Vidiyarkaalai 5 manikku ,chiththithaan (pathmaa) ezuppi vittaal.Kulikka vaiththu ,pattup pudavai katta solli oru manap pen pola alangariththu ...avalum athe maathiri alangariththukkondu,en chiththappavai azaiththaval,”Ennanga panreenga vaanga seekkiram.Evvalavu neeramaa ungalukkaaha ava kaaththukkittu irukka” endru en appaavin aruhil nindru kondu solla ,chiththappaavum naanum ,en appavin kaalil naan vizunthu vanagaa...avar ,avar manaiviyin kaalil vizunthu vananga...iruvaraium aaseervathiththanar.
Engalai aaseer vathiththa kaiyodu veliye vanthaval ,”Ithai kekka aale illaiyaa...ithuvaraikkum kannukku kaanaame vachuruntha intha thiruttu sakkalaththiai ippa en veettukke koottikkittu vanthuttaare ,naan enna seiven.Summaa koottikkittu vanthaaraa...avalai karpamaakki ille koottikkittu vanthirukkaar.”endru solli perunguraleduththu azuthu oorai kootta ...
thamiz therintha silaper enna ethu endru visaariththu,”sari...sari...avalum paakka nalla ponaathaan theriyaraa.Un oottukkaaran senja thappukku ava enna pannuvaa paavam pullathaachiai kastap paduththaatheenga neengalum oru pombilaithaane....istap pattu koottikkittu vanthuttaar,sernthu vaazumaa onnum paavam ille.Avanavan kattuna pondaattiai thaniyaa uttuttu thavikka vittuttu ,kooththiyaa koodave settle aayiodaraanunga.
Un veettukkaarar paavam nallavaraa theriyaraar,anusarichu pommaa” endru 4 per solla ,intha vaarththaihalai ethir poaarththa pathmaa,”vithi yaarai vittathu ivakooda em purusanai pangu podanumnu en thalaiyile ezuthi irukkirappo athai maaththavaa mudium endru sollikkonde veettukkul vanthu vittaal.
En appavai ,avar thambiye maamaa endru kooppida,engal puthu maamiyar engalai adikka vanthaal.”Aththe unga ponnu romba azahu “endru than munnaal manaiviyidam solla...appa siriththu vittaar.
10 naal kaziththu hyderabad-il oru hostel-il sekarai serthth vittom.
Andrilirunthu appaavum,pathmaavum purusan pondaatti pola ,ore araiyil paduththu viruppap pattapothu oththu santhosamaaha irukka ,....Pahalendrum ,iravendrum paarkkaamal pathamaaha oththaar... en puthu purusan .
En appavin kuzanthaiai sumantha ennai ,kavanamaaha,kannum karuththumaaha paarththukkondaar en kanavar.Pazangalaai vaangi kuviththaar.Enmel romba akkarai kaattinaar.Avar eno thano endru sila samayangalil irunthaal ,pathmaa avarai athatti ,”Enna marumahane ,pullathaachiai paaththukkira latchanamaa ithu...nallaa kavanichukkonga “ endru solli usuppetri viduvaal.
7 maathangal kaziththu azahaana kuzanthaiai petreduththen naan .Kuzanthai roja poo nirathil chekka chevel endru azahaai irunthathu...appavum ,chiththappaavum...sorry,en veettukaararum potti pottu konjinaarhal.En kanavarukkuthaan kuzanthaihal endraal kollai piriam endru ungalukku theriume? Kuzanthaiodu serththu ennaium konjinaar.Vizunthu vizunthu kavaniththaar.Thaango thaangendru thaanginaar.Mahale manaiviaahivitta santhosam avarukku.Athu oru inba mayamaana vaazkkai... anubaviththup paarththaal purium.
Mooththaval en appavukku chella pillai,enbathaal aval avarhaludane valarhiraal.laiyavalukku appa ,amma gnaabahaarththamaaha krishnaveni endru peyar vaiththom.Mahal pirantha neram,athirstam avarukku officer promotion kidaiththu vittathu.
