Mille - Thousands of Love

Katsaridaphobia!

'Sathiyama solren Sivu, oru nalaiku karappaan poochiya pathu thalatherikka oodi varrappo thadakki vilundhu kai kaala odachuka pora nee..'

Binni huffed and picked the dead cockroach in a plastic bag while Sivaangi flinched at her mom's activity, making Binni sigh in disbelief.

'Nalaiku vaazha pora veetla ipdi dha karappaan poochiya pathu alaritu ooda poriya?' Binni started her usual motherly advice making Sivaangi roll her eyes,

'Ma! olagathula endha moolaila irundhalum enaku cockroach na bayam dha..idha yaralayum matha mudiyadhu!'

'Ennamo pannu, aana un varungaala purushanoda edhirkalam enaku ipove kannu munnadi theridhu..'

Sivaangi twisted her lips and took her towel to walk towards the washroom while smirking,

'Enakaha en purushan karappaan poochiya vizhundhu vizhundhu adipaan..ni vena paru!'

Sivaangi got ready in a hurry as it was already late to her college. Today was the first day of her third semester of BSc, and a single cockroach spoiled the entire night, without letting her sleep.

She had to come up with many ways to escape the flying cockroach without calling her mother for help. She knew that her mother would literally kill her if she woke her up at 2AM.

The entire mortein spray bottle got finished during the cockroach killing process, and finally she had to pour a spoon of detergent powder and dettol on the cockroach which was at the edge of its last few seconds of life, lying upside down.

Approximately from 2AM to 4AM, she had to wait for the cockroach to come to her height, otherwise she would not be able to make the mission a success. Now, Sivaangi mentally cursed the cockroach which entered untimely into her room, spoiling her precious sleep.

'Aiyayoo, thookam thookama varudhe!'

Sivaangi's eyelids drooped due to lack of sleep. Her dhosthu Dharunya nudged her with her elbow, when Professor Pavadaisamy glared at the sleeping student,

'Sivaangi!'

When she heard her name, Sivaangi jerked and got up rubbing her eyes, while Mr Pavadai kept his hands on his waist,

'Inga na Chemistry la evlo important aana subject soli kuduthutu iruken, ni enana thoongitu iruka?'

Sivaangi smiled sheepishly, but suddenly a voice came from the boys' side,

'Sir, idhu Chemistry subject ahhh..'

Hearing the boy's voice, everyone laughed including Sivaangi. Mr Pavadai became furious,

'Dei, yevanda adhu..'

Looking at Sivaangi who fell back and laughed  hysterically, he roared in annoyance,

'Sivaangi! thoonginadhu pathadhu nu sirikriya ni? get out of my class!'

He said, and turned towards the boys,

'Dei andha mootapoochi evana irundhalum unna nasukkama vida maten da naanu..'

Sivaangi walked through the corridor aimlessly while thinking of her fate. She clicked her tongue in annoyance when she got remembered that the study room was situated in the opposite side of which she was walking right now. It was a secluded area which has been constructed in a serene environment to facilitate self-learning.

During College hours, no students stay there as they all will be engaged in their morning lectures. As Sivaangi got chased out, she decided to go there and be there for some time, until Dharunya came.

'Na paatuku sevane nu thoongirupen, nethu en thookatha keduthu, innaiku en college day ah keduthu naasamakina andha cockroach mattum en kaila kedachudhu...' she huffed mentally, while her mind reminded her that she had already punished it,