As the family reached the temple on time and indulged in the customs to be done, all the relatives started turning up one by one giving typical function vibes...
With parvathi and lakshmi helping and paati supervising, mullai started the preparations for pongal...
Kathir was with murugan and pandian getting to know everyone out there still eyes on mullai...
In the little space he got, he came to his girl...

K : hi honey...

There was no verbal response except a concealed glare that amused him rather than making him worry...

K : yena achu honey...

M : ...

K : enkita pesa maatiya... naan paavam illaaya...

M (irritated): illaa...

K : ipadi one wordla pesina yepadi... nalla pesen...

M : hmmmkmmm... enakum sethuthan neenga NALLA pesarengale... appuram naan yena peasarathu...

K : hmmm apadiya... ok fine.... appo naan pesala... nee pesu...

M : yaaru neenga pesaama iruka porengala... ithelam nambara madhiriya iruku...

appapaapa... vengala kadaila yaanai poguntha madhiri loda lodanu pechu...

K (chuckling) : mudhala oonai ippo yaanai... nalla iruke... enna thitta motha discovery channelum use panre nee...

M : thitarennu therinjuma vekkam illaama sirikarenga...

K : thitarathu nee ache... so sirikaren... i really dont care as far its you scolding me...

but ithe vera yaarachum enna pathi oru varthai solatum... scene eh veraya irukum... nee vera kathirvel pandian ah paapa...

M (murmuring) : intha vetti builtupku onum korachal illaa...

K : yethu vetti builtup ah... see honey... ippo than eh enna paakare... athan unaku enna pathi sariya theriyala... konja naal la...

(Clearing throat and in a loud voice with a wink) one year ah avalo deep ah love panrom... unaku than eh enna pathi nalla theriyum...

Noticing him having eyes on two relative aunties who were smiling shyly listening to their talk and mullai changed her glaring expression instantly...

M(wide smile) : hehee... kathir... drama ah konjam stop panrengala... carla yellar munnadiyum  neenga pesinathuke sema kadupula iruken... sari pongal vechutu appuram ungaluku kacheri vechukalammu wait panitu iruken... athunala nalla pillaiya pesama poidunga... vaangi kattikaathenga...

K : hmmm... carla yena pesinen...i dont remember... whatever kacheri irukunu solre... im waiting honey...

M (facepalm) : ungala yellam thirutha mudiyaathu...

K : off course... mudiyaathu honey... atha vidu... shall we take a selfie... vanthathula irunthu oru picture kuda yedukala... ipadi eyesla kovam and lipsla smilenu paaka semaya iruke...

M (glaring) : ...

K (shooking shoulders) : venaama... ok fine... athuku yen kannula ipadi oru fire... nee paathale woods yellam paathikum polaiye... oru velai apadi than intha adupa light pana poriyo...

M : aiyo kathir... naan eh first time pongal vekkarennu sema tension ah iruken... correct ah ponganumnu bayama vera iruku... ithula neenga vera... irritate panama ponga...

All his naughtiness came to a pause and his caring side came out...

K : hey honey... yen ivalo tension... athelam super ah vechuduva... pongarathu kuda yentha madhiri vantha nallatho apadi pongum... chill and carry on... fine...

M : hmmm...

K : good girl... appuram ponga nu sonne illaa... poren but thirumba varuven...

Kathir patted her cheek in a snap and left the place smiling making mullai grin for others still fume inside...

M mindvoice : yena casual ah irukaaru paaru... mulla... kandipa ungala paatha yetho typical love marriage pana couple madhiri than irukum... apadi scene podarenga... you are acting so well and he is enjoying that so well...

but naan avarkita correct ah than nadanthukarena... illaana over ah yedam kudukarena... athan avaru casual ah irukaara... illaaye thitavum than eh seiyaren... aana avar atha perusa yeduthukarathu illaaye...

vera yena pana mudiyum... 24 hours um normal ah illama avara prick pani hurt panite iruka mudiyuma... avaru thappu panirunthalume apadi chumma hurt panrathu thappu aache... ennaiyum ariyama varathu vera... anaa deliberate ah thitanuma... aiyo muruga... yethu thappu yethu sarinu kuda puriyalaiye... yepadi than enga life ah proceed pana porano theriyala... ithula yaarum thalaiyida venaam, naanga paathukarom nu dialogue vera adichachu...  hmmm...

