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Natkattiyil andraiye theththalaii kilithu vittu, meethamiruntha thalgalai enniyaval, paathiyai madithiruntha thethiyodu ennuvathai niruthivittu....

'Innum Naappathimoonu naalula Kalyanam, athukulla innum ethanai velai paaki iruku theriyuma. Neenga yarume porupave illamma..' endrapadiye Manju , samathukondiruntha arasiyin pakkam vanthu nindral

'Endi, porupillamaya inga aalaluku ooditu irukom, naalu natchathiram paarthu Pathirikai adika koduthu vangiyachu.. Saapudulernthu, Panthakaal varaikum aal paarthu advance koduthitom.

Itho innaiku pattu eduka porom. Nalaiku periya kovilla poosaiku solliruken, atha mudichitu pathirikai koduga vendiyathu thaan, athuku kooda perellam eluthi vachachu. nee nitchayathannaiku kelambi poitu aadi asainju nethu vanthu ninutu engaluku porupilainu solluriya...'

'nalla solungakka, ivaluku vaai than velai parkuthu ' endra lakshmiku Kannum kavanamum, Samparuku thalithu koduvathil thaan irunthathu

Appothu than Arasi thuruvi vaitha thenkaiyai alli vaayil pottu athakikonde, ' ippo kooda parunga ungaluku intha samayal than perusa pochu, oru naal velila saapita enna? ini eppo kelambi poi eppo pattellam parthu eduthutu varathu...'

endravalai parthu moraithavare ' intha ithayum vayila podu' ena oru pachaimilagaiya aval kayil thinithaar lakshmima

'amma, ennathu ithu..milagaiya vaiyila podava'

'Pinna, eduthu vacha pottukadala paathi kaanom, ippo thengaiyayum thooki vaayila pottachu.. micham irukarathu milaga thane, atheyum mennu thaniya kudi. unaku inaiku chutney kedaiyathu'

Lakshmi sonnathai kettu, Arasiyum , Ponniyum sathamaga sirika. Thannai thaan keli seithalum..amma solliya vithathil Manjukum kooda siripu thaan vathathu. athikaalaiyele kalakalevendruntha samayal kattirkul, kulithum thookam innum kalayatha kangalodu vaadiya mugathodu vanthu nindran kannan..

'Enna kanna, late ayirucha itho innum rendu nimisam thaan, tiffen thanduren' ena Lakshmi parakka,

avan kayil paal tumbelari thanthu Arasi 'enda ipdi moonjiya thooki vaichiruka. nee thane inaiku enga koodo vara mudiyathunu sonna..ippo kelambura nerathula ipdi ninna enna artham?'

'athellam , verum scenu maa avanuku nijamave vara asaiyellam illa. chumma kavalaiya irukara madhiri nadikiran... appo thane neenga neraya pocketmoney kodupeenga...' endru Manju paathi unmaiya udaithaal

'pcch...inthama enaku paal onnum venam, tiffenah kodunga naan poren..' ena kobamanan kannan...

'ava kedaka, nee paala kudi..' endru avanai thetrikonde rendu nooru rupai thalai madaki avan sattaipayil vaithaar arasi, Chella magan varamal kalyana javuli eduka povathil avarukum varuthame theriya..

'endi avana vambilukra, konjam pesama iren.. Pillai paricha irukunu thane college poguthu nee vera avana kastapaduthitu...' Lakshmi kannanuku parithukondu vanthar..

Ethunai pechukum, perithai pesatha kannan nijamaga varuthamaai irupathai purinjukondu Manjuvum, santhosamaga sendru olungai parichai eluthinaal kooduthala oru sattai vaangi varuvathaai uruthi alithu avanai thetrida, peram rendu sattaiyil mudithathu....

Ettu manikellam veetil irunthu kelamba vendum endra Dhayalanin utharuvuku keelpadiya , arasiyum Laskhmiyum pamparmena sutri appothu thaan, kaapi kadaiyai mudithu tiffen kadaiya thodangi irunthanar.

Vaanil velli mulaitha neram velaiyai sendruntha Kathirum, Suriyan varumpothu koodave vanthu Dhayalanodu saapatil amarthirunthan. 'Ennama Ivlo kalaiyileye epdi sapaada?' endra avanathu pulambalai yarum kavanikathathil purinthathu, avan saapite aaga vendiya kattayam.. Thondaikum vayitrukum idaye oodi urundu konduruntha kaatru kolathothu potipottu idithu kondu melum irandu idli thungal urundana..