Yen Mullai Kathir started
Sollunga Maamaa
Unakku Meena avuha mathiri en kooda thaniyaa poga aasai illiya
Mullai smiled
Namma inga thaniyaa thaane irukkom
Anga iruntha
Romba aasaiya irukkum..yaarukku thaan irukkathu
Kathir smiled at her
Naanum neeyum engayaachum thaniya ponumnu thaan yosichen..pasanga padam pogalennu feel pannathum plan maariduchu..he said
Unga kooda thaane irunthen..enakku santhosham thaan
They finished dinner and Kathir helped clear up
Neenga poi padunga maamaa..naan paathiram mattum kazhuvi vechuttu varen she said
Athellam onnum venaam..thanni oothi vai..naalaikku kazhuvikko he said
Illenga athu
Neeyum evvalavu velai pannitta rest edu vaa he said
She was tired too and happily agreed
In their room Kathir pulled her to him
Enakkum un kooda thaniyaa irukka pudichu irukku he whispered
Yen kathi sonna unga annikku kettudumnu bhayamaa she whispered back
He looked startled for a minute but the next started laughing loudly
Vaalu he gasped
Theriyuthu maamaa..she said then
Eppudi he challenged
Athellam solla mudiyathu she said and walked past him to lie down
He lied down as well but put his arm out
Mullai inga vaa he said
She readily snuggled up to him
He kissed her on the forehead and both closed their eyes waiting for sleep to embrace them
Middle of the night Mullai woke up with her cramps and Kathir gave her some hot water
He drew lazy circles on her stomach with his palm which seemed to soothe her
At one point she took his hand and placed it on her skin
Please maamaa ethamaa irukku she said turning to her side her back to him
Hmm seri..naan kai edukkale..nee thoongu
She snuggled even closer to him
He kept gently tracing a circular pattern in her stomach as she slept before dozing off himself
The next morning by the time Mullai woke up
Kathir had washed the vessels..
He had milk boiling and idly's getting steamed
He was cutting the veggies to make sambhar
Yenga neengale ella velaiyum pannitteengalaa enna ezhuppa vendiyathu thaane
Poi pal thechuttu moonji kazhuvittu va he smiled
By the time she was bathed and ready
He had the idly and sambhar ready on a plate
He made her eat it and then gave her a nice hot cup of masala tea
Kudi maa he said
Romba soodu
Sudu thanni kudikkara mathiri oothi oothi kudi
Itho paaru lunch pandrennu ellam alattikka koodathu ..rest edukkanum sollitten
Hmm seringa
Naan mathiyam varumpothu kadailernthu vaangittu varen ..
Naan oru 11 manikka phone pandren
Ethukku
Yen unga kitta phone panni pesa koodatha
Nee athukku sollale..enakku theriyum
Vera ethukku
Hmm..ippo enakku vayatha valikkala naane lunch pannidaren solla
Nejamaa konja neram thaan valikkum
Parava ille rest eden..oru naal thaane
Hmm seri
Samathu..kathavu saathikko..naan varen
Neenga tiffin saappidalaya
Tea kudichutten..tiffin box la pottukitten..kavala padaathe
Hmm seringa
And he left
As promised came back with lunch
He had bought lunch from a lady who ran a home mess
He placed the parcel in the kitchen
Vayathu vali ippo parava illiya he asked pulling her close to him
