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Meant to be part 31

She slowly stirred in her sleep..but she couldn't move her right hand as if it was struck under a hard rock..she slowly tried to pull out her numbed hand.. to her surprise the rock was moving and gave way to her hand..she rubbed her heavy eyelids as to open it with an attempt to see the miracle of moving rock..there she could see only a blue colored substance out of her blurred vision..how come a rock be in blue color... She was wondering in her mind...

Slowly she was gaining her full conscious and figured out that the hard rock was actually Karthik and the blue material was the t-shirt he was wearing..

"Why Karthik is sleeping in my bed..?"Next question raised in her mind..she moved her fully worn out body ..but the strong grip of his hand didn't let her to budge ..with great difficulty she pushed his hand apart and got up ...as soon as she got up..her head was spinning like a merry go round..

She got scared and held him tightly..Gradually her head stopped in one position..but it had started pounding heavily as if someone sitting on her head and slamming it with hammer..

She held her head in both the hands and tried to recollect the previous day's events..the more she thought of it the more her head pained..

She turned to his side to get some clues from him...

He was staring at her with his eyes wide open..she looked at him with question filled eyes..

"How do you feel now Raji..?"he asked in concern...

"My head is paining like hell... Karthik..."

"Hang over naa appadi dhaan valikkum."

"Hang over aa ..?yenakkaa..? yeppadi?" she asked in confusion

"Vodka kudichaa hang over varaadhaa?" he answered with another question...

"What... " she shrieked as she was shocked beyond limits..

"How..yeppadi..naan..."she couldn't even gather words to frame a sentence out of her highly shocked state..

"Cool Raji..onnum illai...you will be fine soon..."he tried to bring her into his arms to comfort her..but she snapped his hands off..

"Naan yepadi vodka kudikka mudiyum..naan last aa saapitadhu..nee kudutha juice dhaane..?" finally she remembered the last thing she had done before she slipped out of her control..

She looked at him accusingly..seeing his guilty eyes...she got furious..

"So u r responsible ...aaahhh?"

"u... freak...How dare u got me drunk..." she pounced on him like a lioness and strangled him...

"Hey Raji yenna pandra..?stop it.." he tried to stop her...

But she was furious she pushed him down on the bed and came over him and started beating him haphazardly..with her bare hands..

"Naayi..peyi.korangu..naan unnah andha embroidery potta kurta va poda vachitennu..yennai ippadi pazhi vaangitala?unnai yenna panren paaru.." she hit his chest with fist so hardly..

He tried to pacify her by saying "I didn't do that intentionally Raji..pls stop hitting me.."

But she was nowhere seemed to buy his excuses and continued her mission ...at last losing his patience..he gripped her wrist so tightly as if she wincing in pain..and tossed her to the other side and in one swift movement he brought her under him..pressing his leg above hers to stop her from wiggling...

"Enough...not any more..Enough of ur tantrums.."

"Naan solradha modhalla kelu..naan intentional aa yedhuvum pannala..idhu yellam Vishnu voda velai..avan juice la vodka va mix panna vishayam theriyaama I gave it to u..it's an accident that's it..podhumaa?"

As her protest subsided he loosened his grip slightly but not let go off her completely...after her initial fury had suppressed ...she paid attention to their position..

He was all over her..with his body pressing down her..as if both could feel each and every movement of others..his breath fanning her face..she was completely immobilized and totally under his mercy. ..his oversized loose t-shirt hung off down her one shoulder.. revealing her milky white skin to his heated gaze...

His body pressing over her.. secret parts creating havoc inside her..the electricity had been generated with the friction of their body even with their clothes on..They were in perfect position..

"Leave me Karthik.." she wiggled under him.

But he pressed her both hands down the bed by lacing his fingers with hers...

"Shhh..don't move like that ...especially when u r under me.u don't even have any single idea of how much you are temping me..." he warned her with a dangerously sensual voice..

Her breath Seized in her throat...face was fully flushed with embarrassment and was panting heavily and she gapped at him with innocent eyes..

"Oh..my innocent seductress ..." he murmured to himself..

He closed his eyes to control the unleashed desire..ignited by her...the heat built between them had engulfed and swept them off to the entirely new world of passion..where no one could exist except them..

He gulped hard seeing the flickering nerve on her throat..he was attracted to her like a moth towards a light..he slowly bent down to kiss that nerve ..she closed her eyes in submission..

