Author's Note :

Hi darlings...

So I am back from break with happiness and peace... Thanks for everyone who were in constant touch with me all these days, who was in constant check few days once and who all sent your love without fail to me... Thanks a lot for everything dears....❤❤❤❤
So I am back for u all and really sorry for making you wait for long time...

Special mention to all darlings who made my birthday a special one with all your love and wishes... I really feel like mentioning every single person here but then again i dont want to miss anyone by any mistake... So a heartfelt thanks for u all of you... thank you and love you...❤❤❤❤❤

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M : Antha kathir than enaku venum...

Kedaikuma...

Her eyes met his eyes probingly....

K : ne keta na illa nu soluvena...

M : solitengana???

He pressed the tip of his nose against hers...

K (playfully) : apadi solra thairiyam iruka yena enaku....

M : serious ah pesum bothu velaiyadikitu... ponga...

She tried to move away from him...

K : shhhhh... konja neram chumma iru enakaga... appuram pesalam...

There was small peck on her forehead and with that their embrace became intense just like the increasing rain...
With the splashing rain water on their faces, mullai buried her face more into him while kathir lowered his face to the crook of her neck to escape the rain droplets....

Their hands were impenetrable and worked as a protective shield to the other from the heavy downpour...

For some mere moments, there was just the fizzling sound of rain, whooshing blow of air, racing heart beat and their warm breath....

It was kathir who came out of their mesmerized state first....

K : Oi....

M : hmmm....

K : car ku polama....

Mullai shook her head as no...

K : atleast antha motor room ku polama...

M : hmmmhmmmm..

K : mazhai jhasthi ah varuthu de...

M : varatum...

K : adam pidikaathe..

M : mudiyaathu...

K : sonna kelu... vaa polam...

By now, mullai was irritated with his continuous nagging...

M : ungaluku ipadi iruka pidikalaina neenga ponga... enna kupidatheya...

She loosened her grip for him to move...

K : udane kovam vanthudume...
Ipadi nenanja udambuku yetha vara poguthu nu sonen de.. pidikaama illa...

M : vantha oru paracetamol pota sari agidum... aana ipadi oru chance thirumba varathu.... athum varapora oru maasathula...

K : oh ho... sari... appo nalla than kattikoyen...

M : mudiyaathu.... ponga...

K : pls de... asaiya iruku...

M : apadi vaanga vazhiki... athan aasai iruku ilaa appuram yena....

K : aasai iruku nu yelame pana mudiyuma yena...

M : yellam pana venam... ipo yenna pana mudiyumo sorry yenna pana thappu illayo atha panalam...

K : madam varthai la velaiyadarenga polaiye...

M : pesarathu sir kitayache... jhakarathai ah than pesanum...

K : oh apadi.... sari.... inum ne nalla katikala...

M (hugged him tight) : kattikitachu.. pothuma...

K : hmmm pothum...ipothaiku...

Suddenly, Kathir jerked and toppled in a flash of a second making them fall on the tree trunk with a thud scaring her to hell...

M : yenga... yena achu..

Seeing him chuckle, She tried to balance on her own getting mad....

K (grinning): chumma than... nalla irunthuchu illaa...

M : nalla ah... chhhh... Adi yetha patucha... valikutha...

K : cha cha.. illaa... yen tension agare...

M : mayakam yetha vanthuducho athan vilareghalo nu oru nimisham bayanthuten...

Arivu iruka ungaluku... ipadiya velaiyaduvegha...

K : arivu iruka ah...

kathiru... mariyaathai romba down la poguthu...

M : Oh panratha panitu mariyaathai vera venuma...

Yenga... Marathula poi vilareya... athum en full weight oda... adi paturunthuchuna yena agarathu...

K : panju mootai oda viluntha valikuma yena...

Mullai couldnt control her smile now...

M : ungala yelam thiruthave mudiyaathunga...

K : kandipa mudiyathu...

M : yevalo serious ah pesitu irunthen... neenga yena panitu irukeya... kashtam ungaloda...

