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As I mentioned before, I find myself completely unshielded whenever I notice even the smallest sign of his vulnerability.

That was the result of me asking him to marry me. And it wasn't for my love-it was entirely for his.

Because, his hidden love deserves to be fulfilled, and I.. I deeply want to feel loved by him and be by his side.

The way he consoled me, holding me in his embrace, is still etched in my heart. And the way he held my gaze in the campfire night while I was singing was completely unexpected, but that gaze spoke to me something-something new, beyond its usual yearning. From that moment, I was determined about one thing, that is,

I want him to be with me forever !

Forever, in the sense that I need him always beside me. Because, the state I was in became even more vulnerable as I composed myself, swallowing the lump in my throat, holding back my tears, and controlling my trembling form, while he acted like a child when he spoke to his mother. And when he asked me,

"Naan pesalaa'le?"

(Can I speak, right?)

As soon as I heard this from him, I thought,

Ipdilaa orudhadavayaadhu enkitta peseera maatelaa nu dhane ivlo naal nenachuttu irundhen.

(I had been thinking all this time that you wouldn't talk to me like this at all)

And he continued to tell me everything while playing with my fingers, with a slight smile in the corner of his lips.

Such a grownup kid he is!

As I thought about his mother, the only question that lingered in my mind was,

Why, ma? Why did you leave him like this?

I asked his mother in my mind upon seeing his state. And when he sat there stunned and speechless, unable to reply when I asked him to marry me, I gently pulled my hands away from his hold and turned away. And I could see him straightening up as well.

After a few minutes of silence, I glanced at him as he lifted my hand, starting with my pinkie finger before grasping my entire palm. He stared into my eyes, his emotions, a mix of uncertainty and confusion.

"Seetha"

I silently continued to stare at him, giving him a cue to continue.

Then, with a glance towards my shoulder, he asked,

"Saanjukattumaa?"

(Shall I lean here?)

My heart raced like the flutter of butterfly wings, and my breath hitched when he rested his forehead on my arm joint. I tried to pull away myself from his sudden actions, but he pressed his forehead against my shoulder now and muttered,

"Let me be, Seetha, please"

His voice came out muffled, and the soft cotton fabric of my tshirt didn't help, but I could feel his hot breath on my arm. And I wondered if he was drunk or something.

I sat there, my gaze fixed on our intertwined fingers. After what felt like two minutes-a moment that seemed to melt my heart, filled with strange responsibilities and emotions-he finally lifted off his head, released my hand, and stood up, dusting off his pants.

Then an unexpected thing was, he extended his hand towards me. I looked up, my legs twisted under me to the left side, with a hard gulp and releasing the breath I'd been holding, I lifted my trembling hand and placed it in his.

He pulled me up swiftly, and I stood beside him, letting out a soft gasp at the sudden lift.

"Sleepy?"

He asked as I steadied myself, pulling down the hem of my tshirt. I looked up, thought for a moment that I might be getting sleepy, but then realized I wouldn't be sleeping for at least a few days due to his gestures and flawless talks.

So, I just shook my head, blinking my eyes, and wondered why he had asked me this now.

"Oru walk?"

(A walk?)

He asked, dropping another cold water balloon on the top of my head. I gulped hard, and my head nodded in every direction, feeling nervous, happy, satisfied, scared-all at once.

He smiled, showing his dimple, and walked forward, letting go of my hand. Though a small part of me felt unsatisfied by the gesture, I smiled and began to follow him after wearing my slippers.

But he turned back again, grabbed my wrist, and then gently pulled me forward. I glanced at him, blinking as he gestured for me to lead, bobbing his chin. I nodded, smiled while trying hard to hide my grin, and took my steps ahead with him closely following me behind.

Walking along the path towards the swimming pool area in silence for a few minutes, my gaze fell on the street light over the resort's compound wall. I stopped in my tracks, turned back towards him, and began walking backwards as I asked,

"Veliya polaamaa?"

(Shall we go out?)

He stopped rubbing his beard, and gazed at me before looking past me over my head, then back at me.

"Mmm.. no"

He thought for a moment, then shook his head in denial, and I pouted.

"Yen?"

(Why?)

"Veliya poitu, apro, anga yaaraadhu nammala paathuttu, nalaiku namma dha Chikmagalur fullaa talk. Paravalayaa?"

(Go outside, and then what? If someone sees us, tomorrow we'll be the talk of Chikmagalur. Is that okay with you?)

