Back to thuthukudi..
It was Sunday Shalu prepared lavish lunch for Arjun friends.
Valli - Seri maa naa varen..
Sha - Oru nimisham.
Shalu took a tiffen carrier and added all the items and gave to Valli.
Valli - Ma...idhu..
Shal - Adaa eduthutu poongaaka..
Shalu continued to stir the sweet. Valli smiled and left.
Arjun - Maa... ellarum vandhutangaa..
Shalu came from kitchen with water for all.
There were 8 men's and mostly near arjun height. They had neat hair cut and shave.
Arjun - Ivanga dhaan naa sonnaavanunga..
All wished her. She wished them back.
Arjun - Ivan customs la irukan.. avan CBI..
Ivan merchant navy.. avan military..
Indhaa payaa air force , avan karur la AC ya irukan.. Ivan forensic dep..
Ivan dhaan en close frnd IFS la irukan
Shalu was astonished. (Arjun told with name I don't want readers to confuse with names as these are temporary characters )
Apo naanga ellam unaku close frnd ilayaa..
Arjun - Arambichitangaa...
CBi - Deii. Andha pilaa shock la irukanga sollu daa....
Arj -maa.. naangaa ellam orey clg and orey institutions laa dhaan padichom but vera vera exam ku.. eppadiyoo ellarum frnds aagitom..
Shalu - Ohh..
Air force - Naangaa ellam frnds nu sonna ellarum ippadi thaan shock avangaaa..
Shalu smiled. They asked about her and her work.
Shalu - Seri ellarum sapdaa vanga..
Ifs - Nee ukaru maa naangaa edututu varom.. nee dhaan samikaa poora nu avan sonnaa.. serve pandrathu aachum naangaa pandrom.
Shal - Adhu ilaa..
Before she could deny all left to kitchen.
They arranged everything in hall.
Shal - Ena inga vachutingaa dinning table la..
Milta - Kelaa ukandhu saptaa dhan maa saptaa madhri irukum.. neeyum engalodaa ukaru.
Shalu was made to sit beside Arjun. The mens served each other.
Navy - Inikiee namaaku sapadu poduraa Shalini ku.. karthar ella nanmaiyum tharuvaaru.. amen.
Aiyooo ivanaa...
Shalu - Enachu...
Arjun - Ivan ippadi dhaan naangaa padikiraa time laa irundhu.. yarachum sapadu pootaa ippadi solluvan...
Ivanaa paathi theriyadhavangaa Ivan nejaamaa saami kumbaran nu nenachipaangaa.
Shalu giggled.
Shalu didn't expect their down to earth nature and all were very sweet. They teased eachother and the couples but made sure to keep the lady comfortable and not to embarrass her at any cost.
After lunch all were in the garden area and talked about random things. Men's helped shalu to prepare coffee and snacks. They played throw ball by diving themselves in 2 teams and shalu was judge. It was fun to see the grown up men's arguing for a silly game. Shalu laughed whole heartedly to their fights making the mens to glare at her sometimes.
Arjun - Ma... ena maa ne sirikiraa.. edachum pesu maa.... sollu... idhu fair play thaan nu...
Shalu - refree ha meraataaa kudathu.. ellarum back to position...
Shalu said seriously making him shrink his eyes at her.
Shalu - Team A.. neengaa ball seriyaa poodlaa.. so one point to Team B..
Arjun - Ma...
He whine.
Shalu - Ena enaa ena... Haan.. naa dhaan refree naa dhaan solluven... poongaa poongaa poi nillungaa..
He twisted his lips and went to his place.
After 6 all left the house. Shalu and Arjun sat in the living room couch exhausted.
Arjun - Aiyoo enalaa mudiyalaa semaa tried ha iruku.
He leaned and kept his head in her lap and lied on the couch comfortably while she was startled by his gesture.