K : pesalam... pesaama namma yenga de poida porom...

M : yen pesa mateya... chumma irunthavala kulapi vitutu neenga jolly ah romance panunga...

Ennala santhoshama romanceum pana mudiyala... theliva yosikavum mudiyala...

Kathir made her stand straight and put his hands on either side of her shoulders......

K : sari... sorry de... sollu... yena pesanum.... ingaye pesalama ilaa car ku polama....

M : ingaye...

K : sari appo pesu de.. yena kulapam... ipove sari panidalam...

Mudhala ne kette illaa... athuku bathil solidaren.. .

kathir yepadi venum nu ne asai padariyo apadiye unaku kedaipan... pothuma...

M : pothathu...

K : pothatha...

By then, The deluge of rain had subsided a little.. It was light drizzles followed by gentle wind...

M : aama athu mattum pothathunga... enaku neraya kekanum ungakita... kekatuma...

K : kelu... yethuku permission yellam...

M : na kekaren nu thappa nenachukkatheya... ungaluku thonratha solunga... oru velai na thappa nenaipen nu yethum solama irukaatheya...

K : sollu... enaku therinja unkita yethuku solama iruka poren... appuram kandipa unna thappa nenaika matten de... athe unake theriyum....

M : Yenga... ungaluku namma relationship la yetha insecurity iruka...

Mullai could see that kathir was clearly surprised....

K : unaku ye... illaa yena ketta...

M : unaku yepadi theriyum nu kekka vantheyala...

K : illa illa...

M : oh ho... nambittenga...

enaku unga madhiri romba pakuvama yosika yelam theriyaathunga... enaku therinja varai enaku apadi thonuthu... unmai ah.... insecure ah feel panrengala....

K : ipadi ketta yena solrathu...

M : illaa... namalodathu arrange marriage than... namakum oruthara oruthar romba pidikum... namma veetulayum oru prachanaiyum illa...yelarum romba nalla type than... yelame namaku positive ah than nadakuthu... yethume thappa nadakala... nadaka chance um illa... athu ungalukum theriyum...enakum theriyum... aanalum ungaluku yetho oru insecurity iruku nu thonuthu enaku... sari ah thappa nu theriyala enaku...

Neenga karaikudi pogum bothu sonathelam mudhala possessiveness madhiri therinjuthu aana yosicha apadi illayo nu thonuthu...

K : yepadi solre...

M : ungaluku nethu nadantha yella vishayamume santhoshama iruku mudhala... oru chinna varutham kuda illaa... diwali ku yelaraiyum vara sonathu, yelarukum dress vangi kuduthathu, antha cricket, movie elame...

Aana yetho yosikarenga... yelame uruthalaguthu... yenna yosikaregha... athu yenanu enaku theriyanum...

K :.....

M : enaku ungala vida vera yaravathu mukkiyam nu ungaluku thonina, kovam vantha athu udane varanume.... yen apadi vara matenguthu... arambathula santhoshama thonra oru vishayam yen konja neram kalichu uruthala maaruthu....

Antha santhoshathukum, antha uruthalukum naduvula neenga yena yosikaregha...

Athan enaku puriyala... Na yosikrathu thappa sari ah nu kuda theriyala...

K : ne sari ah than kekare de... sola pona romba sari ah kekare...

M : apadiya.. sari appo na onnu kekarenga...
Na neenga matum vantha paathathu nu sonen nu ungaluku kashtama irunthathu yethunala...

ungaluku matum na importance kudukalainaa... illaaa avangalukum importance kudukarenna... illaaa avangaluku importance kudukarathunala ungaluku kudukkaama poiduvenna...

K : yena de ithana kelvi kekare...

M : kekkarathe ithana kekaren na yethana yosichutu irupen nu nenachu parunga... mandaiye vedikara madhiri iruku...

K : cha loose uh... thevai illama yetho yetho yosichu kulapikathe... enakelam onum illa... na nalla than iruken....
Yepavum pola unmela paithiyama than iruken..

