The book of snippets

5+1 (Hug)

Vetri looks up to see, Maaran looking straight at him and expecting absolutely no arguments.

"Safe from who? Pfft... Adhaan Daniel sethutaane..."

(Daniel is already dead)

"Aama unnakku Daniel mattum dhaan edhiri la? Ivlo varusham sir yaarayume kollala..."

(Yeah right! Because, in all these years, you haven't killed a single soul except for Daniel.)

"I can handle them, all of them. We just killed Daniel for pete's sake."

"We killed Daniel after you planned to kill him and carefully executed it for 10 odd years. Also, even then you almost died."

"So?"

That stunned Maaran before anger filled him, "So? SO?!!!" he shouted.

Oops, Vetri might have hit a nerve. But for some reason Maaran simmered down and sighed.

"Look, you are not exactly a civilian, you've killed people, it's not just the bad men who are after you... it's also the law. Ellarukum un mugam theriyum, yaar venalum pottu kudukalam... nee abscond la irukurathu impossible. It's better you surrender yourself and serve a small sentence."

(Everyone knows you, anyone can identify you. It is impossible for you to stay in abscond.)

Vetri sighed and looked down, all of this was logically and societally right. He loved his freedom though, he always did, no matter what the price. But, he supposes he wouldn't be the only one who is going to pay the price for his freedom this time.
*(*cough* Anu *Cough* Maaran)

So, he relents, he surrenders.

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Thinking back to that, maybe Vetri shouldn't expect a parade. Should he have come here? Maybe? Maybe not? Probably not!!! Great.... he's having second thoughts now!!! Standing in front of his brother's door.

Well at least, he didn't directly come here and the police are also not on his trail anymore.
*(They might or might not be searching for a non existent magic warehouse in Kerala border)

"Oru vaati mudivu pannita en pecha naane keka koodathu so, let's go and let's get it!" Vetri said to himself and knocked the door.

(You shouldn't listen to your own words if you commit once)

As was his luck, it wasn't sweet Amma or the supportive Tara who opened the door. It was the grumpy Maaran.

Vetri smiled and waved, awkwardly.

Maaran surprisingly didn't bite his head off, just looked at him standing there for a while and let him in.

Maaran switches on the light and Vetri notices that there are a lot of papers scattered on the table and the couch has been slept on. Vetri takes this as a cue..

"Yean bro ingaye thoongiriya? Tara veliya thorandhitaala?"

(Bro are you sleeping here itself? Did Tara banish you from the room or something?)