Mottu ondru malarnthida marukum

Muttum thendral mutti mutti thirakum ,

Athu malarin tholviya ?

Illai Kaatrin vetriya ?

Mullai was taken aback suddenly on seeing his lips decend down to hers and capture her lower lip within fraction of a second .

Her hands immediately that arose to his shoulders to  push him back , seemed to forget their original intention on feeling the concrete contours of his steel like frame & the well toned physique beneath that linen shirt of his.
She couldn't push him off !!
He smelled of peppermint and fresh lime that immediately cast a spell over her .

She parted her lips  to say that she kissed him only when she was in the last minutes as his wife and now she  isn't!!!

Who cares ?

He happily took advantage of her parted lips and sucked in her moist tongue as thirsty as ever _ like how a man with a parched and dried throat  would do on seeing an oasis ,

His tongue entwined with hers at ease and teased her tongue flip flop ;  until she gave up resisting and succumbed to his dominance .
He now seemed not to hurry an inch and thoroughly explored the warm insides of her mouth meticulously taking his sweet own time swiping wet  along her  chubby cheeks and bit slightly into her teeth .

Her neck had perfectly fit into his left broad palm whilst his right hand had taken too much advantage , ascending up to her pallu pushing aside her pleats .
His thumb ran along the perfect contours of her pyramids _ his fingers seemed to remember every inch of her perfect sculpted bossoms .
Through the fabric he  could very well reach her taut stiff nips , and rolled them up between his thumb and fingers ,in perfect swirls , before kneading into the sold spongy flesh .
He was literally going out of control _ on cupping her breasts once again within his palm.
Kathir himself didn't realise his aggressiveness until she twitched and  winced in pain _ouch..uff !
She hissed in pain _ unable to free her lips and bossoms from his clutch !!
It was only then he realised he was squeezing her bossoms this long !!

He came back to senses !!

And immediately set her free _ nope tried setting her free ,

He hadn't intended to cross his limits that too this far  _

Nope _ not once again,

No succumbing to the pleasure of flesh once without her consent _ his one half thought whilst the other half strictly objected it .

Taking a step backwards he looked at her only to be shell shocked to see her in a puddle of mess .

His strong imprints were well seen on her soft chin and swollen lips ,as well her saree had come off almost half way _
Few purplish whiskers were seen along her necklace area !!
Gosh _ when did he unbutton few hooks of her blouse ?
She was still trembling and struggling for balance with the typical astonished look of a baby being snatched off its favourite toffee !!!

Inching at a decent distance ,he made her sit and sat beside her .
With his own hands trembling hard he managed to button her hooks and then pulled up the dishelleved robes !!
And immediately blinked ,

How to wrap these layers and layers of cloth ?

He asked in a voice as if she had voluntarily pulled out her saree out of place that brought her back to the current world .

Kathir : Hmmm...you see , enaku saree laam tie panna theriyaathu . Hooks laam correct ah pottu vitten .
Well ...itha mattumaachum neeyae wear pannikriya !

Her eyes widened and stared at him_ ten times more effective than Chandramuki !!

Ashamed of having melted in his arms she almost pulled her saree from him with one hand , tried sheltering her bauble with another hand and yelled at him ,

Mullai : Kudunga .... tchu ...kudunga ,
inga enkitta kodunganu solren la ;  ithelaam ennathu ...enna panni vachrukinga ?
she tried asking in an angry tone ,

He innocently answered ,

Kathir : Saree !

Mullai : Athu therithu _ ..ipadiya kalachu vittu ..cha , ungala .....ungala ,

Kathir : See am sorry for that . Athan blouse laam correct ah pottu vitenaae !
Ithu enna costume ....suthi suthi varuthu......enga start aaguthu_ enga end aaguthunaae therila ,
Athan unkiitayae koduthen ,

His tone was so innocent and he  blamed the pattern of  her clothing alone ;  as if he didn't remember whatever had happened minutes before .

He kept a puppy face as well !

Mullai : Kalachu vida mattum therithu pola !

Kathir : Yethachum sonniya ?

Mullai : Mannang ....she stopped suddenly and looked at him .