Aduththa 3 varusaththil vijayavaadaavileye oru puthu veedu kattinom .Atharkku KRISHNA NIVAS endru peyar vaiththom
6 varusangal ponathe theriyavillai.Sekarum school padippai mudiththu college padippaium mudiththu (engineer)...ONGC compani-il velaikku sernthu vittaan.Iththanaikkum kaaranam en veettukaarar thaan.En mooththa mahal kanahaa pakkaththilirukkira convent-la 3rd std padichuttirukkaa.Chinnava malar(school peyar) U.K.G padichittirukkaa.Periyava avanga appa maathiri (En munnaal kaathalan,kanavan) konjam maaniram thaan ,...aanaa padippulka padu sutti.Chinnava ennaivida nallaa colour-aa, azahaa irukkaa.Rendu per melayum ellorum ore maathirithaan paasam vachurukkom.
Machinanukku ,machinikku selavu seivathendraal....thaneer maathri panaththai vaari iraiththu selavu seivaar.Sila nerangalil ,”enga ethukkunga intha veen selavu” endru sonnaalum kooda ketkaamal,”unakku onnum theriyaathu en sellam .Avangalukku selavu seiyaamal vera yaarukku selavu seiyap poren”endru solli ennai amaithiyaakki viduvaar.En thangai rojaavum naan ethir paarththathukku mel nandraaha padiththu ,vijavaadaavileye oru engineering college-il information technology padichuttirukkaa.Hostel-il sernthu padikka ava piriyap pattathaale hostel-la serthirukkom.
Appavum veettil summa iruppathu pidikkaamal,pathmaavodu thirumbavum solavanthaanukke poi vittaar.(vivasaaya velai seithu pazakkap pattavar...summa aduththavarhalukku paaramaa irukka avarukku pidikka villai endru ninaikkiren.)
Velai kidaiththa santhosaththil sekar cake vaangi vanthu ,appavukku konjamum ,chinnammaavukku konjamum koduththu vittu en vaayil ootta vanthavanai thaduththa naan,”Endaa...unnai ithu varaikkum padikka vachu oru velai vaangith thanthathu un maamaathaan (chiththappaa) avarukku muthalle poi kodudaa”endru solla ,hall-il utkaarnthiruntha avarukku ,vaayai thirakka solli konjam pol ootti vida ,”Ennadaa visayam maappillai...romba santhosamaa irukke ena visayam”endru ketka ,sekar thanakku velei kidaiththirukkum visayaththai solla...avar romba santhosap pattaar.
Kitchenil velei seithukondiruntha ennidam vanthavan en pinnaal en sooththai ottiyapadi nindru kondu ,”akka...vaayai thira “ endru solla...aa endru thirantha vaayil konjam cake-i vaiththu vittu ,ennai kaddikka vendaam endru solli vittu ,en vaaikku veliyil irunthathai ...en uthaduhalodu avan uthadu urasa...en mulaihalin mel avan maarbu azuntha ekki kavvi kadiththu suvaitthavanai,”Chei...podaa, ennadaa vilaiyaattu ithu ?...un maamaa paaththaa enna ninaippaar?” endru solli vitten.
“Akka nee sonna maathiri kattup paadaa irunthu velaikkum vanthitten.Engekka nee sonna treat?”endru sekar ketka ...’naama enna treat tharuvathaa sonnom?’...endru yosiththukkondirunthapothu ,‘pat’ endru avan ketta ‘treat’ gnaabaham vanthu...en muham vetkaththaal sivanthuvittathu.
Amaithiyaaha nindra ennai ,”..Ketkarenille? sollukkaa “ endru usuppi vittaan sekar.
“Dai...naan sonnathu, enakku ippathaan gnaabaham varuthu.Konjam poru... un maamaakitte solli ,sammatham vaangittu appuram solren.”
