It was a weekday afternoon...

Kathir was in shop looking into accounts while moorthy was just back from bank.... Kumaresan and saravanan were busy attending customers..

And then Kathir's mobile sang pleasantly...

பூப்போல்
பூப்போல் என்
நெஞ்சை கொய்தவள்
மின்னலை மின்னலை
என் பார்வை பறித்தவள்

It made his eyes twinkle and lips twisted into a beautiful curve right away...

K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

K : yena intha nerathula phone paniruka... message kuda panama...

M : busy ah irukeyala...

K : unakuna yepavume free than... sollu...

M : appo udane kelambi jega anne thoppuku vareyala..

K : Oi...yena achu.. yethuku anga.... nee yenga iruka...

M : na athachi veetuku vanthen... jega anne thirumba kondu poi vidaratha irunthuthu... anne vara late agum pola.. na ungala paakalam nu athachikita chumma oru poi ah solitu kelambitten...

K : yethu... kelambitiya... loose ah nee... kelambarathuku munnadi msg pana vendiyathu than eh... thaniya vanthu road la nipiya...

M : yethuku thaniya nikkanum.. athan neenga vanthuduvegha illaa... kadaila irunthu vara anju nimisham kuda aagathu...

K : athu sari... yetho unaku na yepavume free than nu sonathum enna vetti officer nu nenachutiya... apadi udane yellam vara mudiyaathunga madam...

M : oh apadingala sir... appo na veetuku kelambaren... neengalum vandiya thirupi kadaiki vidunga...

K : vandiya thirupa ah.. na vandi yeduthen nu unaku yaaru de sonna...

M : neenga kelambitenga nu enaku theriyum... start panathume bike satham ketuchu...

K : athu vera vandi... na kadaila than iruken...

M : unga vandi satham enaku theriyaathakum... chumma pesatheya... aama vandi otitu pesatheya nu yethana thadavai solrathu... veinga mudhala...

K : vekkaren... vekkaren... rendu nimisham vantharen... paathu batharama iru...

M : hmmm saringa... thopppu vaasala nikaren...

K : hmmm sari..

In less than five minutes, he came to the spot where she was waiting...

They dazed and beamed at eachother unable to get a word out as if they had not seen for years together...
It was ten days past the birthday fun and Mullai was literally in house arrest mode and was not allowed to step out for any good reason...

But as always, Kathir had visited her twice post birthday...

First time, it was a regular meet with her dad and mom around... It went on normal with talks with them, in laws pleasantries, signature eyes talks and little of time alone...

Next time Once kathir stepped in her house, a bunch of her relatives turned up next minute which left them no way to spend time.. They hadnt got even single minute to look at eachother properly and annoyed kathir left home soon than his normal stay time...

Though kathir had no issues in going again to meet, it was mullai who had stopped him with some reasons like coming often might lose his respect so and so which he felt its stupid.... But just accepted for her...

So now, it was a week since they both meet in person and seeing eachother just after a week gave them feeling of butterflies flapping its colorful wings inside the stomach...

A long horn on the road broke their reverie...

K : Oi... oru vaaram aachu unna nalla paathu...

M : hmmm aamanga...

A eye lock followed by a mild laugh...

K : namma panrathu konjam over ah than iruko...

M : konjam illa romba... daily manikanaka phone pesitu, message panitu appappo video call la paathutu ipadi oru scene podarom...

Paakaravugha sirichupuduvaagha...

K : avan avan kashtam avan avanuku... sari vaa... ulla pogalam....

They moved inside and parked the bike infront of the cart... With kathir on the bike balancing it and mullai stood near him, they started chatting...

( This is the place where the photo shoot with akill happened... Please dont ask me ithuva jega oda thoppu or thoppula yarum iruka matangala or something... inga intha scene vekkanum nu enaku oru alpa aasai... vechukaren pls...)

K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

K : aama... yepadi atha unna veeta vitu veliya vitanga... athelam maatangale...

