AN: This turned out to be a big write up. So splitting into two parts. Will post the second part in few hours. Thank you every one for reading, liking, giving stars and commenting.
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Abi is in deep thought after the inspector left.
'Enna nadakkuthu? Intha aalu ethukku chumma poravala koopittu vechu vambu valakkuraru? Enna prachinai panna poraro? Ippothan Vetrikku ellam nalla nadakkuthunnu patha intha aalu ipppadi pesararu! Vetri vera ethavathu ivara nakkal pannitana? Intha Inspectora nambave mudiyathu! Ippo PhD kidaikkara samayathula Vetri mela poi case pottuta? Muthalla Vetriya warn pannanum.
Just then Abi gets a call.
A: Akka! Sollungakka! ... padharatheenga! Paappakku onnum agathu! ... Neenga azhatheenga! ... Naan namma marketla than irukken. 15 minla veetula iruppen. Venumna udane doctortta polam.
At home
A: Nandhini Akka! Enna achu?
N: Abi! Paaru! 104 juram! irangave mattenguthu. Paapa thuvandu poi irukka. Onnum sariya sappida mattengura! Kalailenthu juram. Doctorta katti marunthu vangittu vanthom. Appo kooda paravillai! Mathiyathulenthu romba sornthu irukka! Enkitta irukkanumnu satharanama kekkave maattaa. Aanaa innikku en madi vittu irangave maattengra. Athai kashayam ellam vechu koduthanga! Doctor kodutha marunthum koduthachu! Ana onnum kekkalai! Athan unnai koopida sonnanga.
A: Irungakka. Patharatheenga! Kuzhanthaingalukku chattunu juram erum. Kashayam marunthu ellam eppo kudicha?
N: Kashayam ippothan arai mani munnadi kudicha. Naan jurathukku marunthu koduthum irangalai! Athan bayamma irukku. Ippo than eduthen; 104 irukku.
A: Oru nimisham paapava ulla kondu poi dress kazhatittu pantyoda paduka vainga. Naan kai kaal kazhuvittu itho varen.
Abi took a bowl of tap water and towels. She sponged her neck, forehead, underarm and groin areas repeatedly with wet towel.
N: Abi! Ippadi pannalama? Kuzhanthaikku nadukkam varatha?
A: Pannalamka. Ippo paarunga 102kku vanthuduchu. Kuzhanthaingalukku fever romba poga koodathu. Fits vara chance irukku. Iva konjam periyavannalum risk edukka koodathu. Antha cotton frock mattum podunga! Keezha tights venam. Freeya irukkattum. Ethavathu kudikka kodukkanum.
K: Nandhini! Arisi kanji irukku. Kondu varen iru!
N: Abi! Iva kudikka mattengrale? Vazhakkama intha vayasula ella ammavum intha mathiri niraiya juram, vayathu valinnu pathiruppanga. Enakku ithu than first time. Athan bayamma irukku.
A: Athanala ennakka? Ellarum onna irukkarathu ithukkuthane. Naalaikku naan ethukavathu pathattapattenna neenga support panna poreenga! Ippo ava sappittappuramum juram irangalainna enga hospital venumnaalum polam.
Vetri comes in.
V: Enna achu? Emma pathattama irukka? Paappa enga?
Nandhini and Abi come out with MM.
N: Illai vetri. Pappakku juram! Kuraiya mattenguthu. Ippo than Abi vanthu othadam kodutha. Kanji kodukkanum. Ana kudikka mattengra! Venam venamnu thalli vidara!
V: Naan vena vilayattu kattaren! Neenga kodunga Anni!
Vetri helps Nandhini to feed MM by telling stories and making voices. Finally, she goes to sleep.
A: Periya aal than nee Purush. Kuzhanthai adam pidikkama kudichuttale? Sadharana naalna naan koduthuduven. Udambu sariyillatha kuzhanthai! Konjam kashtam than kodukkarathu. Amam, unakku intha nappy matha theriyuma? Pirkalathula namakku use agum.
V: Aha! Un vayala unaku varatha onnu naan senjittennu solriye? Intha naala appadiya ponnezhuthula kurichu vekkanum. Anni! Neenga than satchi.
N: Ei Abi! Chumma avanai vambu pannathe. Paappa muthal muthalla veetukku vanthappo Vetri enakku evvalovo help pannirukkan. Sila samayam athai velila pogumpothu, Vetri iruntha nimmathiya poga mudiyumnu kooda solvanga!
