"இருமனம் கொண்ட திருமண வாழ்வில்
இடையினில் நீயேன் மயங்குகிறாய்"

Thoorathilirunthu vantha iravu nera panpalaiyin padal kartril kasinthu, veetin mun varandhavil, than ninaivugalil tholaithiruntha Manjuvin sinthanaiya kalaithu sirika... thanilaiyai enni manathoda marugikondu..

"namma nelama radiostation varaikum poiruchu poleye..FM la situation song ellam poduranga...ellam neram than.

Hmmmm ennavo namma veetla ellame namaku than theriyum, nama kitta than ellarum ellame solluvanga nenachathu evlo thappa pochu...evlo nandanthiruku, onnume theriyama intha veetula tha irunthurukom parren..

"Nee than un kalyana kanvula methanthutu, duet paditu irunthiye Manju; athuthan unaku ithellam theriyala...he he he J J J" Unmaiya sonna manasatchiya.."oi...Ippo unaku inga entry illa, nee mothala kelambu" nu .apdiye gate pass koduthu anupiittu..thiruvavum manathirkul

perimmavum appavum sollala sari; aana intha Mullai.....endi nan thane unaku closesu...nee enkitta thane mothala sollirukanum intha news ah..appa kitta solliruka en kitta sollaila, nan avlo thana...iru iru un kitta pesave maaten paru... inime nee enaku friend ellam illa...ama ama nama inime avauluku nathanaru nu kattarom...

Innum namma veetukulla ethane kannivedi irukutho; intha kannan iruntha kooda ethavathu konjam visayam therum...ippono poi tour ku poirukane; hmmmhmmm avanallem nimbi priyojanam illa, Inime ooruku porapo oru kadhaiyum kannaiyum inga vittuthan poganum....ore naalula inthana athirichiyellam intha chinna idhyam thangathupa.."

manthodu pesikondirukum thangayin nilamai puriyamal...'eei Manju , enna nee vassal ukarnthutu kaathula kolam pottutu iruka..yaaravathu patha ...aiyo paavam nu nenaika poranga', pakkathil olitha kathir kuralil thidukittatulum udanne sutharithukondu

'hmm enaku thevai than ithu, unaku paavam parthu pesanum kathukittu iruntha nee ennai paithiyamnu sollarala'

'ennakaga kaathitu irunthiya, mani enna aguthunu paru...ellam nalaiku pesalam...va ulla vanthu thoongu..enakum pasikuthu..sapitu seekirame thoonganum'

'Oooh unaku ipoo pasikuthila, sari sari..nee poi nalla sapitutu va..nan ingeye wait pannuren..'

Inime evakitta pesi jeyikka mudiyathu purinthu kondu..'Iru ipdi ukarthukiren..sollu ippo enna pesanum?'

'aama..kalaila evlo mukiyamana visayam pesitu irunthom..yaruko vantha virunthungra madhiri nee pesama poitu ippo vara..nallelam enga poiruntha..?'

'sollitu thane ponnen da...Milluku pudhu machine visayama oruthara parka ponnen...apdiye late ayiruchu..thirumba evlo thooram ethuku vanthutunu veilaya irunthuten.'

'ama evlo thooram paaru, mothama enbathu kilometre la oru ooru ithula oru thadavai veetuku vanthutu pogarathuku ivlo akkapora..sari than'

'visayam ennanu sollimudi chumma valavalanutu'

'appa sonna visayam than, nee onnume sollama poitiya..athu than ennanu kekanum?'

'Enna kekkanum?'

'ammakum onnum theriyala, perima pesuno odane sarinu amaithiyatitanga...neeyum innum onnum sollaye , appa unkitta erkanave itha pathi pesitangala...ethunallum solluna..nan purinjupen....'

'hmm appa sonnanga than..aanna..inaiku sonna madhiri sollale..'

'eppo pesunanga..nee en enkitta ethuvum sollale itha pathi..'

