Kathir was shocked on hearing her question......
K(MV):Per eh theriyaama veetla sonnanga nnu nammala marriage pannala iva???
Misunderstanding his silence to be his anger she got nervous instantly...........
M:Apdi enna thappa kettutom?Oru new starting nna first per thaana keppanga....Moreover official name idhaana nra meaningla thaana kettom......Andha details lam namakku theriyaadhe......Adhu kettadhu thappa???Adakadavule....Mulla..Mudhal konal muttrilum konalnnu akka solvaangale.......Startingeh sodhappotiya d?? sutham......N......Naa.........Thappa...........Pch..........sorry........Naa............
Her big grape balls were completely filled with fear.............
Seeing her getting afraid on his mere silence kathir's heart pained on the difference between what he got and what he desired.........
And the pain came out as an irritation in his tone..........
K:Irritated tone Pch........Nee en ma ellathayum unnala nnu nenaikara??
M:Hesitantly Ill.......Illa naa kettadhum.........
K:Apdilam onnumilla........Pch........En peru kathir........Ellarum koopadradhu kekkalaya unakku???He said in a bit irritated and somewhat rude tone scaring her more and more.........
M:Illa........Kettu........chu.........Aana.........Naa.......Kekka.......vandha..........
She was talking letter by letter only to be snapped off by him in the middle.........
K:Mulla.....Modhalla ipdi thikki-thikki pesadha.......Ipdiye pesuna naalaikku thaan pesi mudippa......Come quick and clear............
M:Adhu..........
K:Pch........ennannu solluma.........
M:Naa.........Hmm..........Illa.....Unga per kathirnnu........She paused and lowered her head........He felt something on hearing his name from her.......While she continued.......Per theriyum......Aana idhaan official nameah.....Apdilam matha details theriyaadhu enakku........Adha.....Kekka.......Naa.......she stopped........
She was talking all with hesitance and pauses as it usually will take time for her to get along with new people...........
Its very rare that she gets comfortable easily........
For volunteering to say Hi bye she taked about 3 to 4 days.........
Yeah in kathir's case its different.........
M(MV):Ivughaltta pesa bayama irukku..........Aanalum ivughaltta pesanum nnu thonudhe.....Adiyei mulla enna d aachu unakku??Akka adikadi solra maathiri kirukku pudichu pocha unakku........
En ipdi mindlayum olari veliyavum olarra??
Erkanave avughalukku nammala pudichirkkannu therila.........
Idhula nee vera ipdi olarikitrudha enna d artham??
Oru vela pudikaamaye pochunna??
The mere thought of him disliking her itself sent chills to her spine and she got anxious......
Her hand started shivering unknowingly as if she had seen a lizard........
Her eyes welled-up instantly.........
Kathir was trying hard to assimilate and understand her incoherent speech.......
Thats when he noticed she's getting all nervous and teary-eyed suddenly........
K(MV):Iva ipdi pichu pichu pesuna enakkepdi puriyum??Adhoda......En ipdi nammala paathale nervous aara nnu purilaye...........Seri firstu cool panna try pannuvom............
His left hand automatically reached out for her left hand and gently patted out as a reflex action...........
And he started speaking in soothing muttering tone.............
K:Hey.....Hey.....Relax.......En ipdi nervous aara???
M:............
K:Ok.....Ok.........Relax.......Enna paathale en bayapadra???
M:Naa........naa........thappa...........Unable to say further her eyes welled up more visibly.........
Kathir felt it will be better to question later rather than now...........
K:Ok.....ok.......Naa kekkala edhume........Nee.......hmm.....Edho kettalla......Ahn.......ennoda peru.........Adhu theriyavenaama?????
M:Venum........
K:Kathir thaan ennoda per.......Aana en indha thideer doubtu...........
M:Adhu.........She paused hesitantly.........
K:Thayangama sollu........Nee.........Namma......Nee enkittayum naa unkittayum thaana freeya pesa mudiyum....Apo nee enkitta sonna thaana theriyum.......sollu.........
M:.............
K:Hmm........sollu.............
M:Adhu......Illa renduname irukkum silarukku......Adhaan ketten.........
