AN: This is a lighter chapter where Vetri and Abi have a timeout. This is a longer update.
After what it looked like a long time, though it was only some 20 minutes, Abi heard a knock on her door.
Vi: Abi! Abi! Ulla irukkiya? Vetri unkitta sollittu ponumnu wait panraru.
A: (muffled) Enakku thalai valiya irukku. Avarai kilamba sollunga. Appurama phone panna sollunga.
Vi: Illai Abi unta romba mukkiyama pesanumam! Konjam velila vaa.
A: (clears throat) Akka! Please! Appuram pesarennu sollunga!
V: Neenga ponganni! Naan pesikkaren! Ei Abi! Oru 5 nimisham pesanum. Velila vaa. Mukkiyama pesanum. Security vishayam.
A: Sari wait pannu! Naan bathroom use pannittu keezha varen.
She washed her face with cold water and soap and came out. Vetri was standing there.
A: Keezha varennu sonnene?
V: Illai paappa illama pesanum. Naan vanthu paappatta avalai kettavangalttenthu kaaptharathukaga vanthirukkennu solla poren. Neeyum athaiye sollu.
A: Sari! Avlothane!
V: Naan ippo poittu konja nerathula en thuni mani eduthukkittu varuven. Un securityttayum SPttayum solli vai. Avunga schoola inimel naanum varuvennu solli vai! Athellam nyabaga padutha than vanthen.
A: Sari. Ippo inga irukkara securitytta sollidaren. Nee appuram eppo venumnalum vaa. Saapida varuvenna, seekiram vaa. Paapa 7 manikkellam saptruvaa. Ava kooda saapidalainnalum, ava kooda irukkalam.
V: Paappa ellam sollitta! Naan athukkulla vanthuduven. Paappavukku enna vangittu varattum?
A: Naan than sonnene Vetri! Dayavu senju maamool panathula avalukku ethuvum vangathe! Antha pavam avalukku venam. Nee avalaiye kettu vangi kodu!
V: kuthi kattariya? Unakku avalukku enna pidikkumnu theriyathatha maraikka enna solriya?
A: Eppadi vena eduthukko! Enna pathi enna vena sollikko! Enakku ellam marathu pochu! Ana oorai adichu ulaila potta kasula un pullaikki ethachum vangi kodukkarathu unakku mattum okva? Avunga saabam ellam avalukku venuma? Athai nee than mudivu pannanum. Vaa! Securitytta solren.
She introduces him to her security detail and tells them that he will be there for some days. Vetri leaves after telling atleast some 20 byes to Sudar. Abi carries Sudar inside and hugs for a long moment and kisses her head. She then calls Kabilan.
A: Kabilan! Oru update! Vetri innum konja naalaikku enga kooda than thanga poraru! Inimel Sudara kondu vidarathu koottitu porathu ellam avaru pathukka poraru! Athai solla than koopitten.
Kab: Enna vishayam Abi? Avar en unga kooda thangararu?
A: Kabilan! If you don't mind, athu ennoda personal matter. Naalaikku Sudaroda avara pathuttu yaarum thappa ninaichukka koodathu. Athan untta sonnen.
Kab: Sari! Naan pathukkaren.
A: Thanks Kabilan. Bye. Akka! Unga kitta sonnara?
Vi: Kabilana? Avaru onnum sollaliye?
A: Kabilana? Naan Vetriya sonnen. Innikkulenthu konja naalaikku Vetri namma kooda than thanga poraru. Avarukku maadila enga pakkathu room kodukkalamnu irukken. Avaru Sudaroda irukka mudiyum. Naan naalaikku mattum veetula iruppen. Naan poi roomla sheets mathittu vanthu samaikkaren.
Vi: Naan seyyaren Abi. Enna samaikkanumnu sollu! Naan samaikkaren.
A: Illaikka irukkattum. Enakku ethavathu distraction venum.
S: Abi! En friend Simba namma kodave irukkaporana?
