Araiyinul velicham vegauvai kurainthu irul niramba thodangi iruntha neram, alaipesiyin kunthagaval thantha sathathil urakkam kalainthu ezhunthal Manju. Nalla aazhntha urakam than, kanvizhithum pagala irava ena puripadatha manathodu angumingum thedi oruvaliyaga kaipesiyail mani parka athu maalai neram aaru pathu endrunthathu. Pathari adithukondu methaiyil irangi kuliyalarai nokki oodinal.

avasaramai, mugam kaluvi thalai vaari, poojai araiyil vilaketrivittu aval veliya vantha pozhuthu, Kannan kaiyil paal tumblerudan veli thinnaiyil amarnthirunthan. Veetinul iruntha nisaptham veru yaarum angillai endrathu. Samayalaraiku sendru ponni akka pottu vaithiruntha theaneerodu vanthu kannavodu veliye amarthal.

avalai parthavudan kanna "enna akka, pagalla ippdi than thoongiviya.. nalla mamiyar kedaichirukanga polaye" ena seendinan

"poda nee vera, inaiku kalaila seekirame ezhunthutomla athu than konjam asanthiten. mani achuna nee vanthu ezhupirukalamla... enga ponni akka kooda kaanom" endral vegamaga

"velan annan akkavayum kootitu marketuku poirukaru, amma rendu perum en ennum varala ?" en kannan ketka

"oorazhaika thaan poirukanga epdiyum ettu manikulla vanthiruvanga" ena solla

"eppo parthalum engayavathu poireenga ellarum naan mattum thaniyave iruken" endran erichalaga

"Dei kalyana veeduna apdithan irukum, innum rendu naalaila paaru veedu je je nu aayirum" endruvittu andru than vasalil potrintha pudhu panthailai parthu konde "Kanna, poi light ellam pottu viduda epdi irukunu parkalam " endrida aval sonnathai kannanum seithan

Andruthan athikalai pramma muhurthalil, veli vasalin vada kizhakil idam kurikapattu athan aruge kolamittu. Azhaika pattintha silla moothavargaludan, Veetin makkalum, Arasiyin annan koodumpamum angu vanthiruka, Kathirum Kananum, ilaigal agartapattu nerthiyaga sethukappatiruntu Kalyana Murungai marathin neenda thandin ucchil maavilaiyodu, manjal thuniyil nanayangal mudinthanar Iyerin solpadi.

Anthanai thodarnthu, antha marathin muzhu neelathirkum manjal poosi athan mel kuripitta eadangalil veetil anaivarum kukumam ittanar. Athanpin maram nada thondiruntha kuzhikul oorin periyorum veetin periyorum sernthu, ammarathai nattanar.

Nadapatta marathai theivamaga paavithu atharku, thengai udaithu sambirani, karpooram kaati poojai seithu, oovaraivarai atharku navathaniyamum palum vittu, antha marathirku santhanamum, manjalum kumkumamum ittanar.

athanodu panthakaal nadauvathrku eduthuvaitha Moongil kambangalukum poosai ittu kalyana panthal podum velaiyai udane seithu mudithirunthanar.

Muthalil ingu maapilai veetil muhurthakaal vaipavam mudithavudan, veetin periyavarkal anaivarum Mullai veetirku sendru angum athe pol ingum kaal nattu poojai nivarthi seithu. iruveedum meedndum mappilai veetil aduthu thaaliku ponnurukum nigazhaviruku vanthirunthanar

Iruveedum oore ooril irukkum pothu, ipdiye seithu kolvathu ange valakam than athanai thodaranthu vanthavargaluku virunthum Dhayalan veetil erpaadu seiyapatirunthathu. Anthunai vishesangalum nallapadiyaga mudinthiruthathu.

Athanai vilakukalum alagai minnoliyil milira athan velichathil veedirku innum alagu koodi ponathu poliruka kannanum Manjuvum iruvarum athai suthi vanthu oruvarai ovaruvar parthu, kuthugalamai sirithukonde iruvarum ulle vara, avargal pinneye , Lakshmiyum, Arasiyum azhaipai mudithu kondu vanthanar.

Sontha panthangaluku kellam pathirikai vaithu kalyanathirku azhaithirunthalum, sitroorgalin valakam pol oorin anthanai therukalukum sendru veetin pengalai vishesangaluku manjal kumkum konduthu azhaipatharku oorazhaipu endru peyar. Ippothu atharku than Arasiyum, Lakshmiyum sendrinthargal.

Athe pol Dhayalanum, tholil murai palakangalil ena vittu ponavargalai meendum meedum nyapagapadi yosithu neril innum azhaithu kondirunthar.

Manjuvin thirumanam Aadheeran veetil nadanthalal ithunai virivaga anaivaraiyum azhaika mudiyamal poirunthathu. Avargailai aduthu santhaiyil parkumpozhuthu avargal kurai pattukolla, intha murai vittuvita koodathendra kavanathil irunthar.

