Author's Note :

Hi darlings...

I was waiting to share this news with you guys since two days as i wanted to mention this in my lucky charm PMN... So here my update is ready, so is the news...

As you all know, there was a voting done by mqtaenawards for best stories...

And our PMN (second place in round1 ) and ENV (first place in round 3) got your love and recognition immensely...

Off course, KM mini bites and The Missed understanding did get your love in nominations...

A special mention about the number of votes for ENV which received the highest number of votes inspite of being completed before four months which was really unexpected...

And I got a chance to see the love and support u people give me again with all those nominations, tags and votes...

Seriously devoid of words...
All i could say is just thanks and love you all...

Thanks for all that love shower darlings....
Thanks a bunch....
Love you loads ❤❤❤❤

Appuram sweeties, intha part...

Sorry, its a non KM one...
Adjust karo...🙊🙊🙊

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Mu : mullai kalyana vishayathula thappu panitamo nu thonuthu parvathi...

Mullai jerked a little hearing those words...
She was confident enough that her father or mother wouldn't mean anything negative...
Right from the time everyone came to the house, she had an eye on her parents knowingly or unknowingly just to witness their happiness...
They seemed to be ecstatic so this talk can never be taken seriously...
She can just like that gainsaid it...
But she couldnt hear her father sound dull...

She stood there confused not knowing to drop in or just overhear...
She decided to do the latter as the former might make him change the topic...

P : santhoshama iruka vendiya nerathula ipadi kandatha yosika ungalala than mudiyum...

Mu : illaa... manasu uruthuthu... yena irunthalum mapilla panrathu...

P : saami vidungalen... yenatha uruthutho... enakelam uruthala... na yellam romba santhoshama iruken...

Mu : illa de.. avaluku nallathu panrom nu avaluku pidichathu, avaluku venumgrathu panalaiyo nu romba thonite iruku...

Mullai couldnt get head and tail of the conversation...
One second it was about kathir and next second it changes to her parents...

Whatever she couldnt hold on more and she entered the room immediately and to her surprise her parents reaction was just happy on seeing her..
They didnt seemed to have any tinge of fear or regret with a thought she might have heard what they spoke...

Mu : ammadi vaa ma... vaa... thoongalaiya...

Even before mullai could reply,

P : phone pesalaiya nu kelunga... yenamo unga ponnu pathu maniku thoongitu than maru velai paakara madhiri...

M : yen ma...

P : unmai ah than eh de solren...

Mu : chumma iru de... iva kedakara... nee vanthu ukaru ma...

M : ukaarala pa... padukaren...

Mu : padu ma... vaa..

They sat moving apart from eachother giving her space and
She again resumed to her lying position as in the evening with a little change...
She lied down on her dad's lap with legs on her mom...

P : yen de... night yetho korichutu irunthe... olunga sapita madhiriye theriyala... paal tharava... yepadi thookam varum...

M : sapida pidikala ma... na un samayal sapidalam nu aasaiya irunthen... hotel saapadu paakave pidikala... sapida interest eh varala...

P : athachi than de seiya venam nu sonanga... athana perukum senjutu iruntha neram edukum... kashtam kuda nu... athum illama unaku theriyaama seiya mudiyaathu.. kovil ku vera poganum... athan vituten... illana nala panirupen...

M : paravala vidu ma... ne vagai vagai ah samachu tharum bothu diet nu olunga sapidalala athuku punishment nu nenachukaren...

P : hmmm purinja sari...

M : nalla puriyuthu ma ini naalaila irunthu no diet... nalla sapida poren...

P : unna inime yaaru vidara... naalaila irunthu na solratha tha seiyanum... senju podaratha mulusa sapidanum... inum neraya iruku... kalyanam varai solra pecha kelu...

M : hmmm sari sari ma...

She saw murugan was lost in thoughts paying no heed to their talks...

M : yena pa yethume pesamaa amaithiya irukenga...

Mu : onum illa ma... neenga pesaratha ketutu irunthen...

If it is a normal murugan, he would have replied for sure...

