chapter 29

Author's POVShiva and Gowri were sitting opposite each other in a silent restaurant, a private place..... The hot coffee in front of them was getting cold... Neither of them spoke...It was Gowri who wanted this meet... They just took up the position of CEO and have a busy schedule... Shiva had an important meeting that night he still came to meet her and he planned to leave before time after saying this to her...It's almost half an hour she didn't utter a single word... Shiva was getting late.....he had another half an hour only after that he had to leave the place to reach that five-star restaurant where the meeting was... So he finally decided to break the ice.... Shiva : Ena reason kaga intha meeting nu solu... Ipadi amaithiya iruntha ena artham.... (what is the reason behind this meet ?....speak something what I would do with this silence of yours )She looked at him blankly.... Gowri : So now you need reason to meet me right...... I couldn't believe you were the same Shiva who used to visit me at my home even at midnight climbing the pipe...... Shiva : Ethuku etha mudichu podra Gowri..... You know we both are the beginning of  our professional life..... You can't expect me to be the same college boy..... I have an industry to run and you too have one..... (What are you comparing Gowri..)Gowri : Yeah that's why I lost the importance isn't it.... I became second optionShe said bitterly...... Shiva sighed.... Shiva : What happened diii.... Sona thane theriyum.... Ethunalum direct ah pesi thane unaku palakam ithu ena suthi valaikura..... (what happened dii.....I can only know if you tell me....Don't beat around the bush speak directly)Gowri  : ohh you want me to speak directly.... Sari  why you were stressed for past 1 month..... Is that solved now... Shiva  : Athu oru deal problem and now it solved ipo athuku ena.... (Thats related to one deal now it is resolved ....what about that now )Gowri : En enaku nee soli theriyama vera yaro soli theriyuthu....what does it mean.... (And I get to know about this through someone else...what does it mean )Shiva : You were already dealing with the workers recruitment problem with the senior employees.... You want me to share my problems to when you are dealing huge issues... I didn't want to stress you more by sharing my problem.....Gowri : Ohh... Enkita un problm lam share panika matta but Divya kita soli polambuva ila........ Is she had that importance in your life over mine.... (Ohh you don't share it with me but with Divya right....)Shiva : What bullshit....... She was ... Is... and will be my best friend.... And I share every problem with her from the childhood....... Ava kita sonathula enaku ethum thapa therila..... (I don't see anything wrong in sharing with her )Gowri : I can say many examples like this Shiva...... It's been 5 years ipovum un problems ah nee enkuda share panathe ila nana ketu ila nana kandupudichu keta othupa........ Ana Divya kekanumnu kuda avasiyam ila you will directly go and say every single problem in your life.... You know what that makes me feel.....(I cam list out many example like this Shiva....It's been 5 years of our relationship....still you never shared you problems with me on your own....if I got to know on my own and ask you ...then you would say....But with Divya...she don't have to ask you...you will directly go to her and share every single problem in your life.....you know what that makes me feel  )Shiva : It's not like that..... Okay there is a difference between you and a friend .... May be I am wrong not saying the problem I have prior to you.... Because I don't want to involve you in my problem....I don't know how you would response....That hesitation was always been there..... Ana Divya va enaku chinna vayasula irunthe theriyum ... Enaku antha thayakam vanthathe ila... Infact naa una love pandran nu avaluku tha muthal la sonein. Unaku epadi Rudra vo athe mari tha enaku Divya.... (but I know Divya from childhood ......I don't have that hesitation with her in fact she was the first person to know about my love for you even before you do..........Rudra is much important in your life like wise Divya is for me...)Gowri : Don't drag Rudra here...... Because nee en life la vantha apram ethuvanalum un kita tha naa first share panirukein apram tha avan.....You were always first for me..... En enaku atha unala pana mudila.... Why am I not first in your  go to  