Avargal vanthavudane Kannan " amma innum ethanai naal irenduperum oora sothitu iruka poreenga, kalaila enna athai veetuku kooda kootitu pola neenga yaarum veettukula naan mattum thaniyave iruka mudiyuma?"endru padapadavena porinthan

avanathu thodar kelviyil thigaitha arasi " iru iru onnono sollu, ithuku evlo pesuva nee?" endrida

appothuthan Arasiku kudika thaneerai konduvantha Lakshmi " en Kanna neeyum Kathirunthan inga irunthu porupa viruthellam erpadu panni parthukiteenga, unna anga kootitu pona athellam yaaru parka. Neeyum annan kalyanthuku velai parkavendama?" ena avanai samathanapadutha

"naan mattum than parkanuma, en Jeevannan kooda inum varala?" endruvittan

Arasiyum athe varuthathudan irunthavar "Jeeva innaiku kooda kelambalaiyam. naanga selvi veetla irukurapo phone pannan, anga vachu onnum pesa mudiyala Manju nee venumna phone panni kelu" endrar

arasi sonnathai kettaval "irunga varen" ena ulle sendru kaipesiyai eduvanthaval " Annan enaku appove message pannirukuma, naan than parkala" endravare Jeevavuku azhaika vegu neramai mani adithathe thavira avan edutha paadillai

Manjuvukum kopam vanthalum, Arasiyai innum varutha pada vaika vendam ena, " innaiku ilaina naalaiku kelambuvanga, ethavathu avasarama velai vanthirukum" endral annanai araintha thangaiyaga

"enna velaiyo, enna avasaramo ippdi oru nalathuku kooda vettoda sernthu kalanthuka mudiyatha velaiya en thongitu irukanu theriyalai" ena varunthinar ammavaga arasi

Manju innum Jeevavirku muyarchi seithu kondiruka, Kannan thanpangirku "Amma ithu enna namaku pudhusa? rendu annanume velainu vanthuta veeta marandivanga. Jeeva annava sollureengala mothala namma kalyana maapilaiye innum veetuku varala, muthala kathirannane pudichu intha thoonula katti podanum, appothan veetoda irukum" ena pulambinan

Avanathu yosainaiyil vizhithalum "Aaama nalaiku apdithan seiyaporen avana, kalyanam mudiyaravaraikumavathu konjam veetoda kedakatum" ena arasiyum solli ela Manjuvukum, Lakshmikum apdi our karpaaniyil, adakamattamal siriputhan vanthathu pin antha siripu kannaniyum arasiyum kooda thotrikondathu.

Andru veetil anaivarum andru seekirame uranga sendruvida, Manju mattum malligai poovai kattikonde tholaikatchiyil layithiruka, valakam pola avan veedu thirumbum neram than Kathirum vanthu nulaiya

"Veetuku varra nerama ithu, amma unna vilaku vaikarathukulla varasonnangala, ethayavathu nee kaathula poduriya ?" enakettal manju

Manjuvai parthapadi, "ethuku unkooda utkarthu tv parkava?" endruvittu kulithu varuvathai seigaiyil sollikonde Kathir sendruvida.

Manju ezhunthu vanthu avanaku unavai eduthu vaithaval, etho thondrida unavu mejaiyin mithiruntha avanathu kaipesiyai eduthukodu angirunthu nagarnthal.

Athe neram ingu Mullaiyin veetirkul iruntha sirukootam thookam maranthu kalakalathu kondirunthathuu, Muruganin thambi Eswaran than manavi makkalodu vanthirunthar. Avarodu avargalthu thangai Gomathiyum, avaraathu maganum. Sangari ammavin thangaiyum kooda vanthirunthanar

Eswaranin ilaya makkal , Elakiyavum, Elangovum , Gomathiyin magan Bhuvaneshum Mullai yudane sutrikondiruka, adupatiyin vasalile naarkaliyai pottu sangari amma utkarnthiruka avarathu solpadi Esawarin manaivi Dhatchayayini Parvathiyundan aduthu naalukana erpadukalai paarthukondirunthar.

Murugan, Eswaran, Gomathi moovarum koodathil amarthu nithanamai pesikondirunthanar, vegunaalai pesamal vidupatta visayangalai ninaivirku konduvantu.

Athunai rathiriyilum veetiliruntha sathamum, kalakalapum Mullaiyai avalathu alaipesiyirunthu thalli vaithirunthathu..

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Kulithuvantu Kathir saapida amara Manjuvum arugil vanthamarthu parimarikonde " Jeevaannan pesucha unkitta, naan phone pannen edukave illa" ena varuthapattal

"saiyangalama annan koopiduchu, etho mukkima mudichutharavendiya velai vanthurucham, evlo seekiram mudiyutho avlo seekiram kelambiratha sonnanga. en Perimma ethuvum kalava pattangala" enkettan Kathir.

"hmm, irukatha pinna.. neeyum veetele irukamaatengura... Avungalum pavamilla" enna sollida

"Velai iruke Manju, ponna masamthan nadavu pottathu. Millukooda paravala ana thottatha parthe aagaum appavum kalyana velaila irukanga naanum pogalaina epdi?"