"Un amma pesa edam kudutha than eh na pesarathu... athan enakum sethu ava pesaraale... "

But this answer was intriguing her to know this thoughts...

M : yena pa achu... neenga sari eh illaa... yena yosikarenga...

Mullai tried to get up from her posture but stopped by murugan..

Mu : ammadi padu ma.. yethuku elunthirikare..

P : aama padu de.. un appa ku onum perusa ila.. na solren...

M : yena ma..

P : un appaku naanga unaku yethum panala nu ore kavalai... yellarum parisu vaangi kuduthutangalam... athum mapillai rendu parisu...

Mu : na apadiya sonen... un amma irukaale oru vishayam sonna athula sariya irukarathelam vitutu thappa irukaratha than yeduthupa...

P : apadi than sonenga...

Mullai smiled at his words as she had heard the same words from kathir about her...

Mu : adiye... enkita iruka yellame en ponnuku than... na thaniya yethum tharanum nu illaa... ammadi athelam na yosika kuda illa...
Un amma chumma kathai katti vitutu iruka...
Avala namabathe...

P : hmmmkmmmm...

M (smiling) : theriyum pa.. thavira namma veetula apadi yellam palakam illaye.. ithellam enake puthusa iruku... yosicha siripaavum varuthu... yetho chinna pillaingaluku kondadara madhiri...

Mu : hmmm...

M : appa na elunthu poiduven ipadi oru sorathe illama pesitu irunthengana... kovamavum varuthu... kashtamavum iruku...

She made a pretence to get up...

Mu : illama... illaama.. ini illaa.. ne padu...

M : sari yethuku kalyana vishayathula thappu panitom nu sonenga... atha sollunga...

Murugan and parvathi visibly jolted at her question...

P : athu sari... yen de ootu ketutu than vanthiya...

M : maa... inga ungakuda irukalam nu vanthen appo ketten... ottu yelam kekala... chumma yetha soli pecha maathathe...

Appa yethuku apadi soneya... avugha mela ethavathu mana varuthama...

Mu : ammadi... mapilla ah chumma kuda apadi solathe maa... Apadi yellam ilaa...

P : neenga ipadi moonji ah thooki vechutu arai korai ah pesina avaluku apadi than puriyum...

Mu : ne chumma iru...

Ammadi... Mappillai mothiram vangi kuduthaaru nu sonapo romba santhoshaama irunthuchu ma... ithelam avanga veetula yerpaadu panapovum than... avalo oru santhosham... nimathi... nalla yedathuku than namma ponnu pora nu...

Aana mapillai antha laptop vangi kuduthathum ore uruthala pochu... na pana vendiyathellam avaru panrare nu...

M : avugha neenga vaangi tharala nu yelam vaangiruka maatagha pa.. ennodathu palasu agiduche nu than vaangirukaagha.. neenga apadi yetha yosikaatheya..

Mu : cha cha apadi yellam yosipena... avaruku unaku yetha senjute irukanum nu aasai... nalla puriyuthu..

Matha vishayathula romba theriyala ma... Intha padippu vishayathula avaru yethu panalum kashtama iruku..

Ithelam na panirukka vendiyathu nu thonuthu...

M : puriyala pa...

Mu : kalyanam mudivu anaathum un padippa pathi nee kuda pesala.. avaru than pesirukaaru... athum avaroda padippa vida athigama agidum un padippu nu therinjum avanga veetulaiyum pesi sari pani, namma vettula pesi yevalo panirukaaru...
Athu mattum illa... padippa thodara vechu, athuku panam katti ipo aduthu ithu...

Ne aasai paata nu ore karanathukaga ithana panirukaare...

M : ithelame nalla vishayam than eh paa... appuram yen neenga ipadi irukenga...

Mu : ithu yethume nanga panalaiye ma... sola pona unaku kalyanathula ishtam ila, padippula than ishtam nu therinjum unna padikka vidama kalyanam pesi yetho yetho panitame...

Un aasai nu yethume yosikaama chumma padippu than eh nu irunthutamo nu thonuthu ma... engaloda asaigal ah unmela thinicha madhiri... enga bayathukaga unna kashtapaduthara madhiri...
Athelam than ma kashtama iruku...

