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Pinnaniyil azhagu thamizhil kandhan pugazh paadi kondiruka, Kaalai pozhuthin ithamaana kaatril javaathu kalanthu manakum Mayilvel Muruganin sannithiyil manamurugi thozhuthu vaitha venduthalgaludan, vaazhvin iniya maartralgal thanthuvitta amaithiyil kannirandum panithiruka, kaikorthu nadanthu kovil mandapathin mel padiyil amarnthanar,

Mullaiyum...  Manjuvum...

andru kaalai, aaru manikellam Manjuvai azhaithirunthaal Mullai. Intha koviluku sella thunayaga varumaru.... aval kuralil iruntha azhuthathil, appothu aval verethum kelvikal kettakavittalum, nitchayamaai etho irukumena nenjam koora

'Mullai, thideeru ean inaiku kovillu vanthe aaganum sollita..?', enakettal Manjuvum

entha vitha periya salanamum illamal, kayiliruntha sirukarkalai, theppalil erinthavaare..

'varanum nenachen Manju..avlo thaan, veraonnum illa.'

antha pathilil thirupthi adaiyaamal, 'ennanu sollu Mullai, un mugam theliva thaan iruku aana enaku etho un manasu kalangiruka maadhiri iruku..'

'cha apdiyellam onnum illai Manju, rendu thadavai inga varennu sollitu varala..athuthaan etho saamikutham ayidumonu thonuchu, athuvum kaalaileye.....' ena paathi varthaiyil paarvaiyai thirupi Mullai veru pakkam paarka...

Manju Mullaiyin kaigailai pidithukondu, 'Kaalaileye, enna aachu...?' kavalaiyaaga ketka

'pcchu..inaiku ezhunthavodaneye ennamo.. manasu pada padanu... kannu vera thudichucha...apdiye anga nama veetuku oodi vanthirum pola....athuthaan koviluku vantha nalla irukumnu...' ena thodarbillamal manathil vanthellam sollimudithaal.

Manjuku manathu satre amaithinathu...'evlo thaana, naane etho ennamonu nenachiten...nee olunga thoongiruka maata athu thaan kannu thudichirukum vera onnum irukathu...manasa pottu kozhapikaathe.... Innum rendu vaaram thaan iruku kalyanathuku.'

'hmm... naal nerunga nerunga konjam manasuku utharala iruku..' ena Mullai manathai koora

'Enna aachu Mullai, unakenna theriyatha aala, veeda illa oora..nee poranthathila irunthu parkuravunga thane.. ethuku payaapadanum?'

'theriyala......', ena Manjuvai mounamaga paarthaal..

Manjuvuku enna sollvathenna ariyammal, ' vaa nadanthute pesalam..neramaachu paaru' ena kaikoduthu avalai thooki vittal..

antha azhagiya Murugan kovil, oorrin therkil iruntha siriya kundrin melirunthathu. Iyarkaiyaga amaintha theppathudanum, paarai padivangaludanum.. Manjuvum Mullaiyum vantha vandi athan adivaraathiluruka, iruvarum thaanai amaintha antha malaipatikattukalil methuvai erangi kondirunthanar.

Manjuvum Mullaiyin manam ennavai irukum ena yosithukonde vanthaval 'Nee kathirannane nenachu thaan payapuduriya' endral avalidame..

'hmmm...payamaanu theiyala Manju.. aana oru maadhiri kozhappama iruku..avaru enga kalyanatha pathi sariya enna nenaikurarunu innum puriyalaiye..'

'hey, eppo ethuku apdiyellam yosikure ? Kathirannen nijama santhosama iruku. annaiku pudava kadaila enna panuchunu partheela. Enaku athellam innumkooda namba mudiyala...'

Manju sonnathil, andru nadanthaathu Mullaiku ninaipil vara, koodave adutha murai paartha pozhuthu nadantha nigazhvugalum, saatchi enna vanthu, avalathu kavalaiyai kindal seiythathalum, aasai konda manathin etharthamana velipaadaga...

