Lakshmi amma's words shocked dhanam as she didn't think of any risk for kathir........
D:Avanukku ennatha??
L:With a smile Oruthiya samaalikardhe kashtam......Idhula orey maathiri 3uh peruh........
Kanna kathirukitta paathu nadappan thaan.........
sahana kannava paathu nadakkarava........
Aana mulla...........
Rendu perukkum sethu vechu ava theethuruva.........
Pathakoraikku ivaloda sendhu avangalum avanga iyalbula irukka aaramichuttu kathiroda nelama enna aagumnnu nenachiya??
She said in a playful tone which brought imagination of the "Trio" troubling the tycoon bringing a hearty smile in dhanam's face after a few days of stress.......
D:En atha??
L:Solluma........
D:Avangaloda irundhu irundhu kathir maaramaatana atha????
Lakshmi amma's face darkened.........
L:Avanoda irundhu avanga maaritta?Adhaan ma en bayame.........
Dhanam understood her point........
D:Atha vidunga.....Nalladhu thaan nadakkum......Paathukalam.......
L:Hmm.......serimma..........
With that they both left to carry out other works.....
Whilst in the discussion both failed to notice that the tension among them was reduced........
Afterall, both had a similarity.........
Being a mother...........
Garden........
Kathir instead of taking his wife inside the room, went to garden so as to get some fresh air to cool his temper and to control her tremors...........
Mullai was still in his hold.......
And even kathir was not in his state of cleansate mind.......
When he made her to sit the stone bench of their garden mullai's hold on his hand tightened and she sat there with trembling hands unable to do or even think anything........
No one in their house literally shouted in this tone till then...
Even janarthanan who often fights, fights in mild tone.........
Even meena shouts at times like this.....
But not to her.......
She never dealt with any such senses like this till then......
Her sister's words and his hysteric shout.........
Whatever happened post, mullai didn't get to know.....
It was only his shout and his support that pushed her edges of fear and pulled her from the same edges respectively..........
He was the one who sends shivers to her spines and spreads warmth within her in order to save her from the chillness.....
Kathir.....who was in his own world of irritation noticed her state......
He chose to keep aside his personal feelings and comfort her...........
Taking her trembling hands on his hand and easing the knuckles off gently he called her......
K:Mulla........
Mullai lifted her head up........
K:Edhukku ipo ipdi irukka??
M:Akka.....neenga.......
K:Hmm......Idhukku munna unga veetla yaarum ipdi sandaye pottadhillaya???
M:Ill.......illa..........Enga appamma......Appa........Kathi..........
Seeing her trembling and struggling with words kathir stopped her from talking further......
He continued to caress and ease her hands off unknowingly..........
Mullai's trembles seemed to dissipate........
K:shh......Relax........Vidu.........
M:Hmm........
Both were quiet for sometime.........
with him thinking about the further happenings while mullai was gradually getting relieved from the past mis-happenings.......
Post getting back mullai looked at him who was in deep thoughts.........
M:Ennga........
Kathir turned towards her in response.......
M:Ungalukku imbuttu kovam varumanga???
She asked him directly about his own anger proving her innocence.......
Kathir instead of answering her directly questioned her back......
K:Yaarukku thaan ma kovam varadhu???
M:Enakku varadhungale..............
She said with a sad pout which was too cute to be imagined as sadness.........
Kathir found her irresistable this time........
He left her hands and got up instantly as he got an instant urge to hug her.........
Mullai who sat there puzzled got up with him.......
Kathir noticed this........
K:Nee en endhirikara??
M:Neenga endhiricheehale??
K:Oh.......en munna madam okkara maateehala??
M:Ennga okkara koodadha????
Kathir gave her a confused look.......
K:En ma ipo neethaana endhiricha????
M:Illainga ulla ponumonnu endhirichen.......
K:En thaniya inga okkara maatiya????
Thats when mullai noticed her surroundings.............
Her eyes widened with a sense of surprise.......
She without answering him went towards the plants over there......
Kathir's lips widened with a smirk......
He placing his hands on his pockets moved towards her who just like an enthusiastic kid playing with the wet soil over there.........
M:Ai.......ennga eponga thanni vittaha???
K:Kaalaila epome viduvaaha ma......