K:Adhu compulsory illaye........Short-forms irukalam......Perula apdi illaye.........
M:Illa........undu......ennaya en friends barbie koopduvaanga.......Shivanna veetla dolly koopduvaanga.........Veetla papa nnu koopduvaanga.....Apdi ungalayum koopduvaanga thana???
Kathir who hates special nick names gave an irritated glint on the list of special names.........
K:Adhellam kattayam illa.........So enna nee kathirnne koopadlam........He said in a sulked tone.......
M:Aiyayo........
K(MV):Edhu aiyayo va??Dei kathiru avlo kodoorama illaye.......Oru vela chellama koopadnum nnu aasa patrupaalo??Seri ketruvom...........
K:Enna ma???Edhukku aiyayo.......
M:Thappunga..........
K:Illa ma en peru adhaan..............Adhula thappilla.........
M:Ada adhillanga..........Naa apdi koopadradhu thappu..........Adhaan sonnen......Engamma kku therinja adichupudum..........
K:Oh.........He said in a slightly disappointed tone.........Still not wanting to loose hope..........ellathukkum apdiye mathavanga solradha follow pannanum nnu illaye.....Namakku pudicha maathikalame............
Mullai thought for a second and agreed immediately making him happy temporarily though........
M:Amanga......Oru sila habits enkittayum apdi irukku..........
K(MV):Happada suyama sindhichu seyal padra habit um irukku.........Apo nalla yosippa pola...........
K:Apdithaan..........
M:ok nga.......Apo ungalukku vera per eh illaya??
K:Pch.....pch............Illama..........Apdilam peruh vekkardhu enakku..........
Cook:Thambi moreuh??
K:tumbler la nne...........
With that they forgot the conversation and started focussing on lunch...........
while they were talking here huskily Jeeva-Meena also were in their own world of discussing things......
But something very different..........
Me:Dei Jeeva........
J:Enna meena??
Me:Kathirukku mullaya already theriyuma??Ivlo nalla pesikaranga......Sweet ootikaranga.........
J:Adiyei avan kaalaila thaan on thangachiya paathan.........Nee vera.........
Me:Apram epdi da idhellam??Edho thappa irukke..........
J:Ei amaidhiya iru d......avanga mattum illana kalyanam nadandhurkaadhu namakku inneram.......So avangala pathi edhum thappa yosikardha vittutu saapdu.........
With that he ended the conversation and started eating.........
Here.........
Kathir being a fast eater finished his lunch while mullai who eats usually slowly was still having food in her leaf..........
Thats when the cook came to kathir as he was the one who arranged the catering service from karaikudi........
Cook:Kathir thambi........
K:Ahn sollunganne..........
Cook:Looking at mullai hesitantly Ongala koopda koodadhu thaan.......Aana konjam vandheehanna settlement pathi pesalam........En nna moorthy annanukku theriyaadhu paarunga.......
Kathir looked at mullai for a moment.........
K:Neenga ponganne naa varen..........
He then turned towards her..........
K:Nee saaptu mudi namma kelambalam.....Ok ah??
M:Hmm.......Seringa.........
K:Dei kanna............
Ka:Anna........
K:Eyeing mullai Paathukko..........
Ka:Surprised tone Anne.........
K:Enna da??
Ka:Onnumilla nne..........Indha anni vandhadhume namma commando va enna pannahannu therilaye.........Thanna thaane avangavanga gavanichukanum nnu sonna commando ah idhu.......Paah.......Welcome changeuh thaan............
Nodding his head kathir left the spot...........
Kanna sat beside mullai.......
He then called his little partners.........Who were hiding there from "Commando"................
Ka:Sahana, Akash, Kavi.............Ellarum inga vaanga vaanga...........
The kids battalion rushed towards them.......
While kavya sat over mullai, sahana somehow managed to climb over kanna's lap.......
Akash stood in between kanna and mullai.........
Kanna moved aside and gave some space to sit between himself and mullai.......
Everyone were quiet for sometime........
Kanna due to the unusual happenings..........
Mullai due to her basic hesitation to talk.........
