2 comments/ 27702 views/ 1 favorites Poojaikku eththa poo ithu Ch. 02 By: mythili Pathma sonna maathiriye saainthiram 4 manikke veettukku vanthavar,pathmavidam,"pathma innaikku veliye poi saappittuvittu varalaama,veettule saapputtu,saapputtu poradikkuthu." "Adikkunga adikkum...athaan amsama oruththi vanthirukkaa ille ,en samaiyal ungalukku kasakkathaan seium...hotelukku ellaam nanga varalai,poi neengale nalla NV hotel-aa paaththu ,tiffin vaangittu vanthidunga.Appuram mallihai poovum, alvaa vum vaangittu vaanga"endru pathma avaridam solla,nerungi vantha avar pathmavin kaathil ,"pathma,naan athu vanngikatta...romba naalaachu"endru kenjuvathupol kisu kisuppaaha ketka"irunga solren",endru solli vittu ennai thaniye alaiththa pathma ,"Iyaavukku drinks saappidanumaam...avarukku permission kodukkatta?" "Thinamum kudippaaraa?" "chi...chi..ennaikkaavathu mood vanthuttaa,vaangittu vanthu veetula sapiduvaaru...athihama sappittathaan konjam kastam .vaaikku vanthapadi ulara aarambichduvaaru." "Eppothavathu thaane kudikkaraar.Innaikku kudikkanumnu ,aasaippattuttaar...sari...,vaangittu varachollunga...paaththaa paavama irukku." "Avaare paavamnnu paaththeena,appuram unnai paavamnu paakka vachiduvaar...sari ,sollidaren...appuram kaalaiyil avar appadi panninaar,ippadi panninaarnnu ethaavathu engittu solla koodaathu,enna?" "sari...appuram...enakkum..."endru naan izhukka,ennai aachariyaththudan paarththa pathma,"eai...neeyum poduyiaa?" "Aamaam pathma...ippa ellaam ille,mumbail irunthappo kudikka pazhakkap paduththittaanga...appo udambukku kastamaa irukkirappo ,konjamaa, udambu valiya marakkira alavukku, saappiduven...minchip pona,oru quarter thaan." "Sari vaangittu varasollren,enna brand ,evvalavu?" "Innaikku night romba velai irukkum pola irukku ,athanaale' Royal challenge' brandy oru quarter vaangittu varasollunga"endru vetkap pattu sonna pothu,"appa nalla company thaannu sollu"endru kindal seitha pathmaavai paarththu siriththen. Pathma ,avalin kanavaridam,"enga,neenga aasaip pattapadi vaangikonga...appadiye 'Royal challange' brandy oru quarter vaangittu vanthidunga...appadiye tiffi-kku pathilaa ,chiken briyani 3 perukkum vaangittu vanthidunga"endru solla,...pathma brandy vaangittu vaangannu sonnathai ninaiththu"eai...neeyum saappiduraiya"endru kettaar. "Aamaam,ponga poittu seekkiram vaanga"endru solli avarai vali anuppi vaithaal pathma. Naan thalaivaarikkondu bed-room pakkam ponaal..., ange,kangalil kanneer thazhumba ,kattilil muham kavizhnthu utkaarnthirunthaal,pathma.Aval aruhil sendra naan, aatharavaaha avaltholai pidiththu ,"enna pathma, en inge azhuthukittu utkaarnthirukke?,"endru kettathum kevi,kevi azhutha aval...,"mallikaa...ennai mannichudu,nan unakku seitha uthaviyile,en suya nalamum adangi irukku..." "Enna solre nee?" "Aamam,enakku karppa pai romba weak-aa irukkirathinale ,enakku kuzhanthai porakkaathaam.6 maasaththukku munnaadiye doctor sollittaar.Kuzhanthai valarkka evvalavu aasaip patten.Avarukkum kuzhanthainna romba aasai .Namakku oru kuzhanthai illayendra ekkam thaan avarukku...athaan,antha vethanaiai marakka kudikka aarambichaar. Ippo paravaayillai,3 maasaththuukku munnadi ellaam payangarama kudichukittu irunthaar.Naan athaium ,ithaium solli kenja...konjam kudiai kuraichu irukkaar. Athanaale kudichuttu ethaavathu olarinaarnaa nee thappa eduthtukkaathe...en kanavar moolamaavo, illaatti un appaa moolamaavo...pothuvaa ...un moolamaa ,unnaip pola azahaana oru kulanthai enakku venum.Enakkoru kuzhanthaiai koduppiyaadi mallka?" "Ennakka ippadi kettuttenga ,ippa naan vaazhnthiturukkira vaazhkaiye ,neenga potta pichithaane akkaa...ungalukku oru kuzhanthai peththu tharavenduiyathu ennoda poruppu .Kavalaiai vidunga." "Innum 3 maasaththukku ,pazhakka thosaththule,karukkalaipu maathirai ethum pottukaathedi ...appuram muthalukke mosamaayidum." "Maaththirai saapidarathium,loop vachukkirathaium,...nee eppo ennai kaappaathinaayo ,appave vittutten"endru solla,...vaadi mallika ,unakku seevi,singarichu alangarikkiren.Naan senchirukkira alangaaraththip paaththu,unnai oththaale ,unakku ore samayaththule 5 kuzhanthai poranthidum"endru solli ,iruvarum TV paarththukkondirukka ,biriyani vaangikkondu ulle nulainthaar avar. Moondru perum dinning table-il saappida utkaarnthom. Biriyaani pottalangalai avar avizhththuvaikka,...pathma , irandu kannadi tumblerhalai ,kazhuvi eduththu vanthaal.Avar tumbler-il avarukkaaha vanki vantha half bottil rum-i konjam athil ootri ,ice soda kalanthu avaridam kodukka"mallikavai ithil konjam chip panni kodukka solludi"endrathum ,athai pathma ennidam kodukka athai konjam chip seithu , pathma moolamaaha ,avaridam koduththen.Konjam konjamaaha kudiththavar, vaangi vanthiruntha chiken gravy-i konjam eduththu saappittu,"nee kettiye intha ,endru Quarter brandy-i pathmavidam kodukka ,athai tumbler-il ootri pathma ennnidam kodukka,...aachariyamaaha paarthaar."unakkunnu than nenaichen,...mallikaavukku intha pazhakkam ellaam undaa...therinchirunthaa oru full vaangittu vanthiruppene?" "...mmm...aasaiyaip paaru...eppavaathu...kudippaa,ungalai maathiri kudikaari illai" En tumbler-il pathma ootriyathai chip seithu kudiththa naan,chiken gravy-i edukka thattil kai vaikka ,avarum edukka kai vaikka...iruvar kaihalum urasikkondana. "Enakku ethum illeengala ,endru naangal saappiduvathai ekkaththudan paarththu pathma ketka ,"mallikaavukkunnu ,ithai naan vaangi vanthen...intha .."endru solli ,pathma kaiyil oru beer bottilai koduththaar.(Eppovaathu beer saappidum pazhakkam pathmavukku undu).Ennai paarththukkonde rum-i chip seitha avar,irandu peg ulle ponathukkappuram...pathmavidam thrumbi "konjam chip seithuttu kodu "endru pathmavidam solla companykkaaha avar kudiththa tumbler-i vaangi irandu modakku kudiththuvittu ,"inthaadi mallika, neeum konjam chip pannittu,avarkitte koduththudu, endru avalukkaaha vaangi vaithiruntha beer bottilai ennidam kodukka...naan athai konjam kudiththu,beer bottilai kaiyil vaiththiruntha neraththil,...table mele iruntha en tumbler-i avar eduththu chip seithu kondirunthaar. Beer-i naan konjamaaha kudiththu, athai table mel vaikka... athaium eduththukkondu,naan vaithiruntha brandy tumbler-i pathma kaiyil koduththu,ithaium kudichu paaren endru solli ,naan vaai vaiththu kudiththa beer bottilil avarum vaai vaiththu kudikka...oru cock tail party engalai ariyaamale nadanthathu.Moovarum kudiththukkonde biriyaniai maatri ,maatri ootti saappida pothai konjam,konjamaaha thalaikku eri kick il kiru kiruththom. "Ennanga, mallikavai oru thadavaiyaavathu nallaa okkanumnu sonnineengale,koottittu vanthirukken.Ini unga istappadi ennavo seinga...enakku thookamaa varuthu,naan poi thoongaren.kaalaiyil paakkalaam...see..you..bai...bai"endra pathma ennidam thirumbi, innaikku avar unakkuthaan,iruvarin? aasaiai niraivetra vendiyathu un poruppu." "Ennadi padma,alangarichu naan inge utkaarnthirukkiren ...avar ennamo angeye utkaarnthirukkiraare?...,nee sonnaathaan varuvaraa?"endru kettukkonde ezhuntha en tholilirunthu... munthaanai nazhuva... nazhuviyathu kooda theriyaamal, pothaiyil nadantha naan,...aananthanin pakkam chair-i izuththupottu ...nerungi avan madiyil utkaarnthu,avan tholil kai pottu katti anaiththu,.."ennadaa machaan,...kaalaiyile uthattip pudichu, antha urinchu urinchi punnaakkine...,ippa ennada... onnum theriyaatha maathiri utkaarnthirukke,"endru aananthanai vambukku izhuththu ,...vaayil naan pottu mendra chiken piece-i aananthanin thalaiaip pidiththu ...avan vaayodu vaai vaiththu...,mendra chiken thundai avan vaayil thalla,en echil kalantha chiken thundai ,munthaanai illaamal therintha en mulaip pilavai paarththukkonde...inbamaai mendru vizhunginaan ,...antha vivasthai kettavan.Ithai paarththa pathmaavum inimel ivarhalukku naam en idainchalaaha irukka vendum ena ninaiththu bed roomukku thoonga poi vittaal. Kattiyaval pakkaththil illai, kandaara oli thaan pakkaththilirukkiraal endru en kaiai ipidiththu izuththa avan,"Eai,mallika ,nee evvalavu azhahaa irukke theriuma?,en pondaattiyoda naan unga veettukku varum pothellaam ,un azhahai thiruttu thanamaa paaththu rasippen .Nee enakku kidaichaa athu nan sencha poora jenma punniamnu nenaippen.En pondaattiyai okkarappo kooda unnai nenachuthaan oththirukken.Naan kanavulakooda nenaikkale nee enakku kidaippennu." "Athaan kidachittenla, appuram ennada, sunniya vaayile vacha maathri summa utkaarnthittu irukke...,kaalaiyile ennai thinnudara maathri... antha paarvai paaththiye...ippa vaada bed roomukku...vanthu thinnudaa ennai,"endru pothai kiru kirukka kannadiththu avanai kai pidiththu izhukka,...saappittuk kondirunthathai appadiye vittu vittu ,en munthaanaiyil kaiai thudaiththu, en iduppai valaiththu,.. ennai iru kaihalaal thookki kondu ,kuzhanthaiai konjuvathu pol ...avanukku kuzhanthai kodukka pohum ennai ...innoru bed roomukkul kootti sendraan.Kathavai kooda saaththavillai antha karumam pidichavan. Bed room-i neet-aaha alangariththu ,angiruntha table-il paal ,pazham sweet vaiththu sedrirunthaal,pathma.Athaip paarththa naan,"ennadaa thadiyaa um pondaatti ennavo muthaliravu kanakkaa bed room-i alangarichu vachirukkaale...ithellaam illaame ennai unnaale okka mudiyaathaa?" "Adiyei mallika...kattantharai kidaichaalum unnai kathara kathara oppen...unakku suhamaa irukkattumennuthaan ,ithai ellaam en pondaatti senchu vachirukkaa...aamaam,naan exercise ellaam senju udambai drim-aathaane vachirukken...appuram en thadiyaandre?" "Aamaandaa...thadicha poola vachirukke ille ,athaan thadiyaannen...enna sonne...? kattantharai kidaichaalum kathra,kathara oppiyaa...nee oththa latchanam thaan um pondaatti moolamaa theriyuthe...iththanai varusamaachu enda avalukku oru pullaiya kodukkalai...?" "Naan ennadi pandrathu ,nallaathaan narukunnu oththittu varren,avalukkuthaan nikka maattenguthu." "kadamaikku oththiruppe? Kandavalai okka thudikkura... kandaara oli paiyanthaane nee...Avalukku nikkalainnaa,nikkiramaathiri evanukkaavathu kootti kodukarathuthaane?" "Athaan unkappankitte anuppi vachirukken...athu sari...enna azhahaana koonthaldi unakku karu karunnu adarththiyaa....un kannu irukke ...kantham maathri...kandaara olli mahale..."endru solli ennaikatti anaiththu, muthuhai thadavi ,iduppai pisainthu,kannaththil muththamittu ,sivanthu thudiththa uthaduhalai vaayodu kavvi,...en vaayil ooriya echilai urinchikudiththu, oru vitha mayakkaththil nirkka,"ennada,...thevidiyaa paiyaa ,inikkuthaada en echil ,...intha urinchu urinchure?" "Aamaandi en azhahuth thevadiyaa...unnai ippave azuththi okkanum pola irukku." "Athukkuthaandaa vanthirukken,asingam pudichavane...irudaa pudavaia avuththu tharren...paaththu rasidaa...en pannadai",endru solli en munthaanaiai ,en thozhil irunthu irakki, iduppai sutri ,en pudavaiai uruva,...athai kan kottaamal paarththa ,antha kandaara oli mahanin sunni ...vestikkul viraikka aarambiththathu. Paavaadai jacket il nindra ennai... parththu rasiththa avan,jacketukku keele therintha bra pattaiai paarththu vittu,"ithu kooda sexy-aathaandi irukku en azhahu thevadiyaa,...ippadi irukkamaa jacket-ium bra vaium pottu... ennai enga vaikirayedi...paaru...jacketukkum keele ,sathai pithungi ...athu oru puthu nirathile 'daal' adikkirathai paaru" endru solliya padi, pithungith therintha antha sathaihali naakkaal nakki kadiththu vaiththaan antha karumam pudichavan. Appdiye vittaanaa?...en munnaal vanthu, en sangu kazhuththil thongiya thaalicharadu,en mulaihalin naduve puthainthu 3" thoppulukku mele thonguvathai paarththu...,"ithai naan katti irukkalaamunnu thonuthu"endru sollikonde,en mulaihalai jackettukkum melaaha urasikkonde...jacket hook-ai kazhatra try panninaan.Mudiyaamal muliththavan... jacketukkum mele en mulaihalai...silai vadikkum sirppi pola thadavik koduththu,athan paruththa munai mel pathamaaha muththamida ...siriththa naan, "ennada,enga appanoda sunniya un vaayile vacha maathri...vaaya polanthu,ivalavu perusaa irukkennu paakirayaa...ellam unakkuthaanda...kummunnu niikuthe ,ithai azhuththi kasakkaame, thottu azhahu paakiraye ...enna aambilaidaa nee."endrathum ,'sul' ena kovam vanthathu ,antha soranaiketta,sunnip payalukku."Ennadi ,izhichvaayannu nenaichukiittiyaa ,ennai...ippo kasukiren paaru ummolainga kannip pora maathiri." "...mmm...kizhiche...jacket kokki kooda avukka theriyale ,intha avusaari mahanukku...intha latchanathule kasakki puliyaraanaam...kaiyaalaahaathavan" "Adiye... pundai mahale...ungommaale naan okka...en avasaraththai purinchukkaame,azha vaikkiriye ,avuththuthaan kodendi"endru avan kenjiathum,...paakka paavamaaha irunthathu. "En ammaalai okkarathu irukkaattum,mothalle ennai unnaale okka mudiyuthaannu paaru"endru