M : ena achu nga....etha prachanai ah...

K : onum illa.. ukaru ( sat on the bed)

saraku vanthurukaam... avalo than...

M : (sat near him) poga venama....

K : venam...

M : neenga epavume poveyale...

K : ipo venam.. kalaila paathukaren...

M : enga... neenga romba maaritegha...

K : athe than mama vum sonaru.. na kathir than ah nu ketaru... (laughing)

Kathir reminded what mama said in the last about halwa...

K : hey athu irukatum na aniki vettuku vanthen nu unaku epadi theriyum... athum halwa vangitu vanthen nu....

M : appa than sonaru..

K : unga appa ah... avaruku epadi theriyum halwa matter elam..( rubbing his beard)

M : aiyo paduthathegha.. kumaresan appa ah tha sonaru..

K : athane paathen...

Mama epa sonaru...

M : aniki tailor kadai ku poitu namma kadai ku ponom illaa.. neenga kuda rice mill ku poneyale.. appo than sonaru..

Sonaru ena sonaru..
Ena left and right nalla vangitaru...

Enga.. avaruku unga mela romba romba paasam nga... ungalukaga epadi thudicharu theriyuma...

Oru appa thanoda maganukaga pesara madhiri irunthuchu enaku...

K : ( smiles fondly thinking of kumaresan)

Avaru epavume apadi tha.. elaru melayum avalo paasama iruparu...

Enakum appa ponathuku apuram avara appa madhiri tha thonum... mama nu kupitalum appa than...

M : elaraiyum pidikum tha.. analum neenga avaruku special thanga...

K : aiye apadi elam illa...

M : enaku theriyum nga.. chumma solatheya....

K : (smiles) sari vidu...
Ei romba thititara aniki... athu than thalai vali nu vanthutiya...

M : athu kuda niyabagam iruka ungaluku..

K : un vishayam ethum marakathu enaku....

M : athu sari...

K : sollu.. ena sonaru aniki...

M : mudhala enkuda pesave illaa... munjiya kuda pakaala... apuram romba kenjinathum thitinaru... yen ungala pidikala nu sonen nu ketaru... enala than unga vaalkai pochu nu sonaru... enala than neenga palaya kathir ah illaa nu polambinaru....

Enaku suthama onum puriyala... ena nu ketalum solala.. apuram tha sonaru...

Neenga na ungala pidikala nu elam sonen nu alunthenga nu... apo sonaru halwa vangitu veetuku vanthapo na sonatha neenga ketatha.. apo tha na yosichu kandupidichen... ena nadanthurukum nu...

K : oh.. romba kashtapatu irupa illa aniki... athan mugame sari ilaa.. na kuda nijama thalai vali than nu nenachu vituten..

M : kashtam ngratha vida romba kulapama irunthuchunga.. na ungaluku ena pidikala nu nenachutu iruken... aana ivaru ipadi solrare nu...

K : ei nijama enaku una pidikala nu than nenachiya... konja nerathuku munadi kuda etho soniye... na una pidikala nu sonen nu.... na epa apadi sonnen...

M : aama aniki neenga kudichitu vanthu pesinathu apadi tha irunthuchu.. na apadi tha nenachukitten... ( immediate tears)

K : ei en ipo alare....

M : yen alarena.... athu sari...

Mullai poured out her pain she experienced on those horrible days without any hesitation....

M : Ena elam pesinegha aniki ... pidikala pidikala nu mattum ethana thadavai sonegha theriyuma..

Epadi elam vilagi ponegha ena vitu... na ethana thadavai vanthu pesa muyarchi panen... pesineghala... oru tea kuda na kudutha kudikala... sapaadu eduthu vecha sapidala... ena elam panegha.. athum amma veetuku poren nu sona avalo alachiyama ah un ishttam nu solregha...
elam ungaluku romba easy ah irunthuchu ilaa... ipo enamo chumma vanthu en alare nu kekaregha...

Apo elam na evalo thudichen theriyuma....

Kathir is totally shaken by this point of view of mullai...
Till now he had a thought that it was only mullai who didnt like him so he thought everything is solved when she confessed she likes him and explained what she spoke that day in detail...
she likes him.. she loves him.. thats all... all the problems are solved....
As a added advantage, he conveyed how much he loves her... how much she means to him...
In fact he is happy that he realised his own love for her...
He concluded everything is ok now, they gonna lead a "happilly ever after" life...

But there comes a new issue like this...

K : ei...aniki tha na kudichurunthen ila.. theliva pesiruka matten.. atha ketutu ethuku ne thapa eduthukare... ( tries to hold her hands)

Mullai pushed his hands aside and replied...

M : aama aniki tha kudichurunthenga.. adutha naal elam ennavam...

Adutha naalum athe than eh panenga...

Ithula jeeva mama kita ena elam sonenga illa.. otta vecha elam romba naal ottathu athu ithu nu...

