MY Sincere Thanks to
MS-Word and its spell check option for pointing out mistakes in almost all of the sentences.
To my roommates for giving me their laptop to type.
MY Sincere apologies to
Each and every soul whose feelings ,if at all get hurt after readin this. Not bcoz it hurts u, I apologize bcoz I seriously don’t give a FCUK to ur feelings !!!
Note:
All the characters appearing are not purely fictional . . There are many inspired charaacters.. If it resembles yours, Ekkedum kettu naasama alinji po :D :D I DON’T CARE !!!!
POINTS TO REMEMBER :
1) This is NOT my story… This is a 8000+ words of FANTASY mixed with little bit of reality. Well, this could be your story too :P :P
2) Advance THANKS for reading the whole story…
3) Anything that appears in italics below, they are the character’s mind voice.
4) This point is just to see if u r reading the POINTS TO REMEMBER .
5) Stop reading this section. You can start with the story :P
Om Saha Nau-Avatu |
Saha Nau Bhunaktu |
Saha Viiryam Karava-Avahai |
Tejasvi Nau-Adhii-Tam-Astu Maa Vidviss-Aavahai |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||
Hari hi Om..Sri Gurubyo Namaha.. Hari hi OOOOOOOOOOOmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Avani Avittam meant to me only as an appam eating day and nothing else. That white thread bothers me only when it slips of my shoulder and everytym I need to insert my hand deep inside to put it back in position.. Other ppl think it awkward as they feel my uckle is itchin and as if I am digging a big hole by doing so…
*Bloody perception..*
“Waaat is yuvar name ?”
“My name is Sathya Narayanan.. Waaat is yuvar name? “
“My name is Shruthi”
“Which standard are you studying ?? “
“I am studying fourth standard in C.V.M.H.S. School .You which standard” ?
“C.V.M.H.S.S aaaaahhh… I also .. I am 6th standard”, said like a boss since I am d SENIOR . Its a great feeling to talk with JUNIORS when they call you
“ANNA.. Oru chinna prechana ANNA…Help pannunga ANNA “ … “ANNA…GETHU ANNA” … etc ..Of course ANNA holds gethu only if it is junior BOYS .:P :P
“What rank in mid term examination” ?
“1st rank.. “ with her EEEEEE sirippu . . Her tooth alignment would appear as if a bomb blast had happened in her mouth . . “You ? “ She asked , , ,
Oops...
“Thirrduuu rankuuuuu ..3 marks la 1st rank miss aairchu.. Illati naanum 1st rank daan”…
GETHU MAINTENANCE..:P :P
“Gundu hindi teacher handwriting seri illa and headings ku ellam black pen la eludhula nu 3 marks korachitanga”
Actually I had secured 16th rank and even the 15th ranked person was some 60 marks ahead of me in total. Besides, Maths la 48 vaangi fail airndan. A Brahmin guy is always expected to get above 90s.Even 89 was considered fail in his home. Inda nelamaila fail nu veetla sonna MURDER daan.. so I begged ma maths teacher to put 2 marks as step marks for writing the formula correctly :P :P .
“Podhum da..vitta pesindae irupiae..” interrupted my dad. “Ok Mr. Srinivas, Naazhi aaiduthu..Avani Avittam nu half day daan permission ketrundan. . Naan varan..Kandippa oru naal aathuku varanum”.
“Kandippa varoam Mr.Swaminathan”
Of course neither of them meant what they said..
”Uncle ku bye sollu..”
“Bye Shruthi.”, again like a BOSS :D
My childhood was no way like a Brahmin guy, doing sandhya vandhanam and putting a big pattai on my face while going to school . . Guys lik that are either mocked to the core by his friends , or in the worst case, forms a gang of similar type. .
Micha sochamum, socha michamum onnu saerum.
The phrase I have heard throughout my life is
“Nee brahmin ah..Paatha apdi terilayae” , or
“Nee ELLAM oru brahmin ah” :P :P
and I was very happy to hear that rather calling me “Thayir Saadham” ..
So, I grew up as a ROWDY,PORUKKI Non-brahmin , Non-HINDU, and a Non-religious guy .Infact , some ,including my parents even tel I look like a muslim.
I had a unreasoned hatred towards my caste, but later I hated every caste and religion and don’t ask me why :) :) .
Some things are better when left as such.
College.. A place where I truly lived myself, beyond its frustrating rules and strictness.
“dai..freshers varanga. . nee eda ragging pannuda” , asked my everlasting USUPU ethara friend.
“En adha nee panradhu..Ellathukum unaku naan daan kedachana”
“Nee daana da GANG leader. Thala neenga daan ellarkum munnodi” .
U always encounter these kinda frnds, and if u have such frnds, I bet u ll need them in very SPECIFIC situations ;) ;)
A green truth abt me is that I have this big shyness in speakin with a gal, regardless of however acquainted she is. And when it comes to talkin with juniors, B**CH PLEASE, am outta that HECTARE of land. But, I do have a DONT CARE attitude on them. Ponnunga enna pathi enna nenachlum I simply DON’T CARE.
Epdium ennala unna correct panna mudiadhu, apparam nee enna pathi enna nenacha enaku enna
In a college dominated by other state ppl , its very easy to identify a tamil gal. Avanglukku teriadha vishayatha try panni self damage panikaradhu. .MAKE UP. :P
“Hello”..
She gave a kolaveri look..
“Unna daan… Inga vaa”..
“Edhuku koopta..”She asked with a firm tone.
“Adinga.. Enna di mariyadha illama pesara..”
Enakum KOLAVERI look vida terium .. :P :P
“Sorry anna, neenga 1st year nu nenachitan” . .
