...

"Kyra.....papa....naan ipo solarahu unaku puriyuma nu therla.....

He askes with thudding heart....

Unaku en thadi pudikadhula....naan indha thadi eduthu...nee sonamadiri azhaga trim pani vachukuren...

Unga appa madhiri

nee ini enna appa nu koopdriya....unakum oru pudhu appa kedaiparu...enakum nee en papa va irukiya....

Nee um enga kooda karaikudi variya....anga kayal irupa...aadhi anna irupanga....nee naan amma thatha pati kayal aadhi ellarum onna irukalama....

Unaku okey va?

Nee enna unga appa va ethukiriya? Ma" he closed his eyes in fear...he didn't know if this tiny mind could process all that he said...

Could accept all this change....

It will be too much for her...he is sure...

But if he could give this tiny mustard the love of a father ...he is more than willing to do it....he is aware he can never be her biological father....

But, didn't aadhi just prove that blood relationship had nothing to do with parenthood.

Its not a solution for the moment they shared yesterday.....For some odd reasons, after hearing kyra didn't have a dad....he had it in him to think of marriage again....

He had buried his marriage wish long ago...he could never forget her....he is sure....But, now, he knows he can try to move forward ...

He was not a saint......he had a past...

So, he didn't care much about hers....

They could handle this as two matured indviduals he thought.....and looked at this tiny bundle with tiny hope....

Only to be broken mercilessly....

"Venam......Venam ......Enaku endha pudhu appa vum venam......enaku en appa podhum......neenga venam......neenga thadi eduthu en appa va aaga venam"screamed Kyra.....and hugged mullai....

"Amma.....enaku pudhu appa venam ma....." she cried .....hugging her mom...

Mullai had never seen her baby crying like this....Mullai was may be thinking of accepting for Kyra's sake....

Seeing kathir accepting her inspite of her past....

But then if her kid didn't want him....who was she...

She was more than happy with her life.......

She saw kathir giving a sad smile....was that disappointment she saw in his eyes....was that heart break...

She knows how it feels when ur heart breaks.....not once but twice...

She didn't know how to reject him second time.....last time, she was sure he wasn't hurt but this time....

Even before she could voice out her thoughts.....She saw her car coming....

"How come Kavin returned today....wasn't he supposed to come the day after....then what brought him to come back....." was her thought...

Knowing it was Kavin in the car...she ran to him.....to her fatherly figure.......who was coming in the car......

The car stopped and Kavin did come out....he looked very happy....none over there had seen kavin so happy in long time....

Seeing Kyra standing,

Kavin: kyra kutty...and took her in his arms...yen da azhudha....amma thitnangala......vaa nama amma va thitalam.....

Kavin walked to mullai.....seeing the whole family he met yesterday....still there.....he gave a small smile to them and moved to her...and closed her eyes...

Mul: dei enna da panra.....viladadha kavin.....

Kavin: shhhhh......

Mul: enna da.....nee epdi ivalo seekram vandha....

Kavin: konjam neram pesama iren di....

All saw a guy getting down from the car's backseat....

Murugan and Parvathy had happy tears....

The person they had all thought dead....the guy who was declared dead by the government was standing before them.....they were seeing him after years...

Their happiness knew no bound....

"Mapillai" they said with happy tears.....

Mullai's ears registered the deep intake and the happy voice calling out mapilai....this mapillai was not for kavin she knew....

She was sure....

Could it be true...

Was she right...

Was he back...

So, the government was wrong declaring him dead in the war zone....

She was right...

Her heart was right...

Rio was back....

She didn't want to set her mind but her heart knew it....

She removed Kavin's hands from her eyes......and she knew her heart was right...

There he was RIO standing in flesh and blood....

Aanalum neenga ellarum enna nethi romba nambitinga.....naan dan day one lendu idu KM story illa K    M nu sonene...

Irundum nethi pala per sandosha patinga.....

Apram pala readers were sad on Rio's demise...

In the earlier part, ipo neenga padicha theriyum.....it was never about Rio demise it was his disappearance.....

He was declared dead during a mission.....

She for sure had not smiled happily in years...than this.....

There was not a happy moment than this in her life in a long time....

She ran into his arms .....

Only to burst into tears....

Mullai : " enaku apove theriyum una declared dead nu sonadhu thappu nu.....naan nechadu correct dhan da"....

She cried....

Kyra who was in kavin's arms wiggled out and ran into him....

Rio lifted her into his embrace....

Countless kisses were showered on him by Kyra.....His hands were full with Mullai and Kyra....None of them were ready to get out of his embrace....

Rio: adhan vandhuten la.....apram yen azhugura....

Paaru ellarum pakaranga.....un atha kudumbam lan pakudu....ipdi avunga munna azharadhu pakava naan thirumbi vanden....he shushed her...

