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CHAPTER 18

Mullai's House

At Living Area

Jeeva: Amma, anni, Mullai Kathir’ode vanthukittu irukku. Kanne thodaingge. Ethavathu ninaichikke poguthu. (They wipe the tears and composed themselves.)

Meena: (whispers to Jeeva) Dei, Kathir enna vere shirt potu vararu.

Arjun: (whispers towards VP) Dei, athu Karthik ode shirt thaane??

Vetri: (whispers) Aama. Mullai Karthik’ku first time vaanggi kuduthathu.

Pugazh: (whispers) Karthik ode things’eh ava yaarukkum thara maata. Kathir mattum special case pole. (ArV control their laugh. Jeeva looks at them in disbelief.)

Jeeva: (whispers) Ithu unggalukku over’ah illei?? Avvalavo emotion’ah pesikittu irunthiye. Ippo sirikkiriye.

Arjun: (whispers) Engga Mullai sariyana sharp. Engga expression parthu naangge sirichoma aluthoma’nu kandu pudichiruva.

Jeeva: (whispers) Ippo ethukku sirikkirighe??

Pugazh: (whispers) Kathir potirukke shirt vanthu Karthik odeyuthu.

Jeeva: Oh!!??

Vetri: (whispers) Karthik ode things Mullai yaaru kitteyum kuduthathu illei.

Jeeva: Oooh!!??

Meena: (whispers) Nee ethukku O potukittu irukke??

Jeeva: (whispers) Meena, Kathir potukittu irukke sattai, Karthik odeyatha. Mullai yaarukkum avanode things’eh kuduthathilleya. Aana namme Kathir’ku kuduthirukka.

Pugazh: (whispers) Vanthuttangge. Topic’eh maathungge.

Dhanam: Kathiru, ennada aachu?? Yen vere sattai potutu vanthirukke??

Kathir: Illei, anni. Sattai’le paayasam kottiruchi. Athan Mullai vere sattai kuduthaghe. (Mullai couldn’t help but she feels something different hearing him mentioning her name. Kannan comes downstairs with MA and looks at Kathir’s shirt.)

Kannan: Annis, aluthu kannukku etho problem vanthuruchi pole. Kathir anne sattai vere mathiri teriyuthu.

Akila: Athu Karthik’ode shirt. Payasam kottine naale, Mullai inthe shirt’eh kuduthirukka pole.

Malar: Sari. Naame Mullai’ye pathi pesina mathiri yaar kitteyum kaatikke vendam. (AkiKan agree with her and they walk towards their family.)

Kannan: Semma jolly’ah irunthuchi. Naanum MA annis’um bayanggarama arattai adichom. Neram ponathe teriyale’na parthukkughalen.

Moorthy: Sari. Neram aavuthu. Appo naangge varom.

Murugan: Sari, thambi. Adikkadi ingge vaangge.

Kannan: Yaaru varaghalo illeyo, naan kandippa varuven. Inthe veede vere innum mulusa suthi paakale. (JK slap his head while Arjun and co smile at each other. PS family bid bye to them. Kathir looks at Mullai and signals through his eyes that he is leaving. She nods her head and gives a small smile. Both of them are looking at each other till their views disappeared.)

PS House

DM Room

Dhanam: Yen mama enneye thaduthingge mothe?? Namme Kathir’ku Mullai’ye katti vekkurathule enna irukku??

Moorthy: Enna pesure, Dhanam?? Avughe avughalode kavalaiye namme kitte sonnaghe. Athukku naame avughalukku aaruthala irukkanum. Thidirnu Mullai’ye Kathir’ku kalyanam panni thaangge’nu keta, avughe nammale enna ninaippaghe?? Appurom Kathir’ode kalyanam vishayathule, Kathir’ode mudivuthaan mukkiyam. Erkanave pannina thappe pothum. Kathir’ode sammatham vide anthe pulle Mullai’ode sammatham’than mukkiyam. Avughe rendu perum sammathichathan, naame melum inthe vishayathai pathi pesalam. Appurom parithabam pattu Kathir anthe pulleye kalyanam panne kudathu. Avan nijamave anthe pulleye pudichi kalyanam pannanum.

Dhanam: Eppadi, mama?? Avanthaan kalyanam pechi eduthale, odurane.