Yea.. posukku nu oatita...Rowdy madri look kuduthalum , my height and my face showcase myself very young.. :(
“Un paer enna . . Enda dept ??”
“Mani”..
“Waaattt” . . :D :D Me and my friends started to laugh..
“Manimegalai .. CSE-C” . .
“Hahahahahaha…..Enna di paer Manimegala, cooker la arusi vegala nu “ .. Many started to ROFL :D
For a moment, even I felt bad for that, but then my DON’T CARE attitude dominated yet again.
“Vandhurradhu , naanum college padikaran nu . .Salute adichitu, sorry senior nu sollitu podi”.
She had a anger mixed bayam feeling. Wat else she can do, whether I look so terror or not, she has no option except to obey .And she did strait and walked back with tears..
“Narayanaaaa , aathuku guest vara pora, olunga dress panu da. .porukki madri nikkadha . Poda, poi kulichi, vibudhi vechi ready aagu”
“Amma.. ena ma edo ponnu paaka maapillai vara madrium, ponnu madri naan ready aaganum nu solra. . Ipo enaku enna korachal “ .
“And Narayanaaa nu kupadaadha nu ethana thadava solradhu .. Sathya nu onnnu munnadi irukardhu ungalukku terilaya..“
“Adhu Bhagawan oda paer da.. Narayanaa nu kupta evalo punyam teriuma .. Unnala evalo paer punyam adayaraa nu paaru” .
“Amma pls,, public place la , especially when am with ma frnds, NAARAYANAA nu yaelam vidaadha,,, Image baadhikudu”.
“Solra paechu onnu kaekaradhu illa.. Sandhya Vandhanam panradha vittachu... Swami ku pooja pannum podhum pakkathla ukkaradhu illa...Weekly once kovil ku poradhu na avalo salippu..Frnds oda football velayadraku mattum time kedaikudhu..5 mins swami ku spend pana ena da thappu..Un nalladhuku daana solran..”
And it goes onnnnnnnnnnnn til I give d nxt reaction...
“Padichi paathan eravilla... kudichi paathan eriruchu” shouted SUN MUSIC,, The common reaction I give to ma dad's lecture is to switch on the TV and put on the NEWS channel.. Both of them share a common thing. .
Both of them give valid informations and advices. . But everyone jus hear them thro one ear and let it thro the other. Nobody remembers what they actually said :) :)
”
Naan daan da en boss eh lunch ku invite pannirkan..Avaru munnadi ippadi nikkadha..Po, ready aagu..” shouted ma dad from the back. .
“Idhu onnu aachu naan soldra paecha kelu da “
Adhu ennavo, I ll neva talk back with ma dad. .Its not just respect, it was also pointless..coz to make him understand my views or thoughts of any issue is as impossible as expecting 24 hrs power supply on a single day in my home. .
Back I was again watching TV. . This time it was A walk to remember in HBO . . When I was deeply immersed into one of the beautiful romantic movies, and when the couple were sharing a romantic kiss, my dad came in between.. No Not in between Shane West and Mandy Moore… but between me and the TV. .
“Ena da idhu.. Asingama paathutu iruka .. Kanda Kanda channel ellam paaka aaramichtia.. Irresponsible Idiot. Inda cable operator kitta solli modhalla inda cable eh cut panna solla poran paaru“.
Cable cut panni vitruvan nu he 1st said when I got the 16th rank in the same 6th std. Not only bcoz I got 16th rank, but somewhere some random gal I met that day, got 1st rank . . Ironically, he has never even attempted to do that. .
TV eh children mattuma mattuma paakaraanga.. .If so, who will save Neeya Naana, Arattai Arangam, Nadaswaram, Thirumadhi Selvam, Pudhia Thalaimurai ,Adithya , Orae news eh thirumbi thirumbi REPEAT la podra SUN NEWS , Pazhaya Sivaji movies ???????
“Vandhavaala 'vaango' nu solanum. . .puridhaa” whispered ma mom into ma ears when she heard the car's horn . .
This is the most difficult word for me to speak . . Evry time I try to tell that to any of my guests, my lips automatically switches to CBE tamil and I end up saying “Ada Ulla vaanga..” :P :P . . .
But this time it was surprisingly “ Come In ” :P :P
Dorai english pesinadhuku orae reason.. The BOSS came with 2 beauties. . Due to age constraint, I have to adjust my focal range only to the daughter and not on her mom :P :P
“Hi young man” addressed the BOSS with great boldness in his voice ,. .
“Chinna vayasula paathadu. . Ippo romba karuthuta pola...Enna pa enna nyaabagam iruka. . ”
Jus like my father's lecture or the NEWS channel, I did not listen to BOSS's words too. .
“Hi” , I said sheepishly looking at her daughter.. :D :D
DAMN I wont change :P :P
For a couple of minutes, I couldnt take away my eyes from her face... Super figure eh paatha ellarkum thondradhu daan.. But still.. this was sumthin different.. “Engayoo paatha madri irukaeee!!!!!!! “ was what looping on my brain !!!!!!!
BOSS was clever enough. He introduced her daugher right away :) :)
Deivamae... Neenga Engayooo poiteeenga...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My dad is very good in having long chats.. Enkita pesaraku edhum illadha podhae half an hour pesuvaru, so when a SCAPE GOAT in the form of BOSS varum podhu. .
Inda Pongal ku semma collection ma
kinda he wud have flet !!! My dad and his boss spoke for more than 2 hours and thanks to ma mom for delaying to prepare the lunch which made the gal to feel very bored . . I neva felt bored in lookin her. . Neatly carved eye brows and her childish expression of disgust whenever OUR PARENTS laughed for the worshtuuu joke... Yes,,, I would proudly say her ,MY FIRST CRUSH .. Some enlightment of the bodh gaya in the form of LORD BUDDHA striked BOSS's mind and he said
“Periava pesaradhu, pasangalukku romba bore adikum nu nenaikaran.. Neenga venum na thania poi pesungalaen... ”
Those golden words almost made me to fall on the feet of my MAAMANAAR.. *yea..over confidence* :P
Idharku daanae aasai pattai baalakumaaraa !!!
was the combined feeling of both me and my dad.
