Mullaikaaga Kathirin Thedal

~ Overheard Conversation ~

Sleep was the last thing in Mullai's mind that night. No matter how hard she tried to set that aside, her conversation with Kathir was replayed by her mind again and again until she convinced herself that she had to think over the intent behind those words. Was it to make her unhappy because he didn't like her? No, definitely not. She knew Kathir was incapable of hurting someone with words. He would have rather chosen silence and would have ignored her like she didn't exist. He has done that all these years.

The more she thought of it, the more she understood that he wanted to tell her that she has a mind of her own and he wanted her to think. One thing about the whole conversation which pricked her the most was that he told her she was going behind a person like a puppy who did not even care to look at her twice. Her Jeeva mama showed no interest in her was a truth she couldn't deny to herself. He was definitely kind but he would be the same to a girl he happened to meet on the road for the first time.

She was totally confused and she didn't sleep a wink that night. While in breakfast the next day morning, she was informed by her father that her athai invited the three of them for dinner and they will probably talk about fixing a date for her engagement. This is something she wanted so badly all these days and she wanted to be truly happy that night. She had to find a solution and her only way out was Kathir. She had to talk to him. First, she thought to go to the temple and get some peace of mind before going to Kathir.

On her way, she saw Kathir coming opposite her in his tvs 50 with cartons tied on it. She knew him too well to expect him to stop and talk to her on his own. She went on his way and he stopped the vehicle with an obvious irritated expression.

Kathir: Ey... unaku enna payithiyama pora vandi munnadi ippadi vandhu nikkura... unaku ippa enna venum... oh... oru vela na ketta kelviku unga amma pathil solli anupchaangalo...

Mullai: Kathir ippadi enna nakkal panratha konjam niruthuriya... na unkita konjam mukiyama pesanum.. Na koviluku poren.. Enkuda variya oru anju nimisham pesitu apram nee poyiru...

Kathir had just seen Jeeva and Meena entering into the same temple she was talking about. He had to act in a clever way this time and he had no second thoughts about his decision.

Kathir: Nethu na avalo pesunathoda ul nokam ennanu nee kandupudichurupa nu enaku theriyum... unkita onne onnu solren.. Engappa namma chinna vayasula enkita onnu solite irupaaru... neeyum naanum ellathayum ore maari thaan yosikirom nu... athuvum oru kudumbatha thani aala munnadi nindu othumaiyoda nadathara theramaiyum unmaiyum namma kitta irukunu.. Aana Mulla unakum oru padi mel nu sonnaaru.. 

Enaku kovam vandha seriya yosika maaten apram munmudivoodu nadandhupen aana nee eppothum sama nilaila irundhu yosikura antha chinna vayasula kooda nu sonnaaru... athu unmai thaan... prechana laam varadhuku munnadi eppadi irunthiyo athu thuli kooda maarala... nee neeyave irundhuruka nadandha entha vishayamum enga ellaru melayum unaku irundha anba koraikala atha nee kaatavum thayangala...

Mullai: Kathir... enaku puriyala.. Nee.. idhulaam edhuku ippo...

Kathir: Ey.. inga paaru.. Na ivalo neelama yaarukittayum pesunathu kedaiyathu.. idhu unkita rendavuthu thadava nadakuthu.. Idhuku mela ennala pesa mudiyathu... idhaiyum thaandi unkita solla ennaku onnu thaan iruku.. Koviluku poiyi saami kumbuduraku munnadi nee anga oru padila okkaruvala anga poitu po... nee nenaikuratha vida nee buthisaali.. Venunte nee kanna moodikittu nadantha keela thaan vizhuva... namma vaazhkaiku namma thaan hero va irukanum... unnaku enna thonudho sei...

Before she could reply, he started his tvs 50 and left. She knew what exactly had to be done now. She ran towards the temple like her life depended on it. Once she reached the place he mentioned, she found exactly what this is all about. She saw Jeeva in a serious conversation with a girl of almost her age. She felt like hitting herself twice before moving close to hear their conversation.

Jeeva: unaku puriyutha illaya Meena... inniku Mullai veettula irundhu kalyanatha pathi pesi mudivu panna varaanga... idhuku mela na summa irundha thappa aayirum... ivalo naal na Mulla kitta idha pathi pesa thayangunathu unmai thaan... aana ithana naala avakitta pesu pesunu torture pannitu ippa pesa poren nu sollumbothu en venaam nu adam pidikura...

