"Hey Siv! Nillu di" Tara shouted as she ran behind her friend. She caught her shoulders and turned her only to see bloodshot eyes. "Eii enna di aachu??" She asked panicking.
Sivaangi wiped her eyes and replied, "enna aachu, onnum aagalaye"
Tara smirked, "Onnum aagama than kannelam ipdi sevanthu poi azhuthiya?"
"Ei athelam onnum illa di kanla thoosu vizhunthurkum" She lied.
"Intha katha lam enta workout aagathu.. Devi ah?" Tara asked and Sivaangi nodded, which was also a lie.
Tara sighed, "nee antha devil solrathukelam azha maata nu enaku nallave theriyum siv. Unmaiya sollu, enna aachu?" she asked but there was no response from sivaangi. That's when Sakthi came running.
"Thalaivi, ungala professor kooptanga" Sakthi said and Sivaangi left. "Dei, unaku ethavathu theriyuma?" Tara enquired Sakthi to which he scrunched his eyes.
"Enna theriyuma?" He asked clueless. "Dei ava azhuthutu irunthurka da, enna aachunu ketta ethuvum solla matra" Tara filled him in and Sakthi's eyes showed recognition.
"Sivaangi ethuku azhuthanu therila, aana oru vishiyam nadanthuchu" He said turning to Tara, who looked at him expectantly. "AK vum avar friends um pesitu irunthatha ketten. Avaruku yaar melayo love irukam. Koodiya seekram propose panna poratha pesitu irunthanga"
Tara's face frowned. "AK as in our Senior who Siv had a crush on?" she asked. "Has a crush on" Sakthi corrected.
"Are we talking about the same AK sak?" Tara asked for confirmation, and Sakthi nodded affirmative, "How many other AK's do you know?"
"I can't believe it! AK, has a love? Omg! This is news, and it's gonna be the biggest gossip for the next few months" Tara said eyes widened.
"Athu veliya therinja thana, only AK's friends, us and Thalaivi know it. Avunga group itha evlo secret ah vekka mudiyumo avlo secret ah vechupanga. Bermuda triangle history kooda kandupidichurlam, intha love story ah kandupidika mudiyathu" Sakthi added.
Tara made a "IKR" expression. "Seri...atha vidu, coming back to Siv. Ava ethuku azhutha?"
"Therila..enakennavo that crush has grown into something else oh nu thonuthu" Sakthi said to which Tara just sighed. "Only way to find out" she said and he nodded. They both went searching for Sivaangi.
***
"Hey Siv" Tara called out Sivaangi who was sitting on the rock bench in their back campus. She sat beside her and started, "unaku onnu theriyuma?"
Sivaangi turned to look at her and nodded a no. "AK ku love irukam di! Ulaga athisayam la?" Tara said and her face changed. But she composed soon and said, "Haan theriyum theriyum"
"Ohh! Theriyuma. Aama unaku feel aagala?" Tara asked, and sivaangi looked at her before sighing. "Enaku ethuku feel aaganum?"
"Wasn't it a week ago, you were praising how cute he looks and how whatever he does is admirable?" Tara asked scrunching her eyebrows.
Sivaangi looked at her calmly, "It's...just a cr..crush" she said, her voice chocking a little.
Tara looked at her like she had grown two heads. "Siv, do you realise that I've been your best friend for like 2 years now, and I do know how you look at your other crushes and AK. You believe I'll believe if you lie he's just a crush to you?"
Sivaangi looked at her bewildered when Sakthi joined. "Thalaivi, neenga enna poi sonnalum workout aagathu. Ozhunga unmaiya othukonga"
"Dei apdilam onnum illa da..crush than" she again lied only to receive a glare from both of them.
"Oh, apo verum crush ku than urugi urugi paatu paduniya?" Tara asked glaring.
"Verum crush ku than avar project corrupt aanapo vidiya vidiya okandhu adha mudichu avaruke theriyama maathi vechiya?" Sakthi asked back glaring.