Kids as their elders are quiet........
Kanna still chose to take the initiative.........
Ka:Saapadu pudichirkka anni??
M:Hmm.........
S:Neenga epome quiet ah chithi.........
Mullai simply smiled and started eating while kavya answered..........
Kav:Apilam illa kka.......Atha oopeah pesum......Pudusu paata thaan pesadhu......Roomla odipoi olinjukkuvaaha...
M:Pch....Kavi chumma iru......
Kanna understood her hesitation and smiled slightly wondering how her brother will be coping up..........Thats when he remembered his brother's unusual gesture before he left the spot.......
Ka:Anni......
Mullai looked up at him in response.........
Ka:Neengalum mella thaan sapduveehala??
M:Hmm.........
Ka:Ai....Anni hi-fi podunga....Saying this he extended his hand.....She hesitantly put hi-fi with her left hand.........Sahana kept her hand over it.........Akash and kavya did the same as if marking that they are in the same gang...........
S:Chithi super....Naanum kanna chithappaum slow ah thaan saapduvom.....
M:Oh.......
Ka:Amanni.......Naanga mattum namma veetla mella saapduvom......Nalla vela ipo gangla neengalum add aayitinga.....super illa sahi.........
S:Ama chithappa......
Mullai felt somehow with the kids around her hesitation is getting blurred.......
A:Ellam ok mama.........Aana idhellam commando mamakku pudikaadhe......Apo atha jholi epdi lifeuh muzhukka lecture kette mudinjuduma??
M:Commando ah???With a sense of fear Inga yaaru kanna millitaryla irukka???
Kanna understood she mistook his words........
Ka:Aiyo anni.....Tension aagadheeha.......Avan kathirannana thaan apdi solran........
Her eyes still showed some fear..........
Ka:Anni neenga nenaikara maathiri illanni.......Anne konjam lightah rules pesum avlothaan.....So indha nameuh........Inga yaarum militarylam illa.....Padharaadheeha.........
A:Avan lightah va da rules pesaran????
M:Unga anne poi solvaahala kanna???
Mullai's out of the blue question startled kanna at first........
That too lying......The great "Commando"...........
Never ever..........
Ka:Cha cha annanukku poi eh pudikaadhu........en anni thideernu kekkareeha???
M:Illa avughalukku chella per lam illa nnu sonnaha........Aana ipo ipdi oru per neenga solreeha.......Irunga enkitta en poi sonnahannu naa poi kekkaren.......Kavi papa.....Endhiri......
A:Avlo thairiyama unakku???Vaaipillaye...........
Ka(MV):aathi indhanni bayandhavahannu ivugha veetla sonnahale......Ipo Jhansi rani maathiri fight panna poraaha.......
Ka:Anniyanniyanniyanni......Irunga.......en imbuttu vegam??
M:Ada vegamum illa sogamum illa.....Saaptu mudichutten......Kaiya kaaya vecha amma thittuvaaha....Adhaan....Apram ungannatta thaana epdiyum ponum.......Apo kettukka vendithaan.......
Kanna smiled slightly at her words parallelly worrying about her life with his commando brother.............
While mullai continued.........
M:So naa poi kekkaren.........
Ka:Anni indha saapadu podhuma??
M:Podhum kanna.......Idhukku mela tummy accept pannadhu........
Ka:smiling widely Anni neenga sahi maathiri pesareeha.........
M:Idhu enakku compliment ah illa kindal ah????
Ka:Naa compliment thaan kuduppen.....Commando thaan lecture kudupaaru.........Ada anni complimentuh.........
M:Apo thaaaanxxxxxx......seri nagarunga naa ponum.....
Kanna then only realised the seriousness......
He gave an alarming look to his fellow companions.......
Ka:Anni.....Hand-wash ok......Aana annatta en kekkanum??
M:Pinna chella per vechutte illannu sonna??
Ka:Aiyo anni idhu chella perum illa kulla perum illa.....Secret name.......Commando kku ipdi oru per irukardhu commando kke theriyaadhu......Idha kettu engala korthu vidadheeha.......apram 4 naal lecture 8 naal advise 20 naal "No-Talk" punishment kedaikkum enakkidhu thevaya????
