K : unaku ennai ennakagave pidikuma.....

M : hmmm????

K : ipadi oru introvert ah, ivalo insecure ah feel panra aala pidikuma de unaku....

Mullai didnt reply immediately...

Off course, the answer is very much obvious....

She know it...

He know it...

Each and every one who knows her know it...

But then question is coming up in doubt...

Should she run into his arms instantly and tell him

Yes, i like you?????

Or

Wait...

No...

Its Yes, i love you....

Love you for who you are?????

Like a statement....

Like a fact....

Like a confession....

Tell that emotionally followed with a warm hug and loving kiss???

Even the imagination didnt satisfy her....

She discarded the thought right away as it striked her mind...

She could see every second she is quiet, it did mount his tension or fear or whatever he has been going through....

She withdrew herself from his hold a little and looked into his eyes...

M : yenga...

K : hmmm...

M : enna namma veetuku kutitu poreyala...

K : yenga...

M : NAMMA veetuku....

K : anga yethuku...

She could see he was clearly confused...

M : enaku poganum... kutitu poreyala...

K : kalyanathuku munnadi ne anga vara kudathunu nu soluvangale...

M : paravalanga.. kutitu ponga... pls...

K : sari kutitu poren...
aana yethuku...

M : athai ah paathu na konjam pesanum...

K : yena pesanum...

M : neenga athai ah pathi nenaikarathu yellam athai kita solanum.... yepadi yellam yosikarenga nu... yena yellam yosikarenga nu... yevalo insecure ah feel panrenga nu... aana yethume yaarkitayum sola mattengarenga nu...

K : Oi... loose ah ne... athelam therinja avangaluku kashtama irukum... na unkitaye sola kudathunu irunthen... ne ketathum control pana mudiyaama olariten... avangalala thanga mudiyathu...

M : yen... ithula yena iruku...

K : chhh... yena iruka.... therinja apadi nenaikara alavuku bayatha, varuthatha manasula vechutu iruken nu enakaga romba feel panuvanga... appuram vera yetha pathiyum yosikama enna yepadi sari panalam ne yosichutu irupanga... avanga nimathiye poidum... yethuku vendatha velai...

M : oh ho...

K : yena de oh ho... na yena kekaren... ne yena pesitu iruke...

Ipadi iruka enna pidikuma pidikaatha nu ketta ne amma pathi yenamo pesare... yena achu unaku...

She pretended as if she didnt hear his question and continued the previous talk...

M : na kuda athai ku ipadi introvert ah insecure ah feel panra paiyana suthama pidikaama poidum nu nenachenga...

Aana apadi illaingala..

Ungala sari pananum nu than nenaipangala...

K : loose ah ne... amma ku yepadi enna pidikaama...

He paused seeing her orbs that were sparkling with love and expectation wanting him to understand her unsaid words...

The way she saw him revealed her heart completely...

No questions were answered explicitly...
No emotions were conveyed noticeably...
No opinions were shared verbally...

She didnt let out anything in words...
But he understood...

The meaning behind her innocent so called question...

It was he who told he has insecurities when it comes to his mom and her...

But when he is so confident that his mother's love would never change for him how ever he is and then the same applies for her too...

If his mother would try to make him come out of it, then definitely she would try to do it too...

She did hit the right chord with her simple words....

Her eyes vouched him the same...

It was not a hunch...
He understood her clearly...

Suddenly, He felt as if all ties around him were loosened and felt disencumbered...

He let out a bright pleased smile putting her at ease and next second she was in his bone crushing hug...

M : athaiku ungala pidikaama pogatha na enaku mattum pidikaama poguma...

K : pogaathu....

M : athaiku ungala ungalukagave pidikum na appo enaku..

K : kandipa pidikum...

M : yepadi irunthalum pidikuma ilaaa pidikaatha...

K : yepadi irunthalum pidikum....

M : atha neenga enkita kekanuma...

K : venam...

M : Athuku na bathil vera solanuma...

K : venave venam...

M : intha kelvi yellam...

K : thevai eh illaathathu...

She could sense his hug tightened for every answer making her whimper...

M : yenga valikithu...

K : poruthuko nu yella thadavaiyum solanuma...

M : venam...

K : aana enaku venum...

His lips met hers hungrily leaving her flabbergasted...
It didnt really feel like a kiss but it was more like shedding the displeasing stress he was holding on for past few days...
He needed her warmth of her lips to invigorate him...
He could feel his fears dissipating with her nearness..

K : Oi....

M : hmmm....

K : ipadi yellam bathil sola yenga de kathukite...

