Arjun is sleeping soundly on his stomach, when she opened his room door. Giggling to herself, she stealthily entered inside his room and sat beside him on the bed, with one leg folded while dangling the other.

She rested her cheek on her knuckles and started to admire him as there is no tomorrow.

His left hand above his head while his right hand over it uphold his right cheek. She ran her fingers through his messy hair while her eyes travelled to his perfect eyebrows above his closed eyes, his sharp nose, his lips which were parted little with a slight snore.

Smiling at him, she caressed his stubble bearded cheek and pat him slightly, which results in getting no response.

'Juney' she patted little harder making him groan in his sleep.

"Arjunn" she shook him vigorously, to which he held her wrist and pulled towards him. And, as the result, she landed on him.

She wriggled to get out from his hold but all went in vain.

"Pchh..pesama padu di" he whispered and made her lay beside him holding her waist, still closing his eyes.

He opened his eyes promptly, hearing her chuckle. "Hey Siv" He balanced his head in his hand swiftly.

"How did you come here?"

"Atha ivlo neram kalichu..intha position-la thaan kepangala unga oorla.. haan" she raised her eyebrows and pulled his nose, before bumping it with hers.

He smirked at her before whispering "Vera maari kekava apo", to which she shrink her eyebrows.

He nuzzled into the crook of her neck, which made her breathing stop for a second.

"Juney" she whispered yelled and tried to push him but he caught her hands before hovering over her.

"Yeii ena panra.. thappu da"

"Ipdi azhagana girlfriend'a ivlo pakathula vachikitu onum panlana thaan di thappu".

He placed his lips on her forehead followed by her eyes and nose. His lips lingered too long for every kiss, making her insides churn.

He kissed her chin before tracing down her neck with his lips. There came a rattle making him to halt his action for a moment. Without paying heed to it, he leaned towards her lips but the same sound came a bit louder, this time.

"Dei poi paaru da" she pushed him, to which he groaned and moved towards the door.

He opened the door to see his mother standing there with his favourite coffee.

"Enna ma" he asked to which she stretched the coffee tray infront of him.

"Aama yarta da pesitu iruntha" she questioned while he took his cup.

"Sivaangi kita"

"Yen da morning'ae phone call'a ?  Vanthu oru naal kooda aagala... Aan? Athukula missings'a?" his mother chided teasingly, while he scrunched his nose in confusion.

"Call'a inga thaana iruka"

She furrowed her eyebrows, asking "Ingaya (He nodded his head) enga" while her eyes roamed around his room.

"Ing...( He turned towards the bed to see it, empty) Siv" He called her name and searched below the cot followed by restroom, after placing the cup back on the tray. Nowhere she is.

He came back to his mother scratching his forehead using the back of his thumb. "Enga ma"

"Enkita keta" he shrink his forehead thinking what happened a few minutes before.

"Enaku munadiye doubt-u...(He looked at his mother) Muthirichu-nu enaku teriyum aana ivlo-nu teriyathu da" she slap his head sideways.

"Maa" he whined caressing his head.

"Poda mothala propose panra valiya paaru... Kaalai-la'ye kanavu kandukitu" she facepalmed herself.

"Kanava"

"Pinna Dubai-ku varuvangala intha moonjiya paaka... Haan?" she hold his chin before shooking it.

"Apo varalaya" she looked at her son in disbelief for a brief moment before walking away shooking her head.

"Nijamave kanava? Aana...pch" He lamented within himself, leaving a heavy sigh before shooking his head.

It wasn't his mistake, sometimes our dreams would be too real.

His lower lips curved lopsided and he moved towards the bed in disappointment. He took his mobile to see the wallpaper which had their picture which was taken on Pugazh's marriage.

She was leaning on the wall while he stood there listening to her wailings. Those children who were running beside them pushed Arjun accidentally, to which he stumbled little.

He placed his hands on either side of her for support while she fisted his shirt with one hand and kept the other on his waist.

After a second or more they opened their eyes simultaneously, which made them to look into eachother's eyes. And it was captured in Saran's mobile beautifully.

'Unala epdi asinga padrenu paaru di' he hit his forehead with his mobile thinking about the dream.

'Miss you di' he whispered seeing her picture.

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Ashwin was sitting on his back leaned on the bedrest while seeing something in his mobile with a smile. That's how his friend saw him.

"Apdi ena da paakura"

He showed his mobile display which shows a chat under the name Sivaangi 'Thank you so much for my favourite cake Ashwin'.

"En kooda thaana da iruntha.. ithu epo panna" his friend asked giving back his mobile.

"One week forest-la shooting signal irukathu-nu sonangala apove order paniten" he winked making his friend gasp "Adapaavi"

"Ava munadi maari enkuda pesanum da. Ipo matum enaku oru second chance kuduthana... kandipa avala miss panna maaten." He said nostalgically.

"Na onnu kekata?" He nodded with a hum.

"Whatif you couldn't win back her? Or, Whatif she choose someone over you?" Ashwin perplexed at his question.

He took a deep breathe and got up from the bed. "Intha chinna vayasula niraya kasta patuta da ava... If she will be happy, I wouldn't mind her let go away from me"

"Apo nee?"

"Naa" Ashwin pointed to himself, while his friend nodded.

He kept his hand on his shoulder "Naa thoorama irunthu paathute irunthuruven avala, (His friend knitted his eyebrows, looking at Ashwin) as her fan" saying so he went away.

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Arjun glowered at his father who was restraining himself hard from laughing out aloud, by the time they sat for breakfast. May be his mother had told about their encounter earlier in his room.

"Sirichiru paa... Yen control panra?" Arjun said with the smirk when he noticed his mother coming towards them, behind his father.

And, his father broke into laughter without knowing this evil's plan, until he received a smack on his shoulder from behind.

He stopped his laugh abruptly which made Arjun to raise his eyebrows whilst showing his tongue at his father.

'paavi... paavi' His father started to scowl him silently.

Which mother would give upon their children, even if it is their husband. His mother won't be any exceptional.

"Maa" Arjun started something but stopped when his mother's mobile rang indicating 'Sivaangi'.

"Hey... How... May.... This.... Happen?" He splitted each and every word in shock.

"Nanga thaan adikadi pesurom'ae" saying so his mother went tooking her mobile.

"Oru naal thaana shooting kootitu ponen" he rather questioned while looking at the direction where his mother left.

"From that day, she used to call atleast once a week... Thangamaana ponnu da"

"She didn't say anything about this... You too pa" Arjun tilted his head to face his father.

"Yen'ga pappa kupdra ungala" his mother shouted before his father could answer him.

"Sorry da.. iru vanthururen" his father patted his shoulder before moving inside.

"Kudumbathaye kootu serthuruka aana namala matum deal'a vitutale"

"Inga oru call ila.. oru message ila...reach aagitenu pana message-ku reply kooda ila.. Hmm po di" he twisted his lips at her, seeing his wallpaper.
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-- Krithi

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