எவனோ ஒருவன் வாசிக்கிறான் ....

இருட்டில் இருந்து நான் யாசிக்கிறேன்...

தவம்போல் இருந்து யோசிக்கிறேன்....

அதைத் தவணை முறையில் நேசிக்கிறேன்....

Ever since Mullai left the venue, the change in Kathir and his attitude was pretty much conspicuous...

But only two souls present there were able to join the dots...

Rest clan though noticed, were unaware of the obvious....

The moment cake cutting was done, he left the venue...

Leaving behind a simple text to kanna...

"Am leaving ...Manage"

Three words...three simple words but they said the tale...

The tale of how broken his brother was...

How his kindness costed him a trounce...

If he didn't accept the wedding for Shwetha, all these wouldn't have happened...

He had seen both of them together...

They painted the picture of a too much in love couple...

His brother leaning on one of the pillar...

The happiness shown from his stance...

The glint seen in his to be anni's face...

All looked picture perfect...

But, he didn't know at that moment all these were going to vanish in less than an hour...

When he had invited her...yesterday, spinning the tale of lies....

He didn't expect to spin another yarn of tale today...

Yesterday, he did with a joyous heart...

Today...

He was in his worst mood....

But somehow he had to manage....to this ignorant family....

Jeeva: dei kannna...kathir enga da...

Kanna: adhu annan vandu ...

Jeeva: enna da vandhu poi nu izhukura...

Kanna: illa pugazh annan ku edo avasaram nu annan aa kooptichu adhan...annan poidichu...

Jeeva: enna da solra....seri pathukalam...

Kanna didn't know how to set things right between Kathir and Mullai...

He could explain the scenario to mullai...

But,

Will she listen?

Will she believe?

After all the lies he told yesterday...

Still, he could try...

Would try..

No matter what the consequence was going to be...

He decided....

At around 11pm,

The rest family came home....

Kanna and Dhanam rushed to Kathir's room...

But it was locked...

They opened the side window which to their fortune was unlatched.....

The room was in complete disarray....

The ever organized Kathir and his room, was scattered with the books and journals he nurtured....

If the plight of the room gave away the look of being in a shambles, he looked nothing less than a mess....

A state they have never seen Kathir in...

Dhanam's heart bled seeing the scrape he had landed himself onto...

Her heart and memory went out to the proud boy who flaunted about being a 10th drop out...

It was she who had persuaded him to continue his education at least through correspondence....

Seeing the talent in him...

When boys his age, enjoyed college and spent time in gym with friends...

He worked his asses off in the store....

Studying amidst the work....and workload....

He was always the sacrificing soul...

A scape goat for the family to be more precise.....

He had always given away his happiness for the family from childhood....

But....

This was his life....

His kindness shouldn't cause him trouble...

She wanted an opportunity to talk with the girl who conquered his heart...

He never let her know...

But kanna did...

Told the whole tale.....

And immediately she liked the girl her son like brother in law fell for..

Today, she had made a place for herself in the small amount of time they met...

She looked a pure soul as well...

Her blank look was terrifying...

Her eyes had the fire to kill Kathir when she left...

She has seen and sensed....

Dhanam: dei kanna...mudinja andha pulla mulla number tha da...naan kooptu pesuren....

Kanna: anni...seri varuma...

Dhanam: avan pecha ava kepala nu therla da....

Aana ava mana nila or alavu enaku puriyum....

Naan pesuren da...

Kanna send her number through whatsapp...

Dhanam went to terrace and Kanna followed....

They tried her number....

On the other hand,

Vishaka's parents were kind of shaken to see the state Mullai came in...

She looked nothing the girl who left the house...

She looked defeated...

The strength and her positive aura was missing they felt...

She wanted to talk with her, but they weren't that with Mullai yet and so they stayed back...

Mudhra was too shaked to see Mullai's state....

She looked pathetic...

The tiny heart didn't know what happened....

She was afraid to go near her....

In Mulai's room,

The moment she entered....

She fell against her bed...crying...

Crying her heart out..

She had seen the scared reaction of Mudhra...

But, she didn't care....

She was cheated...

Nope...

Kept hidden....

Truths were kept hidden from her.....

Important truths...

How could he...

Why did he?

He had entered into her cocoon...

Knocked his way into her heart...

Breaking the barrier she built...

Gave her attention...

Showered her with his attention....gift......love....

All those were just lies...

Was she such a fool to believe all that as LOVE...

She didn't know the trace of time...

Till her phone rang...

It was an unknown number...

Could it be him?

Nope....

She needed space...

She wanted time to compose herself....before he comes up with fresh set of lies.....about him and his so called fiancé Shwetha...

The word "fiancé" gave her the feel of worms creeping under her skin....

She felt nothing but a trash....

Though her heart was still taking sides with Kathir...her mind wasn't ....

With shivering hands she attended the phone...

She didn't know if she was happy or sad hearing the female sound on the other side of the line...

Dha; hello...

Mullai composing her tears: hheelllooo

The hello gave Dhanam a rough idea what the girl was undergoing......