M : na inum bathil solave illaaye nga... unga kelvi thevai illa nu mattum than soliruken...

K : nijama ah...

M : aama thevai iruko illayo kelvi kelvi than eh.... athuku bathil solanume...

K : apadiya....

M : kandipa solanum...

K : sari sollu... kekaren...

M : solren aana car ku polama...

K : yen...yena achu...

M : romba kuliruthunga... mazhai varum bothu theriyala.. ipo mazhai koranju kaathu romba adikithe...

K : chhh... munnadiye solrathukena... vaaa mudhala...

He led her to car soon...

K : appove sonen... venam car ku polam nu... yetha solratha kettathan eh... avalo adam... ithula pidikalana na ponga nu kovam vera... ipo paaru...

M : .....

K : Oi... unkita than pesitu varen...

M : mazhai saathathula neenga pesarathu kaathulaiye vizhalainga...

K : vizhaathu vizhaathu...

They reached the car and flumped into the rear seat...

K : yetha towel vechurukiya...

M : yenga namma yena tour ah vanthom... soap , shampoo, towel yellam eduthutu vara...

K : eeram thodaika iruka nu ketta thimir ah pesare....

M : chummanga... oru hanky kuda illa... dupatta vum nenanjuduchu...

K : sari iru...

He got down from the car, picked up a cover from the car trunk and climbed into the driver seat...

M : enna inga ukara solitu neenga yena anga ukaarareya..

K : iru heater podaren... intha ithula veshti, t shirt iruku... itha vechu eeratha thoda... vera vazhi illa...

He switched on the heater as she started wiping herself with his tee and gave him his dhothi to get himself dry...

M : heater pothunga... off panitu pinnadi vanga...

K : varen...

He settled with her in the rear seat ruffling her wet hair...

K : ok ah ipo...

M : hmmm ok thanga... aama yethuku extra dress car la...

K : athu yepavume irukum... kadaila oru set.. car la onnu nu.. yetha thidirnu velai vanthuchuna thevai padum... pant yelam potutu kashtam illa...

M : mootai thooka.. athan eh...

K (laughing) : athe than... paruppu mootai ku vechurunthathu panju mootai ku use aguthu...

M : ungala yellam...

K : athu mattum illa.. ipadi yetha oru ponna kutitu vanthu mazhai la romance pani potuturuka dress nenanju pochuna venum illa...athukum than....

M : oh ho... yetha oru ponnu...

K : aama... yetha oru ponnu...

M : apadi yellam vanthu romba palakkam polaiye...

K : aama... illana nee thaniya yengavathu poganum nu sonathum intha yedatha udane soluvena... yellam palakkam than...

M : super nga... sari ipadi enmela kai potukalam illa... intha kulir ku inum ithama irukume...

She pulled his left hand and draped around her shoulders clinging more to him...

K(surprised) : yena de achu unaku... sandai poduve nu paatha katti pidika solre...

M : athelam apadi than...

K : yenamo sari illaa...

TRING..... TRING..... TRING....

K : Oi... phone adikithu...

M : amma nga...

K : pesu...

She switched on the loud speaker and started speaking...

M : hello.. sollu ma...

P : yen de phone adicha yeduka mattiya... ithu naalaavathu thadavai... ipovum edukalaina mapillai ku kupidalam nu irunthom...

M : phone ah car la vechutu poiten ma... theriyala...

P : athu sari veetula irukum bothu oru nimisham kuda phone ah kela vekkarathu illa... veliya pona kaila vechukarathe illaa...unaku yellam yethuku than phone nu enaku theriyala...

M : ada invitation kuduka pogum bothu yepadi ma phone ah eduthutu poga.... athan....

She winked at kathir seeing him chuckle...

P : sari sari... vara yevalo neram agum...

Mullai raised her eyebrows in question and he showed fingers as 6...

M : athu oru 6 agidum ma.. yena achu...

P : 6 agidum ah... sankarum suji um kelambaranga ila.. ini pona kalyanathuku than varuvanga... athan athachi vara sonanga... neeyum vanthuta unnaiyum kupitutu polam nu paathen...

M : naa vena ivughala atha veetula vida solava...

P : aiyayo athelam venam de... athachi kalyanathuku munnadiye thaniya anupare nu yetha soluvanga... nee veetuke po... avanga yepadiyum yelu manikula kelambiduvanga... appuram nangalam vanthudarom.. oru mani nerathukaga ne alaiya venam... veetu saavi iruku than eh...

M : iruku ma...

P : appo sari.. na vekaren de...

M : sari ma...

Mullai disconnected the call smiling at kathir...

