Aadhira was deep in thought, doused in guilt as she smoked.
She was startled by the door opening sound but composed herself finding it was Aditya. She took in another puff off the ciggerate and he entered the balcony, coughing severely to the smoke.
"So sorry!! Unnaku breathing trouble la?! Marandhe poiten." She told and smashed the ciggerate bud, throwing it away.
"Ennaku dhan marandhiduchu, couldn't you have stayed away?" She asked making him sit by the air purifier after shutting the balcony door.
"Illa, I am okay." He told. "Seri enna venum?" She asked. "Icecream." He reminded and she sighed. "Ennaku Venda, nee Nithya va kootitu po." She told. "Naa nethu eh sonnen, unkooda dhan poven nu." He replied sternly. "Psch. Po da." Aadhira sighed but he passed a stern glance at her. She chuckled watching it. "You look so cute when you are pissed." She told ruffling his hair. Aditya was done being cute zoned by her.
"Aadhira beach ku polam." He told with a strong tone. Something in her told her to accept.
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They took long strides by the sea shore, the time being close to three am ensured no crowd.
"Edhachu sollanuma?" He asked her. "Enna sollanum?" She replied back. "Adhu unnaku dhan teriyum." He added.
She gulped down the urge to sob that reached to her throat
"Ennaku oru friend, avaluku chinna vayasala irrundhu eh avaluku venum ngra attention kedachadhu illa, avaluku venum nenaikra ellam Ava sister ku dhan poi serum.... Yen Ava love panna paiyan eh, avala verum sister maari nu solli Ava akka kitta propose panna ponnan, avala pathi nenachen, feel pannen." She told.
Aditya looked extremely calm. "Ana un friend ah avale nenachu kooda paakadha maari oru paiyan love panrane." He told and Aadhira was confused. "Nee endha friend ah solra?" She asked stopping abruptly. "Nee endha friend ah sonniyo naanum adhey friend ah dhan solren." He added walking forward.
Aadhira held his wrist and stopped him, expecting him to complete.
"Un friend kaga pala varushama wait panra oru paiyan, athana varushathla oru dhadavayachu avana oru chinna paiyan ah mattum paaka maatala nu engra oru paiyan mattum Ava kannuku kadaisi varaikum terla, aana evano Ava akka va love panravan mattum teriyiran." He told with an unknown rage in his words making Aadhira fall even more confused.
"Seri Aadhu nee edho sollanum nu sonniye, continue." He quickly snapped out of the trance-ish eye contact that they shared.
"Adi nee enna love--" she began. "Aadhira please.... Idhu unnaku munnadiye theriyadha nu mattum solli enna innum hurt pannadha." He told with tear filled eyes.
"Ennaku serious ah theriyadhu Adi." She confessed.
"Appo nee en padatha innum paakala dhana?" He asked and chuckled painfully.
"Illa Adi na pathen." She lied. "Pathurundha, enna nee love panriya nu ketruka maata." He replied.
"Andha padatha patha namma family, friends, yen? Ennayum unnayum edhi vague ah terinjavan ellam solran andha padathula irrundha Surya indha Adi num, Nila, Aadhira nu, unnaku teriyala ya?" He asked.
"Pathu varusham munnadi Vaishag kekran, Anju varusham munnadi Samira, mama, atha, appa, amma, paati ellam kettanga, yen rendu varusham munnadi namma Nithya kooda ketta, 'mama neenga Aadhira akka va love panringla nu?'" He asked. "Unna thavara epdi di veetla ellarkum terinjudhu? Unnakaga Naa panna endha vishyathayum kandukama nee pona appo, ennaku epdi irrundhichu teriyuma?" He asked.
Aadhira was standing almost like rock, watching him shed tears. "Adi Naa-naa unna apdi nenachu paakla da, nee enna Vida chinna paiyan nu--" She began. "Haan sollu thambi madhri pathen nu..... Unnaku andha Shiva kum aprom enna difference?" He asked and she was dumbfounded. "Unna unnala justify pannika mudiyum na? He can too." Adi added. "Avan mela kova padrathuku unnaku endha rights um illa." He told.
