Chapter 20 -- The Final Tears

 

Chapter 20

The Final Tears

The next day, Roshini was sleeping on the table and her father woke at early morning. He saw her sleeping over the table with the lights turned on and over a book. He wished to make her in comfort position, he tried to move that book below her face. Roshini woke.

“You slept here all night?” he asked.

“Am I looking like a high school student waking up at early morning to study my syllabus?” Roshini spoke with a smile. “I was just asking da Roshi”. He went out and picked the news paper and sat at the entrance.

Roshini after all completing all her regulars at morning, she looked at the clock, small hand pointed between 6 and 7 while long hand pointed at 9. She walked to a room, the was a girl sleeping with a side faced body with one leg stretched and folded half. On her side Roshini son Vivek was sleeping with a hand well hugged over that girl’s hip.

“Nithya wake up. Dad is already awake. Get up”, Roshini said by shaking her hand. Roshini walked into the kitchen. She made three cups of coffee and she took one and entered again into Nithya’s room. She placed the coffee and said, “Nithya, Coffee is here. Wake up and drink when it is hot. I won’t reheat it”.

Nithya kept her eyes closed and murmured, “Who asked you to make me a coffee. Just go I will drink it”. Roshini came back to kitchen and took the remaining two cups and took them to her dad. He was still skimming the newspaper. She placed the coffee near him. He placed down the paper by folding and took the coffee.

Roshini started the conversation at that time, “Dad, I need to ask you something”. He looked at her after taking a sip in the coffee cup. He just nodded and gave a sign to proceed.

“What made you to accept me back after I left you?” Roshini asked with a little fear.

“What you mean by accept back? You just left this house and not me”, he said by keeping the coffee down and continued, “I always had an intention to meet you again, but I had a little ego. It was my bad habit. Nithya is my darling. My ego just broke into pieces when I she asked me to bring back you”

“So Nithya convinced you to accept me right?” Roshini asked. “No, No. She just made to realize who I am actually”.

“Why you was mad at me? Was my relationship was the reason or the secret I kept from you?”

“Both”

“Why dad Why?”

“It is unexplainable at this situation. But I will try my best. I thought I was best at that moment. You might grow up, but you are always a kid to me. Your mom was not here to support my point or argue my point. When she was with me, there will be a dispute at all time. Sometimes, the point I stand for will be the right, sometimes hers. We will decide the best always.

Once she left us, I became myself like that I was the one to decide everything. I know you both loved your mother. I did everything to make you smile without having a loss. Your smile and Nithya’s smile made me to feel that I was doing the best for both of you.

Later you came with a boy and told that you liked him. I was ferocious, How could you decide without my decision?. If your mother was there, I might have got a person to decide with about your relationship. I have done nothing against her words. If my point was right then she will support me and if she was right. I will. You should have an understanding with your husband too”

“Okay dad”, Roshini said in a low voice.

“Just leave it. Have your coffee”, he said and took his coffee. After drinking the coffee. He took the news paper and started to read the headline of the front page. Roshini called again in a low voice, by pulling the news paper slowly, “What you think about Nithya?”

“I think many stuff over her. Just say what you are asking?”

“About her marriage?”

“Yeah I need to look for it, you are here so you will help me to find a perfect match for her”, he said with a smile.

“I found that perfect”, Roshini said in a gentle voice.

“Was he a relation to us?”

“He will be”

“What are you saying? Where is he? What he is doing?”

“I don’t know”

“I can’t get you”, he was very curious on hearing the word ‘don’t know’ and he added, “Without knowing these how could you say he is perfect for her”.

“I might not know about him well. But, Nithya does”, Roshini said in a low voice and added, “When you had a thought what you did was right, you made a little mistake for me. I wish to make her life happier”.

“It is not. She is with me all the time and she never been any relationship”, he made his words with more confidence.

“Are you sure about this?” Roshini asked.

“Yes. I know well about my Nithya”, he said with confidence again.

“This is the reason. This is the only reason. She kept everything from you”, she said with breaks for every line and continued, “She might be ready to loose all her desires for you. But I must stand here for her. If my mom was here she might have said the same what I said. I am not that matured to take decisions for my sister. I wish to make you know what was happening with her”

“I am still confused”

“Just go to her. Say that you have a found a match for her and their family was visiting us today afternoon”, Roshini asked his father to make a move.

