Anbum Aranum Udaiththaayin

En Jeevan

"Eiii, neeum mama kuda sendutu sirikara?", Kathir said rolling his eyes.

She gave a small sigh and continued "Avar sonadhum unmai thana? En nelamai konjam kastam than"

Kathir's face suddenly turned red. He quickly shook his head and shrugging his shoulder said

"Eii...enna pathi unaku seriya theriyala"

"Therinjadhala than solrean", Mullai couldn't control her chuckle.

"Ipadi sirikara alavuku apadi enna panitean naan?", he asked with a frown.

"Onumey panala..", she said shaking her head and making a serious face "Seri adha vidu. Edhuku call panenu sollavey ilayey"

"Nalaiku Amma, Periya anne, anni elam varanga unga veetuku.. Namba kalyanam pathi pesa"

"Eii velayadariya?? Nalaika?"

"Idhula velayada enna iruku? Nethu amma thirumba namba kalyanatha pathi en kita pesinanga. Nanum avanga ista padi sikiram panalamnu solitean. Adhan inaiku mama kita pesitu, nalaiku varalamnu mudivu panni irukanga"

Mullai jaw dropped and she for a moment just blankly stared at the wall in front of her.

"Nalaikey nichiyam panalamnu sonanga. Unga amma than modhala, kalyana naal kurichutu aparam nichiyam eppo panradhunu yosikalamnu solitanga"

Kathir sensed the silence at the other end and panicked a little

"Eii. Enna achu? Enna manichudu. Nethu namba pesinadha vechu than amma kita sonean. Naan venna amma kita pesarean"

"Ayoo iru Kathiru. Apadi elam onum illa. Enga veetla ponnu pakka varanganu solala. Adhan ketadhum konjam adirchi. Mathapadi vera onum illa"

Kathir let out the breath he was holding in relief.
"Avalavu thana? Adhu seri Enamo unna modha dhadava pakka vara mathiri solra ?"

"Apadi illa. Edho oru padhatam. Thappa edhuvum agida kudadhunu"

"Amma, Anna, anni matum thana? Adhu elam onum agadhu"

Still sensing her worries he added " Ponna pudikalanu solida mudiyuma? Illa Unga amma, Adhan en Athai ponnu thara matenu than soliduvangala? Solli than pakatum. Apo Indha kunakudi Kathir yarunu avangaluku puriyum"

Mullai let out a huge chuckle
" Adhu Enna kunakudi Kathir? "

"Pinna? Unga Amma matum epo paaru Pilayarpatti Parvathy nu adaimozhi oda sollikaranga. Yen Enaku ooru ilaya?", he asked with so much determination and Mullai ended up laughing out loud.

"Siri siri. Unga Amma pathu elam naan bayapida maatean inametu"

" Adhayum Pakkalam pakkalam"

"Paaru paaru"
He smiled and added ". Seri...Aparam...", he dragged.

Somehow, he didn't feel like cutting the call and wanted to prolong it. He had missed her and her accepting the wedding has led him with emotions which he couldn't decipher or express.

"Kathiru. Enaku office kelambanum. Aparam pesata?

"Oh seri seri. Pathu po. Poitu message anupu"

"Seri vekarean"

After ending the call, Mullai sat in silence for few minutes. She knew the day would come but was not expecting it to be this soon. She should not be fretting about it, she kept reminding herself. Kathir was everything a girl would want in a husband, and she was the one who choose to marry him soon. He even started respecting her parents just for her. She didn't want her few insecurities be in her way of happiness anymore.