Avalin Avan - 6

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Next morning, she found him near the bus stop,

Shivani: Doctoreyyy, inga en nikkara?

Rudran: Ena di kelvi ithu?! Unaku thaan wait pandra.

Shivani: Yen?

Rudran: Hey lusu. Antha paiyan ah poi paaka venam ah?

Shivani: Ipove va?

Rudran: Aama. Va.

Shivani: Evening polaam ah?

Rudran: Yen? Etha work iruka?

Shivani: Ila bayama iruku.

Rudran: Na thaan iruka la, va.

He hopped on his bike.

Shivani: Epavum car la thana pova? Innaiku en bike?

He smiled at her,

Shivani: Thirutu muzhi ah iruke.

She murmured.

Rudran: Hey time aachu va di. On the way la kelvi kettuko.

Shivani: Athu sari.

She hopped on the back seat.

Rudran: Bayama iruntha, Ena katti pudichikalaam. Na onnum thappa nenaika maata.

Shivani: Romba mukkiyam ah Doctorey ithu elam.

Rudran: Feel pannatha di. It's gonna be alright.

Shivani: Paapom paapom.

After a few minutes,

Shivani: Intha hospital thaan.

Rudran: Wait pannu. Park pannitu vara.

She nodded. He came a minute later,

Rudran: Polaam ah?

He looked at her and asked. She nodded with a tear. He sighed and came in front of her,

Rudran: Ena aachu?

Shivani: Enaku romba bayama iruku. Athuku mela guilty ah iruku antha paiyan ah nenacha. Paavam la. Valikum la.

He cupped her cheek and wiped her tears,

Rudran: It's okay ma. Feel panna sari aagidum ah. Avanuku etha help panna mudincha pannu. Accident happens. Feel pannatha.

She nodded.

Rudran: Va.

He took her in and went to the receptionist,

??? : Sollunga?

Shivani: Na naethu accident aagi orunthangala admit panna.

??? : Patient name?

Shivani: Athu.. Theriyala. MLA sir paiyan.

??? : Okay. Straight ah poi left la ponga.

He went ahead and she followed him, they stood in front of the room, her mom was feeding him food, her tears started flowing again,

Rudran: Ula poi sorry sollu.

Shivani: Neenga varalaya?

Rudran: Ila. ne po. Na oru phone pesitu vara.

She nodded.

Rudran: Dhairiyama po.

She went in.

Accident boy: Hi

He said with a smile.

His mom: Yaar ma ne? Thamizhu, un friend ah da?

Thamizh: Ila intha ponnu thaan ena hospital kooptu vanthaanga.

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