'athu irukum, oru vaaram munnadi; athaiyum mamavum vanthutu ponnaga..anaiku..appo kuda night ithe madhiri than utkarthutu ethetho palasellam pesitu irunthom..........appo than sonnanga, seekirama nithchayam mattumavathu mudichiranum; inimelum akkava samalika mudiyathunu....aana inaiku than..ipdinu visayam sonnanga'

'appo anaiku nee yaruku nitchayam ennanu kuda kekalaiya, illa ilaa apdi parkatha...naan.. athu.. nee appo ennanu nenachanu kekavanthen?'

'neengaellam nethu varaikum enna nenachiruntheegalo athe than nanum nenachen...'

"Aiyo..nanga than visayame theriyama irunthom..aana unakum kooda avala theriyalaya..ava unkittyum onnum sollaya.. epdi...ithu muluka mulaka unake unakunu ..unaa maatume nenachu pesi irukara kalayanam..athuvum kalyana ponnoda utharavula appa mudivu panna kalyanam"...manusala thonurathellam sollamudiyama dhayalan sonna vairtha katti poda...Manju than manathai maraithukondu

'athuthan ippo visayam mulusa theriyume..un pathil enna..appa kitta enna solla pora?'

'appa enkitta enna ketanga..nan enna sollanum Manju'

'annen....intha visayam ipdi malupi malupi pesurathu sariilla, neradiya kekuren enaku palichinu pathil venum..intha kalyanam unaku santhosama?.. Mullai ya kalyanam pannika unakum samatham thane?'

'mmm....................ithe kelvi naan unkitta kettapo nee enna pathil sonna, gyapagam iruka?'

'..vilayadathe annen...annaiku nan sonnathukum..ippo atheye nee sollurathukum vithiyasam iruku..'

'oru vithisayasamnum illa pappa....appavuku ellam theriyum avunga sonna sarithan..naan thaniyaellam yosika thevailla, athuku than nee irukuriye; intha periyamanusi enna mudivupannalum enaku samatham than..sari thana..'

'nan thirumbavum solren annen...ithu chinna visayam illa..nalla yosi'

'kandipa..athu enakum thriyum Manju; amma appa perima neengellam irukeengale en koooda, elathayum parthuka.. enaku ethu thappu ethu sari nu solla..ethuvum pirachaina kooda irunthu sari panna.....ungalalam thandi ennaku enna yosika enna iruku sollu..nee epdi engala nambuniyo nanum unga ellarayum namburen'

Oru periya visayatha easyah athuvum sariya seinjutatha varume oru nimathi athu pola than Manjuku iruthathu... avalo ,appavo , ammavo yaru sonnalum .. maruvarthai pesama sarinu mattum kathir kitta irunthu pathil varum nu therinjalum...athukaga intha visayam etho periyavunga sonnathunala mattum sollara oru sari avaluku pathathunu thonuchu....manasila chinna nerudal kooda ilamal iruntha mathellam thannala nadanthirum nambunathu than intha neradiya kelvi..athayum thirumba thirumba kettu mansaku konjam nambikai vanthathala

'hmmm... appo nanga kalyana velaiya arambikalam nu sollura?

'nee sonna arambichira vendiyathu than Manju'

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'eei parvanthi...parvathi..enna achu ...en ennai avlo avasama, ethuku ippo vara sonna...ethvum romba mudiyala unaku...'

'ada porunga..vanthathum varathathuma ethuku ippo kuthikureenga..'

'en di..udane kelambi vanganu avarsarama sollitu phone vachityenu..nan ootamum nadaiyuma varren..nee enadana ennaiye kindal pannura'

'avassarama vara sonnen than..athuku en pathranum..oru nithanam venam periya manusanuku'

'ennai endi intha kodumai paduthura...avarasama varapo epdi nithanam irukum..konjamavathu easya aana velaiya kodukamatiya'

'sari sari..vala valanu pesitu nikama poi kai kallelam kaluvitu vera satta maathitu vanga..mukiyamana velai iruku'

'kalaila onnum sollave illa nee, enga poga porom ippo'

'athu than ippo sollitenne...nama engeyum pola..Dhayavum arasiyum varanga...'