M : avanga yenga vitanga... veetukulaiye irunthu bore adikithu nu polambitte irunthen.. jega anne correct ah vantharu... veetuku kutitu poren nu inga kutitu vantharu... thirumba avar kuda than varanum nu amma strict ah solirunthanga... avaru vara konjam late aagum nu phone panaru.. Enakum konjam uneasy ah vera irunthuchu... ithu than chance nu na kelambitten...

K : uneasy ah... Yen... yena achu...

M : hmmm periods agara madhiri irunthuchu... athachi kita solitu vanthuten...

K : chhhh... yena de nee.. appo veetuku poga vendiyathu than eh... ipo paakarathu romba mukkiyama... sari vandila yeru veetula vidaren...

M : ungaluku enna paaka pidikalaina neenga ponga... enaku poika theriyum... aasaiya paaka vantha poga solrathu.. ungala poi paakanum nu sonen illa... enaku nalla venum... ponga...

Before she turned away in irritation, he clutched her hand hard and pulled her close...

K : unakaga sona ennaiye thittu... kashtam nu than eh solren... fresh up aganum illaa...

M : chumma yetha kathai solunga... ungaluku kadai than mukkiyam... na kupitu disturb paniten... athan ipadi solreya...

K : aama kadaiku vara ponnungala sight adichutu jolly ah irunthen... disturb panite...

M :.... (glaring at him)

K : sari sari.. sorry... chumma than sonen... ipadi oru pondatti irukum bothu na yaara paapen... unaku mudiyalainu sonen de... mathapadi onum illa... kochukaathe... please...

M : kovam than... ungala night vechukaren... ipo iruka konjam time ah sandai la waste pana ready ilaa...

K : romba nallathu... night paakalam...
Sari kashtama iruka...

M : illanga.. inum agalaiye.... konjama oru uneasy feel mattum than... romba mudiyalaina ungala veetula drop pana solirupene...

K : hmmm... sari iru..

He got down from the bike and balanced it with centre stand..

K : Oi... ukaru...

M : Avalo yellam vali illanga... yen ipadi...

K : ada ukaru...

M : sonna keka matenga...

She climbed on the bike and sat comfortably...

M : ok ah...

K : double ok...

He placed his left hand on the seat and right on the handle standing close to her...

M : ithu thoppu uh sir...

K : viral mela paadathu... kavalaiye padaathe...

M : aama romba kavalai enaku...

K : theriyume... aama un athachi kuda varen nu solirupangale... yepadi vitanga...

M : akash ku konjam udambu mudiyala...school ku pogala... periamma vera veetula ilaa.. athunala athachi kuda varala... illana vanthurupanga...

K : mama vanthu...

M : yenga... appa trichy ku poirukaaru... konjam vitu pona friends ku pathirikai kuduka... amma apadi yelam veliya vara matanga... mama, periappa ku kupitu solara varai na vidala... escape agi vanthuten... pothuma... kedaikara konja nerathula noi noi nu mathavangala pathiye pesite irukeya..

K : intha nerathula ne yepadi react panuve nu therinjum kelvi ketta enna solanum... madam na vaaye thirakala...

M (grinning) : sir ku oru maasathulaiye yellam purinjuduchu polaiye...

K : na yena mullai murugan ah... yethume puriyaama poga...

M : unga vaai iruke...

K : athu ipothaiku chumma than iruku... (wink)

M : please nga...

K : vidu vidu... sariiiiii...

His eyes scrutinized her to the fullest...

M : yenna izhukareya...

K : yena than de panre veetula...

M : yena panre na... yena kelvi ithu... athum oru madhiri kekareya...

K : illaa oru madhiri irukeye... athan apadi kekaren... oru vaarathula bayangara change...

M : weight potuten illaa.. nalla sapidaren... (pout)

K : ada weight ah vidu.. athum than...

aana... aana.. nalla uthukuzhi vennai madhiri agite... mozhu mozhu nu... minu minu nu... athum intha naalu mani veyil la unna pakum bothu vennai thee la urugara madhiri nan mothama urugiduven pola...

M (blushing) : aiyada.. romba than... ponga...

