One Shots Series (VM)

Missing Piece To The Puzzle Of My Heart

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"Enakku thalai valikuthu. Naan thoonga poraen!"

Irukiraai
Illaamalum irukiraai
Aadhalaal irukkiren
Illaamalum irukiren

She closes her room door. With every step that she took towards her bed, her vision gets blurry as tears fill her eyes. As she plops down onto her bed, all her restrains break free and the tears roll down her cheeks.

"Could love give someone this much of pain?", she thought to herself. Maybe that was why they say love is a bittersweet feeling.

Engum un mugha bimbam
Nenjil vanthathu thangum
Vettridathil ennai vittu
Sendrathenadi

In the other side of the town, another person was feeling the same way. One look at him would make anyone realise that he was in the most messiest state ever. With unkempt hair and bloodshot eyes, he clearly hadn't slept for a while now and was a zombie.

Kannil neeradhu pongum
Kaadhal vandhadha angum
Sattru munbu punnagaitha
Mugam engadi

His eyes were fixated on the picture on his lockscreen of his phone and he rarely blinked. This was making his eyes burn and fill up with tears but to him, it was nothing compared to all the pain that was tugging his heart.

Irukiraai
Illaamalum irukiraai
Aadhalaal irukkiren
Illaamalum irukiren

She pulls a pillow from the side and hugs it close to her chest. How she wished it was him instead of the pillow. He was her safe space and at this very moment, there really wouldn't be a place that would make her feel better than in his arms.

Velicham ilaamal
Nizhalum illai
Uyir ne illaamal
Naanum illai
Vidinthum enn vaanil
Vaannam illai

His eyes fall on his shadow. It reminded him of his solitude - a state which he he hated. It had been a year since she came into his life and there hadn't been a moment where he had been left alone. He had felt her presence in everything he did and today, this emptiness was really gnawing at his heart.

Paniyil paadhaighal
Moodum
Veylil vazhi varumae

Her hand had instinctively reached out for the necklace that she was wearing and as she began to caress the pendant, memories of their happy moments flash in her mind.

Aruginil varugayil
Unargira mayakkathai
Marubadi thaa konjam

As his phone rings for the umpteenth time, he jolts from his thoughts and springs up. He knew he had to speak to her and let her know all that was in his head because keeping it within was really killing him. He makes up his mind to do so first thing in the morning.

Knowing that his family was panicking already, he starts to walk home. With each step he takes, his mind fills up with thoughts about how long and dark tonight was going to be.

Sudugira manalveli
Thodugira kaalena
Katharudhu enn nenjam

Meanwhile, she had also realised that keeping quiet was going to do no good. Even if he was going to hate her for this, she knew she had to just pour it out.

Ini varum iravilum
Ini varum pagalilum
Kanavugal enn thanjam
Angae va uyirae

With every step he took, all that he could think of was her. And it did soothe his heart.

Irukiraai
Illaamalum irukiraai
Aadhalaal irukkiren
Illaamalum irukiren

She wipes the tears off her cheek and looks at the frame that was hanging on the wall - her most favourite picture of them. And she mentally fixes that she would do all she could to make it a us not you or me.

Maattram illaamal
Vaazhkai illai
Mazhai mattum
Tharadhu vaanavillai
Eno enn nenjam
Ketkavillai

Life definitely has a mixture of good phases and bad one too. But he wasn't going to let this bad phase take control of him. He was going to make changes and it had to begin with him. Maybe this phase was necessary for him to really know how much he loved her.

Arugil irundhum
Kaadhal
Pirivil perugidumae

She knew she had fallen in love but it was her mistake to have just kept it within her heart. When the distance between them started to increase, it didn't strike her that she had to be the one to make the first move to fix it. But now, she had learnt. It was true that distance made the heart fonder and that was the driving force that made her realise that it was high time that things had to be fixed before it became too late.

Oru murai theriyithu
Maru murai maraiyithu
Tholaiyithu unn bimbam

He pushes open his room door and as he steps in, he sees a familiar silhouette. Having not slept peacefully for a few days, he thinks that he was just dreaming and shakes his head in an attempt to clear his thoughts. He switches on the room light.

Kanavugal varuvadhu
Kaalaiyil kalaivadhu
Kaadhalil perinbam

Her heart beat quickens. What would his reaction be? Would he understand that that she had come home for him or would he continue to be angry at her?

Yethu varai yethu varai
Idaiveli thodarnthidum
Ketkuthu enn nenjam
Arugae va uyirae

His head turns towards the bed and his jaw drops. Since when were there 3D figures in dreams? He had just dropped her off at her home this morning and he knew she had made up her mind to not come back. He kneels down onto the bed and stares at the figure in front of him, who was not moving at all. He extends his trembling hand out towards the figure.

Irukiraai
Illaamalum irukiraai
Aadhalaal irukkiren
Illaamalum irukiren

Before he knew it, a pillow lands on his face. So he wasn't dreaming after all!

"Ippo thelinjirucha?!"

"Nee..."

"Naanae thaan!"

"Un veetula..."

"En veetula thaan irukaen!"

"Ithu en room aachae!"

"Oh! Thalaganile vanguna adi pathalaiyo?!"

"Enna?"

"Ithu unga room illa! Namma room."

A small smile appears on his lips.

"Sirikatheenga! Enakku kovam varuthu!

"Sorry!"

"Enna?"

"Sorrynu sonnaen!"

Her jaw falls seeing Mr Angry Young Man apologize genuinely. As she struggles to find the next set of words, he takes the chance to hold her hand before continuing.

"Ivalavu naal enakku puriyala. En vazhkaiyin arthamae neethaanu! I love you!"

Tears fill up in her eyes, but this time, they were tears of joy.

~ Don't hold on to anger, hurt or pain. Instead love more each day and live life to the fullest!