Dhanam; mulla....

Mullai: aama neenga yaaru...

Dhana: naan vandhu ....vandhu ...dhanam.....meena oda...

Mullai: she said with raised voice....ennanga venum unga elarukum...

Yen nga ipdi panringa...

Dhan: illa ma...naan solradhu....

Mullai: enaku edhum keka venam nga....

Enaku edachum udavi pananum na...

Dhayavu senju unga kozhundana pathi edum pesadinga...

Ini enaku phone um panadinga...

Kanna kitayum solidunga.....enkita vela vishayam thavira eda pathiyum yaara pathiyum pesa varavenam nu...

Enna konjam nimadiya iruka vidunga...

Pls.....

And she hung up the phone.....

That's when she thought about Mudhra....

Mukesh and Madhura had gone out and weren't home yet.....

Neither was the caretaker home....

How did she forget Mudhra in her misery....

Poor thing should be hungry...

It was way past 10pm....

She went and cooked some maggi for her to see Mudhra busy studying....

Mulai: mudhra...sapda va da...sorry naan edo tension la...

Mudh: its okey....she smiled...

Mullai: pasikillaya da...

Mudh: illaye naan dhan vishaka akka veetla falooda saptene....

Mullai: ipo maggi saptidu

Mudh nodded her head, had food, and went to bed.....

After some 10 minutes,

Mukesh and Madhura came home...to see the gloomy look of mullai...

Madh: mullai...are u fine?

Mullai: yes....

Madh: mudhra enga....saptala...

Mullai: aan sapta...

Madh: naan avaluku pudikum nu ice cream vangitu vanden...

Seri vidu...

Nee epo vandha...

Mullai: konjam neram aachu...enaku thala valikidu naan poi padukureb....

And she left to drown into her sorrow...

The next day,

Kathir came down late than usual...

Meena: enna kathir nethi seekram kelambitinga...

A nod was his reply nothing else...

Kathir: naan kelambaren...

And he left...

Dhanam followed him..

DHa: kathiru...

Kath: pls anni....

Dha: illada nethi naan mullai aa koopted...

A small hope sprang up in his eyes....

But the info she passed killed even the spark of his hope...

Kath: kavala padadinga.....naan inni avala thondaravu pana maten....

Dha: dei enna da loosatam...

Kat: vidunga anni....pls...

And he left...

Mullai looked a mess in office...

Kanna felt too bad seeing both the souls yearning each other but staying apart...

Being half yearly, his shifts were more of half a day...

He badly wanted to meet her,

Tell his side of story..

But he refrained himself from doing it....

Few days passed away in the same pace...

One day when he was walking through the ground to reach his car, an "ayya" stopped him..

It was Mudhra who looked very gloomy today...

Ka: he mudhra...epdi pana paritcha lan

Mud: nala dan panen...enaku oru help venum...

Kat: enna ma...enna achu..yen oru madiri iruka...

Mud: adhu vandu....nalailendu vacation la..

Kathir nodded his head...

Mudh: enaku winter camp ponum...veetla othukala...neenga pesi convince panungalen...

Kat; naana...naan epdi ma...nee ..

Nee...andha akka kita pesa solirukalam la...

Mudh: akka ipo lan sariyave pesaradhu illa.....please neenga solunga.....enaku poganum nu aasaya iruku....

Kathir didn't want to show his frustration on mudhra...

Kat: seri ma pesi paakren...

Mudh: unga phone aa kudunga...naan amma office number potu tharen....

Kat: modhala enna camp...ethane naal edachum sonna dane pesa mudiyum...

Mudh: sorry sorry...

And she extended the pamphlet....

It was a 4 day camp in Chennai....with fun and adventurous activity...

Kathir mv: visarikama epdi solradhu....seri pesi papom iva kita...

Kat: mudhra....modhala naan indha camp aa pathi visarichu apram naan unga amma kita pesuren....

Mud: marandra matinga la....

Kat: maaten....

Mudh: seri apo number note panikonga...

Kathir took his phone and opened with fingerprint lock....

Mudh: phone kudunga naan save panren...

Kat: number aa solu ma...naan panikiren...

Mudh: okey and she told the number....

Mudh: marakama panidunga...

Kat: kandipa ma....seri ....epdi pova...

Mudh: thaniya nadandu dan..inaiku vishaka akka ku exam illa....

Kat wanted to offer her a lift...

But he had a double mind...

Mudh: nala veyila iruku....neenga enna drop panringala...neenga dan enna nariya mura drop panirkingale....

Kathir nodded his head ...

Though Mullai's warning was etched in his mind...he didn't want Mudhra to walk due to his stupidity ...

Kat: vaanga....

Inside car,

Mudh: neenga ipo lan yen veetikita varadhu illa..

Kathir looked at her with wide eyes...

Mud: illa munna lan unga vandi papen balcony lendu adan keten...

Kathir stayed mum...

Mudhra didn't ponder much....

And her home came and she left but not before giving a peck on his cheek as a token of thanks...

That brought a smile, the first smile of the week....

TBC....