Kathir's Hatred...

Muthathin Pinvilaivugal...Part 1

Mullai has just spent the most miserable night of her life. Her face is swollen and red from crying her heart out...but now, all she is feeling is anger and all of it is towards Kathir...if she disliked him before it has now turned into a deep hatred.
Anandhi is asleep after asking Mullai multiple times about what happened and finally giving up after getting no answer.

She has never felt so betrayed in her life. She truly did not know that it was Kathir, it was all an enormous confusion. The bike was Jeeva's, his clothes matched with Jeeva, they both are almost the same height and built and in the darkness she did not know the difference. It was not as if she had been this close to Jeeva before for her to immediately know that it was not him.

But Kathir.....he knew that it was her and still kissed her. She fumes in anger. How dare he? How dare he make her feel this way? She feels ashamed, she feels disgusted, she feels rage. She feels...she feels.. She feels need. She closes her hot face at the thought of that kiss. What a kiss it was! Even now, she just has to close her eyes and she is instantly transported to that place...

Cocooned in the darkness with Kathir, the scratch of his beard, his rough hands holding her face so tenderly, the feel of his hair between her fingers and his harsh groan. Fresh tears seep from her eyes. It is possible to feel this way? To enjoy the kiss but hate the kisser... Is she an impure woman for liking it so much? She is so sure that the next time she sees Kathir, she will murder him.

Kathir is digging hard in the ground behind his house, his anni wanted to plant something and he volunteered to help her out. Anything to take his mind off last night's incident. He hasn't slept at all last night, every time he tried to close his eyes, her face flashed in front of him.
The look of horror on her face, he would never forget it as long as he lived. Why didnt he even pause to think for one minute that Mullai hasn't called him Maama in her life?

Shouldn't it have be as a warning to him? The minute he heard her say Maama, he should have told her that it was him, Kathir. But no...he didn't, he couldn't. Not when all those distracting and warm curves were pressed against him. It was her fault too, you can't expect to kiss a man and not respond. He is filled with self loathing. He curses and throws the shovel on the ground. He knows that he should say something to her...but what? His mind is blank.

Dhanam arrives with a glass of cold buttermilk...

D: Dei intha kudi da.. (Looking at hole on the ground that he has dug) innum konjam thondittu vittudu da, naan pathurukeren.. Annan phone pannuchu, oru mootai thengai venuma..eduthutu poriya da? Kitchen pinnadi oru store room irrukum la, anga vechirru.

For a moment he hesitates, what if he sees Mullai? What is he going to say? But he knows that he has to face her, might as well get it over with.

K: Seri anni..

D: Kulichittu poda, paakae dull ah therire..

He nods and leaves.

Kathir goes to Jaga Maama's house, no one seems to be there in the house, he uses the back entrance to go into the store room and keeps the coconuts there... He can hear Mullai talking to her friend clearly and he pauses to listen.

A: Ippo solle poriya illaiya? Rathiri lanthu chumma azhuthute irruke...

M: Anandhi naan periya thappu panniten...naan Jeeva maama nu nenaichtu antha Kathirukku mutham koduthiten.

A: (totally shocked) Ennathu? Eppadi? Eppo? Enga?

Mullai narrates the events of the night..She is crying once again now and Anandhi tries to pacify her and soothe her.

A: Mullai avan rombha rough a nadanthukutana? Vali ku tha?

How will she tell her friend that it was so soft and tender, how will she tell her that she enjoyed it and even now just thinking about it makes her stomach quiver. And so she lies... The perfect lie; the lie that will stop her friend from asking any more questions.

M: Antha mutham aruvarupa irunthathu..

Outside Kathir's blood boils in anger. How dare she say that? That kiss might have been his first kiss but he was sure that she enjoyed it, he knew how her responses were. He walks straight inside and the girls scream in unison. He grabs Mullai by her hand and drags her out to the store room and locks the door behind them.

To be continued...