(Note- To those who asked about the age thing,
Kathir-46, Mullai-44, Sr.A-21, Jr.A-19.
And, the present timeline of the story runs in 2020.. 😀)

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While turning the sheets of the album, she stopped at one page..

The photo covered the audience..

The center image is her dance teacher..

Mrs.Abirami..

M still remembers what she said after the marriage fiasco..

Mulla..Nee dhan aada mudiyala...

Un ponnukku naan solli tharanum..

Nee oru nalla dancer..

Un ponnuku un genes epdiyum irukum..

Kandipa naan dhan aada solli tharuven...

Enna sariya?

M nodded happily..

But, it didn't work out..

She remembers how it all started..

When she was doing her 6th grade, her friends were learning dance..

She had that inclination towards dance always..

She pestered her mother to learn..

Pa-Appa va kettuko Mulla..

Idhellam nallave illa solliten..

Ipa edhukku aatam, paatam laam..

Ozhunga padicha pathaadha..

M-Amma please ma..

Pakkathula dhana..

Please ma please..

P-Enakku theriyadhu..unga appava kettuko..

M pestered Mu..

Mu, being a lovable dad, allowed her but with a condition..

Inga paaru Mulla..

Ellam konjam naal dhan..

Aasai ku dhan..

M-Sari pa..

Yet, she managed to learn it till her 12th grade..

After that, she knew well that she couldn't do it anymore..

Well, the teacher was able to mould her a very good dancer..

But then, when she entered her college life, she couldn't continue it..

She was whining to Parvathy..

Amma, enna ma idhu..

Appa yen ma koodadhu nu solraaru..

Pa-Enna di pesra nee..

Ivlo dhooram vandhadhe perusu..

Edhachum sollite irundha na orediya college ey venaam nu solliduvaaru..

M-Apdi koodava solluvaaru..

Pa-Solla maataru dhan..

Purinjuko Mulla neeye..

Chinna kozhandha illa nee..

Vayasu aachu..

Unkooda padicha ponnunga aada kathukitanga nu dhan neeyum kathukitta..

Appove konja naal nu dhan sonnom..

Nee dhan 12th varaikkum izhuthutta epdiyo..

Ipa un friends ellarum dance kathukraangala?

M thought for a minute..

No..

They weren't..

Almost all of them were already married..

Pa-Enna, yaarum illa dhana?

M-Hmm..illa ma..

Pa-Padippu iruku unakku..

Innum ponadha pathi yen kavala pattutu iruka..

Idho..innum 10 naal..

Padipu mudinjadhum unga athai veetla poi pesanum..

Kalyanam, adhu, idhu nu 1000 vela iruku..

Idhula idhellam oru vishayama sollu..

M-Irundhaalum..

Pa-Enna di nee..

Unakku avlo aasaiya irundha un ponnu ku solli kudu di..

M's face bloomed..

Pa-Aama di..Un ponnu ku solli kudu..

Apa sariya poidum..

Ipa keezha vaa..

Idha pathi yosichite irukaama..

M was happy..

She knew well that what Parvathy told was right..

She was into the dream of her marraige..

And then after the marriage commotion, she completely forgot everything about the dance..

And again the desire rose up when she was pregnant..

And, Aathi was born..

She made up her mind a little..

She wished she could give birth to a baby girl..

She again got pregnant..

Ashwin was born..

She was disappointed..

She didn't want to see the baby then..

Everything was just for 2 hours..

When Ash was making sounds and cried, she lost herself, and took him in the hands..

After few weeks,when she was aimlessly trying to see the universe through the window, Parvathy enquired her..

M told her about the dance thing..

Pa-Innum adha vidalaya nee..

Paaru..

Unakku 2 kozhandhayum singa kutty maadhiri iruku..

Loosu maadhiri edhachum yosichitu irukaadha..

Nalla aadina po dance nee..

She left the room..

But, the desire didn't leave M..

After 3 years, she wished she could get pregnant again..

But, she didn't..

She visited a gynaecologist too..

K asked then..

Ennadi aachu unakku..

Edhukku doctor kitta laam..

Adhuvum lady doctor ta..

M-Illa kathir..

Adhu vandhu..

Chumma, harmones laam sariya iruka nu check pannen delivery ku apram..

Avlo dhan..

K-Adha enkita ketta naane solla poren..

He pulled her closer and made her understand that all harmones are working properly..

Years rolled by..

The desire went unfulfilled..

She even tried to introduce dance to A&A..

They didn't budge..

They had no passion towards it..

Aathi had some serious craze over Computer..

He took it as a major and went to Missouri University..

And, Ash had that passion towards guitar and electronics and he went to Haryana..

It's been a year since Ash left the home..

The first 3 months were quite easy to put up with..

And then, he got busy with the stuffs and they couldn't talk as they did before..

M closes up the album..

She places it on the cupboard again..

She sees herself on the mirror..

Fit ah dhan irukom..

Extra va onnum illaye innum kooda..

42 vayasu maadhiri therila Mulla unna paathaa..

KA enters her room..

Papa, oora vechadha araikkavaa?

M-Time aacha?

KA-Mani 2 papa..

Ulundha araicha apram arisiya podalam paaru..

M-Ennadhu..2 mani ah!

She just checks the clock..

Aaththi..ivlo nerama vaa yosichitu irupa nee..

Varen ma..

Uludhu podunga..

KA-Sapda vaa papa nee..

Kaalailayum sariyave sapdala..

3 idly dhan..

M-Pasikala ma..

KA-Thambi oorla illana nee sapdave maatengra sariya..

Naalaiku vandhadhum solren modha velaya..

Thambi, nee ooruku pogadha pa..

Inga papa sapdave maatengudhu nu..

Adhu irundha, adhatti, urutti ulla thallidum paaru..

M laughes..

Ada yen ma..

Varen vaanga..

Sapduvom..

She moves..

Again, the irking feel left unnoticed and was kept aside..

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