K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

K : group la message pani mudichu ara mani neram achu...

M : athuku??

K : unnala oru phone pana mudiyathu ilaa...

M : call pani, msg pani unga santhoshatha yethuku kedukanum nu than...

K : oh ho...

M : sir than nan illama santhoshama iruka aalu ache...

K : trichy la ponnu kuda suthinatha vituta....

M : haan athum than... vera ponnu vera iruku... apuram na ethuku...

K : ithu rendaiyum niyabagam vechuko... nalaiki neraya time irukum.. appo sandai podalam... ipo venam...olunga pesu ...

M : hmmkmmm.. athan na pesalaina santhosham ache ungaluku... appuram yena...

K : Oi....

M : hmmm...

K : pls de...

M : sari ok.. aana nalaiki kandipa sandai poduven....

K : naalu adi kuda adichuko... ipo matum venaam....

M : adi than eh....nalla kudukaren nalaiki...

K : vangikka na ready....

M : thara nanum ready..

K : ipo vera pesalama...

M : hmm pesalame... yena pesalam....

K : iniki un veetuku vanthathu nalla irunthuchu theriyuma... yelarume nalla palagaranga... na than athigama pesarathu illa illaa... enake theriyuthu...

M : cha cha apadi elam illa... nalla than pesarenga....ithuku mela yaru nalla pesuva... nalla nadanthupa...

K : illa na athigama pesarathu illa nu ithu varai feel panathu illa... ipo konjam kashtama kuda iruku... unaku na dheena anne,sankar anne madhiri elam pesanum palaganum nu asai illaya...oru msg kuda enaku avangala madhiri nalla pana vara mattenguthunu thonalaiya... unmai ah sollu...

M : suthama illanga...neenga neengala iruntha than enaku pidikum... yaro madhiri irukanum nu ilaa... ungaluku neraya pesanum nu thonina pesunga... illana venam... enakaga neenga maara venam...

K : nalla iruku itha kekka... konjam kavalaiya irunthuchu unaku apadi thonumo nu... athan maathikalam nu ketten...mathapadi enaku ipadi irukarathula yethum illa... 24 varushama ipadi than eh iruken....unkita mattum than athigama pesaren....

M : athan theriyume....

K : aana unaku enkita yetha maathikanum na maraikama solidu sariya.... na maathikaren....

M : neenga romba sweet nga.....yepavum enna pathiye yosikarenga...

K : apadiya...

M : aama nga...

K (in a naughty tone) : taste pani paatha madhiri solre... athuku than oru special naal venum nu solitiye....

M (in same tone) : athu sonnen than... aana ungaluku vevarame illanga..

K : yethu?? Enaku vevaram illaya...

M : aama... namala eduthu sapitalum taste theriyum.. yaravathu ooti vitalum taste theriyum... ithu kuda theriyalaina yepadi....

K : adi paavi... neeya ithu... enaku heart eh ninundum pola iruku...

M : irukum irukum...

K : nijama adikadi yetha onnu pani illaa pesi shock kudukare... yepavume ipadiye pesen.......

M : yepavume ipadiye pesarathu la yenanga iruku... apadi yepavume pesaratha vida yepo da ipadi pesuven nu wait pani kekara oru feel iruku ilaa athu vera level...

K : intha dialogue ah engayo keta madhiri iruke...

M (smiling) : yelam sir oda dialogue than..

K : haan.. eppo sonen nu purinjuduchu....iniki nalla form la than iruke ne.... (laughing)

M : hmm rendu naal pesaathathukum sethu vechu pesanum pola iruku...

K (soft tone): kashtama irunthucha...

M : romba...nalla velai akka, mama, tharan elarum irunthanga illana paithiyam agirupen....

K : unna entha vithathulaiyum kashta paduthida kudathu nu tha nenaikaren.. paathu paathu, yosichu yosichu onnu onnum panren... aana enake theriyama ethavathu nadakuthu...

A remorse feel in his voice made mullai open her up...

M : illaa intha rendu naal romba thevai than nga.. enake enna pathi neraya vishayam purinjuthu...

K : yena purinjuthu....

M : athu...vanthu... yenga na unga kita oru vishayam solanum... aana namala pathi illaa.... solatuma...

K : puthusa yena kelvi yelam.. yara pathi iruntha yenna.. sollu...

M : yenga veetula neraya per kalyanam panra murai la irukanga, irunthanga... aana periyavanga yarukum sonthathula kalyanam pananum nu aasai elam illaa... apadi elam sethu vechu pesinathum ilaa.. athachi ku murai la manikandan nu oru anne iruntharu... aana veliya jega annanuku than kati kuduthanga.. apadi than dheena mama kum... gayathri ka dheena mama murai than... aana paanala...

K : nalla vishayam than eh... thevai illaatha ethirparpugal, prachanaigal varathu...

