Kadhal sadugudu
A huge orange ball down casted at the west had smiled at her spreading all its charm but it nowhere seemed to calm her burning nerves..the chirping sound of the birds also failed to sooth her mind...the children had run here and there partially attracted her attention but couldn't achieve the desired results...the cool breeze hit her softly to suppress her distress ,but she didn't even bulge in acknowledgement...all the nature had lost its effect on her .. let alone subdue her stress..they didn't even able to gain her attention..
She was sitting on the lone bench of a joggers park..watching the surrounding without any a interest...lost in her own world..
Later she got a phone call.
If we go near her we could clearly understood that her swiftly moving mouth was uttering profanities over phone...if we move even closer we could hear each and every word properly..
"Andha koushik ku periya lord labakku nu nenaippu...oru ithu pona presentation ha yenakku kuduthuttu, andha veenaa ponavan yennai paduthura paadu irukke...aaagggrrr...
Daily oru change solraan korangu...adhu sari illai..idhu nottai nu...night 11 manikku kooda call panraan...naalaikku presentation pannanum..innikku vandhu presentation full aa sari illai, maathu ngaraan...naan yenna panradhu ..yenakku appadiye mandaiya pichikalaam pola irukku..Mark my words lakshmi...one day I am going to kill that Hitler with my bare hands...
Yennadhu ...cool down aa...nee andha sadist kitta maatti irundhaa therinjirukkum...actually according to me the presentation is perfect..i don't think any change required in it.."
"If you feel so, then don't change it..."a soft voice had come closer to her startled her...
She looked in that direction got alarmed...
An young man has been sitting near her.. while she looked at him he smiled at her in friendly way ..
"Lakshmi I will call you back.."she cuts the call and looked back at him with an angry glare..
"Did you say something..?" she asked with a doubtful look...
His smile widened "if you don't feel the need to change your presentation then don't change it.."
He said elaborately as if giving the genuine advice to her confused state...
"Inga free advice thevai nu board yezhudhi irukkaa..?"She asked pointing towards her forehead..
He nodded for a "NO.."cutely..
"Then keep ur free advise with u ..and stay away..its none of ur business.."
She got up atonce and walked past him...but stopped by his words..
"Sometimes an ordinary man's words will be more effective than an expert's advice.. edho thonichi sonnen ..kettaa kelunga ..kekaatti ponga.." he said casually...
She stormed away from there without giving him a damn.. yet again throwing an another glare at him..
She was tossing and turning in her bed throughout the night..
His words keep on vibrating in her ear drums...
"If u feel so then don't change it.."
Suddenly she felt light at heart... "I think he was right... I don't need to do any change..i will give the presentation as per my plan..i hope clients would like it..who cares about that Hitler...after all his concern would be the end result know?...yes...this is right...Raji sleep well and rock the presentation tomorrow..."
With a new found realization and determination she slept peacefully ...
A new day dawned to her as fresh as it could be...she woke up with clear mind and rushed to the office with full of confidence and positivity oozing out of her..
In Koushik's cabin
Night phone pannaa yedukka maatiyaa? Koushik taunted her...she stood with her head bowed down..
"Presentation la naan sonna corrections ah pannitiyaa?" he enquired her...
"illai sir.." she said boldly...
"Illai yaaa..?what the hell... you think you r doing...?"He started shouting at her..
"Sorry sir ,I don't feel like changing anything ..."she said firmly..
"So...?" he asked in shock..
"So I let that be as it was.." she said casually..
"You stupid lady ... what the mess you have done.. your reckless act would cost my job...you fool.."
"Sir ..don't use bad words...reserve them for your slaves..i am afraid I am not the one among them. If you utter a single abuse ,then I will have to complain to HR ...don't push me to that extend.."
"panradhellam pannitu yen kittaiye nee attitude kaatturiyaa ..I will fire you..?"
"Podhum yedhuvaa irundhaalum appuram pesalaam clinent s vara time aachi..naan conference room la wait panren ..."she stormed out of his cabin leaving behind the awestruck Koushik gapping at her..
The presentation went well ..the clients were happy with the outcome..and she bagged the project for her company..
Koushik congratulated her with an absurd smile on her face..
"I know you will make it...absolutely great job Raji..."
She accepted his praises with smirk ...
That evening she sat in the same park bench and waited for his arrival..her gut feelings said he would come that day As well...
She touched the dairy milk chocolate inside her bag which she had bought for him...as time passed it was started getting dark ...but he has not come yet..
With a dejected face she left the park...keeping the chocolate on the bench..
She entered into her apartment unlocking the door...
As she crossed the living room she had seen him sitting in the couch relishing the chocolate by licking his fingers and making sounds..Especially to seek her attention..
Seeing her staring him ,he slowly came near her and said..
"Hi Raji...chocolate saapiduriyaa?diary milk silk ur favorite..."he extended his hand to her..
"you know ,there is a huge story buried behind this silk...?"
"Nethu park la oru ponnuku naan oru free advise kuduthen ..adhu semaiya work out aagiduchi pola..Today she had come up with chocolate to thank me...but as I couldn't make it on time..she left the chocolate for me on the bench itself...how sweet no..she is..?"
