Prabha's return drive from Shreya's house was all smiles.He reached his house and entered in locking the door.He could still feel her aura around the home,and yes her presence made his house a home.

He smiled and plopped on the couch.He laid down on his back and blushed profusely thinking of the moments they spent.Suddenly her eyes flashed infront of him which he keenly observed.Her dark grapes like eyes made his heart do a flip and butterflies around him.

'Heyy..Enna di panra enna..',he slapped his forehead and his phone rang.

It was from one of his colleague.
'Hello!',he picked the call.
'Hello Prabha,Vishnu here!',
'Sollunga Vishnu..'
'Prabha,immediate ah namma naaliku Chennai kelambanum Prabha..We had a deal with that art school right??Adhu vishayama oru chinna meeting..Naaliku namma rendu perum porom,Ungaluku okay dhaana?',Vishnu asked.

'Haan okay dha Vishnu,Timing?',Prabha asked.
'Morning 6'O clock train Prabha..Be ready!',Vishnu said.
'Fine,Ill be ready!',Prabha hung up the call and at the next moment he received a call from Nithish.

He picked his call,
'Aiyyaaa..indha ezhapatta jenmam Nithish ah nyabagam irukka aiyyaa?',Nithish smirked when he heard Prabha's sigh.
'Deii..over ah pannaadha da..Iniku kaalailla dhana paathom,rendu vaati un call ah naan edukula na odaane romba scene podaadha..',Prabha said to his dramatic friend.

'Solluva daa..solluva..Seri ena panra?Dinner la mudinju Shreya veetuku kelambitaala?',Nithish asked.
'Haann kelambitaa da..',Prabha heaved a missing sigh and Nithish caught his friend.

'Enna da nadakudhu rendu perukulla?',Nithish asked and that bought a immediate smile on his face.
'Onnum nadakalaye..',he replied still smiling.
'Adhuku yen da 32 pallayum kaatra?'.Nithish sighed and Prabha chuckled.

'Ennenamo nadakudhu da..(he tossed and laid on his chest)Apdiye kaathula medhakura maadhiri,pani laa poralura maadhiri,mazhai laa nenaira maadhiri..Ava kitta vara appolam,nalla mazhai penji onju,light ah veyil adikira appo oru kaathu varum theriyuma?Apdi iruku..Enakke theriyaama sirichukitu iruken..',Prabha blushed.

'Paathu macha,idhellam paithiyam aaguradhukaana symptoms maadhiri iruku..Oru nalla psychologist ah poi paaru..',Nithish teased.
'Deii..',Prabha pouted.

'Pinna enna da?Cinema la varra maadhiri pesitu irukka?',Nithish asked.
'Life eh cinema maaridhan da irukuu..',Prabha said dramatically.
'Mutheeruchu...',Nithish huffed but felt happy for his friend deep down.

'Machaa..solla maranndhuten da..Naan naaliku Chennai poren oru meeting vishayama,6'O clock train,ippo padutha dha naa seekram endhiripe..Naa poi padukkuren..',Prabha said.
'Serii macha,Paathu poitu vaa..',soon the duo hung up the call.

He noticed Shreya has sent him a message in Whatsapp that she had reached home.He opened her chat to reply her but before he could his phone dried out of battery and switched off.

'Ada...',he jumped down from the couch to connect the mobile charger.He connected his mobile to the charger and retired to bed but forgot to turn on the switch.

Prabha woke up early in the morning with the help of time piece's alarm,as his mobile was connected to the charger.He quickly woke up and refreshened himself.He rushed as he should be there before half an hour,he took his powerbank with him and took his mobile but forgot to check it.He decided to text her once he boarded inside the train.

He reached the railway and greeted his colleague.Soon they boarded inside the train and he took her mobile to send Shreya a message.He gasped in disappointment when his mobile was still off.

'Switch podaama vittenaa..',he clicked his tongue before connecting it to the power bank.But to his bad time,the power bank's battery was also dried.
He huffed in annoyance.

'Prabha..avanga designs la mail pannirundhaangalla,paatheengala?'.Vishnu asked.
'Haa paathe..',soon he concentrated on his work.

Shreya's eyes widened in joy when she heard a door opening sound but soon her smile disappeared when the person wasnt the one she expected.She managed to smile and greeted the customers a good morning in sign.Her eyes were switching to the door and her mobile.He has left her message seen last night and she tried calling him but his phone was off from last night which made her worry.

Her eyes fell on the snow man he gave which she kept in her table.A sigh escaped her lips.She felt a sudden emptiness around her,she bit her lower lip in worry.When the cafe was closed for a lunch break,she dialed him again but every call of her went unanswered.
'Enna ivan edukkave maatran?',she thought and dialed Nithish.

'Shreya,sollu maa',Nithish answered the call.
'Anna,Prabha anga irukaana?',Shreya asked.
'Avan yenga enkooda irukkaan,avan inneram Chennai la illa irupaan..Job vishayama porennu sonnaane..',Nithish said and this piece of information was new to her.
'Chennai poirukaana?',she thought and the thought that he didnt inform her made her upset.
'Hello..Shreya?'
'Haan..seri na..Naan aprom koopdren',she hung up the call.

