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My dear sir

part 16

A day with you

Present in Chennai..

Raji was biting her nails in tension..fumbling her mobile in other hand..

"How to tell him..?"she was fidgeting her finger on the screen..

What caught my mind at the time I didn't know,why the hell I agree to go for a movie with Vicky..

What if karthik sir is going with that Angel..it doesn't make any sense if I am also reflecting the same mistake as of him..atleast he has an excuse of his memory lose..what excuse I could give for my action..?would it be I lose my sanity completely..?

Even though he lost his memory how could he even think of going out with someone else? her heart still sulking..but she cut down that nagging feeling by saying.. Perhaps going on a date with someone else might not be a big deal for him, but definitely not for her..even if it is a casual outing..

"I can't do this.." she swiped the screen to call Vicky with the firmness in her face..

"Hello Raji.."Vicky's enthusiastic voice tied her tongue for a while..she adjusted her throat letting out a small cough..

"Hi Vicky.."she said meekly..

"Raji movie plan niyaabagam irukkula?be ready shaply on 1 oclock..i will pick u from ur place.s.."the bubbliness and excitement in his voice made her even more hesitant...

"Adhai pathi dhaan unkitta pesalaamnu phone panninen.."she had started slowly..

"yenna?"His voice seemed lowered little bit..

"Actually I am not feeling well today..feverish aa irukku.."she lied under her breath..

"naan venaa vandhu doctor kitta koottitu pogataa?"he asked in concern..

"iyoo..adhellam venaam.."she denied hurriedly with the speed more than it required..and bit her tongue hard..

What is the need to over act..she chided her herself..

"veetla rest yeduthaale podhum nu nenaikaren..so Vicky.."she left the sentence unfinished ..

"Movie plan cancel adhaane?"he asked mockingly, gulping down his disappointment..trying as casual as possible..

She felt very bad for upsetting him..

"I am really sorry vicky.."she apologized felt from heart..

"it's ok..some what I expected this ..so it's not a total surprise for me..take care bye.."he cuts the call..

Raji felt like she cheated Vicky and played with his feelings..she vowed to herself not to hurt him again..

Her reverie was broken with the loud shrill of the door bell..

She scrunched her brows..

"Who is at this early morning..?"

As she opened the door bemused..to her utter surprise her land lady was standing there with her ever frowning face..her astonishment was not an overstatement because the owner lady never climbs the stairs unless otherwise there was a big issue..as she does't like to exhaust herself by mounting up the stairs, lifting along her obese body and arthritis affected knees ..

"yenna maa innum kelambalaiyaa?'she asked in annoyed voice..her breath was uneven and she huffed heavily.. ..

"Yenga kelambanum?"Raji asked in confusion..

"adhu pochi po..naan innikku oorukku poganum..neenga yellarum sanikilamai kaalaila kelambungannu pona vaarame sonnenae marandhutiyaa?"her taunting voice showed no appreciation for her poor memory..

Raji gasped sharply and hit her forehead mentally..

"Oh god.it totally slipped out of my mind, with all the other things twirling on my mind.."

"Sorry owner ,dho naan ippave kelambaren.."

"Seekiram paaru maa..yenakku train ku time aachi.."she hurried her one more time before going down with heavy huffs and puffs..

Raji was staying as a paying guest, the land lady had lost his husband at the very young age,had no children to take care of her..so for her survival she had divided her house into four portions and rented the three of it..where she kept one for her stay..

Though she was strict ,Raji chose this place for its safety ..because of the reputation of rudeness and tough nature of the land lady,no one would dare to mess with her and her tenants..and her arrogant behavior acts as a shield from the road side Romeos who were all trying their luck in flirting with girls.

Young girls staying alone found it more safer than another place,so they compromised her other conditions however annoying that might be..

As the land lady was going to her kula deivam temple and will return only on Sunday afternoon.. all the tenants were asked to vacate their rooms till she arrives..as the main gate will be closed in her absence..

It was not a problem for other girls as they all went to their home town for the weekend, unfortunately Raji was the only one left out..

Now she has to find a place for sleep over.

"Shall I ask lakshmi?she thought for a second..

"iyoo..lakshmi indha weekend oorukku porennu sonnaale...."she had started to worry then..it seemed to turn out to be a big issue sooner..

" where shall I go?"the question haunted her..

Suddenly a bulb flashed in her mind..

"Mala anuty.."her heart jumped delightfully

"But what about that Hitler..?"her excitement drained off instantly with the thought...

"I think there is no need to bother..however he won't be in home as he was going for the night stay with that dumbo.."she grumbled ..

She made up her mind ..and packed her bag for one day and locked the door ..