list..... (Don't drag Rudra here....because after your arrival in my life I share everything with you first  before him....You were always been my first priority,....then Why I am not in first in your go to list )Shiva took deep breath and looked at his watch.... He was getting late.... Shiva : Sari inimel un kitaiye mothala solrein Divya ku munadi okay va.... Problem solved... All fine laa.... (Okay from now onwards I will tell everything to you first...okay now....problem solved all fine right )Gowri : Unaku naa ena solrane purila laa.... (You still don't understand what I am saying right?....)Shiva : Thirumba ena Gowri...... Don't say you hate her so that I have to break my friendship with her.... If you are in that plan just forget it don't push me to that extend to choose in between you two... ( Again what Gowri....)Shiva already lost his calm...... Still he didn't burst out... Gowri : what if I want that ....... What if you have to choose between me and her.... Shiva : Can you choose between me and Rudra.... Gowri : it's not same Shiva..... Shiva : it is same Gowri........ You are being double standard here.... Gowri : Say it directly that she is important for you than me... Shiva : why are we even having a conversation over her now....... Why she became your target now..... If she is a man then you wouldn't be like this right...... Gowri : we are having conversation about her because I don't want her anywhere near you.... Infact I don't want to see her in your life itself..... It's mine..... Shiva : You are actually behaving like a toxic girlfriend here....... Can't you see that Gowri.... He raised his voice he already had enough.... Gowri : I became like this because of you.... And I don't like her.... Ava un friend ah irukarathu kuda enaku pudikala avlo tha.... (I don't even like her being your friend ...That's it )Shiva : Why.... What is the reason behind it..... Gowri : Because she had a crush on you......Shiva : I know but that's long back... I don't know who said this to you... But she don't have that feeling now..... She clearly know that I am taken. Gowri : Still I don't want her near you..... I don't want any other girl in your life other than me..... And naa oru ponnu enaku theriyatha how she looks at you even in my presence.... Right now choose anyone.. Onu ava irukanum ila naaa(I am girl....Do you think I don't know and couldn't see how she looks at you even in my presence....Right now choose anyone.....just one she or me )He hold his head..... He was getting late already and she was testing his patience to the core...... Still he didn't want to make this a big fight.... Shiva : Nee ipo confused ah iruka nee kelambu nalaiku porumaiya pesikalam.... Ipo enna pesunalum thapa poi mudiyum..... (you are confused now....you go to home will talk about this Tomorrow....because whatever we talk now it won't end right...)Gowri : Nana avala..... (Me or her???)Shiva: Gowriiiii don't test my patience okay...... How can you even ask like this.... Nee en life la varathuku munadila irunthu Divya en life laa en parents ku aparam enoda wellwhisher.....infact en parents kita sola mudiyathatha kuda ava kita solirukein...... (She was in my life even before you came in...She is someone who is more important in my life she is next to my parents and a well-wisher....I shared many things with her which I couldn't talk with my parents....she know me more  )Because I trust her that much.....How can you even ask like that.....she never interfered in our life ever and you know that.... I don't know in which form you think her as a threat.....Gowri : she loved you no matter what you are her first love which she can never forget.. Oru vela naa ilana ava en place ah kandipa adaiya nenaipa.... (If I were not in the picture, she would surely pursue you.)Shiva : is that much you trust me..... Seriously...Gowri : I do trust you but not her.... Shiva : but I trust her.... And unaku en mela avlo nambika ila atha unaku antha thought vanthuruku nee ilama pona inoruthara thedi naa poiduvein nu nee nenaikira.... (But I trust her.....and you don't trust me enough that's why this kind of thoughts were coming to your mind.....you believe that if I lost you then I would go after some other girl )Gowri : ipovum unaku purila laa....