Arjun was standing freeze listening her voice.Those old memories flashed infront of his eyes.Thats when someone patted his shoulder.

'Anna...enna da panra ulla pogaama..', Pavi said and she entered the room and Arjun too joined her.

'Enna paati?Pethi ya paada vechu ketutu iruka pola..?', Pavi asked with a chuckle.But Arjun's eyes were fixed on Thara.Thara looked at him and noted his teary eyes.

'Aama...dei Arjun en pethi evlo azhaga paadra da..Nee romba lucky dhan', Meenakshi said and Arjun smiled in response.

Words were stucked inside his throat,he had heard her honey voice after so many days.

'Seri ellam vaangiyaacha?', Meenakshi asked and Pavi showed everything to Meenakshi.

'Arjun..Thara va veetuku kootitu po pa,she needs some rest,kaalaila irundhu ingeye iruka..rest eduthutu vaanga..', Meenakshi said and they nodded.

'Thara kutty,adhu inime un veedu..You don't want to be hesitated seriya?', Meenakshi asked and Thara smiled.

Then Arjun and Thara, left from there with the shopping luggages after bidding bye to them.

Arjun sat on the driver seat,Thara sat beside him and the luggages were in the backseat.

The drive filled with silence.

To break the awkward silence,he played songs in his car and it started singing..

Both Arjun and Thara looked at eachother.How can they forgot that movie which the songs belongs too.

He quickly changed the song and it was again..

Nostalgic memories of them hitted their minds.But this is not the time for them to cherish.He again changed the song but..

Arjun gulped and switched off the media player and continued his driving.But in somewhere of his heart said that was the words he wants to say her.He mentally sighed his situation and concentrated in his drive.Again silence surrounded them.But for the surprise or shock may be..Thara broke the silence!

'How's life?', Thara asked and Arjun looked at her furrowing his eyebrows.

'Huh?'

'How's life nu kete I mean personal ah..',she asked which made him shock to the core.

'Pogudhu..back to back shoots,time kedaikumbodhu..inga vandhutu oru kutty rest.. idhaan routine ah apdiye pogudhu..',he replied.His mouth just was about to open up as medical check ups,but he quickly stopped it and concentrated in driving.

'Ohh..',she simply answered.

'Yen thideernu?', Arjun asked.

'Illa afterall I'm gonna marry you.. Yaaravadhu keta edhavadhu sollanumla..',Thara replied which made Arjun's heart hurt but he also felt somewhat happy inside his heart that she was atleast talking to him.

'How's yours?',he asked.

'Same as,office poitu irundhe..then andha vela pona apro I was working for you as a designer..Rendu moonu order varudhu paapom',she replied.

'Hmm..naan onnu kepe.. don't mistake me',he asked her with hesitation.

'Hmm',she hummed in response.

'Didn't you try to open your dream restaurant again?',he asked and left her in shock.

She thought that he would ask something about their past or again to force..but what he asked was just hitted her heart.

'Sorry if I asked something personal',he said.

'Nothing like that..Actually Im trying to..Naanu Sakthi um oru building ah choose pannirukom..it was so perfect for my ideas but..',she doesn't want to open up she was weak financially.

'But?'

They reached the house and he stopped.

'Polaam',she quickly get down from the car and Arjun was just smiling for the only reason is that his Munchkin talked with him after a long.

It may sounds silly but when it comes to love,its not!

If you know,you know😌

Arjun followed her and looked at the house,it was fully decorated with flowers and lights.Many servants were working around and Rakshan, Sakthi, Pugazh was supervising them and helping.

Arjun let Thara to a room and he made sure that everything was comfortable for her and left.

'This guy..what he is doing to me...he was making me feel love for every second but the very next second those bitter thoughts cross..

Enaku unna mannichu yethukanum nu aasai ya iruku..Aana aniku naan paathadhu ketadhu ellam nyabagam varumbodhu..andha aasai ellam kaanama poidudhu Arjun ey!',she thought and her trance broke by a song somewhere she heard.

Veyila mazhiya sugama valiya

Yedhu nee??

That's when she realised they were checking the loud speakers from somewhere.

She chuckled and shook her head in disbelief and went to took a shower.

Here, Arjun came from his room after freshening up and joined the boys.

'Enna machan Thangam enna solra?',Rakshan asked.

'Ava enga da..pesita mazhai dhan varum...',Arjun said and they heard thundering sound.

'Appo papa unkitta pesita polaiye..',Pugazh asked.

'Aama machan...6 varsham da!6 varsham kalichu sirichu pesala naalum..pesunaa..adhuve en manasuku yedho oru unknown happiness..Kandippa ellam maarirum nu oru nambikkai varudhu da..', Arjun said.

'Nee ava mela vechuruka love ku..ellame maaridum da seekram',Pugazh tapped Arjun's arm but Sakthi was in utter confusion.

