Charu drove through the narrow road which was surrounded by dense trees. She stopped her bike in front of the cave where she saw him for the first time. A smile crept her lips as she remembered the shock she found in his face once she found she was the one fighted the robbers.

She again started driving through the cave and stopped for a few minutes in the exact spot she saw him.

And her hope of finding him increased at that moment. She did not know why she decided to visit the place once again but her heart wanted to. Even though she was not sure if she could find him, her heart wanted to be there once before searching for him and that resulted in her being in the middle of the cave in the middle of the night. Being there gave her a hope of finding him soon as she continued to drive through the dense forest. 

She drove in search of the narrow path that led to the place they stayed and her eyes shined when she recognised the path. She rode the bike to a distance and stopped before getting down and walking towards the place.

She got suddenly nervous and her heartbeat raised when she noticed the similar tent that she left behind in fear of her feelings. She noticed a shadow in the tent and found there was a person and her instinct said it might be him.

She slowly walked towards the tent with her torch in hand and stood in front of the tent. She cleared her throat and tried to voice out but her mind went blank when she was pulled into the tent by strong arms.

She winced when her hand was twisted to her back and held it with a force and her torch was snatched from her hand.

When she managed to get out of the shock she found herself on the ground with a weight on her and a palm covering her mouth.

And her pupils literally popped out when she found the pair of eyes that had kept her in sweet torture for the past few months.

The eyes that were at the moment boring deeply into hers had been tormenting her inner feelings all these days. The eyes that she hated for disturbing her peaceful sleep but at the same time wanted herself to lose in it were now right in front of her but she could not believe it.

On the other hand Siva, was more than surprised to find her there. He found some movements on the other side of the tent and, misunderstanding the torch as a knife he attacked the person.

When he pushed her to the ground and one look at her eyes he realized her. The eyes that he had been searching everywhere to drown into those dark brown orbs were now right in front of him. And just like he yearned to drown, he lost himself in her eyes that he failed to notice she had opened her eyes and was lost in his just as he was.

" Nee.. she cleared her throat… Neengala.. "

She spoke in a low voice still staring into his eyes bringing him out of his trance and he nodded.

Siva: Neenga Inga..

Charu: Marantingala.. Nan tha intha edathuku mothala vantha..

Siva: ama illa.. he said and looked away.

Charu: Siva..

Siva: Huh ?

Charu looked down while he followed her eyesight just to realize he was above her and jerked off from her.

Charu lifted herself from the ground and sat up holding her hand while Siva sat up in a decent distance. Both were so overwhelmed that their words failed as they sat silently staring at random spaces.

Siva suddenly chuckled, gaining her attention.

Charu: yenga sirikaringa?

Siva: illa.. Anaiku nadanthathum inaiku nadanthu ore mari iruku illa.. aalu matum the vera..

Charu: ama illa.. she chuckled.

Siva nodded: Ama.. neenga enna thidirunu Inga…

Charu: Aah athu

She stammered without knowing how to tell him that he was the reason for her being there. How can she tell that she was there as a first step to find him but to her fortune she had already found him.

Siva: enna aachu?

Charu: aah onnum illa.. First time intha place enaku romba pidichu irunthuchu.. she said it looking into his eyes causing his heart to skip a beat.

Siva mv: ivunga entha arthathula solaranga.. oru Vela namala mari..

Charu: enna ga yosikaringa..

Siva: aah.. onum illa ga..

Charu: ama neenga ena panringa?

Siva: athu..

Now it was his turn to stammer, After hearing his mother saying, the thing we lost should be found where it was lost, he mentally cursed how it did not cross his mind. He did not know whether he could find her but he believed he could get some little clue about her but instead he had found her.

Charu: Enna ga aachu?

Siva: illa enakum intha edam romba pidichu irunthuchu atha vanthan..

Charu : oh..

And there was privileged silence once again which was both calming and awkward.

Siva: Yenga !!

He literally yelled, making her jerk and place her hand on her palam.

Charu: Enna Siva ?

Siva: parunga parunga itha en prechanaya ?

Charu frowned: purila.. Enna prechana?

Siva: Ungaluku En peru therinju ena peru soli kupdringa ana nan enna panrathu..

Charu: neengalum peru soli kupdunga..ithula enna prechana ?

Siva: athu unga peru theriyanum ah..

He whined like a kid and only after that Charu realized it.

Charu: Ayoo sorry ga.. enaku strike agava illa..

Siva: enakku thonava illa ga.. Neenga enaku eluthu notes la Miss C nu potu irunthingala athuku apram tha nyabagam ah vanthuchu..

Charu: athu Nan usual podrathu ga..

Siva: athu paravala vidunga.. Mothala unga peru solunga..

Charu smiled: Charu.. Charuti..

Siva: Charu.. Nice name ga..

