KR FF: My dear sir part 26 updated in page 104 - Page 24

Originally posted by: AnithaRam32

Kala unnaku mattum eppidima eppidi poetic a quote panni eludhamudiyudhu

Unmaiya sollu..nee Shakespeare vaarisu dhanae😃

Hi sis... Thanks for the update...

Lovely update... present and past rendadhaliyum KR superrr👏👏

Raji ku rose mella evalo priyama?😲 so innocent... Karthik ku evalo kovam... Andha payian mattum nerula parthan kandippa konuduvan...😆

KR admiring each other... Lovely scene😳.

KR dance semma... Solluradhuku varathai ye illai...

Definitely you deserve this 👏

My dear sir

part 13

Past in Bangalore..

Raji was watching in the opposite direction very curiously.. slightly peeping out of the tree where she had hidden.. her face somewhat reflected excitement as well as anxious..

"Raji akka yenakku bayamaa irukku..?" A tender voice of the small boy increases her heart beat...but still she maintained a brave face and scowled at him..

"Akil you are a boy..have some courage daa...nee ippadi bayandhaangoli yaa irukaradhaala dhaan andha Ballu unnai yeppa paaru tease pannitae irukaan..."

The eight years old small boy's ego got provoked ..and he titled his chin upright as if showing his courage..

"Aanaa akka..yennai sollittu unnoda kai yen ippadi shake aagudhu..?Are u afraid?"

The truth in his words made her to pout her lips...but she covered up it with an angry face..

"dai Akil..unnoda akka vaiye sandhega paduriyaa?unakku kinder joy vaangi kudukalaam nu nenaichen ..ippo kedaiyaadhu po.."

"sorry kaa..naan inimel yedhuvum kekka maaten..indha world laye nee dhaan best..podhumaa..?"he said with cheesy smile not wanting to let go off that tempting offer..

"That's my boy.." she ruffled his hair ...

"Murugaa..harmless aa yaaraavadhu varanum..manushanga dhaan varanum nu illai..aadu maadu vandhaa kooda ok.."she prayed in her mind...

"akka oru vela andha swarnakkaa vandhutaa..?"Akil asked untimely..that made her feel even more perflexed..

"chumma irudaa..naane tension la iruken nee vera terror aakkadha..."she hushed him..

It was Saturday eve..all kids were playing outside in the street making loud cheers..Raji was in her home watching TV...as she couldn't resist the alluring shrieks from outside she came out to join in the fun...

All were school kids mostly within the age group of ten..all kids loved Raji..and Raji also liked to play with them and enjoyed bossing over them..

That day kids were playing dare games..when she joined them,Eventually she had ended up with the dare of splashing color water on the very first person entering into their street..the condition was if she fails in this mission she has to buy ice cream for the whole gang..though her heart raced rapidly thinking of the consequences how could she show her weakness in front of mere primary kids ,after all she was a higher secondary student..what would happen to her pride if she fails in the dare..as it was her prestige issue she accepted indecisively..all the kids were waiting eagerly for her to complete her mission..Akil was her darling little friend and also crime partner..whether if it was stealing the roses from the neighborhood or if it was delivering a box full of bugs at the door step of Seetha aunty who fondly called as Swarnaka for taking revenge on her for not returning their cricket ball which had fallen inside her house...he was standing by her side..and other boys and girls hidden in other places..

"yenna Raji akka..bayamaa irukkaa ..pesaama tholviya othukonga..i will spare u from this dare.."a voice squealed from the other side of the street...

It was Ballu's voice..who was always trying to become the gang leader out shining Raji...

Provoked by his mocking words Raji tightened her fist on the bottle filled with color water..and stepped out of her hiding place..

There comes a man ...within a blink of an eye..she splashed the water forcefully on the person...drenching him completely ...followed by the loud shriek of the kids all over..

But Her hand stilled in air seeing the person before her..

All the other children sprinted away in no time escaping from the wrath of the victim...

But she could not move an inch.. just staring at the person in sheer fright..she had not even dreamt that it would turn out to be Karthik ..Akil nudged her to run ..but getting no response from her he too had given up and darted away in a jiffy.. .. to her baffled brain ,he seemed more like a dead alert symbol.. with the red hue on his white shirt..

Karthik was returning from his office..when he walked in the street he was stupefied by the sudden splashing of the cold water on him..indignant by the sudden act he stared at the person with all his wrath..

His already redden face looked more dangerous with the red hue all over his face..

Raji gulped hard in fear and backed off slowly with his every intimidating step treaded towards her .. his eyes full of fury..keeping her eyes captivated he reduced the distant between them...

Her heart literally stopped while her back hits the trunk of the tree..as he has come very close to her so she can't even escape..he moved closer to her with a fiery glare..her heart jumped out of its place and beats in her throat in fear...