“Nee ennama padikara??”
“1st year join pannirkan ,ASE college”..
Ayyayoooo :( :( en payyanum anda college daan
nu my dad would have thot to say...But thankfully he said
“ Paravaalayae.. Ivan kooda anga daan padikaran “ with a paari vallal smile :D :D
Anda vaanatha pola manam padacha thagappanaeee!!!!!
Thagappa, , I would do the sandhya vandhanam daily 3 times, ll stay in pooja room even bunking my semester exams , ll apply the vibudhi not jus in my face but everywhere as a lotion and am even ready to become the poosari of our colony temple if you give me the same cooperation when I say I want to marry her ,if fortunately ,we both fall in love in future.
Took her into my computer room, ( Nope, calling it a bed room will sound vulgur :) :) ) and I now firmly said “ Hi”
“Hi” she replied , with the most beautifullest cutest voice .. When you fall in CRUSH, evrythin LOOKS and SOUNDS BEEAAAUUUUTIPULLLLL :)
As I said earlier, am not a good convo starter or a sweet person when it comes to gals.. was searchin for a good topic and then came my SYSTEM WALLPAPER to the rescue. .
I am a great fan of KAMAL HASSAN and you can find infinite pictues of him in my system just like u ll find Gbs of videos in C:\WINDOWS\system32\Microsoft\Protect\S-1-5-18\User\ * .avi :P :P :P in any of the youngster's hard drive. .
I have the habit of editing my own fotographs, combining with KAMAL HASSAN to look as if we took together. Childish, yet loved doing it!!! .. Sathya nu paer vechaduku I felt proud only after seein his movie SATHYA. May be thats why I always love to have a shave pannadha rowdy look and prefer wearing light blue jean and half hand white shirt with extra rendu madipu near my “UNDER CONSTRUCTION “ biceps along with a silver COLORED bracelet :) :)
And one among the childishly edited foto was my SYSTEM WALLPAPER.. :)
She initially started to smile looking at the foto , but then started to giggle after looking back at me. .
“Hello Smile paneenga ok.. Adhu enna face eh paathu sirikaradhu” ..
“Editing eh paathu sirikala.. Infact, thats good editing” I smiled ..“But foto la paakarakum , naer la paakarakum neraya difference irukae..:P :P”
That was a pleasant insult I wud say ..
vekkamae illaya da nu kaeka thonichna, manasukullayae kaetukoanga :P
“Seri...Seri vidunga...Pic na konjom etha erakkam eh daan irukum.. Neenga mattum enna.. unga FB profile la unga foto eh apdiae va potrupeenga.. Ponnungluku use panna terinja orae software PICASA daana “ ..
Now I was really me...Counter kudukardhu , Oatradhu na mattum konjom kooda oru thayakkamae vara maataengudhu,,,Be it to a gal , or an elderly person or whomsoever gethu personality.. thats purely due to my admiration towards Koundamani !!
“Excuse me.. En profile la fotovae naan poda maatan . . “
“Idhu innum mosam..Pasanga edit pannalum evalo deiryama own foto upload panroam..Adhu enna Samantha,trisha , tweety bird nu foto potu oora emaathardhu... unga personality mela unglukku confidence irunda put your own foto “
Yea Guys,,, What ya say? :D :D
“Foto podradhum podaadhahum en ishtam . . Neenga solladeenga. . I dont upload my fotos bcoz I fear of being misused.. Yu wont understand these things... Leave it. “
No big surprise. . Yet again, a gal felt bad by talkin to me. But this time, my heart dominated my DONT CARE attitude . .
“Hey am sry ..Was jus kiddin.. Serious eh eduthukadeenga “ . ..
“Its ok .. :) “
Phewww....... A Sigh of relief :)
“Nee enda dept”
“CSE.. neenga ??”
“Ya naanum daan . . so if u have any prob or any issues regardin colg, feel free to ask me. . “
“Ya sure.. Thanks. . “
“But FREE eh deal pana maatan... consultation charges apply “
“Haha. . Vendavae vendam “ ..
“Again... Jus kiddin . . “
Have never spoke to any gal with so much of lighter tone and POLITENESS ... And when the great discussion between Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh got over, she stepped out to leave. . For a moment, my heart told me to grab her hand and say “Please dont go . . Spend a lil more time” . . but my logical brain just made me to watch her step out. . It actually impacted on my behaviour too . From that day I started to respect gals. . I wished Manimegalai was somewer near by so that I can literally request for an apology . .I even started to feel in her perspective and thot how bad she wud have felt .
Thats the beauty of a gal . . Jus a look, a smile and a gentle 'HI' is enuff to transform a guy completely !!!!
Unnai kaana daan Kangal kondaenoo….
Kaadhal kondadhal Maatram kandaenoo…..
Gals, You are one Awesum discovery ever made by NATURE :)
And suddenly my nerves got aligned properly .
“Hey . . Leavin? “
“Ya.. See you..”
“Eppo.. Enga ?“
Gosh... I was so aarva kolar. . .How did I ask her right away . .wouldnt she think am yet another senior tryin to hit on a junior gal. . Wouldnt she think am yet another guy tryin to flirt. . Now how would I explain her am not of that type.. When these things combined to make a SAMBHAR in my mind..
“Paakalam . . Same college.. and I ll be comin in college bus from nxt week . . So daily paaka daana poroam... tata”... she said casually and went pass me with her hair gently kissing on my cheeks. . .
