Anecdotes of Abi and Vetri

TVET - IAS Abiyum Vazhakkaringnar Vetriyum - Part 4a

V: Velilayum athe thanne!

Lib: sari than!  Nee class edukka pore, vaarathula moonu naal library varuvennu sonnanga! Unkooda innum sila perum varuvangannanga! 10vathu books inga irukku! Mathavangalukkkum kaattidu! Pathu nadanthukka! Ozhunga velai senja un jail vasam konjam kashtamillama pogum. Evlo varusham?

V: Rendu varushamne!  Anne! ethachum paper pena, notebook ethuvum kidaikkuma? Letter eppadinne anupparathu?

The librarian tells Vetri informs him of the procedure to send posts  and informs about the audits by jail authorities on the content of the letters. Vetri writes his first letter to Abi asking his sorry for breaking his promises and not being open with her. He asks sorry for choosing gratitude over her and their child. He asks sorry for not being there for her and the child and making her go through punishment for no mistake of her. He writes a separate passage for his child and deposits it for mailing out to SN's house.  Vetri feels a little better after writing the letter. Before starting to read the text books, Vetri finds a book on pregnancy and reads the chapter on the 3rd month of pregnancy.

Later during dinner, Kumar comes to him and with his help, Vetri starts his campaign to enroll more inmates into the class. It's not an easy job and Vetri finds his silver tongue not working with most people. But, this work gives him something to focus on without wallowing in self-pity. That night, he still misses Abi still but he has a small hope that things may turn out to be better.

The next week he writes another letter telling that he is given a second chance in jail and he wants to use it and work hard to be a better man. He writes another passage for the child about his hopes of being a man she can love and respect.  The day after Vetri posts the second letter, he gets information that he has visitors. In the visiting area he finds Poongavanam and Nandhini waiting for him. He picks the intercom and talks to him.

P: (voice breaking) Dei! Eppadi da irukka?

V: Nalla irukkenna! Nee eppadi irukka? Anni pasanga ellam eppadi irukkanga?

P: Dei!  Ennada ippadi pannitta? Enda? Entta oru varthai solla koodathada? Judge ayyattayavathu sollirukkalam illai! Avaru yaarttayum sollirukka maattare? Pillaithaichu ponna ippadi kaivittutiyeda?

V: Anne! Nandhini Anni sonnanangala? Nee avungalai kochukkathenne!

P: Chee poda! Oru varthai solliruntha, naane antha kathiya odaichu potruppeneda? Avan en annan paiyanthan! Ana avan oru visha pambunnu mothalliye enkitta solliruntha naane avanai engayavathu anuppiruppen. Veetula Anni unnai ninaichu azhatha naale illai! Yaarume nee thappu panniruppennu nambalaida! Ana unakku en mela nambikkai illama pochu! Abitta kooda sollaliye da? Nee than usurunnu iruntha pillaikki ippadi pannittiyeda? Enda ippadi nadanthukitta? Ava oore vitte poittale! Naan vena thedattumada?

V: Anne! Venamne! Avalai nimmathiya irukka vidu! Abikku naan pannathu periya drogam thanne! Naan pannathulaye periya paavam ava vazhkaiyai keduthathu thanne! Avlo thappaiyum mannichu ennai ethukittathukku naan periya thandanai koduthutten. Enna seyyarathu? Naan avalai ematharennu ninaichu ennaiye emathikitten. Inga vanthu than ellam puriyuthu!

Nandhini takes the phone.

N: Vetri! Eppadi irukka vetri? Veetula ellarum unnai ninaichu azhuthukittu irukkom. Mama nalla sappidarathu kooda illai! Avaru odainju poittaru! Atthai nadai pinama irukkanaga Vetri! Ennala thanga mudiyalai! Athan ivartta poi ellathayum sollitten. Nee eppadi irukka Vetri?

V: Enakkenna anni! Panna thappa ellam ninaichu pakka oru sandharppam. Abi eppadi irukka? Neenga poi paattheengala?

N: Adhai solla than Vetri vanthen. Abi avunga veettai vittutu poitta! Engannu solla koodathunnu sollirukkalam. Enakku avunga mogatha ellam pakkave koochama irukku Vetri! Naan pesama avungappatta sollidaren Vetri!