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Meant to be

part 19

Karthik was continuously watching her since one hour but she didn't even spare him a glance..as if she doesn't know him gapping at her...

He was getting so much frustrated due to her arrogant behavior...

Day by day her ignorance and careless attitude growing more and more..that annoyed him a to the core...

"What was her problem? Ok..if she doesn't want to talk to me..Well fine that is her wish..at the same time I have full rights to know the reason behind that..she couldn't deny that...she can't walk over me just like that...however today I am going to sort this out..Enough of her tantrums..this is the limit..."

Now also he was damn sure that she very well aware of him starring at her..but still she had continued her "I don't care attitude.."

Having Lost his patient..he called her through intercom..

"Raji come to my cabin."

"Yedhukku..."she asked out rightly..

He inhaled sharply in anger...

"See..I am ur team leader...paarkka vara sonnaa.yaennu kelvi kekkura? U must be in my cabin right now..did u get that?

He banged the phone in frustration...

Raji also fuming inside..

"Thappu pannitu..ivanukku kobam vera varudhaa..."

Raji was in karthik's cabin..

"Be seated Raji.." he was busily working in his laptop..

"No thanks..." she replied recklessly..

He averted his gaze from the screen to her...

"I said sit.." he ordered her..

She jumped with his commanding voice..

She sat down quickly..

Seeing her baffled face...Karthik calmed down his nerves by closing his eyes...

"Raji...yenna aachi unakku...? yen ippadi yennai avoid panra?naan yenna thappu panninen...sonnaadhaane theriyum..?"

"Idhai pesa dhaan yennai vara soneengalaa?"

She started to leave at once..

"Raji..try to understand..naan pannadhu yedho onnu unakku pidikaama poi irukku..adhu yennannu sonnaa naan change pannikuven la..adhai vittutu .yenna idhu kanaamoochi vilaiyaattu...?yenna problem nu sollu..yedhuvaa irundhaalum sari pannidalaam.." he asked very softly..

"Nee dhaan problem...nu sonnaa ..kan kaanaama poiduvaanaa?"she thought sarcastically..

"Neenga yennoda TL aa irukalaam... adhukaaga ippadi velai nerathula koopittu kanda kadhai yellaam pesittu irundhaa..adhai kekanumnu yenakku avasiyam illai..so pls..neenga work related aa yedhaavadhu pesaradhaa irundhaa mattum yennai koopidunga..matha padi naama pesaradhukku yedhuvum illai.." she replied with attitude...

He grit his teeth in anger..

"How egoistic...naan ivlo dhooram yerangi vandhu pesaren..yen kittaiye attitude kaaturiyaa? Now I will show u what is attitude...professional aa pesanumaa?i will teach u what is professionalism..."

He got furious over her haughtiness..,

"Ok fine...nethu naan kudutha work ah mudichitiyaa Raji?yenakku innum mail varalaiye.."he asked eyeing her facial expressions keenly...

She gapped at him as if he was talking some alien language...she was struggling to recollect what mail he was talking about...?

"Yenna mail..? She asked in confusion..

"What... nethu oru mail anupinen..adhai innum nee open panni kooda paarkalaiyaa?idhu dhaan unnoda professionalism aa? highly ridiculous...I want the work to be done in one hour...am I clear to u?"

"Yes sir..." she replied with gritted teeth...

"Now u may leave.."

He ordered and started doing his work..ignoring her completely...

Raji was shocked to see his arrogant behavior...

And also her anger over him increased many folds..

"Thappu pannina ivanukke ivlo kobam vandhaa .baadhikka patta yenakku yelvo kpbam varum.."

She glared at him in rage...

"U have already wasted ur one minute by starring at me..."he said with his gaze fixed on the monitor...

She hurriedly averted her gaze and walked off from there...to finish her job well with in time..

In canteen...

Raji was seated in a corner table... her face was very dull and her eyes lack of spark...

Nowadays she had preferred to be alone..not even talking properly to Lakshmi as well..

Everything seemed boring and meaningless to her..she doesn't have interest to do anything..she had became very lethargic..always immersed in her own world..aloof from others..

Suddenly she heard a voice..

"Excuse me.."

She looked back at the source of that voice..a guy was standing there with a huge grin on his face..he was wearing Netech's ID card which indicated he was also belongs to this company...but she was not familiar of him... "Why on earth he was here to disturb my aloofness.

She looked at him nonchalantly..

"Hello ..idhu unga purse aa?" he had showed some purse..

Her eyes checked the table at once...her purse was not there..

"Oh..thanks.. idhu yennoda purse dhaan"she took it from him..

He casually sat on the chair besides her...

"Hello I am Goutham..Project manager.."

"Neenga ...Raji ...correct.."

She was surprised how come he knew my name whom I have never met before..

"Naan ungalai paarthiruken ..but meet pannadhillai..so officially it was our first meeting.."

He smiled very friendly at her..

She plastered a smile on her lips. "Idhennadaa thalai vali..."

Goutham was such a chatter box it seemed he never knew a word called silence in his life..

He went on and on but she simply listened to him..thinking of the ways to get rid of him...

While she rolled her eyes..she had seen that karthik and Vishnu were entering into the canteen..

Suddenly a strange thought appeared in her mind...she had started listening to Goutham's loose talks with great interest... laughed out loud for his chilly jokes without even listening to it properly..but her full concentration was only on one person...

Karthik stopped in his track hearing her laughter...he couldn't even bear the sight of her laughing with some stranger ignoring him completely...