Moorthy: Theriyale, Dhanam. Athukku anthe kadavulthaan vazhi kaatanum.

JM Room

Meena: Mullai rombe paavam’le, Jeeva??

Jeeva: Aama, Meena. Anthe nilamai yaarukkum vare kudathu.

Meena: Mullai oru unique piece, da!! Avale mathiri yaaraleyum yosikke mudiyathu. (Jeeva smiles.) Ethanai peru avalaale vazhrangge teriyuma?? Avunggalode blessings avalukku koodiye seekirathule nallathu nadakke vekkum.

Jeeva: Aana Kathir’ku ethuvum teriyathe.

Meena: Terinjithan aaganuma?? Teriyame irunthalum enthe prechanai’yum illeiye. Avarukku teriyum pothu teriyattum. Namme ethuvum solle vendam. (They hear their room door being knocked. Jeeva goes and opens the door. He sees Kathir there.)

Jeeva: Kathiru, ennada inthe nerathule??

Kathir: Ungge kitte konjom pesanum, ne. Veliye poi pesalama?? (Jeeva looks at Meena who nods her head.)

Jeeva: Vaada polam.

Mullai’s House

Arjun’s Room

VM and PA are there as well.

Malar: Appo avungge ellathirkum terinjirucha Mullai’ye pathi.

Arjun: Amma ethuvum maraikke vendam’nu ellathaiyum solle vendiyathu pochi.

Vetri: Oru vagaile athuvum nallathukkuthan. Avunggalukku inthe vishayam terinjithane aaganum.

Pugazh: Kathir’kum inthe vishayam terinjirukkum ninaikkiren. Avungge veetule sollameya iruppangge??

Akila: Ellam vishayam’um sonninggana, appo Karthik’ode organs donate panninathu??

Arjun: Athu teriyum but Karthik’ode ithayam Kathir’ku vechathu avunggalukku teriyathu. Athu nambalukku mattum thaane teriyum.

Malar: Mullai’ye pathi sollittone, avungge enna sonnangge??

Vetri: Rombe varutha pattangge. Moorthy sir, Mullai’ye appadiye vitturathingge. Avalukku oru nalla vazhkai’ye amaichi thaangge’nu sonnaru.

Akila: Kannan’um rombe varutha pattan.

Pugazh: Enna?? Kannan’ku teriyuma??

Akila: Aama. Naangethaan sonnom.

Pugazh: Avan chinna paiyan. Ethukku avan kitte sonningge??

Malar: Chinna paiyan’ah irunthaalum, avanukku oru maturity irukku. Yaaraiyum varutha pada vekka kudathu’nu, naangge sonnathu kude veliye kaatame comedy pannikittu irunthan.

Akila: Malar sonnathu sarithan. Avane mathiri oruthan iruntha pothum. Kavalai ellam paranthu poyidum. Vilayattu paiyan’ah irunthalum pakkuvam irukku. Arjun anna mathiri. (Arjun gives a weird look.)

Arjun: Naan enna vilayattu paiyan’ah?? Oru business magnate'eh paarthu enna solre??

Malar: Veliye sollirathe!! Sirippangge. Business magnate’na thimira, aanavathode iruppangge. Ippadi settai pannure business magnate neeyathan iruppe. (VP control their laughter.)

Arjun: Enneye enna ninaichittu irukke?? Veetule settai pannina veliye appadithan iruppena. Office’le ketu paaru naan evvalavo strict’nu teriyum. (Akila laughs mockingly.)

Vetri: Sari sari. Naalaikku sandai potukungge. Ippo ellam poi thoonggalam.

Arjun: Thoonggurathu vittu puttu, enneye mothe thaai maaman’ah aakure vazhiye paarungge. (VP slap his head few times.) Aiyo aiyo!! Valikkuthu!!

Pugazh: Anne mathiriya da pesure?? Neeyellam eppadithan business magnet’ah irukkiyo!! Pesame thoonggu!! (VM and PA leave from there.)

Arjun: Ennada ithu?? Thaai maman aakurathukkum naan business magnet’ah irukkurathukkum ennada sambantham?? Ippadi adikkiranungge!!

Mullai’s Room

Mullai is lying on the bed trying to sleep. She is tossing here and there recalling today’s event where she burst her past to Kathir and cried hugging him.