He was still looking weird at her. He was not aware of what was happening. He just dropped the newspaper and stood up. He said, “I will say what you asked me to say. Will she open up about him?”

“You know, what she will say”, Roshini ended.

“I don’t know, I never expected this from her too. Then how could I know about the answer she is about to say”, he asked with a puzzle. In mean time. Nithya woke up and she came out with the coffee cup.

“Just give time and say later”, Roshini said in a very low voice that was heard only by her father. Roshini walked in. Nithya sat at the place where Roshini sat.

“Good Morning dad”, Nithya said and she started to drink the coffee.

“Get ready soon”, he said with a soft voice.

“Are we going out?”

“We are having guests”

“Good. Who?”

“My office colleague Annamalai and his family”, he said and added, “You must get ready perfectly”

“Okay dad, everything will be perfect including the food and the respect for them”, Nithya said with a bright smile.

“We have decided to fix marriage for you and his son. So that they wish to see you before fixing marriage”, he said with curious eyes looking at Nithya’s words.

“Okay dad”, Nithya said with a brightest smile and nodded. He just gave a pat over her back. Nithya moved near him and tilted over his shoulders.

“If you have anything to say. Just say me Nithya”, he tried to provoke words from Nithya. She said with the same tilted face, “If they said okay. Will you fix the marriage?”

“Yes”

“Should I leave you?” Nithya’s eyes filled with tears. On hearing this Nithya’s father felt his tears. Nithya added, “I didn’t expect this so quick”.

“Just go and get yourself ready”, Nithya’s father said with a weeping tone. Nithya walked to Roshini and said, “Rosh, dad said I am going to get married soon”.

“Yeah, he told me and it was a good news”, Roshini said with a fake smile.

“It is”, Nithya murmured.

“Don’t you want it? Why you cry?” Roshini asked her to pull out the reason. “He will be alone after I left. Who will look after him?”

“Nithya was that your only problem?” Roshini asked and Nithya said, “Yes” with an unsatisfied tone.

After some minutes, Nithya walked alone and she was weeping lonely. Roshini saw her weeping. She asked her dad to look at her silently. Nithya’s father too noticed the weep of Nithya. Roshini took her father to kitchen and said, “What do you think now?”

“She said okay for everything”, her dad said.

“She said okay to you by saying no to herself”, Roshini marked some words and stressed, “She too has some desires dad. She had never opened out anything to you. Not to keep everything away from you. It was just to keep the trust you kept on her”

“Do you think I am such a harmful guy?”

“Not until now”, Roshini said and walked to the next room. She bring the book that has scribbles of Nithya. Roshini gave it to her father by saying a word, “The reasons will be known soon”

“What is this?”

“A book you need to read”

“About what?”

“Life of your Daughter”

“What?” he opened his mouth wide with a puzzled look.

“This book was written by someone, I never saw until yesterday. I saw him in this book through pages. I want you to know what was in the book”

He turned some of the pages rapidly and saw some pages were stapled at the last before chapter of the book. He pointed to those pages and asked, “Why was these?”

“Those are not important, so just skip them”, Roshini said by closing the book on her father’s hand. He walked outside the house and seated himself under a tree. Made his seat much comfortable and he opened the book. He started to read the chapter one “Blue American Tourister”.

Roshini called Nithya and said, “No one is coming home, just stay relaxed”. Roshini saw a bright smile from Nithya’s face. Nithya walked straight to her room and saw Vivek was playing with a castle drawing. Nithya sat near him and looked at the castle it was well drawn.

“Who drew this?” Nithya asked.

“Two aunty came yesterday and they both drew it. I know where you hide the colors too”, Vivek said with a cracking cunning tone.

“Who came yesterday? I saw none”, Nithya said.

“I don’t saw them before but she was very beautiful. They came and left, when you were with Grandpa”, he said and started to play. Nithya dodged under her cot pulled the box and searched for the book. She could not find the book inside. She searched again too. But there was nothing. Nithya left that box at that place and turned to Vivek.

“Did anyone took any book from here?”

“One aunty was reading something, then she gave it to Mommy”, Vivek opened out what happened yesterday. Nithya walked straight to Roshini. Roshini could understand that Nithya had found the book was missing. Nithya, “Who came yesterday? Where was the book in my book box?”

