Mullai mesmerizingly looked deep into his eyes...

K : yena de apadi paakare.... en kannula apadi ena theriyuthu...

M : yena theriyala... elame than theriyuthu...

K : athu sari... ( grins) unaku pesava solli tharanum...

M : aama ithelam kalyanathuku kekarathuku munnadi sola vendiyathu than eh... ipo vanthu solre...

K : yen yeppo sonna yena???

M : unaku onume theriyala mama...
oru velai nan kalyanam panika mudiyathu nu solra madhiri irunthu iruntha ne itha solrathelam kettu, manasu karanju poi udane sari nu solirupen illaa...

K : apadiya... nalla velai... na yethum solala appo...

M : yen???

K : na ithai elam soli than ne sari nu solanuma...

M : ethume solaama epadi mama sari nu solla mudiyum...

K : ne ipo epadi sonne apadi than....

Mullai laughed at his thought process...

M : ada paavi mama....
sariyana aalu than nee.... una enamo nu nenachen...

K : pode... (beaming)

sari athelam vidu...
na solla vendiyathu elame soliten...

Ne than ini elame solanum....

Un paakathula irunthu ethume theriyama paithiyam pidikara madhiri iruku de....

M : yena theriyanum unaku ipo???

K : nethu un appa sonaru... jeeva anne kuda kalyanam pesinapo ne mudhala venam nu sonne appuram avanga than unna samathika vechanga nu.. apadiya????

M : aama mama....

K : yen apadi????

Mullai kept quiet for sometime biting her lips and lost deep in her thoughts...

Kathir didnt disturb her by questioning more... He just clasped her hands and sat looking at her....

M : mama na unaku ela bathilum soluven.. aana ne enkita kovapada kudathu...un veetula yaraiyum thappa pesaren nu enna thapa nenaika kudathu....

Kova pattalum paravala... thappa mattum nenaika kudathu...

Sari ah????

K : ei yena de ena enamo solre...

M : sollu mama...

K : unna ethukum thapa nenaika maten...

Sathiyam...

Ne yethai pathiyam yosikama manasula irukaratha apadiye sollu....

M : sari mama...

K : sari sollu... ketane....

Mullai took a deep breath....

M : enaku unga veetuku marumagala vara suthama ishtam illaa mama...
Athan pidikala nu sonen....

K : enathu?????

Kathir was really shocked...
He thought mullai likes his house and his family members a lot... Though there had been issues between her family and his family, she never minded that.... She was sweet to everyone... She always take care of his mother like a daughter even if L is rude to her at times... Then how is this possible...

K : yena solre...

M : enna thapa nenaikathe mama....

K : ei na una kandipa thappa nenaika matten...ne athaiye yosikama vishayatha sollu... yen pidikala?? Unaku namma veetula elaraiyum pidikum nu nenachane....

M : enaku elaraiyum romba pidikum mama... aana pidikarathu vera.. anga vaalrathu vera illaa....

Unga veetula elarum nallavanga than na illanu solaala... aana elaru manasilaiyum en appa amma mela oru chinna kovam oru chinna veruppu iruku inum.... sila samayam avangala ariyaama athu pechu la veliya vanthidum....

avar panathu thappu than na illa nu solala...
Athukaga athai yarachu yepavachu soli katita enala thanga mudiyumaa.

"un appa apadi than..
Un amma apadi than...
aana nanga atha manasula vechukama epadi unkita palagarom paru" nu oru ennam iruku elarukum...

Yen ethanaiyo thadavai ne ena thitum bothu kuda elarum unkita athu than eh soluvanga... iva ena panuva avanga appa panathuku nu ...

Athavathu appa ah eraki vechu ena yethi vekara madhiri....
Enaku athu pidikala...

Athu na intha veetu ponna iruka varai enaku perusa theriyala... enamo solitu poranga nu vituten...
aana anga kalyanam panitu vanthaku appuram
yaaravathu atha veliya katinanga na???
appa ah etha sonangana????

Konjam en appa amma kita avanga pesara vitham maaruchunaa??

Un appa amma thappu paninalum, nanga una yethukitom paaru nu oru ennam vanthuchuna?????

Avaru oru thappu panitathala na ethaiyume pesama elathaiyume adjust panitu iruka mudiyama...
un appa apadi panavaru than eh oru pechu vanthuchuna nan nan ah iruka mudiyuma antha veetula...