Oofff... neva expected a simple answer. . But then. . Iva soldra madri paaka daana mudium ..Pesa mudiaadhae...Pazhaga mudiadhae.. Askin her Mob number in the 1st meet wud be so lame ..Atleast she could have been my FB frnd. .Hey.. wait a min.. why cant she be my FB frnd.. jus give a frnd req. .
Jus thn I realised that inda kalavarathla I never asked her name.. neither she did. . .By the time I raced back.. she just went swiftly in their SWIFT !!!!!!!!
Now here comes the million dollar challenge.. There is a high probability that my dad knew her name.. Assumin he knws her name, how can I go and ask him about her. .What would he think . Already he has an excellent opinion on me. .wouldnt be like adding fuel to the fire ??
“Amma... vandhutu pona ponnu eppudi ?”
“Dai vendam da. . “ she said with her face going dull.
“Amma chumma velayatuku ma.. En mela nambikkai illaya.. .Sollu.. ponnu epudi iruka ?? “
“Panakara veetu ponnu,.,, Nalla lakshanama daan da iruka “
“Appo inda madri ponnu namma veetuku marumagala vanda unaku OK daan nu sollu”..
“Dai ena da solra “ , the same dull face. .
“Amma chumma ma. . Inda madri oru nalla figure eh paathu enaku katti vei ma”
“Unaku iva enna da.. Ida vida azhagana ponnu eh kedaipa. . And Unaku munnadi oru annan irukan da,,, Avanuku mudicha piragu daan unaku”
How would I explain you that I literally WANT her and not someone LIKE her . .
“Paathia.. Kulichi vibudhi vechi fresh aanadhu nalladha pochu , , Illati ava unna pathi enna nenachirpa. . Amma sonna adhula artham iruku da .. purinjida Narayana... “
“ Nee senja nalla kaaryam , enna kulika sonnadhu illa.. Ava munnadi enna Narayanaaaa nu yaelam vidaama irundadu daan... :P :P .. Enga un purushan Kooptruvano nu daan bayandhutu irundan.. Nalla vela...“
“Odhappan … Ponnu paakaraka varanga nu kindle eh kaetiayae… Ippo ena pa solra … Ponnu paakara function daana ?? :P :P “ ..
That awesum freedom evry guy has with his mom...BLISSSS :) :) And in ma case, its even more.. Infact I have even asked my mom to intro any figure she come across when she visits any of her friend's or neighbour's hse. . Also I have yelled at her for not renderin me the chance to have a good mama ponnu or athai ponnu, so that, I can keep her as a default choice when I dont get anyone in future..
Of course, technically she is not responsible for me not havin a MAMA ponnu or ATHAI ponnu . .
:P :P
“Thimiru da unaku”
I laughed and just hugged her and asked.. “ Aama.. ava paer enna.. pesinadhula paer eh kaekama poitan . . “
“Adaana paathan . . “ She jus gave a small hit on my chest.
“Therila da. . Appa kitta kaetu paraen. . “
“Adhu kaeka terinja naan en ma unkita kaekaran. . .Seri vidu.. Orae colg daana. . That too my junior. . I ll take care of it . . “
When I came back home after a tiresome game of football, my dad asked me
“Anda ponnu mela apdi enna aarvam . . ?? “
One thing I get irritated with my mom is those things which I dont expect to reach my dad's ear , are the ones which my mom tells him without fail ..
“Aarvam ellam onnum illa. . .Paer kaeka marandhutan . . Adaan kaetan . . Mathapadi edum illa . . “ I said and turned giving a disgust expression expecting ma dad would feel bad for askin so and thereby tel her name :D :D Yea.. Same Tamil Cinema concept. . :P and nothin went out of the track. .
“6th standard nyaabagam iruka ??“ .. asked ma dad . .
“Wat do u mean “? I asked wondering howz my 6th std related to her..
“Enna cricket bat la adichiyae.. adaachu nyaabagam iruka ?? “. .
“Yea.. for comparing my marks with some random…Hey… Anda ponnu eh iva…??”I asked in surprise..
Now I remember everythin.. how can I forget that gal.. Not oly for her bomb blasted tooth. . I also remember her for creating a similar bomb blast in ma home that night. Like every parents, my mom and dad wud compare my marks with pakkatha veetu payan, edhir veetu ponnu, edo oorla 1st rank vaanguna payyan etc etc..
“Paaru.. 4th std ponnu..evalo azhaga padikardhu..Unaku padikarku enna…Idhula avalum orae school daana”
“Appa .. ava 4th pa.. naan 6th.. 4th std portion romba easy..6th evalo kashtam teriuma..Avangluku 5 subs daan . . Enaku 6th la physics, chemistry, botany,zoology,history,civics nu ethana subjects teriuma.. 6th la avalum fail aava”
“Pesaadha..appo 4th std la en da fail aana ???”
May be I was not good at telling lies that time. . :P :P
“……..”
“Badhil sollu da… 1st rank vendam.. atleast you could have secured within 10th rank na..Football na mattum odra la.. Anda interest eh padipula kaatu.. ”
“ellam TV..TV panra vela..Modhalla ada stop pannungo.. thannala padipan “ . My mom’s contribution to the scene. . .
“Nalaiki modhal velaya anda cable eh cut panran paaru..”
As usual, I dint react much to ma dad’s oration . . I was much involved in swinging my cricket bat for cover drives,, reverse sweeps,, and strait drives in free AIR :P :P Finally gave a pull shot .. This time not in AIR.. but in ma DAD’s EAR :P :P :P That was actually a nice shot. .:P :P I mean, a ball in that place would have gone for a four at the max. .
Back to position..