“Pokkaa...avalai paaththe 4 varusaththukku mele aahuthu ,ennaikinnaalum ava enakkuthaanndra thairiyaththula thaan amaithiyaa irukken .Illainnaa eppavo thookkittu poi thaali katti iruppen .“
“...mmm... kattuve kattuve... ungakkaa enna emaanthavannu nenaichiyaa....thookittu poi thaaliye katiduvaaraamille...oru 2 varusam pohattum...appuram naan sonna ‘treat’ paththi yosikkalaam”
“Iyo ,..akka oru pechukku sonnaa ...ennai kaaya vaikkiriye ...please-kkaa inime ennaale thaanga mudiyaathukkaa.”
“sari...sari un maamaakitte solli intha semester leave-ukku avalai inge koottittu vara solren.Athukkappuram ‘treat’ paththi solren enna?” endru naan sonnathum,”Akkaannaa,akkaathaan “endru solli ennai irukki kattip pidiththu kannaththil azuththamaaha muththam koduththuvittu sendru vittaan.
Oru ganam en nenju pada padavendru adiththukkondathu...(Pinne oru vaalibap paiyan ,thideerendru irukki ennai kattip pidiththu muththamittaal,padapadappaaha irukkaathaa?) .Avanathu arumbu meesai en kannaththil kuththi kuru kuruththapothu ...en kannam silirththu, sivanthu en kaathora poonai mudihal silirththu ezunthu kondana,...avan irukki kattip pidiththathil ,en ezumbuhale norungip poi vidum pola irunthathu.
Vaalibap paiyan illaiyaa...innum naan thaan chinna paiyan endru ninaiththukkondirukkiren.Odi ,vilaiyaadi’gym’ seithu udambai kattu masthaahaththaan vaiththirukkiraan.Appa maathri avanukku udal kattu....sontha thambiyin udal azahai ,kambeeraththai ninaiththup paarththukkondiruntha ennai ninaiththu... naane siriththukkonden.
Iravu padukkaiyil avarudan pesikkondiruntha pothu ,sekar ennidam nadantha visayaththai solli ,avan ketta treat paththium sonnen.Atharkku avar,”Unakku aasai irunthaal avanidam pazahu...neeyaaha ethaium valiyap poi kodukkaathe.Avan viruppap pattu kettaal konjam konjamaaha kodu ...sari athu irukkattum ‘treat’ nnaa enna ...onnum puriyalaiye ?“endru avar ketka,sumaar 7 varusaththukku mun thambi kattup paattudan irunthu oru nalla velaikku vanthaal ,avanathu thanagaium ,kaathaliumaana rojavai avanukku ‘treat’-aaha tharaven endru solli irunthathai solla,aachariyap patta avar,”..mmm ...nalla kaariyam thaan senchu irukke,irunthaalum chinanch chirusuhalai emmaatharathu paavamilliyaa?”
“Athaan irukkirathai sollitten.Unga machinanukku ‘treat kodukkarathukku neengalaachu,unga kozunthiaalaachu .Eppa avanukku treat kodukkanumkirathai neengale mudivu pannittu avankitte sollidunga ...romba naalai kadathuneengannaa ennaiya oththaalum oththuduvaan...munaalaye sollitten.”(FLASH BACK- padiyungal.)
“Sari ...appadithaan aasai vanthu unnai oththuttu pohattume ,oru sontha akka, thambikku ithukooda seiyalainnaa eppadi?”
“...mmm...solveenga solveenga...kamunu vanthu padunga “ endru solli ,ammanamaai paduththiruntha naan ,avarai izuththup pottu kattip pidiththu... porvaiai poththikkonden.
Aduththa naal puthan kizamai.kaalai office-kku kizambiyavar,sekarai azaiththu,”sekar nee velaikku sernthu oru vaaram thaan aachu.un mel athihaaringakitte nalla per edu ,koduththa velaiai success full-a mudichukaattu,...appuram aduththa vaaram thelungu varuda pirappu varuthu ,annaikku ellorum sernthu Thiruppathi kovilukku poittu varalaam...enna solre?”endru kettu vittu avan kaathil etho kusu kusu endru sonnaar.Enna sonnaar enbathu enakku sariyaaha theriyavillai .Appuram en thambiyidame neeraaha kettukkollalaam.