solli...En irandu kaihalaal jacket kokkihalai 'pat' 'pat' endru naan piriththu ,kaihalai thookki jaket-i uruvi avan muhaththil veesi eriya,...athai 'kap'ena pidiththu ...mookaruhe kondu sendru ,muharnthu paarththu rasiththu ,avan moonchiai athil thudaiththukkondaan... mundaichikku piranthavan. Ennai ,irukkamaana bra vil paarththa antha naatheri,"ivvalavu tight-aa endi podure...mulainga ennaththukku aaharathu."endru solla,..."Rombaththaan karisanam intha kandaara oli mahanukku, puthusaa vaangi koduththirunthaa ,ethukkuda un pondaattioda bra va poduren.Avalukku 34" enakku 40" kadaisi kokkile pottaa kooda kastamaathaan irukku ...saniyan...evan, ithai kandu pidichaano...avani pottukka solli, allaada vaikkanum...pesaame antha kaala style-e, mundu katti mudichu pottu irukkalaam." "Ethukkudi en pondaatti bra vai eduththu pottukitte?...ava bra va pottuttu vanthu ninnaa, nallaa kasakkuvennu paaththiyaadi...en paththini. "Illainna... kaiyai vachukkittu summaa iruppiyaakkum...jacket-la en mulaingalai paaththathume 'jam' nu thookikittu nikkuthu...un jumper...ithula,thoda vendaamnu sollittena ,avvalavuthaan...ekkathulaye seththuduviyeda...en pundai mavane...Ennoda bra vula, kokki kazhandu pochu ,ippa ennadi pandrathunnu un ponttattikitte ketten.Kavalai padaathe ...bra podaame poneenaa...un mulainga size paaththuttu heart attack-a vanthudum,athanaale...ennoda bra vai eduththu maattikko...irukki pudichirunthaa ..fu...ivvalavu thaanaa size-nnu nenaichu summa iruppaannu sonnaa...eduththu pottukittu vanthitten...poraamaiyaa irukkuthaadaa porampokku?" "Aamaandi , athai vidu..endi moothevi...nee appadi mundu katti irunthirunthaa, inneram avuththu aada vittiruppen. Ippadi adakki amukka vendiyathu avasiam irunthirukkaathu."endru, bra-vukkul pithungith therintha mulaihalin azhahai aasaiyudan paarththaan aananthan...appave avan vaayil echil oori vazinthathu. "Aamaam ,...avuththu paaththuttu... aadip poi iruppe...muzi pithungi moorchaiyaai nippe...Bra voda mulaingalai paaththathukke,vaaya polanthukittu niikkire,avuththu paaththu ,athan size 40"nnu therinjaa, naakkai thongap pottu ,naai maathri nippe...enakku theriyaathaa en koothi mavane...munnaadi pottiruntha jaket kokkiai thaan ,naane avuththu vitten,...bra kokki pinnala irukkuthuda...poram pokku...neethaandaa vanthu avukkanum,avusaarikku poranthavane."endru solli,pinnaal thirumbi en jadaiai mulaihalukku munne thalli ,avanukku en muthuhai kaatta, ...en jadaiyil vaiththiruntha mallihaip poo vaasanai muharnthu,en pala,palaththa muthuhai asaiudan paarththu,ange azhuththamaai muththamittu,...iruhi kidantha bra vai ,izhuththup pidiththu, kokkiai avizhththuvida ,athu 'pat'endru kazhandru ,avan kaiyodu vanthuvittathu...ithayellaam avan seithu kondrikkum pothe antha kazhuthaip payalin,koluppeduththa sunni ,kadappaarai pola en sooththu pilavil paavaadaikku mel soruhi nindrathu. Arai nirvaanamaaha,melaadai illaatha meni kolaththil,stylaaha konjamum vetkamillaamal ,iduppil kaiai stylaaha vaiththu ,"Eppadidaa irukken,aananthaa? ...paakirappave echil ooruthaa?...nenju 'pak' 'pak' nnu adichukkume" endren sirippudan. Bra pottu ,pottu sooriya velicham padaamal ,veluththa idangalil... verththu viru viruththa antha pundai mavan...veriththanamaaha muththamittu,moochizuththu muharnthu , nakki suvaiththaan antha naara vaayan.Irukkiya bra vum avan kaiyodu vanthuvida,iru kaihalaal en mulaihalai maraikka muyarchi seithen... mmmhum..mudiyavillai . "Endi oora oththavale,...unnoda mulainga, oru pakkam maraichaa, innoru pakkam theriyuthu...un molaingalai... un kaiai vachche maraikka mudiumaannu yosichu paaththiyaa?...rendu rubber balloonai ,neriya kaaththu oothi, nerukki thonga vitta maathri...innum maraikka nenaichu, kai pottu amukki pithunga vaikkiriye...anga paaru, pithungi pala palakkira un molaingalai paaththu en sunniye thookkikittu nikkuthu"endru nakkikonde en side-il vanthavan en iru kaihalaium thookka solli,suththamaaha shave seithiruntha ,en akkulil mookkai urasi, moochizhuththu ,muharnthu paarththu, muththam koduththu ennai silirkka vaiththaan. En akkul viyarvai vaasanaiodu kalanthu vantha ponds powder vaasanaiai ...avan muharnthu parththathume,viraippaahi nimirnthathu aadiyathu avan sunni.Aadiya sunniai azhuththip pidiththu alaveduththa naan,"ennadaa aanantha ,...kazhuthaikku neendu kanaththu thongara maathiri ,ennadaa un poolu ippadi enthirichukittu nikkuthu?...ennadaa pandre innum mulaingalai paaththuttu ,sappanumnu aasai irunthaa saniyane .vaayai vachu sappi tholai, vaattamaa ulle thalluren vasathiyaa sappuve." "Spring vachcha maathri ippadi aadi kuzhunguthe,...paaru ,intha pakka mulai valanthu, antha pakka mulaimele mutti thallittu nikka,antha pakka mulai athe maathiri mutti mothi nirkka ...un nenju mele yaaru nimirnthu nikkarathunnu? athungalukku pottiai vachuttu... punnahai seira pollaathavale...puthu thevadiyaale...ennadi chinna,chinna vekkuru un molainga mela sivanthu kidakke...athukkuthaan kaathu kooda padaatha maathri. mulaingalai enneramum bra vukkul kattivaikkaathennu... sollanumnu nenaikkiren...nee enna en sontha pondaattiyaa sonnaa kekkirathukku." "Sontha pondaattikitte thaan solluvaaraam,aana vappaattikitte vaaya vachu nakki,vahaiyaa oppaaraam...ennadaa kathai ithu kandaara oli mavane?...vaadaa ,...vanthu naakaala en mulai pooraa nakki tholaidaa,appathaan vekkuru poi, pala palakkum intha pappaali,"endru solli, siriththa en muham paarththu ,"iththanai kaayam eppdidi inga vanthuchu..?"endru ketta avanukku,"Pazuththu thongara pazhamaache ,pasiyaara vanthavanunga ,paanchu kadichuttanunga...( Mumbaiyil iruntha pothu kaama veryil kadiththu vaiththavan nirayaper...kai pottu killiyavan niraya per...)"nnu naan sonna pathilai kettu ,naakkai neetti en mulaiai nakka munne vara, naan pinne naharnthu sella, en mulaihal aadi anthapakkamum,intha pakkamum asaiya,suvaril naan poi mutti mothi nirkkum varai en mulaiai avan naakkaal thoda muyarchi seithaan...nandriulla naai maathiri. intha vilayaattaal ...avan naavil neer suranthu 'jollu' vida... mulaihalai sappi suvaikka aasaippattu alaimothia avan vaayil... evvalavu neram thaan, oru aambilaiai kaakka vaikkirathunnu irakkappattu...en oru pakka mulaiai amukkinen.Virinthu,vaza vazaththa en iduppai pidiththukkondu ,veha vehamaa sappinaan antha veenaa ponavan.Naakkin nuniyaal en mulaikaambai thottu thottu enakku veriutti ,nakki nandraaha suvaikka maattaanaa ...endru enga vaithu,adi mulaiyin vaasanai pidiththu azhuththamaaha nakkinaan.Oru kaikul adangatha en over size mulaiai oru oramaaha azhuththi pisainthu,innoru mulaiai sutri nakki suvai koottinaan. Kaamamum,pothaium kalanthuravaadi inba mayakkam enakku vara,...mulayengum naakkaal nakki eerap paduththinaan ,antha naasamaap ponavan.Ithu varai en paavaadai , iduppile irunthathe athisayam thaan.Engengu muththamittaano enakke theriyaathu ,ippothu adi vayiru varai vanthu vittaan.Aazhamaana thoppulin aazhaththai than naakkai ulle vittu alaveduththaan,antha ayokkiyan.Thoppulukkum keele nakkap ponavanai... avan thalai mayirai pidiththu izuththu...koochaththaal veda vedaththen. "odambu pooraa nakki ,muththamitte onju poiduviyaadaa, ungakkaaloli...maththathai yellaam eppadaa paappe,manangkettavane "endru naan sonnathum,...paavaadaikku mel ,sooththai pidiththu pisanthu konde mulaihalai kasakkium ,nakkium aananthamadaintha aanathan ,nimirnthu ennai paarththu, kaamam thazhumbum en kangalaip paarththu,ithazhal thudikka... engiya en vaayodu ,vaai vaiththu ooriya echilai urinjikkonde,...ennai avanodu serthu amukki anaithukkondaan. Poojaikku eththa poo ithu Ch. 03 Pathmaavum ,naanum chenniyil avar bus stand varai vanthu bus etri vida,cholavanthaan vanthu sernthom.Bus stop-il irangi ,nel vayalkalukku idayil iruntha varappil engal veettukku nadanthu vanthom.kooda varum pothe,"aai,mallika un nadaiyile viththiyaasam theriuthudi,...konjam ahatti nadakkira maathiri theriuthe...endraal.Aval sonnaththaikkettu ...ennadi en nadai maarip pochaa....munbellaam stylaa nadakkirennu solluviye"endru solli thaan nadappathai kavaniththu nadanthu..."appadi onnum viththiyaasam theriyalaiyedi" endren santhehap paarvaiyodu.Siriththa pathma,"aai ...summa sonnendi...payanthuttiyaa"endru kettu vayal veli azahai rasiththa padi vanthaval,thooraththil poovarasam poo maraththukkadiyil oru paiyan saainthu utkaarnthirukka ,avan madiyil thalai vaiththa padi thaavani kattiya izam pen ,poo ondrai kaiyil vaiththukkondu athai paarththapadi etho antha paiyanidam pesikkondirukka,ennidam,"paaththiyaadi mallika,city-la park,beach,theater-nnu jodi,jodiyaa kattip pudichukkittu,kaathal kathai pesikkittu iruppaanga . Inge koil,kulam,maraththadinnu kaathal pandraanga...(aval paarththa kaatchiai enakku kaatti)...atho paaththiyaa...maraththadiyile oru kaathal jodi ,thangalaiye maranthu,kaathal kathai pesikkiturukkirathai"endraal.Aval kai kaattiya thisaiyil naan koornthu paarkka...athu en thambium ,thangaium thaan endru therinthatthu,utkaarnthiruppathu yaar endru purinthu konda naan,athirchiyil"aai...athu paaththa ,en thambium ,thangachiumaattam theriuthu...vaa...pakaththula poi paakkalaam"endru solli pathmaavin kaiai pidiththu izuththukkondu...maraththukkadiyil utkaarnthiruppavarhal paakkaatha maathri,pathungi,pathungi sendrom. Avarhalikku pin pakkamaaha ,avarhal utkaarnthiruntha idaththai nerungiya pothu...avarhal pesikkondiruppathu engalukku thelivaahath therinthathu... "Ennanna nee sonna kekka maattengire...naanum unnai manasukkulle love pannikkittu thaan irukken.Innaikku nee varpuruththi kettathaale,ithai naan solla vediyathaayiduchu...naan unnai love pandengirathukkaaha nee ennai angeyum ingeyum thodak koodaathu...athu enakku suththamaa pudikkalai" "Nee ennai love pandennu un vaayaale sorappo enakku evvalavu santhosamaa irukku theriumaa...un vaayile intha vaarththaiai ketka naan evvalavu kastappatten theriumaa....nee innaikkum sollalainnaa naan intha marathuleye thookku maattikkittu seththupoi iruppen." "asadaattam ularaathennaa...en naane love you nnu sollanumnu ethir pakkire?...en nee solla vendiyathuthaane?" "Vaayaalathaan sollalai ...maththapadi ellaa signal-um sen chu kaamichutten...aanaa nee thaan ethaiume kandukkalai " "ponna, nee senchathellaam enakkum purinchuthu...aana sontha annankitteye eppadi naan' i love you' nnu solla mudium?"...athanaale thaan neeye sollattumnu wait panninen.athukkulle kirukkaattam tharkolai athu,ithunnu...ponna unnai ippo konjam kooda pudikkalai" "Naan ippadi seiyalainna ippa kooda ,nee ennai kaathalikkirenngirathai therinchkkitturukka mudiyaathu" "Athaan sollitenla ,appuram en kannai kasakkittu"endru solli avan kangalai thudaiththu vittaal ...niranjanaa engira roja...(shool-la niranjana,veettule roja)...thudaiththu vitta avalathu kaiai aatharavaaha kaiyil pidiththa,en thambi sekar ...avalathu purangaiyil,oru poovukku muththam koduppathu pol miha menmaiyaaha muththamida...oru aan mahanin muththaththai ,athuvum ullam kavarntha kaathalanin muththathai...kan moodi rasiththu silirththaal. Roja ,intha kaiai eppavume ippadi pidichukkitirukkanumnu enakku aasai....un kooda 200 varusam vaazanum .unakku evvalavu kuzanthaihal venumo ,avvalavu kuzanthaihalai naan unakku kodukkanum.Athungaloda santhosam odi,aadi vilaiyaadanum.Nee vayasaanathukkappuram,thadi ooni nadakkirappa kooda ,antha thadiai pidungi erinchuttu unnai en tholle saaichukkittu nadakkanum"endru sonnathum ,en thangai avalai maranthu kala kalavendru sirikkaa....Aval sirippathai santhosam ponga paarththa en thambi.."paar...paar...ithe maathiri nee eppavum sirichukkitte irukkanam." "Aama... nee en mel ivvalavu kaathal vachirukkiye...en kitte ennadaa puduchathu unakku....oorla eththanaio pombalaip pullainga irukkirappo...en mele unakku love eppadidaa vanthichu...kooda porantha thangachiaiye kathalikkarathu unakku thappunnu theriyalaiaa?" "Nee en mela kaattura anbum,paasamum,enakkunnu...enakku pidichathai nee seiyarathum....naan thappu senchaa...thaam,thoomnnu kuthikkaama pakkuvama,anba eduththu solrathum enakku romba pudichurukku...athennamo,pona jenmaththula neeum naanum ,pondaatti,purusanaa irunthiruppomnu nenaikkiren...athaan intha jenmathileyum antha aasai thodaruthunnu nenaikkiren.Kaathalukku kan illaimbaanga ,unnai naan paakkirappo thangachiyaa theriyalai ,en manam kavarntha kaathaliaathaan theriyare. Kooda porantha thangachiai kaathalikkarathu ,intha samuthaayaththukku venumnaa thappaa theriyalaam,... aana enakku athu thappaa theriyalai" "Vera ennenna en kitte pudichirukku?"endru kettu,...nandraaha moodi iruntha thaavaniyai konjam pola othukki ,avan kangalil avalathu paruva, aaranchu paza mulai size padumpadi seithu ,udane