ONE SHOTS

kana kaanum kaalam 2

The school was functioning in a synchronous manner as per the schedule while Aradhya and Viplav were stealing glances of each other while crossing their classes and during sports period. Aradhya did notice his intense stares during their assembly in the morning and the way he was passing through her class at least 5 times a day and getting into her classroom with a random query to the subject teacher in middle of the lecture just to catch a glimpse of her. She was noticing all these and she was still getting butterflies every time he locks his eyes with his and she couldn't hold the eye lock for more than half a minute all she could get was a smirk in return. 

Viplav was on other hand enjoying this phase of his teenage and her shy smile every time he locks his eyes with her was adding more and more curiosity in him. He was enjoying this phase of his life which was providing him with mixed feeling of nervousness, shyness and much more which he is yet to realise .

That was a friday and Viplav was playing basketball in basket ball court in their PT period and that's when he noticed 9th standard was also joining them in P.T period . Viplav's eyes quickly searched Aradhya and his lips widened into a smile looking at her walking into the playground by spinning a badminton racket in her hand searching for someone which is obviously him. His lips widened even more and the moment her eyes found his she smiled brightly which made him lift his eyebrows by still passing the ball to his teammate . She quickly averted her eyes and nodded a no to which he smirked and scored another point for his team by jumping and landing the ball into the basket. 

Viplav wiped off his forehead and sat in the spectator's arena which was adjacent to the badminton court still looking at Aradhya while Rakshan sat near him wiping his sweat and placing the basket ball near them as well .Viplav looked at Rashan and asked " aama enna dhideernu 9th standardum nammaloda velayaadraanga ?  "

 Rakshan replied " sometimes ipdi paadhi periodla schedule clash aagumda so combine panni vitruvaanga " 

Viplav nodded his head and took the basket ball in hips hand to check the air pressure and it was low . Viplav turned Rakshan and said " Kaathu kammiya irukuda pump enga iruku ?" Rakshan looked around and spotted the pump behind Aradhya. 

Rakshan pointed it and said " iru naa eduthutu varen " to which Viplav held his hand and called " oii" 

Aradhya who was playing badminton with full concentration suddenly turned towards Viplav with her hands still held up and the cock hit her head to which she shrieked a little by scrunching her nose . Viplav stood up in a swift and then chuckled a little by her facial expression . Aradhya straightened her face by his chuckle and glared him a little to which he chuckled again and said " andha pumpah eduthutu vaa " 

Aradhya turned and spotted the pump while her another friend went in front to get the pump and was coming towards the spot where he was sitting. Viplav glared Aradhya and stopped the other girl by saying " avala dhaana keten ?nee enna ava substituteaa?" to which the girl stopped and looked at aaradhya while she glared at him and advanced towards him by getting the pump from her .

Rakshan was looking at all these with a curiosity and was making a mental note to talk about it to his friend about this unusual behavior. 

Aradhya placed the pump near him and turned to which Viplav again called her " naa vachutu ponu sonnena ?" to which she turned and asked " verenna pannanu?" 

Viplav took the ball in his hand and gave it to her tellling " kaathadikka help pannu  " while she looked at Rakshan who was whistling by looking at the other side . 

Aradhya though she glared outside she was a blushing mess inside and helped him to pump in air by holding the ball tight on either side and during this process they were feeling their shoulders brushing each others which was again creating a havoc in both of them. After a good 5 minutes of filling in air in the basketball which would burst anytime if not stopped that time they moved away from each other . Viplav looked at her with a smile and said " Thanks " to which she returned the smile and said " no mention " and left the place . Viplav turned to Rakshan who was seriously writing something in the sand using a twig .  he figured it out to be flames for him and Aradhya which made him panic for a second and look here and there to ensure none were noticing it .  Viplav smacked Rakshan's head saying " ennada panra "and erased it with his shoe marks . 

Rakshan looked at him with scrunched eyes still rubbing his back and said " deii enda adikira unakum un aalukum dhaana poten " 

Viplav looked at him with wide eyes and said " deii ennada aalu adhu idhundra summa paathenda " 

Rakshan replied " adhaanda aalu pinna verenna ? sisterkum loverkum nadula irunchu keduthutaan " 

Viplav scrached his nape and then hit Rakshan's shoulder saying " seri seri vaa adutha match aadalaam " and took him aside. After the P.T hour was over Aradhya came near the spectator arena to take her waterbottle and that's when she spotted some scribbling  in the sand where Rakshan and Viplav were seated . As she took a closer look at it she figured it out to be flames and that too for her and viplav . A sense of fear overtook her and she looked around before rubbing it.

Though she was afraid a wide wave of blush overtook her looking at it . Aradhya mumbled " loosu " and left the playground. That day when Aradhya went to the cycle parking Viplav and Rakshan were already on their cycles . Viplav smiled at Aradhya which she noticed through side eye and walked past him to get her cycle while he called her again " oii " 

Aradhya though she liked him calling her that way she walked without paying attention to it while he again called " oii koopdrenla " to which she turned and said "en peru oii illa  enaku periruku " 

Viplav  raised his left eyebrow with a surpise and said " paarra enaku theriyaadhe serima anamika inga vaa " to which she gritted her teeth and said " aaradhyaa.... " 

Viplav felt it interesting to look at her anger and said " aang whatever inga vaa " 

Aradhya stood before him with  a question while he gave a note and book to her and said " page number 15 , 18 , 20 diagrams mark pannirke blank pagesla varanjuru " and turned to which she replied " naalaam varaya maaten " 

Viplav looked at her with a tease and said " unta permissioney naa kekala varanjutu vaa " to which she said " adhellaam .... aiii noteah kudunga" 

he came near her and plucked a note which she had in her hand and said " naalaiku recorda kuduthutu vaangitu po " to which

 she panicked and said " varanju tharen aana noteah kudunga "to which Viplav raised the note above her head. Rakshan who was near him got the note and turned the pages muttering " apdi enna iruku indha notela adhe a+b whole square formula dhaana " and he was welcomed by a flames which had Viplav and Aradhy's name in it with result of love in it . Rakshan looked at Viplav with a shock while Viplav took the note in his hand and looked at Aradhya with a smirk. 

Aradhya felt truly embarassed and bit her tongue while closing one of her eyes while Viplav closed the note clearing his throat and handed it to her while she plucked the note along with his record note and left to her cycle fully flushed out of blush and embarassment while his laugh followed her along with " note bathram " to which she nodded not even looking at him.

TBC....