Ashwin panted heavily as he entered the airport lounge. His parents don't have access to it and they'll be thrown out if they create a scene.
Sivaangi calmly entered the lounge and sat there crossing her legs. She was in deep thought.
They saw each other
"Neeya" both exclaimed
Sivaangi was introduced to Ashwin as his father's boss's daughter. They would occasionally meet in parties. But a year ago she graduated and joined in the same company he worked at. They weren't exactly friends but they helped eachother when needed.
"Ashwin en ivlo nervous ah iruka? Something wrong?"
He sighed in defeat
"Veeta vitu odi vanten Sivaangi"
"Nanum"
Maybe it was because of all the drama happening in their personal lives but neither of them had the energy to get surprised at this new revelation.
"Ticket book panitiya?" He asked
"Not yet. You?"
"Nope. Chennai poren but lounge la iruntha parents ulla vara mudiyathu athaan"
"Nice plan"
"Yen veeta vitu vantha?"
"I told my parents I wanted to quit the job and pursue photography. No nu sonanga athaan vanten. What about you?"
"Marriage vendam athaan engagement ku munnadi odi vanten"
Last time she checked, Ashwin had a girlfriend who followed him like a puppy. They seemed happy together.
"Arranged marriage ah? Apo is your gf on the way now?"
"Etheyy odunathe avalala thaan"
"Wait! You don't love her?"
"Nope. Our parents are family friends. Antha obligation kaaga I agreed to date her and give us a chance but I hated every second of it. Marriage vendam nu solliyum arrange pananga. I ran"
"Ohh she seemed sweet"
"Ava oru ratchasi"
They laughed together.
"Ashwin this might seem sudden but can we go there together?"
"I was thinking the same. New city la it's better if we stick together. And hey, enakum serthu ticket edu ma I don't want to leave this lounge"
"Okay" she smiled and got them tickets
....
"Evening thaan ticket iruku. We have all day to plan"
"What about money sivaangi?"
"Hmm I have my savings and 1 year earn panathu iruku. Oru nalla photographer kita assistant ah sernthale pothum. How's your situation?"
"Namma company thaan, transfer vaangiten munnadiye"
They both took deep breaths
"Let's do this"
...
They rented two houses in the same apartment. Ashwin's family stopped bothering him after a while. But they were very mad at him. Sivaangi's family was feeling guilty but she cut all ties because they tried to ruin her photography gig a few times recently.
After a point, Ashwin and Sivaangi couldn't survive a day without talking to eachother. Even in between their insanely hectic schedules, they managed to spend atleast 3 hours a day for them. Sivaangi came up with a name - "ashaangi hours"
