'Enna mama, ennava irukum enaku onnume thonalaye', ithoda aaravathu thadavaiya vera vera madhiri ore kelviya kettalum durai sami mama urupadiya oru pathilum sollala.

'enakum onnum puriyala Manju pappa, nee solli than etho visayama koopitrukarune theriyum', udane pathil vanthalum kavanamellam vandi odura pathaiyila than.

'Illa unga friend unga kitta apdiyellam sollama iruka mattare mama', pathilai namaba mudiyamal manju mendum ketta.

'Unna kalaila poi kootitu vanthurunu than ma sonnanga, nee than varanum sonniyonu nenachite vanthen aana nee ipdi solrapo than nanum yosikuren; appa rendu naala sariyave sariya kooda pesala..oru velai un nenaipa irukum.. vera onnum irukathu papa.'

'hmm irukalam mama, rendu moonu varam achula nanum vanthutu poi'

'ama pappa, neeyum mappilaiyum eppo enga veetuku virunthuku vareenga...unga athaiyum kettute iruka.. maapilaya veetuku vanthu alaikanuma enna.. avalayum inaiku varapo kootitu vanthiruntha, angaye alaichirukalam..etho gyapagam maranthuten'

'achacho mama apdiyellam nenaikatheenga, adutha thadava avaroda varapo kandipa varom..athai epdi irukanga..vadivel epdi irukan..'

'Avanukenna ma, chumma vettiya suthitu irukan..appa kuda sandai kadalaila vanthu iruka sonnaru..kathiru thambi ku priyam illa athu than anupala..'

'ama mama, kathir annanuku than avana agathu, aana vadi nalla pasama irupane... innum apdiye than irukangala rendu perum..'

'athellam eppo marum nu theriyala pappa; vadi neraya poi solran papa thevai ilathathukellam poi. kathiruku than agathe athu than kadaiku venam , thotathula vanthu velaya pakka solluchu thambi.. intha thuraiku athukum valikuthu....rendu nallu pona naalu nall sakku solran.. nan vittuten.'

'Ippo ethulalam mama velai nadakuthu..'

'hmm ethulanu solla ellathuleyum vela nadakuthu.. kathiru thambi onna kuda vidala papa..maanju maanju ooditu iruku..vazhaithoppu la konjam velai oduthu koodave, unaku unga china thatha kaadu theriyumla angeyum..'

'athuva anga anna enna pannuthu, athula onnum varathunu appa solluvare..'

'amam papa pathu pannendu varusathuku munadiye, Dhaya annan ennamo pottu parthu vitutanga. Ippo oru varama mel mannalam vevi, etho maruthuu pottu pudhu mannu adichutu iruku kathiru.. society aalunga vanthu etho seiyalamnu sollirukangalam, antha velaiku than vadivela nipati vachurukan. pudhusa veli vera podanum..kaattu pakkama iruke'

'Irukara velaiye unga moonu perukum mudiyathe ithu vera ethuku ippo pudhusa'

'kathiru enaku kalaila nalarai manikellam nan ennalam pakanum nu msg pannirum.. apram rathiri pathu mani varaikum millula en kuda than irukum. enga irunthu enga oduranu enake puriyala..ipdi oodi oodi uzhaika avan enna samsari ya nu ketta sirikuran.. chumma utkara mudiyalayam..veetuku avan pagala porathe illa theriyuma..'

'enna mama sollureenga, ammavum enkitta ithellam sollaleye...kathir annanena konjam mirati vaikanum..kannu mannu theriyama velai parkum..eppo sapidum eppo thoongumnu theriyathu mothaleye.. nallavelai neengalavathu sonnengala..'

'Athu Jeeva thambi ooruku poguthunu, konjam ellarum varuthama irunthirupanga athunala unkitta ethuvum sollala pola'

'aama ithula kavala pada enna iruku mama, santhosama poitu vara solla vendiyathu thane..athuvum pesanum..Perima innum Jeeva annan kuda pesalaiyam..nerala than ennanu kekanum nu nenachen...

hmmm...inga palaya pirachanaiye ivlo iruku, pudhusa ennanu nan theditu iruken parunga..'

'athuvum unmai than pappa.. nee than sari..kathirukum..annikum...nee sonna than rendu perum konjam kepanga'

'Itho ippo ulla poi vera enna velai enaku; neenga ulla vanga mama saapitu polam.. apdiye kelambidatheenga sariya..'

'Varen varen nee podama.'

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'Amma ....amma...!!!'

'eei Manju .. va ...va...va....aama enna thaniya vara..maapilai enga ?'

'enathu Maapilai engeya? ...thaniya vara sollitu ippo avara ketta nan enga poga..'

'ennadi sollura, yaru unna ethuku ippo thaniya vara sonna ?'

'appo unakum visayam theriyatha..sariya pochu..perima enga ma..'

'athu akkavum mamavum, antha raasathi ponnu irukula, avala ponnu parka varangalam..nethu raathiri than vanthu sonna... athu than avaluku rendu selai eduthutu kodukanum nu vellaneve poirukanga ippo vanthuruvanga..'

