chapter 11

Author's POV... Rudra waiting for them with a car......along with Shiva, Shekar Karthik Ram is also coming..... He couldn't agree with them... He wanted to see his daughter first...... All arrived at evening Shiva was impatient to see his chellama but Rudra didn't uttered a single word about her till they reached the small house he rented for few weeks.... Once they all came inside he gave water to all and made then sit on the sofa and chair and sat in front of them in a stool... And spoke calmlyRudra : How was your travel.... I think you all will be tired.... Shiva : Rudra.... En porumaiya sothikatha da... Where is she. .. Na avala pakkanum ippove.. (Rudra... Don't test my patience... Where is she... I want to see her right now...) Rudra : 6 years wait panita inum konjam wait panu da...(You waited for 6 years... Wait for more time) Ram : Rudra enga elariyum vara vachitu nee viladitu irukiya.... (Rudra what is this... You brought us here and playing now) Rudra : no pa... I am not playing anything.... But what I said is the fact.... Shiva Gowri ah pakka nalaiku kalaila varaikum wait pani tha aganum.... Ipo pakka mudiyathu... In fact antha edathukula nolaiya kuda mudiyathu.... Athum nama Gowri ah thedi vanthurukom na maranthum kuda allow pana matanga.... (But what I said is the fact.... Shiva have to wait till morning to see Gowri.... We can't go now.... In fact we can't even enter the place she stays.... If by chance they know that we came for her then forget about staying in this village...) Shekar : Theliva solu da Gowri enga tha iruka... (Say clearly... Where is Gowri) Rudra : Solrein pa... Athu varaikum porumaiya naa solratha kelunga elarum... Mukiyama Shiva nee..... Nadula tension agatha... (I will paa.... Till then please listen to me.... Most importantly Shiva... Don't get tension in between) Shiva : Sari soli thola..... (Fine just say it.. ) Rudra smiled at him... Then forwarded a photo of a girl.... Shiva looked at him with confusion... Others also saw the photo... Rudra : This girl's name is Nila.... Very quite and innocent girl... Who is sacred of crowd and nervous to speak with starangers... She doesn't even speak louder..... Exactly opposite to our Gowri's nature in many things... She was the only daughter of Doctor couple Mathi and Bhaskar... Both are very famous doctors and best in their field many foreigners comes to India to get treatment from them..... They were successful in their career....Mathi was Neurologist and Bhaskar was Cardiologist.... They performed many complex surgeries in thier career and saved many life which other doctors said impossible to save..... Such doctors left thier profession and stayed here permanently after thier only daughter went missing...... That is Nila..... They initially filled a missing case later on they withdraw it.... Most suspicious thing is after Nila's missing another missing case was filled after one month that to 4 men's...... Still the police couldn't find them..... I think there is some connection between this with Nila...... All this happened 11 years back.... And.... Shiva : ipo ethuku intha ponna pathi engaluku solitu iruka..... Na en Gowri ah thedi vanthuruka avaluku ena achu enga iruka nu solu... (Why are you briefing us about this girl.... I cams here for my Gowri say about her alone...) Shekar : exactly intha ponna pathi therinjikitu nanga ena pana porom... (Exactly.. What we are going to do knowing about this girl) Rudra : Because Nila va pathi therinjikita tha Namala Gowri ah approach eh pana mudiyum... (Because we can only approach Gowri after knowing Nila) Ram : purila Rudra... (I don't understand) Rudra : please don't be panick........ He took a deep breath and said it..... Itha Nilava tha nama Gowri ipo inga valthutu iruka(Our Gowri is living here as this Nila only) Shiva : Ena da olara... En Chellama epadi da intha ponnoda life ah vala mudiyum.... (What are you blabbering.... How am my chellama live this girl's life) Rudra : mudiyum atha inga nadanthutu iruku... (It is possible and that's what happening here) Shiva couldn't listen this anymore . He already had enough... He stood up and clapped his hands.... Shiva : nee crime story sonathulam pothum... Nalarunchu.... Ipo vaa ena en chellama kita kotitu po... Na kupta ava vanthuduva nama avala kotitu kelambalam.... I know her very well.... (Put an end to your crime story.... It was good... Now take me to my chellama... She will ran to me once I call her.... We will leave from this place with her .. I know her very well) He said and ready to leave that place only to stopped by Rudra's words... Rudra : you know her.... But avaluku una theriyathe da... (You know her... But she doesn't know you da) Shiva turned back and narrowed his eyes at him..... Shiva : ena da olara... (What are you blabbering da..) Rudra : atha nejam macha.... Inga irukarathu nama palaiya Gowri ila... Ithu Nilava valthutu iruka Gowri... Avaluku nee yar nu kuda theriyathu..... Shiva nu oruthan ava life la irunthan avana ava love pana nu kuda theriyathu....... Inum solanumna avaluku than per Gowri nu kuda theriyathu.... (That's the truth macha... The one here is not our old Gowir...this Gowri is living as Nila.... She doesn't know you... She doesn't know that there was Shiva in her life whom she loved.... The fact is she doesn't even know her name is Gowri....) Shiva came near him like a ranging bull and punched him hard and hold his colar... Shiva : naa unkita porumaiya pesuna nee viladitu irukiya... Enough is enough...... En Gowri kita ena kootitu po.... She can never forget her Shiva... Enavida athigama love panava da ava.....avlulu elame naa tha ena avalala maraka mudiyathu.... Athu impossible........ Ena patha ava enkita odi vanthuduva...... She can't be without me.... (I am being patience with you and you are playing with it..... Enough is enough..... Take me to my Gowri that's enough.... She can never forget her Shiva... She loves me more than I love her... I was her everything she can't forget me..... Once she saw me she will run back to me... She can't be without me...) Rudra : Athu un Gowri ah iruntha varuva..... Ithu Nila.... Purinjiko da it's the reality... Gowri uyiroda tha iruka avaluku un nyabagam iruntha ineram un kita vanthuruka mattala en varala..... Yosichu paru.... It's not time to be emotional da.... We have to act smart (Indeed if that was your Gowri then she would come.... This is Nila... Understand this is the reality... Gowri is alive if she remember you then why she didn't come back to me all these years... Think about it... It's not time to be emotional da.... We have to act smart ) Rudra hold his hand above his colar and got relived from his hold...which was lossen now..... Rudra wiped the blood from his mouth.... Shiva was silent processing what Rudra said... It actually made sense... He silently sat on the sofa with a thud... Ram : Apdina en ponuku enga yaraiyum adaiyalam theriyatha.... (Is that mean my daughter don't know any of us...) Rudra: Avaluku thanoda adaiyalame theriyathu appa..... Aparm epdi nenga ithu la ethir pakka mudiyum.... (She doesn't know her own identity appa... You can't expect this much) Ram : apo en ponuku naa tha ava appa nu nane sonalum theriyathu...... Apdi ena pavam pana ipadi oru nelamaila ena niruthirukiye andava...... (Is that mean my daughter won't know even if I say that I am her father.... What sin I committed in my life to see my daughter like this oh god...) He cried hitting his head... Karthik was there to pacify him....... Shekar was still in shock processing everything.... Shiva was sitting there like a statue...... His face was stonic emotionless..... Why wouldn't he....... All this past 6 years each and everyone around him said his chellama is dead and wont come back.... Even in that time he didn't lose his hope.... He was sure that his chellama can never leave him alone in this world...... Finally when he found her only to know that she forgot everything about thier beautiful life.... He was fully shattered now... There was no words to describe his misery...... He felt like dying at the very same momentRudra sat beside him and took his hand in his Rudra : I can never console you.....I can't even imagine myself in your place... In fact even thinking about it feels scary and miserable... But you have to be strong atleast for your Gowri... Think about her da... She survived that brutal accident.....living a fake life believing that was true...... Behaving and completely accepting the nature of some other person who is exact opposite of her nature and demeanor.... I even tried to know she had any kind of memory of you.... 2 days back I showed her your photo saying you were missing dis she saw you anywhere.... She behaved completely normal and said she never saw you.... That moment I was completely sure about her memory loss.... I don't know which stage she is in.. It's curable or not... All I know was she was living as Nila... She can't even say your daughter who is her father.... Antha kodumaiya nenachu par da... Entha amma kum atha situation vara kudathu... Athu na ma Gowri ku vanthuduchu.... (Think about her situation it's even more worse... No mother deserve such punishment... Our gowri got it.....) You both didn't deserve this pain and misery..... But we can't change what happened da..... Please be strong for her for your daughter who logs for father's love..... You can be like this da..... Please..... Rudra was pleading him trying to make him understand the situation....Shiva : Naa pakanum... (I want to see) Rudra : HuhhhShiva : En ponnaiyum en wife ahyum na pakkanum..... Ipove... (I want to see my daughter and wife... Right now) Rudra : Ipo mudiyathu da... You have till morning.... Papava school la kotitu poi vidavum kootitu varavum mattum tha Gowri antha bunglow ah vitu veliya varuva.... Full security night time la electric shock adikura compound nama ula poga valiye ila na check panitein.... In fact I found her a month before ana intha ela details um collect pana time eduthuchu... Nama wait pani tha aganum.... (It's not posible now da... You have to wait till morning.. To take papa to the school and bring her back only Gowri will come out of that bunglow..... Full security is there even electric shock is arranged in compound walls... There is no other way to enter I checked it already.. In fact I found her a month back but it took me this much time to collect details... We have to wait Shiva... No other option is there..) Shiva : I won't spare them...... They will get punishment for what they did to my family.... Summave vida matein.... (I won't spare them) He said gritting his teeth and fisted hands.....everyone was scared they never saw this much angry Shiva.... Rudra : nee avangala ena vena panu but wait till we get our Gowri and mythu back... They are our first priority ..... Antha rendu perum evlo dangerousno ila entha extend