அடையாளம் இல்லா ஒன்றைக் கண்டேன் நெஞ்சின் ஓரம்

Mullai hopped towards the very familiar vehicle. She was doing this only for Abhi she repeated to herself multiple times.

This has nothing to do with Kathir.

His chapter was close in her life...

She chanted like mantra.

But, her heart knew these were nothing but mere lies.

After all, she had taken care to get ready after countless days.

She was confused about her choice of attire and hairstyle and spend quite sometime before the mirror, only to realize she looked alien even to her own eyes...

The girl standing before the mirror didn't look even a tiny bit of her ownself.

Heart break and depression was true, she realized.

She could see Kanna get out of the co passenger seat and walk upto her.

Kanna: romba nerama wait panriya enna?

Mul: chi chi...illa...ipodhan..

Kanna: enga nee varamatiyo nenachen...

Mul: this is only for abhi..

Kan: nee en kita solriya illa thanaku thane solikiriya Mullai?

Was it so obvious she wondered??

Kan: seri cake aa boot la vechidalam...

Correct aa 12 ku we will surprise her...

Mul: haaan....

Kanna: sorry last minute unna bake pana soli imsa paniten la...

Mul:chi..

Cutting her,

Kan: illa nee aama imsa pana nu sonalum...anubavi nu dan solirupen...

Mul: ada chi..

Naan kooda oru nimisahm serious aa reply pana ponen...

And Kanna opened the boot of the car, and she yelled a bit, shocked out of her wits to see two head turned to her side...

Hearing her yell,

Kat: hey...all okey?

Words came out on their own...

Dhanam sat confused about the happening, turning her head between kathir and Mullai..

Worry was dripping out of his tone for a mild yell...

Jeeva: enna pa...bayandutiya?

Mullai nodded her head...

Moorthy: ada enna pa nee...vayasu ponnu...ipdi bayapudalama...

Dhairiyama iruka venam...

Kathir smirked....

Kath: dhairiyatha pathi yaar kita pesuranga nu oru vevastha illama annan comedy panitu iruku..

He murmured...

Abhi who heard his murmur sitting right back at him giggled...

Abhi: di is very braaaveee...

What happened di? Why did you squeal? Sab teek?

Mullai: yess yaar...

Mullai (to JM): sorry...naan ungala expect panla...adhan...vera edhum illa...

Jeeva mv: edhu expect panlaya? Suthammm...

Jeeva: nee va maa vandu ukkaru..

Dhanam opened the passenger door for her...

She stood wondering what to do...

Kathir was driving the car

Had they been alone, she wondered...or atleast had kanna been driving the car...

Having his family was kind of giving her weird jittery feel.

Abhi: di, what are you looking at? Hop on..

Aapki seat aapki intezaar kar rahi hai, baitiye naa...

(ur seat is awaiting you, sit right)

She pointed to the front seat with her eyes...

Kanna: vaa mulla...ingaye paakama...

And he went and opened the co passenger seat for her..

The whole elder clan gave him a look...

She had really started to feel uncomfortable now, so was Kathir seeing her hesitant behaviour.

Kat mv: apdiye en kooda drive ku varatha madiri dan scene podara...

His brain had put a hood about the presence of his brothers and sister in law.

Kanna: mulla...nee munna vandu ukaru...

Noticing her gaze lingering on his DJM, he added the necessary bit of information.

Kanna: ada ukkaru mulla...unaku dan windows closed aa irunda vomiting sensation aa irukume...

Abhi ku window open aa irunda kulurudhu nu imsa panuva,...

Nee munnadi ukkaru...

Enna anni, correct dane...comfort mukiyam la?

Kathir applaued kanna's shrewd mind, he exactly said the words that would make sure his family will keep their mouth zipped..

Dhan: aama mulla...front laye ukkaru...kathir edum solla la maatan...

Jeeva: aama mulla..make yourself comfortable.

Kanna mv: annniyayathuku nala vangala irukangale da...

Mullai looked at kathir..

After rejecting him, how would he be feeling by her presence next to him...

But her subconscious mind knew, she was more worried about how to control her heart having him so close to her...

She loved their "us" time in the car.

This car was bringing back quite some memories to her...

The innumerous long drive and kisses they had shared.

All of them which left only want and love for him in her mind.

She hopped on to the seat which was reserved exclusively for her for a brief period of time in the past..

