Few minutes later....

Mullai and Dhanam comes back to hall. All took their tea and continue chit chatting!

But Mullai took her tea and started walking....

P: Eh Mulla....enge pore?

M: Ada enna Ma nee? Thinnai ku tha poren! Kaathothama irukum le.....Vere engeyum illai!

P: Ah seri seri!

Within seconds, Murugan Appa drank his tea.....

Mu: Intha Ma (handing over the tea cup to Dhanam) Konjam velai iruku, naan veliye poganum! Mullaiye videthan vanthen! Naan Varen!

He waved at Mullai at the thinnai and left!

Few seconds then, while sipping the tea.....She started thinking to herself....

Ada aama...Yethuku inniki college letter vanthathum...mothe Kathir kitte than sollenum nu thonuchu? Yen polam ah venam ah nu oru kolapam vanthu? Yen Kathir naan paarthukuren nu sonnathu oru nambikai vanthuchu?

Suddenly.....

Another Mullai sat next to her!

M: (shocked) Eh nee......yaaru?

Another Mullai: Vere yaaru? Un manasatchi than! (We will call her as Mullai Manasatchi/MM)

M: Ethu? Manasatchi ya? Athu seri ethuku vanthe ippo?

MM: Vere ethuku? Ippo etho yosichiye...athuku bathil sollethan!

M: Naana? Enna yosiche? Athelam onnu illaiye!

MM: Eh! Enkitteyeva?

M: Hehehehe...seri sollu paarpom! Yen?

MM: Simple Ma! Vere ethum illai! L O V E!

M: Ethu? LOVE ah? Yaarku? Yaar mele?

MM: Nalla nadikire diii! Unnaku....Un Kathiruhhhhh mele!

Mullai blushes! (Podra BGM eh)

But still.....

M: Eh chiiii...Irukathu! Nee poriya! (Gets up and goes into the house shyfully)

Realising she is in the house....she started walking casually while thinking "Oru vele irukumo?" and blushes!

P: Yendiii oru tea kudichithu vara ivvalo neram ah?

Mullai walks into the kitchen quietly. All started doing their chores as usual....

Later that evening....The gents came home!

Kn: (shouting) Mulla Anni! Enge irukinghe?

M: Enna da Kanna? Yen kathure? Iru varen!

All the ladies came to hall...

Kn: Inthange sweet eh! Ellarum eduthukonge!

D: Ethuku Kanna sweet eh?

Kn: Vere ethuku? Mullai Anni college poge poranghe le...athan....Kathir Anneh vangunuchu!

Mullai hearing this, smiles at Kathir! He smiles back! Their eyetalk begins......

He: Athai kitte sollithiya? Ellam ok va?

She: Sollithen! Ippo paarunghe (smiles)

Parvathy starts.....

P: Athulam irukathum! Ava eppadi pova varuva?

Mu: Athan mothele sonnele....Ivvalo peru irukum le? Naanghe paarthuke maathoma? Oru naal oru aalu kondu poiyi kude vedelam!

Kathir's mindvoice: Ethu? Oru naalu oru aala? Ithu seri pathu varathu! Mama ve nondividivom!

Kathir goes near Kumaresan Mama and whispered....

K: Mama....enna ithu? Mama ennanamo solraru?

Ku (whisper): Nee varuve nu theriyum! Unge Mama appedi sonnathum...unnaiyum paarthen, anthe pullaiyum paarthen! Rendu per mugamum seri illai! Iru...ethavathu point varathum! Poru daaa!

K: (whisper) avvalo appathamava therinjichu? (smiles)

Kn: Athaneh! Yen Athai varutha paduringhe? Naan kodethan bus le kuthipoithu varemudiyum.... (sees Mullai) Yen Anni, en kude varemaathinghela enna?

Mullai fakes her smile again and see Kathir!

K mindvoice: Deyh neeyuma?

Ku: Deyh... (to Kanna).....ennada pesure? Athelam venam....orre aala kuthithu poithu varalam...athu than nallathum kude!

D: Aama Pa! Ennakum athan thonuthu! Mullaikum yaaru vaaru va? Eppadi povom oh nu kolapam irukuthu! Orre aala iruntha, avanghelum time lam marakame correct irupanghe.

Mu: Ada athuvum serithan! Namakum bayam ethum irukathu le! Cheri....yaare anupulam?

Kathir signals Kumerasan Mama....he understood! Without taking any time.....

Ku: Kathir pogathume! (Mullai blushes at another corner) Ennada Kathiru... nee poriya? (whisper to Kathir - odane mudiyum nu solli maathikathe...malupu)

K: Naan ah? Illai kadai...... (Mullai stares angrily at him)

Jeeva who was noticing all this kusumbu thannam, their smiles and blushes......said....

Je: Ada aama Kathir eh pogathum! Yen daa...kadaile naanghelam illaiya? Kalaile poiyi vithuthu vare pore....thirupi saintheram poiyi kuthithu vare pore! Apparom enna? Kadai le mathe neram nee irupe! (smiles sarcastically at him) Nee poithu va! Enna Neh (turns to Moorthy) naan soldrathu serithanne?

K mindvoice: Enna Jeeva Anneh ippedilam pesuthe? Ennamo po....ellam nallathuke!