He crunched his brows and narrowed down his gaze on her face by towering over her..her face become pale...and breath froze in the lungs..

He reduced the distance between them to few inches..his body barely touching hers..and before she could scrutinize his next move..he snatched the bottle from her and emptied the remaining content on her head with a killer smile..

"Tit for tat.." he said with his hoarse voice..

Of all the disasters she had expected from him this could be the least one expected..

He inched back and walked off with a smile still plastered to his face..

Stunned would be the understatement for her current state..it took few seconds for her to come back to reality..he pinched herself to confirm that she was indeed not dreaming..

She stared his retreating back..Her heart raced in high speed..and she felt it would explode in any moment..

"OMG...he was actually smiled..!!!"

His smile is more hazardous than his stare...and he is smiling often nowadays...

"Why he looked me like that?will he complaint to my dad?oh no..."

She rushed after him to convince him...

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Next day ...while Karthik arrived for the tuition class ..Raji extended a parcel before him..

He raised his one brow as if asking for what?

"Ungalukkaaga oru shirt vaanginen.."

"Yedhukku?"

"nethu unga shirt la color panniten la adhukku dhaan it's a compensation..i am really sorry for that..pls accept my apology..."she asked with such a cute face that he couldn't deny her.

He grabbed the cover from her and opened the box to find a branded shirt of his size..

But what stunned him was its color..it was a baby pink color plain shirt..

How on earth a man like him would wear this color..he gasped astonished by her choice..

"She and her choice of color...chance ae illai.."he exclaimed in mind..

She keenly watched his facial expression to know his reaction..but couldn't get any cue from his subtle face..

"unakku indha maadhiri color laam yenga kedaikkudhu Raji..?"he asked raising his brows in surprise..

Her face beamed instantly..

"nalla irukula... ungalukku pidikkum nu yenakku theriyum.."She said with gleaming eyes..

"My goodness she can't even understand my sarcasm.." he shook his head in disbelief ..

But Raji was Raji..not getting any hint from his face she continued in her usual pace..

"U know sir..this is a limited edition shirt.."

"Shirt mattum illai..neeyum dhaan..."he mumbled..

"Ah...?"she asked ..

He smiled at her and said..

"Very nice nu sonnen..."

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Present in Chennai

Karthik was reading the newspaper in the morning after his vigorous exercise session..

Suddenly his phone rang..he creased his brows seeing the name on the screen..

"Lakshmi..?"

He answered the call tentatively..

"Hello Lakshmi.."

"Hello Karthik..good morning..sorry to disturb u at this early morning.."she said apologetically

"It's ok..what's the matter?"

"Actually I need ur permission..today is Raji's birthday..we are planning a small celebration at the conference room ..is there any problem with that celebration..?i just wanted to confirm whether to proceed or not?"

"No problem Lakshmi..as long as it was not a disturbance to other teams..it is ok.."

"Thank u Karthik ..we would be happy if u too join the celebration.."

"Yeah sure...count me in..."

"Thanks Karthik...bye.."lakshmi cuts the call..

"Today Raji's birthday.."the words echoed in his mind repeatedly..

"What should I do for her..?"an excitement clutched his heart instantly..he felt like he had transformed into a teenager again..

"Raji ku birthday ..naan yedhaavdhu gift pannanumaa?"he asked to himself..

"avaluku naan yenna gift kudukaradhu? I never did such things to any of my co workers..Raji mattum yenna special..why such stupid thoughts popping up suddenly..?"

No I can't let anyone to collapse my well structured lifestyle..

He shrugged off the thoughts..went on to continue his routine..

After taking a shower..he stood in front of his wardrobe..unlike the other days , he was hell confused of what to wear for the office..

He almost emptied half of the wardrobe, spreading them on the bed and tried different combinations...nothing seems to be satisfying him..he was frustrated as he was getting late for the office due to his never ending selection process..

With an exasperated gasp..he took one final look at his wardrobe..when his eyes halted at the top most corner of the shelf...he took out that shirt. he himself was not aware when he had actually bought that shirt..and it was not his type of selection either...feminine color of pink..no way on the earth he would have bought this..but strangely today he felt like wearing that shirt..

He put on the shirt and looked himself at the mirror..it fits him perfectly..it looked very odd but still at the corner of the heart he liked it too..

He covered the shirt with grey color over coat and matching pant and tie..

He was ready for the office..after finishing breakfast..he took out the key of his car..

"Ma..inikku neenga yengayaavadhu veliya poreengalaa?"

"illai paa.yen keura?"

"illai maa inniku veyil romba adhigama airukku..so office ku car la polaamnu iruken.."he said casually..but Mala aunty and uncle stunned to hear his reply..

"yennapaa solra?"uncle asked with surprise..

"Yes paa...naan thirumba car otta start pannanum nu nenaikaren.."he said looking straight to his eyes..