P : chinnakutti... yena de balatha yosanai... kupitute irukom...

M : haaann onum illaa ma... sollu...

P : saami kumbitutu intha karporatha kaamichu appuram adupa patha vei... neram achu...

M : haaan maaa... panren...

Forgetting other things, mullai indulged herself in arranging things, lighting the fire, making preparations for pongal and finally had a breathing time as the water and milk started heating up slowly...
Only then she saw kathir capturing things happening simultaneously speaking with others still gaping at her...
He didnt avert his gaze inspite of her finding out nor seeing the disagreement in her looks...
Soon then their eyelock became the talk of the town as everyone started teasing mullai which irritated her more...
Then...

M : kathir...

With mullai's one call with a glaring smile, he swiftly came to her...

K : yes honey...

M : vantha yedathula olunga iruka mudiyaatha ungalala...

K : hey honey... naan yena panen... naan paatuku chamatha oorama ninnu nee pongal vekkakaratha photos and videos yeduthutu iruken...

you know once you see those you will appreciate my capturing skills... avalo beautiful ah yeduthuruken theriyuma...

M : oh ho... neenga photo matuma yeduthenga...

K : apadi illaa... photovum yeduthen... (wink)

M : hmmmkmmm... yethuku enna yetho pattikaatan mitaaikadaiya paakara madhiri behhh nu paakarenga... yellarum kindal panraanga... ennala bathil kuda sola mudiyala...

K (laughing) : pattikaatan mitaaikadaiya paakara madhiriya... woww honey... yepadi than unaku perfect ah intha madhiri similes, metaphors, proverbs yellam kedaikuthu...

M : romba mukkiyam... ketathuku bathil sollunga... yen ipadi paakarenga...

K : haan... yen paakara nu kettaaaaa...

He dragged...
His looks brushed her from top to bottom admiringly making her conscious and choleric at the sametime...

M : chhh... yena panrenga...

K (sigh) :  yenatha panrathu... onum pana mudiyaathe...

M (angrily) : what...

K : illaa yen paakaren nu kette illaa... yenna you are so inviting honey...

ipadi intha bright sunlightla, azhaga traditional saree wear panitu, neraya jewels potukitu, saree ah hipla sorukitu, sweat agaratha wipe panite nee cook panratha paaka yepadi theriyuma iruku...

athum antha thaali vera appapo etti paathu enaku hi solluthu... then metti iruka antha bells kudukara minute sound... you know i feel they are calling me near you... it makes me forget people around us... namma rendu per matum iruka feel enaku... appuram...

M (irritatingly looking around) : chhhh kathir... will you please stop... vevastha iruka ungaluku... suthi aalunga irukaanga... yellar kannum namma mela than iruku... neenga paatuku paathute irukenga... illaana yetha love dialogue pesite porenga... yaarachum ketta yena nenaipanga...

K (confused)  : i dont understand honey... ketta yena... did i say anything wrong... naan unna rasikaren... atha solren... as simple as that... that too i really use dignified and decent words right... appuram yena thappu... yen ivalo kovam... enaku puriyala... please explain...

M : ufff... explanation onnu than korachal ippo... pesama poidunga...

K  : athelam poga mudiyaathu...

(rubbing beard) aama... unaku naan unna rasikarathu prachanaiya... illaa atha yellar munnadiyum rasikarathu prachanaiya... illaa rasikaratha solrathu prachanaiya... illaa atha yellar munnadiyum solrathu prachanaiya...

