The week rolled by quickly and Jagadish was working on the village survey sheets in his room in night time while he received a call from maithrayie . He smiled and picked the call to find her indefinite mumbles " jag jag jag ... epdi jag apdi nadakum am... naa ... naa apdi... "

Jagadish looked at the time it was 12 am and her indistinctive mumbles were making him think all worst possible things and he said " oye mithra relax relax relax i am right beside you ok relax relax "

Mythrayie visibly relaxed and her breathe synchronised with that of Jagadish's and there was a comfortable silence . Jagadish asked in a soft voice " ennaachu sollu "

Maithrayie " in ... innaiku sports day nadandhutrunchu . naa sonnenla enna oru senior disturb pante irukaannu avan innaiku naa w.. washroom pogela ..  p ... pinnaadi thappa touch pantaan . naa yosikaama adichute . ennanu hod roomla poi ketapo naa dhaa thappa pesi koopta maariyum avanga edhume pannaadha maariyum soltaanga . en batchmatesum support... en friendsunu nenachavanga enaku supportum panla . I feel betrayed .... thappu thappa pesitaanga .... cctv check panna sonna cctv anga work aagalanu adhukum naa plan panni pazhi pota maari pesi.... i feel embarassed to go to college ... naa... naa endha thappume panla jag ..... "

Jagadish was furious on hearing her crying and let out a heavy breath and said " nee edhum thappu panniya ?"

Maithrayie said " illa.... neeyum namb.... " her voice broke thinking whether he too mistook her and sensing that Jagadish raised his voice and said " Mithra.... naa ketadhu nee thappu edhum pannalela avlo dhaa. thappu panna avane nimmadhiya naalaiku college varuvaan nee en embarassingaa feel panra? angaye avana aduchadhuku i appreciate your guts . adhe guts en ippo illa ? enna un friends unaku support panlaya ? vidu eppovum namaku naama dhaa supportiveaa iruka mudiyum none will be travelling with you all time . just go to college . dhairiyama po , thappu pannaama thala guniyave koodaadhu kanna thodachutu po "

Maithrayie felt her heart calming and she said " romba bayandhutenda. sensitive vishayam vera yaartayume solla pudikala, saapdaama apdiye vandhute roomkulla nalla vela amma appa illa akka veetuku poirukaanga "

Jagadish smiled on how she wished for him to be the first person she could depend on when there is a problem and said " seri edhayum nenachu kozhapikaama poi thoongu " 

Maithrayie smiled and said " mm seri da .... aprom... "

Jagadish smirked and asked " aprom enna aang marandhe poiten mithra "

Maithrayie smiled and expected him to say something to which he said " good night " she took the phone away from her ears and looked at it disgustingly and mumbled " neeyellaam single dhaanda kadaisi varaikum " which was audibe for him and he smiled and cut the call and the next moment his eyes were bloodshot, and he called someone in the midnight. 

The person " machaan naane call panlaam nu irundhenda innaiku maithrayie "

Jagadish roared " ivlo nadakura vara pudungitaa da irundheenga? avala avan disturb panraanu sonnapove avan mela oru kannu vaika sonnenla ...... azha vachutaanda en mithraava "

The person " machaan naanga appove sonnom thattirlaamnu nee dhaa apdi panna vengeance maari aayrum venaamnu sonna ippo sollu enna panlaamnu "

Jagadish thought and said, "steel workshop poraanungalla? "

The person said " mm aama da naalaiku handson iruku avangaluku "

Jagadish said " avan kaila suthiyal vizhanum ... epdi pannuva edhunu enaku theriyaadhu naalaiku workshop mudiyuradhukull avan kai odanjurukanum. maatikaadha paathu pannu "

The person said " enda engala adidhadi pannadhenga paduchu olunga veliya varanumnu sollitu nee ipdi erangita ...... "

Jagadish was silent and said " senjutu call pannu " and cut the call he closed his eyes with undying rage and could fel he would go to any extreme to hurt the person who hurt her. He smiled and closed the sheet as he could no longer hold the paint brush with such burning rage in him. 

