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Meant to be

part 5

VLR in canteen...

Having coffee ... indulged in some casual talk...

Angel came and joined with them...

"Hi guys..."she said in excited voice...

Vishnu asked her.."Yenna Angel.. romba happy yaa irukka ?"

"Ammaa yennoda chellam retuns illa...adhaan happy..."she said with a huge grin...

Vishnu's mind voice...

"Chellaamaa?dai.. karthi..unakku mattum yeppadidaa yellaaame set aagudhu..??mmm pallu irukavan pakkodaa saapidaraan.." he was stomach burning in jealousy...

Angel turned towards Raji ...

"Raji naan unnai paarrka thaan vandhen..."she said..

"Yennai paarkavaa?Yenna vishayam..."she asked in confusion...

"Raji unnoda place ah yenakku vittu thara mudiyumaa?"she requested..

"Yedhukku?"Raji was even more confused now.."All of a sudden why she was asking for a seat change..?"

"Unnoda place la irundhu Karthik ah nallaa parka mudiyudhu..adhaan..."she said the reason..

Raji got furious now.".Ivalukku yennai paarthaa yeppadi theriyudhu?

Iva yaaraiyo sight adikaradhukku naan yen seat ah vittu tharanuma???its highly ridiculous..."

Angel realized Raji was angry..so quickly started telling her reasons to convince her ..

"Raji thappaa yeduthukaadha,Karthik ah yenakku romba pidikkum...college days la irundhe avan mela appadi oru craze..but avan dhaan kandukkave illai...ippo ore office la velai seiyara maathiri oru situation amainjirukku,so I want to try my luck this time..unnoda place la irundhaaa.adikadi avana paarkara maathiri irukkum,appo avanukkullaiyum oru feelings vara chance irukku .adhaan kekkuren ..."

Pls Raji... naama seat change pannikalaamaa?"she was pleading now...

Raji was shocked to see this kind of shameless girl...

"yenna ularal idhu edhir..edhir aa ukkaandhaa udane love vandhudumaa?" Raji thought in her mind...

"Raji nee nenaikaradhu yenakku theriyudhu...yenna iva ippadi konjam kooda koocham illaama kekaraale nu nenaikaadha..yennaala Karthik ah marakka mudiyala..adhaan ippadi paithiya kaara thanamaa behave panren,I am madly in love with him..."she confessed her feelings truly...

Raji thought to herself..'it seems really a good deal...she herself wanted the place change..now it is coming to her hand without any efforts from her side...'she saw the hopeful face of Angel..For a moment she decided to nod for a "yes..."

But at the same time an image of Angel sitting in her place and drooling Karthik flashed in her mind...

Don't know why she doesn't like that sight at all..

She said a clear "No "to Angel.

Angel was truly disappointed...her shocked reaction clearly indicates that ,she had never expected this negative answer from Raji...

"Why Raji ?whats the big deal in changing the seat..?"she asked in disbelief...

"I no need to give explanations to u Angel...but irudhaalum naan silren,,

That is my lucky place .Adhai yaarukkum vittu kodukka manasu varalai,adhu mattum illaaama veliya poradhukku varradhukkum andha place than convenient aa irukku.."she gave some lame excuses...

"Appo nee place change panna maatiyaa Raji..."Angel asked with a final little hope...

"I already said my decision Angel, there is no second thought in it.."she said firmly...

Angel had left in disappointment with grumbling face..

Lakshmi asked to Raji..."Hai Raji...yendi ippadi moonjila adicha maathiri pesita?paavam di ava.."

"Pinna ava yenna kekkuraa paaru,iva sight adikka naan vazhi vidanumaam,idhu office aa illai lovers park aa?"Raji asked fuming...

"Ok... Ok... cool down .." Vishnu tried to calm down her..

"Paavam ava.. love vukku thane help kettaa,panni irukalaam Raji nee.."Lakshmi defened Angel...

"Yenakku love naale pidikaadhu... podhumaa..?"Raji said in frustration...and left in anger.

Vishnu asked to Lakshmi.."Ippa yedhukku Raji.."Kadhal Dhandapani"maathiri pesittu poraanga..?"

"Vishnu.. nee sonnappa kooda naan nammbalai daa,aanaa ippa confim daa..

Ava place maathaadhadhu kooda oru vishayam illai..aanaa adhukku ava sappaiyaa sonna reason irukku paaru...appa dhaan Vishnu naan confirm panninen...

Definite aa Something... Something...". Lakshmi said to Vishnu with a knowing smile...

"Aamaa ippa vandhavangalukku laam Something..Something...

Aanaa oru varushamaa kashta padura yenakku ..Nothing..."Vishnu was pouting like a child..

"Nethu vandhavan kadhai laam race bike speed la pogudhu..aanaa yennoda story mattum kattavandi speed la pogudhu...Kaala kodumai daa saamy ..."Vishnu was complaining...

