Iyappan turned around and found anika infront of him with a grin on her face. For a second he jerked himself and looked at anika bluntly. Anirudh chuckled seeing iyappan's reaction, silently.

Iyappan's eyes wandered nervously, thinking what must have anika planned to do. He slowly turned around and pecked at anirudh, who pretended himself as a good boy.

"Ivaala? Ivaa yedhuku ippo ingaa vandhaa. Ani veraa irukan ivaa yedhadhu stupid aah panna avulodhaan." Iyappan murmured deep inside his heart.

"Iyapp, give me 400 rupees. I'll tell anu to pay you back." Anika said, grinned.

"Hey! Loose aah nee? Yennavo nee samarichi vangunaa maarila yen kittah vandhu kekkuraa." Iyappan said, reculantly.

Anirudh starred at Iyappan like hell. He was so hurted the way he answered her. He never thought Iyappan would talk this way as he have been a great friend to him.

"Iyapp please !" Anika pleased.

Anirudh felt like slapping himself on his cheeks left and right. He hated to see his girl begging for money when he was there for her, from this he understood that her parents doesn't care about her. And he didn't know for what cause she was asking money to iyappan.

"Niku, there is a limit for all these. Why do you want money now ? What are you going to do with that much money." Iyappan said, in a serious tone.

"Angaa oru paati nikkirangaa paaru." Anika said, pointing her finger at an unhealthy old lady.

Iyappan came forward and looked at the old lady who was standing far away from them.

"Andhaa paati rendu nalla aah sappudalayan adhaan yen kittah irukuraa kasu kudukalan paathen anaa yen kittah 100 rupees thaan iruku. Nee 400 rupees kududhinaa naa yen kaasayum sethu kududhuduven avangaa yedhadhu vangii sappuduvangaa." Anika explained.

A bright smile appeared on anirudh's cheeks. He was glad that his girl was doing a good gesture. Not every people have this kind heart in this world. Iyappan threw a stare glare at anika while anika looked at him with her innocent face.

"Just give her that 100 rupees she can buy a veg meal with that money. That's enough for her." Iyappan said, a little sternly.

"Anika, I give you the money." Anirudh said, forwarding a couple of notes to her.

Iyappan looked at anirudh shocked. Anika's face brightened up with smiles as soon she saw the money in anirudh's hand. Just then, she realised that he knows her name but didn't bother.

"Not bad! Okay, you have this 100 rupees since you gave me 500 rupees. Anu will pay you back 400 rupees okay?" Anika said, crossing her fingers.

"That's fine. You have that 100 rupees you'll need it." Anirudh said, with a smile.

"Okay then, have this lollipop." Anika said.

Anirudh looked at the lollipop in his hand and smiled at himself. He liked the humour in her and that innocence in her, as he always did.

Anika sticked out her tongue and showed off the money to iyappan. Iyappan shirked and moved closer to anirudh's car.

"Oh, I forgot to say this. Thank you Anil." Anika said, giving a small hug to anirudh.

Anirudh's eyes blunted away in an utter shock and stunned. He didn't know how to react.While Iyappan's jaw dropped dead down watching anika's sudden act.

He knew anika's thanking way was different but he didn't expect that hug to anirudh this early. Anika left the place and gave the money to the old lady who was waiting for her.

Anirudh just stood there and admired anika lovingly, watching the way she was helping the old lady. Just then, anika walked away from that place and went inside a public bus.

Anirudh quickly got into his red bmw car, pulled iyappan away. Iyappan looked hell confused with anirudh's antics.

"Machan, call sid and ask him to pick you up. I have got an urgent work to do. Bye da." Anirudh said, rushed off his feet.

Iyappan threw a reculant glare at anirudh, cursed him friendly. Anirudh followed up anika secretly, watching all the moments of her going to different places.

After a few moments, Anu was done with her work in hospital and reached anirudh's studio Albuquerque to visit Shashank.

It has been a week since Anu and Shashank met each other as they were busy with their works they couldn't make it up.

She missed him as much as he did.

Shashank was with his boys, chatting with a cup of coffee after completing a big work. Sreyas and Sid was chuckling at Iyappan's one liners of jokes. Just then, Anu reached upstairs with a dashing smile on her face.

"Vanakam Doctor Madam! Happy that you got a way to visit us today." Iyappan said, sarcastically.

"Yenna welcome yellan bayangarama iruku? So, how are you all ?" Anu said, smilingly.

"We are all good as always. You only look so weak and stressed." Shashank said, in a low tone.

The care tone in Shashank's voice gave shivers to Anu.

"This week my work just got big.So, I didn't get the time to take care of myself. By the way, where is Anirudh? Why isn't here with you guys?" Anu said.

"Him right! Come with me, I will tell you." Sreyas said, grabbing her hand.

Anu gave a confused look at sreayas and looked at Shashank for a command. Shashank nodded his head, signing anu to go check on anirudh.

Sreayas quickly took anu inside the recording room, rushingly. Anu was so dumstruck with Sreyas antics.