"Romba santhosham paa.."that's all he could say with teary eyes compressing his over flowing emotions..while Mala aunty thanked her favorite god by looking upwards..

On the way to his office he was struck in the traffic..while he was waiting impatiently for the signal to turn green..he heard a knock at the window..

A small girl selling a basket full of roses pleaded him to buy a rose..

"anna..annaa..anji rose pathu roobaa dhaan naa..vaangi konganaa.."

He was about to ignore her..but at last moment he changed his mind..he rolled down the glass and picked one yellow bud from her basket and opened his purse and gave her a first note came to his hand...as the signal turned green he drove off not even caring to get the change..

Karthik walked inside the office with a new found excitement..he touched the left side of his tummy where he had hidden the rose inside his coat pocket..he was so nervous what if anybody finds out his secret.. on the way to his cabin..it seemed for him every one were gapping at him..he was sweating very badly..

"Oh god..Karthik,man what r u doing..?u r acting as if u r a thief..suddenly why I am feeling so nervous..?"

"See Karthik go straight away to the conference room wish her happy birthday ..give the rose and come back..thats it.."

He kind of made up his mind..and walked towards the conference room..

He heaved heavily before put his hand on the handle of the door..while he glanced inside the room.. his hand stilled at the handle itself as the unexpected sight welcomed him there..

Raji was standing in the middle dressed in gorgeous pink anarkali suit..with stunningly beautiful ,smiling widely with all her glory ..looking at the person on knees before her giving away a bunch of roses to her..

His heart tore apart seeing her accepting the flowers with a smile..she beating him playfully with the bunch..

He felt he was not belonged there anymore..he slowly turned off and walked back to his cabin with defeated face..

In the conference room..

"Hey Vicky yenna idhu..modhalla yezhundhiru.."Raji felt awkward seeing him suddenly knelt down before her..

"Oh my sweet heart accept my token of love.."he extended the flowers with dramatic expression..which had brought her smile ..

"Show off..stop it Vicky...yaaraavadhu paarthaa nee yen kitta propose panreenu nenaipaanga.."

"Of course I am proposing to u Raji..promise..."he said pinching his throat..

Raji rolled her eyes ...yet finds it cute...

"Stop fooling around..yaaraavadhu flower vase la irundhu poo va thirudi propose pannuvaangalaa?only vickey can do that.."she took the flower from him and hits him playfully..( this is when Karthik had seen them..)

Vicky stood up on his feet..."how miserable..why every girl I am proposing were thinking that I am not serious...?"

After arranging the flowers back in the vase she turned to him.."If u ends up with proposing to every next girl u r seeing then u who will take ur feelings as a sincere one..?"

"I think u have a valid point Raji..as girls are not valuing my feelings ..what about proposing to boys instead.."

Vicky asked with a serious face but with the naughty glint in his eyes..

All of them gasped at him in shock..

"How about starting it with Vishnu..isn't he look cute..?"he moved towards Vishnu and pulled his cheeks..

Vishnu shoved off his hands making yucky face.. Lakshmi and Raji chuckled seeing the startled face of Vishnu..

"Chill out man ..I was just kidding.."Vicky said winking at Vishnu.

"Raji..seriously ...the friend of u ..is a weirdo...before cut the cake u must cut off his friendship first.."he said in annoyance..

"Never mind he is like that only ..but Vishnu Karthik sir innum varalaiye..".She asked with sulking face...

"Let me call him.."Vishnu called Karthik's number..

"Karthik naanga conference room la wait panrom nee yeppo vara?"

"yennadhu meeting aa..oru 5 minutes vara mudiyaadhaa?ok ok bye.."

"Karthik ku oru argent meeting irukaam ..so he can't come..nammala continue panna sollitaan.."

Raji's face fell in disappointment...

"Sidu moonji .. Hitler ..birthday wish panna kooda varaadhu..korangu.."she cursed him under her breath..

But for her other friends she put up a mask of happy face and finished the cake cutting ceremony..as soon as the party got over she stomped off to his room fumingly...

Karthik's cabin

He was pacing in his small cabin as if measuring the length of it..

The sight of Vicky knelt down before Raji..and offering the flowers as if he was proposing..and Raji accepting it with a smile kept on flashing in his mind..

"How on earth she accepted that crap..?" his blood boiled in his veins and it seemed it would burst out at any moment..

Though he was not sure of his own feelings towards Raji..he didn't bear any men nearing her..he can't even stand that sight.. "Why it hurts me seeing her with another man..?why it gives me pain when I realized that she can accept a flower from other man except him..?"

He tried to shift his focus on work to calm down his burning nerves..but it was not helping him either..he can't concentrate on anything..the mail he had just typed has four mistakes in single line.. He felt suffocating inside the room..he loosened his tie and took off his over coat ...

He looked at the flower lying on the table unnoticed..