K : Oi... thayavu senju vekka padathe.. yerkanave vera madhiri iruke... appuram enaku oru madhiri agidum...

M : ponga...oru madhiri oru madhiri nu tu... ungaluku vera velai ila.. na elam yepovum pola than iruken...

K : unna vida ne yepadi irupe nu enaku theriyum... sathiyama solren... konjam sathai potu, skin elam daal adika, pala pala nu iruke... enaku sariya sola kuda varala yepadi iruke nu...

M : yellam en amma velai than nga.. veyil la poga kudathunu vaasaluku kuda vidarathu illaa... yepaparum yetha sapida kuduthikite irukanga... appuram yetha oru face pack potute irukanum... thalaiku kuda amma than ennai vechu kulipaati vidaranga... ipadi paathukita intha madhiri aagama yepadi... kalyanam mudinjathum motha polishum poga poguthu paarunga...

K : athelam atha paathukara madhiri nan unna paathukaren...

M : mudhala appa kuda potti... ipo amma ah... athu sari...

K (wink) : aama apadi than... mukkiyama kadaisila sonniye athu...

M : yena sonnen...

She thought for a while and got her words...

M : chi... ( a hit on cheeks) ungala yellam thirutha mudiyathu...

K(smiling) : mudiyaathu...

He placed his elbow on the handle bar and leaned a little towards it...

M : aama enna solreyale neenga kuda than maaritenga... kannum, mogamum apadi minnuthu... romba nalla iruku ungala paaka...

K : enakum than neraya restrictions.. sonen illaa.. yengayum porathu illa... veedu vita kadai, kadai vita veedu.. delivery ku, karaikudi ku, Godown ku yengayum illa... athunala irukalam...

M : athu mattum illaa... Kalyana kalai nu yellarum solranga..

K : irukalam...

inum aare naal...

M : hmmm...

They shared a dreamy smile and as expected there was a disturbance in mullai's mobile...

M : karthi than... appuram pesikaren....

K : hmmm...

M : yenga suji ka sonna plan super illaa...

K : aama... nalla irunthuchu... kalakidalam....

It was time for kathir's mobile to scream....

K : ufff.... jeeva anne...

He ruffled his hair restlessly...

M : yaaro enkuda irukum bothu phone ah odachudaren nu sonagha...

K : phone ah odacha en azhagi kuda yepadi pesarathu.. athunala odaikka mudiyathu... cut paniten...

M : yenga neenga pesunga.. na chumma sonen... yetha mukkiyama iruka poguthu...

K : illaa anne kaalaila irunthu ipadi than kupitutu iruku... anninga rendu peraiyum kutitu trichy ku shopping poiruku... bore adikithu pola... kadai nenapu vera...

M : neengalum ipadi than kadai pathi ketute iruntheyalo namma veliya ponapo yellam...

K : enaku unna thavira yena niyabagam irunthuchu... athelam nan oru phone kuda panave illaa...

M : athu sari...

K : appuram...

M : appuram...

This time it was mullai's phone....

K : pathu nimishathula yevalo imsai... yaaru athai ah...

M : illanga kanna...

K : avan ah... pesa arambicha pesite irupan... veetuku poi appuram pesu... kudu phone ah...

He snatched her phone , cut the call and dropped in his pocket...

M : yenga yetha mukkiyama iruka poguthu... avanum than akkanga kuda poirukan... yetha vaanga kuda kupiturukalam ilaa..

K : avan poirukaana...

M : aamanga... moonu pera poga venam nu atha avanaiyum poga sonangalam... message panan enaku...

K : athu sari... antha veetula iruka enaku theriyala unaku theriyuthu... paravala po... oru pathu nimisham kalichu pesiko... ipo enkita pesu...

M : hmmm sari... appuram yenga dhaadi ah trim panalaiya... athigama iruke...

She caressed his cheeks softly...

K : ilaa... konjam valantha than nalla azhaga trim panalam... inum oru rendu moonu naal kalichu kalyanathuku direct ah trim panipen...

