Parvathy had been shattered when Lakshmi told her about the confusion
As a mother she was livid with Mullai for pulling this stunt
But she also understood how it was next to impossible staying in a house married to one brother while you have a past with another
Ippudi nnu munname solli iruntha naama Kathirukkum Mullaikkume parisatha pottu irukkalaam
Lakshmi had told Parvathy as much as possible about the past..but certain things she withheld for Mullai's sake
She knew she was gambling big time with her son's life but she was very forward thinking
Ippudi pannittale attachi
Nalla ponnu Parvathy..velaikku ponum..ungala nalla paarthukkanum..ithu thaan ava aasai..thappa ethuvum yosikkala..Jeeva virumbina ponnum ivalum friends pola..avanga kadhal aachum vetrigaramaa kalyanathula mudiyattumnu yosichu irukka
Ille attachi..periya ooru, periya uthyogham, pala naatta suthi paarkkanumnu avalukku aasai jaasthi aayiduchu athaan intha thimiru..vera onnum ille
Lakshmi's face fell
Nyaayamaana kanavugal thaane Parvathy..namma veettu ponnu..naamale thappa solla koodathu..vidu
Parvathy lamented some more
Murugan yerkanave romba nonthu irukkaan..avanukku ithellam therinja thaanga maattaan..sila samayangalla ammaakkal namakku irukkura thelivu appakkalukku irukkathu..athaan un kitta pesarthunnu yosichen
Enakku enna soldrathune theriyale ..Kathir othukkanume
Othuppaan..
Ille manasthaabam irukkum pothu eppudi
Kathir veruppu paaraattaravan ille ..ketta othuppaannu thaan thonuthu
Othukkalenna
Lakshmi just looked at Parvathy trying to decide how she could say what she wanted to without hurting the other mother's feelings
But Parvathy was astute
Mullaiya izhuthu vittathu..neenga kudumba maanamnu ellam yosichu kova padaama ivvalavaachum yosikkarthe jaasthi ..she said ruefully
Unmai thaan Parvathy..chinna pasanga sirupillai thanamaa ippudi thaan ethaachum izhuthu viduvaanga. Periyavanga naama thaan suthaarikkanum..enakku en pasangalukkum Mullaikkum nadoola vithiyaasam kedaiyathu..
Neengala irukka poi naanga thappichom Parvathy hugged her sister-in-law
Nee pesaama en koodaye ukkaaru Parvathy..naan Dhanatha vittu Mullaiya ready panna soldren
And everything had gone on smoothly till Meena's arrival
Parvathy had gotten into the act and thrown the Kathir Mullai bomb
Jeeva was happy..
Kathir was shocked
Dhanam was worried
Even Meena looked relieved
Lakshmi asked Kathir if he was ok..
Kathir stood silent
Pesu pa Lakshmi cajoled him
Amma..ennikka irunthaalum neenga soldra kazhuthula thaan naan thaali kattuven..athu ippo Mullai nu neenga sonna athuvum enakku sammatham thaan..aanaa angayum sammatham kelunga..inga ellar munnadiyum sammathamnu sonna enakku onnum ille
Lakshmi amma looked at her son
She knew she was doing him a big disservice..she had no right to take such a huge risk in his life..but she did..every girl deserves a loving supportive family whatever the past, present or future may hold..known and unknown
But as expected by her
Mullai was vehemently refusing the idea
Naan padicha padippu
En theramai
She was creating quite the ruckus
En vaazhkai inga Kunnakudi la ye mudiyanuma
Naan othukka maatten she shrieked
Parvathy came charging at her
Kathir discreetly interjected
Athai ellarum paarkkaraanga he said softly
Ellam intha ponna sollanum she said looking at Meena
Amma enna yenna venaa sollu..Meena va solla venaam
10 nimisham munna paartha ponnukku appudi ennamaa karisanam
Amaam karisanam thaan..naan thaan Meena va ippudi vara vechathe..ithu en idea thaan she let the cat out of the bag
Yen ma ippudi panna Murugan asked in a feeble voice
Amaam ungalaala mudiyalengarathukkaaga enna paazhum kenathula thalla try pannuveengalaa
Ey ethu dee paazhun kenaru..en akka veedu athulla vaazha nee kuduthu vechu irukkanum Murugan yelled and the next moment he started gasping for breath and fell to the floor in a faint
Appa Mullai shrieked
There was an utter commotion the next few seconds
Mullai stood feeling faint herself
Kathir immediately sprung into action
Ellarum konjam thalli nillunga kaathu varattum..anni thanni kondu vaanga..konjam seekkiram..
Jeeva hollered..doctor yaaraachum irukkeengala
Luckily there was one in the attending guests..Kanna's very close friend's mom..
