'Anna.. iniku sikram office lernthu variya? ' Srishti stood beside Barath as he stuffed a few files in his office bag as he liked to call it.
' Iniku konjam Vela kammi dha da kanna.. na varen.. edhum sollanuma enkita?' he turned to face his baby sister who stood there smiling to herself.
Barath shook his head subtly, how she had been doing it ever so often now,
'Athu...apdinu illa na..na..na ellarukum cook panren..atha..' she trailed behind him as she handed him his tie . Barath smiled at his baby sister as he pinched her cheek softly, 'Deyh papa..Ennadi thidirnu?' He tied his shoe lace,
'En? Na cook panni ne saapda maatiya Anna?' she asked him like a baby and he instantly melted as he pulled her in for a hug,
' Hey..na apdi sollala da.. ellarukum cook panren nu sonniya..atha keten enna vishesham nu.. en thangam cook panna dha anna ku saapta maathriyae irukum theriyuma?' he kissed his baby's forehead gently as he held her to him,
'Athu..chumma dha anna..naa, nee, erm..chandru, Priyu, she bit her lip to control her blush and whispered avaru..
Namba ellaru sernthu saapudlam la?' she asked him , feeling bad that she wasn't able to invite his family as well. Srishti wanted to introduce them properly before they had dinners together, sighs, cue her naive little heart,
'Kandipa saapudlam kanna.. En papa ketu illa nu solvena?' Barath tried to hide the smile that formed on his lips and simply hugged her to him again,
'Thanks Anna' she murmured with a huge smile, hugging her big brother back with so much love,
' Intha nimathi..sandhosham idhela un mohathula paakanum nu dha na aasa paten.. anna ku romba sandhosham da Thangam' Barath whispered, still hugging his baby sister as he wiped a stray tear discreetly before she could find out,
' Nanu varlama group hug ku?' a timid voice echoed from a few foot away revealing Chandru standing there with hesitation. Barath stilled for a moment and didn't know how to respond considering the fact that his sister was just getting back to her authentic self after everything that happened.
A moment passed and silence was the only thing that prevailed in the room. Barath shrunk his eyes in discomfort owing to the sensitivity of the situation.
His heart swelled with immense pride and adoration when Srishti wordlessly opened her arms wide and gestured Chandru to join them .
Chandru's eyes widened in response as he felt touched being acknowledged by her unconditional love , even after his acts of idiocy and ignorance. He quickly joined them, his eyes tearing up on thier own as he hugged his brother and sister close, promising to himself that he'd never let them go.
A moment passed and the siblings stood in eachother 's embrace silently before Barath slowly pulled away, Chandru half expected his sister to distance herself from him but all she did was hold him close for a moment before letting him go.
'Evening veetla saapdu,Chandru.. ellarukum na cook panren ' that's all she said before going back to her room.
Not a word was said as Chandru sat on the couch in the living room retrospective of everything he did. He knew it, change was something that's inevitable in any person's life, but certain changes occur in a person's life to prove them wrong.
It was true in his case, in every sense. He had believed that it was irrelevant to be close to family, but here he was, understanding that after all the toughest tempests in a person's life, it is family that remains constant.
Srishti took slow strides to his classroom as she bit her lips, hiding her smile for sake of avoiding secrecy,
Ever since Adhiran stepped into her life, she had felt valued and acknowledged. It all mattered, her pleasure, her hopes and dreams , her preferences and all her efforts. It was simple, perhaps nonexistent in the eyes of others, but to her, they were colossal testaments of his unconditional love for her.
' Spare me a moment? ' she whispered pulling him to sit on the floor, looking past his lovely greetings as she sat beside him, Adhiran looked at her with amusement,
' Enna panra, Sasha?' he asked her as he watched her loop her hands around his left arm as she leaned on his shoulder,
Srishti took a moment to respond to his question, making herself comfortable.
