Chapter 5

(Aadhithya's view)

It was about a week since we got married and everything were running smooth between me and dhiya. We weren't husband and wife or friends, but a good roommates for sure. She used to cook me breakfast sometimes and I used to make her green tea which is her favourite. Life was not so tough.

On a random morning, I closed myself inside the blanket hiding from the chillness of morning. Yes,it was winter and I was not feeling going to office though.

"Come on boy, you haven't made any moves with ilavenil, pad up and go for the play"my inner voice screamed at the lazy me. In all of a sudden I heard water splashing sound from my bathroom.

I sat up in a hurry and the door opened instantly. I was a bit freaked out as it would be a ghost.

"Uhhh.....oops..."Dhiya said coming out of it with towel wrapped around her.

Her towel cover her bossom area on top and barely covered her thighs on the bottom,her knees where clearly visible. Those little water droplets on her body felt like dew drops on a tasty vanilla cake. I could feel my spine getting a spark watching her for those few seconds.

"Sorry....there is no heater in my room and I was about to ask you to use your's but you were in deep sleep...soo...." She said holding her clothes in her hands embarassingly. I suddenly realised that my stare was making her uncomfortable.

"Uh...ohh...okay okay..no issues" I looked away from her and turned around.

"Why don't you do this thing earlier you pervert?" I yelled at myself. When I was turned around I could hear her foot steps approaching very fast. She was probably running out of my room.

When I looked back,she was not there. The view of her sexy body was still on my mind and I cursed myself for being a lusty stalker at that moment.

"Anyway how could a man resist looking at a sexy woman ? and that too in a towel" I consoled myself and went inside bathroom to get ready.

"Aadhithya, I placed the key near the wardrobe. Please lock the door" Dhiya's voice reached me while I was inside the bathroom.

"Yeah..okay!"I shouted back.

"She doesn't seem to be bothered by the morning show" I thought and relaxed a bit. Anyway I decided myself to get out of the room when she uses heater.

After few hours,I reached my office and the entire crew were standing infront of the meeting hall.

"What happened dude?" I said handing over my back to Manoj.

"Bro you came..,look there. He is the former mayor Mr.chandrashekar, he came today and something serious is going on from morning"

I looked through the cabin, there was a short guy probably in his 60's or more discussing with our TL arjun. Arjun seemed to be standing still listening to his words for few minutes and all of them came out at once.

"What is the issue?" Ilavenil came near us. When manoj was about to talk to her,I blocked him.

"I dont know, lets ask" I said and manoj gave a ugly look at me. Arjun sir came near us after the former mayor left in his fortuner.

"We have a serious problem Aadhithya"arjun said.

"What sir? Any financial crisis?"

"No. Its the design, client hates it and wants a brand new one"

"What? Is he nuts? We made a productive new design..how can anyone reject those?" I said.

"Why sir? What is his demand?" Ilavenil interrupted us.

"He is demanding for a new model, a model that would be new for the whole bangalore. He says that our design is not unique and his fellow politicians would not be impressed by it" Arjun said frutruatedly.

"Sounds like he need something to showoff his wealth to everyone' I smirked.

"It is not the time for cracking jokes Aadhi!"Arjun exploded at me and I responded pinching my ears as a sign of apology.

"Sir we could....." Ilavenil started to say something but Arjun was not in the mood for anymore convos.

"Lets get back to work, I'll call you back shortly once I confirmed with a new design" he said and left in a hurry.

"Hmm...."Ilavenil felt dum at that moment and left to her desk without saying a word. I felt a little pity for her.

She was wearing a purple chudi and an sandal coloured shall. I noticed it while walking towards my desk. I didn't talk to her much from the beginning and I did not want to miss this opportunity to make a convo, so i stopped at her desk.

"I'm sorry for Arjun sir" I said to her gaining my entire courage.

"Why would you sir? It is common for every men ignoring a woman's words and idealogies"

"Okay she is in a bad mood"I thought.

"Hey relax,why are you so angry? If thats the case, my ears are free to your idea" I said and smiled at her.

"So that you can steal credits? Isn't it?"

