The awaited dawn was also a beautiful one just like their previous dusk......
It was as usual kathir who woke up at first.....
Of course somethings will never change.......
Just like his wife's habit of hugging her living teddy........
Yup.....
Mullai on her sleep dived over her very own pillow boundary and moved past it only to hug him by his neck.....
Sensing her weight over him, Kathir opened his eyes with a smile......
K(MV):Vara vara iva nammamela land aagi thoongardhu over aagudhe........Modhalla kaiya katti pudicha....Apram generalah fullah kaiya pottu thoonguna.......Ipo kazhutha kattikittu kaalah thooki mela pottu thoongaraale........Vitta nextu neeye en bednnu eriduvaalo???
Thinking playfully, he chose to get-up but his heart wanted some other play with her......
Smiling playfully, he checked the time whether he can carry out the same......
When he realised that the time is manageable, he chose to wake her up......
K:Mulla......
Mullai didnt even mind to stir a bit......
K:Mulla.......
M:.......
K:Hey mulla.......
M:........
K:nearing her ears in a literal shouting tone Hey watermelon.......
M:Pch......enakku lemon juice......watermelon venaam.........
Came her answer in a sniveling sleepy tone shocking him to the core........
K:Edhu??Adipaavi enna kadaisila juice kadakaarana aakkitaale......ivala.......In a long forgotten stern tone.......Mulla....Wake up.........
M:Hmm........
K:I said mulla wake up come on........
Saying so he shook her shoulder gently......
Realising his tone mullai opened her eyes slowly only to realise that his face is too nearer than usual........
Her breath hitched instantly........
M:Goo.......goo.......goo.......goo.......goo.........
K:in a smiling tone Ennama??Goo ah thaanda maatra??Good morning ah???
Mullai unable to say anything nodded her head as yes........
K:En good morning kuda vaaila varadha alavukku naa onnaya aratti vechurkkena??
He asked faking his anger.......
Mullai got frightened.........
M:Illainga........
She nodded a quick no so as to prove her point.........
K:Apramenna???
M:Adhu........neenga........kitta.........
She said with hesitant pauses unable to say openly.......
Kathir admired the redness of her cheeks.......
Gently caressing her reddened cheeks and taking her breath away again he spoke in a soft tone....
K:Nalla paaru........naana kitta irukken??
Thats when mullai noticed the fact that it was her who had arrested him.......
With a sense of shock mullai got up instantly......
Or......
Tried to do so......
As mullai's "Thaali" was caught up with Kathir's "Rudraksh".........
Kathir who woke up earlier he himself didnt notice this.......
With them getting locked again when mullai fell over him, both looked at each other........
Their eyes started speaking their own language, deciphering which is currently in not their stage of relationship.........
And it was kathir's natural brain, that came out from this pleasant reverie at first........
Sensing him averting his gaze, mullai too averted her gaze........
Kathir then gradually removed the knot her "thaali" and his "Rudraksh" tied then........
With a sense of palpitations, when mullai was about to move away she was stopped by kathir's hand which he placed just then over her hip.......
When mullai opened her eyes widely, Kathir stressed his hold on her hip and made her fall over him more close.......
When she was looking at him with more and more surprise he casually hugged her with other hand and sealed her palpitating lips with his one..........
Mullai felt as if drowning in a sea.......
A sea of pleasance.......
Kathir didnt let her go until both felt a short of breath.........
When mullai laid back over him again, Kathir pushed her hair aside and kissed her forehead......
Mullai was looking at him with a sense of shock.....
Kathir smiled gently on seeing her look.....
K:Enna watermelon......muttakanna muzhichu muzhichu paakaringa pola???
Mullai bowed her head with a shy smile........
moving her aside from him, kathir got up from bed......
K:Nee thoongardhunna thoongu......Naa kulichu ready aayittu onnaya ezhupparen......
M:Startled Thookama??
His surprise kiss made her even forget the fact that there is something called sleep exists......
K:Ama ma thookam......Idhu nee usual ah endhirikkara neramilla.......
M:Illaya??
She asked in a startled tone as she didnt understand his words.......
Kathir thought that she is asking the question as she didnt get out from her sleep properly......
K:Ama ma illa.........So if you want you can sleep.....
Mullai looked around her and him again with a sense of confusion.......
Patting her cheeks gently with a smile he said "Thoongu" and left to fresh himself up..........
Mullai was laying there simply with her eyes wide open unable to get out from the shock of his kiss so early that morning.......
Gradually she came out of the pleasance he created and got up from the bed......
She then started thinking of the moments that happened by then......