'enakum athellam paarkurapa acharyama...santhosama..thaan irunthuchu... aana ellam nerula parkurapo thaan.. athukuappuram..naan oruthi inga irukengrathaye maranthudurare..'

Manjuvum vidamaal, ' Mullai, inga paaren... naan kitta thatta unga nithchayam mudinjathathula irunthu inga thaan iruken, paathi naalu kathirannena veetukulla paarkave mudiyala..annan eppo varuthu, eppo saapiduthu eppo thoonguthunu onnum theriyala..naanum solli solli parthu vittuten..

Vazhakamana, thotta velaiye intha neram eppavum athigama thaan irukum. Unake theriyum ippo kalyana velai embuttu irukunu, angeyum sari, ingeyum sari... Appakum Perimmakum pathirikai kodukarathuke neram pathala...

intha samayam paarthu Jeeva annen vera ingailla... ella velivelaikum kathirannan than alaiyuthu.. athuvera velainu vanthuta ellathayum maranthidum, unaku theriyatha annana paathi... avana nee thane purinjukanum..' ena neelamaga pesi mudithal, sariyaga antha annanin thangaiyaaga..

Mullaiku ellam purinthukolla mudinthaalum, avalukaane ekkam avaloda irukatumena ennikondu...avalathu valagamaana kindal thoniyil ...'hmmm Manju, ippo thaan nee mulusa enaku naathanaar ayiruka, avara pathi oru vaarthai sonnathuka embutu nerama pesura' endral.

Manju aval sonnathai kandu muraithalum, athai sonna vithathil sirithuvida, iruvarukum silla nimidam munpiruntha irukkam ippothu lesanathu..

Mullai pinne amarthiruka, than vaaganathai iyakiyaval antha mann saalaiyin oode vandiyai nagarthi kondirukum pothum, manathil thozhiyin kavalaiya maatra vazhiyum thedikondirunthaal...

'Eei, Manju ethavathu pesite ootu.. enaku bore adikuthu..' , endral kannadi valiye availai paarthukondu

Manju melum sirithu neram pesamal vanthalum, iru therukkal thandiyavidan, oru thaiyal kadai kannil pada.. 'Aaama, naalaiku thane un blouse vaanga poganum,..naane vaangitu veetuku vathidavaa?' ena verumugamai pechai arambithaal

Thurithamaga athai marutha Mullaiyum ' Illa illa, nee veetuku ava naama sernthu poi vaangitu varalam.. ulleye irunthu irunthu kadiya iruku..blouse velai mudinja apram suthama amma velila vidathu..athuvaraikum suthuvom'

pechu apdiye thodarnthu engengo thaava, athan swarasiyathil Mullaiyum pogum thisaiyai karuthil kollavillai....

Kaalai veyil marangalai kooda verka vaithiruntha neram Manjuvin vandi, antha Arasi Modern Risemill in mun nidrathu

Pechu thadaipada, pinnirunthu keele irangiyaval, sutrupurathai kandukondu 'Ethukudi, ippo inga vanthiruka... Olunga vandiya edu veetuku pogalam...' endral lesaga kalavaramana mugathoda

'ohhh, ipdi munjiya vachikitta ungaluku inga vanthathu pidikalainu nanga nambiduvom paaru..vaa vaa annaen inga than irukum inneram' endravaru Manju ulle sendral..

Mullai, antha aalaiyai punaramaithu meendum thirantha naaluku pinne, neradiyaga athanulle sendrathillai. Silamurai, athan suvaraal adaikappadatha Idapakka thadupai ottinar polirukum, saampal putru marathin nizhalin olinthu Kathirin aluvalaga araiyai mattum nottam vittathundu.

Athvum verengum avanindam yarumariyaalmal thaniyaga pesivida mudiyathu enbathal. Antha araikul, minvisiri oodiya natkallelam Duraisamiyo, alla Kanganipaalaro avan udan iruka, aavai yaavum Mullai pesamal veedu thirumbiya natkalle.

Iruthiyaga, paramarippu panigalukukaga vida patta vidumurai naalondril, serthu vaithiruntha thunichalai ellam thirati kondu, aavanarai nokki vanthaval angu Dhayalanai kandu mirandathum, athan pin nandathellam, antha moovar kootaniku mattume theriyatha ninaivugal..

