Thonti's first love

We were well into our 4th week of our I year classes. Over the past couple of weeks, our lab classes had started and they were in full swing....Most of us had started to mingle with others. Vasan, thonti and one more lady along with two more were put in a group.....Thonti was not a flirt by nature....But he does like maintaining a relationship with the opposite sex....

In the first week, thonti had developed a good rapport with the lady.Any lab notes, any doubts be it academic, general etc, were discussed with our respectable gentleman thonti!!!! My dear vasan, had the best handwriting i have, rather we ( our friends) have witnessed. Had he born few centuries back, half the writing on stones and walls might be his work.... Ya, even in paper, each letter would be carved out and they would stand distinctly......

Well one fine day, our lady of this particular story, had a glimpse of vasan's writing. Maybe she was awestruck with vasan's handwriting or maybe not, but that was the first day, she took notice of him and that is when she started moving with vasan...till then vasan was a lone soul in that group....everything was new to vasan, she took his lab notes, consulted him on academics etc, giggled with him....well thonti was slowly eclipsed....

As we were in the mid of the fourth week, thonti felt lonely and felt a deep pain in him. Vasan was in PV hostel then. Room number 320. One fine evening after dinner, thonti called on vasan.

Thonti: வாசன், நா பேசணும் உண்ட (I need to talk to you)

vasan: சொல்லு டா (tell me)

Thonti: கொஞ்ச நாலா நீ பண்றது என்னகு புடிகல. (For some days now, i don't like your activities)

Vasan was surprised. Vasan, when he came into the college was a lot afraid of everyone, everything. He was of passive nature. You can hardly find any aggression in him them. Only few around him knew the heights of his aggression, be it anything. With a raised BP vasan continued,

vasan: என்ன டா சொல்லு (ya tell me)

thonti: நீ அவல, XXX லவ் பன்றிய? (do u love her?)

vasan was glaring at him now....

vasan: ஏன்? நீ லவ் பன்றிய? (why? do u love her?)

thonti: ஆமா நா அவல சின்சீஎற லவ் பண்றேன். அதுனால நீ இன்னுமே அவளோட பேசாத. (Yes i am in love with her sincerely. Dont talk to her from now on!!!)

vasan: டேய் காலேஜ் அரம்சு 20 நாள் தான் டா ஆகுது. (its been just twenty days since our college began)

thonti: ஆமா, ஆனா அவல ரொம்ப லவ் பண்றேன். நீ வராத குறுக்க. அப்புறம் நடக்றதே வேற (yes. I her love so much. U don't come in between us. Then u will face the consequences)

Vasan was taken back with such dialogue. Maybe coz it had a girl in contention, our vasan threw strong words that day.

vasan: டேய் உன்னால முடுஞ்சத பாத்துக்கோ போட. (do whatever you want)

Though vasan did not really mean it, and was frightened that thonti might do him a lot of harm, little did he realise as each year went by, thonti was to become more of a comedy piece than a serious fella. Yup that lady was noon other than, my vasan's good and maybe best friend, he earned in his first year......

Till date, thonti remains a comic character,maybe this laid the foundation for such great honours!!!!!!!!!!!