She rolled her eyes in annoyance with his antics..and started to move away..but he pulled her back into his arms hugging her from behind keeping his chin on her shoulder..
"Congrates sweet heart..."
Her breath stopped by his closeness but she was not ready to give up that easily..
"yenna panra Karthik..leave me..."she tried to push his hands off..
But he tighten his grip around her waist and brought her even closer..
"Hey,podhum Raji..indha hide and seek game...already one week aachi nee yen kooda pesi...mudichi vidumaa indha fight ah...naama venaa new aa oru fight start pannalaam..indha fight bore adichi pochi.."
He said playfully to lighten the air between them...he was fed up with her "I am not ready to forgive" behavior..he was determined to put an end to this fight..
"yennoda pesadha..naan kolaveri la iruken..naan avlo soliyum nee andha Suzan oda dinner ku pona dhaane..?"
He turned her to face him..with a impatient gasp..
"Hey,yenna nee...naan yennamo Suzan oda dinner date pona maadhiri feel ah kudukara..naan ponadhu purely official dinner party..Clients oda.."
He explained to her gathering all his patience..
"Aanaa andha party ku clients yaarum varalainu dhaane naan kelvi paten.." she put him in a fix...
"Ivalukku yaaru adhai sonnaa..?kandipaa andha dhrogi Vishnu vaa dhaan irukkum..avanaa...?"He gritted his teeth in anger..
"Last minute la clients aala vara mudiyala..adhukkaga avlo thooram poittu dinner saapidaama vandhaa adhu nallaavaa irukkum ..oru courtesy kaaga Suzan ku company kuduthen avlo dhaan..Don't take it seriously Raji.."
"Nee pannadhu thappu..adhai justify panna try pannadha..."she said with finality..
"Ok ...aamaa naan panandhu thappu dhaan...inimel Suzan oda dinner ku pogamaaten podhumaa?'
"Ohh..Suzan oda poga matennnaa ...appo vera yaar koodavaadhu povennu arthamaa...?"
"Oh god..idhu yennada vambaa pochi..."
"Ippadi vaarthaikku vaarthai kutham kandu pidichaa naan yenna solradhu..? he showed defeated face..
"Unnai thavira vera yaar koodavum poga maatennu sollanum..loosu adhu kooda theriyaadhu?"She asked with a smile...
His face brightened instantly..
"Hey Raji..appo nee yennai mannichitiyaa?"
"Aamaanda tube light...illaati naan unakku chocolate evaangittu varuvenaa?"
"Then why u showed anger..?"
"Chumma unnai kaaya vidalaam nu dhaan.."she said with a naughty glint ..
"Unnai yenna panren paru..yennai oru vaaramaa yeppadi alaiya vitta..?"he started to chase her and she had run for her life..after a few tries he caught hold of her and they both thumped on the couch panting heavily..
Their minds become lighter with this small chasing game..as if all the indifference between them had been vanished in thin air..
He slowly caressed her unruly air and kissed her temple and said
"I love u Raji.."
She hugged him in return and said
"I love u too Karthik"
Both stayed for a while. She slowly parted herself from him...
"Sari.. sollu yeppa thara pora..?" she asked with anticipation..
"Raji...dho ippave tharen."he asked in surprise and bent down to kiss her..
But she pushed him away and said..
"chi..chi..yenna panra..naan kettadhu..yennoda..gift..."
"Gift aa?yenna gift...?"he asked in confusion.
"Ada paavi .. naan presentation nalla pannaa..pudhu I- pad' vaangi tharennu sonniye... marandhutiyaa?"
"Adhu naama sandai podaradhukku munnadi sonnadhu.."
"Sandai potaa vaangi tharamatiyaa?pulugu moottai..un kooda pesi irukkave koodaadhu.."
She started throwing every next thing came to her sight at him..
"Hey,sorry..sorry,naalaikku vaangi tharen..venaam...flower vase ah thooki podaadha..padaadha idathula pattuda pogudhu.." he ran around the hall to escape from her attacks..
Fight continues...
For them these fights were the way of expressing their love ...actually these kind of quarrels keep them alive and their relationship afresh...their love regenerated and increased with their every cute little duels...
entry-2
Soulmates
Raji walks in temple .she remembers the morning event . " yenna Raji ithu ippadi Alarm mathi vachuta , kobam katrathuku vera valiye illiya ". Raji prays "karthik yepadyavthu time ku poidanum ".
Raji 's phone starts to ring . its Lakhsmi . Lakhsmi "karthik sariyana time ku varaley ,antha pathathula suzane presantation sothapitanga ". Raji gets shocked. Lakhsmi " she jumped from 1st floor , very serious". Raji gets stunned . she keeps the phone down and cries "kadavuley karthik sariyana time ku poirunthalum athu kidachurkathu than ,analum ippo irukra kutra unarvu iruntharkathey , nan thappu paniten "
She still prays in the Temple till evening. she comes back to home only to hear the news sushan no more. Raji cries in guilt. she waits for karthik to come back.
karthik reaches home in the morning . Raji "karthik ". karthik "why you gave this punishment raji '. Raji "ippadi agumnu ninaikala ,ana periya thappu paniten ". karthik "nan yetho sushan ah palivangita mathri irukku ,ava sucide ku 1000 karanam irukkalam ,ana oru vela correct time ku nan poiruntha intha kutra unarku yenaku irunthurkathey raji".
