Neendu, Oongi Uyarnthu valarnthiruntha irupathaandu palaya usilai maram athu. Nerunga padarnthirukkum sirusiru ilaigalalum, kothu kothaai poothiruntha manjal nira malargalalum, adarthiyai nizhal parappi kambeeramai nindrirunthathu.

Eeru veyilin suriya keetrukkal, Illaigaluku oode pugunthu, Maranthin keele nindiriruntha, Mullaiyin idakannil methuvai etti partha thuli kanneerin merpapil patru, sithari aval mookuthiku oliyooti milirnthathu.

Avanathu kelviyil, thalai kavizhnthu tharaiyai paarthu nindrinthirunthaval, meendum avane 'Ooi, unna than kekkuren..pathil sollu?' enavum

Thalai thooki avanai paathaval 'enna kettinga ?' endral.

aval mugathil padarthiruntha marathin nizahalin irulukul aval mookuthiyin oli mattume minni iruka, payanthiruntha aval mugam manathai ennovena pisaya muthalil urimaiya ketta athe kelviya ippothu eakkamai kettan 'Een, enkooda varathukennna nu ketten?'

Keeludathai, methuvai ulle madithu ' Illa, ungaluku inga evalavo velai irukum, athu theriyama Manju..enna koottitu poi vida sollita..athu thaan..ungaluku en thontharavunu...',ena aval izhuka... keliyo, kovamo, varuthamo, ekkamo..innum ennavellamo irunthathu antha kuralil.

Avalaiye parthu nindravan, aval pathilil iru puruvam uyarthi' ithu thontharavunu naan eppo sonnen?' endran

'Neenga sollala...aana ithanai velai irukurapa apdithan irukumnu..thonuchu..' ena mullai sollivida

udane Kathirum pathiluku '...thonum thonum.... ellam neeya nenachikitta... ..' ena

avan thanai kurtamai solvathai enni 'aama.. yaaru enna ninaikuranganu ethuvume theriyama ellathaiyum naane thane nenachitu iruken..' endral virathiyaana kuralil..

puriyathavanai 'ippo enna theriyala unaku...?' enaketka

pechin sootil...'Ungala.....ungalathaan enaku theriyala', ena solla solla, solliye vegathil adaka maatamal kannil irunthu kaneer perugi valithathu...

itharku mel poruka maaten enbathai, ore ettil avalai nerungiyavan... enna seivathendru puriyamal, aval thavaniyin thalaipaal avalathu kanneerai azhuntha thudaithukonde...'....ippo enna achunu azhara nee?... naan unkitta munnadiye solliruken...nee azhutha enaku kovam thaan varumnu...ellam maranthu pochula...'

avan seigaiyil muthalil thinarival 'Illa...illaa...naan marakala, ethayume marakala....neenga...neengathan...'

ena pesa mudiyamal thembiyavalai, nirkum idam purinthavan, ore peru moochai ezhuthuvittu 'sari vaa, inga ninnutu enna seiya, veetuku poi pesikalam' ena sollikonde than vandi nokki nadanthan...avalum avan sollil kattupattaval pol udan senral...

Vandiyin pokkil, mugathil mothiya ethir katrin vegathil kaneerum, vervaivayum ularnthu poga, kalaitha koothal kaartin seendalil kaathoram ithamaai koosiyathu Mullaiku... avan urimaiyai thudaithu vitta kanneer valintha kannangalai than viralal thadavi kondavaluku, ippothu araiadikum kuraivai iruntha nerukathil, vilagi iruntha pozhuthu iruntha payamellam maranthu irunthathu.

Avalin ithainai kulapangalukkum kaaranaam, avanidam therintha othukamum, pothuvana kalyana padapadapum ena Mullaike purinthalum, koodave eno ithuvellam than assai konda manathin karpanaiyo ena thonavum..., thanaiariyamal che pakkuthula iruntha ellam maranthiduthu..athukuku epavume koodave ottita irukamudiyum...loossu loossu.. ena methuvai munagi konde munertriyil adithu kolla, aval etho kooruvathu pol Kathiruku irunthathu..

Udane idapakkamai thalaiya thirupi 'ethuvum sonniya?..enaku sariya kekkala?' enbatharkul engirontho irunthu avargal vazhiyil kuruke vanthathu oru siriya kurumbadu... satena athai kanndukonda Mullai 'aiyo aadu, pochu pochi..' ena patharuvum nodiyil sutharithu kondavan thurithamai, vandiyin vegathai muzhuthai kuraithu niruthinaan...thalai thappiya santhosathil aadum kuthithodi vilagi sendranthu...

nindra vandiyin athirvilum, ethirparmal nantha athirchilum irunthu methuvai nithanitha Kathir, meendum than vandiyai iyaka, athu nagarntha antha nodyil thaan unarthan puthithai antha irukathai.

