Part 57 :
Scene continues :
Simi maintained silence and waited for Madhu to come back to normal..
She then gets hot coffee for both and takes her to the tree shade in the lawn.. They sat in the bench and had that coffee..
Madhu felt somewhat relieved from it.. She then calls Simi who seems to be enjoying the breeze...
Madhu : Simi...
Simi : yes Madhu..
Madhu : I'm so sorry...
Simi : edhukku sorry...
Madhu : cha... konjam over ah dhaan kathitten la ? paavam Krish..
Simi : hey... you don't worry... I'll take care of it... naan pesuren..
Madhu : Thanks...
Simi just gives a smile back and again remained silent... After few minutes, Madhu breaks the silence..
Madhu : enna ? onnum ketkka maatttengureenga ?
Simi : enna ketkkanum ?
Madhu : ungalukku en mela kovam... naan open ah edhuvum sollala nu...
Simi : kandippaa illa...
Madhu : adhaan you didn't ask about it now...
Simi : adhu appadi illa.. this is understanding... I don't want to hurt you more and kindle your past and bad experiences...
Madhu : but ungalukku varutham irukkum... ivlo close ah move pannaalum problem ah share panna maattenguraa nu...
Simi : maybe initial ah appadi irundhirukkalaam... but not now... I know that you will share when you want to...
Madhu is moved by the way Simi talks and how understanding she is.. and tears are waiting to roll down from her eyes...
Simi : hey... enna idhu ? chinna kuzhandhai maadhiri ... (wipes her tears)
Madhu : there is a reason why I didn't open up... but I wanted to share it with you now...
Simi : your wish... but are you okay now... if not, lets talk about it later...
Madhu : illa.. ippave solren.. I might feel better then...
Simi : then fine...
Madhu : actually avala pathi, ava panna velaiya pathi solradhukku.. oru incident nu illa... there are many... not only for me.. almost everyone in my class...
Simi : you mean...? you both studied in same class ?
Madhu : hmmm... adhuvum 14 years... from LKG to 12th Std.. onnaa dhaan kuppa kottunom...
chinnadhula ennamo... friend ah dhaan irundhaa... but as we grow up.. she started developing cunningness in her approach towards others... She wants her to be first in everything... ofcource everyone thinks so... but for that, you should not hurt other's feelings...
main problem ennanaa... if someone new joins the section, first she shows kindness to them.. , acts like a close friend and make them believe what she does is right... then slowly.. she injects poisonous words about others and creates a bad impression on them...
Simi was keenly listening to what she was saying...
Madhu : we thought she will change as she get mature... But it just increased...
even enna pathiyum um bad impression create pannaa... actually.. I had some physological problems for few months.. at that time, as she was the one I know from childhood.. I shared about the problem I had... But you know what she did... ? enkitta nallaa pesittu.. she went and told the whole class that I'm mentally affected, blah blah...
indha vishayame.. enakku school mudiyum bodhu dhaan therinjadhu... through someone else.. then I recollected few incidents where others saw me differently in some occasions...
also.. only recently I got to know that not only me.. even those who were by her side and seems to be close with her outside... were also affected by her attitude... atleast once each one had suffered because of her... She doesn't care about others feelings...
Simi : oh... I see...
Madhu : yen Simi... neenga 4 years college la onnaa dhaane padicheenga... ? how come you don't know about her...
Simi : ennanu theriyala... avamela perusaa oru opinion varala... so .. I kept away from her... But later ah, Krish came and said... she proposed and he too likes her and going to say yes for her nu...
As he was so excited.. and without knowing completely about her, I don't want to stop or confuse him.. even after that.. naan onnum avakooda friend ah laam aagala... that could be the reason...
Madhu : oh... maybe... unga class Raji, Rathi laam enga school la padichavanga dhaan..
Simi : ya.. I know...
Madhu : avanga school days la avalaala pattum thirundhaama... they were friends with her... college la yum.. she caused troubles it seems... they came to me and said about her... I just avoid it if someone comes and talks about her...
you know what... we will have gettogether of school friends... If I come to know that she is coming for it, I won't join them.. though I will be eager to meet my other friends...
thamizh la onnu solvaangale... ' Dushttanai kandaa dhoora vilagu nu' .. adhu ivalukku correct ah suit aagum...
Simi : adhaan... ivlo kaduppaaguriyaa nee... ?
Madhu : 1 more thing... actually, I was about to join your college only... unga batch la.. did you know Madhusudanan... ?
Simi : hmm... theriyum... Krish oda friend dhaan...
Madhu : He is my cousin... rendu perukkum orey college la seat kedachadhu...
But as I got to know from other friends that..Leena has joined there., I dropped the idea of joining there...
As she was talking for so long.., she got tired...
Simi : ok ok.. podhum... don't trouble yourselves...
Madhu : no problem... wanted to say 1 more thing...
idha naan yen unga kitta munnaadiye share pannalanaa... Krish was in relationship with her la... though break-up aayirundhaalum.. there are chances for them to patch up anytime... so... edhukku thevai illaama naan vera confuse pannittu nu dhaan...
Simi : thats ok... but atleast we could know about her true colors la... Krish might also think about it...
Madhu : adhu dhaan en bayame... but.. love is something different... maybe she could change and won't behave in same way to him la... ?
Simi : nee sonnadha vachi paarthaa... I feel she is so dangerous and one cannot tolerate her lifelong...