A: Amam! Konja naalaikku namma koodave than irukka poraru! Unnai schoolukku kootittu poittu varuvaru. Naalaikku unga schoolukku naanum vanthu avarai introduce pannren. Sariya?
S: Aiya Jolly! Abi! Enakku ennamo Simbava patha ore happya irukku Abi. Namma koodave iruntha nallarukkum. Nalla vilayadalam. Evlo uyaram, evlo strong. Nee ethavathu thittina avanta solli unnai thitta solluven.
Abi's eyes again filled with tears. Not wanting to cry in front of Sudar, she rushes up.
S: Enna achu Vijimma? Abi en azharaa?
Vi: Illaida amma kanla etho vizhunthducchu pola. Naan poi pakkaren. Nee Vetri vantha ennavellam vilayadalamnu yosichu vei!
She goes up to the guest room where Abi was changing sheets.
Vi: Abi! Enna achu? Azhariya enna? Nee azhuthu naan pathathe illai!
A: Irungakka! (she gets the photo of her and Vetri). Itho parunga! 8 varusham munnadi eduthathu.
Vi: Vetri thane Sudaroda Appa? Enakku thonichu! Rendu perum evlo santhoshama irukkeenga! Antha sirippu ippo enga Abi?
A: Ellathayum tholaichuttenkka. En thalaiyezhuthu!
Vi: Avarkitta sollittiya? Athan varara?
A: Amakka! Periya sandai agiduchi. Athu nadula sollitten. Enna irunthalum avarukku theriyama ponathu en thappu thane?
Vi: Sudartta eppo sollapora?
A: Konja naal pottum ka! Athukkuthan inga vararu! Konja naal Sudaroda irunthuttu appuram sollalamnu!
Vi: Sari than. Thiduthippunu sonna avalukkum confusion than.
A: Athankka! Neenga ethuvum kaattikkatheenga! 7 manikkulla varennaru! Naan sappida ethavathu seyyaren.
Vi: Abi! Sari ippo sudaroda pesarache en azhutha?
A: Illaikka! Ava Vetri vanthathum ennavellam seivennu sonnatha kettathum, enakku kashtamagiducchukka. Intha mathiri evvalo kanavu irunthathu?
Vi: Ippo than enna Abi! Inimel athellam nijamakkalame?
A: Sudarukku vena nijamagalam. Ava santhoshama iruntha pothum! Naan innikku sonnathe avalukkagathan. Etho ninaichu naan pannathu Vetri vazhkaiya mathiduchu! Naan panna thappu Sudarai bathikka koodathunnu than Vetritta sonnen.
She sniffed.
Vi: Abi. Enna ithu? Thideernu enna jaladosham unakku? Inga paaru! Kannellam sivanthirukku! Mugam veengirukku! Appo roomla irukkarache azhuthiya enna? Enna achu Abi?
A: En thappukku thandanai vendama? Vidunga! Inimel kattayam Vetri, Sudar munnadi azhave matten. Sari vanga!
Vi: Enna samaikka pora?
A: Dosai than. Ethavathu kaarama rendu chutney seyyanum. Avlothankka.
She goes down.
S: Abi! Simba inga thanga porathu enakku romba pidichirukku. Naan innikku Simba koodathan sappida poren.
A: Sudar! Vetri sappida late agum. Athuvaraikkum unakku pasi thangathu. Nee avar vanthatum sappitudu! Avarai pakkathula ukkanthukka sollu. Sariya?
S: Sari! Naan poi en toys ellam eduthu vekkaren. Simba vanthathum vilayadanum.
A: Sudar! Nalaikku thingal kizhamai! School irukku! Homework mudichuttu appuram vilayadalam.
S: Homeworka? Appura Simbavoda time-e spend panna mudiyathe?
A: Sari! Vetriyoda homework pannu!
S: Avanukku sollithara theriyuma? Unnai mathiri solli tharuvana?