A: Aiyo Akka! Untha kozhunthanara onnum thappa sollalai! Nalla paratti than solren. Ithanai neram Akka pathattama irunthanga Vetri. Ennaithan koopittanga; ana nee vanthathum than avanga moonji thelinjuthu. Sari! Nee pona velai mudinchutha?
V: Mudinchuthu! Anni! Ippo pappa thoongara. Naanga konjam velila ponum. Ava muzhikkarathukulla vanthudarom. Okva!
N: Ippo than konjam paravallaiye! Neenga poittu vanga! Appadi romba venumna unga annan vanthuduvaru.
V: Sari! Vaadi! Ippo oru 15 minla enkooda kilambu! Velila ponum.
A: Enga ponum?
V: Endi! Sonna than varuviya?
A: Illai! Enga ponumnu sonna athukku ethapola dress pannittu varuven illai?
V: Athandi naan 15 min nu sonnene? Athanala intha dresse pothum. Nee vera pudavai kattrathunna innum 1 mani neram aakkuvve. Pudavaiyoda pocha – athukku thodu, valai, lipstick, lottu losukkunnu nee kilambarathukkulla vidinchidum. Nee verumna mugam kazhuvittu vaa.
A: Romba overa pora purush. Ithukku ne anubavippa!
V: Athukkellam bayappatta Vetrichelvana irukka mudiyuma? Unnai koottitu varachiye ethukkum thuninju than kootittu vanthen! Nee vaa polam.
K: Avangalukku tea venumannu kelu Nandhini.
V: Athellam vazhila pathukkalam. Seekiram vaadi Pisase!
A: En vandila polama?
V: Appadiye enga poromnu pottu vaangava? Enkittayeva?
A: Nee ivvalo buthisaliya irukkarathunalathan enakku unnai pidichirukku purush!
V: Thevaithandi enakku!
On their way
A: Hey Boss! Innikku naan Inspector Jayakumara pathen. Anthaalu ennennamo solraru! Enakku konjam bayamma irukku vetri!
V: Anthaala paathu en bayappadara? Naan rowdya irukkaracheye bayappattathillai! Nijatha sollu! Nee ethavathu thappu pannitiya? Maraikkama sollu! Mama pathukaren! Sari vaa! Oru teayum vadaiyum sapptukitte unnai intha caselenthu eppadi kazhatti vidarathunnu yosikkalam. Oru case thane? Illai niraiya irukka? Details sollu!
A: Ennathu? Dei! Vitta naan than Kanchipurathukku next Don mathiri pesara? Avaru sonnathu unnai pathi! Anna! Enakku milagai bajji!
V: Ei US return! Don na brother – ambilai. Nee vanthu Donna than agamudiyum. Ithu kooda theriyalai! Nee US poi padichathula ungappa kaasa waste pannanthu than ore palan.
A: Iyaiyo! Nee rowdyave irunthirukkalam. Appo angry birda irunthalum un sense-of-humour rasikkara mathiri irunthanthu. Ippo college pasangaloda senthu nalla mokkai podara!
V: Sari pecha mathathe! Enna thappu pannina? Unnai en namma Ins vanthu mirattinaru?
A: Purrrusshhh! Avaru unnai pathi than sonnaru! Nee court courta, station stationa suthara. College-kku porathillai! Etho prachinaila irukkengara mathiri sonnaru. Innikku kooda nee Chennai poirukkennu sonnen. Ana avaru unnai Sessions Courtla pathennu sonnaru. Dei! Nee antha aala ethanum nakkal kindal panniya? Velila pora onaana vettila vitta mathiri ethanum panni vachiya? Avaru pechum paarvaiyum sari illai! PhD pora samayathula antha aalu ethanum poi case poda poraaru da!
V: Hei! Nee yaaru? En pondatti Abiya enna pannina? Vazhakkama intha mathiri vishayathula oru Chandramukiya agiruppale! Unnai namburen namburenne kelvi keppa? Ippo ennadanna ippadi amaithiya kelvi kekkura? Paapa juram unaku vantuducha chellam?
