9 pm - Arjun's house.

Arjun, Roja, Naveen, Ashwin & Deepa were gathered  in Rojun's room to hear Arjun's next course of action. He surely had a plan up his sleeve to expose that scoundrel Ashok.

Ashwin : Anna, athu Enna plan na..
Sollunga na

Deepa : Ama na, ethuva irunthalum sollunga. Rendu la onnu paathurlam

Arjun : First Namma avan itha eppdi execute pannan nu kandupudikanum. Indian Medical Council Delhi la irukku. Poi kaaranam naalum avangala vechu procedure follow panni than ennode license ah cancel pannirkan. Appdina yaro avanukku medical council la irunthu help pannirkanga
Athu yaru nu Namma first kandupudikanum
Appdi kandupudichitta Namma vela Namakku konjam easy aayidum

Roja : Neenga solrathu 100% correct Arjun sir. But atha eppdi kandupudika. Ashok Athellam avlo open ah vechirpana Enna

Arjun : Roja, Athellam kandippa top secret ah irukkum. Sola pona avanode adi aalungal ku kooda therinji irukkathu. Aana Namma atha kandupudiche aaganum.

Ashwin : Enna na panna porom

Arjun : Naa oru plan panniten. But atha solrathuku munnadi I need to make a phone call.

Saying this, he got up and went to the balcony leaving others perplexed. They knew that it was no easy thing to know Ashok's secrets.

After 5 mins Arjun was back.

Naveen : Sir, enga poitinga. Yarukitta phone panninga

Arjun : Atha appram solren Naveen. First ennode plan ah kelunga. Konjam risk aanathu than but panni than aaganum

Turning towards Deepa.
Arjun : Chellakutty, Intha plan la main eh nee than da. Konjam risky plan. Nee pannuviya

He asked looking at her hopefully.
She looked at him straight into his eye and said confidently...

"Anything for you, Anna!"

That gave everyone the bust of energy and hope they needed.

Arjun : Listen...
Evlo periya aal ah irunthalum avanuku oru chinna weakness irukkum kandippa. Antha mathri Ashok ode weakness avanode amma.
Ashok evlo than kettavan ah irunthalum thannode yeranthu pona amma va Romba mathikiran. Daily avanode amma photo ku poo pottu than avanode day vaye start pannuvan pola. Avanode cabin la table melaye amma photo vechirpan. Amma mattom illa, thaimai ah yum Romba respect pannuvanam. So atha than Namma use panna porom.

Roja : Avan Amma sentiment pathi ungaluku eppdi sir theriyum. And atha vechu Enna panna poringa

Arjun : Ashok ode hospital la work panra ward boy Mahesh ennode aalu. Avan kitta than Ippo phone la pesinen.
Avana spy panna Inga irunthu oruthar poga poranga. Athu vera yarum illa Deepa than.

Everyone gasped hearing that

Roja : Sir?! Enna solringa. Deepa va?!

Arjun : Ama Roja. Deepa va oru garbini ponna, purushan avala vittutu pona garbini ah Ashok veetuku anupa poren. Deepa anga vela kettu poganum. Avan thaimai ah mathikaravan na kandippa Deepa ku ethavthu vela pottu kudupan. Avan veetulaye irunthu avana Watch panna than Enna nadakuthu, medical council la avan yara kai kulla pottu vechirkan nu theriyum.

Naveen : Sir Ithu kekkave Romba risk ah irukke ARJUN sir. Deepa va Antha rascal veetuku thaniya anupanuma. Neenga sonninga la Mahesh, avana veche Ashok ah watch panna koodatha.

Arjun : Naa ennode thangachi ah ivlo risk aana operation ku anuparthuku munnadi ithellam yosika mattena Naveen. Mahesh avanode hospital activities Ah watch panna mudiyum. Aana Antha Ashok kedi..Intha mathri matter laam hospital la oru naal um pesinathu kedaiyathu, veetla than planning & execution nu Mahesh already Enakku information kuduthutan. Athunala veetuku poi watch panniye aaganum.

Roja : Athukku ethukku sir Deepa...Naane pregnant woman ah poi watch panrene

Arjun : Enna Roja muttal mathri pesitu irukka...unnode face laam avanuku nallavey theriyum. Nee pona kandu pudika mattan nu nenaikiriya
Deepa va avan olunga paathadhu illa. Anniki reception la kooda avan varapo Deepa anga illa. Athunala Deepa pona than avan recognise panna mattan

Ashwin : Ithula ivlo vishyam irukka...

Arjun : Ama. Ennode velai kaga Deepa va ivlo risk la podren nu enakke Romba kastama than irukku. Aana Ithu Romba thevai. Ennode license kagave illa. Intha mathri vesha kirumi ellam expose panniye aaganum. Medical fraternity ah vey contaminate pannitu irukkanga.

