அவரவர்
வாழ்க்கையில் ஆயிரம்
ஆயிரம் மாற்றங்கள்

The house he had been staying for the past 2 years almost gave him an alien feel all of a sudden, seeing the homely feel it gave with her presence and her antics, that too within a span of 24 hours.

By the time, he woke up from his nap for lunch, she had made a good meal with some rasam, rice, omlette, along with soma kozha urunda...transporting him directly to Tamil Nadu in a jiff.

Mul: padukuriya kathir?

Kat: ipo dane endruchan...konjam tv paakuren..

Mul: okey, indha tablet sapdu...

Kat: aprom...

Mul: sapdu nu sonen...

He took his medicines quietly as a good boy. The only reason he hated his job to a tiny bit is the hospital visit part, owing to the nature of his work.

She spent her time, sitting on the bean bag next to his couch, typing away something, while he scrolled through the news.

Maybe he would have dozed off somewhere middle in the news, as he felt her hands making him lie on the couch, pulling a cushion as pillow.

Now, he was sitting in the lawn enjoying the pleasant climate, waiting to have the Masala tea she promised, and her presence.

How he wished this change was permanent?

How he wished she didn't stay here because he is sick, but only because she loves him and trusts him...

How he wished at the least one of them turn true?

But no, he was a sinner who was bestowed with only a temporary stay with her.

Maybe it's the Karma playing, the karma of keeping his family in the dark about his job, that he has to stay away from the only girl he wanted as a girlfriend.

"Hello captain, enna aazhnda sindanai?" came her feminine voice.

"enna koopta nee, captain aa?

"aama, adhane inga ellarum ungala koopdranga"

"Ellarum neeyum onna?" he asked without a second thought...

Seeing her stumped with his answer, he repeated.

"sollu mulla...ellarum neeyum onna?"

"Illa dhan....naan dan un thambi friend aache" she added happily.

She failed to notice the change in his posture, his calm and composed body had flexed up...

So that was what he was?

That's where he stood now in her life...

Her bestie's brother...

Not even her friend...

Wow, simply wow...

He didn't have words to accolade her. Not wanting to stand with her for even a moment, he tried walking away.

Mul: enga odra kathir...inda tea n samosa eduthuko...air fried so no issues...nee dairiyama sapdalam...

Kathir shrugged her hand and walked away...

Mul: kathir....enna aachu...

She tried following him, and stepped her foot into his room, before shutting the door.

Mul: ipo yen ipdi odura....enna aachu...nala dane irunda....

Kat: enaku thookam varudu...

Mul: poi...

Kat: nejam...

Mul: ipo thoongina night epdi thoonguva...have your tea....konjam better aa feel panuva...

Kat: illa venaam...Sorry unnaku romba vela kuduthuten...oru thambi oda friend kita eduka koodatha freedom eduthu veena unna tea samosa lan pana soli kashta paduthiten...

Sorry...

And he shut the door, making her confused...

What did he just mean?

That's when she realized, the words she uttered for riling him up, and also partly to avoid her further confusion was totally wrongly perceived.

Mul: hayyyyoooo....Kathir she starting banging on the door calling out for him.

Mul: kathir...kadhava thora....

Kat: naan konjam neram rest edukuren...

Mul: thora nu sonen....

Kathir opened the door with the mere change in her tone, the tone she used was one of authority...like she claimed the entire rights with him.

Mul: nee naan sonadha thappa purinjikita...

Kat: illa ipo dhan correct aa purinjiruken....naan ipo un life la verum oru friend aa kooda illa nu...

Mul: apdi lan illa...

Kat: aprom en naan unaku verum kanna friend nu sonna...atleast un friend naachum...I know we were seeing each other and we broke up...aana oru friend oda status kooda illa nu ipo dhan...

The sterness she used with Madhan while uttering, he was just her friend couldn't be used with him. She didn't have it in her to use the very same set of words...

Mul: kathir naan summa dhan...

Kat: apdi na sollu...what am I to you? Why are you doing all this for me? Edukaga idelam panra...

Sollu...

Mul: enaku therla...

Kat: therlaya...solla virupam illaya...

Mul: Fine solren...

