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போகிறேன்....

Kathir meticulously planned his next activity...

A trap had to be laid.....

His prey was too sharp.....

He didn't want any setback.....

He looked at the calendar.

He had a solid two weeks before the wedding anniversary celebration.

Meena anni, being her roommate was an ancillary cherry on top.

Two weeks and he had two events...

One the inter school competition of the girls....which needed his immediate attention....

He had promised helping mudhra with her speech and its intonation. She was hell nervous as Vishaka had withdrawn at the end moment due to some other social reasons....

And Mudhra wanted to follow suites for two reason....one being vishaka....two being the topic being changed at the end moment....

But, he persuaded her against it.....

Today afternoon, at around 12 pm during lunch hours...two girls approached the staff room...

Vishaka: excuse me sir..

Kathir nodded his head...

He saw vishaka coming in and Mudhra hiding behind Vishaka's back..

Vishaka also gave a wish to their tamizh teacher...

Balu: solu ma vishaka ....enna vishayama vandinga...

Vish: sir....adhu vandhu inter school competition...

Balu: aama...ma...adhuku innum 1 vaaram iruke...

Vish: illa sir..adhu vandhu...

Kathir: enna ma....sola vandhadha sollu....mudhra.....nee enna ma kanamoochi aditu iruka....he glared at her...

Mudhra came out of her hiding zone.

Balu: enna ma rendu perun vandirukinga....enna vishayam...

Visha: sir...adhu vandhu....inter school competition annaiku veetla veliya porangalam...

Adhan vara mudiyadhu nu...name remove pana sonanga amma...

Balu: enna ma...ipdi solringa....date munadiye sonnadhu dhane...

Vish: sorry sir....

Balu; its okey poma...

Kathir mv: ivar lan enna asiriyar...ivare engish pesumbodu...pasanga epdi tamizh pesum...

Balu: unnaku enna ma ....un peru

Mudhra: mudhra....

Balu: unaku enna ma...speech la dane per kudutha....

Mudhra nodded her head...

Mudhra: adhu vandhu ayya.....adhu...thalaipu mathitanga nu soningale...adhan...

Balu: ipo enna ma un perum edukanum avalo dhane...eduthudren...po ma...

And balu sir left...leaving behind a teary eyed mudhra...

Kathir looked at the two girls with pity eyes...

Kathir: enna achu vishaka...yen kadasi nimisham venam nu solringa...

Vish: therla coach...ss...ayya...

Kathir smiled....

That smile lifted the boost for both the girls...

Vish: adhu edho kalyanam...kandipa poganum nu amma...

Kathir: neenga pogama mudhra veetla iruka mudiyadha...

Vish: naan keten...aana amma vidala...

Kathir: hmm...

Kathir: unakku enna ma mudhra prechanai....

Mudh: she sniffed...

Kathir: ada edhuku ma azhara....

Mudh: naan andha thalaipuku ellame thayar pani vechen....ipo pudhusu...5 naal dhane iruku....

Inaiku poi amma illa akka va ezhuda soli...neenga adha thiruthi...

Naan epo thayar panuven....

Enaku bayam aa iruku...

Kathir:ivalo dhana....

Mv: iva solradhum vasthavam dan...5 naal la kashtam ......seri onnu panuvom....namale kooda irundu thayar panuvom...

Nama palli kum idhu oru nala angigaram kedaikum iva jeicha...

Kathir: seri ipdi panlam...naan nalaiku kalaila....ungaluku pesa vendiya ellam thayar panren....neenga adha nala thayar panunga....

Mudh: innoru tharava amma kita udhavi pana sonna thituvanga...

Kathir: andha akka irukangala...avunga kita kekalame...

Mudh: akka vum busy aa irupanga....

En per eduthidunga.....

Kathr: seri nalailendu....5 naal sports poga venam...naan pugazh sir kita solren...

Neenga andha neram vandhu unga pechu potiku thayar panunga.....

A huge smile came on both the girls face...

Mudh: nejama....

Kath: nejama...nalaiku neenga ground la irunga....naan anga varen...nama thayar panlam...

Mudh: thanks....

And she left...adding one more to his platter...

He wanted her to win for his own selfish reason...as well as for his school...

Keeping his fingers crossed, he sat to pen down her speech.

The time limit for the speech was minimum of two and half minutes...

He didn't want it to exceed more than 3 minutes...

The topic was something very interesting..

"மதங்களும் அறிவியலும் இணைந்தால் காட்டும் மார்க்கம் என்ன?"

(Can Religion and Science go hand in hand)

Something that would make any person think twice...

The thought process could reform the society or the future generation...

And he sat down to jist his points...

After some 1 hour of brain storming and skimming through articles, he felt the speech looked good enough..

Now, its all in the hands of the presenter...

He took two extra copies as needy and went to bed..

The next day, till late afternoon his mood was good.

He had sat gazing at her pics for quite sometime...His mind drifted to her...her smile....her eyes that sucked his life onto hers in a jiff.

But, around half past 3, his phone rang...

" Mama calling"....

And just like that...he felt his entire peace from the before day leave him...

Shwetha...

Everytime, he sat on how to deal with his supposed wedding...

