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"Aadhira ready aagu seekiram, Sam ku saree shopping ponum la!" Shalini exclaimed seeing the girl who lousily had a slice of toast. "Nadakadha kalyanathuku edhuku saree?" She murmured. "Enna?" Shalini asked correcting her earring. "Idhu, two minutes varen nu sonnen." Aadhira added.
"Vaishag enga pora? Enga kooda vaa." Shalini told. "Naana?!!" He exclaimed. "Enda ivalo shock aagura?" Aadhira asked back sipping her coffee. "Chumma ponale oru naal edupinga, idhula shopping ku ne pona!!!" He exclaimed and shook his head. "Appa ku security protocol nalla vara mudila da. Konjam amma kaga vayen da." Shalini asked with puppy eyes pulling his chin. "Seri but, unnoda card limit mudinjirichu nu ennodadhu edukka koodadhu." Vaishag warned but Shalini smiled sheepishly.
"Ellam namma appa kaasu dhana Vaishag!" She exclaimed and pinched his waist walking away. Aadhira simply patted his shoulder and chuckled when he shrugged it off. "Ennachu?" Aadhira asked. "Unnaku teriyadha?" "Nee oru varthai sollirndha, innum one week la kalyanam nu vandhu ninurkadhu."
"Vaishag anniku Naa edho...." Aadhira began. "It's always about you isn't it?! The world doesn't revolve around you Aadhira." He told and Aadhira felt terrible. But being the woman she is, she never let it boil down as tears. Her chest heaved up and down while she gulped it in and sighed. 'It was always Aadhu for Vaishag when did it turn Aadhira?'
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The family reached the saree shop where Abhishek and his family also waited. Shalini could easily tell that, other than Nithya none of her kids were excited. She thought of handling it later.
"CM family vandhirkom, poi unga manager ah kooptu oru oru saree ah katta sollu." Abhishek's mother asked. "Illa paravalla." Shalini began but Abhishek's mother sighed. "Appo dhan nalladha kattuvanga. Pesama irrunga." She told. Vaishag was checking his mobile and Aadhira was lost in thought when Shiva walked in.
"Welcome ma'am." He told Shalini and simply nodded at the rest. "Shi-va?" Samira whispered. "Un friend ah? Inga manager ah work panrana?" Abhishek asked and Vaishag chuckled keeping his phone away. "Enga friend (pointing to the three of them) and avaru dhan indha store oda owner." Vaishag answered.
"Maams, akka ku nalla saree ah eduthu veinga." Vaishag told and everyone gasped and turned to Vaishag. "Friends ah Machan maama nu kooptu pathadhe illaya?" He asked and Shiva chuckled. "Seri pudhu wedding collections kaatrom." "Adhellam eduthu podu ma." He told the salesgirl calmly which impressed Shalini. He was down to earth and funny, which was such a relief from Abhishek's mother.
"Indha green super ah irruku Samira, idha try panni paakringla?" Abhishek asked. "Aama Sam, unnaku Green dhan nalla irrukum. Un skin tone ku nalla edukum!" Shalini told and Samira hated green, she didn't want to voice her annoyance and sat without talking. "Green kattuna lakshanama irrupa." Abhishek's mother added.
"Cha cha!! Red uh nga, red dhan super ah irrukum." Shiva told and opened a grand red silk saree with golden zari and a gold palanquin design at the mundi. It looked absolutely gorgeous. "Wow!" Aadhira let out watching it. "Katna dhevadha maari irrupa." Shiva told and Samira and him had eyecontact.
"Rendume nalla irruku Sam, unnaku edhu pidikudho adhave edu." Shalini told. "Akka red. Eppovume Naa red pakkam dhan." Vaishag told looking at Shiva. "Red dhan Sam unnaku correct, red unnaku dhan perfect ah irrukum." Aadhira too let out but looking at Samira.
"Sollu Samira edhu venum?" Shalini asked. "Green edu." Abhishek told. "Ennaku green dha pidichirku." Abhishek told knowing what the siblings were upto. Everyone looked at her intensely and she whispered, "Green."
Shiva felt a sink in his heart. "Idha pack pannidunga." Shiva let out in a low voice and left immediately putting a smirk on Abhishek's face which riled up anger in Vaishag. "Ennaku class irruku, college ku poren." Vaishag told and left. "Ennaku race irruku, naanum poren." Aadhira told and left as well.
"Neeyum polaya?" Sam asked vulnerably to Nithya. "Ennaku innum dress edukalaye." She joked and Sam smiled slightly.
They were at the bill counter and Samira was deep in thought. Shalini was about to pay when Samira intervened with tears. "Red." She whispered. "Red saree venum." She told Shalini. "Sam, billing varaikum vandhachu." Shalini reminded. "Seri appo green eh okay, pay pannunga." She told and Shalini sighed and smiled. "Idhu vendam, andha red saree onnu kaatningle ma, adha bill panna sollunga." Shalini told the salesgirl.
"Illa ma vendam--" Samira began when Shalini cupped her cheeks. "Kalyanam ngradhu ideally vazhkaila oru thadava nadakradhu, adhula yen compromise pannanum?" Shalini asked and tears began falling out of Samira's eyes as she hugged Shalini. "Oru saree kaga yen Sam ipdi azhara?" Shalini asked comforting the girl.
"Ungluku sonna puriyadhu."