M:Ai......adhaan nga superah irukku.......Enakku wet sand na pudikkum romba.......Ai........ennga ingayum mullakodi irukka??
Ennga andha thenna marathula thenga varudha???
Ennga.......ennga.........Ingana veliyavum oru genaru irukka nga.........
Idhulerndha nga thanni viduveeha??
She was asking n number questions to him leaving no gap for him answer........
Kathir who used to get irritated by such continuous questions stood there with a quiet smile seeing her kiddish enthusiasm to play with the sand.......
And this was witnessed by her family who came there in search of mullai post getting relieved from their initial trauma......
Murugan, parvathy, akila and pugazh...........
Though they all agreed to take rest as per kathir's words post reduction of initial palpitations their mind jumped to their kid........
They had the belief kathir will take care..........
Still........
He too was in a emotional state.........
A state of highest anger........
Expecting him to get back and sooth his new wife in an entirely opposite direction seemed to be a way too selfish........
And murugan's family didnt know selfishness.........
So when murugan and akila, worst affected post taking rest for few minutes when wanted to get back to their kid parvathy and pugazh not able to do anything followed them both only to witness her playing with the soil and kathir witnessing the same with a smirk.........
Though felt happy, the thoughtful face of kathir while he was smiling on his wife didnt fail to catch their attention which mullai didnt notice.........
Seeing her play more and more with sand the mother inside akila woke up as she may get allergy because of that.........
Though she knows mullai loves gardens her playing with sand is first time here.......
She being newly married can develop diseases and allergies easily owing to the evil-eyes in the town.........
A famous superstitious belief of course.........
When she put a step forward to stop her kid pugazh caught hold of her and nodded a "no"........
Pu:Ei pogadha.......
A:Yov....ava.......
Pu:Maapla illana vera akila.......Kathir irukaaru anga........Ipdi seiyaadha.......
A:Aana.......
Pu:Venaam......enakku therinju mullaikkum avarukkum kurukka yaaru varadhayum avaru virumbala.........
Onnaya oru vaartha pesitaarunna........
Venaam d.........
A:Yov.......Adhu namma pullaiya.......
Pu:En pullaikku naa thagappanna onakku naa purushan d.........Enakku unnoda gowravamum mukkiyam........
Anga paaru appammave amaidhiya irukaaha.........
Thats when akila noticed the presence of in-laws and moved towards them followed by pugazh......
There mullai who was playing noticed her parents and got up........
Seeing her looks kathir too noticed them and smiled in welcome.........
The family smiled back and moved towards the couple.....
M:Ennga......
K:Ennama??
M:Ammappa annenni thittuvaahala??
K:Iva irukaale.........Enta ketta enakkenna ma theriyum??
M:Naa venna odi poi handwash pannirava???
K:Sutham......sirippu varudhe indha settaikku.........Enma nee handwash pannittu vandha ivanga paathadha erase pannida mudiyuma enna??
M:Amalla.......
K:Vidu thitta maatanga.......
M:Epdi solreeha???
K:Naa irukkum bodhu onnaya thitta maataha.....Aana idha sonna nee melum kelvikeppa.......Hmm.......Anga paaru unga anni evlo tired ah theriyaraaha??So thitta maataha vidu......
Mullai noticed akila's tiredness owing to the function and post-function fights.......
She instantly ran towards her who already neared the couple........
Only to be caught hold of him by her elbow........
K:hey...hey..............
M:ennanga??
K:pch.......mannu kaiyoda kelambariye........unga annikku allergy nnu sonnalla???
His words made the family understand his care.........
Not only for her, but also for the whole family who even remembered akila's tiny allergy that he might be got to know from mullai in his past two days' conversation...........
M:Sorrrrryyyy...........
She searched for water to wash her hand........
Gaining consiousness the others chose to speak........
Mu:saapadlaya maapla??
K:Illa mama......inimethaan......Juice kudichom....Adhaan vayiru pasikkala........
He said casually which earned angry stares from her family to mullai...........
Thats when he remembered what he blurted out.......
Mullai stood there with a cute "I got caught" pout.........
Kathir then only remembered her words........
In order to divert them all..........
K:Saapda polama mulla??
Mullai who was standing there looking at his family and kathir alternatively nodded her head quickly as a means of escapism...........
