The family had done it again
Cheated her
Fed her with a bucket load of lies
But she was livid with herself for believing them
And even more livid with her oaf of a husband
Eppo paaru oru kindal she muttered
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One moment she had been sitting expecting her dad to arrive
There had been a knock
But when she opened the door
He stood there
Kathir
Her husband
Who was supposed to be with the rest of the family
He looked equally shocked to see her
He spoke to his anna - Jeeva
His tone..his oh so irate tone and the way he took her name..had all fuelled her anger
A call to her dad confirmed the treachery
She was acutely aware of his presence
How he went to the backyard and freshened himself up
How he came back and went straight to their room
And then the noises had started and she had screamed
He had come running out in concern alright
But had ridiculed her once he knew why she was screaming
And it had angered her even more
And she had lashed out at him
Told him that she was scared of him
Told him she would indulge in self harm if he didn't leave the house
He ,who had been raving and ranting till then had gone eerily silent after that and had walked out not a word spoken
And now she felt very little
He had come home after a hard day's work
He had been just as irritated on seeing her but once over that he had gone about his routine which included keeping away from her..she thought with a scowl
She wondered why she felt like scowling..it was what she wanted right? So why wasn't she happy
Ok later..point ah viddathathe she told herself
So where was she
Ya he had pretty much kept to himself
She had screamed
She was scared
He even came running out concerned for her
Yes he had been snarky..but when wasn't he..he hid concern behind snarkiness..something he was pretty good at
So basically he had behaved just like he always did
It was she who had let everyone else affect her and as was norm taken it out on him
Naan enna pannattum..Kathiru mela enakku urimai irukku she told herself
And she realised heart of hearts he was still her athai paiyan
Superficially they might be a lot of things but she would always trust him to both bully her and take care of her like he always had since they were young
What had she done
Offered no water, tea or dinner to him
And now sent him out
