It was a Sunday....so everyone was at PS home! After the breakfast, the ladies were sitting at the hall, cutting the vegetables, meanwhile the men were talking to each other and disturbing their ladies and even sometimes helping them too! Amma was enjoying all this!

It was almost 6 months later after their wedding, Mullai's Friend (MF) came to visit her at PS House!

MF (at the vaasal): Mulla! Mulla!

Kn: Yaaru? (wakes up and goes to check whom) Yaarunge?

MF: Mulla irukala?

Kn: Irukange! Neenge?

MF: Naan Mullai Friend pa!

Kn: Oh...vaange vaange! Mulla Anni! Unge friend tha vanthurukange!

M: Ey! Vaadi! (hugs her) Ippo tha en nyabagam vanthucho unnake!

Then Mullai turns towards Kathir to see his reaction on her arrival!

Why? What happen?

It was because.....

She was that friend who use to tease with Mullai about Kathir's appreance those days!

To Mullai's surpsise.....!!!!

Kathir stands happily from where he was sitting and offers her the seats with a cute smile on his face and stands beside Mullai proudly!

Everyone welcomes her - Dhanam goes in to take water for her!

K: Vaange! (smiles) Okkarunge! (Even the friend was suprsied by this gesture of him!

D: Intha Ma! (hands in the water to MF)

M: Eppadi di iruke? Nee visyam illaime varemaathiye! Sollu enna visyam? (Everyone laughed)

Mo: Neenge...Mullaiyode kadaiku vanthurukingele?

MF: Aama Neh! (But turned at Kathir with eyes full of guilty - But he just smiled at her)

M: Tea eduthu vare vaa di?

Me: Mulla, neenge pesinthu irunge...Naa eduthu varen! Ellarukum eduthu varen! (Meena goes in to make tea for all)

MF: (she wakes up and move towards Mullai and Kathir who was standing next to each other) Inthe Mulla! (M: Yennadi ithu?) Ennaku kalyanam! (M: Wow solleve illaiye di!)

MF: (turns to Kathir and in soft voice) Anneh, appo pesunathe ethum manasule vechikathinge! Sorry Neh!

MF: (normal voice) Kandipa neengelum varanum Neh! Mullaiyode vaange!

K: Athulam naan eppovo maranthuthen Nghe! Vidunge! Naange kandipa unge kalyanathuku varoom! (Turns towards Mullai and their eyetalks begin)

Meena comes in with tea! MF return to her seat! Meena offers tea to everyone! Everyone had a fun chit-chat with her!

D: Rombe naal kalichu friends neenge paarkuringe! Poiyi thaniya pesuthu vaa Mullai avalode!

Me: Athane! Poithu vange Mullai! Enghe? Poithu vaange! Free ah pesithu vaange!

M: Vaadi! Vaa!

MF: Varen dii! Ilukatha! Naane varen! (Kathir smiles seeing at their friendship)

Mullai drags her friend to the backyard and both had a fun chit-chat as they were meeting and talking after long time!

Meanwhile, at the hall...everyone was talking about the wedding and insisted Kathir to bring Mullai to the wedding! He was actually already excited to go with her! After some time, both Mullai and her friend comes back to the hall!

Je: Pesiyacha? Vaange!

MF: Aama Neh...rombe naal kalichi paarkurom le athan! Avale ippedi paarke rombeve santhosama iruku! Kathir Anneh ivvele nalla paarthukuraru nu nalla puriyithu! Neengelum ellarum ivvale rombe santhosama paarthukuringe! Ive friend ah ennaku ithu rombe nimmathiya iruku! (Had tears in her eyes) Santhosama iruku!

M: Ey! Enna di ithu? (holds her hand)

Kn: Ithuthanda friendship! Super nge! (everyone laughes)

MF: Seri Mullai! Naan kelamburen! Innum nambe friends neraiya peruku naan pathirike kudukanum! Seri nghe....Naan varen!

Mo: Kandipa unge kalyanathuku Kathir Mullaiyum varuvange! Naange anupi vaikirum! Neenge santhosama poithu vaange! Enge ellarode vaalthukal ungeluku!

MF: Thanks Neh! Varen Mullai! Kathir Anneh...varen! Poithu varenge! (bids goodbye to all)

M: Naa avale vali anupithu varen Ka!

K: Iru naanum varen!

Both Mullai and Kathir goes out to send off the friend! 