Arjun - Semaa tried ha iruku ma... anaa sandhosamaa iruku.. romba naal kalichii ellariyum onaa meet panni iruken adhum unkudaa...
He had his eyes closed and his lips curved to smile and his face showed his happiness. She found peace seeing his happiness . She felt warm in her heart. Shalu smiled and caressed his hair which she developed as a new hobby. Sometimes she would wakeup in the middle of the night and caresse his hair for sometime. It became her regular routine. Whenever she wake up in the night she would caress his hair and see his face for few minutes and then go back to sleep. She found herself strange but she liked it.
Arjun - Ma..
He held her chin
Sh - Mm..
Ar - Na pesitu iruken.. nee enaa yosichitu irukaa..
Sh- Onumilaa sumaa dhan.
Arj- seri sollu .. en frnd eppadi.
Sha- ellarum romba anba irukanga.. evalo periya position la irundhum avanga bandhaa kamichikala..
Arj- avanga wifes ellam namaa andha military Karen kalyanthuku varuvanga apo pakkalam..
Sha- navy la irukura anna kum military la irukura anna kum matum thana inum kalyanam aglaa..
Arj- amaa ma… military karan ku inum 3 masathulaa kalyanam andha navy karanuku dhaan ponnu pakurangaa edhum set agalaa…
Sha- nama side pakalamaa.
Arj- avanga amma strict hu avangaley pakkatum namaa thalieedaa vendam ma..
Sha- seri..
She was still caressing his hair. His hair was soft and she liked it.
Sha- nama epodhum vetlaa irukurom anaa nama mudi kuda ippadi ilaa. Veliyaa veyil laa poraa manushan mudi ippadi methu methu nu iruku..
She sighed.
Arjun laughed.
Arj- ne mind voice nu nenachi sathama pesitaa..
Shalu bit her tongue and closed her face with her hands.
He tried to remove her hand but she didn’t allow him.
Arj- ena ma vekka paduriyaa..
Sha- aiyoo theriyaama soliten..
Arj- parvaalaa nee therinjii kuda sollalam.
At New York.
Pooja - enaa brother enaachu...
Vikram - Something is bothering me Pooja.
Pooja -what happened?
Vikram - Something is missing in life pooja..
Pooja - Yen un new girl friend seri illayaa..
Vikram - Avalaa laa dhaan I understood something.
Pooja - what?.
Vikram - don't judge people without knowing about them properly.
Pooja - What do you mean?
Vikram - Namaa oruku poonom laa..apo Shalini un enaa.. dad and mom haa evalo caring ha pathukita..
Pooja - Ama.. she is very understanding and caring.. adhuku enaa..
Vikram - Ava selfish ha ilaa edhulaiyum.. she was down to earth but naa dhan arrogant ha behave panni iruken laa..
Pooja - Oh.. now you understood..
Vikram - Nalla poonu ava.. enaku ipo thaan puriyudhu but I was blind to ignore her and insult her.
Pooja - Anna ennachu..
Vikram - I was dating Linda for a week.. just a casual fling but ava kuda ukandhu pesura apo I just told about Shalini and she advised me. She told me to think I different perspective.
Pooja - So what are you going to do now?.
Vikram - sorry kekanum shalini kita...
Pooja - That's it.
Vikram - yeah..
Pooja - Are you sure?
Vikram - Definitely Pooja.. avalaa nerlaa pakura apo kandipaa sorry sollanum..
Pooja - OK..
In India
Few days later..
Arjun- ipo pathirikaa vachutu ponavangaa un athai oda sondha thambiya.
Shal- amaangaa…avaruku oru poonu oru paiyan. Ponnuku erkanavey kalyanam aagiduchu ipo paiyanuku dhaan pandranga. Andha paiyanuku 23 vayasu thaan aguthu.
Arjun- avloo chinna paiyan haa..
