CHAPTER THIRTY
Karthik switch on his mobile. Message from Vishnu pops up.
'URGENT. Come to Office as soon as you see this message.'
Karthi reaches office and Vishnu waits for him at the gate.
Karthi : ennadaa. ? enna urgent ah vara sonna..
Vish : vaa.. en kooda..
Karthi : ennanu solludaa..
Vishnu gets on Karthi's bike and he drives and stops in front of the hospital.
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Jaya in her room. She thinks of the moments with karthik on that day. She then opens the gift which he gave. It is a frame with their picture taken together.
Under which some incidents are listed down. It is handwritten by Karthik with the dates to be remembered in their relationship.
Date when he fought for her with the seniors, date when they became friends, when she gave her first gift, proposal, her birthday when he felt betrayed, then split up.. and now the date when he proposed again in drunken state.
Few space left behind, that needs to be filled. Date they re-unite, engagement, marriage etc etc..
She likes it very much and says.. I LOVE YOU Karthik.
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While entering the hospital itself, Vishnu informs Karthik that Raji attempted suicide at the office itself and that he tried to reach his mobile and found to be switched off.
Doctors are yet to tell about her condition.
Karthik is shocked to hear this at first. They both goes inside.
Lakshmi who was waiting outside the room, starts screaming at Karthik.
Laksh : vaa Karthik.. romba seekiram vandhitta..
Karthi : enna lakshmi ippadi pesureenga..?
Laksh : vera enna solradhu? Raji yoda indha nelamaikku nee dhaan kaaranam..
Karthi : naan enna pannen ? ava muttaal thanamaa.. kozha maadhiri suicide attempt pannaa ... adhukku naanaa poruppu.. ava innum LOVE panren nu othukka ve illa..
Laksh : nallaa pesura Karthik.. panradhellaam pannittu.. ippadi pesura.. idhukku neeyum andha Jaya vum dhaan kaaranam..
Karthi : ippa thevai illaama avala edhukku izhukkureenga Lakshmi.. ?
Vish : dei.. Karthik.. konjam amaidhiyaa irudaa..
Doctor comes and says that she is out of danger and that they can go and see her.
First, Vishnu and Lakshmi goes in. Both of them are angry on Raji for her act.
Then, Karthi goes into the room alone. He silently watches her and talks calmly.
Karthi : yen Raji ippadi panna ?
Raji : Karthik... adhu vandhu..
Karthi : edhuvaa irundhaalum inime idhu maadhiri panna maatten nu promise panni kodu Raji.
Raji : Karthi..
Karthi : hmmm.. pannu Raji..
She promises him.
Lakshmi and Vishnu walks in again and says that it seems Raji needs to stay for 1 more day as they need to check her condition again in the morning and give the report.
Raji : achachoo.. athai theduvaangale.. ?
Vish : idha neenga maathirai saappidura munnaadi yosichirukkanum..
Laksh : adha pathi kavalapadaadha.. naan yerkanave avanga kitta phone panni pesitten..
Raji : enna sonne ?
Laksh : important work innaikke mudikkanum.. so.. night work panrom.. naalaikku evening veettukku vandhiruvaa ni sollitten..
Raji : Thanks Lakshmi...
Laksh : enakku edhukku di thanks laam.. apparam.. naan Raji kooda night stay pannikkiren..nee kalaila vaa Karthik..
Karthi : OK lakshmi.. appo naan kelamburen.. Raji..nallaa rest edu.. ellaam apparamaa pesikkalaam... ippa edhapathiyum yosikkaadha..
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Jaya in her room.
Jaya : (thinks) enna.. innumaa veettukku poiyurakka maattaan.. ivlo neraam aachu.. call pannave illa..
Oru vela marandhiruppaano ?
Jaya calls his mobile while he was about to leave the room. He first hesitates but then picks up.
Jaya : Karthi.. innumaa daa veettukku pogala.? Phone panna sonnene ?
Karthi : adhu vandhu.. marandhutten.. sari.. good night.. kalaila pesikkalaam..
All there look at him and guess that it should be Jaya.
He was about to cut the phone. But she asks him to wait.
Jaya : hey.. iru.. iru.. iru.. oru nimisham..
Karthi moves out talking on the phone and Vishnu follows him after telling Raji to take care..
[COLOR=MAGENTA]Jaya : enna daa..avasaram ? eppadi daa.. asathitta ?
Karthi : hmmm.. enna ?
Jaya : hmmm.. nee kudutha frame dhaan.. chance eh illa.. I'm touched..
