Evening 5.30, Radhi and Poorani returned home. Radhi is often using her mobile, updating whatever she is doing and getting updates from him about the happenings in Chennai. They also planned for a video call in the evening. Poorani is watching everything with a hidden smile. 

In Vinoth's home, Radhi first applied a face pack. Rohini looked at her with a confusion. Poorani refreshed herself and went to hall. Ragu and Sathya are already there checking the reports. 

Ragu- "inaiku class ellam epadi pochu.. "

Poorani- "avanga paatuka nadathinanga uncle.. "

Sathya- "nee enna panna?"

Poorani- "avangala nadatha vituten uncle, disturb ye panala... Enna inum mariathainu onnu irukulla"

Ragu and Sathya giggled. Radhi changed her dress and came to hall. 

Poorani- "intha dress nalla illa di.. ". Radhi pouted and again changed. Ragu and Sathya watched them.

Poorani- "hey konjam bright ah dress select pannu di.."

Radhi went inside and came to hall after 10 minutes. She almost changes 6 dresses but not satisfied. For selecting dress, she almost pulled all the dresses from the cupboard.

Radhi- "mama, veetu key kodunga"

Sathya- "yen ma?"

Radhi- "dress edukanum.. thanga mama". 

Sathya gave her the house key with furrowed eyebrows.  Poornima chuckled. After 10 mins, Radhi came there dressed up with a sky blue tops. 

Poorani- "intha dress ah? ithu..", she started..

Radhi - "ithu enaku Maddy paathu paathu select panathu... enaku nalla thaan irukum.. ithukum ethavathu sonna avlo thaan di.."

Poorani- "oh, ithu matum thaan anna select panatha?"

Radhi- "illa, enkita irukura ellame annavum Maddy um select panathu thaan. "

Poorani- "apuram enna vengayathuku di 8 dress mathina? ellame annan selection na.. nee ethu potalum anna ku pudikumla.. "

Radhi blinked to process her words. She understood that she was caught and then said, "podi.. epoparu ethavathu olara vendiathu.."

Poorani- "olarurene", she said with a Rhythm. Radhi went inside her room ignoring her. 

Ragu- "enga kilambureenga?"

Poorani- "illaye.. engeyum pogalaye.."

Sathya- "apuram ethuku ivlo thadava dress change panra kuttyma"

Poorani- "unga paiyan video call pana poraram". Ragu and Sathya looked at each other and chuckled. 

Radhi then did her hair style, She changed almost 6 times. She often checked her mobile too. Rohini was just observing everything. She also heard the conversations. Radhi then did her make up including eye liner and came to hall with her books. She often looked at the clock and her mobile. 

Rohini- "yei .... en di ellathaium ipadi bed la kalachu potruka.."

Radhi- "ma, naan eduthu thaan vachen athuva kalanchu pochu.. apuram madichu vacharen"

Rohini- "oru dress ah podurathuku ivlo alaparaya?"

Radhi - "appa, enaku poo venum..", she asked him examining her in the mirror. Ragu and Sathya went out and bought jasmine flowers for both Radhi and Poorani.  Radhi pinned the flowers and then checked herself in the mirror. 

Rohini- "evlo neram thaan di kanadi papa? irukurathu thaan irukum."

Radhi- "me, verupethatha... Nalla thane iruku.. ", she pouted. 

Ragu- "summa iru rohini.. athellam nee alaga iruku da kuttyma". Still Radhi is in confusion. 

Sathya- "aana, etho onnu miss aguthe... haan, kandupudichuten... Intha confusion ah thooki potutu konjam smile pana correct ah irukum"

Radhi smiled but it didn't reached her eyes. Elders noted it but didn't said anything. It is an artificial smile. Then Radhi and Poorani started to act like doing their assignments. 

Radhi looked at the clock, it showed 6.50. She left out a breathe. Every second passed like an hour to her. Time passed 7 pm. Still she didn't got any call from him. She was staring at the clock for sometime and then at the mobile. Till now not even a word is written on the paper. Ragu and Sathya watched everything.

Poorani mockingly sang a song for Radhi. (song: Azhaippaya azhaippaya film: Kadhalil Sothapuvatu Epadi)

Azhaipaaya azhaipaaya..
Padikaamal kidakindren
Kadikaaram kadikindren..
Vidiyaamalae.. azhaipaaya

Radhi glared at her. Poorani did actions when singing to irritate her. 