She looked at her watch it showed 10..

Now she was in a temple nearby mala anuty's house..killing the time..by rounding the temple for nth time..

"He will be leaving at ten.."she calculated in her mind and also granted half an hour grace time..before started treading to his house..

While waiting for the door to open after pressing the calling bell..her mind was filled with the delicious "kuli paniyaaram"of Mala aunty..her stomach rumbled with the thought..

She plastered an animated smile on her face as soon as she had seen the door opening..

"ta taaanngg..surprise.."she shrieked in excitement assuming that would be mala aunty or kumar uncle...she was almost ready to thrown herself on the other person but stopped at the right moment..as her smile froze in her face seeing the person behind the door..her eyes rounded big in shock..

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Karthik was very upset and was getting very restless as the time passes..

Matinee show would start after 2 only..so she must be in her place..he tried to console his sullen heart..

"What if they go for shopping before that..?"his mind raised a logical question..blowing off his momentarily relief ..

"Oh god why it bothers me so much ,that she is going out with some other guy..?i can't even imagine the sight.."

After turning down the plan of going to the party with Angel and not giving damn to her sulking and pleading face,his mind was wandering on the thought of Raji's movie date with Vicky..

More and more he thought of it he was getting more and more restless...at one point he even thought that it would have been better if he gone to the party ..atleast he might have engaged himself with his old friends it would have served as a very good distraction from this uncalled for thoughts...moreover it wouldn't have been like this living hell he was feeling now...

While he was restlessly wobbling on the couch..he heard the door bell rang..

"Who could it be?" he furrowed his brows..

When he opened it ,he was taken aback seeing Raji with her ever naughty prankster look..

It seemed she too was surprised seeing me here at this time..of all the places why she was here now I asked in mind..shouldn't she supposed to be with that jerk now? the thought itself angered him and he clenched his fist..

I casted a stern look on her.

"Why r u hear?"

I know I was harsh though can't help it..she bit her lip to control her hurt..

What a warm welcome to his guest..she thought ironically ...

"I am here to see Mala aunty.."

"Why he is here till now?isn't he supposed to be on his way to Mahabalaipuram..now?"

"Amma is not in home..appa and amma went to Coimbatore to attend some family function.."

"When will they come back.."she can't avoid her voice sounded low in worry...

"They will be coming tomorrow ...why? Anything important?"

He got little concerned seeing her tensed face..

"It's nothing Sir...i ll get going .."she mumbled and turned with a crest fallen face and walked back in sloppy steps...

Then only he noticed a back pack hanging one side on her shoulder..

The dimension of it showed it was stuffed with some clothes..

"Did she come here for a sleep over?"

the thought crept in his mind..."Raji wait.."he was startled to hear his own voice as his mouth uttered those words without his knowledge..

She turned to him with puzzled eyes..

"Come in.."he said with a straight face..before her mind evaluate over his offer, she found her legs were being responding to his call and made their way into the house..

"Have u come here for night's stay?"

He came straight to the point,without beating around the bushes..She nodded her head slowly..

"Why?"

He asked with keen eyes..

She explained her situation curtly.."mala aunty irupaangannu nenaichen."

"U should have called first.." he said with admonishing voice..

She bowed down in humiliation..taunting her over confidence mind..

"Seriously u have no place to go?"

"No" she nodded sideways..

"If u have no issues, u can stay here..i have no problem.."he said nonchalantly..

She looked at him with astonished eyes.

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Raji was snuggled herself into the couch clutching her stomach tightly..

"iyoo romba pasikkudhe..anuty paniyaaram suttu tharuvaangannu kanavu kanduttu,hotel la kodoa sapidaama vandhuten..ippo indha kadus kitta yeppadi kekuradhu?"

He was in his room and she grumbled here alone..

Suddenly she heard footsteps coming down from the stairs..she straightened herself quickly..and grabbed some magazine and pretended to be reading it digging her face in it..

He looked at her suspiciously..at the same time she peeped out of the magazine to see his whereabouts..he had surmised that something was wrong with her..

She was startled to see him standing before her folding his hands together with an impassive look..his posture itself intimidating her..she bowed down her head as if she had caught red-handed..

She chewed her lip nervously..why he is staring me like a loin staring its pray?"

"I didn't know u have the habit of reading the book upside down..it is really fascinating .."

She quickly turned the book and she found that now only the book was upside down..she looked at him confusion..he smirked seeing her face..it was too late by the time she had realized that he had tricked her..

"So it was clear that u have not even read a single line, then why u are pretending?"

She couldn't come up with a single reasonable excuse ,as it seemed her hungry stomach seized her brain's function..