ku avanga Nama Gowri ah mathirukanga noo namaku theriyathu..... We must rescue Gowri and Mynthu first.. (Do what ever you want but wait till we rescue Gowri and mynthu.. They are our first priority...... We don't know how dangerous they are and how much they changed our Gowri.... We must rescue Gowri and mynthu first) Shiva : huh.... Mynthu... Rudra : Un ponnu per tha daa.... Mynthavika... Paka mattum tha una mari mattha elame ava amma tha..... She is not your copy instead she was carbon copy of Gowri..... Elame avala mari tha..... (Your daughter's name.... Mynthavika... She only looks like you but everything else is her mother's.... Shs is not your copy instead the carbon copy of Gowri...) Shiva : en ponnu.. En mynthu... Enkita vanthuduva laa.... (My daughter... My mynthu will come back to me right....) He asked Rudra with logging eyes.... Rudra : un ponnu da unta varama yarta povaa..... Don't lose hope ... Be strong nama thirumbi porapo Gowri um mythu papa vum nama kuda kootitu tha povom... (She is your daughter da... She will come back to you only.... Don't lose hope... Be strong.. When we leave this place Gowri and mythu papa will be with us...) They all slept on the floor..... Sleep was far away from Shiva's eyes... Many thoughts were running on his mind..... Before everything he want to meet his chellama and his daughter ...... That night was the longest in his life..... Morning he woke up before everyone got ready in a grey shirt and black pants.... There was excitement and eagerness in his eyes... He was going to meet his daughter for the first time and his chellama after 6 years.... All can understand his situation they to got ready ..... All the 5 men were waiting for her hiding behind a old damaged house on the way of the school.... With in few minutes they saw the two person for whom they were waiting... Gowri was wearing a green colour cotton saree her long hair was in braid that was in her left side shoulder... Still it reached below her hips... Mythu was In her school uniform... A small frock... Her hair was in double side ponytail with a blue ribbon above it... She looked like a doll in that ... She was wearing her bag while her lunch bag is carried by Gowri.... Mythu was talking with her mother nonstop holding her one hands..... Gowri was listening and admiring his daughterMynthu's grand father's eyes filled with happy tears seeing their granddaughter and daughter.... While Shiva was observing and memorizing every inch of them and carving them in his heart.... He looked at them with logging eyes..... Rudra nudged Shiva to took him out of his world...... Rudra : poda.... Nee thane pesiye thiranumnu sona.... From what I assume she won't talk with strangers...... But try pani paru...(Go da... You wanted to talk right... From what I assume she won't talk with strangers... But try once...) Shiva nodded his head and walked from there. Now both Gowri and Shiva was walking in front of each other.... His eyes didn't left her even a second while she didn't looked away from her daughter who was talking with her.... Shiva understood that she is not going to look at him.. He have to do something. He took his purse out.. Deliberately he made it fell in front of her she stilled..... He bent and took his purse from the ground when he stood up thier eyes locked..... He was looking at her with so much love and logging which stirred her heart... Her heartbeat raised she couldn't understand what is happening to her and why she can't look away from his eyes...... What his eyes trying to convey...... A small voice broke thier moment.. It's mynthu.... Mynthu : Amma..... Polam.... (Amma.... Lets goo) Gowri nodded at her and tried to move..... Shiva was still standing there blocking her from moving furtherShe again looked at him with so much nervousness.... Which was new for Shiva....... He was closely observing her every move.... Again mynthu spoke.... Mynthu : Thalungaaa..... Nanga ponum... (Move.. We have to goo) Shiva came out of his trance ... Shiva : huh.... Mynthu : Moveeee.... Naa school ku ponum....... (Moveee.... I have to go to school) Shiva : sorry... He said slowly and gave them some space...... Mynthu hold her mother's hand and dragged her from there.... Shiva stood there like a statue.... Both mother and daughter walked for while only to be stopped by Gowri...... Mynthu : Ena achu maa... (What happened ma) Gowri shook her head and turned back.... Shiva was still there she was facing his back.... She wanted to call him... But was hesitant..... Do remember this is Nila not Gowri.... She was hesitant to shout and dont know how to get his attention..... Seeing her mother's confusion Mynthu helped her... Mynthu : UnculllllShe shouted but that didn't reached Shiva's ears who was processing everything... Mynthu : ungcullll..... Inga parungaaaaa.... (Uncle.. See here...) Still no response she shouted many times..... She was fed up.... She left her mothers hand and ran up to him and punched his legs by her tiny hands...... That's when he noticed that small girlMythu : Yov.... Grey shirt uh..... Kathu kekatha unaku..... Na evlo neram mariyathaiya koptein sela mari nikura...... Vaa en amma un kita etho solanumam...... (Are you deaf.. I called you respectfully many times you stood like a statue..... Come my amma wants to tell you something) She hold his hand and dragged him towards her mother.... She was not that strong but had that power over her father......