She was already missing Prabha and now when she came to know that he didnt inform her made her more upset.But why was she upset?Who was her to him to get upset?,her mind questioned her.

She entered inside the cafe again and took the snow man in her hands.
'Enkitta sollaama poitella nee?..Naan yen unna ivlo miss panren?..',she thought and her mobile pinged with a zomato notification,

'Missing someone special who's very close to your heart or you're deeply in love with?'
Her eyes widened looking at the notification and a sigh escaped her lips when she read it fully,'Naa Biriyani ya sonne 😌!Order your favourite bucket biriyani in 50% offer..

For a second when she read those lines,she remembered Prabha.His face flashed infront of her eyes.
'Oru vela irukummo?',she thought but her thoughts were disturbed when the waiters came back after having their lunch.Soon she left inside the kitchen after keeping the tiny snow man on her table safely.

Prabha was anxiously waiting for the meeting to end,so that he can switch on his mobile and call her.His power bank took all the train time to get charged and he immediatly connected his phone before he entered into the meeting.He rushed outside once the meeting was end.He looked at the time it was almost 3:00 pm.He sighed in relief when his mobile was switched on but he was more worried about her and her missed calls.

He dialed her immediately and she wantedly ignored his calls.
He texted her in all the possible ways like Whatsapp,Instagram,Messanger and even in Gpay.
'Kochikitaala ta iruku..',he thought.

The train arrived and he boarded inside.His eyes fell on two people,who use sign language to speak.All he could remember was Shreya.A wide smile crept over his lips,he missed her a lot in these past hours.Her presence,her texts and calls everything.He was anxiously waiting for the train to reach Pondicherry.He literally ran towards the parking and took his bike.He drove fast as he could.He reached Kaatrin Mozhi at 07:55pm just before five minutes for the cafe to be closed.

He entered in with a smile.She saw him but ignored him successfully.
'Ayoo semma kovathula irukkaa polaye..',he thought and settled himself on the high stool.All the waiters have left and she was the one who was preparing to close the cafe.
He asked for the menu in sign and she placed the Menu card infront of him with a thud.

He saw her,who was wearing a simple white colour Kurti and a black pencil cut jeans.Her face looked pale and tired but still beautiful.Her hair was tied up in a bun,and few of her hair strands were resting on her face.For him she looked dreamy.She raised her eyebrows and tilted her head upwards asking him what.

He rested his left arm on the table and balanced his face with his palm and he opened his right hand open,thumb pointing at his chin and fingers pointing up.He completed the the sign by rolling your fingers across the front of his face in anti clockwise fashion,ending with his fingers and thumb together around his chin area,which means ''You look beautiful'' in sign language.But he should roll his fingers clockwise,him and his mistakes in sign language is a never ending love story.She suppressed her chuckle and kept her face still emotionless.

She glared him and tried to pull the menu card from him,but he grabbed it.
She again asked him in sign language what he wants and he pointed her.She glared him,resting her hands on her waist.
He immedietly shook his head saying no in sign language and said he wanted to speak with her.

She nodded and they both came out the cafe,locking it.
'Shreyaa..Really sorry ma..Naa sollakoodadhunu nenaikala..Situation apdi amanjuruchu,mobile charge illaama off aagi,naa switch poda marandhu..',she stopped him by closing his lips with her palm.He looked into her eyes while she was already looking into him.

'I missed you!',she said and removed her palm before walking forward.Prabha was standing still in shock,ran behind her.

'Nillu nillu..',he blocked her way.
'Naanum..',he said and she smiled.That's what she wanted to know.Like always his eyes never lied.She felt his words came from his heart.

He came closer still looking into her eyes and she too.The two feet distance between them has became feet to feet.Their eyes held different emotions that time.They know what is going to happen.She closed her eyes in reflection when he came closer to her lips but her mobile rang which made them to part away.

He turned aside,rubbing his nape in awkwardness while she picked Kriti's call.

'On the way di..vandharen..',Shreya hung up the call immediately.Her heart was still racing and she felt too shy to look at him.Gathering up all her confidence,she turned back to look at him.

'Prabha..Enna veetla drop pannidriya?',Shreya asked and he looked at her.
'Ha..Haan..Vaa',he sat on his bike and she sat behind him.The ride went in silence,Prabha kept looking at her through the side mirror who was not lesser in the state just like him.

He reached her house and she jumped down.
'Serii..',she nodded at him and he nodded back.She walked forward and he hung his head lower.
'Kovama irukaalo?I know I didnt regret,but what about her?Aana ava kannu solluchu..she didnt regret..',he thought and looked up once he heard her voice,'Oi'

'Naalikku paapom!Good night',she smiled at him and he nodded smiling.Without eachother's presence they felt empty and when they were with eachother they felt complete.

They know they've realised what the feel is!The moment of realisation doesnt need any exchange of words,but a single eye contact delivered everything.He drove back to his house and Shreya smiled looking at her disappearing figure before getting inside her house.

TO BE CONTINUED...