19 | Disturbance

~~~~~~~~~~Vignesh~~~~~~~~~~

The bell rang continuously.  We both knew that it is Vikram who rings the bell continuously like this.

"ei.. how many times to tell you to not ring the bell continuous like this?" I shouted at him.

"its fun you know" he replied casually and came inside pushing me sideways.

I glared at him.

"edhuku ipdi siva poojaila karadi nolanjadha pakkra maari look kudukara?" he asked  adjusting my shirt with a teasing smile. I swatted his hands iritatingly.

(why do you look at me like I have disturbed you from doing something important?)

He went inside.

Neeru looked at me from the kitchen. It is the same way she looks at me every time. But today, right now, it felt different. I wanted to be beside her. Just random talks. And that unexpected first kiss, made me yearn more for it.

Confirming Vikram's absence, I started walking to the kitchen where she was preparing coffee for him.

"Neeru.." I started. Just when I thought I could spend some time with her, a big unwanted disturbance came inside.

"Mannniiiiii... where is my cofffffeeeeeeeee" Vikram came inside the kitchen singing at a high pitch, dashing me.

I stumbled and was even about to fall, but caught hold of the door and balanced myself.

"Deiiiii..." I shouted, which Vikram did not even consider . Not even an ounce.

Sitting on the kitchen counter, Vikram started narrating about some funny story that happened in his college. I too stood in the kitchen leaning on the door ,listening to them. Neeraja was preparing the coffee cup with decotion and sugar.

"dei anna.. nee inum pogalaya?" ( Bro.. did not you leave yet?) he asked me.

"Why should I leave? you leave. Go study for your exams" I retorted.

"bro.. if you are thinking of romancing manni in the kitchen, please change your mind. I am not leaving room for that" he said and sipped the coffee which is now ready.

"hmm.. I am going to cook. let me take the vegetables from the fridge" Neeraja spoke in general and left to the living room, not before throwing me a look sideways.

I came near Vikram and threw my hands on his shoulders. " I would complain to mom about you chatting with a girl name Aradhana" I spoke in a low voice.

"I don't care da anna.. because she is not my girlfriend. And we were talking about the upcoming event and I don't have a thing for her. So you better find some other reason to black mail me." He went past me completing ignoring me standing with parted lips.

Vikram went behind Neeraja. Pulling a chair near the dining table, he sat along with her and started discussing about some cricket match.

The unexpected kiss which me and Neeraja shared had evoked new feelings in me and  I feel like wanting to spend more time with her.

The fact that Neerja and me stealing sneaky glances often in front of Vikram brought a new feeling that I have not experienced before.

Suddenly I felt like I was behaving like a college guy sighting his crush, like a love sick teenager.

An hour later. The dinner was ready.

"Neeru.. you first serve him , we will eat later. I am not hungry now" I said wanting to spend some alone time with her. That one kiss has evoked  something in me that I always feel like wanting to be with Neeru.

"If you want to eat later, fine. why manni should eat later? You don't starve till that manni.. Come lets eat and watch something"

Neeraja nodded her head and went to take the plates for us to eat.

"Sodhikadha da enna" (Don't torture me ) I muttered with gritted teeth.

"eeee.. I am always there to torture you .. can't escape" Vikram replied.

Sighing dejectedly, I too joined them for dinner.

"did not you say you are not hungry? You eat later alone, now serve me and manni" Vikram uttered earning a death glare from me.

"Vicky.. forgot to bring the pickle, can you please bring it?" asked Neeraja when I was about to sit. I went inside the kitchen and brought the pickle only to see Vikram and Neeraja sitting side by side watching few korean boys dancing.

"Dei.. why did you occupy my space?"

"any way you don't like BTS, then what ? sit there and eat"

Huffing I sat opposite to Neeraja.

All the time, he was talking with Neeraja more than me. They were talking about some boring topics, which I don't find interesting at all.

After the dinner, I signaled Neeraja to come to our room . But she denied stating she would watch cricket match with Vikram.

They both were too much engrossed in the match , conversing about the players and the way they played.

While I sat there not knowing how to indulge in the cricket conversation with them. Vikram was sitting on the single sofa, Neeraja on the other single one. I was sitting on the 3-seater sofa.

Having got an idea, I asked Neeraja to come and sit here as it would give her a better view of the tv, rather than stressing her neck to watch it from the side sofa.

"Exactly.. my neck is paining to sit and watch from here. I will come there" said Vikram, who laid on the other side of the sofa that I was seated and threw his legs on my lap.

I felt very much agitated at his act and pushed his legs down harshly.

"Dei.. what happened to you?" he shouted at me which I ignored.

"pcch.. Vicky, if you are not interested to watch , don't disturb us. you better go watch something else in your phone" came a shouting voice of Neeraja.

I felt angry at myself for not having interest in watching cricket. Vikram and Neeraja have interest in cricket while I don't have. I am always in to football and badminton. For some strange reason, I don't like to play nor watch cricket.

I somehow wanted to spend time with Neeraja, or atleast sit and watch it with her. Hence , I too sat along with them to watch, ignoring the teasing comments from my bro for watching it uninterestingly. How much ever I tried, I could not get patience to watch it entirely and dozed off in the middle.

Sometime later, I felt someone tapping me. I wriggled and slept. Few minutes later, again I felt some tapping me. Then a hard beat landed on me. Rubbing my eyes, I saw Vikram.

"its been 10 minutes since the match got over.. you have not yet gone to your room yet?" he asked.

Ohh.. now I understood, sometime back I felt someone trying to wake me up. But I was in deep slumber and thought it was all a dream.

"Where is Neeraja?" I asked.

"Manni went to your room long time back. She tried calling you several times, but you were in deep sleep. So she left. I guess she might have locked the door inside. Better you sleep on the sofa" saying it he walked towards his room.

I tried to walk towards my room, but he forbid me from doing that.

"Don't you have sense? Don't disturb manni at this time. She might have slept. Go sleep on the sofa"

sandala.. pavi payaley.. oru newly married couples irukanga.. avangaluku privacy kuduponu thonudha paaru avanuku.. movie pakren match pakarennu solli .. kadaisila ava kadhava saathitu poita..

(Does he even have the thought that we are newly married here? Should he not give privacy to us instead of calling her to watch match? Now she has left closing the door with me outside) I thought.

"Dei.. wait, I will come . I will share the bed with you. Its difficult to sleep on the sofa here."

"whaatt?? no.. no way.. Since you are married, I don't have entry to your room. Likewise, I am still single and you too don't have entry to my room "

"What stupid logic da this is ?" I shouted. But he payed no heed  and tried to close the door.

"Paavi..ivanukulam.. kalayanam aagi first 3 months ku  first night ah delay panidanum.. Apo theriyum en kastam"

(After his marriage, his first night should be delayed. Only then he would know the pain of sleeping away from wife)

"how cruel you are  la?? un manaketa mind la enna odudhunu enaku purinjuduchu. paavam annanache  ulla paduka vaikalamnu nenachen nee veliyave padu" he said throwing me a blanket and closed the door on my face, ignoring me waiting at the entrance of his room.

(How cruel your thoughts were?? I could clearly hear your mind voice . Initially I felt pity for you and had a thought to share my bed with you. But you better sleep outside)

Paavi .. ketuduchu pola. satthama pesitena?

oh God.. He heard everything. Did I talk loudly?)

Sighing I slept on the sofa not wanting to disturb her at this time.

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Happy of this punishment for Vicky?? He did too much and his talks and tease were unmeasurable.