Anecdotes of Abi and Vetri

Sagas of in-laws - Part 10 - I - Surprises Galore

V: Hei! Nee yaaru? En pondatti Abiya enna pannina? Vazhakkama intha mathiri vishayathula oru Chandramukiya agiruppale! Unnai namburen namburenne kelvi keppa? Ippo ennadanna ippadi amaithiya kelvi kekkura? Paapa juram unaku vantuducha chellam?

A: Ippadiye badhil sollama nazhuvinanna naan Chandramukhi illai kalikambal avatharam eduthuduven. Annikku en courtuku porennu ketten! Nee vera case, appuram details solrennu sonna! Nee solratha nambinaa kindal panra! Nambalainna moonji kaattra? Enna thanda seyya solra? Ippo, antha Ins en ippadi sambantha sambantham illama pesuraaru? Erkanave avarukku unnai pidikkaathu! Nee vera puthusa avara ethavathu panniniya?

V: Endi! Enakku ennadi theriyum? Avaru velaila enna prachinaiyo? Avanga veettamma Chandramukhiya maarittangalo ennamo? Endi yaaro ennamo sonna athukkum naan than poruppa? Nee enna anthaala sonniyo? Avartta ethaanum savvaal kivaal vittiya? Antha kaduppula pesinaaro ennamo?

A: Enakku pozhuthu pogalai paaru – chumma poravanga varavangaltta savaal vidarathukku! Nee en kazhuthula thali pottappuram than naan vazhkaila savaal vida arambichathe – athuvum ellam unakkathan – unnai nambithan ella savaalum vitten. Ellathulayum almost jeyichutten. Nee mattum PhD vangitta last savaalum jeyichuduven.

V: Engammatta savaal vittiye?

A: Athu sabatham! Neethan avungaltta panna sathiyatha meeritiye? Appo sabatham cancel ayiduchu! Neeye enkitta flattu! Ungammallam oru mattere illai. Already velila sollalainnalum othukittanga. Seekirame pera kuzhanthai vanthathum matter finish.

V: Sollave illaiye! Kalli!

A: What? No no! nee vera! Athellam onnum illai. Naane oru 6 maasam pottumnu irukken. Athukkulla en velaila naan settle agiduven. Neeyum Bangalorelenthu vanthuduve!

V: Avlo thana? Naan oru tea kudikkara nerathula space-ukke poitten.

A: Thirumbi irangi namma ulagathuku vaa! Sari innikku en sessions courtukku pona?

V: Vida maattiye! Ithukkagave antha Insa konjam gavanikkanum. Naan Vembu saaroda avar frienda paakka ponen. Chennaila velai mudinju avarai drop panninen. Appo neeyum vaa! En friendoda pesalamnu kootittu ponaaru!

A: Antha inspectarukku enna kaduppu un mela? Enkitta vanthu en ippadi pesanum? Jaakkirathaiya iru Vetri! Enakku innum doubta than irukku. Ellam nalla vara samayathula ethanum prachinai panna poraaru! Ethachum panninaarunna naan antha aalai chumma vidamatten. Enda en vazhikku vanthomnu akkiduven.

V: Manushanukku innikithan sani thasai pidichiruchu pola! Paavam than. Avaru keragam! unkkitta maatinaru paaru! Ana onnu! untta mattinappuram avaru en vazhikku varamaattarunnu ninaikkaren! Ulagathula entha court thandanaiyum unnai vida perusa irukkathunnu seekirame purinjupparu manushan! Iyo! Tea kadaila vanthu adikkariye! Annan thappa ninaikka poraru!

A: Veetukku vaa! Anga irukku unakku! Ippo enga ponumnu koopitta?

V: Oru plan change! Unga veetukku nalannikku porom. Athanala unga annikkum Deepthikkum ethavathu vangu! Mathavangalukku vangitten. Sweets palakaram mattum pogumpothu fresha vangalam.

A: Sanikkizhamaiya? Annikka porom? Ethavathu special reasonada? En Sunday polai?

V: Oru special reasonum illai. Thingalannikku rendu perukum velaikku ponum. Athanala romba neram anga iruka mudiyathu. Athanala Sanikkizhamai polamnu sonnen. Avlothan. Ethavathu special irukka enna?

A: Sari vidu! Unnai kattikkittathukku ellam anubavikkanum naan! Sari vaa!

V: Unnai thrupthi padutha inimel oruthar poranthu thandi varanum! Nalla maatinen paaru unta! Adikkathadi! Manam poguthu!

Friday evening

Vetri calls Abi.