A: Sudar! Avan ivannu sollathe. Mariyathaiya pesu. Avaru ennavidavum nalla solli tharuvaro ennamo! Kettu paaren! Illaina naan sollitharen.
S: Sari! Innikku enna rathirikku?
A: Dosai, chutney, salad.
S: Simbavukku pidikkuma?
A: Innikku ithuthan! Naalaikku venna avarukku pidichatha seyyalam. Sari! Poi un English book notebook rendum konduvaa.
S: Romba mosam Abi nee! Eppo paaru padi padinnukkittu!
A: Muthalla kondu vaa! Evlo seekiram mudikkariyo avvlo neram Vetriyoda vilayadalam illai?
S: Ohh! Appo jolly! Ok Abi! Itho varen.
It was 6 in the evening and Sudar is a bit anxious.
S: Abi! Simba innum varaliye?
A: Sudar! 7 manikkulla varennu sollirukkaru! Vanthuduvaaru!
S: Simba vanthuduvaan illai? Viji! Namma vena phone panni paakkalama?
Viji gives a guilty look at Abi and makes eyes at Sudar.
Vi: Sudar! enta en solra? Abitta than sollu! Ava than phone pannanum.
S: En? Un phonela thane namma pesuvom?
Vi: Ei Sudar! chumma iru!
A: Inimel ennakka! Sudar Simbannu Vetriya solrache enakku theriyama poguma? Vandi ottittu irukkaro ennamo? Ottarache disturb pannatheenga! Naan ippo than message amichen.
Sudar is now standing just outside the house.
A: Sudar! ulla vaa! Vasal varaikkum varavar ulla varama poga mattaaru!
S: Abi! Nee ethuvum thittaliye Simbava? Illai Simbavukku dosai pidikkatha? Annikku chicken, mutton appadinnu sonnan! Athellam illainnu varaliya? Illai enakku homework sollitharanumnu sollittiya? Avanukku – avarukku – solli thara theriyathunnu varaliya?
Abi and Viji look at each other disturbed. It was 6:30pm and no message from Vetri.
Abi takes a deep breath and goes to Sudar and sits next to her on the stairs at the entrace.
A: Sudar! Varuvennu sonna vanthuduvaaru! Avunga veetta vittuttu konja naalaikku varanum illai. Athanala things ellam marakkama kondu varanum. Ethavathu maranthu pochunnu thirumbi poirukkalam. Avanga veetula irukkaravanga feel pannuvanga. Avungalai samadhana paduthanum. Vandila varache ethavathu repair agirukkalam. Athai sari pannittu varanum. Antha mathiri evvalavo kaaranam irukkum. Unnai romba pidichuthan unkooda irukkanumnu un Simba inga varaaru! Athanala kattayam varauvaru! Athuvaraikkum nee oru book eduthu padikkariya illai namma moonu perum ethavathu games vilayadalama?
S: Nijammava? Nee enkooda vilayaduviya? Sari. Vijimma board games kondu vanga!
A: Ei! Akkava velai vangariya? Namma ulla poi vilayadalam vaa.
They are playing snake and ladders in the living room. Its now almost 7 and Abi gets a call.
A: Sudar! Vetri than. Hello! ... Sari ... ok ... Konjam avalta pesariya! Ava romba aavala kathukkittu irukka.
S: Hello Simba! Nee en innum varalai? En mela kovama? Oh ... Ok! Ok! Naan wait panren. Nee vanthathum than sappiduven. Bye. Abi! Simbavukku car problem thanam. Vanthukitte irukkennu sonnan! Naan appuram than saapiduven.
A: Sari! Innikku oru naal ok. Nee ippo ulla vanthu homeworka mudi vaa. Mudichuttenna Vetri kooda vilayadalam.
Vetri comes in rushing with his bag and another packet.
V: Sudar! Paapa!
Sudar comes rushing to the entrance and Vetri carries her and kisses her.
S: Simba! En late-u? Vaa! Unnoda room madila irukku. Naan kaattaren.
V: First intha! Itha vangikko.