He asked teasingly, placing his hand on top of my head suddenly and pulling me down. Then, when I straightened up, I leaned left to see past him over his bicep to glance at the tree branch. Giving him a smile, I asked,

"Talk aah? Enna pesuvaanga?"

(Talk? What will they talk about?)

He smirked, tied his hands behind his back, and asked, slightly leaning down to my height,

"Unakku theriyaadhu?"

(Don't you know?)

I turned front, hiding my smile at his warm, deep voice, and continued walking, saying,

"Theriyaadhu"

(I don't know)

I heard him chuckle, and I blushed as I looked around. Then, when my eyes spotted the trampoline, I ran towards it, hearing him say,

"Hey"

I gripped the net around the trampoline and looked at it, panting slightly.

"Inga enna pandra?"

(What are you doing here?)

I heard him asking from beside my left and turned towards him, lifting my face as I said,

"Naan inniku dry games'laye idhula mattum dha velayaadave illa"

(This is the only dry game I haven't played today)

His brows knitted, and he asked,

"Yen?"

(why?)

I sighed and leaned back against the netted trampoline, still holding onto it with my right hand.

"Velayaada vidala. Pay pannaa dha allow pannuvo nu sonnaanga"

(They didn't let us play. They said they would allow it only if we paid)

I murmured, and his face turned serious and confused as I faced him, pressing my side face against the net.

"Pay pannanumaa? Namma dry games'ku laa pay panneetome, Seetha? Apro yen vidala?"

(Pay to play? We've already paid for the dry games, Seetha. So why isn't this allowed?)

He asked me, but,

How would I know?

Avaalukku enna pretchanayo

And I replied to him as,

"Enakku therilaye"

(I don't know)

I heard him sigh, and I turned forward, leaving the net. He asked,

"Enkitta vandhu solleerkalaa'le? Illanaa Rekha mam kittayaadhu solleerkanu"

(Don't you come and tell me? Or should you have told Rekha mam instead)

And I knew he was about to give me a lecture now.

Theriyaama solleetane

(I should have kept my mouth shut)

"Seri paravala vidunga. Vaanga Namma polaa Kamali vandhuda poraa"

(Alright, forget it. Let's go; Kamali must be coming over here)

I walked past him, diverting the matter with a sigh of relief, but stopped when I felt a grip on my wrist. I turned to see him and frowned.

"Ippo po"

(Goahead, now)

He said. I stared at him and asked,

"Enga?"

(Where?)

"Velayaaduradhukku"

(To play)

I gasped with a smile and exclaimed,

"Ippovaa?"

(Now?)

"Mm"

He shrugged his shoulders and let go of my hand.

"Yaaraadhu paathuttaa?"

(What if someone sees me?)

I asked, glancing around at the darkness, which was only with the dim decorative lights softly glowing in the surroundings.

"Paathuttaa.."

(If someone sees...)

He looked around as well, and I leaned back, watching him. When he turned his face to meet my gaze, he said,

"Paathukalaa.. ippo po"

(Let them see... Now, you should go)

He pulled me gently, turning me towards the trampoline, his hands gripping my shoulders softly from behind.

"Yaeru"

(Climb up)

I heard his whisper from behind, and I grinned, tilting my head to look at him. Then I took my steps forward, placed my palms on the trampoline's edge, pressed down, and positioned my left knee on top, followed by my right knee. Pulling myself up, I stood in the center of the trampoline, and turned towards him, but stumbled back.

"Paathu, ma"

(Careful, ma)

I grinned at his frightened face as I gripped the net with my fingers. He shook his head with a smile, and I released my grip in the net, tucking my hair strands behind my ears. Then started to jump on the trampoline, spreading my arms wide.

"Heyyy"

I giggled as I jumped on the trampoline, looking up at the sky, which was filled with clouds and stars. But, each time I came down before jumping up again, my gaze met his.

He was standing beside the trampoline, with his hands shoved in his pants pockets, smiling at me. I blushed at his gaze but quickly composed myself, stopping my jumps and holding onto the net.

"Enna avlodhaanaa?"

(What? Enough?)

He asked. I shook my head and said,

"Illa. Neengalum vaanga"

(No, you come too.)

He looked at me, shocked, as if I had asked him for a hug.

"Naanaa?"

(Me?)