Sitara was standing in the coimbatore airport to board her flight to mumbai. This is the first time she is boarding a flight without anyone to assist her, and she received 20th call from Aryan from morning. She sighed and picked the call asking " ippo enna Arya ... naa dhaa soltene boarding pass crcta vaangirve id eduthuute wallet eduthute ticket eduthute en ipdi noi noinu call pante irukeenga "

Aryan smiled and said " enna panradhu neeyum smartaa irundha paravaalla 2 solli 2 minutes aagaadhu adhukulla 1 marandhuruva aprom enna seiradhu "

Sitara was slightly irritated by the way he was thinking her to be and said " mattam thatra maari pesaadheenga pudikalanu aayram vaati solten aryan thirumba thirumba adhe panna enna artham. enaku vara theriyum vainga "

Aryan was also irritated by her behaviour and mumbled " vara vara kolupi koodi pochu. oru akkaraila sonna eppo paaru eppoda sanda podalaamne thiriyura cha...... enakkenna vandhu seru "

He started working and not even 30 minutes wouldve passed and he took his mobile to check whether she have messaged or not and the messages were empty which made him sigh and call her again. Sitara just boarded in the flight and Ayaan called her while she smiled and picked his call. Ayaan " board pantiya dora?"

Sitara said " mm panten da bujji Aryan dhaan call pannite irukaaru " 

Ayaan let out an irritated sigh and said " nee enna kolandhaya summa summa call pannikite iruka " 

Sitara started doing a major mistake which she didn't do still now .... letting down your partner to your friend " adhaan summa unaku theriyaadhu varaadhune solraarda kadupaagudu " and while she was talking, she received a call from Aryan which she looked at with a sigh " ivaruku ennaiku dhaa naanum periya ponnunu nenapu vara pogudho " She herself was developing few bad impressio on Aryan and Ayaan's influence played major role in it. Sitara could be influenced easily by the people she loves, and Ayaan was most influential person in her life as she grew up with him since her childhood. Will Aryan sense it?

Sitara ignored the call and started speaking with Ayaan which enraged Aryan a lot by receiving busy tone in her phone. Aryan thought " enna dhaa nenachutruka iva? akkaraiya enna sonnaalum adhu onnu mattam thatrenu solra idhulaam ivalaa panraala illa yaaroda influencelayo panraala. varatum vachukure "

Sitara cut the call and looked at the call from Aryan. she herself felt bad for avoiding him at the moment of anger, Sitara " ptch ... avaru call pannela eduthurukanumo ...... enaku en ippolaam adikadi irritate aagudhu.... ivlo kovam pada maatene ...... seri call pannirlaam "

Sitara took her mobile to call him and the airhostress interfered saying " mam could you please switch off your mobile " and Sitara nodded her head and sent a message " paarunga naa nalla ponna board pante .ippo flight eduthuruvaanga innu 6 hoursla your tara will be in front of you ." and a kissing emoji which made her lips curve into smile automatically while Aryan looked into the notification and smiled forgetting what happened and said " your Arya is waiting eagerly " 

and shifted back to his work to complete it soon as he has applied for 3 days leave  as she is coming and he is gonna meet her after 3 long months which was very difficult for him to pass on .

6 hours later ,

Sitara landed on Mumbai and she was feeling much exhausted by the flight journey as she gets tired easier and her eyes shined by seeing Aryan standing near the waiting lobby with a smile . He was looking tired but the eyes had the shine and love by seeing her . Sitara ran towards him while Aryan took fast strides and came near her hugging her closer to him . 