She came and checked Murugan's pulse
Konjam weak ah irukkaaru..romba tension kudutheenganna maaradaippu ille stroke vara vaaippu irukku..she looked at Lakshmi..neenga ivaroda?
Akka
Sorry but hereditary ah kooda irukkalaam..so romba tension kudukkaatheenga..she said looking at Mullai
And the girl stood cornered
Murugan was revived
Jana's approval sought..he saw all the commotion and decided not to add to it
He had only one condition
Karthigai mudiya kulla thaali pirichu kokkanum..athu konjam vimarisaiya oru hall la vechu seyyanum..appudiye oru virunthu he requested ..Enga sontham yaarum varala..athaan he added ..naala pinna pesuvaanga
Lakshmi readily agreed but added
Ethu pannaalum rendu jodikkum she said
Thaaralamaa..ivunga friends vera..thaniyaa panna othuppaangala he smiled
Meena hugged her father
Mullai sat fretting over Murugan
But he was ignoring her
Mullai wept
Athai itheppudi seri aagum..naalaikku prachanai aagum athai..she sobbed
Intha athaiya nee nambuviya ..
Mullai stood silent
Oru prachanaiyum varaathu..Po poi ukkaaru
Athai
Murugan nelamaikkaaga vaachum po ma..naalaikku prachanai naalaikku paarthukkalaam
Having no other option left she went and sat not at all for this marriage
Kathir sitting next to her had witnessed all the tantrums
His ego was bruised
The animal within him that he had managed to put to sleep reared its ugly head again
All the past wounds opened up
He started seeing red
The marriage rituals got completed
And a couple hours later they had finished lunch and stood ready to leave
Meena's parents took leave happily agreeing to come over the next day to discuss the Thaali perukku function
But Mullai's parents refused to even speak to her
Lakshmi tried speaking on her behalf
But Parvathy would have none of it
Ille attachi neenga romba edam kudukkareenga..intha thimir thanam aagaathu..evvalavu kal nenjam ah iruntha enga maana avamaanam yosikkaama ippudi pannuva she seethed
Appa Mullai sobbed
Thayavu senju appudi kooppidaatha ma ..kudumba nelamai therinjum ippudi pannitta la ..saagartha nenaichu enakku bhayam ille ma ..aanaa un amma nelamai
Appa naalaikke naan velaikku serntha unga rendu peraiyum raja rani mathiri paarthukkuven
Murugan fixed her with a glare
Parvathy kelambu he said and stalked out
Mullai stood tears rolling down her eyes
Kathir stood feeling torn..her tears he couldn't watch..but he couldn't forget how even at this time she was unwilling to settle for him..settle with him
Avvalavu thagaathavanaa poittenaa he seethed
The issue was they had never had proper closure
Dhanam konjam antha ponnukku aaruthal sollu Moorthy requested
Naan enna solla mudiyum Maamaa..Mullai yaa than thalaila manna pottu kitta..chinna vishayamaa maamaa ava pannathu ..ellam athuva seri aagum Dhanam stood her ground
Lakshmi amma tried to pacify her
Meena stood hugging her shoulders
Ellam kelambalaam Lakshmi amma said
Soon they stood outside the PS home
Evening the pandit had been summoned
Meena's and Mullai's parents were there too
There were only 4 more days left for the thamizh month to end..but luckily the last day was friday and was an auspicious day as well..
The pandit had looked at all 4 horoscopes
The horoscopes for both the couples were a perfect match
He also confirmed the muhurtham for the nuptials on friday
The elders heaved a sigh
Meena's parents asked to take Meena home with them for the 4 days
They wanted to take their daughter shopping for the thaali perukku function
Everyone looked at Parvathy and Murugan but they made no offer to take Mullai home
Mullai en kooda varattum Meena spoke ..Rendu perum sernthe shopping povom..
