Ashwin as Pranav
Sivaangi as Hridaya

" Goodmorning Hridi ! Client place or Head Quarters for today? " popped a message on Hridaya's smart phone screen.

Never did Hridaya knew that a mere notification could end up bring different emotions resulting in her cheeks tainted in plush red.

She replied to the text stating " Morning Pranav , I would be at Headquarters ! How come you are awake ?? " She sent the text.

Hridaya kept her phone on the passenger seat and began driving her car to her Headquarters.

Her constant attention on road was disturbed when her real life Jerry was bent on troubling her with continous calls

Hridaya turned on the Bluetooth speakers and answered the call while she was focused on her driving.

"Madam! Unnaku kalynam ah illa ennaka? " Aadhini asked in a sarcastic tone.

"Ennaku dhan ! " Hridaya told with a tinge of smile.

"Adiye ! Un kalynam innum one week la , Pranav innum varala , neeyum innum varala ! Un friends nanga un wedding ku 2 weeks munnadi vandhutom ! Nee pesama dubai la ye iru , Pranav ku vera ponnu pathurulam "

"Aiiii " Hridaya squealed in frustration

"You know my job Aadhini! Inga Audit file close pannama na eppudi vara India ku and Pranav is leaving tomorrow from USA ... I ll be there in Coimbatore in another 3 days "
Hridaya spoke while Aadhini's huffed heavily .

Aadhini wondered what is hridaya even made of ! Most importantly , It remains a mystery on how Hridaya agreed for an arrange marriage without even meeting the guy once in real , how ever Hridaya and Pranav have met eachother in couple of zoom meetings but they never managed to meet in real once before there marriage and this was something which was beyond Aadhini's understanding .

"Unnaya lam thiruta mudiyadhu ! Un blouse and outfit for all the three days ellam design panni i have stitched it . Parlour appointment dhan baki" Aadhini sighed.

Aadhini is a fashion designer by profession and thus an advantage to Hridaya , since her best friend would know the type of choices she takes.

"Parlour yaruku ?" Hridaya questioned.

" Ennaku ! " came the reply in a mocking tone , "konjam achu Kalynam ponnu mari behave pannu"

"Seri seri ! I have had enough of your lectures , Na office reach ayten evening call panren" Hridaya cut the call.

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Since Hridaya had to go on an annual leave , she had huge pile of work loaded on her head.

Amritha : Kalynam ponnu! Enna sollranga unga avaru ?

"Amru ! Not now , ippa indha file a close pannala , taai kelavi en marriage holidays a enjoy panna vidadhu " Hridaya told as her eyes were fixed on the documents she was scrutinising

"Seri evening after office, engayachu mall ku polam sapudha ? " Amru requested.

Hridaya nodded her head , but nothing went inside her mind . She was keen in closing this file , so that she can take time to breathe. To her bad fate the new articleship assistant who had joined was new to the field of auditing . Hridaya lost her patience as she had been clarifying the same doubt to the junior assigned.

Amidst all this mess , her office telecom was continously ringing . When she did not pick the call , the call was redirected to Amritha who was sitting next to Hridaya.

"Hey Ridhi ! Yaro unnaya pakka vandhurkangalam , Ulla vara sollatuma nu receptionist kekuranga ? " Amritha told as she shook Hridaya's shoulder.

Hridaya nodded her head and asked to send the person in . After which she was busy taking the print out of the financial, she had to cross the entrance to reach the printing area .

But Hridaya stopped in her tracks , she found the 5'11 Tall person standing in front of her and in reflex she blinked her eyes .

"Indha Munji ah engayooo pathurukome ? " Hridaya's mind wondered.

And there Pranav was standing with a smile that reached his eyes , Finally he made it to meet Hridaya before they tie the knots. Pranav swayed his hands back and forth in front of Hridaya's eyes to bring her back to reality .

" Hridi speak ! " Pranva spoke inching closer to her , while the entire office were spectators of what was happening between the duo

When she sensed Pranav near , she realised it wasn't any dream and infact he is in real , she hardly managed to say " Hey... what a surprise? ...." with tugging the few strands of hair behind her ear

"Isn't this Pranav? " Amru questioned to which Hridaya nodded .

Amru :" Hey Guys ! Attention idhu dhan namma Hridaya oda Fiance Pranav " She screamt her lungs out while Hridaya's office mate congratulated the duo and retired back to there seats.

