Dinakaran was checking a file when heard a soft knock in his door. He was surprised that some one’s disturbing him during his office hours and was completely amazed to see Krishna.
“Hello bro! Hope I didn’t disturb you.”
“Hmmm… Should I tell you the truth or should I lie?” asked Dinakaran with a smile.
“Ah! What a surprise?”
“What?”
“My big brother is smiling… I can’t believe this! And that too in his office while disturbing him during his work…”
“Good joke brother!”
“Hmmm… Looks like some miracle has happened when I was in US” said Krishna with a questioning look.
“Really? I don’t know of any miracle Krishna”
“Oh! My brother has started to lie also?”
“Krishna! What do you want?”
“Truth!”
“Truth about what?”
“Truth behind this dishoom dishoom between you and Thulasi”
“There’s nothing like that Krish”
“Come on bro! Don’t lie. I know about akka. She is a very easy-going person. But I can’t see the smile in her face. Of course I am not able to meet her at all… In the past one week or so, I have been visiting her home daily but I have met her only twice or thrice. What did you do to her?”
“Hmmm… Wrong guess my little brother. If your Thulasi akka has some problem, you should go and ask her instead of wasting my time like this.”
“Please anna… Tell me... Thulasi akka is so very dull and both Kavya and aunty are worried. She was not even taking part in our marriage discussions till last week... Nowadays, I see that she is taking part in those talks but it’s only to convince her sister and mother. Something is missing…”
Dinakaran didn’t reply.
“Bro, are you happy to know that she is dull?”
“No! Why should I be?”
Krishna starred at his cousin.
“Ok, I thought I can help Thulasi akka… But I see that I am knocking at the wrong door…”
“Hmmm… so now it’s your turn to lie?”
“Me? When did I lie?”
“You are doing this for Thulasi? Really?”
Krishna quietly gave a cold stare.
“Cool down Krish! What can I do when she is so adamant?”
“So you accept there’s some fight between you two?”
“No there was no quarrel… It was just misunderstanding may be…”
“But you know the reason and you also know that she will be worried, don’t you?”
“Yes, I do”
“Then why can’t you go and pacify her?”
“No I won’t… It was she who yelled at me and started all this… So she should be the one who should take the first step…”
“Ego?”
“Come on Krish, where is ego in this? This is the general rule isn’t it? The person who starts the confusion should realize the mistake and start the peace process”
“But anna, this is not an international peace process. This is relationship… there are no hard and fast rules here.”
“…”
“Please anna, tell me what happened so that I can help to make things right…”
“No Krish, it’s very personal…”
“Please brother… I can’t let Kavya and aunty to continue to worry about Thulasi…”
“…”
“Please…”
“See, trust is the most important factor in any relationship… She saw my college friend hugging me and was unhappy about it… I tried to explain but she was not listening…”
“So this is the reason behind all this fiasco?”
“Yes!”
“Oh my god!”
“What?”
“Bro, I always thought you are too good in anything and everything…”
“Why should you change your mind now?”
“You scored zero here bro…”
“…”
“Ok don’t worry big brother, I can provide you quick training in love…”
Dinakaran starred at Krishna but Krishnan ignored it and continued…
“See bro, women and jealousy are born together… They love their man so much that they can’t accept even the sight of him just looking at other women casually…”
“Krisha, I have too much work to finish…”
“But nothing is important than Thulasi akka, so listen bro…”
“pch…”
“Ok bro tell me this… After marriage you go out somewhere with your wife. There, a young man comes out of blue hugs or may be just shakes hand with your wife… Will you not show any reaction?”
“…”
“It’s just the same bro… But I am surprised that akka is also jealous …”