Monday morning time 10.30

A gray Boleno car arrives at the Bethlehem Orphanage in Christopher Nagar, Ollur. Alex and Sophie get out of it. They climbed the stairs and walked towards the office room.

At one end of the porch is a board with the word office written on it.

On either side of the corridor where they walk is a spacious garden.

He approached the office door and knocked on the half-open door.

Alex: May i come in sister ...?

Heard the sound and looked at them from inside the room, which seemed to be about 50 years old

Sister: Yes, come in

Alex opens the door and goes inside, followed by Sophie.

He smiled at them and pointed to the chairs in front of him,

Sister: Sit down, I was expecting you.

Alex and Sophie sit in chairs with smiles.

Looking at both

Sister: How was your trip ...?

Sophie: Yes, Sister.

Sister: Sophie is very happy ...?

The answer was her wide smile. Looking at the sister,

Alex: Now she is very happy !!!

Sister stretches out the documentary in Alex's hand. He reads it. And then extends towards Sophie. With a laugh,

Sophie: All you have to do is look at Alex himself.

Sister: Now that all the formalities are done, you will be solely responsible for Anna's legally signing it. But nothing in it should be violated.

Alex: Sure.

He signs that document. And then extends towards Sophie.

She buys it and signs.

Sophie returns the file to the sister. Sister turns the pages once more to confirm the document. Looking at them with a smile, the sister dialed the landline phone and called someone. Over the phone,

Sister: Come to the office with Tina and Annamo.

Then, hang up the phone. And then to them,

Sister: Sorry, I forgot to ask ...? What do you want to drink ...?

Laughing in reply,

Sophie: Sister, we ate the way we came.

Six-year-old Annamol walks through the deserted corridor holding Tina's hand.

Sophie looks out the door when she hears someone walking outside the office.

The door to the office room slowly opened and Tina and Annamol entered,

Sister: Did you come ...? Anna Mol!

Sophie comes in and looks at them and smiles. Alex also looks at the door. Alex's face changes as he sees Tina open the door and enter. Tina shudders for a moment when she sees him in the chair.

But she quickly hides it and looks at both of them and smiles.

Sister: Do you know who Annamol is ...?

Annamol looks at Sophie and Alex. Sophie looks at her and laughs. Alex tries to laugh.

Sister: These are yours mom and dad from now on.

Annamol watches over both of them. Sophie holds her close and hits her head. Kiss gives.

Sister gets up from the chair.

Come closer to Annamol,

Sister: Did you tell your friends and everyone that the mole is a flower?

Annamol nods no.

Sister: Come on, let's say goodbye to everyone and bring all the things ...!

With a doubt Alex and Sophie,

Sister: Have you seen Tina before ...?

The two nod and get up from the chair.

Sister: This is Tina, who has been with us for six years, and Tina looks after all the children here. An all-rounder.

Sister laughs, tapping Tina on the shoulder. Sophie also shrugs her shoulders and compliments.

Seeing that makes Alex laugh.

Sister: Tina give Alex a copy of all the documents so far, and then come to the entrance and we will be there.

They hand Tina the signed document from the table, and Sister, Sophie, and Annamo leave the office.

The fan is spinning.

Only Alex and Tina are in the office room.

Tina looks at Alex. His face is pale.

Alex: Tina, are you here ...?

Looking at him with a laugh,

Tina: Well, the name is not forgotten!

Unable to bear her gaze, he bows down with guilt.

The fan in the office room is spinning above them.

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Chennai city 8 years ago.

Tina and Alex go by bullet through the road. She clings to him and sits behind him. The two hug and walk along the beach.

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Suddenly the current went away.

Slowly that old fan in the office room stopped with a small corner.

Tina: Is Alex sweating ...?

He was startled by the memory.

Alex: No.

He took the handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Tina: The electricity is gone.

She picks up a copy of the documents on a photostat machine in the office room.

Alex stared at her in silence.

Tina opens the shelf and takes two or three photocopies from the file and hands them over to Alex. He buys it.

Laughing at the sight of Alex wiping his forehead with his handkerchief

Tina: Don't sweat from here. Let's go to them.

The two walk out of the office room and onto the porch.

Looking at him as he walked, he smiled,

Tina: Alex, do you remember that day ...?

Alex paused for a moment.

He looks at her face and blushes not knowing what to say.

