Chanchala hoped to sleep well as there were two constables who stayed guard outside her house for her protection but,

"Bang...bang...bang...!!"

She locked herself in her room.After sometime she didn't hear any sound and looked out of the window then she saw the two constables walking in to her compound casually.

C: Where did you both go?There were some men knocking at the door.Didn't you see?

They fumbled.

"Huh...madam we waited for quite some time there was no one so went to take a drag and have some snacks...sorry madam..."

Chanchala dismissed them.Trusting the constables also was pointless.Fear on one side and her emotional baggage on another side,she could not relax.Exhausted from her internal rants,she fell asleep.

Next morning completing her routine,Chanchala replaced the garland on Shakthi's photo with a new one and lit the lamp which got doused immediately.She tried a few times but it wouldn't light up.

C: Something's not right today...

Sahoo and Sampath entered her compound.He looked around and was impressed by the small but neatly maintained garden that housed varieties of blooming flowers.

S: Nice...very nice...😎

As soon as he set foot on her porch,Shakthi's photo toppled and fell.The frame broke and the glass shattered.

Chanchala picked it up quickly.Her eyes welled up seeing Shakthi's photo broken.

C: Why does this seem like an inauspicious sign?

Sahoo was hopping on alternate tiles as if playing hopscotch.

SP: Sahoo,seems like the pipe is on in the garden.I'll turn it off and come.

Wiping her tears she kept the photo away and cleared the mess.The bell rang incessantly and she got pissed.When she opened the door,

They met.♥️A gentle breeze caressed his face.Seeing the stunning beauty before him,he took his shades off.

S: Wow!Excellent!Beautiful!Marvelous!Fantabulous!Amazing!Extraordinary!Bombastic!Gigantic!Hydrochloric Acid!!😍

His laser eyes did a quick physical scan.

1.No sindoor on hairline✅
2.No rope around neck✅
3.No ring on her toes✅

All the check was green so
the good boy disappeared and bad boy surfaced.Filthy thoughts ran on his mind,

S: No one told me that oldie Chanchala has such a hottie grand-daughter!One whole night I can...no no...she is a lifetime settlement whole life I can go on(censored)her without break but pappa might not be able to withstand my horsepower so 10 mins rest for her in between...🙈

He flaunted his killer smile in an attempt to impress her.As it is she was upset because of the broken photo so she could care less.She went back in and came out with a plate of leftover food and glass of water for the beggar at her doorstep.

The plate in hand completed his look as he was already in tattered jeans,tshirt and unkempt hair which he considered as style.😒

C: You may sit down at the corner and have your meal...

She said benignly and was about to close the door but paused when she saw Sampath approaching.

SP: Oh no Chanchala he's my guest...sorry Sahoo...

Sampath tried to take the plate but by then Sahoo had begun eating and refused to part with it.

S: Chanchala?

SP: Yes she is IAS officer Chanchala who is also managing this trust.

S mv: Chanch...Chanchala?She's Chanchala?Ammadi!Entha...bommali!🤩

He praised her beauty in Pa(b)supathy's modulation.

S mv: Silly me!I thought she was a punctured tyre..Had I known the owner of this name was a beautiful young dangerously sexy lady I wouldn't have come to ask for her land instead would have asked for her hand hihihi nevermind it's never too late...Chanchala,I've set my eyes on you so you have no escape!😈)Namaskaram Chanchala madam...hihihi...

C: I'm so sorry I mistook you...pls come in...

Shrugging his shoulders,he went in licking his fingers.He didn't feel offended or any shame that he was mistaken as a beggar and given old food because she was a beautiful girl and it was natural for them to have attitude so he was cool with that.

S: Burp...the food was delicious thank you.

SP: Chanchala,he is Sahoo.A friend of my brother David...he would like to donate some amount to the trust.

She was glad and went on talking about their social cause but Sahoo's focus was only on her eyes and lips.

C: We are getting help from the government but still these kind of additional aids would benefit a lot for the people...

Nothing she said went to his head.He was squirming as if a can of ants was emptied inside his pants.

S mv: Those are not eyes but daggers piercing through my heart...rose petals instead of lips...is that neck or conch so smooth...how would it be to dig my face there...and those white balls do come in large size...she has them!Uff..she's testing me..!I can't handle it anymore...!

Taking Chanchala by surprise,Sahoo forcefully carried her on his shoulders to the room.

C: Leave me!Let me go!!!

S: Pappa,I've come across many bad girls but there was none as bad as you!!Pls understand my dry state and cooperate!

Sampath's voice brought him out of his train of thoughts.

S: Huh...uh...it was a dream ah...couldn't it have ended after we...ahem...nevermind...

