KARTHIK-RAJI'S FIRST MEETING:
AT CHENNAI CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION:
It was a bright Sunday morning. Chennai central railway station is as usual busy with trains and people.
Around 7 a.m. a Bajaj Pulsar comes and stops at the entrance. Karthik dressed in blue jeans and Black t shirt gets down from the bike while Vishnu who was riding says..."dei... machaan... porumayaa daa... innum time irukku..."
Karthik smiles and says"nee bike park pannittu vaa... naa adhukulla chart parthittu irukken..."
Vishnu nods his head and drives away.
Karthik comes to the Reservation Chart box and searches.
In the meantime, Vishnu parks his bike, takes a platform ticket and comes there.
Vishnu: ennadaa? ennaachu?
Karthik: coach no. D3... aanaa...
Vishnu: enna aanaa?
Karthik: window seat illai...
Vishnu: dei... last minute la book pannittu ... seat kidaichadhe periya vishayam... idhula window seat kekkudhaa? vaa daa...
Karthik: mmm... adhuvum correct thaan...
Both of them enter into the station look out for the train on the display board...
The display board in RED gave information as:
Train no. Train Name PF no. Dep time
12639 BRINDHAVAN EXPRESS 03 07:50
Both of them reach Platform no 3 and coach no. D3.
Karthik verifies the chart pasted and cofirms his seat no. gets into the coach, puts his bag on the luggage rack , gets down and again sees the chart. Vishnu seated on a bench on the platform is annoyed why is he looking at the chart so many times...
Finally Karthik comes and sits beside Vishnu on the bench.
Vishnu: machaaan... enna karumatha daa antha chart la appadi parthutte irukke?
Karthik gives a serious look at him.
Vishnu: moraikkaadhe... enna vishayam nu sollu...
Karthik: enna sollanum?
Vishnu: dei... oru rendu naal chennai le irundhu veliye ponaaalum avvalo feel kuduppe...ippo muzhusaa moonu maasam pore... en kitta pesaama chart ah ye parthuttu irukke?
Karthik: illa daa... window seat kidaikkaliyaa...
Vishnu: idhellaam ou matter ah?
Karthik: solradhai muzhusaa keludaa...
Vishnu: sari sollu
Karthik: enakku middle seat kidaichirukku daa... sari... window seat ah yaarukku allot panni irukku nnu paarthaa... oru ponnu daa...
Vishnu: irukkattum daa... adhukku yen nee antha chart ah appadi parthe?
Karthik: illa... antha ponnu peru Rajathi nnu irundhadhu daa...
Vishnu: adhukku enna?
Karthik: illa... adhu general ah chella peraa illa irukkum... chart le podaranga nnaa... intha kaalathula ippadi oru official name aa nnu parthen...
Vishnu: oru velai graamathu ponno ennavo..
Karthik: irukkalaam...
Vishnu: dei... ille nnaa intha maathiri chart le ellaam ezhuthi ottuvaanga nnu perai maathi solli irukkalaam illaiyaa?
Karthik: arivu kozhundhu daa nee...
Vishnu: en daa?
Karthik: T.C vanthu kettaa ID proof kaattanum...
Vishnu: aamaa... illa...
Karthik: mmm...
Vishnu gets a call and he answers. finishing the call he turns towards Karthik and says... "machaan... amma phone pannaanga daa... naan sonnen illa function irukku nnu... ellaam wait pannittu irukkaanga daa.. naan kilambaren...Bangalore reach aanadhum call pannu..."
Karthik: sari daa... nee kilambu...
Both of them hug each other and vishnu leaves.
Karthik again sits on the bench and keeps looking at the window wondering who the girl would be not knowing that she is going to change his life forever.
Five minutes later Raji comes there with her father and gets into the train and sits in the window seat.
Karthik is very impressed seeing her. He thought that She looked so pretty in black jeans and sku blue kurtha...
But the next second he remembered her name and thought" what kind of a name was that?"
Raji's father stood on the platform beside the window and even after trying hard he could not get a glimpse of her. so, he gets up and gets into the train and watches her talk to her dad from a distance.
Raji and her father's convo went like this...
Appa: Rajathi... yaaraavadhu sappida edhuvum kuduthaa vaangaadhe...
Raji: paa... naan onnum chinna paappaa illa...
Appa: mukkiyamaa chocolate kuduthaa...
Raji: en kittaye niraiya irukku...
Appa: irundhaalum appa un nalladhukku thaan solren..
Raji: ponga paa...
Appa: sari naan chithappa vukku call panni sollidaren...
Raji: en paa... naane poyiduven... enakku vazhi theriyum paa...
Appa: illa daa ... innaikku Sunday illa... adhanaale chithappaa free thaan... avan thaan nethu night phone panni sonnan... Rajathi ya train yethittu enakku call pannunga... Bangalore station ku naan car eduthittu varen... avalai naane veettukkku koottittu poren nu sonnaan...
Raji: sari unga ishtam...
Train blows siren and starts slowly...
Raji keeps waving at her father looking at him through the window.
Karthik keeps smiling looking at her.
Raji takes a Diary Milk chocolate and a Puzzle book from her hand bag, and starts reading the book eating chocolate simultaneously...
Karthik comes near her and says..."EXCUSE ME..."
Raji lifts her head and sees him smiling and says ..."YES????"
karthik: Can I sit here? (he points the seat next to her)
Raji: why are you asking me? I'm sitting in the seat I've reserved and I've no idea who reserved this ...
Karthik: I've reserved it and actually I want to know whether it is OK with you if I sit here?
Raji feels a little annoyed. she looks at him seriously and..
Raji: what will you do if I say that it would be uncomfortable for me?
Karthik: (says seriously) I will come standing...
Looking at his facial expressions and hearing his answer Raji bursts out to laugh and she continues to giggle for a few more minutes...he keeps staring at her and then she controls herself and says...
Raji: you can sit and I've no problem...
Karthik: thank you...
he sits beside her.
She continues with her chocolate and puzzle book...
Five minutes later...
Karthik: Excuse Me...
Raji turns towards him, looks seriously and...
Raji: shall I come standing if you are feeling uncomfortable??
Now Karthik bursts into laughter...
for a second she gets carried away... but immediately she scolds herself "Rajathi... theriyaadhavanga kitta enna sirippu vendi irukku... ozhungaa book ah padi..."
She again starts reading her book and doesn't turn towards him...
Karthik puts his earphones and starts listening to his favourite songs but keeps watching her every now and then...
Both of them don't know that this journey was the beginning of their BEAUTIFUL LOVE LIFE...
And many more journeys would follow...
Not knowing what kind of Turning it makes in peoples lives BRINDHAVAN EXPRESS is running fast towards its destination.
PART 3...coming soon...