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They went to the office and started to do their work. During lunch time, Madhav came to Arjun place. 

Madhav- "Ajju, phone ah edukamatiah nee, unaku ethana calls vanthirukunu paaru. Veetla irunthu enna kooptu kekuranga "

Arjun checked his mobile and said, "kavanikala Maddy, sorry pa", He placed his hands on his ears and narrowing his eyes as pleading.

Madhav looked at him with a pleasing smile and shake his head as no. He then chuckled. 

Arjun- "ethavathu important news ah Maddy? Veetla irunthu yaen call panirukanga."

Madhav- "Hmm, Vihuu ku ponnu paka porom nalaiku. so inaiku namma ellarum kilambanum"

Arjun with a bright smile and eyes said, "nijamava? WOOOOOWWWW .... fix pannitangala?"

Madhav- "kudumba josiyar okay sollitaram, so anegama mudichurum nu ninaikuren", He raised his one eyebrow and muttered. 

Arjun hugged him tightly expressing his happiness. Madhav too hugged him with a content smile. Vihaan came at that time. 

Madhav- "vaanga kalyana mapla", He teased. 

Vihaan- "athukulla unaku news vanthirucha Maddy? naan ippo thane okay solitu vanthaen", He asked him with surprise with the chuckle.

Arjun- "okay solitiah anna?"

Vihaan- " ponnu paka thaan porom.. athukulla fix agatha ajju ", He said without looking at his eyes. He is just trying to escape from the teasing. 

Madhav and Arjun chuckled after glancing at each other. 

Arjun- " anni photo pathutiah? mail panirukangala?", He asked with much eagerness.

Vihaan- "nerlayae poi pathuko.. athaan ooruku poga poromae.. vanga sapda polam. enaku pasikuthu", he left with a smile. 

Arjun and Madhav giggled and followed him. At the lunch place, 

Madhav- "Ajju, nanum Vihu vum head office poiduvom saptutu"

Arjun- "iniaka submission?"

Vihaan- "hmm"

Arjun started in a mild voice, "hmm, inaiku evening team la party vaikuratha solirukanga", He slowly moved his eyes from his plate and looked at Madhav and Vihaan with hesitation and expectation. 

Madhav chuckled and leaned back on the chair. 

Vihaan- "enna party?", he raised his eyebrows. 

Arjun- " athu athu vanthu.. ", He struggled to continue. 

Madhav smiled and said, "enaa party nu enna kelvi Vihu, ellam celebration party thaan, mudinchu pona project ku". 

Arjun gulped and looked down. His eyes moved here and there. Madhav placed his hand and Vihaan's shoulder and blinked with a smile. Arjun didn't noticed it since he looked down.

Vihaan- "Ajju, party mudichutu seekram varanum.", He ordered. Arjun nodded sincerely.

Arjun had a call. He looked at his mobile and said, "oru nimisham itho varen"

Vihaan- "enna Maddy nee ivlo chellam kodukura avanuku.. avan friends yaraiyumae enaku pudikala.. avanga kooda ivan palagurathu enaku sariah padala.. "

Madhav- "avanga sari illanu enakum theirum da", He said in a calm tone.

Vihaan- " apuram yaen avana allow panna solra?"

Madhav- "Vihaan, Namma nambikkaiyaium anbaium vachu thaan katupaduthanum, katayapaduthi kattu padutha koodathu. "

Vihaan nodded and said, "aana Maddy, avanga ivana mathiruvangalo nu..", he started with a worried tone. 

Madhav looked at him with a smile and stopped him stating, "avan Namma Arjun, Vihaan. Namale nambalaina epadi?", They both looked at each other. 

Madhav eyes is very calm that made Vihaan to relax automatically. Vihaan's worries faded away gradually.

Madhav- "Arjun ah nee epavum kaikullayae vachuka mudiathu.. ipo avan valanthutaan.". 

Vihaan moving his eyes direction to Arjun and nodded understandingly, affirmatively. Madhav at first looked at Vihaan and then looked at Arjun with a smile. Arjun is laughing while talking in mobile. Arjun's smile made both Vihaan and Madhav to smile. They both are seeing him from his birth, though he had grown up now, still they had the glimpse of a little boy image of Arjun on him.

After a while Arjun joined them and the trio had their lunch. Once done they moved to their work. Vihaan and Madhav went to the office for their work discussing about their research work. Arjun joined his team and started his atrocities. 

In the late evening, Arjun returned from his party to his home. On his way back, he has to cross a path where there is a dim light and no much persons around. While driving on that path, he witnessed two girls in a panicked mode and having a girl lying on the ground with wounds and blood oozing. He stopped the car aside and moved towards them.  Dharshini and Aishwarya stood there. 

Dharshini and Aishwarya- "thambi thambi "

Arjun- "sollunga ka", He looked at both. 

Dharshini- " konjam help panunga. moonu poruki nainga galatta panni intha ponna vera thalaila adichutanga. avanga kita irunthu thappichu varum pothu iva valila mayangita.. please kaapathunga. ", She asked him with a hope filled eyes.