M : nalla velai nga... thapichen... amma appa varathukula poi kulichu dress ah mathiduven....

K : aama thapichom....

He braced his arms against her shoulders and clutched her right hand with his...

M : nalla iruku illanga... ipadi oru yedathula mazhaila car kula namma rendu per matum...

K : hmmm romba nalla iruku...

M : yethum pesama ipadiye katti pidichutu thola sanjutu irukanum pola irukunga... vera yethume thonala...

K : iru de.. unaku yena thonutho atha panu... yaaru venam nu solapora...

M : hmmm aana enaku pesanume...

K : sari appo pesu.....

M : hmmm... neenga ipo rendu kelvi ketenga illaa...

K : hmmm...

M : first... ungala ungalukagave pidikuma nu...

K : hmmm... aana ne ithukelam bathil solanum nu illaa de...na than loose madhiri ketuten...vidu... enaku puriyuthu ipo....

M : illanga... manasula irukaratha share panikarathula yena thappu... na solren.... enakum nalla irukum... ungalukum nalla irukum....

K : sari sollu.... nee pesi kekka enaku kasakuma...

He tickled her nape with his beard....

M : chhh... thalli ponga... ipadi pana na yepadi pesarathu...

K : ithena aniyaayama iruku... nee than eh pakathula vanthe... kattipidika sone...

M : oh na than sonen....athan neenga panenga... ilana paniruka mattenga...

K : aama... kandipa paniruka maaten...

M : sari ok... ipo nan eh solren.. pesama irunga... pothuma...

K : mudinja paakalam..

M : paakalama.. ungaluku yetha split personality disorder iruka nu paakanum... ivalo neram bayangara emotional ah feel panitu ipo ipadi agitenga....

K : ne avalo azhaga oru varthai kuda pesaamaiye puriya vechathuku appuram enaku yena kavalai...

M : athu sari... ipo konjam pesi puriya vekkalama..

K : pesu... kekka ready ah iruken...

M : hmmm.... yena solrathu....

Haan... Ungala mudhala pidichapo enaku unga per kuda theriyaathu....

Ponnu paaka ok sonapo per ah thavira yethume theriyaathu...
Unga character, padippu, velai, family, property yethume.. suthama theriyaathu.... therinjukanum nu thonavum illa...

Ungaluku niyabagam iruka nu theriyala... engaloda group chat screen shots anniki manju ka anupinathulaiye irukum...

K : nalla niyabagam iruku... marakara vishayama athellam...

M : ipadi oru kelvi namakula varum nu than anniki athellam neenga paakara madhiri oru situation vanthuchu pola... (smiling)

Antha messagesla irunthathu than.... ungala pathi yethum theriyama sola pona ennai pathiye yethum theriyaama than nan ok sonen...

Yen sari nu sonnen, ungakita yena pidichuthu nu ketta athuku bathil ipo varai enaku theriyathu....

Aana pidichithu...
Pidikuthu...
Iniyum pidikum avalo than....

Ithula periya aaraichi na panathu illa...

K : puriyuthu... enakum karanam nu ketta sola theriyaathu... aana pidikum... romba romba pidikum.... yaraiyum pidikaatha alavuku pidikum...

Yen apadina athu theriyathu...

M : aamanga athe than...

Yentha kaaranamum illaa....

Kaaraname illama pidichavaluku ipo palagi paathathum pidichu porathu ayiram kaaranam iruku...

Athukaga intha kaaranathukaga pidikum... athukaga pidikum nu sola varala...

Ungala pidikum...
Kaaranathodayum pidikum...
Kaaranam illamalum pidikum...
ungalukaga mattum pidikum...

Avalo than....

K : yena yenamo pesare... enaku ullaa yetho panuthu...

M : panatum...

K : athu sari...

For a moment, they were transported to their initial days they liked eachother without any concrete reason and brimmed with smile...

K : yena de sirippu...

M : neengalum than sirichenga... ungaluku yethuku siripu vanthuchu...

K : sonna ne sandai poduve...

M : poda matten sollunga...

K : illaa antha naal ah nenachen... nalla irunthuchu... sirichen... itha sonna ipo nalla illaya nu sandai poduve...

M : poda matten...

K : athisayama iruke... yen...

M : athu apadi than...sari... appuram neenga ketta aduthathu...

K : madam sandai pottu distract aga kudathunu oru mudivoda irukenga pola...

M : athe than...

K : sari sollu...

M : aduthu keteyale.. introvert ah insecure ah iruka aala pidikuma nu...

Athuku ore bathil thanga....

