The Tea Trail

Kunnakudiyil Shashti - Naal Irandu

Having spoken gruffly..Kathir went in to freshen himself ..

And came to the kitchen..

She was hovering around the stove...He knew she was heating up his dinner...

He had been terribly scared when he realised that she was gone more than 5 hours..he was immensely relieved to get her call when he did...even his gruffness as soon as he entered the house was more a relief reaction..she was back home but more importantly she was alright...nothing was wrong with her..she was not hurt..didn't look like it..

But the 10 mts since he reached home his heart palpitations had reduced considerably..he was breathing more regularly..

He stood looking at her smiling..

She was getting ready to bring all the items to the floor...

Kathir : venaam..appudiye saapdalaam..ethukku ellathayum keezha erakki..marupadiyum eduthu vechu..

Mullai : dosai, idly na parava ille..soru eppudi ninnukitte..parava ille...

Kathir : athellam prachanai ille..amaam yen ivvalavu late uh..

Mullai : etho special poojai pola..minister yaaro kuduthu irukkaanga..security nu saamanya makkala koondu kulla adaichu vecha mathiri vechuttaanga..angittu ingittu nagara mudiyaatha mathiri aayiduchu..romba neram ore edathula nikka vittuttaanga

Kathir started taking the vessels down..

Mullai : yen ga..ninnu kittu saapdalaamnu sonneenga..

Kathir : neeye ivvalavu neram ninnu irukka..venaam..ukkanthu saapdalaam..unakku vasathiya irukkum..

Mullai could only smile at that considerate thought of his..she started bringing the vessels as well..

Kathir : nee ukkaaru..naan vekkaren..

Mullai : enakku oru kashtam ille..ukkaarunga..neenga mattum pozhuthannikkum kadaila ninnu kitte thaane irukkeenga..

Kathir : enakku pazhagiduchu..nee oru phone panni irukkalaam ille..

Mullai : kelambum pothu akka venaam nu sonnaanga..ithu naan varusha varusham aasaiya poven..athaan kelambara avasarathula phone la charge illennu gavanikkala..

Kathir : ppchh..veettukku vantha unnaiya kaanum..bhayanthutten...anni vera 4:30 manikke ponaannu sonnathum..kaiyum odala kaalum odala..

Mullai : neenga intha pakkam poi iruppeenga pola naan intha pakkam vanthutten..

Kathir : eppudi vantha...

Mullai : valli akka irunthaanga..

Kathir : yaaru namma shanmugham anne wife ah

Mullai : ahn amaam..yen kooda vanthurunnu sonnaanga..athaan..

Kathir ate in silence..

Mullai : sorrynga

Kathir : ethukku

Mullai : romba bhayanthutteengalla..naan avunga phone vaangi panni irukkanum..koil vittu velila vanthathum thaan evvalavu late aayiduchunnu purinjuthu..akka va paarthathum phone kekka thaan ponen..avanga drop pandrennu sonnathum..itho poida poromnu irunthutten..thappu thaan..sorry

Kathir : vidu..saapdu..

Mullai : neenga saapdunga..naan ungalukku pottuttu peragu saapdaren...

Kathir : athellam onnum venaam..neeyum saapdu..orediya velai mudiyum ille..

They ate in silence..

Kathir : ethirka vara auto..nadanthu varavanga nnu paarthen..carla varuva yosikkale..