Mullai: Naan yaar kitteyum ennode valiye sonnathu illei. Yen avughe kitte sonnen?? Naan eppadi avughale katti pidichi aluthen?? Aana athu enakku rombe aaruthal'ah irunthuchi. Etho nerukkamanavangge kude irukkira mathiri irunthuchi. Avughe en peru sonna enakkulle etho pannure mathiri irukku. Yen enakku appadi thonuthu?? (She closed her eyes to sleep but she sits up on jerk feeling confused.)

PS House

At the backyard

Kannan is sitting there recalling whatever he spoke to MA just now. He felt so bad for Mullai. JeeKa come and see him there. He wipes his tears realising their presence.

Jeeva: Dei, Kanna ennada aachu?? Aluvariya??

Kannan: Athellam onnum illei. Neengge rendu perum etho pese vanthe mathiri irukku. Neengge pesungge, naan ulle poren.

Kathir: Aacharyama irukku. Naangge po’nu sonnale poga maate. Ippo neeye poren’nu sollure.

Kannan: Naan chinna paiyan, vivaram pathathu’nu eppothum solviyale. Aana Malar anni’yum Akila anni’yum enakku vivaram irukku’nu purinjikittu, enkitte niraiya vishayam sonnaghe.

Jeeva: Enna sonnaghe??

Kannan: (looks at Kathir) Athellam solle mudiyathu.

Kathir: Naan ethuvum kekkaleye, da. Enneye ethukku paarkure??

Kannan: Ethuvum kekkaleye. Athan paarkuren. (Kathir is confused.) Naan ulle poren. (He goes inside.)

Kathir: Enna aachu ivanukku??

Jeeva: Avan kitte appurom pesuren. Nee etho pesanum’nu sonniye. Athe sollu. (Kathir looks at his shirt.) Ennada etho pesuren’nu sollittu un sattai’ye paarthukittu irukke.

Kathir: Ithu en sattai illei’ne.

Jeeva: Teriyum, da. Anthe pulle Mullai thaane kuduthuchi.

Kathir: Aama, ne. Ava purushanode sattai.

Jeeva: Teriyum, da. (Kathir looks at him in surprise.) Enna?? Purushana?? Unakku eppadi teriyum??

Kathir: Eppadi teriyum'na?? Mullai than sonna. (Remembers something.) Appo unggalukkum teriyuma?? (Jeeva's mobile rings.)

Jeeva: Arjun. (He answers the call.) Hello, Arjun!!

Arjun: Jeeva, Kannan eppadi irukkaru??

Jeeva: (confused) Kannan'ah?? Enna aachu??

Arjun: Malar'um Akila'vum Kannan kitte Mullai'ye pathi sollirukkangge. Athan avan ok'va irukkana keke call panninen.

Jeeva: Athan mugham konjom oru mathiriya irunthuchi. Ippo Kathir'um Mullai'ye pathithaan pesittu irunthan. Mullai ellam vishayam'um ivan kitte sollirukku pole.

Arjun: Appo ungga family'le ellathukkum terinjiruchi. Mukkiyama Kathir'kum terinjiruchi.

Jeeva: Aama. Ippo Kathir kudethaan irukken.

Arjun: Ok. Puriyuthu. Namme naalaikki pesalam. (He ends the call.)

Kathir: Arjun enna sonnaru?? Kannan'eh pathi etho ketaru pole??

Arjun: Kannan'kum Mullai'ye pathi teriyuma. Malar'um Akila'vum sollitaghala. Athan visarichaghe.

Kathir: Athan oru mathiri irunthana?? Anthe ponnu paavam, ne. Kalyanam pannine kaiyode purushane ilakkarathu evvalavo periya kodumai?? Naan en kalyanam ninnu ponathu pathi ava kitte sonnappo, ava enakkaga varutha patta. Aana ava nilamai ennaye vide mosama irukku. Enakku avalukku eppadi aaruthal solrathu'nu kude teriyale. Ellam kavalaiyum manasule vechikittu, ava kudumbathukkaga santhoshama irukkire mathiri nadichikittu irukka. (He touches his chest.) Ithule mulusa avalode kanneer irunthuchi. Appadi alutha.