His angel, and her thoughts came to haunt him...

And he forgets all about Shwetha and sits blushing with her mere thoughts...

Its been a month, he gave his stupid word on marriage...

He was literally in the worst situation...

His heart leaped only towards Mullai...

Shwetha, had immense trust on him...

His exact scenario brought only these age old golden words to his mind "Sethula oru kaal....aathula oru kaal"

And the final bell rang and he still sat thinking...

He didn't keep the track of the time until....there was a knock....

It was Mudhra...

Kathir mv: muttal...epdi da marandha....

Kathir: sorry ma...edho oru yosanai...

Mudhra: ingaye kathukalamaa......

Kathir: venam venam...nama ground ke polam....

He knows the politics and the rumour mills that could happen...all thanks to few animalistic irresponsible people who were a trash to the profession

His reputation could be at stake....

And the worst part would be none would ask him..

Its going to be behind his back talks...

He might know only after months after this whole tale has began spunning...

He has enough drama and tension in his life from Shwetha and Mullai, he didn't want an extra baggage from Mudhra...

He went to the ground...and gave the paper to Mudhra...

She went through it and gave a look to Kathir..

Kathir: enna achu?

Mudhra: romba kashtama iruku.....

Kathir: adhellam onnum illa....3 pakam dan...inaiku inga modhal pakkam....veetla 2am pakka....nalaiku 3aa pakam...

Adhuku apram ....epdi pesanum nu soli tharen...enga koral aa osathanum....enga erakanum.....enga niruthanum nu...neraya iruku...

Mudhra lv: ipove thala suthude....ellam indha amma va solanum.....seru seru nu....

Kathir: amma soli pechupotila sendhingala...unnaku pudikadha ma...

Mudh: pudikum.....aana......

Idhu kashtama iruku....

Kathir: mudium nu nenacha mudiyum...illa nu nenacha...mudiyadhu...

Mudiyuma mudiyadha?

Mudh: mudiyum...

And Kathir and Mudhra started the speech....It started on a very patient pace...

He was being calm and patient...

But he got a call from his mama again...he had to pick the call...

Kath: solunga mama...oru vela iruku...edum mukiyamana vela illana apram pesalama.....

Mama: aan seri maplaa....nichaya thedi kurika dhan...

And just like that he felt, he had an encounter with a speeding train...

That was the impact..

Engagement date...

Time was indeed flying...

Kat: naan koopdaren mama ....he kept the phone...

Later, he was anything but calm and patient...

He had started getting ryling up...

That at a point, he snapped...

He snapped at the poor thing....

Mudh: enaku pechu poti venam...

She threw the paper and ran away crying...

Kat: chaaaa...loosa da neee.....nee pana mutalthanathuku.......paavam ava...

And he went behind her...but she had left with her bag...

Kat: enna kelambita...he looked at vishaka ...

Cha...muttal eh dhan da nee.....pavam thaniya poidichu....

And he followed her...on foots as well...

He knew the navigation and map to her house, where he was doing his extra duty...

He saw her walking on the road...wiping her eyes...

Kat: mudhra....he called...

She increased her pace...

And he ran to match up with her....and held her by shoulder....

Kat: mudhra...

Mudhra...unna than....

Mudh: sorry....naan paper erinjiruka koodadhu.....

Kat: sorry....rendu perum sorry soliyachu...avalo dhan...vaa ma vandhu prepare panu...

Mudh: enaku venam...

Kat mv: ithunoondu irundhu ivaluku evalo pidivadham....chellam kuduthu ipdi aakiyachu.......

Kathirvela....epdi lan kenjanume.......samadhanam panna....

Seri panuvom...vera vazhi...

Theva undhu aache....

thappum undu dan ....his mind retorted....

Kat: sorry...enna manika matiya ma....

Mudhra: okey.....aana pechu poti venam...

Kat mv: hayyoo....masiya matingrale....ice cream try panuvom....

Kat: pechu potila sera enna venume....enna pana seruvinga...

Mudh: bribing is wrong...

Kat mv: hmmmkmmmm...idhu onnu dhan baki....

Kat: idhu lanjam illaye...naan thappu paniten la...adahn enaku punishment vandu unaku ice cream kudukanum...

He saw her thinking, thinking again...

Finally she bobbed her head...

Kat mv: happada....

Kat: seri vaanga....nama ice cream vangalam....

Mudh: vishaka akka...

Kat: naan pugazh sir kita solren....ice cream vangi...angaye pechu pottiku padichu naan ungala veetla vidaren....

Mudh mv: amma thituvangalo...aana ice cream....

Andha akka vandirupangala...potu kuduthiruvangala.....

But, Mudhra nodded her head...

Kathir and Mudhra went to an ice cream parlour and settled for an ice cream and started the practice...

Somehow she completed her page 1 in 1 hour....with hundreds and thousands of questions which he calmly answered...And he finally walked her home...

He looked around for a glimpse of Mullai...

She could or could not be home...

He wasn't sure...

He looked around for her and left after bidding bye to Mudhra...

He was partly happy Mullai didn't see him...he still didn't make a plan for her...

And so he left...

TBC..

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