izuththu vittu sari seithu avanaipaarkka,...madiyil paduththiruntha avalai appadiye ,than kaalhalai thookki kitte varach cheithu..anbaaha muththamittu,uthaduhalai kavvi suvaiththu vida ...vetkaththil kan moodiya en thangai avan maarbil sellamaaha kuththiya padi....,"eththanai thadavai solrathu ,kadikkaama muththam kodunnu....nee kadichu kadichu uthade punnaahiduthu...ammaa vera ithap paaththuttu 'ennadi unakku adikkadi uthattule pun varuthunnu' kekkuraanga...'soottula koppulam vanthu udanchuduthumma'nnu solli samaalichuttu varren"endru solli sellamaaha koviththukkondaal "unmaiyaalume naan azahaa irukkenaa..." "Antha vaanaththu thevathai maathiri...evvalavu azahaa irukke theriumaa" "Moththamaa sonna eppadi?...evvalavu azahaa irukkennu konjam vilakkamaa thaan solrathu?" "...mmm...nilaa maathri vattamaana muham,karu karunnu ,antha malaikaala meham maathiri adarthiyaana koonthal,kaantha karu vizi,eduppaana naasi,sivantha kovvaip pazam maathri uthadu,kundu kundu malgova maambalam maathiri kannam,sangu kazuththu,azahaana kaathu,ahandra tholhal,neelamaana kaihal,ottiya vayiru,ahandra iduppu,thiranda thodaihal,thaamaraip poo pondra paathangal....moththathile nee en azahu thevathai." "Ellaam sari...etho silathai varnikkaama vittutta maathiri theriuthe" "Athaa....unakkum,enakkum first night nadakkum paaru ,appa nerla paaththu varnikkiren" "Chee...poda.." "Vetkap padurappo nee innum azahaa irukke" Sari...sari...en azahai varnichathu pothum...eppavum en ninaippaa irukkaathe...unakku naanthaan,athukku munnaale padikkarathule kavanam seluththu...nallaa padichu oru nalla velaile seru ...ennaium padikka vidu" "Appa...pesikkarathu ,thottukkarathellaam illaiyaa?" "Pesikkalaam...aanaa thodakkoodaathu" "Appa eppathaan thodarathaam?" "Nee engineer aahanugira un kanavai niraiveththu,oru nalla velaila seru...velaikku sentha aduththa naale nee ennai thodalaam...athukku munnaale, namma appa kitteyum amma kitteyum kalayaanam pannikka sammatham vaanguvom...athu thaan namma kaathalukku mariyaathai" "Aai...ennadi ,ippadi kundai thookki podure ,entha appaa,ammaavaavathu,annanum thangachium kalyaanam pannikka sammathippaangalaa?" "Unakku ethukku antha kavalai...sari...neramaayiduchu,vaa veettukku pohalaam" En thambi sekarum ,thangai rojavum ezunthu varuvathaip paarththu ,naanum pathmaavum oru maraththukku pinnaal marainthu nindru kondu, avarhal marainthathum veettukku sendrom. En kuzanthaiai amma vaiththu konjikkondirunthaal.Appa ulle etho velaiyaaha irunthaar.Engalaip paarththathum nalam visaariththanar.Pathama appavidam pesikkondirunthaal. Iravu vanthathu...pathmaavum,appaavum oru araiyil paduththirukka ,naan,amma ,thambi ,roja naalu perum ,innoru araiyil paduththirunthom.Iravu oru 11 mani irukkum.Enakku thookkam varaathathaal purandu purandu paduththukkondirunthen .Appothu pathma appavidam methuvaaha pesuvathu kettathu,"Appa,naan eththanai naalukkuthaan chennaiyilirunthu inge vanthu ,unga kooda padukkirathu ...naan unga kooda paduththukkirathukkaaha salichukkalai,adikkadi varrathuthaan siramamaai irukku...athanaale... "Ennamma,en niruththitta solla vanthathai sollu,naan onnum thappaa eduththukka maatten." Pathmaa thayangi thayangi,"...ille...mallikaavum paavam purusan thunai illaame kastap paduraa,avala vachukkittenganna...avalukkum oru aambilai thunai kidaicha maathiri irukkum,ungalukkum nenacha pothu anubavikka aal kidaicha maathiri irukkum.Athuvumillaame aambilai suhaththukkaaha aduththavan kitte ponaa namakkuthaane kevalam" "En ponnu appadip patta ponnu illemmaa,kudumbaththukkaaha ethuvu seivaale thavira...arippeduththu aal thedi poha maattaa...nee solrapadi nadanthidakkoodaathunnuthaan ,avalukku rendaam thaaramaa maappillai paarthittirukken.Athu...avala peththa ennoda kadamai illaiyaa" "Appaa,..mallikaa appadip patta ponnu illaithaan...santharppam sool nilai ellaaraium maathiduthu...athukkuthaan ore veettule irukkira neenga unga aasaiai poorththi senchukkongannu solren. " "Nee nenaikkira maathiri naan kaamaantha kaaran illai,peththa mahalaiye padukkaikku koopidura alavukku ayokkiyanum illai...nee kooda ennai appa appannu kooppidarathu koochamaathaan irukku" "Naan,appadithaan kooppuduven.Oru thadavai illai aayiram thadavai kooppiduven...ungalaale ennai appadi kooppidakkoodaathunnu thadukka mudiyaathu" "Sarimmaa...un viruppap padiye kooppittukka ,...aanaa nee inge varaame mattum irunthidaathe...nee vanthathunaalathaan intha kudumbam konjam nallaa irukku...neeyum varaame ninnutteenaa,enakku paithiam piducha maathiri aayidum...nee inge adikkadi varanum." "Naan solrathai mattum kekka maattengiringa ,neenga solratha naan kekkanumaakkum" endru eza muyarchi seiya,appa avar kaiai pidiththu,"Ennai mannichudumma...ennoda mahaloda naan sernthu santhosamaa irukkanumnu antha kadavul ezuthi irunthaannaa,athai maaththa yaaraal mudium.En mahalukku thaali kattuna ava purusan avaloda vaaza mudiyalai...yaaroda pondaattiya irunthukkittu enakku pondaati maathiri irunthukkittu irukke... mmm ...ellaam vithippadi nadakkattum" "Appo,ithu thaan unga mudivaa?...sari...vaanga ungalai enga vaikka naan virumbalai"endru solli amaithiyaaha ....atharkkup pirahu ange mukkalum,munahalum kettu ointhathu. Aduththa naal pathmaa aval oorukku sendru vida...vazakkam pol naatkal naharnthana. Oru maathathirkku appuram,pathmaa vanthaal.Eppothum pol andru iravu appaavudan irunthu vittu aduththa naal kaalaiyil oorukku purappattaval.Ennai thaniyaaha azaiththu,"naan,unga aappaa kooda unnai seththu vaikka sencha muyarchi veenaayiduchu.Avarai vijaya vaadaa ukku transfer pannittaanga,aduththa vaaram angeye kudi pohap porom.Munne maathiri adikkadi unga veettukku vara mudiyaathu.Phone-la pesikkalaam.Unga appa ,un mele romba nambikkai vachirukkiraaru. Athukku pangam varaame paaththukko"endru solli sendru vittaal. Aduththa moondraavathu maathaththil,ammavum appaavum pakkaththu oorla oru kalyaanaththukku poittu thirumbi varrappo,break pudikkaatha lorry mothi amma angeye iranthu vida...appaavukku idathu kai thundaanathu.Evvalavo selavu seithu paarththum appavin kai kunamadaiyavillai. Amma irantha visayam kelvippattu pathmaa mattum vanthirunthaal.Avar mukkiya ve velaiyaa delhi poi irunthathaale varamudiyavillai.Appaavin thukkam innum athihamaanathu.Accidentla appa kai poiduchunnu amma uyiroda irukkirappo paathirunthaanna,angeye uyirai vittiruppa...antha alavukku appa mele paasam vachurunthaa.Ammavoda pirivaium appaavaale thaanga mudiyalai,azuthu konde irunthaar.Pathmaa vanthiruntha pothu ,appa o vendru kaththi oppaari vaiththu azuthathu paarkka engalukke paavamaaha irunthathu. Appaavai paarkka paarkka enakku kangalil kanneer thaanaaha vanthathu.Engalai thozil thjooki konji valarththa ...engalukku uzaiththuppotta ....engalai kaihalil enthi thaalaattiya antha kaihalil ondru ippothu ilaamal poi vittathe.Irandu kaihal iruppathaai ninaiththukkondu avar ,izantha innoru kaiyai neetta muyala...thol pattaikku aruhe thundikkappatta kaihal thudikkume ...athai paarkkindra enakku ,appadiye seththu vidaalaam endru thondrum.Yaarudaiya uthavium illaamal vaaznthavar,ippothu aduththavar uthaviyai ethir paarkka vendiya sool nilai.Kaalai kadan mudiththu vittu ,athai kazuva avar kastappaduvathai paarkkum pothu..(Neril paarkka villai endraalum...avar kastap paduvathai karpanai seithu paarkkiren)...o vendru azath thondrum.Thambi veettil irunthaal avarukku odippoi uthavi seivaan.Pen pillaihalaahiya naangal enna seiya mudium? Appaavukku utra thunaium poi vittathu...otrai kaium poi vittathu.Oru izappukke ointhu vidum manithan iru izappuhalai eppadi thaangikkolvaan.school neram poha appaavukku anusaranaiyaaha irukka aarambiththen.Appaavukku kaalaikadan kazippathilum pakkaththilirunthu uthavi seithen.Amma vittup pona idaththai mooththa mahal naan thaane nirai vetra vendum. Antha otrai kaiyai vaiththukkonde angum ingum alainthu enakku maappillai paarkka thodanginaar.Irandaam thaaramaa? endru kettu... ennai kattikkolla evanum mun varavillai.Kalyaanam kattikkolla mun vanthavanum niraiya kaasu kettaan.Kaasukkaaha karppe vilai pohum intha kaalaththil...kaasukkaaha kattiya kanavanaaha irukka ethanaio per kaathirunthaarhal. Ippadiye irandu maatham odiyathu,amma izappai marakka mudiyavillai endraalum...thukkaththai maraiththu vazkkaiai ottinom. Enakku innoru kalyaanam vendaam endraalum avar ketp pathaai illai.Alainthu thirinthu kavalaiyilum ,thukkaththilum udal ilaiththaar.Meendum kudikka aarambiththaar.pathmaa phone-il aaruthal kooruvaal...athu eththanai naalaikku? Naan mudivu seithu vitten.Engal kudumbam nandraaha irukka vendum endraal,naan kudumba thalaiviyaaha vendum. Ippothellaam appaavukku uthaviyaaha avar araiyileye paduththukkolhiren.Thambium ,thangachium innoru araiyil thanith thaniyaaha paduthukkolvaarhal.Iruvaraium oru naal azaiththu ,avarhal kaathalukku aatharavaaha iruppathaaha solli ,naan sollum varai entha thappu thandaavum seiyak koodaathu endru saththiam vaangikkonden.Athanaal avarhal kattuppaattodu,kanniyamaaha enakku seithu koduththa saththiaththai meera maattaarhal endra nammbikkai enakku irukkirathu. Oru naal vellikizamai.Manjal theiththuk kuliththu...amma pol kunguma pottu vaiththu mallihaip poovai konjam athihamaahave thalaiyil vaithirunthen.Appa kudiththu vittu vanthu paduththu ethetho ularikkondirunthaar.current vera poi vittathu iravu 10 mani irukkum.Thaniyaaha paduththiruntha appaavin katti kreech,kreech endru saththam pottathu.Onnukku pohaththaan eza siramap paduhiraar ,endru ninaiththu avarukku uthavi seiya ...naan ezunthu iruttil thattu thadumaari thadavi...oru vaziyaaha mezuhuvarthiaium,theep pettiaum kandu pidithu...mezuhu varthiai paththavaiththu,kaiyil pidiththukkondu methuvaaha avar pakkam sendru paarththaal...antha mezuhu varththi oliyil naan kanda kaatchi.... Kan moodi paduththa padiye,than vesti vilahik kidakka...thanathu monthai vaazaip pazam pondra sunniai,kaiyil pidiththu melum,keelum uruvikkondirukka... Krishnaveni.... Krishnaveni...endru pulambikkondirunthaar.Avarai paarkka paavamaaha irunthathu.Appa...appaa "endru avar kaimel thattu azaikka ...methuvaaha kan viziththu ...en nenjaruhe naan pidiththiruntha mezuhu varththiyin oliyil en muhaththaip paarththavar,aachariyaththil kangal viriya,"krishnaveni engemma poi irunthe...nee ilaame naan evvalavu kastap padurennu theriumaa" endru solli kaiai neetta... aatharavaaha kaiai pidiththa naan amma ninaivaaha kastap padum avarukku ennaiye kodukka mudivu seithu,methvaahavum anbaahavum,"Ennanga ...athaan naan vanthuttenla...appuram enna" endru solli ...mezuhuvarthiai oothi anaiththu...avarin viraiththa ...ennai uruvaakkiya ...kambeeram kuraiyaamal iruntha ...sunniai methuvaaha pidiththu...oru poovai thadavuvathu pola methuvaaha thadavi ,kuninthu athan munaikku anbaaha oru muththam koduththu mella uruvi vitten. Krishnaveni nee illaama naan evvalavu kastap patten theriyumaa endru naa thazu thazukka avar solla...avar kangalil irunthu thaarai thaaraiyaaha kanneer vanthathu.Vazintha kanneerai oru kaiyaal thudaiththu vittu,innoru kaiyaal avar sunniai urvikkondiruppathai niruththaamal,kuninthu avar netriyil muththamittu kannaththil muththamida ...than oru kaiyaal ennai kattp pidiththukkondu...,"paathiyaadi...intha kodumaiai ,un rendu kannaththaium puduchu konjuvene...ippa...endru solli meendu azuthaar."Oru kai ponaa ennanga? ungalukku kaikku kaiyaa ,kattuna pondaattikku,pondaattiyaa naan irukkirappo ...neenga azak koodaathu...en aasai raasaa ille endru solli kural vimma ,vantha azuhaiai adakkikondu...en pudavaiai avilththu...avarodu paduththen. Ennai avar pondaattiyaaha ninaiththu anaiththaar,muththamittar...avarin kadappaaraiyaal en adi aazam varai patham paarththaar."superdi krishnaveni ,chinna ponnaattam evvalavu tight-aa vachirukke ...enakku vayasaahitte pohuthu ,aanaa unakku vayasu koraichukkitte varuthu "endru solli muththamittu en mulaihalai kannaa ,pinnaavendru pisaithu.kaambuhal thedi kadiththu...ennai inbaththin ellaikke kondu ponaar. "Ponga...ennaalathaan neenga okkira olai thaanga mudiyalai,vayasup paiyanaattam summaa nach,nachunnu kuththareenga...intha kaalaththu pasangalukku sunni enthirikka arai mani neramaahuthu,enthirucha udaneye sadakunnu thongippoiduthu"endru solli avar kuththiya kuththukku iduppai thookki koduththu ,avarin, aththanai neelaththaium ulle vaangikkolla muyarchi seithen .mudiyavillai. Urundom... purandom....unarchihal uchan thalaikku era....uthaduhalai sappikkondom.Appaa izuththu izuththu oththathil inbam karai purandathu.Pathmaa vaaraththukku oru thadavai vanthathin marmam ippothaan enakku purihirathu.Eppadithaan ippothu summaa irukkiraalo endru ninaiththukkondu...pathmaa puhazntha thadiyai,nerileye indru ulle vittu okka solli anubavikkiren.Eththanai pengalukku intha suham kidaikkum?Ini ivar en appaa illai ...en aththaan.Ammaavukkuthaan koduththu vaikkavillai ,avalukku piranthaval naan ithai anubavikkiren.Thanathu anbu kanavarai anaiththu ,santhosap paduththum ennai uyirodu irunthirunthaal nichayam unarchi ponga vaazththi iruppaal. Amma nee ini kavalaip pada vendaam un anbuk kanavarai naan inimel paththiramaaha paarththukkolhiren endru manathukkulle sollikkonden. Iyo...endru naan alara alara...aazamaaha oththa en anbu appaa...arai mani nera asaththalaana olukkup pin ,en pundaiyil avar vinthai vadiththu amaithiyaanaar.Aazamaaha moochu vittu anubaviththaar inbaththai. 