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CHAPTER 29

Arjun's Room

Arjun: Sollungge, Jeeva. Etho pesanum'nu sonningge.

Jeeva: Illei, athu vanthu…

Arjun: Thayanggama sollungge.

Jeeva: Namma Kathir Mullai'ye serthu vekkalam'nu irukkom.

Arjun: Aama. Namma ellathode aasai athuthane??

Jeeva: Aama. Neengge Karthik'ode thambi, Vinay ingge vararu'nu sonningge. Namme mudivu avarukku teriyathu'le?? Eppadi namma Kathir'eh Mullai kude palaga vidurathu?? Vinay thappa eduthukke maatara?? Ennathan irunthalum Mullai avarode annan'ode wife. 

Arjun: Jeeva, neengge solrathu enakku puriyuthu. Ithellam naangge already yosichittom. Vinay'kum avarode parents'kum namme sollithan aaganum. Aana ippo illei. KM oru mudivu eduthathaan, avunggalte solle mudiyum. Vinay mothe ingge varattum. Avaru eppadiyo ingge 2-3 days thaan irupparu. Avaru foreign'le valarnthe paiyan, matured aana paiyan. KM relationship parthu sattu'nu santhega pade maataru. So, neengge bayappadathingge. Poyi nimmathiya thoonggungge. (Jeeva hugs him and leaves from the room.)

Next Day

Mullai gets ready and joins her family for the breakfast.

Mullai: Amma, appa, naan innaikki office'ku poitu varen. Anjali engagement pathi staffs kitte discuss pannanum. Appurom decoration stuffs ellam vanthurucha'nu check pannanum.

Parvathy: Sari, ma. Parthu poitu vaa.

Malar: Paapa, naan unneye drop pannava??

Mullai: Paravale, ka. Evvalavo neram aagum'nu teriyale. Naane poyikkuren. (Kathir was expecting Mullai to ask him to come with her but she didn't. He sighs feeling disappointed which noticed by Jeeva.)

Jeeva: (whispers towards Kathir) Dei, Kathiru, unakku Mullai kude poganumna, neeye ava kitte sollu. Avale unnaye kupiduva'nu ethir paakathe.

Kathir: (whispers) Eppadi, ne naane sollurathu?? Ethavathu nenechikke maatala?? (Jeeva feels irritated.)

Jeeva: (whispers) Naan solle vendam'nu ninaikkiren. Nee marupadiyum solle vekkire.

Kathir: Enna, ne??

Jeeva: Vaathu vaathu!!

Kathir: Anne!!

Jeeva: Pinne enna, da?? Nee ippadi nenechikittu irunthena, onnum saathikke mudiyathu. Ethavathu solli neeyum kude varenu sollu. Car otanum, office paakanum, bore adikkuthu. Ethavathu sollu.

Kathir: Ellathukkum munnadi eppadi, ne??

Jeeva: Appo inggeye iru!! (He turns away feeling irritated with his idiotic brother. Kannan who heard JK's conversation decides to help his 'vaathu' brother.)

Kannan: (towards Mullai) Appo Kathir annanukku innaikki driving class illeya??

Kathir: Athan avughalukku velai irukku'nu solluraghale?? (Kannan glares at him.)

Kannan: (mind voice) Ithuvum ethuvum pannaathu. Help panne ninaikkire enneyum ethuvum seiya vidathu. Sariyana vaathu!! Eppadithan ithu Mullai anni'ye correct panne pogutho.

Mullai: (towards Kathir) Namma naalaikku continue pannalama?? Innaikki mudiyum'nu thonale.

Kathir: Paravale. Unggalukku eppo mudiyutho, appo paathukkalam. (Mullai smiles at him.)

Kannan: Anni, Kathir anne ungge office paakanum'nu sonnuchi. (Kathir looks at him in shock.)

Kathir: Naan eppoda sonnen?? (JK stare at him while Mullai is confused.) Aama aama sonnen. Ungge office'eh parthathu illei. Athan. (ArVMPA control their laughter seeing Kathir's helpless state. However, Arjun enters for Kathir's rescue.)