By now she had got up and was concentrating in tying up her saree that she completely forgot that he was happily settled in the cushion and watching her with a twinkle in his eyes _ that very own sparkling twinkle exclusively seen in his eyes alone .

She threw a stare which he dismissed off causually _ instead his eyes were hooked on to her beauty below her neck and failed to even blink an eye .

From where did he earn such confidence ?

She wrapped her chest with her arms and ordered him ,

Mullai : Mothala vellila ponga !

Kathir : What ? He asked with eyes still glued to her chest .

Mullai : ungala than , mothala room eh vittu vellila ponga !

Kathir : U mean me ? Kathirangan !

Mullai : Inga vera yaarachum erunkangala enna ? Inga enna exhibition ah nadakuthu !

Kathir : Damn ! Vera yaarachum vantha tholachu kattida maaten !

Kathir said in a flow with such possessiveness in his voice that clogged Mullai s throat .

Her eyes brimmed up , hearing him say it with so much of ownership .

It meant only one thing _ !

Not alone that _ their kiss minutes back !

But still ...she dared to assume more ,

Mullai : MV : Ithelaam iwanga thana ? Kadavula ..... ithu maathri oru vaati ,orae oru vaati ....naan iwanga wife ah erukum bothu solliruntha , iwanga kaal adila erunthrupenaae !!
Ipo ..._ipo , yethirkaalamaae illatha intha uravu yethuku ??
Ipadiiyaae ponna .....naanae ennaiya saasanam pottu iwanga kitta koduthuthu _ apuram nasta pattu vakanthu erupen !!
Itha mullaiyillae killirathu than yellarukum nallathu !!
Iwanga manasulla enna erukunu yaaruku theriyum _ yellam mudinchu adutha naalae , nee epadi en bed la ? nu ketta aalu thana iwanga !!!

Kathir : Sareeya tie pannama .... yethuku ennaiya verichu paakura ?.
Sorry ma ...I can't help you _ itha kalata mattum than therithu ,tie panrathu ......

He stopped abruptly ,

Thhaapppddh !!

On seeing her let go her saree and join her hands with a hard thud and raised them to him .

Mullai : Unga helpum vendaam ,oru manaangattiyum vendaam saami !
Yedatha gaali pannunga . Ungalku kodi punniyama pogum ,
Ungala ketaana ? Sellaiya katta help pannunga .....

Kathir : Ok ..ok ...cool ! Athuku yen ma kaiyeduthu kumbidra  ....poo na poga poren ,.
Help venumaanu thana keten ?

Mullai : Athan vendaamnu solliten la !

Kathir : Sure ?

Mullai : Aandava .....amma sathyama ,vendaam .
Pothuma ..?

Kathir : Pothum ..... pothum _
Poren ...poren kathaatha !

He didn't leave immediately but .

His eyes wandered once again all over her body with an evident thirst in his eyes that both scared as well as thrilled Mullai .

Her female pride ebbed high inside on realising the fact that he looked at her with lust !!

Before she could break the fence she had weaved around her she turned away from him ,

Kathir who went up till the door , slightly turned to her side and said ,

Kathir : Heei ...I knew the  taste !

Mullai : Purila ....ninhe inum pogala  ?

She asked without turning to his side and failed to realise what he meant .

Kathir opened his mouth to tell her about something ....but changed his mind at the last minute and went out clicking the door gently .

With an inner peace spreading within him he moved to the balcony on the other side .

He was happy ....was happy after ages together .

That afternoon after he rejected Uma s big lunch box and sat down to take a scoop of his simple food  ,he immediately realised it was Mullai s preparation .

Just a spoon full was enough to identify it was hers ! 

Ramesh didn't utter a word nor did Kathir probe him .

But he knew ,

He knew who is the person who will always be worried about his tummy .

He had tasted it for one long year and now  his taste buds immediately recognised it .

A simple meal only !

He was grateful that she didn't budge too much nor prepare something lavish and send him .

She had just added something to his otherwise simple meal without intruding into his decision .

He once again liked her and fell in for her for that quality !!!

That simple meal filled his heart as well _

He decided to respect her feelings .

As well wanted her to feel the same way ,

That was why he called the auditor and cooked up a story about her salary .

