Mounamey Aval Mozhi

The Lie Web

"Modha invitation--" "Satya ku kuduthurlam ma" Arjun intervened within a fraction of a second grabbing the whole family's attention who were ready to throw questions over him

Gulping hard he added "Illa.. Namma Sara veetu side la Satya dhana Sara ku chinna vayasula irundhu ellamey.. Adhu matu ila.. Avan enakum chinna vayasula irundhey friend.. Adhan sonnen" his voice trailed while his eyes rolled right and left getting a view of each and every reaction

As gloomy clouds cleared in their eyes he smirked 'Success!' he thought and turned towards Sara who had an unreadable expression

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'You better back off Sara. You're ruining both of them'

"Daisy Duck" Adi called out knocking off the choruses her mind chimed making her turn towards him
"Naa unaku onnu vechirken" he said pulling her arms towards his room

He shoved his hand into his pocket and pulled out a small rectangular box wrapped up in a black shimmering cover and stretched it towards her

"Idhu naa chinna vayasula vaangi vechadhu.. Ennoda Anni kaga" he said clearing his throat at the end with a smile approaching his lips while she stood stunned

'Ditya' she mouthed her eyes welled up seeing the silver pen with the cap having a cotton cloud hung with strings of droplets indicating Rain

Her smile vanished within seconds when her mind asked her Is this really yours? You are just his second option right?

Adi snaked his arms and said "Idhu ennoda Anni kaga vaangunadhu.. Priya kaaga illa"

Her glistening eyes proved him his brother's theories were right

Adi.. Namma careful ah irukanu da.. We shouldn't trigger any thoughts which make her feel she is a second choice.. It's upto us to help her grow strong..

Mentally thanking his brother for the piece of advice he had provided he bundled up her free hair and clipped her hair with the pen cap which was strong enough to hold her hair in a messy bun

She smiled excitingly while he folded his arms behind his back and watched his sister-in-law's cute antics

Sara grinning came in her signature walk and hugged him tightly and looked up at him not breaking the hug. Fisting her palms she stretched her hand towards him making him chuckle and reciprocate her fist bumping and laugh into the hug

His mind reminded him his word with his mom once

Life partner vishyathula Logic illa Magic nadakanu.. Aana matha relationships la oru Logic kandipa venum ma.. En anni kitta enakku irukra orey expectation avanga en kooda team up panni enga annana semmaya kalaikanu.. Aanaa idhey vera yaarachu kalaaicha modha aalaa ninnu defend pannanu.. Idhu oru periya expectation ah enna?

And here she stood ready to love him and his brother in her own ways. She was far behind their expectations. And just to enjoy her presence they have travelled a long way leaving behind their expectations only to understand reality was far more beautiful than their imaginary expectations

"Cheringa anni.." he said breaking the hug "Indha pen naa chinna vayasula vaangunadhu.. But ipo en designer anni kaga inoru present um naa vechirken.." he said and pulled out a cylinrical transparent pouch sling bag and put it around her shoulder

The pouch had charcoal pencils which she loved using in drawing her designs. The pouch had a sharpener held onto it's keychain and uncountable number of erasers

She jumped in excitement and hugged him again and hopped onto the bed patting beside her indicating him to sit

His phone pinged making him unlock his phone
"Dei podhum da unga bromance uh.. Enna konjo Romance panna vidu da 🙂" the message read under the chat 'Dear Brothereyyy'