Deepa : Anna, Neenga onnum guilty ah feel pannathinga. Naa ithukku ready. Ennode oru semester ippothan mudinjirku. Next semester starting oru fortnight break ku appram than. Naa kandippa itha panren na. Ennala mudiyum.

Arjun beamed with pride seeing his little lion cub. So were others. They were extremely surprised to see the undaunted attitude Deepa had, inspite of knowing that it was a big risk. Deepa wasn't even half as skeptic as others to execute the plan. All she wanted was to help her brother. Brother from another mother.

Arjun : Deepa, nee onnum kavala padatha. We will keep watching and guarding you. Unakku ethuvume aagathu.

Turning to Naveen
"Naveen, nee Deepa anga irukkara varaikum daily anga irunthu Watch pannanum. Ashok veetu pakkathula irunthe watch pannanum. Watch panni ethavthu trouble na odane Enakku inform pannanum. Purinjitha"

Naveen : Understood doctor.

Ashwin : Deepa eppo na anga poganum

Arjun : Naalaiku morning Ashwin

Ashwin : Avan nambi vela kudupana na

Arjun : Mahesh kudutha info padi avan Romba motherhood sentiment irukkaravan
Athu unmaiya iruntha kandippa Deepa ku vela kudupan.

Roja : Ok sir, done.
Naalaiku morning Naa Deepa va 7-8 months pregnant lady mathri ready pannidren. Veetla ulla mathavangala eppdi sir samalikarthu

Arjun : Ippodhaiku Deepa camp ku pogartha mattom solluvom Roja. Illaina pathari poiduvanga. Oru vela 3-4 days kulla required info va avalala collect panna mudiyalena appo situation paathu unmaiya sollikalam

Naveen : Appo mission starts tomorrow? Right?

Ashwin : Exactly.

Although each one had their own fears, brushing all of them aside, and uniting for a noble cause brought their hands together in a thumbs up 👍🏼
They were a team of 5, a strong 5 ✨

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Next morning
6AM
Roja was in Deepa's room, getting her ready. Deepa was wearing a simple cotton saree which was deliberately torn at some places. Roja had fixed some hair extensions on her short hair and had braided it up right till the end.
To make her look elder, Roja put a big fat bindi on her forehead. And ofcourse, had stuffed a fake pillow into her saree to make her seem pregnant.

Deepa (looking at herself in the mirror) : Anni paaka comedy ah irukken la😅

Roja : Cha cha. Avlo azhaga irukku. Lakshmi kadakshama 😍

Deepa : Ottadhinga anni 😅

Roja : Naa onnum ottala ma. Unna yaru paathalum ithathan solluvanga.

Roja then took her to her room where Arjun was busy connecting Deepa's phone and a Bluetooth device to his laptop and mobile.

Roja : Sir unga thangachi ah paarunga

Arjun : Hmm (absent minded..not looking up)

Roja, annoyed by his lack of interest and attention cleared her throat loudly and said -
"Naa kalailaye ezhundhirichu unga thangachi ah effort eduthu ready pannirken. Sir oru thadava paathu eppdi irukku nu kooda solla mattingalo"

That's when Arjun finally looked up and caught a sight of Deepa. He gasped.

Arjun (with wide eyes) : Ennode thangachi ah Ithu🤩
Achoo da, en kanne patrum pola irukke😻

He said gently taking dhristi by snapping his fingers against the sides of his head.

Deepa : Thank you so much na🙈

Roja : Naa solrapo otren nu sonna. Un Annan sonna mattom vekkam laam padra 🤨

Arjun : Nejamave Deepa, ithula avlo hamsama irukka

Roja : Hello hello sir! Makeup artist ku laam appreciation kedaiyatha😏

Arjun : Unna poi marappena Rose uh
Evlo natural ah makeover pannirka theriyuma.
Enakke ennode thangachi ah adayalam theriyala. Antha Ashok kandippa Deepa va kande pudika mattan. Appdiye nejamana garbini mathri ready pannita 😌

Just then Ashwin entered the room. He too was stunned seeing Deepa and her makeover. He appreciated Roja and Deepa both too

Ashwin : Anni, summa solla koodathu. Vera level pannitinga ponga
Deepa appdiye nee innum 3-4 years kalichu eppdi iruppiyo atha ippove kannu munnadi paakara mathri irukku.

Roja : Paravaila Ashwin. Nee takkunu appreciate pannita. Inga sila peru kitta appreciation ah vaaila irunthu edukanum😏

She told looking at Arjun through the corner of her eye.

