Nenjamellam kadhal

Chapter - 57

Jithu

When I heard my father's voice, I pressed Sakthi against me to conceal her body, exclaiming, "Appa avala pakadha, nee first andha side tirumbhu!" Only then did his face flush, recognising again that I was clutching a half-naked girl.

" Please, Ippo nee andha room ku po. Na 5 minutes la vandhudren." I pleaded with him.

He roared back, "Dei savadichiduven enna yen da room ku anupura? Enna anupitu, nee tirupi..." He paused before blurting out something offensive, then walked away and opened the room door forcefully with a bang.

I felt Sakthi wince slightly in my arms at the thudding sound. " Va nama poi dress pannitu varalam."

When we got to the room, I took a T-shirt from the floor, which she had worn before. When I looked down and saw the semi-erection and wet patches on my shorts, I groaned. I took the briefs and veshti from the floor and changed into them. I picked up her dhavani and placed it over her shoulder. "Idha potuko. Wash panitu; nee ingaye wait pannu. Na poitu pesina aparam, na kupta va, ilata varadha papa, ingaye wait pannu."

She embraced me. "Mama kovapadadha, kovama pesadha. Namma melaum thapu iruku. Onnum prechana agadhu, endha problem vandhalum pesikalam mama."

With an exasperated sigh, I hugged her back, kissing her swollen lips and forehead. "Onnum aga vidamaten. Nee bayapadadha saria. Iniko, nalaiko theriadha poguthu. The sooner, the better, I believe. Na poi pesuren, nee wait panu ingaye." Leaving her behind, I went downstairs.

When I walked into the living room, Mom was standing in the living room with a deer-in-the-headlights expression. My father began immediately upon sensing my presence. " Yaru andha ponnu? Yen da unaku yepdi patta ponnu pathu vachiruken nee yarayo kutitu vandhu vachu koothu adichitruka? Vaila nalla varudhu. Nee matum yen da ipdi poriki paiyana iruka?"

"Appa, I have already told you that I will not marry anyone simply because you want me to. Na avala dha love panren, avala dha katipen. Nee patha ponna annanuku katti vai, illa neeye katiko. Yennala mudiadhu."

My mother chided me, "Abi, over ah pesadha, amaidhiya pesu da appa ta."

"Pinna yenna amma, ethana nalaiki dha palaya panjangam madri ivaru jadhi jadhi nu suthitruparu? Enaku yara pudichirukunu theriadhu ivaruku, ana adhukulla ivaru patha ponnu dha nalla ponnu nu solraru pathala?"

My father sighed aloud and sat down on the couch. He patted the sofa next to him, signalling for me to sit down. When I sat down, Mom took the opposite seat.

He patiently stated, "Abi na jadhi ellam pakala; in fact, na unaku pesanumnu asapata ponnu namma caste illa vera dha. Tamilnadu la iruka, one of the oldest and most influential family la dha unaku ponnu pathruken. Ponnu alaga latchanama irukum, nalla thuru thuru nu pesuva da. First time pesunapovey enaku pudichi poiduchu da, adha unaku kativaikanumnu asapaten. Adhukunu nee pathruka ponnu nalla ponnu illanu na solala da. Na solra ponnu katna kandipa family la elllam sandhosha paduvanga da, ana nee matenu sollavum disappointment la kovam vandhruchu."

"Appa, apo na sandhoshama iruka venama?"

He turned around to face my mother. "Saranya neeyadhu puria vai ivanuku, na poi andha ponnu amma appa ta pesunen, ana avanga avala ava mama ku thathu kuduthutangalam. Adhunala Raghu ta dha pesanum neenga nu sollitanga. Na ivanta ketutu aparam poi pesalam, andha ponnu padipu mudichadhum kalyanam vachikalamnu nenachen. Adhukula ivan ipdilam pannitrukan. Ipdi kalyanam agama oru ponnukuda irukradhu ellam thapu ilaya Saranya?"

My mother gave him a bored expression, and as the realisation struck me, I interrupted them, "Appa Raghu na endha Raghu solringa?"

Hearing me, he shifted his gaze to me before continuing, "Adhanda namma mapla Siva oda mama irukarula? avarudha pa. Namma Sakthi ah avaru adopt pannikitaram. Ava un college dhaney padicha first-year matum? Avala ellam love panna thonadha unaku?"