Days passed while Diya was still admiring him from far.It was just another fine day and she was doing her daily routine.What else? Sighting him in her breaktime at Canteen.

He is there sitting with his friends laughing and chatting while our Diya sighting him from the opposite table.
'Podhum podhum..4 Eee 8 kosu poiduchu..', Vicky said sitting beside her.

'Deii..', Diya glared him.
'Neenga unga sightings ah continue panunga..Yedhavadhu saptute panlama?', Vicky asked.
'Hmmm...Adhuvu correct dhan! Yedhavadhu vaangitu vaa saptute continue panlam..',Diya said and Vicky left to buy something to fill their tummies.

Vicky and Diya became best buddies these days.Diya started sharing about herself and her old days, school everything but still she didn't open up about Aadhi.Vicky know Diya is having a crush on Aadhi, in time he'll also tease her with Aadhi but he didn't know any reason or story behind her crush on him.He let her to take her own time.

'Manushan iniku semmaya irukaare..',Diya thought suddenly an idea popped inside her mind.She took out her mobile and started capturing his actions.

'How cute uh..',she chuckled inside her mind and taking pictures of him with a big grin until Aadhi waves at her.She widened her eyes and gulped.

'Aiyoo kandupudichutaaro?..',she thought hiding her mobile.Aadhi signals her to come and Vicky arrived there.
'Enna aachu?', Vicky asked.
'Dei..avaru koopdraaru da..',Diya whispered in his ears.

'Ohh..Jolly dhana..Poitu va', Vicky said.
'Ivan oruthan nelamai puriyaama..Naane maranabeedhi la iruken..',Diya thought.

'Oi unna dhan Diya!Vaa..Dei thakkali chedi vaa da',Aadhi called them.
'Ayooo perumalee!En pera solliyaa kooptaaru?',Diya literally had a mini heart attack.She felt many hearts fluttering around her,she was hearing a mix of every of her favourite music director's bgm in her ears.

'Idho varom Brother!',Vicky dragged Diya who was still standing in shock.

'Thangam vaa da..',Raghav said moving little to give her and she sat after saying hello to everyone and Vicky sat beside Aadhi.She gasped when Aadhi wrapped his arms around Vicky's shoulders.

'Naan iruka vendiya edam da adhu',Diya thought huffing and puffing mentally.

'Yen Diya?Nee Dance aaduviya?',Aadhi asked making her widened her eyes.
'Enna pa ivaru pesuraaru..Naan idha edhir paakalaye.. Ipo enna solradhu..',Diya lost in her own thoughts.

'Yen Papa? Ennachu?',Pugazh asked.
'Haan..Enna ney?',she asked turning his side.
'Dance aada theriyuma?',Aadhi asked again.
'Naan adunadhu illaye..Yen?',Diya asked in a low voice.

'Illa ma.. Actually innum oru 10 days la inter college competition varudhu.. That's why I asked you,I need a partner for that',Aadhi said and she felt like her heart was beating over her rib cage.

'Pudraa pudraa pudraa...',she felt like falling from where she was sitting but soon composed herself to answer him.
She know about his dancing skills it will be flawless and her fear aroused her mind at the same time she couldn't deny.She didn't practiced any dances before except her bathroom dances.

'Ahmm..',she felt tongue tied.
'Relax relax,its okay!',Aadhi said.
'Aiyooo..Naan vita ipove un kooda odi vandhuruvene..Aana enaku dance la D kooda theriyaadhe,Aprom competition la seriya varalenna..Ennaala avaruku kashtam vandhura koodadhu..',Diya thought bending her head down.

'Dei what about Shruti da?Last year avadhana un partner ah irundha?',Pugazh asked.
'Hmm..ava kitta dhan kekanum',Aadhi nodded.

'Yedhu Shruti ah?Yeva ava?',Diya thought but didn't ask anyone.
'Aana ava dhan ipo students chairman aache?Othupala?',Raghav asked.

'Ketu paapom da..Vandha varattum illati Naan solo vave pannipen',Aadhi said.
'Aiyoo naan varene..Aana bayam ah iruke..',Diya was totally upset that she couldn't do that he asked for and that was too the very first time.

