After his conversation with Akila, pugazh roamed here and there thinking for sometime.......
Deciding something he dailed a number but cut the call before it gets connected as his work gave him a call...........while his mind was deeply revolving around his family.......
Thinking of various ways to mend the family he decided something and called one of his family member post getting free-time........
Yaarum illainga obviously to kathir.......
Pugazh called kathir in such an untime that same night when mullai was fast asleep with pretty much tiredness after an emotional day...........
Thats when pugazh called kathir.........adhaan avalukku kekkala........illanaalum kekkadhunradhu vera matter........so lets continue.........
Telephonic conversation........
K:in a sleepy tone Hello........
Pu:Kathir..........
Kathir's shallow sleep bid him adieu as soon as he heard pugazh's voice......
Despite his usual control his tone automatically panicked............
K:Pu.........pugazh.........is that you??Is everything alright???
Pu:Kathir........kathir..........relax........panic aagadhinga.........am fine..........enakku oru prechanayum illa...........dont worry..........Neenga kathi papa endhirichirapora.........please amaidhiya irunga.........
Kathir looked at his wife who was dancing in her dreamland with a smile.........Her hands are already over his neck.........
She placed her leg around his hip holding him tightly..........
K:Onga papavanga??
He asked in a sarcastically happy tone making pugazh smile a bit..........
Pu:Innuma papa ipdi thoongardha maathikala????
Taking her hand away from his neck and getting up to sit he spoke further.......
K:Adhedhukku pugazh maathikanum??Deep sleeplam oru varam..........ellarkkum kedaikadhe.......with a bitter smile.............kedaikaravanga thaana anubavikka mudiyum........
Pugazh understood kathir is talking about himself...........
Akila has informed things about kathir's past to him earlier that day when they were talking.........
Only the gist though...........
Pu:Hmm..........ini thoongalame kathir???
K:Pazhagipochu pugazh..........seri adha vidunga.........naa thoongardha pathi pesa neenga phone pannirkka maatinga epdiyum.........adhum indha nightla..........enna vishayam???
Pu:hesitantly kathir.........
K:Pugazh its fine...........neenga sollalam.........ivlo thayanga venaam...........
Pu:taking a deep breath kathir innaikku nadandhadhellam akila enta sonna..........
Kathir understood what that elder brother was referring to........
K:Pugazh I know avanga firstu onga thangachikku vandha aabatha thaan sollirpaanga........adhukapram thaan thanakku vandha problem and veetla nadandhadhu vandhurkkum..........
So first naa idha sollidren.........Mulla en poruppu........Neenga worry pannadhinga........Am here to take care..........
Pu:theriyum kathir........Aana ennoda side lerndhu naa sorry kekkanumlla.........
K:in a confused tone What for??
Pu:hesitantly adha naanga munnave ongaltta.........
K:Adada......come on pugazh............Naanga ipo romba sandhoshama irukkom thaan.........Aana adhukkunu kalyanam nadandha vidhatha naa marappennu illa........
Enna oru ikkattu andha timelannu enakku nalla nenappirukku........
Apdi oru timela neenga enta purposefullah marachurndha kuda thappilla ennala purinjukka mudiyum........
Ivan epdida eduthuppannu theriyama ongalaala solla mudiyaadhunnu...........
So please...........
Ipdi sorryllam kekkadhinga..........
Eppavume periyavanga sorrylam kekka koodadhu.........
Pu:with a smile sorry ok.......thanks sollalama???
K:in a different tone ennoda wifekku stand eduthadhukka??
Pu:Illa........ennoda wifeah kaapathunadhukku..........Adhukku naa thaana thanks sollanum???
Kathir felt a bit relieved so as pugazh........
Of course men will always be men.........
Kathir and pugazh possessed similar kind of possessiveness when it came to their wives.......
K:Of course neenga sollalam........aana enakkilla.........onga chithappakku thaan sollanum.........Because en wifekaaga onga wifeah naa paadhilaye vittutu vandhutten........
Infact adhukku naa thaan sorry kekkanum.......
Pu:Kathir neenga romba sariyana paadhugaappu kitta vittu vandheeha.......thaniya illa.......
So no sorry........
