This is an extension of Azhaipaayaa Azhaipaayaa? : 5 . Please read that one before you read this one.
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A few nights after the movie had released, he texted her.
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Watching the bubble on the text window that indicated he was typing something illuminate on and off for a few minutes, she decided to reassure him.
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She was a little confused as to what sort of a video call would it be if neither parties talked. She wondered if they were even allowed to look at each other. "Too late you should have asked him that" she muttered. She wondered if she even looked like a human and looked at the mirror across her bed where she was seated. When her phone rang with his FaceTime notification, she blanked for a few seconds not knowing to what to do.
When she hit accept and looked at him, he was slightly bent down looking at his iPad sitting on the hotel bed. It looked like his phone, which he was calling from was propped against something in front of him. She heard music in the background and just like she had imagined him listening to some form of rock when he said he was listening to music and writing, Led Zeppelin's Immigrant was loudly playing in the background. She looked at him for a few seconds and seeing him just focusing on his iPad and not look up at her, she grabbed the book she was reading off her side stand. She propped the phone against a pillow in front of her and leaned on the headboard focusing on the words on her book.
A few minutes later, as Led Zeppelin's voice faded out, one of her favorite songs from Hridayam sung by Hesham played in the background.
( For Us To Unite, In My Heart I Created A Universe Of Love )
Out of the corner of her eyes, she noticed him look up from the iPad and put the iPad out of the phone's view.
Nee pokum vazhiyil Manam kaathu ninnu Oru nokku nalkaathalannu nee
( As I Waited On Your Path For A Boon From You You Walked Away, Without Giving Me A Glance )
He rested his chin on the palm of his hand and looked at the screen. She pushed the already subdued hair behind her ear not knowing what to do with her hands and just tried focusing on the words printed in her book. She felt a warmth bloom in her chest that seemed to speed her heart.
( However Deep I Bury It, My Love Your Smile Always Finds A Way Into My Heart I've Been Waiting To Relish The Sweetness That's You )
She looked up from her book just to check if he was actually seeing her or something behind the phone in his room. He slowly fisted his hands and rested his chin now on his knuckles and smiled at her or what she thought was her. When she wasn't sure, she quickly turned to look at the wall behind her to make sure he wasn't smiling at something else. Satisfied, there was probably nothing behind her, she turned back to look at him on her phone when he raised an eye brow questioningly smirking at her.
Darshana... en jeevan saayoojyam Darshana... snehaamrutham ennilekoo
( Darshana, You Are My Salvation Darshana, Bless Me With The Elixir Of Your Love )
The warmth seemed to rise all the way up to her cheeks and it seemed to make it difficult for her to even breathe. Muttering to no one in particular "aan, dho varen maa", she hit the red button to end his call.
Looking at the mirror in front of her, she looked at her reflection. She thought she looked different at that moment. Pushing her thoughts away, she grabbed her phone.
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TBC
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If you made it all the way here, thank you 🙏🏽
Phew, this was yet another difficult chapter to write. I was pretty nervous with this one. In my head, this was supposed to be a cute chapter that moves the protagonists' relationship to the next level, into a territory where they are unsure of their feelings or May be they don't act on it. I don't know if I was able to convey what I envisioned through my writing. Hope it wasn't too boring or weird.
And I think the next chapter would be the last one for Azhaipaayaa Azhaipaayaa?
Thank you so much for all the DMs and comments on the previous chapter. Truly grateful and overwhelmed. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
As always, feel free to comment your feedback/ critiques.