She said with utmost vulnerability

Mul: I know you are completely over me nu....aana frankly speaking, I cant tell with surety that am over you...

Kat: haan?

Mul: podhuma...I don't know what you are to me....I don't fucking know why am doing all this, naanum nethu lendu yosikiren...

Why why nu? Right from madhan asked me...

But I don't have a fucking answer...

I don't know...

Kat: mulla....with disbelief....

Mul: please paridabam matum padadha....I know you 2 years munadiye you moved on nu...

Kat: enna olarara....naan move on?

Mul: marandita la...

After all, it was just a random video call for you...

Kat: ??? with quizzical expression.

Mul: aana naan anaiku andha skype call, adum un kita irundu oru incoming call vandapo evalo sandosha paten theriyuma...

Kat: enna pesura nee...

Mul: naan eda refer panren ne therla la unaku....Adhan nee un girlfriend oda stay panitu irundiye...

Kat: en girlfriend aa?

He literally was confused with her blabbers...

He knew what call she was referring to, how the fuck could he forget that call, he saw her face after 3 fucking years...

But, what girlfriend was she referring to....

Kat: oh crap...maria....

Mul: adelam enaku theriaydhu..therinjikavum venamm...and tried leaving...

Kat: hey....enga odra...he pulled her towards him, making her dash with his bandaged shoulder, making him yelp in pain...

Kat: ouchhhh....

Mul: kathiru....paathu iruka maatiya....

And she examined for any bleeds, happy it didn't she tried leaving...

Kat: inaikaachum naan solradha muzhusa kelen mulla....

Mul: enna muzhusa kekala....

Kat: Mumbai layum idan pana...naan enna sola varen ne kekama...

Vaarthaya vitta...

Ipo namba avastha padrom...adu once more padanuma....

Mullai maintained her silence....

He drifted to his past....

Anaiku unna paka evalo happy aa vanden theriyuma Mumbai ku...

Aana naan mean kooda panatha onnu nee sonadhum...enaku epdi irundichu theriyuma.....

En di apdi pana...

Avalo dan enna pathi therinjukitiya...

En dreams once break agi rebound aachu....apdi irukumbodu naan un dream ku against aa irupen nu nee epdi di nenacha...

Haaan....

"Am sorry kathir "

Sorry sonna ellam seri aa poguma...poiduma....5 years di...bloody 5 years....

Nama enna apdi thappa sonom nu yosicha ethana naal iruku theriyuma...

Unaku enna verum lover aa matum dan enna theriyum na kooda paravala di...

Aana nama school lendu theriyum konja naal apromum konja naal friendly aa dane irundom...

Aprom dane love vandichu....

Aduku nadula erkanave oru misunderstanding aprom patchup....

Aprom time eh kedailala un kooda spend pana....

First vacation kedachadum en stipend la evalo aasa patu andha studs vangitu vanden...

En kayyala unaku poti vidanum...un kooda konjam naal spend pananum...

Vetri kanna kita namala pathi solanum...

Avunga namala otradhu lan ketu konjam vekkam lam vandalum ullukula sandosha padanum...

1 week aprom dan cehnnai ku flight eh book panen ....1 week of just us time....

Aduthu vara 1 year of long distance aa thangara madiri...avalo memories gather panitu ponum nu...

Aana naan apdi manasodanjo poven nu expect eh panla...

Ennala nama break up aa marachu sirika mudiyadhu nu enaku nala theriyum...

Adhan adutha flight return kelambiten....

Anga poi....devadas agatha kora dhan....

Indha padam laan pakarapo eduku da breakup ku ivalo feel panranga nu ethanayo mura naane yosichiruken....

Aana namaku nu vandha dan verum mullu kooda kodura vali aa thrum nu unaruvom...

Ella time unna pathi nyabagam varapo...enaku dream oda madipu dab nyaabagam varum...

Nee enna un dream job kaga vita....adhe nenaipu la naan en dream job aa ezhaka koodadhu nu nenachen...

Topper aa lan ennala pass pana mudila....but I got placed well...

In one of the best companies as their cyber security officer...

Anga irukurapo dan naaaa Facebook WhatsApp la group forwarded message la IB job openings paathen....exam was coinciding with my vacation dates..

