Jo looked at Surya with contempt. "Oh God, all I need is a macho male trying to show off. He thinks I cannot handle these clowns?"
Surya was grinning. His friends Santhanam, Arya and Narain were clapping his shoulders. The eve-teasers meanwhile withdrew in fear, as they knew they would be bashed to kingdom cometh if Surya even lifted his finger. They knew that Arya and Narain themselves could do the job; what more Sura's brother Karthik, who was known as Veeran amongst the students.
Jo went up to Surya. Surya straightened himself, puffed out his chest and waited for the words of adoration that would fall out of Jo's lips. So he thought. "Excuse me, mister" Surya was taken aback. Far from the dulcet tones filled with appreciation and gratitude that Surya expected, it was a strident and annoyed tone that hit his eardrums. Like a cat shrieking when someone steps on its tail. Surya knew what that sounded like because he had stepped on a cat's tail before and it sounded just like this. Surya closed his eyes in agony. Arya, Narain and Santhanam were trying to hide their sniggers. The eve-teasers suddenly lost their looks of fear ......
Surya slowly turned and looked at Jo. "Oh my God, " he thought, " What amazing eyes...although right now they are filled with indignation...I wonder how they would look like if they were filled with pass....."
Ooph! Surya doubled over, holding his stomach. Jyo had punched him!!! "Oi!" Arya shouted, " Why did you do that for?" " Ask your friend, why don't you? " "Machan, what? What?" Surya put his finger to his lips, telling Arya to keep quiet. Jo looked at Surya in anger. "First, you assumed that I needed help....then you start drooling over me', she spat out, "What? You think this is a Perarasu film, is it? I am a Bharathiraja penn, not a Perarasu one!". Surya could not help smiling in admiration. To be honest, he have had enough of simpering, wilting, helpless females...Jo was a breath of fresh air....refreshing and beguiling."So, madam, what are you going to do?". "Watch me," said Jo and she marched to the eve-teasers. "Yevan da avan ennai adda sonatu?"
Emboldened by Jo's rejection of Surya, the gang leader stepped out. "Naan than", he said. Without any hesitation, Jo stepped on to his foot with her spiked heel and ground her shoe. The gang leader bent down, screaming in agony. Quick as a flash, Jo swent behind him and grabbed his head with both hands. She put her thumbs on his ears and her palms on his head and started squeezing. The yob started screaming in agony. His friends came closer....Jo pressed even harder....and they stepped back as their friend screamed even louder. "Now you dance," she hissed to the gang...they hesitated. Jyo applied more pressure. Tears of pain rolled out of the yob's eyes. "Dei, adungada". Immediately the other yobs started dancing to Kaththaazha Kannala....Narain started dancing in the background, too, much to his friends' amusement.
Jo pushed the yob to the ground. She looked at the others, her eyes still flashing. "Athu!" she snarled....and walked off.
She passed Surya. She stopped, walked back and said "That was the Great Khali Vice. My father is a retired wrestler." So saying, she walked away.
Surya could only look in amazement. What a woman!!!....(TBC)
Edited by Karthikka - 17 years ago
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