Mulla stopped Kathir there!

M: Yenghe!

K: Enna Mulla? Vaa ulle polam!

M: Ulle porathu irukathum! Yen appedi sonnighe mothe?

K: Eppadi?

M: Athan...ennode bus stand poren nu!

K: Aama! Unnode tha poge poren! Athan appedi sonne! Ithule enna iruku?

M: Illai Nghe....naa...eppadi.....ungale....

K: Inge paaru Mulla! Neethan enne ethipore! Avvalothan!

M: Illai....naaa....

K: Anniki....unnaku bike othe sollikudutha...ennaku enna kudupen nu kethen le?

M: Aama! Kethinge tha! Neenge enna kethalum kudukuren nu sonne! Neenge kude neram varumbothe kekuren nu sonninghele!

K: Aha...athethan! Ithu than athu!

M: Ethu?

K: Athan...unnaku naa kathukuduthen le.....neeyum kathukuthe le! Ippo...unnaku kathukuduthe...inthe guru ve... nee un vandile ethi poge pore! Nee eppadi kathukithe nu ennaku theriya venama?

M: Athiiiiii! Ithu anniyam Nghe! Kathukuduthathuku...vere ethum kellunghe! Ithu enna....ungaleye veichu othe solringhe? Athelam mudiyathu!

K: Illai illai! Neethan ethu naalum seiren nu sonne! Naan onnode tha approm poren! Ippo vaa...sapdelam!

Kathir walks in without talking more! Mullai follows him with nagging.....

M: Yenghe! Yenghe! Venam Nghe!

K: Pesame vaa Mulla!

Both kept quiet as they reach kitchen!

D: Vaange! Vanthu sapdunge! Nee paarthukuriya Mulla? Ennaku konjam tired ah iruku....naan poiyi rest edukuren!

M: Aha...seri Ka!

K: Anni!

D: Enna Kathiru?

K: Illai...apparom Mullai.....ennode...

D: Athan...appove sonniye daa! Unne bus stand le ude avathan varuva! Athane?

M: Akka? Naa?

K: Aama Anni! Apparom.....ennaiye vithuthu....Mullai kadaiku pogathum! Kanna kude oru Anni vantha....easy ah irukom nu sonnan! Neenge vere tired ah irukinge! Neenge rest edunghe! Mulla...kadaiku pogathum!

D: Athuvum serithan! Mulla...avane vithuthu....nee kadaiku poiyi ange othasaiya iru! Mama illai Jeeva vanthuthangena.....nee veethuku vanthuru! Cheriya?

Mullai stared at Kathir!
Kathir just smiled and winked at her! Mullai's anger is just blown away!
She smiled!

M: Aha...seri Ka! Poren! Neenge poiyi rest edunghe!

D: Kathiru.....paarthu poithu vaada! Mullai neeyum kavanama po enna?

M: Aha seri Ka!

K: Seri Anni!

Dhanam left them alone!

K: Approm..... Eppadi....madam varinghe thanne?

M: Hmmmm....varen varen! Enge viduringhe? (smile) Seri sapdunghe!

K: (laugh) Neeyum sapdu!

After eating together......both get ready to move!

Kathir and Mullai bid goodbye to Amma and start moving!

Mullai brings the scooty and.....

M: Vaange! Polam!

K: Paarda! Ready ah?

M: Aha...ready ready! Polama?

K: Aha.....Polame!

Nervous Mullai....Excited Kathir!

The journey begins......

After a few minutes........

Kathir find uncomfortable to sit.....he was finding something for grip!

Mullai saw his restlessness.....
She smiled at the mirror!
She could barely understand his feeling as she has gone thru this too! But nowadays she is enjoying each ride with him as she can hold him without any hesitation!
So he is now in the same phase!

M: Yennaghe aachi? Yen oru maari irukinghe? Naan vegama othurena enna?

K: Aha.....illai! Onnum illai! Nalla tha othure!

M: Illai....neenge.....

K: Enna?

Without thinking much.....

Mullai took his right hand.....which was searching for something for a grip.....

K: Ey! Kai....Enna pandre?

And........

