Chithiram Pesudhadi..!!

Nee dhaan anbe..!!

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Running away from the tunes of love can never be possible.
Sometimes, the note will be 'Had your food?'
Sometimes, it will be 'How are you?'
At times, it will be coming as 'You are fine, right?' in a broken voice.
Our heart will go behind these voices as a reflex action.
All we need is a voice which starts the convo with ,'Are you free?' , 'Are you there?' or 'Shall we talk now?'.
We all deserve these voices in our lives as love has no specific configuration.
It flows just like that.

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The van is sleek, running over the black tarmac so fast that the passing greenery becomes a hazy blur..

The seats and windows shake with every small bump in the ragged pavement, jostling the passengers back and forth..

There are those who chatter, their voices rising and blending together with the music..

The classic music is being played by the driver..

Some absorb themselves in music, others drift into worries that will erase themselves on arrival, when their body rejoins the world of moving and speaking to others..

The kids are sleeping here and there in the van..

Pandian who is sitting near the driver, turns around to see them..

Lakshmi..

Enna ellam ipdi thoongi vazhiyaraanga..

L-Kaalailaye kelambina ipdi dhan..

Mu-Innum late ah pona ellam paaka mudiyadhu la?

Vidu ka..

Pa-Adhukku sollala nga..

Anga paarunga..

Araiyum koraiyuma thoongudhunga..

Ezhuppi vittu paatha manasula nikkumaa..

Adhukku dhan..

P-Ada ellam chinna pasanga..

Manasula nikkama enna..

Moorthy dhan konjam periyavan..

Prachana illa..

Mathavanga dhana..

Chinna vayasu..

Manasula aani adicha maadhiri nikkum ellam..

Lakshmi..

Ezhupi vidu..

Ooru vandhuruchu paaru..

The van moves slowly to Ilayathangudi..

Lakshmi tries to wake everyone up..

Dei Jeeva..

Ezhundhuru..

Kathir..

Kannaaa..

Ivan mattum epdi dhan thoonguvano ipdi..

Mulla..

They all wake up..

Mullai rubs her eyes..

The rays of the morning sun peaks through the window and she closes her eyes..

Aaaahhh..Kannu koosudhu..

Amma, enna ma ipdi koosudhu..

L-Munnadi vandhu ukkaru..

Koosadhu...

J-En pakkathula vandhu ukkandhuko..

M-Venaam..