The day ended in a great way and every students were assembled in the playground for the camp fire. Vikranth was sitting along with Jagadish and Aryan sat opposite to Sitara and Charu . Sitara was wearing a pink round neck tee shirt and a blue colour pajama. Her makeup less face glowing in the yellow light of fire was churning his insides and he was finding it much difficult to avert his eyes from her. Sitara who was talking to Charu turned to her opposite to get a glimpse of intense look from Aryan which made her shiver and look down.

Aryan smirked at her and texted to her . " oye "
Sitara looked at the notification and replied "enna ?"
Aryan "at back gate 10 pm?"
Sitara looked at him with questioning eyes and he closed his eyes in assurance .
Sitara nodded her head and started enjoying the fire camp while Aryan smirked and turned his attention towards the enjoyment.

Charu was looking at Vikranth and he was enjoying his time with Jagadish. She was looking at his intact smile with affectionate eyes and Vikranth turned to her in a blink and winked his eyes before she realises it and turned making Charu gasp.

Charu murmured " poruki " while Vikranth was noticing Jagadish's eyes wandering here and there.

Vikranth "deii ennatha da thedura ?"
Jagadish" onnumilla na summa dhaa "
Vikranth looked at him suspiciously and said"nee summa thedura maari theriyalaye thambi "

Everyone enjoyed the campfire and when it was 9:30 everyone were sent back to their rooms.
Sitara looked at Charu and was looking at the time nervously while Charu smirked and said "avan appove text pannitaan nee po naa paathukure"

Sitara smiled and kissed her cheeks loudly and left to the back gate while Aryan was standing there leaning on to a tree. Sitara smiled at him and went near him while he smiled brightky at her and came near her till their breath collided.

Sitara "Enna Aryaneyy dhideernu vara sonnenga edhum sollanuma ?"
Aryan raised an eyebrow at her and asked " en edhum solanumna dhaa koopdanuma ?"
Sitara looked at him and said" illa apdi illa..."
Aryan took her hand in his and intertwined her fingers with his . " oru walk polaamnu dhaa koopte "

Sitara looked at him with bright smile and said " aryaneyy enakum night walks rombbbba pudikum aana thambiyoda veetla irukela kadaisiya ponadhu. Anga ootyla safe illanu hostela 8:30ke close pannirraanga i missed it sooo much theriyuma"

Aryan looked at her with a smile and he liked the way she was animatedly talking to him by shaking her hands and widening her eyes and he inserted one of his hand in his pocket to control himself from pulling her closer by waist.

Aryan wished to know more about her and thats why he chose this night. Aryan" oo thambi irukaana ?"
Sitara " aama aryaneyy naa en amma en thambi mothama en familyla . Amma appa rendu perume music professor. Thambi ippo dhaa 11th muduchurukaan"

Aryan looked at the way her eyes shined while she was talking about her brother and he wanted to know more about him. Aryan " thambi thambingura avlo pudikuma?"

Sitara " apdinu sola mudiyaadhu. Irukura vara sanda potute dhaa irupom aana college vandhu 1 month aacha. Endha thiruttuthanam pannalumserndhe dhaa pannuvom.... miss panren "

Aryan listened to this and said " mm verenna pudikum ?"

Sitara listed " mm indha maari night walk pogela icecream saapda pudikum, mazhaila nanaya pudikum, sunrise paaka pudikum, appava katti puduchutu movie paaka pudikum ipdiye sollite pogalaam aryaneyy "

Aryan looked at her with a smile and extened a diary milk from his pant to her which she grabbed with a squeal and started eating it while Aryan took her to a stone bench nearby and made her sit. She was sitting closer to him and eating the chocolate and the way she ate gave butterflies to Aryan and he felt an urge to taste the chocolate along with her and controlled his self.

Sitara completed her chocolate and started looking at the moon while Aryan was also staring at it . Sitara asked " nila romba azhaga irukula "

Aryan looked at her and said " nila eppovume azhagu dhaa . adhum vaanam muzhusa irundurukela oru ray of hope maari ulagathuke velicham kudukura nila eppovume romba azhagu dhaa "

Sitara looked at him in awe and said " nalla pesreenga Aryaneyy . "

Aryan looked at her shivering out of cold and thought a second before extending his hand towards her. Sitara looked at his extended hand confusingly and placed her hand on his and the next second she landed in his chest and he wrapped his hands around her caging her completely in his embrace .

Sitara stuttered due to the sudden proximity and asked " enna... enna panreenga Aryan ?"

Aryan inhaled her scent from her hair and said in a low voice " shiver aana adhaan am warming you up "

Sitara was ok with the proximity but ... she was not ok with t before he confesses his feelings and she tried to get away from his grip saying " its ok aryan naa manage pannikure "

Aryan tightened his hold on her and said " konja neram please"

Sitara said " thappu Aryan.... "

Aryan was losing his senses slowly in her proximity and said " enna thappu Sitara " by snuggling more closer to her neck and his nose tip was teasing her nape

Sitara said " e... enna.. urimaila idhulaam panrenga ?Naa enna unga loveraa illa..."

Aryan looked at her eyes and said " unaku theriyaadha ?"

Sitara held herself firmly and said " Enakku theriyaadhu "

Aryan sighed in defeat and lifted her to his lap and made her look at him . Aryan " paduthurad enannamo plan panni pannanumnu nenache ... imsa ... "

he bumped his nose with her and looked straight into her eyes and kept her hand over his chest and said " inga my every heart beat .... beats for you .... " Sitara looked at him with teary eyes and Aryan smiled to continue " oye junior amma appa... illa accidentla erandhutaanga annan mattum dhaan enna nalla paathupiya ?"