'Enna da?Juniors ah vechu ragging ah?',a voice came and Diya stood up immediately.
'Mam..',Diya stood up while everyone broke into laughter.

'Thangamm..Nee ivalukellam mariyadhai kuduka venaam ukkaru ukkaru..',Raghav said.
'Dei..yen da?Naan lecturer da!',she said pouting.

'Apdi moonja vekkadha Mani.. Illala sooniya bommai',Aadhi said.
'Vaanga da..Adutha class la oruthanaiyum ulla allow panna maate',Mani said sitting along with them while Diya staring at them in confusion.

'Habbadi..Thappichom da!Un class lam yaaru gavanipaa?',Shravan said making hifi with Pugazh.
'Dei.. chinna pasanga munnadi yen da?',Mani asked.

'Thangam..Nee yen ipdi muzhikira nu theriyudhu..Ava enga senior dhan,Aprom dha indha lecturer ellam..Naangalam friends',Raghav said yearning a Ohh from Diya.

'Feel free!Naan class la irukura maadhiri strict ah la iruka maate..Aama nee endha class?Dei Sakthi nee enna panra ivanungaloda?',Mani asked.
'BBA dhan mam..',Diya answered.

'Ohh..Naa unna paathadhe illa new admission ah?Name enna?',Mani asked and Diya nodded replying,'Diya'.
'Ivanungaloda lam seraadha,unnaiyum sethu urupadaama aakiruvaanga..',Mani said.

'Aama naangalam urupadama poitu irukom,Madam NASA la scientist aayitaanga',Aadhi said making Diya laugh.
'Dei..Oru lecturer endrum paarkaamal?',Mani huffed and Aadhi smiled sheepishly.

'Apro indha mam lam venaam..Inga namma irukumbodhu mattum Akka nu kooptuko',Mani said.
'Seri Mani ka',Diya smiled.

'Aama yaarellam da inter college competition la join panreenga?', Mani asked.
'Vera yaaru vazhakam pola Aadhi dhan..',Pugazh said.
'Neenga yaarum varalaya?',Mani asked Diya and Vicky.

'Illa ka,Naan lam pannala..', Vicky replied.
'Aama...Yennaa Instagram reels panradhulam competition la illala..', Pugazh said making Vicky pout.
'Enna ney?', Vicky whined and Aadhi ruffled his hair.

'Avan kedakuraan Vidra',Aadhi said and Vicky leaned on his shoulder.
'Cha..Naan yen idhukellam Possessive aaguren?... Possessive kedaiyaadhu..Oru yekkam dhan..',Diya let out a sigh.

'Dei thangam,Nee dhan super ah paaduviye..Nee participate panlamla?',Raghav asked and everyone's eye fixed on her.
'Aiyoo ellaru paakuraangale...',Diya gulped.

'Maa paaduviya?',Aadhi asked.
'Aiyoo ma va?Evlo warm ah koopdraaru...',Diya thought blushing inside.
'Haan..Yedho paaduven..',Diya replied.

'Inge oru paatu paadu',Aadhi asked excitedly and Diya's breath hitched.Already her heartbeat was beating in train's high-speed now it turned into jet speed.

'Paadu Diya',Mani said.
'Paadu papa..',Pugazh said.
'Paadu thangachi',Shravan said.
'Aama Diya paadu!',Vicky too said and she couldn't deny.She closer her eyes and Aadhi's face crossed her mind.

'Dance dhan panna mudila..Ivlo interest ah kekkuraaru..Paadlam',Diya thought and fixed a song inside her mind which she always hums while thinking about Aadhi.

Masking her fear,she nodded.

Kannadi munne nindre
Thaniyaaga naan pesa
Yaarenum jannal thaandi paarthal Haiyoo..
Ull pakkam thazhpaal potum
Araiyinul nee vandhai
Kai neeti thottu paarthen kaatre Haiyoo..

En veetil neeyum vandhu serum kaalam yekkaalam?
Poo maalai seidhen vaadudhey..
En methai thedum porvai yaavum
Selai aagadho

Vaaradho annaalum indru..

