காகிதம் (Kaagidham - Paper)

Megamo Aval...

                      *Alarm Beeps*

Aarav: Ohh… shit!!! Innikum late aa endhirichitanaa…

Karthik (Aarav’s friend): Deii.. kalayilaye kanavaa…

Aarav: Ama, machan kanavu nu solla mudiyadhu.. time travel panna madhiri irunduchu…

Karthik: Nalla time travel pannu.. late aa office ku po.. un TL unnoda kaadhu javvu kilika pudhu pudhu ketta vaarthai lam ready panni vachirupan..

Aarav: Machan vaa da, pesama leave potudalam..

karthik: Potudalam illa., potudu.. naan already one week WFH kettu vaangiten..

Aarav: Ada dhrogii..

Karthik: Machan.. late aanalum paravala nu office poiduriyaa??

Aarav: yen da??

Karthik: My girlfriend is coming here da.. and you know right.. we need some space..

Aarav: What the fuck..? Seriously?? Pona vaaram dhana da breakup aachu..

Karthik: Ava Anjali da.. iva namma office receptionist Geetha da..

Aarav: Ennavo panni thola.. Nan return vara apo.. ava inga iruka koodadhu.

Karthik: okay., machan…

Aarav leaves the house and reached railway station. He had to wait 10 more minutes for the train to his office.

        *The train for Chengalpattu will arrive shortly on platform number 2*

Aarav gets in the train. The train isn’t even crowdy and the seats weren’t even fill. But he chooses to stand near the boarding entrance to get some fresh air. Suddenly it starts to rain…

Aarav: (to himself) please no god… this is not a right time... Idhuku mela return poradhum waste dhan.. epdiyachum nan erangura stop varathukula mazha ninnudanum kadavulae…

           Aarav reached his place., but the rain shows no mercy to him. he got fully drenched by the rain. He gives up his plan to go office. No one will ever be wanted to enter the working place like a soaked bean. 

          *Aarav rushes to nearby tree for some cover and tries to call Karthik*

Aarav: (to himself) deii phone ah edraa.. 

             *Karthik cuts the call*

The rain started to pour down like this is the last day of the earth. Aarav gets his phone and try to book a cab. Since the rain gets heavier. The place under the tree getting filled by other people. Aarav lose his cover and getting wet again.

                   *Suddenly aarav’s phone starts to ring*

He saw someone holding an umbrella near him. Without any other thought, he just ran over there. He took his mobile to look who is calling and unknowingly hits the person who is holding the umbrella. He suddenly looks up with a pity face to apologize. There is a girl slowly turning towards him with headphones on.

That girl: What the heck!!! Who are you? 

Aarav : sorry.. mazhai rmba peiyudhu… adhan ninayaama iruka unga pakathula vandhu ninnunen.

Girl: Bro.. ungaluku vera edamey kidaikalya??

Aarav: (to himself) enna takkunu bro nu sollitaa..

Girl: hello.. ungala dhan bro kekuren vera edamey illaya..

Aarav: (to himself) Bro!!! Again?? Anna nu kooptu tamil la asinga paduthuradhukulla sorry kettu kelambida vendiyadhu dhan..

Aarav: Thappa eduthukadheenga.. sorry again..

                 *aarav tries to leave from her umbrella*

Girl: Bro!!!

*Aarav suddenly stopped*

Aarav: Seriously?? (to himself), kooptingala?

Girl: Nan cab book panniruken few minutes la vanthudum.. cab vandhadhum ennaku kodai theva padadhu.. neenga vera office ponum pola.. Naan en kodai-ya ungalta thandhudren cab vandhadhum..

Aarav: illa paravalanga..

Girl: No problem-nga ennaku serious aa theva padadhu

Aarav: rmba thanks-nga.. 

Girl: It’s okay bro..

Aarav: (to himself) unnaku theva dhan da… 

   *Cab Arrives and she gets in the cab, aarav knocks the cab window and she pulls the window down*

Aarav: idha eppo? Epdi? Enga? Ungakitta thirupitharanum..

Girl: No need. Ennaku time illa.. (With chuckles)

Aarav: Kodaivallal-eyy.. unga name enna?

Girl: Don’t be a stupid... kaila vennaiya vachikittey.. nei ku alayureenga..

*While the cab starts to move, she gave him a pleasant smile with her cheeks gets rosy she blushed and waving her hand to say bye...*

Aarav looks the umbrella in his hand and search for where her name written in it. Under the bottom of the handle, he finds her name with her mobile number.

Aarav: (to himself) M-E-G-H-A..!!! ohh.. Megamo Aval.. (chukles) Thanks varuna bagavan bro.. you finally showed some mercy..