தனியாக தவிக்கின்றேன்
துணைவேண்டாம் அன்பே போ..
பிணமாக நடக்கின்றேன் உயிா்
வேண்டாம் தூரம் போ..

Mullai walked away from the temple pond leaving everyone in a pit of confusion and misery....

Dhanam: en nga....Mullai ku kalyanam venam nu erkanave sonala?

Mur: ava epovume kalyana pecha edutha venam venam nu soluva ma...

Apdi dhan nethi um sonna....

Naangalum enna dhan karanam...

Vera yaarayachum kadhalikiriya nu ethanayo mura ketom...

Ava illa nu dhan soluva...

6 maasama idhan nadakudu....

Adhan neenga avaluku therinja aalunga nu dhan naan vara sonen...

Ava ipdi panuva nu sathyama enaku theriyadhu...

Unga motha kudumbathayum...

Inga kooptu vandhu..ipdi ...

Manichidunga...

He folded his hands...

Lak: paravalanga....

Yaar vazhkai la yaar nu ezhudiruko adhane nadakum...

Paravala....

Aana avala pathapo...enga kathir ku ava ethava nu matum thonichu....

Seri naanga varoom....

Par: manichidunga nga...

Lak: ada paravalanga...

And they left.....

Seeing them leave, Mullai returned back...

Par: ey...mullai enna pana nee ipo...

Mul: ennamo pudusa pana madiri solra...

Naan dhan kalyanam venam nu sonen la erkanave...

Mur; apdi enna dhan ma karanam...

En ma appa amma va ipdi kashta paduthura....

Mul: naana pa kashta paduthuren...

Neenga enna kashtapaduthalaya....

Par: enna di nee pazhi vanguriya?

Mul; aaman...apdiye vachuko...Pazhi dhan vanguren ne vachuko...

Mur: ammadi....nee yum ipdi pana enna ma artham.....

Unga annan dan kudumba manatha vanginaan na...

Neeyuma ma....

Mul: annan onnum kola kutham panalaye pa...

Oru ponna kadhalichidu...

Andha ponna kalyanam katikichu...

Avalo dhane.....

Par: oru ponnu nu soladha....

Vera Mozhi vera madham....

Mul: adhuku enna pa....Kadhalicha ponna kai vita dhan thappu..

Unga pecha ketu annan annni aa vitrundha dan thappu...

Adhu kadhalicha ponna kalyanam panikichu...

Adhu enaku thappu illa pa...

Par: adhuku dan nee pazhivanguriya...ipdi 3 varushama....

Mul: aama....

Neenga enna epdi nenachalum seri...

Enna nenachalum seri....

Vaanga polam....

Ungaluku bus pudichu enakum kelambanum...

Par: nee onnum engaluku karisanam pana venam...

Naangale poikurom...

Mul: unga ishatam....Aaana naan bus ethi vitu dhan poven...

She followed them till the bus stand like a shadow with no face and voice...

Once they got into the bus, she also took the bus to Chennai...

In Karaikudi bus,

Mur: enna parvathy nama nelama ipdi achu...

Par: ellam neenga kudutha chellam nala dhan....

Anaiku Vetri ku avalo chelam sondhama mudivu eduka vidama irundirundha ipdi nama rendu pullayum illama irundirupoma...

Vera jaadhi na kooda paravala...

Vera madham...

Enna solla...

Ellam nama thalai ezhuthu...

Iduku dan pasangaluku over aa sudhandiram kuduka kudadhu ngradhu....

Parvathy said wiping her tears...She loved both her kids dearly but she couldn't accept the fact that her son loved a Christian girl and left them for her...

The fact that she couldn't accept that girl became the reason of tiff between both her kids....

Even now she finds it hard to accept the new daughter in law, who as per her separated her son from her...

On the other side, Mullai reached her hostel and settled on her cot with tears in her eyes...

She misses her brother and her best friend dearly...

But, she had promised her parents the day he left the house, that she won't have any contact with him behind her parents back...

But, every now and then she misses them...

Hers were working parents, both of them teachers and her major share of her childhood and adolescence age she had spent most time with her brother and her neighbor bestie...

Almost at the same point of time, she lost two important relation of her life...

Her protective brother and her supportive bestie...

She knew somewhere far away, they would be leading a happy life with kids...

Had they been there in her life, she might not have faced the tragedy...

