Kathir and Moorthy came back home from the shop
Jeeva enga maamaa Dhanam asked
Etho kadaikku poganum sonnaan ippo vanthuduvaan Moorthy said
Appo nee poi omelette podu Meena
Akka naan podaren ka Mullai mumbled
Dhanam snapped Meena unne sonnen
And Mullai stood wringing her hands
Kathir couldn't see her like this
The fact that he didn't know why she did what she did wasn't helping him either
He wished he could have a monent alone with her so he could get her side of the story
And then he saw his brother treat her with the same disdain when she offered to help with the store accounts
By the end if it she was pleading with his anna and anni for forgiveness
The more she begged the more rude they were with her
He couldn't take it anymore
He walked into their room hoping she would follow
But no such luck
He wasn't surprised or annoyed..he knew his track record was not great..they were amicable now..but he was in the habit of snapping at her and rebuking her not so long ago..expecting her to have trust in him and confide in him was not fair
She probably expected him to behave the same as his anna and anmi
Mullai realising he was in the room went to the backyard
They could speak later in their room..they had to..she wanted to..
She had sensed his empathy both in the morning when her mom created the scene and just now too
Despite the fact that she had done something major without telling him he wanted to know why before judging she inately knew
But lately she also realised that he couldn't bear to see her cry..
What was happening in this house was serious and needed to be addressed..when it happened to Meena she hadn't realised..but now that it was happening to her she realised how demeaning it could be..she and Meena had spoken in the afternoon..made a decision
And now what she needed was her level headed man who thought practically and not the one who could go soft on seeing her tears
She would compose herself anf speak to him later tonight she decided
And that's when she heard the dinner call
Inside the house..
Dhanam could be heard calling everyone for dinner
Everyone should have assembled
Everyone else but him that is for his anni was yelling his name now
Kathiru kathiru saappida vaa she called
He dragged his feet to the living room where the family had dinner
Ukkaaru Kathiru Dhanam said filling a plate for him
Kathir stood in front of his plate
Mullai anni enga Kanna asked
Pasicha avalaa varuvaa neenga ellam saappidunga Dhanam said
Kathir picked the plate once she finished serving
Enga da pora
Mullai ku anni