'yaruma.. antha veni ponnuka..'

'ama ..avaluku than, pidichuruntha inaike uruthi panna porangalam... nee sollitu irunthatha sollu'

'Nethu appa phone pannaruma, night oru 9 mani irukum... kalaila kelambi vara mudiyuma nu? Nanum sarinen.. kalaila vandi varum vanthidu..porapo venum na mappilaya vanthu kooititu pogasollu nu sonnaga..'

'apdiya sonnanga..?'

'epdi sonna thaniya vaa nu thane artham...apram kalaileye duraisami mama vanthutanga koopida...night eh solliten ah veetula.. itho kelambi vanthuten...unga maapila kooda oru madhiri partharu enna visayamnu.. vanthu solranu sollitu vanthuruken'

'theriyaleye Manju...sari iru... mama vantha ennanu solla poranga.....nee va sappidalam.?'

'Naan sapiten... ama enna samayal inaiku,.?'

'ven pongal de.'

'aiyo angeyum inaiku athe sleeping dose than enaku venam pa.. ..'

'ivlo nakku neelama iruka koodathude..sleeping dose ah me..'

'enna vidu kathir annen eppo sapida varum ?'

'enga vantha than theriyum..kalaila ellam avan sapidave varathila.. rendu ilaina moonu maniku mathiyam sapida varuvan..thirumba pona patho pathinonno than night sapadu.. solli solli nanum akkavum aluthutom.. ninnu pathil sonna thane..sapidarapo pesuna avanu ku kovam vera varum.'

'Oh kovam vera varutho, inaiku parunga...pathu call panna onnu than edukarathu..etho nera nerathuku rail ottura madhiri velai iruku velai irukunu vachitu odirathu....nee saapada kodu nan thotathula poi koduthutu varrenn..'

'Yaruku saapadu thotathuku poguthu..athum enga manju pappa eduthu pogara alavu mukkiyamana aalu?'

'Vanga sir..vera yaruku ungaluku than..periya jilla collector ah nee ? sapida kooda neramm illama makkal panni unaai apdi azhaikutho... vela velaiku sapida vara sonna unaku kovam vera varuthame.. nee enna nenaichitu iruka..?

Sirikathanenn ...illa nejamave nee unna ennnanu than nenachitu iruka.. epdi ooyama ulaikanum yaru sonna ...innaiku iruku appa kum..varatum..nalla kekuren'

'ei ei irudi .. enna nee en pullaiye ippo thane ulla varan, vanthavodaneye overa porinju thallurava.. nithamana pesu Manju .. mama va nalla kepala me.. vaiyileye poduven...thideerunu periya manusi ayitiyo'

'ada vidunga ma, namma papa thane...intha thaniya kudi..ipdi vanthu utkaru...ethuvum sapitiya?'

'Enaku onnum venam po...'

'parra engala thitutu nee aluguriya..sari than... pesama namalum aluthuduvom ma..appa vanthutu irukanga.....eva etho nama avala thitunatha plateye maathiduva parunga.'

'nan yaru koodavum pesa porathilla ..ponga ellarum avunga avunga velai ya parthutu'

'hmmm.. eppo vantha nee, varen sollave illaye..'

'amma en kitta pesa venamnu sollunga, nan romba kovama iruken...sirikathanen... solliten... innum kovam varuthu.....alugaiya varunthu en annan epdi iruka?...neeyum un sattaiyum..kannu mattum than iruku..meethiyellam enga mulungitiya...'...

atheetha anbil aluzhai than mozhi enabathupol...aatra mudiya azhugaiyodu, manju kathrirai katti kondu azhuthu... kathiraiyum lakshmi yayum serthu azha vaithayaitru Manjuvin anbil..

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Dhayalan valagathiru maarana amathiyodu amarnthiruka..Seivathariyamal Lakshmiyum, Manjuvum Arasiyidam parvaiyileye pala nooru kelvikalai thulaika...amathi kakumaru seigaiyie pathil vara..sila nimida mounam kooda pala mani neramai neela..antha asaathiya verumaiyin veppam thalalamal Manju....'Appa..' endrazhaika..

'hmmm sollu ma...'

'Romba nerama ,ethayo yosichite theevirama irukeengale pa..enna visayam nu sonnenga na enakum aruthala irukum. Ungala ipdi parka enaku konjam payama iruku..'

'cha...cha...enkitta payapada ennama iruku..nan ethetho nenapula ..sari inga vanthu pakkathula iru.. Lakshmi neeyum vanthu ipdi utkaru..evlo nerama ninukitte irupa..arasi kathira vara sonnene..'

'Sollitenga ...inga than irunthan'

'Appa..koopiteengala...?'

'hmm vada kathiru.. neeyum ipdi vanthu iru..nan unga kitta ellam oru mukkiyamana visayam sollanum....athuthan Manju unaiyum vara sonnen, nama pesitu apram muraiya mappila veetla sollikalam nu than unna thaniya vara sonnen..nee itha vera vithama ethum nenachukatha sariya.'