M ( hand in hip) : naalume prachanainu sonna yena panuvenga... will you stop all these...

K : hmmm unna rasikaama iruka ennala kandipa mudiyathu... thats impossible... rule out that option...

athe madhiri unkita solamaiyum iruka mudiyaathu... you know iam always expressive... mathavanga kitaye apadina unkita double the times irupen... i dont want to hide even a tiny bit of anything to you... so athum ennala mudiyathu...

and mathavanga irukum bothu... maybe i can try to control... but iam not very sure because...

M : pothum pothum... aaga motham ungalaa yethume control pana mudiyaathu... apadi than eh...

K : hmmm not exactly but yes...

M (murmuring) : sariyaana aarathu...

K : yetha soniya...

M : hmmm sonnen soraikaaiku uppu illaanu...

K : what... but nee sakkarai pongal thane panre... then why you need salt... (confused)

M (facepalm) : ...

K : no tension honey... ippo yena konjam kammiya pesanum... kammiya paakanum... avalo than eh... kandipa try panren... ok... happy...

M (fake smile till ears) : very happy...

K : im also very happy honey...

M : apadiya... romba santhosham... apadiye happya yedatha gaali panunga...

K : oh honey... yena nee... you should ask me why am i happy... atha kelu... answer solitu yedatha gaali panren...

M : ithu veraya... sari solitu kelambunga... yen happy...

K : athavathu pattikaatan mittaaikadaiya paakarathu normal aana vishayam... athavathu naan unna paakarathu... aana...

M : aana....

K : aana mittaaikadai antha pattikaatana thirumbi paatha athu special than eh... athavathu naan paathatha nee paathathu....

athum normal mitaaikadai illaa... then mittaaikadai... athuku happy aganum la... athan im very happy...

Grinning naughtily, Kathir looked at mullai who glanced back not able to handle his craziness that too with hundreds of people around scrutinizing them...
She tried to maintain a curt face with a strict glare but failed miserably...

M : ungala yellam...

She stopped as she could no longer pretend curt...
Even before her lips curled for a smile, her eyes smiled and soon lips joined the footsteps of eyes making kathir grin wider...

K : varre vaa... sirippu vanthuduchu... apadiye intha sirippoda oru selfie yeduthupoma... romba nerama kekkarane...

Before mullai could speak, her cousin dropped down screaming in excitement...

Preethi : parraa... suthi nooru perku mela irukanga... avangala kandukaama kannulaiye romance panitu irukenga... neenga vera level than...

M (hugging) : ei vaalu... vanthathum arambichutiya... aama yenga pona nee... chithi chithapa appave vanthutanga...

Pre : athuva... naan thopula poi nammaku nellikai, maangai yellam parichutu vanthen ka... athan late... atha vidu... maamaku introduce panu enna...

M : kathir... ithu preethi... ippo paathengala... balasundaram chithapa... avaru ponnu... ungaluku vanthu...

Pre : morai ponnu maama... unga mullai poo madhiriye... (giggle)

K (smile) : oh nice meeting you preethi...

Pre  : same to you maama... (excitingly) actually ungala paakathan maama naan iniki vanthathe... nethu sema mass panitenga ponga... chance eh illaa mama... yena timing... yena gethu... woww words eh illaa... super maama neenga...

night full ah unga love and marriage story ah en friends yellarukum perumaiya sonnen theriyuma... oruthiya thoonga vidala... ungala paakamale yellarum unga fans agitangana paarungalen...

Mullai glanced at kathir as if she was looking at him casually but it was a annoyed stare which only kathir could sense...

K mindvoice : ufff... ipo than kannula iruntha kovam poi honeyoda sweetness vanthu konjam siricha...  athukula intha ponnu nethu nadanthatha niyabagam pannivitu thirumba moraika vekkaraale... so back to square one ah... inime yethana korangu shestai pana sirippu varumo... haann... paathukalam... kathir... you can do it... chill...

