It was a gloomy winter morning with icy cold weather sending chills all along the spine...
There was a thick blanket of mist on the window shielding the view of outside world...
Even the morning birds were in tranquil state not out of their cosy nest owing to the hazy aura...

The silence of the sunup tried to shed some solace and solicitude on the sweet soul seated before the dresser...
She was already dressed up and was doing her hair plait completely withdrawn from the moment musing over memories...
Thats when she heard her father's loving voice...

AMMADI MULLA!!! AMMADI!!!

With a call, Mullai left to the living room to see jeeva and murugan talking and parvathi serving them something...
She nodded her head at jeeva with a smile to welcome him...

J : ready ah mulla... kelambuvoma... yelaarum yerkanave kelambittanga...

She brushed off the instant useless irritation that surged through her and replied...

M : oru anju nimisham mama... kelambalam...

J : appo sari...

P : yen de... inikavathu pudavai katalam illaa... inikum ipadi bedsheet ah suthitu vanthuruka... athum moonjiya paaru... yepadi iruku nu.. paakave mudiyala... oru pottu kuda vekkala...

Before mullai could answer...

J : mullai ku yepadi irunthalum azhagu tha athai... vidunga... mullai poi ready agitu vaa... neram agidum...

M : saringa mama...

Mullai left to her room again to get ready...
Her big kohled eyes widened as she glanced at her image on the looking table...
The white chiffon anarkali that used make her look like a angel before on her plumpy shape didnt do justice with her lean body now...
Her curves were little blunted with lose of weight...
The shoulder bones showed up making her look sicker...
The dark circles that was gifted by her restless and sleepless nights were so obvious...
Her ever almond skin was paler giving a sombre look...
The pink lips were dry devoid of her signature smile...

Oh no... She looked really hopeless...
What a hell is she looking like she thought...
She took a big sigh and concealed all skin imperfections with make up...
The dress was made to fit her well with a pretty tie around waist...
Her favorite French plait was already done...

She saw her again in the mirror and she was good to go by appearance...
Not by heart she thought...
Who cared anytime about her feelings...
Everyone were adamant on their stand...
But thats fine...
She got used to this...
She adorned a small smile in her lips as she decided to leave before she gets low again...

As they moved out to the car,

J : munnadi ukaru mulla... unaku than pinnadi ukantha kashtama ah irukume... romba dhoram vera...

M : illaa mama paravala... na pinnadiye ukanthukaren...

Mullai didn't give any time for him to reply and got settled in the back seat with parvathi...
Jeeva started the car with murugan in the passenger seat...
It was nearly one and half hour journey which felt like a day to mullai...
She could feel jeeva looking at her through the rear view mirror curiously which she dismissed few times first and finally ended up glaring at him which actually amused him than angering him...

M mindvoice : cha... intha veetula namma kovathuku kuda mariyathai illaa.... moraikaren... nakkal ah sirikaragha...

kadavule... yena yen intha veetula piraka vecha...
Enoda aasaiku, maruppuku ,kovathuku yentha unarchikume mukkiyathuvam illaa... yepadi ennala anga poi nikka mudiyum... venam nu sona vidalame...

Intha maama ku suthama arive illaa...naanum manushi than eh... purinjuka matengaraghale...

Though other three noticed mullai's reactions, they continued to speak over other matters giving her space to adopt to the situation...
With all different mindsets, they reached the destination and was welcomed by the moorthy , dhanam, lakshmi and kanna...

L : vaa de mulla... vaa muruga.. vaa parvathi...

M : athai...

Mullai just shared few words with them and move aside letting them talk...

J : mullaa... ipo yethuku ipadi iruke... aasaiya kupitutu...

M : aiyo mama please... athan neenga sonna madhiri vanthuten illaa... ithuku mela enkita yethum ethir paakatheya... yethum pesatheya... yetha solida poren...

J : illaa mullaa... athu...

M : please mama...

Jeeva joined the others reluctantly leaving mullai behind and time passed in snail's pace...
Atlast the moment they were waiting for came with a announcement that whirled through airport...

And in some time...

They were the hundreds of passengers who were rushing out of the concourse with baggages and they found him finally...

KATHIRVEL PANDIAN

fondly called as

KATHIR...