M : athu enaku nalla theriyumnga...na illa nu solalaiye.... aana athu mattum na ketta kelvi ku bathil illaye...

vera yenamo irukunga... athu enaku pidipada mattneguthu...

aana kandipa ungaluku athu theriyaama irukaathu.... athu yena nu solunga...

Enaku ippo bathil venum....

Saying this, Mullai shuddered a little ..

K : Oi... kulurutha...

She didnt reply....

ENNAKU IPPO BATHIL VENUM....

Kathir's voice echoed in her heart...

"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... "

Bayam...
Santhegam...
Vitutu poitena...

He left so many words in that heat of the moment...
Just that she didnt take it seriously...
So does he have this insecure feeling all along..
Does he have fear and suspicions everytime...
May be she is right....
Why does she feel his actions are not out of possessiveness and feel its insecurity...
Is she overimaginging things...

If its true that he feels so,
Do she have the same problem of feeling insecure???
No, definitly not...
She is possessive...
She feels she should be in first place for him...
But she dont have any apprehension...

Her instinct screamed that she is right and get answers from him....
Her instinct said he has his own unsaid fears and insecurities..
Her mind argued that a strong willed person can never be delicate like what she think...
Her heart grumbled that she didnt make him feel confident of her love just like he do...

K : Oi... yena de achu... yena yosikara... car ku poganuma...

M : illa illa.. neenga solunga...
Ungaluku yetha bayama iruka....

K : bayam na...

M : na vitutu poiduven nu bayam iruka....

Kathir was totally mazed with her question and her piercing looks...

She did wait for him to speak didnt probe him more...

After taking his own time locking her eyes,

K : hmmmm ithuku iruku nu mattum bathil sonna athu thappagidum... aanalum enaku bayam iruku...

Ne vitutu poiduven nu illa... ne thidirnu enkuda illama poiduviyo nu...
athan unmai...

M : apadina...

K : athu... yepadi solrathu nu theriyala....

He took his hands from her shoulders and clasped her hands...

M : ungaluku thonaratha solunga...

K : ithelam ithu varai na yaaru kitayum pesinathu illa... first time unkita solren... puriyara madhiri sola mudiyuma nu theriyala.... apadi solalainalum konjam kashtapatu purinjuko...

There was a small smile in his face...

M(smiling in return) : athelam puriyara madhiri than soluvenga... solunga...

K (clears the throat) : enaku chinna vayasula irunthe oru palakam iruku de... kashtatha, valiya veli kamika matten... veliya solla matten... appa amma thavira yaarukitayum....

Oru velai kela vilundhu adi paatu valicha kuda veliya yaarukitayum kaamichuka matten... palla kadichitu poruthupene oliya veliya sola matten....

M : athu yenga apadi... sonna yena agidum...

K : unaku adipattu valikithu na udane alugaraiye yen.. alutha vali sari agidum ah???

M : aagathu than aana alugai varum... yena nu ketta yepadi...

K : apadi than ithum... yen nu theriyaathu... amma appa kita soluven... aana mathavanga kita maaten..athu oru gowrava korachal madhiri... piravi gunam... maatha mudiyaathu...

M : hmmm... oru velai athan gethu kathir oh...

K (smiling) : hmmm irukalam...

M : hmmm.. appuram...

K : appuram.... ( a silence)

appa thavarinathu periya aadi en vazhkaila... athu nadanthapo na tenth padichutu irunthen... motha familyum oru aatam kanduduchu... appa kadai ah perusaaka poi agala kaal vechu financial ah prachanai agiduchu... romba nambina oruthar pana vishayathula konjam emaathitaru...court case varai poidichu... kadai kaga vangina kadan vera appa ah meratiduchu pola... athula than avaruku udambuku mudiyaama ponathu... appuram onum pana mudiyala...

She was looking at him empathetically...

K : appo than moorthy anna kalyanam agirunthuthu.. antha selavu... appuram appa ku ipadi aanathum amma ku stroke vanthu mudiyaama pochu... appa ah illanthathe thaanga mudiyaama irunthapo amma ku ipadi...

