The Tea Trail

Athai Paiyan!!Maama Ponnu!!

The PS family was settling into the new rhythm..

After the discussion she had with Moorthy, Dhanam was a little more at peace..

The 3 women also began to gel well..

L Amma : Neenga 3 perum nalla othumaiya ippudiye irukkanum..

Dhanam : Athukku enna athai ippudiye thaan iruppom

Meena : Amaam..inga jolly ah irukku...appo appo amma appa nyabagam varuthu...mathapadi ellam ok thaan

L Amma : thappa eduthukatha Meena...Dhanam intha veettuku puthusu ille..Mullaiyum sontham...unne pathi thaan kavalai patten...periya edathu ponnu intha veetla epudi irupiyonnu

Meena : Intha veettukku enna nalla perusa irukku...enna bathroom thaan onne onnu..athu mattum thaan konjam kashtam..mathapadi ellarum nallavangala irukeenga....Athu mattum ille..Jeeva ungala ellam pathi neraiya solli irukkaan...so inga vara munnadiye theriyum...so enakku ethuvume perusa theriyale...ivanga mela mattum konjam kovam irunthuchu (looking at Dhanam)..aana ivanga kitta pazhaginappuram...ethuvum yaaraiyum kashta padutha seyyalannu purinjukitten...Dhanam smiled at that..

L Amma : (smiled fondly at Meena..turning to Mullai)Enna Mullai onnume pesa maattengara...

Mullai : Enakkenna athai intha veettukku marumagalaa varanumnu aasai patten..vanthutten...santhoshama irukken..Appa ovvoru murai pesum pothum ithe nenaichu santhosha padraaru...Avaru unga kooda uravaada mudiyaama romba thavichu kittiruntharu..ippo ithai saakka vechu inga vanthuttu poraaru..

L Amma : Kathiru nalla paiyan Mullai...Pousa dress panna maattaan..aana avan manasu thangam..enna konjam kovakkaaran...un kitta ethavathu orandai izhutha kandukkaathe.. (She trailed off)

Mullai : athai avuha veen vambukku poi paarthurukkeehala...avarukku pidikalaina othingi povaaru...athu thaan theriyum avarukku...vambizhukkarthu...pazhi vaangarthellam theriyathu...en itta entha orandaiyum izhukkala(she said this in a very flat tone)

Saying this she got up to place the cut veggies in the kitchen...as she was walking back she realised she had just repeated his words from the night of their wedding..She was surprised that she believed him..and that's when she realised it was not a case of blind trust..It was trust that he had earned in the last 3 weeks..True to his words he had kept well to himself and not hindered her in any way... 

L amma and Dhanam exchanged bewildered looks...

Dhanam : Nee sonnathu correct thaan Meena...avan kooda avvalavu sanda poduva..aana namma onnu sonna ennamma seeri paayaraa..

Meena : seeri paayalanaalum..intha athai ponnu kitta irunthu support konjam bhalamaa thaan irukku avuha maamaa paiyanukku..naan thaan sonnen ille...avanga koodiya seekkaram raasiya aayiduvaanga..

Dhanam updated L amma, who was looking a little lost at this aside of Meena's, about their conversation earlier

L amma : Ada amaam Dhanam...chinna vayasula Mullaiyum Kathirum romba jigiri dosth...onnaave suthuvaanga...aana sandaiyum pottukkuvaanga...oru vaatti appudi thaan..tea kuducha tumbler ah thookki ava mela veesittaan...nethila kizhichu ore ratham...aana seri aagura varaikkum avala vittu nagarala...romba bathirama paarthukittan

L amma trailed off in thought...

Dhanam and Meena were also happy..that their theory was being proved by Mullai's action

Mullai came back from the kitchen after a while

L amma : Ammadi Dhanam...solla maranthutten..Pongal varuthu ille...ellarukkum puthu thuni edukkanum...appuram namma thottathu veetta perukki mozhugi sutham senju vekkanum...