Sha- ama… avanga ponnuku 18 vayasula kalyanam panitanga..pavam ippadi kalyanam kalyanam nu solli yen dhaan life ha waste pandrangaloo. Pudichi kalyanam pannadhanaa life nalla irukum ippadi kataayaa kalayanam panna nalaa va irukum.. yen dhan ippadi irukangaloo..
She was cutting the vegetables and talking.
Arjun didn’t reply and just looked at her blankly.
Shalu raised her head and looked at him as she didn’t receive any reply from him. Seeing his blank look she understood his thoughts.
Shal- namaa kalyanatha pathi edhum sollaa..
Arj- seri apo ipo sollu..
Sha- ena sollanum..
Arj- unaku virupatu thaanaa panikitaa.
Sha- unmaiya sollta poi solta..
Arj- ena ma idhu kelvi..
Sha- seri.. irunga soldera.
Arj- unmaiya matum sollu.
Sha- enaku suthama virupam ilaa.. appa amma kagaa dhaan panikiten.
Arjun face fell. He dint know how to react for him.
Sha- kalyanam panikanum nu oru kataayam adhunalaa panikiten..
He lump formed in his throat.
Arjun- apo..
Sha- na pesi mudikala.
Arjun just nodded his head.
Sha- anaa ipo appadi ilaa.. nalla velaa kalyanathuku othukiten.. ippadi pataa kalyana valkaa kedaikum nu therinjii irundhuchunaa.. epovo kalyanathuku seri nu soli irupen.
She took the vegetables and went to kitchen.
Arjun smiled brightly hearing her words. He went behind her and hugged her making her shock.
Arjun- sandhosama irukiya apo..
Shalu- yen ena pathaa sandhosama therilaa..
Arjun- ne sollu..
Shalu- romba sandhosama iruken..
Arjun- nejamavaa..
Shalu- nejamaa..
Arjun- na edhum pannaliyee unakunu.. yen na unkuda nariya time kuda spent pandrathu ilaa.. una perusa veliya kutitu porathu ilaa..
Shalu turned towards him. He had his hand still in her waist but didn’t grip it. His hands was touching her cloth covered region only.
Shalu- epomay otikitey irundha dhaan anbu nu illa.. thoorathulaa irundha kudaa anba velipadutha mudiyum. Chinna chinna seigailaa anbu velipadu theriyum. Sollamaa purinjikirathaa vidaa indha olagathulaa periya vishayamay ilaa enaku therinjii..
Shalu said looking at him eyes.
Arjun eyes shined.
Shalu - Ippadiyee rendu perum ninnu pathutu irundhaa samikaa mudiyadhu.. poongaa...
She pushed him and started to cook. He held her hand and turned towards him.
Shal - Ennagaa..
Arju - I LOVE YOU DI.
He kissed her forhead and left the place. Shalu touched her forhead with smile and continued to cook.
Few days later..
In tutorial center.
Shalu - Na oru one week leave but namaa portions ahead haa dhaan irukom so porumaiyaa padichikalaam adhu matum ilamaa indha one week ungaluku test iruku so nalla elunthungaa.
At home.
Arju - Maa..
Shal - Vandhuten vandhuten
Arju - Ellam eduthukitalaa.. ilanaa enaku phone pannu naa vara apo eduthutu varen.
Shal - Seringa.
Arjun- Pesamaa naney vandhu unaa vitutu varavaa...
Shal - Oru bus erunaa thirunelveli periya bus stand angaa irundhu annen vandhu kuptukum aparam enaa..
Arjun - Ilaa.
Shalu - Bayapadhingaa naa batharmaa poitu varuven..
Arjun - seri pathu poitu va enaku phone panu erangitu..
Shalu - Seri..
He dropped her at bus stop and sat with her in the bus till it leaves the bus stand premises.
Shalu.mv - Kalayanam aagi modhal muraa avara vitu thaniya pooraaen
Arjun.mv - Kalyanam aagi modhal muraa ena vita thaniyaa pooraa..
She reached home and informed about her arrival to him.