Kathir felt some peace of mind returning back after that kiss they shared .

Though she curtly asked him to go out of the room he knew her !!

Somewhere inside her ,he is still there !!!

That itself was enough for him at present .

That night , Mullai noticed ,he didn't join others in the grand galla dinner that was served .

She knew he purposely awoided it .

But as she tried to follow his same footsteps ,somehow Uma caught hold of her firmly and dragged her to the dinner table .

Once there she couldn't move away as her sister and brother were too .

They would feel left out if she walks away and had the dinner with them .

But she made it a point to make him eat something healthy atleast from the next day _ without interfering in his adamant ,baseless ,useless decision .

When she came up with such thoughts streaming in her mind she found him once again take his place in the bare floor to sleep .

Mullai : Ipadiyaae evlo naalaiku tharaila thavam pandratha uthesam ?

She couldn't control her tongue however much she tried .

Kathir' : Oru dhevathaiyaae thevaiyaae illama Mohini ya maathivituten!
Athu malai yerangi ,varam thara varaikum !

He answered without an ounce of ego nor his trademark pride .

She was once again suprised _ is it him speaking all this ?

Is this true ?

Is this Kathirangan of Rangan Industries ?

Kathir sans pride and attitude _ must be the 8 th wonder of the world _ she thought .

Without expressing it she maintained her curt tone and asked back ,

Mullai : Varam thaaraati ?

Kathir' : Enoda manasaatchi sarinu solra varaikum _ thandanai kaalam varaikum
"Tharai"  than en vaasam !

Mullai : MV : Ennavo " Vaikungathulla than Vaasam " ngra range ku solratha paaru ,
Alumbu pudicha manushana erukaaru !
Odambu vallikumga !
Thalaiyanai kooda illama _ kaluthu pidichukumnga ,

Kathir : Apadiya solra ? He turned onto her side now ,
lying sideways he propped up his elbow under the neck  for support and asked her .

The mirror on the  opposite wall reflected his image !

Mullai : Illaiya pinna . Verum tharaila ....ipdi Ranganathar maathri pose koduthutu .....he looked exactly like that in this position , and bit her lips ....not wanting to continue whatever had sprang to her mind ,

But he continued it for her ,

Kathir' : Ranganathar maathri "Aalinganaamnu " thana solla vantha ?
Antha Ranganku paambulla "Aalinganam " , intha Ranganku " tharai " than thookam !
Nelamai ipadiyaagi pochu ....tchu ...enna panrathu ?
Neeyae sollu ,

Mullai :  Naan solla enna eruku ?
Enaku kastama eruku .
Ipdilaam pannathinha .
Ungalku tharaila bedsheet pottu paduthu kooda palakam illa .
Please ....illati naanum keela padukren ;

Kathir' : Paara ! Kooda padukriya ? Illa pakkathullaiya ?

Causually he threw the bomb with a half dreamy smile ,

Both of them were reminded of the evening happenings ,

Her face reddened _ what does he even mean ?

Does he really mean it or is playfully saying so ?

Mullai : Hammadi ! Halo ....enanga pechu ithu ?
Ennavo paaka paavama erukaae sonna .,

Kathir' : Ada ...naan onum thappa sollala ma !
Ranganathar maathri naan paduthrukenu soninla ... koodavae Ranganayagi maathri "kaal maatila " nee erukiyaanu keten !

Mullai : Kaal maatila Ranganayagiya ?
MV : Apo thalai maatila ..? Antha Pragya va ? Hoomkoom !
Once she got reminded of that girl all her sweetness disappeared ...
Oru manaangattiyum vendaam !
Intha pakkam onu pondati , antha pakkam Innonu  eruka yentha Saamiyum enaku pidikaathu !

Kathir' : Paara ? Trichy la erunthukittu Ranganathar eh pudukaathunu solra .
Apo yaara seevippa ?

Mullai : Naan "Malai kottai' la , "Uchipillaiyaar" eh than kumbiduven !
Nalla Saami !

Kathir' : Oh hoo ...Antha Payyapullaikum , Sithi _ Buthi nu North la rendu pondati erukaama !
Namma ooru pakkam than , Thalai single !
Athu theriyuma unaku ?