V: Ei Pondatti! Naan innikku vara late agum. Hostel pasangolada oru activity irukku. Rathiri sappadu pasangolda messula than. 10-11 mani agidum. Nee saapituttu thoongarathunna thoongidu! Kalaila unga veetukku poganum illai.

A: Oh! Late aguma? Innikku seekiram varuve, senthu saapidalamnu ninaichen! Kattayam pasangaloda saapidanuma?

V: Amamdi! Illaina pasanga emanthuduvanga!

A: Sari vidu! messu sappada? Nallarukkuma? Naan vena saapadu ethachum eduthu vaikkattuma? Illaina nee vanthathum dosai uthi tharattuma?

V: Athellam pathukkalam. Nee onnum eduthu vaikka vendam. Nee sappittutu rest edu, pothum.

Vetri comes home around 11:30 pm. Nandhini opens the door.

V: Thoongittala?

N: Thoongitta. Innikku avalukku velai athikam athoda naanum unga annanum konjam anga ingannu kootittu ponom. Appadiyum 11 mani varaikkum muzhichuttu than iruntha.

V: Sari! Anne! Konjam decorate panna help pannune! Dei Anbu!

An: Ithoda! Naanga ellam ready. Simran kooda konja aarvamathan irukka.

C: Vetri! Enakku naalaikku ethaachum specialla venum sollitten.

V: Kattayam Anni! Ana methuva pesunga! Ava muzhichukkapora. Anni! Paappava ezhuppina parava illaiya?

N: Athan kalailenthu juram illaiye! Oru naalla enna aga poguthu. Ava miss pannitta appuram nalaikku azhuva. Sari mani achu! Nee mela poi avalai kooptittu vaa. Naanga ellarum oru 15 nimishathula inga varom.

Vetri goes up and takes out a few things from his bag.

V: (kisses Abi) En chella pisaasukku pirantha naal vazhthukkal. Ezhunthiru pisaasu! Happy birthday di!

A: haaan! Enna purush ithu! (then realises that he wished her and hugs his neck) nyabagam irukkada? Thank you da! Thank you! Ennada! En birthday pathi ethuvume pesaliyennu romba sogama irunthen. Innikku vera late-a varuven; pasangaloda saapida porennu sonniya! Romba kashtama irunthathu! Ippadi pirantha naala maranthutennu kovamavum irunthathu! Athan akka sona velai ellam izhuthu pottutu senjen. Thank you so much da! Nee eppadi surprise pannuvennu ninaikkave illai da!

V: Innum surprise arambikkave illai! Innikku poora vanthu kitte irukkum paaru! First intha! Ithu pidichurukka paaru?

A: Iyo! Super colourda! Mayil kazhuthu colour! Mysore silk! Softa nalla iruku. Bangalorela vanginiya? Naan ippove kattikkattuma? Hi! Ithu enna perfume?

V: Konjam moochu vidudi! Pudavai unga veetukku porache kattikkoyen! Perfume actualla enakku than gift! Ippo podathe. Athu vera celebration.

A: Appo ippove than podanum.

V: Ei! Irudi! Ippo antha perfume potta enaku moodu maaridum. Muthalla en kooda kizha vaa.

A: Ai! Keezha oru surprise-a? Super Purush! Vaa vaa polam.

Downstairs, everyone is assembled, the hall is decorated and a cake is kept on the coffee table. Everyone wishes Abi and MM kisses her. Abi cuts the cake with MM and they all feed each other. Abi takes blessings from everyone and even Kamala and AN wish her well.

C: Ei Abi! Namma veetula ippadi ellam kondadinathe illai. Ellam unakkagathan first panrom. Adutha maasam enakku varuthu! Athai marakka koodathu enna! Ennanga! Ungalukkum sethu than solren.

An: Dei Vetri! Unakku venumna nee silenta kondada vendiyathu thane da? Ippo paaru unnala enakku kashtam.

A: Anbu Mama! En ippadi solreenga? Akka! Kattayam jollya ethavathu pannalamka. Inimel namma veetula ellar birthdayum, kalyana naalum vitham vithama kondadidalam.

A little later VA in their room.

A: Purush! Thank you da! Romba happya irukuda! Naan ippadillam unkooda santhoshama pirantha naal kondaduvennu ninaiche pakkalai da! Unakkulla ivvalo periya romantic irukkannu theriyama pochu purush!

V: Endi! Nee en birthdayku koduthathai vidava ithu perisu? Athuvum ethuvume ethir paakama enakkaga birthday kondadiniye? Atha mathiri varuma? Athai compare pannina ithu onnume illai di! Ana ithu mattum illai. Innum niraiya irukku! Ippo namma special celebration! athanala costume and perfume change! Seekiram! Don't waste time! Mama is waiting, chellam!

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