"Aama, vaanga"

(Yes, come on)

"Naan'laa varla ma. Nee velayaadu"

(I'm not coming, ma. You go ahead)

"Mch, vaanga professor, please"

(Mch, come on, professor, please)

I walked ahead on the trampoline, and he looked around before moving forward. I grinned as he swiftly climbed up, due to his height.

Ivaru height ennavaa irukkum ?

(What will his height be?)

I wondered but smiled as he moved towards me, passed me, and stood behind me.

"Gudhikalaam"

(We can jump)

I said, grinning at him, and tilting my face up. He nodded with a smile.

"Paathu ma. Medhuvaa. Ennayum keela thalli vitraadha"

(Careful. Slowly. Don't push me down along with you, if you fall)

Laughing at his comment, I began to jump, and he stood behind me, jumping along with me.

"Heyyyy.. nallaarku le?"

(Heyyyyy.. isn't it good?)

I asked him lifting my face up to see him and he nodded his head saying,

"Mm.. neenga sonnaa seri dha"

(Mm... as you say)

I chuckled, and we jumped together. Then, when he told me to stop, I tried to stand upright but stumbled by placing my foot over his. I turned to grab onto something, but in the process, I dashed on his front.

"Paathu ma"

(Careful, ma)

He grabbed my elbows and steadied me while I looked up at him, smiling sheepishly, gripping the collar of his tshirt.

"Sorry"

I apologized. He shook his head and then chuckled.

"Seri neraa nillu"

(Stand straight)

"Okay okay wait "

I steadied myself, touched the air with my right hand, and then placed it back over my eyes, apologizing for trampling on his foot. Then, I walked ahead, waddling like a duck due to the trampoline's bounce. I jumped down from the trampoline, and he followed, climbing down after me.

We then walked towards the swimming pool area, and me, grinning like an idiot as he walked beside me now matching my footsteps.

When something caught my thought, I stopped in my tracks and turned towards him, saying,

"Kamali iruppaale anga?"

(Kamali will be there)

He gave me a confused look and then asked,

"So?"

I lowered my head and said slowly,

"Ungakooda paathaa edhaadhu pesuvaa"

(She will say something if she sees me with you.)

"Adhukku?"

(So?)

"Naan poi paakuren. Neenga ingaye Irunga"

(I'll go and check. You stay here)

He raised his brows at me and looked over my head towards the pool area. I frowned, turned, and saw the area, which was completely dark. I gulped in fear and turned back to him, who was smirking at me.

"Appo neenga poi paarunga naan Inga irukken"

(Then you go and check. I'll stay here)

I said hurriedly, and he chuckled, which made me pout.

"Seri iru"

(Alright, stay here)

He walked past me, but I grabbed his wrist, stopping him in fear, as the path before me was also dark. He turned towards me, giving me a questioning look.

"Naan Inga thaniyaa nikkanume?"

(Should I stay here alone?)

I asked softly, letting go of his hand, and he sighed, then asked,

"Adhukku ippo enna ma pandradhu?"

(What should we do about it now?)

Yeah, what should we do now? I wondered and then got an idea.

"Call panni paakalaa. En phone.."

(Let's make a call. My phone...)

I placed my palms on my track pants pockets and then slapped my forehead, looked him up, remembering that I had left it on the logs near the campfire while playing songs from it.

"Kaano"

(It's missing)

He smiled.

"Enga vacha?"

(Where did you keep it?)

"Angaye.. campfire place kittaye vachuttan polaye"

( I've kept it in the campfire area itself, I think)

I pouted and pointed toward the campfire area with my hand.

He chuckled.

"Seri vaa anga poi eduthuttu call panni paakalaam"

(Alright, will go there and get it. Then, we can make the call from there)

"Okei"

I walked ahead, with him following me as usual.

Scolded me as usual, glared at me as usual, and ignored me as usual has changed to "followed me as usual"

I blushed at the thought, and after fetching my phone, we headed towards my room. But, when my call towards Kamali's phone went unanswered, I turned towards him as we neared my room, and he paused, frowning.

"Ennaachu?"

(What happened?)

He asked.

"Neenga pongo. Naan en room ku poipen"

(You go back. I'll go to my room)

I replied.

"But, Kamali enga nu paakanum le? Nee avanga ulla dha irukkaangalaa nu paathu sollu. Naan ingaye nikkiren"

(But, we need to find Kamali, right? You check if she's inside. I'll stay here)

"Aahn okay"

I turned around, giving him a nod, and moved towards the door. Seeing that the room was latched from the outside just as we had left it, I adjusted my eyes to the darkness and whispered,

"Ava illa"

(She's not here)

He stepped forward and stood beside me, noticing that the door was latched from the outside.