Kathir yepadi irunthalum enaku pidikum...

His eyes gleamed with naughtiness....

K : en dialogue enake ah...

M : niyabagam iruka athu..

K : pinna... unkita pesara oru oru varthai um niyabagam irukum nu solirukene....

M : hmmm... so pidikuma pidikaatha ngrathu ipo problem illaa... neenga soneyale athai ku therinja atha sari pana than paapanga nu... athu than nanum yosikaren... itha sari pananum..avalo than...

K : nee paniduve... enaku theriyum...

M : avalo nambikkai enmela...

K : kandipa iruku..... aana ennala unaku kashtam than illaa.... na yellarum madhiri normal ah irunthurukalam...

M : athu sari... yellar madhiriyum normal ah iruntha athu kathir eh illanga... kathir na special than...

K( beaming) : azhagi... una poi kashtapadutharenu nu iruku...

M : Enaku yenanga kashtam...

Yellathaiyum manasula vechukitu veliya solama iruntha kashtam ungaluku than...

En vishayam nu illanga.. yethu nalum velipadaiya pesidunga ...

Manasula vechutu kashtapadarathuku bathila veliya share panikalame... free ah agidum... yethuku complicate panikanum...

K : sari than... share panirukanum... aana yenamo pana mudiyala...

M : yarkitayavathu sonna avanga ungala judge panuvanga nu oru thought ungaluku irukunga..
Athan neenga unga padippa pathiyo, vera yetha pathiyo yaarukitayum pesarathu illaa...

Athaiya pathiyum, enna pathiyum iruka bayatha pesathathuku karananum athu than...
Neenga ivalo weak ah nu nenachuduvaaghalo nu... sirichuduvaghalo nu...

He looked at her with a uncertainity...

K : aana amma appa kita nalla than pesuven nu sonnane...

His words came out not like a answer but like a question...

M : Appa, amma na avanga yena nenachalum paravala... nenachutu poranga nu yellame solitu irunthurupegha...
Mama illaama athai kita sola mudiyaama ponathum mathavanga kita sola ungaluku gowrava korachala iruku...

ungala yetha korava nenachuta yena panrathunu...
unga gethu yena agarathu nu.... athan neenga ungalukulaiye vechukaregha...

Maybe mamaku appuram neenga suthama express panama ponathuku athu than main reason ah irunthurukum... appuram oru point la athu palagiduchu ungaluku...
Apadiye agitegha nu nenaikaren...
Sari ah...

By now, kathir was thoroughly astonished..
Yes though sometimes he felt like pouring out to someone, he did not want to show his vulnerability to anyone in the name of opening up..
He didnt want to anyone to judge him or comment on his decisions...
So he stayed rigid, tight-lipped and in a 'what may come' attitude to everyone....
But all the pain and fears were fresh in his heart always...
Hardly he could speak as he was shaken by her complete understanding about him even without expressing...

As always he was completely taken back by her choice of words and clarity of thoughts which always contradicts with her childish nature...
She is a always a bundle of surprise for him...

M : yenga yena achu...

K : haan.... illaa ne sonathu sari than...

M : inime nijamave athuku avasiyam illanga... neenga yena panalum, yepadi irunthalum ungala thapavo, koraivavo na nenaika matten... athunala thairiyama neenga yella vishayathaiyum enkita share panikalam... ennala yellame purinjuka mudiyum nu solala... aana ennala purinjuka mudiyara alavuku purinjupen... ungaluku suport ah irupen...

K : hmmm....

He never uttered anything just his grip on her shoulders went strong...

M : yenanga yethume pesa matengarenga...

K : ivalo azhaga pesum bothu enna pesarathu... keka mattum than seiyanum nu thonuthu....

M : ketta matum pothathunga... seyal la yum irukanum...

K : mathavanga kita yepadiyo inime yenava irunthalum unkita solama iruka matten de.. kandipa...

Itha konja neram munnadiye nenachen... aana ipo ne pesinatha ketathuku appuram mudive paniten.... sari ah...

She had sown the seeds of confidence in him and he is ready to reap it...

M : ithu than saringa... athu pothum enaku... pesinale ellame sari agidum... aduthu prachanai nu yethume varathu...

K : hmmm sari than... aana pesina mattum paathathu... nan inum neraya maranum...

yetho bayathula manasa pottu kulapikitu romba thappa thappa yosikaratha niruthanum...

M : insecurity romba thappu nu yaarunga sonna ungaluku...

solla ponna namma kalyanathuku karaname intha insecurity ngra feeling than theriyuma....

K : yena...

TBC.....