In the dressing room with her makeup and dress on, Aadhira was standing with her eyes brimming with tears. She took her phone and looked for a notification several times. Thamizh barged into the dressing room.

Aadhira: Hey loosu, you could have knocked right? What if somebody else was also there in this room?

Thamizh: Hey sorry dee, I got scared seeing your message that's why I came rushing to see you.

Aadhira hung her face in fright. Thamizh lifted her red face with his finger.

Thamizh: Look, don't worry, you have practiced well right? Then why do you fear?

Aadhira (sobs): But my lucky charm...

Thamizh: Stop this nonsense dee ! You have talent, why don't you believe in yourself rather than on a mere ring?

Aadhira: It was not a mere ring ! That is my problem !

She starts crying intensely.

Thamizh: Okay, I am sorry...

She turns her head away from him, wipes her tears off and takes a deep breath. He smiles on seeing her spirit. She adjusts her registration batch on her top and combs her hair straight. He hands over a tissue to her.

Thamizh: Mandaila irukura kondaiya marandhutiye ! (You forgot the most important thing !)

Aadhira snatches it from his hand and wipes the smeared kajal under her eyes. Thamizh thinks of showing her something and convincing her. He opens a video file in his gallery and starts playing it. Aadhira hears her voice and still pretends to not hear anything.

Thamizh (playfully): Pah ! What a voice ! What talent ! If this music video doesn't hit 1 million views, I'll change my name !

Aadhira: You have spent 15,000 rupees on it, why wouldn't it look nice?

Thamizh (mindvoice): Even now she does not want to accept that she is potent.

Thamizh (sarcastically): Even I meant my videography skills only. Did you think I praised you? Ha ! That will happen only in your dreams !

She gives him a deadly glare and walks away. Even though Thamizh teased her, he felt bad for her in the first place. He knew that she would feel nervous the minute she steps on the stage. He felt equally as nervous as her. He kept tapping the floor continuously and looked at her. Aadhira trips on the steps as she climbs them, Thamizh facepalms seeing it.

Suddenly a girl comes close to Thamizh and whispers to his ear.

The girl (whispers): Are you tensed?

Thamizh (unknowingly): Hmm.

The girl: Then here have my ring, show this to her she will be happy.

Thamizh takes the ring and shows Aadhira the ring and signals that he has found her ring. Aadhira becomes confident seeing the ring and starts singing. The girl puts her arm on Thamizh's shoulder and keenly watches her sing. He suddenly realizes something and turns to the girl.

Thamizh: Wait... who are you?

The girl (forwards her hand): Hi ! I am Sivaangi, Aadhira's friend. Nice to meet you. (smiles)

Thamizh (curiously handshakes): But how did you know about the ring?

Sivaangi (in a chirpy tone) : I heard you guys talking. I was in the same dressing room you guys were in. Initially I thought who was this guy who indecently barged into the room, but after I saw you convince her sweetly I...

Thamizh: I ?

Sivaangi: I was impressed !

Thamizh (blushes): Hmm.

Sivaangi: So you are her just friend?

Thamizh: Nope, her boyfriend.

Sivaangi (exclaims): Ashwiney !

Thamizh: Edhu? (What?)

Sivaangi: Oh.. sorry.. Thamizhey ! (pouts)

He laughs at her cute antics.

Thamizh: So... you are also a contestant right?

Sivaangi : Yes, of course.

Thamizh: Then why are you here? Why don't you sit in there?

Sivaangi: Ulla romba kulu-kulu nu irundhuchu adhan inga vandhuten. (It was very cold in there, that's why I came here.)

He smiles hard seeing the way she describes the cold temperature with the word Kulu-Kulu.

Sivaangi: Why are you laughing?

Thamizh: Nothing... I just remembered of someone who says that word, Kulu-Kulu.

Sivaangi: Who is it?

Thamizh: Someone special. (winks)

Aadhira's perfomance gets over and Sivaangi claps for her enthusiastically. The judges started giving their comments.

Sivaangi (sarcastically): So are you going to give me back my ring or not?

Thamizh (smiles): Oh, sorry !

When he tries place the ring on her hand it falls down. He picks it himself and puts it on her finger. They hear the song 'Kanna Veesi' (from the movie 'Kadhal Ondru Kanden') in the background. They look at each other.

Sivaangi: Nice song la..

Thamizh: Yeah. (looks away from her)

Sivaangi (mocking): Now enough of hearing the song, and pickup the call.

Thamizh realises that it is his ringtone and picks up the call.

Sivaangi: Okay, bye bye. (waves her hand at him)

Thamizh: Hey... wait ! Thank you !

She walks away like a pink swan and disappears into the air like a butterfly doused in pink colour. Aadhira finds him talking in the call and asks him through signals where her ring was. He does not mind her and keeps talking to the person on the call.

Aadhira walks towards him and hits him on his arm. He cuts the call and looks at her.

Thamizh: Did you perform well?

Aadhira: Yeah I guess. Where is the ring da?

Thamizh: It was not your ring, it was you friend's ring. She only gave me the ring to help you get through this round. Nice girl.

Aadhira: Which friend?

Thamizh: Sivaangi.

Aadhira: Sivaangi ah? I just have one friend here, that is Janaki. She finished her performance way before and left earlier.

Thamizh: Hey stop playing with me !

Aadhira: Hey... you are only day-dreaming, not me. Is everything alright? Did you sleep well?

Thamizh: You could see her ring, but not her? And you want me to believe this?

Aadhira: Dei I am serious. There is nobody called Sivaangi here.

Thamizh wonders as to what happened and starts doubting himself.

Aadhira: Are you okay?

Thamizh: Maybe was she godsent? (smiles curiously)

Aadhira looks at him in doubt.

Aadhira (mindvoice): Something is wrong with him...

Thamizh smiles confidently, recalling that cute girl who made that five minutes of his day magical.

Thamizh (in his mind): Angels these days !

TO BE CONTINUED