"Veliya irundhu lock pottutu poninglaa rendu perum?"

(Did you both lock it from the outside and leave?)

I frowned at his question.

How are we supposed to leave then? Just leaving it open?

"Aama"

(Yes)

I sighed as I looked around nervously, worried about someone spotting him in front of my room at this hour. But, strangely, he didn't seem to be concerned about it, even though he was the one usually who worried about me visiting his cabin and being seen by others.

"Yaaraadhu ulla vandhu edhaadhu thirudeetu poyirundhaa enna pannuvinga?"

(What if someone goes inside and steals something from your things?)

He asked me seriously, but I sighed, frowned at his question, and asked,

"Apdilaamaa pannuvaanga?"

(Will they actually do that?)

He sighs and then said,

"Nalladhaa pochu. Seri open panni po ulla"

(Fine. Open it and go inside)

"Appo Kamali?"

(Then, what about Kamali?)

I asked him.

"Innorukkaa call panni paaru"

(Try calling her again)

I nodded and unlocked my phone, then saw the message from Kamali's number on WhatsApp as,

Kamali: "Will come back soon"

I frowned and showed him the message.

"Oh. Enna pandraanga un friend ivlo neram?"

(Oh. What is your friend doing for so long?)

He asked me.

"Therilaye"

(I don't know)

Said, shrugging my shoulders.

"Seri nee ulla po. Naan en room ku poren"

(Alright, you go inside. I'll head to my room)

"Okay. Bye.. good night"

"Good night, ma"

He said with a smile in his deep voice. I blushed, opened the latch, and pushed the door open, but frowned when I saw his hand above mine. I turned to see him standing closer to me. I gulped, my back leaning against the doorpost as he leaned down to my height.

"En..enna?"

(Wh..what?)

I asked, my voice trembling, but he simply shrugged his shoulders, maintaining eye contact with me. I blushed, lowered my head, and tried to wriggle free from his hold, but he gripped my forepalm over the latch.

Then, when my gaze fell on our hands, he attempted to intertwine his fingers with mine. But, I wriggled free, sprinted inside, and slammed the door shut behind me, leaning against it with a racing heart.

Ennaachu indhaalukku?

(What's wrong with him?)

I wondered, and after a few minutes, I opened the door slowly, peeking my head out. When I saw he wasn't there, I smiled, closed the door, and went to the restroom to refresh myself. After coming back and sitting on the bed, I found myself blushing while recalling the moments with my professor.

But, I was startled when the door of the room suddenly flew open with a thud. And Kamali stood there with her face flushed. She glanced at me briefly, then quickly composed herself before heading straight into the restroom without saying a word.

I narrowed my brows at her behavior while waiting for her to come out. Then, when she finally did, she sat beside me on the bed. And I continued to stare at her.

"Seetha. Don't look at me like that"

She squirmed, whined, palming her face, balancing her elbows on her thighs with her legs crossed. But, I continued to stare, knowing something had happened to my sweetest best friend.

After a deep exhale, she grabbed my palms. I glanced at her hold and then at her, our gazes finally met.

"Maami"

She whispered. I raised my brows. She huffed and said,

"Okay. Fine. We...we kissed!"

She blurted out, her voice shaky.

My eyes widened in shock as I processed her words.

"You... what?!"

I stammered, completely taken aback. Kamali squeezed my hands, her face flushing even more, but she gave a shy nod in response and she then whined saying,

"Naan thoonga poren. Po"

(I'm going to sleep. Go)

But before she could hit the bed, I grabbed her ear between my fingers and gave it a playful twist.

"Paavi, paavi! Evlo dhairiyam unga rendu perukkum? Trip ku vandhu enna vela paakuringa?"

(Sinner, sinner! How much guts do you both have? Coming on a trip and what work are you guys doing?)

"Maami maami! Vidu di valikudhu!"

(Maami, maami! Leave me, it's paining!)

I released her ear, noticing her wince in pain, and looked at her as she gave me a pout. I smiled and gently grabbed her hands.

"Kamali. You know.. I.. I just want you to be happy, di"

I said softly, squeezing her hands gently.

Kamali smiled back and gripped my palms.