"May be u and me r sailing in the same boat.. both are roaming around..uncertain about the destination to be reached.."

He heaved in exasperation..

Oblivious to all his inner turmoil and conflicts Raji reached his cabin with fuming face..

She not even bothered to knock ,she just barged in ..

He whipped his head to the door hearing the sudden noise..

He never expected Raji at that time..that too with her ever cute grumpy pouting face..

He immediately covered the rose with a file before she lay her eyes on it..

He can bewitch her eyes but he was not aware of her smelling capability..if he thought the smell of the rose would escape from her nose..then he was greatly mistaken..

She sniffled a little smelling something pleasant other than his citrus perfume..before she could figure out anything, he wanted to divert her mind..

"What brings u here Raji..?"he asked in a stern voice..

"Arrogant, bull headed jerk...firslyt he has not wished me on my birthday..secondly he is showing attitude to me..what an insensitive..stone hearted man..!" she chided him in mind..

"Sir,I can see you are so busy that you can't even spare a minute to greet me..so I have shamelessly come to receive my wishes by myself.."

Though her words were sarcastic intended to accuse him..the tint of hurt in it pricked him more.

"I am sorry..something important had turned up..so I couldn't make it there.." he was avoiding her gaze..

"How mean ..!!see ..still he is not wishing.." she grumbled ..

"It's ok sir ..I understand your position..maybe I have expected something I shouldn't have.."

He didn't know what how to react..though he knew what she was anticipating from him ,he couldn't gather himself to utter those words..for her it might be mere words but he can't do that half heartily..moreover in his current mind set it was nearly impossible for him..

"Ok since u have come here ,let me check ur work ..come .."

He opened his laptop and started running the program Raji has written..

She was sitting by his side...make note of the corrections given by him..

Suddenly her gaze fell on a green thing that was peeping out of the file...

"It's a stem of a rose .."she scrunched her brows switching to deep thinking mode..

And shifted her eyes to him..

"omg...this shirt ...he is wearing that shirt.."her eyes stretched in astonishment, heart skipped a beat for a second and pounded rapidly again.."how come I have not noticed this yet?she wondered..

If she was doubtful about the shirt..when she saw a small embroidery mark of letter "R"on the pocket gives her the confirmation ..because she had bought the shirt especially for that "R" design...

The crispness of the shirt showed he was wearing that for the first time and that happens to be on her birthday..was it a mere coincidence or his instinct led him to do that?

Whatever it might be..Knowingly or unknowingly he was always connected to their past..that was enough for her..

She assumed that to be his birthday present..

So she had no grudges anymore..she happily walked off from his office after he done his corrections..

Karthik cursed himself for the nth time for his cold attitude towards Raji..

"Do u think u have grown horns on ur head..why u have behaved like a complete jerk..?

Happy birthday Raji nu oru simple sentence adhai sonaa unakku yenna giridam irungidumaa?you won't get any forgiveness for ur inhumane act today..."His heart taunted him..

At the lunch time he went to her cubical and placed that rose on her table and left silently..

Raji was back to her place..and surprised to find a rose on her table..

She took that in hand and roamed her eyes around ..the floor was empty as no one has returned yet from lunch break..

"idhai yaaru inga vachirupaanga?'

Suddenly it strikes her that she had seen the stem of a single rose in Karthik's room..

"Rose, that shirt.."as she dug further she was getting more and more treasure..

He was always like that..he had not changed a bit..he is a man of less words..though he lost his memory ,his subconscious mind filled with her memories can never be get erased..

She smiled widely ...

He was not good at expressing his feelings through words..each time only his gestures would speak his mind..Luckily she could grasp those meanings clearly..

She looked at the yellow rose..

"mmm.. yellow rose..Depicts friendship.."

"So he wants to be my friend..she smiled ..How strange.."

"I will never mind even if I have to start it all over again..i am ready to persuade u sir.."

With a fluttering heart she was all set to face the situations with new zeal..oblivious to, what her fate has in store for her..

To be continued..

Author's note:

Hi friends..

I know this would be very boring chapter..but I can't help it..because..it is a slow moving story..

Karthik of this story is an introvert not easily open up his mind and feelings to anyone both in past and in present..he is not the type who would fall in love at the first sight...he is a man of self control..raji has to persuade harder to win over his heart...so it will take time for him to come into terms..moreover he is undergoing so many inner conflicts as well..he has his own reasons for his rude behavior with raji..

In the past he was more ambitious and didn't let any other obstacles to hinder his path of accomplishing his goals...in present he was in dilemma ..not sure of his own feelings ,and he has some hidden secrets which stopping him from moving on ..that will be revealed soon...so have some patience till then..

Thanks for reading the story and encouraging me..

I can see many silent readers coming forward to comment ...i am feeling elated to read their comments.thanks u friends..

Pls keep on supporting me...

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