Manju munnarai thandi paniyaaraikul sernthu vitta neram, inthunai ennagalum ondrai manathil varaisai katti vara, Mullai methuvai athe paniyarraiyin neenda aganda vasalil kaal vaika,

"..........INTHA IDATHODA ARUMAI THERIYATHAVUNGA YAARUM ITHUKULLU VARA VENAAM, IPPIDEYE VELIYA POIRUNGA. NAAN INNORU THADAVAI INGA AVAUNGALA PARKA KOODATHU"

endru urumum kuralil ketta vaarthaikalil, udambellam nadunga vaithakaal vaithathodu angeye apdiye nindral..

Kettathu avan Kural thaan....

Thoorathil kettalum..Thookathil kettalum, Kettavun manathil kuralodu mugamum theriyum avaluku...

Aanalum, athai intha thoniyil ithuvarai aval kettathillai....antha kuralil irunthathu, kobama, aathirama ,veruppo illai ethovo avalukul nadukkam thanthathu..

Kathirin kobam aval arinthathu thaan... Kobathai velikatta perithai avan ondrum seivatharku thevai irunthaillai. Avan kangalil theriyum matram mattume pothum, ethiril nirpavar, than thavarai oppukkollavo, illai vilagi selavo... atharkum minjinal avan parkalukkul kadipaatu vilum ooriru varthaigale pothum, aval arintha avanuku....

Indru, Ithunai aathirathudan avan yaarai kadinthu kolgiran ena therinthu kolla kooda avaluku thonavillai... Avanathu kobam, athuvum yarmeethu ena ariyatha kobathirke, avalukul ethunai paathipendral... menkatru veesum pozhuthum avak muzhuthumaai verthirunthaal...

Inge vantha pozhuthu ethir kaartil azhagai paranthu kondiruntha avalathu kuzhal, ippothu vervaiyil nanainthiruntha avalathu mugam, kaluthu tholil ena aluthamai otti kondirunthathu..

Vegu neramaai, udan vanthavalai kaanvillai ena avalai thedi thirumbi vantha Manju, Mullai nindra kolathai parthathum, aval pakkam vanthavudan ' eai mullai, en innum ingaye nikura...unna koodave vara sollitu thane vanthen...enna achu unaku..en epdi mugamellam thidreenu verthiruku....' ena pada padavena kelvikalai kettukonda poga...

'Manju, ippo satham potathu avaru thane...apdi... apdi en kathunaanga..?'

'hey nee, athakettu than ipdi payanthu nikkuriya... sariya pochu...vaa ulla vanthu paaru...'

'venaam Manju, naama poiralam..avunga romba kovama irukanga pola..'

'nee inaiku kalaila irunthe sariyilla...ethetho thevaiyilla karpanaila iruka..ithu velai nadakara idam, inga veetla irukara maathiriya nadanthuka mudiyum...'

itharku mel mullaiku solli puriyavaipatharkillai ena aval kaikalai pidithu udan ezhuthu sendraval, Kathirai sutri naangu thozhilargal nirpathaiyum, matraval ellam avargalai vedikai parthu kondirupathai sutri kaati.. 'inga irunthu paaru, anga enna nadakuthunu...'

Kathirin kovam, avan ethiril nindru kondiruntha iruvarin mugathil iruntha payathileye therinthaathu.. Oruvan, vital azhuthu vidupavan pol nirka, matravan payanthirunthalum nadapathu nadakattum endra thelivil nindirunthaan...

Antha pirivin kangaanipaalar, krishan thaan Kathirai samaathana padutha muyandru kondirunthaar... 'Thambi.... ithu itho theriyama nadanthu pochu....ithuvaraikum ipdi nadanthirukaa?....naanum inga thane irunthen..romba neram agala..oru rendu ilaina moonu nimisam kooda irukathu...'

