They were all shut. They arrived home, he again hugged her mom, and took her home, this time she was not shy because he said they are like his parents, they were surprised by his affection, whom they did not know each other before.
He opened the door with his key and let them in and lastly he entered in, no one was in the living, so he made them sit in the living and went upstairs and saw his wife wearing the sarree, he like that saree very much, he understood, how much she’s been missing and want his attention on her, it was inviting.
Wow, you look wonderful, very beautiful, I wanted to take you to the bed right now but I can’t, come on I have a surprise for you downstairs, are you done with your saree?’
‘Yes, what is it, you got me?’
‘Don’t guess, you can’t, but come, he dragged her, after few steps, he said close your eyes, he carried her, ‘
‘Why, what are you doing? Uncle and aunt are there’
‘It’s okay, close your eyes’
He carried her till the living and let her down on her feet, he said ‘now, open’
She was shocked to see her parents, ‘is this a dream Ram?’ ‘no, this is for real’
Oh my god, she started crying, hugging both her parents, for a while all three were so emotional.
‘Why don’t we let mom and dad sit on the sofa?’
She managed to control her emotions and told them to sit and they sat. Barathi bent her head on her mom’s shoulder, in the meanwhile, Anitha aunty came out and she was shocked too, “wh………at, how did you two get here. We weren’t even informed, what’s going on….? I think,this is all your game? Is that right?’ She asked Barath
He didn’t say anything but he smiled at Rathi, he was so happy to see her face glowing red and relieved from her worries. He went to her and dragged her to him and said ‘come, first we have to take their blessings, and began to fall on their feet’
‘They asked what’s going on……? Someone tell us,’
‘First you two give your blessings to them and then he’ll tell you everything,’ Anitha said,
They gave their blessing and when he got up, she ran inside to get coffee for them, there came Anitha aunty, ‘go and stay with your family, I will make coffee for every one’ she walked out very slowly, Barath went and hugged her shoulder and came to their parents and told them that ‘we two were married two and half years ago’ and he continued on what happened after their marriage and ‘the reason she was avoiding to see you two because of the guilt, since she was separated from me, she cannot tell you who her husband is, so she continued to hide from both of us.’
‘Now that we are together, I wanted to surprise her, give her a shock, now you two are here, I can see the happy face of my wife,’ telling them that she bent her head on his shoulder and he tightened his hug.
‘oh,’ his dad was surprised to see his daughter married a man and did not bother to break the news to them, he lifted to see the couple and they matched very well and thought they were made for each other
Both looked beautiful, the man of his daughter is so, loving with his wife as well to them. Her dad went near them and hugged Barath and kissed Barathi and said ‘you should have informed us before, you think we will not understand you, we are your parents, you know, how much we missed you, every day we pray to god to reunite us, I was left in dark of why you’ve been avoiding us to see, whatever it is, we’ll back you for sure, we’ll honor your decisions no matter what? We both love you, who else is there in our life apart from you?’
Her mom shedding tears and said ’ how’ve you been all these years, keeping this secret from everyone, and living like an orphan, when you’d so many people who are waiting to pour, love on you, and you made him wander all over the world for you, which is unforgivable, Barathi, I never expected this from you,’
Barath interrupted and said ‘it’s ok mom, there were mistakes from my end too, I am happy I found her otherwise, I really would’ve been a mental, for sure’ he turned to her and kissed her forehead, there was drop of tear on his eyes, she was able to see it.
She felt she was guilty now,
She said sorry to everyone, she didn’t like to talk any further about this, with her parents.
She was little upset and went away from Barath, he pulled her back to him, but she gave a stern look at him, he automatically loosened his hand, she kept distance from him.
They were all talking, she told everyone ‘I am going to rest for a while, why don’t you’ll get freshen up’
‘What happened to you Barathi? Are you not keeping well? What happened?’ her mom asked her
‘No, mom a little rest will be good, I will be fine, let me rest for a while’
She did not turn towards Barath to see him, he was thinking, what did I say? Is anything wrong? Oh god, why is she upset now?