Kathir felt he was too much suffocating inside out... He wanted some fresh air so slipped out of his room to terrace... He always felt comfortable in speaking with mullai in his room, in his bed which always gave him a pleasing feel that she will be with him soon there...
But today's happiness couldnt restrict himself in one place...

Yes its happiness....
Pure bliss...
No doubt in it...
Added to it a little anger on his girl....

The reason for happiness is because he has become mullai's life entirely...
He is the most important consideration in her life now...
The change that she realised in her now, kathir had noticed in him even before their engagement and he is not ashamed to accept that he has changed...
He never felt unhappy...
He never felt he is at fault....
He never felt bad for his change of priorities...

He deciphered mullai has confusions and oscillations regarding her current change and though she changed she is not completely ok with it which he could very feel from her words...

Yes She is feeling guilty....
She is unhappy too....

This feel of her hit him hard at the happiness he enjoyed when she confessed about her love for him...

A little of his man ego provoked his anger and little of his lover boy feel provoked his fear making him ask such painful questions to her...

Though he felt annoyed to ask those, he wanted her to think over and come with a clear mind saying its only him she needs...
His love didnt want any other answer other than that...

Deep down, he knew the answer which she already said indirectly but still he didnt want a conjecture with feelings....

Time passed...

He checked his mobile...

It was quarter to 12...

As a usual practice he went to her whatsapp dp...

To his surprise, a one who changes her dp every day sometimes even twice a day has same dp since three days revealing her reluctance in everything....

K mindvoice : azhagi... sikiram kupidu de... na than venum nu solarathuku ivalo nerama....

TING....

M msg : call panreyala...

A small smile graced his lips....

He called her...

She picked up waiting till the last ring as he guessed making him smile wider...

K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

K : thoon.... ivalo... ah... ilaaa...

M : voice break aguthunga... kaathu satham than kekuthu...

K : mottai maadi la iruken... athan... earphone potuten...kekutha ipo...

M : ippo kekuthu naala...

K : thoongitiya.... ivalo neram ah kupidave ilaa nu ketten...

M : aama thoongara madhiri kelvi than eh ketegha... athan thoongiten...

There was little anger along with whimpers and pain in her voice...

He pretended as if he didnt notice any...

K : sari sollu... un bathil yena...

M : namma kalyanam yellam nikkathu...

K : nikkuma.. nikkatha nu na kekala unna..

M : oh ho....

K : namakkula yetha sandai vanthu ninuduchuna yena panuve... sandai podama antha andavanala kuda iruka mudiyathu...

M : sandai potukite kuda kalyanam panikalam... athu vera... ithu vera...

K : oh sari.. athu panalam... namma rendu per samanthapatta vishayam...

Aana veetula yetha prachanai vanthu avanga kalyanatha nirithinangana...

M ( in a raised voice ): unga vaai la nalla varthai eh varatha...

K : bathil venum enaku...

M : avanga niruthina niruthitu poranga... namma poi kalyanam panipom...kalyanam panika namma rendu iruntha pothum ilaaa..

Kathir's lips curved into a beautiful smile....

K : kudumbatha vida kaadhal than mukkiyam nu solriya...

M : illaa yellathaiyum vida neenga than mukkiyam nu solren...

K : nijama..?? Appo na veeta vitu veliya vara sona vanthuduviya...

M : yenga ipadi...

K : bathil sollu...

M : vanthuduven....

K : itha konjam sirichitu kuda solalam....

M : aama.. neenga kekara kelvi ku siripu onnu than korachal... kovam than varuthu enaku....

K : oh ho... unaku mattum than kovam varuma... enakelam kovam varatha...

M : varum varum nalla varum... yen varathu.. apadi kovam vara madhiri na yena panen... ungalukaga ivalo maariruken nu sonathu thapa...

K : athu thappu illa.. apadi ne sonathu enaku evalo santhoshama iruku theriyuma... aana athu unaku santhosham illaye...

M : enaku yena santhosham illa???

K : unaku intha maatrathala oru santhoshamum illaa nu solren.. kutraunarchiyum, uruthalum than perusa iruku... ne maarita than... na othukaren.. aana antha maatratha santhoshama yethuka mattengare.... aiyo maaritame nu solra madhiri iruku....

M : athu... apadi ila...

K : apadi tha.. ne soniya mullai murugan ah irunthu mullai kathirvelan ah maarita nu... athu unmai than...ne mulusa maarita.. aana thirumba athe than... athu unaku santhoshama illa... uruthala than iruku.. athan enaku kovam varuthu...

Enakaga ne panra onnu onnum santhoshathula panratha irukanum... uruthal la panratha iruka kudathu...

M : uruthal illama irukuma yena...

K : yethuku uruthanum.. thevai eh illaa...

Una paathathula irunthu na yevalo maariruken theriyuma...unaku ithellam ipo than theriyuthu... enaku yepavo purinjuduchu....