Karthi : oh.. adhuvaa ?
Jaya : enna adhuvaa nu saadhaaranamaa ketkura ?
Karthi : illa adhu vandhu..
Jaya : sari sari.. nee thookkathula irukkenu theriyudhu.. naalaikke pesikkalaam.. Ok Bye.. I LOVE YOU daa.
Karthi : hmmm.. OK.. Bye.. (cuts the call)
Jaya : (thinks). enna ivan ? inga irundhu pogura varaikkum innaikku nalla mood la dhaane irundhaan..
Next day morning :
Jaya in happy mood comes to Karthi's place and finds only Vishnu there.
Jaya : enna Vishnu ? nee mattum irukka ? enga namma aalu ?
Vish : adhu vandhu..
Jaya : Raji yum kaanom.. nee mattum thaniya work pannittu irukka.. ?
Vish : enna seiyya ? naan oruthan dhaan indha company kaaga uzhakkuren..
Jaya : podhum.. podhum.. solludaa.. Karthik phone adichaalum switch off nu varudhu..
Vish : oru vela.. phone la charge irundhirukkaadhu..
Jaya : dei.. veetla charger illayaa enna ?
Vish : avandhaan hospital la irukkaane ?
Jaya : enna sonne hospital layaa ?
Vish : (mind voice) ayaiyo.. ularittene..
Jaya : sollu daa..
Vish : adhu vandhu.. Jaya.. (sollida vendiyadhu dhaan..office naala.. kandippa theriya varum)
nethu Raji inga office la suicide attempt pannaa..
Jaya : haiyo.. enna solra Vishnu..?
Vish : aamaa Jaya.. apparam naanga dhaan inga pakkathula irukkura hospital la admit pannom..
Jaya : ippa OK dhaane ? sari.. Karthik enga ?
Vish : avan ippa Raji kooda dhaan irukkaan... unakku theriyum la.. avanum Raji um close friends nu..
Night lakshmi irundhaa..ippo ava office vandhuttaa..
Jaya : sari.. prechana onnum illa la ?
Vish : illa Jaya.. just 1 day irundhu edho check pannittu poga sonnaanga.. evening discharge panniduvaanga nu thonudhu..
Jaya : avangalukku appadi enna prechana ?
Vish : adhu.. avanga appa arrange panna marriage la ishtam illa pola..
Jaya : oh.. adha avanga appakitta sollirukkalaam la..
Vish : namakkenna theriyum Jaya.. avangalukku enna problem oh..
Jaya : sari.. velai ya paaru.. naan en seat ku poren..
Later in the afternoon, by 2 o clock, Jaya again comes to Vishnu's place.
Jaya : Vishnu naan kelamburen..
Vish : enna Jaya ? ivlo seekiram ?
Jaya : adhu vandhu.. oorukku poren..
Vish : enna dhideernu ? sollave illa..
Jaya : enakke konja neram munnadi dhaan phone vandhadhu.. edho kovil la classical dance performance irukku nu invite pannaanga.. naalaikku oru naal leave sollitten.. Sunday night dhaan return..
Karthik kitta solliru... naanum phone panren.. ON la irundhudhina..
Jaya comes to the parking area and starts her scooty. She thinks for a while and decide to visit Raji on the way as the hospital is nearby.
She inquires in the reception and was asked to wait there. She hears Karthik's voice near by. He must be beside the window talking with Lakshmi. She could hear their conversation clearly.
Laksh : enna Karthik pesura nee ? Raji unakkaaga uyira kudukka thuninjirukkaa.. nee innamum Jaya va dhaan kattippen nu solra..
Karthi : Lakshmi.. naane ivlo naal kozhappathula irundhu.. ippadhaan thelivaa oru mudivu eduthirukken.. marubadiyum ennaala maathikka mudiyaadhu...enna porutha varaikkum.. suicide oru kozhathanamaana seyal..
Laksh : edho onnu..aanaa.. idhanaala.. Raji ku un mela evlo LOVE nu engalukkellaam purinjiduchu..puriya vendiya unakku puruyalaye..
Karthi : puriyaama laam illa Lakshmi. aanaa.. konjam late.. munnaadiye sollirundhaa.. I mean.. Jaya inga varradhukku munnaadi naa
Laksh : appo..? adhu dhaan un problem ah ?
Karthi : appadi illa.. naan Raji ya love pannala nu sollala.. ennoda love unmaiyyaanadhu dhaan.. aanaa.. appo Jaya vukku kalyanam aayiduchu nu nenachittu irundhen.. aanaa..ava enakkaaga innamum kaathuttu irundhaa nu therinjadhukku apparam.. ennaala vera edhuvum yosikka mudiyala..