“Anda ponnu eh iva” I asked myself, this time in happiness. . Now I actually felt I have really got a 1st rank . .This made me to feel more confidence that I will win her someday :)
Now, OPERATION FACEBOOK began ..
“Shruthi.. ?? or Shruti ?? Sruthi ?? or Suruthi” ??? Damn English…How should I start now. ..
My instinct told me to proceed with Shruthi coz that sounded Brahminish :P
So Shruthi I typed and banged the ENTER key . . And some 360 hits is what I received. . Now how will I proceed. . ?? Initially thot of a Brute force technique..But later an algorithm striked me. . My frnd has written an FB app to extract the search results into an EXCEL file. .May be he had executed an OPERATION FB search earlier . . :P :P So I just used it in my machine . . and extracted all those. .
Now, filtering began . . Filtered those with Location as CBE … 360 became 60 . . Now applied the Sur name concept. . Used a FIND and REPLACE option to see if any entry named “SRINIVASAN” exists ?
No matches found was the message I received. . When I went thro the 60 names, I found that GALS don’t just keep their dad’s name as Last name. .One had Sweety, one as Love, one as Girl , as if we never knew. . One even had LESBIAN… Kill those ppl creatin fake profiles…3 entries had IYER :P :P . . Narrowed ma search to 3 profiles and opened it in 3 diff tabs. . None had the colg or school names visible for a 3rd person to see. . One was a Ooooola attu gal . .Enda nambikai la anda foto ellam upload panna nu terila :D ..And another was a decently looking gal and another had some graphic eye as the profile pic. .For a moment I thot I need to backtrack by changing the spelling of her name and give a similar try, but one statement gave the answer to ma mysterious search. .
“Excuse me.. En profile la fotovae naan poda maatan…..”
Gotcha :) :) .. Friend request sent :D :D :D :D …. Felt really like Sherlock Holmes . . :D
She accepted the request next day itself . Started with a hesitated “HI “ and continued better . . Our chats was predominantly filled with smileys :) and :P . . . We coincidentally came online in d eve tym initially, and after a month or so, I planned well so that we came online coincidentally :P :P . . One thing spl abt her from other gals was that, she never had that LET HIM START THE CHAT FIRST disease.. We really started to knw each other , but only in FB :( ..
“Ok thn.. I gotto go… Day after tom exam. .padikanum . . “
“Ippo daan puridhu.. Nee epdi exam la 1st rank vaangaranu..”
“What ?? “
“Pinna..DAY AFTER TOM exam ku ippovae padikara nu solra “
“Ayyooo…Naan ippo padikaradhae illa.. Inda colg vandhu enaku padipula interest eh pochu.. Pass aana podhum nu iruku . “
Oru vela love la vilundurpalo….Vada pochaeee !!!!!!
“k study well.. ATB . . tata..” ….
“Hmmm…”
And I waited a while to see her go offline. . .
Shruthi Iyer is typing…..
Now what she has to say.. oh.. a template good night.. solitu po :( ….
“Hey can u do me a favour ???“
“Ya… tel..” I asked thinkin she wud ask me to help in her love affair…
“Enaku C++ solli thareengala… Day after tom exam.. I couldn understand any of the concepts. . “
Why askin me.. Go ask ur avasarathla pudicha boy frnd…..
“Ya .. what doubt u have… ??“
Enna boss panradhu… Broad heart :P :P
“Not here.. In college.. after college hours… I don’t have much frnds here… U have any prob ?? “
Oh man, we guys are so Avasara kudukais…
“ Ya sure.. :) :) No prob :) :) “….
“thanks.. so see u tom…gud nyt”
“Ok.. but I might have some wrk tom eve..”… I lied..
“Hmmm ok if u cant come, tel me tom I will not wait..”
“Hmmmm…”
Ayo ivaluku epdi puria vekkaradhu…..
“Ok.. 9879621423 is my num.. txt me if u cant come…”
Habbba… ippovachu purinjidhae… :D :D
“Ya thanks … sure :) :) gud nyt :)“ …
“:)”
Shruthi went offline..You can still send her messages to her phone
“Exactly.. Ada daan panna poran :D :D.. but not in FB… :P :P :P”
Not just phone number, we started to share many more things. . She really became a part of my life and a part of myself indeed. .Texting her became a daily ritual to perform..
“Enna machi… munna ellam fwd eh anupchi thalluva..Ippo ellam txt panna kooda reply panna maataengra “
“Apdi ellam edum illa machi..” I said and continued to text :P :P
“Onnum illa…???” My friend peeped his head into my mobile..
“Ryt ra.. Ena machi.. Lovangi????”
“Cha,,, Friends da… :D :D”
“Dai dai.. terium da… ava unaku daan machi.. enaku ennamo iva unaku set aairva nu thonudhu da :D “
Naan sollala..U ll need these kinda frnds in SPECIFIC situation .. :P :P I said
“Dai.. moodra.. nothing like that.. Namakellam love othu varaadhu machi.. “
But I actually wanted to say
“Nejama daan solria machi :D :D Innoru thadava ada sollu da.. Manasuku aarudhala iruku :D :D Ayo ava en aala irunda epdi irukum.. Un vaai la sugar alli podu machi :D“ ….
2 years later, I was abt to leave to Bangalore to join the company I got placed . .
“Ok am going to sleep..Have to get up early to catch the train . .”
“K gud nyt.”
“That’s it.. Nothin else??”
“Hmmmm”
I know she ws not normal . . But I could not figure out exactly what was in her mind..
“Ok.. I ll talk to u tom .. May b I can txt til I cross hosur. . Aparam roamin.. After getting a blore sim oly I can contact you..”
