K: Pothathu Mulla!!!! Athe vide MUKKIYAMAnathu onnu iruku!

M: Athevide mukkiyama? Yennanghe athu? (still confused)

K: Athan Mulla..... PURINTHUNARVU.....English le kuude ...etho.....UNDER...

M: UNDERSTANDING ah Nge?

K: Aah....Athu than! Nee ennaiye purinjukenum....Naanum unne purinjukenum! Ethum sollamele puriyanum! Athuthan rombe mukkiyam, Mulla!

M: (still confused) Purinjethale thanne pidikithu?? Illaiya????

K: Athu eppadi solrathu.....Irukelam! Aana athu appedi illai! Naan solrathu vanthu....(scratching his beard)

M: Yen pathathamave pesuringhe? Solrathe porumaiya neradiyave sollunghe! Yenkitte solle yen ippedi yosikiringhe?

K: Athuvum seritha (smiles)....Unkitte solle yen eppadi yosikiren! Cheh! (smiles at himself)

- Both shares the same smile – realizing what they just said –

K: Athavathu....(Mullai interrupts: Marupadiyuma!)

(Kathir continues).... Ada iru... Solren! Unnaku enna pathi yenna theriyum??? Ennaku enna pidikum pidikathu nu unnaku theriyuma???? Athe than ennakum....Unnaku enna pidikum pidikathu theriyuma ennaku??

M: (proud) Ennaku theriyum Nge ungele pathi! Ungelukku theriyatha enna???

K: Appedi illai....Theriyum aana...Ellam theriyuma na...konjam santhegam tha, illai! Athe soldren! Nalla kellu Mulla....Oruthar innoruthar pathi nalla therinju vechikanum....Appothan sandai illaime vithu koduthu vaazhe mudiyum!

M: Puriyithu Nge! Neenge enna solle varinghe nu ennaku nallave puriyithu! Aana ennaku ennamo...nambe ippo vaazhre vaazhkai santhosama irukuna...nambe purinjikithethalle thanne nu thonuthu....Aana ungeluku ithule konjam santhegam! Appedithanne???

K: Hmmmm (little mischievous) appediya???? (turning to Mullai's side)....(She already staring at him) .....(K mindvoice: Enna ippadi kurukuru nu paarkura?....Deyh, Kathiru) ....Aama aama Nge Madam!!!! (smiles at her)

M: Cheringe Saar!!! (smiles) Unge santhegathai oru game vechi clear pannikelama?

K: Ennathu game ah???? Inge oruthan evvalo serious ah pesikithu iruken....Nee ennada na game vilaiyadelama nu comedy pannikithu iruke! (little anger)

M: Aamange! Game tha! Ithu neenge nenaikire maathiri rombe serious aane vishayam illai Nge! Understanding game onnu nambe vilaiyadelam! Namaku evvolo purinthunarvu iruku nu paarthukelam! Nambe rendu peru mathum tha....Vilaiyadelama???? Sollunghe????

K: Etho solre.... Aana ketke nalla tha iruku! (excited tone) Seri vaa, vilaiyadelam! Eppadi vilaiyadurathu ithe????

M: Cheringhe! Vaange vilaiyadelam! Hmmmm konjam irunge...Varen!

- Mullai goes to the shelf – takes her diary – tears 2 sheets from it – searching for pens – she only found one –

M: Aiyooo...Oru pen tha iruke....Irunge....Kitchen le Akka onnu vechirunthange....Naan poi eduthuthu varen!

K: Iru iru...enkitte oru pen iruku nu nenaikiren....(searhing in his shirts and pants)...Tho iruke!

M: Hmmmm seri kudunge! Cheri vaange eppadi vilaiyadanum nu solren...Nalla kellunge...Ithe pudinghe! (handing him one paper and one pen)

K: Cheringhe madam! Neenghe sollunge....naan kekuren! (teasing her)

M: Yenghe! Ippediyellam pannathinghe! Aparom naan thunge poiruven...sollithen (child like face)

K mindvoice: Enna azhaga iruka le! En azhagi!

K: Aiyooo....illai illai...Sorry.....nee sollu!

M: Athe bayam irukathum! Kellunge! Cheri paperku naduvule....rendu paguthi vare mathiri ( l ) ippedi neetha oru kodu podunge! Apparom oru paguthile unge peru Kathir (shy) nu eluthunge....athe mathiri en peru Mullai nu innoru paguthile eluthunge!

- Both writing like what she just said – Mullai asked " Eluthithingela Nga?"

K: nodded YES.....Aah eluthithen....Aduthu enna?

M: Inge paarunge! (Kathir turns to her side) Nalla kellunge! Ungele pathi oru 5 kelvi...Naan ketpen , ungeluku neengelum ketkelam....Rendu perum ore kelviku bathil eluthanum....appedithan enna pathi varum bothum! Purinjatha?

K: Purinja madhiri tha iruke...Aana konjam kolapamavum iruku! Oru example kuden! Nalla puriyum le!

M: Paarda! Athuvum seritha le! Cheri...ippedi vechikelam! Mothele, ungele pathi kelvi...Athavathu....Kathir column le bathil rendu perum eluthanum....Neenge kekuringenu vechikelam! "Kathirin mulu peyar enna?" Athuku neengelum bathil eluthanum, naanum eluthanum....Ippedi ungelukanna 5 kelvi mudinjathum....En paguthi kaane kelvigale neengelum naanum kethuthu bathil eluthanum! Ippo puriyitha Nge?