Arjun: Mullai, Kathir unakku AA engagement'le help panraru thane?? Un office alaichittu pogalam'le?? Appothane avarukkum teriyum.

Mullai: Anna, naanum ivughalte kekkanum'nu nenechen. (Towards Kathir) Saapittu kilambungge. (Kathir nods.)

Mullai's Office

Mullai parked the car and got down with Kathir.

Mullai: Ithuthan engga office.

Kathir: Nalla irukku.

Mullai: Ulle pogave illei. Athukulle nalla irukku'nu sollrighe. (Kathir smiled sheepishly.) Sari, vaangge ulle polam. Unggalukku interesting'aana oruthavaghale introduce panni vekkiren. (Both of them entered inside the office.)

Sivanya was checking the things and arranging them with other staffs.

Sivanya: Anna, ithe angge vechirungge. (Mullai went and tapped her shoulder.) Yaarupa athu?? Busy'ah irukkom'le. (She continued doing her work. Mullai turned her around. Sivanya widened her eyes in surprise.) Akka!!!

Mullai: Madam rombe busy'oh??

Sivanya: Neenggethane things varuthu'nu sonningge. Athan ellathayum check pannittu irunthen.

Mullai: Teriyuthu. Nee theeya velai seiyure'nu.

Sivanya: Akka, naan unggale rombe miss panninen, ka. (She said hugging her.)

Mullai: Appadiya, da?? Naanum unneye rombe miss panninen. Nee ippadi entry kuduppe'nu naan ethir paakale.

Sivanya: Naanum ethir paakale, ka. Author thideernu enakku entry kuduthuttangge.

Mullai: Karanam illame inthe author ethuvum panne maatangge. Un entry'eh accept pannithan aaganum. Welcome to the story!!

Sivanya: Thank you!!

Mullai: (looking at Kathir) Naan sonnen'le oru interesting'aana character. Athu inthe ponnuthan. Peru Sivanya. Sivanya, ivughe Kathir.

Kathir: Vanakkam, ma!!

Sivanya: Vanakkam, sir!! (Mullai's mobile rang.)

Mullai: Neengge pesikittu irungge. Naan ippo vanthudren. (She left to answer the call. KS smiled at each other.)

Kathir: Rombe velaiyo??

Sivanya: Oru engagement irukku. Athukkuthan things ellam arrange pannittu irukkom. Gold colour'le thuni mattumthan pending.

Kathir: Nethu Mullai kude sollikittu irunthaghe. Akila'thaan order pannuren'nu sonnaghe.

Sivanya: Appadiya?? Appo ok. Unggalukku enthe ooru??

Kathir: Kunnakudi. Amma'ku vaithiyam paakurathukku ingge vanthom.

Sivanya: Amma eppadi irukkangge, sir??

Kathir: Nalla irukkaghe. Neengge Chennai thana??

Sivanya: Sonthe ooru Coimbatore. Aana naan poranthathu valarnthathu ellam Chennai'than. Sir, Kunnakudi'le enna famous??

Kathir: (proudly) Engga Pandian Stores thaan famous.

Sivanya: (innocently) Appadina??

Kathir: Supermarket.

Sivanya: Super. Appo ungge veetukku malligai saaman vendum'na rombe easy'le.

Kathir: (laughed) Aama!! (Sivanya too laughed. Mullai who just ended the call is surprised to see Kathir who has mingled with Sivanya easily. She smiled and went towards them.)

Mullai: Enna ore sirippu sathama irukku!!??

Sivanya: Akka, inthe sir rombe super!! (Laughed again)

Mullai: Dhaadikarare, appadi enna pesuningge inthe chinna kulanthai kitte?? (Sivanya laughed again holding her stomach.)

Sivanya: Dhaadikaarara?? (She continued to laugh. Kathir glared at Mullai making her to bit her tongue.) Enna peru ithu?? Sir, unggalukku ippadi oru peru irukku'nu sollave illei.