Sitara smiled at him and leaned into his chest and mumbled " love you "

Aryan smiled and tightened his hold around her and kissed the side of her head before saying " love you too "

Sitara looked at him and asked " oru paatu paadureengala pls "

Aryan cupped her cheek and kissed her forehead and looked straight into her eyes and sang

kannukule unnai vaithen kannamma

naan kangal mooda maatenadi chellamma

adi nee dhaan en sandhosham

poovellaam un vaasam

nee pesum pechellam

naan ketkum sangeetham

un punnagai naan semikkindra selvamadi

nee illai endraal he stopped a second and changed the lyrics to

naanum inge illayadi

Sitara hugged him closer and asked "doesn't it feel too quick Aryan ?"

Aryan hugged her closer and said " It just feels right "

Sitara smiled and snuggled into him while aryan was taking in every bit of the warmth she was giving in and then they left the place with contented heart and intact smile after 30 minutes of comforting silence.

The next day was the day for performances and the day started off with solo dance performances . The stage was set on fire and every college was exhibiting their immense talent in dancing. It was very tough to judge on who will win the event and Jagadish,charu and vikranth were seated in a row and to their left Sitara and Aryan were seated along with Rakshan,sandhya and Arjun.

Though Jagadish was looking at the performances his eyes were secretly searching for the one person who grabbed his attention within 10 minutes and not getting off his thoughts even after 10 hours.

The solo dances was done and then came announcement for group dance and then there would be duet dancing. Aryan and sitara left with charu and vikranth to help them with costumes and makeup and jagadish was left all alone.

The anchor announced now lets welcome SVK college of architecture from cbe to give away splendid performance and Jagadish turned all his focus towards the stage by hearing the name. He did the same for solo dance and he was disappointed but something was in him was insisting to look on to the stage and the whole auditoriymum went dark. The music started to play

Pranavaalaya paahi
Paripaalaya paramesi

A red spot light focussed on the centre and there she stood between a group of 10 girls completely breathtaking and divine in a red costume with sharp eyes which were completely contrasting to the fesrful eyes he saw when he met her.

Kamalaalaya sridevi
Kuripinchave karunaamburaasi
She came front and her eyes landed on the direction he stood and a small smile crept in her lips and she did conceal it with a confident look and the amile didnt escape from eyes of jagadish which made him smile brighter.

Dhimthaana dhim dhim thaana, jathulatho
Praaname naatyam chese gathamulatho
Naamashathammula nathulatho...
Naapaina nee chupu aapelaa

He was completely sweeped away by her gracious moves and did forget everything around him and only thing that mattered or existed to him was her.

Saranantine janani naadha vinodini
Bhuvana paalinive yee....
Anaatha rakshana nee vidhi kaadhate
Mora vini cheravate

Naa aalochane nirantharam
Neeku nivaalinivvaalani
Naalo aavedhane
Nuvvaadarinchelaa nivedhanavvaalani

Dehamune kovelagaa
Ninnu koluvunchaa
Jeevamutho bhaavamutho sevalu cheshaa
Prathi ruthuvu prathi kruthuvu
Neevani enchaa
Shathathamu nee smarane ney...

Dhimthaana dhim dhim thaana, jathulatho
Praaname naatyam chese gathamulatho
Naamashathammula nathulatho...
Naapaina nee chupu aapelaa
Saranantine janani naadha vinodini
Bhuvana paalinive yee...
Anaatha rakshana nee vidhi kaadhate
Mora vini cheravate

He got goosebumps by seeing her performance and he did pray that they should bag the first prize successfully forgetting that he belongs to the rival college

Dhim thana dhim thana thom
Dhim thana dhim thana thom
Dhim thana dhim thana thom

The performance was over and that's when Jagadish came out of trance. The students went to change their dress and Jagadish followed them and stood in the corner of the corridor where the room was located.

Mythrayie came out in a simple yellow kurti and dishevealed frizzy curls and she smiled at Jagadish.
Jagadish smiled at her and waved his hand to which she waved and came near him.

Jagadish looked at her and said "splendid performance apdiye goosebumps aayruchu"

Mythrayie smiled brighter and said " thanks ..... "and stammered by not knowing his name .
Jagadish smiled at her and extended his hands saying "Jagadish from STHAPATHI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ,OOTY"

Mythrayie shook her hand with a smile and was about to say again while jagadish said " Mythrayie from SVK COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE,CBE "
mythrayie smiled and said "paravaallaye nyaabagam vachuruka 1st yearaa? "
Jagadish nodded his head and Mythrayie said "naanum first year dhaa nee ooty dhaana ?".
Jagadish nodded his head as no and said " illa coimbatore dhaa veedu gandhipuramla "
Mythrayie widened her eyes in shock and said " hey naanum gandhipuram dhaa "

Jagadish got surprised and they realised that they were from opposite flats while jagadish danced in his head automatically by learning that she is his neighbour.

Jagadish" opposite flat aana unna naa paathadhe illaye ?"

Mythrayie " naanga ippo dhaa appaku bankla tranfer vandhu shift aanom . "

Jagadish sighed justu missu and still he felt happy by knowing that she was his neighbour butthe reason was unknown.

Mythrayie sensed someone calling her and turned to jagadish to say " ok jagadish aprom paakalaam bye "

Jagadish thought a second and called her " mythrayie "
Mythrayie turned and signed what to which he said " adhaa neighbours aaytome insta id soltu poradhu "

Mythrayie looked at him with eyebrow rise and jagadish said" summa pesa dhaa venaana vidu "

Mythrayie smiled and came neae him and got his phone . She gave a follow request to her id and gave back his phone to him saying " pesalaame "and left the place leaving a smiling jagadish back alone in the deserted corridor.

As everyone guessed
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Saipallavi as Mythrayie