இன்று நேற்று நாளை
என்றும் நீ என் தேவதை

காதல் செய்யும் மாயை
என் வானம் எங்கும் பூ மழை

மனதோடு மட்டும் இங்கு

உறவாடும் நேசம் ஒன்று
உயிரோடு என்னை ஏதோ இறக்கியதே

The sun bestowed its firs rays on the couple who were drowned in their love and embrace. It badly wanted to wake up the sleeping pair and wish them a good day ahead...

A toast for their new chapter in their journey of life.

Even the recent rare species, Cuckoo and sparrow flew above them, chirping and fluttering with the hope they wake up and admire the beauty of the new day.

But the couple in question were busy taking their power nap...

Their eyes had closed on their own, all thanks to the countless tears that flew through them the past day...

Most of their day had gone about in drowning into the memories and tearing up.

Now, their face had a calm serene glow, something which was amiss for quite some period of time...

A familiar song disturbed their sleep...

"Phoolon ka taaron ka sabka kehna hai
Ek hazaron mein meri behna hai
Saari umar humein sang rehna hai"

She opened her eyes to meet with another pair of hazel eyes clashing with hers, a tiny smile adorning both their face.

Ye na jaana duniya ne tu hai kyon udaas
Teri pyaasi aakhon mein pyar ki hai pyaas..

Kat: pick the phone babe....abhi dane koopdura...

Mul: hmmm....she nuzzled into his chest and took the phone to her ear...

Mul: kya huva

(what happened)

Abhi: gooooooddd morrrnnnniiinnng dddiiii...

Mul: good morning...

Abhi: subah ki achi shuruwath ho gayi tho zara room mein ane ki takleef utayenge ?

(If your morning has started good, would you please take the trouble to come back to room)

Mul: kya zaroorat hai? (Whats the need)

Abhi: haaan?? Di....

Mul: kya (What)

That's when kanna stepped into her room..

Kan: mulla innum varalaya?

Abhi nodded her head in negative...

Kan: phone pannu...

Kat: en da paduthura ipdi kalangathala..

Kan: edhu....adei anna....

Idhelam too much....

Kat: pada....

Kan: ellam engala solanum....veetla yaarachum pathruvanga nu akkarayulla phone panom la...

Enga thappu dhan...

Enga thappu matum dhan...

The word " veedu" made them sprang apart from each other...

A cuss "Fuck" was audible...

Kan: rightuuu....chennai la irukinga ne theriyala ...

Sandosham...

He giggled...Abhi joined in...

Kan: seri naanum abhi um keela porom...

Neenga vandha vaanga...

Bye...

He hung up the phone...

Kanna gave a tight peck on her forehead...

Kann: happy birthday...

Abhi: thanks da....

And her phone rang as if on cue, it was her mother on video call...

And they moved to the balcony to have a nice video chat with her parents along with Kanna...

Somewhere during the call, they did notice Mullai coming back to the room in their peripheral vision and leaving the room after freshening up.

Kathir was standing under the shower, enjoying the warm water flowing over his body...

He was feeling light, as if he was floating...

But his eyes flowed...

He was happy, he was under the shower for his tears won't be visible for his better half...

He had asked her to move on and to never cry again thinking of that un-fateful day in life.

But who was he to lie, how were they supposed to forget that black day...

A day that would forever stay black in their life...

Even now a small play back of the series of event that took place on that day could send shudders within his body...

Such unexpected were the events...

Neither of them had anticipated any of it...

It had all seemed a bright pleasant fine day when he had opened his eyes.

But, when his eyes had closed, all he could smell and sense was failure.

Defeat.

Later, when he knew of Madhan,

Pain joined in.

Now, it was time for agony to join into the list.

He wished and sincerely hoped with time and Mullai's presence in his life, the intensity of the pain and agony would vanish one day...

Their happy days ahead would grey the black day of their life.

Holding on to his ivory pendant black chain, he sent out a small prayer to the invisible supreme power above.

He was an atheist, he didn't believe in god.

But, he for sure believed in science and the presence of a supreme power.

Wiping and rubbing his eyes, he stepped out of shower and admired his own version in the life size mirror and rubbed on his beard.

He knew he had to bid his bye to his beard.

He was to join work tomorrow, he knew his beard would grow back in a jiff within a week's time, but still every time the parting was a tad bit painful.