Amma romba kashtapatanga... amma ah paathu nanga kashtapatom... neraya pana selavu vera...

Udane dhanam anni delivery, bala poranthuthu athu ithu nu varisaiya vanthutu irunthuchu... kadan, vaddi, court la case thalaiku mela irunthuchu...

He paused...

K : ithukum ne ketathukum yena samantham nu thonutha...

M : samantham illama neenga ithellam sola mattenga nu enaku theriyunga...

apadiye yethum samantham illanalum paravala... neenga sollunga...

He smiled at her fondly and continued....

K : konjam mukiyama properties athum romba manasuku nerunginathu elam vika vendiyatha pochu kadana adaika... kadan adachathuku appuramum varavukum, selavukum sari ah irukum... jeeva annanuku, enaku, kannaku fees, amma ku medical, kutti ku selavu athu poga veetu selavu apadi ore illupari...

balakku thadupu oosi poda kuda kaasuku thadumaaruvom...

Kathir could feel the concealed pain in her eyes while she squeezed his hands...

K : athellam appo than... namma moonu kolanthaingaluku yellam antha nilamai illa.. kavala padathe...

He said in a supposed to be naughty tone just to cheer her up but she was dame sure he was not naughty at all...

M : neenga irukum bothu enaku yena kavalai... athelam illaa...

K : azhagi.. (smiling)

Hmmm yena solitu irunthen...
appuram konja naal la jeeva anne kadaiku vanthuduchu.... nanum diploma la ye kadai la nikka arambichuten...diploma mudinjathum mothama vanthuten... yena pana mela varalam nu neraya yosipom... yepadi kaasu micham panalam nu... yepadi kaasu perukalam nu.. kadai kadai kadai matum than.. atha vita veedu... veetu prachanai... amma oda udambu prachanai...

Yepadiyo padatha paadu paatu kadai meenduduchu... kadan yellam mudinjuthu... savings vara arambichuduchu... inooru kadai arambikarathuku nilam kuda vangi potom... athan ipo karaikudi la katarome.. athan...

M : oh sari saringa...

K : yellam romba sari ah nadanthuchu... athavathu nadantha madhiri irunthuchu...

His face showed nothing but just voidness making her ponderous....

M : yenga...

K : hmmm... (sighs)

Aana ennoda mathathelam mothama poiduchu padippu, veliyaatu, antha vaayasuku iruka vendiya santhosham yelame...

Athavathu NAAN nu onnu illama poiduchu...
ENAKU nu yethume illama poiduchu....

Mullai's voice hardly came out...

M : hmmm...

K : muthala appa....

Appuram amma oda health....

Appuram yellame...

Yosicha kashtama irukum..chinna vayasu than eh... ipo iruka pakavam appo illa... manasu thadumaarum matha pasanga santhashama avangaluku pidichatha panratha paatha... yentha prachanai yum illaama nimathiya irukaratha paatha....

antha nerathula kudichu kuda paathuruken... aana pidikala... athunala vituten....

yarkitayavathu soli alanum nu thonum...

Aana...

Yepavum na yellathaiyum solra appa illa...

Appuram amma kita sonna avanga iruka nilamaila avangaluku kashtam mattum than... athunala sola thonaathu...

Vera yaru kita soli palakamum illaa... sonalum purinjupangala nu theriyala... yena periya padippu , cricket , friends ithelam illana vazhkai eh illaya nu ketuta yena panrathu....

Ennoda gethu yena agarathu.... (smiling)

Apadiye enakula valikal irunthathe yaarukum theriyaama poiduchu...

M : romba kashtama irunthurukum illaa...

K : hmmm... romba...

Enaku mattum ilaa.. moorthy annanuku, jeeva annannuku , kannanuku nu yelarukum yetha oru prachanai oru kashtam irunthuchu...

M : hmmm...

K : kannanuku perusa yentha matha prachanai yelam theriyathu... appa illa, amma ku udambu mudiyala ngratha thavira vera yethum avanuku thonaathu... athaiyum kashtama iruntha veliya soliduvan... appuram sari agiduvan...

