Kathir's PoV
Kathir for his part sat looking at the object in his hand realising the quantum of the revelation he was about to make
The last 2 months so much had happened
Kunnakudi was a small town
You eventually got to know who was upto what
And Mullai was his cousin at that
Though the 2 families were not on talking terms someone or the other would share updates about his mama's family
It had been bittersweet to know that she was leaving to Trichy to study college
Sweet because he was happy for her..that she was able to pursue higher studies..something that he hadn't been able to ..
Bitter because..the because he hadn't realised then..the because that he got used to eventually
He was so engrossed in work that he never paused to analyse the because
He knew now
Her absence..her moving out of his league..
Oh even if he realised it then he wouldn't have wanted any less for her
And almost 5 years later when she arrived back in town he felt disappointment
Again he didn't realise it then but now he knew
Trichy la poi padichuttu vantha ponnu nalla getha modern ah iruppaannu paartha chinna vayasula periyavanga pesinaangannu Jeeva maamaa nnu varaa he had thought to himself
Edaila kitta thatta 10 varusham oru pechu vaarthai ille..vaazhkai muzhukka vaazha mudiyumaannu yosikka maatta he thought to himself
Dress kooda paavaadai thaavani..puff vecha kainnu enna iva..nalla thaan irukku..summa solla koodathu..aanaa college ku poda vaangina. Churithar ellam veettula bero la thoongumo
He had been shocked at his train of thought
Mullai enna dress potta unakku enna
Enna da Kathiru ippudi erangitta he mocked himself
He was casual
He never thought anything would come of this fixation of hers
His mom would never agree
But the moment he thought it he felt both relieved and queasy..an uneasy knot formed in his stomach ..and he didn't know why
Whenever she came to the shop or home there was some excitement for sure ..and they always left him feeling very alive
Like those exchanges were a welcome break from monotony ..Kathir's world had shrunk considerably ever since he quit studies..his friends had moved on over the years ..Mullai's entry was a refresher for him..yes they had nasty arguments no doubt..but she always came back with a new topic to irritate him with..it actually appealed to him..though be didn't realise it immediately
He smiled thinking of that day
That day he had yelled at her in front of a shop once for some nasty comments by her friend
But she had started crying..stood pleading with him to stop since people were already staring
Please Kathiru she stood whispering
It was such a hot day and he was already feeling tired and he had been irked..her tears had no effect on him..or so he thought
But later that night he lay brooding