Vendathathu ethuvum nigazhnthu vidumo endra payathil, Mullai irukaigalalum avanathu pin sataiyai iruga patri athodu than mugathai puthaithu kanmoodi amarnthirunthal antha nimidam.

Paarvaikul vizhathapadi aval avan pinne irunthalum, aval irukum nilai avanaku manakannil thondrida, keeluthadu thaanai ulle madinthida thannichaiyai mugam malara oru sathamilatha siripudan

'Oii..., onnum payapadidhaa, aadu odiruchu' endran arivippai.

Thalaiyai mattum thooki avan sonnathai uruthi paduthikondaval. 'poirucha, naan enga adi patturumonu romba payanthuten' endral oru perumoochudan ...

'hmm...athu poiruchu...ippo unakum payam poiruchuna, konjam sataiya viduriya, enaku moochu pidikuthu' endran adakiya silirpudan..

avan sonnapinne than Mullaikum purinthathu avanathu sataiya pinnirunthu payathil thevaiku athigamagave izhuthu pidithathil, mun satai avan kaluthuvarai eeri avan kuralvalai varai patham paarthu kondirunthathu. athu purintha vegathil aval pidithintha sattaiya vittuvida, iruvarum pesikollatha sathosa mounathil kadanthathu meethi payanam...

Manjuvudan sendraval, Kathirudan vanthiranguvathai, vassaliye amarthiruntha parvathi kelviyudan iruvaraiyum parthu konde, "Vaanga vanga thambi" ena avan pathiluku kooda kaathirukamal "endi thambi koodavarennu oru phone pannirukalame? Naan konjam seekirame samachirupenla.." ena angalaaithu kolla,

"Illama athu ....." ena Mullai thadumaara, Kathir thaanaga "Irukatum athai Ithula enna iruku. Athu ivunga rendu perum milluku vanthanga, mappilai vanthirukarunu Manju apdiye veetuku poita athuthan naan kootitu vanthen" endran.

"Sari vaanga ulla utkarunga pathu nimisathula samayala mudichiduren" endrathodu parvathi ulle azhaika " paravala athai naan ipdi vasaleye utkaruren, kathu nalla adikuthula. neenga methuva eppavum pola samalya paarunga" endravan sonnapadiye padiyileye amara

"sari irunga appo naan tea aavthu eduthutu varen" endrathoda parvathi ulle sendruvida Mullai ulle selvatha ilai angeye irupatha ena yosanaiyil nindruvida "vaa , inga vanthu ipdi utkaru " ena Kathir avaluku padikattai kaatinaan.

oor iru nimidam mounathil kazhiya, veetinul paarvaiyai seluthi parvathi paarvaiyil illai enbathai uruthi seithukondavan " Ippo sollu ethuku apdi azhutha ?" ena kettan Mullaiai nerai parthu.

Ethir partha kelvi than endralum pathilai soluvathendral manathai sollavendum enbathal Mullai thayangikondu thalaiyai kunithu amaithiyai manathirukul varthaigalai ootiparthu kondirunthal.

" nee pesamale iruntha naan ennanu nenaika, pathil sollu Mullai. ethuku azhutha nee?" endran azhuthamaga, ithukumel pesamal irupathu thavaru ena puriya Mullai "athu neenga apdi sathama, kovapattu pesunathu kettapa manasuku etho kastama, romba payama irunthuchu.." sollimudikumum kannil meendum neer thulithathu avaluku

"nee than anga nadanthathu ennanu ketrupiye. Sila thavarugaluku konjam moratu vaithiyam than sari, athuthan apdi pesavendiyatha pochu. aana avana sonnathuku nee ethuku payapudanum, azhanum, enaku athuthan konjamkooda puriyala.." endran kathirum lesana kulapathudan

ithamana kelviyil, pechil iruntha thadaiyellam kalainthathupol, methuvai thalai nimirthi avan mugathai parthukonde methuvaga,

"enaku ungala nalla theriyumnu nenachirunthen.....pothuva kovam varra soolnilayileyum neenga mounama nagarnthu poithaan parthiruken...

