The Tea Trail

Sollaamal kollaamal nenjodu

Both Mullai and Kathir went to sleep happily

However Mullai woke up with severe muscle cramps the next morning..her monthly visitor had arrived bringing the first day cramps promptly along..

She lay in her room clutching her abdomen and writhing in pain..

Selvi akka had understood..

Selvi : enna Mullai..poojaiyum athuvuma ippudi aayiduchu..unakku nyaabagam irukkaliya

Mullai : ille ka..2-3 naalaave neenga varatha nenaichu romba aarvamaa athe pathiye pesikittu irunthom..ivuha vera ore paraparappa irunthaanga..athaan intha yosanaiye pogala..

Selvi : mudinja thalaikku thanni oothittu..velila vanthukko Mullai..poojai kitta vara vendaam..aana paarkalaam ille..

Mullai said nothing..

Outside Selvi told Dhanam..

Dhanam : acho..ava muthal naal romba valila avasthai paduva..irunga inga konjam ready pannittu venneer pottu kudukkaren..konjam kudicha seriya pogum..appurama kooda ippudi velila ukkaantha avalukkum pozhuthu pogum

Selvi : naanum kooppitten aana ava onnum sollale..romba mudiyale polannu vittutten

L amma : antha kaalathula pombalaingalukkum rest irukkanum athuvum antha naatkallannu thaan othungi irukka sonnathu..mixie, grinder, fridgenu entha saathanamum illatha kaalam..araikkarthukku aattukallayum ammikallayum ottanum..kai kaal vali innum kooduthala theriyum..mothama senjum vaikka mudiyathu..fridge kedaiyathu kettu poidum..koilku porathellam kooda avvalavu weak ah irukkum pothu chali kaichal ellam seekkaram thothikkumnu thaan..romba kelvi kettathum asutham..saami kuthamnu bayam irukkattumnu thappa solli vechuttaanga..enna ketta Mullai poojailaye kalanthukkalaam

Dhanam : ellam ready aagura varaikkum konjam rest edukkattum athai..appuram sollalaam vara solli..

In some time Kathir who had finished his bath went to his room..he was surprised to find Mullai sleeping lying down

Kathir : ntha..yen paduthu kittu irukka..poojaikku ready aagala?

Mullai slowly sat up..

Mullai : illenga..naan varala..

Kathir : yen enna achu

Mullai : romba vayatha valikkuthunga..

Kathir : yen thideernu vayatha valikkanum..ethavathu saaptathu othukkalaya..naan vena marunthu ethavathu vaangittu varattuma

Mullai : illenga saathaarana vayitha vali thaan..maasa maasam varathu thaan..vidunga..neenga poojaikku kelambunga..irunga naan oru orama paiya nagartharen

Kathir didnt realise immediately..he got ready..but he was all the while concerned as to why she should suddenly have a stomach ache

But just as he was about to leave the room he connected the dots..poojaikku varala..vayathu vali..maasaa maasam..orama pottukkaren and he realised

He paused at the doorstep

Kathir: ey ithu maasaa maasam vara valina eppovum enna pannuva valiya pokka..

Mullai : athu summa paduthu irunthaale poidunga..

Kathir : atheppudi..he didn't understand but this was not his area of expertise..so he left the room

Mullai : eppudi solli puriya vekkarthu ivuhalukku..innum puriyale pola..veena pathatta paduvaaha

Outside the room

Kathir called his maama..

Kathir : hello..naan thaan Kathir pesaren

Murugan: sollunga maappillai