Three days passed in a row post college visit....

Mid morning in Jega home....

Jega mom, parvathi and kasthuri were gossiping seriously about everybody in kunnakudi not sparing a single soul... Mullai was shuffling between whatsapp , insta and fb getting bored by their talks and also with mobile as kathir wont be much available online in the morning times...

There was a vehicle sound in the entrance...

And after few seconds....

Dhanam and kanna entered the house....

Ka : mulla anni...

M : dei kanna...

They screamed in joy...

D : adada... nanum vanthuruken mullaa... ennaiyum paaru...

M : akka vanga vanga... nalarukeyala.. veetula yelarum nalarukagala...

D : yelarum nalla irukanga ma..

After some casual greetings, the ladies sat again to chat leaving mullai with kanna...

Ka : yara pathi pesaranga anni... ivalo serious ah discuss panranga... dhanam anni vantha udane ipadi involve agitanga...

M : ne vera... kunnakudi la oru aala vidala... yelaraiyum pathi pechu... na bore adichitu ukanthuruken... nala vela ne vantha....

Ka : neenga enaku ping panirukalam ilaa...

M : unaku college irukum nu nenachen da... aama yen college pogala...

Ka : iniki cut adichiten anni... bore ah irunthuchu...

M : super da...

Ka : yena super uh... veetula jolly ah irukalam na kaalla suluku vandi ota mudiyathu nu anni inga kutitu vanthutanga... ore oru nalathu neenga irukenga...

M : sari vidu... namma yetha pesalam...

Ka : ada ivanga pesaratha ketta enaku pesara asaiye poidum....

M : ipo vantha unake ipadi iruke... rendu mani nerama ukanthuruken... enaku epadi irukum....

Ka : rendu mani nerama....

M : aama da.. koil ku poitu 9 o clock inga vanthen... appo la irunthu poguthu ithu...

Ka : appo mudiyave mudiyaatha...

M : hmmm aama...

They sat chatting for sometime...

Ka : anni namma veliya polama... bore adikithu..

M : yenga poga...

Ka : poi ice cream sapitutu varalam anni... asaiya iruku...

M : ne sonathum enakum asaiya than iruku... aana enna viduvangala nu theriyala da...

Ka : kekara vithama ketta viduvanga... ipo parunga....

Kanna gets up from his place and goes near the gossip gang...

Ka : athais...na mullai anni ah namma kadai ku kutitu poitu varatuma... anni than namma kadai ah paathathe illaye...

M mindvoice : ivan yena ice cream sapida polamnutu kadai ngran... chumma kathai solrana...

P : aiyo athelam yethuku chinna mapilla....venam... nalla irukathu....

Kas : intha atha... yena nalla irukathu... ava kadai ku avala kutitu porathula yena thappu...
Nalaaiki iva poi kadaiya paathuka venama yena...

P : athukila kasthuri... athelam kalyanathuku appuram pogatume... ipo venam...

D : chithi solrathum sari than eh anni...

Kas : yen dhanam.. iva yena kadaila pangu kekava pore... ava purushan kadai ah paakarathu thappa... ne ponathu illaya yena kalyanathuku munnadi...

D : athu annavum mamavum friends athunala poiruken...

Je Mom : ada pogatum dhanam... Veetuku than poga kudathu... kadaiki pona yena... poitu varatum... kanna ne kutitu po...

P : illaa athachi... yara paatha yena nenaipanga...

Je mom: onum nenaika matanga... ne anupu...

Kas : athan nanum solren...

P : sari neenga solrathunala sari... chinna mapilla... kutitu ponga....

Ka : super.... vaanga anni... kelambalam...

M (in a low voice) : dei icecream sapidalam nu solitu kadai ku kupidara...velaiyadariya....

Ka : ada kadai ki poitu anga irunthu povom anni...time pass agum illaa... vanga...

M : na kadaikelam varala... pesama iru...

Ka : yen varala... nammma kadai than eh... over ah panathenga anni.... vaanga...

M : illaa da venam.....

Ka : ada... pona annana paakalam... vaanga...

Kasthuri sees the conversation between kanna and mullai...

Kas : yena de kelambalaiya...

M : kadaikelam na pogala athachi...