M:Adapaavigala.....Idhellam thappu.........
S:Chithi adhellam vidunga.....Commando chithappa kku idhu theriya koodadhu......Namma secret idhu ok ah???
She extended her hands lower the table as a promise........
Mullai thought for some moment and caught hold of it using her left hand with a smile ofcourse.......
The others placed their hands over it as a sign of their unison........
While all these things are happening here the elders were involved in other works........
Lakshmi amma as soon as she got mullai and made her eat with kathir she left the spot as she was not ready to see Jeeva-Meena pair sitting over there........
Dhanam went to check out with other guests while moorthy went for settlement works......
Jega and kasthuri were with murugan and family coaxing them to have some food showing mullai and kathir's happy lunch.............
While Karpagam was giving food to all the kids along with kanna.......When the kids left to mullai she had her lunch with murugan and family............
Post-lunch lakshmi amma and karpagam were talking and giving hope to murugan's family members regarding mullai's happy life..........
Pugazh went to see to the vehicle arrangements that is about to take mullai to her in-laws house........
And of course arrange a new vehicle to his other sister too despite being angry...........
Kathir came towards mullai post doing catering settlement..............
The kids slowly escaped the spot.........
While kathir's friends came towards the couple........
Re:Machaan........
K:Hmmm............
Re:Kelambarom da naanga........
Kathir too understood how they may be feeling.....
so he chose to let them go.........
K:Seri da......Aprama paathukalam........
Sh:Bye machan.........Dolly.......Saying this he bited his tongue seeing kathir's face........
M:Anna.......
Sh:Anne kelambaren ma.......Mythi seri aanadhum onna paaka varuva.....Ok ah??
M:Hmm ok nna..........
Re:Varen ma.........
M:Neenga??
Re:Dho un purushanoda frienduh ma.....
M:Oh.......Serinna........
Sh:Bye dolly........
M:Tata nna........
With that they both hugged kathir simultanoeusly and muttered a "Sorry" on his ears and left the spot.......
Mullai and kathir were left alone.........
The vehicle arrived.........
And the time for mullai to bid "Good-bye" to her family arrived.........
Meena all the while stood as a silent witness for everything happening around her partly feeling sad partly going mad for and on her situation..........
Mullai's eyes automatically welled-up seeing the tears in her family's eyes.......
Even the little kavya started crying sensing the tension there........
Akila was hugging her younger daughter.........
Ka(MV):Rightu sentiment sceneuh......Commando indha sentimentai unarvaara??Illai lecture tharuvaara???Poruthirndhu paarpom........Idhu ungal Neeya??Naana??
It was murugan who came towards the couple at first.......
Mu:papa........
Mullai leaned on his shoulder and started crying........
Mu:Papa.....Azha koodadhu ma......onakku oru azhagana vaazhka kedachurkku.....Edhunaalum maapla pecha kelu seriya???
These words that murugan said startled kathir.........And her response for the same startled him more............
M:Serippa........
With that murugan turned towards kathir.......
Mu:Maapla........
K:Ahn.........Hmm........
Mu:Papava bathrama paathukonga maapla........Ava konjam vevaram illadha chinna pulla........paathukonga maapla.......
A:Konjama?????
K:Hmm.......Seringa......Mmmm...Mama.......
Mu:Sandhosham maapla........
K:Mama.......
Mu:Sollunga maapla.......
K:Enna per solliye koopadlame........
Mu:Illa maapla adhu mariyaadha illa.......Neenga enga veetu mahalakshmi oda purushan......Apdilam mariyaadha illama pesa mudiyaadhu.........
With that patting mullai's cheek he left.......
Then parvathy came towards mullai and hugged her.....
P:Mulla.....Bathrama iru ma......Onnayum maaplayayum jaakardhaya paathukko.....Konjanaal eduthu maaplaya purinjukka muyarchi pannu ma.......
M:Serimma........
P:Unnoda vaaluthanathellam moota katti vechuttu amaidhiya irukkanum.........
M:Ok ma.......