M(MV):Nethu I love you sonnaha......adhukulla embuttu mora kattipudichu kiss panraaha........Nammalum onnum sollama edam kudukkarom........
Aana avugha edhayum marachu pannala........
Varikku vari permission kettavaha love panrennu sonnadhum thaana urima eduthukaraaha....
Adhu namakku thappavum therinju tholaya maatengudhu..........
Avughalayum kattupadutha mudiyala.......
Avugha kaikku ponapiragu nammalayum nammalaala.......
She paused her thoughts unable to think further.......
Ofcourse who said she wont have desires.........
But she has not got the maturity to understand everything clean and clear just like him........
M(MV):Avugha ennathaan nenachutrukaaga??Namma manasu namakku therila thaan.......Aana avugha manasu avughalukku puriyum thaana??
Apo Namma manasu kuda namma sollama avughalukku theriyum thaana??
Apram en namba sollanumnnu nenaikaraaha......
Adhoda.......namakku theriya vendiyadhu ennavo irukku......aana adhu namakku therilayonnu thonudhu.......
Imbuttu naal vittutu nethu en thideernu "I love you" sonnaha.........
Akka solluchunnu solli embutto sollrikkom......
Aana apolam vittutu nethu en akkakitta kootitu poi kettaha.......
Apram.......Adhu enna name namakku vechadhu.....
Namakke theriyaadha name......Aana nethu kumaresan appakku therinjurkku.......
En avugha nammala "Dharboosani", "watermelon" ipdilam koopadraaha.......
Ellathukkum mela.......
Her thoughts stopped with reddened cheeks........
Avugha nammala hug panradhu kiss panradhellam en nammalaala stop panna mudila......
En pudichurkka maathiri irukku??
Nammala pathi namakke puriyaadha vishayam avughaluku puriyudhu.....
Apo.....apo......Idhum avughalukku theriyum thaana??Apram en solla maatraha??
Idhellam avughakitta pesanume.......Avughala kekkanume.....
Cha inga ellarodavum illama avughaloda thaniya irundhurndha embuttu nalla irundhurkkum......
Mullai got terribly shocked on her own line of thoughts.......
The budding girl within her instantly turned into a kid owing to her thoughts......
Punching her head on her own.......
Cha ellarodavum irukkardhu velayaadradhu jollyah irukkunnu thaana namma inga vandhom......
Varaila kuda avughalum irundha nalla irukkume nnu thaana nenachom..........
Ipo avughaloda mattum thaniya irukkanumnnu namakku en thonudhu??
Aiyayo.......
Ellarodavum irukkanumnnu thaana namma nenappom........
Thaniya irukkanumnnu thonudhe.......apo namma bad girl aayitoma??
Family venaamnnu nenaikaroma???
Kadavule.........
Her eyes welled up instantly with her very own childish mis-conception about her desire to spend some lone time with her husband...........
Thats when freshing himself up kathir came out only to get shocked on finding her tearing up early in the morning....
K(MV):Namakku madhiyam azhudhaale pudikaadhu......Idhula iva kaalaila....adhum endhirichadhum azharaale.....Enna kaaranama irukkum??Konja neram munna kuda vekkapattu sirichaale.......Ipo enna??
Oruvela endhirichadhum brush pannama kiss panna infection varumnnu ivanga akka bayamuruthirpaahalo........
Adhaan namma panna kissah nenachu azharaalo.......
Irukum da kathiru......Apdithaan irukkum.........
Mathapadi mullai and deep thoughts.......
Cha cha chance illa........
Idhuva thaan irukkum.......
Poi samaadhaanam pannuvom......
K:Mulla.....
Seeing him there, she instantly got up wiping her tears.......
Kathir neared her with steady gait......
Nearing her ear too much, he asked in a soft tone......
K:Onakku maraikka kuda theriyuma??Adhum enkitta.......
Thats it......
Mullai losing herself, leaned on his shoulder and started shedding tears.......
Kathir even without asking for the reason patted her shoulders with all the motherliness he had......
When her sobs reduced, Kathir lifted her face to face him........
K:Ennama aachu??En azhara??
Mullai didnt say anything but shed few more tears.......
K:Pch......sonnathaana theriyum??Ennama aachu??
M:......
K:Mulla...please.......now I am losing my patience......
He said in an irritated tone making her sob louder.......
M:Ahnnnnn.........Ippave thittreeha........Naa sonna ennaya melum thittuveeha.......
K:hukum idhu veraya??Pch illama apdilam thittamaaten.......ennannu sollu.......