Ka : anni... chumma yetha solitu...

Kanna's mobile rings...

Ka : na pesitu veliya nikaren... neenga vaanga...

He moves out...

Kas : yen de po na poga vendiyathu than eh... yethuku adam panitu iruke...

M : athachi... anga avugha elam irupagha... iniki nu paathu paavadai thavani potutu vanthuruken... na pogala....

Kas : padavai thavani than eh poturuka... yetho kutta pavadai pota madhiri kuthikara... pode...

M : ungala ...

Kas : inga paaru... ipo irunthe kadai, viyabaram nu poi irunthu palagu.. pinna vettoda ukanthu intha dhanathoda mallu katta poriya...vaazhkaiye veruthudum... athuka antha thambi unna padika vekithu....

M : aiyo kaathatheya... akka ku ketuda poguthu...

Kas : ketta yena de... yena paniduva ava...

M : neenga yetha pesi kalyanathula prachanai panidatheya... konjam chumma irunga...

Kas : aama de.. ithe antha thambi jhathagatha kondu vanthapo yethuku ungaluku intha broker vela nu kathina... ipo neenga nerukam agitathum na villi agiten unaku...

M : aiyo athachi.. akka ketu yetha anga poi solida poragha nu sonen... chumma kochukatheya... na ungala thita kudatha... athuku kuda urima ilaaya enaku...

Kas : adiye... valinjathu pothum...michatha poiyi unga avugha kita vechuko po... kelambu...

M : sari kelambaren... aama intha dress nalla than eh iruku...thavani potathu onnum vithiyasama theriyala illa...

Kas : adiye.... intha ambalaingaluku saree, thavani kelam onum vithiyasam theriyathu... kelambu mudhala... vala vala nu pesitu...

Ka (shouting) : anni... polama...

M : sari na kelambaren athachi...

Thinking something, She messaged kathir...

M msg : wru...

There was no reply...

Mullai informed to everyone and started with kanna...

Though both chatterboxes were busy in chatting, mullai couldnt avoid a strange feeling going to the shop...

The place which is going to be a part of her life in future...
The place which kathir likes a lot....
The place which kathir spends lots of time other than home...
The place that has witnessed kathir's hardwork...
Lot more....

TING!!!!

K msg : oru alagana ponnu kuda cinema ku vanthen...

M mindvoice : intha nakkalku onum korachal illaa....

M msg : oh ho... enjoy the movie....

K msg : 😉 kadaila than iruken... yen?

M mindvoice : happada appo ok.... msg pana venam...thidirnu poi surprise panuvom...

K msg : kovama madam...

M mindvoice : oh apadi nenechutaghala... super... nenaikatum....

Offcourse she was very much relieved to know he is there at shop.. She was little afraid what if he had gone out for work... Now that knowing she is going to see him, she became excited...

K msg : yena achu?

She didn't reply even now.... She answered to kanna who asked her something just picturing his face with surprise..

Ka : anni ithu than namma kadai... vaanga...

Nervously mullai got down from the scooter looking around...
She could see the bike and tvs50 over there in a corner.. She had a feel that she had seen this place somewhere...

Ka : anni.. yena muzhichitu nikarigha... vaanga...

He clutched her hands and moved to the shop....
As she walked along with kanna, she found kathir...
There he was...
His eyes were on the mobile, laughing at something with jeeva and moorthy...

TING!!!

K msg : Oi....

She smiled at his message and dismissed it.... She could notice little confusion in his face seeing the mobile... May be he is thinking why is she not replying inspite of opening the message... For a second she felt she could stand whole day just watching him without any work....

They were just counting the days to kanchipuram to spend time together and never knew she could get a chance so soon....
It didn't matter if its just five minutes or one whole day, just a sight of him was enough for her...

Ka : anne... yar vanthuruka nu paaru...

Kathir turned to her side hearing kanna's voice just to stand stupefied...

Mullai smiled at him mesmerizingly for a moment and turned to others...

Mo : adada.. vaa pa mullaa... yepadi iruke...

J : vaa pa mulla....

M : nalla iruken mama....neenga nalla irukeyala...

Mo : nalla irukom pa...

J : nalla iruken pa...