Family(MV):Sariyana vaalu..........
K:With a smile Vaanga ellarum ulla polam............
And the state of tension dissipated from the spot just like that..........
Mu:Neenga ponga maapla vandhurrom........
K:Seringa mama........Mulla.........
M:Hmm..........
K:Nee variyama illa.............
He paused..........
Mullai looked at her family with a sense of fear........
M: Naa varen.........enakku..........saapadnum..........
With that she rushed inside leaving behind kathir and others with a smile........
K:Naa ulla irukken mama......Neenga vaanga...........
Kathir too went inside with a nod...........
Mu:Pulla ingayum setta pannudhu paathiya parvathy??
P:Sulked tone Pannama.........Neenga kudukkara chellam thaan.........Ipo ipdi vandhurkku.........
Pu:Amma namma papa romba nalla pilla ma.........
A:Same sulked tone Adhukkunnu setta panna kandukaama vitruvaahala???Edho mamiyaru nalla irukka poi pozhacha.......
Mu:Amama......unnoda mamiyar maathiri irundha.......
He paused seeing parvathy's angry stare...........
Akila and pugazh gave a silent chuckle......
P:Enna sirippu???
A:In a smiling tone Onnumilla atha........
Her body shooked while controlling the smile.....
P:In a smiling tone Ei.........vayithula pullaya vechuttu ipdilam kulungaadha.......Sirippu vandha mella adhirama siri d.......
A:Smiling openly Seringatha.........
Pu:Seri vaanga ellarum ulla povom.......
With that the family went inside.........
Kathir and mullai freshing up themselves too came to dining room for food........
While the others too came there.........
Kathir looked at everyone quietly.........
K:Ellarum saapteehala ma??
He asked in a calm tone without any traces of irritation or hatred for the previous incident.........
L:Aachuppa......Neenga 4 per thaan saapadnum........
Thats when he noticed even Jeeva and meena sitting there........
He simply nodded his head and sat eyeing mullai to sit beside him........
Both jeeva and meena were quiet this time........
When they started having their food parvathy came there with her bitter concotion of various "Naattu marundhu" for mullai who had juice earlier that day.........
Mullai made varieties of faces and different angles' of puppy eyes to escape from the concotion that went vain as no one from her house were ready to support her in this........
When she diverted her eyes asking help from people of her in-laws house who were not at all ready to come between the mother-daughter duo..........
Of course, something can't and should never change even after marriages.......
But changes are inevitable.........
Irony of life...........
When her eyes reached her husband who was sitting and having food beside her, controlling his smile he eyed her drink her share quietly........
Mullai pulled up a sulked face.........Nextu weapon..........
Parvathy lost her patience.......
P:Ei........
M:Sulked tone Enna??
P:Kudi d.........
M:Maa......Kasakkum mma.........
P:Andha suiseuh mattum inichuchaakkum???
M:With dreamy eyes Amamma......Sweetah, chillunnu.........Nee samacha ithana varushathula apdi oru juiceah nee pottadhum illa naa kudichadhumilla.......
P:Oho..........Adhukku thaan ipo veppelaila suiseuh potrukken.......Kudi........
Mullai instantly rushed from her dreamland pulling up a sulked face again.........
P:Ei........Ipdi adam pudikaadha.....Kudi nna kudi........
Kathir was not able to control his smiles anymore........
Seeing him smiling mullai pulled up more sulked face.......
M:Ennaya mattum solra??Avughalum thaana kudichaaha????
Kathir's smile widened on hearing this........
Her words and his reaction for the same shocked everyone over there........
P:Vara vara vaai neeludhu d onakku.......
M:Ama....un ponnaache..........
P:Ei.......
She was interuppted in the middle by kathir's sudden words........
K:Naa kudicha madam kudichiruveehala????
M:Startled Ahn......ennanga??
K:Naa kudicha madam kudichiruveehalannu ketten??
M:Enna ipdi kekkaraaha?Kudichiruvaahalo???Idha yaarala kudikka mudiyum??Solli paappom.........Ahn.......ok........
Kathir instantly got the "Kashaayam" from his MIL's hand and had some without any complaints......
Mullai was looking at him with a sense of shock..........
S:Low tone Chithappa........chithi en commandova ipdi paakaraaha??