Seeing her blank ,dumbfounded face..his face softened a bit ..

"Raji any problem ..?"

Before she open her mouth as if answering to his question her stomach groaned making a long rumbling sound..,she clutched her stomach immediately to stop the grumbling ..but alas he already heard it.

"pasichaa solla vendiyadhu dhaane.."he taunted her ..

She looked at him pouting cutely..

"Veetla saapiduradhukku perusaa onnum illai..and I am also not a very good cook...dosai with pickle ok vaa??"

Was she in a position to deny any food?she agreed instantly.

She watched him making the dosa with amusement..even she didn't know to make a round dosa like him..he is making something for her the thought itself tingled her senses..

She climbed on the kitchen slab like she usually does while mala aunty was cooking..and watched him making dosa in astonishment..

Holding the plate in her hand she stuffed the dosas with super speed not minding his surprised look..

Hot dosas being delivered to her plate directly from the tawa,sitting leniently on the kitchen stage ,enjoying the captivating sight of him making dosa for her,and stuffing them into her mouth to satiate her grumbling stomach ,she would say it was the best breakfast she ever had..

He looked at her in surprise ..the speed in which her plate get emptied..showed how much hungry she was..

"Crazy girl ..ivlo pasichirukku .vaaya thorandhu sonnaa yenna?"

While she was fully engrossed in her mission of tucking the dosas in,a loose tendril escaping from her plait fell onto her face..disturbing her mission ..since she was holding the plate in one hand..she brushed the tendril away with the back of her right hand..but the adamant strand fell again blinding her vision..his hand raised on its own accord before hers and tucked that strand on the back of her ear..sending current down her spine with his soft touch..her hand stilled in mid,mouth opened wide she gapped at him all stunned..

He stared at her impeccable face lovingly in daze..their gazes fixed together for an eye lock..

She could feel the warmth of his gaze on her ,the same look he used to cast at her back in Bangalore..she might not be cleaver enough to decipher his look then..but not anymore she could read it like an open book now...the look screamed out his concern and admiration and also unveiled the tint of his love filled heart..

His trance had broken with the burnt smell of the tawa..he tore his gaze away..

"ooppss..."with a gasp..he switched off the stove immediately..

"Raji eat fast and clean the kitchen before u come out.."he ordered in his usual bossy tone..

"Hitler..Hitler.." she chided him in mind...

After she cleaned up the mess, muttering all sorts of profanities in her dictionary on him..

They settled down in the couch ..he was watching tv..that too travel and living ,some sort of adventure journey ..

She was hell bored..and released a yawn at the back of her hand..

"yenakku romba bore adikkudhu.."she declared solemnly ..he grazed her face for a while..and his lips curved to form a lopsided smirk..

"Of course u ought to feel bored..after all u should have been watching a nice romantic movie by now.." his sarcastic remark irked her ego..

"But I am afraid it won't be as thrilling as the late night party at the resort.."she reverted back nicely..

Both glared at each other as if they were ready to pounce on each other..

"Why u r getting this much hype..naan sonandhula yenna thappu..yepapdiyum nee movie ku poradhaa dhaane plan?"

"I want to spend some time with aunty so I declined that offer..but you must be on your way to Mahabs right now ..no..yen pogalai..?"

"Yeah I was about to go..but I heard that the weather is so hot today so stayed back.."

Both of them enjoyed other's fake excuse ..and smiled inwardly. it means both of them were not interested in the outing..all the restlessness ,anger ,insecurities, stomach burning had turned meaningless now.. ..they felt the awkwardness between them had vanished in thin air and their heart became light like a feather..as the pressing burden over it had been removed by their confession..

"Yengayaavadhu veliya polaamaa?"she asked with expectant eyes..which he could not deny at any cost.

"Yenga ?"he asked curtly conveying his consent indirectly..

"Shopping polaamaa.."she asked with child like amusement...

"Shopping aa? where u want to go for shopping..?"

"T-nagar...Ranga Nathan street.." she shrieked in excitement ...

where he screamed aloud "What...?"

His eyes were popping out in shock..

The day continues..

Author's note

For those who don't know, here is the small information..T-Nagar Ranganadhan street is a narrow street filled with so many shops ,basically u can get anything and everything there..also u can buy it for considerably cheap rate..but the only problem is the crowd..it is crowed like anything..at festive times..u could only see the people's head..it would seem like a carnival...

My husband's comment about that street makes me laugh every time..

"nee street la indha paakkam ninna podhum,nee yedhuvume panna vendaam..indha crowd ae unnai andha end ku kondu poi thallidum..."

It was definitely not the choice of the people allergic to crowd and dust..at least not the type of MDS karthik..