M : meena ka pasanga elarum nalla irukangala...

J : yelarum nalla irukanga pa... athan adikadi pesarengalame...
Athum neeyum kannanum bayangara close agitenga pola...

M (smiling) : aama mama...

J to K : dei ne yen da ipadi nikaravan... vara soli kuda kekaama...

K (comes out of the shock) : haan....onum illa ne... Oi... ne yepadi ivan kuda...

Ka : na solren ne... na dhanam anni veetuku dhanam anni ah kutitu ponena anga mulla anni irunthanga... bore adichuthu... veliya poi ice cream sapidalam nu plan panom... apadiye kadaikum kuttitu varalam nu vanthen...

K mindvoice : paravala ivan kuda nammaku help yellam panran...

K : ne inga vanthathu un veetuku theriyuma...

Ka : oh solli than ne kutitu vanthen...

K : yepadi unna vitanga....

Ka : yenga vitanga... athai mudiyaave mudiyaathu nu solitanga.. appuram periya athai than pesi anupi vechanga....

K (chuckling) : nenachen....

J : adei kanna antha pullaya konjam pesa vidu da... neeye yelam solikitu...

Ka : sorry anni...neenga pesunga... kathir anne pesarathe athisayam.. athaiyum na kedukaren....

Kathir and mullai exchanged mischievous looks on their inside joke about kathir's talks...

Kumaresan mama and saravana comes in ....

Ku : ada mulla.. vaa vaa... yepo vanthe...

M : ipo than pa... nalla irukeyala...

Ku : nalla iruken mulla... ivanga irukum bothu enaku yena....

M (smiling) : yepadi saravana iruke...

Sa : anni yena theriyuma ungaluku...

M : oh nalla theriyume... nichayathapo paathane... photo la yelam kuda super ah irunthiye...

Sa : super ah irunthana.. anni otarenga than eh.. kathir annanum ipadi tha sirikama ootum..

M : nijama than solren... otala... ne photos paakalaiya...

Sa : illaye anni...

M : tho paaru...

Ku : enakum kaami ma...

Mullai took her mobile, showed the photos to saravana and kumaresan...

M : paathiya sonen illaa.... super ah iruke nu...

Sa : aama anni... nalla iruken...

Ku : poda... unna vida na than nalla iruken...

Sa : thatha ithu over ah ilaa...

Ka : mama appuram yen rosemary ungala vitu oodi pochaam...

Roar of laughter....

M : yar athu rosemary pa...

Ku : athu onum illaa mulla...ne vidu...

To sa : ne than da alagu.. pothuma.. po...

Sa : apadi solunga...

Seeing saravanan seeing the photos eagerly,

M : saravana.. un number kudu na photos unaku WhatsApp panren.... aama WhatsApp use panuve illaa...

Ka : anni.. bro annanunga madhiri paatikaadu illaa... namala madhiri.. yellam use panuvapla...

K(frowning) : dei....

Mullai suppressed her grin seeing kathir's anger....

M (in a low voice ) : vidu kanna unmai ah sonna kovam varathan seiyum...

K to M : unna appuram vechukaren....

M (grinning) : double ok....

Kathir too couldn't control his smile...

M : yen mama... intha edathula oru palagai la unjal madhiri poturuntheyala... (pointing to the side of the shop)

Everyone looked mullai surprise...

Mo : unaku yepadi pa theriyum.... romba munnadi irunthuchu... oru anju aaru varushathuku munnadi...

M : na inga vanthuruken mama... antha unjal la adina niyabagam iruku...

J : yepo pa..

M : oru thadavai jega anne kuda avugha kalyanam aana puthusula vanthen.. unjal adinathu niyabagam iruku... konja neram konja neram nu romba neram adinen.... aana aniki inga yaaru irunthagha nu yelam niyabagam illa mama...

Her eyes moved to kathir's who was seeing her in delight..

Mo : paravalaiye.. athu kathir katina unjal than... avanuku athu romba pidikum... inga vantha velai illana athula than aditu irupan.... yenada kathiru....

K : aama ne...

Kathir couldnt believe his girl had already been to his favorite place in childhood.. She had enjoyed his favorite passtime... She had kept swinging never wanted to leave... And now she is back here to same place....
This might be a normal coincidence but kathir imagined as its some bond that had tied them together...