The only thing he detest in his DCA.

No beard, and strict dress code.

Once the foam was wiped away, he saw the tiny purplish mark near his chin.

He needed no further examination, for he knew what or rather whose work it was...

His naughty girl's...

Once kanna had kept the phone, she had resorted to lamenting how she had forgot the place and time like usual in his presence.

Mul: ellam unnala dhan...

Kat: edhu naana...

Naan enna babe panen...

MuL: Indha kulir la enna ipdi iruki pudichu warm aa vechikita, adhan naan enga iruken nu kooda maranten...

Kat: ammadi mulla...poya porundha solu ma...

Mul: kathir...

She had started hitting him on his arms and chest...

Mul: enna apdi koopdadha nu ethane mura soliruken...

Kat: nee kovathula konjam excess azhahga iruka di...naan enna panatum....

Mul: nee edum pana venaam...

Kat: ohh neeye thariya...sooper ...

When he was in anticipation of a tiny peck, he felt a sharp shoot of pain on his chin...

She had ran off before he could catch her...

He was happy she was laughing...

After all, wasn't that what he had wanted...

He knew his family would question him, he had managed worse hickeys, thinking on these lines, he stepped onto the dining room in a sleeveless vest and low waist track pants in black color.

His eyes were wandering to find her, hasn't she come even now...

Neither was Abhi visible, he raised his eyebrows at kanna...

Kanna pointed upstairs...

Jeeva: dei anga enna da kannula kathakali katitu irukinga...

Kan/kat: edhum illaye...

They chorused.

That's when they heard an admiring wow from his anni.

Dhan: mulla, unaku saree aa vida indha madiri dress innum nala iruku..

There he saw his angel stepping down in ankle length cotton frock in his favorite color, yellow and a white 3/4th jaipuri jacket.

Kanna raised his hands in a super symbol.

She gave a glance to kathir, his admiration was openly visible, they were oozing out of his dilated pupil.

Abhi: jeez...ab di...di jaise lag rahi hai na...

(Jeez...now di...looks like di right)

Kathir nodded his head..

She raised her imaginary collar...

Kanna: so true murmured kanna.

Dhan: mullla...unga rendu per tea um flask la iruku poi kuduchikiringala...

"Ava tea kudika maata" came from her brother in law..

The other 3 nodded yes...

Moo: dei kathiru..unaku epdi da theriyum...

Kanna hid his smile behind his hand..

Kan: aarva kolarla ulara vendiyadhu aprom ipdi muzhika vendiyadhu....

Kat: naanga gang aa veliya porapo...mulla matum epovum coffee dhan...adhan...

Dhan: iru ma unaku coffee kondu varen....

Mul: illa naane potukuren...

She was getting all happily shy from his admiring glance and his lie got caught looks, but it was all falsely interrupted by someone.

Dhan: seri ma...kitchen inga iruku...

She pointed. Once both Mullai and abhi left,

Dhan: dei kathiru...kulirulaya unaku...poi shirt potu vaa da..

Kat: aan? He was perplexed...

Kanna let out a tiny giggle..

Kan: anni...temperature 21c...enamo minus degree la irukura range ku build up kudukuringa...

Enna koduma Saravanan...

Dhan: dei veetla rendu ponunga irukanga ipdi aa dress panuva....paavam andha ponnu mulla...

Unna paka kooda mudiyama thala guninje irundichu...

Kanna spitted out the tea he was drinking...

Dhan: dei kanna paathu da...

Kan: onnum illa anni...oru chinna vinappam...enna vena panunga...aana please ipdi discovery panadinga...

Dhan: enna da..

Kan: enaku irukaradhu ore oru small heart...unga discovery adhu thangadhu...

Dhan: paarunga mama...enamo mottu vachu pesuran...

Before an enquiry committee could begin, his better half had saved him, by turning the focus on to his brother.

Abhi: jeez....abhi maine dekha...back to form haan...

Kathir simply smiled.

Abhi; u know something...beard aap par acha hai...but am so used to seeing you without beard, that it kinda looks alienish to me...

She winked at him...

Kat: kozhupu dane unaku...

Abhi came near to him and tweaked his moustache...

Abh: mast officer...mast...

Dhan: officer aa...enna olara...

TBC..