"Epdinu amma kitta kelu solluvanga, innum aaru naal than iruku un kalyanthuku, atha pathi ethuvum mandaikulla iruka... nalaiku amma unna intha thoonoda katti poda poranga apram parkalam, epdi pogurenu" endru mutrathin thoonai kaikatiyaval pathirangalai edukondu ulle sella

aval sonathil thigaithavan "enathu ennaiva.. unaiyum kannvaiyum than inga katti potrupanga china vayasula gyapamiruka" endran siruvayathu ninaivil

"intha idea koduthathe Kannathan" ena manju solli sirika, udan sirithu konde sendru kaikaluvi vara avanathu alaipesi alaithathu avanai, kaipesiyai eduthukondu avan vasal vara, Manju meethangaludan ulle sendral

thiraiyil olintha perai parthavudan, ethendra ennam melida alaip[ai eduthu kathuku koduthavan

"Sollu Mullai" endran.

Alaipu erkapattum marupakkamiruthu satham varamalika, inaipai sari parthavan meedum " Ooi" endran

Immurai pathil vanthathu "ahhan naan than" endru

"theriyume, sollu" endravan vasal padikatil vaagai amarnthukolla

"Illa .. inga satham... neenga koopittapa kekala" ena Mullai pathilthara

"Naan koopidalaiye" endran

Pathatamana Mullai " illaya..Call vanthirunche, ippo konja neram munnala.. athu than naan.... naana koopidalai" endral thanilai vilakamaai

Avan kuli thu varumpozhu Manju konduvanthu vaitha kaipesiyin gyapagam varra " Manju than call pannanu nenaikiren.. koopidava" ena ezhuthu pinnal thirumba Manju vegamai ulle kathavin pin maraithu kollvathai kandavudan avanuku etho purinthida, meedum angeye amarthan

Athuvarai avalidam irunthu pathil varamal pogave kathir "Ooi, enna Manjukitta.. koduthidava" ena meedum kettan

"hmmm .. illa vendam .. mathiyam than pesunen.. naalaiku pesikiren"

"oh.. mathiyam enna pesuna?"

"Yaaru?" enakettal Mullai

"Neethan Manjukitta enna pesune?"

"naan athu.. avathan chithi enna sonnaganu ketta?"

"sari.. un Chitthi enna sonnanga?"

En entha kelviyellam endru Kathirum ariyavillai, ippothu etharku entha pathil ellam ena Mullaikum puriyalvilai

"anga veetla ellarum epdinu kettanga.."

"athaiya, Manju unaku phone panni ketta?" endran santhegamai

"athu illla" ena aval thayanga

"Pinna?" ena thodaranthan

"athu vanthu... ungala avunga parthathe ilaiya athuthan ungala pathi kettanga?"

"sari enna kettanga..?"

"athuthan sonnene.."

"Oh sonniya.. enna sonna ?"

Avan iyalbaai pesida Mullaiku than manathu thadumariyathu, ethu kelvi entha kelviku enna pathil enbathu ondru vilangathanilai ena pesathirunthal

Kathiruku apdiyethum ilaipol, perithai ethayum ninaiyamal aval sollum pathiliruthe etho ondrai adutha kelviyai ketukondrinthavan marupakkam sathamillamal poivida "irukiya ?" endran

" athu neenga pesuveengala.. illa epdi pesuveenganu kettanga" endral

"Ippovum kettanga kettanganu soluriye thavira nee enna sonnanu sollala nee"

Etho vidai therinthathupol Mullai "ahaan.. appo onnum sollala, nalaiku venumna solliruren neenga nalla pesureenganu.." endrida

avalathu kindalai purinthavan "athaithan Manjukittayum soniya nee?"

avan arambitha idathiruke vanthuvitathai unarnthaval "Nan sollala, avunga kettapo Manju anga than iruntha" endru solla

"Oh.." endravan athanpin etho yosanaiyil amaithiyaga irunthuvida

Mullai than "thoonkam varalaiya?" ena pechai valarthal

"illa.. thoonganum " mudithukolla..

"sari" endru Mullai vaithuvidum mun

"nalaiku manju kitta enna solla pora?" ena kettan

"ethuku...?" aval yosika

"Un chithi ketathuku nee en onnum pathil sollalenu ketrupala?" ena sariyaga kanithan avalaiyum thangaiyum

avanaiyum avalaiyum purinthaval " avaluku puriyum thirumba ketka maata" endral uruthiyaga

antha pathilil manathu lesagivida siripu vara, siru keliyudan "ava kekalainalum marakama solliru sariya" ena

"enna sollalum?" ena puriyamal aval ketka

"Neethan sonniye.. naan nalla pesuvennu..atha than"

Satre viyapu melida "Sarithan" endral

"enna pesalamla ?" ena meedum avan kelviyaaga

"Nalla pesalame" ena aval pathilanaal

Malartha punnaigayudan iruvarum vaithuvida, inaippu vidupattum idhthyam ottikondathu.

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