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Maya came downstairs and found Anjali settled on the couch facing the other side. She slowly sneaked behind her and closed her eyes with her palms.
Anjali: Hey Nandhu enna velayatu ithu munadi va.. when there was no response she again spoke.. apa Gokul ah.. Ilaya.. Jaanu neeya ?
Maya: hey…. She whined and moved forward to stand in front of Anjali with her hands on her hips. Anjali rubbed her eyes and squealed looking at Maya.
Anjali: epa di vantha..
She hugged Maya forgetting her 6 months baby bump and both laughed at the cutest huddle.
Maya: enna di un kolunthiya matum tha unkita velayaduvala ?
( Wife's or husband's younger sister )
Anjali: yen ava unaku kolunthiya illaya ?
Maya: ama yaru illa nu sona…. She smirked.
Anjali chuckled: seri atha vidu.. epa vantha ?
Maya: nan vanthu rendu naal aachu di.
Anjali: rendu naal ah.. apram yen di enkita solava illa ?
Maya: nee anaiku tha amma veetuku ponan nu sonanga atha irunthutu varatum nu vitutan.. nee enna na ivalo kalaila vanthu iruka ?
Anjali: amma appa Dindigul poi irukanga.. atha vanta..
Maya: oh mama enga ?
Anjali: tho anga paru..
Maya: Hello Mamz.. she called Kathir who was returning from the backyard.
Kathir: Mayu…
He hugged her around her shoulders and patted her head.
Kathir: epa da vantha ?
Mayu: rendu naal aachu
Kathir: apram yen solala ?
Anjali: atha tha nanu ketan..
Maya: suma oru surprise ah irukatum tha solala.. seri athu ella vidunga.. unga rendu perukum en oda wishes.. ena chithamma akunathuku..
Anjali: chithamma va ithuvum nala tha di iruku.. enna kutty ma unaku ok va… she caressed her baby and smiled when she felt a kick.
Anjali: un payan ku ok va di…
She looked up to find Maya looking at her with yearning and looked back at Kathir who blinked his eyes.
Anjali moved forward and held Maya's shoulders.
Anjali: Avan una kupdrathu tha di chithamma va iruku.. ana ithu un payan..
Maya: Anjali athu..
Anjali: athu ithu Ella illa.. nan pethu un Kaila kuduthuruvan.. athuku apram nee aachu un payan aachu..
Maya smiled before they were asked by Yamuna to join breakfast. Maaran joined them and they continued having their talks.
Maya: Athai… Surya enga.. avuluku college late agalaya ?
Yamuna: Ava etho oru Mari irukunu paduthu iruka Maya.. college polanu solitu iruntha..
Maya: ethu college ku polaya ? She asked in shock.
Maaran: athuku yen nee shock agara ?
Maya: shock ah athu ella illaya.. odambu mudilaya enna nu keka vantha..
Yamuna: Ava thalaiku uthi iruka Mayu.. atha romba mudila pogalanu sona.. nee sapdu..
Maya: oh.. she sighed in defeat which did not go unnoticed by Maaran.
He eyed her questioningly who nodded her head with nothing before she began to eat with a pout.
Maya left for Surya's room with her breakfast and found her lying on the bed curled up.
Surya: va di..
Maya: intha sapdu..
Surya: vechudu di eduthukara..
Maya: nee yen di college pola ?
Surya: periods di atha
Maya: athana... Correct ah thapana nerathula thena varum.. she murmured.
Surya: enna di ?
Maya: illa leave podama poran nu sonaiya atha inaki epadi potanu ketan
Surya: romba mudila di.. atha.. apdiya ponalum un anna vantu tha Maru Vela paparu paru..
Maya: athu illa..
Surya: apdiya vanthalum... ivalo naal nan wait pana illa ipa Avuru panatum
Maya mv: ayoo iva vera correct ah wrong timing la revenge edukarala…enna panrathu..
Surya: enna di yosikara.. thayavu senju un Annan ku support panitu varatha..
