Prabha entered his house and it was still raining.He dried up himself and changed his clothes and to make himself warm he made some hot instant maggie which could go well with the climate.

He settled himself on the couch and switched on his tv before he remebered something.His eyes widened in realisation,he kept the bowl aside and ran outside his house immediately.He took the umbrella that Shreya gave him which he forgot in his bike and ran inside.

'Marakaadheenga..',her voice echoed in his ears and a smile bloomed in his lips.He opened the umbrella to make it dry and went back to the work that he has left half the way.

Shreya loves reading and the silence library gives her.Searching for the novel that she had read about in the internet,she started walking between the shelves.

Her fingers moved each book to find the one she came for but gasped and widened her eyes when she saw him peeping through the gap from the opposite.

'Hii..',he waved at her whispering.
'Silence eh pudikkadha aaluku library la enna velai?',she asked in a low voice,moving and searching for the book while he too started moving in the opposite side to face her in the gap between the books.

'Silence romba pudicha aaluku anniku stadium la enna velayo..adhe pola dha..',Prabha replied making her fake glare him.
'Serii serii.. cool down..Romba nerama guninju paathu kazhuthu valikudhu..Naan apdi varen..',he said and came around the shelf to meet her.

'Idho idha kudukka dha vandhen..',Prabha said showing her umbrella.
'Ippo idha odane kudunga nu ungala yaaru ketaa?',she asked.
'May be ungaluku thevai padalamla..Naane vechukitaa aprom neenga ena panuveenga?',he asked following her,who was walking towards the librarian to ask the book for 7 days.

She signed the entry and put the book in her sling back,before receiving the umbrella from him,'Thank you..'
They both walked out from the library.

'Aama,naan inga irukennu ungaluku yaaru sonnaa?',Shreya asked.
'Naan anga cafe ku dha ponen,anga paatha neenga illa..Waiter oruthar ta keten,avaru dhan sonnaaru you'll be in the library..',Prabha said and Shreya nodded.

'So next enna plan?',Shreya asked.
'Plan ellaa illa nga..Iniku Sunday dhana,work illa..Veetuku poi paduthu thoonguven,illa PS velayaaduven..',Prabha said.

'Naan anga cafe close panna solliten,Pakkathula dhana beach,vareengala enkooda?',Shreya asked and he widened his eyes smiling.
'Hmm yeah..Polaame',Prabha said and they started walking towards the beach.

The evening sky looked beautiful at the promenade beach while these two souls were walking on the rocks,speaking about things.

'Ungala pathi sollungalen..',Prabha said.
'Adhaan friends aayitome,innu enna vaanga ponga..',Shreya asked and he chuckled.
'Okayyy..Neeyum ini enna inime vaanga ponga nu koopda koodadhu,Deal?',he asked.
'Hmm deal!',she agreed.

'Serii,Unna pathi sollu..',he said.
'Hmm..Shreya!Family nu sollika yaarum illa..Valandhadhellan orphanage la dhan..Anga enaku kedacha friend dha Kriti aniku mall la paathalla..',she paused and he nodded in recognation.

'Aprom angeye school mudichu,Aprom veliya vandhu thaniya room eduthu stay panitom..scholarship la college padichom side la work pannite to pay the rent and enga basic needs lam paathuka..two years before dha Kaatrin Mozhi open panne,Kriti inga dha oru IT company la work panraa..

Pakkaa introvert!Movies,K drama,Cricket,Cafe and appo appo outings with Kriti!Avlodhan en life!',Shreya finished and he listened her keenly.
'And you?',she asked.

'Prabha,Micro artist!..Veetla amma and akka mattum dha..Amma akka oda Coimbatore la irukaanga,naan inga thaniyaa dha iruken..Friends irukkaanga but Nithish was the one who is very special to me!Neraya pesuven adhunaalaye ellaaru therichu odeeruvaanga..Play station,movies,leave kedachaa amma and akka kitta odeeruven..Enna pathi solradhuku vera enna avlodhaanu nenaikire',Prabha finished and she nodded with a hum.

Their eyes fell on the cotton candy guy and Prabha turned towards her.
'Panjumuttaai sapdriya?',Prabha asked.
'Unakku venumaa?',Shreya asked and he smiled sheepishly rubbing his nape.
'Aamaa',he chuckled.
'Vaa..',she walked forward they bought eachother a cotton candy and settled on the rocks.

Shreya looked at Prabha who was eating the cotton candy like an excited little kid.
'Panjumuttai na romba pudikumo?',she asked.
'Hmmm romba',he smiled.
'Hmm..',she nodded smiling.

