After investigation, police concluded that, the accident happened due to cab driver's carelessness. Since he was working 2 days continuously without taking rest, He might be slept while driving. So the car hit the truck, which was standing on roadside. The front portion of the car, got completely crushed like a puppet, underneath the truck. Both Arun and driver who were sitting in front, found spot dead.
Three days been over since Arun's death. Anitha was sitting like a statue, staring Arun's photo, kept in the hall. She didn't know what had happened for the past 3 days. She did all, what others asked her to do, like a key operated doll. The formalities, rituals, sighning documents etc.... She was in a state of coma with open eyes.
During the funeral, a few middle aged females, decorated anitha like a bride. They applied kumkum generously on her forehead, glass Bangles on her arms, Jasmine flowers on her hair. They enrobed her with the ' vivaga pattu saree' which was selected by Arun himself with sheer happiness, for their marriage.
They poured a pot full of water over her head, and removed the half wet silk saree and covered Arun's legs with that. They broke the bangles by clashing both of her hands each other, at his feet. They cleared the kumkum by rubbing her forehead, in a single thrust, by using her palm. They plucked the flowers from her hair, without removing the pin, and threw it away. Finally they pulled out the 'mangal sutra' from her neck, and threw it in a mug filled with milk. They conducted all the rituals, even in this 21st century, without missing any. She acted like a robot during all those ceremonies.
Arun's parents and his sister from USA, reached on the 2nd day. The hatred, already they had on anitha, got increased much more.
They were so furious about her. They thought, Anitha is wholly responsible for, what had happened. Her mother in law even cursed her directly that, anitha's 'fate' is the reason for her son's demise.
According to her, their son was very pure and innocent. Anitha is the one, who did all those black magic thing, to make her son fell in this stupid love. Inspite of their advise, he had gone with her omitting them, and endangered his life to death. She was muttering nonstoppably, until they leave the house.
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It was 2nd week. 10 days have passed.
Anitha was lying on the bed, her eyes fixed on some distant object, across the window. The door bell started chiming continously, she had no idea, actually where the sound was coming from.
When she realized and swung open the door, 2 cops were standing outside.
" Who is Vijay here?" One of them enquired in a Stern voice.
At the same time, Vijay was entering into the gate, looking puzzled.
The cops approached him, and asked " are you Vijay?"
He nodded.
They ordered " come, let's go"
"But....sir....why? Vijay muffled.
" Oh....did you want us to tell the whole story? Only then will sir come with us?
"You bastard.....you finished the matter silently and now acting like innocent, and questioning us", they suddenly started talking rudely and tried to push him, by capturing his nape of neck.
"Sir... Pls wait..... anitha interrupted. " What's the problem? Why are you doing this?"
"If anything you want to ask, come to the station with your lawyer. Now allow us to do our duty" they literally dragged him by pulling his shirt collor, and even hit him when he refused. They thrusted him inside the police Jeep, and within seconds, the Jeep was gone.
