The Hug That Changed Everything

I want you

He cuts her off covering her mouth with his hands.

He stares her for a long moment and mulla can see that array of emotions passing through his eyes. But then he shifts visibly in front of her and for the first time in her life mulla is scared of the look he gives her. She is still holding his hand which he shakes off with a rude tug. He looks demented. He takes his hands off her face and says with eerie calmness

K- Velila poidu.

M- Kathiru

K raising his voice - Ipa Velila poidu
He gestures at the door

Mulla backs away looking scared.

K in a thundering voice- una pathale Verupa iruku. Epavume enaku una pudikathu. En kannu munadi nikathe.

She turns and runs out crying. Murugesan is standing there nearby shocked.

Kumaresan- ey en da antha pona...

Kathir doesn't listen he shuts the door and locks it and slumps down with his hand in his head. Hating everything about himself. He had lost it with her again. If she had not gone now he dint know what he would have done. But he knew he could never hit her. He would die before harming her. No that was a lie he knew what he would have done. He would have kissed her. Kissed her with the same passion he felt everytime she came to him in his dreams for the past two days.

He wants to hate her so desperately wants to go back in time before the hug but he cannot. He cannot lie to himself anymore. He wants her and knew it from the moment she hugged him he had felt like she was his. And knew how very wrong that thought was. He remembered his mother's promise to murugan mama and hated himself more.

K mindvoice- Jeeva anna voda matum avaluku kalyanam nadathuthu na..

He throws a few things around in frustration. He then walks out and takes his bike and rides off..

A day later

Kathir has come home for lunch. While serving food

D- Kathiru saptutu poi mulla veetlerthu alvu jacket vagiyathuru.. Nichayayhuku podava edukanum.

Kathir does not answer for a minute be stops eating

K- Nichyam epa??

D- Rendu varathula da.. Athan una ipave po solren. Na avanga ammaku phone pani solidren nee poi vangitu vanthuru.

K- Na pola. Kannan na poi vanga solunga

D- Enaku theriyum nee en po matengarnu. Nethi antha pona thitityam kadaila. Mama sonaga. En da avala kanda unaku evlo verupu. Thapu Kathiru poi manipu ketu vagitu va. Murugesan mama antha ponu ayuthukite pochunu sunaram.

He gets up. Taking his plate with him.

D- Seriyave sapadlaye da.

K-kadaila neraya Vela iruku na kelamberen Anni.

D with tears in her eyes - Kathiru antha ponnu pavan da. Poi oru vati enakaga manipu ketutu vanthuru. Ammavum atha sonnaga.

Kathir feels miserable to hurt the two women he respects and loves the most. Dhanam somehow convinces him to go and he goes to her house dreading every second.

Mulla sees kathir coming into her house and is struck dumb. He had never come to her house before. She isn't sure if she is dreaming or not. She is even more shocked when parvathy calls him in and asks him to sit. He takes a seat without looking at her once.. parvathy even gives him juice.

Parvathy to mulla in a low voice- Un alvu jacket ah eduthu va. Dhanam kuptruntha. Nichayayhuku podava eduka venumam. Athuku than Ivana anupirkanga. Athuvum Ivana na onum solla kudatham avanga ammavum pesinaga.

She turns to him shocked. He seems to be looking at the floor not really listening to them. She goes in a daze and brings it out. Mulla feels numb. She had been planning on telling her mother that she was not going to go through with the engagement today. But seeing kathir again helping the event felt surreal.

M mindvoice- Ena theiyrathula ivan nama alvu blouse vanga vanthurkan. Nama padra kashtathula konjam kuda avanuku ilaya.. Nejamave Elam marka neikarana? Nethi anninathum avlo kovam vanthuchu. Ena verukaranam. Iru verkarthunuku nejamave na karanam theren.

Parvathy- Ey coverla potu konduvarnum nu theriyathu.

Parvathy goes in. Mulla looks at him and steeling herself starts talking

M- Aparam Kathiru jeeva mama nichayayhuku ena color satta poda poraru??

Kathir doesn't answer doesn't even look at her. Just takes the cup and drinks from it.

M- Ila Nanum matching ah podava katanum ila athan Keten.

Parvathy comes in

She gives him the cover kathir takes it with shaking hands. Mulla notes this with a sadistic satisfaction.

M- Amma kathir kita than ketutu iruthen ena color podava katina jeeva mamavuku match ah irukum nu. Ila mamavuku pudicha color ena Kathiru? Athu than inum nala irukum ila?

Kathir drops the glass he is holding. His shirt is covered in juice.

Parvathy- Aiyo. Ula poi kazhuvikinga. Mulla kutitu po..

Kathir gets up unsteadily and goes in mulla takes him to her room and shows the bathroom he goes in to lock the door but she stands in near the door not letting him close it. He just goes to the Tap to clean still not looking at her

Mulla can see kathir is already reached his limits pushing him any further could be dangerous. But she wants to. She wants to see him show some emotion. That the moment they shared meant something to him too.

M in a soft voice- Na nethi keta mathri un veetla na irutha unala ethayum yosikama iruka mudiyuma.

He looks up he doesn't really look mad just defeated. He looks helpless and mulla feels even more irritated

M- oh martahuten nee than ena verukara ila. Athnala elathyum..

Kathir moves swiftly and pins her against the wall.. He has tears in his eyes.

K- ipa ena solanum unaku. Ethuku ena kodumapaduthara. Na ethayume marakala epavume markavum mudiyathu. 4 nala vera entha neipume ila. Nee matum than. Nethi nee ponum nu than apidi sonen. Una verukala athu ennala mudiyathu.. enaye verukaren. Nee jeeva Annana katikitu veetuku vantha na iruka maten. Poiruven..

He just stares at her for a moment cups her face and gives her the softest kiss ever. Just brushes his lips against hers before releasing her and rushing out. Mulla stands rooted to the spot.