Siva and Kishore keep bantering back and forth and walk into Priya's house.
All her paatu class students sat in the courtyard(Muttram) of the house in rows waiting for their teacher Priya to sit in the front and lead the class.

"Shreya! class paathuko, naa few minutes la varen", Priya walked in with Ramya.
Krishna had taken his usual seat in the hall sofa and started browsing his mobile.

Kriya was seen sitting with her thatha, who was wearing glasses at the tip of his nose and busy repairing the transistor(yes! the same old thing from the previous chapter) with a tongue sticking out. She was his happy helper,passing the pliers and screwdriver when asked.

Rakshan settled next to Shreya with the paatu class gang and was humming along saralivarisais.

Ki: "Paathengala bro, enga veetu payyan adakkama paatu paada okaandhutaan and enga kutti ponnu electronics nondittu irka!!"

R: "Enda, pasanga idhaan pananum ponnunga idhaan pannanum nu yaara rules potaangala enna? En thambiya irundhutu ipdi pesa vekkama illa?" she yelled from kitchen.

K: "Dei en da, un akka minadi loose talk pesi vaaya vidadha nu evlo vaati solven!? Ipdidhaan Siva,oru vaati en friend aa naa di potu kupten nu iva enkuda 5 manineram sanda pota."

SK: "Krishna, avanga solardhula enna thappu iruku. Nammala soli thappu illa, nama society elaathulayum ponnungala suppress panni, pasangala yethi vitu, manasula avanga actuala enna aasapattangalo adha panna vidaama depress aakina stories thaan jaasthi! Indha vayasukulla padichumudikanum, indhamari velaiku matum dhaan poganum,indha vayasukulla kalyanam pananum, indhamadhiri dhaan kanavar veetla nadakkanum, indha vayasukulla kozhandha pethukanum.. pah! Unga wife maari 4 per sanda pota dhaan elaarum yosikavaavadhu seyvaanga"

Priya and Ramya were busy preparing cake in a pressure cooker but were all ears to this conversation in the hall.

R: "Enna ka, unga neighbor feminist polarke! Romba nalla pesaraare!"

P: "Nee vera Ramya, avan nalla pesardhu dhaan enoda prechanaye! Dhinamum uppu,puli,molaga nu edhaya vaangardhuku cup eduthukitu vandhura vendidhu. Oyaama 25 nimishamaadhu odanja typewriter mari loda loda nu pesavendidhu. 1 vaaram dhan aagudhu, edho oru jenmam aa ivanoda pesina feel! Sabbbbbba!!!"

R: "Apdiyaaaa!! Aama, adhukula oru jenmam spend pana feel vandhaachaa? Oru vela ivar dhaan neenga kaathukitu irkara suriya vo?!" she winks at Priya.

P: "Adaaa cha, summa iru Ramya!" she dismisses.

Sr: "Suriya illama Ramya, Sivakumar" her dad chimed in from the dining hall chuckling!

SK: "Koopteengala sir?"

All 3 get shocked while Ramya comes in for rescue.

R: "Hehehe.. ila unga per ena nu ketutu irundhen! Amaa.. unga family laam unga kuda illaya?"

SK: "En Amma oorla annan anni and kozhandhainga kuda irkaanga.. naa inga velai seyardhaala thaniya dhaan irken.. inime dhaan family laam set pananum..." he drags.

Kishore snickers next to him "ohoo.. family aa.. seri seri.."

SK : "Dei thambi!! Munbe vaa paatu keturkiya nee??"

Ki: "Ayo bro,nice song nice song.. neenga pesitu irunga naa venaa poi Rakshu aa paakaren"

SK: "Adhu!"

Kishore goes and lifts Rakshan and makes him sit on his lap and settles down next to Shreya!

Ki: "Hey Shreya, Maths assignment mudichaacha?!"

SK Mindvoice: "Enna ivan, 'Nandhini bus pass renew panitelaa' ngra mari approach panran.. small boy.. namma help nejamaave thevai pola! poi help panuvom!"

SK: "Hey Shreya, enna iniku nee dhaan class leader aa!! Super super.. iniku enna song paada pora?!"

Shreya who was visibly confused after Kishore's random question quickly diverts her eyes to Siva.

Sh: "Aama Siva sir, iniku Samajavaragamana practise panaporom"

Ki: "Ohhh!! nee Sid Sriram Fan aa!! Wow semma paatu"

Siva hits himself on forehead as Shreya replies back with clenched teeth

Sh: "Yei, naa solra paatu Thyagaraja krithi!! Sid Sriram paatu ila loosu! " she shakes her head.

Ki: "Oh sorry, hehehe.. nee continue panu. Naa orama okaandhukren ipdi."

Siva couldnt believe how pathetic Kishore was. Shaking his head he sidelines Kishore away from the class to a safe distance and animatedly discusses better ideas to impress Shreya while Priya and Ramya are noticing everything from kitchen as the pressure cooker makes the cake.

P: "Un thambi yedho courier boy madhiri every friday unga veetla senja edhaavadhu eduthutu vandhuruvaan. Ungamma unaku kuduthu anupraangalo ilayo, enaku kandipa vandhudum. Elaam en student Shreya naala dhaan.. Romeo romba naala try panraaru! Ava kandukara madhiriye theriyala. Idhula ipo idea kuduka pudhusa oru aalu vera! Ramya, seriyilla.. paathuko.. avlodhaan soluven" she smiles.

Ramya Mindvoice: "En thambi kadhai laam theliva therinju vechurkaanga, indha Siva oda signals aa epdi miss panraanga puriyala! Vandha 10 nimishathula enakke puriyudhu!! Aandava seekrama yedha nalladhu nadandha seridhaan! Krishna kita modhalla pesanum"

R: "Akka neenga cooker paathukonga dho varen" she slips out of the kitchen trying to get Krishna's attention in secret

R: "pssst.. Krishna.. hey.. unnathaanda..." she hisses while Krishna is engrossed in his mobile.

Kriya: "Appppaaa.. amma romba nerama una secret aa kupda try panraa.. konjam nimundhu dhaan paaren" she yells.

Ramya is so embarrased!

To be continued..

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Author's note: The lovely cover edit of the FF is a digital art done by thamizh_ponnu ❤️ Thank u so much for the best gift ever😊