En Uyir Ninnathandro

Virisal

Mullai stood feeling devastated

Not because of what she said

But because it was not true

Kathir would never claim her like a right..like a prize for pulling off something

Again she was not ready..yet..maybe

Aaarrrrrgggghhhhhh she groaned

Why did she have to eavesdrop on such ludicrous conversations

But the issue was

Verumna Kathiru venaam enakku konjam time venum solli iruntha pothum..ippo thevai illaama kadamai urimainnu pesi she stood lamenting

Kathir for his part stood in the terrace licking his bruised ego

He felt terrible

She was so beautiful and he loved her..

And she looked so pretty today..and all the ceremony related acts and her coy smiles..how he kept quiet till the night was a huge question mark..

It was but an honest expression of his love..of the need to break the platonic streak they were in

But she had said no

He was not weak.he can take a no..but what she had said like he was collecting some dues from her irked him

For the first time he felt irritated with all this

He took a deep breath to calm himself down

He tried to see it in perspective

Well he had tried to take a step forward..it had backfired..failed..he was back by a step..so ideally what it meant was they were back to friendship

But the issue was it was not a calculated move like the ones you take in business..where only the brain is involved..this was a matter of the heart..and 2 people were involved..this was emotional

How would he face her again

What was her stance

Did she hate him

Lose respect for him

He didn't know

And the frustration was back and the irritation

He was being very patient..patience was not his forte..she was the one person who could get away with this

But he was irritated even with her

He was not willing to let this go he thought to himself mulishly

Basically his male ego was hurt and that was all there was to it..he had taken a liberty with her and she had categorically clarified that he couldn't and he was upset

So the next morning when she walked over to him with the ash

Naan kelambaren he said and walked out the room

She knew this could happen..had braced herself for it and it still hurt

But with a resigned sigh she placed the ash back and went down to the dining area

He had completed his breakfast and was leaving

He said a general bye to no one in particular and proceeded to walk away

But unable to completely ignore her

He said a quick naan varen when he passed her

And she smiled at him

And all his irritation flew away just like that

And he looked back to smile at her as he left for work