I remember some old lady telling... 'enna irundhaalum.. piravi gunatha maatha mudiyaadhu' nu... evlo age aanalum.., even if they know they are wrong, they won't accept it and try to change...
Madhu : Simi.. neenga Krish kitta indha vishayatha pathi solla vendaam... Just say I felt sorry for my action nu... later.. I'll ask sorry to him personally...
Simi : ok... if you wish so.. I won't tell...
Madhu : yen avlo tension aanenaa..? even here.. she will start spreading rumors about me with Krish and spoil my name among the team... Then here again.. I can't undergo same kind of depression she caused... velai ya vittu poradha thavira.. vera option irukkaadhu...
Simi : hey... appadi ellaam aagaadhu... naan Krish kitta solla vendiya vidhathula solliduren... he won't repeat the same hereafter... ...
Next Day morning :
Simi opens the door car and sits inside and Krish starts it..
Simi : yen.. Hari innaikku varalayaa ?
Krish : avan appove kelambittaan... bike la...
Simi : yen ?
Krish : enna kettaa.. ? basically he loves riding bike... yedho konja naal namma kooda vandhaan...
Simi : adhaanaa ? illa unga rendu perukkulla edhaavadhu problem ah ?
Krish : comedy pannaadha Simi... chance eh illa... we two are one...
Simi : ok ok... sari... naan sonnadhu nyaabagam irukku la... ? Leena enna venaa pannattum... you don't pull Madhu into it...
Krish : hmmm...
Simi : yenna.. hmmm... ?
Krish : vera enna solla solra ?
Simi : she may need some time.. ava pesalanaa feel pannaadha...
Krish : ok ok... don't worry... I'll see to it...
Simi : Thanks daa... sari.. ava edhukkaaga appadi behave pannaa nu unakku therinjukkanum nu illayaa... ?
Krish : why should I ? thats her personal... she have all rights to talk like that... actually thats my mistake...
Simi : ok... free yaa vidu... neeyum adhaiye nenachittu irukkaadha... try to be normal...
Hari has been alloted place, he is seated daigonally opposite to Simi... So, they both can see each other just if they move a bit in sitting position itself... Whenever they tend to see, they exchange smile..
Simi was in confusion as why he came separately.. So, instead of asking him directly, she pinged him through messenger...
Simi : Hello Sir !!
Hari : (sees her lifting his head and thinks why is she talking in chat when she is so near) Sir ??
Simi : tell me the truth..
Hari : for what ?
Simi : yendaa nee bike la vandhitta ?
Hari : yen ? Krish sollalayaa ?
Simi : sonnaan..
Hari : then... ?
Simi : I want the actual reason...
Hari : hey loosu...
Simi : what ?
Hari : sorry... ethana dhadava kettaalum.. thats my answer and thats the truth... I have passion towards bike and love riding it...
Simi : really.. ?
Hari : innaikku illa... eppavume... usual ah appadi dhaane poittu irundhom... I don't want to come in between your friendship..
Simi : hey... naan annaikku pesinadha vachi...
Hari : what ?
Simi : friendship ku aduthu dhaan ellaame nu...
Hari : no no... actually adhu correct dhaane ? nejamaave ippo solradhu dhaan reason... romba karpana pannaadha... aanaa..
Simi : aanaa enna ?
Hari : idhuve vera yaaravadhaa irundhirundhaa... maybe konjam jealous ah feel panniruppen
Simi : fraud-uuu
Hari : iru.. enga ammaakitta solren... avanga dialogue ah suttutta nu..
Simi : apparam innonnum ketkanum... aanaa eppadi...
Hari : wait... I know what you are going to ask...
Simi : appadiyaa ? ennanu sollu...
Hari : you want to know if I am jealous on Krish for being close to you than me... am I right ?
Simi : hey... eppadi daa ?
Hari : adhu appadidhaan... sari.. you want answer for that.. ?
Simi : un ishttam.. sollanum naa sollu...
Hari : not even 1 percent... who is he ? my brother... We two are one...
Simi : what a wow !!
Hari : ennaachu ?
Simi : avanum idhe dhaan sonnaan... We two are one nu... eppadi... solli vachu pesuveengalo.. ?
Hari : ha ha... avan dhaan enkitta irundhu copy adichaan...
Simi : podhum podhum...
Hari : paarraa... friend ah pathi sonnadhum...
Simi : adhellaam illa... velaiya paaru... innum 1 hour la engalukku meeting irukku...
Hari : meeting for what ?
Simi : theriyala... but they had sent invite to all the existing team members and not who joined the team recently...
Hari : oh... appa ok... me seekkirame essu then...
Simi : enjoy enjoy...
Around 5 PM :
Raj (Project Manager) : Team... as we would be held up in work from next month, and we might not get time to relax due to tight schedule.. we are going to the trip we had already planned...
You might be wondering as why the new members weren't called for this meeting... Since this has been planned long ago and all the arrangements are done, they won't be able to accompany us..
Moreover, Its from the money our client gave us to rejoice ourselves after our critical project... We can't include any more in that... Let them start showing their commitment towards the work and we shall go as a big team once we are complete the upcoming project successfully...
You will receive the trip plan in detail through email soon...
All are excited and looking forward for the tour to Munnar in Kerala, God's own place... while Simi thinks of Hari who won't be able to join them..
--- to be continued...