'I've always wanted to do this' she whispered and sighed, 'For a really long time'
' I'm all yours ,Jaan. But may I know what stopped you before?' he leaned his head on hers holding her hand on his heart,
' You' she breathed with a smile and he was confused,
' Podi..love panra ponnu kitta varaathu..katti pudikarthu..mutham konjartha entha paiyan vanda nu solvan?' he asked her like a child and she looked up at him,
' The Adhi i fell in love with was such a gentleman.. avaru romba professional theriyuma?' she told him cutely and he chuckled,
' yaaru avana? Ethana naal unna pathi kanavula fantasize panirpan theriyuma?' he asked her back, spilling all of his secrets infront of her without an ounce of hesitation,
'really?' she asked him, her big eyes shielded by her large spectacles,
' Unaku theriyaathu Thangam.. I've so many memories with us together from my perspective...' Adhiran decided to take the risk and wrap his arms around her shoulder, pulling her to his chest,
It felt like magic, that very moment felt so perfect inspite of being a little risky as they hide behind his writing table, wrapped up in eachother away from the body world for the time being,
' Enakum sollunga' she leaned on him fully, resting her chin on his chest as she waited for him to tell her,
'Athela solla aarambicha ne adutha class ku poga mudiyathu di Thangam.. innoru naal soldren' he hit his nose with hers and assured her making her pout again,
' epo solva?' she whispered it near his ear like a secret and he giggled, ' Night soldren ' he whispered back referring to thier long lasting phone calls,
'Sollumbothu ne en pakathula venu' she ordered him and he placed his index finger on his chin, just like how she does it, giving it a thought,
'Sevuru egiri kuthichi varata? Just the way Romeo did ' he whispered again, quie seriously and Srishti hummed in appreciation,
' Athukella avasiyamae illa da Adhi paiya ' she murmured near his nose and kissed him softly without making a sound, 'Dinner ku va.. na cook panren' and she didn't have to ask him twice,
'Summer fruit tharuviya?' he asked her with a mischievous smile and she kissed his cheek hard,
' Eduthuko ' Srishti whispered and was about to kiss him when something struck her idea and she pulled away making him whine.
Srishti had brought home Priyanka along with her straight from college. It had been roughly thirty minutes since they were back home and Priyanka was already driving her crazy with her experiments with making tea,
'Haiyooo Priyu! Sugar illa di!' Srishti's eyes bawled out when she saw her bestfriend almost drop a spoonful of salt in the tea,
Priyanka stuck her tongue out causally as she said, ' Athu..enaku theriyumae.. na.. na chumma unna test pannen you see..' she shrugged it off as she continued making tea. Srishti giggled seeing her adorable antics.
'Na vanthuten!' Chandru's voice echoed from the living room as he briskly came to the kitchen, 'Ayyoyoo!' he exclaimed watching Priyanka making tea,
'Enna aachu?!' she asked him, as horrified as he sounded and Srishti eyed him with concern,
'Priyanka tea podrala..haiyoo.. Chandru..uyir mela aasa iruntha oodidu da dai!' he said it aloud and Priyanka glared at him,
'Hey! Idhela romba aniyaayam soliten! Oru chef ah paathu soldra vishayama idhu?!' she exclaimed as she looked at him skeptically.
Chandru started laughing out hearing her call herself a chef when another voice echoed from behind,
' Enda paithyam maathriri sirikara?' Barath asked as he placed his bag on the coffee table, Srishti ran up to hug him,
' Na innu paithyam aaghala..aana Priyanka podra tea kudicha ne paithyam aaghara chances neraya iruku anna' Chandru voiced out as a matter of fact and Priyanka was more than offended.
Barath's face fell seeing her getting dejected as he offered to support her, 'Hey.. actually tea nalla iruku ' he took a huge sip as he told them.
'What?!' Chandru exclaimed,
' Na podratha vida rombavae nalla iruku ' Barath smiled at her making her smile back.
A pair of eyes stared at them in adoration as the door bell rang again. Chandru offered to open the door.