Moorthy annanuku anni muzhu support ah irunthanga... appuram avarukum kulanthai nu onnu vanthathum attention maarum illa...

Jeeva anne appove love panitu irunthuchu.. athunala avangakita share panikum... neraya thadavai paathuruken anniya paaka pogum pothu kashtathoda ponalum varum bothu nalla varum.... appuram annanuku annoda kalyana prachanai vera.. athu annanuku oru diversion...

Na matum than... thaniya...

Mullai saw him biting his lips to control himself but with a smile....

M : yenga...

K : onum illaa de...

perumaikaga solala... sankar anne aniki sonare.. unaku therinja yena nu... kandipa theriyanum nu...athan solren...

Enaku padippu nalla varum...
Maangu maangu nu padika maten.. oru thadavai padichale nalla puriyum... manasula nikkum... assault ah mark vanguven...

Cricketum apadi than... nalla velaiyaaduven.... indian cricket team ku velaidaven nu elam sola matten.. aana atleast oru district team la irukanum nu asai paturuken...

Aduthathu Dance.. athum apadi than... ennoda full energy ah kudupen.... dance avalo oru santhosham kudukum...

Ipadi enaku pidicha, romba asai patta , nalla therinja vishayangala yellathaiyume oru kalakatathula nan eh thooki yeriya vendiyatha pochu... athana vali oda... athum valikithu nu veliya sola kuda aalu illama...

Appove mudivu paniten... yentha vishayathu melayum asai pidippu elam vara kudathu nu.... vazhkai ah athoda pokula yeduthukanum nu...

Oru vishayam iruka... sari irunthutu pogatum...
Illaya sari venam athu illaa....

Avalo than enoda policy...

M : hmmm... sari thanga... kashtam illa than eh...

K : hmm... ne kepiye athu epadi yethume ithu pidikum athu pidikum nu illaama yellame ok than nu solren nu... athu ipadi than...

M : ipo purinyuthunga....

K : Yetho oru vishayam enaku romba addiction agara madhiri iruntha udane atha vituduven... athu valanthu yena kashtapadutha kudathunu... Yena, yethu, yaaru nu kuda paaka matten...

Appadi nan ithu varai vidathathu moone moonu than...

M : yenathu athu....

K : Mudhala tea...

He smirked at mullai and she grinned instantly forgetting all others seeing his eyes smiling...

M : ivalo serious ah pesum bothum nakkala...

K : Oi... unmai ah solren... ne vera... tea ah vitathum illa... vidanum nu nenachathum illa...

M : hmmm athu therinjathu than... sariyana tea paithiyam...

K : aama... sari than...

M : sari aduthu...

K : aduthu amma...

amma namma veetula venum... anga irukangagrathe pothum.... naal muluka amma kuda irukanum nu illaa... avanga kuda pesikite irukanum nu illaa...

aana kalaila oru arai mani neram avanga kuda irukanum... oru energy booster madhiri...

amma kuda daily spend panra antha neram illana paithiyam pidichudum enaku.... kanchipuram vanthapo kuda avangakita phone pani pesinathum than normal aanen...

Yes , mullai knows daily morning after bath his routine is to speak with his mom and only then join his family for morning tea...

M : hmmm solirukeyale.. athan amma ngrathu.. athaikum antha neram romba pidikum illa.. phone la pesum bothu solirukagha...

K (smiling) : hmmm aama... rendu perukume apadi than...
Oru naaluku romba thevai padara neram athu...

M : hmmm...

K : appuram....

M : appuram....

He looked into her eyes and her heart began to palpitate...

Off course, She knew the answer... Doesn't she....

K : moonavathu unake theriyume...

M : hmmmm....apadiya...

K : illaya....

M : apadi illaa....

K : appo theriyum....

M : theriyum....

K : hmmm appo sollen... na kekaren....

M : NAAN...

She said in no time with a pride cuddling into him....

M : sari ah....

K : santhegame venam.... NEE mattum than....

TBC...