“Sari maamaa..” (Appadithaan kooppida solli, naan solli irukkiren.)
“Aamaam eththanai naal leave pottirukke?”
“Sunday varaikkum leave pottirukken maamaa,Monday poi join pannanum.”
“Sari endru sollivittu office sendru vida,pillaihalum school-kku sendruvida ...naanum sekarum mattum veettil irunthom.Ippothellaam sekar ennaip paarkkum paarvaiye oru maathiriyaaha irukkirathu.Ennai ,en azahai thiruttuth thanamaaha paarththu rasikkath thodangi irukkiraan endru ninaikkiren.
Samayam kidaikkum pothu en sooththil ondrum theriyaamal thatti vittu selvathaium ,naan kuninthu avanukku saappaadu parimaarum pothu ,munthaanai nazuviya en mulai pilavin azahai rasippathaium kavaniththukkonduthaan irukkiren.Avan pakkaththil irukkum pothu avan paarvai pohum thisaiaip paarththe ,en saree othungi iruppathaium,allathu vera ethaavathu en udal pahuthi therivathaium purinthu kondu...paarththu rasikkattume endru oru nimisam vittu methuvaaha avanai orak kannaal paarththukkonde sari seithukolven.Enakku uthavi seivathu pola adikkadi ennai thottu pesa aarambiththirukkiraan.En thambi ennai rasiththu paarppathu therinthaalum ,ellai meeraamal rasikkiraane endru naanum pesaamal irunthu vitten.
Andru vellikizamai...avar office ponathukkappuram, velikkathavai ul pakkamaaha thaalittu vittu en thambiai kavaniththen.Sofa-vil utkaarnthu kondu, etho padiththukkondirunthaan.Naanum eppothum pola maattru thunihalai eduththukkondu bath room-kku sendru kulikka aarambiththen.Yaaro ennai paarththukkondiruppathu pol naan unara...en orakannaal paarththaal...(vera yaar irukkaanga) ,En thambithaan appadi mel moochu keel moochu vaanga bath roomil iruntha kathavin ottai vaziye paarththukkondirunthaan.
Avanukku mun pakkaththai kaanbikkaamal en muthuhai kaatiyapadi lux soap-i udalengum pottu, seeyakkaai pottu thalaikku kuliththu,manjal theiththu kuliththu mudiththa naan ,...thuvattikkolla thundai thediyapothu...athai edukkaamale naan kulikka vanthuvittathu gnaabahaththukku vanthathu.Thambiai kooppittu thundai eduththu vara sollalaamaa?...iyo avan thundai kodukkira saakkil ulle nuzainthu edaa koodamaaha ethaavathu seithuvittaal?...che...appadiellaam seiyamaattaan ,akkaa sonnathukkaaha iththanai naal porumaiyaaha irunthavan ...ippo enna seithuvidap pohiraan?...Ennaip paarththa vayasaana en appaavukke ennai okka vendum endru aasai vanthuduchunnaa...vaaliba murukkula irukkira en thambiai nichayam ethaavathu senchuduvaan.Ippa enna pandrathu...Ippadi pala yosanaihal en manathukkul oda,... vera vazi illai thambiai thaan kooppida vendum endru mudivu seithu ,”sekar...sekar”endru naan bath room-ilirunthu kooppida,”Ennakkaa?”endraan.
“Thundai maranthu vanthutten ,athai konjam eduththu thaayen”
5 nimisam kaziththu,...en thambi kathavukku veliye nindru ,koduththa thundai, bath room kathavai konjamaaha thiranthu, kaiai mattum neetti naan vaangiya pothu ...naan ninaiththa maathiri ondrum nadakka villai.Che,..thambiaip paththi naanthaan thappaaha ninaiththukkondirukkirom’ endru ninaiththukkondu,eduththu sendriruntha paavaadaiai katti ,mele nighty-i pottukkondu ,eerak koonthalai thundaal thuvatti , murukki, kondai pottukkondu ,hall-ukku vanthen.