He came looking at his family with his ever charming smile and steady tread...
Even among the crowd it was easy to individuate him...
He stood out even in a charcoal grey jean, white tee with rolled up sleeve and a sneaker...

As soon as he neared them, he was surrounded by his entire family showering him with the love that was left unveiled due to the distance between them...
Warm hugs, fond kisses, tight hand clutches, tearful exchange of looks, loving talks made the place emotional...

As time ticked, they got into control loosening the grip on him making him way to mullai who was still standing aside looking at him with a vacant expression...

In a breakneck speed, Kathir reached for mullai pulled her into a tight hug which she responded with the same fierceness...
In no time, his lips pursed on her forehead and hers on his chest...
The embrace got tighter over time with eyes pouring out reflexively...

They forgot the place they were...
They forgot the huge crowd around...
They forgot their orthodox family around...
All they could remember was them...
The proximity that they missed for two long years...
The warmth of eachother that was denied to them...
Only after a good amount of time, they had got to speak...

K : ei gundu malli...

M : chhh... mulla...

She snuggled more into him hearing his ever playful tone...

K : hmmmhmm enaku gundu malli than... gundu malli... gundu malli... gundu malli...

M : dei mama... please...

K : mudiyaathu pode..

M : poda...

They smiled wide with still tears flowing just to pulled aside by the famous karadi kanna who now had his arms around kathir and mullai by standing between them...

Ka : appuram kathir and mullai avargale... enaku oru doubt...

K : yen da... atha engala pirichu vitu than kepiya...

Ka : off course... off course... kekatuma...

K : kettu thola...

Ka : illaa... Oru three years ku munnadi ungaluku than eh namma kudumbam pidikaama valukataayama kalyanam pani vechanga... illaa athu vera yaarukaavatha... doubt ah iruke...

M : thimir than eh unaku...

Ka : ada kelvi ku bathil solunga anni...

J : ne vera da kanna enake antha santhegam iruku... intha romance ellam paatha meena kadupaagiduvaa... neeyum than love marriage paniye nu saami aaduva... nalla vela kulainthaigala paathukanum nu ava varala...

K : romba santhoshapadathe ne... veetuku vanthu anni kannu munnadi romance panuvom... yena pannuve...

J : ada paavi... nee panalum panuve da...

Ka : appuram neenga nijamave rendu perum vettuku vanthu intha scene otenenga na nalla irukum... trichy airport eh ungala than paakuthu...

D : aama da... oru paya bakki illaa... yela kannum unga mela than...

L : aama dhanam... kannu pattudum... parvathi mudhala pasangaluku suthi podanum...

P : veetuku poi mudhala panidalam athachi...

M : chhh... paaru mama... ithuku than nan varave illaa nu sonen... yenga ketta nee... motha kudumba support vera... athum intha jeeva mama romba too much... kaiya katti potu than thookitu varala... (smacking jeeva)

J : yena panrathu mulla... avan unna kandipa kutitu varanum nu strict order podaran... nee vara matten nu solre... yena panrathu nu yosichen... appuram thambi kaga...

Ka : mama velai paakalam nu mudivu panite... illa ne...

K : adei.. unmai ah veliya solathe da... paavam anne...

J : adei... unga rendu peraiyum...

Jeeva clutched both brothers by neck playfully soon went for a hug and moorthy joined them too...
With all smiling faces, they left out of airport with collected luggages and baggages...

J : dei kathiru... intha chinna vandi nee eduthuko... naanga anne kuda periya vandila varom...

K : sari ne...

Ka : anne left hand drive, right hand drive onum prachanai illaye...

K : onum illaa da.. paathukaren... kelambalam....

J : hmmm sari da... ammadi mulla... ipo happy ah front seat la ukaralam illaa... illa back seat than ah...

M : athelam nan paathukaren... neenga ponga mama...

J : athu sari... ini enaku avalo than mariyaathai... athu inum down la pogarathu munnadi vaanga polam...

Ka : polam ne...

As the family started, kathir and mullai too took off in another car as planned...
Mullai was still in tears clinging to his shoulders as kathir sped off the car to kunnakudi...

K : ei gundu malli... athan vanthuten illaa... yen de ipadi azhare...

