The Tea Trail

Enakkoru Snehithi..Avalukku Kalyanam (Part 1)

Post their conversation, Mullai and Meena were more comfortable with each other

Mullai's best friend Gayathri was getting married..She had come home to invite them..Mullai was very happy..she had shown the invitation to Kathir...but he was not keen to attend the wedding and only said a half hearted yes..

On the day of her friend's reception, Mullai had asked him to buy some new clothes for the friends reception..Kathir refused...and he went one step ahead and refused to accompany her..

Mullai had immediately taken it up with Moorthy and ensured that Kathir agreed to accompany her..To top that in the evening when they were about to leave..

Mullai : ithuku thaan sonnen oru puthu dress vaangungannu..receptionkku ellam pant shirt potta thaan nalla iruakkum

Mullai : appuram yaaravathu padippa pathi ketta degree nu sollunga..venaam diploma nnu sollunga...

enna velai nu ketta businessnu sollunga..

She had made him wear the gold jewels her parent had given him..

Kathir was already feeling suffocated but this was the last straw..she had made fun of his mobile as well...He simply refused to join her, changed out of his clothes and left home..

For Kathir, weddings made him uncomfortable..big crowds made him uncomfortable...the last wedding he had been to Mullai was at his side all the time..coz she didnt know anybody either..even the time she was chatting with her mom he had his maamaa..

But this wedding in particular ..he was not too keen because this friend of hers had made fun of him to his face..he avoided such people...he had no great interest in exposing himself to taunting looks and jabs..And he new Mullai would be pretty much occupied with her friends

But a dejected Mullai complained to Dhanam and Kathir had received an earful from Moorthy and Dhanam in the evening

Moortathuhy : unakku 6 maasam thaan time..un vazhiya maathikko avvalavu thaan solluven...

  Kathir had lost it then.. He had tried to walk off..but Moorthy stopped him and raved some more..

An irate Kathir had entered the room and one trigger from Mullai..he had offloaded everything on his mind..and made Mullai realise in no unclear terms how small  she had made him feel..he had left the room..he needed some time alone to clear his head..

He comes back into the room to find Mullai pacing the floor..stops at the entrance

Kathir (in his mind) : athaane oru naal namma pesida koodathe..porukkathe..thoongiruppannu paartha kurukkum nedukkuma room alanthukkittu irukka...

Something tells him to wait and observe her for a few seconds..she has a rather determined look on her face..

Something about that look makes him curious..makes him want to hear what she has to say - she looks like she feels misunderstood

Something about that look gets him all flustered..he knows he is in for a raid..he is angry himself..so he gears up for an argument..Kathiru unakku innikku thinnai thaan- she looks angry

Something about that look wants him to take her in his arms and tell her it is all ok..he is not annoyed with her - she looks guilty

Something about that look also makes him want to apologise to her - she looks so sad

He knows he is in for an earful..nalla naallaye pakkam pakkama pesuvaa..innikku kekkanuma..aana enna solla pora..oru velai sorry solluvaalo..maattaa iva thaan seriya ethira poi ninnu correcta thappa yosippaale..so namma ethirpaarkarthu solla maatta..aana appudi vera enna solluva? He is unable to guess..ippo ava kovama irukkaala ille varuthama irukkaala?onnu