Maya: Aya en vishiyathula ok… ana Avan unaku panrathu ella kandipa support pana matan.
Surya: hmm pakalam.. friend pakam nikaraya illa anna pakam thavaraiya nu..
Maya: Friend ah nipananu therila..
Surya: adi paavi athu kula marita..
Maya: hey friend ah nika matan di.. kolunthiya va nikaran ok va ?
Surya: athuku unga anna enna ninaikararu nu theriyanum..
Maya: athu ella una tha ninaikaran.
Surya tried to control her smile but lost when Maya teased her.
Maya walked out of the room smiling and found Maaran standing leaning on the wall with his hands crossed across his chest.
Maya: Inga enna da panra ?
Maaran: atha nan kekanu… enna panra nee.. Ava college pogathathuku nee yen pathara ?
Maya: nan enga pathuruna.. breakfast kuduthutu avuluku enna aachu nu paka vantha..
Maaran glared at her and pulled her closer holding her ear and screwing it.
Maya: aaah valikuthu da.. she whined.
Maaran: apa Olunga solu enna panra ?
Maya: vita tha soluvan
Maaran: nee solu nan vidran.
Maya: valikuthu da..
Maaran let go of her ear and caressed it before retreating back.
Maaran: solu enaku theriyama enna plan pana?
Maya: athu vanthu… she moved forward and played with his buttons.
Maaran: hey nan enna keta nee enna panra ?
Maya: athu..
Maaran frowned at her before he stumbled back when she pushed him back and ran away.
Maaran: hey solitu po di..
Maya: nalaiku unaka theriyum… she yelled back before running out of the place.
Maaran: matamala poiruva iru di unaku iruku..
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The next morning Maaran and Maya came downstairs dressed up and found the family gathered in the living along with priest. Maaran looked at Maya with a frown who shrugged.
Maaran: seri va pakalam…
They moved near to find Anjali's parents present and guessed it might be for her baby shower.
Maya moved to stand beside Anjali and welcomed her parents who smiled back at her.
Maya: enna Anjali ?
Anjali: valaikapuku naal kurirka vanthu irukanga Maya..
Maya: oh ok..
“ Amma nee solaranga kanaka patha.. 10 naal la 7 masam arambikuthu…athula irunthu 14 vathu naal nala naal iruku.. apa valaikapa vechukonga.. “
The elders discussed with each other before they agreed to held it on the same day.
Yamuna: yenga apdiya athayum kelunga..
Rajavel: Haan… Ayya athu… illa en ponnu ku payan ku kalyanam pananum atha epa panalam enna ethunu...
Maya and Maaran looked at each other in surprise.
“ Jadhagam irukungala “
Rajavel: ponnu ku jadhagam ila.. Mapalai jadhagam iruku.. Payan ku marumagaluku jadhagam iruku… ma atha kudu..
Yamuna nodded and gave the horoscope of Madan, maaran and Maya's to the priest.
“ unga ponu oda prindha thethi solaringala ? “
Yamuna: Mayu Jenny porantha varusham enna?
Mayu: 99 tha athai..
Yamuna: hmm.. January 18 1999 ayya..
The priest nodded and started calculating with their horoscope.
“ Thambi adutha masam ah nala naal iruku… ana veetula oru pulla nera masam ah iruka apa kalyanam pana kudathu…”
Rajavel: apa kolantha porantha apram ah vechukalam ayya.. nanga apava thethi kurichukarom..
The priest agreed to it before he left the house.
Maaran: Appa.
Rajavel: solu pa...
Maaran: illa yen dirunu kalynathu naal kurikaringa..
Rajavel: naal ella kurirkala pa.. suma oru pechuku ketom.. suma oru yosana kedaikum illa..
Yamuna: ama da.. ithu melayum unga kalyanatha thalli poda engaluku ishtam illa.. Anjali ku kolantha poranthu 3 masathula ungaluku kalyanam.. Madan appa kitayum pesiyachu.. avuru seri nu soliyachu… mudinja oru ore naal la vechurum enna ?