(Still you didn't understand ..)Shiva : enaku elam puriyuthu unaku tha manda kolambi iruku.... (I do understand everything....it was you who lost your mind )Gowri: is.... "Excuse meeee"they heard someone calling them...Both turned and saw Divya standing there..... Gowri glared at her which doesn't affect Divya at all... She was just enjoying the effect and smirked at Gowri adding fuel to burning Gowri..... Divya : Shiva unaku inaiku meeting irukarathu nyabagam iruka ilaiyaaa..... (Shiva do you even remember you have a meeting today???)Shiva just realized he was already late..... Gowri : How do you know that we are here.... Divya : ohhh athu Shiva tha sonan...... En Gowri Ena achu...... Naa late ah vanthuteina.... (Oh, that  Shiva told me... What happened, Gowri? Did I arrive late?)Shiva : Dhiviiiii... Divya : I just came to remind you and help you to get leave from Gowri...You go and attend the meeting I will give company to her...... What say Gowri?  actually I love to give a company to you... We should spend more time with each other what say...She said with a sweet smile that broke Gowri's control...... She glared at Shiva who didn't said anything..... She took a deep breath closing her eyes when she opened it  spilled fury..... Gowri : I am done with You Shiva........... Oru personal meeting  kuda ivaluku theriyama nadakathu laa.... Very good ithulaiye theriyuthu.... Nama meet ivaluku theriyum ana enamu un business meet pathi oru info kuda nee kudukala la.... What do you think... I am your time pass whom you just share your happiness and flirt with right......... I understand everything clearly..... Pothum ini mudiyathu.... Nee enaku theva ilaaa..........(I am done with you Shiva......Even you can't come to meet me without her knowledge right.....Very Good I can clearly understand and see everything.....She know about our personal meet along with your business meet and you didn't even cared to at least pass the info you have a meeting at this time.......What do you think... I am your time pass whom you just share your happiness and flirt with right.........I understand everything clearly.......Its enough I can't do this anymore....I don't need you )She said and left the place not before warning Divya... Gowri : you can never take what's mine...... Even if I throw it out of my life you can't even think of claiming it..... Because once it's mine... It's mine foreverShe left without looking back at him........ He stood there couldn't understand what just happened..............Divya smirked and sat on the chair comfortably asked the waiter to get her  ice cream.... She leaned back . .. Shiva glared at her... Shiva : what just happened.... Divya : ohh That.... Just a moment before your chellama broke up with you.. Now you supposed to feel bad and cry over the break up and I have to console you.... Shiva : How did she came to know that you had crush over me and loved me.... He asked raising his brows... Just then the ice cream came she took and started eating it enjoyed the taste... Shiva : I asked you something Dhivii... Already Gowri panathula kadupula irukein... Ithula meeting um pochu....(I asked you something Dhivi....Already I am upset due to what Gowri di.....along with that meeting also gone)Divya : Don't worry already I made sure the meet was cancelled..... Shiva : what do you mean... Divya :may be I would have made the the foreign customer stuck at traffic and made him take wrong route and now he was not in the mood of attending any meeting so he might have postponed it tomorrow... You know.... She said calmly.... Shiva :Why you did that.... Divya : ohh come on man... I am your best friend inaiku unaku break up agiruku.... How can you attend the meeting now... Atha unaku feel pana time kudukalam nu...... (Oh come on, man... I'm your best friend, and you've just had a breakup... How can you attend the meeting with that sadness?... You do need some time to feel right...)Shiva : Nee tha Gowri kita sona laaa.... it's all because of you..... (You said all those to Gowri right....it's all because of you )Divya looked at him... Divya : Of course.....don't  doubt it .. Shiva : what you get out of it... Divya : hello I helped you now... You should thank me for this...... She is obsessed with you and thats not going to end well...... Ava evlo impulsive nu unake theriyum... Infact madam ena kolla lam try paniruka... You know that to.... She is a red flag for you... (You know how much impulsive she is....infact madam tried to kill me too....you know that too....she is a red flag for you )Shiva : I know everything and I still love her.... En mela iruka love la tha ava apadi pana...... (She did all those out of her abundance of love on me)Divya : I know you will say this...that's why I fueled her anger more and made her broke up with you.... Shiva : Do you think my life is fun for you......... Divya : As you said I am your well wisher... Ava unaku vena daa.... Nama nala ponna pakalam...