Hall-il sofa-vil utkaarnthu news paper padiththukkondiruntha en thambiai orakkannaal paarththukkonde ,thunihal vaiththiruntha araikku sendru ,kathavai konjam pola saaththi vittu,nighty-i uruvip pottu vittu ,bra vai eduththu pottukkonden.Kokki poda konjam thinari,...ean thaan ippadi varusaththukku varusam alavu koodikkittu pohutho,6 maasaththukku munne vaanguna bra tight-aa irukku...endru en mulaihalin valarchiaip patri naane saliththukkondu...kaihalai nandraaha pinnukku thalli ,konjam nenjai nimirththi,thum pidiththu kokkiai maatti vitten,...appothum kadaisi kokkiyil thaan maatta mudinthathu.Paavaadaiai karanthu vittu, manjal nira jacket-i bero vil irunthu eduththu pottukkondu, antha araiyil iruntha aaluyara nilaik kannaadi munnaal iruntha stool-il utkaarnthu thalai vaarikkondirunthen.
En kaihal eri irangiyathaal ...eri irangiya en mulaihalin azahai naane paarththu rasiththukkonden.Antha manjal nira jacket-il ....eraalamaaha vettap patta kazuththu pahuthiyil...pazuththa rumaani maampazangalai en nenjil katti thongavittathaip pola en paruththa mulaihal muttikkondu nindrana.(Ippavum en thambi ennai paarththukkondiruppathu kannaadiyil therinthathu.)jadaiai konjam loose-aaha pinni ,pinnaal thallivittapothu ...jadai en sooththu meduhalai urasiyapadi nindrathu.
Thayaaraai vaangi vaiththa mallikaip poo saraththai en thalaikku pinna kondu sendru enakku naane poo vaiththukkonda pothu...mulaihal innum meleri palich endru pudaiththukkondu irunthathu...athai paarththa naan ,nichayam thambium intha pose-i rasiththuppaarkka vendum endru ninaiththu kannaadiyil avanaip paarththaal...ninaiththathu saryaaththaan irukku ...vittaal kadiththu thindru viduvathaip pola appadi ,vaayil jol ozukka paarththukkondirunthaan.
(full voil jacket enbaathaal, ulle pottiruntha bra appadiye palich endru veliye therinthathu.) Bra paavaadaiyudane ezunthu bero –vil atharkku match-aaha light yello colour sifon saree-i eduththu ,athan oru munaiai kaiyil eduththu ...paavaadai naadaa serumidaththil soruhi irandu sutru sutri ...appuram iduppukku irandu sutru sutri,kosuvam vaiththu ,vayitrai ekki ,athai en adi vayiru varai madiththu soruhikkondenthedikkondu...innum paarththukkondirukkiraanaa endru en orakkannaal paarththapothu ...,avan vaiththa kan vaangaamal paarththukkondiruppathai paarththu...enakko vetkam pidungith thindrathu.
Pudavaiai sari seithukondu ,kannaadi paarththu kungumam vaiththu ,atharkku mele konjam thiru neerai melliya keetru pola vaiththu veliye vantha naan ,”sekar pakaththil irukkira kovilla innaikku etho sirappu poojai seiyaraangalaam poittu vanthidaren .Veetileye iru.”
“Illaikka ...enakkum konjam veliye velai irukku ,naanum veliye kizambaren.Nee veettai pootti saaviai eduththukkittu poidu “endraan.Naanum kathai poottikkolla, avanum kilambi poivittaan.
Kovilil prathosa poojai seiya...kadavulai ,santhosamaana vaazkkai kidaiththatharkkaaha manamuruha vendikkondu veettirkku vanthen .Kathavai thiranthu ulle nulainthaal ,yaaro en pinaalaye nulaintha maathiri irunthathu.sutrum mutrum paarththapothu yaaraium kaanavillai. piramaiyaaha irukkum endru ninaiththukkondu kathavai thaalittu vittu bed room sendru ...pudavaiai avilththu pottu vittu ,nighty pottukkondu samayal seithu mudikkalaam,mani 12 aahirathu endru ninaiththukkonde...pudavai avilkkap ponapothu ,...yaaro en pinaal en vayitri kai koduththu izuththu anaiththaarhal.
