CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Monday morning : KV @ their seats...
Karthi gives a look at Vishnu and turns and pretend to work..
Vish : (mind voice... ennachu ivanukku..? onnume pesaama amaidhiyaa irukkaane ? )
Karthi : (mind voice... edhukkaaga enkitta sollaama maraichaan ?)
Vish : machaan...
Karthi : ennadaa..
Vish : yen daa.. oru maadhiri ya irukka ?
Karthi : (without turning) appadi ellaam onnum illaye...
Vish : enna paathu solludaa...
Karthi : (turns) ennadaa sollalum...
Vish : ippa edhukku daa kovapadura ?
Karthi : kandippa theriyanumaa ?
Vish : aamaa daa...
Karthi : naa solradhu irukkattum... nee ellaa vishayathayum enkitta sollirukiyaa ?
Vish : (mind voice... Ivan edha pathi kekkuraanu theriyalaye... )
Karthi : solludaa... edhaiyume maraikkalayaa ?
Vish : (mind voice... oru vela Jaya matter ah pathi kekkuraano ?)
Karthi : ennadaa silent aayitta... aamaa va illayaa nu solludaa...
Vish : aamaa da...
Karthi : yenda sollala ?
Vish : Sathiya' sodhanai daa..
Karthi : (mind voice... oh adhaan matter ah.. promise vaangiruppaa pola)
Vish : unakku eppadi da theriyum...
Karthi : enakkum innum theriyaadhu... aanaa unakku theriyum ngradhu enakku theriyum..
Vish : (mind voice... rendu perum orey topic pathi dhaan pesuromaa ?)
Karthi : (turns and continues his work)
Vish : (mind voice... habbaadaa.. nalla vela .. vera edhuvum thuruvi thuruvi kekkala... apparam ulari iruppen... olunga vaaya vachittu summa irundhirukkalaam... yen dull ah irukkura nu kettadhu oru thappaa ?)
Next Day... after lunch KR @ their seats...
Vishnu still kadala pottufies with Lakshmi at her place...
Raji gets a call. On seeing the number she did not pick up. She gets call continuously.
Karthi : ethane vaatti phone adikkudhu.. eduthu pesa vendiyadhu dhaane ?
Raji : adhu engalukku theriyum...
Karthi : enna ? US la irundhaa ?
Raji : (silent)
Karthi : adhaan fix aagiduchu la... aasai yaa phone panniruppaan...
Raji : (picks up) hmmm... Raji dhaan pesuren... sollunga... appadiyaa ? seri OK... illa konjam work irukku.. hmmm... vachiduren...
Raji : Karthik... adhu vandhu...
Karthi : (turns)
Raji : avaru adhutha vaaram inga varraaraam...
Karthi : naan onnum kekkalaye.. ? edhukku enkitta solra..
Raji : illa Karthi...
Karthi : adhu un personal vishayam.. enkitta share pannanum laam onnum illa... enakku neraya vela irukku... konja neram disturb pannaama iru..
After some time...
Karthi : (mind voice... cha..indha Vishnu innum enna pannittu irukkaan anga...avan irundhaalaavadhu... andha pakkam thirumbi edhaavadhu pesittu irukkalaam..)
He gets a call. On seeing the name.. he picks up immediately... Its Divya ofcourse.
Karthi : Sollu Divya... un call kaaga dhaan wait pannittu irundhen...
Raji : (mind voice... idhu yaaru pudhusaa.. ?)
Karthi : innaikku evening ah ? enakku endha program mum illa.. naan seekirame sollittu kelambiduren...
Raji : (mind voice... ippadhaan vela neraya irukku nu enkitta sonnaan.. ?)
Karthi : enga meet pannalaam... ? unga veetla.. ? venaam adhu saripattu varaadhu... un room mate vandhuttaa ? yennadhu... nee enga veettukku varriyaa ? adhuvum sariyaa varaadhu... naama engayaavadhu velila meet pannalaam...
Raji : (mind voice... chumma scene poduraanaa ? )
Karthi : naane sollavaa ? (looks at Raji )... naan enga eppo.. nu ... place'um time'um message panren... meet pannalaam... ok.. bye..
Vishnu comes back to the seat. In few minutes Lakshmi comes and call for Tea Break..
Vish : ippo dhaan naan place ke vandhen... naan varala... konjam vela paakka poren..
Karthi : mazhai varappogudhu daa...
Laksh : nee variyaa Karthik..
Karthi : hmm... polaam Lakshmi (gets up)
Laksh : Raji.. nee ?
Raji : illa naan varala..
Laksh : sari OK.. (both leaves to canteen)
In Canteen :
Karthi was thinking about something and smiling...
Laksh : enna Karthi.. orey happy mood la irukka pola ?