Pathil sollavendiya idama iruntha kooda adikurala oru varthaila kadanthu poiruveenga....

inaiku mathiri ivlo akkrosama oruthar kitta neenga nadanthukittu naa parthathilla. Aana Manju athu ethuvum pudhusu illaingura mathiri eduthukitta......

appo.. ..appo enakuthan ungala pathi onnume theriyalaiyonu thonuchu..ore azhugaiya vanthuruchu..." endraval avan mugathaiye parthukondiruka, puthithai parpathupol avanum avalaiye parthu kondu irunthan silla nimidam.

Aval kannam thandi valinthodiruntha avalathu kaneerai thudaithuvida ezhuntha unthuthalai veguvai thannule adakikondu "Mothala kannathoda, athai partha ennamonu kavalapaduvanga..." ena, avalum vegamai sonnapadi seithal

Parvaiyai thirupi verupuram parthu nithanithava, meedum avalidam thirumbi...oru neenda thannilai vilakathirku thayaranaan

"Mullai...nee azhukara alavuku ithuperiya visayame illa. theriyalaina enna, methuva therinjukalam. Ippo kettala ithu mathiri unaku ethum iruntha kelu naan solluren, inaiku mattum illa eppa venum naalum. "

avanathu pechil thigaithu nokkiyaval sariyenna thalaiasaika meedum thodarthavan "Maama, en unga Milla koduthutanga theriyuma?" ena ketka, Mullai pathil ethuvum sollumun, Parvathi ange theneerodu vanthu nindrar. Kathiridam athai thanthavittu, kaathil viluntha avanathu vaarthaigalin thevai puriyamal yosanaiyodu ulle sendrar.

Parvathi nagaravum, Mullai "athu, antha edathula highschool katturathu kettute irunthanga. appuram athula perusa onnum varumanam illa, varathu atha nadathave sariya irunthuchu, athuthan koduthitom"

Opputhalaai thalaiasaithu "annaiku namma millu kathaiyum athuthan, aana appaku atha mooda manasilama etho nadathitu iruntharu. Namma oorukulla vilaiyura vellamaiku naalu millu konjam athigam thaan..."endravan siru idaiveliyil

"Naalu varusathuku munnala namma soceitiyku iyarkai uram pathi pesa oruthar varuvaru, avar sonna yosainaila than konjam intha kalathuku thevai padura mathri milla puthupichom. Arambathula konjam appaku rendu manasuthan aanalum en istamnu vittutanga. Ippo namma districtleye namalodathu rendavathu periya modern mill."

avan sollikondiruntha puthuthagavalai thandi avalai acharya paduthiyathu avanathu neenda pechu than.. kathaikettukum siru kuzhanthaipol kurukidamal kathir pesuvathaiye Mullai kavanithukondu iruka, avan meendum thodarnthan..

"Milla puthusakanum nenacha odane, oru athiga padiyana aarvathula velaila erangiten arambathula athula irukura nanmai mattum than therinjuchu. Apram than selavu pathina kavalaiye vanthuchu, ippo irukura machine ellam germanila irunthu varavalachom. Theni PSM Mill oda mechanic oruthar neraya uthavi pannaru. avaru mooliya mathan Krishna annan inga vanthanga. etho chinnatha arambichathu poga poga selavu ondra kodi varaikum vanthuruchu. "

thigaitha paarvaiyodu Mullai "Ondra kodiya, ennaga sollureenga.. avalava aachu?..." kurukittu than viyapai kooravum, kathirum athai amothithu meethi vilagathai thanthan.

"aama, ethir parthatha vida romba athigam than... namma kitta irukaratha pottu arambichom... Arambathuleye oru loan kooda potrunthom aanalum avlo seekirama athu kedaikaila. aprama Jeeva annan oru 40 latcham varaikum erpadu panni thanthuchu...

apdi ipdinu velai mudinju milla thirakarathuku naalu maasam aachu. Appolam naanum duraimamavum mulusa oru raathiri kooda thoongama irunthirukom...

athukkula inthana peraoda ulaipu, avlo muthal irukarappo athula kavana kuraiva ethavathu nadanthu pona enna aagum antha kovam.. vanguna kadana nallla padiya thirupi kodukanumengra kavanam..ellathukum mela enna nambi appavum annanum ithuku othukitanga atha sariya seiyanumgra porupu irukula.. ithellam serthuthan inaiku avankitta avlo mosama pesavendiyatha pochu.."

avanum ovendrai solla solla, nadantha visayathodu Mullaiku avan sollatha visyayangalum purinthathu. Itho ingu avalidam avaludayavan avanathu seigaigalin vilakangalai athan pinnula avanathu kavalaigalaiyum iyalbai thangalukul oruthiyai enni avaludam pagirkiran... athuvum ivaiyellam aval manathai sari padutha, avalathu siru manakulapangalai theerthuvaika....

