Nyaabagam Varuthe

Thookkam ethu

Kathir was staring at the sleeping form of his wife...languid and spent from all their shenanigans she had drifted off to sleep...

He was thankful that Ashok and Chaaru were with her..for the first time he wished Mullai was not a single child..he wished she had someone more her age to share her concerns with

He was there of course for everything else..but when it was something about them he wondered who she could turn to for support..to vent...to act as a sounding board...for guidance...

He realised she was marching through it all alone...

He was reminded of her earlier skittishness...and how her main worry was about what his reaction would be...thinking this a wave of fondness hit him...

He pulled her closer and tightened his hug...

She stirred in her sleep and slowly opened her eyes...

Kathir : Acho thookkatha disturb pannittena...

She smiled a lazy smile...

Mullai : Neenga thoongala

Kathir : Ille thookkam varale

Mullai : Padutha udane thoongiduveehale

He raised his eyebrows at her...and with a very naughty grin went close to her ears and whispered

Kathir : Yen pondaatti enakku night sore podale..ore pasi athaan thookkam varale..

Mullai : Aiyayyo..maranthe poitten...ellam vanthathum neenga panna settai naala..eppo namma thaniya veettula irunthaalum ungalukku oru velai saappaada seriya poda maattengaren..pona varushamum...and she stopped..with a smile

Kathir : Pona varushamum...he prompted

Mullai: Ppchh athu oru nalla kathaiye ille..ponga

Kathir : Seri ithu sollu..naan panna settai nu sollara...kulikka poittu vanthu summa thaane ukkanthu irunthom..appo yen kudukkale..

Mullai : Athu...athu vanthu..ponga summa orandai izhuthukittu..vaanga..Chappathikku maavu pesanju vachen..chenna appome senju vechutten..romba pasikkutha...ezhuppi irukkalaam ille

Kathir : Athellam ille..summa thaan..aanaa lesa pasi..biscuit saappidalaam yosichen..neeyum vera saappadala..athaan yosichu kittu irunthen

Mullai : Time enna aachu

Kathir : Romba ellam ille..10:30 aaguthu..

Mullai : Oh seri irunga..naan oru 10 nimishathula ready pandren

Kathir : Naan mattum inga enna seiya poren..naanum varen

In the kitchen

Mullai lighted the stove to heat up the gravy

But when she took the flour to roll into chappathis he came and stood behind her

Kathir : Ey nee ingittu vaa..aiyaavoda Chappathi saappidu..

Mullai : Enga athellam venaam..neenga ukkarunga..

Kathir : Ada ukkaru na..ukkaaru he said pointing to the kitchen slab

Mullai : Acho medaila ukkantha akka thittuvaanga

Kathir : Ippo nee ukkaaralenna naan thittuven..ukkaru..ippo un akka irukkaangalaa inga..

Mullai : Ennanga thittareenga...

Kathir: Pinna kattina purushan naan soldren summa akka nokka nnu kittu

Mullai : Aathi...enna pechu...

She went and sat on the slab

Kathir: Ippudi ukkanthu sol pecha ketta naan yen pesa poren