'Aai,..pathmaa...aduththa 10 aavathu maasam unakku kuzanthai ready-dee' endru solli kaththa vendu pola irunthathu.kalippil kangal ayara,kalaiththup pona appaavai en maarbin mele pottu ,avar muthuhai ithamaaha thattik koduththu naanum thoonginen. Aduththa naal kaalaiyil 8 manikku kanviziththen.Aruhil appaavai kaanavillai.Rojavum ,sekarum ennai ethir paarkkaamal avarhale samaiththu saappittu vittu engalukku eduththu vaiththu vittu schoolukku poi irunthanar. Intha appaa enge ponaar?endru ninaiththapadiye,kuliththu...pakkaththu veeduhalil .aruhil ,avar eppothum veettil irukka pidikkaatha pothu utkaarnthirukkum antha maanjolaiyil...ellaa idamum thedip paarththu vitten Avarai engum kaanavillai.patharinen .kangalil kanneer thaanaaha valinthodiyathu.Aamaam enakku en ippadi azuhai varuhirathu?....theriyavillai. Kadaisiyil kammangaraiyil ,kangalil neer korkka vaanaththai annaanthu paarththapadi utkaarnthirunthaar.Avarai paaththathum enakku nimmathi.Veha veha maaha avar aruhil sendra naan,"Enna appaa...ungala engellaam thedarathu...inge vanthu ukkaanthirukkeenga...vaangappaa veettukku pohalaam"endru solli avar kaiai pidiththu izuththa ennai,"vendaam vidumma...naan oru eenap piravi...oru manusannu sollikave thahuthi illaathavan."endru solli azuthaar.Azuthukondiruntha avarin pakkaththil utkaarntha naan,"enppaa ippadi pesureenga ...ippa enna nadanthu pochu?" "Ini enna,nadakkanum ,athuthaan ellaam nadanthu mudinchiruche...un kaiyaale eseruppai kazatti adichaalum ,enakku punniam kidaikaathummaa"endru sonna avar vaayai kaiyaal poththiya naan,sari vaangappaa veettukku pohalaam ...ange poi maththathai pesikkalaam"endru solli meendum avar kaiai pidiththu izuththen."peththa ponnaiye karppazicha kaamaak kodooran naan...naan engeyaavathu poi sethudaren....ennai saaha vidummaa"endru sollikkondiruntha avarai veettukku azaiththu vanthen. Poojaikku eththa poo ithu Ch. 04 Vellik kizamai enbathaal thalaikku kuliththu vittu vanthiruntha ,en manjal poosiya muhaththai paarththu rasiththukkondiuntha avaridam,"Neththu neenga senja thappukku enna parihaaramnaa?"...merkkondu solla ...vetkam ennai thadukka....naakku kuzara,vaarththaihalai mendru muzungi....thattuth thadumaari... naanaththudan thalai kuninthu nindra ennai....utrup paarththavar,"ennamma, etho solla varre ,aanaa solla maattengira"endru solli niruththa... "...mmm...eppadi solrathunnu theriyalai.Neenga kadaikku poi ...puthu vesti,sattai vaangittu vaanga ...unga kaalil vizunthu innaikku aasir vaatham vaanganum." "ennoda aasir vaatham unakku eppavume irukkummaa...athukku ean en kaalil vizunthu kumbidunumkire?" "Athellaam ungalukku puriyaathu...poi vaangittu vaangannaa...vaangittu vangalen"endru sonnathum ,maru pechillaamal kadaikku poha kizambiyavaridam,oru list-i koduththu ithaium marakkaama vaangittu vaangappaa"endrathum,purapattu kadaikku sendravari paarththukkonde nindrirunthen. Veettiliruntha enakku ennennavo yosanaihal.Pakkaththu theruvukku sendru ,angiruntha kadaiyil irandu maalai,konjam poo,santhanam,pazangalai vaangi vanthu ,en appaavin varuhaikkkaaha kaaththirunthen.School vittu sekarum,rojavum vanthu vittanar. Roja vai thaniyaaha azaiththa naan,"Enna,roja neeyum sekarum kaathalikkireengalaa?" endru eduththa eduppileye kettathum,athirchiuttru, aadippoi nindravalai usuppi,"enna naan ketkiren,pathile solla maattengire...akkaa unnai thitta maatten unmaiai sollu"endrathum... "Aamaamkka,...konja naal poruththu, unga kitte sollidalaamunnu irunthom...aanaa athukkulle ungalukku visayam eppadio therinchiduchu." "Avanai kooppidu" "Annaa....inge vaa akkaa koopiduraanga" Aruhil vanthu nindra en thambi sekarai melum keelum paarttha naan ,"ennadaa koodap porantha thangachiaiye kaathalikkiriye....unakku vetkamaayillai...ithu sarithaannu unakke paduthaa?" Akkaa...naan thangachiai kaathalikkirathu unmaithaan.Athukkaaha naan aen vetkap padanum? Naanga rendu perum kaathalichu, kalyaanam senchukkalaamnu mudivu panni irukkom.Ithu varaikkum naanga thappu ethum seiyalai.Neththu nee appaa kooda paduththathu thappunnaa,naanum thangachium kaathalikkirathu thapputhaan.Appaa mele irakkap pattu,ellaa vivramum therincha nee...appaa antha suhaththukkaaha engaraar enbathai purinchukkittu,amma idathilernthu ...antha suhaththai nee appaavukku koduththiye...athu sarinnaa... ithuvum sarithaan." Oru nimidam athirchiutru...Irandu peraium azaiththu, irandu pakkamum kattip pidiththukkonda enakku,...azuhai vara, athanai adakkik kondu,"Intha akkaavai neenga onnum thappaa ninaikkalaiye?" endren. "Nichayam illaikka...kattina purusan irunthum ,sila pombalainga arippeduththu poi ,kattina purusanukku thuroham senchuttu ...thiruttuth thanamaa aduththa aambilaiha kooda paduththuttu vanthu...paththini maathiri vesam poduraaluha.Ithu varaikkum pathma akkaa vanthaanga...onnum pirachinai illamalirunthathu.Avangalaala vara mudiyalai...antha velaiai neenga senchurukkeenga...ithuvum oru punniam thaankkaa....peththavanga pasiai theeththu,avangaloda thevaiai poorththi seiyira pullaingalukku punniam thaan kidaikkum.Appadi paaththaa neengalum punniam thaan seithurukkeenga...ungalai vida ,pathmaa akkaavukku irandu madangu punniam kidaikkum." "Nee solratha kettu, enakkusanthosamaa irukkudaa,...'antha' visayaththaip paththithaan solla vanthen.Innaikku night appakooda muthaliravu vachukkalaamnu mudivu panni irukken .Ithukku neenga enna solreenga?" "Appe,... neththu nadanthathu muthal iravu illaiyaakkaa?" "Neththu etho ,avasaraththule ,appa pothaiyil irukkirappo nadanthu pochu. Innaikku muraiyaa appavukku ennai kodukkalaamnu nenaikkiren" "Nee thaaralaama seikkaa ,enna uthavi venna naanga seiyarom...aanaa...akkaaa"endru izuththa en thambiaip paarththu,"ennadaa....ennamo izukkire....nee enna solla varrengirathu enakku theriumdaa,unga kaathalai appa kitte solli anumathi vaanga solre....athaane?" "Akkaa...enga manasula irukkirathai correct-aa solliteenga....thanks-kkaa." "Thanks-ellaam irukkattum...unga kaathal, pechoda thaan irukkanum. Maththellaam ,neenga rendu perum nallaa padichu , velaikku vanthathukkappuram thaan ,...enna purinchuthaa?" "Sarikka." "Sari...night intha roomukkulle irunga,kanahaavum unga kitteye irukkattum...(En mahal)...naan veliye poottidaren.Appaa ketta... avanga friend veettukku poi irukkirathaa sollidaren.Roja control-aa iruppaannu enakku therium...aanaa sekar, nee thaan akka permission kodukkiravaraikkum ,roja-kitte thappa nadanthukka koodaathu sariyaa..." "Aamaam...velia pona appaavai enge innum kaanom?engeyaavathu kudichuttu vizunthu kidakkiraaraa....kudikka maattennu engitta saththiam panni irukkaare...mani vera 7 aahuthu" endru yosiththukkondirukkum pothe,thooraththil appa varuvathu therinthathu. Appaa vanthathum avar kondu vantha paiai vaangi veettil vaiththu vittu,anaivarum ondraaha utkaarnthu saappittom.Irukkira velaihalai mudiththu vittu,paaththira pandangalai kazuvi vaiththu vittu padukka ,iravu mani 10 aanathu.Appaavidam,friend veettukku poi varuvathaaha solli,pakkaththu araiyil thambium,thangaium,en kuzanthaiudan paduththukkolla...kathavaip pootti vittu...pettiyiliruntha ammaavin pattup pudavai ondrai eduththu azahaaha kattikkondu,thalai niraiya mallihaip poo vaiththu ,seevi ,singaariththu,erkenave sivanthiruntha muhaththukku konjam powder pottu...ulle kattilil utkaarnthiruntha appaavidam sendren. Appaa vaangi vantha puthu vetti, sattaiai eduththu vanthu,athai avar pottukkolla uthavi seithu...vaangi vanthiruntha maalaiyil ondrai avar kaiyil koduththu ,naan ondrai eduththukkondu ..appaavin kaiai pidiththu izuththukkondu,amma padaththukku munbu poi nindren. Ennai puryaamal paarththaa appaavum,naanum ethir ethiraaha ammavin padaththukku munnaal nindrirukka,"ennamma...parihaaram athu,ithunnu solli, amma padaththukku munnaale ...athuvum maalaium kaiumaa vanthu nikka vachuttiye?"endru ketka..."pesaama ammaavai kumbidungappaa...appuram solren " endru solli appaavum ,naanum sernthu ammaavai kumbittom.(Ammaa un idaththil irunthu, ennaiye innaikku appaavukku kodukkap pohiren.Athukku neenga thaan aasir vaatham pannanum.)Amma padaththukku munnaal vaikkap pattiruntha kunguma chimizil irunthu,kungumam eduththu en netriyil vaiththu vittaar . "Ennappa?paaththukkiite nikkireenga ...antha maalaiai en kazuththile podunga "endru solla ,etho manthiraththirkku kattup pattavar maathiri ..en appaa,en kazuththil ,than oru kaiyaal maalaiai poda,en kaiyil vaiththiruntha maalaiai naan avarukku pottu...avar kangalai paarkka ,innum ethum puriyaathavar pol nindrirukka,..."sencha thappukku parihaaram ennannu ketteengale?...thirumbavum antha thappai, santhosamaai unga muzu viruppaththoda senchu muduchudungappaa...athu thaan antha parihaaram " endru solli,'pat' ena avar kaalil vizunthu vitten. Kaalil vizuntha ennai ,than oru kaiyaal thottu thookkiyavar...en kangalai aazamaaha paarththu,...enna ninaiththaaro?...aruhil azaiththu, netriyil muththamittu,iduppil kai koduththu izuththu anaiththukkondaar. Anbodum ,aasaiodum aayiram muththangalai ...en netri kangal,kannam,mookku,thaadai aahiya idangalil muththam koduththu ,...en sekka sivanthiruntha uthaduhalai ,avar vaaikkul urinchi izuththu...kadiththu muththamittu kaayapaduththa....avaridam irunthu vidu patta naan,"Neenga kattille poi utkaarunga...kudikka kondu varren"endru solli ,aduppangaraikku sendru ,oru paal sombai eduththukkondu...veettin kathavai ul pakkamaaha nandraaha thaaz pottu vittu ...utkaarnthiruntha appaavukku munnaal,paal sombai irandu kaihalaalum en maarbukku munnaal ,pidiththu kondu nindru,"inthaangappaa paal...kudichuttu enakkum konjam kodunga" endren. "Ethukkumma paal ellaam,nee potta saappaade pothum "endru solla,maaraappai sari seivathu pol ,en munthaanaikkul iruntha mulaihalai konjam veliye theriyara maathiri kaanbiththu ,appuram izuththu sari seithu vittu,"appe...nichayam paal vendaam?"endru kettu avaraip paarkka.."vendaam...aanaa...venum" endru solli ulara...kaiyil kondu vantha sombukku ulle irunthu...1/2 bottil brandy-i bottilai eduththu,avar kangalil kaatti...(Avarukku pidikkum endru ,kadaikku poo pazangal vaangch chendra pothu vaangi vaiththirunthen.)..."paal thaan vendaamnu solreenga...ithaavathu venumaa... vendaama sollungappaa?"endru naan kurumbaai punnahaiththu ketka...uthaduhalai naakaal thadavi vittapadi,"vendaam...venum "endru izuththu..kaiai neettinaar.(Kudikka maatten endru appa ennidam saththiam seithu koduththathu ...appa vin gnaabahaththukku vanthirukka vendum.) Ekkaththudan ,kaiai neettiya avaraip paarkka paavamaaha irunthathu,ippadiye ungalukku kodukka maatten.ungalukku evvalavu venummnu enakku therium ..."endru solli ,katti iruntha ammavin pudavaiai appaa munaadiye tholilirunthu eduththu,iduppai sutri uruvi avuththup pottu,...manjal nira paavaadai jacket-udan...thayaaraai eduththuvaiththiruntha, oru tumbler-il konjam pol brandy-i oottri,thaneer kalanthu ,avar kaiyil koduththu...saappaattukku vaangi vaiththiruntha ooru kaayai konjam pola thottu ,avar naakkil thadavinen. Ooru kai kaaraththileye naan koduththa tumbler-il irunthathai konjam konjamaai ...paavaadai jacket-il nindriruntha ennai ,en azahai ,nandraaha valarnthu ,kumuri 'kum' endrirukkum en mulai azahai rasiththapadiye kudiththu mudiththaar.Kazuththukku keele,kaambu vattam varai thuniye illai...