He finished eating his and saw her still eating her.He chuckled when he her who was clumsily eating it.
'Mooku kannam ellaama sapdudhu unaku?',Prabha laughed.
'Huh?Enna?',she asked.
Prabha pointed her philitrum which had the cotton spills and she wiped her cheek.

'Anga illa ma,un mooku keela..',he said but again she wiped the wrong side.
'Ada..',he leaned and wiped her philitrum.
Shiver travelled down her spine when his thumb grazed over her lips.He took his thumb when he felt a tingling sensation inside his tummy.
They both turned their face away from eachother.

Not want to make the situation more awkward,Prabha spoke,'Aama nee yaaraiyavadhu love pannirukiya?',he asked and she shrugged.

'Crushes laam irundhuchu..But relationship nu edhulayum erangunadhu illa..',Shreya replied.
'Nee?',she asked and he smirked.

'Ovvaru dhadava oru relationship kulla pora appo kandippa idhudhan last ah irukanumnu nenaippe..Aarambathula pudichu varavangaluku..poga poga enna pudikaama poidum..',he said looking at the waves and the silence said her that he has gone through a lot.

'Songs kepiyaa?',she asked and he frowned.
'Hmmm',he nodded.
'Oru song la..
''Kadal alai pola un kaal thottu orasi,kadal ulla poravan naan illa di
Kadal manna pola un kaaloda otti,karathaandum vara naan irupenadi..'
Apdinu lines varume..',she said looking at him.

'Kannane kanne song?',he asked and she nodded in affirmation.
'Adhe maadhiri..Ennai vittu uyir ponaalum apdindra song la
'Kadal mann pol nee enai udhari sendraalume varuven
Alaigal pole naan thirumba thirumba un pinnae varuven..'
Apdinum oru lyric iruku..',she said and he nodded.

'See,Idha ezhudhuna rendu perume vera vera lyricst,Oruthar alaigaloda good side ah paathurukaaru,innoruthar Mann oda side..'

'Idhula rendume unmai dha Prabha..Aana Kadal alaiya irundhaalum,kadal mann ah irundhaalum..Right aana person kannula dha namma value theriyum!Andha lyricsts la oruthar ku kadal alai kannuku therinja maadhiri,innoruthar kannuku ku kadal mann therinja maadhiri..

May be innum andha right person un life la varalanu nenaikire.....',Shreya said and Prabha looked at her with shining eyes.Little did they know they've met already!

'Idhuku naduvula we may fail in relationships,people will leave..Aana Mathavanga onna vittutu poradhuku 1000 reasons irundhaalum,right person will stay by your side!!Avangaluku ore reason dha stay panradhuku and that reason is nothing but you!',she finished and he smiled.

Her each words made sense to him.Suddenly she looked different in his eyes.He looked away from her gaze for second and looked back at her.
'Most needed words',he said and she smiled.

The Sun started drowning behind the sea and they admired it together.All the while Prabha didnt shut his mouth even for a minute,but Shreya didnt complaint,she liked listening to him for no particular reason.They exchanged their numbers,instagram profiles along with many things they shared with eachother.

'Serii..Appo kelambalam..Naan enakku cab book pannite..',she said standing up from her place and he stood along with her.
'Yedhuku cab?Naane unna drop pannirupen la?',he asked.
'Nammaa dhan friends aayitome,next time kandippa unkooda bike la varen..',she said and he nodded and the next moment it started drizzling.

'Innikum mazhaiya?',he asked and she chuckled.
'Indhaa..',she forwarded him the umbrella and he frowned.
'Idha neeye vechuko!Enna vida idhu unaku dha thevaipadudhu..',she said and he chuckled.Soon her cab arrived and the rain started pouring.He opened the umbrella and she got inside the cab.

'Veetuku poitu,text pannu..',he said and the small gesture of him made her feel warm.She nodded her head and they waved at eachother before her cab started move.He smiled at her way and started walking towards the library where he left his bike.

Shreya was going through something which she had never felt.A smile constantly played on her lips.She took out her mobile and opened her instagram to put a note
''Some unexpected bonds can turn more special''

Shreya reached her house and found Kriti was reached already.
'Yenga di poitu vara?',Kriti asked and Shreya's phone pinged with a notification.It was from Prabha on Instagram.He had replied her note with a 💜 purple heart.
She smiled widely looking at his reply.

'Heyy unna dhan di..Yenga pona?',Kriti asked.
'Summaa dha beach vara!Waves paakuradhuku..',Shreya said and retired to her room to reply his text.

TO BE CONTINUED