Mullai : Nijama va ?

Kathir' : Amangren !

He said still lying in that same pose _ same position and place .

He liked it _ liked to speak something with her .

Even if if was something nonsense or religious _ it didn't matter .

He just pulled her into some conversation and watched her child like antics and expressions .

Mullai : tchu ....yaaraiyuma namba koodathu polaiyaae !

Kathir' : What ?  enna sonna ?

He had forgotten their talks and was distracted at her _ because she too had turned to his side now and was propped up exactly like him and was speaking to him with one hand supporting her head .

But ....

To his dismay , the thin Mysore silk saree clung to her voluptuous curves like a second skin and highlighted all necessary asserts of hers to the fullest .

As if adding fuel to it , the side of her pleats had given way as she turned to his side , exposing her bossom straight before his eyes !

Mullai didn't seem to notice her saree .

She was more concerned and saddened with the fact that her favourite deity too possessed two wives .

She didn't know this simple history too ..!

Mullai : Athanga ...chinna vaayasulla erunthu ,malaikottai poren .
Intha Sithi_ Buthi kathai enaku theriyaathu !
Adutha thadava pogum pothu ....

Kathir' : Awara paathu nyayam kekka poriya ?

He blurted out without thinking and was rewarded with a stare from her .

He didn't know why she got suddenly emotional and angry .

She made a face and said ,

Mullai : Cha ..intha Ambalaingalaae yen than ipadi erukaangaloo ! Saami kooda va ? Yen ....oru pondati eruntha aagathoo ....Ithugalkum rendu eruntha than Arul puriyunga pola !
Hmpt !

Left and Right she gave a dose to all Gods with two wives _ and turned to the other side

He got confused as to why she is behaving like this .

Kathir' : MV : Nalla thana poikittu erunthuchu ? Ipo yethuku mooka urinchura ? Thirumbi vera paduthukitta !
Nalla dharisaanam kedachathu enaku _ miss aggiduchu !
Un vaaya vachukittu summa erunthu erukalaam Kathira !

He scolded himself for unnecessarily bestowing her with a fact she didn't even know .

Now the topic had diverted somewhere alongst which she decided to put an end to their conversation .

He tried pulling her back to convo ,

Kathir' : Heei ...cool , nee yen ipo tension aagura ?
Athan South side Awar Single nu sonnen la !

Mullai : Vevavava !

Kathir' : Paara ....ithu Pillaiyaarka ....illa Enaka ?

Mullai : ....! There was no response from her .

Kathir' :MV : Ithu ennada vamba pochu . Enna sonna thirumba pesuva ? Hoom ...he thought and then said,
Apadi oradiyaae ella Saamiyum solla mudiyaathu la ;
Mr.SriRamachandran _ awarku Okka wife thanaam ?

Mullai : Okka wife ah ? Apadina ?

Kathir' : MV : Shabba ...pesita ! Intha ponnu enna , thideernu ivlo kolanthaiya erukaa ? Onu kooda therinchukaama erunthruken paaru !
Haan ...Okka means Only one in Telugu !

Mullai : Oh ...her voice went low suddenly . Something else came to her mind now . 
Slowly she asked him .... ungalku Hindi theriyuma ?

Kathir' who no idea of why she is asking this answered really innocently ,

Kathir' : oh yes ...nalla theriyumaae! Yen kekra ?

Mullai : Hmpt ! Onum illa ....good night nga !

She again turned her back to him and without waiting for his reply shut her eyes which had already started brimming .

Kathir' : Heei ...halo .... excuse me ! Nee oru question kethathuku naan answer panninen.
Naan oru question ketta....bathil kooda sollama thirumbi paduthukitta ?
What happened all of a sudden ?

He had shed off his attitude long back that he didn't get angry with her behaviour at all .

The answer came !

Mullai : Manaangatti !

Kathir' : Adhu sari .... something is there in this " Manaangatti " !

She didn't turn now _ which dissappointed him .

Kathir' : MV : Enna than aachu iwaluku ? Loosuthanama naalum nalla thana pesitu erunthoom .
Why does she behave cranky all of a sudden ?