"Nope, I thought you were unique when it comes to architecture. Wanna checkout that big brain of yours. If you really have one?" I said in a teasing tone,her face turned red and it looked cute.

"Irritating a woman is so easy than impressing her"I said to myself.

"What? Okay lets see who has brains. Come aside me" she said to look at her system and I stood beside her. Her hair smell entered my nostrils and hit my hormones when I went near her

"Waaahhhhh....divine" I thought.

"Do you know anything about Domus ?" She said googling it in the system.

"Hmm....heared it somewhere...roman architecture..right?" I asked doubtfully.

"Exactly! It was the house design followed by wealthy roman families for centuries"

"Hmm....." I said looking over the images she showed in her computer screen.

"After the development of reinforced concrete structures,these designs were not popular among the people now. But I have done my college project based on this"

"Seriously...like what?"

"I had made a double storey domus in the collaboration of roman architecture exterior and eclipse home model interiors" her eyes were filled with proudness when she said that.

"Hmm...thats interesting, do you think this will be unique and will impress our client?"

"Ofcourse it will, mostly we all are mesmerized with roman architecture. This surely will hit the target. But our team leader never listens to fresher's ideas" her voice become low.

"Hmm...I..."

"Bro, arjun sir called you to his cabin"Manoj said cutting me at the mid sentence.

"This guy always ruins my good flow"I thought.

"I will be back Ilavenil"I said and left to Arjun's cabin. She nodded looking back to her system.

"Hey come in Aadhitya, I think I've found a remodelled design from our old buildings" Arjun said

"Sir before you explain further, let me show you a plan idea" I said. I have helped Arjun sir in many project and he is more like a buddy to me. So,its quite natural I could talk to him freely.

"Yeah..go ahead" he said.

"Okay, but it would be better if our newbie Ilavenil is here because she was the one who initiated this design plan"

"Fresher? Hmm....okay call her then" he said after pausing a moment. I sent peon to call her to the cabin and she arrived inside in a minute.

"Sir Ilavenil suggested me about 'Domus' a roman home design with double storey plan" I said while she was standing beside me.

"But those design were theoretical only for study purpose. How can we make it as a double storey?" Arjun asked.

"But I do have a practical design sir, I have made it during my college project. I even have a soft copy of the drawing in my mail, I can show you now" she said.

"Ok forward it, I will take a look and decide it with the client" Arjun said.

"Ok sir discuss with her, I have some pending works I'll be back at few hours" I said and signalled a thumbs up to ilavenil. She smiled at me for the first time and that was not a formal smile.

There was no sign of Arjun and Ilavenil for the next 20 minutes and after that Ilavenil came out with a joyful face. Her hand was filled with print outs and drawing copies. She came directly towards me.

"Thank you sir" she said.

"For what?"

"He approved my design and you know what? The client too loved it and decided to proceed with my plan" her lips widened.

"Thats great. You are sure a woman with brain" I said

"But why sir?"

"Why...why?"

"You could have said those things by yourself and took away all the credits. Then why don't you ?"

"Haha...I'm so dumb, why didn't I do that?" I teased her. She gave a fake angry look at me and I loved it.

"Your thinking is extra ordinary and you deserve this. It is unfair to steal your idea. I would never do that to my junior and by the way you can call me Aadhithya because I'm not old enough" I said and she giggled.

"Hmm....okay Aadhi and thanks again for suggesting me"

"No problem, just make sure you rock it" I let out my hand for a hifi and she hit it with her palm.

She smiled and walked away from my desk and I was looking at her from back, her hair was U-cut and dangling here and there. Suddenly she turned and came towards me again.

"You can call me 'VENI'," she said. I smiled at her.

"Okay Veni...and it would be easier If I could save your number as Veni" I said and scratched my nails a little hesitantly.

"Oh...so sir needs my number. Isn't it?" A smile escaped from her lips.

"Hmm...if you wish, because it is mandatory for office collegues and we belong to same team now and....could be good friends too" I paused in between the last words and her lips stretched further more.

"Nice one Mr. Aadhitya, tell me your number"she asked and we exchanged our contacts.

" So....see you soon Veni" I waved at her and she waved back leaving me excited..