Iravil nizhalaaga (இரவில் நிழலாக)

Two

That evening,

Vikram: Mansi, batharama po. Poitu text pannu.

She nodded.

Mansi: Neenga rendu perum batharama ponga.

They left from there.

Priyanka: Ena madam ore loves ah iruku?

She smiled.

Saranya: En oru maathiri iruka?

Mansi mv: Ivanga kita antha kanavu pathi sollalaam ah? Ila venam. Saranya romba bayapaduva.

Saranya: Hello madam.

She snapped out,

Priyanka: Ena di aachu?

Mansi: Onnum ila. Etho yosana. Vaanga. Polaam.

She reached home and sat on the couch,

Mansi: Innaiku night Vikram kuda stay pannikalaam ah? Kekkalaam ah? Avan etha thappa nenachipaan ah? Sari paathukalaam innum time iruku.

She went to freshen up and started doing the assignment, her phone rang,

Mansi: Sollu Vikram.

Vikram: Veetuku poitu text panna sonna ila ma.

Mansi: Sorry Vikram, maranthuta. Ne veetuku vanthutiya?

Vikram: Haan vanthuta.

Mansi: Power problem sari aagiducha?

He hummed.

Mansi: Oh. Okay.

They both went silent,

Mansi: Vikram

He hummed.

Mansi: Innaiku na un kuda stay pannikava?

Vikram: En ma? Ena aachu?

Mansi: Ila. Thaniya thanga oru maathiri iruku.

Vikram: Etha problem na, na inga thana iruka.

Mansi: Oh sari. Etha problem na, na call pandra.

She disconnected the call without waiting for his reply. A tear left her eyes, which she quickly wiped. She looked at her image in the mirror,

Mansi: You have been alone all your life. Thideer nu elam athu maarathu. I mean epavume athu maraathu thaan pola.

She smiled while wiping the tears. She closed her eyes and looked down, Someone touched her shoulder, she knows who it is,

Mansi: It's okay, Vikram. I'm not hurt.

The calling bell rang, she opened her eyes and found no one near her, she turned and walked back, she touched her shoulder,

Mansi: I definitely felt some-

The bell rang again,

She is scared. More than that, she is confused.

The bell rang again, she went and opened the door to find Vikram,

Vikram: Hey

Mansi: Come in

She came in and he followed, she kept thinking about the scenario, she kept touching the place where she felt someone's hand,

Vikram: Sorry. I didn't mean to-

She cut him off.

Mansi: It's okay, Vikram. I'm fine.

Vikram: No. No. It's my mistake. I'm really sorry.