After she goes -

M: Yenghe? Ave mele ungeluku kovam ethum illai le?

K: Kovama? Yen?

M: Illai! Ave...ungele.....rombe kindal pannirukale?

K: Ave mathuma panna? Inthe Madam panneleyo? (Mullai's face changed)

M: Avalum naanum onna?

K: Cheh! Yeppedi neeyum avalum onna aage mudiyum! Neeyum thane ennaiye avalode sernthu kindal panne...athe solren!

M: Hmmmm! Sorry Nghe!

K: Ey! Naan unkitte kochikithu enna seiya mudiyum sollu!

M: Athu seri! Appe....Nambe ava kalyanathuku poroma?

K: Aama! Kandipa porom! Inge thane! Bike le poithu vantherelam! (stressing it) Neeyum naanum mathum!

M: Paarda! Seringe! Neengelum Naanum mathum than! (smiles) Ippe ulle vaange!

All continued their works as usual!

After some days.....a night before MF's wedding!

In KM room! Kathir and Mullai sitting on the bed!

K: Mulla! Nalaiki thanne.....un friend kalyanam?

M: Nalaika? (checks the date) Ada aama Nge! Naan maranthuthen! (smiles at him) Paarvalaiye....Neenge nyabagam vechirukinge! Avvalo aarvam ungaluku!

K: Aarvama? Enna aarvam? Un friend kalayanathuku...ennaku enna aarvam?

M: (fake anger) Oh.....appe aarvam illai? Anniki yaaro enkitte sonnaghe! Neeyum Naanum mathum nu!

K: (smiles) Appediya? Yaaru sonna?

M: Rombethan Nge othuringe ennaiye! Ponge!

K: Cheri cheri....yeppa paarthulum inthe kovam vanthuruthu! Aama....naan tha sonne! Neeyum Naanum mathum....Ange polam nu! Aarvama....irukuthan! Yaaru illai na? Nambe mathum thaniya enge poirukom! Yaar vitta nambele?

M: Neengela ithu? Ippedilam pese teriyuma ungeluku? Nambeve mudiyele nge!

K: Eppe paarthum ippediye kellu! Po! Unnaku istham illai na venam...Parvale! Naa varele! Nee mathum po...illaina veethule vere yaaraiyum kuthithi po! Naan varele!

M: Yenghe? Naan chumma! Seri nambe polam! Neenghelum naanum mathum! (raises her eyebrows to him) Enna ok va?

K: Appedi vaa vazhiku! Seri ethuna maniku nalaiki kalyanam?

M: Nalaiki.... ( goes to the shelf and checks the pathirikai).....7 maniku rathiri reception nghe!

K: Oh seri....7 manike ingerunthu polam! Velainiya poiyi enna seirathu? Illai nee....veleniya poge poriya? Un friend ku ethum help panne irukum le?

M: Veleniya va? Enna help panne? Naan avale paarke poitha...apparom neenge ange thaniya enna seivinge?

K: Ada aamale! Naa thaniya ange....ennaku yaaraiyum theriyathu vere!

M: Athu than naanum soldren! Athelam vena! Nambe 7 maniku melaiye polam! Ellam seriya irukum! Onna poiyi avale paarthu....vaazhthithu....sapthuthu vantherelam! 

(Then she was searching something else at the shelf!)

K: Appe seri! Polam! (then sees her searching for something there) Aama...ange enna thedure?

M: Athu....podave! Nalaiki enna podave kathulam nu theduren! (takes some new sarees and bring it to the bed and put them near him) Paarthu sollunge! Ethe kathathum...naa....nalaiki? Ethu nalla irukum ennaku?

K: Ethu? Naa solleva? (pause) Athu....Unnaku ellame nalla tha irukum!

M: Athu seri! Ippedilam escape aage mudiyathu! Chumma paarthu sollunge!

K: Athane! Unkitte thappike mudiyuma enna! Iru...paarkuren! (takes each saree and imagining her wearing that, rejects one after one, then selects one!) Ithu.....ithu nalla irukum!

M: (excited) Ithu va? Super nge! Ithethan neenge edukanum nu wait pannen! (excited childlike face) Cheri ithe kathikiren! (takes all the sarees and fold some little mess ones)

K: Inge kudu....Naan madichi tharen! Naan thane kalaichen!

M: Illainghe! Parvale! Naane.... (he takes the saree from her hand and folds nicely) Paarda! Nalla tha madikiringe! Eppadi?

