Mullaikaaga Kathirin Thedal

~ The Lioness ~

March came to an end on a happy note. Kathir-Mullai's marriage was fixed on the 25th of April and was meant to be a grand event. Murugan was already in the pressure of the number of things to be organised in a very short time. He had sternly refused Mullai's help and asked her to trust him that he would never let her down. She needn't be told twice and thus didn't show much involvement in the processing of the arrangements. She loved him too much to question his wishes for her wedding. She was his only daughter and his whole world too.

Two days before they had planned to go for the wedding purchase, Kanna came to Pandian Stores in the evening and was in a deep thought since he entered. Mullai and Kathir were throwing glances at him frequently and whenever they tried to ask him something, he replied either by shaking his head or in a few words. Kathir first thought he had done some mischief and was trying to escape with his serious face but as time went by, he was sure it was something really serious. When finally others left the shop for their assigned jobs with only Kathir, Mullai and him left behind, he broke his silence.

Kanna: Mullai anni... unga kitta oru mukkiyamana vishayam sollanum... idha eppadi solradhu illa ungakitta ippa solradhu seriya nu kooda enaku theriyala... aana sollamalum iruka mudiyaathu... idha kettutu avasara pattu edhuvum panniratheenga... porumaiya kelunga... ungaluku kashtama irukum nu enaku theriyum... aanalum...

Kathir: Dei... yenda ippadi... nee ilukurathulaye ellarukum tension aaguthu... apram enga porumaiya yosipa ava... etha solratha irundhalum nidhanama sollu... ava ethuva irundhalum avasara pattu edhum panna maatta...

Mullai: Ennada Kanna... enkita enna unaku ivalo thayakam... unga anna thaan ivalo solrar la apram enna yosanai unaku... ethavathu prechanaiya... illa ethavathu subject la fail aayitiya... thitta koodathunu ippadi build up kudutha nu therinja kondruven unna...

Kanna: Aiyo anni athulaam illa... inniku college seekirama mudinjuthunu en friend veetuku poyirundhen... anga Murugan mama en friend appa va paaka vandhurundhaanga... friend ooda appa vattiku panam kodupaaru... na angathaan irundhen nu mama ku theriyathu... avaru pona piragu en friend appa ta keten ethuku mama vandhar nu...

unga veetta avaru nelatha ellathayum adamaanam vechu kaasu vaanguraku vandharunu sonnanga... unga kalyanatha nalla pannuven nu amma ta avaru vaaku koduthurukaraam... aana avaruku ippa suthama nelama seri illa nu sonnaraam... ore ponnu kalyanam vaadakai veetuku ponalum paravala nalla padiya nadathanum nu indha mudivukku vandhuten nu sollirukaaru... nalaiku ella patharathaiyum koduthu kaasu vaangikuren nu sollitu poyirukaaru...

Mullai: Appa ku romba naala pana kashtam irukunu theriyum aana evalo nu avaru idhu varaikum sonnathu illa enkitta... ivalo kashta pattu ammavum appavum thangala varuthikittu ivalo bramaandama pannanum nu enna thevai iruku... na appa ta pesuren... idhu seriya varaadhu... avunga appidi kashta padum bothu na mattum eppadi sandhoshama vaazhven nu avunga nenachaanga...

Kanna: illa anni... athu... idha pathi ippa veetula naane amma ta pesunen... avunga...

Kathir: ennada sonnanga...

Kanna: Mama vandhu amma ta kovil la kalyanam vechukulama nu thaan ketaraam modhalla... Jeeva anna kalyanam thaan eppidiyo nadandhuruchu... Kathir kalyanam aavathu ooru laam kooti nalla pannanum nu sollirukaanga avarta... venuna naangale selavu ellam ethukurom nu sonnangalaam... aana avaru eppidiyavathu avunga aasa patta maari nadathuren nu sollitaraam... amma enna solraanga na... ippathiku avaru kadam vaangiye pannatum kalyanathuku apparam adha namma adaichu avaruke meetu kodutharalaam nu sonnanga... ippa sonna avaru othuka maatarunu...

Aana... enaku idhu thappa thonuthu anni... kalyanuthuku ethuku bramaandam laam nammala nalla vaazhthura konja peru irundha pothadha... mudiyama edhuku appidi oora kooti pannanum... kaasu irundha evalo vena pannatum athu avunga avunga ishtam...