(Naasamaa pona tailor,jacket thaikka thuni kuduththaa ,athula bra thechuttu... thuniai thirudikkiraanunga)...Avaridamirunthu tumler-i vaangi meendum konjam pola ootri kodukka...en kaiai pidiththu izuththu,avar madiyil utkaara vaiththu,"Aamaa...neeyum kudippiyaame...pathma solli irukkaa?" "Ippa vittuttenppaa...kudikkirathilli." "Naanum thaan kudikka maattennu un kitte saththiam panni irukken,aanaa neeye koduththappo naan marukkaame vaangi un aasaikkaaha kudikkalaiyaa...athu maathiri ,innaikku mattum enakkaaha"endru solli,ennai kudikka solla,...avaridam tumbler-i koduththa naan ,"ungalukkaaha ,company-kkaahath thaan,...neenga konjam kuduchuttu meethiai kodunga" endru solla,...madiyil utkaarnthiruntha en vayitri kattip pidiththukkondu ,"un kaiyaale parukki vidumma "endru solla ,thirumbiya naan avar vaayil tumbler-i saaiththu konjam pol... kuzanthaikku paal puhattuvathaip pol puhattinen.Avar madiyil naan utkaarnthirunthathaal ,en idathu pakka mulai avar kannaththil azuththi irukka...aerath thaaza ...en mulaiyin kaambu, avar vaaikku neeraaha... avar naakkai neettinaal thottu vidum thoorathukku irunthathu. Konjam pola avarukku puhatti ,appaa echil paduththiya meethiai naan kudiththukkondirukkum pothu...maraiththiruntha en koonthalai en mun puram thalli vittu...ahalamaaha vettap patta jacket-il therintha en sivantha muthuhil ,avar than muhaththai vaiththu appadiyum ippadium theiththu....mallihai manaththudan,lux soap-in vaasanaiaium muharnthu ,muththam koduththu,"ennammaa...ul paavaadai kattalaiyaa?" endru ketka...(appothu thaan naan ul paavaadai kattaamale, pudavai katti irukkiren enbathu therinthathu.) "Emmppa kekkareenga?" "Illai ...unnoda sooththoda soodu, en thodaiyil irangi veth vethunnu irukku... athaan ketten "endraar. Appa sonnathaik kettu vetkap patta naan...kudiththa brandy-in pothai era...,appavin sattaiai kazatti angiruntha hanger-il maattinen.innum konjam enbathu pol avar paarvai irukka,...pottiruntha jacket-i kazatti, kai valiye kazatti uruva ,kaihalai mele thookkiya pothu...akkulil konjamaaha valarnthiruntha mudi azahaium,kaihalai thookki irakkum pothu aadik kuzungiya mulai azahaium rasiththar. Naan paavaadaiai konjam pola irakki irukki katti irunthathaal ,en thoppulum,adi vayirum azahaaha therinthathaium,...sivanthu pithungiya siduppu sathai azahaium,...lesaaha vizunthiruntha iduppu madippaium ,paavaadai maraippaium meeri therintha thodaihalin thiratchiaium,sooththu meduhalaium thirttuthth thanamaaha ,avar rasiththup paarththukkondiruppathu,..naan orak kannaal avarai paarththa pothu therinthathu. Bra,paavaadaiudan avar madi mel utkaarnthu,tumbler-il ottri vanthathai avarukku konjam koduththu ,meethiai naan vaayil urinchi vaiththukkondu...aasaiyil appaavin,kazuththai sutri kaiyai pottu...kitte varach cheithu ,avar vaayodu vaai kavvi,avar vaaikkul naan urunchi vaiththiruntha brandy-i,...en echilodu kalanthu avar vaayil vaziya vitten.'Madak' 'madak' endru kudiththaar en manmathan.Kudiththavar innum konjam varumaa endru en vaaikkul avar naakkai vittu , urinjo urinjendru urinja,enakku siripputhaan vanthathu. En panju pondra sooththu meduhal avar thodaihalai azuththi irukka... antha azuththaththaium meeri avarin sunni viraithu nimirnthu ezunthu ,en sooththai idikka ,koochamutra naan,"ennappa ippave ezunthukkuchu pola irukke unga sunni "endru konjam kooda vetkamillaamal ketka ..."pinna ennammaa?panchu maathiri un sooththu, katha kathappaa en kadappaarai mele pattaa,ezunthirukkaama enna seium?"endru solli innoru bek kettaar. "Ithe pothumpaa" endru naan solla "innaikku mattum thaan maa...aduththathu, aduththa maasaththukkuthaan"endru solli kenja...avarukku tumbler-il brandy-i ootri kodukka ezntha pothu...pinnaaliruntha bra pattaiai kai pidiththu izukka...naan ezuntha vehaththil kokkihal arunthu ,bra avar kaiyodu vanthu vittathu.Kaiyil kidaiththa bra vaal, avar muhaththai thudaiththukkonde ,muharnthu paarththu vittu,athan vaasanaiai rasiththu ,"un ammaavukkum ithe vaasanithaan"endraar. Avilnthu pona bra vaal oru ganam athirnthu pona naan ,en kaihalai kondu, aadik kuzungum en azahiya mulaihalai maraiththukkolla ,...appuram suthaariththukkondu...appaathaane paarkiraar...paarththu vittu pohattum endru ninaiththu,en mulaihalai suthanthiramaaha aadavittu,kuninthu kundihal viriya brandy bottil-ai eduththu innum konjam ootri...athe maathiri appaavin madiyil utkaarnthu,konjam kudikka solli,meethi konjaththai vaayil adakka solli...avarin vaayodu vaai vaiththu uthaduhalai kadiththu suvaiththu...ullukkul oori irunthathai urinjik kudiththen. 'Jiv'endrirunthathu enakku,intha appa sonnaalum kekka maatten engiraar .enakkum koduththu tholaiththu viduhiraar.Pothai eriya appaa naan koduththa ooru kaaiyai nakkaamal....viyarththu ,uppu kariththa en mulaihalai nakki,"super combination "endraar.( Thanni pottaal ,english thaaraalamaai varumo?) Ennai madimel vaiththukkonde,en mulai muzuvathaium nakki suvaiththu,thazumbi thallaattam potta avaihalai thaaralaamaai alli eduththu azuththamaaha pisainthu vittu,"unga ammaatha vida periya size-aa thaan vachirukkireemma" endru solli, en mulai size paarththu mahiznthu...aasai aasaiyaai urutti vilaiyaadi...kaambuhalai sellamaaha kadiththu,athanai sutri iruntha karu valayaththai nakkinaar.koochaththilum,kuru kuruppilum naan appadium ,ippadium aadi asainthaalum ...appaa vidaamal katti anaiththu ,kaambukalai sappinaar. Paaththiraththai vilakkuvathu pol,pala palaththa en mulaihalai ...paavi mahan, pasu maadu than kandru kuttiai nakku vathu pol nakki, sivakka vaiththu ,ennai silirkka vaikka...avar echilaal en mulaihal innum minu minuththathu. Ayitru... innum konjam thaan ,...kadaisiyaai irukkum ithai kudiththu vittaal bottil kaali. En nilaium athu thaan...paavaadai ondru thaan, pakka thunaiyaai irukkirathu...athaium avizththu vittaal... ammanamthaan.Bottili iruntha sarakkum,engal udaihalum kuraiya kuraiya...pothaium,pundaikkul vittu okka vendum endra aasaium athihamaanathu. En udambu mithamaaha thallaada aarambikka...aambilaikku sari nihar samamaaha thanni adiththu vitteno?endru aachariyap patten.'Indraikku ithu pothum ,iruppathu avarukku' endru kadaisi sarakkai kaiyil enthi appaavidam koduththu...meendum avar madi mel utkaarnthu ,avarukku ootri vida konjam pola kudiththavar...surundu thodaikku mel eri iruntha paavaadaikkul,kaiai vittu...thanathu aat kaatti viralai ,en azahu pallaththil nuzaiththu....vazinthathai alli eduththu... vaaikkul viral muzukka nulaiththukkondu, sappi,"engemma vachirunthe iththanai naalaa ...iththanai taste-aa irukke?" endru solli, naakkai ,sappukkotti... aasaiudan en muhaththaip paarththavaridam,"innum ennappaa, ennai ammaa ...athu ,ithunnukkittu...azahaa vaadi podinne kooppidungappaa"endru sonna ennai ,"en azahi neethaandi ...ini, ezezu jenmaththukkum enakku neeyee mahalaa vanthu porakkanumdi.." "Pongappaa rombathaan aasai ungalukku....intha jenmathileye ippathaan kidaichirukken ungalukku" endru solli, punnahaiththukkondiruntha ennai ezach cholli ...iduppiliruntha paavaadai naadaavai thedip pidiththu 'padak'endru uruvi vida...aadaihal illaatha kaik kuzanthaiyaai... appothu avar madiyil thavazntha naan ...ippothu athe maathiri, azahup pennaai... ammanamaai... amsamaai avar munnaale nirkkiren. Eththanai appangalukku, than azahu mahalai muzu ammanamaaha paarththu rasikkum vaaippu kidaikkirathu?...itho en appaavukku kidaiththirukkirathu,... matra visayangalil avar koduththu vaikka villai endraalum kooda ,nichayam intha visayaththil niraiyave koduththu vaiththavarthaan. Etho oppukku avar iduppil iruntha vestiai izuththu uruvi vida...neenda pudalankaayaai nimirnthu nindra avar sunniaip paarththu...oru ganam asanthu nindren.Intha vayasilum eppadi vaiththirukkiraar sunniai ...evvalavu neelam,evvalau thadiman...pathma sonnathu en ninaivukku vanthathu. Iruvarum ammanamaai irukkirome endru engalukku vetkam thuli kooda illai.Ammanamaahave en appaavin madi mel poi utkaarnthen.Paavaadaikku melaaha en sooththu menmaiaium ,katha kathappaium rasiththavarukku ,en vetrudambil sooththai viriththu avar madiyil utkaarntha pothu...ennai utkaara vidaamal ...ezunthu nindra avar sunni thaduththathu.Oru kaiyaal...ezunthu nindru, padameduththu aadum avar sunniai madakki pidiththu,amukki, athan mel utkaara... ennai nimmathiyaaha utkaara vidaamal thookki,thookki pottathu. Konja neram thaan ,...appuram ,en izam sooththin menmaikkum,vethu vethuppirkkum adi paninthu appaavin sunni amaithiyaahi ...en sooththu pilavil pathungikkondathu.Kaihalaith thookki,en appavin kazuththai sutri kattip pidiththa pothu...en akkul vaasanaiai muharntha appa,en nirvaana udalengum thadavi rasiththu...ezunthu nirkka solli ,melum ,keelum paarththu rasiththaar. Ezunthu en mun mandi ittavar ,konjamaaha valarnthiruntha en pundai mettu mudihalai menmaiyaaha thadavi ,methuvaaha vizakki...vaasanai muharnthu...en pundaikku oraayiram muththangalaavathu koduththiruppaar.Inba vethanai en thalaikku era...appavin thalai mudihalai koththaaha pidiththukkondu en pundai mettin meethu amukki, aanantham adainthen. Konja neram en pundai mettin meethu muham puthaiththu oiveduththavar...ennai pinnaal thirumbi nirkka solli ...maasu maruvillaatha palingu kal pola,sekka sivanthu virinthiruntha en muthuhaium,kuruhiya idaiaium...idaiyil vizuntha madippaium...virintha iduppaium....urundu thirandu thallaattam podum kundihalaium,adi panai maraththaip pola ahandriruntha ,thiranda thodaihalaium...vaza vazaththa kaalhalaium...kaalhalukku keele iruntha velli kolusaium aasaiodu,vaayil jol vadiya paarththukkondirunthavar...'padak' endru ,en sooththu meduhalil than muhaththai vaiththu muththamittu ,kaama veriyil kadiththu vaiththaar. Sooththu meduhali muththamittu ...michamiruntha ooru kaayaiai athil thadavi ,azuththamaaha nakkiyavar...pothai thalaikeera...pilavukkullum nakkap poha koochamadaintha naan ,appadi seiya vidaamal thaduththu...ezunthu nirkka solli irukkamaaha anaiththukkonden.Appadi anaiththukkonda pothu avar virintha maarbil en mulaihal pakkaththirkku ondraaha nasungip pithunga....naanaththil thalai kunintha naan...naharnthu vilaha muyarchi seiya ...innumavar irukki anaiththa pothu en vilaa ezumbuhal norungi viduvathu pol irukka...,"Appa...oththai kaiyaalaye ippadi irukki anaikireengale,rendu kaiyaalum anaichaa nenju adaichu poiduven pola irukke "endru solli sirikka..."chinnavalaa chikkunnu irukke nee...athuthaan unnai alli eduththu anaikka thonuthu...endru solli innum anaiththukkolla...avar marbuk kaambuhalodu en mulaik kaambuhalum otti ,urasi uravaadi unarchi undaakkiyathu. Kattip pidiththu nindra pothe kaalhalukku idaiyil iruntha avar sunni kambeeramaai en pundai mettai thottu mutti ,mothi muththam koduththathu.Enakkulle inba minsaaram alai alaiyaai paaya ...nindra nilaiyileye appaavin sunni en pundaikkul nuzainthu vidumo endru santhaham vara ...en thodaihalai serththu vaiththukkondu sokkinen. Poojaikku eththa poo ithu Ch. 05 ..... 5 ..... Meendum paduththu thoongi vittu,methuvaaha ezunthu ,bath room sendru kuliththuvittu,vaasal theliththu kolam pottukkondiruntha pothu.... ore mayakkamaaha irnthathu .Rojavum ,sekarum sappaadu seithu saappittuvittu ,kulanthaikkum ootti vittu avalai kattilil thoongap pottu vittu ,schoolukku sendrirunthanar. Appa kulikka uthavi seithu avar kuliththuvittu vanthathum ,avarukku aruhil irunthu pari maarikkonde,”Appa...neenga suththa mosam”endren. “Emma appadi solre?” “Pinne ennappaa,pathma akkaavum illaame, kaanchu kidakareengalennu,pona pohuthunnu company kuduththa...ippadiyaa okkirathu...ezunthiruchu nadakkave mudiyalai” “Manichudummaa...unarchio vehaththulekonjam vehamaa senchutten.” “Sarippaa athu pohattum.Neenga inime vivasaaya velei senchu kastappada vendaam.Enakku varra sambalame pothum ithai vachu samaalikkalaam.” “Itho paarummaa...ulaichu pazahina udambu summaa ukkaarnthirukka mudiyaathu.Athuvumillaame,un thangachiaium ,thambiaium nallaa padikka vachu oru periya velaikku seththu vidanum ,athukku panam venum illaiyaa.Nee vaangittu varra sambalam namma kudumba selavukke sariyaa irukku...naanum konjam vivasaayaththule sambaathichennaa...athu, avanga padippu selavukku uthaviyaa irukkum.” “Sarippaa...unga istam.” “Appuram unkitte innoru visayam ketkanum” “Ennappaa...” “Vanthu...” “Enppaa thayangareenga...summa sollunga” “Illai....vanthu,... innaikku night-m..”endru solli appa izukka,purinthu konda naan,”neththu neenga maangu maangunnu senchathuleye en iduppu odancha maathiri valikkuthu...ithule innaikku veraiyaa,nambalaale mudiyaathuppaa” “...Neththu un azahup pundaiai paaththathilirunthe,aasai adangaame sunni innum thookkittu nikkiraan. Thaanga mudiyalai...please-maa” “Ezunthukittu nikkira sunniai, izuththu pudichukkittu poi paduththu thoongungappaa...Aduththathu... aduththa vaaraththukkuththaan.” “Emmaa...pleasemaa” “ungaloda ore thollaiyaa pochu...sari...vaaraththukku oru thadavaithaan.Athukku naduvule kudikka koodaathu...sariyaa?” “Sarimmaa”endru solli muhaththil santhosam theriya nindriruntha appaavai ninaiththu, naanum siriththukkonden. 