Maaran looked at Maya who had an confused look on her face before nodding at Yamuna.
Yamuna smiled and patted Maya cheeks finding her dressed up in a saree.
Yamuna: veliya kelambitingala ?
Maya: ama athai.. Kovil ku poganum pola irunthuchu.. atha Maaran ah kutitu poga sona..
Rajavel: Pathu poitu vanga da..
Maya nodded bidding bye to the elders as they left the house.
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Maaran stopped the bike in front of the temple and Maya down before adjusting her saree pleats. Maaran noticed her trying to straighten the center pleats and crouched down in front of her correcting the pallu.
Maya was taken aback by his sudden act and looked around.
Maya: papa enna panra elunthuru..
Maaran: iru di..
Maya: ayoo pothum elunthuru…
Maaran: enna di.. evalo nala pudichu vitalum.. pathalanu soluva.. ipa enna ?
Maya: athukunu public laya pudipa…
Maaran: psch.. athu ella enaku kavala illa.. minji pona pondati thasan nu soluvanga.. solitu poranga.. I don't care..
Maya shook her head with a smile before they walked into the temple. Maaran stopped in front of the flower shop and brought a garland of flowers along with a Pooja plate. Maya got the flowers from him and tried to pin it before the shopkeeper stopped her.
“ Yeppa katika pora pullaiku.. neeya vechu vidama ipadi vedika pathutu iruka vechu vidu pa… “
Maaran nodded with a smile before he took back the string and placed it in her hair.
Maya: polam ah ?
Maaran took her hands in his and took her inside the temple and they prayed before leaving to come around the temple.
They sat behind the temple under a tree and Maaran noticed Maya looking at a particular cradle tied in the tree.
Maaran: atha yen papa pathutu iruka ?
Maya: atha nan tha katuna…
Maaran: epavo ?
Maya: thiruvila anaiku.. kolantha nala porakanum na katanum pesi kitanga.. apa katuna… she sighed with a teary eyes.
Maaran hugged her around her shoulders as she leaned on him wiping away the tears from the corner of her eyes.
Maya: unaku onu theriyum ah.. nan athai kita Inga tha matuna..
Maaran: ingaya ?
Maya: ama yen athai solala ?
Maaran: illa conceive ah irukanu nu mothalayaa theriyum nu tha sonanga.. epadi enna nu Solla.
Maya: anaiku nama Kovil ku poojai ku vanthom illa.. apa Inga ukanthu paapa kita pesitu iruntha..
Maaran: amma ketutangala ?
Maya: illa.. enna kupda vanthanga.. apa oru vayasana paati vanthu nan yarunu ketanga.. athai sonathu… Antha paati ethana maasam nu ketanga paru.. enaku thooki vaari patruchu… ana athai samalaichutanga.. ana avungaluku apava doubt vanthuruchu pola.. veetuku ponathu.. Nandhu enaku papaya kudutha.. atha Venda nu sonatha gavanichuta irunthu irukanga.. apava kuptu samaiyaluku thalipu poda sonanga..
Maaran: athu ethuku ?
Maya: pothuva pregnant ah irukavungaluku.. antha smell Ela othukathu.. vomit varum.. nanum vantha puthusula oru time threw up pana atha vechu doubt agi tha kuptu pana sonanga… un ponnu correct ah vomit vara vechu korthu vituta.
Maaran smiled at how she was able to talk about the baby without tearing up for the first ever time.
Maya: apram room ku kutitu poi thuruvi thuruvi ketanga nanum othu kitan…
Maaran: apram enna aachu ?
Maya: apram enna adi tha…
Maaran: adichangala papa ?
Maya: adichangala va.. veluthu eduthutanga… antha adi ella nan chinna vayasula kuda vangunathu illa ….
Maaran: hey.. he caressed her cheeks.. sorry di..
