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Kathir and mullai stared at each other, the world around them or the audience they had didn't seem to matter to them...

They were meeting each other directly after so long...

Its been so long...

So long, they have talked to each other, smiled at each other, held each other's hands, embraced tightly....

They looked so different to each other's eyes...

Neither of them knew how to react to each other's direct presence and meet...

There were many days, they have spent gazing at the other person's picture and their picture from the past...

Yearned for each other's presence back in the life...

But, neither of them had it in them to dial the other person's number...

Their separation was mutual...

They parted their ways mutually, no blaming, no nasty talks...

Only wishing the best for each other...

But, looks like the best didn't reach their way post their separation..

Mullai was confused...

Kathir was perplexed....

What was he to do now?

Smile and act like they were friends...

But, that's not possible right...

Or,

What was she to do now?

Turn face and act like they were pure strangers....

His conscience won't let him do that....

They were literally on a sword-edge.

For once, they were brought back to the present world with a disturbance...

It was her best friend...

Aisha...

She was meeting her friend after 3 years in flesh and blood...

They hugged each others happily....

Aisha: mullaaaa...

Mul: aisha....

The tightness of their hug told the untold story of their friendship and separation...

Kathir left the two best friends to themselves and moved away from there...

Mul: epdi iruka...

She looked around for her best man...

Her brother...

Anna enga?

Inga enna panringa...

Aisha: aan...college reunion...

She winked her eyes...

Mullai sulked at her joke...

Aisha: seri seri tension agadha...

Modhala nee enna panra inga nu solu...

Mul: adha yen di kekura, appa amma voluntary retirement ku aprom inga Kunnakudi vandu settle ayitanga...

Naan Pongal leave ku vandhen...

Paatha pakathu veetu ponnu ku kalyanam nu inga izhuthitu vantanga di...

Aaana patha neenga lan inga irukinga...

Aisha: neenga lan naa yaara solra...

Kathir aya?

Illa,

Kanna Abhi aya?

Mullai looked startled...

Aisha: enna apdi pakura...

I know ungaluku breakup agi pala kalam achu nu....

Yet, looks like you both aren't over it...

Mullai looked confused like how did u know?

Aisha: enaku epdi therinjidu nu kekuriya?

Both your eyes speak volume di...

Why don't you guys get back together?

Mullai's eyes looked wide opened...

Aisha: enna di ipdi pendha pendha muzhikira...

Enna achu?

Aama another thing, unna yen ipo lan TV la paka mudila...

Vetri kooda pala darava soli varutha patan...

Enna achu unaku di...

Any issues..

Mullai nodded her head in a NO quite vigorously...

Aisha though looked a bit suspicious didn't probe further into it...

Mullai: chumma dan di...

Oru change of career yaarku pudikadhu apdi dhan...

En anna ve apdi dhane...

Padichadu ennamo engineering aana panradhu aduva..

Illla la...

Aisha: adu seri...

Business karan thangachi nu prove panriyakum...

Mullai winked her eyes...

Mullai: aama nee endha hospital la work panra...

Aisha: Mumbai la Apollo la di...

delivery ku apram ipo extended maternity leave la iruken di...

Seekram join pananum....

Once join pana, day shift night shift nu apdiye podium...

Aduku nu pogama irundha aduvum sutham...

Mullai: ungalauku papa iruka...

Naa oru athai ayiten nu kooda theriyama iruken...

Unga veetla yum innum othukalaya di...

Aisha: enga di...Rendu veetlayum dhan othukalaye...

Mullai: hmm...onnum solrathuku illlaa...vaa nama papa va pakalam enna peru...

Aisha: Dhrona...

Mullai: nice name..

That's when aisha saw her in laws standing at far...

Gazing at their son and grandchild in the garden longingly...

Even Mullai looked at this from afar,

Serves them right she thought...

And moved to meet her brother...

She knew she had promised that she wont keep any contact with her brother or friend and she stood true to her promise..

But, this was a coincidental meet planned by destiny and she was not a fool to keep her promise now and stay away from her niece..

When she was about to reach there,

She saw her niece getting transferred to a closely associated masculine hand with a silver kada...

How will she not recognize that hand with the kada...

Did he still wear it?

It was her gift...

She thought he would have removed it...

But, no he still carried the kada she gave with their names engraved on it...

She didn't know whether she had to get happy or become more sad...

He was not alone he was with his whole family...

Dhanam: iva peru enna vetri..

Vetri: dhrona...

Dhanam: vithaysamana pera iruku...

Vetri smiled...but his eyes teared and smile became more wide when he met her..

There stood his princess...before dhrona...

He blinked his eyes at her...

So did she...

She moved towards him...

And gave him a tight hug...

Mullai: anna....

She was lifted off the ground a bit by her bro...

Vetr: mulla...

3 years was a long time...

Vetri: epdi di iruka..

Mullai: iruken...

She smiled...

Dhan: idhu?

She questioned...

Kathir: vetri oda thangachi mulla...

Mullai snaped her head in his direction..getting lost into the old memories...

Kathir extended his hand calling out his name...

Mullai: Mullai...

She said clasping the extended hand...

Kathir: endha school..

Mul: vellamal...nee...

Kathir: St Johns...

Mul: en anna kooda anga dan padikaran...

Kathir: apdiya yaaru...

Mul: vetri...

Kathir: vetri thangachi aa ne....

Mullai nodded her head....

Mul: unaku vetri aa theriyuma...

Kathir: avan en best friend...

Mul: sooper....neenha dhan andha kathir...

Vetri solirukan....

Aana ipo dhan pakuren...

Kat: naan kooda...

Mul: aama ivalo naal lan cycle la dhane vandha..

Kathir lifted his eyebrows teasinly....

Mullai bit her tongue..knowing the slip...

En Bus vandichu...

Kathir: pinnadi ennoda bus um varudu...

Seri bye ..

Mul: bye...

TBC...