Love Whispers - Kalai Selvi Arivalagan (i read a book .TXT) 📗

continued next morning also. Teena helplessly watched the kitten shivering in the rain. The rain water drenched its coat and it looked like a shrunken bandicoot.

 

“Oh, I feel bad. I could not help you.” Teena stood there for a while watching at the kitten. The kitten mewed very feebly as it lost all its strength without having food for the whole day. The ordeal of standing in the slashing rain also weakened the kitten. If this kitten is going to be like this for another two hours, it will definitely die. Teena looked around if she can get anyone’s help. She decided to call her friend and inform Blue Cross about this kitten.

 

Teena picked her mobile and called Reeya.

 

“Aunty, aunty” someone called her.

 

Sipping the tea she peeped out.

 

A little girl stood there holding the shivering kitten.

 

“Oh! Who got this?” Teena smiled happily.

 

“That anna got this” She pointed toward her neighbor. She could only see a person wearing rain coat and hat and walking away from the place. Her neighbor who watched her standing helplessly looking at the kitten, decided to save the kitten before she could ask him. Unmindful of the muddy water, he waded through the water and picked up the kitten. The kitten having lost all its energy did not attempt to jump or run away. It settled peacefully in his hands. The kitten also must have felt relieved that he was at last saved from death.

 

“Look how he is shivering.” Teena went inside and brought an old towel. The little girl wrapped the kitten.

 

“Leave the kitten under the windowsill. The mother will come and take it along with her.”

 

The rain was still drizzling. The kitten closed its eyes and its body relaxed with the warmth from their hands.

 

Teena felt a shiver go through her. What a wonderful feeling to share! The warmth of my touch could make this little kitten feel relaxed and happy.

 

Teena wrapped the kitten in the towel and left it under the window sill. Though the rain lashed through, the space protected the kitten from getting drenched in the rain.

 

The feeling of touch is always reciprocated. The warmth of the blood gave comfort and assured the other to feel relaxed and comfortable. The kitten was shivering all through the night in the rain and in the cold. The soft fur clung to its skin and it trembled in the chill breeze. The dry towel transferred the warmth to the kitten and the shivering stopped for a while. After holding it for a while, she laid it on the window sill and went in to bring some warm milk for the kitten to drink.

 

“Why did you not take the kitten inside? It is too bad.” Reeya stared at Teena.

 

“I wished to take the kitten inside. But my mother did not like any animals inside.”

 

“You must have at least called me.”

 

“I tried your number. But you didn't attend my call. Leave it, now the kitten is good and now it is playing near the compound wall.”

 

“But one thing is also important. Usually we must not disturb baby animals or birds unless they badly need help. The nature has given them the strength to come out of any dangers on their own. Yet, it should not be too late. If you feel the mother could not help the baby animal or bird from injuries or death, it is not wrong to help them immediately.” Reeya added.

 

Reeya loved dogs more than kittens. Yet, she always plunged in to help if she happened to see any baby animals or birds separated and strayed away from their mothers.

 

One day Reeya was on her way to the office. There was much traffic on that day. All vehicles moved inch by inch. Most of the buses moved crowded. The day was hot and the hot air suffocated Reeya. She moved to the front and stood near the front entrance of the bus. Though the bus was not moving, the evening breeze somewhat relieved her from being sweaty and smell salty. The signal changed to green. Congested without any space to move, everyone wanted to move and be the first to cross that long stretch of road.

 

Suddenly a bike screeched on the road. A puppy with a wail crossed the road and came directly under the wheels of the bus.

 

“Stop” Reeya screamed and jumped from the bus which was moving slowly in the traffic. She ran toward the puppy and lifted it. Within seconds it happened.

 

“Thank god” Reeya kept the puppy in a tight hug. The puppy snuggled closely to her and Reeya could hear the racing heart beats of the puppy, “Stupid. What is the need to rush? You would have killed this puppy” Reeya screamed.

 

“Hi, Mind your own business” the guy on the riding seat chided and disappeared in the moving crowd.

 

“Get in” someone called from the bus. Holding the puppy tightly, Reeya boarded the bus.

 

Every third Sunday, Teena went along with Reeya to a selected place in the city where they would feed stray dogs, birds and cats. Till they started from Reeya’s place it didn’t rain. The day looked bright and sunny. Till noon they were able to feed every stray animal they came across. Around 1 pm in the afternoon, it started to drizzle and within an hour it turned into a heavy downpour.

 

Teena in a hurry left her mobile at the hostel. She could not call any one in the hostel to inform that she may be late. She wanted them to inform the people at the kitchen that she will be coming for lunch. Reeya’s phone got soaked in the rain and it failed to work. The other people who accompanied them left the place early. Reeya went in search of a public telephone while Teena waited at a stop.

