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When the two souls are united, then the stars will be the only light when they are together. They help them to become a whole again and again.The souls are interlocked into a wild grip piece by piece which is very rare like a wind of cloud in heat of the sun.

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The day is said to be super cool and lucky for Mullai..

She is jumping with ectasy..

The dance competition was over just then and she won the prize..

She just checks the time in the school auditorium..

It's just 4PM..

So, yes..

She has still time to go back home..

What can be done now?

Why not a visit to PS home?

She can see Kathir, right?

She feels bad for not studying in K's school..

She blames her parents for joining in the Girls school..

Hmph..Ipa avlo dhooram poi paakanum avana..

Avanachum oru vaartha sollirukalam la..

En school la padi nu..

Kettaa periya manushan maadhiri pesuvaan..

Sari povom veetuku..

She informs her friend and starts to PS home..

The road is swamped with slurry as a memory of the overnight rain..

She didn't notice it as she is jumping and moving..

When she turns at the end of the street, she just slips and falls down..

Nasty..

The uniform pant and top are filled with mud..

She has scratched her elbows, knees and legs..

Strain..

Pain..

She just screams and cries out of pain..

To her bad, the road is very empty..

She just gets up..

Wipes of the filthy mud from her dress..

Just checks the prize whether it's safe or not..

She just entered her 8th grade..

So, she is supposed to wear the pant-top and shawl..

Or else, it's just pinafore, which would have made things very tough..

She just moves to the PS home with struggle of course..

She moves in calling Dhanam..

Akkaaa..

Akkaaa..

Her voice is trembling..

D comes out..

Ada..Vaa Mulla..

Enna innerath..

She notices the blood stain and stops..

Hey Mulla..

Enna aachu..

Enna orey ratham..

She makes her to sit and runs to take the first aid kit..

Jeeva comes there..

Ada Mulla..

Vaa Mulla..

Enna innerathula..

M-Mama, illa..

School la..

Dance..

K enters the hall...

Iva enna innerathula inga vandhu ukkandhurukaa..

He notices her stains..

Hey..ennachu..

Enna kaila, kaal la laam ratham..

M-Adhu vandhu..

Vizhundhuten kathiru..

K-Loosa nee..

Ozhunga paathu nadandhu vara maatiyaa?

Kannu enna pinnadiya irukkum unakku..

Her face falls..

He moves near her..

Checks her hands..

D comes there with the kit..

She does the basic cleaning and M hisses in pain..

D-Valikkidha..konjam poruthuko Mulla..

J feels like a melodrama is going on and moves to his room..

K's face changes as she shrinks her face in pain..

He slowly caresses her hair where D is concentrating on the wounds..

M blinks her eyes to stop the tears that are ready to fall anytime..

He nods at her not to cry..

She lets out a weak smile..

D- Kaala kaatu Mulla..

M sees K..

D-Konjam poi thanni eduthutu vaa kathiru..

K goes with a smile..

M slowly lowers her pant and D clears up the wounds..

After some painful moments, she sits back normally..

D-Ipdiya varuva..

Gavanikka maatiya road la enna edhu nu..

Ipa paaru..

Seraachu vitrukku..

Thol laam vazhandu poirukku..

M-Ipa paravalla ka..

Avlo vali illa..

Marandhu pottu vitteehale..

Road la vazhukki vitruchu..

D-Edhukku apdi odi vandha..

M-Adhu..

She sees the pathway to kitchen..

D-Enna anga paakra?

M-Illa ka..Thanni..

D-Iru..Kathiru....

Thanni evlo nerama da edukra?

M giggles..

Thanni edukava ka anupuneeya?

D-Purinjuruchu pola..

K comes there with his favourite sombu..

Indha.. Thanniya kudi 1st..

She takes it immediately..

D-Ipa sollu..

Enna vishayam..

M-Adhu onnum illa ka..

School la dance completion..

Naan dhan prize vaanginen..

Adhan kaatitu polaame nu vandhen..

K-Adhukka odi vandha nee..

His voice is filled with fake anger..

M can understand him..

Illa kathiru..

Apdi illa..

Thittadhayen please..