“A friend of mine”, Roshini said in short.

“What was her duty to check in my box?”

“What is your issue now?”

“A book was missing from there”

“You think she stole it?”

“No I need that book. Vivek told that she gave it to you”, Nithya was very furious in her words and she was stubborn to get her book back.

“Yes, I have it”, Roshini said with a low voice. Nithya’s anger started to grow. Her voice become harsh and little louder, “Did you read it?” Roshini nodded and said, “Just started reading it”.

“I want that book now give it to me”, Nithya was claiming with arrogance.

“I will return you once I completed”

“No Roshi, I need it. You can buy your own copy”, Nithya was very keen in not allowing anyone to read her untold pages.

“Not interested in wasting money on two books”, Roshini was firmly arguing with Nithya. Nithya got tensed and she was almost like a person filled with complete anger. She was restless at that moment. All her aim was to get her book back and nothing more than that. Roshini want to make her reach the extent. Nithya beat Roshini on her shoulders and said with biting teeth, “Give me my book”.

Roshini never had a little raise in voice or at anger. She could feel the fear of breaking the truth in Nithya. Roshini walked to the table and took the book that was kept in a drawer. She handed over the book to Nithya.

Nithya grabbed that book and walked straight to her room. Roshini followed Nithya’s steps and she was leaning at the door of the room. Nithya realized that it was not the copy of book she had. She opened it and saw it was very fresh and the corners of the book were unfold. She opened the book and found all the pages were empty, her writings were missing.

Nithya turned back and saw Roshini looking over her. Roshini said, “Vivek go out and play”

“You both get out and talk. I can’t go out”. Vivek sat at that middle of the room and started playing his game. Roshini sat on the cot, Nithya was sitting on the floor near Roshini. Nithya laid over Roshini’s lap and started to weep. Roshini held her face gently.

Nithya was furious at anger a moment before but when she realized that Roshini knew about those pages. Her anger was completely transformed into tears. Nithya was crying like a baby with little sound. Her sadness came out after years. Nithya had never told about her relationship broke up to anyone and kept her sadness within her for a very long time. She had no one to talk about the reason for her tears. Then she got Roshini, Nithya’s tears overwhelming without her knowledge as she had no more reasons to hide further.

Nithya was using an anger to cover her tears. Roshini broke the anger and brought out the tears. Roshini started to shed her tears and she said in a soft voice, “I know you wanted to cry and the anger will never suit you”, after a pause Roshini wept her tears and continued, “Even these tears too. Just leave the anger and every drop of tears today”.

Vivek stopped playing at the middle of this weeping sounds. He realized something was happening and he was odd at that place. He walked near Nithya and wiped her tears, then he wiped Roshini’s tears. Roshini said, “Nithu stop crying ma, Vivek is here. You always say me to make him happy. Smile for him da”

Nithya looked into eyes of Vivek, he was at the state of confusion and he looked with a face filled with fright. Nithya made a smile for the sake of the little boy. She hugged him, just to hide her tears behind him. Vivek said in a low voice, “You are you crying”.

“What would you do if your batman doll was lost?” Nithya said.

“I won’t loose it. I will keep it safe”, he said with a secured mind. Nithya replied him, “I too had such a lovely doll and I failed in keeping safe”. Roshini patted Vivek’s shoulders and made her eye ball to roll towards door. She gave a sign of going out of the room. Vivek understood it and he walked out with his playing kits.

Nithya’s tears didn’t dried till. Roshini asked her to sit over the cot. Nithya sat and Roshini asked, “Who is he?”

“You read right?”

“Yes”

“Then you must know him”

“Was everything true as in the book?” Roshini asked with a doubting tone.

“No, he didn’t mentioned the fights we had always at the time of relationship. We will fight everyday even when we were friends. The problem created at the morning will never continue to the next day. He will accept the mistake on him even it was on me. I will accept the mistake on me even on him. We had such an understanding. He never mentioned it. I don’t know why he avoided it”

“Do you really love him?”

“Do you think I really hate him?” Nithya re-questioned. Roshini pulled the book from her and said, “Someone gave this book to me”

“Who?” Nithya asked with a confusion. Roshini answered, “Someone named Jeni Sugaina”.