Ahn parava ille..lesa thaan valikkuthu she said leaning on him enjoying the soothing effect his hands rubbing her stomach had on her
Sappidaraya
Hmm lesa pasikkuthu
Shantha akka thaan intha mess sonnaanga..pasanga veli oorla..inga vayasaanavanga iruppaanga ille antha mathiri order eduthu samaichu kuduppaanga pola..kaaram masala ellam kammi ah poduvaanga pola ..unakkum vayathu valikku ethama irukkum la
They both ate..the food was very good and tasty
Kathir cleared up afterwards
Mullai waited for him to come out but he was a while
When he did come out he had a thermos in his hand
Ithulla sudu thanni pottu vechu irukken..ovvoru tharam kudichuttu..nalla moodi vecha..rathiri varaikkum thaangum ..rest edu seriya he said
Mullai was overwhelmed
Ithu kooda naan senjukka maattenaa
Yen naan senja enna prachanai
Prachanai ille ketten
Enakku intha vayathu vali seriya padala Mullai..Anni ellam ippudi avathi pattu naan paarthathe ille..oru doctor venaa paarkkalaamaa
Paarthukkalaanga..enakku eppovume ippudi thaan she said
Hmm seri appo naan kelambaren he said standing ready to leave
Udane kelambanuma she asked
Yen unakku ethaachum venumaa
Ille summa thaan ketten
Enna maa
Onnum ille poittu vaanga she smiled
Kathir left
Mullai stood feeling choked
Evvalavu akkarai..unna poi naan emaathitten she sighed
That night Kathir came home looking upbeat
Ennanga ore santhoshama irukkeenga
Vishayam irukku
Enna vishayam
Iru mothalla night saappaadu mudichudalam..dosai oothattumaa
Ille..naan chappathi senjutten
Unne rest thaane edukka sonnen
Nejamaa vayathu vali pochu..mathiyam neenga kelambinathum oru thookkam pottu enthirichen..fresh aayiduchu..
Nejamaavaa
Nejamaa she smiled
Appo seri naan fresh aagittu varen
By the time he came out she had his plate ready
Ithu enna koottu..naan Ithu varaikkum saappittathe ille..vithiyaasama irukku
Mullai giggled
Enna dee
Mathiyam vaangittu vantha micha koottu poriyal rasam ellam serthu konjam kaaram uppellam adjust panni senjathu
Oh..ippudi naan saappittathe ille he said
Amma seivaanga..
Oh saappida munnadi solli iruntha vaaila pottu irukka maatten..
Yaaru neenga
Naane he chuckled
Paarraa
Nejamaa
Amma ithukku onnu solluvaanga
Ennathu
Veettukkulla visesha naal la colour kolam poduvom
Seri
Adutha naal athe podi ellam onna therattina..entha colour combination la pottaalum seri..most ah gopal palpodi colour thaan ellathayum onna therattarappo varum
Kathir drew a blank
Athey mathiri konjam taste paarthu poda vendiya masala correct ah pottu paarthu senja..entha koottu poriyal serthu senjaalum nalla thaan varumnu
She finished with glee
Sabhash he said and continued eating
Mullai waited for him to eat some and then broached the subject
Amaam neenga etho santhoshamaa iruntheenga enna vishayam
Ahn un Gopal palpodi kathaila atha maranthe poitten paaru he teased her
She stuck her tongue out at him
Romba thaan sollunga she smiled
Jeeva annan phone pannichu
Oh enna vishayam
Athoda friend Shankar nu paduchuttu Dubai pakkam velai paarthaaru..ippo Kodaikanal la oru resort la panam pottu irukkaaru pola..enakkum antha annana nalla theriyum..