Jeeva: Un mele saanjikitta??

Kathir: Aama, ne. (Jeeva smiles.)

Jeeva: Vere enna sonna??

Kathir: Ethuvum pidikkale'nu sonna. Pese pidikkale, sirikke pidikkale ennenemo sonna. Enakku rombe kashtama pochi. Vazha vendiya ponnu. Vazhkai aarambikkire munnadiye ilanthuttu irukka. Anthe kodumaiku en kodumai evvalavo paravale. (Jeeva smiles.)

Jeeva: Vazhkai appadithan, da. Namma rombe kashta padurom’nu ninaippom. Aana nammale vide innum niraiya peru kashta padurangge. Ninnu pone un kalyanathai pathi ippo varaikkum nenechi bayappadure. Athu unakku perusa terinjichi. Ippo Mullai’ye pathi terinjittone, un kashtam thoosu mathiri teriyuthu. Mullai’kku nadanthathu periya kodumai’than. Athu naan illei’nu sollale. Aana avale vide innum ethanaiyo peru innum niraiya kodumaiye anubavichikittu irukkaghe. Aana niraiya perukku athu teriyathu. Namme kashtamthaan namakku perusu’nu ninaichikkittu iruppom. (Kathir just nods silently.) Sari. Nee rombe potu kulappikkathe. Neram aavuthu. Poyi thoonggalam vaa. (They go inside.)

Next Morning

Everyone is having breakfast. JeeKa are looking at Kannan who is having his breakfast silently.

Jeeva: Yele Kanna!! Ennada amaithiya’ve irukke??

Kannan: Saapidom pothu pesame saapidu’nu solluvighe. Amaithiya saapta yen amaithiya irukke’nu kekkuriye.

Kathir: Ippadi thidirnu amaithiya iruntha santhegam varatha??

Moorthy: Dei, vidura. Avan etho innaikkithaan amaithiya irukkan. (Kannan gets up from his place.) Dei, saaptu mudikkama enggada pore.

Kannan: Mukkiyamana velei onnu seiya maranthutten. Mudichittu vanthudren.

Jeeva: Saaptu poi pannuda.

Kannan: Ithe vide enakku athuthan mukkiyam.

Dhanam: Appadi ennada velai??

Kannan: Chedi’ku thanni adikkanum. Eppadi maranthenu theriyale. (He leaves from there while others are amused.)

Lakshmi: Ivan eppo lernthu chedi’kku thanni adikke aarambichan?? Anthe velai ellam avan panne maatane. Athuvum saapdama. (JM look at each other.)

Meena: Mullai vanthathu'lernthu. (DML look at her.) Athavathu mullai poo namme veetule poothathu'lernthu. Sari. Enakku pothum. (She takes her plate and leaves from there.)

Mullai's House

Mullai joins her family for breakfast.

Mullai: Sorry. Late aachu.

Arjun: Paravale. Night sariya thoonggaleya. Kannu sivappa irukku.

Mullai: Avughe nyabagama irunthe naale, sariya thookam varale. (All look at each other confusingly.)

Akila: Yevughe??

Mullai: Anthe dhaadikarar thaan, ka. (All are shocked that she confessed it openly.)

Parvathy: Yaaru?? Kathir thambiya??

Mullai: Kannan illei, ma. Avanode moonavathu anne, dhaadikarar.

Murugan: Amma'vum avarethaan sollura.

Mullai: Appadiya?? Sorry, ma.

Parvathy: Paravale, ma. Nee saapidu. Arjun.. (Arjun nods and feeds her the first bite.)

PS House

Kannan is watering the plants.

Kannan: Mullai anni mattum illei, avughe perule irukkire poo kude vaadi poge kudathu. (Meena comes there bringing a plate.) Kutty anni, neengge ethukku ingge vanthiye??

Meena: Paathi saapadu ode vanthutte. Athan unakku inggeye eduthuttu vanthutten. Nee college'ku poganum'le. (Kannan just smiles.) Nee chedi'kku thanni adi. Naan unakku ooti viduren. (She feeds him.) Dei, yen'da nethu vanthathu'lernthu oru mathiriyave irukke??

Kannan: Onnum illei, anni. Chummathan. (Meena just smiles and continues to feed him.)

