Nyaabagam Varuthe

Iravum Nilavum

A few days went by

Chaaru and Anand had left to Chennai

Anand's new project was beginning and Chaaru had decided to take a break and try for a job in 6 months time

She frequently called Mullai and kept updating her

On one such day they were speaking late in the night and Kathir walked in to see Mullai dozing off phone in hand

He gently extracted the phone from her..spoke to Chaaru and made some excuse about Mullai having left to the kitchen and cut the call

He looked fondly at his wife's sleeping form..he placed the pillow under her comfortably and covered her with a blanket

On other occasions he would call her in the afternoon and she would answer him with a sleep heavy voice and say appudiye thoon la saanju thoongitten pola

Un koral kekka thaan phone pannen aanaa intha thoongi enthiricha kural..hmm appudi irukku

Eppudi

Hmm..udane unna paarkkanum pola

Veetla thaan irukken thaaraalamaa vaanga

Vantha naan thirumbi kadaikku vantha mathiri thaan

Acho..paavamnga neenga

Kindal thaane pandra..mavale innikku night irukku unakku

Romba thaan bhayanthutten..ponga she would giggle

But at nights he could sense her fighting her sleep..the moment her head hit the pillow her eyes would start to droop

Kathir simply hugged her from behind on such nights and went to sleep himself a smile playing on his lips

He was still quite demanding of her attention and care

One night he had a terrible headache

Mullai came into the room as usual looking all ready to drop into bed and go to sleep

Seeing him sitting on the floor and rubbing his forehead

Yenga thalai valikkutha

Hmm he groaned

Yen innikku romba alaichal ah

Amaam delivery konjam jaasthi thaan

Tablet podareengala

Venaam

Seri irunga thailam thechu vidaren

She took the balm and sat herself on the cot..asking him to lean against her legs she proceeded to gently massage the balm into his forehead..she was quite good and knew exactly how to hit all the right nerves

Athukku thaan sonnen thalaila eeram pora mathiri thodaichuttu kelambungannu

Athellam thodaichuttu thaan kelambinen

Enga naan thaan paarthene..pinnadi ellam eeram pogave ille

Avvalavu akkarai iruntha ozhunga neeye thodaichu vida vendiyathu thaane ..anni kooppittathum appudi odara

Naan ponaa enna..neenga enna chinna pappaava ..thodaikka vendiyathu thaane

Athu nee solla thevai ille

Naan sollaama vera yaaru solluvaanga

He sat mum

Thalai vali oda nikkuma aduthathu jaladhosham varum..athukkum nandu rasatha senju kudutha kudikka padutharthu..aavi pudikka sonna sinungarthu nnu paduthuveenga..