K : sari vidu da... athelam thirumba yethuku pesitu...

Pre : aiyo kandipa pesanum maama... avalo mass scene athu..

aama nijama ungaluku akka mela kovam illaaya... ipadi complicate panitalenu... actually enake sema kovam akkamela...
pesa kudaathunu irunthen... aana mudiyala...

yen ka love pana pothuma.. strong ah nikka venaama... antha dheena mama ah yellam yethuku accept panna... kalyaanam yellam panika mudiyathu podanu solirukalamla... suthama thairiyame illaa ka unaku... ithula yellarum unna apadi appreciate panranga... kudumbathukaga ivalo panirukannu... but ennala accept panika mudiyala...

M : hey chumma iru de... nee vera...

Pre : athelam mudiyaathu ka... maama... neenga sollunga... ungaluku yen akkamela kovam varala... naan unga yedathula iruntha nadakarathe vera...

M (sarcastically) : oh ho... ivaruku enmela kovam vera varuma... hello mister... yenga kovapadunga paapom...  (folding hands)

K : aiyo honey... ava yetho kutti ponnu theriyaama kettuta... dont you know... you are my darling honey... (sidehugging mullai) unmela enaku yepavum kovam varaathu...

Though it was a pretty decent hug, mullai felt uncomfortable with everyone looking at them and squirmed out of his hold...

M : chhh kathir... kaiya yedunga... yellarum paakaranga... 

K : hehehe... sorry honey... control illaama...

M : hmmkmmm... itha onnu solidunga yepavum... ponga antha pakkam...

Pre : yen ka maama ah thitare... yevalo sweet ah pesararu paaru...

M (sarcastically) : aama aama... then sotuthu...

K : athu en pechula illaa honey... un pechula... first athula than vizhunthen...

Pre (clapping) : acho maama... neenga nijamave sweet than... yepadi pesarenga... akka... nee great escape ka... antha dheena maama kita irunthu... ipadi iruka ivara vitutu poi yepadi than antha sidumoonjiya kalyanam panika othukitayo... aanalum un family sentimentku alave illaa...

M : ei... nee avara vida maatiya...

Pre : kandipa maatten... athum nethu love matter therinjathum velagi poga vendiyathu thane... over pechu vera.. yena aalo... enaku avalo kovam... inum kuda pesuven... avaru...

Mullai really didnt like the topic proceeding about dheena that too paired with her and she wanted to end it right away...

M : pothum de... chumma oruthara appreciate pananumnu inoruthara degrade panathe... avaru situationla irunthu paatha avaroda pakkam niyayam puriyum... so just leave that topic... namakku inine thevai illaathathu...

Pre : akka... naan...

Before preethi could speak, she was called by her parents to meet other relatives and she left unwillingly swearing to come back soon...
As mullai turned to pongal, kathir uttered in a raging tone making her turn to him...

K : see honey... antha idiot dheena pathi yellam yethuku pechu ippo... let preethi speak what she feels... but why do you want to support him after all his behavior yesterday...

M (sarcastically) : ithu nalla iruke... after all your behaviour yesterday im still supporting you everywhere... im bound to support you... athu mattum panalamaa...

K (snapping) : athu panalam... naanum avanum onnu illaa...

M : this is double standards kathir...

K : i really dont care honey... dont support him... thats all... its irritating me...

M : oh ho... ungaluku supportnu thonina i cant help it... but iam just saying the fact... also namma avar nilamaila irunthu paatha avaroda loss puriyum namaku... maybe avaroda reactions kuda sariya irukalam...