Mullai didnt know what to respond to this..
Should she feel happy for the proud words of her father about kathir or feel sad for his dejected words about his decision of studies and marriage...
She didnt know how to stop her father feeling guilty...
Can the actions about marriage say he is not a good father nor he doesn't make her wishes come true...
Wasnt this marriage planned for her happy and peaceful life...
Didnt they see each and every aspect of kathir and his family before they started speaking this alliance...
Didnt he go around the town and enquire nook and corner about kathir inspite of knowing complete details from jega and kasthuri...
Didnt they ask her repeatedly about her wholehearted consent...
Didnt they do each and everything to make her happy and her marriage happy...
They did...

Off course, they discarded her wish about studies...
Just that they thought marriage life can give her utmost happiness than studies or profession...
Their mindset was that...
So they proceeded with their thoughts...
Does that mean they are not good...
Definitely no....

According to her, her parents are the best...
Her father is the bestest...
But how to convey this in words...
How to console him...
She never had any idea...
She didnt know to put on right words to convey what she feel...

M : appa yena yenamo yosikarengale pa... intha vishayatha ivalo yosikanuma... enaku romba kashtama iruku... yena solrathune theriyala...

P : athan de un appa kita prachanai... onum illathatha perusa yosichu manasa kolapi nammalaiyum kulapi vituduvaaru... theliva yosanai kuda seiya mudiyaatha alavuku kann moodi thanama paasam vecha ipadi than...

Mu : na yena de yosikala...

P : yosikarenga... aana thappu thappa thevai illathatha yosikarenga...

Mu : yen nee than sari ah yosichu sollen paapom...

P : solren.... ketukonga... namma panathu thappa irukalam... thappu nu thonalam...

Aana oru appa amma ah namma nammaku therinjatha , nammalala mudinjatha, namaku sari nu thonratha senjom...
Athuku ukanthu ivalo yosikanum nu illaa...

Mapillai avaru pondatti ku yethu nallathu nu thonutho atha seiyararu... namma rendu perum namma ponnuku yena nallathu nu thonutho atha seiyarom... sila vishayathula rendu perum nenaikarathu othu pogum... sila vishayathula othu pogaathu...

athukaga namma panrathu sari avaru panrathu thappu nu solida mudiyaathu..
Athe madhiri avaru panrathu sari namma panrathu thappu nu agiduthu...

Mu : aanalum intha vayasula avaruku thonrathu nammaku thonala than eh...

P : saringa.. neenga solrathuke varen... sainthiram iva koil la onnu sonnale.. moonu varusham kolainthai venam nu... athu mapilla than sonaaram... athu sari nu othupengala...

Mullai was about to say something and parvathi stopped her immediately...

P : iru de... neenga solunga...

Mu : athu... athu... yepadi sari agum... moonu varusham elam romba athigam ila... kalakalathula yellam nadaka venama... ivala kalyanam pani kuduthutu nammaku yena iruku appo... athum illama moonu varusham yethum illana mapila veetula othupangala... athu mattum illa mathavanga yelarume pesuvangale...

P : athan solren... ivanga rendu perum mudivu panitanga... athan sarinu nenaikaranga..

Aana namaku athu thappu nu thonuthu... yena periyavangala ah namma yosikarathu vera... chinnavangala ivanga yosikarathu vera...

Ipadi thanga yella vishayamume... ithu puriyaama nalla santhoshama iruka vendiya nerathula manasa kulapikitu irukenga...

Mu : aama na venum ne kulapikaren paaru... oru chinna uruthal avalo than...mathapadi onum illa... ipo konjam paravala...

P : ungaluku pullaiya neenga padika vekkala nu uruthal iruko illaayo mapilla padika vekaararu nu iruku... yenga nammala vida ponnuku mappila athigam paniduvaro nu uruthal...

Mullai who was listening to their conversation till now without disturbing jumped into it..

M : yen ma ipadi...

P : illaa nu un appava sola sollu de paapom...

Mu : mapilla mullai ah enna vida nalla pathukita mudhala santhoshapadara mudhal aalu nan ah than de irupen...