 Sitara inhaled his fragrance after 3 long months and it made her tear up  she wanted to stay longer in his embrace but got out of it in few seconds considerate of the place they were in . Aryan held her hands with wide smile and went near the conveyor to take her luggage . He smiled at her playfully and said " emmaa enna ganam ganakudhu .... 3 naaluku vandhiya illa 3 maasathuku vandhiya ivlooo ganam ganakudhu "

Sitara glared at him playfully and said " kalaaikalana thookam varaadhula ponga ponga carku ponga "

Aryan took her to the entrance and the cab already arrived. Sitara was looking at the city with excitement and she asked a lot of  questions on the way to Aryan's rented apartment to which he shifted 2 days back as pg wasn't suiting him and he got another 3 months of internship in a freshly started interior design firm in Mumbai itself with a styfen of 10k which was very high for an intern .

Sitara looked at the modest apartment which was a bit far away from the city in outskirts yet was beautiful. The apartment was a 1 bhk with very less carpet space maybe sufficient for 1 or 2 persons to stay . yet it was beautifully organised by Aryan which made it seem spacious . 

Aryan pulled her trolley into the room and said " tara poi fresh up aaytu vaa naa dinner pannirure . nee andha room use panniko 3 naaluku "

Sitara looked around and said " appo neenga ?"

Aryan smiled and said " rug and comforter iruku naa livingla irundhukure "

Sitara looked at him with respect as she have seen people waiting for chance to take their partners to some hotels and few even go to an extent of physical intimacy before everyone inside the campus which made her turn face with disgust . But here her lover is making sure of her safety and comfort and though he has a chance of doing anything and she isn't gonna stop him he is still maintaining the distance which made her love him more and by that time the doubts,insecurities and the irritation all she had all this time were vanished and she went in to freshen herself .

After freshening up she came to the living to find Aryan cooking in the kitchen while he was  in his regular nee length shorts and short hand dress . Sitara smiled and took a seat in the kitchen cabinet while he smiled at her and fed her a piece of carrot which he washed and kept aside for her . Aryan " Amma ta phone panni sollitiya ? " 

Sitara slapped her head and said   " nallavela nyaabagapaduthuneenga marandhe poiten " 

She called her mom and they both had a hearty conversation with both Aryan and Sitara . Sitara's father was not actually ok with them staying in one place for 3 days but as he and his wife had other important commitments and its not possible for Sitara to stay alone he agreed to it half heartedly , but the moment he saw Aryan  maintaining a dignity towards sitara made him leave a breath of releif and the respect on Aryan increased by that moment .

Sitara and Aryan spoke a lot and sat in the living room after having their dinner . Aryan pulled her closer while Sitara rested her head on his chest . She closed her eyes taking in the moment and warmth while Aryan smiled contented as he felt home . Sitara wanted to ask sorry all of a sudden and she looked at him and asked " Arya.... sorry..."

Aryan looked at her confused and asked " edhuku bunny sorry ?"

Sitara smiled at the bunny which she heard after a long time and said " illa .... naa konjam confuse aagi nadula ennanamo nenachute .... neenga mattam thatreenga , ungaluku en activities irritate aagudhu , reshma akka kooda neenga aadna video paathu kooda kovam vandhuchu . ippo yosichu paatha en apdi pannennu enaku therla and it feels silly . sorry "

Aryan felt anger building in him and he could clearly sense its all because of Ayaan . Aryan didn't want to explain or wanted to say ill about Ayaan . He wanted her to realise and sense it as she sensed it now on something is wrong so he kept quite while Sitara pinched his chest and said " naa inga pesitruke neenga enna kanavu kandutrukeenga ?"

Aryan squealed and said " ouch valikudhu tara en ipdi .... It happens .... nee ippo realise panna maari eppovume konjam yosichu nada adhuve podhum unake puriyum enga thappu nadakudhunu "

Sitara nodded her head cutely to which he kissed her forehead and asked about the timing of recording and they were all set to sleep as it was time and she was tired . 

Sitara looked at him from the door frame and asked " Arya .... sureaah veliya dhaa padukanuma ?"

