"My wife"

Ajay

"Deii jay... Nee Mohan kitta intha bill ah kuduthudu seriya?" Krishnan uncle, Geetha's father gives me a bill. "Romba thanks da Jay" he pats my forearms.

"Ethuk uncle Thanks ellam solringa?" I smiled at him.

"Illa pa..vazhakama oru kalyanam na uravukaaranga ellam vanthu othuzhaipanga aana.." He sighs and shakes his head "apdi enna thappu pannen nu theriyala.. En ponnu aasa padra paiyanuk kalyanam panni kudukalam nu nenachen.. Jadhi ellam pakala.." He smiles slightly "ana neenga naalu peru sontha thangachi kalyanam mathiri ella velayum seiringa.. Enak romba udhavi ya irukupa.. Thaniya epdi manage panuven nu theriyama irunthen"

I nod at him and hugged him "Ponnu santhosham thaa mukyam nu avunga yaaru pechayum kekala pathingala.. Neenga oru nalla appa uncle"

He patted me and pulled back and smiled at me widely. He nodded his head and moved inside. I waved a bye to the three idiots guiding the men who are working on the awning.

"Deii chitti purusha enga da pora??" Rakesh calls out.

"Deii kondruven da unna.." I warned him.

They laughed seeing my annoyed face. They always do this. Three of them always form a team and annoy me. I stroded towards them and hit Rakshan's back hardly. He yelps but doesn't seem to stop laughing.

"Maapla azhaga irukka da" Pragan wards evil eyes off from my annoyed face.

"Kovam vantha chitti purushanoda azhage thani macha" Rakesh says.

"Mavane.. Yaaru da chitti.." I hit on his head continuously while he laughs.

I left him and sighed heavily while they suppressed their laugh. I scoffed and turned to leave.

"Seri seri.... Poyi rest eduthut night devi yum kooptu vaa da.. Dinner inga sapdalam" Pragan says.

I turn to them and nodded my head after thinking for a minute.

"Partner devi ellam kootit vara vendam" Sarath says and three of us frowned at him.

"Illa partner oru cutting podalam.. Pontatiya kootit vantha sangu thaan.. Athaan sonnen"

Pragan and Rakesh looked at me.

"Mapla Devi epdi da.. kovapaduvala illa chill ah irupala" Rakesh asked.

Enaku epdi daa theriyum

I cry in my mind.

"Enaku ennamo oomai rani namma munnadi Chill ah irunthut... Veetuk poyi nalla naalu kuthu mudhugulaye kuthuva nu thonuthu.." Sarath says and I gulp.

Its been a long time since I had fun with these idiots. It would be fine if I drink. Oru naal thane. But what will Devi say? Will she beat like how Sarath said.

"All the best mapla" Pragan pats my shoulders "Ozhunga vanthu seru.. Pontati adipa nu varama irukatha"

I nod my head slowly and walked away. I opened the gate and saw Mohan uncle's car missing. He might have gone out. I kept the bill inside my pocket safely before removing my slippers.

"Enaku sathyama antha paiyan epdi un kooda kudumbam nadathuran nu puriala"

I hear a lady's voice from inside and frowned. About whom is she speaking? I looked inside and found a lady sitting on the sofa, her back facing me and Devi opposite to her with her head low. Shobha aunty is sitting on the chair opposite to them.

"Ozhunga oruthuvunga kitta pesa theriyathu.. Pazhaga theriyathu... Oru kudumbama ellarum irunthalum... Roomuk ullaye irukka vendiyathu... Ithula teacher vera.." That lady says and turn to Shobha aunty "Kozhantha pethukitta... Atha pathukanum la.. Athuk paal kudukanum.. Kulipatanum.. Thoonga vaikanum... Apro sugama room uk ulla thaniya irukka mudiyathu la.. Athunala thaa innum pethukaama irukka" that lady says and Sreedevi sobs harder.

My blood boiled in anger hearing the lady's words. I have never seen Devi crying like this and it shattered me. That lady doesn't seem to stop her venomous words even after seeing her crying. Who the hell is this lady and how dare she talk like this?

"Antha paiyanuk aasa ellam irukku Shobha aana iva thaa-"

"Pothum niruthunga" I yelled.

Three of them jerked their heads in my direction and stoop up. It broke me seeing her tear strucken face. She stood there dropping her head down wiping her tears trying to hide them from me.

I stroded towards them and stood before that lady glaring her dead.

I am gonna give her a piece of mind now.