Mullai was mighty interested then
Innikku anga veettukku vanthaaru pola
Namma kalyanathukku varale..athaan parisellam Konduttu vanthaaru pola
Oh seri
Athu mattum illaama namma 4 peraiyum anga Kodaikanal resort la vanthu oru oru vaaram thanga sonnaaru pola
Aiii jolly
Hmm polaamaa
Ahn polaanga
Adutha vaaram buthan kelambittu.. thingal morning thirumbidalaam
Jeeva annanum avuhalum sevva night eh inga vanthuduvaanga ille naama anga polaam
Sernthu poromaa Mullai asked her brow knitting
Yen athulla enna
Oru padathukke Meena thaniyaa ponumnu aasai patta..ithu kalyanam appuram pora motha trip vera..athaan
Oh naan ithu yosikkale
Hmm naan Meena kitta pesattumaa
Hmm pesi paaru...enakku purinja varaikkum annan namakku entha naal vasathi padum kekka thaan phone eh pannichu ..irunthaalum nee avuha kitta pesu
Hmm seringa
And as they were talking her phone rang
Mullai smiled
Sollu Meena
Hey Mullai Kathir sonnaaraa
Ahn ippo thaan
Jolly la
Hmm amaam
5 naal Mullai
Unakku ok thaane
Ennathu
Sernthu porathu
There was an eerie silence for many seconds
Hello Meena
—-
Meena irukkiya
—
Meena hello
Naan vekkaren Mulla
Ada enna
Onnum ille..adutha wednesday paarkkalaam..good night
Meena phone ah cut panna othe vaanguva
Pinna enna dee..naane un kooda 5 naal nu santhosham ah irukken nee enna da nna
Seri dee..enakkum semma jolly thaan
Mullai enakku intha sernthu vaazharthu pudikkaama ille aanaa ellathukkum karuthu
Yen enna aachu
Aiyo kekkatha..Kodaikanal porom sonnathum Kanna naanum varuvennu..Jeeva koodathunnu sollittaan..Kannavum silent aagittaan..intha akka koottittu ponnu..
Mullai understood
Appuram enna aachu
Udane pudichukittan..Ithulla sem la oru paper arrears vera..naan velaiyaattaa arrear clear pannu appuram oor suthalaam sollitten..athu vera prachanai aayiduchu
Yen Kannanukku nalla thitta
Akkakkum serthu..
Yen
Pinna 2 naal munnaye result vanthuduchu..ellam pass nu maamaa kitta poi solli irukkaanga pola
Ethu
Amaam
Nee yen unmaiya sonna nnu en kitta athukku vera paanjaanga
Achacho
Naan nalla kettu vittutten..periyavangale ippudi poi solli kaamicha..naalaikku avan enna kathuppaannu
Neraiya pesi iruppaangale
Amaam..kadaisile athai oru vidu vittaanga appuram thaan silent aanaanga
Seri vidu
Enga irunthu..Jeeva vum enakku support ah pesinaan..so enga rendu per kittayum moonji thookki vechu kittu cold treatment
Mullai giggled
Enna dee sirikkare
Pinna nee nallathaachunnu thaane iruppa
Jeeva kenji konji pesa veikka poi irukkaan
Seri kaduppaagaathe
Naan yen kaduppaaga poren..namma Kodaikanal porom Meena shouted
Mullai laughed
Naanum dress ellam eduthu vechu thayaar aagaren she said
Mullai nejamaa neenga rendu perum vantha jolly thaan..Namakku sernthu thaane kalyanam aachu
Seri seri..sernthu porom fun pandrom
Hmm seri dee veikkaren good night
Kathir was listening to the conversation though one sided
Unga anni oda mudiyalenga Mullai said
Seri vidu Kathir said
Yenga
Enna
Oorukku pogarthukku ungalukku konjam dress edukkalaamaa
Yen
That he was irked was apparent
Vayatha valikkuthu she moaned her face revealing the fact that she was only razzing him
Fraudu..pesaama padukkanum he said chuckling
But the next day he came home later than usual but with 2 duffle bags and placed them in their room
Ennanga ithu Mullai asked
Soldren mothalla oru tea please..thalai valikkuthu
Dinner ready ah irukku..saappittu tea kudingalen she offered
Hmm seri
She served him dinner..chappathis and gravy
Mullai
Hmm
Thenam chappathi podarthu kashtam illiya
Illenga..rendu per thaane
Hmmm
Yenga
Ille night soru saapidaama ippudi chappathi saappidarthu nalla irukku
Naane oru timetable mathiri podalaam irukken
Ennathukku
Tiffin oru 15 item, lunch, appuram rathirikku..daily ithu thaannu mun koottiye mudivu pannitta easy ah irukkum la
Hmmm senjuttu enna porul venum sollu naan varumpothu vaangittu varen
Mullai nodded liking it
They finished dinner and Mullai went to make his tea
Kathir hurried into the bedroom and opening one of the bags took the topmost item and hid it under the mattress
She came in shortly with his tea
Once he finished it..she asked him
Bag la ennanga
Ahn vaa kaamikkaren
And he took out the contents
Anni yen porantha naal..diwali pongal nu varushathukku 4-5 shirt vaanguvaanga ..naan ethaiyum romba poda maatten
Oh appudiya..nalla irukkunga Mullai said picking a few in random and running her hands on the fabric
Nee nethu thuni vaanganum sonnathum bero la oru thattu full ah intha shirts nyaabagam vanthuchu athaan oru yettu poi konduttu vanthen
Oh seri seri
Neeye ithulla unakku pudichatha paarthu eduthu vai..
