I woke up to the sound of the railway announcement. Oh, we arrived. I looked at my phone. It's 10.pm. We got off the train and got out. Dad said that grandpa had sent someone to pick us up. I feel hungry, sleepy, and a little moody. I think my hair is getting messier, but I don't mind correcting it right now. I just want to go home and sleep for a little while after dinner.
"Tamil!" mom called out the name with a face full of joy and surprise. What can I do? Her favorite nephew. Did she find anything nice about him except that firm-built body? And those deep eyes? And that annoying smile with dimples? Who cares? I rolled and kept my eyes off that side. I can't see my mom and him doing lovey-dovey activities.
Oh, someone called me?
"Ouch" "ah! Saran anna "(" Anna "addressing older brothers in the Tamil language). He pinched my cheeks.
"I keep calling you. What are you looking at? Leave it. How have you been? " He hit my shoulder with a big smile and put his arms around it. I smiled at him. Hitting! This is how villagers show their affections. That's lovely if you understand them.
Huge thanks to Saran Anna. He picked me up on his bike. My parents are going with Tamil by car. So he is here!
"Hey! Karthi. Are you sleepy? mm., you become silent from the last time itself. Are you in love or what? " He asked me while driving. love? No way!
"It's nothing anna. Just a boring life in Chennai. Projects, exams, visiting the same places on weekends. Hmm... that's how it was. Oh, I heard you got a job in London. When are you going? "
"Chill man! you are here now, every day is an enjoyment! " He is excited as if it's his happiness. Suddenly, his face changed like he remembered something sad, "For my job, I'm confused. You know, just thinking about leaving this place itself feels lonely". Even though it's his dream job, it's not easy to move on from this beautiful place and people.
I gently patted his shoulders. "We will figure it out, Anna"
He chuckled and said, "you are still the same".
We arrived at our grandparents' house. After tight hugs with big smiles and a lot of strange health inquiries, we got inside.
An old Chettinad-style house with a lot of rooms. Mostly made of wood carvings. Compared to the royal houses in the Chettinad style, this house is smaller. But it is still enough for 10 families to live under one roof.
Chettinad-style house reference
Meena aunty and mom are toasting dosa for us.
"Here." Tamil handed me a plate of dosa with beetroot chutney and sat beside me at the dining table. I still can't look at his face straight. I don't want to know how he is looking at me either. I'm not embarrassed. It's just awkward. Wow, one of the underrated delicious combinations of foods in the world. "Meena Aunty! it's delicious!" I said with excitement. She smiled at me. "I do the same recipe, but I do not know what is so special about your aunt's one," mom complained. "It's delicious because Meena Aunty made it," I teased mom.
"I did not make chutney today. Tamil made it, "Aunty said with a little laughter.
"What? hmm OK... " Why did he...? I mean... it's good though. I didn't say anything to him. But I can see that he is waiting for my reply, as he got no reply from me. He just smiled and started eating the dosa. I took my phone and started scrolling through Instagram just to distract myself from the situation. I finished dinner as soon as possible and got ready for bed. But here's the twist!
"They have not yet cleaned our room. You go sleep in Tamil's room. We will sleep in Meena Aunty's room. " Mom gave me the blanket and headed to the other room. hmm, what a day.
I knocked on Tamil's room. "what?" Him with a serious tone. "I...Mom.." my head is down and no words coming out of my mouth. "what?" he shouted. seriously? he literally startled me. " Mom told me to sleep here" I somehow finished the sentence.
"Hmm.. come" he opened the door fully for me. Actually, this isn't his room, he's just staying here for now. It is Priya sister's room. She got married too. I lied down on the bed, oh, finally. But I cannot sleep. my whole attention is on the person beside me, watching something on his phone casually. I'm listening to songs and scrolling Insta feeds.
"When are you going back to Chennai?" he suddenly asked me while looking at his phone.
What? I just arrived here and he is... Okay. as expected! "mm..next month" I answered quietly. I should be careful with him.
"What are you listening to?" He suddenly grabbed one of my earphones and wore it. Some by BOL4 is playing now. Oh, what a relief. It's a Korean song. He couldn't know the lyrics.
His eyes were closed. I don't get how he could act casually with me after all that happened. Is he teasing me? or he doesn't care? or is he avoiding that part of me? I know it's not something he can forget.
"You are still the same" he whispered at me with closed eyes. This is the second time I have heard this in a day. What's wrong with me being the same person?
"What made you think that I was still the same?" I asked looking at the roof.
The song changed to Euphoria by BTS Jungkook.
"I won't answer," he smiled. It's annoying.
I asked, "why?" He is definitely teasing me.
"The song is too good to find the answer for you. So wait "
"That's my playlist," I reminded him.
"Who cares!" he said with a smirk.
Who cares?
"Well, I care, because it's about me. So tell me. " I asked, looking at his eyes that were still closed.
"Do you care about what I think of you? Hmm.. see you are still the same. " I want to punch that dimple, which is so annoying while he is doing this to me.
"Who cares about that? OK, don't answer. I don't want to know either. " I turned around to the opposite side and closed my eyes even though I couldn't sleep.
"Cute!" he whispered near my ears. I got sudden goosebumps, his breath, I can feel his smirk and that annoying smile.
Cute huh?
I will show you how manly I am! Yes!
The song changed to Sweet Night by BTS V
Anyone can get good sleep by listening to this.
Note: you may be confused with this. Tamil is one of the Native languages in India, From Tamilnadu state or provinces. It can also be someone's name. And it is also one of the common names in Tamilnadu. (maybe we are crazy about our language!)
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