Mullaikaaga Kathirin Thedal

~ Words that Stirred her Heart - 2 ~

11.30 am at the Temple:

Kathir was looking at the deity from a distance and a hundred things were running in his mind. The worst thing about the after-effect of all this overthinking was him getting frustrated and angry with everything and everyone he loved.

After his conversation with his brother about Mullai two weeks back, he has heard nothing in his house except for the over excited talks about Jeeva-Mullai marriage. Everytime he heard something related to it and saw Jeeva's reactionless demeanor regarding it, things were getting on his nerves. He was angry on everyone and even himself. Nobody thought to ask the bridegroom his acceptance, Jeeva was not ready to reveal his love to anyone and most importantly even Mullai because he was afraid things will somehow leak out, Mullai was being so dumb according to Kathir for not even finding out the disinterest in the person she loved- was she that blind in love or was she incapable of finding fault in people close to her? And lastly the most hard one- his inability to do anything in this regard...

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, he and his anni got up to leave after eating the prasaadham only to turn around and see Mullai walking towards them with a bright smile.

Mullai: Akka... Eppadi ka irukeenga... Hai Kathiruu... enna ka athisayama kovil pakkam...

Dhanam: Nalla iruken ma... athu seri na ennamo koviluke varaatha maari kekura...

Mullai: Aiyo akka ungala kekala... neenga veedu illana kovil nu thaana eppavum irupeenga... na namma ulaipaazhi kathir ah keten.. Sir ku koviluku vara laam time iruka?

Dhanam: Avana vambu ilukulana unaku irupu kollathe... na thaan kashtapattu kootitu vandhen.. Avanuku pona maasam porandha naal naanga ellarum marandhutom avanum marandhutaan nethu thaan naebagam vandhuchu enaku... inniku avanuku nachathira pirantha naal athunaala koviluku kootitu vandhen...

Mullai: Romba nalla iruku.. Pirantha naal kooda yaaravathu marapaangala.. Anyways.. Happy Birthday Kathiruuu.. Innimel ella varushamum un pirandha naal correct ah unakum ellarukum naebagam varanum nu kadavul ta vedikuren...

Kathir couldn't help but nod his head and smile at her. She had a different kind of effect on him always. Mullai, on the other hand, admired his smile for a second. It was too genuine to be left not noticed. She didn't know that the same mouth is going to utter words that will ruin her happy state of mind in a few minutes.

Dhanam: Dei Kathiruu anga kavitha akka irukaanga.. Avunga kitta mukiyama pesanum nu nenachute irundhen... neenga rendu perum pesitu irunga na idho vandhuren...

She left in a hurry.

Mullai: Kathiruu... Nee onnum varutha padaatha... Na mattum namma veetuku vandhuten na un pirantha naala yaarum marakaatha padi paathukuren.. Adutha varushathula irundhu celebration laam eppadi thadabudala nadakuthunu mattum paaru.. Idhu ennoda promise...

These words of her spoiled his mood within minutes. He wanted to shout at her to stop dreaming and start seeing the truth in front of her eyes. But he knew he had to deal with it differently.

Kathir: Ey... Nee enna lusaa... unnaku nenapulaam eppavum enga veetuku kalyanam pannitu varanumgrathula thaan irukumo... naanum paakuren rendu varushama un vaaila irundhu idha thavira endha vaarthayum vara maateenguthu...

Mullai: Ippa na enna sollitennu unaku ivalo kovam varuthu.. Un pirandha naala kondaduvom nu sonadhula enna kutham... apram enaku 23 vayasu aaguthu kalyanam panratha pathi pesama vera enna pesuvaangalaam.. Athuvum illama pesi pesi thaan enga mela avalo kovama irundha athaiyeve iva thaan en marumagal nu solla vechen...

Kathir: Appappa... evalo periya saadhanaya madam pannirukeenga.. Poviya.. Siripu kaatitu... Ey.. enaku unmaiyave oru doubt... nee beka illa beku maari nadikiriya...

Mullai: Inga paaru kathiruu.. Vaarthaiya alandhu pesu solliten.. Enaku apram kovam vandhudum...

Kathir: Apram unna vera ennanu solluvaanga... School muluka neethaan topper ah irundha... pechu pottila kalandhukittale eppavum nee thaan first... pothathuku College la gold medalist vera... idhukulaam dhaguthi aanava maariya nee nadandhukura... athulaam cupboard la pooti vekkathaan ithana varusham kashtapattiya...

Mullai: Nee ethuku ippa samandham illama pesura... na atha pooti vekuren illa enamo pannuren athu en ishtam.. Enaku aasailaam enaku pudichavara kalyanam pannitu.. Rendu azhagana kuzhandhaigala pethu valathutu sandhoshama irukanum avalothaan...

Kathir: Kalyanam panrathu kuzhandhai pethukurathu romba nalla vishayam thaan na illanu sollala... aana athu ellarum thaana panraanga.. Nee adha pathi yosikalanaalum athu nadakum... apram kadavul yaaruku yaarunu mudivu pannirukaaro athu maarava pothu... apram aasai kanavu indha vaarthaikulaam neraiya madhipu iruku athu kedaikaathavangaluku thaan adhoda arumai theriyum...

Mullai: Kathir nee ippa ethuku idhulaam enkita solranu enaku puriyala... kalyanam pechu laam nalla padiyaathana poguthu... idhu enaku romba mukiyam Kathiruu... En vaazhkaila na vera ethukum idhu alavuku aasa pattathum illa yosichathum illa...

Kathir: Appa seri... madam kaariyathula romba theliva thaan irukeenga... Enaku oru help panriya.. Unga amma ta Kathir ketaan nu indha kelviya ketu enaku pathil solriya?

Mullai: Amma taya... Ennathu..?

Kathir: illa.. Na padipa niruthi pathu varusham aachu.. Enna eppa paathaalum.. Padikaatha muttal nu solla unga amma marandhathe illa..

Na padikaama ponathu en vidhi.. Athu na vera vazhi illama edutha mudivu... appadi patta naane muttal na... padhippu, thiramai, vaaipu ellam unna suthi avolo irundhum oru payana kalyanam pannikanum nu mattum kurikoloda irukura unnaku peru ennavaam?

Naa Padikaatha muttal na.. Nee enna padicha muttal ah...

Adho anni varaanga.. Indha kelviya unga amma kitta kettutu athuku padhil ah kadaiku nee un pakkame paakatha oruthara rendu nimisham paakurakaagave dhinamum veyilla nadandhu varuviye appa sollu.. Na varen...

Dhanam: Mullai enaku neraiya vela iruku veetula.. Nee freeya irukumbothu vaa anga.. Naanga kelamburom..

Mullai: Seri ka...

She saw him turning away from her and walking without sparing her a look. Something.. No.. Everything seemed disturbed and out of place after she heard him speak.

Mullai mv: Mulla.. Ivanuku nee antha veetuku varathu pudikala.. Athuthaan ennavo pesi un manasa maatha paakuraan.. Un kalyanathula ethavathu prechana vandha adhu ivanaala thaan varum.. Jeeva mama enna kanduka maateenguraaru nu evalo nakkala solraan.. Avaruku evalo vela iruku... Nee ivan ta konjam ushaara irukanum mulla..

She went in to pray to God but her mind's alert was too late. Her heart was already feeling the damage caused by that wise man's words. No matter how much she tried to forget it, deep down in her heart she knew, every word of his was nothing but explicit truth.

To be continued...

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