P (sarcastically) : oh ho... appuram... avalo than ah...

Mu (sheepishly): aanalum oru chinna ithu iruka than seiyuthu... illana nu sola mudiyala...

M (surprised): appa neengala ithu...

P : ada iru de... ithu ngrarengale athu yethu... poraamai than eh...

M : poraamai ah... (laughing)
Maa comedy panre nee...

P : ada nijama de... un appa ku nan unna avara vida athigama konjunale pidikaathu.. ipo solanuma...

Mu : ada intha pecha vidu... yethaiyo arambichu yengayo poitu iruku pechu...

P : yellam sariya tha poguthu... ungaluku konjam poraamai vanthuduchu...

Mu : sari po de... apadi than vechuko... en mapilla en ponna enna vida nalla pathukararu, paathupaaru nu konjam poraamai than... pothuma....

"Ne vena paaru... neeye oru naal soluve... na unna un appa paathukara madhiri paathukaren nu..."

Mullai just smiled at the words he father uttered now and the words kathir told long back...
Both showed only one thing in common...

The feeling of jealousy...
The sense of belonging...
The matter of fact...
The base of everything..

Love!!!

Mullai got up thinking about the two matured yet puerile men who behave childishly when it comes to her and hugged murugan...

M : athena pa.. maamanarum, marumaaganum ore madhiri irukeya...

Mu : yena ma solre...

M : yepavum nan neenga enna paathukaratha pathiye pesarenam...athunala avugha yena soluvagha theriyuma... ungala madhiriye avughalum ena paathukaragha nu oru naal soluven nu challenge panirukagha..

P : ithu veraya... nalla iruku kathai...

M : aama ma... athelam nadakathu nu soluven nan uh...

Mu : yen ma nadakaathu... apadi yellam solathe... enna vida nala paathupaaru... ne vena paaru...

M : apadi yellam mudiyaathu paa... avaraala un range ku pakathula kuda vara mudiyaathu...

Mu : ammadi... romba thappu ma.. ipadi yellam pesa kudathu... appa panren na athu ratha paasam... 20 varushama valatha paasam... rendu maasathula oruthar ithelam pananum nu avasiyam illaa.. na onum intha porantha naal kondattam, parisu pathi mattum solala ma... ithu varai avaru nadanthukitathu yellathaiyum vechu solren... avaru romba romba nalla paathupaaru... enna vida nallave... adichu solren...

M (giggling): ippo than avughala paathu konjam poraamai nu sonenga... appuram ore support ah iruke...

P : apadi kelu de...

Mu : athu vera ithu vera ma... unaku puriyaathu..

M : athu sari... paaa.. oru doubt uh... yetho adichu solren nu soneyale.. athu yaara adichu... ammavaiya...

P : yethu....

Mu : yen ma... enna paatha un amma ah adikara madhiri ah iruku... adi vaangara madhiri ilaa...

Mullai could feel her dad is back with bang seeing him hiding behind her trying to avoid her mom...

P : nijamave un appa ah naalu podanum de...

Mu : paathiya... avale solra...

When all three burst out laughing, Mullai's phone started singing its favorite tune with kathir's picture...

Kulu kulu venpani pola..
Sala sala salladaiyaaga..
Pala pala karpanai modha..
Parakkava un ninaippaaga..

Murugan and parvathi let out a hidden smile seeing the picture on the mobile...

Mu : ammadi poi pesu po... naangalum thoongarom...

P : aama de... tired ah iruku...

M : irunga irunga thoongathenga.. oru nimisham pesitu varen..

Mullai left the room in a hurry and attended the call...

K : Oi....

M : hmmm sollunga....

K : message panen reply eh illaa.. thoongitiya yenna..

M : cha illaanga.. amma appa kuda pesitu irunthen... na konja neram kalichu kupidava... neenga thoonga poreyala...

K : illaa illaa.. nee pesitu vaaa... na wait panren... konjam accounts paakarathu iruku...paathutu iruken...

M : ok nga... thanks...

K : thanks ah appuram paathukaren una... appuram avasaram illaa... methuvaa pesitu vaa...