K:Irundhaalum naa sorryah avangakitta.........
His words were stopped in the middle as mullai muttered under her breath saying "Friendshipla no sorry no thankyou.........so dont say........"
Kathir while giving a shocked look checked out whether she was wide awake.........
K:Mulla........
M:..........
K:Mulla.........
M:.........
K:Mulla........
M:2 hours please.......
Saying so she tightened her hold on him making him struggle for breath for sometime.......
Of course he is not a saint........
While his lips neared her for a kiss, pugazh's voice brought him back to reality.......
Pu:Kathir......papa endhirichutaala??
K:Pch.......illa pugazh.........apdilam illa.......chumma arakoraya.......caressing her eyebrows...... problem illa........she'll sleep for next 8 hours......if I let her do so.........
Pugazh smiled on hearing his words...........
Pu:Papa konjam deep sleeper thaan........
K:with a wide smile Konjama???
Pu:Kathirr..........
K:Seri vidunga.......Well......sorry and thank you illama vera onnu irukku neenga enta pesa.......enna adhu???
Pu:taking a deep breath Kathir appavum akilaum carla varaila discuss pannirkaanga......
K:Hmm.....edhirpaathen.........
Pu:And avaru akilatta enna problemnnu sollavum senjurkkaru........
K:Hmm........
Pu:if you dont mind naa adha ongakitta share panna nenaikaren........Because I need your suggestion........
K:Dhaaralama.........Naa kekkalamannu therila adhaan thayangunen.........
With that he narrated whatever akila spoke to him........
It took few moments for kathir to assimilate those things as it is something interwoven deeply with someone's feelings..........
Now kathir was able to understand why janarthanan despised the idea of getting akila married to pugazh.......
Pu:Idhaan kathir nadandhucham..........
K:Hmm.........I think onga chithappava ennala purinjukka mudiyudhu........For someone who values his daughters more than his life...........
Stressnnu reason sonnalum..........onga mamanar andha timela pesunadhu thapputhaan.........
Erkanave schoolla perusa seraadha friends vera........
So idha purinjukka mudiyudhu ennala........
Pu:Ama kathir.........adhukku avaru akilatta react panna vidhatha oru husbandah ennala still accept panna mudilathaan.........
But..........Idhellam therinjadhum appa melayum completeah thappu solla mudila.......
Avaroda ego..........
Adha avaru vidadhadhaala thaan papa kalyanathum bodhu sanda perusa aachu.........
Papa invitationla per kuda poda vendamnra maathiri pesitaaru.........
K:Pugazh leave that.........onga papa invitationla avala kalyanam pannikara maapla pere illa........So avaru peru irundha enna illana enna.........
Idhu oru vishayamnnu namma varutha padradhu ipo venaam..........
Furtherah enna panradha irukinga????
Pu:Kathir naanga papakaaga thaan thani thaniya irundhom.........Soubi koodave irundha papa romba mosamaairuvannu...........
Aana endha reason kaaga naanga pirinjomo adhuve ippa illa............
So appa thirumba vandha appa sandhosha paduvaaru............
Infact Amma, akila apram enga veettu 3 kozhandhainga ennoda thangachi ellarume..........
Aana currentah appa mindset epdi irukkunnu anga irukka neenga betterah judge pannuvingannu naa nenaikaren............
Idha namma familyla mathavangaltta kekka enakku thonala........
False hopeah aayira koodadhe..........So I need your opinion in this.........
If appa konjam elagi irundhaarunna naa convince panniruven..........
I hope so...........and.........with much more hesitance to ask the actual help...........nerla neengalum appatta..........
He paused unable to utter another word as he knew kathir and janarthanan has pretty much strained relationship than their own one..........
Kathir understood his need and hesitance..........
K:Neenga solradhu puriyudhu pugazh...........Aana neenga phonela seiya nenaikardha nerla vandhu senja easyah irukume..........
because telephonic conversation oda nerla paathu pesardhu innum betterla..........
Pu:Neenga solradhu serithaan kathir.......aana ippa en kanippu padi appa elagirkaarunu I feel.......Ippa vitta apram kashtam............
Adhoda naa varaila en family mothamum onna irukkanumnnu naa aasapadren.........