Tina's gaze was on Alex's eyes.

She looked at him sarcastically and laughed.

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Lemon Tree Hotel in Chennai 8 years ago.

Time 4:52 p.m.

ROOM NO: 303 Tina lying naked on the bed covered with a blanket. Alex gets up from bed, picks up a pack of cigarettes from the table, and puts a cigarette in his mouth. Take out the lighter, light it and inhale the smoke.

He looks at Tina. She gets up, puts the blanket on top of her chest and leans back on the bed with both hands tied.

With the cigarette in his mouth, Alex gets up and takes a tablet cover from the pocket of his jeans hanging in the hanger.

There is only one tablet in that big strip.

A small pink tablet with a butterfly symbol in the center.

With that he walks towards her. Stretched out towards Tina,

Alex: Eat this ..!

Tina: Why this tablet ...?

In response, he takes a bottle of water from the table.

Alex: We don't want a baby right now ...! Not enough after the wedding ...? Don't have time for that yet ..?

Her face changes as she hears it.

Noticing the change in her face,

Alex: Dear, I mean the baby can be anytime.

He comes over and lovingly grabs her by the chin and hands her the pink tablet.

Then, he holds the water bottle in his hand towards her.

Tina buys it and looks at him.

He smokes a cigarette and walks to the mirror.

He looks in the mirror and straightens his hair.

Alex looked at her in the mirror.

She is still staring at him with a water bottle in one hand and a tablet in the other.

Alex's phone rings under the mirror. He picks up the phone and then cancels the call as if he is not interested.

He looked in the mirror again and saw Tina drinking water from a bottle.

A smile spread across Alex's face.

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Alex and Tina stand on the porch of the orphanage.

Looked at him without looking up,

Tina: I'll see you today, seven years after you said you're going home and preparing for the wedding.

Her words contained scorn, hatred, and resentment.

Alex nodded, unable to answer her questions.

The self-loathing he was experiencing was clearly visible on that face.

Breaking their silence,

Tina: I called Alex a lot and slowly realized that he was deliberately avoiding me when I was not taking it.

With a bowed face,

Alex: Tina ...! Sorry ...! That's what happened that day.

With a small smile,

Tina: Alex has the answer to everything ...! But I ...?

He looks at her with guilt.

Tina: I trusted you to come to that city with a lot of dreams with the whole responsibilities of a family. But I was just a luxury to you. I lost everything and returned home. By then, I had become a prostitute in front of my family and villagers. It was this orphanage that gave me refuge where everyone had given up.

She pauses for a moment. Looking into his own eyes,

Tina: I have often asked God why I live. But now I know that this is the moment God has in store for me.

Alex nodded in front of Tina, unable to answer anything. Sophie, Annamol, and Sister walk by the corridor with bags in hand.

Tina: Alex seems to understand nothing ...!

He nods, not knowing he's there.

He looked into his eyes and pointed to Annamo who was walking towards them through the corridor.

With a small smile,

Tina: That's your TABLET !!! The tablet you gave me seven years ago.

Alex's face changes as he hears it.

Tina looked at him and laughed.

Alex: Then you,

With a wide smile,

Tina: Being a woman, something made me not feel like eating it. I could clearly recognize you in that mirror that day. I dropped the tablet when you got the phone.

Alex looked at her nervously,

She stared at his frightened face with both hands tied with a smile.

Tina: Annamol doesn't know I'm her mother. I'm only Tina Aunty for her! Then and now and forever!

Alex looks at Annamo who is walking without saying anything.

Annamol, who was walking through the corridor, called Aunty and ran towards Tina. Tina hugs her and bends over and kisses her on the forehead and cheeks. Tina's eyes slowly began to fill. She wipes her eyes with a turban without anyone noticing. Then to Annamol,

Tina: Mol should come see Aunty from time to time.

Annamol shakes his head.

Saying goodbye to them, Alex, Sophie, and Annamo walk down the deserted porch. Squeezing the sadness inside, Tina stood watching them go.

Annamol turns and shows her hand. She's back.

Alex walks unconscious with Sophie and Annamol. Sister goes to her office room.

After walking a little further, Alex turned around and said,

Still looking at them on the corridor, Tina was holding hands like a winner.

Alex clings to Annamo and walks down the steps with Sophie to the car.

THE END 😊