Raji cries in his arms "am sorry". karthik "ivlo periya presantation vachutu thoongunathu yen thappu ". Raji "i should not have done this ". karthik "namma rendu perkumey kutra unarchi ippo , theviya ithu ".
Raji "she was bold ,ippadi panuvanu kanavilayum ninaikala". karthik "nama sandai inoru uyirku problem koduthurku ". both feals bad.
karthik "intha presantation mudichutu nimathya intha office vitu kilambirkalam ,ippo namala allika ninaicha oruthi kaga nama ala vendyatha irukku". Raji "sorry ". karthik "illa Raji nama rendu per melayum thappu kidayathu , analum thappu panirkom illey ".
Raji understands his confusion. karthik "ippo than bayama irukku Raji ,namakku yarumey illiyo nu thonuthu". Raji "yenna solra ". karthik "nan varuthapata ne aruthal solra , ana rendu perum varutha padrom ana aruthal solla yarum illiye".
Raji "athellam illa ". karthik "unmai than , yenna nesicha Appa Amma ku yen love ah purya vaika mudyala, yen nanban oda nyayatha purinchum yethuka mudyala ". Raji gets surprised.
karthik "yenaku vishnu venum Raji ". Raji hugs with a surprise. Karthik "appa amma va samathana padutha mudyathu atleast yen friend yenaku venum ". Raji "Thanks da".
karthik "yethuku". Raji "nan vilayata panna vishyam vibaretham agiduchu ,ne yenna purinchuka matiyo nu". karthik "ne koba paduva raji , yenna thokadika matey ". Raji smiles .
Next day
Raji opens the door and surprised to see vishnu & Lakhsmi
Raji greets them in . vishnu "raji , karthi". Raji "Thoongitu irukkan ,avan irukra mood la yethum solla matan ". Lakhsmi "ippadi nadakumnu therinchurtha help panirkalam oh nu thonuthu ". vishnu "uyir oda irukumbothum torture panna , ippo um namala kutra unarchila vitutu poita ".
Raji "vidunga yeppadyum project kidaichurkathu ". Lakhsmi "irukkalam Raji ,nama try pani thothu poiruntha ivlo guilty feal irunthurkathu, ippo yetho panuthu ".
vishnu " ippo oru mathri irukku ". karthik comes to them . Lakhsmi "karthik vanthu ". karthik " sorry vishnu i lost ". vishnu gets surprised .karthik "yenaku theryala ana ne venumnu thonuthu , ne kooda irukkum bothu kastathyum jolly ah face pana mudinchathu ".
vishnu hugs him with a smile . karthik "sorry ". vishnu "nanthan sorry ketkanum". karthik "illey ". vishnu "ne enkita irunthu expect panathu manipu illa ,akkarai nu yenaku puriya vachathey lakhsmi than ".
Karthik "Thanks Lakhsmi". Lakhsmi "sari sari yellor mood um refresh pananum ". Vishnu "kovilpatti ku oru visit poduvom '. Raji "illey banglore ". karthik "yennathu".
Raji "uncle ,Aunty rendu perum namala accept pantanga ". karthik "yeppdi". Raji "nethu ne pesitu irunthiye atha appadiye record pani avangaluku wassup panen ". karthik smiles "love you raji ".
Lakhsmi "appo rendu oorkum tour poitu namala refresh panitu , pudhu company la join panrom". All agrees with happiness
entry-3
Enekkena Pirandhaval Neeye
It was a breezy saturday morning... Raji is still in bed ... The sun slowly peeps through her window curtains and places its warm rays on her smiling face. Feeling the warmth, she cuddles her teddy still closer. But the Sun seems to be in no mood to give way for her to sleep and increases its warmth. Raji rubs her eyes and wakes up. She freshens up and makes cofee. She walks into the balcony with her mug of steaming coffee. She looks around her premises . It was a fast developing area in Chennai. But as it was completely a residential area with mostly villas and individual houses, the ambience was calm and serene. Raji slowly sips her coffee and watches the Children playing on the road with a smile. In an hour, she gets ready in an elegant sea green cotton saree, walks on the road and in an hour's time, she reaches her destination... "ARUMAI ILLAM"...
ARUMAI ILLAM is a home where all the children were Speech and Hearing impaired. Though Raji is an IT professional, she takes time on weekends and teaches them. It's not that she is doing some social work... she finds happiness in teaching them, and tries to forget the loneliness around her with spending time with them. The children are very fond of her, and whatever love and affection they get from her, they equally shower back on her. Raji tries to fill the vacuum inside and outside her with their affection. Raji spends the whole day teaching, playing, eating and having fun with them.
In the evening, she comes back home, takes a shower, swifts into a 3/4th pant and cotton top, ties her loose hair to a pony and comes to the balcony. She was watching the feets made by the birds returning home in the sky. Suddenly her sight fell on the house opposite to hers on the other side of the road. A small truck of some packers and movers was parked beside the compund wall. She gazed at the gate and found the 'TOLET' board removed which was hanging there till the day before. Someone is shifting today itseems, she thought. As she was looking upon, a handsome guy in blue jeans and purple T shirt comes near the truck, takes a big box from the truck and climbs the stairs. Raji thinks he must be the new tenant in the first floor of the opposite building and goes inside.