Sreedevi

The last thing I wanted was him see me crying.

I cry again thinking that. I am feeling vulnerable and nothing around makes sense.

"Enna pesit irukinga neenga?" Ajay yelled at Bhanu athai.

I jerked my head up to see him glaring her and my mom and athai looking at him dumbfounded.

"Ungaluk Devi ya pathi enna theriyu? Ava Kozhantha pethukanuma venama nu solla neenga yaaru? Arivuketathanama pesit irukinga??" He yelled.

More tears flowed down my cheeks seeing him speaking for me. Its the first time somebody is speaking for me in my life.

"Jay periyavanga kitta mariyadha kuduthu pes-" my mom tries to tell something but Ajay shows his index finger to her warningly making her shut her mouth.

"Neenga pesathinga aunty" he tells my mom "ipdi thaa yaaravuth vanthu unga ponnu pathi theva illama pesit irupanga.. Neenga ipdi thaa pathut vaaya moodit irupingala??" He yells at my mom now.

More more tears flow down from my eyes. The more I try to stop crying, the more the tears are flowing. I have always wished somebody might talk against my mom and get into her freaking head that whatever she does is wrong and as a daughter it hurts me.

"Avunga solrathu sari thane jay-" my mom tries to justify athai.

"Enna sari thane?" He turns to her with his hands on his hip "Ithu enakum Devikum samantha patta vishayam.. kozhantha pethukanuma.. Venama ithellam enga mudivu.. Atha pathi pesa ivungaluk entha rights um illa" he pointed bhanu athai with his index finger"

"Especially Devi oda character pathi pesa entha rights ume illa.. Apro epdi ivunga solrathu sari aagum aunty?? Naa ithu unga kitta irunth expect pannala Shobha aunty... Yaaro veedu thedi vanthu unga ponna pathi ipdi kevalama pesit irupanga.. Neenga avungala pesa vitu vedikka papeenga? Appo ithana varshama en wife ah ipdi thaa treat panit irunthingala aunty??"

en wife. en wife. en wife. en wife.

That word keeps ringing in my ears. More more and more tears are falling. Now I dont know why I am crying exactly. Is it the hurtful tears formed by her poisonous words or happy tears formed by my husband's words. It feels like he has given my mom a slipper shot with his words.

As somebody who has grown up supporting herself for every mental trauma she had been through, these words mean everything. Did the universe foresee all my sufferings all these years and created him for me? Just for me?

Is this how it feels when somebody who is close to your heart supports for you? Stands for you? Speak for you?

En wife!

Ajay? So you are not speaking for a mere woman? You are speaking for your wife? How lucky am I to be that wife!

"Inga paarunga.." He snaps at athai "Epo kozhantha pethukanum nu engaluk theriyum.. Atha naanga pathukrom.. Apdiye engaluk kozhanthaye vendam na kooda atha pathi keka neenga yarum illa..Inime en pontati kitta ipdi pesninga" he showed his index finger "pesninga nu illa pesanum nu nenachinga na kooda enna vera maari paapinga" he says to both of them sending daggers to them.

He stroded towards me and clutch my wrist "Vaa devi" he says and dragged me from there.

I let him drag me anywhere he wants, completely smittened by his actions. But the tears never stopped falling. I let them fall as much as they want because they are falling for Ajay.

Not only the tears, but my soul, my heart, my thoughts, my body, my sadness, my happiness, my strength, my weakness and everything that exist in me is falling for Ajay.

He locks the bedroom door and turn to me. He looks at me worriedly seeing the tears that are falling non stop. I look at him and nowhere else. The man who stole not only my heart but everything, not even a bit guilty about it because he isn't aware of what he is doing to me. He has no idea, how he seem to my eyes right now. He seem like he is the only man in the world.

"Devi are you okay?" He helds my shoulders worriedly.

A cry escaped from my throat seeing his worried face. I hit my head on his chest and wrap my hands around his torso, without thinkig twice. His body stiffens and his heart started beating in a fast pace. I could hear them thudding inside his ribcage. All those bhanu athai's words and Ajay's words ring in my head letting more tears flow down.

Ajay slowly wraps his hand around my shoulders placing his chin on my head caressing my hair. At this point, I am sure of something.

I have fallen for you Ajay. I have fallen for you so hard that there is no going back. Whether you love me or not, I love you with all my heart, body, soul and everything.

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Hey guys,

How was the chapter?

Finally Devi has realised her love for her husband!!