SP: So how much would you like to donate?

S: As much as madam can take...😍

He threw a half shut eye flirty grin at her.Adjusting her dupatta,Chanchala looked away.She felt uneasy at the way his eyes were feasting her.

S: Err I mean...can I get a glass of water?

By the time she got the water,he wrote a cheque and gave it to her.

S: This is my humble contribution for now.In future I will do a lot more for you hihihi😁

Naive Chanchala failed to understand the inner meaning of his words.

C: Thank you so much sir.

SP: Ok Chanchala we'll make a move then.

However Sahoo didn't want to leave the beauty so soon.

S: Sniff...sniff...seems like there is something cooking...

C: Haan...yes...I made sambar and idly.Would you like to have breakfast?

She just asked for courtesy but he readily agreed and went to wash his hands.When they sat down to eat,

S: Can I get a nice thick double omelette which has a crispy outer layer,fluffy inside,lavish garnish of onions and green chillies and sprinkled adequately with pepper??

C: 😳(mv:Is that stomach or a grinder?)

She went into the kitchen.

S: No hurry,take your time Chanchala madam.Chomp...chomp...soft idlies like her cheeks...chomp...chomp...

She made him an omelette which he relished.He let out a long burp that showed how satisfied he was.Post breakfast,they were ready to leave.He deliberately kept his shades on the coffee table.Giving that as an excuse to Sampath he ran back inside.

His eyes searched for her.When she came out of the room she saw him.

C: You still haven't gone?

S: Mmm...came to take my shades...

Picking his shades,he walked towards her.The distance between them was narrow.Chanchala furrowed her brows wondering what he was up to.Fiddling with the button on his tshirt,he fixed his gaze on her lips.

S: Is something happening to you?

C: What?

She gave a royal Bhagamathie stare causing all the air inside the 'young don of Waaji city'to escape.

C: You've taken your shades right?

She showed him the main door.

S: Huh...uh...yes...bye...

He took two steps forward and then turned.

S: Drank lots of water.I need to...

He held his pinky finger up.She showed him her room and where the bathroom was and waited outside.Sahoo closed the door.He hopped around her room like an excited puppy.

S: I'm in her room!I'm in her room!Yahoooo!!!

He fell on her bed and rolled back and forth.He hugged her pillows and squeezed them imagining it to be her.He sniffed the quilt which she used and rubbed his face on it.

S: Tonight when she uses this she will get my fragrance hihihi....

He went to her dresser.Taking her hair brush he sniffled it.

S: Mmm...so alluring what does she use on her hair that her brush smells like a flower garden...

He combed his hair with that.He took the bindi packet and tried out every bindi on himself then kept it back.

S: Now when she uses these it will have Sahoo's touch!

He wore her jhumkas.She knocked on the door.

C: Excuse me,are you done?

He opened the door keeping his usual puppy face.

S: Sorry for taking time...🥺

C: Sampath anna is waiting for you.

She noticed a bindi stuck on his forehead and showed him the same.

S: This...uh...it is for you...🥰

He stuck it on her forehead and ran away like a shy bride.Chanchala looked in the mirror.Seeing the round red bindi on her forehead infuriated her and she removed it immediately.

C: Moron!😡

Both of them didn't realise Sampath watching this from the window outside.He smiled to himself.

SP: Seems like Sahoo is interested in her...

In the car,Sahoo tuned in to romantic songs unlike the mass songs he was listening to on the way to Chanchala's house.He hummed along still maintaining the dumb grin on his face.All this was noticed by Sampath.

Once they reached home,Sahoo hastened to the kitchen and took a tray of ice then went to his room and shut the door.Emptying the ice cubes inside his pant,he took a bottle of chilled water and poured over his head.

S: Just by looking at her my body is reacting this way what if she touched me??Uff!!!So hot!So hot!

He laid on his bed like an overturned frog with legs bent as the ice cooled him.Sampath knocked at the door.

SP: Sahoo,is everything all right??

S: Huh...uh...yes I'm fine I'm cool...I'm sleeping(mv:Actually she has awakened the animal in me I'm trying to get it to sleep😭😭)

***

Sahoo was on a call with Iqbal sharing his experience of meeting Chanchala.

S: I thought she was an old bus but no she is a latest scooty!How silly of me!

Q: Anna,I think in your excitement you forgot about Amrita.

Sahoo became solemn as he got reminded of her.At that moment she came to his room.

S: I'll speak to you later...

A: Phew!We did a lot of shopping see what I bought for you!

She placed the shirts on him.

A: Nice!Did you like...why do you look gloomy?

He stood unfazed.

A: I know what you need...