“Ok..Jus give a missed cal wen u reach there. . I will understand that u have reached safely. “
“Ya sure. . Good night “
“Hmm.. k”
I jus couldn stop textin her. . Kept staring at the screen and by the time I received another ping. .
“Miss you. Tc. bye”.
Now , I was staring at her text. . I decided not to sleep the whole night and text her as soon as she wakes up nxt mrng to ask wat she really meant by her last ping sterday ..
Care, is not the exact word. It was beyond it . . But I was not sure if she felt the same !!!
“Dai. Endhuri da… naazhi aiduthu.. train ku late aida pogudhu . . “
I slowly opened my eyes to see myself wake up VERY late than I actually planned . The mobile lied just below the cot with the back cover , battery and the handset everything dismandled . Man , I was an asshole. . Grabbed everythin to assemble and switched it on to see 6 unread messages and a couple of missed call alerts. .Now she would have been receiving the delivery reports for all 6 msgs she sent. .
Got into the train and I started to txt her. .
“Hey mrng. . Sry. Mob fell down from the cot and got switched off. . “
“Its ok.. Got into train ? “
“Ya. . “
“Hmmm..”
“Hey.. u sent sumthyn sterday.. remember :) ?? “
“Wat” ?
“Miss you if I am ryt “.
“Hmmm..”
“Now wat does that hmmm mean .. ??“
“It means Ya.”
“I don’t knw how to react. .But now am really happy.. don’t ask me why :) “
“Fine. .”
And I tried to make her smile till the train crossed hosur. . But I emerged successful only when I said I ll be comin back for my newly constructed home’s house
warming to which she promised to attend.
“Enna da Narayanaa…Elachi karuthuta. . .” It’s the conversation starter for my perima. .
“Unga aavaka uruga illadhadhu naala saapadra interest eh poirchi perima “ . I had to please her with these kinda lies, else she wud complain to my mom that I am not respecting elders. .
Every Brahmin family has a predefined template structure. . In every Brahmin family, there is a complaining aunt, Frequently farting MAMA , English la mattumae pesi scene podra mami and in certain cases she ll also do the MAKE UP maami role, Bhakthi pazham Peripa , and Ippayum youth nu feeling oda suthara mama, Unconditional love showing PAATI ,HINDU newspaper eh Mug adikara Chithapa and a THATHA complaining about present politics and still expecting MGR rule back in our state.
“So…are you feeling comfortable ?? “.. I really meant when I asked her coz I am not usually comfortable with such a BIG. .actually a REALLLY BIGGGGGG familyyy…
“Ya..actually I like this atmosphere. . “
“Great..Good to see you back .. Ellarum Naan slim aaitan nu solranga. .But they feel difficult to realise that I was never overweight. . “
“Actually they are right. .U look even slim now. . Missed home food ??”
“Missed home :) . . My friends. . and…“
“And ?? :)”
“Every soul that cares for me.“ said winking at her. .
I took a round introducing her to only those ppl who will not feel bad for having a gal as a friend in my home, especially to my mom and told to help her mom with some cooking or serving food kinda job . .
She would have almost spent an hour with ma mom, and as usual my mom introduced her to some of my relatives whom I had literally escaped from showing her.. I watched everything from far hoping for a smooth end . .
“Guess now my relatives know u better than me.”
“Hahaha . .Nothing like that. .I like everyone a lot. .All are so sweet to me . .Especially your mom .She dint allow me to do any work. . “
Amma… Pinnita. . .
“That’s good...”
Both of us walked for a while nearby, before she started her scooty…
“Ok then.. Had a nice day today..Thanks for everything..”
She went lil emotional wen she said that. .
“Hey… I wanna tel u sumthyn,,”
“Ya.wat ?? “
“I really missed you .. Ipdi ellam aagum nu naanae expect panla.. But romba naalavae ,.. En manasula onnu oditu iruku . . If missing you was a fault, then I have committed a crime. .Yes Shruthi, I Love you. . Before u say no, allow my heart and mouth to burst a little..They have been closed for a very long time. .Its been 2 yrs. .I mean.. Never I had thot I would share my time with a gal for such long. .And I bet none knw you better than me .. And none can be so adjusting with me ;) ;) .. We had lots of fights in these 2 yrs. .But U can call it yet another way of showin Love. . Just before you say no , imagine how ur future wud be if I am ur life partner.. May be if u think from that angle, you might feel that I fit that position perfect. . Those are the two eyes and these must be the wrinkled cheeks from where tear should flow when I die before you after 50 yrs..“
She stood still without giving any response. .
Then came the response slowly, drop by drop well before 50 yrs :P . .
“ I don’t knw if I love you .. But not a single day wud have passed without you in this 2 yrs. . If I had written a diary ,ur name wud have been the one that appeared the most..I don’t knw how much I ll be happy with you , bt ur absence is one tough thing for me to digest. . u knw the day u went to Bangalore , we dint speak for 3 days til u got ur sim .Those are THE 3 WORST days in my life. . I don’t have much friends, or any close relatives to show love on me ..You were the 1st one to show so much of affection and care. . Today I reliased how one could show such care on another person .Your mom. . Every good thing u have in urself is completely from her. .”
Now I stood stunned without any response. . I just took her hand and looked strait in her eyes and again said
“I love you “ . .
The 1st time I felt happy to see her cry .. A cry of joy and happiness .
“There might be any other guy to love me. . . But I don’t knw if I ll love him back like I do now ..Also I don’t knw if I ll ever get a guy with such a beautiful family with every soul showing infinite amount of love towards me .. .
I love you too ..”