Or,

Was the tragedy destined in her life....

Was she cursed that everything she loved left her....

Her best friend...

Her brother...

Her companion...

Her treasure...

Her peace...

Her passion...

Her job...

Everything....

Now, she was standing in a path of life where nothing mattered....

She somehow slept....

The next day, it was hard for her to face Dhanam....

She was not able to meet her gaze..

She didn't want to disrespect any of them...

But,

She had tooo....

Dhanam though didn't know what was the reason behind her such behavior, didn't have it in her to hold grudge against her...

She was also happy that Kathir had not seen her picture and liked her, then it would have been even hard....

Thankfully, he was busy and had said he did not check out any girl's profile...

Days passed by...

It was the time for the educational trip...

This year it was supposed to be an historical place...

Hampi, Rajasthan or Hyderabad were the given choices....

And the students settled with Rajashthan...

Mullai was also one of the assigned staff for the tour....

Dhanam though tried her level best to bridge the gap, she couldn't move past the barrier....

Even in the tour, while even the strictest of the staff were having fun...

Mullai was seen brooding in a corner....

Dhanam being the History teacher, had pretty much task on her shoulder along with the additional task of meeting Kannan who was assigned there....

The first few days of the tour went about in a good pace...

On the third day, Dhanam was waiting for Kannan near the Jaipur fort....which was also one of the place in their tour itenary...

When she was busy explaining the AD and BC history of the place, she heard the voice "Anni".

There stood her favorite boy after Dharshan, in his casuals...

He walked towards her with a smiling face....

Kanna: anni...

Dhanm: kanna....epdi da iruka...enna da ipdi elachu poita...

Kann: anni...indha dialogue aa mathunga anni...

Hostel la irunda kalathula irundu idhu dan kekuren....

He giggled...

Dhanam: vaai pathiya unaku...

Kanna gigged....

Dhanam: epdi iruka...

Kanna: super aa iruken...

Enaku enna....

Neenga solunga...

Ellarum epdi irukinga...

Dhanam: anga ellarum nala irukom da...

Unna kathir aa romba miss panrom...

Kanna smiled...

Dhanam: aprom enna...kathir ku dhan theevarama ponnu theditu irukom...

Kanna: ennadhu?

Kathir annan ku ponna? Idhu annan ku theriyuma?

Dhanam: enna da pudhusa kekura madiri solra..

Anaiku dhan phone la ponnu paka porom nu sonome....

Adhu nadakala da...

Kanna: ponnu paka poren nu soningala...

Shh...

Annaiku naan neenga kadasiya sonadhu kekala anni....

Anni, annan ku ponnu lan thedadinga....

Dhanam: en da...

Kanna: adhelam kathir annan eh pathukum...

Dhanam: kathir enna unna madiri aa...college laye love panren nu vandhu sola...

Kanna: anni, unmaya vandhu sonadhu oru kuthama...

That's when Kanna saw a very very familiar and close face..

Kanna: oru nimsham anni....

Kanna walked towards the female..and closed her eyes....

Mullai: yaaru?

Mullai touched the hand of the person who had closed her eyes...

Mullai: Kannnaaa.....

A smile bloomed on her face, something Dhanam had never seen before....

Mullai turned and hugged him tight....and her eyes teared up....

Kanna side hugged her....

Not knowing they had audience....

Kanna: ey....mulla...rajasthan vara na solla matiya?

Mullai: school la tour da...

Adhan apdiye...

Unna veena imsa pana venam nu nenachen...

Seeing Kanan and Mullai, Dhanam walked towards them...

Kanna: nala nenacha...unna pick panaradhu vida periya vela irukuma enaku...

Mullai: Enna pick pana dhan...Indian Army unna rajasthan la post pananga paru...

Kanna: En ipdi...

She winked her eyes at him....

Another teacher came...

Ram: miss yaar idhu....

That's when Dhanam had also come...

Mullai: en best friend...

Kanna: matum dhana...

He raised his eyebrows....mullai stared at him...

Dhanam: kanna, unaku mullaya munnaye theriyuma?

Mullai was surprised to see Dhanam calling out Kanna...

Kanna: enna kelvi anni idhu...

Naanga ore class....9th la....Apo lendu best friends....

Mullai, idhu dhanam anni..pathadilatiyum Mullai ku nama veetla ellarayum theriyum ...

TBC....