M : aamanga... athe madhiri tha suji ka, sankar mama vum...
Yarum avangala apadi yosikala...aana avanga love pana arambichutanga... athu kuda yarukum santhegam varala.. yen na yelarum orutharuku oruthar nalla palaguvom...athunala vithiyasam theriyala...

K : hmmmm....puriyuthu...

Kathir didnt understand what she is about to say.. But just listened to her keenly...

M : suji ka ku kalyanam paaka arambichapo than veetula avanga love ah pathi sonanga.. konjam prachanai achu.. appuram mama convince panitaru... sariya poitu irunthuchu... apo tha kalyanathuku jhathagam paathanga... athula rendu perukum suthama porutham ila nu vanthuchu.. mama ku sevvaai thosham.... suthama porunthala...venam nu vitutanga...rendu perum veetula pesiyum kekala... ivanga love ah periyavanga periya vishayamavum eduthukala...manasa maathikuvanga nu nenachu akka ku vera mapillai paathu fix panra varai poitanga....

K : intha kaalathula kudava intha jhadhagam yelam nambaranga....

M : aama nambinathuku than yelam nalla nadanthuchu... (sarcastically)

K : yena aachu...

M : suji ka poison sapituta...

K(shocked) : yenathu???

M : aama romba edge of the moment la than kandu pidichanga...hospital ku kutitu odinanga.. 3 naal icu la iruntha... hope eh illaa ava nalla padiya thirumbi varuva nu... antha moonu naal nanga yarum sapidala,thongala, uyire illaa.. sankar mama inum mosam..avaru yarukudaiyum pesala....hospital ah vitu veliya kuda varala... vaazhkai eh veruthutaru... avara oru aalu gavanichute iruka vendiyatha irunthuchu... avaru yetha paniparo nu... nalla velai 3 days kalichu akka konjam better agita... 10 naal hospital la than iruntha...

K : ithana nadanthuruka... na kuda sontham prachanai irunthurukaathu nu nenachen... msg la suji anni avanga kalyana prachanai nu sonapo kuda sari ah puriyala enaku... yena perusa iruka poguthu nu nenachen...

M : hmmm aamanga... ithai than akkavum msg la sonanga... appuram hospital la irunthu vantha aniki prachanai thirumba arambichuduchu... sankar mama vanthu sandai potutaru suji ka va kutitu poren.. neenga paathuka venam... nan eh paathukaren nu... veetula irukavangala than akka ku ipadi agiduchu nu...
Appuram yelarum pesi samaathanapaduthi kalyanam nichayam pananga... Appuram apadiye sari agiduchu yellam...

K : nalla vellai.. athuku mela adam pidikama kalyanam pani vechangale.... aanalum unga veetu aalunga ipadi iruka kudathu...

M : hmmm avanga apdi than... atha vidunga... ungaluku suji ka panathu pathi yena thonuthu?

K : vadikatina muttalthanam...prachanai vantha thairiyama ninnu samalikka venama... ipadiya panuvanga... yetha agiruntha avanga vaazhkai than eh poirukum...yaruku yena nashtam... athum sankar annana nenachu paakama ipadi oru mudivu eduthrukanga...

M : periamma, periappa pathi elam yosika matengarenga neenga...

K : avangalukum periya adi tha..othukaren... aana ponnu ah purinjukama avanga ishtathuku nadanthanga ila.. athunala avanga mela perusa enaku anuthabam elam varala... ne thappa nenachalum ipadi than enaku thonuthu...

M : aana enaku enna thonichu theriyumanga.. apadi yena appa amma kudumbatha vida kaadhal mukkiyam nu thonichu....mama ah maraka konja naal kashtama irukum... appuram sari agidum.. athuku yen ipadi pananum nu thonichu...

K : apadiya yosicha...

M : aama apadi yena periya kaadhal uh thonichu...kaadhal nu vanthuta kudumbam elam thevai illaa ah nu thonichu... akka mela kovam yelam irunthuchu....

K : oh....

M : aana apadi nenacha nan eh epadi maariruken theriyumanga... namma paathu oru 20 naal than achu.. aana ennala chumma neenga oru velai kaga ennavitu ponathe thanga mudiyala... full ah ungala than nenachutu irunthen...vera yethume yosika mudiyala...

Her voice became very low...

K : Oi....ne...

M : na soli mudichudarennga.. ethuvum solathegha ipo.. akka va pathi nenachen la kudumbatha vida mama mukkiyama nu.. ipo nanum apadi agita madhiri thonuthunga...

Thonuthu elam illa... apadi than agiten....

Akka, mama, tharan vanthanga... na paatuku thoongitu iruken.. ithe munaadi madhiri irunthuruntha apadi santhoshama wait panitu irupen... aana ipo avanga varanga nu niyabagam kuda illa enaku....