Unga veedu nalla gala gala nu irukum... anga iruka nala irukum... aana anga enala santhoshama, nimathiya vaala mudiyuma nu theriyala...

na ivalo yosikarathu sari ah thappa nu theriyala...

En appa amma ve ithana yosika thevai illaa nu than sonanga... aana enala apadi eduthuka mudiyala....

Aana manasu mulluka ipadi oru santhegathoda ethuku poi intha kalyanam nu yosichen...

Chumma chumma kudumbam seranum seranum nu pesitu mattum iruntha pothuma...
Elarum elaathaiyume marakanum illaa...
Athu epavume nadakum nu enaku thonala....
Athunala than Rendu kudumbathukum oru edaiveli iruntha nallathu nu thonichu enaku...

Athan venam nu sonen...

Athu mattum illaa.. jeeva mama jhathagatha moorthy mama vera yaro namma sonthakaranga kita kuduthurukaru ponnu paaka soli.. atha avaru kondu vanthu inga kudutharu...udane en appa ku intha yosanai vanthuchu...

Unga veetula antha ennam yarukavathu irunthu iruntha appa kita pesirupangale... yarum pesale... appuram ethuku namma valiya poganum nu nenachen... avangaluku venum na avanga varatum nu thonichu...

Venam nu sonen... appa suthama purinjukala...

Kudumbam seranum... akka venum.. munnadi pana thapa sari pananum.... athu ithu nu pesi pesi ena sari sola vechutaru...

Amma soliyum kekala... appa romba kashtapattu pesavum amma vum ethum pesala....

Unaku than theriyume enaku appa na evalo pidikum nu.. avaru kashtapadaratha paaka mudiyala... appa kaga than venam nu sonen... appuram athe appa kaga sari nu soliten...

Kathir smiled fondly seeing her love for her father....

Ithelam vida mukkiyama oru vishayam....
Enakum kalyanam na ayiram asai irunthuchu.. ayiram kanavu irunthuchu... aana ipadi kudumbam seranum nu kalyanam panika sona epadi panikarathu.... en manasu kekuma sollu... enakum suya gauruvam nu onnu irukula....

Ithanai karanathaiyum thandi antha veetuku na manasara kalyanam panitu varanum na oru uruthiyana karanam venama???

Apadi enaku ena irunthuchu sollu appa asai padararu ngratha thavira....

Onum illaaa...

Kathir was so much lost in her new dimension of analysis....
Off course, basis of marriage should not be a compulsion...

But....

K : nee jeeva anna ah ethunala kattika ishtam illa nu soniyo antha karanam elam apadiye than irukum ena kalyanam panikitalum...... atha yosichiya....

M : hmmmm yosichen....

K : appuram????

M : nan than sonane... Ithanai karanathaiyum thandi antha veetuku na manasara kalyanam panitu varanum na oru uruthiyana karanam venum nu....

K : hmmmm... aaana????

M : appo enaku oru karanamum illaa...athunala manasu thadumaaruchu...
aana ipo antha kaaranam kedachudichu...

K : enathu athu??

M : athu nee than mama...

Athu purinju than manasara sari nu sonen..

K : nan ah????

M : aama... ne un asai ah sonapo than enaku thonichu athu....

K : puriyala de....

M : unaku unga veedu evalo mukkiyam nu enaku theriyum... un veetu aalunga evalo mukkiyam nu theriyum... aana yara paathiyum yosikama, avanga nenaipa elam meri enakaga mattum inga vantha paaru..... antha anbu than ena yosika vechuthu...
Unakaga un veetula etha prachanai vanthalo illa ethavathu sangadam vanthalo thaangikalam nu...
Apadi ethavathu onnu varapo Ne enakagavum en appa amma kagavum en kuda irupe nu oru nambikkai...

K : na un amma appa kaga irupenu thonutha unaku....( disbelief)

M : iruka maatiya???

K : theriyala de enaku... ( confused)

He knows his hatred towards them... So he cant be sure...

M : kandipa irupa mama... santhegame illaa enaku....
epadi unga veetukaga ithana varushama en veetu aalunga mela iruka un kovathula uruthi ah irukiyo athe madhiri enakaga en mela iruka kaadhalkaga en appa amma kita ne nalla than irupe.... enaku athula oru thuli santhegam kuda illaa....

