வார்த்தை ஒன்றிலே
வாழ்க்கை தந்திடு ....
பூமிப் பந்தயே ஒரு சொல்லில்
சுத்திடு...

Though she knew that grip by heart, she looked at him and smiled, a gesture and token of thanks...He blinked his eyes just like old time...From far, even the two-respective family saw a much broader vision of the happening...

They saw a small light at the other end of the tunnel...The guy and the girl who never wanted wedding were slowly mellowing down as per them... They felt may be if they put forward the marriage proposal again, maybe there was a hope...

At the same time, Vetri and Aisha completed their cute performance and came back to their daughter who was held securely by their friend and sister...Kanna and Abhi also joined them...

Seeing Vetri, she jumped into her father's arms...

Kat: thavikite iruka da unn ponnu...

Aisha; ava apdi dhan kathir anna...oru edathula iruka mata...yaar kai layachum irundha avaluku therinja mogam patha avunga kita thaviduva...

Ore settai dhan....

Mullai: basically unna madhiri nu sollu....naanga purinjupom....

She giggled followed by Kathir, Kanna and Abhi...

Aisha: hello madam....adha pathi yaar pesaradhu nu iruku la...

Vetri: hey neenga rendu perum adichikadinga yaaa....

Kanna: aprom epdi anga manage panra...

Aisha: adha en da kanna kekura....apdiye pazhagidichu...

She said smiling...

Kanna: ipovum bombay dhane....

Hearing that Vetri is settled in bombay, kathir let out a tiny giggle....

All looked at him...

Vetri: ipo eduku da palla katra...

Kat: apo naan modhal mura ketadhu unmaya pochu...

Vetri raised his eyebrows at him...

Kathir: adhan da...kadasila nee Bombay padam Aravind saamy nu prove panita la...

Vetri: ellam en neram da....

Kanna: enna yaarachum madikiringala......

Kathir: ohooo...sir aa madhika vera seyanuma.....

Aisha: aaman da...ipovum Bombay dhan....

Mullai: adhe hospital aa di....

Aisha let out a small tiny sad smile....

Vet: dhrona va manage pana mudiyama dhan...iva avaloda practice aa stop paniruka temporary aa...

Mul: en aisha maid, creche nu lan try panlaya...nee practice aa stop panita

Aisha: ellam try panom di...suthama workout agala....enaku night shifts lan irukurapo lan romba kashtama iruku....vetri kum adutha naal work irukum so avanayum muzhichu pathuka mudiyadhu...

Mostly iva school pora varaikum enaku break dhan I think...

Though she smiled while telling everything, her voice was coated with underlying sadness which was predominantly evident...

The youngsters who were lost into their talks and the further dance performance except the ex-love birds who while enjoying the performances sought out each other's eyes, but every time their eyes locked, they turned their gaze to the other side... The whole lot forgot temporarily about the elders who had their lens zoomed out only for them...

Three years was quite sometime for them and catching the glimpse of their grandkid, their hardened heart had somehow started to melt away...though it would take time for them to completely accept them...the wish of holding their grandchild, also asking about their son was lying underneath...

Their son looked pretty happy to their eyes, so did their daughter's bestie, Aisha, who was supposedly their daughter in law now...

They have known Aisha from Mullai's school days, she had been a regular visitor to their home right from childhood, they liked her too, but when their son came telling he wanted her as his better half, their orthodox mind had come out. No amount of cajoling from Vetri or Mullai could persuade them...

What feared them more was their daughter's life, what if their son's love for and marriage to a non-Hindu girl cause further hinderance in her life....

But, what happened was the total opposite..

Their opposition had driven their daughter to a farther distance from them...to the amount of even refusing wedding as per them...

But now, looking at her daughter and her gaze towards Kathir, they looked interested to their parents... and kind of smitten to the middle-aged couple Dhanam and Moorthy,

May be these both were destined in each other's fate...

If they were destined to be in each other's life, no amount of their refusal could stop them from tying the knot thought the elders in the family...

With these thoughts,

Lak: dhanam, enaku Mullai appa amma kita konjam pesanum nee poi avungala anga veliya kootitu variya ma...

Dhan: aan seri atha...aana edha pathi....

Lak: ellam andha pulla Mullai, um kathir pathi dhan...

Dhanam: naan kooda nenachen atha....innaiku sendhu pakarapo...avunga Jodi porutham romba azhaga irukanga la....aana Mullai anaiku....

Lak: unma dhan ma...aana enaku ennamo oru dharava kooda ketu pakalam nu thonudu....

Her eyes were fixed on her son who was enjoying with her friends...

Dhan: seri atha...nama pesalam.....naan poi avanagala kootitu varen and she went to call Mullai's parents who followed them...

Lak: aama andha payan yaaru... kathir oda friend aa...

Moo: aaman amma...avan school padikarapo Vetri nu adikadi soluvan la...avan dhan....

Lak: ohhh.....aama indha kanna, abhi, yen indha mulla kooda ku lan epdi andha payan aa theriyudu...edho pala varushama pazhagana madiri pesuranga...

Indha kalathu pasangala purinjikave mudila pa...

Moorthy: amma adhu vandhu....andha payan Vetri oda pondati Aisha um kanna Mullai lan school friends aam....

Lak: Aisha va....

Moor: amma, dho avunga vantanga....

By then, Dhanam had come with Parvathy and Murugan...who heard Lakshmi amma talking about their son and daughter in law...

