Sollaal Aditha Sundari

Kovam

She wiped them away

Now was not the time

Her love was ill fated but she had promised Chaaru that she will help Ashok's succeed

Ashok was in love with Ira

When he had come to visit in Kaaraikudi he had been sad

He loved Ira..he believed she did too but she refused to come out with it..and had rejected his proposal

Mullai had then simply listened to him

But closer to the bangle ceremony she had realised from Charu that Ashok was increasingly becoming withdrawn

Ira had completely stopped all conversation with him

Chaaru had invited her and she had refused initially

It took quite a bit of cajoling to get her to attend the function

Eppudiyaachum intha function la avangala serthu vechudanumnu paarkkren

En kitta sollittalla naan paarthukkaren Mullai said

Enna panna pora

Namakku thaan theriyum Ashok unakku eppudiyo appudi enakkum annan mathiri thaan nu ..aanaa oor porutha varaikkum mora paiyan..nothing that a little jealousy will not set right

And Mullai had designed this plan not only to bring some happiness into Ashok's life but also to remove herself from Kathir's

And he had taken her bait..her heart wept at this bitter victory

She left the room to see Ashok and Ira deep in conversation

She knew Ira was standing near the door just like she had known that Kathir was standing behind the window..

just a stroke of luck in her otherwise unlucky life

Ore kallula rendu maanga she thought to herself

She let them hash it out and went in search of her parents

Kathir was seated with them ..

Mullai had somehow expected that he would have left already..but to find him still there she was ahocked

He looked dangerously calm

kelambalaamaa he asked

Mullai nodded in a daze

They took their leaves and left

The function was in Trichy and they had travelled by bus

On boarding the bus he sat on the gents side completely ignoring her

Once at home

Inside their room he said

Porumaiyaa kekkaren..enna pandra nee..unmaiya sollu

Ethana vaatti kettaalum ore unmai thaan

Ashok Singapore la irunthu motha moraiyaa vanthaan..aale maarittaan..style ah..nuni naakkula english pesikittu..avvalavu gifts..en manasu avan pakkam saanjuchu..unga kitta irunthu velaga mudivu pannitten.. but thirumba ponathum konjam pechu korainjuduchu..aanaa appappo nadoola varumpothellam enna ella edathukkum car la koottittu suthuvaan..nalla kulukulunnu ac car la..naanum avan mela aasai valarthukkutten..aanaa Chaaru Kalyanathula thaan sonnaan..avan kaathalikkarthu Ira va nnu..naanum velaginen..aanaa ippo Ira ivan kaathala ethukkala ..athaan and she trailed off

Athaan..he prompted her to complete

She stared at him

Appo enna kaathalikkala ?