Well, if u ask me what is Love,
“Its when you live so happily all these days without caring abt others and suddenly u change urself so much completely just for one single person expecting her to be ur love and finally that single person doesn’t leave you in despair ”
Dear LOVE, I love you so much :)
I thought if she had not accepted my love, probably I wouldn’t have loved anyone else. I would have thot its waste of changing myself for her. .Would have even thot her as THE DUMBEST gal for rejecting such a person like me who loved her like anything. .Thankfully, that dint happen.. :)
Now our eyes started to speak more. .both of us looked each other with so much love. . People say u can see in one’s eye whether they love you or not. .Thats perfectly true. .I saw it..
And then goes the power supply in my area. . I just grabbed her and gave a perfect liplock .. MANNN…That was one awesome moment.. :) :) :) . Short lived kiss. .Long lived Moment :)
THANKS a TON TNEB . . . May u fulfil many such couple’s excitement :)
“Thirrutu payya. . . Iru unga amma kita solran :P “
It was cute when she said that.
“Naanae solliran :P “ . .
And then there was a plesant silence .. .So I filled it with an “I love you”.. But she continued with her silence . .
“Nee seri aana tube light di :P “ ….
And now she grabbed me and kissed :) :) ….
Yes.. Yes… Yes…. This is THE MOMENT OF LIFE I wud say..
I jus told to myself “ No.. she s not a tubelight :P :P “ ..
This time , the kiss lasted little longer till my Uncle switched on the generator. No, not the one that runs with a diesel , but with potatos.. Yes,It was that farting mama. . But conincidentally, the power came back . .
“Paathia. . government eh oru merattu meratina vidanae current thirumbi vandurchu “, he said with much pride and none enjoyed that yucky humour sense !!!!
Dai mama… Ukkara vechi Urla kezhangu potadhuku enna seyya mudiumo,adhu senjita !!!!!!
“Hahaha… Let me leave before this place become Hiroshima after 2nd world war :P“ ..
“Haha.. Ok… And am leavin back tonight…See yu soon my love “
“Hoping to see you soon ..” she said and started the scooty again ..
“Dai Narayana,,, bye… Maami kitta naan kelambaran nu solliru :P :P“
“What the F .. who told u all these things” … I asked in anger,but with a smile
“Ena ?? Enna ?? Palla udaipan if u use the F word “
“Palla udaikaradha pathi nee pesadha :P :P Don’t make me to talk abt our 1st meet in 6th std.. “
She again gave her trademark EEEEEE sirippu…
“Ayooo… seri… but inimae unna NARAYANA nu daan koopada poran .. :P Naeku punyam kedaikumolyooo .. Bye,, Love u NARAYANA :P :P” and accelerated her scooty . .
“Idiot..Bye,,, “
Life looked so awesome now..Life was incomplete all these days and today it seemed totally complete. . Things I would have missed in my childhood got together in the form of Shruthi and came back to me. What more could I ask for. . Nothing more,Nothing less, I was completely submerged in LOVE. . It was poetic.
“Enna da.. Shruthi bathrama aathuku poitaala.. Illa nee eh ava athula drop panni,thirumbi nadandhu vandhia ?? :P “
“Amma.. apdi ellam edum illa ma .. “ . I dint feel shy wen I kissed her or when she kissed me. .But small words like these made me to feel shy more than a gal ..
“Namma relatives ellarkum avala romba pudichirku . . Romba mariyaadhayana ponnu nu ellarum sonna “ ..
“Unaku ?? “ ..
“Enaku rendavudha ponnu daan porakanum nu naan aasa pattan ,..But nee porandhu tholachita :P :P … Aana iva anda korai eh theethu vechita da “ :P :P
“Nalla vela.. iva 3rd child eh porandhu unaku anda korai eh theethu vekkala… Illati en Polappu ena aagaradhu “
“Badava.. :D “ …
“Amma.. but unaku epdi terium . . That she is… “
“Adaan da Amma :D” ….
These 3 words, sounded more beautiful and emotional than I LOVE YOU . . I jus hugged my mom and said “ I wonder if she can really replace your love “ . .
“She will :D” said my mom with full of confidence and happiness. . How awesome it would be when things go WAY BETTER than what we expect…
Dear Life, I LOVE YOU TOO :D
Things went right and perfect. .
Avani Avittam, yet again.. This time its not just appam eating day. . But also a day to meet my Shruthi since she told she will accompany her father for the function. .
Throughout the function, I never heard the mantras they were chanting, but saw that beautiful gal in saree standing near the window and with the sunlight falling right on her, she was DAAAMMNN BEAUTIFFFUUUULLLLL ….
Hari hi Om… Hari hi Om…Hari hi Om…
“Ambi Jalatha oothitu va pa “ interrupted the vaadhiyar
“Naeku varla mama “ ..
“Panja paathiram la irukara jalatha velila oothitu vaa nu sonnan …”
“Oh Sorry mama.. :P” …
Used this perfect opportunity and came out of the room to see her near the window. .
“Ena Narayanaa… Mantram mela gavanam kaatu pa :P :P “
“Shut up. . :D .. “
“Inda… appam… naan senjadhu,,, “
“Neiveidhyam munnadi saapda kudaadhu la...??? “
“Adhellam paakara aala da nee ?? Avalo suthamana Iyer eh nee :P :P“
“Vara vara unaku nuckle jaasthi aairchi di…Pommanaati ivalo pesapdaadhu :P :P “
“Un lover eh irundu idhu kooda pesala na eppudi .. appam ippovae saapudu… Aparam ellathayum onna mix pannirva…. “
“Ok.. give “ ..
She sucked big time in making such appams..
“So hows it?? “ she asked so desperately…
“Cooking is WAAYYYY out of ur dictionary .. . :P :P If u really wish to marry me and lead a happy life for a LONGGG time, then either stop cooking or join a cooking class soon :P :P “
“Hey book la potrunda madri daan pa samachan.. How could it go wrong ??? “
“Book la irukara madri daan exam ku padichitu poroam … Arrear vekkardahu illa… Anda madri daan…:P :P “
“Naarayanna,,,,” shouted my dad from inside. ..