'Adade! Vaanga professor!' Chandru's eyes lit up seeing Adhiran standing outside the door holding a carton of chocolate ice cream in his hand,
'Veetla Adhi nu koopdu ' he told him , voice lacing with sincerity and smiled wide as Barath came up to hug him,
' Work mudinjutha Barath?' he was pleasantly surprised to see him that early that evening and understood that it must be his girlfriend's orders,
Love indeed works in mysterious ways.
' Athu.. Sasha keta..atha..' he told him when he found them staring at the carton box,
'Adhi!!' Srishti 's voice echoed from the kitchen and the men were mildly suprised at how thier sister knew of his arrival. It didn't take moments for them to connect the dots as they smiled in unison,
Thier smile turned into a chuckle when he responded to her call from outside, 'Dho varen ma!'
'erm..na ..Athu..na konjam sikram vanthuten.. ' Adhiran managed to voice out and Chandru spoke again,
'Oh..im sure Sasha..erm..we wouldn't mind ...' he slowly bumped him as if he was feigning subtlety and Adhiran tried so hard to cover his blush,
'Adhi..Anga enna panringa?' Srishti's voice called him again as he chuckled softly,
'pesikitu irukom ma..' he told her , there was nothing but undying love in those words,
' velila ninnu pesa Vanda..vaanga ulla..' she instructed him as she washed her hands and Adhiran mumbled a yes,
'Vaanga Adhi..chinna madam utharavu potaanga la..' Chandru giggled when Barath said it as he held Adhiran's hand, leading him inside.
Chandru slowed them down letting Barath go in the front and whispered in Adhiran's ear, ' Professor.. correct ah sollunga.. Adhi nu koopudnuma..Machan nu koopudnuma?' he teased him mercilessly and Adhiran blushed pushing him away softly,
'Epdi vena koopdu' he told him and Chandru snickered adorably,
'Na edachu pannava?' Adhiran entered the kitchen and Barath stood beside him, Srishti met his eyes with a fond smile as she gestured him to come closer,
' Neenga edhum panna vanda ' she told him, feeding him a piece of carrot that she was dicing and Priyanka hot Chandru, eyeing him to get out,
She was about to step out of the kitchen when, 'Ahem.. Priyanka...neenga podra tea pathi Srishti adikadi enkita solluva.. enakoru cup illaya?' Adhiran leaned his head on Srishti's shoulders as he teased her ,
' Uh ho! Professor A! Enna kalaikringla?!' she put on her best naive face and Adhiran chuckled.
Priyanka's eyes fell on Barath as she smiled involuntarily,she decided to leave Adhiran and Srishti alone for a moment before heading outside with the brothers.
'En poi sonninga?' she asked Barath as Chandru flipped through different television channels,
' Naana?' he feigned innocent and Priyanka saw through it,
'Thank you' she smiled at him once again before sitting beside Chandru as the duo started to bicker on the choice of channel again,
' Thank you for making me come here ,Jaan' he told Srishti as he washed some potatoes for her,
' En?' she bit back a smile at how adorable he looked doing domestic chores. 'Inga vaa' she beckoned him to wipe his wet hands in her kurtha rightfully as he stood close behind her,
' You've given me a two wonderful brothers and a sister.. what more can I ask for?' he told her, looking around to make sure they were actually alone before he could hug her.
Adhiran brought his arms around her waist and was about to clutch her close when, 'Sasha thanni- ayyoyoo!' Chandru giggled as he turned around making Adhiran hug the space she occupied since she had moved.
Srishti wanted to laugh out loud at the situation but couldn't bring herself to do so since her boyfriend looked way too adorable to put in words.
'Hey Priya Priya!' he sat beside her and pulled her hair . Priyanka looked at him ,all annoyed as she raised her eyebrows,
' Na ipo enna paathen theriyuma?!' he asked her excitedly and she scoffed,
'Dai paithiyakaara! Enna dhaana da paathu pesitu iruke?!' she purposefully pulled his legs annoying him on purpose,
' paati kaalathu comedy!' he shrugged off, brushing past the insult as he turned even more goofy, ' Unaku sonna puriyaathu.. kaamikren vaa' he said eyeing the kitchen and Priyanka understood what he was implying.