M:.......Oonhoon........
K:Pch......solluma.......
M:Adhu.......
K:Hmm.......
M:Adhu vandhu.........
K:Ennannu solluma..........
M:NAa bad girl aayiten.......
K:Whatttt??????
He asked in a shocked shouting tone making her sob more........
M:Paatheehala thittreeha??
K:Bad girlah??Kulikama kiss panna bad girlnnu solli thandhurpaahalo iva akka??Aana kulikama iva en avangala kiss panna pora??Pesama en solrannu ketruvom.....En ma onnaya bad girlnnu sollikara??
M:.........
K:Mulla ennannu sollama ipdilam azha koodadhu......Ennannu solluma.......
M:Adhu vandhu......
K:Inga paaru mulla......marubadiyum vandhu poinnu izhutha naa kadupaayiduven.....Ennannu sattunu sollu......
M:Naa........ongakuda thaniya irukkanumnnu nenachen......
she said with a kiddish cute pout in a low guilty tone.......
Kathir felt like he just experienced a shower of freshly blossomed fragranced flowers......
So happy......
He was a way too happy as mullai too wanted some lone time with him just the way he wanted sometime with her alone.......
But........
The fact just hit his sense that why is she crying for that........
K:Ok idhukku en azhara??
M:Family illama neengalum naanum mattum irukkanumnnu naa nenachen........apo naa bad aayiten thaana??
K:aathi.....Ivalukku ipdilam engerndhu yosana varudho.......Kaalangaathaala kanna kattudhe.....En mulla ipdilam yosikkara???
M:Illanga......Oru mora chinna pullaila appa ennaya veliya azhachuttu ponaaha....Apo aasaya icecream kettennu vaangi thandhaaha........
Veetla yaarukkum vaangittu pola......Appa secret ah vechukko papannu sonnaha......
K:Wait.....Indha velaya paathadhu ongappava illa onga jana appava??
M:Jana appanga......
K:Nenachen.......
M:in a suprised tone ongalukku epdinga theriyum??
K:Onakku mattum special pamperingnna adhu avaraala thaan mudiyum...Ennna nee avarukku romba special......Anyways......mela sollu.......
M:Apo veetukku vandhu secret maintain panna mudiyama fever vandhucha.......Ellarum thittunaahala appava......
Akka enta vandhu nee familyah vittu thaniya saapda nenachalla adhaan onakku punishmentnnu solluchu.........
Thaniya seiya nenaikkardhu bad.....Nee bad girlnnu solluchu......
K:Oh......in a sarcastic tone Thaniya seiya koodadhunnu........
M:Amanga.......
K:Ongakka??
M:Amanga.......
K:Jeevannana kootittu thaniya oru oorukku poga mudila privacy illa......epome kootama irundhu padutharaangannu inga nadandha ragalaillam ivakitta sollirkanum pola amma sollailaye.......sollama vittadhu thappa pochu........Oho so ennoda thaniya spend panna nenaikardhaala nee bad girlnnu onakku neeye title kuduthukkariya??
Mullai nodded a yes.......
Kathir felt an urge to hit his head in wall but controlled himself......
K:Mulla.......
Mullai said nothing but looked at him......
He gently wiped her tears and kissed her cheeks one after another.......
Mullai instantly forgot the fact that she was crying........
M:with a cute pout Ipo naa enga cute ah irukenahm??
K:En nee illaya??
M:Illa..azhudhu azhudhu azhukka irukken......kulikkave illa.....naa cute ah??
Kathir smiled widely on her cuteness..........
K:Nee epome cute thaan.......saying so he pinched her lips making her wince in pain........
M:Valikudhunga......
K:Great....Indha valiyoda nee bad girlnra andha wrong thought ah marandhuranum...
M:Enenenenenenenen?????
K:Edhukku ithana en??
M:Oru flowlanga.......
K:Adhu seri kanneer mattum thaan flowla varumnnu nenachen....idhuvum varudha onakku??
M:with a cute pout En nga???
K:Ipdi cute ah irundha naa epdi you are so cutennu sollama poven??
Asking so he kissed her again on her cheeks so tightly making her completely forget her tears and its reasons........
She stood there quietly with closed eyes........
Kathir kissed her forehead again and wiped her face completely.......
K:Mulla......Oru vishayam mattum nenappula vechukko.....Indha onnoda aasa thappilla.......namma life ah lead panna nammala purinjukka namakku thanima kandippa theva.....
Adhanaala nee aasapattadhu thappilla....
Andha aasa varlanna thaan thappu....