“What? You mean Jessica”

“Yeah she is”, Roshini said and added, “Now she realized her mistake and she wants to get back with Sathish”. On hearing that Nithya’s face shrunk with worries. The fear filled over her face and she suddenly smiled.

“It’s really good”, Nithya said by wiping the tears.

“Why you smile now?”

“Sathish may get a girl he likes. You know something, Jessica is a beautiful girl. She will be a best pair for him”, Nithya said with a hard smile over sadness and added, “He likes her more”.

“But not than you”, Roshini completed.

“No her loves her but not me”, Nithya said, Roshini said, “What makes you think that?”

“I know he will love her”

“You are just faking yourself. All you need was him, but you are forcing yourself away from him”

“HOW COULD I?” Nithya shouted with little anger and then she realized her self and she calmed down. Nithya continued, “Just keep it between us, Don’t tell dad please”.

“Sorry Nithya, I can’t give you my words”

“He might get worried”

“But I already did”

“What?” Nithya’s fear raised to the peak and she was trembling. Nithya eyes and lips were vibrating with the fear. She started to think herself. Everything Nithya struggled ended up in vein. Nithya got up from that place and she walked out faster. She saw her dad sitting on the chair and reading the Nithya’s copy. Nithya was seeing him by hiding behind the door.

Nithya’s dad took almost three hours and more to complete that book. Nithya was sitting behind that door and seeing his face expression on every page. She wished to grab that book but she had a fear. “What could I do if he asked anything about that book to me?” was the question revolving inside her mind. She could not move from that place too. She was almost like a girl who got locked at a particular place. Nithya could feel what page her father was reading, as she had read that book so many times.

Nithya’s father completed the book on a single stretch. He just laid at the chair by resting his neck over the chair top and closed his eyes. His face was facing the sky. Nithya walked near him. She saw a drip of tear from his eyes and a grip hold of the book. She half knelt beside him and held her hand over his hand which was holding the book.

“Dad”, Nithya said in a low voice.

He opened his eyes slowly and he saw Nithya beside him. He sat upright and handed over the book to her and said, “It is a nice story”

“It was a nice story”

“Do you really left him because of me?”

“I know you may hate him. I never wanted to hurt you and him too. I have no other choice. I know, I shouldn’t have loved him”

“Then what made you to love him?”

“I was just blind. When I saw him, he was the only person visible to me. All I cared was only him. All I considered was the care he gave me. When I felt he was the right person for me. I almost lost myself in him. At that time, the disciplines you preached me never stroke inside me”.

“Do you like him?”

“I liked him”

“Just say yes or no”

“Yes dad. I liked him, I like him and I will like him”

“So stubborn uh?”

“No dad, just I spoke the truth now. I have never said him”

“I am not a villain for your life Nithu, just remember every dad wants her daughter to be safe. I might have offended you, if you have chosen any wrong path. But you are very good, you respected me. I might not have accepted him if you introduced him years back”, by saying he stood up from his place

“So do you allow me to”

“Why should I resist you? If you like to have a beautiful life”

“I am not ready to play with his feelings anymore dad. Let the love in me rest within myself”

“What are you saying?”

“If I was with him it might be a good life for me. If Jessica was with him, he may feel it good. Because I made a scar in him. You read right?”

“You must have told him the truth and must have asked him to wait. He will if he loved you truely”, Nithya’s dad said. Roshini came into the conversation, “Just you go with Jeni and he will choose what he wants”. Roshini was trying to pull out the words from her.

“Don’t be an idiot. Don’t you feel ashamed for talking like this”, Nithya broke into anger. Roshini didn’t rested, “Do you fear that Sathish will choose Jessica instead of you?” Nithya was quiet. Roshini continued, “Yes she is more beautiful than you. Every boy will choose a beautiful girl. I guess he will not be an idiot”

“Shut your mouth. Sathish didn’t loved on seeing the skin. He is not the one you are thinking. Don’t speak anything wrong about him”, Nithya had big faith on Sathish.

“Then why don’t you speak this up directly”, Roshini extended her mobile to Nithya by dialing a number. Nithya was shocked and she asked, “Who?”

“Just speak. You will know who it is”, Roshini said. Nithya had a glance over her father. He nodded and Nithya got the mobile. She looked into the mobile for the name, it was unknown. After the call was attended by the receiver. She spoke, “Hello”.

“Nithya?”, a girl voice came over the call. Nithya asked, “Who is this?”

