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Chapter 8 - Naming Ceremony

Yamuna: enna ga Ava namba matanga..

Rajavel: ila irunthalam..

Yamuna: seri vidunga na pesikaran..

Rajavel: Ava kita Ella Sola poraiya?

Yamuna: theva patta..

Rajavel silently looked down.

Yamuna: Vendam ah?

Rajavel: illa.. avuluku therinjuka urima iruku.. ana atha namala soli iruntha vera mari iruku.. ipa... etho nama maraikanum nu ninachu.. vera valima solara mari irukum illa..

Yamuna: athu ella illanga.. Ava ungala romba Nambara.. neenga enna panuvinga pana matinga nu avuluku theriyum... Ella therinja apram uh Ava epavum pola mama nu unga kita vanthu pesuva..

Rajavel: athuku nee avala
Kataya paduthatha... Ava enna mudivu edukaralo atha edukatum.

Yamuna nodded and left upstairs while Rajavel stood there looking at her with a worried face.

Yamuna opened the door and found Maya settled on the little space arranged with the cushions near the window with head leaned back and staring out of the window with a blank and confused face.

Yamuna: Mayu ma..

Maya: ulla vanga athai... she said and sat straight putting her legs down.

Yamuna: enna da panra.. sapda varalaya...

Maya: illa athai.. pasi illa apram saptukaran..

Yamuna: mani 10 da..

Maya: paravala athai.. she said and sat there silently looking down.

Yamuna: innum Kovil la nadanthatha yosichutu irukaiya...

Maya looked at Yamuna dead in eyes and she understood she was in confusion.

Yamuna: un manasula enna oduthunu nala puriyuthu da.. enna kekanum oh kelu..

Maya sighed: Ena tha athai nadakuthu.. Appa Inga irunthu kutitu poi rendavathu naal sonaru.. ini enaikum ah enala Inga vara mudiyathu nu.. anaila irunthu.. yen ethuku nu ethuvuma theriyama enakula potu kolambitu irukan athai.. appa thatha uh ethuma sola matanga.. neengalu yarum Sola matinga.. seri nu nanum vitutan.. ana inaiku yen athai antha aalu apdi solanum... athuku nu na avuru sonatha nambitan artham illa.. enaku en mama va pathi theriyum.. ana antha aalu avalo pesara apa yen mama ethuma pesama amaithiya ninarunu tha enaku purila..

Yamuna: yen na... un Amma eranthathu avuru tha Karanam nu un mama nambararu...

Maya looked at her with wide eyes that reflected her utter shock.

Maya: athai..

Yamuna nodded: Ama.. avuru matum illa.. Un Appa uh thatha uh kuda atha tha nambaranga..

Maya was now totally confused more than she was shocked. She somewhat started to realise things that have always been a secret for her from childhood. She had always wondered why there was a sudden rift in the family when they were a happy family once. She had no idea why her father and her uncle, who had been good friends, turned against. Even though she loved the fact her grandfather was living with them, she had always had a question about what was his anger on his son that made him stay with them. And now she somehow guessed the cause for everything.

Maya: illa athai irukathu.. Mama vu amma epadi irunthanga nu na nerula pathathu illa nalu.. Mama athai mela evalo paasam vechu iruntharu enaku theriyum... Mama kandipa.. amma eranthathu Karanam ah iruka mataru athai.

Yamuna: athu namaku puriyuthu.. ana avunga moonu perukum puriya matinguthu..

Maya frowned before shaking her head in denial.