K : avanuku loss illaanu naan solala... but the way he reacted to his loss matters here... infact he could have avoided that loss if he had been supportive... there were chances for it... naan mandapathukula varum bothu my probability of loss was high than probability of winning... tables turned because of him... you have to accept it... frankly ithu angaye unakum purinjurukum...

mullai knew what kathir wanted to convey but she didnt want to accept...
That was a normal chat that she spoke about dheena infact mullai didnt mean much...
She just wanted to avoid that talk about dheena and nothing more...
But kathir's anger kindled her sadistic happiness and provoked her to hurt him more...
It was out of her character but then she started talking for dheena eventhough she didnt want to...

M : kalyanathula nadanthathuku neenga than karanam... avar illaa... chumma pesanumnu pesathenga...

K : off course... naan than karanam... i agree... but he is seeing you right from your childhood... wont he know about you and your character... athukuda theriyaama propose panana... illaa kalyanam varai vanthana...

M : athu... neenga poiya unmai madhiri sonathum avaruku thappa thonirukalam...

K : oh fine... athu unmainu nenachaan ne vechupom... nee enna love panitu enna vitutu vanthu avana kalyanam panika accept panitathave irukatum... athukaga un character assassinate panalama... atleast un situation ah purinjuka try panana... athelam vida did he even ask you a confirmation before believing everything or before letting out words...

poranthathula irunthu paatha ponnu yepadinu purinjuka theriyala... ivanuku yelam oru thaali kattina mattum nambikkai vanthuduma... ennaketa nalaiki kalyanam mudinjalum naalu photo kaamicha ipadiye than panuvaan... avan avalo than...

It was the same thoughts that mullai had about dheena but again reminding about marriage stirred up her ego and did its part well...

M : apadi yellam enaku thonala... its situation... mathapadi avaru nalla...

K : ok... right... avan ulaga maga nallavanaave irunthutu pogatum... i dont care about it... naan nethu sonathu than... avanoda chapter un life la mudinju pochu... dont ever take his name again... dont talk about him.... dont think about him...

M : oh ithu request ah... illaa order ah...

K : vera yentha vishayamaa irunthalum request pani un kaalla kuda vizha naan ready... but now this is order and you have to follow... no other go... thats it...

M : request paniruntha maybe yosichurupen... yeppo order panengalo inime neenga sonatha kekka matten... avara pathi than pesuven... nenaipen... support panuven... yelam panuven... ungaalala mudinjatha panikonga...

K : MULLAI...

With a angry roar, kathir moved forward and clutched her wrist hard making her writhe in pain...
More than physical pain, the eyes that melted with love few minutes back shifting to arrogance ached her more frightening about her future...

M : kathir... vidunga... valikithu...

K : chhhh....

Seeing her in pain, he left her hands and moved away from the place not wanting to create a scene...
Mullai stood still with heart palpitating and body shivering badly with his anger...
Though angry with the way he spoke, she started cursing her for worsening the moment in mere redress...
But she couldn't help it...
After all she is a human...
Sometimes she just understands his feelings and let him go...
Sometimes her temper is high abnormally wanting to hurt him for what he did...
But then she feels bad for the same...
It felt like she is more hurt than him...
Weird...

M mindvoice : yena mulla pechu ithu... hurt pananumnu pesara sari... athuku ipadiya pesuve... ithu thappu illaa... romba indecent kuda... athana per munnadi avalo kevalama behave panitu pona oru aalukaga ithelam thevaiya...

yaaru ippo dheena mamakaga pesina... avara pathi nenachale kadupa than iruku... i seriously wish i forget about him totally... now its just kathir and me... yellam panittu thimira order poduvaaram... athuku onume panatha naan adangi poganumam... mudiyaathu... apadi than pesuven...

Pesu... thittu... aana ithula venaam... matha vishayathula pesarathum ithum onnu illaa... this is really sensitive... athum avaru dheena mama pathi solra point yellame 100 percent true... athu therinjum veembuku pesathe...

mukkiyama innonu solren... kathir mela suthama love eh illaatha unnake sila vishayam prick aguthu... dont forget about yesterday's continuous calls to kathir... antha call ah paathathum unaku oru chinna uruthal vanthuchu than eh... athu ippo varai iruku than eh... appo avara pathi yosi... inga he is madly in love... so kandipa kashtama irukum... understand paniko... things are so tricky... just leave about that sick fellow dheena... un life ah paaru... please dont complicate... nee sari pana vendiyathu neraya iruku... athavitutu thevai illaatha velai paakathe...