Next day morning, Raji comes out with her steaming coffee to the balcony and enjoys the cool breeze. As her sight fell involuntarily on the opposite house, her eyes widened as she saw him working out with dumbbells. He was in his vest and tracks. The way he stretched
his arms with those dumbbells, his curved arms and stiffened jaw muscles clearly depicted him to be a fitness freak. Suddenly he feels an intense gaze and looks up. Raji who was looking at him remembered the milk she kept on the stove to heat, might have boiled by now, runs inside. When he looked up, he could only see the curtain swaying in the balcony of the second floor of the house exact opposite to his on the other side of the road. He nods his head, and continues to workout.
In the evening, when she comes back from Arumai Illam, she sees him in his balcony, sitting on a cane chair, working on the laptop with his earphones on. A smile appears on her lips, and after a couple of minutes she goes inside.
Monday morning...
Raji as usual... with her steaming coffee mug... takes a glance on the opposite balcony... to her surprise, he was in formals... black pants, sky blue self striped shirt, neatly dressed up , was holding a file in his hand and speaking on phone. Suddenly she waves both her hands in
the air to convey something to him. He was busy looking into the file and doesn't notice. She thinks, looks around takes a paper, rolls it into a small ball and throws at him. It goes and falls on the open file he was looking into. Surprised with the paper ball, he takes it and looks up.
Raji smiles at him and he smiles back. She signals him to look at his shirt. But he doesn't understand. She asks him to wait and goes inside.
What a beautiful girl!!!! he thinks and keeps looking. Raji comes with a Chart and Sketch and writes something and shows to him. He looks at the chart and "WATCH YOUR SHIRT POCKET" was written on it. He bends down and sees that the ink was leaked from his pen and a stain
was formed on his shirt pocket. He bangs his forehead with his palm and runs inside. Few minutes later, when he comes out changed, he finds only the curtain swaying in her balcony. He takes a deep sigh and leaves. When he comes back in the evening, he sees her flat in dark. He thinks may be she's not at home.
Next day morning, Raji is enjoying her coffee and doesn't notice the person in the opposite house waving hands at her. Casually when she turns, he sees her and waves his right hand with a smile. She also smiles. He bends down and takes a chart and shows her. "THANK YOU" was written on it. She nods her head accepting his gratitude. He shows another chart "YESTERDAY I HAD AN INTERVIEW" written on it. She gives him an expression of "OH!!!!!" ... He shows another chart that read "AND... I GOT THE JOB"... She smiles and signals him 'just a minute' and goes inside.
He keeps looking. She gets a Chart writes "CONGRATS" and shows to him. He shows her the "THANK YOU" chart again. She smiles. He writes something on the other side of the chart and shows her... it read "I'M KARTHIK"... She says "OH" and writes her name and shows him "I'M RAJI"... He writes "HI" and shows her. She also says "HI" the same way. He writes and shows "GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER" ... She writes and shows "I DON'T HAVE A MOBILE"... He thinks for a minute, goes inside and shows a bunch of charts to her. She nods with a smile and leaves.
Both of them continue to talk through charts in the mornings for next few days. Both of them can feel A STRANGE BOND developing between them. It was a Sunday and Raji was very relaxed as the children of Arumai Illam were on a tour to Mahabalipuram and she had to spend all day alone. She looks for Karthik while having coffee but there was no sign of him. She spends the day with household work and sleeps off.
Karthik works at NETTECH SOLUTIONS as a Team Leader. Before that he has been working with i-soft technologies which is a budding company. After gaining experience he moved to NETTECH. He became friends with Vishnu and Lakshmi who were Team Leaders working already in NETTECH. One day, while passing through the reception area , he felt like the girl who crossed him and entered the lift was Raji. Before he could call her , the lift was closed and it went downstairs. Karthik goes down the stairs but couldn't trace her. The next day, in the morning, he asked her "WHERE DO YOU WORK?". She replied "NETTECH SOLUTIONS" . He asked "WHICH TEAM?" She replied "TESTING" ...
Before they could proceed further, his mobile rings. He attends the call and when he winds up, her balcony was empty. His heart was completely filled with joy that she works in the same Office. Karthik couldn't sleep properly. Next morning, when he came out, he saw Raji was ready to go to Office. When enquired, she replied that there's some emergency in the Office and she has to go.
Karthik comes to Office and enquires about Raji with Vishnu. Vishnu replies that there are more than 20 girls in Testing team and he hasn't interacted with any of them till now as they are very serious types. Karthik frowns at him and Vishnu asks him to stay cool and they can
easily find out from Lakshmi. Lakshmi comes there and informs them that the Project that is Going Live next day is facing some major problem and the entire testing team is working on it. She hopes that by evening everything should be OK and the Project should GO LIVE smoothly.
Then Vishnu enquires about Raji. Lakshmi smiles and says ofcourse she knows Raji and she is one of the CORE Members of the Testing team.
