"Smart" a word slipped from her mouth, when she detangled herself from his not so proper hold...
Varun : Yeah I know....
Sanjana : Na unna sollala... un idea va sonnen...
Varun squeezed his eyes with a chuckle showcasing his cute dimple... One thing which would melt Sanjana's heart even when she was angry with him was his dimple. She wanted to poke her fingers in it. She wanted to take the ownership of that.. She was imagining things she would do with that dimple... Whereas he enjoyed seeing her being carefree after so many days with him.. But soon a group of nerds barged in to ruin their moment.
Guy 1 : Oh there you go.. Again... what a chemistry between them...said sarcastically...
Guy 2: Enna da chemistry... Konjam kooda decency theriyama, office space la kadalai pottutu irukkanga...
Guy 3 (Ram, Sanjana's college mate) : Na kooda ivala Konja naal paakala nathum, thirunthittalo nu nenachen... "Cradle to cradle habits", epdi change aagum... Characterless girl...
Rest of the spineless creatures in the mob were gossiping amongst themselves without having guts to talk out loud.
"Hello... Mind your tongue.. Office space pathi neenga pesareengala... you don't have a decent choice of words to address your co worker in your office premises... Boys and girls pesa koodathunno, sirikka koodathunno, yen relationship la irukka koodathunnu kooda office rules and regulations la kedayathu... Until and unless we follow every office etiquette in an open premise, no one has the right to question... In contrast i can give a HR complaint for humiliating a female associate in front of fellow employees in your so called office premises.. You would never be able to work in any of the corporate company if I file out a complaint for verbal harassment..."
After raging out with words, Sanjana looked at the furious varun, because he spoke her mind. This would be her exact response when she came across filth... But even before she could express, he stood up for her.. He handled the situation and made everyone face the wrath.. He dint shout at anyone, it was subtle in tone yet furious in words...It made the dumb heads panic...
Sanjana expected this behavior from him when they gossiped for the first time.. Because that was how She had imagined him... His response, the previous time was a shocker.. But this time, after knowing his character, this wasn't something unexpected... But, as she had already gone through the pain, she feared about his reactions towards gossips.... Enna than trust irunthalum, in a corner of her heart, Avan gossips la affect aagiduvaano nu bayam... he would stood up for her nu one side of the heart sonnalum, she wasn't ready to go back to square one, if at all he reacted the other way. But the way he stood up for her, not as a responsible coworker, not as a friend but as a person who own her, made her wipe out all the odds.. She had neither insecurities nor fear about anything and everything as long as he stood beside her as a comrade. She could defend herself in any situation but the feeling of being protected by someone is even more precious.
All of them apologized to them and moved away without sparing a minute... Sanjana turned towards him and said "Thank You" with teary eyes.. Varun blinked in assurance and signaled her not to cry. He told her to wait after her rehearsal for the doctor check up..She nodded her head in return.
Varun dropped her near PG after the doctor visit and she entered her room to find the three angry birds staring at her angrily..After a tiresome day with training, rehearsals, doctor visit and on top of that the unnecessary conversation with those chickheads, Sanjana felt already exhausted.. And now this, she mentally palmed herself for this day being too much on her..
Santhiya : You found your way finally (as the time ticked 9, when she reached her room) and care to explain anything and everything ?
Sanjana : Yeah I will... But please lemme get refreshed and have dinner... I'm so tired..
Those three kittens watched her eat and medicines post food..
Saranya : Enna aachu ? Ethukku medicines ?
Divya : Aren't you feeling well ? Doctor kitta poganuma ?
Santhiya : Enna tablets ithu ? Yaar prescribe pannina ? Ethukku ithu ? Ethavathu sollen...
Sanjana sighed deeply and narrated the whole incident till present...
Santhiya : Nee solrathalam vachu patha... avan nallavan mathiri than theriyaran... But unna hurt pannama iruntha sari than...
Saranya : Paaka kooda Sema smart ah irukkan... Character um super nu solra... Enakku okay...
Sanjana : Enna okay... Avan paaka smart ah irupan nu enakku theriyum... Nee ethukku atha pathi solra... Sight adikkaraya... Adi vanguva....
Divya : Oru azhagana paiyan iruntha girls sight adikka than seivanga... Nee yen Ippo kova padra...
Sanjana: Pinna avana admire panni enkittaye... she stopped abruptly knowing what words would come next if she continued with the sentence....
Saranya : Enkittaye ? Athu Enna enkittaye nu kekkara ? Possessiveness ah ?
Santhiya : Are you in love with him ?
Sanjana : Athellam enakku theriyathu... Enna vidunga Na thoonga poren...
Saranya : Answer pannitu po de... Un answer "No" Na atleast naanga yaaravathu try pannuvom... Good boys ah miss panna koodathu...
Sanjana : Na "No" nu sollalaye...
Divya : Appo "Yes" ah ...
Sanjana : Theriyala... but I feel happy and safe with him.. avana pathi nenachale, manasu full ah happy ah irukku... I could sense I'm all smiling when he is around either physically or mentally... Vera yaaravathu avana patha illa pesina kovam varuthu... Avana en koodaye katti vachukkanum pola irukku...
Ithukku Iva "I love Varun" nu direct ah solli irukkalam, the girls thought but they gave her the time to realize her feelings on her own... Soon everyone hit their bed, but Sanjana was constantly thinking about varun and that's when a message beeped in her mobile...
"Already missing you ... Good Night and Sweet Dreams." Her face instantly brightened up, she immediately replied him back... "Me too.. Good night"...
And for the first time, Ms. sleepy head couldn't sleep well....
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RomanceStory of two young people fresh out of college from different backgrounds in the same workplace.