Mullai moved out of his embrace and wiped her tears....

Parvathy and Murugan had moved forward seeing him...

Mur: Mapilali......neenga ponadhuku apram mullai....epdi thavichu pona theriyuma...enga yaaralayume adha ethukave mudila...

Rio: enna atha...onnume sola matingringa...

Par: enaku sandoshathula enna sola ne therila mapillai....

Rio: andha military operation la naan afganisthan la matikiten.....thirumbi vara ivalo varuham ayidichu...

Nalaiku ingatha base ku poi report pananum.....

Thirumbayum nama ellarum onna....nenaikave kanavu madiri iruku mama....

Rio hugged murugan and parvathy with kyra in her embrace...

Rio was very much aware of the old PS family...

He went to them...and to the guy who was the reason he met mullai...

Rio: hi jeeva....rio....

He smirked....and shaked his hands..

Jeeva: enna epdi...

Rio: unga ellarayume theriyum....he shook hands with everyone....

Kathir: kathir....he forwarded his hands...

Rio: Rio...he accepted them and everyone introduced themselves.....

Mullai stood seeing this scene with her guilt resurfacing.....

Kathir: naanga kelambarom.....

Rio: ipo dhan naan vandiruken...adhukula yen ...

Kathir: neenga romba naal kazhichu meet panringa.....ipo naanga edhuku edanjala....

Kelambalama ...he asked his family....

All nod their head not wanting to stand there....

The family they had hurted was happy now...looked contented.....

But....

Their son was sad.....he had accepted settling in life after long...only to be broken.....

Destiny smirked....

Fate smiled mercilessly....

The whole PS family started back in their car...

Kathir was not driving...he settled on the back seat...

The happiness they had when they started the journey...didn't exist now...

Kanna drove back the car.....with the youngsters....

Kayal was sad that kyra didn't mind her after an uncle came...

Poor little thing didn't know what or rather whom her sister had got back....

The return journey was sad for all right from the youngest to eldest...

"YOU REAP WHAT YOU SAW"

But what was kathir's fault...

Everyone thought.....

He had always wanted the best for Mullai....even back then...and today....

"May be the sins of the past was coming back to haunt them"

Kathir sat with questions in his mind ...

மனிதா மனிதா
இதுதான் நீதியோ
காதல் புரிந்தால்
கண்ணீர் கூலியோ
சிறகு விழுந்தால்
புதிதாய் முளைக்கும்
வான் வீழ்வதோ ஹோ ஓ..

With tears out of his eyes...

Wasn't happiness listed in his life..

Was he destined to be alone always?

He wanted to settle twice in his life....

With two different wnly heart break....

His wish of happy family had to break....

By two different women.....

With these thoughts....

He let sadness engulf him....

Rio noticed Mullai being sad and guilty...

The happiness on seeing him was replaced with guilt...

What was haunting her?

He made two cups of coffee and took to her...

She was standing in the very same balcony where she had made a sin yesterday night...

Looking out somewhere...

A piping hot cup of coffee was forwarded before her...

She knew it was Rio,,,

Rio: enna achu....yen ipdi iruka....

Mullai: enala idha un kita solavum mudila....

Sollama oru poli aana vazhka vaazhavum mudila....

Rio: enna di...enna achu...

Mullai: nethi night,.....naanum.....kathir um.....

She couldn't continuemore....voice wasnt coming out....her vision was getting blurred.....

Her soul was riping apart...

Rio hugged her....

"Mulllai....azhadha.......ennala purinjika mudiyum.......vidu.....ellam seri ayidum....ellam seri akikalam....."

"Naan asingamana ponnu la....kevalama iruku snake..."...she cried...

"Ipo solita ini oru tharava soladha....nee romba nala ponnu.....enaku theriyum.....enna vida vera yaaruku adu theriyum......"

She went into his embrace....

"Sorry"....she said.....

"Avasiyam illa....naan unna purinjikalati vera yaar purinjipa".....he patted her cheeks.....

உன் மேல் பிழை இல்லை
இதில் வருத்தம் உதவாது
தெய்வம் பிழை செய்தால்
அதில் திருத்தம் கிடையாது
விதி வெல்லவா ஹோ ஓ..

Their moment broke with Kyra's entry....

She ran into Rio's arms with rabbit following them...

They sat in the swing enjoying the cup of coffee...

She knew her mistake can never be forgotten....

But she hoped it can be forgiven...

She smiled at Kyra in Rio's embrace and sat watching the sun setting...bringing a new night into her life....

THE END

The evil author in me smirks while the KM fan in me is in tears ...

Sorry if this story didn't entertain you...Unga veetu pullaya nenachu ekedum ketu po nu vitrunga.......

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