Mudhala kadai velai...
Munnadi elam kadai than enaku yellame... yethukagavum kadai velai ah vida matten.. ipo apadiye maariduchu... night elam unkuda phone pesitu kadai la velai paakama thoongitu iruken... enaku entha uruthalum illaa ithula..

Annangaluku kalyamam aanathuku appuram yepavum sarakku edukarathuku na than poven... night poitu kaalaila vara madhiri irukum.. ipo elam na porathe illa... amma sonanga nichayam aana paiyan poga venam nu....chumma kuda paravala na poren nu solala... happada nu vituten... avanga sonathukaga Pogala nu nenachutu irukanga....aana ennoda karanam athukaga elam illaa...pona un kuda pesa mudiyathe...

M : trichy ku...

K : ne trichy ah vidu.. na solratha mulusa solla vidu...
Itha na santhoshama than panren.. ipo nu ilaa... nalaiki namaku kalyanam aginathuku appuram na munnadi pona madhiri una vitutu poga mudiyuma....mudiyathu illaa.. maari than eh aganum... athan na maarikaren ipove...

Appuram enakaga kuda yarkitayum poi ethukum na ninathu illaa.. un padippukaga ninen..unakaga ninen..namakaga ninen..
en veetula, un veetula pesinene.. na ithu varai ipadi yarkitayum poi ethum venum nu ketathu illaa... ithum maatram than eh....

Veetula irukavanga kudaye yosichu yosichu tha pesuven... aana ipo un sonthakaranga, un friends uh ngara ore karanathukaga elarkitayum pesaren... unna madhiri uruthal elam illa enaku ithula....

Unkita ipadi mani kanaka pesaren, msg panren aana ipovum en veetula munnadi iruntha madhiri than iruken naalu varthai pesitu.... ithuku kutdaunarchi varanuma enaku...

Appuram nalaiki college porathu, kanchipuram porathu nu mudivu panapo entha uruthal ilama than sari nu sonen... ithana naal kadai la iruka mudiyathe nu yosikala nan...

unkita sonen niyabagam iruka meena anni appa kalyanam aana puthusula nadantha prachanai la enaku accident panaru nu... accident aanapo kuda pidivaatham pidichu kadaiki ponen... aana ippo illaa... ithuku yena solre...

M : ennakagava ithelam....

She couldn't speak more.... Her voice broke...

K : aama Ithu yellame unala than... unakaga than...
Itha solitu na uruthala iruku kutraunarchi ah iruku nu sonna unaku epadi irukum nu neeye sollu...

Unakaga ivalo maariruken nu santhoshapaduviya illaa ipadi uruthala iruku nu solren nu kovapaduviya....

Sollu de..

M : santhosham, kovam rendume than varum...

K : hmm athan enakum vanthuchu.... nee avalo maarinathula santhosham.. aana oru kovamum kuda...

M : puriyuthunga... sorry... na apadi soliruka kudathu...

K : soliruka kudathunu solathe...nenachuruka kudathu nu sollu....

M : hmmm nenachuruka kudathu... thappu than...

K : thirumbavum solren... yelarume oru point la maarithan aganum... yepavume yelarum yelaru kitayum ore madhiri iruka mudiyathu.... yen namale kalyanathuku appuram vera madhiri maari than aganum....na kalyanathuku munnadi iruntha madhiri than irupen nu sola mudiyathu...

M : hmm puriyuthunga....

K : namma rendu perum ipadi agitathunala udane mathavangala vitu velagitom nu illa.. oru orutharukum oru oru edam irukum yelaroda vaazhkailayum... atha maatha mudiyuthu...

M : ithu puriyala...

K : hmmm yepadi solrathu... na unna un appa madhiri nalla pathukalam... aana appa aga mudiyathu... athe madhiri neeyum en amma madhiri enkita nalla pasama irukalam aana amma aga mudiyathu... atha than sola varen....

M : hmmm puriyuthu.... thappu than.... sorry nga... inime apadi nenaika maatten...

K : hmmmkmmm yena puriyutho unaku... ufff...

M : romba than salichukaregha...

K : pinna uruthala iruku.. kutraunarchi ah iruku nu elam pesitu iruntha manushanuku bayama iruku illaa...chummave ne thotathukellam bayapaduve... ithula ithu vera.... nalaiki nijamave yetha prachanai vanthalum thairiyama enkuda nipiyanu santhegam varuthu de... vitutu poitena en nilamai yena agarathu... manasula yevalo asai vechuruken theriyuma...

M : yena oru nambikkai en mela....bayapaduven than.. ila nu solala.. athukunu oru alavu illaya... appuram ungaluku mattum than asai iruka... enaku illaya... athelam yentha prachanai um varathu.. apadiye vanthalum ungala vitutu poga matten....

K : unna pogavum vida maaten....

M : athan theriyume...