'ada ithuku thana...nannum ennamo ethonutu...velila poi rendu mani nerathula veetuku vara sonna ennanu nenaikurathu'

'arasi than phone pannuchunga. veetuku varalamnu irukom; patharai mani ku mela varalama? neenga veetula irupeengalanu ? kettuchu..ithana naala nama thane poi pesirukom..ippo than avunga varanga athu than neenga veetla tha irukeenga nu solliten..avunga varathukulla varanum la athu than epdi avasarama vara sonnen'

'athuvum sari than..Mullai enga ippo..avala thayaraga sonniya..'

'ava ethuku ippo? thirubavum murungai maram erava...nan avala ippo than velila anupinen'

'avunga vara nerathula ava iruka vendama?'

'enga dhayavum arasi enna anniyama..mothala nama ellam nala padiya pesi mudipom, apram than muraiya varuvanga...aprama methuva visayatha ava kitta sollikalam..'

'sari enga anupuna..avunga pesurapo vanthura pora.'

'arisiyum, milagayum kayapottu vachuruken poi thiruchutu variyanu ketten....sari kodunu vangitu poiruka..'

'enna matum vakkanaiya pesuriye, unaku arivu iruka itho namma theru mukkula iruku aravaimachinu...anga anupina pathu nimisathula vanthuruvale. '

'hmmkumm, ungaluku avala pathi avlo than theriyum...ipdi ethavathu vaipu kedaichu velia ponnanu vainga epdiyum rendu moonu mani nerathukulla thirumbi vara maata...ooru kadaisila pudhusa flourmillu vachirukan la anga poiirupa...oora suthi..katta suthi..theru thoppu nu ellam suthi parthutu than varuva...neenga kavalaye padatheenga'

'ethu than sakku nu en pullaiya maavu araika anupirukala..etho inaiku nalla naala iruku..aprram pesikiren..'

'ellam pesikalam, avunga vanthachu nu nenaikiren.. neenga seekiram vanga'

Ipdieye pestite Muruganum Parvathiyum vasaluku varavum, Dhayalanum Arasiyum vanthu irangavum sariyaga irunthathu..Vazhakamaana upasaripukalum...nalam visaripakalum mundichitalalm yaru mothala visyatha arambikanum thayangite irukapo... konda karume kannairuka 'Jeeva thambi epdi iruku Arasi... Manju kalyanathula parthathu...'

'avanukenna athatchi nalla than irupan...Manju maru veedu mudinjuodane ooruku ponathu thane...etho periya velaiyam angaye than irukan'

'hmmm... aama nanum kelvi patten, unga annen sonnaga..etho velinadellam poratha..enga poganuma..illa ippove kelambanumma illa naal aguma' ..visayatha thanku sollaleye ngra kovamo aathangamo parthiviyin kural arasiya lesil viduvathilai enpathu pol olika..

Arasiyumm satrum samlaikamal 'ennaku athellam sariya theriyathu athatchi.. unga thambi than sollanum..' ithukumela unga akkava neengale samalichikonga ngra parvaiyodu, dhayalanai pechukul iluvida thavaravillai..

inimelum amaithi irunthu payanilai, pattunu visayathuku vantha than sariyavarum ' Adhutha thadavai ooruku varapo thanka theriyum...innum onnume mudiva avan sollale..nangalum athe periya visayama eduthukala..athu than anaikku nee veetuku vanthapo kooda onnum sollala'

Visayam avlo theeviram ilayo ...evunga renduperum vaiya thorakamarthiyum theriyale 'hmmm ennavo po...itho oru vazhiya inaikavathu inga varathuku ungaluku manasu eranguche..enna than thambi than naanalum...Paiyena pethu vachirukeengala..nanga than poruthu poganum'

Nyame ilatha kutram, athan thoni iradilum dhayalanum saliputru...'Ethuku ka ippo evlo periya varthai sollura.. ellathukum oru neram nu irukula, antha neram ippo than vanthuchunu vachuko...'