M : oru naal rendu naal illaa mama... rendu varusham... azhama eee nu sirika solreya... ipadi azhuven nu theriyum... athan...

K : athan ne varala nu sonne... theriyum de... yethana thadavai soluve... aana enaku yepada unna paapom nu irunthuchu... oru nimisham kuda waste pana kudaathu... udane unna en kaikula vechukanum nu than vara sonen...

M (sniffing) : naanum inime un kaikula than irupen...

K : aama inime alltime athu than namaku velai...

He pulled her close cuddling her to him...

M : dei mama... vandi ah ootu... mathathelam...

K(naughtily): mathathellam night uh paathukalam nu solre...

M : poda...

K : ini poratha illaa... kudave irunthu una torture pana poren...

M : athu than enakum venum mama... intha rendu varusham....

She started tearing up again rubbing her face on his arms...
He stopped the car over the side and hugged her back...

K : ei gundu malli... ithana naal kalichu vanthuruken... ipo poi azhuthute iruntha yepadi de... hmmm... mama paavam illaa...

M (smiling) : naal illaa varusham...

K : hmmm varusham... but rendu varusham namma santhoshama than eh irunthom... illanaa nu sola mudiyuma...

M : hmmmhmmmm...

K : appuram yena de... iniyum santhoshama irupom... sari than eh...

M : hmmm... kandipa irupom... athu than theriyume...

K : apadi va vazhiki...

(Caressing her cheeks) en gundu malli nijamave mulla poo madhiri olli agiduchu...
Yen de ipadi... elaichi poi, kannu suthi karuvazhaiyam, face elam dull ah... chhh.. video call, photos la perusa theriyala...

M : illaa mama... nalla than irunthen... ipo konja naal ah ne vare nu therinjathu la irunthu oru madhiriye irunthuchu mama... sapida mudiyala... thoonga mudiyala... yepada varuve nu agiduchu...

K : hmmmm... paathale theriyuthu...

M : enake ena paaka pidikala... asingama iruken illaa...

K : athelam onum illaa... yepavum pola thanga selai madhiri than iruke...

yena thangam konjam polish poiduchu... weight kammi agiduchu...

athelam na thotta polish agiduve...

weight mattum konjam naal agum... athaiyum yethidalam sari ah... (hitting her forehead)

M (amusingly) : appuram vera yetha iruka...

K : illaa avalo than... mulla poo ah gundaakanum... gundu malli ah undaakanum... sari than eh de...

M(blushing) : acho... po mama... pecha paaru...

K : paathatha pothum... onnu kudu...

M : athellam kudukalam... mudhala iniki yena naal nu sollu..

K : yena naal... na rendu varusham kalichu oorku vara naal...

M : avalo than ah...

K : aama vera yena...

M : theriyaatha unaku...

K : theriyalaiye...

M : nalla yosi...

K : theriyala de... neeye sollu... apadi yena special iniki...

M : oh ho theriyala illaa... sari vandiya yedu polam...

K : oru mutham kudu polam...

M : aama athan romba mukkiyam... mudiyaathu... kelambalam...

K : ei gundu malli... aasaiya iruku de.. mama keta kuduka mattiya...

M : poda... aasaiyaam aasai... unaku enmela asaiyum ilaa, kaadhalum illaa... moonu varusham munnadi pidikaama thaali kattina madhiri than inum iruke... athan kalyana naal kuda niyabagam illaa...

K : adada kalyana naal ah... oorku vanthathu yellaraiyum paathathu nu irunthutu itha maranthuten de...

M : en niyabagamaavathu iruka...

K : athu than oru naalaiki ayiram message, call, video call panriye... athunala iruku...

M : oh ho... athunala iruku... appo na athelam panalaina...

K : panalaina doubt than... maranthurupen...

M (angrily) : aama aama pidikaama kalyanam panikita apadi than marakkum...

K : aama aama neenga apadiye sirichukite thaali katikitenga.. enna solrenga...

M : appo iruntha mullai ipo illaa... aana nee aapdiye than iruka... athan niyabagam illaa... po... vandiya edu... kelambalam...

K : ei gundu malli...

As he tried to pull her over him, she withdrew her back to her seat...

M : poda perusa pesa vanthutaan... gundu malli aam gundu malli...