Avanga irukum bothum ungala tha nenachutu irunthen...enake oru samayathula kutraunarchi ah agiduchu... avalo thoram irunthu enakaga velai ah vitutu vanthurukanga aana na ipadi iruken nu... aana maatha mudiyala...

athe than kelambum bothum... munnadi elam aluven kelambinangana.. iniki ethum illa.. unga kita rendu naal ah pesala.. iniki pesanum nu than thonichu... vera ethum thonala...

Appa, amma kita kuda munna madhiri time spend panrathu illa... athu avangalukum nalla theriyuthu... avangaluku santhosham than...prachanai yenana enaku apadi avangaloda time spend pananum nu kuda thona mattenguthu... athe enaku manasukula avalo uruthuthu..

Yarukum ipo elam msg, call elam athigama panrathu illaa... vera yentha vishayatha pathiyum yosikarathu ilaa..konja naal munnadi avalo mukiyama nenacha en padippa pathi kuda neenga pesara varaikum yosikala.. romba maariten na...

Oru 20 naal munnadi iruntha mullai ipo illaa.. akka sonna madhiri mothama mullai murugan la irunthu mullai kathirvelan ah maariten...

There was a silence...

Mullai didnt think she will blurt out evrything she had in her heart... she never planned for it... But unintentionally it happened... There was no response from kathir....

M : yenga line la irukeyala...

K : hmmm...

She could feel the heaviness in his voice...

M : yena achunga...

K : onum ilaa..

His voice came out like a mild cry...

M : alariyala...

K(clears his throat) : Oi...

M : hmmm... solunga... yena achu... yen kural oru madhiri iruku...

K : alarena... irukalam....

ore pathu nimisham munnadi varai, en manasula ena theriyuma irunthuchu...

rendu naal kalichu una paathuruken.... unkuda romba neram irunthuruken... unkuda pesiruken.... intha santhosham...

Apuram un veetula, un veetula oruthana iruntha santhosham...

Unoda nerunguna aalungaloda onnu sentha oru santhosham.. anni antha group perla en per serkum bothu epadi santhoshama irunthuchu theriyuma...

Appuram kadaisiya antha msgs elam paakum bothu yelathaiyum vida santhosham...

M : sorry nga...ivalo santhoshama iruntha ungala yetho loose thanama pesi ala vechutten ilaa.. sorry nga....

K : pode loose...

Mullai could feel a little tinge of his usual naughtiness but definitely something added up feeling was present... she couldnt understand what it is...

M : yenanga... pls solunga..

K : intha santhoshathai yellam adichu thokkara alavuku santhosham vanthuchu ipo ne sonathuku... yaarai paathiyum yosikama yenna pathi mattume yosikara nu sonapo... enna miss panen nu sonapo... appa amma vida enkuda time spend pana pidikuthu nu sonapo.... inum solite polam... ne enna yentha edathula vechuruke nu nalla puriyuthu enaku....

Athuve Ullukula yena yenamo panuthu.... (rubs his chest)

M : yenga... inum alareyala...

K : alugai elam ila...chumma oru emotion la varathu than...
enaku intha i love u elam varthai la solarathula periya nambikkai illaa... sola matten...varavum varathu...

Aana yepavum en manasula thonra oru vishayam... ne enkita kaatara kaadhal ah vida yepavume pala madangu athigamana kaadhal ah unkita kamikanum nu than nenaipen... ipo enake athu santhegama iruku ennala mudiyuma nu....

M : yenga neengalum enna madhiri than eh irukiya.. enamo na mattum apadi iruka madhiri solriya....

K : na yepadi iruken... hmmm...

He paused for few seconds.. He should have expressed his love to her.. That would have been really better after she spoke her heart... But he had other things pilled up before that... He wanted to clear those things...

M : yenanga adikadi amaithi agaregha..

K : nalaiki namma rendu perukum kalyanam nadakalaina yenna panuva nee...

M : yenanga ithu... namaku yen kalyanam nadakama iruka poguthu... ithena love marriage ah...prachanai vara... arrange marriage than eh...

K : sari rendu veetulaiyum yetha prachanai agi intha kalyanatha avangale niruthinangana enna pannuve ne... illa namakulaiye yetha prachanai vantha yena panuve...

M : cha yenanga kelvi ithu... abasagunama pesathegha....

K : sollu... ne than eh yosicha nu sonna amma appa kudumbam vida kaadhal mukkiyam illaa nu... ipo ne sollu.. antha nilamai unaku vandha ne yena panuve...

M : ennala itha yosika kuda mudiyala... vidunga intha pecha...

K : ennaku ipo bathil venum...

His voice turned so stern...

M : alugai than varuthu enaku... ipadi pesatheya...

K : na phone ah vekkaren... yena bathil nu yosichutu enaku kupitu sollu....

He dropped the call leaving mullai in anguish....