Kathir: Athan ippo sollittaghale. (Sivanya is about to laugh again but Mullai held her shoulder.)

Mullai: (whispered) Sirikkathey, da chellam. Unakku oru chocolate vaanggi tharen.

Sivanya: (stopped laughing) Sirikkale. Aana enakku chocolate vendam. Malar akka senja palkova vendum. Nethu saapadu edukke avungge kadaikku ponappo, Anjali madam kitte palkova box irunthuchi. Appo lernthu athu en kannule irukku.

Mullai: Paalkova thane?? Naan akka kitte solluren.

Sivanya: Thank you, ka. (She hugged Mullai.) Sir…

Kathir: Sir'nu sollathingge.

Sivanya: Appo neengge enneye 'ngge' nu solli pesathingge.

Kathir: Sari. Appo nee ennei sir'nu koopida kudathu.

Sivanya: Appo anna'nu kupidava??

Kathir: Hmm. Enakkum thanggachi illei. Nee ennei anne'nu kupidu.

Sivanya: Ok, anna. Unggale meet panninathule enakku rombe santhosham.

Kathir: Enakkum rombe santhosham.

Mullai: Enakkum rombe santhosham!! (SivK look at Mullai. One of the staff called Sivanya.)

Sivanya: Enneye koopidrangge, naan poitu vanthudren. Adikadi ingge vaangge, na. Bye bye. (She leaves from there.)

Kathir: Enggernthu pudiche inthe ponne?? Thuru thuru'nu pesikittu sirichikittu.

Mullai: Ava eppothum appadithan. Suthi irukkiravaghale santhoshama vechikkanum'nu ninaippa. Ingge sernthu oru varusham irukkum. Aadi anna'than serthukke sonnaghe. Konjom appavi'yum koode. Chinna joke'ku kude appadi sirippa. Ava sirikkarathu parthu, enggalukke sirippu vanthurom. (Chuckled.)

Kathir: Parthene. Dhaadikaarar'ukku eppadi siricha'nu. Ithe mattum Kannan parthirunthan, 10 naalaikku enneye vechi senjiruppan. (Mullai chuckled again.)

Mullai: Kannan'aiyum ivaleyum meet panne vecha eppadi irukkum??

Kathir: Rombe nalla irukkum. Kannan rombe santhosham paduvan. Avan solre mokka comedy'ku inthe ponnu mattumthan sirippa. (Mullai chuckled again.) Athuvum un Arjun annan kude serntha, innum super'ah irukkum. (Mullai laughed.)

Mullai: Yen'ge, ippothane inthe ponne parthighe. Athukulle ippadi pese arambichittighe. (KM chuckled seeing each other. Sivanya who was talking with the staff looked at KM and smiled to herself.)

Sivanya: Akka ithu varaikum yaar kudeyum ippadi sirichi pesi parthathilleye. Peru Kathir'nu sonnangge. Aana avunggalukku Kathir annan yaaru'nu sollaleye. Paravale Akila akka illei Malar akka kitte ketu terinjippom.

Night at Mullai's House

Arjun already left to the airport after having dinner. VP will be coming back late as they are having an important surgery.

Murugan: Rombe neram aachi. Vinay thambi'ye kootitu vara pone Arjun innum kaanom. Malaru, Arjun'ku phone panni keluma. (Malar nods and calls Arjun. She ends the call after speaking to him.)

Malar: Appa, flight ippothan land aanucha. Eppadiyo varathukku late aaguma, nammale mothe padukke sollittaru.

Parvathy: Vinay thambi'ye parthuttu poyi thoonggalam'nu nenechen.

Akila: Vinay ingge thanama irukke poraru. Naalaikku pesikkalam. Neeyum appa'vum poyi padungge.

Mullai: Vendum'na Vinay vanthuttone, naan unggale vanthu eluppi viduren.

Parvathy: Sari, ma. Vinay vanthuttone enneye eluppi vidu. (Mullai nods.)