Aryan was battling within himself and still the beleif her parents had on him was winning over his desires and he masked up his emotions and smiled at her to say " am damn sure I can manage nee poi thoongu ma time aachu " 

Sitara smiled at him and said " adhaana neenga adhukulaam seripattu vara maateenga " and ran inside closing the door making him stop at the door panting . He smiled widely and said to himself " naane nallavana irundhaalum iva vida maata polaye . 5 years mudiyatumd iruku unaku " he smiled to sleep planning an entire long future with her . Though he never expresses his desires and never speaks to encourage her future talks he has several dreams of them and the family they are gonna make and he beleived that it would happen for sure .

The next day was highly hectic and Aryan was screaming for 100th time " tara late aagudhu innum enna panra? city centre ooga atleast 2 hours aagum enna dhaa pa...."

his voice stopped by looking at her petite figure adorned in a kneelength bodycon dress which had white and black stripes enhancing her curves . her free hair and nude lipstick was making him gulp and he came out of his trance only after her voice " vandhute vandhute konjam late aayruchu en ipdi "

Aryan looked at her and asked " idh... idhu dhaa kandipa potutu ponuma ?"

Sitara looked down at her and asked " en nalla dhaana iruku idhukkenna ? neenga dhaana Arya nee trendyaave dress panna maatra panni paaru superaa irukumnu solli vaangi kudutheenga "

Aryan slapped his own self and mumbled " cuteaa irukumnu nenachu vaangi kuduthute hotaala iruka " and said nothing before dragging her down to his bike . Sitara was talking indistinctively and Aryan was having equal banters with her until they reached the recording studio . Sitara was shivering in nervousness and Aryan smiled and held her hand assuring her by the hold . She smiled at him and went inside with a manager while Aryan sat there at the waiting lounge right before the recording studio . After 10 minutes he was called inside and he went in while Sitara was looking at him with a smile and Aryan looked at the musi director with a smile . 

The music director shook his hands with Aryan and said " You are Aryan right .... I saw your viral street concert video in Mumbai just recognised you and wanted to meet you . you have a great future in music . "

Aryan smiled and said " thank you sir pleasure is mine . "

The music director looked at Sitara and said " So Sitara let's start recording your part . I hope you listened to the rough track . I am impressed by your voice but more than that I need you to feel each and every line if the album and the soul matters . Aryan coould you please stay back ? I guess you accompanied Sitara over here ... if its not too much to ask may I know ..."

Sitara nodded her head and went inside the  cabin and Aryan smiled and replied " She is my girl "

The music director smiled and said " wow a musical pair is really rare to be found . all the best buddy ... shall we start recording ?"

Aryan nodded and showed thumbsup to Sitara while she closed her eyes bringing in image of Aryan in her mind as the song is about the depth of love 

Tum na huey mere toh kya
Hmm... Tum na huey mere toh kya
Main tumhara, main tumhara, main tumhara raha
Mere chanda main tumhara sitaara raha

(what if you are not mine I am yours I am yours . 

oh my moon i remained  your star  forever )

She sang it by feeling every line and Aryan was looking into her eyes which opened and looked at him which meant each and every word of it. Though he couldn't comprehend what she was singing and could hear it only after she is done the look of her was making him feel chill in his spine and he could feel the reaction of music director much satisfying and he felt like plucking 9the headphone from him as he was so curious to know what made her look at him the way whch could melt his soul . 

Rishta raha bas rait ka
Aye samandar main tumhara kinaara raha
Main tumhara, main tumhara, tumhara raha
Tum na huey mere toh kya

(The relationship was just as if i was sand

o my sea i remained your shore forever

I am yours, I am yours, yours

and i always remained yours 

even if you didn;t become mine )

Tu hi pehli guzarish, hasrat bhi tu aakhiri
Maahi mere maseeha marzi bata kya teri
Main tumhara, main tumhara, main tumhara raha
Mere chanda main tumhara sitaara raha

(You are the first desire  you are my  last wish 

o my beloved my guide tell me what your wish is 

I am yours, I am yours, and i always remained yours 

oh my moon i remained your star forever)

Main jaadon ke mahine ki tarah
Aur tum ho Pashmine ki tarah
Main deewaron ki tarah hoon
Tum jaise ho dareecha
Main bageecha jo tumne seencha

(I  am like the winter month

and you are like woolen thread

I'm am like the walls.