'Unai pathi theryiama illa dhaya, unga mama than nee onnum vara porathillai nu sollitu iruntharu..manasellam oru madhiri irunthuchu athuthan etho solliten..nee venum na avaraiye kelen'

'eei, nan eppo apdi sonnan.. sivanene nee pesuratha ketutu irukarathu thane en velai..Intha dhaya ava sollurathe nambatha...eppo parthalum ennaiye kurai sollitu irupa..'

'Neenga sonnalum sollirupeenga mama..en apdi sonneenga?' lesana kindaludan dhayalanum kettuvida

'sariya pochu, unga akka summave aduva..ippo neeyum serthu avaluku salangaiya kattividu da..inaiku en paadu thindatam than'...parithapamai keta Muruganin polampal..satene anaivarukum siripai varavalithathu..

Dhayalanuku than Mamavayum akkavayum sariyava purinjirunthalum..intha chella kombangalum seendalgalumm..intha nimida thevaiyaga irunthathu..athuvum thappamal angiruntha nilamayin irukathai satru thalarthivida, adutha nimidam ethayum ethir kollum thinuchal kedaikapera..

'Mama nan vantha visayathu ku varen, ellam oru madhiri ellarukum theriyum than aanalum ..nama ithuvaraikum ethayum velipadiya pesikitathilla..aana ippovum apdiye pesama adutha velaiya arambika mudiyathe..athu than nanga ippo

Unga ponnu Mullai ya enga paiyan Kathiruku kettu vanthurukom.. enna solreenga mama..neenga mm nu sonna pothum evlo seekiram mudiyumo avlo seekiram kalyanam nadathilam nu irukom...' pattasai koluthivitu vedikum oosaiku manathai thidapaduthum mananilaodu..dhayalanum arasiyum...kathriuka...

ankirukum matra iruvarum thangalukul etho pesikolvathai nadakum parvai parimatrathil... nan pesikiran nee amaithai iru ena marumozhiyil samathana padamal, parvathi avarai oru siru kai amarthalil..

'ethu enna dhaya pudhu kadhai sollra, naama ithuvaraikum Jee.......' udane uthirntha parvathin pathilai idaimarithu dhayalanum

'nanga yarum ilaka, nee...nee mattum than apdi sollitu iruntha..arambathula irunthe , enakum..athavathu enga elarukum Mullaiya, Kathiruku kalyanam mudika than aasai..aana nee mattum vera madhiri sollitu iruntheeyenu than evlo naal yosite irunthom..

unkitta epdi sollanu theriyama.. jeeva ku ponnu parthutu iruthom, avanuku velila uruthi pannita unaku nanga nenaikurathu puriyum nu nenachom..aana ippo varaikum onnum thothu padala..avunum kalyanathuku innum rendu varusam pogatum nu sollitan...iithuku melayum ungala kakka vaika vendam nu than, ippo neradiya kettuten..' vegamavum , niramba nithanamudanum solimudithar.

'arambuthila irunthu na ethu arambichathula irunthu ipdi yosaina dhaya...Jeeva velinadu porennu solla arambichathula irunthu thane...unmaiya velidipadaiya sollungelen..enga paiyanuku innum periya idama..avanuku thakka edama parkalam nu mudivu pannitom..etho ponapoguthu munathu mudiyathathunu pinnatha mudivu pannalam yosikureenga sollunga....'

'atthachi...enna pesureenganu konjam yosichu pesunga..yaar parthu enna varathai sollureenga..engaluku enga pilainga ellarum onnu than..athu mathiri than Mullaiyum..avaluku ethu sarinu yosichirupone thavira engaluku ava sariyanungra ennam engaluku entha kalathileyum vanthathum illa inimelum varathu..'

'vidu arasi, akka pesatum..irukathathellam kottirukka..apram than manasu thelivagum..'