M : parra.. dhaadi la kuda planning ah...

K : intha kathir ku dhaadi than de azhage... athula than eh ne vilunthe...

M (nodded as no and touched his eyes) : mudhala kannu appuram than dhaadi...

K (naughtily) : unaku yena pidikum nu thottu solita... enaku yena pidikum nu athe madhiri solaava...

M : viral mela padaathu nu solirukeya... maranthudatheya..

K : viralaala mattum than thoda mudiyuma... manam irunthal maargam undu... yepadi nu kathu tharava...

M : ungaluku vekkamave irukaa....

She stopped abruptly and starring behind him as if she had seen a devil...
Sorry bunch of devils...

Actually It should be bunch of bears in siva poojai...

K : yena de... ipadi muzhi...

He turned at the direction of her looks just to see Dhanam, jeeva, meena and kanna with a wide smile and hands on hip...

Mullai who jumped from the bike immediately, tripped over and caught by kathir impulsively..

Kathir and mullai let a awkward smile at everyone...

K : neenga yepadi inga...

D : atha nanga kekanum...

K : athu... mullai ah avanga athachi veetula irunthu ava veetula drop panalam nu...

Me : apadiya kathir... mullai unga veedu ingaya iruku.. engaluku theriyalaiye...

M : athu illa ka... vanthu...

D : athu sari... en mulla veetula iruntha rendu perum phone kuda attend pana matengalo....

K : anni athu... apadi illa... appurama pesikalam nu...

D : dei iru unna appurama paathukaren...

K : anni...

Ka : yenathu anni.. anni...

anne aana ne ipadi than nu theriyum...

anni neengaluma ipadi... en phone ah kuda attend panala illaa...

M : illa kanna.. apadi illaa...

Me : dei kanna cut panathu un anne... mullai yena pana... avala kekare...

Kathir and mullai looked at eachother with a different mindvoices...

M mindvoice : Yepola irunthu paathanga nu theriyalaiye... yellathaiyum correct ah solragha... dhaadi ah yellam thadavinane... muruga... mulla un maanam pochu...

K mindvoice : nalla velai iniki than yentha vambum panama nalla paiyana irunthuruken... perusa yethum nadakala... athunala thappichom... illana athuku oru panjayathu vechurupanga...

So what was the view from D, J, Me and Ka....

The four went to trichy for last minute shopping for the kids, gents and few other accessories for the ladies came back to kunnakudi well before the expected time because of constant pestering of Jeeva and Kanna who were extremely bored with shopping stuff..

They had purchased dresses for akash too as he was also treated as kid in the family.. So they dropped by at his home to give the dresses while kasthuri informed mullai had just left...

They just stayed for less than five minutes being tired after long travel and started home just surprised to see kathir and mullai moving inside the farm...

Me : dei jeeva.. athu kathir mullai than eh...

J(surprised) : aama de...

D and Ka : aaama...

D : ithu yethana naal ah nadakuthu... sariyana aalu than ivan...

J : vidunga anni.. irukarathu than...

Jeeva sped up the car which he slowed down to see them...

Ka : anne.. niruthu.. paathutu yepadi chumma porathu...
poi otitu povom...

J : athellam onum venam da...

Me : ada niruthu da.. chumma jolly than eh...

D : aama da niruthu... yena than nadakuthu nu paapom...

Me to J : pothuma un meelidam solitanga.. niruthu...

J : pode..

Jeeva stopped the car while all four got down and moved inside the farm...

It was the moment mullai was angrilly moving out and kathir pulled her close...

Me to J : paathiya da patta pagal la romance ah... uffff.... neeyum ipadi than irunthe... aana ipo yepadi iruke...

J : yen de ippo nan yepadi iruken...

Me : yetho iruke... avalo than... onum solrathuku ilaa... kathir aachum unna madhiri iruka kudathu...

Just then, kathir got down and mullai sat over the bike with his hands arresting her....

D : dei namma veetuku polam... ilaana poi avanga kita pesalam... ipadi thoorama ninnu paakarathu nallatha padala...

