Roja - The Continuation

8. The Result

Roja: Enna achu Mama?

Prathap: Antha NGO project tender oda result vandhuruchu ma. Ippo than avanga mail kidachuthu.

Roja's face was filled with anxiety.

Roja: Result enna mama?

Prathap: Antha NGO project namaku kidaikala ma.

Roja could feel all her hopes and aspirations shattering before her eyes.

Deepa: Enna pa solringa? Namma plan and presentation nalla thana irunthathu? Neenga kuda kandipa intha project namaku kidaikum nu soningale pa!

Prathap: Namma nalla than work panom, but still athuku mela sila vishayangal iruku la. Clients oda mindset ku naama set agalayo ennavo.

Roja was silent and looked down the whole while unable to meet Prathap.

Prathap: Roja, nee feel panatha ma. Unmaiyilaye unaku talent iruku. Antha talent namma company ku theva! Intha Project pona enna? Innum neraya Projects namaku varum. Nee vara veipa. Enaku nambika iruku ma.

Roja looked up at Prathap teary-eyed.

Roja: Sorry Mama!

Prathap: Ethuku ma sorry lam solura?

Roja: Evlo periya vaaipu thavari pochu. Ennala thana...

Prathap: En Roja apdi ninaikura? Eppothume oru visihayam try panna adhu odane click aganum nu avasiyam illa. Failure is a stepping stone to success nu nee kelvi patathu illa?

Roja: Illa Mama irunthalum...

Prathap: Roja...naan erkanave sonatha than ippovum solren. Intha Project kidachalum kidaikalanalum paravala, ithu ungaluku oru learning experience than. And one more thing, Business la failures ah epdi handle panromrathu romba mukiyam. Arambathula naanum tholvi ah paathavan than. Naan ennoda failures la matum focus panni irunthiruntha iniku intha Company ivlo perusa valanthu irukathu! Ithu ungaluku kashtama than irukum nu enaku purithu, but trust me ellam seri agidum!

Ashwin: Aama Anni, feel panathinga.

Roja wiped her tears.

Roja: Mama neenga thappa ninaikalana naan onnu solalama?

Prathap: Sollu ma.

Roja: Naan konja naal office varala, veetlaye irukene.

Prathap: En Roja? Naan than sonene ithellam oru periya vishayam illa nu.

Roja: Illa mama, intha Project tender nala ennala Adhi ah oru amma va olunga pathuka mudila, Sir ah yum gavanika mudila. Konja naal naan Aadhi oda irukene, appothan enakum ithula irunthu veliya vara mudiyum. Naan venum na office works lam veetla irunthe pakatuma konja naalaiku?

Prathap understood her feelings and accepted her request.

Later that night. At Rojun'sroom.

Adhi was sleeping peacefully in his cradle while Roja was lying on Arjun's lap. Arjun was caressing Roja's hair.

Arjun: Roja?

Roja: .....

Arjun: Roja??

Roja: Hmm...

Arjun: Enaku purithu ithu unaku evlo disappointing ah iruku nu, athukaga ipdi madhiyathula irunthu sapdama iruntha epdi?

Roja: Enaku pasikala Sir.

Arjun: Athu epdi pasikama irukum? Ippo nee sapdama iruntha antha project namaku vandhuruma?

Roja didn't respond.