New Beginnings....

☕ A cup of Irish coffee ☕

The next few days... Mullai is busy at school and in the evenings, she takes Mahi to a nearby park to play and on the days that Mahi wants to cycle, they do that..

One evening, Mahi announces that she wants to cycle without the training wheels...

M: Mahi venam ma....innum konjae naal aahattum..

Mh: Illae Peppa Pig training wheels illamae dhan otturah...

M: Peppa Pig is a big girl..

Mh: Naanum big girl dhan...

She says folding her hands across her chest...

She can be stubborn when she wants to....

Paarvathy never loses an opportunity to tell everyone in the vicinity, that she gets the streak of stubbornness from her mother.

Mullai sighs...

The silent street suddenly echoes with the sound of a bullet...

And Kathir comes into view..

Mh: Hi Kathir Uncle...

K: Hi Mahi...

Mh: Uncle.....Mummy ennae cycle leh inthae wheels illamae ottae vidae mattinrangae...

K: Mummy ku nee vizhunthuruve nu bayam Mahi...

Mh: Peppa Pig odhae mummy very brave...

K: Pepper Pig ah? Athu yaaru?

Mh: Ungalukku Peppa Pig theriyathae?

Kathir shakes his head...

Mh: George? Susie sheep?

K: Theriyathu...

Mahi is shocked... How can he not know Peppa?

Mahi hops off the cycle...

She runs inside and brings her grandma's phone...

And shows him Peppa Pig and her family...

M: Mahi.... Uncle ku ethachom velae irrukae pohuthu... Disturb pannathae ma...

K: Cha Cha... Free dhan...

On the screen, George bursts into tears and Kathir pretends to be sad...

Mahi giggles at his reaction..

She quickly swipes left and right and shows him the cycling episode..

Mh: Peppa maari naanum ottanom..

K: Seri... Ungae Amma permission kuduthae, naan solli tharen...

Mh: Mummy mummy please mummy....

She jumps around Mullai...

Mh: Naan good girl ah irruppen... Vanthu naanae home work pannuren... Please mummy...

M: OK OK.... Uncle sonnae pechae kekkanom..

K: Screw driver irunthe kondu va Mullai..

Mullai gets him one and she watches as he unscrews the training wheels...

For a moment, she wants to stop him...

Her daughter is growing too fast...

It is silly to feel emotional over Mahi learning to ride the cycle properly but she does..

He rises up and gives her the screw driver and the wheels...

Mahi can't keep still in excitement..

She hops and jumps and twirls...

Kathir laughs at her excitement and adjusts her helmet...

And she jumps on to the cycle and in full confidence pedals hard...