Mullai placed his hand.....

Around her waist.....

Kathir was totally shocked!

She shake in Kucham......

He tried to remove his hand.....

But she hold it again....and placed it on her waist more firmly!

Kathir felt that Kucham now.....

M: Pudichikonge! Nalla pudichikonge!

K: Mulla.....

M: Aama Nghe! Etheyavathu pudikanum nu theduninghe.....naan paarthen! Athan....ennaiye.....pudichikonge!

K: Unnaku.....unnaku.....parvaleya?

M: Parvale Nghe! Neenge thanne!

Kathir smiled after hearing these words from her!
She saw his happiness in the mirror! She smiled back with shy!

K: Road eh paarthu otthu!

M: Aha...engalukum theriyuma!

Both smiled!

Suddenly......

A speed breaker came.....Mullai got on it....and they bounced!
Kathir's hold in her waist become stronger.....his another hand.....holds her shoulder for more grip!

She got shocked....Both his hands on her now! She like it a lot! She smiled at the mirror!
He got the green light again! Even he liked it! He smiled back!

He felt so overwhelmed!
How much have she changed?
Tears started coming down without him realising!

She is admiring him at the mirror! She then jerked seeing tears in his eyes!

M: Yenghe? Enna aachi? Yen kan kalanguthu ungaluku?

K: Ethu? (just realising his tears) Ada aama! Athu....onnum illai! Nee po Mulla!

M: Santhosama irukingela?

K: Aha.....yen kekure?

M: Illai.....nambe le ariyame.....kan kalanguthu na....athu nambe rombe santhosama irukanum ....illai rombe sogathule iruntha tha ippedi nadakuma... edaile engeyo padichen! Athan kekuren!

K: Oh appediya? Aama! Ippo... naa rombeve santhosama iruken!

Both his hands holds her more firmly! She could understand his happiness!

K: Unnale!

M: Ennakum rombe santhosama iruku! Neenge ippedi irukurathe parke...innum santhosama iruku!

They almost reach the bus stand! Kathir could sense what if someone they knew might be at the bus stand....so he removed his hands slowly from her!
He does not want to do that...but still have to!

Mullai got shocked!

M: Yenghe? Yenna aachi? Yen...kai.....

K: Illai....bus stand kitte vanthom.....ange yaarum paartha?

M: Paartha enna?

K: Paartha enna va? Veethule solliduvange!

M: Sollathum! Yen? Neengelum....naanum.....yaaro va?

K: Mulla! Neeya ippedilam pesure?

M: Paarda! Naane tha Nghe! Bathil sollunge!

K: Enna bathil?

M: Neengalum...naanum....yaar? Yen bayapadanum?

K: Athu....bayapade theve illai tha.....neeyum naanum......

M: Sollunghe!

K: Hmmmm...... Nee en Pondathi! Naan un Purushan!

M: Happadaaaa! Ithe solle ivvalo yosikiringhe!

Kathir holds her waist and shoulder again....
He don't care if anybody sees them like this!
He is confident enough to tell them!

M: Appedi vaange vazhiku!

Both smiled at the mirror!

They reached the bus stand!

As Kathir predicted...there was a lady they knew was watching them from far!

L: Adadaa! Jodiya varinghele? Aama....yenna Mullai...avare pinnadi okkare veichikithu...nee vandi oothure?

M: Yen Ka? Othekudatha? Avar yaaro illaiye.....en Purushan thanne!

K: Athane! En Pondathi kudu naan varema? Vere yaar varuva?

L: Appapapa! Naan thappa ethum kekele ye! Avar irukombothu....yen nee vandi othunenu tha Ma kekkevanthen! Ithuke enna daa na? Aama! Neenge purushan pondathi tha! Yaar illai na!

M: Athuva....onnum illai Ka! Avenghe tha ooruku poranghe! Kadai visyama! Konjam tired ah irunthanghe! Athan...naa vandi othi...avenghele rest eduke sonne! Illai Nghe?

K: Ah? (she signalled) Aa....Aama!

L: Oh! Cheri cheri!

M: Aama! Neenge...enge inge?