Naan payanthu poi “yaarathu”endru sollikkonde,yaarendru paarkka... thirumba muyandren... mudiyavillai .Enakku payam pidiththukkondathu.En vayitrai irukki pidiththa antha uruvam, en pinang kazuththil muththamittathu. Koochaththilum payaththilum nelintha naan thimirikkondu pinaal paarththapothu...yaaro muha moodi pottukkondu .ennai irumbup pidiyaai pidiththirunthaan.Ninaiththathu sariyaahaththaan poi vittathu... yaaro en pinnaalaye veettukkul nulainthu vittaarhale endra payaththil naan ‘veel’ endru kaththa ,’sarak’ endru kaththiai eduththu en muhaththukku neraaha neettinaan.Antha kaththiyin pala palappai paarththathume ,en saththam en vaaikkulle amungi, adangip ponathu .
En vayitrilirunthu kaiai eduththavan,en saree-i pidiththu izukka aarambikka ,en tholil irunthu sarinthuvitta en saree-i naan vidaamal en irandu kaihalaalum irukki pidiththukkonden.(Konjam vittaal en mulai azahu avan kangalukku virunthaahividum).
Avanathu izuppukku ennaal eedu kodukka mudiyavillai.Pudavaiai appadiye irukkamaaha pidiththukkondirunthaal nichayam avan izuththa izuppukku avan mele poi viza vendum endu ninaiththukkondu ,athai thavirkka pudavaiai irukkip pidiththiruntha kaiai naan vizakkiyapothu ...avan izuththa izuppil ,pudavai ennai irukka...sutri vitta pambaramaai sulandren naan .
Appadi naan suzandrapothu ,en pudavai muzuvathum avan kaiyil irukka ...paavaadai jacket-odu parithaabamaai nindren.Kaththi oorai koottalaam endraal ...enge kaththiyaal kuththi viduvaano endru payamaaha irunthathu.Nadungikkonde ,kangalil miratchi theriya avan kangalaip paarththaal ...jaket-il kumurikkondu kum endriruntha en mulaihalin azahaiththan paarththu rasiththukkondirukkiraan enbathu purinthathum en kaihalaal en mulaihalin kurukkaaha vaiththu maraiththukkondu ,methuvaaha pinnaal naharnthen.Naharntha ennai ,en jacket-i kuri vaiththu avan kaihal neetiya padi en munne vara ,innum pinaal vehamaaha naharnthu ...pakkaththil iruntha store roomukku odinen.
En pinnaaleye vantha avanai paarththukkonde odi vantha naan arisi moottai mothi nirkka ,meendum en vayitri kai koduththu appadiye thookki,oru thiruppu thiruppi ,en iduppai valaiththup piodiththukkondu en muhaththil muththamida muyarchikka ...en mulaihal avan nenjil azunthi pithunga ...athaip patri kavalaip padaama ,avan muththaththai thadukka en oru kaiyaal avan muhaththai pidiththu ennaal mudintha mattum pinnukku thallinen .Mudiyavillai ...nerungi vanthaan muhaththai thiruppikkonden .
Aruhe vanthavan en manjal kalantha viyarvai vaasaththai muharnthapadi en azahai rasiththukkondirunthapothu... ithuthaan samayam endru,avan pidiyil irunthu nazuvi oda muyala...kap endru en jacket-i pidiththuvittaan.Appadi pidiththu izuththathil jacket kizinthu vida...kizintha jacket-il therintha pala palaththa en sivantha muthuhai rasikka...pinnaal thirumbi nindru ,suvatrodu otti nindru en muthuhai maraiththukkondu verththu viru viruththu payaththil nadungiyapadi nirkka...methuvaaha nerungi vanthaan.
