Chapter 26 - Friends

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In the morning Arjun woke to see Shalini asleep, he smiled and left to refresh. He came back after 20 minutes and left downstairs. He came back after 10 mins and saw Shalini sitting awake. 

Arjun: good morning ga 

Shalini: good morning

He smiled and sat on the couch

Shalini: yen ga Amma ena panranga?

Arjun: Amma uh sruthi nerathula kovil potangala ipa tha appa sonaru.

Shalini: oh..she said with a sad face.

Arjun: yen ga ethachu venuma 

Shalini: illa ga Suma tha ketan.. Her words were different from her facial expressions. 

Arjun understood she needed something.

Arjun: ungala patha apdi therila.. Enanu solunga

Shalini: illa ga adhu.. Restroom use Pananu.. Atha

Arjun: ayoo sry ga enaku thona va illa… vanga nana kutitu poran

Shalini: illa illa ga athu Ella venda.. Amma ipa vanthuruvanga illa..

Arjun: yenga Ungaluku Amma va pathi therila kovil pona 2 Mani neram illama vara matanga.. Niga ethu yosikathinga na kutitu poran vanga…

Shalini: Ila..adhu..

Arjun: Paravala vanga.. 

Shalini thought for a second and nodded. He helped her stand and made her hold on to him and helped her walk without leaving the bandaged leg touching the ground and left her near the washroom. She came back after a few minutes and stood near the door and he took her back to the bed.

Shalini: thanks ga

Arjun: Ithula enna irukku… niga rest edunga..

Shalini nodded smiling

Shalini: niga office pola?

Arjun: illanga Amma sruthi kovil la irunthu vantu hospital ku checkup porangala sruthi ku…aprm niga veetula thaniya irupinga illa atha pola

Shalini: yen ga athu ella avunga vara varaiku nan manage panipan  niga poganga.

Arjun: illa ga evening agum ma athu nala Amma ena veetulaya iruka soli night ah solitanga na tha Unga kita sola maranta.

Shalini: illa ga athu last week uh leave potinga…

Arjun: illa ga leave Ella podala work from home .

Shalini: oh seri

She did not argue after that and was silent. After returning from the temple Jaya fed Shalini and asked Arjun to take care of and took Sruthi to the hospital. Shalini slept after some time due to the painkillers. Arjun worked for sometime and left to make lunch. When he returned with lunch Shalini was awake.

Arjun: elunthu tingala

Shalini: ipa tha eluntha

Arjun: seri lunch sapdalama

Shalini: hmm

Arjun sat beside her on the bed with a distance. Took a spoon of rice and forwarded towards her.

Shalini: kudunga Nana saptukaran.

Arjun: Ila ga kaiyu

Shalini: Paravala manage pani kara

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