When Karthik wants to know more about Raji, Lakshmi gets a call and leaves from there. Vishnu asks Karthik to relax and goes behind Lakshmi. Karthik asks the Receptionist about the Testing team and reaches the sixth floor of Office. There was absolutely pindrop silence and every one was working sincerely in their respective places. His eyes search for Raji and finally find her. Raji was working like a Robot with her earphones on, fingers moving on the keyboard rhythmically, and eyes fixed to the monitor.
Karthik keeps looking at her and thinks is she the one he was waiting for? Her pleasant face, big expressive eyes, something went upside down inside him. Is this LOVE????? he questioned himself for the nth time. Yes ... answered his heart. Not wanting to disturb her, he comes back to his place and finds Vishnu and Lakshmi chit chatting. He too joins them. Vishnu asks Lakshmi whether the problem will be rectified and she answers as long as Raji is involved there's no chance of not rectifying. Karthik asks how can she be so confident when problems and solutions change from Project to Project.
Lakshmi tells that two years back, when Raji came there to attend the interview, Citi Bank's project was going Live and the actual scenario was... The bank wanted to create a central data warehouse to overcome inconsistencies that occurred among its business-unit finance data, centralized finance data, and risk data. However, the project team focused purely on developing the IT-architecture solution for the data warehouse instead of addressing the end goal, which was to handle information inconsistencies. As a result, the project ballooned as the team pursued architectural "perfection," which involved the inclusion of unneeded data from other systems. This added huge amounts of unnecessary complexity. On the launch day, no idea what went wrong, the server crashed. The Research and Development team who were recruiting the candidates placed the situation before the candidates and asked them to provide instant solution. Out of all Raji came with a very practical solution, through which, the team will be able to check 95 percent of all test cases, fix critical defects, and verify the fixes before continuing from the unit test phase to integration testing. Raji was absorbed immediately and within 36 hours the Project was Launched Successfully.
Raji worked for 36 hours continuously with the existing Testing team without complaining. Since then there was no looking back. Raji along with some members of R&D team created a Strategic plan. To eliminate waste and to focus on the items that represented the greatest business value, the team introduced lean techniques. At the same time, it established rigorous testing and rollout plans to ensure quality and introduced clearly defined stage gates. So now she has a special place in the Testing team. This was all about Raji's
professional life at Nettech, says Lakshmi.
Karthik wants to know about her personal details. Lakshmi says that she doesn't know much. But what she knows is that Raji lost her parents in an accident 3 years ago. Before Lakshmi could tell more, she gets a call from their Project Manager and leaves. Karthik feels sorry for
Raji. He could now analyse why those eyes were sad always. He wanted to hold her hand and assure her that he'll be with her forever if she agrees. He wanted to wipe off the sorrow in her eyes and fill them with happiness. He wanted to take care of her. Karthik was struck
in a whirlpool of emotions. He himself had no idea what he actually wanted and what not. To get out of it, Coffee was the best medicine, he thought and head towards Cafetaria.
Karthik is surprised to see Raji in the Cafetaria. Raji was sitting at a table writing something with her earphones on. He quietly comes and sits beside her. Raji is busy solving Sudoku puzzle and doesn't look at him. Karthik looks admiringly at her. He thinks " Mobile illai nnu sonnaa... appo edhula paattu kekkuraa?" and sees a tiny ipod on her wallet on the table. He thought of calling her but decides against it as he knew how much stressed she would've been since morning. Let her relax, he thinks. He keeps looking at her and his heart says... "Podhum penne ... indha mounam... en idhayam un kuralai kekka thudikkirathu... innum ethanai kaalam... paaraviyil theriyum intha anbu... vaarthaiyaay veli varaadho... ennil pongum anbai, unarchigalai adakka iyalaamal... solla vanthen aasaiyaay..."
Slowly he calls her..."Rajii..." but she is completely lost in her world. He waits patiently admiring her. Raji finishes the puzzle, keeps the paper on the table and turns. Karthik smiles at her. Raji is sort of surprised and shocked to see him there. Karthik says congrtas to her.
She signals him that she didn't hear what he said. Seeing her earphones, he grabs the pen from her hand, takes his scribbling pad and writes "CONGRATS" and shows to her. She smiles, takes the pen from him and writes 'for what?' Karthik writes" romba thannadakkam
pola". she smiles and writes " how come u are here?" Karthik shows his id card. Raji smiles widely. Karthik writes " can u stop listening the song... i want to say something..." Raji writes "my Favourite song is ON..." Karthik says 'Oh' and writes "Can I take you out for dinner
tonight?" But Before he could show her, Raji pats on his hand gently. Karthik looks at her and asks 'enna?' She shows him the line he wrote ' i want to say something..' He nods his head . She takes the pen from him and writes below the Sudoku puzzle and shows him...
Karthik is shell shocked to read those words... "I CAN'T SPEAK AND HEAR"...
Karthik is extremely shocked. he felt as if the floor beneath his feet swept away. "Oh My God!!!!!!!!!! She is deaf and ..." he couldn't think anymore. He grabs the earphones from her and puts in his ears. There was ABSOLUTE SILENCE!!!!!!! He removes the earphones, looks at her in mere astonishment , gets up and walks away in a trance... Raji couldn't get the head or tail of his strange reaction. She takes the scribbling pad he left there and looks at the last sentence he wrote... "Can I take you out for dinner tonight?" ... Tears fill her eyes and roll down on her cheeks as she hugs the Scribbling pad close to her.