Didn't know where their passion would have taken them to ..but the timely alarm in the form of door bell had brought them back to reality..

He got up at once as if he was on fire..

Raji also got up grabbing her shirt closer to her neck..both felt awkward looking elsewhere except at each other..

Door bell rang again followed by the loud voice of Lakshmi..

"Karthik.."

"Lakshmi vandhutaanga..naan veliya wait panren.." he said looking opposite to her..

He went to open the door..and looked at her one last time as if asking her permission to open the door..she nodded her head very slowly as if stating that she was fine..

He opened the door and closed it behind him giving her space to settle down..after a while Lakshmi came inside...with a bag in her hand..

"Hi... Raji yeppadi iruka?"she chirped with an excited voice...

Raji was not fully recovered from the whirlpool of fervor she had been struck with a moment earlier..

"I am ok Lakshmi..."she said weakly..

"Thank god u r ok..."

"Night full aa naan kavalai pattutu irundhen..sari.. kelambu..muhoorthathukku time aachula ..indhaa yennoda dress idhai pottutu vaa polaam..." Lakshmi steered her towards washroom.. ..

Raji changed into Lakshmi's dress...after taking a nice lengthy shower..she felt better after the shower..

"Come on let's go Raji.." Lakshmi pulled her towards the door..

But Raji stopped her...

"Lakshmi yenakku yenna aachi..?"

"Adhellam appuram pesikalaam...it's getting late Raji..." Lakshmi tried to cut her off..

"Yenakku therinjaaganum..illaatti yenakku mandai vedichitum Lakshmi.."she pleaded her..

"Ok..solren..by mistake nee Vishnu mix panni vachirundha vodka va yeduthu kudichitaa..appuram oru china kuzhandhaiyaa maaritta avlo dhaan podhumaa?"Lakshmi laughed out loud seeing Raji's terror stricken face..

"Hey,onnum aagalai.don't worry.naanga oru vazhiyaa manage pannitom..yaarukkum nee kudichirukennu feel kooda vandhirukadhu.." Lakshmi said consolingly..

"Sariyaa sollu Lakshmi..ippadi mottiayaa sonna yeppadi..naan yenna panninen..romba mosamaa nadandhukittanaa..?"

Pls..sollu Lakshmi..Yenakku yedhuvume niyaabagam vara maatengudhu.."she asked with extremely worried face..

"Hey,naan dhaan solren la onnum aagalainu..idhukku mela unakku yedhaavadhu theriyanumnaa nee Karthik kitta dhaan kekanum..yennaa avan dhan unnoda kooda ve iurndhaan..yellathaiyum samaalichavan avan dhaan.."

They came out of the room..Karthik was standing in the alley watching outside over the rail...

"Lakshmi nee po naan varen.."

After Lakshmi had left she came near him..

"Karthik.."

"Yes..Raji.."he said with a teasing smirk..

She glared at him fumingly..

"Don't provoke me..yenna nadandhadhunnu maraikkama sollu.."she asked with a threatening voice..

"Yenna sollanum?"

"Naan yenna panninennu.."

His smile widened and he laughed out loud..

"Sirikkaadha..i will kill u.."she stamped her Foot on the floor.

"Ok..Ok..tension aagaadha..solren...chumma solla koodaadhu..sarakku ulla ponadhum unakkulla olinjirundha cute Raji veliaya vandhutaa..yendha oru restriction um illaama yellar melaiyum anbu kaatura andha innocent, bubbly Raji.."

"yenna ollarra Karthik.."

"ollaralaa...neeye vennaa paaru.." he showed the pictures taken from his mobile..

Raji couldn't believe her eyes..

She was at her full zeal..in all the photos she was grinning ear to ear..which was totally unlike her..the snap that baffled her most was the one she was with her aunt..

"Karthik yenna idhu...?naan yeppadi ivangaloda..adhuvum ippadi..?" she asked confusion written all over her face..

He muffled his laughter seeing her face..but his glittering eyes said it all..

She made a cute pouting face..

"Yellarum yennai romba kalaaikareenga la..ponga..naan yaar koodavum pesa maaten.."

She turned to walk off..but he grabbed her hand and stopped her..

" Ok..sorry..inimel sirikka maaten..." but he burst out into laughter uncontrollably..

She whacked his arm in frustration with a grumpy face..

"Raji..votka ulla ponadhum..unnakulla thoongittu irundh paasam yellaam veliya vandhuduchi.."