3 maatham ponathe theriyavillai.Oru naal kaalaiyil school-ukku poha ready aahikkondiruntha pothu,ore mayakkaamaaha irunthathu.Ean mayakkam varuhirathu endru ninaiththukkondirukkum pothe ...vaanthi varuvathu pol irukka ,veettukku veliye odichendru vaanthi eduththen.Thirumbavum mayakkamum, thalai suttralumaaha irunthathu . Naan vaanthi eduppathai paarththa appa, patharippoi hospital-ukku koottikkondu ponaar.Appa veliye utkaarnthirukka naan mattum doctor-idam ponen. En naadith thudippai parisothiththa doctor,naan 3 maatha karpamaaha iruppathaaha sonnaar.Enakku azuvathaa sirippathaa theriyavillai.Pathma kettapadi... intha kulanthaiai valarththu avalidam kodukka pohiren. Velyil iruntha appaavidam visayaththai sonnathum patharipponaar.”Ennammaa...ippadi kuzanthai undaahiruche...ippa enna pandrathu? Purusan ilaamale karpam eppadinnu oorla aalaalukku oru maathiriyaa pesuvaangale...mm ...ippa enna pandrathu?” “Pandrathellaam panneettu ippa yosichu ennaappaa punniam? “Illaimmaa...doctor-kitte solli ithai udane azichudummaa” “Ennappa solreenga? ...uruvaana karuvai azikka ungalukku eppadi manasu varuthu?...naan ithai azikka porathillai ,en moolamaa pathma oru kuzanthai venumnu kettirukka,avalukku ithai peththu kodukka poren.” “Peththu kodukkaravaraikkum ,karppaththai eppadimma maraippe?” “Neenga onnum kavalaip padaatheenga appaa ,pathmaavidam ketpom... aval oru nalla vazi solvaal.” “Sarimmaa un istam” Naaloru menium ,poluthoru vannamumaai en vayitril kuzanthai valarath thodangiyathu.Pathmavukku intha visayaththai phone-il sonnathum romba santhosap pattaal.Visayaththai kelvip patta aduththa nodiye purappattu vanthu sernthu vittaal. Ennaip paarththathum avalukku ore santhosam ,odi vanthu kattip pidiththukkondu kannangalil muththa mazai pozinthu nalam visaariththu ,oru karppinip pen eppadi nadanthu kolla vendum endru sollikkoduththaal. 3 naatkal engaludaneye thangi irunthaal.Enakku anusaranaiyaaha irunthu ,vaaikku rusiyaaha samaiththuppottu en amma illaatha kuraiai theerththu vaithaal. 3 aavathu naal ,”pathmaakka...intha visayaththukku oru nalla mudivai nee thaan sollanum.”endru naan kettapothu... “Ithukku poi nee en kavalai padure? ...naan munnaalaiye ethir paaththathuthaan.Intha orileye irunthaa naalaaha naalaaha visayam oorukku therinchidum .Athanaale aduththa maasame nee ,vijaya vaadaavukku vanthudu ,pillaiyaip peththukkittu oru 10 maasaththukkappuram inge vanthudu.” “Sari ,karpamaa irukkirathai maraikka, ange vanthudach solre...kaik kuzanthaiyoda naan inge vanthaa... athu yaar kulainthainnu kettaa... enna pathil solrathu? Athuvumillaame ,appavukku naan pakkaththileye irukkanum.Avaraala thaniyaa irukka mudiyaathu.Vere ethaavathu idea irunthaa sollu?” “Appe,...kudumbaththoda vanthudunga,...sekaraium, rojavaium ange irukkira schoole seththudalaam...irukkira nelaththai kuththahaikku vittudalaam...enna solre?” “Ithukku appa enna solraarnu ketkanum.” Pakkaththil utkaarnthiruntha appavidam “ennappaa solreenga?”endru kettapothu... “Iuthula naan solla enna irukku? Inime ennaala vivasaayaththa sariyaa kavanikka mudiyaathu.Irukkira nilaththai konja naalaikku kuththahaikku vidalaam.Appuramaa irukkira nelaththai viththu ,en pillainga padippu selavukkum,kalyaana selavukkum payanpaduththikka vendiyathu thaan.” “Sarippa...nelaththai kuththahaikku vida erppaadu pannunga ...sekarukkum ,roja vukkm TC vannkittu vanthidunga,aduththavaaram vijayavaada poidalaam.” “Ithukku un veettukkaarar oththukkuvaara” endru appaa ketka,”athaip paththi kavalai ungalukku ethukku,athai naan paaththukkiren.”endraal pathmaa. Ellorum sernthu mudivu seithu ,nilaththai kuththahaikku vittu vittu,thambi thangaiyin school TC vaangikkondu,private matriculation school-il naan paarththu vantha teacher velaiai resign seithu vittu ,veetil iruntha konjam mukkiamaana porulhalai eduththukkondu vijayavaadaa sendrom. VIJAYAVAADAA Pathmaavin veettukku pona pothu pathmaavin kanavar veettil illai.Etho office velaiyaaha veliyur sendriruppathaaha pathmaa koorinaal.Kondu vantha luggage , ellaam eduththu vaiththu ,pakkaththu hotelil vaangi vantha saappaattai saappittu mudiththu ,konja neram oiveduththom. Pathmaa kudi iruntha veedu vaadahai veeduthaan endraalum ,chennai-il irunthathathaip pol illaamal konjam periyathaahave irunthathu.Pakkaththu veettil irunthavarhal thelungil pesikkondirunthaarhal.Engalukko konjam kooda thelungu theriyaathu.Appa veettai sutri paarththuvittu utkaarnthirunthapothu ,pathmaa avarai oru araikku azaiththuch sendru.”Appa inime ithu ungaloda arai ,neenga inge free-aa irukkalaam” endru solli avarai antha araiyil oivedukka sollivittu ,naangal naalvarum hall-il TV paarththukkondirunthom. Maalai 7 mani irukkum,pathmaavin kanavar vanthaar.Engalaip paarththathum avarukku ore santhosam.En kaihalaip pidiththukkondu nalam visaariththaar.Pathmaa avaridam, naangal ange oru varusaththukku thangap pohum visayaththaium,naan undaahi 3 maasam aahi irukkum visayaththaium solla...oru kanam yosiththavar...pathmaavin kan munnaaleye ennai izuththu,... anaiththu en kannaththil ore muththa mazaiyaaha muththam koduththu, rombavum santhosap pattu,en sooththukku keele kai koduththu thookki ,oru sutru sutri irakkinaar. En thambiaium,thangaiaium paarththavar ennidam,”Mallika ivanga thaan un thambi thangachiyaa”endru kettu vittu ,avarhalin aruhe sendru ,”hai ,eppadi irukkeenga ,ungalaip paththi pathmaavum,mallikaavum rombave solli irukkaanga”endravar pathmaavidam thirumbi ,”amaam ivangalukku saappaadu koduththiyaa,saappittaangalaa?” “Neenga vanthathum saappidalaamunnu mallikaathaan sonnaa ...athaan wait pannittirunthom...sari vaanga ellorume utkaarnthu saappidalaam”endru pathmaa solla,avalodu nadantha avaridam,”ennanga...innoruththarum vanthirukkaar,yaarunnu sollunga paarpom?” “Yaaru...neeye sollen.” “Mallikkaavin appaavum vanthirukkaar.Neenga eppa varuveengannu kettukitte irunthaar...vanga avara paaththu oru vanakkam solleettu vanthudunga “endru pathma solla,appa iruntha araikku moondru perum sendrom. Etho paper padiththukkondiruntha appavai ,”appa ,pathmaavin veettukkaarar vanthirukkaar,parungappaa”endru naan solla...nimirnthu paarththa appavin muhaththai, pathamaavin veettukkaarar koornthu paarkka,pathmaavin veettukkaarar muhaththai appa paarkka...aachariyaththil iruvar vizihalum viriya...oruvarai oruvar adaiyaalam kandukondu...aachariyaththilum ,athirchiyilum kangalil neer thazumba,... ”Annaa”...endru koorikkonde,appavin kaaladiyil ,mandiyittu utkaarntha pathmaavin veettukkaarar,appavin kaihalai pidiththukkondu ,”Anna...ungalai naan nerla paarpennu nenaichukkooda paarkalai...nallaa irukkeengala annaa? Mallikaa amma iranthuttaangannu pathma sonnappo ennaale varamudiyalai.Aana irnthathu annithaannnu enakku theriyaama poche...ivvalavu naalaa ungalai vanthu paakkaathathukku ennai manniuchudungannaa...naan vanthu ungalai paakkarathu ungalukku pidikkaathunnuthaan iththanai naalum varaame irunthitten. Udaintha kuralil azuthukondu pesikkondiruntha pathmaavin veettukkaararin...sorry ,en chiththappavavin kaihalaip pidiththukkondu kanneer vitta appa,”Dai ,thambi...nee irukkiriya illaiyaannu kooda therinchukkaame ,oru veembula irunthuttendaa...neeyum,naanum pirinchu ponathukku naan thaandaa kaaranam.Ennai mannichududaa...naanum appadi pesi irukka koodaathu.”(visumbal) “Illainnaa,en melathaan thappu...naan antha maathiri nadanthirukka koodaathu...neethannaa ennai mannikkanum.” “Ethu eppadiyo,ippa unnai santhichathe enakku periya santhosamdaa....nadakkarathellaam antha aandavan seyal thaannu sollanum.” “Aamaamnaa.... neenga saappiteengalaa?” “Naanga nee varattumnuthaan kaaththukkittu irunthom...vaanga poi saappidalaam “endru appa solla ,anaivarum hall-il bed sheet viriththup pottu, tharaiyil utkaara,...naanum pathmaavum ulle sendru kitchenil irunthu saappaadu,saambaar,rasam eduththu vanthu,anaivarukkum pari maari vittu naangalum saappittom. Appavum ,chiththappaavum neenda naal kaziththu santhiththukkondathaal pala visayangalai patri pesikkonde saappittanar.Antha pechin pothu amma iranthathu patrium ,appavukku vibaththil oru kai thundaana visayaththaip patrium appa solla ,chiththappavukku thukkam thaalaamal azuthe vittaar. Saappittu mudiththathum appavum ,chiththappaavum thaniye veraanthaavil utkaarnthirukka...naangal hall-il utkaarnthu pesikkondirunthom. “Ennadi ,mallika...en veettukkaararum thanakku oru annan irukkira visayaththai enkitte naan kalyaanam aana puthusule solli irukkaar.Aana un appaathaan avaroda annannu enakku theriyaama poche. Nee ennoda mooththaar ponnaa? Adiye sakkalaththi ,ithu ennadi athisayam...en veettukkaararukkum...innum enna en veettukkaarar,un chiththappaavukkum ,un appavukkum ippa ellaame purinchu poi irukkum.Sari un thambium thangachium thoonkittaangalaa paar,naama pesarathu avanga kaathula vizunthuda pohuthu.” “Akka...sorry...chiththy,avangalukku ellaa visayamum therium...athuvumillaame intha kaalaththup pillaingalukku intha maathiri neraththule thookam varaathu...thoongara maathiri nadippaanga...avanga namma side thaan onnum pirachinai varaathu neenga thaaralaamaai pesalaam” “En purusan...athaan unnoda chiththappa unnai oththutta visayam un appaavukku theriumaa?” “Appavukku theriumo,theriyaatho athu enakku theriyaathu ...aanaa naan athap paththi innum avar kitte sollalai” “Intha 5 maasamaa un appa unnai anubavikkaraare...enna solraar?” “Enkitte paduththu okkirappo super-aa irukkunnuthaan solraar.Un amma maathiri suhaththai vaari vazangaredy-nnu solraar,ennai kattikap poravan koduththu vachavannum solraar...ithellaam sollittu,pathmaava okkara maathri ,unkitte paduththu thaaraalamaa, suthanthirama ,urimaioda okka mudiyalai...... peththa mahalaiye okkiromendra kutra unarchiyaa....illai vayasu viththiyaasamaa...ethunnu saryaa theriyalainnum pulambaraar.Ithulernthu enna theriuthunnaa... neethaan avarukku sariyaana’ jodi’nnu theriyuthu.” “Nee ippadi solre,un chiththappa ennadaannaa un nenappaave irukkaar .En kitte paduththu okkum pothellaam mallikaa,mallikaannu un perai sollittuthaan ‘nangu’ ‘nangu’nnu okkiraar.Appadi avar unnai nenaichukkittu, ennai okkirappo avaroda sunni en pundai adi aazam varaikkum paayuthu.Nee koduththa suhaththai marakka mudiyalainnu adikkadi pulambaraar.Un chiththappaavukku neethaan sariyaana ‘jodi’nnu nenaikkiren. “Athu sari chiththy,... innum rendu ,moonu maasam ponaa vayiru veenga aarambichudum.Akkam pakkam irukkiravanga ethaavathu thappaa nenaikkarathukkulle ethaavathu seiyanume?” “Nee onnum kavalaip padaathe...innaikku vidiyak kaalaiyile ,un appa munnaale en purusanai vittu unakku thaali katta solren.Erkenave un purusan kattuna thaali un kazuththule irukkarathunaale ...chain mathiri panni pottuda solren.Naama vanthathai pakkathilirukkaravanga yaarum paakalai,avarum veliyoor poittu rendu naal kazichu ippathaan vanthirukkaar.athanaale... “Athanaale?” “Kaalaiyile ezunthiruchathum ...’pona idathula,ippadiyaa enakku oru sakkalaththiya koottikkittu varrathunnu’... naalu perthukku ketkaramaathiri oppaari vachiduren.Appuram ellarum purinchuppaanga ...unnai en veettukkaarar rendaam thaaramaa koilla vachu thaali katti inge koottittu vanthuttaarnnu.” “Sari...appa?” “Naan appanne koopiduren...ithuvaraikkum appadithaane kooppittukittu irukken. Neeyum appaanne kooppidu...sarithaane?” “Thambi, thangachi ?” “Un thambiai, en annan paiyannu solli veliye engaavathu hostel-e seththi vittudalaam...unnoda thangachi enoda mahalaa inge irukkattum.Erkenave ,...ungalukku kuzanthai illaiyaanu keetavanga kitte ,oru maha irukkirathaahavum ,ava veliyoor-la hostel-a padichukkittu irukkirathaavum solli irukken .Enna naan solra idea pidikkuthaa ?“ “Neenga solrathuthaane innaikku varaikkum enga veettule nadanthukkittu irukku ,unga pechukku maruppe kidaiyaathu ...ethukkum appaakitteyum ,chiththappaakitteyum kettup paakkalaam .