Veetla solalam nu nenache....aprom epdi react panuvanga theriyum...

So, nee sonadhu dan...kedaikaradhuku munna eduku tension nu vitten...

Contact address onnu kudukanum nu vandapo dan naan vetri ta soli avan address dan kuduthen kooda..

Final interview vara naan pass aven nu endha nambikai ume illa...

Vetri dan romba positive aa irundan...

Romba soluvan unna pathi...

Though he was hell lot worried about you...he was so so proud of you...

Nee cover pana stories oda few clippings lan collect pani vachirindan...

Enaku potu vera katinan....

Anaiku enaku romba feel aachu...enna pathi enoda profession pathi ivalo therinjavanuku....ivan thangachi aa naan evalo love panan nu sola mudiyalaye nu...

Aana by then....it was 3 years....not even once nee enna contact pana try panla...adhan naanum unna disturb panla...

Enaku IB la work join pana offer vandichu to work for the army on deputation.

Andha sandosham un kita solanum nu romba aasa vandichu...aaana may be my ego pulled me ...

Unna 3 years kandukathavala nee en thedi pora nu oru feel..

Adu vara defence army lan yosichadhu kooda illa naan....just cyber crime avalo dhan....

Vetri was so happy for me....

Anaike paper poten....they were fine as long as I was going back to serve my country....

Aana unfortunately I missed my flight as my passport had some clearance issue....

En ne therla...

Aduku adutha naal dan vetri kooptan aana avan kooptapo enala connect pana mudila...

Adna enna text pani unna connect pana sonan..

Nee matum illa naanum romba romba excite aa irunden....

Anaiku paadhi neram unma dan rasichitu irunden....

Aana nee nadula zone out aayita...aprom perusa edum pesave illa...

Aduku apromum aachum enna contact panuva nu nenachrn...

Mmmhm...

Adum verum alpaasaya maridichu...

Oru one month la I could get back to India...

Oru deputation apdi dan naan army IB office ku vanden....rende maasam dan...

I fell in love with this....

Like I was cut for this..

Apdi oru feel....

Adha vaarthayala sola enaku edhume illa...

Inaiku vara oru varthayum illa...

Apo enoda reporting officers were prabhakaran sir and Singh sir...

Avinha kita dan keten...

Can i permanently join in army nu...

They were more than happy about my joining in team...

Provided I clear the physical training and test....

Romba vigorous aa irundichu....

Fail analum I can continue in IB was my one n only hope...

Enaku almost hope poidichu...

Oru small break eduthutu vara sonanga sir...

Apdi dan ooruku ponen...

En keragam...

Endra thambi...adhan un bestie kannan BSF exam ezhuda poren nu veetla sonaan...

Bhoogambam varatha kora dhan....

Aa oo...nu kekaravanga ellam....

Kannan um vidratha illa...

Periya annan condition aa solidichu..."yaarachum oruthar avana support pana avan potum nu"

Avan moonji apdi vaadi pochu....

" kannan solirukam...

Annaiku nee matum avan support panla na avan BSF la iruka maatan nu....

Avan ennaikume unaku dan kadama patrukan nu...."

Kannan apdi sonadhum...enaku apdiye manasu lan kuthichu...unna poi apdi pesanene nu...

Aana adukula anaiku video call la nee room mate nu sona andha ponnu...

Ellam sendu enna thaduthichu...

Kathir simply passed a smile....

Oru dream oda importance nala therinjavan naan...

Total family ku against aa naan kanna oda decision aa support panren nu sonadhum...

Yaaralayim edum sola mudila...

Kanna vum romba happy aa poi BSF exam ezhudunan...

Naanum en break ku aprom thirupi poiten....

But a pleasant surprise awaited me...

Naan thirumbi vandu paathapo..

My desk wasn't there...

So was my name...

But an envelope awaited me...

Movie la laan kattra madiri....thorandhu paatha major rank la posting ...

Quarters ellame....

Apdi irukurapo dan vetri wedding ....avanuku theriyum kanna ku edum theriyadhu nu...

Aduku dan....avan maintain pana international airport la vazhi anupi vittan...

He smiled faintly at the memory...

Aprom enna...2 years promotion as a Captain....and here i stand before you....

TBC....