CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
Karthi-Vishnu at the bar.
Vishnu orders some drinks and asks Karthi what he wants.
Karthi : enakku onnum venaam da... naandhaan kudikka maatten nu unakku theriyum la ?
Vish : dei.. ennadaa.. nee kudikkanum nu sonnadhaala dhaana ippa inga vandhom.. ippa venaam ngra..
Karthi : illa machaan.. enakku Coke sollu..
Vish : sari.. ennavo po.. un pera solli naan kudichittu poren..
Karthi : enakku kaduppaa irukku daa.. en munnaadiye Raji avan kooda kelambi poraa..
Vish : avan official la nitchayam aanavan.. ippellaam engagement aana maru naalla irundhe.. velila poraanga...
Karthi : ennadaa nee ippadi pesura ? Jaya kooda dhaan engagement nadandhuchu.. ava ippadiyellaam pannaalaa ?
Vish : enna machaan.. nee... ippa edhukku Jaya va ulla kondu vara ? adhu vera.. idhu vera..
Karthi : illa machaan.. compare panna koodadhu dhaan..
Vish : machaan.. naan onnu sollattumaa ?
Karthi : enna ?
Vish : Jaya innum unna love pannittu dhaan irukkaa..
Karthi : adhu enakku theriyum..
Vish : adhilla daa... unakku theriyaadha sila pala vishayangal irukku.. adhu ennanaa..
Karthi : venaam da.. ellaam enakkum theriyum.. nee sathiyatha laam meera vendaam..
Vish : eppadi daaa ?
Karthi : eppadiyo... ippa adhuvaa mukkiyam..
Drinks are served. Vishnu takes the drinks and Karthi take Coke (drinks mixed with coke by Vishnu)
Vish : vera ennadaa mukkiyam.. ?
Karthi : Raji avanga appa paatha payyana kalyanam pannikkum bodhu... naan yen innum enna LOVE pannittu irukkura Jaya va kalyanam pannikka koodaadhu ?
Vish : sabaash da machi... kelambu daa... ippave poi Jaya kitta neeyum innamum avala LOVE panren nu sollidu..
Karthi : indha nerathulayaa ? rumba late night machi..
Vish : adhanaala enna daa... endha oru nalla vishayathayum thalli poda koodaadhu... appave mudichidanum...
Karthi : (hesitate for a while)
Vish : unna paathaa.. solra maadhiri theriyala... marubadiyum yosikkira maadhiri irukku...
Karthi : appadi ellaam onnum illa..
Vish : appa ippave prove pannu..
Karthi : sari kelambu daa.. polaam..
Karthi and Vishnu infront of the house where Jaya stays. Both in drunken state, Vishnu again pushes Karthi to confess.
Karthik calls out Jaya's name and when she opens the door, Vishnu escapes from there with the bike.
Jaya : Karthik... enna indha nerathula ?
Karthi : yen..? naan ippo varakoodaadha ?
She notices that he is not in a steady state.
Jaya : kudichirukkiyaa daa ?
Karthi : naan illa.. Vishnu dhaan kudichaan.. (turns back and he is not there)
Jaya : Vishnu vaa... inga yaarum illa..
Karthi : enakku dhairiyam irukkaanu kettuttu.. avan bayandhu oadittaanaa ?
sari adha vidu... naan unkitta onnu sollanum Jaya..
Jaya : enna Karthi..
Karthi : indha night suit la kooda nee azhagaa irukka..
[COLOR=MAGENTA]Jaya : enna daa.. oru maadhiriyaa pesura ?
Karthi : azhagaa irukka nu dhaane solren..
Jaya : idha solla dhaan nadu raathiri vandhiyaa ?
Karthi : Jaya... I Love You.. I Love You.. Jaya
Jaya : adhaan eppavo sollittiye..
Karthi : adhilla... ippavum naan unna Love panren.. Jaya..
Jaya is stunned for a second. She then sees that Karthi is gonna fall while he was leaning on the gate. She catches him. He hugs and kisses her. She did not expect this but takes him inside the house as he is not in steady state. Vishnu was seeing all these hiding behind a wall.
Next Day morning :
Karthi fast asleep on the bed and he wakes up as his phone rings.. He picks it up and Lakshmi on the phone.
Laksh : enga Karthik irukka... ?
Karthi : veetla dhaan..
Laksh : naanum adhe veetla dhaan irukken... nee inga illaye..
Karthi : (looks around) adhu vandhu Lakshmi... friend veetla..
Laksh : endha friend...
Karthi : vidunga Lakshmi.. naan vandhiduren...
Karthik looks around the room and finds a photo of his and Jaya on the table. He then comes out of the room and sees jaya sitting in the hall. She has changed her night suit and wearing a salwar.
The room where Karthik slept is behind where she is seated now. Karthik sees her from behind. Jaya is having mobile in her hand and Karthik's images are sliding in that. She is admiring him on the photos and lost in thoughts and did not see Karthik standing there. He calls her.
Karthi : Jaya..
Jaya : ezhundhiruchiteeya Karthi ?
Karthi : hmmm... ippadhaan..
Jaya : sari... iru... tea eduthittu varen.
Karthi : illa paravaa illa... naan kelamburen..
Jaya : oru 5 mins iru... kudichittu kelambu..
She brings him tea and both haves it.
Karthi couldn't recollect exactly what happened in the previous night.
Karthi : Sorry Jaya... nethu night vandhu unna disturb pannitten..
Jaya : eppala irundhu kudikka aarambicha Karthik ?
Karthi : naa drinks saappidala.. Coke dhaan kudichen.. enakku theriyaama yaaro mix pannirukkaanga nu nenakkiren..
Jaya : oh..
Karthi : apparam Jaya..
Jaya : enna sollu..
Karthi : nethu naan enna sonnen..?
Jaya : yen.. unakku theriyaadhaa ?
Karthi : enna solla vandhen nu theriyum.. aanaa.. ennavellaam sonnen nu nyabagam illa... thappaa edhaavadhu..
Jaya : appadi yellam illa Karthik.. sari naam idha pathi apparamaa pesalaam.. nee office ku kelambu... time aachu..
Karthi : nee varala ?
Jaya : illa naan innaikku leave..
Karthi : yen ?
Jaya : konjam vela irukku...
Karthi : enna nu enkitta solla maattiyaa ?
Jaya : appadi illa... actually.. gazzet la en name thirumbavum change panna register pannirundhom..
Karthi : haan... theriyum.. balaji sonnaan...
Jaya : anga poi final document vaanga vendiyadhu irukku... apparam vera Paying Guest House search pannanum...
Karthi : yen ?
Jaya : ivlo naal Divya kooda irundhen.. ippo avalukku marriage aayiduchu..
Karthi : appo 3 naal ah thaniyaa va irukka ?
Jaya : 2 naal appa irundhaaru... nethu dhaan balaji kooda kelambunaaru.. thaniyaa irukkanum nu nenachen... nee dhaan vandhuttiye..
innaikku oru ponnu room share panna varen nu sonnaa.. ilanaa.. vera engayaavadhu thedanum...
Karthi : naanum varattumaa ?
Jaya : illa Karthi.. ladies hostels la unna viduvaanga la theriyala..
Karthi : sari ok.. appo naan kelamburen..
Jaya : sari daa.. iru... Vishnu bike eduthittu poittaan... nee ippo eppadi pova ?
Karthi : edhaavadhu Auto pudichu poiduven..
Jaya : naan pora vazhila drop panren daa..
Karthi : unakku late aagala naa OK..
Karthik sits at the back seat of her scooty and she drives... Both of them remembers their first drive during college days.
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