Mullaiyin adipadai kuzhapathiruku kaaraname, aval ariya mugam avanuku undu enbathuthaane.. athu valithu thanaval manathai velipaduthiyathu... itho ingu innomoru avaluku theriyathatha avanathu intha ithamana mugam.. ithai ariyum pozhuthu manathu inika than seithathu..

than yosaiyil irunthu meendaval, avan, aval pathiluku kaathirupathai unarnthu " Puriyuthunga...enaku ivlo visayam irukunu theriyathe. athuthan..." ena menmaiyai sirithal..

Udan sernthu oru punnaigaiyodu " hmm purinjathula , ippo sollu ennoda kovam gyayam thane..thappilla la? " ena ketka

Avalum pathiluku "thappunu solla maaten thaan, aana kovam ennaikume yarukume nalathu seiyathu. athunala vera epdi kandipu oda irukamudiyumnu paarunga" endral

Avaluku sariena thalai asaithavan, ezhunthu "Neeyum ithukellam manasa pottu kolapikaama iru sariya.... athaiya koopidu sollitu kilamburen " ena, Mullai veetinul partha pozhuthu Parvathi "enna thambi athukula kelambiteenga saptitu pogalame" endrapadi vanthu nindrar.

"irukattum innoru naal parkalam, neramaachu naan kilamburen" ena vidaipetran.

Kathir kilambiyavudan, Parvathi aluthamai Mullai parthuvittu veetinul vanthu amarnthar, Mullaiyum pogum kathirai parthukonde nindruvitu avan uruvan marainthavudan veetirukul vara, parvathi "Mullai, Ipdi vanthu utkaru unkitta pesanum konjam" endrar

Ethirparthathu thane enbathupol Mullaiyum avaraaruge amarnthal ennavendra parvaiyudan... aval parvayai purinthavaraga Parvathiyum

"Kovil poitu veetuku thaan varumnu unnaku theriyatha? en renduperum Milluku poneenga? ambalainga velai paakura edathuku veetuku ponnunga poi ninna parkuravunga ennamo ethonu yosikamatanga. athuvum ungaluku nitcham aayiruchu, innnum rendu varathula kalyanatha vachitu ipdi oora suthitu varra nee... enna nenapudi unaku ooduthu manasula?" enna padapadavena poirinthar..

ithellam kandipa ketkavendivarum ena ennithan, Mullai Manju ilainalum thaniyaga selvathai sonnathuthu, annanum thangaiyum seitha vinaiyil ippothu parvathiyin kovathil thinariyaval, than ammavai parthukonde amaithiyaga amarnthiruka, atharkum kovapattu parvathi meendum thodarthar...

"inga paaru Mullai, antha pullai summa onnum velaiya vittutu vanthu unna veetuku kootitu vanthirukathu? unmaiya sollu en anga poneenga ippa?"... intha kutram saatalil Mullaikum porumai ilanthu pol udane

"amma saami konjam niruthuraiya, enake anga poguravaraikum angathan poromnu enake theriyala. Kovila irunthu kilambunathu than theriyum Manju nera Milluku kootitu poita, anga etho pirachainu kilambalamnu parthutu irunthom, phone vanthuchu vittutu oodita, apram avaraathan inga kootitu vanthanga.... naan yaraiyume thontharavu pannala pothuma... neeyum thaan paakuriya enna veetukulla thane irunthen inaiku kalaila varai.. etho periya thappu panna mathiri pesite pora..." endraval ezhunthu sella muyala, Mullaiyai pidithu kangalal miratiye amara vaithavar sirithu nera amaithiku pinne,

"konjeneram amaithiya naan solluratha kekuriya... paathila enthirichu oodidatha.. naan nerayave pesanum..." Mullai sariyenna thalai asaika parvathiyum aazhntha kuralil methuvaga avalidam pesa thuvanginar..