Adhaan ongakitta........Enakaaga neenga nerla appava paathu pesalame........he again paused with hesitance knowing well the equation they both share.......
K:Neenga solradhu correct pugazh.........aana am sorry.........nerla ongappa kitta ennala idha pathi convince panna mudiyaadhu..........he paused........pugazh felt sad on kathir's straight forward no.........While kathir continued speaking.........
but neenga phonela avara convince panna try pannunga............
En nna as you said avaru ippa rombave elagirkaaru........More vulnerable state thaan........
So this time it will work........
But before that mamattayum pesi siladha sort out pannanum pugazh........Mamatta I meant en mamanar murugan mama..........
This was not expected by pugazh which was evident from his voice when he spoke further............
Pu:Appataya????
K:Yes........mamatta thaan........
He repeated it with the necessary stress..........
Pu:But appatta enna kathir???
K:There is a problem there too pugazh..........Well........not in this night..........And not too serious one........so dont worry in this regard........
Aana enakkume onga suggestion oru vishayathula thevathaan.........
Neenga freeya irukka timela sollunga.......day timela naa again call panren.......
We can discuss further about that too........
Pu:Hmm neenga solradhum serithaan kathir........NAane naalaikku call panren........Maybe by 6 in the evening.......Okah ongalukku????
K:Sure pugazh.......anneram epdiyum veetukku vandhuruven.......onga thangachikku cooking solli thandhuttu thaan iruppen.......So no worries.........
Pu:Thanks kathir.......and sorry to disturb you in the middle of night........
K:Disturbance illa pugazh........enakkum adhu family thaan........onga wife enakku akka maathiri thaan.........Apdithaan naa nenaikaren...........Enakku koopdra pazhakkamilla......adhanaala koopadla..........
Mathapadi avanga happiness plus ellaroda happiness kaaga.......we can do it.........
Neenga firstu naalaikke onga appatta pesunga...........
And I hope you know epdi pesanumnnu..........
Ethana varushama pannirpinga........starting seriously he ended with a smile.........
Pugazh too smiled widely on hearing this..........
Pu:Nalla theriyume........
K:then go ahead.........Am with you in this........meedhiya aprama paathuppom..........
Pu:Ok done........good night kathir.........
K:Goodnight pugazh..........
With that the telephonic conversation ended............
And so the partial flashback for time being..........
Ellarum keezha vaanga........Olagatha sutha vidren..........
And as expected while murugan and janarthanan oru vaartha pesama inga okkandhurkka.......
Kalaivani thingsah check panna shwetha started getting ready for her class..........
Akila and parvathy evlo solliyum kekkama kalaivani vela seiya.........
PArvathy started helping her.........
Asking akila to rest........
And one more thing..........
Avangalukku ippo vayiru lightah theriya aaramichurkku.........
It has been almost 7 months of her second pregnancy.........
6 months since pugazh left the country........
6 months of JMe marriage.......
And........
6 months of KAthir mullai's marriage..........
Anyways.........
They were enjoying a lot and preparing for a grand feast for dinner.........
Why not??
Afterall it is their re-union.........
Going to be celebrated........
With their special guests..........
Kathir and Mullai..........
Who are planning to stay there back that night since next day is their holiday.........
And kathir was planning to do his part of work in that family reunion as promised.........
So now.........
Its dinner time..........
Feastu ready............
Guests ready..........
Ellame ready...........
KAthir and mullai had their dinner with few general talks...........
Perusa edhumilla........
Adhukapram both went inside their room to take some rest.........
MK room.........
K:Mulla......
M:Ennanga??
K:Final viva epo mudiyudhu mulla????
M:Innum one week thaannga irukku......
She said with a sense of fear in her tone........
Kathir who just like that asking the question looking at his phone realised the change in her tone...........He gave a confused look as he didnt understand the reason for her fear........
K:Adhukken ma on koral oru maathiri irukku??
M:Viva irukkenga.........
K:Seri irukatum..........
M:Adhula pesanume........
K:En nee pesardhukkenna???
M:Illainga ambuttu per munnadi enakku bayamairukkume........