P:Mulla.....
M:Maa...........
P:Nee sandaye poda maatta nnu theriyum......Irundhaalum solren......Maaplayoda sanda podadha mma...........
M:Ok ma.......
With that parvathy hugged her more tighter........
Mullai too hugged her with tears.......
P:Maapla.......
K:Ivangaluma??Ahn.........
P:Mulla konjam bayandha subavam ullava.....Avala konjam bathrama paathukonga maapla.......
A:Idhuvum konjama???
K:Sutham........Seringa........atha.........
With that parvathy left and came pugazh........
Pu:Papa........He started in a teary tone......
Mullai cried more and more harder and leaned on his shoulder..........
M:Anna..........
Pu:Papa.......Annana mannichuruma......
M:Anna..........
Pu:Naa pesidren papa.......Onakku oru romba nalla vaazhka amanjurkku.......Aana adhu imbutu kozhappathoda amaya anne thaan ma kaaranam.......Indha annana mannichuruma.......
M:Anne.......Ipdilam pesadha......enakku.......Azhuga.......vardhu.......
Pu:Pesala papa.......Naa mannippu kekkala.......Nee azhadha seriya???
M:Hmm.......
Pu:Papa....Bathrama iru.....Veetla periyavaha solradha kelu......Enna prechana naalum annatta sollu......
M:Serinne........
Pu:Maapla.........
K:Ivaruma......Sollunga.......
Pu:Papa konjam chellama valandha ponnu...........Adhanaala.....
A:Konjama da????
K:Kavalapadaadhinga........Naa ennala mudinja vara nalla paathukaren nga.........Kathir spoke even before he completes as he knew what will be his statement........
Pu:Romba thanks maapla.........
With that he left. with a sense of contentment......
Kavya wriggled from her mother's hold and rushed towards kathir......
She then scratched kathir's fingers and gained his attention........
Kathir looked down......
Kav:Thookku mama.......
Kathir who have never lifted any kid post they start walking lifted kavya unable to deny her request.........
All these were witnessed by his own family with a sense of surprise.............
Kav:Engathaya nalla paattupiya??
Kathir despite all his control smiled slightly......
K:Hmm.......Paathuppen.......
Kav:Paatukalana.....indha daddyah pudichu yiyuppen.........Saying this she pinched his beard..........
Kathir said nothing but simply smiled at the kid's cuteness..........
A:Angrily Ei........Enna idhu mariyadha illama??
I:Akila ava kozhandha........
A:Maa....avaru maapla...Enga ponnoda husband.......Ei kavya......Keezha erangu d.........
R:Akila amaidhiya kuda sollalam idha.........
A:Appa naa........
K:vidunga......Naa thappa nenaikala.....To the kid....Kavya thaana unga peru??
Kav:hmm.......hmm.........hmm............
K:Naa bathrama paathukaren unga athaya........
Kav:Extending her little finger Pinky promise.........
Kathir felt different in all these behaviour..........
He unknowingly extended his little finger towards that kid..........
Feeling happy kavi gave a kiss on his beardy cheek which is also an altogether new sensation to him.........
His family all the while was looking at him in "Awe"........
Sahana gently pinched kanna......
Ka:Aah......en d kilra????
S:Idhu chithappava???
Ka:Adhaan d enakkum purila......biological reaction kuda nadakkala adhukulla epdi indha chemical change commando kitta??
Sahana gave a confused look as she was not able to understand the double-meaning it had........
S:Enna chithappa olarra??
Ka:Aathi......Onnumilla kuttyma....vedikka paaru...........escapeuh da saami........
Kavya then leaned towards mullai and kissed her cheek despite being in kathir's arms.......
Mullai accepted her kiss and hugged her thereby partly hugging his hand.......
Kathir felt a sense of shock............
The photographer captured all these beautiful moments in his camera..............
With that kavya wriggled off kathir's hold and went towards her grandparents.........
Silence prevailed......
all the while akila was too quiet....
she then neared mullai with her usual bold steps and hugged her.........