K: Nallave puriyithu! Start pannelama? Nee mothe kellu enna pathi!

M: Paarda ...aruvathai! Cheri yemmathe kudunge sollithen! Kelvi kekuravangelukum bathil therinjiru irukanum...Unmaiya eluthanum....Enna theriyumo athe appediye eluthanum! Arambikelama??? (Kathir nodded yes)

- Both KM got excited as this is the first time they are playing something like this - alone – only THEM! – Mullai starts the game – They write down their answer once the question is asked! Both were very excited and can't wait to ask questions when it's their turn to ask!

- First 5 set of question is about Kathir!-

M: Ungele pathi mothe kelvi naan kekuren!

1. Kathirukku piditha unavu ethu?

K: Enna posukunu per sollithe! Iru unne kavanichikiren! Ippo naan!

2. Kathirukku than MANAIVIyin mukathil pidithathu ethu?

M: Yaaru??? Manaiviyam le???? Yaarunge avanghe? (Kathir raises his eyebrows looking at her)....Cheri cheri...Naanthan Naanthan! Aduthu naa kekuren!

3. Kathir yen mel padippu ethum padike villai?

K: Aduthu naa thanne?

4. Kathir ku piditha varnam ethu?

M: Kadaisi...Naan!

5. Than manaiviyai vide, inthe kudumbathil, Kathirukku yaar meethu athige paasam?

K: Appada mudinja! Oru pakuthike eppadiya! Konjam rest edukelama? Intha thanniye kudichithu...eppadiye ennakum kudu! Apparom unne pathi vilaiyadelam!

- Mullai takes the sombu – Drinks a little and pass it to him – He drinks with little smile (recollecting the moment of she drank and now he is drinking from the same sombu at the same time) – Both settled – Kathir started this time!

- Second 5 set of question is about Mullai-

K: Ready ah? Naan kekuren!

1. Ippoluthu Mullaiyin mulu peyar enna?

M: Naanu...ippo!

2. Mullaiku than KANAVARin mugathil pidithathu ethu?

K: Paarda! Ka-na-van-amle! (smile) Cheri ippo naan!

3. Mullaiku porantha veedu pidikuma illai puguntha veedu pidikuma?

M: Poranthe veedu....Puguntha veedu....Nalla tha kekuringe! Ippo naan!

4. Yen Mullaiku inthe kudumbathil ulle ellor meethum akkaraiyai irukiraal?

K: Aama yen akkare???? Iru yosikiren!....Aaahhh....naan eluthithen....Nee? Aduthathu kekeva? (Mullai nodded yes while still writing her last words)

5. Mullaiku ethu Kathirin gunathil pidikaathu, ethu pidikum? Rendu kelvi onna ketturuken...Athuku arre arre mark cheriya!

M: Appadi mudinchu! Nalla tha irunthuchu le Nge? Vaange bathile paarpom...Evvalo otthu poiruku nu!

K: Vaa sernthu paarkelam....Kithethathe ore mathiri iruntha.....athavathu ore artham irunthu seri thanne! (Mullai: Aamange) – Both placed their papers down and started ticking correct or wrong –

( √ - correct / √* - almost correct / X- wrong )

M: Oh...Ungeluku karupu pidikatha....Karupu colour tha neenge neraiya podure maathiri irukum athan....Manjal ah...athan naan manjal saree kathuna... veche kannu vangame paarpingela? (K mindvoice: Achachooo...kandupudichithale)

K: Unnaku en dhaadhi avalu pidikuma....Kannu le nambe rombe pesurathale unnakum en kannu tha pidikum nenaichene! Paarda...naan akkare padurathan pidikum nenaicha, yennaiye nee eppadi lam kavanichiruke....amaidhiya mudivu edukurathe avvolo pidikuma...Parvaleye!

M: Adadee...Ithu vum nalla tha iruku le.... Paarunghe! Naan ungel vidu arre mark tha Nge kudu! Neengelum chumma illai....Naan tha appove sonnele!

K: (little disappointed) Nee super! Naan tha....Paaru ennaku unne pathi seriya theriyele thanne!

M: (tries to confide him) Aiyooo appadi illainge.... Neenge eluthunathuthum serithan...Light ah miss aichi avulothan....Ungelukku enna pathi nallave theriyuthunge! Ippothane palageve arambichirukom...innum konjam nerungi palagitha, ellam thannale theriyum! (mischievous smile)

K: Nethulerunthu nee oru maathiriya tha pesure....Ennanu tha therle! Cheri ithe vidu! Marupadiyum solren....Ennakum unne pidikum! Unnakum enna pidikum! Athe mathiri ippo....UNNAKUM ENNA THERIYUM.....ENNAKUM UNNE etho oru alavuku THERIYUM! (long pause)

K: (sad tone) Apparom yen??? Anniki appedi SONNE???? Yen enna ALEVECHE???? Yen ennaiye KUDUKEVECHA???? Yen unge veethuku POIRATHUMA NU KETTE???? Yen NAANUM UNNAI ANUPITHEN???? Nee ponapiragu...Yen PAITHIYAM MATHIRI UNNAIYE NENAICHIKITHE KASTHA PATTHEN???? (trying to hide his tears) Ippo varaikum ennaku ethu puriyave illai....Mulla (tears rolling down his cheecks) – Mullai did not understand what he is trying to say –

- TBC-