It was ten o'clock at night Harini returned to home. Girija had been rehearsing in her mind how to talk to her daughter about everything until she arrived. She started by announcing the arrival of ParthaSarathy and RamaKrishna. She also said that the neighbors were astounded. Harini was glad Akash's father came to their house. But she did not think it was an end in itself that the people in her neighborhood were astounded.
"He asked your hand in marriage for Akash" Girija said softly.
Harini stared at her mother. Girija knows that this is the silence that comes before the storm. But if the storm hits then you can't talk. There is only so much to say right now.
"You were the first person who came to mind when he wanted Akash to get married. That's why he came with marriage proposal. "
"What did you tell them?"
"I told them that I will ask your opinion."
“You know I am in love with Karthi. You could have told them about that ”
“I thought. Karthi may be a genius. But living with a genius is not easy. I have repeatedly seen myself that he doesn’t your love to him. Even you know it. You even got angry and stopped from going to their house for a few months. Research is more important, Knowledge is important, Secrecy is important to him than you. Did he tell you about what happened to him when he disappeared? Akash is not like him. He will value you well. He loves you so much. He will be ideal for you”
“Karthi is not the dog to come after me. I would not have fallen in love with him if he had come like that. I will definitely not marry someone who is looking after myself more than anything else. Such a person will not let me live my life. One does not have to say everything because one is in love. I have a lot to say to him. He never once asked about what I didn’t tell him. I have never seen such a good man in this world. I could not deny this even though I was angry at him. Now I have realized even that anger is meaningless. That's why I will get married only to Karthi, nobody else. Akash is good, a lovable person. I have only seen him as a friend so far. That's how I can still see it. Good Night."
Harini told her opinion with clearly, went to her room and shut the door. Girija stood for a few minutes looking at her daughter's closet door and sighed. 'Even if luck comes and knocks on the door, you should open the door for luck to come inside'
ParthaSarathy called Girija the next morning. "Did you talk to Harini?"
Girija said with embarrassment and pain. "She can only think of Akash as a good friend. Told me she is in love with Karthi”
ParthaSarathy said, "I asked Akash, he also thinks Harini as a good friend. We elders aspired them to get married. Well, let's leave at it”
If Harini had agreed, he would have said that Akash had also agreed. He will also be busy starting wedding arrangements. His son, who was listening to him talk to Girija, got up on the walk. He looked at him with immense pain. In half an hour Manohar made a phone call. ParthaSarathy reluctantly informed him as well. He did not comment.
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Harini sat with anxiety near Akash, when she saw him looking at distance in the college.
“Hey Akash. I wonder what happened to you? Why you are like this? ”
Akash was a little taken aback by her concern and said "Nothing Harini".
Harini sat next to him. "I think your father is just starting to think about marrying you because you are worried about being like this. He even asked my mother for the marriage alliance”
Akash said hurriedly. "I did not know he came, Harini. When he asked me, I said, ‘We are just good friends’"
Harini said with a great relief. "I have told the same thing to my mother. Tell me what problem you have. Why are you looking dull? ”
Knowing that she would not let go until he gave a credible answer, Akash thought and told a lie. "I do not know. I am remembering my mother for a while. ”
Harini held his hands tightly. Feeling comforted, Akash asked softly.
"Why Karthi didn’t come today?"
Harini said tactfully as Karthi had made it clear that she would not even tell Akash that he was going to America.
"You know him. Must be busy with his research work”
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Master was deep in the memories of his Guru. He was mentally talking to the Guru. "I have a disciple like you had me, Guru. He is not arrogant like me. He is a good man without arrogance. I came to you just like paper. He has come to me as a great book. I'll have include a few pages. That's all. He left for United States this morning. He will come back in four days. If you were alive, I would have introduced him to you Guru. You might have liked him too. He may look like innocence personified but he is shrewd and has a sharp mind. He changed my perception in one meeting itself, when I was a little stiff at the thought of the man who had killed you. He has a girlfriend. Name is Harini. She is little different but an intelligent, loving girl. They are a good couple ”
“Guruji I've got the map just like you have guided me. I do not know what to do with it. I'm confused by what you said about the intrusion of alien force. Until three days ago I thought it was an alien associated with Karthi. By the words of Karthi, there is no chance that the alien force that infiltrated the earth would have killed you. What will be accomplished by killing you? It's like someone was scared that you identify them. But I still can't stand the fact that the enemy blocked that channel with you last time. Guruji, I still cannot bear to have that sinful enemy snatch the privilege of holding your hand and being by your side at that moment of your life. What can I do? ”
Tears welled up in the master's eyes. Cried for a while. Then spoke again. "We do not have the power to change what has happened. But I'm confused about what to do next, Guruji. Show me a way, ”
He poured his heart and remained silent for a while. His mind became relaxed. He felt like receiving the blessings of the Guru. In a short time he saw in his mind the Anantha Sayanam of Anantha Padmanabha Swamy with decoration at the three gates. The master understood nothing. But the visual in his mind was so clear that it began to appear that the Guru was asking him to go to Thiruvananthapuram and have a darshan, some way will be born. Immediately the Master left for Thiruvananthapuram.