Call panathala, message panathala niyabagam vanthuchaam illaana vanthurukaathaam...
Appo panalaina angaye yevalavathu vellaikaari ah correct panirupan pola...

ne than loose madhiri ivana nenachutu urugitu iruke...
Ivanuku oru mannum illaa.. arive illaa de mulla unaku... nee than thevai illatha karpanai ah valathutu iruka...

Ellam thalai yeluthu...
Ipadi oruthana katti vecha avangala solanum... veetuku poi vechukaren avangaluku thaniya oru kacheri...

She wantedly murmured loudly making him laugh at her cute antics that made him fall for her...
Kathir enjoyed her angry banters with tongue in cheeks and pulled her close to him...
Before she could oppose, he brushed her lips softly with one hand caressing her nape of the neck and other hand on her cheeks...

K : iniki December 12...

SMOOCH...

Namma veetula nammaku pidikama namma venam nu soliyum nammaku kalyanam pani vecha naal...

SMOOCH...

Veliya yaarukume theriyatha nammaloda kalyana naal...

SMOOCH...

Unofficial wedding day aana nijamana wedding day...

SMOOCH...

Mullai Murugan yarukume theriyama Mullai Kathirvelan aana naal...

SMOOCH...

Gundu malli kathiroda gundu malli aana naal...

SMOOCH...

Elame niyabagam iruku... nalave niyabagam iruku...

SMOOCH...

Iniki inga vara madhiri plan panathe athuku than... venum nu than atha pathi unkita yethum pesala...

SMOOCH... SMOOCH... SMOOCH...

Appuram...

M : Appuram...

K : hmmm...

Oru nimisham...

Kathir took a bag from the rear seat and took a gift wrapped package out and handed over it to her...
Mullai got it with a surprise and looked into the gift which had a note on top...

Happy (Unofficial) Wedding anniversary de gundu malli...

Happy three years and Many more to come...

M (surprised) : mama ithu...

K : ennoda kutti gift unaku...

M(excited) : acho thanks mama... open panava...

K : hmmm... kelvi vera... panu de...

Mullai took out the wrapper softly and found three diaries dated last three years...
Yes kathir had a habit of writing diary daily and here it is...

K : yena de muzhikare... gift pidikalaiya...

M : hmmmhmmm... apadi yellam illaa...

K : appuram yena... adiye gundu malli... reaction kudu de... paathutu kattipidichu mutham kudupe nu paatha ipadi paakare...

M : aama kudukaranga... iru...

Mullai took out a gift wrapped package from her hand bag and placed on his hand...
Kathir looked at it understanding what it could be...
The note read as...

Happy wedding anniversary en chella mama...

Yepavum ithu than nammaku wedding day...

Itha than kondaadanum...
Un wife oda order...

He smiled and opened the parcel and yes as he guessed it was her diaries for past three years...

M : ipo nee reaction kudu paapom... naanum than kuduthathum nee katti pidichu mutham kudupe nu paathen... onnaiyum kaanom...

K : aama kudukaranga...

He imitiated her and both laughed out loud thinking about their wavelength...

Three long years...

Affection...
Shock...
Adjustments...
Irritation...
Pain...
Understanding...
Friendship...
Love...
Anger...
Possessiveness...
Separation...
Confusion...
Avoidance...

They experienced everything and finally what stood out was only love and what they went through was here in their hands...
They grinned like a Cheshire Cat looking at their gifts...

K : ei gundu malli...

M : sollu mama...

K : namma made for eachother than polaiye de...

M : doubt eh venam... mad and made for eachother...

K : hmmm...

Again they fell into each other's arms placing the gifts aside and tangled their hands feeling the warmth of the other's body and also love...

M : yethana naal ithukaga yenginen theriyuma mama... ipadiye irunthudalam pola iruku... vera yethume venam....

K : aama de... ipadiye irunthudalam... enakum vera yethum venaam... nee matum pothum...

M : mama....

K : Hmmm... i love u sola poriya...

M : hmmkmmm solraagha... yepavum I hate you than...

K : naanum yepavum I hate you than...

M : athu than enakum venum... I hate you mama...

SMOOCH...

K : I hate you so much de gundu malli...

SMOOCH...

TBC...