Pyaar, Prema ..... Friendship?

🖤Chapter 26🖤

Sivaangi furrows her eyebrow as she sees Ashwin excusing himself from the table and talks into his phone in a low tone as he exits the restaurant. "Ange yenna paakere?" Pugazh asks her as she keeps her fork and spoon down on the plate "Ille ne, avaru-" "Avanukku avane paathuke teriyum, nee olunga sapudu" her pseudo brother snaps at her and she sighs, glancing at the entrance one more time before fully turning towards Pugazh "Unneku yenathan ne prechene?" "Unnaku teriyathe maari nadikathe Sivaangi, panrethe ellam panitu nee innum avan pinaliye suthikitu irukke" he grits and Sivaangi glares at him "Unnaku onnum teriyathu ne, terinja maari pesathe" "Athan ulagathuke teriyume, naala photo va terinjuche, antha cinema karichi ode kaluthule aya thaali ye katnuthu-" "Ne, avenge peru Ahana, chumma chumma cinema karichi nu solli avengele avamanum paduthatingge" "Nee yendi avale support panre, naa unnode anne" "Neenge avungale pathi ippdi pesena, naa epdi pesruthu. Plus, unggeluku mulu kathe teriyathu, so konjum" she gestures for him to zip his mouth and then looks back at the entrance when she realises that Ashwin hasn't entered the restaurant again. She then decides to go and find him and excuses herself, shrugging off Pugazh's hand and walks toward the entrance, only to see Ashwin in his car, talking into his phone, this time his face worried and panicked. She stands there as she sees Ashwin fretting and wiping his forehead as he talks to the person in the phone and takes a step forward when someone clears their throat from behind. She turns ans sees Pugazh, Bala, Sarath and Sakthi there, Pugazh's face stuck in a glare while the other's are just confused. "Yenge pore?" "Ashwin-" "Yen papa, unneku ayiram thaati sonnalum, mandekku yeratha?! Avanuku than kalyanam airuche, apro yen poi poi avan pinale suthure?!" Pugazh snaps as Bala consoles him "Mama, tension avathe, papa chinna pulle-" "Naa onnum chinna pulle ille and I do have a brain to think" Sivaangi grits and the four of them look at her surprised, since they've never seen her raise her voice at them.

"I thought you guys knew better, Ashwin eh pathi naala teriyum unggeluku so neenge inthe maari baseless rumours ellam nambe maatingge nu, but I was dead wrong. You think he did this because he liked it?! Avavru onnum apdi paate ambele ille! Avaru ooru ponnu pinalle poruthe periya visiyam, ithule yenna yemathitu innoru ponne kalyanam pannikitara, ithu ellam kekka siripu varle unggeluku?! Ahana akka onnum third person ille, avarode long time best friend. Avangele aaru varushama teriyum, yethu solnile naale anthe thaali ye kaate vendiyatha poochi. Aana neenge yen yethuku yethachum problem ah ne kekke vitutu, orediya avare othuke paathingele...." Sivaangi sighs shaking her head and then sees, in a shock, as Ashwin reverses his car and exits the parking lot. 'Yetho prechene pole, aparum avar kite kekelam' she ponders and then glares at the four of them as she picks up her phone and starts texting someone. "Yaaruku text panringge thalaivi?" Sakthi asks "Appa ke, naa veetuku kelemburen" she answers curtly as she continues to text her father to pick her up from the venue 'Papa-" "Ille ne, avar yetho prechene leh irukaru, ipo yennale athu paathi than yosike mudiyum. Naa inthe problem epo mudiyatho, apro I'll deal with you guys" "Apdi yenathan papa nadakuthu?" Sarath asks and Sivaangi sighs "Ennale solle mudiyathu anne, just...just ithu oru periye problem, and now he needs is my support, yennale athuthan kuduke mudiyum avarukku. So that's why I'm going back, I need to make sure he's alright" she says and then sees her dad's cars parked a few metres away and she walks away, bidding four of them goodbye.

Reaching her house she goes up to her room, locks her door and then settles herself on the bed, pressing 'dial' on Ashwin's number. It takes almost four rings before a groggy Ashwin answers her "Hello?" "Ashwin! Yenna achi? Yen apdiye poitingge, are you okay-" "Ma, ma, porume" he sniffles "Athu....athu prechene perusa poiruchi ma, yaaro media kite leak panitangge, athuvum local media le ille, international media leh" he says and Sivaangi curses silently "Ipo yenna panringge?" "Ave side leh avalode friend help panraru, ingge Roshan help panran" "Roshan ah? Yaaru athu?" "Yennode friend ma, school friend, lawyer " he says and Sivaangi hums "Ahana akka kite pesningala illeya?" "Ille ma, ava enkite space venumnu text panne apo naa avale text panle" he says and she could literally feel like he's losing it "Nee epdi irukke Ashwineyy?" "Enakku enna ma naa nala than irukken-" "Poi solathingge, ennaku terithu, ithu evelo ki evelo Ahana akka ve effect panirukko avalo ke ungeleyum effect panirukke. I know she's a very important person in your life, almost enne vide-" "Ma, neeyum-" "Teriyum ma, naanum important person than, but isn't she a little bit more than me?" she asks and Ashwin hums hesitantly "Paa, it's okay, naa onnum kochikile, naa ungge yeduthule irunthalum obviously Ahana akka will matter to me more than you, yenna she's one of those relationships that you keep it close to your heart" she says and then jerks when she hears sniffling on the other side "Paa yen pa aluvure? Naa yethacho thaapa sollitena?" "Ille ma, nee yenukku ivalo panre aana nambe commit aana day leh irunthu unnaku naa onnume panle le?" he chides himself and Sivaangi clicks her tongue "Paa, ena pa pesre? Nee enna venumna senjinge? Nambe commit aana aduthe naale inthe maari prechene vanthuruchi, athuku neenge yenna pannuvinge? Neenge mothe inthe problem eh slow ah handle pannuge aprom nambe pathi yosikilam" she says and hears him hum.