Karthik comes to his place. He couldn't believe in fact he couldn't digest the truth. The reality that she can't speak pierced his heart into pieces. Lakshmi comes to inform Karthik and Vishnu about the meeting in the evening and gets worried seeing Karthik's condition.
Karthik asks her about Raji. Lakshmi replies that she was about to tell him that Raji can't speak and hear when she got the urgent call and went away. Karthik keeps quiet for sometime and asks Lakshmi to tell permission for him and walks out of Office.
Raji comes home in the evening and looks at Karthik's house. The windows were closed and it was all dark. Raji smiles and goes inside. Next day morning, she comes out eagerly but the door is closed and his empty balcony welcomed her. She fondly remembers how they both would communicate every morning... her heart says..."enakkul olindhirundha aasaigalai thoondiyavane... en mounam... enakku pudhidhalla... SATHAM... idhu enakku theriyaadha onru... aanaal ... inru... un paaraamugam... un mounam... ennai kuthi kizhiginranave...
idhu dhaan KAADHALAA????" Tears fill her eyes... She gets ready and goes to work.
Three days pass by. But there was no trace of Karthik... Raji goes to his work place... but of no use... She asks Vishnu who tells that even he is waiting for his call. She returns disappointed.
It's Saturday Morning... Raji could neither enjoy her coffee nor the cool breeze. She simply kept gazing at his balcony. Only one question was lingering in her mind... was he unable to tolerate that she was physically handicap?????? ... If that was the case it was OK with her.
But she was afraid of the thought What if something happened to him?... She prayed GOD that he should be fine wherever he was and gets on with her daily routine.
At Arumai Illam... it was lunch time and Raji was sitting alone in the garden. Some children come and stand in front of her. She questions them What? All of them say Sorry. She is amused and asks sorry for what? They continue... and in sign language they say... "I'm sorry!!! I'm not that clever. It took me 4 days to learn this. " She looks confused . The children split into two groups and move aside. Behind them, Karthik was sitting on his knees.
She's surprised. She stares at him. He says Sorry in Sign language and continues to say "Will you come to the Forest with me?" She raises her brow..
A small boy next to him pats on his shoulder and signals... Is this what u learnt from me in 4 days? . Karthik asks What happened? The boy shows him its Date not Forest... Karthik realises his mistake, bites his tongue, says sorry to him. He turns towards Raji and asks " Will you go out on a DATE with me?" Raji is overwhelmed and tears fill her eyes. Karthik stands up and stretches his hands. Raji comes running to him and hugs him. Karthik hugs her close and kisses her forehead. Raji could feel his heartbeat saying "Enakkena Pirandhaval Neeyadi..."
entry-4
The mask
"Raji just say it once.. at least give it a try yaar..."
Lakshmi's words echoed in her ears repeatedly...and then the whole conversation stretched in her mind like a movie...
"But Lakshmi..what if he denies..."
"Don't dread about the consequences Raji ...at least tell ur feelings to him, u will feel lighter...more over he should also have to know the fact that someone is loving him insanely for years..Don't hesitate further...or else that Angel will own him forever.."
Raji bent down her head to hide her pain evoked by her words...
Lakshmi raised her face and said with a soft voice...
"Naan practical aa pesuren..nee ippadi hesitate pannaa idhu dhaan nadakkum nu solren..i didn't tell that to hurt u Raji..pls try to understand the seriousness of the situation.."
"yenakku puriyudhu Lakshmi..But what am I do?..i couldn't even utter a single word properly in his proximity...don't know what ties my tongue..Whenever I see his face my mind goes blank and I am totally out of my senses...it is nearly impossible for me to confront him..."
"So.. if it is your problem..then New Year Mask Party' would be the perfect choice for u..There everybody will be wearing mask ..so you no need to see his face...just go to him and spill it out.. ok... you can't even imagine of getting such a golden opportunity again..."
Raji was in dilemma...
Seeing her still reluctant face Lakshmi said her final words..
"No more excuses this time..you have no other choices left with..just do it..or else I won't spare u.."
Lakshmi left casting a threatening look on Raji..
"May be Lakshmi is right...i should try it once and confess my feelings to him...enough of bearing the burden..there must be an end to every wait... let me bring an end to my three years of wait.."
She has finally made up her mind to confess her feeling to..her love "Karthik"
The name itself brought smile to her lips..filled her heart with happiness...burns her body in sensation...
He would be her life and her death as well..
It has been three long years she knew of him and loved him... love at first sight but unfortunately it was one sided...she not even once dared to open up her feelings to him...
Karthik was her colleague...a super cool guy...girls charmer...vibrant .energetic..extrovert..easy going ..intelligent ...a typical metropolitan dude...
On the other hand she was a calm..quiet...reserved...scared..not so attractive...Outdated dressed...absolutely geeky ...a typical village girl...
Sometimes she would have wondered whether he had even aware of her presence ...how many times she tried she couldn't manage to get rid of his thoughts..her heart constantly insisting her that" he is the one for her"
Every girl in the office would kill to be friend with him..but for her his one smile would be enough to spend her whole life..if he talked to her casually ,she would be on cloud nine that day..she was madly in love with him..
