Professor

40 | Back to College

~~~~~~~~~~Vikram~~~~~~~~~~

I departed in train to Bangalore along with my friends at night, while Harini has already left to hosur with  her family in the mid evening.

Reaching the station, I dialled my bro to inform him that I have got in to the train and it would depart in few minutes. We had some general converstation.

"hey Vichu.. wait Daddy wants to speak to you it seems" he said 

"daddyyyyy"   I heard him call my father over the phone.

"dei.. why do you use daddy often and suddenly? we call him as appa always" I asked him , though I had a doubt if he is by any chance referring to that 'daddy'

Before he could reply, my Father took the phone from him. We shared some casual talks and the phone was again given back to my brother. 

"Daddy ta pesitiya da.. unkita pesanumn apolendhu daddy solindradhuru.. Daddy romba tired ah irukardhu nala avar rest edukatum nalaiku Daddy ta savagasama pesu" 

(Did you talk with daddy? Daddy wanted to talk with you for a longer time. But now daddy is feeling tired. Let him take rest and talk leisurely with you tomorrow)

Right ra.. soli mudinchu.. indha Deva and krishnan bro va nambavey koodadhu.. padichu padichu sonnen solladheenga nu.. kekamatraanga.

(ahhh.. I now understood. I already warned Deva and Krishnan bro to not say this to him, yet they informed him everything)

"dei. dei.. please da.. otta dha.. nee nenaikara maari ila" ( don't tease me bro.. not like what you think)

"vaathi.. nee sari illa. Bangalore poi padam solli kuduka sonna.. enna lan kathu tharanee"

(You were supposed to teach lessons as a teacher in Bangalore. But look at you . what are you teaching there haan?)

"Dei.. nothing like that..stop it "

"I will wait. one by one all the atrocities that you are doing there , how you are making use of her innocence, everything will be out by yourself. I don't need to stress anything to find out Daddy Vikram"

"Dei.. how did you see know that?" It was the same words written in the drawing notebook which Harini presented me. 

"I saw it when it fell down. At first I thought it was Viren's drawing notebook and opened it to see. I was surprised to see those words. And it was written as 'from Harini'. So I did not flip through the next pages and gave it back to you"

Ohh.. Now I remember. When I returned back after dropping Harini, my  brother was waiting for me to give him the car. 

I took the shopping bags that I bought for the kids and closed the door. Vicky handed over me the notebook which fell from my hand while I was carrying the luggages. I did not expect he would have noticed it. 

"Kd.. andha pacha manna ematharayanee? innocence ah use pandra da nee" he accused me.

(Kd.. you are using her innonence and cheating her)

"ya just like how you and Dad pranked her about the shampoo secret."

He laughed. "I was just joking. please stop her from experimenting it. and one more thing Vikram.. " his voice turned to serious mode.  " Harini is still a college girl, so she might be immature sometimes .. you be responsible and make her understand without hurting her. Even with matured adults , partners have misunderstandings arise, so Harini being a teenage girl and you both having big age gap , you would definitely have difference of opinions. So act well and wise. I hope you understand"