The Tea Trail

Ninaivalaigal thodarnthu vanthaal

On seeing her Kathir went to her and told her what happened

Pandian had arrived then and was furious with Kathir..

Kathir was scared and stood trying to hide behind his athai..

Parvathy : Athai naan irukken Bhayappadathe

Pandian had come towards him raising his hand

Parvathy : venaam..yerkanave bhayanthurukkan..adichu kozhanthaikku joram vara poguthu..kudumbathula oru kozhanthaiku udambukku vanthathe pothum..etho theriyaama pannittan

Pandian : neenga romba thaan chellam avanukku..veettukku vaadaa nee unakku irukku

He was bellowing and L amma intervened

L amma : yenga hospital konjam paarthu..

Pandian ; kudumbathukke othai ponnu..athukku ethavathu aachuna?? Appudi enna porutkal thooki eriyara alavukku kovam

L amma : seri vidunga veettukku poi paarkkalaam

Pandian : poda veettukku po..inga en kan munnadi nikkathe

YK: Mulla..naan paarkanum..paarthuttu poren

Pandian was furious at the defiance..he stepped forward once again

Parvathy : ivanum chinna paiyan thaan..thaniya yen anuppichukittu

As they were talking..the doctor came out..Murugan came holding Mullai

Murugan : konjam kaayatha sutham panni irukkaanga..

Doctor : konjam aazhamaa cut aayirukku..2-3 stitch podanum..

Parvathy: pombala pulla..mugathula thaiyal potta asingama ethaachum thazhumbu...

Doctor : ille chinna kaayam thaan..thazhumbu perusa irukkathu..

Pandian was again getting worked up..seeing that the wound was so close to the eye

Pandian: kannukku evvalavu pakkathula..ivane..he growled again

Doctor : nee thaana ithukku kaaranam..she asked with a gentle smile

Kathir valiantly wiped his tears away..

YK : naan ava mela podale..theriyaama patruchu..

Mullai moved in her father's arms to indicate she wanted to be let down..

She went and stood next to Kathir

YM : naan thaan maamaa kitta poi solli maatti kuduppennu sonnen..

Doctor : seri vaa..unnoda punna 2 kutti thaiyal pottu moodidalaamaa..

Mullai was scared..terrified in fact..she looked at Kathir and gulped..she took his hands ..

YM : neeyum variya..

YK simply nodded his head..giving her hand a reassuring squeeze..

He stood next to her when the stitches were put..she had howled in pain..he had cried for her..

Parvathy ; nee azhutha ava innum bayappaduva..avalukku thairiyame un kitta irunthuthaan..

Words that neither knew would be spoken again many years later...

Back home he had gotten his fair share from his dad..but truth be told even Pandian's anger had diminished seeing the bond between the cousins..the fact that the little boy did not even flinch when he approached him also reduced his anger..the father always saw a really brave streak in this son of his..a streak of himself..