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EPISODE 8 - PART 3
Thulasi went out and opened the door. And it was GW there outside. Thulasi told, 'Vanga! Athai.'
TA made a gesture showing he is not at all pleased. But then, GW kept her cool and told Thulasi, 'I need your help.' And then went on to tell what was the needful to be done to Thulasi which comes in muted voice with just tune..
TA was listening though he was not feeling pleased. But as GW was telling what Thulasi was to do, both of them were smiling at each other. GW then told, 'It is true there was a time, I was angry with you. But then, that is because I was pained. For sometime, I was pained because, I could not get to do arrange the marriage of my son in a nice way. But now I am happy to see both of you doing nicely.'
Thulasi said, 'Certainly I believed someday you will understand me, Athai.'
When TA wanted to tell something, Thulasi told, 'Certainly I will come with you.'
TA called Thulasi to the other room telling, he needs her help in a certain thing. There TA told angrily, 'Do you think, you have to go with my mom. You have to come with me and enjoy yourself.'
Thulasi told, 'But we have to accomodate your mom also. Whatever way, you believe your mom thinks, I can't accept that. She has asked for my help and I like to go with her. I am only happy to see the whole of your family understand my caring nature.' TA could not say anything against her.
Thulasi also told, 'We are not to disappoint Charu. You can go to the function.'
And so, Thulasi donned the old dress and decided to go off with GW in the auto.
TA decided to go off to the function in his bike. As he went off, Charu called him and requested him telling, 'I am having some problem with my car. I have to go to a few places urgently before I get to the mandapam. Can you take me on your bike?'
TA accepted to do that. Charu sat behind him with her hands on his shoulders and directed him to go to a place such that, Thulasi could see from auto Charu going behind TA in his bike. Thulasi exclaimed, 'It is he. and Charu is riding behind him' And she told what she saw to GW.
GW said, 'That can't be the case. You could have seen someone else. TA won't take any girl to ride behind him. You must not complain about him that way. He is not brought up to do that.'
Thulasi tried to protest. But GW brutally asserted not to tell that.
And then they were at GW"s home. GW told Thulasi, 'Myself and Laav are going to Aditi's (Laav's friend) home to a birthday party. Till then you are to take care of Pooja.' Thulasi accepted what she was told to do. GW also told Pooja to be with her chitti for sometime.
Meanwhile Charu made TA to go to another place for her own reasons and then both of them went to the mandapam.
Thulasi was spending her evening of the day with Pooja. Of course, she must have been disappointed. But the time spent with a child always is happy because the child's world is unique and it is its own garden which is totally free from the bugs of the adulterated adult. Even as she was confined, in the house, the outside communication still happens. That is because everyone has a cell phone.
Thulasi's cell phone rang and it was Deepa who called her. Deepa asked, 'Engarundu pesarai, dee!'.
Thulasi said where she is and told whatever happened in that evening.
Deepa told her, 'Your MIL has really made plans to do bad things on you. I was also seeing that bloody girl Charu going behind TA on his bike. How dare that was allowed to happen?' She told to herself, 'Something has to be done.'
And then Thulasi and Deepa had their talks for a few minutes and after that the phone call ended. Deepa told her, 'See what I am going to do.'
Thulasi cautioned her not to do anything. 'This is not what I want. Whatever way his family members are, I want to build cordial relationship with everyone in his family.'
But Deepa adamantly told, 'You definitely have noble thoughts and they will help you at the right time. But you have to be practical also and must have proper boundaries with everyone. You have some rights and you have to fight for them. I am determined to help you anytime and I will do that.'
Pooja shared the snack she was having with Thulasi.
After around half an hour a car came to their place. Puvi and Sudha came there. Sudha asked Thulasi, 'So you were with Pooja till now.'
Thulasi then told she was told by the GW to take care of Pooja, as GW was going to a function. And also told she was also to go to a function. Sudha told, 'You must never trust your MIL. She is a cunning calculating lady. You have to learn to take care of yourself. Never do anything for her. See how she has cheated you and made you be away from your hubby.'
And then Sudha said, 'OK, what happened has happened. Now I will drop you to the function venue.'
Sudha was true to her word and took Thulasi in her bike to the mandapam. Sudha also told Thulasi, 'When you see Charu, you give her a message saying Thenmozhi wants to meet Charu in the Elite computer Home.'
As Thulasi was walking in the mandapam, she could see Charu holding TA's hand and introducing him to everyone who were all business colleagues of her father. One person told, 'The wife is taking care of her husband very well.'
Some of those comments were heard by Thulasi and GW. One person told, 'Both of them are really made for each other.' Another comment, 'They are sure to have a bright future with each other.'
Charu was telling him, 'You have to take the evening dinner. It has some special exotic dishes which you could never have tasted so far..'
That moment, Thulasi came towards TA. That was really shock for Charu and spontaneously she left his hand. But Thulasi kept her cool. TA was also surprised to see Thulasi there. When the three were together, GW was not there. Thulasi told Charu that Thenmozhi wants to meet her at a stipulated venue in the evening.
Charu told TA, 'Then I have to go. Thenmozhi was my special friend. She is seen only rarely in Chennai. She has now made her home in USA.' And so Charu departed.
All of them went for the dinner. At the dinner place, GW had her shock. Charu had earlier promised, she will be sitting with TA in the dinner arena and she will be bantering lightly with him. GW was eagerly looking for this happening. But what she had to see was TA and Thulasi sitting together and having a cheerful time. TA was feeding jelebi to Thulasi.
After the dinner, TA's phone rang.
(Thodarum)
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