'enna dhaya..unaku ipdi than ennam nu en kitta solli iruntha kooda pothume..ava enna ennamo aasai valarathu vachiruka..ippo vanthu ipdi sonna enna seiya mudiyum..' muruganin varunthamum rombe niyamaga padavum

'Mama...enaku ippo oru kelvi than, ippo inga ethu ungaluku prichainaiya iruku..neega nenaikira eduthula Jeeva va ilaingratha illa kathir irukaratha, atha sollunga mothala'

'inga paruda nee ellathayum nalla yosichu mudivu pannitu vanthu nikkara..un kitta ellathukum pathil irukum..engakulu nee sonnatha jeenarika konjam neramavathu kodu da...pesite ponna nan enna than panurathu..nee sonna odane nan apdiye mandaiya aatanum nenaikirala' ...kovathilum...arramaiyilum parvathi aluga arambithathu yarume ethir paakathathu than...akka kathuva koova paduva..aanaulum seekiram samathana pattuviduvallungra ennathiriuntha dhayalanukum..intha alugai konjam sangada maga ituntha...

'Akka ..nee alugarathu engaluku kastama than iruku aana unmaiya sollanum na..nee ithuku aluthu enga ellarayum avamana paduthura.. un alugaiye nee Kathira yaaro nu paakura nu than thonuthu...unaku naan vera Sathya veraiya akka...illa Lakshmi than vera nu nenakira la'

'aiyo dhaya enna kollatha...enaku lakshmi mela ennada varutham iruthura poguthu..ithu vera unaku puriyathu...unai vida enaku Sathya mela thanda priyam...nan inaiku varaikum Sathya namala vittu ponathu karame naan than marugitu iruken..nee atha purinjukama pesuriya..avanaiyo avan pullaiyo nan epdi vera nu nepen'

'en atthatchi neenga engala apdi nenaikrapo nanga ungala epdi nenaikirathu enna thappu..' arasiyum kedaikum siru vaipilum parvathiyin thavarai suttikatta marakavillai..

'intha Parvathi..nee avan kitta sanda podu nan onum sollala.. nee aachu avanaachu nu naan summa iruken....aana ithuku alatha; alarathum thappu than, unaku emartam ma irukalam aana athuku ithu pathil illa..Kanna thodachitu nithanama yosi...pulla vanthrurum nu nenaikiren..ava nee alaratha partha nalla irukathu..'

'akka palasellam maranthidu...konjam manasa sari pannitu nera yosi..Mullai nee necha madhiri nama veetula than vanthu vaazhapora..Lakshmiyum Kathirum avala romba nalla parthupanga..athoda nangaellam angeye thane irukom...nama ellarukum ithu romba sariya irukum ka...nan ellathayum manasila vachu than yosikiren..neeyum apdi yosichu paaru...

otha pullaiya vachuruka..avalayum velinattuku anupitu engala madhiri nee manasukula azha poriya...avanum avalum epdi irukanganu kooda theriyma nama elllarukum athu erattai sogam thane...

nan solluratha kelu...ava ingeye enga kooda ...itho un kannmunadi irupa..nee necha oodi vanthuruva..ilaina nee vanthuralam..mathathula ithellam mudiyuma...'

'nee nalla viyaparinu enaku theriyum dhaya ..unnoda samarthiyatha ithula kaatathe..nan unaku munadiye poranthu nee parthathelam vida neraya parthuten...

Nee solurathu unmai than enkitta irukarathu onne onnu than...Mullai...ava mattum thane...athuvum epdi inime onnume illainu aanathuku apram...nane ithukumela manasayum udampayum kayapaduthika vendam nu mudivu pannunathuku apram athi poo pootha madhiri vantha.... Yellam yaarala......anaiku namma amma Jeeva va thooki en kaila kodukalaina nan eppove poi serthurupen..avan thane enna thirupi kootitu vanthan...thirumba enna vazha vachathu avan siripum pechum than...avam mattum anaiku ilaina nanum illa..inaiku intha Mullai yum illa...avan thantha avanuku thirupi tharanum nu nenachen..ethu epdi da thappa agum... '

'athattchi , ungala yarum thappu nu sollalaye..neenga yosicha madhiri than nangalum kathirukaga yosichom..Lakshmikaga yosichom...ava sirikirathe Mullai kitta than.....Manjuvum Kannavum moochu mutta enga sirika vacha kooda..laskhmi kitta oru chinna asaivu kooda irukathu...etho oru othukam nan evlo parthu parthu menakettallum avala sari panna mudiyathu...Mullai vanthutanu therinja pothum avaluku enga irunthu apdi oru malachi varum nu theriyathu...