M : ok nga...bye...

K : hmmm bye...

She moved again inside the room just to see her parents giggling talking about the way kathir looks at mullai and they stopped the talk immediately on seeing her...

Mu : ammadi... pesalaiya...

M : appuram pesikaren paa...

P : ipove mani patharai.. inum appurama pesaraalam.. ketukonga...

M : ada atha vidu ma.. enaku yetha samachu thariya... pasikithu...

P : pasi ah... sapidara nerathula olunga sapidarathu illa... udambu yenathuku aagum... vaa...

Parvathi moved to kitchen followed by murugan and mullai...

P : dosa uthava... thengai chutney 2 nimishathula paniduven...

M : hmm sari ma...

Parvathi prepared chutney in few minutes and started preparing dosa with murugan's help while Mullai was leisurely nattering sitting on the countertop...

As murugan offered her dosa,

M : apadiye oti vitudunga pa... kai elam kaluvanum...

P : alichaatiyam de ne... yellam inum oru 15 naal than...

Mu : athu appuram paathukalam....ammadi nee sapidu...

Murugan started feeding mullai, parvathi prepared her hot ones and the late night special meal went on so well with all chatting and teasing...

M : yen ma.. appavum, avughalum maathi maathi poraamai padaraghale... unaku apadi illaya...

P : cha cha... yepadiyo rendu perum poramai pattu potti potutu unna nalla paathukita pothum enaku...

mathapadi ivangala madhiri na illa de... yethana per vanthalum amma amma than... appa naalum sari... purushan naalum sari... atha maatha mudiyathu...

Mu : ammadi un amma yepavume thelivu than... enna madhiri illaa...

Murugan smiled at parvathi who smiled in return making mullai grin too...

Mu : sari ma... mani pathinonnu mela achu... ne po... namma kaalaila pesalam...

P : aama de.. enakum thookam varuthu... padukalam...

M : hmmm sari ma...

As she turned to her room, parvathi called her...

P : mulla...

M : maa...

P : romba santhosham de...

Parvathi took her in a quick embrace leaving mullai in trance...

M : yethukuma...

P : yellathukum...

Parvathi never has the habit of expressing much but when she does its crisp and clear even if its one word...
So did she now....

Mullai looked at murugan not wanting to move from her mom's hug still in need of her father... Understandingly caressed her head with a fond smile...

A moment to cherish lifelong prolonged for sometime and parvathi moved out of it with her usual banter...

P : pothum pothum de... enna kasakaathe... poi padu...

M : hmmkmmm romba than... vanthu katti pidichutu kasakaraghalam...

Mu : ammadi... ava kedakara... ne po ma..

M : hmmm sari pa... good night...

P : sirikaram thoongu de... romba neram pes...

Mu : nee thoongu mudhala.. marunthu potu iruka ilaa... po...

P : ponna sonna udane vanthudunga...

Mullai giggled at her parents and came to her room in a joyous mood calling kathir on mobile...

K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

K : pesi...

M : irunga irunga...
Na first pesaren...

Ipo udane kelambi en veetuku vaanga..

K : Oi... velaiyadariya...

M : promise ah solren... udane vaanga... enaku ungala paakanum pola iruku ipove...

K : Oi.. mani paathiya... pathinonnu... unaku namma yena cinema la nadikaarom nu nenappa...

M : yen munnadi oru thadavai neenga oru maniku vanthapo theriyalaiya... ithu cinema illa nu...

K : vaai iruke unaku...

M : irunthutu poguthu.... mudiyuma mudiyaatha... atha solunga mudhala...

K : enaku unkita mudiyaathu nu solra thairiyam iruka yena...

Varen aana oru condition...

M (surprised) : condition ah...

K : aama condition ok na adutha anju nimishathula kattina veshtiyoda varen...

M : athena kattina veshti....

K : intha kattina pudavai oda varen nu soluvanga illa apadi...

M (laughing) : neenga irukeyale.. sari yena condition...

Kathir said it and mullai accepted without any quibble...

K : anju nimisham... anga irupen...
Wait panu...

TBC...