~~~~~~~~~~Vikram~~~~~~~~~~
The next day we woke up early. Its a habit for me to wake up early and so do Harini. We freshened up and went to have some walking post Harini changed in to casuals.
Completing our walking and light exercises Harini went to take her clothes which are still there in the other room. I too went along with her to the same room. While we were walking upstairs to her room, Neeraja manni came out of her room.
"hi Manni" I greeted her with cheerful smile.
"hi " she replied with a smile and Harini too reciprocated with a nod.
Harini went near the door to open when I heard Neeraja manni singing song, while passing us.
humma.. humma.. humma humma humma .. hey hey humma
I bit my inner cheeks and closed my eyes with a flustered face. Oh God. Was the song too loud that they heard it in the 1st floor as well?
"Neeru manniiii.. ssss.." I started to warn her but ended up hissing in pain at the hit of fevicol glue pen.
Turning around we saw Vicky standing at the entrance of his door , while looking inside his room to ensure Vipraja is not disturbed of her sleep.
"pichupuduven pichu.. Neeru sonnna" ( warning you not to call her as Neeru)
"sss.. ivan oruthan.. engerndhu pesinalum vandruvan.. "
(this guy and his possessiveness. torture)
"don't you know a child is here? you played the song loud enough to wake up Vipraja from her sleep. Rest of the night was a Sivararthri for us" Vicky said.
sss. totally wrong of us for forgetting about a kid.
"sorry anna" we both said in unison.
"that's fine. I am fully tired today. We will order food from outside. Neeru .. don't cook anything. prepare only for vipu" he said and went inside again to sleep with the baby.
"sorry manni" we said turning to Neeraja manni.
"that's fine. Vipraja slept after 1 hour or so post she woke up" she said and left with a shy smile.
We entered Harini's room.
"Chellam. it is totally wrong of us to do that. I feel little ashamed . What would they think of us? we disturbed the small girl's sleep and her parents as well. pcch.. " she said with a frown while taking clothes from her cupboard.
"hayyo.. Harini.. why are you so naive?"
"what?"
"did you not read between the lines?"
"I don't understand what you are saying"
Neeraja manni said Vipraja slept within 1 hour after she woke up. While Vicky said they had a sleepless night which indicates something else, which my naive Harini will definitely not understand.
"nothing. I thought something else.. pcch.. leave it .. go freshen up and wear the saree I gave you. We need to leave soon for the function. It is in Nungambakkam"
"ok" she went inside cheerfully, while I went to my room to freshen up. Next time, I will shift all of Harini's things from this room to my room. No..no..here after it is our room.
~~~~~~~~~~Harini~~~~~~~~~~
We went to attend the 1st birthday function of Vijay and Saveri's son in a big marriage hall in Nungambakkam.
The hall seemed to be crowded with guests who looked more of elite people with the way of they dressed. I saw few mami's coming around wearing madisar in perfect manner. Even the madisar saree they chose and the ornaments they have worn, were speaking of simplicity with elegance and richness. I could see that they are indeed rich and orthodox too with the way they behave.
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Romance"maa.. I can't marry him" "why?" "because.. because.. he is a professor" "so what?" "please ma.. not him please. A professor should not marry a student. Its forbidden you know" I pleaded which went in to deaf ears. Another short story.