She didn't give it an after thought as she twisted his ears nicely making him hiss in pain, 'Ahh! Raakshashi! En ipdi panra?! Ahh vidu viduuu!' he whisper screamed and she left him,
' Avanga thaniya irukatum.. already college la neraya tholla' she whisper with the hopes that a nincompoop like him would understand it sooner and he slowly broke into a smile, catching what she meant,
'Okay fine..' he agreed, still rubbing his ears, ' Ne kaadhu twist panathu.. enaku valichathu yaarukum sollatha' he told her with a straight face and Priyanka messed with him , blackmailing him with the same.
'Neeye ellam panra..na chumma iruken paaru ' he told her and Srishti melted at once as she thought of an idea, 'Adhi..'
'ahn..enna pannanum nu sollu' he perked up instantly,
' Na kitchen la samaikumbothu ne pinnadi lernthu enna katti pudikara maathiri neraya vaati kanavu kandruken.. ' she bit the insides of her cheeks as she continued what she fantasized about him . Adhiran looked akin to the wild poppies in the country side, ' I wish you'd do it to me now...in reality ' she bit her lips and gasped in potent pleasure when his beard left it's rough against her soft cheek,
'Shh..kuthuthu ' she murmured, leaning on him fully as he hugged her firmly to his frame.
'Pidikalaya?' He managed to ask her and she giggled, unable to give him an answer as he did it again,
'Kuthuthu dha..' she turned to look at him with a sensual smile as she whispered,' Pidikala nu sollayae ' she blushed looking around,
' Pudichuruku na solla koodathu..kaamikanum' his hands slid under her tee shirt as he caressed her upper waist, tracing above her belly button.
'You..oh..you pervert ' she heaved a breath at his sudden invasion as her eyes rolled back, taking in his invasion. Adhiran thought of a plan as he started to tickle her , making her giggle and cackle like a child.
Srishti's laugh was so contagious that it made Adhiran want to laugh with her too. He laughed along with her as he spinned her around slowly before letting her stand on her feet,
'Remember the time you made us chole bhature?' He asked her with a smile and Srishti blushed remembering the day,
'Oxford Convention dhaana..marapena enna?' she told him with a smile,
' first unofficial date ' he told her with a wink that shook her insides, 'Date?' she was indeed surprised that he said that and he pulled her to him,
'athu date illaya enna.. then what's a date , Madam?' he pinched her cheek and kissed his fingers,
'Date na kiss pannuvaanga dhaana?' she put forth her doubt and he crooked his eyebrows,
'Kiss pannanum nu thonuchu.. after you admitted that you're heart once lost is lost forever, in love ' he let her know one of his other secret and Srishti's insides shivered at the way he said it,
'Panirkalam la?' she managed to ask,
He held her hand tightly, 'Aniku idhu panirka mudiyaathu ' In Swift motion, he pulled her closer resulting in her falling like silk in his arms as he left a deep kiss on her lips , leaving her to catch her breath,
'Aniku idhu panra urima ne enaku tharla..' he admitted as he steadied her and she pushed him softly,
'Epovo koduthuten' she whispered again, checking the stove and he kissed her ears, 'Enathu?'
'Unglodathu nu' she bit her lips again, feeling no shame in telling him her heart.
Adhiran didn't fight back his urge to not tear up as a result of her overwhelming love for him this time as he she'd happy tears. Srishti rubbed them off his cheek quickly and cupped his visage in her small palms, ' Did I say something wrong?'
' You didn't, Jaan. You're just making this poor scholar want to write sonnets of his passion in your golden sheath of skin' he kissed the spot behind her ear making her grip his thighs hard as she bit back a moan.
Adhiran held her close and Srishti realised that it wasn't him embracing her sensually, but him holding on to her for moral support, he spent minutes hearing her heartbeat mingle with his as they dwelt in isolation.
Meanwhile, a pair of eyes watched the couple with content eyes.
Tbc
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