K: Athu....school padikumbothu...part time le podave kadaile velai senjen....athan! (M: Ethu? Nambithen nghe!) Hahaha! Ithu oru periya velaiya? Chumma appediye madichen! Azhaga vanthurchu le! Apparom enna? (each one was folding one after one and finishes – then Mullai placed them back at the shelf and comes back to the bed and sat beside him)

M: Aama.....neenge enna pode poringe? Nalaiki?

K: Naana? (thinks) Enna podelam? (goes near the shelf and searched – there was only some tshits, lungis and a few vestis)

M: Ippedi vaange! (Kathir comes back to bed - Mullai goes near the shelf and took something and sits next to him and hand them to him) Ithe podunge nalaiki!

K: Ennathu ithu?

M: Ithuvaa? Shirt-Pant! Ungaluku than! Aniki appa kitte solli...ungeluku konjam pants um shirts um vangithu vare solli....naan panayam kuduthu vithen! Nalaiki ithe pothuthu vaange!

K: (gets a little furious and gets up angrily from the bed) Ennaka? Yen? Yen? Ippo ithu ethuku? Naan ippedi irukurathu...unnaku pidikele le?

M: Yennaghe? Ippe kova padure maathiri enna aachi? Vange ippedi! (holds his hand, trying to make him sit beside her just as before he was)

K: (angry) Vidu enna!

M: (her face turned red and she is angry now) Naan ippe enna panithen nu eppadi pesuringe? Ungele inthe shirt um pant um nalaiki pode sonnathu kuthama? Illai kuthama nu kekuren?

K: Ethuku naan ithe podenum? Naan epothum poleye vareney! Ithule enna iruku?

M: (making her self calm) Illai....athu.... pidikathu.....nalla iru..... (before she could finish....Kathir cuts her)

K: Oh....appedi sollu! Pidikathu le! Unnaku! Aama inthe aluku satthai, aluku lungi, aluku vesti lam pidikathu le! Athe pothuthu unkude vantha....unnaku rombe kasthama irukum le! Athuku...naan ithe podenuma? Theve illa po! Naa yaarukagavum maara maathen! Ippedithan maari varanum na...naa varele! Nee mathum po!

M: Yenge! Naan appadi sollele! Neenge thappa.....

K: Aama! Thappa tha purinjikithen! Unne thappa purinjikithen! Pothum! Ithuku mele ithe pese vendam! Theve illaime ennai kovapaduthathe Mulla! Nalaiki naa varele! Nee mathum po! Venum na...Anni ye unkude kuthithi po! Ippo naan paduke poren! Aale vidu! (goes to take his paayi)

M: (shout) Nillunge! (Kathir is shocked and stopped near the bed) Vittha....unge isthathuku pesikithe poringe! Naan pesurathe kekame...vaaiku vanthathe pesuringe! Ippe naan enna thappa sollithen?

K: Ey! Enna kathure? Appedi enna...ippo nee pesurathe kekame...naa pesithen?

M: Naan...ennaku pidikathu nu...ungekitte sonnena? Sonnena nu kekuren? Eppo sonne? Nalla yosichu sollunge? Naan solli mudikirathu kulle...neengela etho purinjikithu.....yenghe ippedi pandringe?

K: Enna soldre? Unnaku....pidikuma? (his anger face turned happy a little and tries to sit beside her)

M: Pesurathu ellam pesithu? Ippo enna? Navanthu poirunge sollithen! Semma kadupule iruken!

K: Marupadiyum kova padure paaren! Sorry Mulla! Naa thappa.....athan sorry solren le! Rombe pannathe Mulla! (sits beside her and holds her hand in his hand) Sorry Mulla!

Mullai is happy now but still want to maintain her anger...she doesn't want to give up easily!

M: Kaiye vidunge! (tries to take her hand out of his hold)

K: (holds her hand firmly) Athelam vide mudiyathu! Naa ippedithan pidipen! Unnale enna panne mudiyumo....panniko!

Mullai can't fake her anger anymore to him! She laughed out loud!

K: Happada! (touched his chest with his another hand) Sirichithiya! Sorry Mulla! Unnaku tha theriyum le...ennaku naa podure udupu pathilam pesunaa....kovam varum nu...apparom en appedi? Ippe sollu...naan kekuren!

M: Marupadiyum paarunge! Ungele pathi ennaku theriyatha enna? Approm naan yen appedi seiya poren! Naan enna solle vanthena......