She closed the gap between him by looping her hands around his neck.Her eyes fluttered to a close as she inched closer to his mouth but unlike before Sahoo was not eager to kiss.He backed off.

A: What's wrong?

S: N..nothing...I'm having a headache I need to rest.I'll talk to you later...

She left his room giving him the space he needed.He reclined on his bed,his mind completely disarrayed.

S: Amrita loves me alot...I've promised to be by her side even in darkness...I shouldn't forsake her...she'll be devastated.Better not to meet Chanchala anymore.

However as fate would have it,Chanchala went to Sampath's house with a container of rava laddoos.

C: Anna,you had asked me to prepare these.

SP: Yes these are for Sahoo I'll pass it to him thank you ma.

Just then Amrita came out of her room and Chanchala smiled at her.Sampath was not aware that she and Sahoo were in love as no one mentioned that.He assumed she was a friend to him like David and so introduced her that way to Chanchala.They spoke for sometime.

C: Sorry,I'm getting late,we'll catch up some other time.

A: Oh sure...btw I must say you are so feminine and beautiful.These cotton sarees look really good on you and you've draped them really well.I've never worn one till now...

C: Thank you.It's easy actually.I'll show you how to drape it another time.These will be apt for you.

Just as she turned to leave,Sahoo and David came home after their morning jog.On seeing Chanchala in saree Sahoo was smitten for the second time.Unwittingly his gaze travelled from her face to her bosom to her hips and he bit his lower lip.

Sampath introduced David to Chanchala and they greeted each other.Just as how Sampath didn't know about Amritha and Sahoo's relationship likewise David wasn't aware that Chanchala was Shakthi's fiancé.Sampath intentionally hid that from David as he did not want to dig the past and wanted Chanchala to move on.They were talking.

Unable to control himself,Sahoo went and pinched Chanchala's waist.That sudden act of his took everyone by shock.

"SLAP!!"

The hard one from her brought him back to his senses.He stood with head bent and palm over his cheek.

Embarrassed and disgusted,Chanchala left the place without saying a word to anyone.Taking her bottle,she splashed some water on that part to rid herself of the "dirt" that was on her then covered that spot with her saree pallu to hide the mark.Chanchala loathed him in her mind.

Meanwhile at Sampath's home,

Amrita locked herself up in her room.Before her very own eyes,the man she loved had misbehaved with another woman.She felt betrayed.

S: Ammu,I'm sorry...pls open the door...it was unintentional...I'm not a pervert you know me...pls Ammu...slap me...slipper me but pls open the door...let me explain!!

She ignored his pleas.Sampath threw Sahoo's haversack on him.

SP: Take your things and clear this place immediately!

David tried to calm his brother.

SP: For his deed I should lock him up but because he is your friend I'm letting him free.I don't want to see his face!Tell him to get out!

DD: Anna,he came to stay with us it's unfair to send him away like this...

SP: Then?What he did is fair?Just so she is a lone woman he'll touch her??Cha...had I known your friend was a pervert,I wouldn't have taken him to her!

He stared at Sahoo.

SP: Don't think Chanchala has none,I'm there as a brother for her!

S: I'm sorry...thank you for everything.😞

He picked his bag.

S: Ammu,I'm leaving...😞

She didn't open the door.David went after him but he didn't stop.

***

It was late at night.Sahoo stood outside Chanchala's gate with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

S: Girls love flowers.I will give this to her and apologise for my deeds.What if she throws this back on my face and slippers me?Huh...uh...

Still not wanting to back off like a coward,he pushed the gate open and went in.He pressed the bell.

"Check who is it!"

Those perverts who were harassing Chanchala previously had just broke in to her house a few minutes before Sahoo came in.Before she could call for help,they forcefully tied her hands to the legs of the chair and other two men held her legs tightly while one of them was getting ready to shoot the ordeal.Her mouth was stuffed with cloth so she couldn't scream also.

One of those henchmen saw Sahoo from the eyepiece.

"One guy...he's standing with a bouquet..."

Chanchala guessed it was Sahoo.

C: Mmmm....mmm.....

She made noise hoping he would hear her.

"Who is he?Your lover ah??"one of them ridiculed.

"Don't open the door.Let him leave then we can start."another opined.

They maintained pin drop silence while waiting for him to leave.

S: I'm ringing the bell so many times yet she's not opening...maybe she slept...

He kept the bouquet near the window sill and made his way out.

C mv: Pls don't go...pls don't go...😥

Her telepathy reached Sahoo and he stopped in his tracks.

S: My heart feels heavy,something is wrong...or maybe I'm overthinking...🤔

One of the guys were watching him from inside.

"Has he gone?"

"Yes..."

C: 😭😭😭

To be continued...