Pannidaren..
Oru help
Ennanga
Ellam ulle vechu konjam oru mathiri adaichu vecha vaasanai ..un magic konjam panni fresh aakken he said
Mullai was ecstatic
Avvalavu pudichu irukka
Romba..oru fresh ah irukku he said
Pannidaren..antha paila enna irukku
Ahn ithula full ah pant bit
Oh thekkaama irukka
Amaam
Athu venaa oru 4-5 thechukkalaamaa
Hmm seri..
Yenga ore oru Jeans pant mattum vaangikkongalen
He fixed her with a stare
Ille ungalukku nalla irukkum athaan
Athu kooda 2-3 anga irukku..konduttu varala..nadoola oru naal poi eduthuttu varen..
hmm seringa appo mothalla rendu pant naalaikku theikka kudukkalaam ..
Unnoda thuni oru pai ennaodathu oru pai eduthuttu polaam
They happily made plans
Everyday Mullai would check with him on a couple shirts if he liked them
On his confirmation she washed them her way and pressed them and packed them
Akka nalla nalla shirts paarthu vaangi kuduthu irukkaanga she told him
Kathir smiled
She placed a call to Dhanam
Akka eppudi irukkeenga
Nalla irukken Mullai neenga nalla irukkeengala
Nalla irukkom ka
Ivughalukku packing pannen..anga irunthu podaatha shirt ellam konduttu vanthaanga
Oh athu edukka thaan vanthaanaa..naan koil ku poi iruntha samayam vanthuttu kelambittaan..
Shirt ellam paarthu nallatha vaangi irukkeenga..romba nalla irukku athaan unga kitta sollalaamnu
Amaam Mullai..aasaiyaa vaanguven..Jeeva vum Kannanum avangale choose pannippaanga..ivana kooppitta varave maattaan..kadaisi varaikkum paarthuttu appuram naan poi vaanguven..appudiyum poda maattaan
Vidungakka Kodaikanal la colour colour ah poda vechudaren
Hmm photos anuppu ..aasai theera paarkkaren..
Nichayamaa ka
Kathir nenaichu eppovum varutham thaan ..padippa niruthittaanu romba feel pannen..aanaa avane 2 varusham munnadi private la 12th pannaan..nalla markum vaanginaan..naanum maamaavum college poga soldrom..kekka maattengaraan..
Vidunga kka onnonna pannuvaaru..
Hmm amaam Mullai..neenga santhoshama poittu vaanga
Hmm seri ka
Kathir's Jeans fit him as well..there were 3 of them in 3 different shades
Mullai had meticulously finished packing a day in advance
Jeeva was bringing toiletries required for all of them from the shop
As against the original plan Jeeva and Meena were driving down in a friend's car in the morning and picking Kathir and Mullai up
Tuesday after Mullai went to sleep Kathir took the item from under the mattress and packed it into his bag and smiled at his sleeping wife