Avarathu samaathanathai etru kollamal Kathirum 'atheye thaan naan kekuren, ithana peru irukarapo epdi machine empty ah oduchu..athuvum, thaana oodi nikuravaraikum'

Marupadiyum krishnane thodarnthar, ippothu ivar avarkal iruvarum seithathai thavaru ena othukondal athan moola kaaranam, avargalthu thavarai kavanikamal vitta than mel than varum ena arinthavar..' Sonnene thambi, current poiruchu..athu than antha channelluku input close ayiruchu..'

Antha pathilil, Kathiruku avanuku visayam theriyathathu pol marupadiyum avar sappakattu kattuvathai thona, vantha kovathil 'Een annen, intha Machinery epdi velai seiyumnu enaku theriyatha madhiri padam ootrureenga?...

ingaenna moonooru channel ah irukku, ethu nikkuthu ethu ooduthunu ungaluku theriyama pogarathuku... Mothama pathimoonu channel thane, athuku input parka ungaloda rendu helper irukanga. Ella channelukum thani thaniya rendu peru progress parka nikkuranga..

Apram current ponna motha unittukum thane pogum, innaiku epdi intha channeluku mattum thaniya pocha? Een matha 12 channellayum power off pannirukangala... powercut aanthukuapram ivunga renduperum intha channeluku power off pannama vitrukanga, atha neenga kavanikaama irunthurukeenga...

Power vathathukapuram, ithu mattum input varama empty ya oodi, pallu chakira mellam therichu nindruku. ithu thaan nadanthirukum. ipdi mattum than nadaka mudiyum.."

Nadanthathai pakkathil irunthu paarthathai pol Kathir varisaiya solla, thavaru seitha iruvarukum mugathil ee aadavillai. Ippothum Krishanae pesinaar avarkalukum serthu 'thambi neengasolra maadhiri nadanthiruka vaipu iruku... naanum kavanikala thaan..athu en thappu nu kooda vachupomm.. ippo aduthu enna pannum than naama yosikanum, athavittutu...'

Krishnan etho Kathir porrupillamal, nadantha visayathai parti pesuvathaai pol pathil solla avanathu kobam innum athigamaaga 'aduthu enna seiyanumnu yosikamale ungaluke therinjirukanum. Oruvelai athuvum theriyalaina naane solluren.... mothala intha ninnupona channela disconnect pannitu mathatha ooti paarunga..aduthu intha machineoda service mechanicku phone pottu nandathatha nadantha mathiri solli udane vara sollunga....ellathum munna naan erkanave sonna maathiri ivungala naan inime inga parka koodathu... intha rendu perukum kanakkai mudichu veetuku anupunga'

Avanathu kadaisi variyil, thavaru seitha moonu perai thaandi angiruntha paathiperukum mugam veluthathu... antha iruvarum ippothu ondraga vaiya thiranthanar...' annen, nanga etho theriyama thappu pannitom, manichukonga..'

Kathir avargal pakkame thirumbamal nirkavum, krishnane thirumbavum uthaviku vanthar 'thambi yosichu pesunga, intha chinna thappuku ethane periya vaarthaiya sollatheenga, konjam paathu manichu vidunga'

Kathirum manathai matrikolla thayaraga illamal 'Manikkarathuku onnum ithu lesana thappu illai...etho ennoda machine repair aayiruchunu mattum naan itha sollala..

Ungaluke theriyum inga ovaru channelukulleyum noothukumela chinna chinna irumbu paagam iruku.. Inaiku etho nalla neram rendu moonu udanju paathila sikiruchu.

Ella neramum apdi nadakathula, Nellulairunthu umiya pirikara bladu mattum ettu irukum ulla. Rende rendu belt thaan mothama. athu vittu pochunu mothama thool thoola sitharidum... apdi nadantha inga irukaravungaluku ennellam nadakum nenachu paarunga...

Innum itha chinna kavana kuraivunu neenga neikureengana ungaluku aathoda paathipu puriyalanu artham..illa neenga ethuko yaraiyo kaapathureenganu artham'

Atharkumele angu yaarukum nirkavo avanai ethirthu ethuvum pesavum thondramal, anaivarum avar avar velaiya parka sendruvida. Kalaintha koottathil pinniruntha Manjuvaiyum, Mullaiyum paarthu vittu avargalaruge vanthavan... 'Enna pappa, rendu perum inga vanthurukeenga ?...'