On hearing those words Kathir remembered how he called her dad as mama and how he suffered seeing his pain yesterday...
He is very sure he had the thought that he is mullai's father more than his maternal uncle...
Yes she is right..
He wont allow anything go wrong for her parents just for her.... just for her pain...
She is getting his feelings completely even before he realises it....

Mullai who was seeing his face all the time found acceptance in it... With a smile,

M : na solrathu sari than ah???

K : sari than... unakaga kandipa avangala vitu kuduka matten.... ena aanalum...

Nethu avaru vanthu pesum bothu avalo kashtama irunthuchu enaku... na pana velai ithu nu oru kutra unarchi oru pakkam... un appa elaru munnadiyum kurugi poi nikarare nu oru thavippu.....

Nethu un appa va enaiye ariyama mama nu kupiten theriyuma....

M : theriyum mama... appa vanthu solitu alutharu.... avalo santhosham avaruku..

K : aana na ivalo naal iruntha kovatha elam unakaga vitiduven nu unaku epadi purinjithu....

M : una purinjuka arambicha appuram ne panrathu elam puriya arambikum illaa... apadi than...

K : ena mulusa purinjutha unaku... un appa sonaru ne aniki mathiyam eh ena katikaren nu solitanu....

M : aama mama... ne vanthutu ponathume yosichen... mudivu paniten... avanga trichy la irunthu vanthathume soliten....

K : epadi de avalo sikiram mudivu pana.... ethunala???

M : un kannula ellame therinjathu mama...

kutra unarchi,
bayam,
Iyalaamai,
thavippu,
Kovam,
Kaadhal elame therinjuthu.....

Kadaisila na pidikilaina nu kettapa paathiye oru paarvai.....

Inum enaku kannukulaiye iruku....

Kathir remebered what he thought at that time..

He never knew he was so vulnerable... He always thought he is strong both mentally and physically.... But he is not....

M : mama....

Appo ena nenacha????

Na illana sethudalam nu than eh????

Kathir was puzzled at her question...
How did she get it....
Can she read minds or read his mind??

Mullai noticed his perplexed look which gave a indirect answer to her question...

M : athu than eh???

K : epadi theriyum....

M : na than sonane un kaanula elame therinjuthu nu...

Kathir was still for sometime...

K : ei appo na aniki vanthu ne illana sethuduven nu elam sonathala oru kattayathula enna kaadhalikariya??

M : yen ipadi thappu thappa yosikare ne... athukum ithukum entha sammanthamum illaa... yaravathu ne kalyanam panikkalana sethuduven sonna udane kattikaren nu soluvangala...

Apadi solravangala elam katikita ethana pera katikarathu???...

K : appo neraya per solirukangala???
Antha dheena????

M : mama... ne mudhala namma vishayatha pathi pesu... thevai illama pesitu...

K : sari vidu...

M : mama... inonu solren...
enaku unmela kaadhal elam ethum illaa... athavathu iruka nu enaku theriyala ipo varai... na ipadi solrathu unaku kastama irukalam....aana athu than unmai....

Ithana naala paakum bothu elam thititu iruntha oruthan thidirnu vanthu ne illaa na sethuduven... kalyanam panikiriya ketta cinema la vena love varalam... nija vaalkai la varathu....

Enaku chinna vayasula irunthe unna pidikum... athe pidippu than ipavum...

Intha rendu naal ah antha pidippu vera madhiri maaruthu konjam konjama.... vera vera asaigal varuthu un mela...mathapadi kaadhal elam.... enaku theriyala...

Kathir was not disappointed by her words.. She could get her feel totally....

K : aana epadi ne kalyanathuku othukita.... verum pidippu tha karanama...

M : apadi illaaa enaku
ne pesinathu
ne keetathu
ne paathathu elame pidichurunthuchu... othukitten....

Na sonane... enakum en kalyanatha pathi, kalyanam panika poravara pathi neraya asai irunthichu... antha asai ku ne vanthu uyir kudukara madhiri thonichu....

Ithana asai ah en mela vechurukara oruthan kuda than vaalanum nu mudivu paniten....

Udane amma appa kita soliten....

Mullai phone rings.....

TRING...

M : amma....