Karthik was dating Angel (dream girl of Netech) for few months...and it was a well known secret that Angel will be going to propose on the new year eve to Karthik..
Raji has no other go ..she has to tell it now..because if it is not now..then it will be never..
New Year Eve...
She entered the party hall with reluctant steps...she was clad in long full length black gown as suggested by Lakshmi..with a big mask on, covering her whole face except for her eyes and lips...
The hall was very huge with dim illumination ...light music wavering on the air hitting the ear drums soothingly...all types of mask wore faces roaming here and there..some were scary, some were funny...some were even very odd and weird...precisely it seemed like a magical world to her..the smoke evoked from the corners added weightage to her thoughts...it was full of dreamy and romantic..
She walked slowly roaming her nervous eyes all over the hall...trying to recognize her friends who had hidden their identity behind the masks..she was wondering how she would find him in this huge crowd...
"Hey beautiful.."
A sudden voice came very close to her ear frightened her...she looked at the person with scary eyes..
An young man wearing Zoro mask stood in front of her with a huge smile on his face..
"It's him..." she said inwardly..
Her eyes fluttered and stomach churned, her heart did summersault..brain stopped its fuction..she was gapping at him stilled like a statue...
"Shall we dance for a while ..Gorgeous..?"He sat on his knee and asked her hand for dance in a dramatic style..
She placed her hand on his mechanically as if she was spell bounded...
He brought her close to him with a swift moment..
She gasped and tightly grabbed his shoulder for support and looked at him in surprise..
They swayed rhythmically for the light music...
Slowly he bent down to her ears and said..
"You look out of the world today..."
She got goose bumps with his feather touch of lips on her ear..
He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said..
"I have been waiting for so many days to tell u my feelings..."
She was dumb founded by his words.. " What he is talking about...may be he mistook me as Angel..."
She opened her mouth to say something ..but he kept his finger softly on her lips to stop her..
"No ..not now...let me tell first before my resolution dissolves..." he paused for a moment and looked straight into her eyes as if penetrating into her.. and continued with his deep husky voice.
"Unnai mudhal murai paarkum bodhe yen manasukkulla mani adichiduchi...it said u r the one'...i was so much attracted to ur innocent face at the very first sight itself.,and then your beautiful heart freezing smile...passion filled eyes which make me to forgot the whole world around me..ur long thick hair which tempted me to ran my hands over it...your calm and quite nature create destructions in me..Everything of u fascinating me and drives me crazy..every time when I see u my heart beats rapidly and I am losing my control over my senses. why u r doing all these to me...I was cool ,happy living ,carefree man...but not any more...every passing minute is like a hell to me...before I lost myself completely I should get a grip ..that grip is you ..only you...you r my anchor...who can keeps me stable even in the strongest of winds and storms...I need u throughout my life...to safeguard me..guide me...taunt me..above all I need u more .. to love me.." he bent on his knees
"Will u be mine forever...?
She was in a daze ...His every word was like a treasure to her... something she could cherish for her life time..some of his words even agitated her whole existence... how much she wished those words should be meant only for her...she gazed at him with wide eyes in dumbstruck...
He smiled at her plight for an instance .. and kissed her hand ..
"I lo..."
She blocked his words by keeping her hand on his mouth..and shook her head in denial...her stance was completely broken..
Though her heart was dying to hear those words from him..the rationality of her mind didn't let her to hear further...he was saying all these ..thinking her of Angel..those words were not supposed to be hers..despite of her heart wrenching pain ,she has to stop him..because those words actually belongs to someone else ... she couldn't live in fool's paradise for all her life...
With great difficulty gulping the lump in her throat she said..
"Sorry..i think u have mistaken...talking to a wrong person.."
She pushed his hands off gently from her and walked past him with heavy steps..her heart has been shattered into million pieces...
He grabbed her hand in time to halt her..and brought her back to him with a tug...
"No I am talking to a right person..i am not that much fool to tell all these to a wrong person ..you r the one to whom I wanted to pour all my heart out.."
She was astonished and looked at him blankly..
"You are the one who made my heart to fly ..brought new colors to my life..made me to live ...smile...taught me the meaning of love.."
"Yes..you are the one for me...my life ..my love..."
"I love u Raji..."
World has stopped for her..her heart skipped a beat and breath hitched...her senses went numb...
She couldn't even believe her ears... "Did he utter my name..?or my desired heart was hallucinating..or my senses betraying me..?
She couldn't comprehend whether it was a reality or a mere piece of her imagination...
"Raji.. I love u..so much.." He repeated as if giving answer to her untold confusions..
He slowly removed his mask and took off hers too and looked deep down into her eyes...
"I know u too love me..i have waited all these years for u to come and talk to me..but u never did that ..Why Raji..? am I looking like a ghost to u..?How many times I tried to talk to u by giving lame excuses or in the context of work..i even hang out with Angel only to make u feel jealous ..but you are immune to that also..i have lost all my patience..romba wait panna vachita.. podhum Raji...pls atleast say it now..."
She was pleasantly surprised..with overwhelming happiness...
"I ..I..."she struggled to talk...like as always words betrayed her in his presence..