"Nee andha athai aama va kattikittu panna alumbu irukke.. ippa nenaichaalum yenakku sirippu..sirippaa varudhu.."

Finally she too giggled a little out of her control..

"But adhulayum oru nalladhu nadandhu irukku..unnai pathi thappaa pesina adhe vaayaala..Raji ya pola varumaa nu paarattinaanga.."he said with a serious tone..

Her face blossomed in content by his words...

"Apuram yenna acchi,naan yeppdi unnoda room ku vandhen.." she asked seriously..

His subsided naughty smirk surfaced again by her question.

"Adhu dhaane high light of the show ..adhai viduvenaa?unakku athai mela irukkara paasam maatum illai..athaan mela irukkara paasamum velaiya vandhutadhu.."

Her brows raised in shock with his choice of words..

"Athaan ..pothaan nu ollaraadha Karthik.." she said in irritation...

"Appo.. unnai yenakku romba pidikkum..unnai katti pidichikittu dhaan thoonguven'nu adam pidichiye..adhukku yenna artham.?"

"chi..chi..naan apapdilaam solli irukka maaten.." she denied hurriedly..

He didn't answered but his brows reached its height mockingly..

"Nee solradhu poi dhaane..."

"Appadiyaa naan poi solrenaa?i can prove it to u..yen kitta eye witness irukku..."

"I am under the effect of alcohol adhanaala yedhaavadhu pesi irupen..nee adhai onnum serious aa yeduthukkaadha.."She tried to finish the topic..

"Adheppadi manasukkulla illaama idhellam veliya varumaa?..oruthar thanni adichirukkum bodhu dhaan avangaloda hidden desires yellam veliya varum..appo avanga solradhu yellaama coming straight from their heart nu kelvi pattiruekn.."

"Unnoda experiments ah yellam unnoda ve vachiko adhukku naan aal kedaiyaadhu.bye.."

She walked past him hastily..but stopped in her track with his last words..

"Appo" I love u karthik..."nu sonnadhu kooda un manasula irundhu varalaiyaa?"

"OMG..What he is telling..?"her heart beats rapidly..

"Solu Raji..."

"Naan appo conscious la illai..."she said lowering her head not having enough courage to face him..

"Yendha nilamaila sonnaalum..sonnahdu sonnadhu dhaan..adhukku yennoda badhilayum kettutu po.."

She closed her ears instantly..

"Nee onnum solla vendaam..naan sonnadhu yedhuvume yenakku niyaabagam illai..."

"Yenakku niyaabagam irukke...so naan solluven.".he was adamant

"Naan dhaan yedhuvum solla vendaamnu solren la?" she said sternly..

"Oh..appadiyaa..?naanaa solla varum bodhu nee vendaamnu sollita la?inimel neeyaa vandhu pls sollunu kenjura varaikkum naan andha 3 words ah solla maaten ...it's my promise.."he said with determined voice...and went inside to his room and slammed the door hard..

She was fixed to her place in shock..

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Two souls

But single thought

Two hearts

But beats as one...

As Keats said..two souls mingled in the bond of marriage...showered by the blessing of loved ones..

Shruthi and Deepak entered into the ocean of marriage life taking the oath of standing united till the eternity by holding the hands in front of holy fire ..

She was now officially has become the possession of her husband..and vice versa..

Raji and her parents were cried while they sending her off to her mil's house..

Shruthi hugged Raji and both cried endlessly..it was such an emotional moment which brought tears to the close relatives as well..

Raji's father consoled them and send Shruthi with her mil's family..

KVL came to Raji ..

"Ok Raji naangalum kelambarom.." Lakshmi said ...

"Yenna Lakshmi adhukkulla..?"

"Hey yenna vilaiyaaduriyaa? marriage mudinji ponnu kooda avanga veetukku poitanaga..naanga inga irundhu yenna panradhu..naalaikku office poga vendaamaa?"

"Innum konja neram irukalaame Lakshmi.."she asked eyeing Karthik..

"Raji naanga travels bus book pannitom 3 o' clock departure..ippa kelambinaa dhaan sariyaa irukkum.."Vishnu said..

"Yes Raji..Vishu is right...time aagudhu naanga kelambarom..bye take care .." Lakshmi and Vishnu left

Karthik came near her ..

She looked at him longingly..

"Neeyum poriyaa karthik..?

"Poi dhaane aaganum..inga ye irukka naan yenna unga veetu maapilaiyaa?"he asked playfully..