(Leave her do. She don't deserve you.....we will find  a good girl for you  )Shiva glared at her if  look could kill she would be in ashes now...... Divya : oopss...don't get pissed man..... I just want too see her anger level...... Don't worry....I will solve this tomorrow itself  and like you she can't live without you as I said she is too obsessed with you to leave you..... Shiva : Naa patuku sevanenu thane iruntha unaku play pana vera yarum kedaikalaiyaaa...... Unaku tha DCP charan irukar la avara poi disturb panein... (Didn't you find anyone else to play with now...huh....you have DCP Charan to bother right go and disturb him leave me alone )Divya : ohhh please there is nothing between us.... He just helped me in finding the culprits who is behind appa's car accident.... That ends there itself... Shiva : Do you want me to believe you....... The mighty Divya is interested in a police officerDivya : Apdi la ila okay... (it's nothing like that okay...)Shiva : Paravala sollu.... Naa background check pana solren...yaruku theriyum ethachu bad motive irukalam... (Just say.....I will ask detectives to do background check....who knows he might have any bad motives with you )Divya : oiii stop apdi la onum black mark ila..... Amma appa ila akka tha valathanga she had a daughter to she is now in her 12th...she kind of have a puppy crush which he didn't wanted to grow so government quarters laiye stay pana start panitar avanga sontha oruku athanalaiye athigam poorathila....... Strict officer best officer medal lam vangirukar IPS training la topper apram... (Oii stop it...there is no black mark as such......lost his parents only his sister is there...she have a daughter who is in 12th standard now...she kind of have puppy crush on him which he didn't want to grow so he stays in government Quarters itself  don't go there much ...strict officer ...he even got best officer medal and also topper in IPS training you know)Shiva : paah... Onum ila nu solitu ivlo details therinju vachiruka ipovum unaku interest ila nu naa nambanuma.... (Paah....so you want me to believe that "I don't have any interest on him" after knowing your knowledge about his whole life..)Divya : Oh please avlo scene lam antha officer ku ila....... Ipadiye kadupethuna unaku un chellama kedaika matta pathuko..... (Oh please....there is no such scene for that officer......If you keep on teasing me like this then see you won't get your Chellamma back )Shiva : Do you think I need your help in getting her back...... I just let you play that cat fight doesn't mean I would let you do anything okay..... I too wanted to witness her possesiveness okay...... That's why I didn't stopped you from provoking her like that.... Divya : Oppsss..... Sorry man..... Shiva : ethuku... (why??)Divya : athu nee ipo sonatha record pani un chellama theriyama anupitein da.... See avalum pathuta.... (That unknowingly I recorded what you said just now and sent it to Gowri da.,.. And she just now heard it...) She said sadly like she did that accidentally....... Shiva: Adiyeee....... Ena di pani vachiruka...... Avlo tha pochu pei attam aduvale dii ipo... (Adiyee... What you did.... That's it... She would have become a ghost to hunt me down) Divya : heheheheee..... Enjoy .... En vela mudinchu ice cream kum intha ari pona coffee kum sethu bill pay panidu..... Varata... (Hehehehe.,.. Enjoy....my work is done.... Pay bill for this icecream and that cool coffee.... I am leaving) Shiva : Varatha apdiye poidu. . (Just go away don't come back )Divya looked back and winked at him Divya: best friend irukrathe athuku thane man...... Bye bye and all the best for convincing that atom bomb.... Altha irungal.... (Best friend for a reason man....bye bye...and all the best for convincing that atom bomb...rest in peace )She said and left.... Shiva fell on the chair he have no idea where to start..... And he knows Gowri would be at the peak of anger........ Author's note... Hello makkale..... How was the flashback chapter..... 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