“Ok let me leave …”
“Ok NARAYANA… bye “
“Hey…”
“WAT??? :) “
“U are so adorable in Saree …I Love you “
“Love you too… :* “
“adhu enna da vaaila…Ippo Enna saapta “ ???
“Onnum illa pa.. Romba pasichidu.. Adaan bag la Amma senja appam rendu saaptan… “
“Oru 10 mins wait panna maatia.. 1st swami ku neiveidhyam pannanum nu teriadhu.. Eppo daan tirunda poriyooo…”
The main rituals for the day got over except PRASADAM distribution, which according to me was the 2nd important thing on that day.. One of the assistant of the vaadhiyar started distributing the PRASADAM to everyone in a manner that none could describe.. One would think he is coming in a sequential order, but actually when u expect u are going to get it next, he suddenly changes his mind and goes off the way.. He TROLLED me thrice that day..
“Hello Mr. Swaminathan … Ellam aachu ah…. “
“Aaaa aachu .. Prasadam saaptu kelamba vendiadhu daan … Nee epdi ma iruka ??“
“Nalla irukan uncle.. Neenga epdi irukeenga ???“ she asked with a sarcastic smile. .
Both of our DAD wud have thot that neeNGA was an expression of respect to ma dad, but oly we knew that it was a word in PLURAL form … :P :P
“Naan nalla irukan ma “ said ma dad and pinched me indicating that I shud ask the same question to her dad as a sign of respect …
“Nee epdi iruka” I asked exclusively to her :P
I WILL NEVER CHANGE in these aspects !!! :P :P My dad once again pinched me ,this time it was severe :)
“Uncle ku namaskaram pannu ma “
She looked at me and gave a signal to come closer to my dad, so that I could also bless her. .So I came closer to a certain extent so that it wont raise any suspicion . .
Unga appanuku enna vitta evanum maapillai eh Amaya kudaadhu …Seekaramae Namaku Kalyaanam aagatum
was my blessing to her :P ..
And as I expected , my dad paraphrased the same to me and when I was abt to fall on her dad’s feet my dad pinched me again..
“Abivaadayae solli namaskaram pannu da..”
Now I was deeply in need of google…But due to lack of availability I have to somehow adjust wit few words I remember so that it sounded like a mantra,,, Glad I remembered my gothram so that I can atleast utter few words of the mantra :)
“Abivaadhiyae… Aangurireeshaha…Ithu thiruguleeessshaaya… Engglisshyyaahaa….Lakalakalaka… Bharadwaja Gothra..” told the gothra alone so loud so that they ll believe what I am doing.
“gabagabagabagaba…Aham Asmivoam… “
“Oh… Neenga Bharadwaja gothram ah.. “ asked her dad in surprise . I mean while smiled at my 1st important thing and my stomach eagerly waited for the 2nd :)
“Amaam. Neenga ?? “
“Naangalum daan…” said my dad with ful of happiness. I wondered why he felt happy for such small things.
“Oh,,, appo naan ungala anna nu daan koopadanum…Hahahaha “ Only both of them could laugh at this lame so called joke..
Peria Agni Natchathiram Prabhu Karthik nu nenaipu,,,annan Thambi aam.. Ivanga mokkai la ena varukaranglaeee…
“Hahaha,,, Adhu seri… En pa.. Un thangai ku inda JAVA solli kudu pa.. Kashta padra… “
WHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT THEEEEEE HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL….What the F is going on here…..
“Thangai ah…” I asked my dad with greatly depressed tone…
“Orae Gothram na Brother Sister madri da.. SO iva unaku thangai da “ said ma dad with a sarcastic smile..
Now I realise why they both laughed so much hard. .Understood that their joke was on MEEE… Who the hell framed such crap !!!!
I looked at her deeply sunked face… She gave d same response which she gave when I proposed her. . Drop by Drop it started to flow.. But its not aanandha kanneer this tym… She turned back and went quickly inside their car crying..
How am I going to console her…So whats the end result ?? That’s it?? The love we had on each other.. is it of no use bcoz a concept of GOTHRAM…???Will the society accept our relationship as a couple???DAMN did I kiss my sister on her lips twice??? NOOO… its not possible.. but how am I gonna explain both the parents that we love each other.. Will they adjust the gothram thing???Dad… Of all ur jokes, I am the best joke u ever cracked… Please god, if u exist sumwer am beggin u .. Please make everythin that hapnd 2day a dream … Make sure I wake up in my home and smile at this dream…
None was a dream..That assistant came to me with the PRASADAM ..
“PRASADAM eduthuko pa… Panjambridham… “
He himself took my hand and held the PRASADAM on my palm..
“Eduthu vaai la podu pa.. Pazham nazhuvira pogudhu… Late pana , waste eh poirum paathuko..Kai ku ettinadhu Vaai ku ettama poira pogudhu”
4th and the BEST EVA TROLL he made on me..
Looked at him with tears struck in my eyes
“Pazham Nazhuvirchi mama.. :’( :’( Vaai ku ettala…Mannichirunga… :( :( :(“
Dear LOVE, Y U SO COMPLICATED?
And Dear Life ,FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUU…
And at a distance I heard the final words of the day..
“Om poornamadah poornamidam
Poornaat poornamudachyate
Poornasya poornamaadaya
Poornamevaavashishyate”
“Shaanthi Shaanthi Shaanthi hi,,, Hari hi Om..Sri Gurubyo Namaha,,, Hari hi Ommmmm…”
And I became that same FOREVER ALONE :( :(
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