"Yenna thambi ..maapillai veedu pathi pesura maadhiri irukku...?" a sudden voice from Raji's father had startled him..

"Adhu vandhu uncle..maappilai veedu romba nallaa type aa irukaangannu sollitu irundhen.."he somehow managed..

"Aamaa thambi romba nalla maadhiri dhaan avanga..aamaa yenga unga matha friends.."

He asked casually..but keenly observing them..

"Avanga oorukku kelabaraanga ,bag yedukka poi irukaanga.."Karthik answered..

"Aammaa paa...Karthik yen kitta sollitu poga vandhaan.."Raji said hiding her nervousness...

"Raji maa ...amma unnai thedinaa yennanu poi paarumaa.."

"Sari pa.."Raji left glancing Karthik..

"Yen thambi adhukkulla kelambureenga...rendu naal thangittu ponga.."

"illainga ..office irukku..leave poda mudiyaadhu..?"

Suddenly Raji's father held his hand thankfully..

"Romba nandri thambi Raji ya koottitu vandhadhukku..ava vandhadhukku apuram dhaan yenakku uyire vandhadhu.."

"Yedhukku uncle thanks laam sollikittu..naan onnume pannalai..Raji kooda vandhen avlo dhaan.."

"Neenga romba perundhanmaiyaana aalu thamabi...Anga chennai layum Raji ya nallaa paarthukonga thambi..ponna thaniyaa anupittu naan inga dhinamum kavalai pattitu iruken.."

Raji's father expressed his concern over Raji..

"Neenga kavalai padaadheenga.. naan ..i mean..naanga unga ponna nallaa paarthukarom.."

"Neenga nallaa paarthukuveengannu nambikai yenakku irukku thambi.." he said stressing his each word..

Karthik looked at him in surprise caused by his words.. "Was he hinting something...?"Before he comprehend his words Raji came there ..

" Uncle naan kelamburen.." he said politely...

"saringa thambi paarthu poittu vanga.."

Raji's father left from there to send off other relatives...

"Appuram..."

"Appuram..."

"Naan kelambattumaa?"

"Pls innum konja neram iru.."

"Time aagiduchi Raji.."

"Appo naaum un koodave varen..."

"Loosu maadhiri pesaadha..nee konja naal unga appaa ammaa koodave iru..neenga rendu perum onnaa vittutu ponaa they will feel very bad.."

"Appo yennai ingaiye irukka solriyaa?"

"Ingaiye permanent aa irukka sollalai..konja naal irundhu unnoda parents mind set aanadhum kelambi vandhudu..ok vaa?'

"Sari.."

"ok..naan kelambaren .."

"mmm.." her throat has chocked and she felt like crying at anytime..this was their first separation after they met..They did fight..they had misunderstanding no matter what but stayed together never been parted once...it seemed nearly impossible for her to bear his distance..

"Yenna mmm...vaaya thorandhu sollu.."

She looked at him with teary eyes..

"Hey,Raji yaen azhara..we r not separating forever. it is a temporary distance only.."

He tried to pacify her..

She wiped her tears..

"Sorry...naan konjam emotional aagiten..i think andha vodka effect innum irukkunu nenaikaren..adhaan thotadhukellam azhugai varudhu.."

She tried to smile between her tears..

His phone buzzed that time..

"Vishnu dhaan koopiduraan..ok see u bye.."

"mm.. bye"she waved her hands..

"Inga paaru idhaan saakkunnu ammaa kitta chellam konjikkitu ingaye settle aagidaadha..seekiram vandhu seru...puriyudhaa?"

She nodded with a smile..

"Ok bye.."

"Bye..

"Bye.."

"Hey,yethana thadava bye solluva seekiram kelambudaa.."

"Yennai kelapuradhulaiye kuriyaa iru...sari kelamburen.."he said with annoyance..

"Raji anga paaren..."he said in a serious tone...

"Yenga..?" when She turned to see what he was pointing out.. he pecked her cheek swiftly and ran away fast with a huge grin.. waving his hand to her..

Raji stood there looking in his direction till his figure disappears from her sight..preserving the warmth of his kiss deep down inside her..

He was sitting in the window seat ..looking outside one last time the city where his life resides..

He was traveling ahead leaving his heart behind carrying mind full of her memories...having no concern for his feeling the bus has run swiftly parting him away from his counterpart..

To be continued..