Naan enna pesa vendum
Endru solli paarthen
Nee enna koora vendum
Endrum solli paarthen
Naan athanaikum othigaigal
Oda vittu paarthen
Nee engu punnagaikka vendum
Endru kuda serthen

Radhi throwed a book at her. It fell on Poorani's head. She shouted and then raised her hands as surrendered. Rohini, Ragu and Sathya laughed at them. She pouted and looked down sadly. 

Poorani- "hey koopduvanga di.. ipo thane 7.10 agiruku... vanthathum koopduvanga". Radhi just hummed, but didn't said anything. 

Ragu- " Chennai la romba traffic irukum nu adikadi Vinoth soluvan.. may be trafiic nala kooda late agalam..."

At 7.15, Radhi is still looking at the clock and then the mobile. She started to color all the "O" letter in the text book. She also started to scribble in the note book.  Sathya noticed her sadness.

Sathya- " kuttyma, avan driving la irupaan. illaina kandipa unaku message panirupaan... "

Poornai- "kandipa neriah chance iruku uncle. kalaila irunthu message matum thaan rendu perum panitu irukanga"

Radhi glared at her. Elders chuckled. Radhi tried to read her book but then put that aside with a pout and started at the mobile. 

At 7.30, Radhi mobile ringed. It is the call from Madhan. Her face beamed with a glow. Her eyes shined and lips automatically curved with a little blush. She ran away to her room and locked it very fast. Everyone laughed at her outside. She didn't bothered about anything and attended the call inside. It is a video call as expected from the expected person. She relaxed a little and attended it. They both looked at each other in the screen.

Madhan looked sweaty. it is evident he called her once he reached home. Little sweats in his forehead added beauty to him. He wiped it cutely. He bite his lips once to make it wet, which send chill electric waves to her. His shining eyes is penetrating into her. The way he adjusted his hair made her to fall for him again. His top button is open which made look so handsome. Radhi is looking at him like admiring a statue.

Radhi looked like a bloomed flower. Her eyes with Kajal, jasmine flowers that came front to add beauty to her, her ear with jhumkhas ,her natural pink lips and a slight pink blush in the cheeks. Her little hair that cutely got deposited in her forehead disturbing her eyebrows and eyes little.

Madhan at first looked at her happily, But then his look changed. He looked at her with admiration. His eye lid all over her face and observed her. His look change to a seductive one slowly. They haven't told even a hello till now. There is a complete silence. Both are looking at each other. Radhi unable to handle his look, looked down.

Madhan- "ena paka matiah di?", he asked in his base voice. 

Radhi- "apadi paakatheenga", she manage to say to him still looking down.

Madhan- "naan paka thaana di, ipadi ready agiruka.. apuram pakatha nu solra?"

Radhi - "athu .. college vitu vanthu chumma change panathu.. "

Madhan- "oh, chumma change panirukiah? unaku pinnadi bed la matum ethana dress iruku theriuma?"

Radhi bite his lips and looked at him with a get caught look. Madhan giggled at first and then gave her a flying kiss with a wink. She blushed and looked down again. 

Madhan- "enaku illaya?", she nodded a no cutely. 

She then looked at him with the corner of her eyes and looked down. To make her normal, he changed the topic.

Madhan- "sari inaiku class epadi pochu?".

Radhi- "haan, nalla pochu..", she too changed to a normal state little.

Madhan- "nee class kavanichiah?", he raised her eyebrows. 

Radhi- "athu poori kavanichuta...", she evaded. 

Madhan- "sari, assignments ellam mudichutiah?"

Radhi- "athu,.. eluthitu irunthen.. inum konja nerathula mudichuruven"

Madhan- "naan disturb panitena?", he genuinely asked her.

Radhi with a hurry said, "illa illa... athu apuram eluthikaren.. ". Madhan chuckled. Radhi too smiled and closed her eyes in shy. 

Madhan- "konja naal naan inga vela pakanum di.. ipadiye pona velaiah vitutu naan anga vanthiduven pola.. un kita". Radhi blushed and bite her lips.

Madhan- "sari enga iruka?"

Radhi- "amma veetla". Madhan understood her changes. She stated as mother's home, which says that now Madhan's home become her home. 

Madhan - "snacks ellam saptiah?"

