LET'S SUPPORT OUR FRIENDS AND TEENAGERS WHO SUFFER, LET'S GO THEIR WAY AND HELP THEM FIND THE RIGHT WAY
Read in to know how these cousins handle and fix things around them.
Sivaangi was awaken by Rakesh's call after an hour of nap around 6.30 pm.
"They are discharging her on our request, we will depart in half an hour and reach probably at 8.30, please inform ammama that we have to prepare dinner for all, athai is alright now, don't worry, Ramkumar mama and Anusha athai visited the hospital and left after checking everything." Rakesh shared the piece of information.
Sivaangi refreshed and conveyed the news to Mahalakshmi. Ashwin called Sivaangi saying that he with siblings will arrive and they can help in cooking. They came as promised and Selvi and Maha prepared dinner with the help of Ashwin and Arjun. Others arrived from the hospital and all had dinner. They were happy to see Vaidehi much better. Lakshmikanth and Vanathi with their 2 daughters dropped Vaidehi along with Mahalakshmi to accompany her for the night leaving the four cousins at home. Shakthi bade bye and they consoled him that it was all going to be okay.
The four sat exhausted physically and mentally. They had to discuss about Shakthi's issues seriously and find a solution for it, they were not kids anymore, being the elder four they considered it to be their responsibility to tackle their younger cousins.
"okay intha bad friends gang story entha alavuku unma?" ---- Sivaangi
"as we all know he is very fond of bikes and racing, so he has a connection with biker dudes of the village, ellam students thaan, all 17 or 18 or 19 year old ones." ---- Ashwin
"hmm we have seen few of them in his Instagram page"---- Rakesh
"he is more active in TikTok, has 10k followers i guess" ---- Arjun
"yes, i have heard, so he shoots reels with these biker guys and post them?" ---- Sivaangi
"mm, he is kind of addicted to bikes, veetla prachinaye athaan" ----- Ashwin
"what about being friends with drug addicts?" ---- Rakesh
"atha pathi sariya theriyala, sila biker dudes a pathi drug case nu solranga though I haven't witnessed it with my eyes, avanga kooda ivan pesuratha pathiruken" ---- Arjun
"I have never felt like he used any of the drugs by god's grace, neenga yaravathu Shakthi pathi kelvi pattirukingala, oorla ullavanga neengathan sollanum" ---- Sivaangi
" nope the only problem is that his friend circle is bad" --- Ashwin
"that's not a good sign, it can affect him anytime, we should do something to get him out of those bad influences" ---- Rakesh
"the biggest issue is all the elders in our family have started seeing him through bad eyes so he hates them all too, but kaati kolla maatan out of respect" ---- Ashwin
"being in the same age we know how our teenage hormones react, we can't accept disrespect or fake allegations. we hate to be advised, so let's shower Shakthi with our love and mend him to our ways." ---- Sivaangi
"violence is never going to work" ---- Rakesh
"chithi paavom, appa illathanala thaan pulla kettu poran nu solluvanga oorla" ---- Ashwin
"also she might feel, appa illatha pasanga nala oorla ellarum advise pannavum thiruthavum varanga nu" ---- Rakesh
"true, so let's do it calmly, being a single mother is not easy as we think, also athai is too young she's just 38, 20 vayasula Shakthi poranthan" ---- Sivaangi
"hmm so ippa enna panlam?" ---- Ashwin
"Arjun, Shakthi is your junior so unakku easy to keep an eye on his friends en na athula half un batch mates thaan" ---- Rakesh
"can we contact school management? to know more about students getting addicted to drugs?" ---- Sivaangi
"yes, principal appa voda friend thane chumma kanum pothu appavum naanum pesi pakurom" ---- Ashwin
"naa class start panna first day va parunga "
chuckled Sivaangi sadly.
"hey, ithukum athukum enna sambantham, actually today your class thaan a good memory of the day, illana today day ye bad day"
said Ashwin offended making Sivaangi smile at how they always chose to be optimistic when it came to something related to her. Her heart felt light, of course Ashwin was right she thought.
"namma eppo intha naal nerathula ellam nambika vechirikom, ignore those fake myths that make your life a misery" said Rakesh.
"thala vedika pora mathiri iruku, ice cream sapdanum pola iruku" said Sivaangi depressed due to facing everything on the same day.
Ashwin stood up suddenly and disappeared and reappeared in a minute with a box of ice cream and 4 spoons.
"wow, thank you so much KC. I like you the most." squealed Sivaangi honestly in joy.
Others smiled wholeheartedly, she didn't need royal expensive stuffs to make her happy, just an ice cream or chocolate would be more than enough.