engaluku nu illa, Mullai yaru veetuku ponnalum pora ellarum avala nalla parthupanga, ava epdiyum nalla than irupa. Avaluku naanga venum kooda illa, aana engaluku than Mullai venum...

neenga solluveengale, oru velai Mullai ungaluku poragame poi iruntha Jeeva va thathu ketrupennu...ippo venumna naa thanthuduren...unaga pullaiya vachukonnga...aana engaluku Mullai ya koduthurunga...sathiyama solluren attachi.. neengale vittalum enala ellam Mullaiya engayo vittutellam iruka mudiyathu...Manju va katti kodukarthuku munadiye avala anga kootitu poiranum nu unga thambita sollite irupen..athu sariya varathu nu solluvaru...ilaina nan eppovo vanthu ketrupen...'

'amma arasi..ava konjam eduthu nithama yosikatum..oru rendu naalula nane pesi kootitu varen..sariya. ore adiya onnum avala nenaika mudiyathu...apram ava udambukum sangada poirum....nee kavala padatha dhaya ellam nalla padiya nadakum, sariya..'

'Akka methuva avunga mudiva sollatum mama, neenga enna nenaikureenga nu sollaleye...ungaluku theriyathu ethuvum illa, ippo anga ellame Kathiru than...thottam..thoppu nallum sari ..millu mandi naalum sari..enaku entha velaiyum illa..chumma iruka mudiyama than nan angaellam poitu varen...avan than ellathathyum paathukiran..neenga market kula ketta theriyum avan epdinu solluvanga'

'enna dhaya nee..nan enna anniyama yarkitayo poi namma maapilaiya pathi visarika...enaku than theriyume..ithana varusama elathayum pathutu thane varen..ippolam enake ethum uthavi naalum..nan avara thane koopiduren... unga akka sonna madhiri engaluku Jeeva mela konjam anbu jasthi than..aanalum Kathir thambi mela enaku neraya mariyathai iruku.. enaku visiyathama onnum illa...aana intha visayathula nan thaniya sollarathuku onnum illa dhaya...Parvathi enna solluranu parpom...

Elathukum mela...ungalukum theriyum nu nenaikiren...Mullai kalyanam nu sonnanele kova padura...evalum adikadi pesi pesi avala kasta paduranu than ava hostel leye irukara, etho ippo than konjam nalaiku ethuvum pesa matom nu solli avala veetula iruka vachiruken...ippo ava kitta itha epdi pesurathu nu vera theriyala. mothala neenga varen sonnathum kooda...epdiyum parvathiye samathika vachuruvanu nenachitu irunthen..ippo athu malaiya nagathura periya velaiya theriyuthu enaku..'...

'Mama neenga athellam pottu ippo kolapikatheenga...mothala akka samathikatum. avunga sarinu sonna pothum Mullaiya samathika vaikirathu en porupu..', parvathiyin paramugam mattume ippothu perum paramai aluthavum, mullaiyin manasu theriyum ngra thairiyathil antha porupai thanaga erka..

Mullaiyin pechu arambithahil irunthe satru theri iruntha parvathi, yarume ethirpakkatha nerathil...'Mullai ku intha kalyanathuku samatham na enakum samatham than.' oru savalai kaiyil thanthu vita vegathil yarudaiya pathilukum ethir paramal ulle sendru vida.

Arasikum , Dhayalanukum...konjam sangamaga irunthalum..vantha velai sariyaga mudintha thirupthiyodu..' neenga akkava parthukonga mama, Mullai kitta neengalum onnum sollika venam..rendu naalukula avakitta pesa varom..ippo nanga kelamburom'.

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A/N: I have done a just a quick review bit there may be some spelling errors...pls  adjust kanmanis...but don't nt hestitate to point out in comments....please do comment about this long chapter...