You're  like the window 

I'm like a  garden you watered)

Tum na huey mere toh kya
Hmm... Tum na huey mere toh kya
Main tumhara, main tumhara, main tumhara raha
Mere chanda main tumhara sitaara raha

(what if you are not mine I am yours I am yours .

oh my moon i remained your star forever)

Rishta raha bas rait ka
Aye samandar main tumhara kinaara raha
Main tumhara, main tumhara, tumhara raha
Tum na huey mere toh kya

(The relationship was just as if i was sand

o my sea i remained your shore forever

I am yours, I am yours, yours

and i always remained yours

even if you didn;t become mine)

As she was done the music director clapped his hands and said " kyaa baath hai beautiful rendition . "

Sitara came out without breaking the eyecontact with Aryan while Aryan was confused still he gave a glass of juice which he had got for her and handed it to her to which she smiled and got it from him . The music director noticed their eyecontacts and smiled to himself and said " Sitara you did a beautiful job and I swear this is the first time am accepting a single shot recording for my album . you are so talented .... Aryan .

Aryan looked at him and he asked " do you wanna hear to her rendition ?"to which his head shook in a approving nod . Aryan got the headphone and the way her voice was transporting the emotions made him not even blink his eyes and his heart was overwhelming with the emotions it held .

Aryan and Sitara bid a bye to the music director and he informed they would be having a cover shoot on marine drive and a sea shore resort by tomorrow . Sitara and Aryan sat in the bike and the ride back to home was completely silent and serene . The moment both entered the apartment Sitara went in to refresh while Aryan held her hand and both stood at the same position for 5 long minutes with heart beat raising for each passing second . Aryan inched closer to sitara while her breath hitched the moment he wrapped his hands around her waist .

He stayed in the position inhaling her fragrance for 10 minutes and the next moment he spun her around and hugged her closer to his heart kissing her head continuously expressing his overwhelming heart . Sitara whispered " I meant each and every word "

Aryan tightened his hold and said " I know..... " 

AFTER 4 YEARS .... 

Aryan was travelling in his car and the song started to play " thum na hue mere tho kya " and the very next moment his car came to a halt and his hands started tightening the hold and he shut the music system down with rage filled heart . His heart ached thinking about all the happenings which followed and he let out a hurt smile while his phone ringed . It was from Vikranth .

Vikranth " machaan evlo neramda vandhiya illaya ? un thangachi enna kondruva da idhukum varaama pone na "

Aryan smiled with hurt and said " Vadhute irukenda .... 3 varusham aachula neraya maarirku .... time aana ellaame maaruradhum marayuradhum dhaana "

Vikranth said in a low tone " edhume maarala machaan.... apdiye dhaa iruku " 

Aryan let out a sigh and said " innum 1 hrla vandhuruve "

Vikranth let out a sigh and looked at Sitara who had visible yearning and question in her eyes . Though Vikranth was not completely ok with what Sitara has done in past when both the person has equal share of responsibility for the damage done .... he could only help and not comment . 

Sitara " Avar varaarla na ?"

Vikranth " Varaanma ..... aana epdi ponaano apdiye varaan "

Sitara controlled her tears and said " naa paathukuren na avar vandha podhum "

Aryan was continuously asking the same question for all 4 years which he asked again " endi apdi panna ...... marandhurupiya ??? ippo kooda unna veruka mudila d .... will we have another chance ?"

while Sitara was thinking about how to convince him. 

what happened ?

Hi folks hereafter the story would be travelling in two different timelines past and the present which is 4 years from now . so what would've happened any guesses ?