“A girl you hated”, the voice came.

“Jessica?”

“Yes I am. Can we meet at the bus stand by tomorrow morning?” Jessica asked. Nithya looked into her father’s face. He nodded and Nithya said, “Okay I will”. Jessica hung the call and cried by hugging her father.

“You knew more about that boy and no one could suit for him better than you”, Roshini said with a smiling face and added, “Don’t worry, Jessica have a life for her own”. Then Roshini explained what happened the day before when Susan brought Jessica.

The next day Nithya went to bus stand as Jessica told. They both were waiting for Sathish. No one had said a single word about anything. Nithya was very excited that night to meet Sathish. She had controlled her love within herself and she was ready to shower him completely with her love. She knew that Sathish was not been any relationship after that. She has been tracking him all time. She also had a fear of speaking with Sathish after years. She was hugging her father and saying ‘Thank you so much for understanding me’, for several times. That day she didn’t slept properly. Her thoughts disturbed her from sleeping and her fear disturbed her from smiling.

Nithya wore a light pink color half saree. She was very beautiful on that day. It was not because of the make up. It was because of the happiness filled inside her. Nithya reached the bus stand. She saw Jessica, Susan and Madhesh were standing together. They waved at her. All of three were holding some cool drinks on their hand.

“Hi”, Nithya waved when she neared.

“I am Jessica”, Jessica extended her hand. Nithya shook the hand and said, “I know you”

“Really?” Jessica amused on hearing it

“You are our school’s Bitch!” Susan cracked a joke. Jessica stamped Susan’s feet hardly with the heels. Susan slipped her drink over Madhu’s shirt. “Idiot. Fool”, Madhu was shouting at Susan. “Calm your words”, Susan said in a low voice and took him somewhere to clean his shirt. Then Jessica and Nithya were standing alone.

“You are really great”, Jessica said by looking at Nithya. “I am just normal. There might be many girls like me”, Nithya took a breath and added, “My Dad came in my mind first. So I did that way”

“I too did the same”, Jessica said with a giggle.

“Do you feel bad for that?”

“No Nithya no. If I didn’t leave him, he might not be yours”

“So you are saying that he loved me as you left him, is it?” with a little anger tone. Jessica hastened her words and she advanced, “I was just saying that I allowed him to find you sooner”. Nithya smiled.

“I like to call you Sathya”, Jessica said.

“I too like to call you Jeni”, Nithya added on next moment.

“We are not arguing right?” a question came up. “Definitely not”, an answer from Nithya. A silence dropped between them for a minute. They looked in a way, that they have something to speak but they are resisting themselves.

“Sathish is so lucky”, Jessica said. Nithya smiled.

“You are so lucky”

“I don’t believe in luck, I think the life goes in the way we wish to. What we believe is happening in our life. You lost the trust in him. He too on that day. I still have mine and I also have a trust on his trust”, Nithya said her trustworthy words. It impressed Jessica. “You are right Nithya, I lost trust on him as I trust someone more”.

“Yeah, I know you are good too”, Nithya said and both shared a smile. Then Nithya asked, “What was his name?”

“Whom?”

“Your soul-mate”

“His name is Neeraj, he is opposite to Sathish. Neeraj is rude but he will be so kind to me”

“Oh like a hero we see in movies”, Nithya giggled.

“I don’t know whether he is a hero in movie or not. He is my hero now”, Jessica ended shortly. Meantime Madhu and Susan came in.

“Had a good conversation uh?” Madhu asked.

“Yeah”, Nithya said.

“Madhu do you know something?” Jessica asked.

“How could I know before you say it”, Madhu said.

“You were studying at Computer Science group in school”, Jessica said and Susan completed instead of Jessica, “You were doing Engineering”.

“Idiot Sathish, he wrote that purposely”, Madhu murmured. Madhu too studied in the same class, but Nithish had wrote Madhu was in different class. Madhu was allergic to the computers and also with some girls in that class. So that Susan and Jessica were teasing him. Nithya knew nothing but she was smiling.

A call rung in Madhu’s mobile. He said, “Sathish arrived, he is calling”, by saying he attended the call and asked, “Where were you?” He walked by speaking in mobile. On knowing it was Sathish, Nithya’s heart started to pump faster. She could feel the same beat years ago. She swallowed her saliva. In fear she held Jessica’s hand. Jessica felt Nithya’s hand was frozen with fear. Jessica said, “He will surely understand you”. Nithya nodded.