Naan pogiren mele mele
Boolagame kaalin keele
Vinmeengalin kootam enmele

Poo vaaliyil neerai pole
Nee sindhinaai endhen mele
Naan pookiren panneer poo pole

Thadumaari ponen andre unnai paartha neram
Adaiyaalam illa otrai kangal nenjin oram
Yen unnai paarthen endre ullam kelvi ketkum

Aanalum nenjam andha nerathai
Nesikum..

(Naan pogiren from Naanayam movie)

She opened her eyes and saw Aadhi resting his head on his palm and seeing her with full admiration in his eyes,smile on his lips.She lost in those beautiful eyes,she didn't bother other's clapping and praises.Her trance broke when Aadhi started to clap his hands.

'Thank you!..', Diya smiled.
'Nee participate panra avlodha!',Mani said.
'Ayoo thalaivi!Ivlo nalla paadreenga!Inime neenga dhan en paatu thalaivi',Vicky said.

'Ayoo illa ka,Naan participate panla..Enaku konjam stage fear',Diya said.
'Adhellam paathukalam ma..Naanga ellarum angeye dhan irupom!Naanum irupen..Nee participate pannu..10 days irukulla namma practice pannikalam',Aadhi said.

'Aama papa..Daily namma auditorium vandhuru,anga dhan practice session nadakum..oru 3 or 4 hour dhan cut aagum.. Paathukalam..', Pugazh said.

Diya was afraid of stages since her school days.She'll sing in the competitions but only inside her School because her parents never allowed her to go out of the town even for competitions.So she stopped doing that.It became a long but hearing Aadhi's request,she can't deny it.

'Naanu practice panra edathula irupen ma..Onnum problem illa',Aadhi said.
'Ohh..Apo namma avaru kooda innum konja neram time spend panlam..',Diya thought.

'Irundha mattum enna pannuva?Oru orama ninnu avara sight adichutu irupa,idhe maadhiri unaku neeye mindvoice la polambipa..Idhuku paruthi moota godown laye irukalame..',Diya's Conscious replied.

'Dha chi peh..',she brushed her thoughts and nodded.
'Okay..Naan panre!',Diya smiled and Aadhi stretched his hand for a shake hand.

Diya looked at him and he pulled her hand and shook with her.
'Semmaya paadra!You have a bright future ahead',Aadhi said and Diya nodded with a big grin and blush.

She felt the same current shock when his hand touched her.They chatted for a while,but our Diya was busy admiring Aadhi and being an introvert she didn't involved so much in talks.She kept nodding and just responding to everyone's questions.

'Seri seri..Class ku vandhu serunga da..Late ah vandha naan aprom strict aayiduven paathukonga..',Mani left from there.

'Seri Thalaivi..Namalum kelambuvoma?',Vicky asked Diya who was still admiring Aadhi.
'Kelambuvoma Thalaivi..',he asked waving his hand before her.

'Cha..Naan sight adikiradhu yaarukavadhu porukudha paaru..',Diya sighed.
'Polaam da',Diya gritted his teeth.

'Seri Thangam,Pugazh na,Shravan anna..Naan kelamburen..',she said and looked at Aadhi.
'Kelamburen..',Diya said looking at him and Aadhi waved bye at her smiling.

'That smile!That damn smile!',Diya melted as a butter in his smile.

They left after bidding bye to them and Diya pinched Vicky's arm.
'Ahh..Yen thalaivi?', Vicky asked.
'Yedhuku da avlo avasarama kelappi kootitu vara..', Diya asked.

'Ohh..Venumna onnu pannunga..Apdiye unga aaloda avaru class ku poidunga..Innum jolly ah irukumla..', Vicky said chuckling at her anger.
'Dei..Enga aalu illa..Adhu enga aalu illa..',Diya replied blushing.

'Ayoo thalaivi..Oru muzhu muttai(Egg) ya sothula maraikalam..Aana muzhu poosanikaaya(Pumpkin)maraika mudiyaadhu!', Vicky said and Diya smiled sheepishly.

'Theriyudhulla..Kammnu iren da',Diya said.
'Hmm..Okay okay',Vicky nodded with a teasing smile.

They both left to their classes and soon their day came to an end.

Diya left home and slept thinking about her next 10 days which she is going to spend with Aadhi!

TO BE CONTINUED...