'nan apdi ethum nenaikalapa, aana etho muraiya sollanum nu solreengale enna pa vishesham..'

'..hmmm ama vishesam than...nanum unga perimavum konja naala pesitu irunthom..aana ippo than athukunu neram vanthiruku...enna arasi..'

'enga ennanu solunga pilainga mogam ellam ennomo madhiri iruku..'

'mmm...Manju Kalyanam mudinja odane pesanum vachathu than, ippo oru maasathukku mela ayiruche athu than.. adutha pana vendiyatha pesalam nu..koopiten...

Pona varam kuda, akka vanthu kettu pochu Lakshmi.. neeyum irunthela .. Mama nama etho ista padama irukara madhiri sollitu ponnaru.. akkavum kannellam kalangiruchu..athuthan inimelum neram kadatha venam nu yosikurom...'

'Neenga yosicha sariya irukum mama, athatchi apdi pesunapo enakum kastama than irunthuchu..ana nama ippo enna panna mudiyum innum konja naal kaathuiruka vendiyathu than'

'en lakshmi ethuku kathirukanum..unga mama kittayum ithe than ketten. Nadaka vendiya nalla visayatha yarukanavum nippati vaika venamanu sollren..'

'aana akka..athu ippo...'

'Arasi solurathum sari nu than thonuthu Laskhmi, athu than nama seekirame kalyanam pesa varaomnu akka mama kitta solli anupichiten anaike...

nanga Jeeva kalyanam mudivu pannita kooda pothum athuku apram akka kitta pesalamnu irunthom.

aana ippo athukukellam neram illai ...athu than nanga seekirame Kathirukum Mullaikum kalayanam pesalamnu nenaikuren .. nee enna solara lakshmi ?'

"Kaathil viluntha varathaikalin veeriyathil athirthathu angu Kathir mattum alla, Manjuvum Lakshmiyum kooda than... athirvin alavu than maarupatathe thavira.. moovarukum namaba mudiyatha athirchi than antha nodi..

Dhayalan oru nooru murai pesi vaithathu pol, iyalbai sollivida murchithathil paathi vetri than avarukum..

Etho ketta vaayedutha Manjuvum, sattena thirumbi kathirin mugam parka; athu kadantha nodiyin athirvin entha pathipum illamal, kadhai kekum kulathai pol amaiya irunthida; vilutha mudichukalin irukam innum athigamathai.. varathaikalai nanvukul karaiya...athu thithipai kasanthathu.."

'Mama neenga enna solreenga enaku puriyala....nama ithuvaraikum Kathir kalyanatha pathi pesave ilaye...ipo theedreenu thane epdi solreenga....'

'Athu than namaku ippo athellam yosika neram ilainu sonnene ma. Jeeva kalyanam mudijathuku apram than kathiruku yosichirupom..avan than innum rendu varusam kalyanam mudiyathunu sollitanne..avlo nalla ellam ivunga kalyanatha thalli poda mudiyathu ilaya..'

'Neenga etho avasarathuleyum..kovathuleyum mudivu pandra madhiri iruku mama..konjam nalla yosinga.' , kathirin porul vilanga mugamum..Manjuvin kulapana mugamum..etho manathai pisaya lakshmi ku, kanneerandum karithathu..

'enna lakshmi unaku enna kolapam ithula, mama sonnathum nee than romba santhosa paduvanu parthan..en unaku intha kalyanathula virupam ilaya'

'athu ka, apdi sollala..Jeeva irukarapo edpi kathirukunu than...vera onnum illa' lakshmiku ippo kathirum manjuvum angirupathu avasathaiyai patathu..intha pechu velipadaiyaga vantha pinum..irukara kolapangalai avarkal mun pesavum thayakamai..iruvar mugathaiyum parka..

'Appa...enaku millu la irunthu phone vanthute iruku.. nan poitu varava..?'....

'Dei evlo mukiyamana visayam pesitu irukom, milluku poranam...utkaru mothala..'

'Illapa..amma irukanga neenga irukeenga...neenga pesunga...nan nan ethuku pa... athu velioorla irunthu rendu peru vara sollirunthen oru machine repair panna, avunga vanthurupanga anga poganum'... intha pathiludan kathir, dhayalanin adutha varathaikul, nale ettil vasalai thandi irunthan.

Katrai kilithu ketathu..arasiyin kural..'Lakshmi...Jeeva va pathi nee ippo ethuvum yosikatha...unaku intha kalyanathula samatham thane atha sollu.. illa Mullaiya kathiruku katrathula unakethum thayakam iruka enna?'

'Akka ipdi keteengana nan enna solluven......Mullaiya epdi nan venam nu nanaipen...neenga intha kelviya athatchita kekeengala avunga enna sonnaga.. avungallukellam samathama.?'

'Nee sari nu sonna thane lakshmi, aduthu nanga pesa mudiyum... Manju nee enna onnume sollala?'

'............mmm......perima...nan konjam appa kitta thaniya pesanum..'

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