There was a sore in temperature inside the car...

The two person sitting in the front were acting skittish...

Kathir rolled the full windows down..just the way she likes during their night drive, she loved the feel of wind on her face...

So he didn't forget it yet...reminded her brain...

As if you did thought her heart..

Silence prevailed again...

Dhanam: mullai, aprom pongal lan epdi pochu?? Koil ku lan poniya...

She thought to break the ice..

Mullai smirked sadly...her whole day was spent crying thinking of her fate..

She badly missed aisha too much...

Though kanna and abhi were close to her as well as near, yet aisha was always her go to person...

Whom she missed a lot in the past 3 years...

All she wanted was a talk with her bestie to lick her wounds...

A mere mention of the day made the two tear dried pair of eyes to clash with each other...

Jeeva noticed the clash of eyes...

Jeeva; idunga enna ipdi paathukudunga...

A small nudge from kanna brought both of them to present world.

Kanna: annan edhachum paatu poden naa..

Even he felt the tension thickening all thanks to the silence..

And he tuned in for some song...

நான் போகிறேன் மேலே மேலே
பூலோகமே காலின் கீழே....
வின் மீன்களின் கூட்டம் என் மேலே...

both their eyes involuntarily looked at each other...

பூவாலியின் நீரைப்போலே
நீ சிந்தினாய் எந்தன் மேலே
நான் பூக்கிறேன் பன்னீர் பூப்போலே...

Jeeva: kathir ku romba pudicha paatu la da kanna...

Kanna nodded his head...

Dhanam: enneremamum humm panitu irupann la...

தடுமாறிப்போனேன் அன்றே உன்னைப்பார்த்த நேரம்
அடையாளம் இல்லா ஒன்றைக் கண்டேன் நெஞ்சின் ஓரம்
ஏன் உன்னைப் பார்த்தேன் என்றே உள்ளம் கேள்விக்கேட்கும்
ஆனாலும் நெஞ்சில் அந்த நேரத்தை நேசிக்கும்...

நான்னான நன்னா நன்னான
நானான நன்னா நன்னானனா...

mullai: hellooo...hellooo...

kathir irukiya??

kathiiirrr??

Kathir: wowwww...

evalo azhaga paadra...

sooper aa iruku...

Mullai: hey chumma soladha...

Kathir: chumma solren nna...naana...avalo azhaga iruku...

Ini indha song epo TV la ketalum un nyabagam dan varum...

SPB nyabagam kooda varadhu na paathukoyen...

Mullai: thodachikonga sir....

Kathir: heeyyy, enna nee...ipdi solita...

Mullai: hehehe...

Kathir: innaiku kooda edo nee bet la thothadu naala dhane padina..illana maata la...

Mullai: apdiya?

Kathir: illaya?

Mullai: apdiye vachukoo...

Kathir: kozhupu dan ammadi Mullai ku...

Mul: ennaya apdi koopdadha nu oru 100 derava soliten...

Kath: seyyadha nu solradha seyum bodhu dan kick eh iruku...

Mul: ohooo...apdiya sir...

Apo unga veetla sir aa cyber crime eduka venam nu sonanga...

Apo adulaye solo aa project panunga...

Unga theory padi adhu dane kick tharum...

Kathir mv: arambichita da...

Off late, at every given instance she made sure to bring up the topic of his ambition.

She always gave that extra push for him...

Kathir: anga suthi...inga suthi...correct aa ingaye vandiru...

Mullai: sir sonadha dan thirupi sonen...

Kathir: enaku thookam varudu...bye...Good night..

Mullai: hmmmkmmmm...Good night...

It had almost been 4 months they were in this so called zone where they were more than friends but less than lovers.

Mullai: seriyana maanga......epo paathalum good night...good night nu...

Hayyooo...

She cussed to her ownself...

Epo paathalum vambu izhuka vendiyadhu...

Illaya good night sola vendiyadhu...

Ivana laan love pana la Mullai...

Unaku idhum venum innamum venum...

Aaal matum dan ennamo chennai aalu...aana seriyana village maanga...

Her phone rang again...

Mullai: helloooo...she barked...

Kathir: I LOVE YOU DI....ammadi Mullai...

And a ting sound followed...

It was her turn to be frozen...

Did he really utter I love you?

Like really?

Her roommate shook her out of her reverie.

tbc...