Short stories II

Mounam pesiyathe - 11

During lunch hour, they took her out for lunch, as she seemed upset,

Abimanyu: Ena di aachi? Innum yen sogama iruka?

She shook her head as no. He sighed and held her hand and she leaned on his shoulder, they had their lunch in silence.

Rakesh: Sari polaam ah?!

Abimanyu: Neenga poreengala?? Naanga first hour skip pannitu, second hour ku vanthudrom.

Madhu: Venam venam. Polaam.

Abimanyu: Please.

She remained silent.

Guna: Sari naanga kelambarom. Neenga paathu vaanga.

They left leaving them alone. He took her to a park,

Abimanyu: Ipo sollu. Ena aachu?!

She explained everything.

Abimanyu: Athan un appa okay sollitaaru la. Aprom ena di?

Madhu: Enaku purila. Avar ena sollitu ponarune enaku purila. Kaalai la varum pothu ne ila, na evalo bayanthuta theriyum ah?

He smiled.

Abimanyu: Romba yosikaatha, Madhu. He accepted. Avalo thaan. It's gonna be okay.

Madhu: Yepdi avar accepted nu ne ivalo confident solra?

Abimanyu: Athu... Ne sonnatha vachi thaan.

Madhu: Ne etha maraikariya?!

Abimanyu: Ila ma.

She got up and about to go, he held her wrist and pulled her back,

Abimanyu: Ena aachu?

Madhu: Ne etho maraikara. En appa una meet pannara?! Una merati college vittu poga sonnara?

He chuckled.

Abimanyu: Ila di. Yen ena nambave maatra.

Madhu: Nambanum na unmaya sollu.

Abimanyu: Na unmaya thaan solra.

Madhu: Na pora.

She pushed him and started walking away,

Abimanyu: Madhu, nillu.

He held her wrist again. She yanked his hand and went away. He chuckled and went towards her and hugged her from behind, his hands around her waist and he placed his chin on his shoulder, she stood still in shock,

Abimanyu: Ena di off aayita?!

She struggled to get away from his grip, he left her, she turned to him and glared at him, he chuckled,

Abimanyu: Yenna?

She kept glaring at him, he pulled her closer and wrapped his hand around her waist again, she widened her eyes and pushed him,

Abimanyu: Ena di?! Vittathuku thaan morachiyo nu nenachi marubadiyum katti pudicha. Thalli vittutu thirumba moraikara.

He asked with a smile on his lips. She glared at him, he chuckled and pinched her cheeks,

Abimanyu: Kovama irukum pothu thaan di, ne romba cute ah iruka.

She yanked his hand away.

Madhu: Ena aachu unaku innaiku? Na serious ah pesitu iruka nu unaku puriyutha illaya?! Na morning evalo bayanthuta theriyum ah?! Ithula ne vera etho maraikara. Athu ena nu ketta, ne sollama velayaditu iruka.

A tear left her eyes.

Abimanyu: Acho

He cupped her cheek and wiped her tears