A: Ippadiye badhil sollama nazhuvinanna naan Chandramukhi illai kalikambal avatharam eduthuduven. Annikku en courtuku porennu ketten! Nee vera case, appuram details solrennu sonna! Nee solratha nambinaa kindal panra! Nambalainna moonji kaattra? Enna thanda seyya solra? Ippo, antha Ins en ippadi sambantha sambantham illama pesuraaru? Erkanave avarukku unnai pidikkaathu! Nee vera puthusa avara ethavathu panniniya?
V: Endi! Enakku ennadi theriyum? Avaru velaila enna prachinaiyo? Avanga veettamma Chandramukhiya maarittangalo ennamo? Endi yaaro ennamo sonna athukkum naan than poruppa? Nee enna anthaala sonniyo? Avartta ethaanum savvaal kivaal vittiya? Antha kaduppula pesinaaro ennamo?
A: Enakku pozhuthu pogalai paaru – chumma poravanga varavangaltta savaal vidarathukku! Nee en kazhuthula thali pottappuram than naan vazhkaila savaal vida arambichathe – athuvum ellam unakkathan – unnai nambithan ella savaalum vitten. Ellathulayum almost jeyichutten. Nee mattum PhD vangitta last savaalum jeyichuduven.
V: Engammatta savaal vittiye?
A: Athu sabatham! Neethan avungaltta panna sathiyatha meeritiye? Appo sabatham cancel ayiduchu! Neeye enkitta flattu! Ungammallam oru mattere illai. Already velila sollalainnalum othukittanga. Seekirame pera kuzhanthai vanthathum matter finish.
V: Sollave illaiye! Kalli!
A: What? No no! nee vera! Athellam onnum illai. Naane oru 6 maasam pottumnu irukken. Athukkulla en velaila naan settle agiduven. Neeyum Bangalorelenthu vanthuduve!
V: Avlo thana? Naan oru tea kudikkara nerathula space-ukke poitten.
A: Thirumbi irangi namma ulagathuku vaa! Sari innikku en sessions courtukku pona?
V: Vida maattiye! Ithukkagave antha Insa konjam gavanikkanum. Naan Vembu saaroda avar frienda paakka ponen. Chennaila velai mudinju avarai drop panninen. Appo neeyum vaa! En friendoda pesalamnu kootittu ponaaru!
A: Antha inspectarukku enna kaduppu un mela? Enkitta vanthu en ippadi pesanum? Jaakkirathaiya iru Vetri! Enakku innum doubta than irukku. Ellam nalla vara samayathula ethanum prachinai panna poraaru! Ethachum panninaarunna naan antha aalai chumma vidamatten. Enda en vazhikku vanthomnu akkiduven.
V: Manushanukku innikithan sani thasai pidichiruchu pola! Paavam than. Avaru keragam! unkkitta maatinaru paaru! Ana onnu! untta mattinappuram avaru en vazhikku varamaattarunnu ninaikkaren! Ulagathula entha court thandanaiyum unnai vida perusa irukkathunnu seekirame purinjupparu manushan! Iyo! Tea kadaila vanthu adikkariye! Annan thappa ninaikka poraru!
A: Veetukku vaa! Anga irukku unakku! Ippo enga ponumnu koopitta?
V: Oru plan change! Unga veetukku nalannikku porom. Athanala unga annikkum Deepthikkum ethavathu vangu! Mathavangalukku vangitten. Sweets palakaram mattum pogumpothu fresha vangalam.
A: Sanikkizhamaiya? Annikka porom? Ethavathu special reasonada? En Sunday polai?
V: Oru special reasonum illai. Thingalannikku rendu perukum velaikku ponum. Athanala romba neram anga iruka mudiyathu. Athanala Sanikkizhamai polamnu sonnen. Avlothan. Ethavathu special irukka enna?
A: Sari vidu! Unnai kattikkittathukku ellam anubavikkanum naan! Sari vaa!
V: Unnai thrupthi padutha inimel oruthar poranthu thandi varanum! Nalla maatinen paaru unta! Adikkathadi! Manam poguthu!
Friday evening
Vetri calls Abi.
V: Ei Pondatti! Naan innikku vara late agum. Hostel pasangolada oru activity irukku. Rathiri sappadu pasangolda messula than. 10-11 mani agidum. Nee saapituttu thoongarathunna thoongidu! Kalaila unga veetukku poganum illai.
A: Oh! Late aguma? Innikku seekiram varuve, senthu saapidalamnu ninaichen! Kattayam pasangaloda saapidanuma?