 

Teena saw a decently dressed guy standing there with his helmet. To escape from the sudden rain, he parked the bike near the shop and stood among other people.

 

“Excuse me; may I have your mobile please?” Teena requested.

 

“Sure.” He gave his mobile. Teena called her friends and informed them about lunch. She deleted the number and gave back the mobile to the guy.

 

“Don’t you own a mobile” the young guy queried her.

 

“I have my mobile. But it is not a must that I must share my number with you.”

 

Solomon started to laugh loudly. “No thanks. I don’t need your number.”

 

Teena frowned at him. “Stupid. You think too much about you. Don’t think are handsome and smart.”

 

“I never think so. But stupid girls like you always compliment that I look handsome. I don’t want to add one more star from you.”

 

“Ay, Mr. Go to hell.” Teena chided.

 

“Don’t think you are now living in paradise. You will turn even a paradise into a hell.” Richard switched on the ignition and started to move. He slowly raised the side windows and looked at her.

 

“I feel I am safe now.” He smiled at her. “Have you read Fifty shades of grey?” The sudden question confused her.

 

“Read it first. You may know what guys always expect from girls; but I am not so. I am exceptionally good.”

 

Teena stood there shocked and his words made her feel nervous and worried.

 

“I will give back you what you deserved.” She cursed him.

 

Lovely flowers

 

One morning the girl at the reception gave her a bouquet of flowers. Teena felt happy to receive flowers in the beginning of the week.

 

“Who gave these flowers” She enquired.

 

“The flowers were delivered from the shop.”

 

“Whoever may be. I am happy.” She kissed those bright colored roses.

 

“I love roses” she smiled at the bouquet of flowers. She remembered reading an article about gifting flowers to write an article on giving the best gifts to loved ones.

 

“Whoever it may be; I love flowers in the morning” The flowers cheered her moods and she felt excited and happy.

 

Teena rushed to take bath as the clocked showed 9 am. She needs to be at the office by 9:30 am. Usually she walked the distance from her hostel to office. It took minimum ten to twelve minutes to reach there. As it was already 9:20 am, she took an auto from the stand.

 

When the auto reached her office gates she took the five hundred rupee note and gave it to the auto driver. The driver who was already in a bad morning mood barked at her.

 

“Do you have any common sense? Where I can get the change for this? For fifty rupees you are giving five hundred rupee note!”

 

“Wait, let me get the change.” Teena walked toward the tea shops at the entrance.

 

“What do you think about you? Am I to come behind you?” He growled.

 

“If you want the money please stay there.” Teena replied.

 

“Excuse me. What’s the problem?” The same guy whom she met on Sunday asked her. As he was wearing the helmet, she could not see his face. In that morning tension, she did not recognize his voice also.

 

“I need change for to pay the auto. This guy tells he doesn’t have the change.” Teena added.

 

“No problem.” He pulled out a fifty rupee note from his purse and gave it to the auto driver. With cursing words, the auto driver left the place.

 

Teena felt embarrassed. Every one watched the heated argument, but no one came forward to help.

 

“Thanks a lot.” Teena thanked him whole heartedly. If he had not come at that moment, she would have been insulted more.

 

“Please have changed rupee notes in your purse always. How can you expect a auto driver to have change for hundred rupees in the morning?” He questioned.

 

“Yes. It is my mistake. Shall I we meet at the food court in the afternoon? I will give you the change at that time.”

 

“No problem.” He didn’t ask her how she will find him out. But gave her the visiting card and left the place within minutes. Both of them worked at the same building at different floors in different offices.

 

Teena promptly came to the food court around noon. She wanted to give back the money and tell him thanks.   After reaching the food court, she sat at the corner table with a glass of juice.

 

As she needs to submit her assigned work at the end of the day, she did not want to linger for long in the food court. She became impatient after waiting for fifteen minutes. She sent a message to his number informing that she is at the food court.

 

“Hi” Solomon waved from the other end of the dining hall. He had been there for more than fifteen minutes watching her enter into the food court, getting the juice and sitting at the table. Solomon recognized her but Teena did not see his face as he was wearing helmet on the last two occasions. He voluntarily made her wait as he wanted to know her mobile number. When he received the message from her, he waved her to let her know his presence. Teena smiled to herself for she did not message from her mobile but from her friend’s mobile. She knew very well how to deal with guys.

 

Solomon had already found out her number. Being smart, he knew the way to find out where she stayed and what her mobile number is. Love started to play the hide and