It was a confused state for Hridaya as well as Pranav, they have spoken in the Web calls but for the very first time they met eachother. Hridaya was clueless whether to give a shake hand while Pranav was confused whether to give a side hug to Hridaya . Amritha noticed the tension between the duo and sent the duo to the lobby , where they r not under any radar of eyes.

"Sollave illa , inga varinga nu ? " Hridaya questioned.

"Solli tu vandhu irundha , I would have missed the few minutes thousand Walt bulb smile that played on ur face " Came the reply from Pranav.

"I know you might have work , but can u spare few hours with me today ? Nalliku Dubai la irundhu dhan flight to Coimbatore" Pranav requested

"2 hours , Just give me 2 hours ... Na oru location send panren anga meet pannalam ?" Hridaya put forth.

Pranav nodded his head ," See you then " and was about to leave when he was pulled back by Hridaya , she gave him a hug . Finally the battle between her mind and heart , her heart won and she decided to hug him .

Now it was time for Pranav to set back and enjoy the surprise gesture he got from Hridaya , As much as he knew her , she was timid and extrovert to the people she knows . This gesture pleased his heart .

With heavy heart he went back to the Hotel were he had booked .

Hridaya returned back to her desk with her cheeks tired of turning into human tomato.. where Amritha was waiting to pull her legs " Andha allavuku sincere love ah ? USA La irundhu unnaku sollama inga vandhurukaru surprise panna , nee enna da na , audit report filing nu time waste panitu iruka ."

"Apdi enna d sonnaru ? Nee ippudi vekka patutu iruka ? " Amritha again pulled her legs.

"Edhavudhu sonna dhan vekka padanuma ? Amru ! Costly gifts la lam varadha oru sandosham idhu dhan, he came all the way from there before our wedding ... what more is needed for me to make my day ? Small small efforts is all that matters and yes he definitely knows that " Hridaya brimmed with Happiness.

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Hridaya had messaged that she would reach his hotel room , instead of meeting in any place .

She kept ringing the bell continuously when he did not open the door. Pranav was facing a jet lag due to the time zone difference and was in his deep slumber , he was disturbed when he heard continous knock on his door. He walked up to the door to find Hridaya all dead and tired due to the work load.

"Hridi ! Ulla va " He told as he rubbed his eyes.

" Sorry ! Sorry ! Thunghitu irundhingala ? " She told as she walked in

Pranav nodded his head and walked to the washroom , to wash his face. He walked back to the hall to find Hridaya in the open kitchen swaying her legs as she sat on the kitchen slab.

" Coffee or tea ? " Pranav questioned

"Coffee na poduren ! "Hridaya spoke but tiredness was visible on her face.

" Ippa Na poduren , Namma veetla nee potuko " He spoke as he pour the milk into the pan but Hridaya's world stopped when she heard the " Namma veedu " that was all that was needed to make her smile.

Once he was done he poured the coffee into two mugs and sipped one of the mug to check if the sugar was fine .
" Here you go ! " He told has he handed the other mug.

But Hridaya nodded her head negatively making Pranav to wonder and put forth " Enna Hridi ? "
Before he could process anything Hridaya took the mug that he sipped and began drinking the coffee and gave the other mug to him . Now it was his turn to feel warm and contended.

"Neenga veka pata pakka nalla iruku" Hridaya told as she sipped the coffee.

"Irukum ! Irukum " Pranav told as he ran his fingers on his hair.

That's how they had there first share , a cup of love with a tinge of coffee.

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Pranav and Hridaya were in the balcony with there hands on the rail.

" So ! " Pranav spoke.

" So ?? " She asked back

" Ippudi life long iruka okay va ? " Pranav asked with raising his eyebrows.

"Double Okay !" Came the reply from her.

Pranav pulled her into an embrace , with her leaning on his broad shoulders and his hands around her shoulder, holding her close as possible.

She took her phone out to capture the moment that they are sharing now without there family's knowledge.

Hridaya looked worn out, while Pranav was no less to her , he himself had the dark circle beneath his eyes but there face displayed the unsaid emotions as she captured the picture on her phone , with the moment being registered in the hearts of the readers reading the small snippet of Hridaya and Pranav's journey

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Author's Note

Hey dears ! While u all are waiting for Akash Vaani update , here I m with a small one shot.

An interesting fact: This one shot is loosely based on the dream I had few days back , vara vara dreams ellam oru mariya dhan varudhu 🙈😅🙈😅 ! Ps : Na single dhan , ana vara dreams ellam dhan seri illa

Do share on how you felt reading this short one shot !

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