They all ate from the same box itself and finished it. of course Sivaangi had the largest portion. Their mood and body didn't allow them to sit for a study session so the boys headed home after saying number of take cares as it was only Rakesh and Sivaangi at home.
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The following day, Thursday after their usual morning jogging and workout, they decided to get down the bund and and spend some time in the lake since Sivaangi didn't have class. There were still no people around and it was only them for miles, in the midst of nature. They had to descend roughly 60 high stairs to reach the ground.
Sivaangi couldn't cope up alone as they had been sweating for an hour already, so Rakesh held her hands for the first half and Ashwin for the second half. The stairs were too wide, made of stiles of rock built a many millenniums ago. Sivaangi yelled and whined refusing to continue anymore but she could not imagine going back all the way again. Boys offered to wait there for sometimes and then go up without going further down.
"no no no, ivlo thooram vanthachu, erangi thannila kaal nanachutu thaan varuven naan" roared Sivaangi.
"appo wait panni wait panni methuva povom" suggested Rakesh.
"intha padathula ellam heroine a epdi mala uchila ulla kovilku ellam thookitu poranaga, enakum iruke moonu eruma" mocked Sivaangi with a huff.
Others couldn't control their laugh seeing the dramatic queen in front of them.
"heroine a thooka mudiyum, intha mosal a evan thookuvan, naaney 55kg thaan iruken" Arjun teased her more.
"dei en thangatha ipdi kalaikatha da", Rakesh backed Arjun.
"KC nee enna thookuvalla?" asked Sivaangi.
"madam vitruveengalo?" dragged Ashwin not replying her question exactly making the other to hide their chuckle and Sivaangi fume in anger.
"naa venum na urutti vidava?" asked Arjun like a serious thing and Sivaangi let go of Ashwin's hands to beat Arjun. She hit him with her kutty hands on his arms and Arjun tried to save himself by running along with Rakesh. Sivaangi was about to follow them but Ashwin caught her wrist and dragged her to himself.
"ipdi summa adichi energy waste panrathu pathila nadakalam, see how fast your breath is"
Sivaangi looked up at his face, her heart was thudding and breathing was hard, it was fanning on his clothed chest; the proximity affected her making breathe more uneven. Ashwin's palm was over her hand which was clutching his shirt. He understood her situation as he was going through the same, he didn't want anything to be awkward between them so he quickly snapped his head side ways and moved her to his right. He put his right arm over her shoulders and held her left hand with his and started descending down ignoring her gaze. Sivaangi looked down as soon as they started walking.
She was surprised to experience this care and comfort from him. This was the first time they are walking this close, she thought, she wasn't aware that it was her 2nd time as he held her the same way yesterday. This wasn't romantic, it felt pure and safe. She realized she was becoming more comfortable with Ashwin.
Rakesh and Arjun reached a couple of minutes before the other two. It was a fantastic morning. The smooth sand gave the most rustic feel ever. They settled down on rocks beneath a tree dipping their legs inside the chilled water. It was a bliss they wished to relish for a lifetime. All their tired flew away.
After resting for 15 minutes, they got into the water, it was shallow near the shore so they walked in until it reached their thighs. They didn't care about wetting their clothes because it was going to dried when they climb up again due to the breeze.
"dei enaku apdiye kulikanum pola irukku da, namma intha mora vanthathuku innum inga kulikave ila" said Rakesh excitedly.
"vaa Rakshu apdiye fulla nalayuvom, thooram polam" supported Arjun.
"dei venam da, madam um senthu varum, irukrathe 5 adi" Ashwin teased Sivaangi.
"oh hello, naa onnum 5 adi elam illa, I'm 157cm, and mom said innum 3 or 4 cm valaruven nu"
"Sivu please konjam thooram porome, if you want you can come too, you have the hoodie to wear over na"
said Rakesh slowly coming near her and Sivaangi agreed happily.
They played in water for sometimes bathing completely with their clothes and finally decided to go home. Sivaangi wore her hoodie over her outfit and put all 4 phones in one side and their smart watches in the other side of its pockets. She managed to climb the first half of stairs by herself and Rakesh and Ashwin accompanied on either sides for the remaining. When they reached their bikes, clothes were dry and they headed home. The roads were busy with vehicles.
They stopped at Ashwin's home by 9 am to have breakfast and plan the rest of the day. Sivaangi said that she had to help in cleaning Vaidehi's house as people will visit her. Mahalakshmi had ordered the boys to visit their coconut plantation as it was the day of yielding. They decided to carry on with their works after getting a bath.
Mahalakshmi was still at Vaidehi's place. Sivaangi enjoys cleaning and cluttering. She went there and cleaned the whole house with the help of Shakthi. She didn't show any difference with him and talked casually.