V: Amamdi! Illaina pasanga emanthuduvanga!
A: Sari vidu! messu sappada? Nallarukkuma? Naan vena saapadu ethachum eduthu vaikkattuma? Illaina nee vanthathum dosai uthi tharattuma?
V: Athellam pathukkalam. Nee onnum eduthu vaikka vendam. Nee sappittutu rest edu, pothum.
Vetri comes home around 11:30 pm. Nandhini opens the door.
V: Thoongittala?
N: Thoongitta. Innikku avalukku velai athikam athoda naanum unga annanum konjam anga ingannu kootittu ponom. Appadiyum 11 mani varaikkum muzhichuttu than iruntha.
V: Sari! Anne! Konjam decorate panna help pannune! Dei Anbu!
An: Ithoda! Naanga ellam ready. Simran kooda konja aarvamathan irukka.
C: Vetri! Enakku naalaikku ethaachum specialla venum sollitten.
V: Kattayam Anni! Ana methuva pesunga! Ava muzhichukkapora. Anni! Paappava ezhuppina parava illaiya?
N: Athan kalailenthu juram illaiye! Oru naalla enna aga poguthu. Ava miss pannitta appuram nalaikku azhuva. Sari mani achu! Nee mela poi avalai kooptittu vaa. Naanga ellarum oru 15 nimishathula inga varom.
Vetri goes up and takes out a few things from his bag.
V: (kisses Abi) En chella pisaasukku pirantha naal vazhthukkal. Ezhunthiru pisaasu! Happy birthday di!
A: haaan! Enna purush ithu! (then realises that he wished her and hugs his neck) nyabagam irukkada? Thank you da! Thank you! Ennada! En birthday pathi ethuvume pesaliyennu romba sogama irunthen. Innikku vera late-a varuven; pasangaloda saapida porennu sonniya! Romba kashtama irunthathu! Ippadi pirantha naala maranthutennu kovamavum irunthathu! Athan akka sona velai ellam izhuthu pottutu senjen. Thank you so much da! Nee eppadi surprise pannuvennu ninaikkave illai da!
V: Innum surprise arambikkave illai! Innikku poora vanthu kitte irukkum paaru! First intha! Ithu pidichurukka paaru?
A: Iyo! Super colourda! Mayil kazhuthu colour! Mysore silk! Softa nalla iruku. Bangalorela vanginiya? Naan ippove kattikkattuma? Hi! Ithu enna perfume?
V: Konjam moochu vidudi! Pudavai unga veetukku porache kattikkoyen! Perfume actualla enakku than gift! Ippo podathe. Athu vera celebration.
A: Appo ippove than podanum.
V: Ei! Irudi! Ippo antha perfume potta enaku moodu maaridum. Muthalla en kooda kizha vaa.
A: Ai! Keezha oru surprise-a? Super Purush! Vaa vaa polam.
Downstairs, everyone is assembled, the hall is decorated and a cake is kept on the coffee table. Everyone wishes Abi and MM kisses her. Abi cuts the cake with MM and they all feed each other. Abi takes blessings from everyone and even Kamala and AN wish her well.
C: Ei Abi! Namma veetula ippadi ellam kondadinathe illai. Ellam unakkagathan first panrom. Adutha maasam enakku varuthu! Athai marakka koodathu enna! Ennanga! Ungalukkum sethu than solren.
An: Dei Vetri! Unakku venumna nee silenta kondada vendiyathu thane da? Ippo paaru unnala enakku kashtam.
A: Anbu Mama! En ippadi solreenga? Akka! Kattayam jollya ethavathu pannalamka. Inimel namma veetula ellar birthdayum, kalyana naalum vitham vithama kondadidalam.
A little later VA in their room.
A: Purush! Thank you da! Romba happya irukuda! Naan ippadillam unkooda santhoshama pirantha naal kondaduvennu ninaiche pakkalai da! Unakkulla ivvalo periya romantic irukkannu theriyama pochu purush!
V: Endi! Nee en birthdayku koduthathai vidava ithu perisu? Athuvum ethuvume ethir paakama enakkaga birthday kondadiniye? Atha mathiri varuma? Athai compare pannina ithu onnume illai di! Ana ithu mattum illai. Innum niraiya irukku! Ippo namma special celebration! athanala costume and perfume change! Seekiram! Don't waste time! Mama is waiting, chellam!
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