K:En ma imbuttu naal attend pannirpiye adhellam enna??
M:Adhellam college kullainga.........
K:Idhu mattum enna kaatulaya irukkum???
M:Pch.........illainga........
K:Apramenna??
M:Externallam varuvaahalla.......kelvi keppahale.........
K:Iva vera ennaya romba padutharaale.........Externallam kelvi kekka thaan seivaaha.........
M:Adhaanga bayame..........
K:En projectah nee thaana panna??Illa kaasu edhum kuduthu vaanguniya??
He asked in an already angered harsh tone as the mention of the word "fear" again and again irritated him to the core........
Mullai who was already nervous talking about viva instantly teared up on hearing his angry tone........
Seeing her tears made him angry again......
K:Ipo edhukku azhara???
He asked in a curt tone making her tear up more and more........
K:Eiiii..........Kekkarenlla.........
Hearing his "ei" she got more nervous still stumbled with words as he hates it if he didnt get any response for his question.........
M:Nee.........nee........neenga thittu...........
Her words were stopped in the middle as kathir's phone rang........
He picked up the phone only to get more irritated and tensed as they got some issues in stocks for their shop........
With immense irritation when he looked up at her tearing like that he got irritated more and more.........
Without uttering another word he left the room startling her to the core.........
For some moments........
As the next moment she started crying more and more..........
Here kathir who came outside stood there making calls for some people to deal with the stocks as they will be running out of stock the next day if that load didnt reach the shop on time.....
He was actually dealing with that thing since evening as his elder brother was busy with some other works.......
He asked the question to mullai just to divert himself from this stock stress.......
But her frightened answer stressed him in other way making him show the same indirectly or directly to her.........
Anyways........
Here janarthanan who was passing through the couple's room heard sniffing sound......
When he touched the door it opened automatically making him enter only to find mullai sitting on the floor crying........
He blood boiled for a moment.........
In a swift he went beside his kid and touched her hand.......
Mullai as if waiting for someone leaned on her father's shoulder and started crying......
Here kathir speaking to the required persons and ensuring the arrival of stocks on time heaved a sigh of relief and closed his eyes thinking of the conversation he had with his wife........
He knew mullai being her usual self, getting a stage fear is pretty normal........
He chose to deal with her and went inside their room only to look at janarthanan patting his kid's head.........
Kathir cleared his throat intimating the father-daughter duo of his arrival........
Both got up.........
Janarthanan patted his daughter's head and moved past kathir with an angry stare......
Kathir understood what would have happened........
K:in a curt tone Thanks.......
Jan:in the same tone edhukku???
K:Azhara ennoda wifeah samaadhanam panna try pannadhukku.........
Jan:En pulla azhardhu enakku pudikaadhu........
K:Enakkum ennoda wife azhardhu pudikaadhu thaan........
Jan:Apdi irukkavan/pch.......irukkavaru vittutu poirkka koodadhu.......
K:Enneram epdi deal pannanumnnu enakku theriyum...........andha timela adhaan seri......
Jan:Onga vaazhka.......onga mudivu.......aana en papa azhama paathukonga........
K:Adhu en kadama........
Janarthanan turned aside to leave.........But was stopped by kathir's words..........
K:Chinna prechana thaan........
Janarthanan turned to give him a look which was not angry but still was a cold stare.........
Jan:Theriyum........
K:Onga ponnu sollirkkamaatta.........
Jan:Perusunna neenga vittutu poirkka maatinga.........
Both stood there for moments looking at each other........
Janarthanan left the room.........
Kathir latching the door came near his wife.........
Mullai as if waiting for the moment leaned on his shoulder and started crying........
KAthir literally was taken aback by her sudden action.........
He by then understood the fact that she is not crying only on exam fear.........
Something else must be there........
But.........
What could be that???
Without asking any further questions he made her lean on his shoulder and let her cry..........
Post a reduction in her agony he gently kissed her forehead and cheeks one after another.........
Catching hold of her shoulder he made her sit in the cot.......
When he moved away from her to get some water she caught hold of his hand and nodded not to.......
Kathir removed his hand from her hold, took some water and made her drink......
Keeping the tumbler on table he came and sat beside her........