Mullai was crying hugging her..........
akila too was shedding tears only on the agony of sending her off to other family, not on the confusion whether her life will be happy or not.........
for some unknown reasons she firmly beleived kathir is perfect man for her kid.........
When the tears got reduced akila left mullai.......
she then looked at kathir.........
A:Ungakitta naa konjam thaniya pesalama????
This open unexpected questions startled others........
Kathir nodded his head simply and both went in........
Mullai was standing there surrounded by her family..........
Akila and kathir stood there quiet for sometime.........
K:Enkitta enna pesanum???
A:Hesitantly Unga kudumbam othumaikku per ponavanga.........
Mentioning of their family pride made kathir stiffen with irritation owing to the anger he has on his elders now........
K:Amathaan....Adhukku ipo enna???
A:Maapla........
K:Pch.....Please neengalaadhu enna kathir nnu koopdunga.........Enakku ipdi koopta thaan pidikkum........
A:Sutham......Namma papa thalayaala thanni kudichaalum ipdi koopda maatta..........Aana......Paravaalla....Namma pesa vandhadha pesiduvom....Meedhilam ava paadu........Seri kathir.....Naa uruvula ungalukku akka......Vayasum ungaloda adhigam thaan..........Venumna neenga apdi koopadlam.....Adhavadhu neenga virumbuna......Compulsion illa.........
K:Hmm..........Idhaan sollanuma??
A:Illa.......Adhu..........she paused hesitantly........
K:Thayangaama sollunga......
A:Neenga romba othuma thaan..........Aana..........Kudumbatha pirikka nenachu ipdi naa sollala.......thappa nenaikaadhinga....Adhu........She again paused hesitantly...
K:Losing his patience Enna thaan sollavaringa???
A:Oru konja naal........Mullayoda neenga dhayavu senju thaniya irupingala???Please..........
Akila finally said out what she wanted to........
Kathir stood there surprised on this request........
K:En....Mulla joint family la irukka maatala??Looking sharply he asked the question as if he will read akila's whole mind on one look.........
A:Illalla.......Avala dhayavu senju thappa nenaikaadhinga.......avale anga thaan irukanum nnu nenappa....Avalaala thaniyallam irukka mudiyaadhu..Aana........Avalukku adhu nalladhilla........Muzhusa ava unga wife ah aaravarikkum konjam please irukka mudiyuma???
K:En already ava ennoda wife thaana???He probed more..........
Akila understood kathir is poking her wantedly to get the reason behind her words........
A:Ama ava unga wife thaan........Ava manasula endha salanamum illa.......Solla pona adhirchi kuda illa........Naane aacharya padra alavukku ava ungakaiyala thaali vaangum bodhu avlo amaidhiya irundha.........Ipo ungakuda nikkumbodhu avlo sandhoshama irukka.........
These words made kathir feel proud despite his control..........
While akila continued........
A:Aana ungalukkum avalukkum neraya understanding varanum......Adhu Meena.........she paused and took a deep breath............Pch........Neraya per irundha misunderstanding vara chance irukku........Neenga mattum nna purinjukka correct ah irukkum.......Adhaan solren...Please......Mudinja try pannunga........
K:Hmm.........Paakaren...........
A:Romba thanks.......
K:Vera edhum sollanuma???
A:Illanga......Neenga enga papava nalla paathupingannu enakku theriyum.....So vera edhum solla vendam.........
K:Hmm..........Vaanga polam........
With that they both left......
Kathir went and stood beside mullai and akila with her family........
They all moved forward towards the vehicle.........
Mullai and kathir boarded the decorated car meant for bride and groom.........
An instant jealousy surged within meena as she wont be getting decorated car.......
But......
She doesn't know poor pugazh as a doting brother tried to decorate that too but was not able to as he said that in neck of the moment........
The vehicle left.......
Meena and Jeeva too boarded the vehicle arranged for them.......
But not before pugazh muttering in Jeeva's ear as "Kovame pattalum avalum en thangachi........Avalukku edhaachum prechana vandhudhu.......Mavane........Kola panna kooda thayanga maaten........Po ipo..........."
They were followed by other members of PS family in their cars heading towards a new life with newly married couples........
TBC.............