"Ennaku yen Adi rights illa?" She asked, letting out all those pent up tears. "Chinna vayasala irrundhu comparison. Ava kalaila endhrikra, nee endhrikla, Ava nalla padikra, nee padikla, Ava nalla dance aadra, nee adla, Ava paatu padra, nee padla, Ava university gold medalist aahna nee rendu arrear vechirka, Ava ponnu maari dress panra, nee pannala, ippo pudhusa Ava chubby irruka, nee illa... Am I responsible even for my fucking metabolism?" She yelled out and let out a small squealish sob.
"Yen Nithya va eduthuko, enkooda oru week la atleast ten minutes serndha maari pesrala, aana Samira kooda daily pesuva, they share sister secrets but I am never included in them. Vaishag ah paaru, sentence ku sentence avala akka nu koopdran, enna oru vaati kooda apdi kooptadhu illa. Appa ku eppovum Samira dhan favourite. Avaluku enna pudikum pudikadhu nu varaikum teriyum aana avaruku en best friend per kooda teriyala." She let out.
"Seri idhu ellathayum vitutu fresh ah start panlam nu pannadhu Shiva. For the first time, I felt--" she began but was landed with a tight slap on her face.
She stared at Adi with a shocked look.
"Unkita unga veetla yaaradhu direct ah vandhu nee yen Samira maari illa nu ketruka gla?" He asked.
"Ava padra, aana avaluku bike otta teriyuma?" "Ava dance aadra okay, avaluku martial arts teriyuma?" He asked again.
"Avala nambi night thaniya veliya poga vitrukangla? Unna mattum poga viduvanga, unna nambi night munra mani ku beach la security illama anpichirkanga, Nithya va illa Samira va kooda vidu, Vaishag ah kooda avanga ipdi vittu nee pathurkiya?" Adi asked Aadhira.
"Un parents un mela belief vechirkanga that you are an independent woman nu, that you can handle yourself nu, unna avalo nambranga di!!" He yelled that last bit.
"Neeye sollu endha parents aachu ponnu bike racing poren illa Martial arts poren nu sonna vitrukangla?" He asked.
He paused and continued,
"Unna avalo love panranga, nee un passion ah evalo love panra nu terinju, support panranga. Naa ellam Director aagren nu sonnadhuke veetla irrundhu veliya poga soltanga. Mumbai la thaniya flat eduthu irrundha Appo ellam Avinash mama vo illa Shalini atha maariyo parents illa nu evalo feel pannriken teriyuma?" He asked her.
"Oru vishyam irrundha adhoda value theriyadhu nu solluvangle adhan Pola." He replied.
"Nithya kitta poi kelu Ava yen unkooda pesala nu.... Andha chinna ponnu kitta evalo yearnings irruku teriyuma?" He asked.
"Unnaku epdi teriyum? You are so busy in your own non-existent misery. Nee selfish ah unna pathi mattum dhan yosikra.... " He told.
"Unnakaga urugi urugi ezhudhna padatha oru thadava kooda paakala." He reminded.
Aadhira was shedding tears continuously.
"Ennaku icecream sapdra mood poiduchu Naa kelambren." He told and left.
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Aadhira reached home and almost immediately ran to the theatre room and played his movie.
She shed soft sobs to each and every scene. Every frame spoke of his love to her. It exactly captured how ignorant she was to his every effort.
She noticed how the simplest thing she did for him, like saving him from a bully could leave him to shower infinite amount of love on her. She saw, how at no scene did he ever show her in bad light. It reminded her of the old movie VTV starring Trisha and Simbu, the line 'Naa avlo nallava ellam kedayadhu, nee enna romba nallavala kamchirka.' that line hit her hard.
The character Nila was show in such a beautiful way that noone could hate her. But what about herself? What did she ever do to deserve so much love from so many people, yet she was being ungrateful to it almost her entire life. She broke down by the climax, How did she miss her Surya for so long?
