Tales of Them

Snehidhane 4

"Mandaila adi ethuvum padala la ?" Krithi asked, checking Sivaangi's head dramatically.

Sivaangi swatted her hand away. "Athu ellam onnu illa" she reassured her friend.

"Aprom nejama unaku okay va?" Krithi asked in disbelief, her concern evident in her voice.

"Ama... nambaluku pudicha vishiyathuka silla risk edukurom. Ithu ellam oru mattera?" Sivaangi replied.

"Athe than" Krithi said, pulling her friend into a tight hug.

"Seri, appo na office la yarukachu okay va nu kekuren... nee song record pannu" Krithi said hastily in excitement.

"Illa Krithi, athu ellam vendam" Sivaangi replied, grabbing a handful of popcorn and munching on it casually.

"Yen di?" Krithi questioned, confused by Sivaangi's response.

"Na already pesiten" Sivaangi replied with a hint of finality in her tone.

"Yatukita? Unaku than boyfriends illayae?" Krithi asked in confusion, trying to understand the situation.

"Friend tan illa, but na nala irukkanu nenaikura vanga irukkanga" Sivaangi shot back, implying something which krithi was unable to understand.

"Yaru di athu ennaku theriyama?" Krithi inquired, her expression blank as she struggled to comprehend.

"Unaku than theriyumae" Sivaangi replied cryptically, leaving Krithi puzzled and lost in thought.

"Ennaku sathiyama puriyala..." Krithi said, her confusion evident as she tried to make sense of the situation. Then, she had a moment of realization. "Hey, enna paiyana nadika sollidatha di"

"Chi chi, athuku ellam nee worth illa" Sivaangi said dismissively.

"Thimura pathiya" Krithi muttered to herself.

"Ennaku therincha oruthan irukkan" Sivaangi interjected, hinting at someone's presence.

"Yaru?" Krithi pressed on, curious to know more.

"Yaro oruthan" Sivaangi replied cryptically.

"Lic building mari" Krithi completed the sentence, making a guess.

Sivaangi looked at her friend in surprise and gasped as Krithi casually took the popcorn from her hand, indicating that she had figured out who Sivaangi was referring to.

"Ennaku appovae theriyum di... nee avana pathi daily night pesum bothey ennaku doubtu" Krithi said, her words carrying a tone of certainty.

"Hey, appidi ellam—" Sivaangi attempted to interject but was cut off by Krithi.

"Poi sollatha, avan un aalu thana. Ennaku theriyum" Krithi said, giving Sivaangi a knowing look.

"Hey, appidi ellam illa paithiyam" Sivaangi chided, refuting Krithi's insinuation.

"Aprom ?" Krithi pressed on, waiting for an explanation.

"Podi... nee nenaikura mari ellam onnu illa... summa ethavathu sollama veliya paru po" Sivaangi urged, trying to divert the conversation.

"Illa, ennaku puriyala" Krithi shrugged.

"Yarunu theriyathu... actually patha avan una sight adichurukan... nalavananu kooda theriyala... eppidi namaku help pannuvan... first avan nalavanu eppidi namburathu?" Krithi fired off her questions at Sivaangi, her frustration evident.

"Na unkitta than pesitu irukken sivu" Krithi added furiously, seeking answers from her friend.

"Kekuthu di" Sivaangi replied calmly, refusing to be drawn into an argument.