Charu: Thanks..

Siva mv: epadi intha name namaku strike agama pochu..

Siva: Yenga neenga Travel blogger thena ?

Charu: ama.. yen kekaringa?

Siva: illa nanum Naraya blogs padichu irukan.. ana Charu gara peru pathathu illa atha ketan..

Charu: Oh athu va.. Nan Charu name la elutha Maten ga.. Veetula Rithi nu kupduvanga so athava writing ku use panran.

Siva: Rithi ?.

Charu nodded: Charuthi.. rithi

Siva: Oh .. he nodded in understanding but turned away and murmured… ayoo ithu theriyama C la iruka name ah theditu irunthu irukama..

Charu: Enna soninga?

Siva: illa illa.. ethuvum solala

Charu: etho sona mari irunthucha ?

Siva: Illa ga athu.. ungala patha kekanum na iruntha... Solama kolama tent ah vitutu pora alavuku ungaluku enna ga avasaram…

Charu blinked like a lost kid. How could she say him she left her tent back and ran away not for her work instead in the fear of her feelings.

On the day they first met Right at the moment Charu saw Siva's face clearly when she gave him water, she felt a strange pull towards him. He was not well built, masculine and fair like a star but he was like the one guy she preferred. He was tall with a medium body structure and dusky in tone with dark beard and he was obviously her preference of men. She noticed the surprise in his face when she revealed her identity to the police. Not wanting to give importance to the attraction she quickly bade him bye and left the place.

But she did not even guess she would see him once again the same night. And when she heard his past she was impressed, she connected to the way he had taken life's hit and made a path for himself. She saw a part of herself in him, she took life so easily once upon a time and was hit hard by it and it made her realize its power and he had also somewhat experienced the same. The initial physical attraction she felt towards him was now turning into the attraction towards his character. She has confirmed her feelings when she shared her past to him without him forcing her to share it, she did it with her own wish which she mostly had not done. But still her past that had given her a deep hurt stayed as a huddle for her to give a chance for her feelings. She also knew the attraction was not single sided. She had found him staring at her with something in his that said more than surprise. She knew it was not lust but he was just attracted as she was which scared her. She tried hard to push back her feelings but her fate had other ideas by making them end up in the same tent.

That night she woke up in the middle of the night and found herself partially laying on him. Considering her past wherever she traveled she would be more conscious about her safety, she would always maintain her distance from everyone. After experiencing a terrible past she had never been so close to any men because of her trauma. But now she was lying herself on a person who was a complete stranger for her just before a few hours.

" Maybe the feeling you had for him came out during your sleep " Her inner voice mocked her, making her jerk away from him and just then she realized she was staring at from his shoulders. Her cheeks heated with embarrassment with the fact that she had literally thrown herself on him.

She also noticed that she was the one who had been laying on him while he was lying with his arms crossed, conscious not to touch her even in deep sleep. The man she trusted in the past has taken advantage and pushed her into a deep trauma but the man in front of her did not want to take advantage even by mistake. Her respect for him grew and the feeling she tried to suppress once again came up which she obviously did not want to happen. Not wanting to develop it she decided to put a full stop by leaving the place without even informing him.

But even after she left back home she could not concentrate on anything else. Wherever she went whatever she did she was back to square one of thinking about him. She had enough and took a chance to share about him to her parents which had given her clarity and she was finally here.

" Hello " She jerked out of her thoughts when he called out waving his hand in front of her.

Siva: enna ga.. Yen poninga nu keta etho deep ah yosikaringa ?

Charu: Haan onu illa suma..

Siva shook his head : seri vidunga saptingala?

His heart yearned to share a lot with her, he wanted to know more about her and wanted to tell her about him but he could not just find words and ended up being like a cringe whatsapp message.

She stared at him for a few seconds which embarrassed him, which she understood and smiled.

Maya: Inum illa.

Siva: apa meen pidikalam ah ?

Charu: aii super uh.. ana inaiku beer illaya..

Siva grinned before he fetched his backpack near him and took out a bottle of bear. Both of them grinned before collecting a couple of bottles and leaving the tent.

They did not have a fish hook like last time and decided to catch fish using her scarf and finally succeeded by catching few after half an hour of trying. Charu left to collect woods while Siva marinated the fish.

After leaving the fish to cook in the fire the duo sat on the rock with their drinks sharing some random things. Both wanted to share what was in their heart but feard of it. They thought it was too early to share their feelings and decided to take some time but both enjoyed eachother company. The night witnessed their bond grew with their talks and tease which filled the silent sky with their giggles and laughters.

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Hi dearssss chapter epadi irukunu solunga..

Finally I am able to give an update on this after months. Until the part where Siva knows her name was written before months but suddenly I lost inspiration. After a long struggle I managed to bring it back and i am here updating it into a separate book.

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