Divya akka seems to be a sailing boat in my strom ....

I lay my head on her lap to narrate the past few months while sobbing in between...

She goes through with Shravan's diary...

Then , she raffles my hair to ask the much awaited question...

" Suman... I don't understand what's your problem now? "

My sob turns to loud cry...

" Akka...I don't know... But , something troubles me a lot... May be the reason that shravan loves Sam than Suman... Or , he abandons Suman by loving Sam.. "

I pause and look at her ...

She shrinks her brows to give all her ears...

" Perhaps , I don't identify him though he was close to me...I don't know why... I feel that I need to be alone... At the same time , I sense his pain a lot while I ignore his calls..."

I wipe out the tears that pour down...

I look at Divya akka in eager to give some solution for my problem..

Instead , she breaks into bouts of laughter ... She doesn't stop until her eyes tearing...

" Akka... Stop it... It hurts me a lot...I am crying and you're laughing"

I plead at last to stop her crazy reaction...

She struggles to stop her laughing...

Then , she gently knocks on my head...

" You are such an idiot Suman... "

I eye her in baffle...

Hugging me , she continues..." You're really a fool... Suman... Listen to me.. "

" First of all , it's not your fault that you can't identify him as your Shravan... Because , it has been really a long time ... Then to , you both were living with your childhood thoughts... truly the thought united you both..."

She squeeze my hands , reassuringly..

" Suman... You both haven't changed at all... I have seen Shravan all through these years... He never thought about any girls... Now I understand ... You both are meant to be together... Together forever... "

A satisfactory smile creeps over my lips .

We are meant to be together forever...!!!

I exhale deeply , smiling cheerful...

" suman..at the end of the day , Your Shravan loved you... !He loves you...! He will love you like never before..."

" It's you and your Shravan.. now , cheerup my dear idiot.. "

Akka grabs my hand to swirl me around her , cheering out loud..

" Akka.. I am so happy... Thank you so much for this.. "

I shout in the wind as if I have gone nuts...

Tring....tring...tring...

I stop being crazy and run to my phone...

Gasping for breath ,I yell at akka...

" Akka... Shravan...!!! He is calling..."

I am about to pick the call in enthusiasm...

" No... Don't pick up the call..."

She stops me until the last ring goes off..

" Now , it's my turn... We will see how he reacts..."

Akka winks at me and dials his number from her mobile...

She put the call in loudspeaker... She gesture me to be quiet..

" Hello ! "

" Akka... How are you ?!"

His voice is low and weak...

Akka pout at me while I show my puppy face..

" What happened Shravan...? Aren't you feeling well?"

She asks as though she doesn't know anything..

He clears his throat..

" Fine akka... But , not feeling good..."

I stoop my head in pain...

Akka gestures me to wait and speaks..

" Shravan... I am in India now... I have four more days to return to London.. why don't you visit India... May be you will feel better.. and , Vikki will be happy..."

Vikki is Divya akka's son.. shravan is so much attached with him it seems...

Hearing Vikki ' s name , Shravan's voice turns out good..

He breaths out deep..

" Akka.. I would love to visit Vikki.. I wish I could come to India .. Infact , I have a friend to meet there.. "

" What...?! A friend...! A friend in India ?! Who's he ? Or ... She ? "

Akka asks deliberate...

" Akka... You know well that I won't hide anything from you.. she's more than a friend to me... She isn't picking up my call.. I don't know if any thing troubles her..I badly wanted to meet her .. Even if I come to India I know only her phone number ..I don't know how I can find her.. it's troubling me a lot akka.."

I bit my lips to control my cry.. He only thinks of me even at his bad times..

I love you Shravan.. I will love you forever than anything else ... beyond the sky ... beyond time...beyond the universe... Beyond anything else..

I feel like shouting what I feel about him and gesture akka to stop it..

She nods ,

" Shravan... Come to India.. we will find her.. "

There's a short silence ..

" Akka... I am in contract with my company .. I can't return India without completing my on-site project.. "

Akka winks at me now..." Ohhh... So , the girl is not important than your work... ?!?! I cut the call now.. "

She pretends to be angry...

At the other side Shravan speaks in haste ..." Akka... She's more important for me , than my life..."

" Then , board your next flight..."

She tells firm before winding up the call...

She high fives with me...

" He will be here in next flight.. "

She assures me with a broad smile...

" I don't think so..." I mutter...

" Let's see " she reaffirms...

" Suman... Come on ... Meet my son..."

She drags me to meet Vikki.. I am going to meet him for the first time...

We step downstairs where Vikki is playing with my Amma..

Amma is right... Vikki looks like Shravan.. He is so sweet and time flies off when I play with him ..

Divya akka lives in London and she visits India once or twice a year..

At present she stays in one of her aunt's house which is a few kilometres away from my house...

Accidentally she finds my house that locates close to her aunt's house and here she's to meet us..

When it's evening , she's ready to go home...

I take out Anna's bike to drop her at home...

Divya akka's Aunt lights Diya ( lamp) at entrance and sings devotional songs dedicated to Lord Krishna..

This is a tradition of Kerala people..

I enjoy being at home and we spend time by reminiscing the olden days...

When I start the bike to return to my home...

Divya akka winks and shows her thumps up...

" Lovely lady... Your Shravan is on board...!!!"

She shows Shravan's text with flight number and it's arrival time...

My breath hitches in abash that I am going to meet him... Involuntarily , my cheeks adorn the deep pink hue...

" Ohhhoo... You're blushing...!!!"

She mocks me , widening her eyes in happiness...

" Akka..." I mumble and drive quick to escape from her further tease...

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Dear besties...

Hope you all are doing good...

Now , Shravan is back to India...

How will shravan react to this situation...?

Whether it will be easy to marry her ?

Do you think their parents will accept their love..?

What about Anish?

What will be the fate of Granny?

Stay tuned 😉

Assumptions are welcomed...💗

Stay safe...

Love...

arulpirai..