He called her again .Mullai ?

But there wasn't any response _

How will he know that He and Pragya were dancing a duet in some foreign location within the closed eyes of Mullai ; that she didn't even hear him call her by name ?

Understanding she won't be responding any more he settled down to the floor again on his back to sleep ,When the voluptuous curves of her back and the biscuit brown sheen of her back and hip that shimmered as gold under the yellow hue of the night lamp caught his attention ,

He drank her in looks itself .

And heartily thanked the traditional costume of his motherland .

Kathir' : MV : F**k ! Her curves _ she is damn sexy .
Athuvum intha saree la ...she is really gorgeous .
Iwa yen night dress eh poda maatengra ?
His consience shamelessly said , Athu yethuku ? Atha potta DTCD parcel maathri erupa .
Intha maathri laam anga konjam ,inga konjam nu theriyuma enna ?
Intha saree eh kandu pidichavanku nalla rasanai erukanum _ Good taste !
Saree la intha ponnu evlo alaga eruka !  Itha epadi naan one year eh notice pannama , sanyaasi viratham kaathen .
Ennaiya maathri foolish guy _ ulagathulla erukavaae maatanga !!
Damn !
F**k !
I want her now ,
Her hip and curves  ....bussu Bussunu eruka , yenthrichu poi iduppa killi vitruvoma ?
Konjam nerathuku kuiyyo muiyyonu kathuva _ Avlo thana ?
Pannuvooma ? He asked himself up unable to resist his temptation . He still could feel her softness in his fingers .
Still ..his consience again kept a check ,
Hmm.....paavam ,vendaam !
First _ her peace of mind is important ,
Not my hunger for flesh . Innaiku evening mattum konjam asanthu eruntha ,naan limits eh cross pannirupen .
Ipothaiku athu romba thappu !!!
Intha ponnuku seyyura innoru paavam!!

With such thoughts wandering in mind he settled in for slumber .

So did she _ after long minutes unable to imagine him along with Pragya ,she got sleep only after cutting off Pragya from her vision and placed herself near him . The thoughts of the evening played lullalaby and soothed her to sleep .

Days seemed to pass by as aclear stream .

Now both of them  got along well with the new life style in Rangan Palace .

She tried her level best to make him eat some healthy food .

She replaced rice kanji with multigrains ,

Added simple salads along with the breakfast .

Tried tricks in the solid food and packed his boxes .

She planned his dinner time when he used to visit Ranganthan or Periyanayagi in the night and made him eat along with either of the elders .

A simple dinner of either idli or plain chappathi _ but she felt it was better to sleep with an empty stomach.

Whilst he enacted off as if he was totally ignorant of her plans and played along with her and Ramesh too .

In strange manner he liked it as well .

But he was strict when she tried to make him sleep on a bed .

She had to give it up in that matter alone .

Apart from that , Kathir' was behaving exactly as a dutiful husband _ a rather henpecked one to the level that even Mullai was astonished and suprised inside .

He made it a point to look after her stomach and kept a check that she ate properly .

He conversed well and mingled more with her siblings and brought a feeling amongst them that the four of them belonged to one same family .

Now ,Hari and Mithra were more close to Kathir ,rather than his other cousins _ she felt so !!

Or rather his behaviour with them made them think so ,

He played shuttle with Hari and read along with Mithra _ Whilst seeing him like this , Mullai would feel him as a " Father Material ".

She didn't know this side of him .

As well his relationship with her parents ,

Not once he addressed Paravthi or Murugan' as Unga appa or Unga amma !

It was always , Appa , Amma in front of Mullai .

Whilst he didn't have any inhibitions now to address them as Mama and Athai when Mullai wasn't around .

Mullai didn't know this _ but the kids knew !

As well he made it early from office , and spent time with the whole family as well as chit chatted with her privately too .

She had almost forgotten that they were divorced .

The family members were too kind and cordial as well .

The hard rock stone had completely transformed into a beautifully sculpted  masterpiece of art !!

Kallukullaae Sirpam thoongi kidakum ,

Chinna ulli thatti ,thatti thirakum !

Athu Kallin Tholviya ?

Illai Ulliyin vetriya ?