Murugan: Naanum poyi padukkuren. Arjun vanthuttone kupidungge. (MAMul nod. MuPar left to their room.)

Akila: (looked at JM and KKan) Neenggalum poyi padungge. Naangge 3 perum avungge vara varaikum inggeye paduthukkirom.

Jeeva: Paravale, ma. Naanggalum ungge kude inggeye irukkom. (All of them sit at the living room and chat about random things. It's already 1 a.m when they heard the main gate being opened and two cars entered inside.)

Mullai: Annan'um aththans'um sernthu vanthirukkaghe pole. (She went and opened the door followed by others.)

Arjun: Enna yaarum innum thoonggalaya?? (He asked while taking the luggage from the bonnet.)

Akila: Nee eppo varuvenu wait pannittu irunthom. Vinay engga??

Vinay: Ingge irukken, anni. Kai kaal wash pannittu vanthudren. (He walked towards them after washing his hands and legs.) Hi, annis!!

MAMul: Hi!!

Malar: Eppadi irukkingge, Vinay??

Vinay: I'm good, anni. Neenggellam eppadi irukkingge.

Mullai: Naanggalum nalla irukkom. Ulle vaangge.

Vinay: Luggage eduthuttu varen, anni. (He turned and saw Arjun was taking his luggages.) Mama, vidungge naan eduthukkiren. It's heavy you know!!

Arjun: Paravale, Vinay. Rombe neram travel panni tired'ah iruppingge. Neengge ulle pongge. Naan eduthuttu varen.

Vetri: Vinay, neengge ulle pongge. Naangge parthukkirom.

Malar: Athan solranggale. Neengge vaangge ulle. (MAMul take him inside.)

Akila: Traveling eppadi irunthuchi, Vinay??

Vinay: So tiring. Athuvum interchange flight vere. Semma tired.

Jeeva: Tea coffee ethavathu saapidringgala??

Vinay: No, thanks. Naan tea coffee kudikke maaten.

Malar: Mama, avaru teetotaler. Thanni mattumthan kudipparu.

Kannan: Thanni mattuma?? Oooh!! (Vinay looks at him confusingly. ArVP entered bringing the luggages.)

Pugazh: Kanna, nee ninaikkire thanni illei, da. Verum thanni. (Kathir slaps Kannan's head.)

Kathir: Yenda ippadi maanathai vaanggure??

Mullai: Adikathiye. Paavam. Vinay, naan thanni eduthuttu varen. (Vinay nods.)

Arjun: Vinay, ivunggellam engga relatives. Ithu Jeeva, ivungge Meena, Jeeva'ode wife. Ivungge rendu perum Jeeva'ode brothers, Kathir, Kannan. (Vinay smiles and greets them which they reciprocates. He could feel some sort of connection towards Kathir. Mullai returns and hands over a glass of water to Vinay.)

Vinay: Thanks, anni. (He takes a sip of the water.) Aththaiyum mama'vum thoonggittanggala??

Akila: Aama. Irungge naan appa amma've kootitu varen.

Vinay: Paravale, anni. Avungge thoonggattum. Ethukku disturb pannikittu?? Naalaikku pesikkalam.

Akila: Ayoyo!! Amma eluppi vide sonnangge. Illei naalaikku enneye undu illei'nu panniruvangge. (She went and woke MuPar up. MuPar come to the living room. Vinay took blessings from them and hugged them.)

Parvathy: Eppadi mappillai irukkingge??

Vinay: Nalla irukken, athai.

Murugan: Appa amma nalla irukkanggala?? Yen avungge varale??

Vinay: Nalla irukkangge, mama. Avunggalukku visa problem. Athan vara mudiyale.

Parvathy: Sari. Ethavathu saapiduringgala??

Vinay: Illei, aththai. Naan flight'leye saapitten.

Murugan: Sari, mappilai. Neengge poyi thoonggungge. Rombe asathiya vanthiruppingge. Unggalukku room ready panniyachu. Arjun, mappillai'ye kootitu po, pa.