Jana and Kalai agreed
Paarthu nga..Kalyanathulaye kozhappam pannave..neenga yaaru enna ingaye irukkanum soldrathu nnu velai theda unga ellarayum emaathittu odi ponaalum povaa Murugan said
Mullai looked up sharply but her parents were not even looking at her
She heaved a sigh
Venaam Meena..naan ingaye Athai kooda padukkaren she said
Appo thaane marunthu saappittu asathiya thoongara samayam kambiya neetta mudiyum Parvathy mumbled
Mullai nee en kooda vara avvalavu thaan Meena declared
Mullai looked at Meena looking defeated
Ille ma..nallatho kettatho enga kooda irukkum pothe seyyattum ..attachi naangale koottittu porom Parvathy
opined
Naan onnu sollattuma..Meena Mullai ingaye irukkattum..Intha Kalyanathukkaaga veedu puthuppichom..athunaala edam prachanai ille ..Jeeva, Kathir, Kanna moonu perum oru roomla padukkattum..Meena Mullai innoru room eduthukattum..Intha 4 naalla avangalum avangalukku pudicha mathiri room set pannarthu ellam pannattum..edaila shopping kum poittu varattum
Vellikezhamai thaali pirichu kortha..athukkappuram thai maasathula jodi ya virunthu kku unga veettukku varattum
Everyone agreed this was a good idea
The 4 days flew by in a jiffy
Mullai had tried offering tea to Kathir a couple of times..he had refused..and beyond that their interaction was almost minimal
The girls also had a lot of work setting up the room, shopping for the function, getting blouses stitched
Friday dawned
The function was a nice happy affair
Jana requested that Jeeva should wear the chain for Meena
Lakshmi insisted that Kathir do the same for Mullai
Parvathy and Murugan again greatly ignored Mullai though she had gone running to welcome them
From the moment they stepped in they spoke to everyone cheerfully except Mullai
Tea kudikkareengala appa she had asked
En udambu irukkara nelamaikku naan tea kudikka koodathunnu kooda theriyale ..Murugan said to Parvathy
Athu purinja thaan ozhungu mariyathai ya irunthu iruppaale..yaar kitta enna ethir paarkkareenga Parvathy joined him
Mullai's face fell..she avoided them after that
Kathir felt sorry for her
Sometime later
Once the funcrion was over and the family was back home
Dhanam, Moorthy and Jaga got busy readying the rooms for the night
Jana and Kalai took leave
Parvathy and Murugan were about to leave as well when Mullai's voice stopped them
Appa Appudi enna kovam..
Ethu enna kovamaa..enga muthugu pinnaadi plan pannittu.. thairiyama kalyanathu annikku kaarthaale idiya erakkittu ellar thalailayum ..ippo ennanna kekkara
En kitta kekkaama mudivu pannathu unga thappu
Athukku nee thiruttu thanam pannuviya..appudi enna..mothallaye solli iruntha intha sambantham sabhai varaikkum vanthu irukkathu ille
Aanaa marupadiyum kalyana pecha eduthu iruppeenga..
Athulla enna thappu
Enakku kalyaname vendaam..athuvum ippudi..en kanava ellam sethaichutteenga she sobbed
Athu kadavul unakku kudutha thandanai..anubhavi..
Thandanai illeenga varam Parvathy interjected
Thandanai intha kalyanam ille Parvathy intha kalyanam thanakku epper patta varam nnu puriyatha avaloda muttaal thanam
Yaaru muttaal naanaa..college la gold medalist..inni thethikku velaikku ponaa lakshakanakkula sambaathippen
Eppo Parvathy iva ippudi oru pana pei aanaa
Muruga vidu da..neenga kelambunga ellam seri aagum naan paarthukkaren
And the couple left without a glance at Mullai
Kathir left not saying anything as well
Alone with her athai
Athai ellam therinjum ippudi pannitteengale
Intha kaalathula ithellam periya vishayam ille Mullai..romba yosikkathe
Unga perunthanmai..kudukkara edathula irukkeenga..thaaralamaa kudukkareenga..aanaa kai enthara nelamaila naan..Thappu en pakkam..asingama irukku..bhayamaavum..intha prachanai velia varum..annikku neenga sonnalum kekka maatten poiduven
Annikku kathai annikku paarkkalaam..ippo poi ready aagu
Lakshmi amma sat thinking
Dhanam she called out
Ahn athai
Kathir ah kooppidu ma
Hmm seri athai
Kathir came in sometime
Kathiru va pa
Amma enna ma
Amma mela kovama
Ethukku ma
Ippudi thiduthippunnu kalyanam panni vechuttennu
Naan thaan sammatham sollittenne ma
Mullai kitta pesiniya
Etha pathi
Unga vaazhkaiya pathi
Athu pora pokkula pogum
Ille pa santhoshama vechukkanum avala
Avanga appa amma kitta pesinatha paartheenga ille..avvalavu veruppu..ava aasai ellam perisu ma..foriegn ponum..neraiya sambaathikkanum..en kooda iruntha intha Kunnakudi laye ava vaazhkai mudinjudumnu thaan kazhatti vitta..hmm avalum paavam thaan ethe vendaamnu nenaichaalo athe vaazhkaiya amainjuduchu ..antha dhroghatha ennaala marakka mudiyale ..4 naal munnadi athukku avasiyamum irukkala..ippo irukku enakku puriyaama ille..aanaa time edukkum
Yen pa amma naan antha mathiri unna ethaachum emaathina amma vayum veruthuduviya
Amma enna pesareenga..neenga en amma..
Mullai un kaathali
Athu munna
Ava kaathalikkartha niruthitta un kaathalum mudinjuduma
That question stumped him
He stood still tears in his eyes
Po pa poi ready aagu
And Kathir left
Some time later Mullai stood in front of him a glass of milk in hand