Radhi- "hmm... Nee refresh panitiah?". They started their normal conversation and continued. 

At 10, Rohini knocked her door at the 12th time. She left out a long breathe and went to Ragu with anger. 

Rohini- "Ragu, sapda koopdarathuku ethana thadava kadhava thatiten theriuma... thorakave matikura.. "

Ragu - "vidu Rohini.. "

Rohini- "apadi ena thaan pesuvangalo... neenga vinoth ku phone pani Madhan kita sola solunga.. "

Sathya and Ragu giggled and did as per her words. Poorani slept in Vinoth's room, since she felt sleepy. After 10 mins, Radhi opened the door with anger. 

Radhi- "ma.. enna ma? ethuku anna ku call pana?"

Rohini- "saptu poi pesu dii..."

Radhi- "naan than apuram sapdaren nu sonenla... oru 10 nimisham phone pesa vidariah?"

Rohini- "ethu, 10 nimishama... mani 10 aguthu di.. "

Radhi- "10 maniah?", She too looked at the clock shockingly. Ragu and Sathya giggled. 

Radhi- "athu konjam doubt irunthathu, athan time agiduchu.. "

Rohini- "poi solrathunu agiduchuna, konjam poruthama sollu di... Nee book-ye edukama thaan room kulla pona"

Radhi- "pch, ipo enna ma sapdanum avlo thane? kudu.. ", she tried to finish the argument since she understood that elders are teasing her.

Rohini- "romba thaan salichukatha di.. sapdu.. ", she mocked.

Radhi- "ne kodu, naan room la poi saptukaren.. " she said with a pout and a thief look. Her eye balls are moving here and there. 

Rohini- "vilakamaru pinchudum... neum sapdu, Madhan-aium sapda vidu.. "

Radhi- "sari sari, kudu". She started to eat. After 10 mins, her mobile ringed. Radhi looked at the elders with a get caught look. They looked at her mockingly with a giggle.

Rohini- "saptu poo di.. "

Radhi- "maa, enaku pothum ma.. ". The call ended. 

Radhi with a mini-anger told- "maa, naan sapten pothum.. ", Her mobile again ringed. She flew away with her mobile to her room. 

Rohini- "yei plate ah vachutu poo di.. plate oda pora di.. ". Elders laughed out loudly. 

Rohini- "enaku manasu niranchu pochu ragu.. ithunga time wate paniduchunga.. Yarachum oruthar thariama propose paniruntha, epavo kuttyma marirupa.. "

Ragu- "hmm, sari vidu.. Ponatha ninachu varutha padatha... ini nadaka poratha ninachu santhosa padu.. pora poka paatha kuttyma sariah padika maata polaye.. "

Rohini- "padipu kidakuthu.. enaku ava santhosama iruntha pothum. athu thaan enaku venum"

Sathya- "apadi ellam Madhan vida mataan. Kandipa avalukulla irukura thiramaiah velila kondu varuvaan."

Rohini- "anna, pasanga kita unmaiah solalam... Madhan varuthapaduratha enala paka mudiala... "

Sathya- "hmm papom... Nama mela varutham irunthalum, avan atha ellam maranthiduvaan ma. athaye yosichutu irukuravan kidaiyathu.."

Ragu- "hmm, papa oda fees ellam nane pathukaren da.. Madhan kita... "

Sathya- "vendam da... nee athellam panatha... ipo itha yoscihu Madhan-um Vinoth-um financial ah stable aga plan panranga. Nee help panrenu kedukatha... avangale oru mudivoda varuvaanga apo pathukalam"

Elders finished their conversation and went to sleep. Radhi and Madhan are still talking. 

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 At the same time, The police searched everywhere for the prisoner, but he was not found. From the jail, a person escaped. Arun, who is the initial groom for Radhi escaped. It is discovered he escaped a day before. Then the police decided to announce this information. As a result all the news channels are informing about the escaped prisoner with his photo. 

In the morning, The police called Ragu and Sathya, informed about the news and alerted them. His escape plan motto is not known yet. The last girl he saw was Radhi. So the police suggested that he might have escaped to trap Radhi and alerted them to be careful.

Ragu and Sathya worried about it. Sathya called Madhan and informed them about the escaped prisoner. Madhan and Vinoth are shocked to the core. Madhan heart felt something wrong is going to happen.

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Parvathi Suresh Sharma.