Dhanam started getting uncomfortable with the posture of them that too with others looking at them with interest...

Ka : ada chumma irunga anni... vanthutu chumma pogava...

Me : athan eh...

J : dei paavam da avanga...

They had few discussions and stopped it when mullai hit on kathir's cheeks...

Ka : mullai anni, meena anni kuda pesathe nu sona kekarangala... paarunga ipave kathir annanuku adi vizhuthu jeeva annenuku vizhara madhiri...

Me : dei... lollu ah...

J : unmai ah than eh de solran.. appo nan kathir ku training kudukanuma...

Ka : aama veliya theriyaamal adi vaanguvathu yepadi nu..

There was a laughter over there...

Me : pothum nakkal panathu... dei jeeva ne phone panu kathir ku... yenga irukaaru nu kepom... yena solraaru nu paakalam... entertainment ah irukum...

D : nallavale... super entertainment ithu...

Ka : aama anni... super... kudu ne phone ah...

Kanna called up kathir from jeeva's mobile and to their shock he had cut the call to continue his chat...

J : yelei... intha avamaanam thevaiya enaku... thevai illama avanuku kupitu avamaana padutharengale da...

Me : hehe na itha ethir paathen jeeva... athan un phone la irunthu pana sonen...

J : adi paavi...

D : paaren da intha kathir ah... amaithiya irunthutu enna velai yellam panran.... veetuku theriyama oor sutharathu, kupita cut panrathu... ennala nambave mudiyala... yaarvathu paatha yena agrathu... yena nenaipanga....

Me to Ka : yen da theriyama kathir mullai ah paathatha solitano... romba pesarangale...

Ka : (low voice) vidunga anni... dhanam annni ah pathi therinjathu than eh... namma velai ah paapom...

Anni oru phone than eh anne cut panuchu... yethuku ivalo reaction... kalaikka vanthitu nalla kalaikanum... irunga ipo anni ku kupidaren... kalaipom...

Me : dei.. un number la kupidu... jeeva number la kupita doubt varum...

Ka : point... athum illana anni en number la kupita kandipa yedupanga... nanga rendu perum avalo close...

Me : ne kupidu da... paakathan eh porom....

As kanna called, it was cut by kathir and her phone was dropped in his pocket...

Ka : ada paavi anna....

J : happada...

Me : yen jeeva...

J : enaku kedacha athe mariyaathai than ivanukum... athula oru santhosham than...

Me : correct da.. kathir paarabatcham pakala... annava iruntha yenna... thambiya iruntha yenna... mullai nu vanthuta yellarukum ore treatment than...

Ka : anni... romba pesarenga... yenga neenga thairiyamana aala iruntha avangaluku kupidunga paapom...

Me : tho ippo ivanga kupiduvanga...

Meena shooked dhanam who was shockingly seeing kathir and mullai...

Me : neenga unga mobile la irunthu kupidunga...

D : munnadi ah iruntha thairiyama kupiduven... ipo enaku nambikkai illa aala vidunga... namma poi pesuvom.. intha phone koothu pothum...

Everyone saw mullai caressing kathir's cheeks and kathir smiling in return with a emabrassing and funny look and moved to them...

Back to the conversation of six...

Me : yena mullai veetuku vanthurukom... coffee yethum illaya...

D : athan eh... mapillai veetuku oru mariyaathai illaye...

Me : athan eh... chat nu poi coffee, tiffin eduthu vekka venama...

M : akka...

Mullai smiled sheepishly with no answer and then kathir came for rescue..

K : anni... paavam vidunga... ava venam nu than sona...na than compel pani vara sonen...

M : illaa na...

Mullai stopped with a stern stare from kathir...

Ka : theriyume.. ithu un velai than nu... anni anniki un kuda bike la yerarathuke bayantha aalu ache...

D : ithula phone ah pidingi vera cut panran... paavam ava yeduthurupa.... dei kathiru neeya ipadi...

K : anni... chumma...

D : unna poi onnum theriyaathu nu nenachen paaru ena solanum....