K: Aama...aama! Unne thevire vere yaaruku enna pathi theriyum!

M: Ithelam nalla vakkenaiya pesunge! Naa solrethe kellunge!

K: (little lovely) Cheri...cheri! Sollu Ma!

M: Ma....va? Athuvum nalla tha iruku! Appo appo ippediyum pesunge!

K: Athu seri! Ippo tha nee ithe kavanikiriya? Naa erkanave oru vaathi ithe sollithen....

M: Appediya? Athu eppo?

K: Athu....aveghe birthday plan pannum bothe....nee phone le pesum bothu sonne! Nee rombe paraparapa pesune...athan kavanikele pole! Cheri ithe vidu...Nee solle vanthathe sollu mothe!

M: Neenge ennaiye chellama pesi divert pannithu.....(smiles)

K: (soft voice) Aama....chellama pesurange! Pesuna mathum....ingethan onnum puriye maathuthe!

M: Enna sonnighe ippo?

K: Onnum illai! Nee sollu! Unnaku naa ippedi (showing himself) irukathu.....pidichiruku na? Apporom yen athu?

M: Aama ennaku neenge ippedi irukurathu....neenge neegela ippediye irukurathu than ennaku pidikum! Avvolo pidikum! (feels so proud)

K: (tears in his eyes...wiping it) Ey! Unmaiya va? Apparom yen .... naa yen maaranum?

M: Inge paarunge! Ungele maare sollele! Ippedilam (showing himself) ella edathukum poge mudiyathu Nghe! Nalla irukathu! Idathuku etha maathiri nambe engeyum pogenum! Athu....neenge yaarukagavum maarininge nu artham illai Nghe!

K: Puriyele?

M: Enge ponalum decent ah pogenum nghe! Ippo neenge decent ah illai nu naan solle varele! Yeppedi solrathu? (thinks a while) Cheri! Ippedi kekuren! Kadaiku.....ungelale.....jippa vesti pothuthu poi velai seiya mudiyuma?

K: Kadaika? Cheh! Eppadi mudiyum? Aluka aigidhome! Vasathiyavum irukathe! Athuku ippedithan (showing himself) seriya irukum!

M: Aha...appedithan! Ippe...bank ko illai ethum office ku poiyi officers paarke pogenum na...tip top ah pogenum! Kalyanathuku pogenum na....nalla shirt pant illai jippa vesthi podanum! Edathuku etha mathiri ponatha...nambele mathipange! Athuthan unmaiya! Nambele nambe dressing veichitha eppothum yedepoduvange! Ithu than ulage valakam! Ungele naan thappu sollele! Neenge ithe purinjikenum nu tha soldren!

K: Ippo enna tha solle vare nee?

M: Aha...athu etho sonningele mothe? Aha.....ungele ippediye (showing himself) kuthithu ponna ennaku kasthama irukum nu sonningele? Aama kasthama tha irukum!

K: Yenna Ma....marupadiyum arambikire?

M: Pinna! Ippedi ponna kandipa ellarum keli tha pannuvange! Kalyanathirku yaarum ippadi simple ah varemaathange! Cheri....Nambe kalyanathuku? Athe paarkure nelaimelaiya nambe irunthom anniki! (both laughes)

M: Illai...Illai...Jeeva Mama kalyanathuku? Yaarum appedi vanthangela enna? Illai neenge eppadi ange mothe vanthinge? Ippediya? Illai le? Sollunge?

K: Illai than...aanalum!

M: Ippe soldren kellunge! Ennale....EN PURUSHAN....mathavange munnadi avamanam padurathe paarke mudiyathu! Neenge eppadi vanthalum ennaku pidikum! Aana ellarukum pidikuma? Ennaku neenge yeppedi irukinge nu avasiyame illai! Athe paartha naan ungele kalyanam panne? Sollunge?

K: (smiles) Ippedilam pesithu? Ennaiye innum enna solle soldre? Nee tha ennaiye ippedi vai adaike vechithiye! (smiles again)

M: Athu seri! (smiles) Idathuku etha maathiri tha pogenum nu soldren! Ungele maare lam sollele! Ithuku nu anavasiyam selavu lam seiyavum sollele! Naanum seiya maathen! Nambe kitte irukure dress eh...idathuku ethapule....nalla azhaga pothuthu ponale pothum! Mathavange kandipa nambele mathipange!