Ketutu enaku epadi irunthuchu theriyuma...

Apuram daily late ah varathu.. pakarathu illaa.. pesarathu illa..

Konjam nanjama panenga...

K : ei enaku appo manasula irunthathu unaku ena pidikathu.. athunala una thontharavu pana kudathu nu than.... athu than apadi elam panen... enala ne kashtapada kudathu nu than... purinjuko...(tries to hold hands again)

Mullai pushed his hands aside again...

M : thontharavu nu nenaikarava thirumba thirumba vanthu pesuvala nu yosikanum la...

K : na appo elam arivupurvama yosikare nilamai la illaa.. unkita atha ethana thadava than solrathu...

Na vilagi pore nu ne nenache.. na ne vilagi pore una kataayapadutha kudathu nu nenachu tha unga amma veetuku porathuku sari nu sonen... ne solra madhiri enaku avalo sulabama elam illa..

Avalo kashtama irunthuchu...

Kathir tries to hold her hands again and no luck this time too..

K : ( angrily) ei ipo ethuku chumma kai ah thatti vitute iruke... na thotta ennavam...

M : aama enamo romba aasai iruka madhiri than... panrathu elam panitu ipo kovam vera varuthaakum...

K : kai ah thatti vitathuku tha kovam.. mathathuku elam illa.. ( clasped her hands forcefully and continued)

Ithana vaai pesare illa.. neeyum apadi than mottai mottai ah pesina.. pidikala pidikala nu... yaruku pidikala nu soniya...

M : ( biting her lips) athu thappu than.. aana na than vanthu vanthu unga kita pesinen illa...

K : aama bathiluku pesaathathu en thappu than.. athukunu unga amma veetuku poren nu soluviya...

M : athu sari... na than arivu kettu poi sonena ungaluku enga pochu arivu... neenga ethuku sari nu sonegha...

K : athu una kashtapadutha kudathu nu than sonen...

M : sari soneya.. aana anga vanthu ena pakanum nu kuda thonala illaa ungaluku.. santhoshama kutitu poi vitathoda elam mudinjuthu... thollai vituthu nu nimathiya irunthutenga illa..

K : aama aama.... santhoshama kondu poi vitten....romba nimathiya irunthen... ne paatha athe...

Epavum sorgam madhiri theriyara intha room naragam madhiri therinjathu...

Ne iruka madhiri,
Ne pesara madhiri,
Ne sirikira madhiri,
Ne sandai podara madhiriye irukum...

Intha room kula varave bayama irukum.. enaku etha paithiyam pidichudumo nu... poi thinnai la kanna kuda tha thonguven...

Illa thonguven nu sola kudathu padupen nu solanum... na enga thonginen....

M : athana kashtam ethuku...vanthurukalam illaa enkita.. athum angaye delivery ku vanthutu enga veetuku varala... ena paaka pidikala nu than eh nenapen....

K : ei anga vanthathe unakaga than theriyuma.. delivery elam illaa..

M : enathu..

K : aama... una paakanum pola irunthuchu.. paakaama iruka mudiyala... athan vanthen... vanthu chumma unga theru la suthitu irunthen... oru velai ne veliya vantha pakalam nu..

M : enga ithelam veliya solidathegha... yaravathu ketta sirichupuduvagha..... neenga yena ena sight ah adikaregha.. kattuna pondatti ah paaka yaravathu road la nipaaghala.. veetuku vara vendiyathu than eh...

K : mudiyalaa... una thontharavu panra madhrii agiduchuna...

M : romba kashtam nga... romba kashtam.... aniyaayaathuku nallavaru tha neenga...

Athu sari.. aana appa paathathuku appuramachum varalam illaa.. athula ena prachanai..

K : illa aniki veshti um tee shirt um potutu irunthen athan.. vara kastama irunthuchu...

M : ethu.. aama aama antha dress la na ungala paathathe illa parunga...

K : ei appo apadi tha nenachen.. ipo nenacha siripa iruku ithelam oru karanama nu....

Aana athukum ne phone pani kaathina paru.. apuram epadi varathu una paaka...

M : phone pesina vishayatha than namma erkanave aniki pesitame.. thirumba ethuku athu... vidunga...

K : aama aama un mela thappu iruka vishayatha oru vari la mudi.. en mela thappu irukaratha pakkam pakkama pesu... sariyana kedi de ne...

M : ethu de ah...

K : inime apadi than..

M : athu sari ( with a little smile)

Epadiyo enga veetuku varala illa...

K : ei athan porantha nall aniki vanthen illa... ne illa nu enaku epadi theriyum...

Ne inga vanthiruke nu Unga amma solala.. inga annan una veetuku vara sonatha solala... namma veetula yarume ne varapore nu solala... porantha nall kondada porom nu solala... yarum ethume solala na enaku matum epadi elam theriyum...
En pondatti ah pathi ethume theriyama Na paatuku paithiyakaran madhiri suthinathu tha micham.. ( ruffling his hair in irritation)

M : aama athu elame thappu thanga..

