Me Before You

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"Enaku ore excitement ah iruku." Shivangi gushed

(I am super excited)

"Eduku?" Ashwin questioned casually

(Why?)

"Innum 5 minutes la unga birthday Ashwiney!!!"

(Its your birthday in five minutes)

"Ma, birthday ella varsham-um dan varum. Aduku enna?."

(Birthday comes once every year. What is so special about it?)

"Ella varsham-um kooda naan irundana? Ippo dana iruken."

(I wasn't with you all these years, now I am with you.)

"Phone la dana iruka. Nerla illaye."

(You are with me through phone, not in person)

"Night 12 maniku epdi nerla iruka mudiyum?"

(How can I be with you in person at 12 in the night?)

"Irukalam inni konja years kalichu. Appo super ah celebrate pannalam birthday. Full night celebrate panlam."

(You will be with me after few years. Then let us celebrate my birthday well. We will celebrate the whole night)

"Full day dana celebrate pannuvanga? Adhu enna full night celebration?"

(People celebrate whole day, right? Why do you say whole night?)

Ashwin chuckled. "Nejamave puriyalaya illa summa enkitta nadikaraya?"

(Do you really don't understand or are you pretending?)

Silence prevailed for a minute from Shivangi's side before she crooned, "Ohhhh!!!"

"Ohhh!!!" Ashwin mimicked. "Purinjirucha?"

(Did you get it?)

"Hmm..." she mumbled. Her blush was evident in her voice

"Enna purinjichu?" he teased

(What did you understand ?)

"Ashwineeey" she whined

"Ashwineey" he again imitated with laughter

Ashwin would have continued his teasing if she has not began to count seconds to his birthday.

"Happy Birthday Ashwiney!!!" she wished in loud voice with all her affection and excitement oozing out.

"Thank you ma." He smiled

"Indha birthday neenga evlo happy ah irukeengalo adha veeda inda varsham double madangu happy ah irupeenga."

(Your happiness throughout the year will double up)

"Adhu dan nee irukaye en kooda. En kulu kulu."

(I am sure about it as you are with me now.)

Shivangi giggled.

"Veetla irundhu call pannuvanga illa? Naan cut panren. Namba aprom pesuvom."

(Your parents might call now. Let me cut the call. We will talk later.)

"Toongiradha." He said

(Don't sleep)

"Okay... Naan poi ungaluku instagram la wish panren. Bye!"

(Okay... I will post a wish for you in Instagram. Bye!)

Next morning Shivangi woke up early morning, sent Ashwin a happy birthday message with snowman emoji and went to the kitchen determined. An hour later, when her mother came to the kitched after receiving a SOS by the cook lady, the kitchen was already a mess.