Aishwarya- "odi varum pothu phone keela vilunthuduchu. yaraium help ku koopda mudiala"

Arjun tugged his shirt and asked,  "enga ka avanga?"

Dharshini showed him the direction. At first, He tried to step ahead to fight with them but stopped remembering something.

Aishwarya- "ennachu? sattaya ellam madichutu vegama thirumbina, ippo apadiyae nikura? poo"

Arjun- "akka, inaiku ennnala sanda poda mudiathu ka", he said with a inability tone.

Dharshini and Aishwarya- "ethey??", They didn't expect this answer. 

Aishwarya- "dei, nalla udamba gym body mathiri thane valathu vachuruka. poi sanda podu daa avanga kooda". She shouted at him with anger pointing him with her fingers. 

Dharshini with a pleading tone said, "acho, avanga thirumbi varanga.. ipo yosika neram illa.. seekrma ethavathu pannu "

Arjun hurriedly moved backwards from the path and hide himself in one of the house compound. 

Dharshini- "enna di oditaan", she asked her worriedly. There is a trace of tears in her eyes.

Aishwarya- "cha, aala paathu ambala nu thappa ninachutaen. udamba mattum thaan valathu vachirukaan. namale samalika paapom, nee bayapudatha", She gave support to her after scolding him.

The goons neared the girls with a smirk but soon they heard the police serine sound. The goons panicked and looked around. Slowly Arjun came out of the compound and the sound too heard loudly. Goons thought that police arrived and started to run. Arjun neared them and paused the sound which gives serine sound from his mobile. 

Arjun- " sorry ka, sorry. matha naala iruntha, naan kandipa avanungala adichurupen but inaiku ennala mudiathu ka. en car anga thaan iruku, vaanga first intha akka va hospital kootitu polam", he took the girl in his hand and proceed to the car.

Dharshini and Aishwarya looked at each other with confusion, but with no other way they followed him. Arjun drive them to the nearby hospital and admitted the girl. They felt his care and honesty, though his acts expressed mystery.

Dharshini- "Naan Dharshini, doctor", she extended her hand towards him. 

Arjun- "Naan Arjun ka, Archeologist. ***** la work panren", he gave a handshake.

Aishwarya and Dharshini looked at each other with a meaningful look. 

Aishwarya- " Naan Aishwarya, nanum doctor thaan. Ama, athu yaen inaiku adika maten nu sonna?"

Arjun- "nalaiku en anna ku ponnu paka porom ka. ippo avangala adicha, adikum pothu kandipa enakum adi padum. enaku adi patta atha abasagunama periavanga ninaipanga ka, athanala antha ponna vendam nu solla vaipu iruku kaa, athanala thaan. En annanukaga oru ponnu anga kathitu irukanga kaa"

Dharshini and Aishwarya widened their eyes at his perspective. They smiled understanding him. 

Dharshini- " un anna peru?"

Arjun- "Vihaan. Vihaan anna.", he said with eyes full of pride and love. Dharshini smiled with shining eyes. 

Aishwarya- "antha serine tone, athu epadi?", She asked him with confusion, normally people will not have that. 

Arjun- " ithu enga office la irukura ellarukum download panni koduthuruken akka, mukiama girls ku. oru safety ku irukattum nu. ippo, en memory card la iruku, venumna ungaluku mail anupa mudiumanu pakuren kaa."

Aishwarya and Dharshini smiled at him. Their eyes shined understanding him and his smartness. At the same time, his mobile ringed. He blinked like a kid, gulped and attended it. 

Arjun- "Madhava..", He said in a most warming and pleading tone. Aishwarya felt a shock and goosebumps in her body. 

Madhav- " Arjuna..", he chuckled, "nee koopdurathulayae theriuthu ennavo vela pathiruka nu. ippo enna panna?". , There is a evident of mocking and teasing.

Both the girls can clearly hear Madhav's voice without enabling the loud speaker. It might be due to the fault of the mobile. 

At the time, a nurse came to intimate the pay for the injection. Arjun hold his phone placing it in his shoulder leaning his ears towards the shoulder, took his purse out and gave that to Dharshini. 

Dharshini opened it and saw the photo in it. The photo which has the image of Arjun, Vihaan and Madhav happily smiling wrapping hands around each other. Aishwarya too peeked and looked at the photo. Aishwarya's eyes fixed on Madhav and Dharshini' s eyes fixed on Vihaan. Then they both looked at each other. 

Aishwarya slowly mumbled, " un all-oda thambi di"

Nurse- "seekram kodunga". Aishwarya then took the money and gave her. 

Meanwhile, Arjun- "Madhava, varum pothu oru kutty prachanai. hospital la iruken. seekram vanthiduven. anna va samali please"

Madhav- "hospital ah? enanchu unaku?", There is a panic in his voice.

Arjun- "enaku onnum illa, adipatta oru akka ku help panna vanthiruken..  please Madhava, anna va samali. naan konja nerathula vanthiduven.", he explained like an obedient boy and pleaded him cutely. 