'Ivaru pesuradha paatha kandipa Arjun anna ipdi lam pannirupaarunu enaku thonave illa..Ennadhan nadandhurukumm..idha ivarta kekkalamaa?Illa time varumbodhu dhan paathu kekkanum..',Sakthi thought.

Soon the evening rolled and they were completely forget about the spreading rumours.

Hours flew,but there was no sign of Thara.

'Macha..yen da ava innum varala?',Arjun asked to Sakthi.

'Thoongeetu irupaangala irukum ney..', Sakthi said.

'Illa enakennamo seriya padala..nee poi paaren da..',Arjun said and Sakthi nodded.

Sakthi and Arjun reached Thara's room and knocked it.

'Thalaivi... Thalaivi...',he called but there was no response from her.

After some knocks, Thara opened her door.

Her eyes were puffy and red.She wept her tears and looked at him.

Arjun was shattered to see her.

'Oru vela indha kalyanathula avaluku viruppam illa nu aluguralooo..Did I behaved selfish?', Arjun's concious started pricking him.

He badly wanted to console her.

'Thalaivii..what happened?',Sakthi asked and she broked into tears.

'Ennaachu?Yen alugureenga?',Sakthi asked but she remained silent.

'Sollunga thalaivi..',he asked shooking her.

'First relax aagunga thanni kudinga..',Sakthi made her to sit on the bed and gave her some water.She drunk it and started to compose herself.Arjun was standing there blankly.

'Naan instagram scroll pannitu irundhe..appoo..I saw some comments under the rumour post of us..',she said.

'Enna comment?', Sakthi asked.

Thara showed her phone to Sakthi and he read it.

"Entered as a designer and soon she trapped Arjun with her seduction..How brainy she is..

See,whatelse she is doing for money..these kind of girls have some other name...

Money matters everywhere..iniku panam irukunu ivan kooda..Naaliku..',Sakthi stopped reading and Arjun's blood boiled.

'How can someone criticize a person's character..who gave that rights to them...',Thara said and her throat was dry.

Arjun left from there with verge of rage.

'They'll definitely face for what they said!',Arjun thought and texted Sakthi to take care of her.

Soon the day rolled and Meenakshi was discharged from the hospital and everyone was getting ready for the evening engagement.

Arjun was standing near the decorations and instructing the servants to correct it.He was handsomely standing there in red shirt and matching bordered dhoti.

His hair was perfectly combed and the holy ash in his forehead.He was looking perfect and his dimples,girls were openly sighting him.But he doesn't even look at them.

'Pavi....', he heard a voice and he was stunned looking at his Munchkin.

She was there coming draped in beautiful pink saree which he selected.

He realised that she was not that little munchkin who was smiling at his stupid jokes and flirtings anymore.He can't take his eyes from her.He could see the little munchkin was grown up as a beautiful woman.

Even though she looks like woman for him, but he always see a child inside her but that child was not anymore.

Her loose and wet hair,the way she walks everything gave a different feel inside him.

But he panicked and rushed to her when she was about to slip by the mat.But he held her by her waist.

Shiver travel to her spine when his cold fingers contacted with her bare waist.

No distance between them and they could hear both of their uneven heartbeat.

He looked into her eyes and she too.

She lost in her brown orbs and for him,her eyes...still the same!Yes she was still remain his munchkin.

No love was lost in both of their eyes.

He tightened his hold and she gasped slightly.

'Dei dream world la irundhu vaanga da rendu perum',they both broke their trance by Meenakshi.

'Kalyanathuku innum 1 week dhana da iruku..Konjam wait pannunga rendu perum',Meenakshi said with a smirk.

'Ahh.. Pugazh idho varen da..',Arjun rubbed his nape and left from there.

'Yen ma ready aagama inga enna panra?', Meenakshi asked.

'Illa paati,jewels lam Pavi kitta iruku.. adhaan anga pore',Thara replied.

'Hmm seri ma..vaa polaam', Meenakshi accompanied her and she started getting ready.

Time rolled and the evening came soon.The engagement started and the rituals were done.

Pugazh,Pavi,Rakshan and Sakthi stood by Thara's side.

(I don't know about those rituals so namma skip panniduvom😌)

Now the bride and groom were asked to exchange the rings.

Arjun looked into her eyes for permission and she just nodded blankly.An unknown pain surrounded their hearts.

If it was their old days, these both souls would have been the happiest ones.

Their emotions became opposite now.

Photographers took pictures of them and now Thara inserted the ring in his finger.

He badly want to kiss her forehead and let out his feelings,but you all know😌..

Everyone clapped and the engagement wen successfully.Both Rakshan and Pugazh was shedding happy tears for their friend and sister.

They beleived somehow that everything will be change soon.

Arjun left to his room and Thara was sitting in the hall and chatting with Meenakshi and Pani.

That's when her phone was buzzing in notifications.She was annoyed of that notification sound.

She just looked at phone and widened her eyes in surprise!

What made Thara to surprise?

TO BE CONTINUED..