Ka:Same tone Andha kasappu kodooratha yaaralayum kudikka mudiyaadhunnu anni nenachurpaaha kuttyma.........
Aana namma commando ennatha kuduthaalum digestive systemkku anupchu adha serichuttu thaan maruvela paaparunnu theriyama poche........
Adhaan..........
Vaaya vittutu muzhikkaraha............
And as he said.........
Mullai was muzhiching for the same reason..........
Thinking..........
Indha vaaya vechuttu chumma irundhurkkanumo????
Aana enna panna.......
Vidhi valiyadhu.........
Paaruma made her drink it somehow............
Post their lunch, they all got themselves separated to groups and started chit-chatting on their own..........
While kathir readily joined his friends, mullai got into with her own kiddy party along with mythili, kanna, murugan, akila and pugazh as elders of the team.......
While moorthy and dhanam headed with jega and kasthuri the old ladies got together with each other...........
Jeeva and meena not wanting to disturb the pleasant scenario by talking over and over chose to spend time with each other.......
Talking over and over they all spent quality time with each other relieving the state of tension behind.........
Came the evening........
The close relatives and friends started taking leave sharing pleasantries with each other........
Thats when murugan's family too decided to take a leave......
They all chose to invite the newly wedded couple for "Maruveedu" the next day before leaving.......
With murugan and parvathy standing there as elderly couple invited kathir and mullai......
Kathir with a smile accepted the same along with his wife.........
The family left the spot happily.........
Not before giving an angry stare to meena as she already was giving them a burning stare owing to the Partiality(?) their family show to her and her sister...........
Time further passed quietly with kathir making preparations along with his friends for their new home and mullai learning what are the things to be packed for herself and her husband from sahana and kanna..........
Though kathir likes to pack his things on his own, he chose mullai to let learn all the things for her very own future good.........
Helping her to pack things in the middle, kathir was busy with his phone and accounts as they had to run a brand new separate family..........
Though not a well-off life, kathir didn't want to reduce the basic needs for his little family......
And of course, he had enough money for current semester fees and sahana's school too........
Even if its not needed he wanted to feed his family on his own, not wanting to take help from his actual extended family.........
Anyways...........
The night went well and so as the "Maruveedu" function the next day........
Kathir post their food settled with pugazh and murugan discussing business and putting up his suggestions.......
Pugazh and murugan discussing the pros and cons of current stage along with the added advantages of his suggestions felt really happy as they were getting valuable ideas to go with.......
Even murugan praised kathir's suggestions saying...."Romba nandri maapla.....Indha vazhiyellam vetri adanja thambi seekrame veli naatulerndhu thirumbi vandhuruvan maapla......"
Kathir smiled and extended his hands as support saying "Pudikaadha velaya pugazh panathevaikkaaga seiyanumnnu avasiyam illaye mama.......Adhaan......"
Pu:Kathir......neenga inga appakuda thona iruppeehannu naa nenaikkala.........
K:Pugazh idhu ennoda kadama........Mullayoda appakku naa seiyara kadama...........Neenga seekram varadhu thaan inga kudumbathukku sandhosham.......Thairiyama poitu vaanga.......Ennala aana ella muyarchiyayum inga naa kandippa eduppen......
Assuring him of his support, kathir without much more effort automatically entered their family in a fliff.........
The next day, they moved on to their new home.....
Not wanting to make a big fuss the family celebrated house-warming in a very calm manner and left the new family to stay alone in their own comfort..........
Pugazh started to abroad the following week-end leaving behind his family in pool of tears........
Even the ever-courageous akila shedded silent tears for getting separated from her husband that too in such a stage of her life..........
Anyways........
For her children........
Mullai........Kavi...........And her unborn one.........
The following week exams for kathir, kanna and mullai started making them study keenly without taking or discussing anything serious in their mind.......
Neither kathir nor mullai chose to discuss anything about their life owing to their exams......
Of course he didnt wanted to do that and mullai agreed to that.......
While kanna and mullai always involved in combined studies with sahana sitting along them, kathir who works in their shop as usual came and studied in the midnight........
With kanna and sahana helping him in cooking, mullai learned other household works and chose to do the same.........
Without further troubles........
Life moved as a clear stream..........
until it happened........
TBC..............