Mullai automatically moved closer and hugged him tightly surprising him to the core as she never hugged him like that..........
It was more like she is protecting her precious toy from the world........
Caressing her cheeks he asked in a soft gentle tone.......
K:Ennama aachu innaikku onakku????
M:.........
K:Mulla.........kekkarenlla.........sonna thaana theriyum..........enna aachu sollu???
M:.........
K:Solluma.........
M:..........
K:Pch.........sollu mulla........
M:.........
K:Pch.......nee en watermelon thaana??Sollu........
M:Therila........
K:Therilaya??
M:Ama.......therila........aana edho thappa irukka maathiri bayamma........edho mood out.........adhu........
When she started sobbing more and more kathir shushed her gently caressing her cheeks.......
K:Sh.......sh..........ok ok.........vidu...........sometimes ipdi aagum thaan.........namakke theriyama we will feel low..........I can understand........vidu.........hmm........exams nenachu bayama??
M:Adhum thaan..........she started sniffling making him hug her tightly.......Aana vera edho onnu.....something thappa nadakka pogudhunnu oru feel vandhutte irukku.......Enna bayamnne puriyalanga enakku......
K:Mulla...........bayamnradhu namma ellarukullayum irukardhu thaan........enakkume bayam irukka thaan seiyum sometimes.......it is that andha bayatha namma epdi face panrom nradhula thaan irukku........
Nee nalla effort potrukka........on project nalla padiya vandhurkku.........
So adha nee mathavangalukku puriya vekkardhu romba easy..........
Idhukku bayapada koodadhu seriya??
M:Hmm........
K:lifting her head to face him kandippa ok thaana??
Mullai simply nodded a yes.......
K:Then I want my watermelon's cute smile back here.........
He said pointing her lips.......
Mullai struggling hard smiled slightly..........
Kathir wiped her tear strains, caught hold of her cheeks and kissed her forehead gently........
K:Edha nenachum kavala padadha.....ok??
M:hmm........
K:Enna naalum paathukalam........
M:Hmm........
K:Hmm.......ennoda viva um 2 weeksla mudinjurum.......Mudichuttu onakku venumnna namma oru kutty trip polam........okah???
Mullai felt her agony getting vanished slightly.........
she smiled.......though not upto her usual level......
K:Onakku epdi family trip maathiri ponuma illa onga akka maathiri thaniyava???
Ahn author forgot to inform you people that Jeeva and Meena has gone for a honey-moon......
After meena's fights and all finally they both went somewhere alone to reduce their stresses......
Dhanam was the one to suggest this as she too wanted some time for herself which wont be available if meena was there........
Now back to story.......
M:Hmm.......ellarum polama???
K:Hmm......onakku epdi venumo.........
M:Ongalukku ennanga aasa??
K:Hmm unmaiya sollanumnna onnoda thaniya irukkanum.........still.......tour maathiri ponaalum problem illa........en nna namma familyeh namakaana lone time tharuvaanga........
M:Apo namma thaniya oru mora ellarum sendhu oru mora polama??
She asked in her usual kiddish excited tone completely forgetting the fact that she was the one who was crying moments back.......
Smiling at her cuteness kathir gave her share of usual complimentary kiss and answered her question.........
K:Tripah pona vyabaram epdi nadakkum???
Mullai after getting an unexpected gift from him blushed hard and started stuttering........
M:Hmm.......paa.....thukalame........namma........adhu.........
Kathir didnt let her utter another word.......
With her shy reddened cheeks inviting him he caught hold of her nape and pulled her for a breath taking kiss.........
Kissing her lips when his hands caressed her intimately she got a tickling sensation followed by a blood rush on her cheeks and places where his hands went........
Making her tired with his kisses and touches kathir gently made her lay on the bed.........
Laying beside her and taking her on his embrace he kissed her forehead tightly and caressed her eyebrows........
Mullai completely forgot the sorrow for time being and started drifting to sleep in his embrace........
Kathir kissed her forehead and muttered a "good night watermelon" near her ears.........
He then kissed her earlobes and drifted to sleep not before thinking what could be the reason for her sadness.........
Further the dusk went quietly awaiting an interesting dawn......
TBC.........