Maya: nee ethuku sorry solara.. athai nu illa entha amma va irunthalum.. nama ponnu ipadi nama nambikaiya odachutanu varutham iruka thena seiyum.. kova varum… nama ipadi marriage munadi ona irukarathu ella nama generation ku ok.. ana avungala athu ella romba periya thappu.. athuvum pregnant ah irukanu soliyum yarunu solala nu athai ku kovam.. athu naala tha konja naal seriya pesava illa.. apram oru naal suthama mudila nu en room ku kutitu ponanga.. apa tha nama photo pathu athai ku therinjuruchu… unaiyum seriya valakalanu athukum thitu.. apram tha ellathayum solitan…
Maaran: ivalo nadanthucha di..
Maya nodded and leaned on his shoulders again.
Maya: ana athu ella nee yosikatha… ipa tha ella seri agiruchu illa..
Maaran hummed and kissed her temple before Maya pulled back.
Maya: Kovil da..
Maaran: Paravala
Maya glared: seri.. Maara.. nama Kovil pinadi oru theppa kolam irunthuchu illa athu iruka illaya ?
Maaran: iruku kuttu.. Thiruvila time la kutam jasthiya varum nu pooti vechu irunthanga
Maya: enna anga kottitu poraya ?
Maaran: ok va pola..
Maya grinned before she clung to him and he took her to the backside of the temple. There was a large “ theppa kulam “ where they settled on the stairs. Maya was seated a step upper to Maaran while Maaran sat fedging with her fingers.
Maya: ethuku sir adi podringa..
Maaran: illaya.. yen apdi kekara ?
Maya: nee rendu vishiyathuku ipadi en virala pudipa..
Maaran: apdiya ethuku ?
Maya: hm… she looked around to find if anyone was around and whispered… one night bedroom la..
Maaran gulped and looked around: ipa matum ithu kovil illaya ?
Maya: psch pecha mathatha..
Maaran: seri seri inonu enna nu solu..
Maya: inonu enkita ethachu kekanum na.. athu enna ?
Maaran: Athu vanthu..
Maya: ennanu solu.. enkita Sola unaku enna thayakam..
Maaran: thayakam ellla di.. veetula nadanthatha pathi enna ninaikara ?
Maya: athula ninaika enna iruku… Anjali ku valaikapu vechu thena aganum..
Maaran: ayoo Mathini valaigapa pathi nan pesala.. nama kalyanatha pathi pesaran.
Maya turned silent and sighed looking away.
Maya: athula Sola enna iruku.. periyavungaluku theriyatha enna pananum nu..
Maaran: atha ella vidu.. unaku enna thonuthu.. unaku ok va..
Maya: ithuku ella ok gara nala thena ellam solara idea la thena irunthom.. apram ipa epadi ok ilama pogum..
Maaran: paapa athu munadi.. ipa un mind set epadi iruku.. ipadi suthi valachu solama odachu solu..
Maya sighed: enaku therila..
Maaran: enna aachu.. unaku ipa Venda na yarum force pana matom..
Maya: apa unaku un aasai ithula enga pogum..
Maaran: nee athu ella yosikatha..
Maya shook her head: enaku epadi solarathunu therila nu tha sona..
Maaran: enna da uruthuthu unaku Ajay ah ?
Maya nodded: nama kalyanathuku enna vida vera yaru santhosham pada mudiyum solu.. ana enala mulusa santhosam pada mudila.. Ajay oda samatham illama epadi ?
Maaran: unaku athu matum the concern na… atha yosikatha.. nan pathukaran.. namaku tha aaru masam iruku illa.. athu kula ella seri paniralam..
Maya: Avan mariruvan nu enaku nambika iruku… irunthalum bayam iruku..
Maaran: pathukalam da vidu…
Maya sighed and hugged his forearm staring at the ducks in the pond until Maaran received a call.
Maaran: Haan pinadi theppa kulathula irukan vanga..
Maya pulled back and frowned at him.
Maya: yaru ?
Maaran: thoo… he turned back and Maya followed his eyesight.
Maya: Naveen ?
Maaran nodded: nama mothala apologize pana vendiyathu avuru kita tha.. ana nadantha vishiyathula panama vitutom.. atha pakanum nu vara sona..
