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Avi was just a few steps away from the meeting hall when an idea struck him-one so ridiculous that he almost dismissed it immediately. But no matter how much he tried to shake it off, it clung to him, whispering that maybe, just maybe, it wasn't entirely wrong. Glancing around to ensure Shakthi was nowhere in sight, he discreetly pulled his phone from his pocket.

It had never been this hard to dial her number before. Now, his fingers hovered over the screen, burdened with an unfamiliar hesitation. Taking a sharp inhale, he finally pressed the green button and leaned against the wall, waiting for her to pick up, his heartbeat annoyingly loud in the silence.

Ananya and Mithra strolled through the aisles of a store in the mall when Ananya's phone suddenly rang. Glancing at the screen, her brows knitted together in surprise. Mithra, catching a glimpse of the caller ID as well, stiffened slightly. A second later, before Ananya could even react, Mithra awkwardly bolted to the next aisle, her movements less like someone giving privacy and more like someone escaping a serial killer.

Ananya frowned, watching her go, utterly baffled. What kind of bizarre family had she gotten herself into now? Shaking her head, she exhaled and finally attended the call.

Hello?

And just like that, Avi forgot everything he was supposed to say. Wait-why had he even called again? His mind drew a complete blank. Great. Just great. Apparently, he wasn't trained enough for this sort of thing.

Hello?

Ananya repeated his name upon hearing nothing but silence. Avi snapped out of his trance, cleared his throat, and finally managed to stammer out a response.

Uh.. hello? Naan dhan

( Uh.. hello? It's me)

Ananya sighed deeply and replied,

Sollunga

( Yes )

A-adhu vandhu, ermm saaptiya?

( H-have you eaten?)

Ananya frowned at her phone, her confusion evident, before pressing it back to her ear,

Saapten

( I did )

Yenga irukae? Yen sathama iruku?

( Where are you? Why is it noisy around you?)

Shopping vandhen

( I came for shopping)

Yen? Yedavadhu venumna veetla manager kitta sollirkalame-

( Why? You could have informed the home manager-

Because I can buy my own stuff

She snapped, making Avi's eyebrows do a little jump as he mentally registered that his grand gestures had, in fact, not landed well. Inhaling sharply, he decided to push through and say what he had called for in the first place.

Of course you can, you can shop however much you want, yevlo venaalum vangiko. You know what, don't worry about the expenses, andha mall'laye vanguna kooda prechana illa, I'll take care of it.

( Of course, you can shop as much as you want! Buy whatever you like. You know what? Don't even worry about the expenses-even if you decide to buy the whole mall, it's fine. I'll take care of it. )