She makes a puppy face..

K tries hard to control his smile..

But, What Mullai is Mullai if she can't understand the smile in his eyes..

She blinks twice..

D-Ada..Nalla vishayam dhana..

Aana, adhukkaga ipdiya odi varuva..

Paaru, evlo kaayam nu..

Unga veetla paatha thitta poraanga..

Enga vizhundha nu..

M smiles and shows her the prize..

A momento type..

She asks K how it is..

He just nods..

D-Super ah iruku Mulla..

Nee nalla dance aaduviya..

Paaren.. Enakku theriyave illa..

M-Adhan ipa sollitene ka..

She giggles..

D-Sari bathrama vechuko..

Veetla edhachum solla poraanga late aagradhukku..

M-Naan sollikren ka paravalla..

Aama, mama laam illaya?

D-Avanga laam kadaikku poirukaanga..

M-Athai?

D-Thoongraanga Mulla..

M-Sari ka..

Apa naan kelambren..

Idha kaatitu poga dhan vandhen..

D-Iru thaniyavaa pova?

Adhuvum ipdi vizhundhu vechittu..

Iru Jeeva va kondu poi vida solren..

M sees K..

He smiles..

Anni..annan padikidhu..

Naan kondu poi vittutu varen..

D-Neeya?

K-Yen anni?

D-Thittite poi vida poriya da avala?

M-Avan thitta maatan ka..

D-Paarra..

Sari..

Paathu kondu poi vittutu vaa da..

K-Sari anni..

He nods..

D-Paathu poitu vaa Mulla..

Paathu vaa inime..

Ipdi vizhundhu vaikadha..

Sariya..

M-Sari ka...

Varen..

K turns to M..

Variya?

M nods yes...

He takes up her bag..

M-Bag..

K-Naan eduthukren vaa..

He starts the TVS and she hops and sits behind him..

He drives silently..

She asks him to stop in the midway..

He stops..

She gets down..

K-Ennachu?

M-Nee yen pesave maatra?

K-Naan enga pesama irundhen?

M-Nee dhan..

Vandhadhulendhu edhachum pesiniya nee..

K-Nee dhan valikkidhu nu dhana sonna..

Enta enga pesina..

M-Chumma solladha kathiru..

Unakku indha prize ah kaata dhan aasaiya odi vandhen theriyuma..

Her eyes are sparkling with excitement and disappointment..

He can't focus them..

He rolls his eyes to the sky..

The yellow ball of fire changed to hues of orange, and then almost tangerine..

It merged with the sky and the mauve of the dusky sky is getting intensified..

He is losing himself in her silhouette..

His lips bear the semblance of a smile, just enough to show that he is enjoying his thoughts, whatever they may be..

She moves closer so that he feels her presence, yet stays quiet, allowing him to stay lost in the moment a while longer..

They aren't kids anymore..

The teenage...

The age when the harmomes drift up drastically..

They are close..

Closer..

Closest for the past 13 years..

He has been seeing her in various attires..

He never felt like this..

He doesn't know what it is..

It is something different..

Something magical..

She looks beautiful inside out..

She has always been beautiful to him..

But, this Mullai is different..

This Kathir is different..

She isn't the same baby who scratched him few years back..

She is scratching his heart now..

With her smile..

He gulps the thoughts..

Sorry Mulla..

Naan kovapadala..

Aana, adi pattadha paathadhum padhariduchu..

M-Illa nee ipavum kovama dhan iruka..

She whines..

K-Ammu, vaa please..road la ninnutu..enakku kovam illa..

Adi pattadha paathadhum..

Oru maariya pochu..

Mathapadi edhum illa..

Enakkaga dhan ..

Enkita kaata dhan nee odi vandha nu enakku theriyum..

Aana, inime jaakradhaiya vaa..

Ipdi vizhaadha..

Unakkum kashtam dhan..

Adhukku dhan solren..

That 'Ammu' is all she wants..

Her pain is gone now..

She gets relieved and sits back again..

Polaam kathiru..

He starts the bike and drops her home..

They leave with the contented hearts without knowing that they are already in love with each other..

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