Sollapon....namakke namakkunnu Namma eduthu vekkara first step idhu.....
Idhu innum continue kuda aagum.....
Appavum ipdithaan azhuviya??
He raised her eyebrow questioning her..
She nodded a no.....
K:See ....Namakkana thanimaiya virumbardhu epdi thappagum...
Infact enakkume adhaan aasa......apo ennaya bad boynnu solviya....Hmm????
M:No.....no......she nodded quickly unable to hear something wrong about him even by himself......neenga eppavume good thaan....
K:Apo neeyum good thaan....idhu thappilla.....normal......aasa varlana thaan thappu......So varutha padama poi kulichu ready aagu.....Its already late.....Okah???
M:Hmm seringa.......
K:Now.....go.......quick.......Seekram return varanum......Its getting late already........
M:Oknga......
Saying so mullai left the spot to take bath.......
Kathir with a gentle smile got ready and left the room........
With his usual paper he was sitting in the hall.......
everyone joined there one by one on time with immense tiredness as they all wanted some more sleep.........
Aana commando irukka edathula adhu nadakkuma???
Kumaresan mama as per his usual habit got up early and reached the hall only to be surprised to see the presence of everyone over there......
Kum:Parra......ongalallam ezhuppa pandiyan embuttu paadu paduvan......neraya mora thanniyave kottirken naanu.........appallam epdi kavundhu paduthu thoonguvinga......Innaikku perusulerndhu dho indha kutty pulla varaikkum endhirichu vandhurkeeha.....
Kanna paya vera......saying so when he patted kanna's back forcefully he got out from his sleep shouting naa illa naa thoongalanne muzhichu thaan irukken........
Kanna stopped realising the fact that he is blurting out irrelevant things.....
While moorthy and jeeva chuckled on seeing kanna getting caught, kathir gave him a doubtful angry stare........
Ka(MV):Aathi sikkittiye da kanna........
K:Kanna.......
Ka(MV):Pochu......kaalangaathala neram cherilla......
Ka:Anne........
K:Paperla enna news potrukan sollu paapom.......
Ka:namma kaila enna paper irundhuchu......avasarathula keezha vera pottome........enna newsnnu epdi solven........adhunne.........ellam nethu potta news thaanne.......Escape........
K:Oho.......nethu potta news eh epdi innaikkiya paperla varum?Illa nee pazhaya paper edhum padikkariya??
Ka:Aathi....commando velaya kaattudhe.......Nightu chocolate kuduthadhum sandhosha pattome........adhukku aayusu imbuttu thaana???Cha cha illanne........
K:Apram epdi orey news varum??
Ka:😯😯😯😯.....
K:Seri varudhunne vechukkuvom......nethu enna news padicha???
Ka:.......
K:Hmm sollu kanna.......sports pageah illa editorial ah??Nethu enna padicha???
Ka:Aathi padicha thaana solla........nethu nethu........ahn sportsnne......sports........
K:Oh..........apo innaikkiya main paperla sports news enna nethu pottadhu potrukan??
Asking so he took the paper that fell down near his leg when kanna dropped that........
Kanna gave a "Thiruttumuzhi" in return......
Kumaresan mama himself felt a bad on seeing kanna's state......
K:Kaalaila endhirichu kaasukku keda newspaper vaangi adha padi knowledge valathukkonnu onakku advise panni okkara vechu padikka vecha thookam varudhilla onakku???Onnayellam enna seiyalam??Hmm??
He asked in a terribly angry tone.....
While kanna was sitting there quietly, kumaresan mama chose to divert the topic.....
Thats when as if helping him, mullai and lakshmi amma came there from her room and pooja room respectively..........
Kum:Mulla.........vaa ma......
M:Vandhuttenppa......
With a smile she neared kumaresan mama........
Kathir who was investigating kanna, didnt even divert his attention to other direction..........
Lakshmi amma who came with "Aarthi" plate gave that to others........
Kumaresan mama in order to divert the topic asked mullai about her dress......
Kum:Mulla......nee chela katta maatiya???
M:Illappa........edhaachum functionnna thaan.......
Kum:Parra.....epdi letchumi nee vitta????Onakku thaan ipdi irukkardhu pudikaadhe.......Namma Dhano kalyanathukku munna idha maatittu varailaye selaya katta solli solviye.....
Lakshmi amma gave a quiet look to kathir.......
L:Ava inga irundha thaana idhapathilam solli thara........Annanukku idhu nenappillaya enna???En nne adhukapram naa maarirkkave maatena??
