Magi frustrated for a second when she opened her eyes. She slept on Akhil’s shoulders and Ezhil was completely lying on him.
“How I slept on his shoulders?”, she thought.
She didn’t know about Akhil’s effort to console Ezhil, when he cried during her sleep.
“See! Your mom is here. Please don’t cry, don’t cry baby”, he comforted.
To stop his cry, he gently tapped the baby and finally he slept on him.
He was never close to any child. So, while consoling he felt that Magi was a Bhoomidevi.
Children are the masters who teach parents about patience, duties and liabilities.
When seeing Magi, Akhil had a new feeling. He didn’t know to differentiate whether it was love or sympathy.
Something pulled him inside. So, he wanted her in close.
His business mind never taken aback after planning. So, he gently pulled her to his shoulders.
When her head touched his shoulders, his heart skipped a beat.
He experienced that her closeness touched his soul beyond his body!
He felt like he had won the whole world. He was satisfied and slept like a child with a smile on his face.
Without knowing these things Magi felt guilty, ”How I slept in a man shoulder like this? Where my instinct went? I’ve not even touched a guy till now. How I behaved like this?”
She built a strong iron wall around her heart and thought about her next moves.
Akhil too woke up once she just got up. He observed her deeply.
“What’s your decision?” he questioned.
When hearing his voice suddenly, she feared.
“Don’t I have any other option Akhil?”
He frowned. She understood his reactions and replied in a confused state.
“You didn’t give me option. So, I’ll marry you. It’s only because of Ezhil. If anything hurts me or Ezhil then I won’t be calm.”
Akhil liked her attitude even though she couldn’t escape from him, she’s speaking boldly.
”No one has rights to talk about my wife and son. Just remember a thing. In my family everyone is good.”
“But I don’t like if they question about Ezhil’s birth. Tell them we loved each other and got married. Then we separated due to some misunderstanding.”
“Now the problem was over, and I came to know about my son. So, we registered our marriage.”
Akhil created a story and told her to convey if anyone asked her.
Magi too accepted since she knew the seriousness of this matter. The plane landed at the Chennai airport exactly when they finished their discussion.
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It was an early morning. He already arranged a cab for them to drop at his hotel. He didn’t give her some time to relax.
He dragged her by holding her hands. They entered his private room. It looked like a small house. He took a key from there.
Ezhil was sleeping because of jet lag. He placed him in a bed. He called Thangamma who was an old servant in the hotel. Also, he trusted her much.
She was a supervisor of the hotel. But now he called for his personal work.
“Thangamma, meet my wife Magizhini and my son Ezhilan. You please take care of him.”
“We are going out for an urgent work. If he wakes up or cry for his mom, then you call to my personal number.
“He had tiffin and milk before 30minutes.So doesn’t compel him to have food. We’ll come soon.”
He didn’t allow Magi to talk to her and dragged her.
Thangamma was surprised when he introduced Magi and Ezhil as his wife and son.
Magi smiled at her formally. He took her to a wardrobe in his hotel.
He closed the room’s door. Magi’s natural self-defensive power rose for a second.
“What are you doing?” she scared.
“Be quiet. Just do what I say.”
He selected a designer silk saree from the wardrobe and gave it to her. ”Select the matching blouse for your size and pick accessories too.”
He was ready to move to the gent’s section.
“Akhil, I don’t know anything about saree. May I wear a designer chudi?” he felt that she was adamant like a child.
“No Magi. Our marriage is going to be held in a temple. It looks odd when you come in chudi. You’re looking so young in churidar. Don’t mistake me for what I’m telling. Others may think that I’m forcing you to marry me because of your innocent face and our age difference”, he said.
“It’s true only. You’re forcing me right?”
“See Magizhi, you said ok for our marriage. So please mind your words. Don’t try to attract others attention. It’s not good for our son.”
“This marriage is not for sake. It’s a legal register marriage and tell your heart that I’m your husband. It’s good for us if the marriage happens as per my plan. Also, it should not attract others attention.”
“We should tie the knot in the temple and then register our marriage in the sub-registrar office before Ezhil wakes up. You may take it as an arrange marriage. Come on fast.”
She nodded. She thought, ”Ok, I’ll take it as an arranged marriage. I may think him as a new guy who was seen by my parents. It’s all for my son.”
She felt little comfortable now.
He selected a full hand top and a jeans pant. He told her to change it in the dressing room.
“You told me to wear saree, then why this?” she confused.
“Do what I say.”
He used the top as a blouse and draped the saree on her. When he draped, his fingers had not touched her. He maintained his dignity.
He didn’t touch her body, but it touched her soul. She felt that the safest place in the world is being with him. She didn’t know that Akhil had entered her heart.
He’s good, she thought.
She saw her look in the mirror. Her saree was a combination of red and green. Top is in the same green as blouse. He draped her saree so neatly without exposing her jeans in a single place.
She looked so elegant. She felt like a complete woman.
She plaited her free hair and wore the matching accessories that were chosen by him.
She called him to tie the waist chain. When doing, both saw each other’s mirror image and astonished.
He filled her elegance in his eyes, and she filled his guts in her eyes!
He brought her to a famous temple and tied the knot in front of God and his conscience. He gave a new identity to her.
“Magizhini Akhil Nandhan!”
Then they registered their marriage in registrar office. Akhil marriage took place without any obstacles.
After registration they were returning to the hotel. On the way he called Thangamma to ask about Ezhil. His care surprised her a lot because in this 3hours he asked about Ezhil more than twice.
Magi was disturbed because of the respect they got in the registrar office. It showed Akhil’s fame.
“Ezhil is still sleeping Magizhi”, she nodded for his saying.
“From this second, I’m his wife”, the thought gave her little fear and some responsibility. She relieved that Ezhil’s birth was legalized now.
She was ready to face anything for Ezhil.
Akhil called someone in phone, “Doctor Vasanthi is there? I’m her son-in-law Akhil. Oh! she went to camp? Ok inform her once she comes.”
Magi had a puzzled look on her face. ”Who is Vasanthi?”
“You should know me well”, Akhil started.
What’s waiting for Magizhi?
How many mysteries Akhil has?!
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