"Lunch date gone wrong"

Ajay

I should not stop with a lunch probably.

I watch Sreedevi who was looking around the restaurant tapping her fingers on the table. We decided to have lunch outside as it was already late. I was searching for a better restaurant with great ambience for the past half an hour which was so unusual of me. I was so confused of my behavior because I never cared the ambience of hotels. But then I realised, it was my first ever lunch outside with Devi and my subconscious mind wanted the lunch to be the best in every aspects.

I finally pulled the break in front of The Palmshore Restaurant. A four seater table was free. We washed our hands and sat on the seat beside each other. The seat was near the glass walls giving a view of the busy city.

"Night vantha nalla irukum la?"

I asked her looking through the glass walls. Sreedevi who was looking outside tilted her head towards me and frowned questioningly.

"Night intha building ellam lights potrupanga ma.. Nalla irukum" I added.

"Ohh" she nodded.

The waiter arrived with a menu. Sreedevi surfed through the menu.

"Ungaluk enna venum?" She asked me.

"Unak enna venu?" I asked her back.

"Neengale ethavuth sollunga"

I took the menu and roamed my eyes over the booklet.

"Mutton mandi ok va?" I asked her.

"Okay" she nodded cluelessly.

"Dho mutton mandi" I said to the North Indian waiter pointing two fingers.

He noted it. "Aur kucch?"

I blinked.

Ek dho theen thavara namaluk vera ethuvum theriyathe.

"Enna solran?" I whispered to Sreedevi.

She chuckled and whispered back "Vere ethavuth venuma nu kekuran"

"Ohh"

I looked back at the menu. "Kebab?"

"Mmm" she nodded again placing her fist under her cheek.

"Ok dho chicken kebab"

"Thik hai.. Aapka order thoda der se aa saktha hai" he said and went away.

"Accha" I nodded totally clueless of whatever he said.

Sreedevi laughed.

"Seri seri sirikatha.. Enna sollit poraan?" I asked her.

"Sapadu vara konjam late aagum nu sollit poraan"

"Ohh"

"Ama athu enna mandi?" She asked me confusingly.

"Oh mandi saptathu illaya?"

She shook her head.

"Arabian dish athu.. Intha restaurant la romba famous.. Kerala layum famous"

"Ohh"

"Restaurant ellam poyi sapta thane teriyum?" I teased her.

She glared me and raised her hand to beat me but I caught her hand and held it under the table.

"Public" I whispered.

She looked around the restaurant and stayed calm. She twisted her lips and looked away annoyed.

I left her hand and bit my lips to stop smiling seeing her annoyed face. It wasn't getting thoda late as the waiter said but bada late.

💁🏻‍♀️ - Its bahut by the way.

Yeah whatever so the food was getting so late. My stomach grumbled in hunger. Sreedevi took her phone and scrolled through her Facebook. I snatched the phone from her and kept it aside. She looked between the phone and me.

"Naa oruthan kuthukallu maari inga ukanth iruken la? En kitta pesu"

"Naa oruthiyum thaa daily kuthukallu maari veetla irupen.. En kitta pesama PS veladit irupingale? Naa ethavuth sollirkena?" She shot back.

"Erm.. Uhm.. Seri athaan ipo rend perum irukom la... Ipo pesuvom?"

"Ondra varsham pesama ipo enna pesrathu Ajay?" Her voice strained, her eyes went lifeless as if she was far away from me though she was sitting right beside me.

Her question really hit me harder. But I don't know the answer for her question. I sighed and kept my hands over hers on the table. She looked at my hands and back to my eyes.

"Pesanum nu thonuth.."

I didn't think of any answer but spoke what came from my heart.

"Unna pathi enak onume theriyathu devi.. Chinna vayasila irunthe....  Therinjuka aasa pattathum illa.. Aana ipo thonuth..un kitta neraya pesanum.. Unnoda likes and dislikes, nallath kettath.. Ellame therinjukanum nu thonuth.. Etho enak nee mattum thaan irukka nu thonuth.."

She was dumbstruck.

The more she was being silent, the more my heartbeat increased. My brain started overthinking things. Did I say something wrong? She was lost in her thoughts and zoned out.

I sighed.

I have somehow messed up. Everything.

How did I sound wrong? Will we be back to square one? Will she ever talk to me? Worst part will she divorce me and go back to her house? But why? What wrong did I do? She is being more silent scaring the hell out of me.

Lord! When will they bring the goddamn food?

My phone pinged with a LinkedIn notification. I took my phone and clicked on it. Some hand snatched my phone. I tilted my head and looked at Sreedevi who kept my phone aside.

"Naa oruthi kuthukallu maari inga ukanth iruken la? Enkitta pesunga"

I huffed in relief and smiled finally. I erased every unwanted thoughts in my brain and chuckled.

"Seri pesu"

"Neenga pesunga" She leaned behind.

"Aapka order" That North Indian waiter came in between.

I mentally clapped my hands for his perfect timing🤦🏻‍♂️

He kept the mandis and kebabs on the table and left. I served for both of us and we ate along with some small talks.

"Nalla irukka?" I asked her adding more rice to her plate.

"Hmm nalla irukku" she showed her palms indicating enough.

"Deva darshini maam oda birthdayk ellarukum inga treat vachanga.. Ana naan pogala" I said remembering that.

"Yen?" She frowned.

"Illa naan pothuvave office la irukravanga kooda socialise panna maten.. Konjam aachum naa anga pesrathu na Prabhakaran sir kitta thaa.. Athu mattum illa nee veetla thaniya irupa la?"

"Ohh ithula enna irukku? Daily 7:30 k vara neenga.. 8:30 k vara poringa.. Athuk enna ipo?"

"Illa ma.. Avunga kooda pona kandipa drinks eduthuka solluvanga.. Deva darshini maam oda husband ellam romba compel panra type uh.. Avunga compel panni naa kudichit veetuk vantha.. Unak uncomfortable ah irukatha?"

"Neenga kudipingala?" She glared me.

I laughed!

"Kudipingala va?? Oru kaalathula ellam kudikarana vida mosama kudichit irunthen.." I said.

She gasped.

"Kudikaranuk ah katti kuduthanga enna?" She said dramatically.

I laughed amusingly. How a fun character is she?

"Ana athellam oru 5 years ago. Ipo I am a social drinker"

"Ohh apo matum yen kudikarana irunthinga? Break up ah?" She laughed.

The smile in my face faded thinking of my break up.

"Ama" I said. Sreedevi stopped laughing and stared me confusingly.

"Ama va?" She asked, her voice went low.

"Hmm"

It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I always wish if I could go back to the day I proposed her and stopped myself from doing it.

Sreedevi was waiting for me to talk. I looked into her eyes. She jerked for a second.

"Sreedevi why dont we talk about this later? Ipo atha pathi pesa naa virumbala"

"Hmm" she nodded and ate her food silently.

It is not like I haven't overcame Abi. I dont want Sreedevi to think that, I wasn't close to her because I loved Abirami. She might also think that I still love her which I don't. Its just I lost my interest in marriage life due to her. I thought I should involve myself in something permanent and turned into a workaholic. But then universe proved me work is also not permanent.

Nothing is permanent in this world. We should give focus on what we have now; it may or may not be with us forever.

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Hey guysss,

Had your lunch?

Ofcourse you would have had😅🤦🏻‍♀️

So tell me guys how was that lunch?

Any improvement? 🥴

Lets continue this on the next chapter until then vartaaaaa🏃🏻‍♀️