“ “Intha visayaththap paththi naan pakkuvamaa en purusan kitte eduththu solren.Neeum un purusan kitte....sorry-dee,pechu vaakkule vanthuduchu,un appa kitte eduththu sollu...rendu perum namma idea-vukku OK sonnaanganna ...en purusankitte nee vanthudu ,appa kitte naan poidaren...sariyaa?” “...mm...sari...chiththi...” Iravu mani 9 irukkum,...naan ,appa,sekar,roja oru room-il paduththirukka ,pathmaavum,chiththappaavum innoru room-il paduththirunthanar.Thambium ,thangaium thoongiya pirahu appavidam,”ennappa...ungalukku oru thambi irukkirathai sollave illaiye?” “Athu oru periya kathaimmaa...oru 25 varusaththukku munnaadi,enakku kalyaanam aana puthusu ,appa un chiththappa school-la padichuttirunthaan.Avanoda annikitte eppavume sahajamaa pesi sirichu vilaiyaandukkittu iruppaan.Un ammaavai seendi vittu vedikkai paakarathile avanukku oru santhosam. Appadithaan oru naal,un amma kulichuttu paavaadaiai nenju varaikkum mele eththi kattikittu bath room-il irunthu veliye vanthurukkaa,appa paaththu intha kurumbukkaarap paya oru plastic palliai avamele thookki pottirukkaan.Un ammaavum athai nijamaana pallinnu nambi payanthu alari veettukkulle odinathile...avaloda paavaadai avunthu keele vilunthuduchu...annioda maanaththai kaappaaththa avanum than vestiyai avuththu avalukku mele poththa poi irukkaan. Intha sambavaththai paaththa maththavanga ,athukku kaium kaalum vachu ,onnukku rendaa thirichu,enkitte illaathathum,pollaathathum sollittaanga ...naanum avanai kandapadi vaaikku vanthapadi pesitten.Avamaanam thaangaama oorai vittu odinavanthaan...ippathaan paakkiren.Un amma athukkappuram nadantha visayaththai solli azuthirukkaa.Ippadi paasamaana thambiyai pazich chol sumaththi oorai vittu thuratheetome ,appadeengira nenappu ennai anu anuvaa saha adichuthu. Vithiaip paaththiyaama,Anniyai anaikka thudikkaraiye avusaarikku poranthavane...unnai ippadiye vitta en pondaatti vayiththile pullaiai koduththuttu athukku ennai appanaa irukka solluve pola irukke ...veliye podaannu...enga ammaavaium seththu unarchi vehaththule pesitten. ‘Ennanga ippadi pesitteenga ,paasamaa valaththa thambikitte pesara pechaa ithu,annan pondaatti-nnaa arai pondaattimmbaanga,ava avaluha kosuvaththula kolunthanai mudinchu vachukkaraaluha...anni anninnu aasaiodu pazahunavanai avusaarikku poranthavanennu kelvi kettutteengale...appadi paaththaa neengale unga ammaavai thevadiyaandreenga ...athumattumille neengalum avangalukku poranthavanga endrathai gnaabaham vachukkonga ‘endru sonnathukkappuram thaan enakku uraichuthu.” Aana ippa paaru,... thambi pondaatti thaan enakku thaaramaa irunthu ,en kastaththai purinchu ,enakku anusaranaiyaa irunthirukkaa.Thambi pondaatti than pondaatti aakkikitten.Peththa mahalaium pillaith thaaichi aakkitten.paakap ponaa naanthaan avusaarikku poranthavan.Avanukku eppadi nandrik kadan seiyap porennu theriyalai.” “Appa...unga thambikku pirathi ubahaaram pannanumnaa onnu seiyalaam...athukku neenga sammathipeengalaannu enakku theriyalai...ithuvum unga manasukku pudicha pathmaa sonnathuthaan” “Ennamma sollu ethunnaalum senchudalaam” “Ennai neenga ,unga thambikku rendaavathu pondaattiyaa katti koduthudunga...” “Eppadimma...naan karpam aakkuna unnai en thambikku kattikodukka avan pondaatti sammathippaalaa....athuvumillaama ,illai avanthaan pondaattiyaa ethuppaanaa?” “Antha kavalai unakethukkunga appaa...ungalukku ippadi seiyarathule viruppam irukkaa illaiyaa?” “Sarimmaa...pathmaa sonna... athu sariyaathaan irukkum.” “Appaannaa ,appaathaan” endru solli avar kannaththil muththamittu konjinen. ...... .............. ....... ............... ............... Ithe neram en chiththappaavum chiththium enna pesikkondirunthaarhal enbathaip paarppom. “Ennanga,ungalukkoru annan irukkirathai enkitte sollave illaiye?” “Enakkum sollanumnu thonala ...neeyum katkala...sari ippa solren” endru solli... appa sonna flash back-i avarum sonnaar.Avar sonna kathaiai kettuvittu ,thidu thippendru ,”Mallikaavai ava viruppaththoda ,unga annan nallaa aasai theera 5 maasamaa oththu anubavichu oru kuzanthaiaium vayiththile koduththuttaar..Enna irunthaalum neenga oththathukkappuram thaan avar oththirukkaar.Naan mallikaa moolamaa oru kuzanthai venumunnu sonnathaalethaan,ava appaavukku... entha thadaium ilaame ,avar paachuna vinthu neeraa karpak kuzikkulle ooththura maathiri nalla virichu kaamichu.... vaangi ,vaanthium eduththittaa... Ippa ava 3 maasam...muzuhaama irukkaa...nadantha visayaththai ungakitte appave sollitten.Ippa nadakka porathai paththi pesuvom.....mallikaavai neenga kattikkireengalaa?” endru oru kelviai pathma avaridam kettathum oru nimisam athirchiutru ,appuram amaithiyaaha irunthavar... “Mallikaa, ippadi en annan ponna iruppaannu naan kanavula kooda nenaichu paakkalai.Eppadio maraimuhamaa en annan unnai oththu anubavichuttaar.Athukku pathilaa avar mahalai oththu inbam anubavikka en thalaiyile ezuthi irukku.Un friend ngirathaale thaaraalamaa oththen .Ippa mallikaa en annan mahalaayittaa ...apadinnaa enakkum ava mahathaan.Avala kattikka annan sammathikkanume?” “Antha kavalai ungalukku ethukku?,neenga mallikaavai kattika sammathikkarathu therinchaa unga annan romba santhosap paduvaar.Mallikaavukku eththa jodi neengathaan.Paavam avalai nenaiche thinamum uruhireenga...athanaale avala kattikkonga” “Appae nee?” “Avar mahalai vida ennai okkarathu thaan avarukku romba pudichurukkaam .Athanaale avarukku pondaattiyaavum,ungalukku vappaattiyaavum irunthuttu poren.” “Appae, mallikaavukkum ithe kanakkuthaan.” “Aamaam ...nalla purunchukkiteenga...naalaikke mallikaa kazuththule oru thaali chain –a ,avala peththa unga annan munnaadi ninnu ava kazuththula pottuttu ,avalai unga pondaattiyaa ethukkonga...maththa visayaththai naan paaththukkiren “endru solli ennidam sonna idea-vai avaridamum sonnaal pathmaa. “Ithukku mallikaa oththukkanume...amaam sekarukkum ,rojavukkum intha visayam ellaam theriumaa?” “Avangalukkum therium .“ “Therinchum summaa irukkaangalaa?” Antha kathaiai appuram solren...naalaikku neenga puthu maappillai than ....iyaavukku muhaththule santhosaththai paaren...intha santhosaththodaiye thoongunnga...GOOD NIGHT-SWEET DREAMS “ endru solli ,iruvarum thoonga ,naanum aayiram kanavuhalodu thoongip ponen . Poojaikku eththa poo ithu Ch. 07 ... 7... BED ROOM NO: 2 Paarvaiyileye ennai kadichu thingaramaathiri paaththukkittu iruntha intha thevidiyaa paiyan,athaanga... en akka purusan, enna pannikkittu irukkaan? .Avankitte maattikkittu eppadi ellaam naan avasthai padurenngrathai naan sonnaathaane ungalukku purium .Solren kelunga... Dining table-a ukkarnthirunthappo bear thaane'nnu kudichaa...athule ,... enga akka pundaiai nakkuna naatheri, enna panninaan theriunglaa?...ennai okka aasaip pattu ,en akkaa kitteye permission vaangittu ,ennaium sari maamaa'nnu solramaathiri thalai aatta vachuttaan... intha kandaara oli thevadiyaa paiyan. "Adaei... en annanai naan kaathalikirendaa......avan sunnithaandaa ennoda puthu pundaiaikulle muthan muthalaa soruhi kizikkanumnu paththirap paduththi vachirukkendaa... paavi mahane,athai kedukka paakiriyedaa?"nnu kettaa..."athukkennadi en azahu pundai mahale,intha azahaana machinichi pundaiai naakku pottu nallaa nakki vittu ,suththam panni kodukkiren.Appuramaa unga annan ,naan nakki naakku potta pundaiyile nalla 'nang' 'nangu'nnu oththu unnodathai kizikkattum .Un annan un pundaiyile okkirathai ,aasai theera paakkiren"nnu solraan vekkam ketta veenaap pona en chiththappan. Karumam pudichavanukku, en pundaiai nallaa virichu kaamichu tholaikkirathai thavira vera vali illai pola irukku'nnu nenaichukkittu, avan ennai ange inge thodarathai ellaam poruththukkittu avan madiyile ukkaarnthirunthaa...paavip paya... kadiche muzungiduvaano'nnu ,naan payap padura alavukku en uthaduhalai kadichu sappikkittu irunthaan.Ennathaan irukko en uthattule? intha maathiri sappi, saaraa puziyaraan...saniyam pudichavan. Ennai nadakka kooda vidaamal, appadiye ennai kaiyile enthikkittu bed roomukku vanthu ,bed mele pottaan.Ennai oru kuzanthaiyaattam thookkikittu varrappa...en thalaiyile vachiruntha mallihaip poo avan muhaththil pattu urasa,athai en vaasanaiodu sernthu moochizuththu muharnthu,en kannaththil muththamittu lesaaha kadiththu vaiththaan...Entha thadaium illainnaa... kadiche tyhinniruppaan kandaara oli, thevadiyaa paiyan.( Ennaip pola sivantha kannip pengalin kannam ,eppadi pala palakkum enbathai karppanai seithukollungal)... Appadi bed-mel ennai potta pothu ,antha spring kattil aadi kulungi adangave arai mani neram aanathu..Paduththukkittu enna seivaano intha erumai maattukku poranthavan'nnu naan payaththule avanai miratchioda paaththukkittu irunthappo...tops podaathathaal en sudithaarukkul thazumbi,kuzungiya, kaai vettaana kanihalai paarththu rasiththu...en udambai oru survey seithaan. En akkavai vida naan konjam azahu,konjam sivappu.College sernthathukkappuram thalai vaari pinnuvathaiye maranthu vitten.Seevi appadiye thonga viduven.Illai endraal rubber band ,clip pottukkolven.Alai alaiyaana kesam enakku ...athaip paarththe en pinnaal niraiya per azainthaarhal.Neengal ninaiththup paarththu, adadaa ippadi oru azahaa endru vaayil 'jol' vadiththu, viral vaiththu viyakkum alavukku... azahaa iruppen.( Ungalukku eppadi irunthaa pidikkumo appadi nenaichukkonga)...College serrathukku munnaale ,en bra size 32 c . En annan ...athaan, avanoda (En)akka pundaiyile ,then vadiyarathai nakkura maathiri nakkikkittu irukkaane(Eppadi theriumnu kekkureengalaa...ellaam oru anumaanamthaan) ...avan vaaraththukku oru thadavai vanthu, naan solla solla kekkaame, pidichu pisainchu vittu ,ippo 34d -size aayiduchu.Appo kallu maathiri irukkum .En annan kasakki kasakki... ippo konjam loose vittup pochu.Ippo rendu naalaa akkavoda palaiya bra thaan pottukkaren.Kodi idainnu solvaangale athu enakkuthaan irukkuthungirathai ,ennai nerla paaththaa therinchukkuveenga.Moththathile neenga ninaikkirathai vida azahaa iruppen naan. Athaithaan en aththaanum rasichu paaththukkittu irukkaan.Enna ninaichaano en mele paainchu ,en mele vizunthu ennai irukka kattip pidichu rendu kannamum sotha sothannu eeramaahip pora alavukku ,muththamaa koduththu ,"aai...roja sudithaarai konjam avuththu kaattendi. unnoda azahaana udambai paakanumnu aasaiyaa irukkudi" "Ponga maamaa...ippo paakka aasaiyaa irukkumbeenga ,appuram okka aasaiyaa irukkumbeenga ...neenga solrathukkellaam aada ennaale mudiyaathu ,athukkunnuthaan izicha vaachi, enga akka irukkaale ...avalai ,avan kitte vittup puttu ,ennai en maamaa thonthiravu seiyareenga?" "Beach-la maamaavukku illaathathaa...ellaame ungalukkuthaan'nu sollittu,...ippo avuththu kaamikka maattennu adam pudichaa eppadidee?" "Ennamo appa sollitten .Naanaa avuththu kaamikkirathunnaa athu en annanukkuthaan.Ungalukku unga kozunthiyaa udamba paakanumnaa ...neengale avuthtu paaththukkonga" endru solli naan kuppura paduththukkolla,en mel paduththukkondu en muthuhai aasaiyaaha thadavikkonde please'dee...endru en akka purusan kenjuvathai paarkka... enakku paavamaaha irunthathu. Siriththa padiye ezunthu, kazuththu vaziye sudithaarai uruvi... (puthu padam potta theater-la screen thookkurappo aavaloda paarththukkittiruppaane rasihan.Avan maathiri vaaikkulle 'E' poonthu porathau kooda theriyaame 'aa' nnu vaai polanthukittu ,naan sudithaarai avukkirathai appadi paaththukkittu irunthaan)...,en akka purusan aananthanin muhaththil vitterinthen.Athai appadiye 'kap' endru pidiththu ...en vaasanaiai muharnthu konde...bra ,pant-udan nirkkum ennai paarththu rasiththaan en chiththappan.Ennai rasiththukkonde avanum banian,lungiyai kazattip pottu vittu,jattiyudan 'jam' endru nindrirunthaan. Azahaaiththaan irukkiraan en akka purusan.Intha vayathilum exercise senchu udambai 'drim' aa vaiththirukkiraan.Illai endraal ivan izuththa izuppukku en akka varuvaalaa?Akkavai oththu rusiththavan,avaloda thangaiaum okka thudikkiraane!...etho oru kavarchi avankitte irukku!... illainna, ivan ennai okka sammathithiruppenaa? Chiththappan ennai okka thudippathai en akka sonnathum... ennaale eppadi sirichukkittu kammnu irukka mudiuthu? Maaya manthiram senchuttaanaa...ivan mel enakku mayakkam eppadi vanthathu?Ennamo ...sila aambalainga pesinaa,avan kooda pesikkitte irukkanumnum,kooppittaa avan koodave pohanumnum,tharkkolai pannikadinnu sonnaa kooda ...enna ethunnu kekkaame tharkolai pannikanumnum thonum.Antha maathirithaan aananthan raasi.(Unga raasi ennanga?..Kanni raasi'nnu solli ennai kalaaikka paakkaatheenga ,kadichu vachuduven.) Avan paarvai pohum idangalai ,paakkaamale unarntha naan ,en kaihalaal antha idangalai maraiththukkkondu vetkaththil punnahaiththen(Entha idangalai maraiththen enbathu ungalukku theriyaathaakkum?).Ithuthaan samayamendru en munne mandi itta en maaman,en pant naadaavai urvi vida muyarchikka ,naan athai thadukka muyandru thottru ...athai kaal vaziyaaha kazattip pottu ,sivappu nira pantees-udan... vetkam uchanthalaikku era...en mulaihalai kaihalaal maraiththukkonde ,en chiththappaavin nenjil kodiyaaha padarnthu..."maamaa ,enakku vetkamaa irukku "endru avan kaathil solla ,"mele vellai nira embroidery bra vum,keelee sivappu nira pantees-um ,un sekka sivantha udambukku evvalavu azahaa irukku theriumaa...appadiye kadichu thinnudalaam pola irukkudi" endru sollikkonde(Ungalukkum appadithaan irukkum endru ninaikkiren)... avar nenjil, thalai saaiththu paduththiruntha en iduppil oru kai koduththu izuththup pidiththu ,en sooththu meduhalai suthanthiramaaha alli eduththu? pisaiya... enakku mayakkame varum pola irunthathu.Innum en maamaavin mel anaiththu saainthu kolla en mulaihal avar maarbil azunthi nasungi allaadiyathu. Avar kazuththil kai pottu kattip pidikka en kaiai thookka ...appothu paraviya en akkulil irunthu veli vantha vervaiai kalantha pears soap vaasanaiai muharntha en maaman ,"Perukkeththa maathiri un vaasam, roja vaasam thaandi" endru sollikkondu en akkulil muham puthaiththu, izuththu ,moochu vittu muharnthu...vaasanaiai rasiththu muththam koduththaan. En sivantha siru madippu vizuntha iduppai mayil irahaal thadavuvathu maathiri thadavi,en bra pattaikkul kaiai vittu en muthuhai theiththu allip pidiththu azuththinaan.Appadi avan azuththiya azuththaththil avan nenjodu innum azuththamaa naan saaya...en mulaihal pakkavaattil pithungi innum pala palaththathu. Athan pala palappai, ennai anaiththukkonde kuninthu paarththavan vaayilirunthu ,vazintha echil ,en maarbin mel sintha ...'achacho' endru solli sinthiya echilai ,naakkai nandraaha neetti... pazuththa maambalaththin mel, paravikkidakkum thenai nakkuvathu maathiri, naakkaal azuththi nakka...en udambu silirkka...en mayirkaalhal ezunthu nindru koocherinthathu.Avanukku pool ariththatho ennavo? Enakku pul ariththathu. Avan iruntha verikku... ennai appadiye thindru viduvaan pola irunthathu...