With lots of arguements to herself, mullai looked up for kathir definitely not for apologising but just to brush the chaos off...
But he was nowhere found and hence she had to continue her work...
Thanks to preethi who came around blabbering something about kathir keeping her mind sane...

Sametime kathir moved far away from the place just that no one could see him but he could see them...
Mullai's words echoed in his heart pushing him to his saturation point but then he could get those words were clearly to hurt him...
He had a clear opinion about her thoughts about dheena and even their relationship...
It was not even close to what she spoke...

He knew that well but still he couldnt help getting angry...
The name dheena was enough to make him a beast...
The scene of him about to tie the mangal sutra to mullai burnt his soul down...
Adding to it, her words...

"avara pathi than pesuven... nenaipen... support panuven... yelam panuven..."

He kicked a tree hard in frustration and ended up wincing in pain...

K mindvoice : how dare she say that to me... chhh... she said but she cant and she wont... just skip it off..

yellam nalla poitu irunthapo nee paatha  thevai illatha velainala than mullai atha sonna... antha chinna ponnu yetho theriyaama pesina athuku iva bathil sona... its over... infact it was just a closure answer about dheena... naduvula nee kovapatu yen ipadi prachanai panre... chumma iruka mudiyatha...

Yepadi chumma irukarathu... antha per ah kettale yerichala iruku... kaila thaalioda mullai pakathula paathathu than niyabagam varuthu... just oru two minutes late ah vanthuruntha yena agirukum... cha imagine panave mudiyala...

ithula one year back propose panirukaan... appo accept panalainalum marriage proposalum avan than panirukaan... nearly 20 days he was in impression of getting married to mullai... appo yena yena thoughts irunthurukum avanuku...  ithelam yepadi marakarathu... pogum bothu kuda longing ah oru paarvai... kandipa ivanala yetha prachanai vara poguthu...  my instincts says...

aama ithelam kalyanatha nirutharathuku munnadi yosichurukanum... now too late... also avanala prachanai varutho illaayo unnala varum... just like that vida vendiya vishyatha perusu pani you are hurting mulla... ipadiye pana avaluku unmela love varathu veruppu than varum... dheena chapter mudinjuthunu avaluku sonna matum pothaathu... neeyum apadi nadanthukanum...

His clear mind now accepted thats right in a way...
He is muddling up things unwantedly and making things more mess...
High time he put his stupid anger in cage and let his love fly freely...
Only it can win her heart nothing else...

After few breaths, He ruffled his hair exasperated to the core and moved his eyes to mullai who seemed to be in tears visibly...
Shuddering within leaving all things aside, he ran to her in no time...

K : hey honey... whats up... are you crying... see what we had is just a disagreement... athuku poi...

M : aiyo kathir... please...

Mullai held his tensed hand trying to stop him and continued wiping her tears...
Kathir looked at her hand for a second surprisingly and next second gripped it tight entwining his with hers...

K : yena achu honey... are you alright...

M : chhh... eera veragu... antha pugai... kannu karikkuthu... thats all... enaku mattum illaa yellarukum...

K : oh... thank god...

Only then kathir noticed everyone were in tears and the culprit was the woods...
Mullai being closer to fire and also first timer was more affected...
In a snap, he wiped her tears with his handkerchief dismissing her protests about others around...

M : kathir... please konjam thalli ponga... yellarum paakaranga...

K : chhh honey... will you keep quiet... naan onum ithu than saakunu romance panala... ithelam need of the moment... normal gesture...

athai... yethuku intha bricks, wood, fire nu old cooking setup... dont you have a stove here...