It was she who had brought out this  transformation in him _ though she didn't know it ,

Kathir' too brought out few changes in her _ without she realising it ,

Kathir' who knew she was wearing only a thin chain , convinced her  to make her wear her old thick thaali chain.

But he himself  didn't ask her to do .

He chose his grandmother for it _even without the elderly woman s knowledge ,

Causually he slipped in a word about her thin chain to his grandmom  as if not knowing about it and left it off ,

Mullai used to visit the elderly woman twice or thrice per day .

One fine day ,Mrs .Periyanayagi noticed it ,on seeing Mullai  and enquired her  about the chain

Periyanayagi : Yen papa , kaluthulla ennathu potrtuka ? Thulliyoondu chain maathri eruku ?
Un thaali kodi ithu maathriya erukum ?

Mullai : Athu vanthu ....paati ,..paati ...naan ,naan.... Mullai blinked and was shell shocked when the elderly woman asked her this question .

She had totally forgotten about it .

It was Kathir who came to her help again .( He enacted as if he came to support her )

Kathir' : Uff ...paati , atha Thaali chain nu sollanthinga !
Namma buildings ku use pannra ,iron pillars maathri erukunu ,naan than ,atha kalatitu intha thin chain eh poda sonnen!

Periyanayagi : Nalla sonna poo Thambi .
Athulla , Lakshmi oda "kammala" than , mogappa vachu katti , senchathunu unaku theriyaatha ?
Amadi .... kolanthai ,Iwan solrathu yellathukum thalai aatatha puriyutha ?
Ambalaingaluku sila vishyam laam puriyaathu . Athuvum intha kaalathu pasangaluku ,intha maathri vishyamlaam ,karnaadagama thonum .
Nee mothala poi un thaali sarada ,poduma !

She had no other way out other than accepting .

Mullai : Saringa Patti !! Pottukren ....she said pathetically looking at Kathir' .

That night he brought the big locker of his mother and handed it back to Mullai itself .

Kathir' : Ithu unkittayaae erukatum Mullai .
I know you aren't wearing my thaali _ still ,wear that chain atleast .
Paati , Amma kaavaathu potuko .
Last time hospital ku poiruntha time , amma notice panna maathri enaku thonuchu .

Mullai : Athu ...athu ....she opened to say something and then gulped it down .

She hadn't removed her mangal suthra ,

Instead she had kept her thaali inside a small locket and was wearing it like a pendant in that thin chain of hers .

Now with him mentioning it as my thalli , a bubble bloomed inside her to open up .

But she withheld it at the last moment .

But she didn't accept the other jewelry,

Mullai : Thaali kodiya pottukrenga .
Aana matha nagainga yethuku ?
Ningala vachukonha !

Kathir' : Atha vachu naan enna seyya ? Naan Athelaam wear pannava mudiyum ?
C' mon ....ithelaam romba kanaku paakatha Mullai .
Annaikaae .....paati ,chithi kitta ketaanga , yen Mullai , Lakshmi oda nagai Yethuvumaae pottuka maatengranu !
Narmada chithi vanthu enkitta sollitu poraanga !
Uma athaiyum sonanga ,
Athukum paati unnkitta than periya lecture adipaanga _ ithelaam unaku thevaiya sollu ?

Mullai : Ila ...athu vanthu ....

Kathir' : No vanthu ....poi ... business !
Just wear them _ afterall they are metals !

She didn't budge more _

When he seemed not to hold any grudge ,why should she ?

Days passed by ,

Inbetween , one morning, Kathir' received a call from Chennai and he immediately left that noon itself , straight from his office , leaving a message alone to Mullai .

He would be returning probably the next day or immediately  once his work is over at the earliest .

Mullai didn't feel any difference in the day .

But that night ,in a strange manner , Mullai didn't get an ounce of sleep .

That compact room seemed to be totally empty .

She didn't eat anything since the afternoon  he called up _ she didn't feel like eating even at night ,

She was jam-packed with a throbbing headache and a bad dysmenorrhoea .

Not getting sleep along with a disastrous pain gripping her , she was going to and fro to the wash and bed when finally she fainted ,in the mattress in front of the wash room _ itself .