It was a Sunday morning. Indhra was home and she was roaming around the house as she didn't know what to do.

While she was watching the TV, her mobile flashed with a call from Tamizh.

"Hey Tamizh, how are you?" Indhra asks him happily.

"Hello Indhra! I'm fine. How are you?" He asks her back.

"I'm good as well!" She replies with a smile.

"Indhra, where are you now?" Tamizh asks her little tensed.

"I'm at home Tamizh. Why are you asking?" She asks confused.

"Is uncle at home? If yes can you pass your phone to him? I missed his number when I changed my phone." He tells her.

"Yeah I'll give the phone to dad. Is everything okay?" She asks him quickly noticing the change in his voice.

"Yes Indhra, I just want to clarify something to uncle regarding my company." Tamizh informs and she gave her phone to her dad.

Tamizh spoke to Indhra's dad for a few minutes. Indhra felt bored and she went to her room to arrange her table. Her dad came there after ending the call.

"Here is your phone, Indhra." Indhra's father gave the mobile to her.

"Why did he call?" Indhra asks her dad curiously.

"He has taken a loan for his business itseems. He had few doubts regarding that." He explains her.

"Oh okay dad." Indhra nods. Her father walks towards the door and turns back to look at her.

"You want something, dad?"

"Can I talk to you for a while?" He asks and Indhra chuckles.

"Come dad. I'm free today!" She smiles as she sat on the bed next to her father.

"When you said you like someone, I was scared... Worried about you." He tells her softly.

"Why dad?" She asks shocked.

"General fears of a girl's father da. You can't shake that fear so easily. We had given the freedom to choose your life partner... So we should not stop you. But I was very worried whether you would choose a wrong guy... What if you choose a wrong path and leave us alone? What if we didn't like the guy and you get offended? These thoughts were occupied in my mind."

"Dad!!!!" She shouts in shock.

"Calm down Indhra... But when I saw Tamizh, all my worries flew away. He is such a responsible guy, I trust him so much. I am not saying all this because you like him. Even when he studied under me, he was unique from others." He says and Indhra nods her head.

"I'm happy that you like him. Do what your heart says, and it's a yes from me and your mom." He says and walks out of the room.

Indhra was sitting there lost in thoughts. She had always wanted to fall in love before marriage. But at the same time she didn't want to hurt her parents too. That is one of the reasons why she said okay to an arranged marriage. She liked Tamizh, his character, attitude everything. Now he is her parents choice too. She was utterly confused.

Next morning she makes up her mind and calls Tamizh. He attends the call after a few rings.

"Hello Indhra."

"Are you busy Tamizh?" Indhra asks him.

"Hmm yeah Indhra. Today is Monday right, so little busy." He answers.

"Oh... Can we meet in the evening?" She asks him hopefully.

"I have a meeting in the afternoon. If it gets over soon, we can meet Indhra. Are you okay with it!" He asks her.

"Yeah Tamizh. Its okay."

"You call me at 5 in the evening. I'll tell you if we can meet up." Tamizh says and Indhra agrees to it. They both started their work and were busy with it.

As Indhra was very sure that she wants to meet him that day, she calls him at 5.

"Hello." Indhra hears a female voice from the other end. She was able to hear lot of noises and she understands that they were on the road.

"Who is it?" Indhra hears Tamizh's voice.

"Someone named Indhra has called you. But no one is speaking from the other end." The girl tells him.

"Pass me the phone."

"Hello Indhra!" Tamizh answers.

"Tamizh, you asked me to call you..." Indhra reminds him..

"Yeah Indhra, I remember. I don't think I can come to the coffee shop or beach today. Can you come to my office?" He asks her.

"Hmm okay."

"I'll text you the address. Let's meet there." Tamizh says and ends the call without even waiting for her reply.

Indhra goes to his office after her work got over. Tamizh was sitting inside his cabin and sipping his coffee.

"I thought you were busy." Indhra says as she got inside.

"Yeah.. a very busy day. Just got a break from work. Do you want to have something?" He asks her and she nods her head horizontally.

"Who is that girl?" Indhra asks him as she couldn't control herself.

"Which girl?" He asks her back.

"The girl who attended my call in the evening."

"Oh.. she is Swathi. She asked me to drop her at the railway station, so I went there." Tamizh replies casually.