K: Ippe kude....mathavangelukaga thanne?

M: Aama Nghe! Neenge naan illai nambe veethu aalunge na athu vere! Ippo nambe vere edathuku porom.....theriyathe aalunge le paarpom! Nambele paartha avangelukum nambele pidikanum le! Nambekitte nalla pesunum le! Athuku tha solluren!

K: (After thinking a while) Athu....ennaku....naan....ithelam....pothu palakam illaiye!

M: Appo.....Ippedithan varuvinge ippeyum? Appedithane?

K: Aiyooo......illai....naan.... (Mullai cuts him now)

M: Naa EN PURUSHAN yaar munnadiyum avamanam pada kudathunu tha ivvalovum ivvalo neram sollithu irunthen! Ungele maare solle! Sollevum maathen! Ippedi iruntha....nalla irukum nu tha soldren! Ellarukum ungele innum pidikum nu tha soldren!

M: Apparom innonu soldren.....kellunge! Ippo neenge enkude irukum bothu....naa yenghe thaniyavo illai vere yaarkudevo pogenum? Neenge en kude vantha mathum tha...naan engeyume poven! Illaina....naanum pogele!

K: Ey! Athan.....

M: Ungaluku UNGE PONDATHI mathavange munnadi avamanam patha parvale na....parvale ippediye....vaange! Ennaku enthe prachanaiyum illai! Apparom ange....ennaiye yaarum ethum sonnalo...illai ungele yaarum ethum sonnalum....neenge ethum pese kudathu sollithen!

K: Yenna Ma ippedilam pesure? Athelam appedi unnaiye naan vithuruvena? Ennaiye nee purinjikithathu avvalo tha le Mulla?

M: Aiyoooo illainghe!

K: EN PONDATHI eh yaar munnadiyum avamanam padhelam vide mudiyathe! Vide maathen! Nee ivvolo solliyuma ennaku puriyathu?

M: Illainghe....

K: Ithuku munnadi yaarum ennaku ithe pathi eppadi puriyavechathe illai! Ethe pathi pesuna...ennaku kovam tha varum....Ennake en mele kovam varum! Ellarum ennaiye appadiye vithuthange! Aana nee!

M: Yenghe....

K: Naan ithelam pothu palakam illainu thane sonnen! Pode maathen nu sonnena?

M: (excited face) Appo itheye poduringela?

K: Aama! Nalaiki nee vangi kuduthe....inthe sathaiyum.....aana....pant...venam! Vesthi pothuke vaa? Nee podeve kathure le! Naan vesthi pothathan match ah irukom! Pant vere naal poduren!

M: Paarda! Seri nghe! Pant vere engeyavathu pothukonge....seriya?

K: Aha...seri! Kalyanathirku mathum illai! Innime kadaiye thavire enge ponalum.....pant.....

M: Neenge tha engeyum poge maathingele? Ungeluku tha......

K: Athelam appo! Ippothan....EN PONDATHI....Nee irukiya! Ennaku puthu nambikai koduthu.....ennaiya azhaga uduthi anupivide....nee irukiya!

M: Paarda! Ippovathu purinjathe!

K: Innime paaru! Inthe Kathir eh! Eppadi ella edathukum....dhegiriyama, entha thalvu mana panmaiyum illaime! Puthu nambikaiyode poiyi...eppedi ella velaiyum seirenu...paarke thanne pore!

M: Appedi sollunge! Ippothange rombe santhosama iruku! Perumaiya iruku! Ennatha puthu Kathir vanthalum....ennaku inthe (showing himself now) Kathire tha eppothum pidikum! En Kathir! (holds his hand firmly)

K: Athu seri! Athu enna puthu Kathir? Un Kathir eppothum ore Kathir than! (before he continues)

M: (imitates his style – that hand movement) Ithuthan Kathir! Ivanthan Kathir! Ippedithan Kathir! (smiles) Ithe thane solle vanthinge! (hits her forehead)

K: Paarda! Aama! Ithethan! Nalla therinju vechirukiye! Kedi! (hits her on her head slightly)

M: Seri pothum...vange thungelam!

K: Hmmm athu seri! (He goes to take his paayi - offs the light - went to sleep -she too goes up to the bed to sleep)

M: Good Night Nghe!

K: Good night Ma! (she smiles shyly at this – she just love that Ma! – He smiled back realising that!)

Both slept peacefully!

- TBC-