"Adhukku nee innum valaranum thambi..."Lakshmi said with a teasing smile..

Two weeks had passed...

It's a lazy Sunday..he slowly opened his sleepy eyes and looked at the time,.it was 11 am..his stomach was grumbling now..

He got up from the bed..and went to fresh up...

He made a coffee for himself and put the cup in the tea poy , he opened the front door to get a newspaper...

As he opened the door,he heard loud voices coming from opposite flat... it was quiet unusual...

He never heard this much of noise from there..its always silence or a pleasant sound of some music...

But now he clearly heard a male voice followed by Raji's raised voice in anger..

He wondered... to whom Raji is talking in this high pitched tone..?

At first he wanted to hear the conversation...then he decided that it was none of his business...he shrugged of his shoulder and went inside his house...

As he about to close the door,he heard the voices coming closer now he could hear them clearly...when he peeped out he could see the middle aged man with a big mustache was talking with Raji...

It seems the man was leaving...

He kept open the door slightly and heard their conversation..No.. No..actually he was eves dropping...

The man was pleading to Raji..."Raji maa,pls vaamaa,appaavukaaga..."

"Appaa,naan yethanai murai solradhu..naan varamaatennu...yennai yaarum parka varaadheenga ,phone pannadhenngannaa,yen kekka maatengareenga?yenna konjam kooda nimmadhiyaa irukka vida maateengalaa?"Raji was talking rudely...

"Appaa vaa? sondha appaa kittayum idhe maadhiri dhaan pesumaa indha angry bird...?paara patcham paarkaama thitraale..."he was wondering...

"Raji maa.. pls..."

"Appa.. neenga kelambunga..."she said sternly...

Karthik had seen the man departing with defeated face and he could see the slight wetness in his eyes...

Now he was more mad on Raji..

"Petha appaa kitta yeppadi pesanumnu kooda theriyaadhaa?yenna ponnu iva?cha ivalaam yenna padichaalo?andha meesai vera...ponna izhuthu vachi rendu arai vidaama...kenjittu irukaaru..."

Karthik was thinking very low of Raji now...

He closed the door tightly..and went to the balcony to breathe some fresh air...he got furious seeing Raji's attitude towards her father,he never expected this from her...

He was watching outside to calm down his frustrated mind...

"Cha... ivala poi innocent nu nenaichome..."he was regretting now..

His heart seemed nowhere to be calmed down..

Suddenly he heard the sound of opening the door from adjacent side..it was the balcony door of Raji's flat..he saw that Raji came running all crying...she was crying like anything..

That sight vanished all the negative thoughts he had on her...he couldn't bear her tears..something pricks his heart when he has seen her crying ...

What happened to her? he was worried now...

Whatever might be the reason he doesn't like her crying...

He just want to console her..but he very well knew that Raji wouldn't like it...

Raji wiped her tears with the back of her hand and turned to her right...and got shocked to see Karthik over there...

She immediately turned to the other side...to wipe out her tears ..

As she was about to move inside..his voice stopped her..

"Hi Raji...!"

She composed herself and slowly turned towards him...

"Hi..Karthik.."said in a low voice...

"Naan azhudhadha paarthirupaano?Yenn nu kettaa.. ippa yenna solradhu?"she was embarrassed now..

"Unga kitta onnu kekkalaama?thappaa yeduthuka maateengale..?"he asked in hesitation..

"Yen azhudheengannu kettaa...its none of ur business nu solli nose cut pannanum.."she was all set to give him back nicely...

"Yenna"she asked firmly...

"Ungala paartha naallah irundhu... unga kitta kekkanumnu nenaichittu irundhen..."he was even more hesitating now...

Raji got confused now...

"Yenna kekanum" she was clueless...

"Neenga podura dress laam yendha shop la vaangareenga?"He asked the unexpected question.

Raji couldn't fathom .."why the hell he is asking about her dress...?"

"Yedhukku kekareenga..?"she asked in uncertainty..

"Illai..unga dressing sense romba outdated aa irukku..Neenga yen Mega mart..Waves nu trendy aa try panna koodaadhu..?"he asked in a very serious tone...but his mischievous eyes said it all..

He was pulling her legs..

She was outrageous now...

"you...you..."she couldn't gather any words to scold him...

At last she kicked the floor in frustration ..and went inside.. Followed by the laughter sound of him..

"Korangu..korangu..naan yeppadi dress pannaa ivanukku yenna?she was cursing him in bad language..

Here Karthik was smiling... thinking of her fuming face...

He was damn sure that she would be cursing him now..but at the same time he was very well aware of that she wouldn't be sad or crying as her anger over him wouldn't let to her to think anything beyond..

That is what he wanted for now..

With a contented smile..he went to have his coffee...

To be continued...