"When I asked you whether we can meet, you said you are busy, and you went to drop another girl?" Indhra asks him as she felt possesive about him.

"I was and I am still busy, Indhra!" He says sternly but she raised her eyebrows demanding an explanation.

"She is my cousin, my little sister. She is staying in a hostel and studying here. As her grandmother is sick, she is going home today. I am her local guardian, so I had to go there and pick her up. Did you get your answer?" Tamizh asks her in exasperation.

"Erm... I'm sorry..." She says looking down.

"Hmmm. Why did you want to meet me?" He asks her.

"I... I forgot about it. I will call you if u remember it. I'll take your leave " Indhra says and quickly starts walking from there. Tamizh calls her but she ran from there.

Tamizh didn't know why she was behaving weirdly all of a sudden. While he was thinking, he hears the door open and Indhra walks in again.

"What happened now?" Tamizh asks her with a smile.

"I forgot to bring my house keys. My parents have gone for a reception and they will be home after ten o clock. I don't know what I am going to do now." She pouts sadly.

"Seems like you are forgetting everything today." He laughs and Indhra glares him.

"Can you wait here for a few minutes?" Tamizh asks her.

"Hmm..." Indhra agrees and sits on the chair.

Tamizh walks out of his room and came back after ten minutes. Till then Indhra was scrolling in her mobile.

"What do you prefer?" He asks her as he sat on the desk.

"Prefer? What are you talking about?" She asks confused.

"Indian or continental food, Indhra?"

"Why are you asking this suddenly?"

" I know that you are upset as we didn't go out. Now your parents are not home and you definitely have to stay out till they return. So I have planned to take you out for dinner tonight." Tamizh says and Indhra smiles on hearing it.

"So tell me. Let's go out now."

"Indian food!" Indhra says and they both go to a restaurant for dinner. They started talking about random things and had their dinner happily.

"So atleast tell me now, Indhra. What did you want to talk to me?" Tamizh asks Indhra as they were having their falooda.

"I told you right... I forgot..." Indhra looks away.

"I'm not a fool to beleive whatever you say, Indhra. So tell me what it is."

Indhra takes a deep breath before opening up her heart to him.

"It all started as a lie Tamizh... But I am starting to beleive that it is not a lie anymore... Atleast for me." Indhra says.

"What are you talking about?" Tamizh asks her confused.

"That day we decided to lie to our parents that we like eachother. Now... When I sit back and think about our relationship, I wish it wasn't just a lie to our parents. You respected me and my parents. My parents like you, especially my dad has high hopes on you. I don't want to lie to myself that it is all just a drama. My feelings for you is real, Tamizh. When i heard another girl's voice in your mobile, i felt possesive, jealous. I'm falling in love with you, Tamizh." She tells him in one breath and looks at him. He was looking at her without a blink.

"Take your time, Tamizh. I won't force you to give an answer. Even if you..." Indhra says but she gulped down the sob thinking about his negative reply. She feels him holding her hand gently.

"I love you, Indhra." Tamizh says looking into her eyes. Her eyes welled up on hearing it.

"I didn't have the guts to admit it." He chuckles softly.

"I don't know whether i can go that coffee shop alone anymore. I don't know whether I can sit next to a stranger girl and have a conversation with her. I don't know if I can take her to the beach.... That day, was a memorable one. I didn't want to leave you alone after knowing you were confused. I wanted to help you out. I had started feeling that what we have is something more than friendship. When you didn't want to hurt my parents that day, I fell in love with you." He confesses to her. She smiles with tears.

"After knowing that your father was my HOD, I stepped back a little. Your dad is my inspiration..  I didn't know how he would react if I say that I want to marry you. That's why I didn't confess my love to you."

"My dad is already seeing you as his son in law. He is so happy that I have found you. He was never this happy when he found the previous grooms." Indhra laughs.

"Credit goes to Akhil. If he had come there on that day, I would not have met you." Indhra tells him.

"Haha yeah! And special thanks to that waitress. She was the one who addressed us a couple first." Tamizh adds.

"So, what next?" Indhra asks him.

"I'll come to your house with my parents tomorrow. Let us tell our parents about everything from the beginning." Tamizh says.

"No more lies, no more drama." Indhra tells him.

"Only love love and love." Tamizh winks and Indhra blushes shyly.

The End.
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