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Déjà vu - Part 6 Translated By Priya Arun  from the Original Tamil Novella, Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kadhai by  Cable Sankar PART 6 I couldn’t get a wink of sleep all that night. I kept touching my cheek all the time. Something told me she might be in love with me too. But I wasn’t sure. She comes from a country where even a kiss on the lips is no big deal. What’s a little peck on the cheek? Who knows if she were to tell me the next day that I reminded her of her brother! I was very confused.

Déjà vu Translated By Priya Arun  from the Original Tamil Novella, Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kadhai by  Cable Sankar Part 5 The name displayed on my phone was enough to wipe away the slightest hint of sleep in my eyes. I grabbed the phone, sat up in a hurry but answered the phone with a pretense of coolness, “Yes Shraddha!” “Are you in love with me?” Now, that was something I hadn’t expected from her. I didn’t know what to say. Before I could realise, I had blurted out a ‘yes’. Woah! That was quite fast. There wasn’t any response. I kept calling out, there was complete silence. I knew she hadn’t hung up. I then heard a crackly voice, “Let’s meet tomorrow evening at Nungambakkam... Coffee  Day,” she said before hanging up. I was thrilled to bits. My heart was in my mouth. Tomorrow evening...that was a good fifteen-plus hours away. What would I do until then? I couldn’t go back to sleep after the phone call. I did go to work but c...

Déjà vu Translated By Priya Arun  from the Original Tamil Novella, Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kadhai by Cable Sankar PART 2  “Don’t you touch my hair!” I yelled out, rather angrily. With their mirthful peals of laughter abruptly cut short, they stared at me looking shocked. I enjoyed the look on Shraddha’s face for a few moments before bursting into a hearty Ha Ha Ha. They saw my laughter and joined in, nervously. “Come on, what’s a man to do?” I said, mildly.   That was it. She threw the half-eaten sandwich on my face and erupted like a volcano, “Idiot! Can’t you take a joke? Is this the way you scream at people? Don’t you know how to behave with women? I wonder who hired you for a Marketing job! Nee ellam enna kizhikke poraai ?” With a quick “sorry” muttered at Meera, she left in a huff. I watched her storm out. Man, such spite! This was the first time a woman had spoken to me so harshly, the first time my own “yelling” tactic had backfired so bad...

Déjà vu Translated By Priya Arun  from the Original Tamil Novella, Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kadhai by Cable Sankar