Moorthy and Dhanam had been distracted understandably

What with the 2 babies and all

But 3 months after her son's birth Dhanam had tried talking to Meena as well

It was her idea to put Sadhana in play school when she turned 2

Ey rendarai vayasu kozhanthaikku yen achool ellam Moorthy had said

Anuppanum maamaa she was adamant

Seri naan enna ethu visaarikkren

Athellam venaam maamaa..intha School la podunga she said handing him a pamphlet of the playschool Meena worked in

Moorthy understood then and put Sadhana there immediately

Husband and wife started coming up with excuses to send Jeeva to drop and pick up the child

But the more Jeeva went the more doleful he started looking

And one day Dhanam lamented to Mullai

Mudiyale Mullai ithukku mela enna pannannum theriyale Dhanam said

Seri aagum ka

Maamaa jeeva kitta vera kalyanam appudi kooda pesinaaru aanaa Jeeva udainju azhuthathu paarthu patharittom ..Kathir illaathathu vera periya prachanai..avana katti pudichu oeu paadu azhuthuttaannaa konjam thelinjuduvaan..

Mullai sat an idea forming in her head

Akka enakku oru yosanai

Ennathu

Jeeva mamaa kku en kooda nichayam

Ethu

Naan thaan Jeeva maamaa paithiyam aache

Mullai Dhanam said looking contrite

Ada Akka ..ippudi oru shock treatment kudutha thaan Meena vazhikku varuvaanga Mullai smiled

Ithu seriya varumaa

Kaasaa panamaa try pannuvom Mullai smiled
Ippo vaanga athai kitta pesalaam

They had spoken to Lakshmi

Athai ithu fail aagalaam..Meena kovama pesalaam..aanaa namma Jeeva maamaa kaaga ithe pannanum

Yen dee en pullai kaaga neenga ellam ivvalavu seyyareenga naan panna maattena..antha Meena va naan paarthathu ille..aanaa seriyaana kutty pattaasu thaan ava Lakshmi amma chuckled

And setting the plan in motion

Mullai stood hands on hips in feont of Meena

Enga Neenga enna thaanga nenaichu kittu irukkeenga

Enna aachu Mullai

Unga veen kovathunaala en vaazhkai kedanumaa

Puriyale

Poruthu poruthu parthu ippo Jeeva kku en kooda kalyanam nu parisam poda thatta thookki kittu varomnu soldraanga

Meena stood silent

Jeeva maamaa kitta poi ketta..aduthu Kathir ku Kalyanam nadakkanum..athu naan en route ah clear panna thaan nu solluthu..enna nalla paarthukkumaam..naaladaivula Kaathal kooda malarum nu ethetho pesuthu..naan enna unga ellar kailayum maattina poo maalaiyaa she wailed

Naan enna pannanum Meena said her voice a whisper

Hmmm..kaathalicheenga thaane..appo neenga kalyanam pannikkonga..ithey mathiri ottaama irunthukkonga..naaladaivula unga kathal marupadiyum uyir peralaam..yaaru kanda Mullai snapped

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