He looked at her sheepishly and then pulled her close and whispered into her ear

"Deepa odathu Verum getup. Atha reality la eppo paaka poromo
Athuvum unna appdi eppo paaka kuduthu vechirko"

"Sir...Chumma irunga sir.
Rome nagaram eh pathi yeriarapo fiddle vaasicha Nero mannan mathri
Ungaluku neram kaalame kedaiyatha. Deepa evlo mukkiyama mission ku kelambitu irukka. Avala first safe ah anupi veppom sir"

(Author's note : Roja's dialogue about Rome mannan is directly taken from one of the episodes of Roja, as it is. I don't remember the epi number 😅)

Arjun : Athuvum right than.
Turning towards Deepa -

"Deepa, Intha unnode phone and Ithu oru Bluetooth device. Rendume connected to my phone and laptop. So you needn't worry about anything. We are always connected. Bluetooth is small, you can fit it easily in your ear and he won't be able to see it.
Phone ah ulla tuck panni vechiko. I Hope you can manage. Naveen will meet you near the car. He will be there outside Ashok's house always. Front door valiya pona Enna Yethu nu Ellarum keppanga. So nee motta maadi la irunthu ladder ah vechu erangi poidu. Be safe. I have complete faith in you. All the best da ❤️

He hugged Deepa tight.
Roja and Ashwin too wished her good luck and sent her on the mission
Roja planted a kiss on Deepa's forehead.

Roja : You're my daring champion! Good luck my brave girl 😘
Ladder is already ready. Come, Naa unna kootitu poren.

Ashwin, Arjun, Roja & Deepa took her to the terrace and safely escorted her down.
Then she got into the car and left with Naveen.

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8AM

At the breakfast table.
Everyone was there. Except Deepa ofcourse.

Paati : Deepa kutty enga..ava innum varala. Inniki la irunthu 15 days leave thana avaluku

Kalpana : Athai..ungaluku avala pathi theriyadha
Leave na 11 o clock varaikum thoonguva. Innum ava kanna kooda thoranthu paathurka maata.

Arjun : Illa ma. Deepa kalailaye college camp ku kelambi poita. Vara 3-4 days aagum

Kalpana : Ennathu college camp ku poita la?!
Enna Arjun yaru kittayum oru vaartha kooda sollala

Roja : Illa atha sudden plan. Nethu late night than. Kalailaye avasarama kelambi poita. Enkittayum Arjun sir kittayum ellar kittayum sollidunga nu sollitu than athai pona. Appram phone panren nu sollirka athai. Neenga kavala padathinga

Prathap : Ellam eduthukittala. Panam vechirkala

Roja : Ellam vechirka mama. Morning Naa than avaluku pack panna help pannen.

Paati : Irunthalum oru varthai sollitu poirkalam. Enna ponno
Enga poirka camp ku

Arjun : Inga pakkathula than paati. Ooty ku. Etho educational trip nu Avanga college Intha semester break la conduct panrangalam. Last min plan. Athan avasarama poita

Prathap : Sari, ennamo. Ava safe ah iruntha athuvey pothum. Phone panna sollunga pa

Arjun : Kandippa pa

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On one side as Rojun were managing their family, on the other side, Deepa reached Ashok's place. Naveen stopped the car at some distance and then both of them got down.

Naveen : Deepa ma, inthanga bag. Ithula ungaluku thevaiyanathu ellame irukku. Phone charge panna power bank um irukku. Konjam Cotton sarees irukku. Appram sila pala thevaiyana vishyangal irukku. Bluetooth phone laam bathrama vechikonga ma. Ethu naalum enga yara vena contact pannalam Neenga. Naa distance la irunthu avan veeta spy pannite than iruppen. Mathabadi Arjun sir sonnathu laam nyabagam irukku la

Deepa : Ellame nyabagam irukku Naveen. Neenga worry pannathinga. Naa koodiya seekirame collect panna vendiya information ah collect panniduven.

Naveen : Appram Deepa ma...

Deepa : Sollunga Naveen...

Naveen : Antha Ashok eppdi nu theriyala. Oru vela avan unga kitta thappa ethuvum...

Deepa : Neenga solla vararthu Enakku nalla puriyarthu Naveen. Athukku Naa pepper spray vechirken bag la. Anni kuduthanga. Naa atha use pannitu veeta vittu veliya odi vanthurven.
Aana athukku vaaipe illa Naveen. Yenna Naa erkanave oru pregnant woman ah than anga poren. Don't worry.

She bid good bye to Naveen and started walking towards his house. There were two stout henchman standing at the gate itself. Deepa wondered how to get past them. Mustering all the courage in her heart, she neared the gate.......

Will Deepa manage to succeed her brother's plan?

To be continued.
Thanks for reading. ❤️