K : aapuram romba sorry de...intha kovathula, bayathula than unaku yaaru mukiyam nu nalla puriyatum nu apadi oru kelvi kettuten...

M : paravala vidunga... ketathum nallathu than... enaku purinjuthe.... illana na ithelam yosichuruka matten....

K : hmmm...

M : aana inime kalyanam nikaratha pathi elam pesathegha... romba kashtama iruku...

K : inime pesala.... aama ne aluthiya....phone eduthapo aluthitu irunthiye...

M : pinna alama.. avalo kashtam irunthuchu... na vaaya vechutu pesama irunthurukalam nu thonichu.. na ungala miss panatha sola poi than eh neenga itha pathi pesinegha...

K : pesaama thali podarathu yepavume yethukum theervu illaa de... apaapo pesi mudichidanum...

M : pesaratha pathi elam neenga pesareya.. neram...

K : na yelam thevai padaratha kandipa pesuven... unna madhiri thevai illama thona thona nu than pesa matten...

M : oh ho... na thevai ilaama pesaren... athum thona thona nu... athan ungaluku na pesama iruntha santhoshama iruko....

K : aama...

M mindvoice : irukatum irukatum... paathukaren....

A silence...

K : yena achu madam....

K : pesa matengalo...

K : kovam vanthuducha...

K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

K : nalaiki than kochupe nu soliruka.. maranthudathe...

M : ithu veraya..

K : aama aama...

M : sari kochukala...solunga...

K : aama ne sonathu nijamave unmai than ah...

M : yenathunga???

K : yelaraiyum vida na mukiyama...

M : aama aama aama... athan soliten illaa... apuramum yenanga..

K : thirumba kekka nalla iruku athan...

M : irukum nga irukum..

K : sari na veetula vittu veliya vara sonna vanthuduviya....

M : hmmm vanthuduven....

K : sari ipo veliya vaa....

M : ponga chumma velaiyadikitu...

K : nijama solren... veliya vaaa... unakaga wait panitu iruken un veetu gate kita...

M : yenathu...

Mullai rushed to the window hurriedly to see if he is serious and yes he was there standing leaning on the vehicle....

M (shocked) : yenanga velai ithu... yaravathu paatha yena agarathu...

K : aama 1 mani aga poguthu... yaru paaka pora... sikiram vaaa.....

M : neenga irukeyale... varen...irunga...

Mullai crept out of the house after checking her parents and reached the gate...

The place was dark except for the dim street lights little far away...
The cool breeze swirled around them....
Silence was the only sound they could hear...

He smiled at her adoringly seeing her open the gate....

K : Oi...

M : hmm.... yena panregha nu therinjutha panreghala...

K : manasu kekala... thevai illatha kelvi elam kettu kashtapaduthiten ila.. athan paathutu pogalam nu vanthen...

M : athu sari...nalaiki kaalaila paakarathu than eh...

K : athu varaikum yellam thanga mudiyathu...

M : yenga ipadi...

He caressed her cheeks softly while she was looking him with all love...

K : kannu elam ulla poiduchu.. romba ala vechuten illaa...

M : athuku than ipo sirika vekareyale...

K(smiling) : un pechu iruke...

M : ulla vareyala...

K (laughing) : athu sari en mela unaku romba than nambikkai.... illa de... varala.. athelam nala irukathu... na kelambaren...

M (blushing with his answer) : sari appo kelambunga.. road la nikka venam....

K : hmmmm...

He took something out from the scooter...

K : intha...

A small carry bag full of chocolates...

M(wide eyed) : yethukunga ithu...

K : ne than eh saintharam sona.. tharanuku matum vangitu vanthen... unaku vangala nu.. athan vangi vechen nalaiki kudukalam nu... ipo vanthathunala eduthutu vanthen...

M (beaming) : romba thanks nga...

K : thanks elam venam madam... siringa pothum...

M : hmmm... sari nga sir..

K : sari nan kelambaren... ne mudhala ulla po....

M : illa neenga kelambunga...

K : unna po nu sonen...

M : sari window la paakaren...

K : hmmm... ithu sari...

M : poitu kupidunga...

K : kandipa...

He looked at her till she entered her house turning often to see him....

She rushed back to her room and saw him in the same place waiting for her....

He got into the scooter with a smile waved back at her as she waved at him and started...

After ten minutes,

Kathir called Mullai....

K : Oi...

M : hmmm.... veetuku poiteghala...

K : hmmm vanthachu...

M : vanthathuku romba thanks nga.... sema happy ah iruken..

K : nanum than... paathathu rendu nimisham nalum avalo nimathiya iruku...

M : aamanga..

K : sari ipo poi thoongu.. kalaila poganum ilaa...

M : saringa ok... epo varuvegha...

K : pathu maniku anga irupen...

M : ok nga..bye good night...

K : good night....

M : SMOOCH....

K : SMOOCH.....