Iravil nizhalaaga (இரவில் நிழலாக)

Three

That night,

She finished her work and was about to go to bed, her phone rang,

Mansi:  Parthi. Ena sir na call panna eduka maatreenga?

Parthi: Mansi

Mansi: Ena da aachu? En voice oru maathiri iruku?

Parthi: Mansi, un family pathi unaku etha theriyum ah?

Mansi: Ila. Theriyathu. En ipo athu elam.

Parthi: Ila ketta.

Mansi: Enaku ninaivu therinchi, na orphanage la thaan iruntha. But na 3 vayasu la thaan inga vantha nu antha amma solluvaanga. But enaku ethum nyabagam ila.

He hummed.

Mansi: Ena da aachu? Ethuku ipo intha details elam.

Parthi: Enaku onnu theriyum. Naalaiku vanthu solra.

Mansi: Hey ena nu sollitu po da.

Parthi: Hey hey oru work iruku. Bye.

He disconnected the call.

Mansi: Paithiyam.

She sat in bed,

Mansi: Oru vela nejamave enaku family irukumo. But avanga thana, na venam nu decide panni vitaanga. Iruntha ena illana ena!?

Shrle felt sad,

Mansi: Oru vela ena tholachitu irupaangalo.

She sighed.

Mansi: Sari theva illama yosikaatha. Ethuva irunthaalum naalaiku paathukalaam.

Next morning,

Mansi: Parthiiii

She woke up shouting his name and was sweating badly,

Mansi: Ila Ila ithu just kanavu thana. Ithu elam nadakaathu.

She said and looked at the clock,

Mansi: It's exactly 6am. Oru vela nadanthuta.

She called him, he didn't pickup.

Mansi: Batharama irunthudu, Parthi. Please.

She called Vikram,

Vikram: Sollu ma

Mansi: Vikram, ne Harish ah pickup panna pova ila. Apo Parthi ah poi paathutu vareengala?

Vikram: En?

Mansi: Haan. Athu. Chuma thaan. Ennoda pendrive avan kita iruku. Vaangitu vara mudiyum ah?

Vikram: Hmm. But avan fever.

Mansi: Athu sari aagiduchaam. Night pesana.

Vikram: Apo avane college vanthuduvaan la.

Mansi: Ila. Call panna. He didn't pick up. Oru vela varalana. Athu enaku urgent ah venum. Please.

Vikram: Sari okay okay ma. Na poi vaangitu vanthudra. No issues.

Mansi: Thanks Vikram.

He hummed and disconnected the call.

At college,

Saranya: Ena di ? Ore pathattam ah iruka.

Mansi: Onnum ilaye. Parthi ah paathutu vara nu ponaanga. Innum kaanom. Athan.

Priyanka: En?

Mansi: Tho vanthutaanga.

She ran to them,