S: Enna ithu? Hi! Neeyum naanum irukkara photo. Chocolate! Abi! Naan vangikkattuma?
Abi looks questioningly at Vetri.
V: Illaidi! Ava vangikkattum. Naan unakku ennanu appuram solren.
Sudar takes him to his room.
S: Simba! Ithu than unnoda room. Inga paaru bed, pillows, bathroom ellam irukku. Mukkiyama, ithu than dust bin. Ithula than kuppai podanum. Intha basketla than un azhukku thuni podanum. Daily kulichuttu ithai kondupoi washing machinela neeye than podanum. Illaina Abi thittuva.
V: Enakku nalla theriyumda kannama!
S: Eppadi theriyum?
V: Huh! Nee than sollirukkiye! Appadithan.
S: Oh! Sari nee kai kaal kazhuvikkittu vaa. Naan inga irukken. Namma senthu keezha polam. Abi dosai than panna pora innikku. Unakku pidikkuma?
V: Unkooda iruntha ethu vena pidikkum da!
They both go down.
S: Abi! Simbakku dosai pidikkumam. Simba! Abi ennikkavathu samaippa! Ana romba nalla samaippa!
V: Appadiya? Inimel inga thane saapida poren.
S: Enga kooda irukkapora first aal nee than. Eppavume enkooda iruppiya Simba? Illai thirumba poiduviya?
Vetri and Abi both are taken aback by this. They are looking at each other trying to figure out the other.
Vi: Ei Sudar! Ithane avaru vanthirukkaru! Ippove ella kelviyum kekkanuma. Nee muthalla ukkaru. Abi dosai suttuta! Ungalukkum plate vekkattuma Vetri?
V: Illai! Naan appuram saapidaren. Naan night late-a than saapiduven. Neenga kavalai padatheenga. Naane senju saapittittu pathiram clean panni vechudaren.
S: Abi! Chutney romba nalla irukku! Vijimmavukku solli koden. Avangalukku intha chutney mattum seyya theriyalai!
A: Akka paarungakka ivalai! Naakum vayum muzha neelathukku! Antha kariveppilaiya thooki podama saapidu. Illaina next time araichu pottuduven. Appuram green dosai than kidaikkum.
S: Green dosaiya? Venam venam! Nee ippadi ellam sonnenna enakku Vijimmave dosai suttu tharatum.
A: Vaya moodikkittu sappidu di!
S: Simba! Intha Abiya paren! Vaya moodikkittu sappida solra? Eppadi mudiyum?
V: Ungamma solrathellam purinjikkara alavukku enakku arivu pathathuda! Nee Ungammavathan kekkanum.
A: (murmuring: Appana mathiriye vai! Thaniyave attam poduva ippo ivanum vanthu senthukittan! Ellam en neram!) Ei Sudar! ippo nee sappidaporiya illaiya! Appuram innikku paal soruthan.
S: Iyo! Paal sora! Venam! Venam! Naan kashtappattu vaya moodittu sappidaren.
Vetri is enjoying the scene and sees that Viji is looking at her phone.
V: Eppadi Anni neenga intha ranagalathulayum phone pakkareenga?
Vi: Ithu ungalukku first time. Enakku ivanga rendu per senthu irukkarache ellam ithu than. Ithu verum trailer than. Main picture varum paarunga! Appo solluveenga! Ana enakku ippo than Sudar en ippadi pesarunnu puriyuthu!
V: Neenga periya aaluthan! Phone paakara mathiriye nottam vidareengale Anni?
A: Ama! Vijikka unakku enna Anni?
V: Nee Nandhini Anniya eppadi koopidara? Appadithan.
S: Simba! Naan oru vidukathai sollattuma? Konjam kashtama than irukkum. But unakku theriyutha paappom!
V: vidukathaiya? Sollu! Naan muyarchi panren! Ana kashtama sollathe da!
S: Mela mela pogum! Anal keezhe mattum varathu!