"I ..I...what...?"he asked raised his brows with a naughty smirk..
Omg she was flat by his killer smile..and stared his handsome face with an unknown glee on her face...
He was so much tempted by her innocent look..As if hypnotized he slowly bent down and captured her lips to a long passionate kiss...
They felt not only their lips their hearts and souls also united with that kiss...
He parted his lips when he felt she was running out of breath...
They breathed heavily.. her eyes were closed and face glittered in happiness of finding her soul mate...he touched his forehead with hers..
"Ippa sollu Raji.."he demanded...he was desperately wanted to hear it from her..
But her shyness didn't let her to open her mouth...
With a disappointed look he tried to move away..but she stopped him by gripping his collar ...
"I love u too karthik..."she said it in one go with closed eyes...
His happiness knew no boundaries...at last his years of wait had been answered. Endless longing being quenched... with utmost contentment and delight he engulfed her into his strong arms securely with a vow of keeping her happy forever...
entry-5
Lucky Love
Few hours before
vishnu "macha ponnu parka porom unaku , ana naan mapilai mathri dress panirken ". Karthik "dei yenaku ithu venam avlothan ". vishnu "sari atha antha ponnu kitaye sollu ". karthik "solla than poren "
vishnu "karthik onnu sollatum ah ". karthik "learn to move on athaney ". vishnu "athey athey ". karthik "we fought & seperated athukaga i cant accept any other person in my life ". vishnu "appo sernthudunga " . karthik "asai ya irukku ana mudyaley , yeppo yeppadi arambikrathu nu , appadiye ponalum yenakaga wait panitu iruppa nu yeppadi solla mudyum ". vishnu " absolutely right athan solren , intha ponnu ku samatham sollidu ".
karthik looks at him. vishnu "mothal la ulla pogalam va da".
karthik looks at the girl who comes fully dressed with beautiful make over. vishnu says "ponnu semmaiya irukkanga illey ". karthik looks at the girl with shocking surprise ". His lips starts to smile without his permission. His heart starts to dance ".
He controls himself and looks at her eyes. both eyes looks at each other with intense feal . He realised same feal in those eyes too.
some one from girls family asks "mapilaiku samatham ah ". karthik replies "yenaku samatham , raji ku pidicha sari ". Raji looks at him with a surprise .
karthik gets scared she may steps back . vishnu asks "yenna da ponnu yosikratha partha vendamnu solliduva pola irukkey ".
karthik "yes or no will clear my confusion i will move on ". vishnu "yenna macha solra". karthik smiles and replies "she is the girl" . vishnu gets surprised "god is great".
Raji looks at all .she looks at karthik again . Lakhsmi looks at Raji 's confusion . Lakhsmi "ava yennaiku uncle vendamnu solirka unga choice ah ". Meesai "Raji ne un vaiyala sollu da ". Raji "samatham pa". All gets happy.
karthik comes reality .He walks on the bridge and remembers the past.
Few years before
karthik "Raji ne yenathan solla vara". Raji "unna pidichurku , unna pidikumm ana yen appa ku throgam panna mudyathu , unna love panna mudyathu". karthik "Raji ne yennoda best friend namma serntha life nalla irukum ". Raji "yenaku yen family mukkiyam ". karthik "nan avangala vitutu vara sollaliye sammatham ketu parpom nu than solren ".
Raji "namma love panni aprom samathikalan ah odi poi kalyanam panipom ah ". karthik "no mudyathu athu namma parents ku seiyra throgam ". Raji "avanga samathikalen ah".
karthik "we should make them to accept ,". Raji "yenaku risk edukka pidikaley ". karthik "mudiva yenna solra". Raji "vendam intha love". karthik walks from there without looking at her. He never met her after that.
karthik comes out of his thinking mode and looks at empty road again .
He waits for Raji .Raji comes near him. Raji "karthik ". karthik "yenaku yeppadi react panrathu nu theryaley , ne kidachutenu santhosa padratha, illey love panra chance eh miss pantomnu feel panratha".
Raji smiles " ippo kooda love panalamey , kalyanathuku aprom panra love than true love , husband & wife ah love panrathula than vishyamey irukku ".
karthik replies "athu irukkatum atleast ippo sollen ". Raji "yenna athu ". karthik "ne ippadi athishyam nadakmnu wait panney illey ". Raji gets shy. Raji replies "missed you a lot ". karthik "me too ".
vishnu comes and says "pothum pothum plan pota yengaluku treat venum ". Lakhmi "amam treat". karthik "ungaluku yeppadi ". Vishnu "Raji unga collage photos ah Lakhsmi kita kateerkanga , appo ne propose panna vishyamum sollirka ".
Lakhsmi "unna pathi nirya pesirka , ne kidaicha santhosa paduva nu thonuchu ". vishnu "athan joshyar ah parthom horoscopes ah anupi vachom plan over".
Raji "ana vishnu unga engagement ku karthik varaliye". Karthik "illey annaiku yen cousin oda marraige". vishnu "vanthurnthalum oru vela marupadyum story first irunthu start agirkum oh ".
Raji "cha cha oru mistake oru thadava than pananum illa karthik". Karthik understands and says "ofcourse my Angel". Raji smiles
The journey of VL & KR love continued forever
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