Na pesinatha ketta aniki neenga enkita ketu irukanum en apadi pesinen nu neenga atha kekala...

Aniki neenga kudichitu vanthu pesum bothe na theliva ketu irukanum.. sandai potu irukanum... na athe panala...

Aduthathu enga appa.... ena prachanai nu poi moorthy mama kita keturukaru... avarukita ethuku kekanum.. na nalla illana nera vanthu unga sattai ah than eh pidichurukanum...

K : ethu en sattai ah pidichurukanuma...

M : aama pinna ponna nalla vechukalaina ungala kekama yara kepanga... neenga than eh poruppu???

K : sari than.... aniki unga appa kadai ki vanthathum nijamave meranduten... etha ketuduvaro nu... tea solra saaku la veliya oditen....

M : (laughs out loud) enga itha sola vekkama illaa...

K : (laughing with her) unkita ethuku de vekkam... veliya yarukitayum sola matom la...

M : athu sari...(laughing again)

K : appuram intha sattai ah pidikarathuku elam unga appa saripattu vara mataru...ne vena atha poi unga amma kita solu.. correct ah paniduvanga... (laughs)

M : enga nakkal ah.. avanga elam ipo munna madhiri illaa.. ungala pathi nalla than pesaragha....

K: paathom paathom...

M : yenga???? aniki etha thappa pesinaghala..

K : cha cha... varuthama pesinanga.. thappa elam pesala...

M : hmm appuram moorthy mama epadi ena inga vara solalam athum ungaluku theriyama... ena than kudumbathuku thalaivar nalum intha mudivu elam avaru eduka kudathu... unga kita kootitu vara solrathu vera... enga appa kita solrathu vera..

aniki amma athachi elam kuda sonagha.. kondu vanthu vitavaru kutitu poga mattara nu... correct than...na aniki vanthiruka kudathu.. athu periya thappu... neenga vanthu kupidatum nu aluthama irunthurukanum...

K : avanga sonathu sari than... kutitu vanthu vita nan than thirumba kutitu vanthurukanum... unga appa ah sonathu thappu than...

M : hmmm aama...
Aduthu enga amma veetuku vantha mapillai kita ponnu enga iruka nu sollama thevai illama pesi anupirukanga..

Elame thappu mela thappu...

Kathir could understand her completely but still couldnt console her with proper words....
He just patted her back with love and they sat in silence for few seconds..

M : enga aniki cake vettum bothu enaku epadi irunthuchu theriyuma...

Ungaluku en porantha nall theriyala nu oru uruthal...
Cake cut pana neenga varala nu oru aathangam...
Appa munadi ipadi agiduche nu oru avamanam...
Appa poi veetula sona amma ena nenapanga nu oru asingam...
Ellathaiyum vida neenga illama oru porantha naal ah nu oru verupu...

Ipadi oru porantha naal ithuvarai vanthathe illaa...

Apadiye cake ah thooki vesitu thirumba amma veetuke poidalam pola irunthuchu....

Aana Ungala paakanume nu poruthukitten...

K : vidu romba yosikathe athai elam...

M : illanga.. yosikaratha nirutha mudiyala.. na unga kita en porantha nall sona aniki enaku ullukula oru unarvu.. kandipa en porantha nall ungaluku niyabagam irukum.. etha panuvenga nu... ungaluku niyabagam iruka nu theriyala.. meena porantha naal appo na cake veetuvengala nu ketapo vettita pochu sonengale... athunala kandipa panuvenga nu nenachen... na ithu varai cake vettinathe illa.. ithu mudhal thadavai.. aana neenga illama.. ithan vidhi pola...

K : hmmm....

Kathir is feeling bad as she is.. But expressing it will make her break more so decided to keep the pain within him....

K : hey vidu athan elam na sari paniten illa.. thati elupi vaalthu solli...( smiling)

M : athu correct tha... athu matum illaa na aniki naal avalo than...

Enga aana aniki en room kula vanthathum enkita pesave ilaa...

Kathir laughed at those memories...

M : ena achunga...

K : athu aniki kalaila irunthu enga paathalum ne iruka madhiriye irunthuchu...

Ore brammai...

Athan mudhala una paathathum valakam pola brammai nu nenachen...
Athan pesala, paakkala ethum panala..

M : oh ithu than angaye dress mathina kathaiya... ( chuckles)

K : aama ( blushes)

M : nalla iruku kekka... aana nalla velai nga unga oru vaalthu la elame maariduchu... black and white padam thidirnu color ah na madhiri agiduchu...

Avalo santhosham enaku...

Kathir laughed at her example and hugged her lovingly.....

K : ini epavume color ah than irukum..