Mullaikaaga Kathirin Thedal

~ With all His Heart ~

On that week Sunday, the whole family as usual had their breakfast and lunch together. It's the only day they eat and rest without work in their thoughts. They all ate and talked about the small little things they fail to enjoy in the daily race they all run. Lakshmi amma loved seeing the whole family like that with her husband's photo witnessing it all and she was proud that she had brought them up extremely well in spite of his absence all these years. Jeeva retired to their room after lunch when he saw Meena glaring at him for not wanting to talk with her alone. Dhanam was tired with all the extra work they have when the men are at home and she went to rest wheeling Lakshmi amma with her. Mullai was equally tired and when she stood up to leave to their room, she heard Kathir say something which made her check whether she was daydreaming.

Kathir: Anne... Naanum Mullaiyum konjam veliye poitu varom ne... vara rathiri aagum... saaptutu vandha ungaluku edhum prechana illala... ethavathu vela iruka... irundha sollunga naan mudichutu poren...

Moorthy: Dhaaralama kooptutu po da... inniku ennada vela iruka poguthu... naanga paathukurom... sandhoshama poitu vaanga rendu perum... rathiri late aagum na oru call panni sollu... na unga anni ta solliren... Mullaiya batharama paathuko da...

Moorthy smiled at both of them and left in. Mullai took a few seconds to compose herself. When had he ever initiated an outing before and that too the two of them alone? Kathir laughed looking at the 'I can't believe this' expression of Mullai.

Kathir: Ey... ippadi kanna uruti uruti mulikaatha di... bayama iruku enaku... seekirama kelambu... nee romba tired ah iruka nu theriyuthu... unaku namma pora edathula nalla oyvu thaan kedaikum...

Mullai: Enganga porom... athuvum ennaikum illama pudhusa velila laam polaam nu solreenga... ethavathu arisi mootaiya eduthu vaika maranthuteengala... kadaiku thaana koopudreenga enna... athuku indha dress eh podhum...

Kathir: Adiye vaayadi... poyi unaku vasathiya irukura maari podavaiya kattiko... yaaraiyum perusa paaka maatom... kelvi kekkama kelambu thaiva sendhu... pch... po di...

Mullai got ready in a confused state of mind. Where was he going to take her at this hour and that too with no people around in their place? Kathir drove the bike for about half an hour and she was getting doubtful whether he was going to take her to the next town. He then finally stopped on the outskirts of their village and walked holding her hands till they reached an open space in the middle of a field. Mullai could only see greenery all around her and the cool breeze that was a stranger to Kunnakudi welcomed them with open arms. She turned around and she suddenly remembered that this field was owned by their family. They all used to come there many and many years ago. She saw Kathir setting up a place for them to sit near the pump set from where the whole field got its nourishment from. She went and settled down next to him pulling him along with her.

Mullai: Enga... indha edam ungaluku innum nyabagam iruka... evalo varusham aachunga... enaku avalo sandhoshama iruku... appidiye palaya nivaivugal laam kan munna varuthu... evalo enjoy pannirukom namma ellarum inga... saaptu pesi sirichu... nethu nadandha maari iruku...

Kathir: Aama Mulla... unna na inga paatha alavuku sandhoshama engayum paathathu illa adhuthaan unaku inga vandha pidikum nu thonichu... indha vayal kaathu edho namma mattum vera ulagathula irukura maari irukula...

Mullai: Hmm... Aama nga... neengalum naanum evalo nalla friends ah irundhom la appo... namma pesurathu seyirathu ellame ore maari irukum... Kannan kolandha naan Jeeva mama ta appolaam pesunathu kooda illa... eppavum unga pinnadiye thaan alaiven unga kaiya pudichute...

Kathir: Ippavum appidi thaana en kaiya pudichutu iruka... oru vela namma kudumbathu kulla entha sandaiyum varama irundhurundha namma kadhalichu irupomo... ennoda appa irundhappo nee avarta thaana ottitu irupa eppavum... naanum appadi thaan... neraiya vaaipugal iruku namma kadhalichu irukalaam...