P : kathir... saamiku pongal vekkarathu intha aduppula than vekkanum...

K (irritated) : apadinu saami solucha ungakita... all he need is pongal... athu yethula cook pana yena... inga stove irukanu solunga... or i will get it from shop... ithelam venam...

L : adei... cylinder illaama stove vechutu yenna pana... illaa cylinderum serthu vaangitu varuviya...

Dhamu : mulla kannula thani paathathum yepadi olararaan paarunga... kathiru over ah illaa... kaalam kaalama intha adupula than yellarum pongal vekaranga... un pondatti matum illaa...

Pre : periappa... akka kannula kaneer paathathum mamaku ratha kaneer eh varuthu... illaa mama...

Kathir was least worried about all those talks and never gave a heed to it...

K : maama... mathavangala pathi enaku theriyaathu... en wife azha kudaathu... avalo than... cyclinder than eh problem... i will get a induction stove and a cooker... thats simpler right... wait let me get it... honey... just put the fire off and move aside... kannu paaru yepadi irukunu...

Though amused with the scene he was creating for the simple issue, Mullai was totally dumbstruck to see him forget the tiff that happened and behave normally...
There was no trace of adamant kathir all she could see was typical lover boy...
It was lovely to see him wiping parvathi's and Lakshmi's eyes drawing her eyes to him...

Relative 1 : paathengala athachi... neengalum than yetho mapillaiya pidichenga... avan ipadi unga ponna paathupaana...

Relative 2 : athan eh... ponna kan kalangaama paathukarathuna ithu than pola...

All those teases which were enjoyable before irritated him...

K (curtly) : honey... i said come this side... sonna kekka mattiya...

T : aiyo yena de lakshmi ivan ipadi irukaan...

L : apadiye unna madhiri maa...

T : adiye appuram vechukaren de unnaa... dei thangam... chumma iren da... pongal ponga poguthu... nalla ponganumnu saami kumbidaratha vitutu ragalai panitu iruka...

K : no paati... this is...

M : kathir please... its time... pongal ponga poguthu... just two minutes than... paarunga kaathu maari adikithu... pugai apadi poguthu... ippo yerichal illaa... im fine now... see...

Mullai smiled a little to show off she is fine bringing back a smile in kathir too...
Off course she was good and that smile did a wonder in him...

K : fine then... (commanding tone) but this is last... inime ipadi yelam kashtapatu pongal vekka venaam... this is sickening...

M (tonque in cheeks) : enaku therinju  kalyanathuku vekkara pongal once than vekka mudiyum... 

K : haan... wait... what...

Kathir who got shocked with her smiling reply bounced back with his usual naughtiness...

K : kalyanam kandipa oru thadavai than... aana mudhal kulanthai athuku kaathukuthu mottai... appuram rendavathu kulanthai athuku kaathukuthu mottai... appuram moonavathu...

M : hello... hello... mister...  stop... yedatha kudutha madatha pidungarathu ithuthan pola... konjam siricha pothume... adikite porenga... moonavathu kulanthaiku kaathukuthaam... mudiyalaa...

K : nadakum honey... wait and watch...

M : athu nadakum pothu paapom... pongal ponga poguthu... atha paarunga...

With a light heart, they turned their attention to pongal...
As it was time and everyone were praying looking at the pot, kathir and mullai stood wondering how things changed in a matter of few minutes...
No apologies...
No explanations...
No reasoning...
They were back to normal...
All the previous minutes chaos was totally dismissed...
All that mattered to him was if she was fine and to her was his utmost care...
Nothing more...
This is good too...
Seemed to be a good start for their complicated relationship...

Time ticked...
The pongal came out well in expected direction and then in all directions symbolising happiness and prosperity to the newly wed couple...
The family cheered aloud expressing their contentment and unknowingly kathir and mullai looked at eachother with a small smile that spread widely and bloomed into a huge grin of love and fondness respectively...

TBC...