Maya nodded and smiled at Naveen who came towards them.
Naveen: hey epadi iruka Maya ?
Maya: fine Naveen..
Naveen: enna Maaran thidirunu call pani vara soninga.. enna aachu?
Maaran and Maya looked at each other before they apologized to him.
Naveen: yenga ipa intha sorry ah Sola tha enna ivalo thooram vara soningala.. nan kooda enavo ethonu odi vantha..
Maya: apdi illa Naveen.. enga issue la ungala family oda theva ilama ulla kondu vanthu.. pesuna kalyanam Nina enna pesuvanga nu theriyatha enna ?
Naveen: apdi Ella illa Maya.. atha neenga mothalaya ella solitinga illa.. atha meeri nan thena antha idea va kuduthan..
Maya: enna irunthalum unga veetula kovam ah irupanga illa ?
Naveen: Appa seri agitaru.. amma tha inum polambitu irukanga..
Maya: Sorry Naveen.
Naveen: ayoo nan athu kaga solala.. suma sonan.. amma ku enaku marriage agalanu tha varutham… athu seekram seri agirum..
Maaran: apa marriage panikalam illa..
Naveen: panala.. ana athuku neenga othukanum ah ? He eyed Maya.
Maaran: etheyyy. he asked in shock and pulled Maya to him making Naveen laugh.
Naveen: suma sonan ga.. ipadi patharinga.. unga aala ella nan thookitu poira matan.. suma velayanda..
Maaran sighed earing a hit from Maya on his shoulders.
Maya: yen da manatha vangara ?
Maaran: Illa ma.. Maya shook her head.
Naveen: ok ok.. unga sorry kekara session mudinja nan kelambalam ah.. evening oru operation iruku..
Maaran: ayoo sorry.. neenga mothalaya soli iruntha nana vanthu irupan illa..
Naveen: illa illa paravala.. Kovil ku vantha mariyum aachu illa..
Maaran nodded: Sorry once again.. and thank you so much..
Maya: thanks Naveen.. anaiku neenga illa na.. nan Inga ipadi ninu iruka matan.
Maaran: unga naala tha enaku iva thirumba kedacha..
Naveen: hello hello.. nan oru doctor ah enna pananum oh atha pana.. avalo tha.. athuku ethuku ivalo thanks.. pothum.. apdi thanks soliya aganum na.. unga marriage treat kudunga…
Maaran: seekram kudutharalam..
Naveen nodded with a smile: Haan nan inoru mukiyam ana vishiyam Sola tha vanthana.. athava marantan.
Maaran: enna aachu ?
Naveen: antha Murali irukan illa Avan kita konja careful ah irunga..
Maya: murali yaru ?
Maaran: un kita first day prechana panan illa papa avantha..
Maya: oh ama Avan enna pana Naveen.
Naveen: anaiku antha incident munadi unga veetuku vanthutu iruntha apa Avan enna vanthu pathan.
Maya: ethuku ?
Naveen: avunuku nama panrathu drama nu theriyathu illa.. unmaiya kalyanam nu ninachutu.. neenga rendu perum thotathula thaniya iruntha photos ah kamichan.. nanum nambara mari vangi ellathayum delete panitan...
Maaran: anaiku nanga anga iruntha apa Avan vantha.. nala vangitu tha ponan.. ana athuku munadiya photos eduthu irupan pola.. Avan Ela evalo vangu naalum thirunthava matan.. iruku avunuku..
Naveen: Avan ella oru aalunu neenga yen ah worry panringa.. ana careful ah irunga..athu pothu..
Maaran: Sure Naveen Thank you.
Naveen: pothum pa evalo.. vidunga.. nan kelambaran..
Maya: namalun kelambalam Maara.. vanthu romba neram aachu..
Maaran nodded and the trio walked out of the temple.
Maya was waiting for Maaran to start the bike before she felt a sudden push and fell on the ground with a thud. She was quick to look up when she heard a hissing sound and yelled looking at Maaran.
Maya: Maara….
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