There, Anirudh was sitting on the couch, admiring his phone, looking at a pic of anika and smiling to himself. Anu looked at anirudh confused, her eyes ran upto his table and found two lollipops on the table, letting every other things just like that.

"Ani, what are you doing ?" Anu asked, unsurely.

Just then, anirudh came back to his world and glanced at anu with his cute smile. He walked towards anu and gave a friendly hug to her.

Anu was astonished with anirudh's sudden act. He was acting so weird to her. Anu just starred at him with clueless thoughts in her.

"What's wrong with you man? You're laughing looking at your phone. Have you got any mental problem?" Anu said, in a husky voice.

Anirudh rolled off his eyes, hearing the word mental. He have been hearing that from his friends since the day he met anika.

"Anu, I don't know why but today I really feel so happy that you've come into shashank's life and as sreyas cousin. I was so dumb untill I didn't know you're sreyu's cousin and you have a sister." Anirudh said, earnestly.

"Ani, why are you getting emotional now out of the blue? What makes you to thank me now? Look here, I was feel happy and proud to be with you and your gang. You guys had the confident in me that I can take care of my family by myself and now I'm proving it with all your support." Anu said, with a smile on her face.

"Will you be happy and glad if I love your sister and marry her? Will you agree me as your brother in law?" Anirudh said, holding anu's hand.

Anu's eyes blunted away with anirudh's question. She looked at Sreyas who was standing beside, widing her eyes. She never thought Anirudh would ask her a question out of her imagination.

"My sis-sister ?" Anu asked, unsurely.

"Yes, your sister anika. I love her anu."Anirudh confessed.

Anu's heart sank down, breaking all the thoughts in her. She couldn't hear any sound behind other than the words from anirudh's mouth. She was shell shocked with anirudh's confession.

"Ani, have you met her ? Do you know anything about her? I mean what she is doing now ?" Anu said, in a low tone.

"I know everything about her. Most importantly, about her character. Now, I need is only your opinion. I hope you won't be the same as sreyu and others." Anirudh said, controlling his emotions.

"I-I'm sorry ani. I don't really know what to say. But one thing I can say that you can't love or marry anika." Anu said, earnestly.

"I have told this to him so many times anu. But he isn't understanding us." Sreyas said.

"Why can't I love her? What's the problem in that ?" Anirudh questioned.

"Ani, my family isn't that rich like your family and you know that. Just think from which family you're from and you want to love my sister whose character is like a kid and from a middle class family. Do you think your parents will let you to marry my sister? Well, my aim is purely to set a good life for my sister but because of her character it's impossible." Anu explained clearly.

"Trust me, its possible. I don't care about the caste. I need her in my life and that's all my happiness is. If my parents are against it I know how to handle it. Okay fine, won't you be happy if your sister gets a happy life and stays in a well family?" Anirudh said, without breaking a silence.

"Of course I will feel happy for her. But you marrying my sister totally impossible ani. She isn't a girl like how other girls in this world be. She hates love though she knows how to shower love to someone. Because of my sister, I'm not ready to ruin your life. Please find someone else, I'm sorry Ani." Anu said, keenly.

"And I'm sorry too anu. I can't love someone else other than your sister. She is my happiness and I'm final with this." Anirudh said, reculantly.

Anu was helpless she didn't know how to convince Anirudh. She understood anirudh's love that he has for her sister but she didn't know whether to feel happy or sad about it.

She was scared that his love towards anika will bring a problem into his life and with his parents.

It's all because of anika's character.

"Yennaku avaala kalyanam pannanum. Avaa kuda naa sandhosham aah vazhandhaalum. Yennaku adhu thaan ippo mukkiyam." Anirudh said, tearing a little.

"Adhuku nee first avaa manasula ponnum anaa adhudhanae kashtam."Anu said, a little sternly.

"What if I make it happen against all your thoughts ?" Anirudh said, raised an eyebrow.

"If you can then prove it." Sreyas said, reculantly.

"Just wait and watch how I'm going to enter into her heart. She will be my girl officially soon." Anirudh said, confidently.

"Ani, what are you doing is totally wrong! You're not going in a right path. This can lead you to face more problems." Anu said, warningly.

"I can't stop myself from this anu. Avaala naa yen kozhlandhaiyaa pakka arambichiten. Avaa yen life kulla vandhuthaan aaganum." Anirudh said, firmly.

Anu and Sreayas was speechless once again. They tried so hard to convince Anirudh but he was so strict with his decision.

He seemed like he will marry anika pretty soon as his words came from bottom of his heart.

Anu didn't know how to handle the upcoming problems in her life. She felt like talking about this to her parents but she knew they will obligate if she talks about her sister anika.

To be continued..

A/N

Here is the third chapter of my book, Anika meets Anirudh for the third time and Anu comes to know about anirudh's love.

So, how was this chapter to you all? Please do let me know what you'all thought about it. Do you guys think anika will love anirudh? Will Anirudh make it happen as he challenged to Sreyas and Anu ? And what do you guys think about anu? Do you all like her character ?

Do vote and comment !