Mo: Ada aama! Kathir eh pogathum! Enna Mama, Athai? Serithanne? Mullai unnaku? Kathir kude poriya?

M: Hmmm....Kathir Mama va (ivanghelum malupuranghelam ah) Hmm....ah poithu varen!

Ku (whisper to Kathir): Nalla nadikiringhe daa rendu perum! Nalla iruntha serithan! (smiles)

P: Hmmm Kathir Thambi naaa serithan! (smiles) Avar paarthu patrama kuthithu povaru! Avare pogathum!

Reader's mindvoice: Ennathu Parvathy Amma va ipedilam pesuranghe?

Writer's answer: Porunghe....Kathir and Mullai's mindvoice um ithethan!

Ku: Apparom enna? Athan unge Athaiye sollithangele! Prachanai mudinchi! Poi saapadu eduthu vainghe! Ellam santhosama sapduvom! Hagahagahahahagaaa!

Kn: Aama! Aama! Ennaku pasikithu!

D: Ah seri seri...poiyi ellam kai kaal lam kaluvithu vaanghe...naanghe saapadu eduthu veikirom! Mullai vaa!

M: Atho varen Ka!

All get ready for dinner together!

While eating.....Kathir looked at Mullai! But she was already looking at him! Both blushes! And their eyetalks begin!

K: Paarthele.....Sonna maariye senjuthen!

M: Aama! Aama! Neenghe vere level tha! Sapdunghe!

K: Neeyum saapdu!

As usual Kumeresan Mama cough! They jerked!

That night, after eating, while all were getting ready to sleep.......

Jeeva casually holding Kathir on his shoulder and walks to thinnai.....

J: Deyh Kathiruh.....

K: Enna Neh? (confused)

J: Onnu ketpen...Thappa nenaikaathe....

K: Ada enna Neh...ithu puthusa? Sollu enna visyam!

Meanwhile, inside the house....all were set to sleep....Gents on the floor and ladies in the room as usual.....Mullai who has a routine of taking Thanni Sombu from kitchen, light ah sight adichifying Kathir (he too will wait for her everyday without sleeping) and then going to sleep inside the room, was shocked that night when she saw his place and Jeeva's place was still empty that time! So she searched for them and realised the main door was still opened a little....She goes slowly to the door.....There.....

J: Illai....neeyum.....

K: Enna Neh ippedi ilukure inniki?

Mullai realises it was the voices of Kathir and Jeeva. So she stood there quietly to hear what they are talking!

J: Athu...vanthu.....Nee....

K: Enna Neh?

J: Neeyum Mullaiyum LOVE pandringhela enna?

Both Mullai (from inside) and Kathir (next to Jeeva) was shocked to hear this!

K: Yen neh appedi ketkure?

J: Illai daaa...Naan ungele konja naalave paarkuren! Unnaku onnu na, nee avale than theduren, avalukum onnu naa, unnethan thedura! Ethavathu na, sollamele ungaluku puriyithu! Kannule pesuringhe!

Both KM mindvoice: Aathiiii ivvalo appathama va irunthom!

K: Athu......

J: Inniki kude paaru....naan ellame paarthen! Nee Mama ve nondunathu, nee sirichathu, ange ave sirichathu! Athan thakku, naan pesithen! Ithule inthe Kannan vere!

K: Anneh.....chinna vayasulerenthu....ennaku Mullaiye pidikum! Mullaikum ennaiye pidikum! Aana...athu....nee soldramaari....Kathal ah nu therleye Neh!

J: Cheri naan onnu ketkuren....Unnaku Mullaiye paarkame iruke mudiyum ah? Oru naal ah vaathu?

K: Ethu? Oru naal ah? Mudiyathu! (without thinking anything)

She smiles hearing this from inside.....

J: Avvalo than! (Now Kathir realises what he just said and blushes) Nalla yosichi paaru.....Sikiram ah ithe pathi anthe pulla kitte pesu! Naan kandipa unge kude irupen!

K: Nijavama Neh soldre? (hugs Jeeva)

J: Naan mathum illai....Kumeresan Mama um irukaru daa!

K: Neh...(innocently) ellame gavanichiruke poleye?

J: Cheri vaa padupom!

Hearing this, Mullai quickly walks away from the door.....

She suppose to go to bedroom right? But she didn't! She went back to kitchen and waiting for Jeeva and Kathir to settle on their places to sleep. She then walks in casually while coughing....Signal kudukuranghelam ah!

J: (whisper to Kathir) Aiyayoo....inthe pulle innum thungeleya? Nambe pesunathe ketrukumo?

K: (whisper) Athelam ketrukathu! Nambe veliyerenthule varum....Mulla pinnadilerenthu varuthu le!

J: (whisper) Ada aama le! Athu seri...yen anthe pulle innum thungele?

K: (whisper) Athu...vanthu...Mullaiku enne paarkame thunge poge mudiyathu! Ennakum tha (blushes)

J: Adapaavinghela! Appo naan sonnathu serithan! Ennamo pannunghe (smiles) Nalla iruntha serithan! (turns around to sleep)

Kathir starts thinking....

Oru velo ithuku per Kathal thanno? Pesame Mullai kitte ithe ketravendiyathu than! Cheri ippo thunguvom! Mullai....

Kathir turns around and sleep!

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TO BE CONTINUED.......