V: iyo kashtama irukke? Balloona? Illaiye! Kathadiya? Thennai maram? Paapa romba kashtama irukke? Yaarttayavathu help kekkalama? Please da!
S: unakku theriyalainna theriyalainnu sollu! Abikkum Vijimmavukkum naan already answer solliten. Athanala avunga unakku sonna athu cheating.
V: Ungammavukke solla theriyalainna enakku eppadi da theriyum!
S: Try pannu Simba! Nalla yosi? Ethu appavum mela mela pogum?
V: Escalatora? Intha malla nagarume?
S: nalla comedy panra Simba! Switch mathi potta athu keezhayum pogum. Abi sollirukka!
V: Ithellam nalla thelippa ungamma! Sarida! Enakku theriyalai! Neeye sollu!
S: Athu age! Vayasu! Purinjutha!
V: Ada amam! Sudar romba buthisaliya irukkale!
S: Ithu naan sollalai! Youtubela pathen. Athanale youtubela yaaru pottangalo avunga than buthisali!
Vetri observes that Viji is looking at them with a smile and Abi with pride.
V: Nee buthisali mattum illai! Nalla ponnum kooda! Sari! Sapptittiya?
S: Simba naan sappittu thattu kondu poi sinkla podaporen. Athu sidela irukkara sink. Neeyum anga than wash pannanum. Sariya?
V: Sari da! Enakku ithe mathiri ella pazhakkamum sollikodu. Ok!
S: Sari! nee kavalai padathe. Ippo vaa vilayadalam.
A: Sudar! Homework mudikkalai illai. Tamil innum konjam irukku! Athai mudichuttu vilaiyadu!
S: Abi! Kalaila panrene?
A: Sudar!
V: Dei! Homework mudichududa! Naan vena pakkathulaye ukkanthukkaren.
S: Unakku solli thara theriyuma? Abi than enakku solli tharuva! Unakku theriyumna naan inimel unkittaye kathuppen.
V: Ungamma alavukku illainnalum oralavukku theriyum. Enakku theriyalainna ungammatta kathukko.
Vetri and Sudar continue the homework and their games. Abi sits at next sofa and catches up with her work. Viji takes a photo of them without their knowledge.
A: Sudar! 9 maniachu! Kannula thookam muttikkittu irukku! Thoonga polama? Kalaila school ponum illai!
S: innum konja neram irukkene Abi?
V: Paapa! Naan inga than unkooda konja naal irukka poren. Athanala thoonga poriya?
S: Naan thoongarathukku enakku kathai solriya iliai book padichu katriya?
Both Sudar and Vetri look up at Abi with the same expression on their faces. Abi is dumbfounded by their identical looks. Even Viji looks a bit surprised.
A: sari! Nee poi bathroom poittu koopidu! Avar varuvaru!
S: Abinna Abi than! (She hugs and kisses her. And Abi closes her eye and hugs her back. Vetri looks at them both with longing. Sudar goes up.)
V: Vanthu ... Seekirame kilambitten. Vara vazhila oru car repair.
A: Vetri! Sudar romba engi poitta! Avala samadhanapadutha thaan kashamagiduchu! Konjam munnadi phone-avathu pannirukkalam. Evlo missed call pathiya? Sari! Naan unkitta avalukku vangara pathi sonnen illai?
V: Ava kitta sorry sollittendi! Vazhila oru BMW car repair. Car ownerukku vittutu pogavum manasillai. Sariya yaarum mechanicum kidaikkalai pola. Thavichukkittu ninnaru! Naan ippothaikku otra mathiri sari panni koduthuttu varen. Repair pannathukku avaru panam kodutharu! Mothalla venamnu than ninaichen. Appuram paappavukku gift vangalamnu vangikitten. Udane kadaila poi photo frame panni konduvanthen. Athan late agiduchu!
A: Oh! Appo ... Sari vidu! Koopidara paaru!
Abi goes up and Vetri follows her.
