The Dashing lesson

She loved going for long drives with him. He was ever busy and whenever he could spare time they went for long drives.  He was always in control but he loved driving fast.

Also when someone drives not minding the rules he never misses to give them a piece of his mind. She always fears he may get into a fight and will always tell him to be more patient. He seldom listened.

They were on a outing to an amusement park.  The park was very less crowded and almost deserted as it was a working day. They were on the Dashing car ride. It was literally empty except for them.

He asked her to ride one of the cars and he was on another. They started merrily.  He came on dashing car but she preferred to elude him than to dash him. Each time he came to dash her he closed her eyes tightly.

He could not handle the pain seeing the fear in her eyes.  As they stepped out of the park into the car he swore to be more patient.
He looked into her eyes which seemed to twinkle knowing it will never see fear again. 

Valentine vows

She woke up and did the first thing she ever does everyday. Checked her mobile. No messages. She went to facebook for a quick browse. All red and cuddly.

She checked for the date at the top panel in her phone. It showed February 14. Valentine's day. He seemed to have forgotten.

She went on her usual chores and it was a perfect usual day but the festiveness amiss.  She knew their love is so bonded to confine to one day to celebrate but she badly wanted him to atleast wish her.

She felt low and started to write a blog. VALENTINE DAY WOES.

She was about to complete and publish at the end of the day when she received a message.

"Happy Valentine's day baby. "

A wide grin on her face was immediately replaced by shock as he came behind her and hugged her.

There was a big bunch of her favorite chocolates.

" Why didn't you remind me of this day? You know how forgetful I am because of my work. There was not a single shop open when I turned in late today. You have to adjust with these for today and wait till tomorrow to get your gift. "

As she deleted the post she wrote and replaced the title as
VALENTINE DAY VOWS
She swore that was the sweetest chocolate she ever had.

The lost message

He was always so busy. His job required him to travel a lot and had little time for everything else. She understood his concerns but always wanted to spend whatever time he spared.

She thought of the world of him but never shared it with him. She was always waiting for the right time.  One day when she was casually going through her WhatsApp contacts,  he was online.

She was deciding whether to share her heart with him now when she saw his status change to 'Typing'. She gets butterflies in her stomach.  They were chatting on general terms when she suddenly overcame her fear and typed her heart out conveying her love for him.

But her mobile battery ran out at the exact moment and it gets switched off.  She gets mad literally and runs to put it on charger when she trips and the phone breaks.

He calls her on landline and asks casually about her phone the next day. Since it was his usual tone she concludes the message is lost.  He offers to take her to the service center to get her mobile repaired.

On the way she asks him for his phone to call her parents back home.  She decides to check WhatsApp for her chathead to see if he has received the message.

There were more than 50 active chatheads. She goes to the contacts to search her name. It is not there. As she blinks at him he comes to her and says,
"If you are searching for your number it is saved by the name 'My gal' "

She never had to worry about the lost message ever. 

Episode 10

King Ravi Varma and Thondaiman was about to eat when they were interrupted by a soldier announcing the arrival of Kabilan,  the chief of the spy force.  They immediately left the food and went out of have a private chat.

"You know something.  I feel so tired nowadays and not able to concentrate on anything solid. " Meenakshi was telling her 27 year  old adopted Selvan. Though very few years elder to him,  he considered her mother from the bottom of his heart.

" Don't worry about it mother.  Now that Rajarajan has returned to the palace we will ask him to have a look at you.  You will be better in a jiffy. " He replied.

" To tell you the truth I feel pregnant again.  I only hope I don't lose this baby too on birth. "

Selvan went speechless with joy. " Mother if this is true,  I would do anything to keep the baby safe.  Don't worry.  Everything will be alright.  You have your food now.  They may not return soon as Kabilan will have lots to share usually. "

She insisted on him to eat with her and they started with the tomato soup.  When it was poured,  Selvan drank it in a gulp as he felt too hungry and he reached out to pour more in his goblet.

Meenakshi who got up to help him to pour suddenly fainted toppling the table and emptying all the contents on it. Selva dropped his goblet and rushed to help her.

"Selva give me the cycle now.  It's my turn now. "

Vinoth who was lurking in the bushes to avoid Kandasamy heard the voices of two kids in the street playing and turned back suddenly.  How long it may get he can never forget that he was christened Selvan at birth.

The Ring

He wanted to propose her. He was waiting for the right time to do it. He called her on a date. They visited an amusement park. They had the time of their lives enjoying all rides. It was a working day and the park was literally empty. They were given special care everywhere.

They finally reached a stall where they were hosting a game of attempting to throw a ball inside a loop. He offered to try. He was not able to do it for a couple of tries.
He started trying with real vigor now that she started getting tensed. At last he did it. She hugged him in an adrenaline rush. She immediately realized and let him go. He was given a small Keychain as a reward.

He immediately went on his knees and proposed her with the Keychain as a ring. She asked,”why now suddenly?, “

“Why not now? “ He replied.

“ I would have dressed up well. “ She replied with a huge blush.

The Keychain served as the model for their wedding rings. 

Hot eyes and a cool blush

“You always have your eyes closed in all the pics. Why can't you open for eyes for a couple of minutes till the picture is taken?” Her friends chided her after browsing all the pics taken at the outing.
She always does that and couldnt help it. She was sad that her pic didn't turn out well. He came to her rescue. “ See you need not be so cautious. Look at my eyes for a couple of minutes. You will get used to it and not blink when I take your picture. Is it fine? “ He offered.
She sat opposite to him and both stared continuosly for more than the stimulated ‘couple of minutes’. “Hey what are you both doing”.
A friend’s voice brought them to their senses. He took her pic and they started browsing all the pictures together. He complained his eyes of being very small.
“Thank God your eyes are small. They are already so sharp and hot and makes me blush like never before. If it's even bigger I won't know how to handle.” She said all this in a hurry and left him thinking.
She always wakes up looking at those eyes all her life. 

The unwanted app

"These are the tasks to complete today.   We should prioritize and complete it ASAP." He was planning his daily work with her at the cafeteria. As usual she recorded all he said.

He was initially annoyed but got used to it later.  She insisted on recording all he says when they discuss something important. She said she may forget the details and made it a regular habit.

She left her place to get something from the counter leaving her mobile on the table. He absent mindedly opened her phone and started browsing. He went to the gallery to hear his records when he found nothing on it except the one she recorded now.

He saw that there was a separate personal folder and out of curiosity he opened it. There were so many recordings with his voice just saying her name.

She returned to the table.  He gave her phone back and asked her about it.  She seemed too blushed. She didn't respond immediately.

"I love to hear the sound of your voice. My name sounds so sweet when you say it. " She turned beet red.  He came closer to her and told her to delete the recording app and that she should no longer record his voice.

She was about to go in tears when he came close and held her hands and said," We are going to talk and talk and talk so much in our lifetime that no app will have the capability to store. The voice and the bearer are forever yours. "

His name became her surname very soon after that.