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Running away from the tunes of love can never be possible.
Sometimes, the note will be 'Had your food?'
Sometimes, it will be 'How are you?'
At times, it will be coming as 'You are fine, right?' in a broken voice.
Our heart will go behind these voices as a reflex action.
All we need is a voice which starts the convo with ,'Are you free?' , 'Are you there?' or 'Shall we talk now?'.
We all deserve these voices in our lives as love has no specific configuration.
It flows just like that.

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The van is sleek, running over the black tarmac so fast that the passing greenery becomes a hazy blur..

The seats and windows shake with every small bump in the ragged pavement, jostling the passengers back and forth..

There are those who chatter, their voices rising and blending together with the music..

The classic music is being played by the driver..

Some absorb themselves in music, others drift into worries that will erase themselves on arrival, when their body rejoins the world of moving and speaking to others..

The kids are sleeping here and there in the van..

Pandian who is sitting near the driver, turns around to see them..

Lakshmi..

Enna ellam ipdi thoongi vazhiyaraanga..

L-Kaalailaye kelambina ipdi dhan..

Mu-Innum late ah pona ellam paaka mudiyadhu la?

Vidu ka..

Pa-Adhukku sollala nga..

Anga paarunga..

Araiyum koraiyuma thoongudhunga..

Ezhuppi vittu paatha manasula nikkumaa..

Adhukku dhan..

P-Ada ellam chinna pasanga..

Manasula nikkama enna..

Moorthy dhan konjam periyavan..

Prachana illa..

Mathavanga dhana..

Chinna vayasu..

Manasula aani adicha maadhiri nikkum ellam..

Lakshmi..

Ezhupi vidu..

Ooru vandhuruchu paaru..

The van moves slowly to Ilayathangudi..

Lakshmi tries to wake everyone up..

Dei Jeeva..

Ezhundhuru..

Kathir..

Kannaaa..

Ivan mattum epdi dhan thoonguvano ipdi..

Mulla..

They all wake up..

Mullai rubs her eyes..

The rays of the morning sun peaks through the window and she closes her eyes..

Aaaahhh..Kannu koosudhu..

Amma, enna ma ipdi koosudhu..

L-Munnadi vandhu ukkaru..

Koosadhu...

J-En pakkathula vandhu ukkandhuko..

M-Venaam..

Enakku kannu koosave illaye..

Pa-Vaaya paaru..

Inga vaa..

M-Onnum venaam..

Ellam thittite irupeenga anga vandhaa..

Adhuvum andha Jeeva mama oranda izhukkum..

Naan vara maaten..

Mu-Ammadi appa ta vaa ma..

M-Haan varen pa..

She runs to him..

L-Paaren indha vaanda..

Namma koopta varala..

Appa kooptadhum odraa..

Pan-Adhu apdi dhan Lakshmi..

Pombala pullainga appa kitta dhan chellam..

Par-Ada..adha solladheenga..

Iva kaariyam aaganumna ellarukkum ice veipa..

Ooruke chellam dhan iva..

J-Apdi illa athai..

Iva kathir chellam aam..

L-Yaaru da sonna unakku..

Ka-Mullai akka dhan..

Annaiku Jeeva annan edho kettucha..

Badhil ey sollala..

Kathir annan kettadhum naan 3rd standard A section nu sonaanga..

Apo yen nu kettadhukku naan Kathir chellam nu sonaanga ma..

Par-Apdi sonniya di..

M-Aama sonnen..

Avan dhan enna adikka maatan..

Thitta maatan..

Ammu, ammu nu chocolate laam tharuvaan..

Pan-Ada..avala vidunga..
Papa inga vaa da nee..

M-Haan varen mama..

She slides down from the seat and goes near Pandian..

They both sit together, talk together till they reach the temple..

They get down from the van and stands near the van..

Mullai holds the hands of Pandian..

Mama, enakku oru doubt..

Pan-Kelu da..

M-Yen namma epodhum kovilukke varom..

Leave vitta van eduthutu kovil pakkam varome, yen?

Moo-Apdi kelu Mulla..

Epodhum kovil dhan..

M-Neengale kelunga mama..

Aaa, oo na inga dhan..

En friends laam falls poraanga..

Pan-Ipo ellarum seekram vandheenga na,  namma saamy ah paathutu 1000 jannal veedu pogalam..

Epdi vasadhi..

M-Mama, naan ready..

Saami ah paakalam vaanga..

They all share a laughter..

As they move inside the temple,

K-Appa..

Indha kovil ennadhu pa..

Kadhai irukaa..

Pan-Iruku da..

Idhu uruvaagi 1000 varusham aacham..

Saamy laam munnadi inga vandhapa, rest eduthangalaam..

K-Oho..

They all go around, offer their prayers and sit in the mandapam..

M-Kathir..