Nithya could not control her fear. She hid her half behind Jessica and was looking outside with a single eye vision. She spotted Madhu was walking with a bad on his hand and she also spotted Sathish. He wore a yellow t-shirt and a jean pants. He wore a coolers and his face was almost filled with well trimmed beard.

Sathish was talking with Madhesh. On nearing the car, he spotted Jessica first. He stood at that place and the conversation he had with Madhu was paused. Little Nithya peaked out slowly from her hide. On seeing Nithya, Sathish was standing like a statue and he was removing his coolers. His mouth was open. He walked slowly to her.

Sathish was walking faster with great smiles. On every step, he almost fainted. The vision became blur for him on the next step. He managed to walk and he reached near Nithya. He had a blur view, but he could see Nithya’s eyes clearly. Sathish held his hand over Jessica and pushed her gently to make her move aside. Nithya and Sathish were standing opposite to each other.

Susan realized Sathish was getting fainted. Susan suddenly took a water bottle from the car and poured it over Sathish face. He closed his eyes for a moment. He could feel himself at that moment. He extended his hand to Susan and Susan gave him the water bottle. He drunk some water and got steady.

“I thought you will faint when you think about your Dad”, Susan said.

“I fainted not only for my dad but also for someone”, by saying he turned towards Nithya. Nithya was standing quiet, Sathish almost forgot Jessica at that place. He was completely into Nithya. “How are you?” Sathish asked.

“I will be fine”, Nithya said without looking into his eyes. Jessica interrupted, “Hi Sathish”. Sathish smiled to see Jessica after a long time. He smiled bigger and shook hands with her. Then he asked, “Nice to meet you after some years?”

“Me too Sathish, I am here just to ask sorry for what happened at our school days. I read about Jeni”, Jessica said with a pleasing voice.

“I didn’t know what to write. The publication asked for a love based story. I am sorry Jesi”, Sathish apologized her and asked, “So all are here, after reading my story uh?”

“The story is good”, Susan said in short and continued, “Yes your story made everyone stand here”.

“Good?” Jessica said in an anger tone, “The story started well but the climax was very bad and unacceptable”. Sathish looked at Nithya at that time. He said, “I can narrate what happened in my life. So I know nothing more than that”

“Liar”, Jessica yelled.

“Lower your voices”, Madhu said and added, “We can talk at the drive”. Everyone got in the car. Madhu was at the driver seat, Nithish sat in the front seat and the three girls sat at the back seat. The car started to move.

“Why was Nithya so quiet?” Madhu started.

“No I am not”, Nithya said.

“She is less interactive with everyone even from the days in college”, Sathish added a point for her.

“So you knew her well”, Jessica said.

“Just talk what is needed”, Susan ended the unrelated talks.

“Sathish, I like to get back with you. I feel sorry for that day”, Jessica said in short. Jessica patted Nithya’s hand and Jessica held Nithya’s hand too. Jessica was planning something.

“WHAT?” Madhu shocked and he parked the car at the side of the road. Everyone got down except Susan. She was listening to them by seating inside the car.

“Yes, I mistook him and I want him back”, Jessica said and looked at Nithya. Nithya was confused and she had a pity face. Nithya was looking towards Sathish. Sathish was steady and he had confidence in his face, “Good Jessica. I loved you once. The fact is, I loved you so much on those days. But now, it is not possible. I replaced you with someone after hard times. So, I don’t have such feel over you”, he said, then gave a pause and added, “But I have respect over you. I like you but not in the relationship way”

“Very genuine answer and it was the same for me. I found my boyfriend”, Jessica said with a smirk. Sathish confused. Jessica continued, “The answer you said was right. What would be the answer if it was asked by Nithya?”

“Nith, Nithy. Nithu hated me”, Sathish said by looking into Nithya’s eyes. Nithya had a teary eyes on hearing his words. “Now she wish to resume the relationship she paused years ago”.

“What? What are you saying?” Sathish asked in a confusion. “Just get in”, Jessica said and added, “Madhu lets go to Nithya’s house”.

“What why my house?” Nithya opened her mouth.

“The book was there right?” Susan said with a wink.

