CHAPTER 46
AT THE CUBICLES:
Karthik, Raji and Vishnu are working... Lakshmi comes there.
Lakshmi: hi... enna ellaarum busy yaa?
Raji: mmm... Evening kulle venum nu mail anuppittu ippo cool aah busy yaa nnu kelvi kekkuriyaa?
Vishnu: adhaane... Sincere ah work panra programmers ah parthu oru TL kekkura kelviyaa idhu?
Karthik: enna daa ... Over aah scene podaringa rendu perum?
Vishnu & Raji: (in chorus) yaaru... naangalaa???
Lakshmi: paaru Karthik... ivanga rendu perum...
Karthik: vidunga Lakshmi... Neenga sollunga... Edhoo important aah solla vandheenga pola..
Lakshmi: mmm... Viswanathan Sir ... kooptu congratulate pannaaru...
Karthik: edhukku?
Lakshmi: naama Susan ku help pannom illaiyaa... Antha project Ok aayiduchi... weekend kooda work pannom illaiyaa... Adhanaale naalaikku one day OFF eduthukkarathaa irunthaa eduthukkonga neenga naalu perum appadinnu sonnaaru...
Raji: namma naalu peru mattuma?
Lakshmi: mmm... Susan Presentation mudinja vudane avanga ammaa vukku odambu sari illai nnu two days leave sollittu poyittaanga... Adhaan Sir ennai kooptu sonnaaru... Enna solreenga?
Karthik: neenga sollunga Lakshmi...
Lakshmi: enna Raji?
Raji: ellaarum enna decide pannaalum enakku OK...
Lakshmi: continuous aah work pannitte irukkom illa... Oru naal thane ... break eduthukkalaamaa?
Karthik turns towards Vishnu and asks "enna daa... nee enna solre?"
Vishnu: enakku eppadi nnaalum OK...
Lakshmi: enna daa ippadi solre?
Karthik: engalai vidunga Lakshmi... Naanga edhuvaa irundhaalum adjust pannippom... neenga, Raji... unga rendu peraiyum parthaale theriyudhu... bayangara tired aah irukkeenga nnu... OFF eduthukkalaam Lakshmi... Rendu perum nallaa rest edunga...
Vishnu: aamaa... Lakshmi... enakkum Karthik solradhu OK nnu thonudhu...
Lakshmi: enna Raji??? Sir kitta one day OFF nu sollidavaa?
Raji: mmm... Sari...
Lakshmi: OK ... ellaarum evening kulla mudichittu... enakku mail pannittu appuram kilambunga...
Karthik, Vishnu and Raji say in Chorus..."saringa Officer..." and everone laughs...
NEXT DAY:
It's 10.30 a.m and Karthik feels very bored at home and calls Vishnu.Vishnu says he is with his father at his office. He calls up Rajasekhar uncle of VIDIYALAI NOKKI and finds out that they have gone on a day's trip to Pondicherry.
He gets on his bike and keeps riding for almost an hour or so and finally couldn't find any other option and calls Raji.
Raji is in her favourite red nighty and is busy in gardening at her athai's backyard. Her mobile rings and she answers...
Raji: hi... karthik...
Karthik: hi... Good Morning ... Chellam...
Raji: good morning...
Karthik: Raji... enna pannittu irukke?
Raji: onnum illa... chummma thaan irukken...
Karthik: Raji... enakku unnai parkanum pola irukku...
Raji: ozhunga office vandhirundhaa parthirukkalaam ille... nee thane OFF eduthukkalaam nu sonne... ippo ippadi solre?
Karthik: I MISS YOU...
Raji: puriyudhu... enna pannalaam?
Karthik: what's app le photo eduthu anuppu..
Raji: maatten..
Karthik: yen?
Raji: ippo ennai parthe nnaa... enakku vachiye oru chella peru... adhai en daa vachom nu feel pannuve... venaa...
Karthik: nee eppadi irundhaalum ennoda azhagi thaan... ozhunga photo eduthu anuppu...
Raji: mudiyaadhu nnu sonnaa mudiyaadhu dhaan...
Karthik: appo naan neraa kilambi vandhiduven...
Raji: vaa... enakkonnum bayam illai...
Karthik: nijamaa vandhiduven...
Raji: naanum vaa nnu thaan solren...
He cuts the call. She smiles and starts removing the rubbish around a hibiscus plant and continues her work.
Twenty minutes later, while she is planting a small rose plant and pressing the mud with both her hands, hears Karthik's voice calling "Raji..."
She looks up and finds Karthik standing in front of her and is completely surprised.
Raji: ey... nee enna panre inge?
Karthik: en kitta ye challenge panriyaa? Adhaan vandhutten...
Raji: adappaavi... oru pechukku sonnaa... ippadiyaa pannuve?
Karthik captures her in his mobile and says... "photo eduthu annuppu nnaa maatten naa solre... naane eduthutten paaru..."
Raji smiles and says "modhalle adhai delete pannu..."
Karthik: maatten... sari rest edu nnu solli OFF kuduthaa... thotta velai pannittu irukke... Idhukku per dhaan unga oorula rest edukkaradhaa?
Raji: (smiles) thottathula velai seidhaa udambu tired aagalaam aanaa enakku manasu relax aayittu mind fresh aayidum... Adhaan...
He looks around and sits on a bench there and makes her to sit with him.
Karthik: athai, maama enga?
Raji: kanchipuram poyirukkaanga...
Karthik: edhukku?
Raji: avanga akka ponnoda kalyaana pathirigai kovil la vachi poojai pannittu vara poyirukkaanga...
Karthik: Oh... appo nammalai disturb panna yaarum ille nnu sollu...
Raji: adhu sari...
He puts his hands around her shoulders, pulls her closer to him and kisses on her cheek.
Raji's phone rings...
Karthik: yaaru?
Raji: theriyalai edho pudhu number varudhu...
She attends the call "hello"
For two minutes she only listens and not uttering a single word cuts the call and starts crying.
Karthik: (gets tensed) ennachu Raji?
She keeps crying and her mobile rings again. Before she could take the call, he snatches her mobile, presses the answer key and listens quietly. Raji looks at him anxiously as his face changes colors...
Few minutes later, he cuts the call and Raji hugs him, says "enakku bayamaa irukku Karthik" and keeps crying.
Karthik holds her firmly and starts thinking.
Chapter 47... coming soon...