"SORRY"
was uttered in unison....
For the mistakes done...
For the mutiny.....
For the aid offered...
"Enga enna manuchidunga.....
Naan pana velayoda vilayvugal annaiku theriyama pochu..
Edho ellam seriya panrom nu nambikai la panitennga.....
Aana adhu evalavu periya dhandana nama kudumbathuku nu purinjika...
Apo indha maramandai ku puriyala....
Neenga avalavu mura sonapodhum kekama....
Veembuku irundu...
Indha 3 varushathula....
Naan nimadiya irunda oru naal kooda illa....
Neenga sonadhu evalo unmai...
Naan panadu evalo thappu nu puriyarthukula ellam kai vitu poidichu...
Neenga kooda poitinga...."
She had started crying hysterically.....while telling all this....
He stood like a stone letting her to speak out her misery.....
If not him...
Who else knew the depth of their loss.....
Knew the gravity of their mistake....
He was an equal partner in the crime......no
....not an equal partner....he was a passive partner....
If she did a sin...and was carrying the burden...
So was he....by rendering his silent support....
He had tried....
Fought with her....for them....
Acted aloof...
But she was stubborn....
Strong willed....
And he had to give his consent....
Without his consent....it wasnt possible....
He couldn't forgive himself even if he could forgive her.....
Their time....
Their life....
May be venting out could make her feel light.....
The mistake can not be set right...
But he wished she will feel light....
So he stood like a machine ....programmed to hug her and pat her...
Give her comfort....
On seeing no response other than the involuntarily pat, she raised her head from his stoned chest and looked into his eyes....
They were red...
Blood shot red...
She knew he was also drowning in the past....in the guilt...
It was upto them to drown in the past...in the guilt....
Or,
Swim across forgetting the past towards a bright future....
BRIGHT FUTURE? Really the destiny smirked...so did the author 😝😝
"Ennanga edachum pesunga.....
Oru mura ndha naachum solunga.....
Ipdi sella madiri nikadinha....
Ennala ungala ipdi paka mudiyala"....she broke down again....
And that broke his trance and his position.....
"Ey.....mullai.....mullai.....
Ndha azhuvuradya niruthu....
Ipo azhudu enna prayojanam....
Aanadu aayidichu....
Adha matha mudiyadu....
Maraka mudiyadu....
Aana adha kadandhu vaazha muyarchi panalam....
Mudiyum nu urudhi sola mudiyadhu....
Aana anaiku andha thapuku naan epdi unkooda irundeno.....
Inaikum naan irupen....." were his words...
"vitutu poga maatehale...."she wanted assurity.......he wont leave her like earlier....
"Unna vitutu naan epdi di irupen"....came his instant answer....
"3 varusham irundihale....oru phone la oru vartha kooda pesama.....
Naan innum epdi loosagama iruken nu enake therila...
Thaniya....
Nama room la.......
Nimadiya azhavum mudiyama....
Indha veetla
Ivungalukaga sirikavum mudiyama.....
Apdiye sethudalama nu irukum...." she broke down again......
So did him....
She had to go through so much alone....
He wasnt happy either....
He wanted to let her know....
He was also drowning in their thoughts.....
He was also merely breathing only with their short lived memories as an anchor....
"Ipdi azhudu enna koladha di....
Naan enna di paavam panen....
Unna uyirukuyira kadhalichadha thavira.....
Aduku ivalo periya dhandanaya nu nenachen.....
Naan inga ini irundha moochu mutti sethruven nu bayandu dhan di ponen....
Anga ponalachum....
Nimadi kedaikuma nu theriyama puriyama....
Edho pithu pudichavan madiri thirinjen di....
Suthi kadal ..
Ulla gudichidalama nu thonum....
Aana apdi gudhika kooda dairiyam illatha kozhaya vaazhnden di 3 varusham....
Un kural aa phone la ketalo....
Illa un mogatha thapi thaviri pathallo.....
Edachum loosuthanam panipeno nu bayam.....
3 varusha contract...
Vitutu vara mudiyadu....
Epdi pozhaxhen nu enaku dan theriyum.....
En dubai la dane irunden....
3 varushatgula....oru mura kooda papa va paka pola di...
Pesa kooda illa...
Avala pathi nenacha kooda nee enaku oru akka ponnu iruku nu therinjapo pana seta dan nyabagam vandichu....
Apdi enga pathalum....
Edha pathalum...
Un nyabagam....
Nama ....."
Words deserted him.....
"Enga neeyum enna madiri pana thappa nenachu varunditu irupiyo nu nenachen....
Aana nethi nee ...
Naan panadu thappu illa nu soandhum....
Sethuten di...
Iduku dan inda 3 varusham vaazhndena nu thonichu....
En da anda thannila gudichu savala nu manasu ketuchu di...."
"Enga naan nethi sola vandadu....
Apo thappu nu therila....
Aana adhukaprom....
" cried the flower......
"Podhum mulla.....
Ini idha pathi pesa venam....."....
Edhum nadakala nu yosika muyarchi panalan.....
"Mudiyuma nga??".....asked her eyes....
"Mudiyum..." ...his eyes assured....
They stood in the embrace for God knew how long....
Just in sheer silence....
Gaining strength from each other other...
To love the future....
He opened his eyes after ages and saw his shoulder bag he brought....
The Bronze Cast....
The only gift he could think of for them....
But is it wise to give now??
He isnt sure...
She saw his eyes staring at his bag....
Is he deciding to go back....he mind played games....
Didnt he just mentioned that they can move forward....
She felt his hands withdrawing from their embrace....she didn't know what was happening....where was he going....
She saw him opening his shoulder bag and taking a box out....
More precisely a gift box....
Did he get something for her....
Even in this circumstance....
How lucky was she?....her heart mind and soul shouted....
She saw him extending the gift box to her...it wasnt a big one...it was a small 5×5 inch box....
She opened it enthusiastically to see a cast....
A bronze cast....
Was the past mocking at her??
Or
The future opening up for them??
A cast of father and mother securely holding their baby's feet...
She wasnt sure....
What was he implying???
But she knew no matter whatever it was ...it would have ripped his heart apart to get this gift....
The mere thought could have killed him....
But this gift....
She will safeguard.....
Treasure.....
As a souvenir of her stupid mistake.....
Which separated her....him....them.....
For 3 long years.....
They laughed, cried in each others embrace trying to make up for the gone time....
Neither of them kept a count of time....
They wanted to just stay in their cocoon.....
Kathir and Mullai had just started to breathe coming out from grief.....
But ...
It was short lived....
A shriek of Dhanam pulled them apart....the word wasnt clear but it was heart wrenching.......
What was it?
Both of them moved out of the room to the direction of sound wave....
They were joined by other family members....
As the distance became short....the words became clearer and so did the scene....
The youngest lad of the family was lying on the courtyard there was blood all around him....dhanam was patting him...calling out to him....urging him to open his eyes....
"Maaarrrraaaaaaa" the shrill cry of Dhanam was the sound taht pulled KM apart
..
Doesnt all good things come to an end?
For the darkness to establish its reign....
But....
Didn't Kathir Mullai moved over the dark phase??
Well this time...
Dark clouds surpassed over the whole family.....
Tbc