Idhu azhaga iruku la..

K-Edhu..

M-Haan, kovilu..

K-Aama iruku dhan..

M-Adhukku yen mogam apdi pogudhu..

K-Podi podi..kaalailendhu kandukave illa..

Ipa vandhu kathiru, nellu nu..

M-Aathi..unakku enna imbuttu kovam varudhu..

K-Pesala dhana nee..

Inime en chellam illa..

M-Apa naan anga poren po..

K-Enga?

M-Haan..Mama ta..

K-Yen anga pora..

M-Nee dhan thitriye..

K-Chumma sonnen..

Adhukku poviya nee..

M-Illaye..

Inga dhana ukkandhuruken..

Her lavender colour pattu paavadai with Navy blue border and the hands filled with metal bangles of blue and lavender colour and the swaying legs with his favourite anklet sounds, her braided hair with locks falling on her face which is adorned with the streaks of kumkum and viboothi and the small particles of kumkum on her nose with the drops of sweat and her sweet smile can make anyone call her as an angel..

Yep, she is one..

K-Yen unakku ipdi verkudhu..

M-Veyil adikkidhu la..

Adhan..

K-Appa solluvanga..Kaalaila adikradhu udambuku nalladhu nu..

M-Apdiya..

K-Aama, school la sonnanga..Vitamin irukam adhula..

Dhenamum nadakka sonnanga..

M-Nee nadakriya dhenamum..

K-Illa..appa kaalaila nadakkraaru..

Enakku apa thookama varudhu..

M-Aama kathiru..

Enakkum..

Amma daily thittite iruku..

Ezhundhirika maatiya nee nu..

Aana, apa dhan romba thookam varudhu..

K-Hmmm..Aana school pona jolly ah iruku la..

M-Neeyum en school variyaa...

Jolly ah irukum..

K-En school um jolly ah irukum..

Ka comes there...

Enna panreenga..

Amma koopadranga ungala..

Thittu vaanga poreenga ponga..

M-Aiyo..Amma ta sollite varala kathiru naan..

Amma thedum..

Varen..

She runs..

K-Hey paathu..

He goes behind her holding Kanna on one hand..

Pan-Enga da poneenga..

K-Adho anga ukkandhu pesitu irundhom pa..

Kanna sits comfortably on Parvathy's lap..

M-Mama, namma kovil dhan paathache..

Vaanga, veetuku polam..

Pan-Namma veetuku dhana da..

Pogalaam...

M-Aaann... Illa..

1000 jannal veetuku..

Kootitu poren nu sonneeyale..

Pan-Polam da..

Saptutu , Ariyakudi poitu pogalam..

M-Anga edhukku?

Pan-Anga oru saamy iruku..

Paathuru pogalaam..

M-Apram late aagum..

Irutta aagum..

Venaam nu solliduveenga..

Ponga...

Her lips curve and she starts rubbing her eyes as tears start rolling down her cheeks..

Mu-Ammadi... Edhukku azhuvura ipa..

M-Enna anga kootitu poganum..

Pan-Mama sonna seiven la..

M-Aama, aana..

Neenga..

Words come out in the middle of hiccups..

Pan-Ipa anga poganumna azha koodadhu..

Apa dhan kootitu poven..

She wipes her tears in a jiffy..

She shows all her 32..

Ipa naan sirichiten..

Vaanga pogalaam..

Pan-Mama unta poi solluvena?

M nods no..

Maateenga..

Pan-Apa naan solradha porumaiya kekkanum..

Kekkriya..

M-Haan.. Sollunga..

Pan-Kaadha kaami..ragasiyam..

She rolls her eyes and goes near him..

He tells something..

M-Nijamava..

Pan-Aama da..

Ipa sollu..

Pogalama..venamaa..

M-Polaam polaam..

Vaanga vaanga, seekram pogalam..

Par-Nee enna di nimishathukku onnu pesra..

M-Adhuvaa..

She starts..

Aaann...

Solla maaten..

Adhu ragasiyam..

Vaanga vaanga..

Kathiru..

Ukkandhe thoongadha..

Vaa polam..

They all laugh together and they get on to the van..

Kathir asks her once they settle down..

Appa enna sonnanga..

M-Adhuvaaa..

She turns and checks that nobody is watching them..

Lowers her voice and whispers into his ears..

Adhuvaa..

Namma laam nalla padikanum, nalla jolly ah irukanum, apram neraya iruku..

Adhellam anga saamy ta sonna nadakkumam..

Adhaan..

Mama sonnanga..

Naanum keppene neraya..

Nee enna keppa..

Kathir replies back without even thinking..

Namma onnave irukanum nu keppen..

The gospels of love sang by him without knowing the depth has been heard by the Godmother and she wishes him the same with a smiling face..

The van starts moving..

****************Pesum**************