Pandian Stores

Jeeva is arranging the things when he saw Kathir is lost somewhere.

Jeeva: Kathiru, ennada etho yosanayile irukkire mathiri irukke??

Kathir: Illei, ne. Nethu Mullai sonnathu'lernthu ava nyabagama've irukku. (He rubs his chest.) Manasukku oru mathiriya irukku. (Jeeva smiles to himself.)

Jeeva: Vendumna anthe pulleye poi parthuttu vaa da.

Kathir: Appo ingge irukkire velai??

Jeeva: Athe naangge parthukkurom.

Kathir: Neengge enggeyo veliye poren'nu sonnighe.

Jeeva: (thinks) Aama'le. Arjun'eh paakanume?? (Looks at Kathir.) Paravale, da. Naan appurom poyikiren. Nee poyi anthe pulleye paaru mothe. (Kathir is about to go when he feels his heart is beating faster. He rubs his chest and looks here and there.) Ennada aachu?? Mullai varutha??

Kathir: Athan naanum parthukittu irukken. (They see a car stops in front of the shop.)

Jeeva: Arjun'ode car. (ArMul get down from the car. Jeeva smiles looking at them.) Vaangge, Arjun. Vaangge, Mullai. (Mullai smiles at him and looks at Kathir whose eyes are fixed on her.)

Arjun: Mullai ingge varanum'nu sonna. Athan kootitu vanthen.

Jeeva: Kathir'um Mullai'ye paakanum'nu sollikittu irunthan. Neenggalum ingge vanthuttighe.

Arjun: Mullai, nee poi enna vendumo edu. (Mullai nods and enters the shop. ArJee smile at each other.)

Jeeva: (whispers) Kathir enna panran??

Arjun: (whispers) Kadai ulle paakuraru, appurom nammale paakuraru.

Jeeva: Sari, namme etho pesure mathiri nadippom avane gavanikkame. Appurom 5 second'leye ulle poiduvan.

Arjun: Pesalame. (A bit louder.) Jeeva, business eppadi poikittu irukku??

Jeeva: Rombe nalla poikittu irukku?? Ungge business eppadi poguthu?? (Kathir sees ArJee are involved talking among them. He takes that as a chance and enters the shop. He sees Mullai is looking at the things there. He goes towards her. Mullai smiles at him.)

Kathir: Enna?? Ethuvum edukkame parthukittu irukkighe??

Mullai: Enakku enna vaangurathu'nu teriyale. Ingge varanum'nu thonuchi. Athan vanthen. (Kathir smiles at her.)

Kathir: Yen?? Inthe Pandian Stores unggalukku rombe pudichirukko??

Mullai: Pidichirukku'nu sonna inthe Pandian Stores en peru'le eluthi vechuriviyala??

Kathir: Eluthi vechitta pochi. Sollithan parunggale.

Mullai: Aathi!! Veppighe veppighe!! (Mullai smiles.)

Kathir: Ippadi sirichikitte irungge. Latchanama irukku.

Mullai: Neengge enneye paakanum'nu ungge anne kitte sonnighe'nu avughe sonnaghale.

Kathir: Aama. Sonnen. Konjom veliye poitu varalama?? (Mullai couldn't refuse him by looking at his eyes. She nods her head. They go towards ArJee who are still talking.) Arjun, naan Mullai kude konjom veliye poitu varalama??

Arjun: Kootitu pongge, Kathir. Ethukku permission kekuringge??

Kathir: Sari'ngge. Naan Mullai'ye nera veetuleye vanthu vittudren.

Arjun: Sari, ok. Bathirama poitu vaangge. (Kathir nods and looks at Jeeva.)

Kathir: Anne, 3 idathulethaan delivery irukku. Saravanan'eh pannire sollungge. Periya annan kitteyum sollirungge. Vanthu theda poraru. (He gets on his bike.)

Jeeva: Athe naan parthukkiren, da. Neengge bathirama poitu vaangge. (Mullai sits behind Kathir. Arjun adjusts her duppata so that it won't get stuck on the wheel. Mullai smiles at him and KM leave from there.)

Arjun: (laughs) Namme rendu perum avunggalukku annanungge. Avungge namme thambi thanggachi. Ippo naame paakure velai peru enna?? (Jeeva laughs understanding him.)

To be continued….