Meena: nee sonna athe kaaranam thaan da... ava vera vali illama namma vishayatha unga veetulayo avunga veetulayo sollita.. Nee avunga amma pathi sonnatha vechu solren... avunga idha summa vida maataanga...

Jeeva: Mullai avunga kitta solla maatta... Na edhavathu solli avala convince panren... indha risk ah namma eduthu thaan aaganum Meena... vera vali illa...

Meena: Dei thayava senju risk edukurathu pathilaam nee pesaatha... na sema kaandu aayiruven... Risk ku modhalla unaku spelling theriyuma... Nee convince panni kilichitaalum.. En vaaya kelaratha... suppose nee pesuna kooda ava indha kalyanam venam nu thaan solluva na othukuren... unga veetula ava kandipa solla maataanu kooda vechukalaam... aana avunga veetula ava solli thaan aaganum... neethaan venum nu ithana naal sollitu ipa thideernu kaaraname illama venaamnu sonna avunga amma avala summa vitruvaangala...

Jeeva: appidi ava poiyi avunga veetula sonnalum namaku enna prechana varum... na kadhalikuren nu thaana theriyum yaara kaadhalikuren nu theriyaathula...

Meena: inga paaru Jeeva namma kaadhalikka aarambikum bothe unkitta solliten.. Ennoda appa kandipa othuka maatarunu... namma odi poiyi thaan kalyanam pannanum... unga veetula support pannalum.. Avungaluku kadaisi nerathula thaan nammalaala solla mudiyum.. Yenna... thappithaviri kooda engappa ku na love panren nu therinja kooda... namma vaazhnaal muluka namma meet kooda panna mudiyaatha maari senjuduvaaru... so ippathiki nee love panra nu yaarukum theriyaama irukurathu thaan namaku nallathu...

Jeeva: Neethaan ivalo theliva pesuriye idha thavira vera enna vali irukunu appidiye soliru...

Meena: Nee inniku night ellathayum vechutu unaku avala suthama pudikalanu sollanum... nee enna kaaranam solluvanu laam enaku theriyaathu aana idhukapram indha kalyanam pathi orutharum pesa kudaathu... idhu nee innike seiyura... en mela sathiyam...

Jeeva: Ennadi sollura ava paavam de.. Ennala antha ponna appidilaam kashta padutha mudiyaathu... ava oru veguli... romba kashta paduva... avanaala idhalaam thaangave mudiyaathu...

Meena: ava enna pacha kozhandhaiya... nee avala pathi sonna bothe na avala pathi ava college la visaarichen... romba nalla ponnu romba buthisaali theramasaali nu laam sonnanga... aana ava ennana than mela orutharuku ishtam iruka illayanu kooda theriyaama lusu maari pinnadiye suthitu iruka... arivu irukaada avaluku...

namma love ah kooda eduthuko... ennaku thaan unna mothalla pudichuthu aana neeya vanthu ketapa kooda na unkita okay solla evalo time eduthukitten.. Thanakaaga oru chinna vishayam kooda seiyaatha... seri atha kooda vidu.. thannooda pesa kooda muyarchi pannatha oruthura nambi ava vaazhkaiya oppadika nenachathu mattum illama ivara thaan kattipen nu otha kaalula vera nikkura... arrange maariage na kooda oru nyayam irundhurukum...

ava panra indha payithiyakaara thanathuku peru thaan love ah...

Idhuku mela onnum illa solla... enaku time aachu na kelamburen... night un call kaaga wait pannuven... unaku kashtama irundha... avaluku unnaala seiya mudinja nallatha nenachuko... oru ponna solluren ava thappa ava purinjukanum... athu avaluku kashtama irundhaalum paravala...

Mullai turned to walk back to her house. She had heard things about her which is much enough for the day. It didn't hurt to know that her love had failed. But what did actually hurt was her inability to come up with an answer to the question that's running in her mind since the moment she saw them together.

What made her fall in love with Jeeva in the first place? Why did she tell it to everyone she knew and not think of telling him? Why did she take the decision of marrying him when she didn't feel comfortable to even talk to him alone?

By the time she reached her home, she knew she would never be able to give herself an acceptable answer even if she pondered over it for her entire lifetime.

Of all the things she found today, only one mattered to her.

Jeeva's lover was right. 

She had been a fool all these years.

To be continued...