“No No. We can leave this here”, Nithya feared a little. But, Susan said, “Nithya just keep calm and come. It is the time to say everything”. Everyone got in the car. Madhu drove to Nithya’s house. Sathish was confused and he was glancing at the street of Nithya’s house. He was recollecting the memories.

The car stopped in front of the house. Everyone got down and Sathish was the last one. He spotted a lady coming from the house entrance he guessed it must be Roshini.

“I am Reshmi”, Roshini greeted Sathish. Sathish could understand that everyone there had read the book and he feared a little. There stood Nithya’s father, he was very firm and tight. He greeted with a non smiling face but in a good manner. Everyone sat in the living room.

“So what’s next Nithya?” Roshini asked. Nithya was silent and everyone was looking at her.

“Nithya won’t talk if we were around her. Nithya where is that book?” Susan asked her. “What book? The book I had or the book you gave Roshini?”

“The book you scribbled”, Jessica stressed.

“That is that is”, Nithya stumbled her words. Roshini walked to a room and came back with that book. She placed it in front of everyone. Sathish was looking keenly over the book. He wished to take it but he had a hesitation at that time.

Jessica took that book and gave it to Sathish and said, “Everyone in this room except you know what was in this book”.

“I too don’t know”, a little voice came up. It was Vivek, Roshini’s son. Everyone laughed at that time. But Nithya and Sathish didn’t. Jessica said, “Come here I will tell you the story in it”. Vivek ran into hands of Jessica. Jessica made him to sit between her and Susan. At that time, Susan said, “Read it Sathish, Everything will change”

“Take this room”, Roshini pointed to Nithya’s room. Sathish took that book and walked into that room. He entered the room and was looking all around. He sat on the cot nearby and was looking over the book cover. He said to himself, “Finally the cover page became true. I saw Jessica and Nithya together”. He felt a peace himself and he was not in the mood to read inside the book. He was just sitting idle.

In minutes, Nithya walked in. Sathish hastened and stood up. Nithya got frightened on his actions. She said, “Just sit and make your self comfortable”.

“Yeah. Okay. Okay”, Sathish sat. Nithya sat next to him.

Nithya asked, “Did you read?”

“No”

“Do you hate me?”

“Why should I?”

“I behaved rude on that day and I never talked with you later”

“Nithya, I know about you a lot. I cried a lot after our break up. You know why?” Sathish asked a question and answered himself, “I cried as I know you will be crying for that. I could feel something missing from you. You were odd on that day. I thought that you would come back, so I waited. I waited and I am still waiting”

“No more waiting”, Nithya said by resting her hand over his lap and continued, “Sorry, all happened was my mistake and you will know the reason if you read it”

“Why should I? I know about you Nithya. You are completely inside me. I tried to approach you many times in college. But, I didn’t. I love you so much and I will take care of you always”.

“Do you really love me?”

“I will kiss your cheeks with my toothless mouth one day”, Sathish said with some tears.

Nithya hugged him sidewise. They made their cheeks to hug by forcing them together. Their eyes are adjacent to each other.

“I Love You Nithish”, Nithya said.

“I Love You too Sathya”, Sathish said.

Tear drops opened out from their eyes. Both the tears mixed at the edge of their eyes. They were sharing tears with the essence of love. Sathish and Nithya felt themselves as the old them. Sathish released her from his love spell.

“I don’t need a toothless kiss”

“Then?”

“I forgot myself when I kissed you. I just closed my eyes. I want to kiss you with my eyes open”, Nithya said with a wink.

“Wait for that day”, a voice came over. It was Roshini and she added, “Patience is much more important”. Everyone in the house entered that room and they started to spill the smiles and joy.

Sathish haven’t read the scribbles at that time, but he later took he did. He added those scribbles to his story and republished the book. The book became the best seller. The climax was complete with Nithya’s scribble.

Susan and Madhu got married and Sathish with Nithya. Mean while Jessica and Neeraj. Love is a feel that may create some beautiful memories in everyone’s life. Our characters in the story started to live their beautiful life. There will be an untold story behind every common man in this world. If life is an art of Butterfly, our birth decides the structure of the butterfly. The love people show on us were the colors. A particular may be very attractive and it might dim other colors too. Search for a new color but never forget the colors you have got already.

THE END

..Spread Love, Share Love, stay Loved..