Lak: vanakam...

Parvathy: vanakam nga....neenga edho enga kita pesanum nu kooptinga nu Dhanam sonna....

Lak: aaman nga....

Adhu vandhu...

Mur: enna vishayam nga en thayanguringa...

Lak: adhu vandhu annaike sonen eh nga..enga ellarukum Mullai a pudichidu...avaluku dhan kalyanathula virupam illa nu sonna...

Aprom dan therinjidu Mullai enga chinna payan kanna oda snehithi nu....

Inaiku enga payan kathir um vandirukan

Orutharava kooda Mullai kita ketu pakalam nu dhan...

Ungaluku edhum edhirpu illa na pesi pakalam...

Mur: ayyo engaluku enna nga edirpu...

Enga ponnu kalyanam pana samadicha engalukum sandosham dane....

Lak: romba sandosham nga...ammadi Dhanam....poi avungala naan koopten nu kootitu variya ma...

Dhanam: aan seri atha....

And she moved towards the gang..

Dhan: kathiru...

Kat: sollunga anni...

Dhan: unga ellarayum amma kooptanga da...

Kanna: ellarayum na...

Dhan: ellarayum dhan da...

She said something which could convince even Mullai to come...after all the tamizh proverb clearly tells "1000 poi solli kooda oru kalyanam panlam"

This was just match-fixing...so one lie can't harm and none of them were outsiders as per her...

It was just Kathir, Kanna, his girlfriend, Mullai, her brother and his wife right...

Basically "FAMILY" if everything goes well...

The younger lot followed not knowing why Kathir's mother was calling all of them...

But, they were shocked to see Murugan and Parvathy along with them...

Though their stride wavered, they reached...

Tension was clearly visible on Vetri and Aisha face...

They had promised to keep distance with Mullai, the day they left home and have abided by the promise till date...

But, now seeing them all together they had no idea how will the whole thing be settled in their mind...

Lak: vaanga pa...elllarum vandingala naladhu dan....Unga papa va ma...

She asked aisha..

Aisha nodded her head...

Lak: per enna ma...

Aisha: Dhrona Vetrivel..

Lak: vada naatu per aatam iruku ma...

Aisha smiled...

Lak: nee enna pa panra...kathir madiri IT dhana...

Vet: illa ma...naan oru fashion designer.... "AD botiques" nu oru fashion house vechiruken Bombay la...

Lak: fashion designer na...indha thunni ellam varanju idhu panuvangale avunhga dhane...

Vet: aama ma...

Lak: un pondatti um adhu dana...

Vet: ayyo illa ma...aisha oru gynecologist...

Lak: payan veedu la neenga...

Vet: aaman....payan enga friend college la...

Lak: ohh...seri pa....aprom appa amma lan....

That question brought out myriad of emotion on each faces...

Vetri and Aisha glanced at each other and then looked at the ground...

Seeing them stand head bowed, Moorthy who didn't know the truth diverted the topic...

Moor: maaa...adhelam aprom kekalam ma...

Nama eduku ivanhala kooptomo adha kelunga ma...

Lak: adaa aama la...adha maranten paru kathir snehithan aa pathadum...

To Mullai

Ammadi mulla...

Mul: aan solunga....

Lak: naan anaike sonadhu dan ma...enaku unna romba pudichi pochu...enga ellarukum....

Anaiku nee mudiyadhu nu sonna....irundalum kekuren....nee en magan kathir aa katikiriya ma...

Had the question about Vetri Aisha's parent brought out myriad of emotion, the reaction on everyone's face was priceless and worth recording....

Vetri was genuinely surprised and happy to hear it....

He knew his best friend was a gem of person so was his sister...

He will be the happiest if they agree...

He looked expectedly at both faces...

Aisha was shocked and surprised...

Had she kept something hidden from her hubby, it was this about Kathir- Mullai....

She always wanted Kathir and Mullai to get back...She felt the spark between them still alive...

Kanna and Abhi were travelling in the same boat as Aisha....

They wanted them back together...

Period...

Kathir and Mullai were shocked...

They didn't expect such a situation...

They always expected the same situation, other way round...

Him holding her hand, walking upto his mom, introducing her as the girl, the only girl, he would want to share his life with...

How many times had she dreamt of this scene, of his and her family happily accepting their love and giving their consent for marriage...

But,

Now it was time for role reversal...

Lak: enna ma edhum pesama iruka...kathiru....

Indha ponna enga ellarukum pudichiruku pa...

Kathir and Mullai glanced at each other, while Kanna and Abi prayed...

"Kadavule, annan um Mullai um edum sodhapa koodadhu"

"Hey rabji, inn dhonom nu Jodi banayi rahe, koyi gadbad na kar dhe..."

Mur: ammadi mulla...unna than....

The brother in Vetri couldn't stay still....

Vet: mulla, kekaranga la...badhil solu...unaku kathir aa katika virupam aa...

Mullai didn't know what to tell or what to do ...

Mul: adhu...adhu....

Last time, she had said a no because she didn't know the groom was kathir...

She had plainly refused..

She couldn't accept someone else in her life...

They asked if there was anyone in her life...

She had said a "NOOO"

That was the truth, he was no more in her life, he retained only in her heart...

She felt even Kathir's gaze at her, heating and mumbling her up...

It felt she was under radar....

Mul: adhu enaku konjam yosika time venum....

TBC...