"Seetha. Enakku puriyudhu. But, see.. Namma college first year'le irundhe naanu, Charan'uh love panneetu irukko. Ippo varaikum Avan enkitta eppavume advantage eduthu kittadhu kedaiyaadhu. Un munnaadi vachu dha enkitta avan propose'eh pannaan nyaabagam irukku le?"

(Seetha, I understand. But see.. I've been in love with Charan since our first year of college. Until now, he's never taken advantage of me. Did you remember he even proposed to me in front of you?)

She reminded me of Charan's proposal to her, which I remembered clearly. Charan had assured me that he'd take care of Kamali even if I forgot to. That reassurance was important to me because I always worried about what would happen to Kamali if I were to leave her after getting married. She had only me. So, after I gave him the green signal, Charan impressed Kamali within a month. And she ended up proposing to him on his birthday. They transitioned from good friends to lovers and, perhaps, might be a great partners in their future.

Now, I nodded at Kamali and gave her a hug. After teasing her for a bit, we lay down on the bed next to each other. Once I made sure Kamali had fallen asleep, I reached for my phone on the side table and sent a message to my professor, to ask if he had reached his room, as I had forgotten to ask earlier.

"Professor, what doing? Slept?"

I received a reply from him within a minute,

My professor: "No"

"Why?"

I sent.

My professor: "Thookam varla"

(Not feeling sleepy)

"?"

My professor: "🤷🏻"

I giggled at his emoji while pulling the duvet over myself.

My professor: "Nee?"

(You?)

I replied,

"Same same"

My professor: "Seri thoongu"

(Okay, sleep)

Hein?

"I'm not sleepyyyy"

My professor: "Then close your eyes and count down from 100 to 1. You'll eventually fall asleep"

After reading his reply, I almost felt like banging my head against the wall.

"Neenga epdi ipdi ivlo arivaa irukkel?"

(How are you so wise?)

My professor: "😂 Onnum panna mudiyaadhu ma. Just go to sleep nalaiku early morning Goa ku kelambanum. Already time 1 aachu"

(😂 Can't do anything about that, ma. Just go to sleep; we need to leave for Goa early in the morning. It's already 1 am)

I groaned at the message but couldn't help smiling, as this was the first laughing emoji he had ever sent me.

Then I sent a reply message,

"Aiyo yen early morning ponum? Konjam 9 to 10 apro elundhu, kelambi poga koodaadhaa?"

(Aiyo, why do we have to leave so early in the morning? Can't we leave around 9 or 10 instead?)

My professor: "Nallaarke idhu. Appo madam ku Goa poga venaa? Apro night kelambi oorukku poi unga parents'laa paaka venaam?"

(That's good then. So, does madam not want to go to Goa? Or shouldn't we head back to Ooty tonight and meet your parents, right?)

"No no. Paakanum kandippa. Naan romba miss pandren en appa amma ve"

(No, no. We definitely need to go. I really miss my mom and dad.)

He reacted with a red heart to my message.

I smiled at this kid and replied,

"But, neenga adhukkapro thaniyaa iruppel'le? Adhaa enna panlaam nu yosikiren 🤔"

(But, aren't you going to be alone then? So, I'm thinking about what I should do 🤔)

My professor: "Enna panlaam? Onnum panna venaa. Thoongalaam. Bye"

(What should you do? you don't want to do anything. We should sleep. Bye.)

I huffed at his reply.

"Ada ponga pa! Nekku thookame varla 🤧"

(I am not feeling sleepy 🤧)

My professor: "Adhukku ippo unakku naan enna pannanum?"

(So what should I do for you now?)

I could almost see him raising his eyebrows in front of me.

"Pesunga edhaadhu"

(Talk about something)

My professor: "Ma, it's 1 am. Thoongu pesaama"

(Ma, it's 1 am. Just go to sleep)

And I didn't want to probe him further. The events of the day, all because of him, were already more than enough to keep me awake for the whole night.

"Seri okay sir. Bye. Good night"

My professor: "Sleep well"

That message sparked a mischievous idea in my mind, so I replied,

"For that, maybe you should stop stealing into my dreams, professor"

He reacted with a thumbs-up emoji, and I chuckled, knowing he must be smiling now. Then, I twisted and turned in bed, with all the memories of him swirling in my mind, keeping me awake as I relived those moments throughout the night.

And he had successfully stolen my sleep tonight !

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TBC..

Epdi irundhuchu?

You'll understand about the difference in Aayush's behavior and his thoughts about their 'professor-student' relationship in the next chapter from his pov 🤭

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