"Mullai, eppavum ellaraiyum nee purinjukira aalu than... enga kitta nee intha rendu varusam nadantha kathai vera, athuku naan unnai mattum eppavume korai solla maaten.. inaiku oru satharana ammava kalyanam aagapora ponnuku sollura arivuraiya itha nenachiko...

unaku evlo theriyumunu enaku theriyala. aana, en thatha iruntha varaikum, intha oorula periya pannayam namalodathu mattumthaan. aana kaalapokula paagam pirichathu apram, ovvaaru kudumbama vera velai vera oorunu avungaluku pidichamaathiri nagarnthu nagarnthu ippo namalum etho pannuromnu vanthu nikkuthu..

analum en appavuku apram Dhaya ithula kaatuna aarvam adutha thalaimuraiku irukathe avanuku apram intha santhosam, perumaiellam namaku sontham illainu naan eppavume nenaipen. athuku etha mathirye Jeeva padipa solli veliya poyachu. aana nanga yarume ethir parkathathu, Kathir thambi ithula thalaiyittu ippo nanaachunu nikurathu, enn na engakooda iruntha varaikum Sathyaku ithula ellam virupam illa avan aasai kanave vera.

Unaku ippo irukarathu elam theriyum, naama irukarathu china ooru thaan aanalum intha oorula peru sollara avalavu irukula namma kudumpa vellamai. Athellam summa vanthiduma.. un vayasuku nee aasai padurathu ellam enakum theriyum. ingana veetula nee mogatha thooki vachitu irunthapave enakum ellame purinjathu. ithellam nee palagikanum thaan naan pesama irunthen.

Namma kudumpamnu naan sonnaalum, nijathuku athu enaku amma veedu thane. naan aasaiku sollikalam, yaarum anga maruka porathilla. aana, naamangrathu yaaru, ippo nammakitta enna irukunu unakum theriyumla. irukarathe paathukakirathe inaiku thethiku perusunu irukarpo, atha paguvama parthukittu pathukaapa palamadanga peruke peruvanga innum evlo uzhaipu thevai padum.

Nee antha uzhaipaiyum, antha paiyanoda porupaiyum purinjukanum. Koraiya koraiya sonnalum inaiku nooru peruku mela avan kitta sambalam vaangittu irukanga. Athellam parkama, avan un pinnala suthanumnu ninaikuriya nee??" ena pesikondirunthavar thidumena avalai parthu kuraiyai sollavum, ethir parkatha kutram sattalil Mullaiku kovathudan azhugai than vanthathu..

Kanneerai velikatamal irunthalum amaithiyaga iruka mudiymaal "Illamma naan apdi ethuvum nenaikala.." enavum

Parvathiyum salaikaamal " oh ho nee ilainu solita enaku theriyaatha.. Manjuva unnai kootitu ponanu soniya appove purinju pochu. nee avakitta polambirupa athuthan antha pillai apdi seinjurukum.. enna sarithane naan sonnathu..." ennavum

Intha amma evlo puthsaliya irunthiruka venam....ena Mullaiyum mathodu sollikondu, valakam pol pesamal irukave

Meendum avarre "unnai thappu sollaladi, neeyum thevai ilamma perusa aasaipatu emanthu pogakudathunu than ithellam solli vaikiren... odi odi alanju thirunju veetukum oorukum serthu uzhaikura pulla athu, nee eppavume Kathiru izhaiparura nizhala irukanumnu thaan naan aasai paduren. En Mullai unaku intha ammava puriyuthula?" endrathukum, pesamal avar mugathai parthavara Mullai amarnthiruka, ezhunthukondavar...

"hmmm....ennavo po... unga appa ennaiyum intha veetayum mattum than suthi suthi vantharu, eppo minjunathu nee mattum than.. evalo pesiruken.. ethavathu purinja sari" ena koori nagala

"intha nilluma ...enna sonna? aama ippo ethuku nee appava ilukura ithula? Pondatiya epdi parthukanum enga appa kitta intha oore kathukanum, aana nee avaraiye kurai sollurala... nee evlo neram enaku puthhi solrenu un poranthu veetu perumaiya pesunaiya naan ethavathu sonnena, sari sari nu kettutu irunthenla... apdiye ethane thadaivainalum enna sollu naan kettukuren.. enga appava sonna avlo than solliten...." ena muraithukonde Mullai thanatharai pugunthu kondal..

Pogum magalai parthu sirchithukonde Parvathiyum " evlo neram urnnu utkarnthutu iruntha, appanu sonnathan ivaluku vaai pootu kalanduruku.. podi po enaku theriyatha unnai" endravare nagarnthar...

******* Oonjal ini idaividamal Aadum ******

A/N - Dear Kanmanies, Sorry I took very long to update this story. Thanks for all the time and hope you gave to me... I never thought my delay would impact this story this much, But I understand this is the time, we need all our stories to keep us moving. Again I request all your support and love towards Oonjal.