Madhav- " avan ipove vanathukum boomikum kuthika ready ah irukan. nee enna mativida thaan ipadi ovvoru thadavaium ethulayachum sikuriah nee. nee panra velaiku enaium sethu thituraan avan."

Arjun- "Madhava.."

Madhav chuckled and said, "sari, seekram vaa. unaku onum illala", He said the last line with a soft caring tone.

Arjun smiled and said, "illa Maddy, i am completely fine. Bye Maddy"

Maddy- "Bye". They ended the call and Arjun turned towards them. Dharshini gave his purse back. 

Arjun- "vera ethuvum help venuma kaa", Concern and care is evident in his voice.

Aishwarya- "sorry, una thititaen. "

Arjun blinked at her and asked, "ennaya? ... enna thituneengala kaa?", he asked with fake innocence and shock. 

Aishwarya chuckled and said, " hmm, udamba than valathu vachurukaan vera onum illa nu sonaen"

Arjun- "Ethu? ... cha... Vethanai, Avamanam, Vetkam", he said the dialogue imitating the Muthu film dialogue and gestured like offended exactly like the heroine Meena. 

Dharshini and Aishwarya chuckled. 

Aishwarya- "athoda, 'cha aala paathu ambalanu ninachuten' nu ellam solli thititaen daa", She said with a fake worries and rhymingly. 

Arjun clutched his chest with a blink and said, "ethu?? kaaa", he shouted 'kaa' a little with widened eye unable to believe her words, But there is a shine in his eyes and face which says he is playing. 

Dharshini and Aishwarya chuckled again.. 

Arjun-  " kaa, please. adutha thadava yarayachum thittum pothu konjam paathu thitunga kaa. romba mosama poreenga."

Dharshini and Aishwarya giggled loudly hiding their mouth with their hands. 

Dharshini - "unaku kovam varalaya?"

Arjun- " Naan than ungaluku antha situation la entha nambikaium tharalayae akka. apuram epadi kova pada mudium? sanda podamaten nu solitu odinavana neenga ivlo kooda thitalaina epadi kaa? ". He said in a soft tone. 

Aishwarya - " aana ipo kooda nee enaku peria ambala mathiri therialayae Arjun "

Arjun looked at her with hurt filled eyes. He felt a prick in his heart. 

Aishwarya- "avasarapadatha..  nee enaku oru kutty paiyana thaan theirura", She combed his hair and said," Enaku oru visayatha kathu koduthuruka nee. Sanda potu thaan jeikanum nu illainu unkita kathukitaen"

Arjun chuckled at her and said, "itha enaku kathu koduthathu en Madhav ka.  But twist semaiah irunthathu, oru nimisham bakkunu agiduchu.". Both the girls chuckled again.

Arjun- "aana, akka. naan onum china paiyan illa. en anna ku kalyanam mudinchathum aduthu enaku thaan.", He said in a promising tone.

Dharshini- " haiyo daa, paiyan kalyanathuku ready thaan pola.. ", She folded her hand, leaned a little towards him and asked him with a naughty filled eyes. 

Arjun- "hmm, ayya ku ponnu kooda ready thaan.", He said raising his collar stylishly. 

Dharshini and Aishwarya raised their eyebrows at him by twisting their lips. 

Aishwarya- " paara, love ah? ". Arjun blushed cutely. Girls admired him like admiring a little boy.

Dharshini- "adada sonathum vetkam ellam varuthu paaren. ", Dharshini and Aishwarya giggled teasing him and Arjun rubbed his nape. 

Aishwarya- "ponnu epadi? nalla alaga irupaala?", She asked with curiosity. 

Arjun- "naan avala paathae 5 varusham aachu kaa.", He said with a dull tone. 

Dharshini- "yaen?", She furrowed his eyebrows and asked him. They are very much eager to know about them and him.

Arjun- " enaku leave irukum pothu ellam ava padika poita. avaluku leave irukum pothellam naan inga work ku vanthutaen. athanala meet panikave mudiala. Nalaiku kandipa varuvaa.", he said with determination and dreamy eyes.

Aishwarya- "appo sir-um ponnu paaka thaan poreengala?", She teased him. 

Arjun opened his mouth to answer her but his mobile ringed. He took it, blinked at the number, slapped his forehead.

Arjun- "akka anna kooptutaan, pochu enna thita poraan, late agiduchu nu. bye ka naan varen.."

Dharshini and Aishwarya looked at each other and nodded at him. Arjun jogged towards the entrance of the hospital attending the phone call. 

Arjun- "anna, vanthutae iruken.. itho 10 mins la anga irupen"

Dharshini shouted,  "Fast ah drive pannatha Arjun. gavanama poo."

Arjun turned back gave a thumbs up symbol to her, then bid- bye to them and ran away. 

Aishwarya- " ivana paathale oru pasam varuthulla"

Dharshini- "amam. irunthalum avana ipadi thitiruka koodathu nee"

Aishwarya- " Hmm, ini kandipa thita maten. Nalaiku avan unna paathu shock agiduvan"

They both looked at each other with a smile waiting for the next day.

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