Laksh : so.. Jaya illa naa Raji nu choice vachirundhiyaa..
Karthi : Lakshmi..konjam purinjikkonga.. eppadiyum Raji yoda appa othukkamaattaaru.. age difference vera ?
Laksh : idhu unakku munnadidiye theriyum dhaane ?
Karthi : theriyum dhaan.. appo.. ellaa prechanaiyum.. thaandi vara kandippa poraadi iruppen..
Laksh : nee romba selfish karthi.. unkitta naan idha expect pannala..
sari.. Raji kitta ippa edhuvum pesiniyaa ?
Karthi : illa.. andha alavukku naan yosikkaama illa.. indha nelamai la ava kitta edhuvum pesa vendaam nu theriyum.. apparam pesikkalaam nu .. inimel indha maadhiri attempt panna vendaam nu promise vaanginen..
Laksh : edho.. adhu varaikkum sandhosham..
A nurse calls Jaya and says that she can go and visit the patient now and directs to the room.
Raji did not expect her there.
Jaya : Hi Raji..
Raji : vaanga..
Jaya : ippo eppadi irukkeenga ?
Raji : hmmm.. OK..onnum prechana illa..
Jaya : ennadaa advice panren nu nenaikkaadheenga.. endha oru prechanaikkum suicide solution kidayaadhu.. utkaarndhu pesunaa sariyaayidum. .
Raji : hmmm.. enakke ippa oru maadhiri yaa irukku.. edho oru vegathula pannitten..
Karthik and Lakshmi enters and sees Jaya talking with Raji.
Jaya : enna Karthik.. enakku eppadi theriyum nu paakuriyaa ? Vishnu kitta ketten..
Karthi : oh..
Raji : nee eppa vandha Lakshmi ?
Laksh : naan half day leave sollittu vandhutten..Karthik kelambattum..
Raji : sari OK.
Jaya : sari.. naanum kelamburen.. Take care Raji.. edha pathiyum yosikkaama rest edunga..
Both Karthi and Jaya leave.
Jaya says she needs to talk to him for 5 minutes. They move to a corner.
Jaya : Raji yen suicide attempt pannaanu enakku theriyum Karthik..
Karthi : Jaya.. adhu vandhu.. yaaru..
Jaya : yaarum sollala.. neeyum lakshmi yum pesumbodhu.. naan inga wait pannittu irundhappa kettudhu..
Karthi : sorry Jaya.. kovappadaadha..
Jaya : kovam dhaan.. aanaa nee idha pathi enkitta sollaadhadhu naala vandha kovam..
Raji passes by that side to collect the reports from a section. Now she tends to hear their convo..
Karthi : appadinaa ?
Jaya : idhula oru thappum illa.. naan illa nu aanadhukku apparam unakku vera oruthara pidikkuradhu onnum thappilla..
Karthi : enna solra Jaya ?
Jaya : nee sandhosham maa irundhaa podhum karthik enakku.. adhu yaar koodanaalum OK..
Both Karthik and Raji did not expect this.
Jaya : sari Karthik.. time aayiduchu.. naan kelamburen..
Karthi : Jaya.. idhu avasarathula edukkura mudivu kidaiyaadhu..naane pesalaam nu irundhen..
Jaya : hmmm.. pesalaam. Monday kku apparam..
Karthi : yen adhuvaraikkum.. ?
Jaya : inga paaru Karthik.. naan oorukku poren ippa.. oru dance program irukku. Sunday night dhaan return.apparamaa pesikkalaam... Neeyum nallaa utkaarndhu yosi.. konjam aarapottu pesalaam..
Karthi : hmmm.sari.. eppo kelambanum ?
Jaya : veettukku poittu bag eduthuttu.. poga vendiyadhu dhaan..
Karthi : naa drop panna varattumaa ?
Jaya : illa Karthik.. naan paathukkuren.. friends varuvaanga..
Karthi : hmm sari.. paathukko.bye..
Jaya : hmm.. neeyum.. ippo Raji kitta edhuvum sollaadhe.. apparam marubadiyum edhaavadhu..
Karthi : illa.. kandippa.. avasara pada maatten..
Jaya : Thanks Karthi.. Bye.
At home :
Jaya thinks for long time about this problem. She also think if she has to go for this dance program. But soon.. she decides to go as she have accepted and would be a change and relief. Moreover its in temple.. So she packs things and get ready for it.