She could feel the piercing gaze of karthik on her ...but she gave a damn to him and shook her hands with that Goutham ...as a friendly gesture..she glanced in his direction to make sure whether he was witnessing the scene...

A sudden jitter ran throw her with his penetrating gaze but she composed herself quickly...

She smiled ear to ear for every jokes Goutham had cracked...she felt pain at her cheeks because stretching it for so long unwillingly...

Karthik fisted his hands to control himself...

He very well knew that she was doing all these to irritate him only.. he sat just opposite to her casually ...

His face was very calm and he was even smiling..as if not affected by her drama..

She looked at his teasing smile and gritted her teeth..

Oblivious to this exchange of looks ..Goutham continued his mokkai..

"Raji..naama oru naal kandipaa meet pannuvom..outside office.."

Without listening to him properly..she nodded for a yes..

"Yes of course we do Goutham.." she smiled sweetly at him and shook hands once again...and took her leave..

karthik banged the table in anger..

"Dai... Dai..canteen table ah odaichidaadha daa..." Vishnu said hastily...

"Yaarudaa avan..?"

"Yaaru... yaaru.." Vishnu asked innocently..

"Oonngi onnu vittaa vaai vethala paakku pottudum...naan yaara kekkurennu unakku theriyaadha?Raji kitta pesittu irndhavan yaaru daa?

"Dai..unnoda indha kobatha yellaam anga kaatta maatiye,unakku maatina izhicha vaayan naan dhaane?

Karthik glared at him..

"Sari moraikaadha solren..avan peru Goutham...PM aa irukaan..sariyaana flirt nu kelvi pattiruken.."

" Adhaan paarthaale theriyudhe...Avan yedhukkudaa Raji kita pesuraan..?" he asked in frustration..

"Dai un aalum dhaan avan kitta sirichi..sirichi..pesittu irundhaanga..dhairiyam irundhaa avanga kitta poi keludaa...?" Vishnu challenged him..

"Ava venumne yennai verupetha seiraadaa..."

"Theriyudhulla..nee verupaagaadha.. cool aa irundhu avangala verupethu.." Vishnu gave his idea...Karthik nodded his head meaningfully...

VL in veranda...

"Cha..indha kaadhal paduthum paadu irukke..."Lakshmi said out of blue...

"Lakshmi..." Vishnu opened his mouth in surprise..

"Chi.. Chi...naan onnum nammala sollalai...karthik Raji ya sonnen..."

Vishnu's chest fallen..

"Avangalai dhaan sonniyaa?"

"Aamaa vera yaara solluvaanga...?"

"Nee nammala sonniyonnu..."

"Romba parakaadha Vishnu...konjam adangu.."

"Inga paaru... Karthik, Raji naduvula yedho prachanai odudhu...adhu yennanu kandupudichi avangala naama serthu vaikanum..."

"Yedhukku Lakshmi namakku indha veen velai...konja naalla avangale serndhuduvaanga.."

"Appadilaam chummaa vida mudiyaadhu Vishnu... avanga namma friends.. avanga ippadi moonjiya thooki vachittu irukaradhai paarthaa romba kashta maa irukku...?"

"Yenna pannalaam ...yen ippadi moonjiya thooki vachirukeenga weight aa irukkum konjam yerakki vainga...nu sollanumaa...?"

Vishnu laughed at his usual style...

Lakshmi stares at him..

"Sorry soryy..chummaa velaiyaattukku.."

"Adhu mattum illai Vishnu ..avangalukku help panradhukku innoru reason um irukku..."

"Yenna reason Lakshmi..?

"Tamil la oru pazhamozhi solluvaangale kelvi patta dhillai..?

"Yenakku Jothika nadicha mozhi dhaan theriyum..indha Pazha mozhi laam theriyaadhu..? naan tamil la rumba weak,Lakshmi adhu yennannu neeye solliden..."

"Ooraar pillaiyai ootti valartha..than pillai thane valarumnu..."

"Appadinaa yenna laksmi..?

"Podaa tube lightuu.."She walked off angrily..

Vishnu's eyes widen with realization..and he chased her "Laskhmi..Lakshmi purinjiduchi...naama avanga la serthuvaikalaam...appa dhaan naama sera mudiyum.."

"Udane romba over aa aadaadha... Sari KR ah serthu vaikka yedhaavadhu idea pannu..."

" Idea...indha weekend wall mart project ah successful aa mudichadhukku...nammakku party irukkunnu koushik solli irukaaru...Naama namma thittathukku andha party ah use pannikalaam..."

"Good idea dhaan Vishnu...avanga dhaan yerkanave oru party la romantic dance aadi asathinaangale...ippavum serndhu aada vachitaa podhum..rendu perukkum pathikkum...but naama andha party la avanga rendu perum onnaa irukara maadhiri situations create pannuvom...Appuram avangalaa pesi sari pannikuvaanga nu nenaikaren..."

"Dai Vishnu idhellaam oru polappu.." Vishnu thought in his mind...

"Yenna Vishnu yosikara..?"Lakshmi asked in confusion..

"Super lakshmi.. asathal plan..."

"Sari romba vazhiyaadha ...poi velaiya paaru..." Lakshmi taunted him..

"Lakshmi.." he extended his hand..

"Yenna?" she asked in confusion..

"Naama ippo oru sadhi thittam potomla adhukku hand shake panninaa dhaan indha scene finish aagum..nee old movies laam paarthadhillai...?"Lakshmi rolled her eyes..at his antics..

"Ok .." she put her hand on his...

And he closed her hand for a firm shake...

To be continued...