L: Athu...ponnu oorulerunthu vara! Athan...ethithu polam nu wait pandren!

M: Oh! Naan kude...nee tha ooruku poringhelo nu nenaichen!

K (whisper): Naan kude bayanthuthen...ivanghelum vanthure poranghe nu!

Mullai laugh!

L: Enna aachi Mulla?

M: Ah....onnum illai Ka!

One bus came! Her daughther got down!

L: Ponnu vantha! Naanghe kelamburom! Paarthu poithu vaa Pa Kathiru!

K: Ah! Seri Ka!

L: Varen Mulla!

M: Vaanghe Ka!

The lady and daughther left the bus stand!

K: Happadaaa! (sighs) Nenaiche maariye nadakuthu po!

M: Chumma solle kudathunghe! Neengalum....parvaleye!

K: Athu....nee irukure dhegiriyam tha!

M: Paarda!

While waiting for the bus.....

Suddenly.....Both their happy faces turned sad!

Kathir.....without thinking much......hold Mullai's hand in his hands!

K: Mulla!

M: Yenghe!

K: Naan poithu varen! Nee patrama iru enna!

Mullai'e eyes is welled up!

K: Ey! Enna? (signalled her not to cry)

M (wiping her tears): Poiyi than aagenuma?

K: Ennaku mathum unne vithu poge aasaiya enna?

Holds her hand more firmly!

K: Naan night kandipa vanthuruven! Cheriya?

(Mullai nodded with tears in her eyes)

K: Ippo nee nera kadaiku poidu! Kanna irukan...Mama, Saravana ellam irukanghe! Avangelode iru...neram porathe theriyathu!

Mullai just shake her head!

K: Kadaiku poithathum...ennaku call pannu!

She nodded silently!

K: Enna Mulla? Yellathukum mandeye mandeye aathure? Yen ethum pese maathure?

M: Onnum illainghe! Inniku nadanthathu ellam...kanavu maari iruku! Ippo neenge kelamburinghe! Athan...manasuku oru maari iruku!

K: Ennakum appedi tha iruku! Aana....enna seiye? Athan....innike vanthuruven le!

M: Hmmmmm seri Nghe!

K: Apparom...Annanghe kadaiku vanthathum....nee Kanna vode veethuku poidu! Ange tha...Anni lam irukanghe le! Naanum vanthuren! Cheriya?

M: Cheringhe!

K: Kanne thode mothe! Sirichikithe ennaiye vali anupi vai! Purushan kelambumbothu....Pondathi ippedi azhutha....nalla va iruku?

Mullai smiled hearing this!

M: Paarda! Neengela ithu? Athu seri! Illai....naa azhazhe!
(wiping her tears and smiled big)

K: Happadaaa! Ippe paaru....embuthu azhaga iruku!

Mullai blushed!

A bus came and stopped at the bus stand!

M: Inthe bus ah Nghe?

K: Aha! Ithuthan! Naan.....varen!

M: Yenghe!

K: Mulla! Enna?

M: Illai.....naa.....eppadi vandi othune nu solleve illaiye?

Kathir laugh!

M: Yen sirikiringhe?

K: Rombeve supera otthune! Athuvum.....(shy).....

M: Guru neengela aachi! Unge pere kaapathe venama ah?
Ella pugazhum.....ungaluke......Thanks!

K: Paarda! Athu seri!
Ah.......
Adikadi...ippedi..nambe..onna..polam!

Mullai smile shyly!

M: Polame!

Bus conductor: Thambi....vaa Pa! Time aaguthu! Eru! Eru!

K: Aha....tho varen Neh!

Mullai holds his hand more firmly!

K: Naan varen! Pattharama iru! Call pannu...seriya!

M: Neengelum patthrama irunghe! Call pannunghe!

K: Kandipa! (removes his hand slowly from hers) Varen Mulla!

M (leaves his hand): Seringhe! Bye!

Kathir got onboard! Waved at His Pondathi from the window sight! She waved at Her Purushan back from the bus stand!

Bus moved! Mullai then got on her bike!

Both started their separate journey!

But both were united in the same thought of that unexpected sweet bike journey!

-TBC-