(Ungalukkum appadithaan irukkum. konjam poruththukkollungal.)College padippukku 1st year serntha pengalukku irandum kettaan paruvam.petravarhal kattup paattilirunthu suthanthiramaaha veliye varum paruvam.Ethaium arinthiraatha paruvam.College last year mudikka pohum pengalukku irandum kettu vitta paruvam(Vetkam,naanam.) Naduvil irukkum pengal thaan azahu,katrukkollum paruvam,karpanai sirahadikkum paruvam.kaayaahaum illaatha kanintha pazamaahavum illaatha ...kaayilirunthu kaniyaaha maari varum paruvam.Purinthukolla vendum endraal antha stage pengaludan pazahip paarungal.Naanum intha stage thaan. En iduppil avan iru kaihalaium serththup pidikka,avan kaihalukku ulle adangi vittathu en vayiru.Appadiye konjuvatharkku kuzanthaiai thalaikku mele thookkuvathu pola thookki,avan muhaththukku neraaha iruntha en sivantha vayitril ...azahaaha kuzinthu kolikkundu size palla thoppulukku muththam koduththu ,naakkaal sutri nakki, theiikka..."Iyo... vidunga maamaa...enakku koochamaa irukku" endru avan tholhalil ,en kaihalai oondrikkondu thalaiyai pin pakkamaaha saaiththu koochaththil thalaiai appadium ,ippadium aatti sinumginen. En sinungal avan unarchiai innum konjam usuppi vittirukkum pola...,en sooththukku keele avan ennai azuththip pidiththukkondu sutra...enakku kiru kiruththathu.Avanukkum thalai sutri irukka vendum...nindra avan ennai irakki vittaan.Appadi irakki vidum pothu ...naan irangi vara vara,en mulaihal avan muhaththai urasi,amungi,pithungi...antha neram,naan innum keele irangi vidaamal ennai irukki pidiththukkolla...en mulaihalukku naduve avan muham azunthikkidanthathu. Irakki vittathum ,teacher-idam student ketpathu pola ,vetkaththil en sundu viralai avan kan munne neetti, thalai kuninthen.Neettiya en sundu viral azahai paarththavan ,ice broot pola vaayil nulaiththukkondu sappa..."sssss...no 1 varuthu maamaa ,vidunga poittu varren " endru solli avanukku muthuhu kaatti nadakkum pothu ,azahaai aadiya en kundihalin kulukkalai rasiththa en chiththyappaa... ennaiye paarththukkondirukka,avanai kaduppetra vendum endru ninaiththu..."kathavai velipakkam poottittu poren .kaalaiyilethaan varuven" endru solli,odath thodanga...viduvaanaa en chiththappan,naan kathavai etti pidippatharkkul ennai pidikka kaiyai neetta... avan kaihalil en bra pattai sikkikkondathu. Avan izuththa izuppil en akkavin bra arunthu thonga...athai amukki pidiththa padiye kathavai thiranthuikondu bath roomukku odinen. Pinnaale vanthu nindraan piththu pidiththa en chiththappan."Iyo...ingeyum vanthu nikkanumaa...ponga chiththappaa,urin poittu udane vanthudaren.Kitte iruntheengannaa koochaththule athu varaathu" endru solli sinunga..."Adiyee kozunthiyaa ...un koothiyile irunthu mooththiram eppadi varuthunnu paakka aasaiyaa irukkudi" "Ethai, ethai paakanumnu vivasthaiye illaiyaa, intha maanam ketta thevadiyaa payalukku.Aasai irunthaa ,avan ammave kaatta solla vendiyathuthaane...athaan poi senthuttaangalo...sari, aappam kanakkaa ,en akka pundai vachirukkaale ...ava pundailernthu vanthu vaziyarathai paaka vendiyathuthaane?.Pombalainga mooththiram porathai paakanumaam intha poram pokku"...endru naan ninaiththukkondu ,...bath room kathavai thirakka ,en pinnaaleye vantha en maamaan, kathavai saaththikkolla"karumam pidichavan ...kaththi sonnaa kooda poha maattaan ...kandaara oli thevadiyaa paiyan. Paaththuttu pohattum parathesi" endru ninaiththukkondu ,avan iruppathai porut paduththaamal en sivappu pantees-i keele irakki vittu, kuththu kaalittu utkaarnthu,'sirrrrrrrr' endru mooththiram peiya... en sivantha thodaihalaium,atharkku naduve roja mottu pola virinthu sivanthiruntha en pundai azahaium rasiththu, vazinthu vantha mooththiraththai 'aa' endru vaai pilanthu ...nayaharaa neer veezchiai paarththathu maathiri ,naakkai thonga pottukkondu paarththaan. Ennaal, enakku erpatta vetkaththai kattup paduththa mudiyavillai,"Enga...pongalen.Appadi ennaththe paakkareenga 'aa' nnu vaayai polanthukkittu,koochamaa irukku'nnu solrenille, kaathile vizaliyaa "endru naan sollikkondirukkum pothe...kaiai neetti mooththiram vanthukondiruntha pundai ottaiai oru viral azuththi adakka, 'sirrrrrr'r endru suthanthiramaaha poi kondiruntha athan veham, thadai pattu' sirrpp' endru nirkka ...ottaiai adaiththum ,vilakkium vilaiyaadinaan en asingam pidicha maaman. Naan peitha mooththiraththai, kaiai kuviththu ,theerththam pola pidiththu appadiye vaayil urinchikkondaan. Enakko vetkam pidunga ,muham sivanthu ,en idathu kaiyaal ,peithu kondiruntha en mooththiraththai konjam pola pidiththu,avar mel allith theliththu adiththu ," poha maatteenga! "Endru sellamaai virattinen. Naan allith theliththa mooththiram avan muhaththil vazinthu, mookku nuniyil sotta ...athai naakkai neetti vaangi sappuk kotti suvaiththaan. Bath roomukkul nulaiyum pothe....en maaman kai pattu arunthu pona... antha paazaaip pona pazaiya bra, vizunthu vida...ippothu en chiththappan kan munne nirvaanamaahaththaan utkaarnthirunthen.En nirvaana azahai siriththapadi ,siththa piramai pidiththavan paarppathu pola ,paarththukkondirunthaan... sirukki peththa chiththappan. "Endi 'kum'nnu koothiai vachirukkira kozunthiyaale ,ithai inge vanthuthaan ooththanumaa,angeye solli iruntheenaa 'aa' nnu vaaikkulleye vaangi iruppene" endru sollikkonde ...en koothiai avane nandraaha kazuvi vittu,ennai kuzanthai pola avan iduppil thookki vaiththukkondaan. (50 kg figure thaan naan). Koothi mayakkaththilirukkum en kudikaara chiththappanukku naan sonnathu maranthu vittathu pola irukku.Ennai iduppil vaiththukkondu ,avan kaiyiliruntha en pantees-i muharnthukonde ...bed room nokki nadanthaan.Avan iduppil en koothi azunthi theikka, eeramellaam kaainthu poi ,avan iduppu sathaiyil en paruppu mothi ,urasi, nasunga...naanaththil avan kazuththai kattikkondu, tholil thalai saaiththu paduththukkonden. ( Konjam rest kudunga...akka sonnathukkappuram naan solren.) BED ROOM: 1 En mottin mel pattuth theriththa brandy en pundaikkul vazinthu nirappa,ange vazinthiruntha en juice-odu serththu nakki suvaiththaan.Mottin munaiai avan nakki thaalaatta, mottin mel brandy 'pot endru vizunthu boobaala raaham paadiyathu.Iduppai appadium ,ippadium neliththen.Thudiththu viduveno endru enakku thunbamaaha irunthathu.Aadikkulungiya mulaihal ippothu avan kaihalukkul kasakkap pattukkondirunthathu.en arai vaasi mulaihalaiththaan avan kaihalukkul adakka mudinthathu . kaal vaasi mulaihal avan kaihalukku sikkaamal kannaamoochi kaatiyathu.Viduvaanaa en thambi?...veeran allavaa?...,en oru mulaiai iru kaiyaal serththup pidiththu adakki vittaan.Aanaalum kaambu avan kaihalukku sikkaamal avanaip paarththu kan adiththathu.Akka nee thaan murandu pidikirennaa ,un mulaium appadithaan irukku...sariyaana muradu" endru avan sonnathai kettu, enakku siripputhaan vanthathu. "Dai...pothundaa enthiruchu nilludaa...enakku thudichirum pola irukku.Athukkulle un poolai nallaa oommbi kodukkiren.En pundaikkulle narukkunnu naalu kuththu kuththu. pothum...paruppu venthu paayasam sintha aarambichudum "endru solla ,ennai vittu ezunthu en munne aanazahanaa nindru ,than azahaana sunniai aatti kaanbiththaan. Naanum ezunthu avan munne mandi ittu,"Dai...ava koduththu vachava thaandaa,pudichaalum pudichaa, puliyan kombu maathiri.Innum 80 varusaththukku oththukkittu irunthaalum un sunnioda kambeeram kuraiyaathu pola irukku." "Enakku 80 varusam varaikkum thaakku pidikkumnu enakku therium...,aanaa unnoda thangachiai, naan okkira olule 20 varusam kazichu, avalaale enthiruch nikka kooda mudiyaathu pola irukke?" "Kavalaip padaathe ,antha neraththukku en mahalunga thayaar aahiduvaalunga" endru solli,avan sunni mottukku muththam koduththu, vaaikkul vaangi, vasathiyaaha oomba ,oomba...vaaikkuleye oththu,en uthaduhalai punnaakkinaan en vaaliba thambi. Kunthu kaalittu kundihal viriya,oonjalaadi avan soothuhalai methuvaaha pidiththukkondu naan oombiya pothu,en thaalikodium sernthu aadi...en asainthu kulungikkondiruntha mulai pallaththil, urundu purala ...athai rasiththu paarththu,"akka...azahaa oomburekkaa" endru solli, en vaaikkul adiththu adiththu oththaan.appadi avan oththukkondirunthapothu ,avan kottaihal en thaavan kottaiyil mothi 'that' 'that' endru saththaththai ezuppa,avan muhaththai paarththu punnahaiththen naan. Inbaththai pinokki thalai saaiththu ,en vaaikkul kandapadi kudikaaran car ottu vathu pola en vaaikkul engengo idiththaan.Sunni sooderi suhamaana inbaththai avanukku kodukka ,en thalaiai mallihaip poovodu azuththi avesamaaha oththaan.Thondai kaainthu, soderi, thaaham eduththu thaviththa neraththil ...amutha mazai pola en vaaikkul 100 ml vinthai peechi adiththu,en thalaiai irukka pidiththukkondaan.Mukki moochu thinariya naan,virut endru avan sunniai en vaayilirunthu uruva...vazintha vinthu en mulaihal ,thaalikkodi,thodai aahiya idangalil theriththu vizunthathu. Aasuvaasamadainthu,avan iruhiya kottaihalai ithamaaha thadavikkonde,sunni muzuthum nakki suththap paduththinen.En thodaihalil vazinthu sinthiya avan vinthai,oru vralaal vaziththieduththu vaaikkul soruhi sooppinen.Sorga ninaivilirunthu suya ninaivukku vanthavan,than kirangiya kangalaal ennai anbodu paarththu en akkuli kai koduththu mele thookki,aarath thazuvi anaiththukkondu,kannangalil muththam koduththu ,en kaninthu sivantha avan vinthu padinthiruntha uthaduhalai urinchi sappikkonde..avan nenjodu azunthi pithungi azahu kaatya mulaihalai paarththavan,ange avan vinthu sinthi sithari iruppathaik kandu...kuninthu nakki suvaikka...athe neram avan viralhal en kaambuhalai thiruvikkondirunthana "Akka...vaai valikkuthaakka?" "Ulle vittu soruharappo,akkannu kooda paakkaame ,paasamillaame soruhittu,ippo summaa aaruthalukkaaha kekiriyaa? Innum konja neram oombattumaa?Ille ithuve pothumaa?" "En azahu akkave, ithuve pothumdi...innum ezu naalaikku thaangum.En varungaala pondaatti, un purusan kitte maattikkittu enna paadu padaraalo...vaakkaa avanga roomukke poi paakalaam. BED ROOM :2 Kuzanthai pola ennai bed mel utkaara vaiththu ,en koothikku ponds powder pottu thadavi vittu,konjam pola valarnthiruntha koothi mudihalai kothi viitu rasiththaan.Mallaakka ennai padukkap pottu,en sooththukku keele oru thalaiyanaiai soruhi...thookki nindra pundaikku muththam koduththu,kaihal irandaium neetti en kaambuhal rendaium thiruha... enakku engo vaanaththil parappathai pola irunthathu. En kaalhalukku naduvil paduththukkondu,en iru ullanthodaihalilum avan kannangalai theiththu...(En thodaihalin azahum ,pala palappum avan muhaththukkum varavendumaam)..muththamittu..appothum moham theeraamal,sellamaaha en ul thodaiai kadiththu silirkka vaiththaan. Mele en viraiththu nimirntha kaambuhalai thiruhikkonde,en ilam pundai mettukku oraauiram muththangalaavathu 'ich',' ich' endru koduththiruppaan.Enakkum avan seitha seihaiyaal ooraleduththu ,unarchiyil thaththalikka,...pundai ullirunthu ootru perukkedukka...en thalaikku adyiliruntha thalaiyanai kaihalaal kasakki,uthaduhalai ullukku izuththu kadiththu oru maathiriyaaha udambai neliththu...'uussss' endren. En pundai ithazhalai muthan muthalaaha lesaaha viriththa chiththappan,athan azahaium,ilam sivappu niraththaium kandu mayangi...kaama veryil, kan simittaamal paarththukkondirukka,....thalai nimirnthu paarththa naan avan, thaliyil sellamaaha oru kottu kotti,"Enna chiththappa appadi paakkareenga,ithuvaraikkum pundaiye paakkaathavan maathiri." Endru ketka"Azahaana amsamaana koothidi unakku...un annankaaran nichayam koduththu vaiththavan thaan...enna pala palappu! Enna colour! Enna vaasanai!...appappaa aalaiye mayakkuthudi.Unnai okka vendaam. Un koothiai paarththukkondirunthaave pothum...pasi theenthudum."