A: Inga books irukku. Konja neram padicha thoongiduva. Sudar! Vetritta pesi emathi chocolate saapidathe! Thanni kudikkathe.
V: Ethukkudi paapa thanni kooda kudikka koodthunnu solra? Romba mosam thandi!
A: Vetri! Ava padukkarathukku munnadi ethuvum saappittalo kudichalo acid reflux varum! Irumi vaanthi eduppa! Nenjericchala irukkum. Avalukkaga nee vanthu thangikkariya?
V: Oh! Sorry paapa! Amma solrathu than Sari.
S: Amam! Simba nee en Abiya vadi podi solra? Appadi sollalaama?
V: Athu vanthu..
A: Enkitta permission kettuttuthan appadi pesaraaru! Nee muthalla periyavangalai vanga pongannu solli pazhagu!
V: Sari nee en ungammava per solli koopidara?
S: Athuva? Vijimma koopidarangala? Athan naanum kooppidaren! Abiyum Ammannu koopida sollala!
A: Sari! Ippo ethukku antha pechu! Vetriya paduthama seekiram thoonganum! Good night! (kisses Sudar).
S: good night Abi. (kisses her).
Abi gets up and leaves.
S: Simba! Antha Panchatantra stories book padikkariya? Enakku ella storiesum pidikkum.
Vetri chose one and read it. After few minutes, Sudar was nodding off. Vetri closed the book and tucked her. She kissed his cheek telling "Love you Simba!" Vetri hugged her and kissed her head and went down.
In the kitchen, Viji had just finished eating and Viji gave a slightly guilty look at Vetri.
Vi: Neenga saapida late agumnu Abi sonna. Athuvum illama dosai sooda podalamnu naan saappittuten.
V:Ithula ennanga irukku! Unga veetula neenga saapidareenga! Enakku onnum prachinai illai.
A: Sudar thoongittala? Thanni ethuvum kudikkaliye? Oru 5 nimisham iru! dosai ready agidum.
V: thoongitta! Neenga rend perum poi velaia paarunga! Naan pathukkaren.
A: Already late achu! Nee saapptappuram sutham seyyanum. Athanala nee ukkaru! Naan podaren. Akka neenga athukkulla kalaila avalukku kodukka vendiayathi eduthu vainga!
She makes dosa and he finishes.
V: Naan ethavathu seyyattuma?
A: Vendam! Nee Sudaroda irukka vantha! Antha velaiya mattum paaru! Kaalaila enkooda schoolukku varache avangalukku un id copy tharanum. Aadhar, illai license kodu! Naan copy eduthukkaren.
Vi: Abi! Naan thoonga poren. Good night Vetri!
Abi starts eating.
V: Nee ippo than saappidariyaa? Solliruntha naan dosai senju koduthiruppene?
A: Ethukku unaku thevai illatha velai!
V: ippo nee enakku senju koduthiye?
A: Enna nee ennoda guest! Unnai naan velai vanga mudiyathu!
V: Naan unnai onnu kekkattuma?
A: enna?
V: Endi enkitta paapa illainnu ungappa sonnaru? Enakku athu puriyave illaidi!
A: Athu than sorry kettuten illai! Ippo thappukku parikaramum panren. Paapavukku innum konja naalala neethan appannu theriyum. Ithukku mela ithai pathi pesavo purinjikkavo enna irukku?
V: Endi unakku enkitta solla ethuvum illaiya?
A: enna solla solra? Innikku naanum niraiya solliten! Neeyum athai vida sollitta! Un ponnu unakku kidaichutta! Enakku therinja alavukku avalai nalla than valathirukkennu ninaikkaren. Thappa irukkarathai sari panna ippo nee vera Appava avalukku irukke! Ithukku mela avalai pathi ethavathunna kelu. In fact, nee Akkata first kelu. Avangalukku theriyathathai naan solren. Enakku thookam varuthu! Ava 6 manikku ezhunthuduva! Athukku munnadi naan ezhunthukkanum. Good night!
Vetri sighs and goes up to sleep.