Karthi : appadi ellaam onnum illa Lakshmi..
Laksh : adhaan un moonjiya paathaale theriyudhe ? sari... yaaru Divya ?
Karthi : ungalukku eppadi theriyum ? adhukkulla Raji sollittaalaa ?
Laksh : enna karthi pesura ? idhula Raji enga vandhaa ?
Karthi : appa.. ungalukku vera eppadi theriyum...
Laksh : hey... namma veettu hall la.. oru marriage invitation paathen..
Karthi : oh..
Laksh : enna Oh.. ? idhukku edhukku nee ivlo reaction kudukkura ?
Karthi : onnum illa... enga classmate..
Laksh : so.. ? get together undu ?
Karthi : aama... mostly ellaarum varuvaanga nu dhaan nenakiren...
Laksh : oh.. adhaan orey sandhosham ah...
Vishnu joins them..
Laksh : vela irukku nu sonna... apparam enna indha pakkam...
Vish : chumma ungalukku company kudukkalaam nu dhaan..
Laksh : nambittom..
Vish : sari.. edho sandhosham pathi pesittu irundheenga... ennanu naan therinjukkalaam ah ?
Laksh : unga college pathi dhaan...
Vish : enna ? Karthi LOVE matter ah ?
Karthi : (morachifies..)
Laksh : enna karthi ? indha jollu mannan eppadi college la.. ? ammanji maadhiri iruppen nu sonnaan..
Karthi : (mind voice... enna veruppethuna la.. ippa nee maattuna dee..) appadi face vachiruppaan.. but at a time rendu ponnungala route vittuttu irundhaan.. adhuvum close friends ah.. ivanaala.. avunga friendship..kooda damage aayiduchu..
Vish : (mind voice... dei.. Jaya ku promise pannadhaala dhaan da..sollala.. adhukku ippadiyaadaa Lakshmi kitta kothu viduvaa..)
Laksh : apparam sollu.. Karthi..
Vish : inga enna kadhai yaa sollittu irukkaanga..
Laksh : avan kedakkuraan vidu Karthi... nee sollu..
Vish : avan reel suthuraan Lakshmi... nambaadha...
Laksh : unna pathi enakku theriyum da.. fraud-u...
Karthi : oru nimisham Lakshmi...
He shows his phone to her. Vishnu's photo with those 2 girls..
Laksh : hmmm... nallaa dhaan irukkaanga..
Karthi : aanaa rendu perum paadhiyilaye abscond aayittaanga..
Laksh : hey Vishnu.. ennadaa panna avangala ? nalla vela escape aayittanga..
Karthi : ammaanji nu sonnan la.. ? andha pera vachadhe.. indha ponnu dhaan.. Priya.. haripriya..maami... andha pakkam irukkuradhu Rajini... Settu veettu ponnu... apparam Lakshmi...
Vish : apparam ennadaa.? Adhaan sollitta la ?
Karthi : irudaa... innum mudiyala... apparam konja naal kazhichu.. innoru Priya vandhaa... avalum.. rumba seekirathula ye essu..
Laksh : paavam Vishnu.. raasi appadi...
Both laughs...
Karthi : rumba nandri da... nee nallaa varuva... ( mind voice...siridaa... ippa paaru..)
Vish : dei... onna miss pannittiye...?
Karthi : adhu yaarudaa enakku theriyaama ? area ponnaa ?
Vish : illadaa.. namma college dhaan da... adhuvum namma class dhaan..
Karthi : (thinks)
Vish : nee kashtta padaadha... naane solren... namma Jaya dhaan.. unga break up kku apparam..ava enkooda dhaana suthittu irundhaa..
Karthi : (Shouts) Vishnu... enna pesurenu.. therinjuttu pesu..
Lakshmi.. naan kelamburen... innaiku completed tasks ah mail pannirukken... Bye.. (leaves without seeing Vishnu)
Vish : ivan yen ippadi kochittu poraan..
Laksh : pinna... ippadi pesunaa kovam varraadhaa... ?
Vish : naan onnum thappaa sollalaye...
Laksh : Loosu... enna sonna nu yosichu paaru..
Vish : Jaya enkooda dhaan suthittu irundhaa nu... idhula enna irukku..
Laksh : idhukku enna artham.. ennadhaan avanga pirinjuttaalum.. avala pathi.. ippadi pesuradhu thappu Vishnu..
Vish : (realizes what he said) naan appadi mean pannala Lakshmi...
avan enna kalaaichaan.. naan badhilukku kalaaichen...
Laksh : podaa.. enakke oru maadhiri irukku.. avanukku eppadi irukkum... nee sutha waste.. enga eppadi pesanum ne theriyala.. sari.. poi velaya paaru...
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