நீ அடம் பிடித்தாலும் அடங்கி போகின்றேன்
உன் மடி மெத்தை மேல் மடங்கி கொள்கின்றேன்

Kathir waited till he saw his wife, daughter and Arush had left the house...His eyes didn't waver from them....

Mulla: arush, vaanga naan ungala drop panren...

Arush: illa anty, driver varuvaru...

Mullai: paravla naan drop panren vaanga....

Arush nodded his head....

Jisha: anty ini mudhra va inga anupa matingala....

Mullai felt sorry for the poor girl....she had no answer to the question asked now...

On seeing Arush leave with his chithi's friend also Mudhra's mother, Dharshan hopped inside the house not knowing the nuclear bomb his uncle had triggered on the family...

But, he was shocked seeing Mullai anty get into his chithapa's car...

What was happening he wondered?

He got into the house with Jisha to see the whole family gaping at Kathir...

His eyes wandered and grazed over each and every face in the house...all of them looked stoned to his eyes....

Dharshan was quizzical he wasn't sure if he could enquire or if it was better to keep quiet...

Dharshan's chithapa brought everyone out of the reverie...

Moor: dei ipo nee kadasiya enna sonna...

Kathir: unmayasonen...

Dhar mv: enna chithapa...punch dialogue pesudu appa kita....

Dhan: dei enna da idhelam...nee Mullai aa kadhalikara nu nenacha...nee enna da vera oru kadha solra....

Kathir: naan endha kadhayum solala....naan sonadhu ellame nejam....

Jeeva: dei en da inga yaar kitayum oru vartha kooda solanum nu thonalaya....

Moo: adhane....ipo enna na 8 vayasu ponnu unna appa ngudu...nee enna na nee dhan ava purushan, avaluku nee dhan thali katna nu solra....

En da enga kita un kudumbathukita oru vartha solanum nu thonalaya?

Kat: solirundha....aan seri pa.....nu kalyanam pani vechuripingala enna?

Illa la....adhe jaadhi madham bedham adhe kadha dane....

Aduku ennaku solanum nu thonala...

Lak: aduku nu ipdiya da...

She teared....

Kat: naan panadhu thappu nu ipovum enaku thonala ma...

Enaku edu seri nu nenacheno adha than naan senjen....oru veedu kudukave kolam kothram pakara indha veetla naan vera jaadhi pona kadhalikaren...

Asaivam sapdra oruthiya, sami mela nambika illadha oruthi aa dan katika poren nu kootitu vandhu ninna, aarthi eduthirupinga nu enaku thonala...

Adunala edu seri nu patucho naan adha panen...

Yen nethi shwetha kadalikara nu sonnapovum neenga onnum shwetha va vara sollu, naanga ethukurom nu oruthanum solalaye....

Aper peta veetla naan 9 varusham munna...Mullai aa dhan katika poren nu sonna enna madiri vara verpu kedaikum nu theriyum....

Kanna: aprom en ne...neengalum avungalum therinjikatha madiri nadagam potinga....namba veetla yaar iruka ethane per iruka nu kooda theriyadha madiri en kita visarichirukanga....

Kathir: avaluku theriyadhu.....avaluku nama veeda pathiyo veetla irukuravunga pathiyo eduvume theriyadhu....

Enaku oru kudumbam irukune avaluku....

His throat clogged....

He felt the want to be with his family, with his wife and daughter before going ahead with this joint family....

He wanted to spend some happy moments before he unleashed the story of 9 years - 8 years of togetherness....

Kathir took a huge puff of air...

Kat: mudhra romba bayandu poiruka...naan poga late aana innum bayapuduva....

Naan vanditu solren....

Kathir did notice that his uncle looked truth shaken.....he hadn't uttered a single word...

He rushed out of his house...

He started her scooty towards her house, today he will be entering the compound of the house where his flower and bud resided....

Today, he will be with his family not as a watchman, who will look after them from afar...

But as their shadow...

He somehow drove through the roads of Kunnakudi and parked her vehicle within the house premises....

He went up to the ground floor...

He expected the door to be opened by his love, his angel or his baby...

But, the one who opened the door was the Madhura akka, mudhra always talked and referred to...

He expected an even older girl, but the one who opened the door was a teenage girl...

Madh: neenga....

By then, mudhra came rushing into the house and hugged him calling out "appa".

He lifted her in his arms....

His baby...her rosy cheeks still had his hand imprinted...

He kissed her cheeks....and rubbed her head....

Madh: neenga dhan kathirvelan aa? Mudhra oda appa?

Kathir nodded his head...