Me : ada vidunga... appuram mulla.. ithu yethanavathu meeting..

M : ithu than first ka...

D : namba mudiyalaiye...

K : sathiyama ithu than first anni...

D : nambara madhiri illa than... sari ponga... aana ithe kadaisiya irukatum... yaarvathu paatha thappa nenaipanga... inum oru vaarathula kalyanatha vechutu ipadi paaka yellam kudathu...

Me to ka : ootalam nu vantha yena da sorpozhivu aathitu irukanga...

Ka : avalo than pola... ini kelambalam nu theerpu soliduvanga...

Me : dei.. chumma kelambalam nu sola mattanga... mullai ah namma kuda vara soluvanga paaru...

Ka : apadingrarenga... paapom...

After a long speech, dhanam winded up her advise session...

D : sari kathiru... nanga kelambarom... mulla nee vaa... unna veetula vitudarom...

Meena and kanna had a secret hifi and sametime kathir and mullai's face fell which was noticed by jeeva....

J : illa anni... kathir vitudatum... namma kelambuvom...

D : athelam venam.. yaaravathu paatha yena nenaipanga...

Ka : anni... car la edam illa.. car full ah bag ah iruku...

D : appo nee kathir kuda po.. mulla enga kuda varatum...

Kathir turned to see mullai's face which had a clear no and lot of yearning in her eyes...

K : anni... onum prachanai illa... na paathukaren... neenga kelambunga...

D : dei yaaravathu...

K : paathalum kavalai illa... oru vaarathula kalyanam... chumma mathavangalukaga yosika mudiyathu...

D : sonna kekariya onna... sari nanga kelambarom... mullai ah bathirama veetula vitudu...

K : sari anni...

Me : sari mullai.. intha veetula irunthu original veetuku ponga...bye...

Ka : aama antha veetuku poiyaavathu en phone ah attend panunga...

Me : appuram kathir pocket la vecha mulla phone ah ava kita kuduthudu... appuram night pesa mudiyaama poidum...

Ka : athelam vera mobile la pesipanga anni...

J : dei.. pothum kelambunga... pasanga school la irunthu vanthuduvanga... time achu... varen pa mulla...

M : saringa mama..

Me : bye mulla...

Ka : bye anni...

D : varom mulla...

They bid a good bye to mullai and left the place...

M : sorry nga... yenala than eh... pesama irunthurukalam.... paakanum nu solli ipadi maati...

K : pode... ipo yena agiduchu... veliya vanthatha paathutanga... avalo than eh... itha poi perusa pesikitu...

M : ungaluku kashtama illaya...

K : ithukellam kashtama... yena anniyaayama namakunu kedaicha oru anju nimisham waste ah pochu... athan kashtama iruku...

M : aiyo aamanga... time achu.. athachi kupitu kelambiten nu soliruntha amma wait panitu irupanga... yerkanave thaniya vanthathuku thitu vilum... ipo late aana avalo than...

K : tension aagathe... rendu nimishathula veetuku poidalam... na vanthu soli vidaren... onum sola mattanga...

M : veetuke vareyala...

K : aama vazhila paathen nu solikalam... yepadiyum news poidum...

M : hmmm saringa...

They got into the bike and started to mullai's home..

M : aama yen neenga than vara sonatha soneya... nan than eh sonen...

K : athelam apadi than...yena sona namma family ah off panalam nu enaku theriyatha... iniki pana madhiri kannula solratha purinjukitu react pana kandipa namma family la unaku prachanai varaathu...

M : hmmm periya aalu than neenga... pora pokkula oru joint family secret...

K : hmmm.. ini thevai padum illa.. athan...

M : hmmm...

They reached mullai's home in few minutes and was about to enter...

K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

K : appo ketane... bathil eh solala...

M : yenathunga...

K : viral padama yepadi thodarathu nu kathu tharava...

M (blushing) : inum aaru naal wait panunga...appuram full ah kathukaren...

K : hmmm wait panuvom... (wink)

TBC...