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The name Mullai, brought many a memories gushing into him...

Happy moments...

Good old memories...

From the most important part of his life...

His teenage...

The period when he did not have moustache or his favorite beard...

A period when the cycle was his companion...

When smartphones and Video calls and messages did not exist...

The period when sighting the girl you like with a bunch of friends on a cycle was one of the favorite pastime post sports...

The happiness he gets on seeing the girl he liked...

Driving towards the same tuition in her pink ladybird cycle was a sight to watch..

The innumerous number of times, he had done stuffs just so he could get that 2 minutes to spend with her...

But just like the good old school memories ended...

They also ended...

Their moments also ended....

Now seeing Aisha address the whereabouts and wellbeing of Mullai, he felt his throat clogged...his heart clenched...his eyes glistened...

A feeling he could never verbalize or vocalize...

A feeling that can only be felt...

The PS family moved towards the bunch of people...

So, did Murugan and Parvathy....but in a way they weren't visible...

They were shocked more than surprised to see their elder son and his wife...

3 years, did add on the maturity in his looks to their son, they felt....

It was Dhanam who came and met first...

Dhanam: dei kathiru....yaaru da idhu....

Kathir: dei dhanam anni....

Anni, idhu vetri.....

Dhana: un kooda school la padicha andha payana?

Kath: aama anni...

Avan dhan...

Idhu aisha, avan wife...

Dhan: Vetri? Aisha ? va....love marriage aa...

They both nodded their head...

Jeeva: vera madhama irundum veetla lan othularadhu periya vishayam neenga romba lucky...

And the smile on all faces quickly wiped out....

Aish: naan tho varen...

She left...

So did Vetri citing some important call....

Jeeva: dei naan edhum thappa...

Kat/ Kanna: en naa ipdi?

Kan: nee pathiyakum avunga veetla othukanadha...

He left shaking his head...disappointedly....

Abhi followed suit....

Kathir was left with the family....

All stood not knowing what to do next...

That's when Kathir saw a familiar face...

Seeing him stare at some direction, Dhanam followed his line of vision..

It rested on Murugan and Parvathy...

Dhan: dei avunagla unaku theriyuma da?

Kathir did not know how to tell a yes...

If told an yes, the next question would be how?

And he didn't want to get into details....

Dhan: avunga ponna dhan da unaku ponnu pathom...

Kathir was shocked out of his wits...

Kat: ponnu pathingala?

He raised his voice forgetting the surrounding....

Dhan: dei kalyana veedu sound ethada...

Kat: ennaku yaar ponnu paka sonna?

Naan sonena?

\Naan ketene?

Dhan: dei unaku 30 vayasu ahgudu...

30 vayasu la jeeva ku mama ku kalyanam agi kozhandaye irundicu..

Nee enna da na...

Kat: ayyo anni....

He started but he sushed...

Rather, he forgot his speech...

His eyes followed that one figure from the entrance to where ever she left...

Like on cue, knowing she was noticed or followed...the typical girl instinct....

Her eyes swept the room....

Seeing none, she continued her work...

She looked so different...

She should have lost oodles.....quite some pounds...

Her curvy figure had gone to a more feminine version...

Though,

He anytime would prefer the chubbier version of hers...

The only thing he hated was her hair...

It was in a bun...

He liked it down...

Like a cascading water fall..

The cute fringe that will give additional contour to her face...

They were held in a clip...

Wait,

What was she doing here?

How was she related to this wedding?

There is no way she is related to Shwetha, he would have known had they been family friends...

That's when he remembered

Vetri telling the groom was his bestie...

How could he forget?

They were all in same college...

Vetri, Mullai, Kanna, and Abhi....

In Christ College Bangalore...

He was the odd one out stuck in the city of Singara Chennai...

Dhan: kathiru....kathiru...

She shook him out of his good memories...

Kat: aan anni...

Knowing well the consequence, Dhanam changed the topic of conversation to the sangeet and mehendi which was about to start in sometime...

An additional event nowadays all thanks to the North Indian Culture his mom was cussing...

He moved...all the guest moved...

All his heart wanted to do was go behind her...

His mind showed enormous control...

The stage was set for the function...

The bride and groom came to the stage...

The entry of groom brought sooper happiness to kanna and Abhi...

It was Kishore, their senior...

Kanna was cussing why didn't he think of this when Vetri told the groom was his college friend...

Shit, how did he miss the obvious?

The groom also had a happy smile on his face seeing them...

They nodded their head acknowledging their presence....

Once the seating was done,

Kishore called out for them...

Kanna and Abhi went towards them and Kishore hugged them both...

Kish: abhi...kanna....how are you both?

Such a pleasant surprise man....

Am so so happy seeing you both here...

I was actually asking to Vetri about Mulai...

I somehow lost all your contacts man so sorry....

Kanna: No issues anna...

Neenga dan shwetha va katika poringa nu sathyama expect eh panla....

Meena: kanna abhi ungaluku epdi maplai aa theriyun....

Kishore: naanga lan college mates....

Meena: kanna...jeeva oda last thambi...

Kishore: paara...small world indeed....

Am so happy man....

Like good old times, nama old team apdiye irukom....

Dance ku aal ready enaku...

Mullai irundirundha paatum kala katirukum...

Kanna nodded his head....

Kis: munna lan avala atleast once in a blue moon Tv la paapom..

But, ipo adhum pakaradhu illa....

There broke two heart....

Mercilessly....

Hearing the last line....

TBC....