Vinay: Arjun mama, if you don't mind, naan ungge kude ungge room'eh share pannikkalama?? Eppothum thaniya thoonggirena, athan inggeyavathu….

Arjun: No problem, Vinay. Ethukku ithe ketukittu?? Vaangge namma room'ku polam. (He said hugging Vinay's shoulder.)

Vinay: Thanks, mama. Good night, everyone. Kaalaile pesalam. (He left with Arjun. Others too retired to their respective rooms.)

Next Morning

Mullai was getting ready in her room when someone knocked her room door. She opened the door and saw Kathir was standing there.

Mullai: Good morning, dhaadikaarare.

Kathir: Good morning. Thontharavu pannittena??

Mullai: Illeingge. Office'ku kilambittu irukken. Sari, neengge mothe ulle vaangge. (Kathir entered inside leaving the door open.) Enna thidirnu room'ku vanthurukighe??

Kathir: Athu innaikki….. (Mullai's mobile rang.)

Mullai: Oru nimisham. (Kathir nodded. She answeres the call while stuffing some things inside her handbag. Kathir looked around the room and his eyes fixed on a small photo frame which was having Karthik's photo beside Mullai's bed. He took the frame and looked at it. He felt bad for Karthik who has lost his life in very young age. He mentally cursed the destiny for playing cruelly in Karthik and Mullai's life. He caressed his chest and about to keep the frame back on the place but it slipped from his hand and fell on the floor breaking into pieces. Mullai is startled hearing the sound and turned to see. She was shocked to see her Karthik's photo is broken. Kathir looked at her in guilt.)

Kathir: Athu…. Mullai….. athu….. kai thavari…..

Mullai: (shouts angrily) Unggale yaaru athe edukke sonnathu?? (Kathir is shocked to see this side of her. He has never seen in this anger.) Neengge ethukku ingge vanthighe?? Vantha pesame irukke vendiyathuthane. Ethukke ennode things'eh edukkiriye??

Arjun's Room

Vinay: Mama, ungge kitte onnu pesanum.

Arjun: Sollungge, Vinay. (Vinay is about to say something when they heard a loud voice.)

Vinay: Mullai anni thane?? (Arjun nodded feeling confused.) Yen ippadi kathurangge??

Arjun: Teriyale. Vaangge poyi paakalam.

ArVin rushed to Mullai's room followed by VM, PA and JMKan. They are shocked to see Mullai is shouting at Kathir.

Mullai: Neengge ethukku ennode things'le kai vechighe?? Inthe photo enakku evvalavo mukkiyam teriyuma?? Ippadi potu odaichittighale!! (They looked at the shattered glass pieces on the floor. Mullai continued shouting at Kathir while he just kept quiet putting his head down.)

Arjun: Mullai, enna ma ippadi pesure?? Kathir enna terinja panninaru?? Kai thavari vilunthirukkum.

Jeeva: Dei Kathiru, gavanama irunthirukkalame da. (Kathir looked at him in guilt. Kathir went towards Mullai.)

Kathir: Sorry'ngge. Naan ingge vanthirukkave kudathu. (He left the room. JMKan followed him.)

Akila: Nee panninathu thappu, Mullai. Ithe unkitternthu naan sathiyama ethir paakale.

Vinay: Mullai anni, odenjathu kannadi mattumthan. Photo'ku ethuvum aagale. (He takes the photo from the floor and showed to Mullai. Mullai left from there.) Mullai anni'ku ivvalavo kovam varum'nu enakku innaikki than teriyum.

Vetri: Enggalukkum innaikki thaan teriyum. Malar, thodappam eduthuttu vaa. Ithe kooti alliralam. (Malar nodded and left from there.)

At the Lawn

Jeeva: Nee ethukku da anthe photo've eduthe??

Kathir: Paakurathukku eduthen, ne. Rombe kashtama irunthuchi avughe rendu pereyum ninacha. Keele vekke ponen. Athu vilunthu odeyum'nu enakku engga teriyum??

