The Tea Trail

Karkalukkul Eeram

At Mullai's home

Parvathy : athukku thaan kaarthaalaiye unga kitta pogatheenga attachi vanthathum paarthuttu kelambalaamnu sonnen

Murugan : amaam de naan irunthuruntha mattum naan soldratha kettuttu thaan maru velai paappa neeyu..

Parvathy : appudi ille..aanaa unakku thevaiyaannu athatti koottittu varavaavathu neenga irunthu iruppeenga ille..anathai mathiri nadanthu vanthen roatla..

Murugan : appudi enna thaan di un prachanai..vaaya kattu paduthave maattiya..his tone was reprimanding but he held her hand reassuringly

Parvathy : pinna yen kannu munnadiye namma ponnu pandratha onnum sollaama antha panakkara veettu marumagalaye pugazhntha..yerkanave namma marumagana sambalame illatha mootta thookkiya vechurukkaanga..

Murugan : ey Parvathy (he hissed)

Parvathy : (ignoring him) ippo namma ponnum athe nelamaila..ella velaiyum pannuva..aana pugazhrathellam antha ponna..ketta Mulla namma veettu ponnu..appo eppaiyume antha Dhanathayum Meenavayum kondaaduvaangalaa

Murugan : Parvathy venaam..vitturu

Parvathy : etha vida soldreenga..naan kekka thaan seiven..nethu peinja mazhaila molaicha kaalaan..athai athainnu en podavaiya pudichu kittu suthi vantha paiya..hmmm ( she smirked)

Murugan : vidu dee alattilkkaatha..

Parvathy : 13 varushathukku munnadi attachi ithaye enna paarthu sonnaanga..appo mosakkuty mathiri yen kaala pudichukittu azhuthan..avan amma va sandai poda venaamnu sonnaan..aana innikku sarikku sariya ninnu veliya ponnu soldraan..chinna vayasulaye enakku theriyum avan aan singham nu..sodai pola..aanaa enna sollittu ennaiya paarkka mudila..Mullai kitta soldran intha nimisham ivunga velila poganumnu

There was sorrow in her voice..but there was also pride..

Murugan ; pothum Parvathy..venaam vidu..

Parvathy composed herself

She got up..

Parvathy : ennaya velila poga sonnan ille..varuvan..avane enna kooppiduvaan..paarkkaren..intha pillayarpatti Parvathy ya kokka..

So saying she wiped her face with her saree and started walking in..

Murugan sat there looking at her retreating figure..this week he had seen glimpses from the past..had been happy..not for himself but for his wife..looks like it was meant to be shortlived..

Oh he had been ridiculed for being henpecked..but only he knew the affectionate heart that resided underneath all the gruffness..only he knew this was how she had chiseled herself for the outside world..but he was privy to what lay beneath...and for what lay beneath he was willing to take her side all over again

The next day at the PS Home

Kathir left early..in fact he timed it in such a way that he left when she went in to have her bath

Mullai was in no great mood either..so she didn't care too much

Mullai MV : naan vaangi vantha varam ithu..vera ennatha solla..

She thought he would be normal that night..but he again avoided talking about the incident

Mullai : enga ennanga unga prachanai..aamaanga enga amma pannathu thappu thaan..athukku thaan avangala poga solliyachu ille..appuramum yen en kitta pesa maattengareenga

Kathir MV : athu thaan yen prachanaiye..yen ammava eppudi sodakku pottu anuppuveengannu kekkaama..naan senjathu seri mathiri pesaatha ..evvalavu sandai poduva..ippo poden dee