Kum:Seladhellam onakku pudikaadhunna pudikaadhunnu adhulaye iruppiye ma??
L:Ada illanne.....indha vishayathula apdi illa......Sahana porakkaila samayathula Dhano kuda vasadhiya irukkunnu sela varusham potrukkanne.....kalyanam mudinja odanevume potrukka...indha pullaigaloda oda vasadhiya irukkunnu.....moorthy um idhellam edhukku ma sollittunnu vendamnnu sollitan......naanum apo adha gavanikkara mana nelamaila illannu vittuten............Mullaiyo padikkara pulla.......adhaan......avanga appamma kekkaila kuda naane othukitten......
Kum:Hmm........paravaallaye idhu kuda nalla thaan irukku.........
L:Adhellam vidunganne........vaanga tea kudippom....
Calling everyone she went towards the kitchen with dhanam.......
Leaving behind the discussion, kathir too went inside followed by others......
When kanna got up from the seat he realised sahana was still sleeping......
Ka:Adipaavi.......ingana oru ratha aare odudhu iva paatukku thoongaraale.......Ei kutty bootham.....Endhiri d......
Saying so he shook her in a speedy manner.......
Sa:Pch.........thoonga vidu chithappa.......
She muttered in a sleepy tone.....
Ka:Ahn....tea kudikka poirkka commandotta idha sollava??
Sa:shocked edhu reading time mudinju drinking timeah??Come on chithappa....odalam......
Ka:Ahn idhukku mattum odu..inga ennenna nadandhuchu theriyuma??
Sa:Theriyaadhe chithappa.......Aana therinjukka ninna inga aduthu oru sambavam nadakkum okah??
Ka:shocked Aathi.......amalla.....
Sa:Apo pesama vaa......erkanave commando anga enna thitta poraaro......
With that they both left the spot.......
Dining room...
K:Maa.......innaikku naa kelambanum.......
L:En kathiru??
K:Adhumma vazhakkam pola nenachu rendu delivery ok sollitten......Adhaan innaikku delivery kuduthuttu kadaya therandhu vechuralaamnnu......
L:Hmm.........aana ivangallam varalaiyeppa.......
K:Adhaan theriyume.......epome innaikku naa mattum thaana ma karakudi kadaila iruppen......
L:Adhu serithaanppa........aana anne irukaare inga.......neeyum irukka piriyappaduviyonnu.......
Kathir said nothing but focused on his drink quietly......
Post a brief pause......
K:Maa......neramaagudhu.......ipo kelambuna seriya irukkum......en nna seekrame delivery tharanum......valakaappu order onnu.......adhaan......Anga iruppennu nenachu neratha paakama ok sollitten.........Adhanaala kelambarom mma.....
L:Edhu kelambaromah???Kannavum sahanavum........
K:Avanga inga thaan ma irukka poraanga........
L:Apo nee sonnadhu........
Kathir looked at mullai denoting its her.........
Mullai post having her milk quietly got up........
L:Mulla edhukkuppa??Ingerndhu kannaoda college pogattumnnu sonniye.......
K:Illama ava ennoda varattum.....kannaum sahanaum ingerndhu padikka pogattum.......
L:Aana kathiru.......
K:Irukattum mma.........ava varattum.....
Lakshmi amma unable to say anything further gave a quiet nod........
L:Kathiru neeyum vela mudichuttu mathavanga maathiri inga varalameppa........
She asked for one final time as she wanted her son to be with them all.....
K:Illama naa kelambaren.........Ippodhaikku set aagadhu.......
L:Apo mullayavaachum modha mudivu panna maathiri vidalamlla???
K:Maa........he gave a puzzled look.........Enakku mattum thaniya irukka bore adikaadha ma???
He asked in a complaining tone for the first time after all these long years.......
Lakshmi amma got pleasantly shocked.......
L:KAthiru........
K:Enakkum thaana bore adikkum........adhaan.......Naa avala azhachuttu kelambaren......Weekend varikkum kannaum sahanaum ingana irukattum........Adhukapram padikka anga varattum........
Mudinja nadula naanga venna varom.......
Kathir said hinting the changes within himself to his mother.....
Ofcourse she understood and gave her consent for them to take a leave happily......
Kathir nodding commonly left with mullai......
Kumaresan mama all the while was sitting quietly without saying anything.......
Kathir and mullai after his "I love you" to her were about to get some lone time with each other.......
Of course they both had their very own secret expectations for their lone time........
With trees going behind just like the past and their vehicle going forward just like their future, both were sitting happily with mullai holding kathir casually on his hip just like their entwined present........
TBC........