Jeeva: Ithu mattum vakkanaiya pesu.

Kannan: Karma is a boomerang'nu summava sonnaghe!!

Kathir: Appadina??

Kannan: Namma oruthavaghalukku pannina, athu thirumbavum namma kitte varumam.

Meena: Kathir Mullai'ye ennada panninaru??

Kannan: Annaikki nee Mullai anni'ye thittinele, avughe etho ketaghe'nu. (Kathir recalled him scolding her when she asked has anyone proposed him to get married.) Nyabagam vanthucha?? (Kathir nodded.) Athan innaikki avughe unneye thittittaghe. Theveithan unakku. (Kathir glared at him.)

Meena: Dei, Kathir enna terinja odecharu?? Teriyama vilunthu odenjiruchi. (Kannan touched the rudraksh which Kathir is wearing on his neck.)

Kannan: Ithe naan teriyama pichittena enna pannuve??

Kathir: Aranjiruven parthukke anthe mathiri ethavathu panninena!!

Kannan: Unakku vantha ratham, Mullai anni'ku vantha thakkali chutney'ah?? Ithe mathirithane Mullai anni'ku irunthirukkum. (Kathir thought for a while. They saw Mullai is coming there. She got inside the car and drove from there. Kathir regretted for breaking the frame. Vinay came there.)

Vinay: Sorry, brother.

Kathir: Neengge ethukku sorry solrighe.

Vinay: En annan'ode photo odeichathukku'thaan Mullai anni unggale thittittangge. Athan.

Kathir: Illei'ngge. Thappu en mele thaan. Naan konjom gavanama irunthirukkanum.

Vinay: Anni ivvalavo kovam paduvangge'nu naan neneche paakale. (Kannan is about to say something but Jeeva stopped him.)

Jeeva: Nee enggalukku class eduthathe pothum, da. Ivaru paavam vitturu. (Vinay is confused.) Athu onnum illei, Vinay. Kannan'ku Mullai mele thani paasam. Mullai ethu panninalum sari'nu thaan solluvaan. Appadi oru support. Ippo kude Kathir melethaan thappu'nu class'eh eduthuttan. (Vinay smiled. Malar came there with Akila.)

Malar: Mullai appadi pesinathukku rombe sorry, Kathir.

Akila: Ava appadi pesuva'nu naangge yaarume ethir paakale.

Kathir: Ennangge?? Ellam vanthu enkitte sorry kekkurighe. (MA smiled at him.)

Kannan: Innum 3 peru varangge. (They saw ArVP coming towards them.)

ArVP: Sorry, Kathir. (All of them laughed while ArVP looked confusingly at each other.)

Arjun: Ethukku sirikkiringge??

Jeeva: Aalu aalukku vanthu sorry kekkirighale athan sirichom.

Vetri: Kathir upset'ah irupparu'nu pesalam'nu vanthom. So, Kathir neengge ok thane??

Pugazh: Mullai pesinathu manasule ethuvum vechikkathingge. Ava appadi pesure aale kidayathu.

Kathir: Illei, paravale. Neengge varutha padathighe.

Arjun: Vinay, enkitte etho pesanum'nu sonninggale. Enna vishayama??

Vinay: Athe naan appurom solluren, mama. Malar anni, naan ungge cafe'ku varalama??

Malar: Sure. Vaangge, Vinay. Puthu recipe ethavathu iruntha enakku solli kudungge.

Vinay: Definitely. 3 latest recipes irukku. (Malar smiled excitingly.) Appurom innaikki evening naanthan snacks seiven. Yaarum thadukke kudathu??

Arjun: Sari. Seiyungge. (ArVin, VM and PA left to their respective works.)

Jeeva: (Towards Kathir) Ippo anthe pulleye eppadi samathanam paduthe pore??

Kathir: Theriyale, ne.

Meena: Sari. Aththaiye poyi parthuttu vanthiralam. Appurom enna pannalam'nu yosippom. (Kathir agreed.)

To be continued….