“I came to India for a training and I have asked my friend to give proxy for me…”
“What?”
“Yes bro…” said Krishna with a wink.
“No, Krishna that’s not good… Come on go and attend your training now…”
“Hmmm…”
“What?”
“Its 11am…”
“So?”
“The great entrepreneur Dinakaran is sitting in his office and talking about Thulasi… What a waste of time!”
“Hey!”
“Come on bro, how can I concentrate in my training when there’s confusion like this?”
“I can understand it Krish… Kavya will break you into pieces…”
“Ah! Don’t remind me that… She is so very mad on me for coming up with a condition like that and in a way forcing Thulasi akka to take this decision…”
“Ha ha ha…”
“Don’t laugh… But bro, you should thank me for linking you with akka…”
“mmmm….”
“Yes, you remember, you first met akka in my home only…”
“That’s true, but even otherwise Thulasi would have been linked to me in some other way… We are made for each other sir!”
“Ha ha ha… But if it’s not for me, you may or may not have met akka…”
“No sir, the same day I met you in your home, she visited my home for returning a handbag to mom… So somehow I would have met her… You can probably thank me for making things easier for you…”
“What?”
“If it’s not for me aunty wouldn’t have changed her mind so very easily…”
“No, that’s not true… Kavya helped mom once and that made her change her heart…”
“Really? So you will not give me credit? You think I can’t persuade aunty to change her decision again”
Krishna placed his palms together as if to say vanakkam and said,
“No, thanks brother… You have already done enough help for me…”
“Ha ha ha!”
“Are you kidding?”
Saradha almost yelled at Thulasi. Thulasi has never seen Saradha yelling like that but she kept quiet. Uma had broken the news to Saradha and Kavya.
“I thought you are intelligent Thulasi… I never thought you will take such a stupid decision…”
“…”
“Are you out of sense or what?”
“…”
“Speak out Thulasi! What’s wrong with you?”
“…”
“Do you know Dinakaran is in love with you? Can this Ranjan even come near to him? Please Thulasi I am telling this for your own good…”
Thulasi gave a surprised look at her mother but didn’t say anything.
“Akka, forget about DK sir… This Ranjan doesn’t deserve you… Please change your mind…”
“…”
“Thulasi don’t irritate me by keeping quiet…”
“Amma, Kavy, please don’t disturb me… I need some fresh air now…”
Thulasi went to her room and locked it. Saradha and Kavya were stunned. They have never seen Thulasi like this before.
Thulasi was confused herself. She had no intentions of marrying Ranjan. She said that in a reflex just for Dinakaran’s sake… But his reaction confused her… He seemed to be amused …
What’s wrong with him, she thought angrily!
“So Thulasi, what have you decided?” asked Saradha.
“Amma, please don’t start this topic again…”
Both Saradha and Kavya gave her a weird look but didn’t say anything…
One week passed away… It was one of the toughest period in Thulasi’s life. Both Saradha and Kavya had stopped talking to her. Thulasi was very worried and confused…
She wanted to inform Ranjan that whatever she said that day was just in a flare to hurt Dinakaran… But even before she could do that, Ranjan visited her home with his parents to decide on the marriage date. Saradha flatly told them that its Thulasi decision and she can’t decide on the marriage date.
Thulasi could understand how hurting it would be for Ranjan when he knows the truth. So she decided to share it with him in person. But since Ranjan was busy she was not able to get hold of him for the full week. Finally that day he had accepted to meet her in the beach…
She reached the beach bit early and was thinking about her meeting with Dinakaran few days back when Ranjan arrived. He sat next to her happily. But Thulasi in a spontaneous reaction slightly moved away from him…
“Thulasi, you look very beautiful!”
Can’t you say anything else, thought an irritated Thulasi!
“Mom told me that 24th is an auspicious day… I am so very excited that we will be married in another couple of weeks…”
Thulasi looked at him… What a weird character! His mother decides the date and he himself confirms it and he doesn’t even think about asking her about her convenience…
“Ranjan I need to talk to you…”
“Sure Thulasi, but can we buy something to eat?”
Thulasi waited patiently until he bought some snacks for him…
“Thulasi I can’t wait for two more weeks for our marriage…”
“See Ranjan, we can’t get married…”
“What?”
“I am sorry Ranjan… mmmm… I am not planning to get married for now… I have lot of other…”
“Stop joking Thulasi…”
“No Ranjan, I am serious…”
“Ok I got it… You want me to postpone the marriage but why? We have been waiting for more than five years for this day…”
Thulasi looked at him and said,
“Really?” in a sarcastic manner.