'Chumma than, Koviluku poittu veetu porom athaan..unna parkalamnu....' ena Manjuvum mullaiya parthukonde sollavum, Kathirin paarvai mullaiyidam pogavum sariyai irunthathu.

ange aval innum yosanaiyudan sutri irunthavagalaiye pentha pentha paarthu kondirukka...'Ooi, enna aachu unaku?..en ipdi muzhichitu irukaa nee...?' ena vinavinaan

Pathilaai Mullai, 'onnum illaye' ena samalika Manju thaan, 'appo nee potta sathathula payanthava thaan innum athula irunthu meelave illa' ena unmaiyai sonnal..

'enna payam?' ena Mullaiya parthe thirumbavum ketka, avanathu kelviku enna pathil solavathena thonamal tharaiyai parthavare aval nindruka..

Udane thirumba varuvathai sollivittu Kathir avanathu aluval araikul sella, athe neram Manjuvin tholaipesi azhaika, atharku pathalikka avalum veliye sendral...

ange thaniye nirka piriyamillalum, iyandrangalin oosai kadhai thulaika arambithalalum, Mullaiyum Manjuvin pinne veliye vanthaval, Manjuvai vitru satru thalli nindru kondal. thavikum avalathu manathin pathatram en ena avalukum puriyamaal..

Ulle nindruntha iruvaraiyum kaanamal, Kathirum vasaluku vanthavan, ange thaniye nidruntha Mullaiyidam sendru, kaiyodu kondu vanthirunga thaneer paatillai thanthaan. Athai udane vangi kondaval, adutha nimadathil athilirunthu paathi thaneerai mandi irunthal....

Aval thirupi thanthatha paatilai kaiyil vangikonde Kathirum ' Pothuma?, innum konjam kudikalame?' ena , 'Venam pothum' endraval appothu thaan thalai nimirthi avanai paarthal

Nandrai neeradithu mugathai kazhuvirupaan pola, kaluthuvarai nainthirunthalum mugathil iruntha kadumai nangu kurainthirunthathu....koodave Neerila netriku azhagu paal ena thondravum, thavaniyin nuniyil mudinthurunthai pirithu 'Mayilvel murugan kovil prasadam, nethila vachukonga' ena avanidam neetinal.

Aval neetiya thiruneertai viralil eduthu netriyil keetrai ittukonde..'Romba payathuteeya..?' ena kettan..

Inthamurai Mullaiku enno kangalil neer kattiru, thalaiyai mattum ida valamaga aatiyaval, mugathai thirupi kanneerai maraithukondal.

Aval kaneerin artham puriyamal, meendum ethuvum kettal Kanneer perugumo ena ninathavan, ' Sari, nee vanthu ulla utkaaru..Manju pesitu varatum..' endran

Vegamai thalaiasaithu maruthaval ' illa nanga vanthu romba neramaachu..amma thedum..Manjuva koopidunga naanga kilamburom'

Sari ena avanum thirumba, Manjuve avargalai nokki oodi vanthu 'annan, avaru inga etho velaiya vantharam, apdiye nama veetuku vanthiturukaaru..naan avanga varathukulla vettuku poren...nee Mullaiya kootitu poi veetula vitru...

Mullai nee veetuku po naan sayantharama pesuren' ena Kathiridam arambithu Mullaiyidam mudithaal

Mullai, ' eei , enna neeye pora vazhila eraki vitrudi..' ena kooruvatharkul Manjuvin vandi vaasalai thadiyirunthathu...

Aval pathil sonna vegathil, Kathiruku avalathu payam vilangatha etho ondrai urutha...'Een, enkooda varathukennna ?' endran.

$*************$ Oonjal Aadum $*************$

A/N : Kanamanies, I lost previous draft of this version, I hope have rewritten almost everything... and please dont think this part as filler, you get the need of this in next chapter.. As many of you wanted, Oonjal now only on KM, and this is how it will be going forward..