Madh: nice meeting u anna....naan akka kita pala mura ketruken neenga enga nu...edo vela vishayama poirukinga nu sonanga...

Ayyo naan enna introduce eh panama pesuren parungalen...

En peru Madhura....inga dhan naan paying guest aa iruken...college padikaren...house owner en chithapa dan.....

Naan dan privacy apdi nu soli inga vandu thanguren...

Seri neenga pesunga....naan keela iruken....

And she left....

Mu: Apppa.....anga apram um sanda potiya?

K shaked his head in no...

Mu: appa...adhu un veeda pa....anga irunda pati un amma va?

Aprom yen naan avungala yaarayume pathadila?

Apo ennakum amma pati, appa pati nu irukangala?

The tiny mind had so many questions, so many unanswered questions.....

She didn't know anything about her dear daddy or his family....

Kathir didn't know how to explain the whole situation to his baby girl without sowing the seed of caste into the convo..

But, as usual his wife came for his rescue...

M: mudhra, kathir ipo dane vandirukan.....adukula kelvi kekadha....

Mud: nee pesaadha ma....naan un pechu ka...

Appa unaku theriyuma, nethi naan pugazh sir oda vandu surprise aa ninna, amma naan yen vanden, inga enna panren nu ketanga....

Enna patha amma happy avanga....neenga inga irupinga nu aaasaya vandha neengalum illa, amma vum seri aa pesala...

Naan camp la enna lan panen nu kooda amma innum kekala....

Neeyum kekala....

Her eyes teared off...

Only kathir knew why did Mullai react so...when kathir had given his permission the before day, neither did he expect the kidnapping drama...

30 hours ago,

Mudhra was busy in her camp when she saw a familiar face....

She hopped to him...

Mud: pugazh sir...

Pugazh was surprised to see Mudhra there....

Pu: ey inga enna panra...

Mud: camp...

Pu: adu teriyudu ma...inga naan unna expect panla...adhan keten...

And the day went about in a good pace...and the camp got completed....

Mudhra had this sudden urge to meet her parents.....

Her dad had promised her when he came to send her off that he'll be waiting in their house...

She couldn't contain it within herself...

She rushed to Pugazh..

Mudh: sir.....ooruka porinag....

Puga: aama ma...

Mudh: ennayum kootitu poringala...

Pug: apdi lan vida matanga ma....yaar kooda vena lan poga mudiyadu....

Mud: please sir....naan enga appa kita pesi permission vangata...

Puga: unga appa epdi ma en kooda vara viduvaru...

Mud: adu...adhu....appa ku dan ungala theriyume please sir...

She said with the best puppu face she could offer...she said the sameto the management....

Man: apdi la vida mudiyadu ma...

Mud: please please...neenga vena appa kita kelunga....appa number phone panunga...

Not being able to control her pestering, they did dial her father's number provided in the form.....

Kat: hello...

Man: nanaga ABC camp la pesurom...unga ponnu

Kat: solunga enna achu? Edum prechanai aa?

Man: illa sir...and she briefs the situation in few words...

Kat: phone ava kita kudunga...naan pesuren...

Mudh: pa.....pugazh sir dhan pa....naan ooruku varen eh...please please....

Kathir didn't know what got into him but he said a fine...

His friend knew nothing about his marital life or for that matter of fact, him being married only....

Kat: nee phone aa pugazh ta kudu...naan pesuren....

Mud: sir...appa pesunamam....

Pugazh: hello sir....

Kat: pugazh...

Pugazh mv: indha kural engayo keta madiri iruke...nala ketu pazhagina kural ache....

Pugazh: solunga sir....

Kat: naan ...

Pugazh: mudhra appa dane..

Kat: aama mudhra appa kathir dan...

Pugazh: kathir aa?

Was his ear ringing, the voice name everything sounded familiar...

Kat: pugazh...naan dhan kathir pesuren....mudhra va badhrama kootitu va?

Pugazh: kathir? His eyes popped out...

Kat: hmm....naan dhan...please da kootitu vandiru...

Pugazh: dei enna da....

Kat: ellam vandu solren....

Pugazh was too shocked....his friend was married this tiny packet was his kid...

Pugaz: nee kathir ponna?

Mudhra nodded her head....

Pugazh: nejama va?

Mudhra: one minute....

She ran and came back with a small photoframe which adorned their picture....

And joined with Pugazh with Kathir's written permission through email that Pugazh was guardian....

On the way, Pugazh had a good time bonding with his so called bestis daughter...

She for sure had almost all the traits of him...

And once he reached he did call and inform kathir, who said to wait till mudhra goes to home and that he ll tell everything once he comes back...

TBC....