She inquired about about his studies and understood that Loneliness was one of the main reasons why he lacked interest in studies.
He shared about the argument happened the other day and confessed his side of the story.
He said he was friends with those guys only for shooting reels for his social media since he had nobody else.
Sivaangi understood his point of view and consoled him that they will find a solution for this. She consoled they were there to support him be it studies or career or passion. She made him realize the criticisms his mom has to face from the society and how hard it is to endure it being a single mother. Shakthi respected her words as always, but also it was hard for him to compromise his passion and be a good boy all of a sudden and Sivaangi empathized his inner turmoil, neither she believed in overnight changes.
Lunch was prepared by Selvi and sent to Vaidehi's house. Sivaangi returned home along with Mahalakshmi after lunch as Vaidehi's parents promised to take care of her. Rakesh had arrived from coconut garden too. They took a nap until the boys came and shook for badminton game.
It was the 4th day and Ashwin had almost taught all of the rules to Sivaangi. She could do a good serving by now. Sivaangi disclosed her conversation with Shakthi. Arjun shared the same info he collected from village boys.
"appa pesama neenga Shakthi kooda reel pannunga" suggested Sivaangi.
"nadakura kathaya ithellam, our parents won't like us being too popular in social media" said Arjun.
"what if you do like mysterious people" exclaimed Sivaangi after thinking and the boys looked at her confused.
"body fully covered and face masked with a helmet, bikes ku theme nalla match aahum, like full outfit in black and it can increase the curiosity of viewers"---- Sivaangi.
"enna panna porom reel la, we need contents la" asked Rakesh.
" ithe theme vechi oru series of reels panlam, him being the biker dude and two of us as mystery men in 2 bikes, like conveying some messages to the world" Ashwin and Sivaangi stated their opinions after discussing within themselves.
"avanuku nalla reach um kedaikum, and he will not yearn for bad friendships. let's go in his way, supporting his passion but in our own good ways." ---- Sivaangi.
"Let's discuss this with Shakthi, also about his studies, innum just 7 months thaan finals ku, I think he needs a good company" ---- Rakesh
"namma irukum varaikum namma kooda join pannatuma? innum 10 days iruku, maybe that could be a diversion, namma kooda avan irukurathu chithi ku romba pudikum" ---- Ashwin
"yes, so night la oor suthavum maatan" ---- Arjun
"appa innaiku night la irunthe koopdalam" ---- Rakesh
Sivaangi nodded happily, she was happy to have got these 3 men in her life, the most responsible boys she has ever met.
Rakesh called Shakthi and invited him to join for their study sessions, He came by 6.30
The four arranged him Sivaangi's study table and set a good study space as attractive as to make anyone interested in studying. All five continued their own studies. Arjun took language class for Sivaangi. Mahalakshmi was happy that they included Shakthi so was Vaidehi.
After their first session, they prepared dinner together, Sivaangi was free today, all she did was watching everything and suggesting ideas for reel. They shared their plans with Shakthi and he was excited. He said they could shoot many short reels and he would post them until they come home next month others agreed happily as that would keep him away from wrong influence of his friends.
He loved this company, he enjoyed cooking with them, he had been missing all these since Binni's family moved away. They convinced him to complete at least 6h of study session to post 1 reel. Why wouldn't he agree, teenagers always respect their peer groups' suggestions. It all seemed knew to Shakthi but he decided to give it a try.
All their moments were beautifully captured in Rakesh's phone to be saved in their memory folder.
They resumed the study session after dinner and Shakthi left by 10.30. Sivaangi taught Arjun about writing official letters, notices an emails. An hour of language session and then they revised the first unit of chemistry.
Friday and Saturday she had to do revision class, she planned to summarize the first units of Chemistry and physics respectively. She had to work a lot for that within a short span of time. She only had today's night and tomorrow morning to revise the whole unit and take short notes to give the students. 2 more girls joined her class making a total of 8.
Arjun helped her and they started preparing from 10.15 and did up to 11.50. Sivaangi thanked them and worried she was troubling them. They teased her saying she should pay them and left to their home in the midnight.
Sivaangi didn't want to mess up her class, so she took a break for half an hour and continued the preparations alone.
Late at night when all the world is sleeping, she was there among her books and study lamp, working.
For those who are disappointed with not finding a complete love plot, dears please understand young age is the age to find love, but it is also the age to build yourself, evolve yourself, develop personality, grow mature and many more... I would like to concentrate more on JOURNEY OF HER as there are many romantic plots of Ashaangi and I cannot match the excellent level of other authors, just a beginner....
please forgive me for my mistakes
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