May be her cousin got married to his relative, just because they could meet.... just because they can get married...

His thoughts wandered without bounds...

K mindvoice : uffff.... vita iva poranthathe unaku nu yosipa pola.. itha veliya sona yellarum siripanga....pesama iru da kathiru...

He saw mullai was chatting with others about some details of shop...

Mo : mulla vanthathula irunthu ukarave ilaa.. vanthu ukaru pa...vaa...

He moved out of cash counter and asked her to sit there...

M : aiyo anga elam venam mama....

Mo : ada ukaru pa.. namma kadai than eh...

M : ila mama.. na ingaye ukararen...

J : ada ukaru pa.. anni, meena elarum vantha anga than ukaruvanga... athum meena engala adichu thorathitu ukaruva... poi ukaru po...

Mullai shifted her eyes to kathir... He smiled at her hesitation and signalled her to sit.. Mullai nodded as ok and sat in the cash counter....

Ku : adei kathiru... antha pullaya yenada ipadi meratti vechuruka... ukara kuda unkita anumathi kekuthu...

K : mama.. chumma irunga... neenga vera... athelam illa...

J : nanga than paathome da...

Ku : unga kudumbathula pondatti solrathuku thalai aati than eh da palakkam ungaluku...moorthy,jeeva elarum apadi than eh.... ne yena da ipadi iruke...

Mo : yen mama...

J : avana kindal panratha nenachutu engala panitu irukenga mama....

K mindvoice : ivanga pondatti sona than thalai ah aatuvanga... na solamale thalaiya aatuven... enna pathi theriyama pesarangale... paavam ivanga...

Ku : unmai ah solanum illa.. paaru kalyaname agala...parunga antha pulla nilluna nikithu.. ukaruna ukaruthu... ithu than da kathir gethu...

K mindvoice : gethu ah... intha varthai ah yengayo keta madhiri iruke... namma than solitu irunthom la...

Sa : kathir anne yaaru... singamache...

Ka : athane...

K mindvoice : enna poi singam nu solli singatha asinga padutharangale...

J : yetho ivanachum pondatti ku bayapadama irukatume.... vidunga mama....

Kathir looked at mullai whose eyes were raising questions about the talk amusingly.... He rolled his eyes over everyone and moved to her with a gesture " It is not true" and a wink making her blush....

Mo : ada vidunga pa.. paavam antha pulla...vanthathula irunthu yethume sapida kuda kudukala... dei jeeva kadaiku kupitu tea sollu...

M : ungaluku yethuku mama siramam... athelam venam mama...

J : nanga kudikara neram than pa...

Jeeva went near the landline...

K : anne avaluku coffee solidu...

Again a wave of laughter....

Ka : anne vera level la poituruka...

K : peh da...

Ka : anni coffee kudicha yepadi ice cream sapiduvenga...

M : coffee, icecream, chocolate ellam ne night 12 o clock kuduthalum sapiduven da.. kavala padathe...

Ka : neenga en jaathi anni... hifi...

M : hifi....

K (sarcastically) : nalla jodi than....

Ka : poramai padathe ne...

M : athan eh...

Chuckling at the talks, Jeeva called up for beverages and they started chatting with mullai again...
All the while kathir was just a spectator seeing her talk with others....

They had their tea and coffee as it arrived... Once done with the drink, kanna asked mullai to leave for ice cream shop...

J : dei kathiru...neeyum poitu vaa... velai than illaye...

K : haan sari ne...

Ka : anne mudhala shirt potutu vaa... anni yepadi super ah irukanga paaru... neeyum irukiye...

Only then mullai realised how he was.. He was in a vest and a dhothi, his usual work wear with a towel around his neck... A kind of dressing mullai had never seen till date...
So manly So hot....
She gawped him in astonishment...

And sametime kathir saw that mullai was in half saree... He couldnt deny the fact she was so cute than the other dresses... Just like a teenage girl... Definitely not a matured girl ready for marriage... His eyes swept through her and his favorites in admiration...

Ka : ada sikiram vaanga... anni polam... anne polam...

Their eyes still on eachother...

TBC...