' Sari vidunga.. adutha match paakalam!' She tried to reason with them,
'Ahma.. Chandru ethana points la pochu?' Adhiran's uncle asked him and his aunt joined the discussion,
'Actually.. we had a foul.. athunaala dha time out aagi we lost..' Chandru scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment and Adhiran's aunt chuckled,
'Maybe you should sharpen your moves and play more swiftly.. ' She told him after ruffling his head,
'Perima? Neenga football paapingla?' he asked her with excitement,
'En college football team oda captain ah irunthruken..for five years..' She pretended to raise her imaginary collars and Adhiran's uncle chuckled in adoration,
'Naanga rendu perum classmates… Unga perima ku semma fanclub theriyuma? She was a star player back then..
I was one too.. ipovum!' Adhiran's uncle sported an adorable smile and his aunt laughed, hiding her shyness,
'Apdiya? Autograph venuma sir?' She teased him and he fetched a paper instantly resulting in everyone else aweing at them,
' Now I know where Adhi Anna gets those genes from! Enna ma?' She playfully asked Haritha and she giggled along with her,
'Captain sir? Peruku solitu irukaama Perima kita practice eduthukonga.. apotha adutha match la jeika mudiyum!' Priyanka exclaimed, gesturing to Chandru and he started chasing her with a pillow. The elders chortled seeing their naughty children.
'Barath.. neenga cook panuvingla?' Adhiran sat on the floor chopping and dicing vegetables as Barath did the dishes, occasionally breaking into old songs by using the spatula as his microphone,
'Ahn? Naana? Namaku athela varaathu Adhi.. na laam cleaning oda niruthikarthu.. hahah' he laughed as he wiped his forehead as Srishti giggled beside him, heating up some milk, 'Neenga? Amma Vera chef aache!'
'Nanu average dha pa.. apopo saapudnum nu edachu try pannuven.. Maggie mattum illana namba paadu thindaatam dha!' Adhiran laughed again and Barath joined him making Srishti eye him skeptically,
'Madam.. kochikaathinga! Ungla maathiri naanga chef illa..
Paavam.. commoners enna pannuvom sollu?' he slowly pinched her cheek and kissed his fingers as she slowly broke into a smile, relishing the childlike innocence he possessed. She was about to kiss his cheek when Barath broke into a another song,
'Ayeee! Pattukotta ammale! Vaanga Adhi! Come on!!' he called for him as he placed the spatula near his mouth for him to sing,
'Pattukkottai ammaalae
Paathupputtaan nammaalae
Kannaalae sirichaan thannaalae anaichaan
Pinnaalae kaalai vaarittaan!!' Srishti's cheeks crimsoned as she smiled so wide watching sing the song out loud like a mischievous thespian as she bit her lips,
How she had a thousand desires before, and how in her one desire to know him, everything else melted away, and it all made sense, watching him laughing, dancing and singing reminded her of how she had never seen a serious tree, or a serious bloom, how the birds that woke her up everyday only carried cheer no matter how odd the weather was, it all made sense, That all our existence is , is celebration, something that makes the heart dance and dwindle with sheer cheer.
Her blissful reverie came to an end when she heard more voices in the kitchen, 'Hey! Engla vitu neenga mattum kitchen concert panringa! Naanglu varuvom!!' Chandru and Priyanka joined them as Haritha and Adhiran's uncle and aunt clapped hands, enjoying the show,
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