“Aaai ...kitte varaathea...endru payaththil naan echariththathaium porut paduththaamal nerungi vanthavan ,en jacket-il therintha pilavai nokki kaiai neetta ,athai thadukka muyandrum mudiyaama ...avan kaihalodu poraadi kalaippadintha neraththil ...en mulaihalukku idaiyil therintha idaiveliyil ,iru viralhalai nulaiththuvida...ippadium ,ippadium naharnthu naan poraadiya pothu ,jaket-in kokkihal pat pat endru theriththu viza...paathi jacket avan kaiodu vanthuvittathu.
Ingum angum odi naan avanidamirunthu vidu pada poraadiyathil store roomiliruntha porulhal ellaam angum ,ingum sitharina.Payaththil pathariya naan avanidamirunthu vidupada poraadi ,angirunthu thappi kitchen-kkul nulainthu angiruntha fridge-kku pinnaal marainthukolla ...pinaaleye vanthavan ennai appadiye amukki pidikka muyala...thappikka ezunthu odum pothu ,micham meethi en udambil kizinthu thongikkondiruntha jacket-um avan kaikku sendru vittathu.Viyarvaiyil nanaintha en jacket-i avan muhathodu vaiththu muharnthukonde...meendum ennai nerungi vanthaan.
Irukkip pidiththa bra vil ,pithungith therintha en sivantha mulai azahai rasiththukkonde,en aruhe vanthavan payanthu nadukkaththil seivathariyaathu nindrukondiruntha en azahai rasiththavan ,naan ethir paarkkaatha neraththil ,en bra vai pidiththu izukka pat endru kokkihal arunthu avan kaikku sendruvida...innum patharipponen .Irukki vaiththiruntha mulaihalaiye echil oora rasiththavan ...suthanthiramaai pooriththu thazumbi ,thallaadum en paruththa mulaihalin azahai rasiththavan ...kavvi kadiththu viduvathaip pola aruhil vanthaan.
¾ nirvaanaththil ,payathilum,pada padappil en mulaihalum sooththu meduhalum mellithaai athirnthukondirukka...miratchiyodu, innum enna seivaano?...karpaziththu viduvaano?.... yaaraavathu kaappaatra varamaattaarhalaa? Endru naan paarththukkondiruntha azahai konja neram rasiththukkondirunthavan,methvaaha ennai nerungi vara ...naan thappiththu avanodu poraadi oda,kitchen-il iruntha paaththirangal angumingum urundu oda ...enakku payaththil peru moocheduththu verththu viru viruththuvittathu.
En muhaththilum,netriyilum valintha viyarvai...naan netriyil vaiththiruntha kungumaththaium,viboothiaium karaiththukkondu...kazuththil vazintha viyarvaiyodu kalanthu ,ootru pola odi ...naan kaiai azuththi maraiththiruntha, mulaihali nadve therintha pallaththil vadinthu niraikka...muthuhilum pinangazuththilum vazintha viyarvai,aaraaha peruhi ,en sooththu mettin meliruntha iduppu pallaththil irangi paavaadaiai nanaikka...en thodaihalin thiratchium,sooththu meduhalin azahum silai vadiththathu pol avan kangalukku theriya athanai rasiththukkondirunthaan.
Konjam thairiyaththaium ,sakkthiaium varavazaiththukkondu meendum en kolusuhal olikka bed room pakkam odinen .Viduvaanaa antha kaamuhan...pinnaaleye thuraththiyapadi odi vanthaan .Enge odip poi ozivathu endru theriyaamal,odi vantha naan bed meleye vizunthu vitten .Utkaarntha padiye verum paavaadaiodu ,pinnaal naharnthu konde ,iyalaamaiyaal azuhai vanthu kangalil kanneer vaziya....azuthukonde ,en irukaihalaium kooppi kai eduththu kumbitta naan ,”Nee yaaru ?ennai ethukkaaha ippadi thuraththure?...Ippathaan enakku oru nalla vaazkkai kidaichirukku athai keduthudaathe...please “endru naan kenjiyapadi utkaarnthukonde pinnaal naharntha pothu ...melum nahara mudiyaamal pinnaaliruntha suvar thaduththathu.
Konjam antha pakkamaaha naharnthu bed-i vittu keele irangi oda muyarchi seitha pothu...bed-in antha pakkam irunthu etti kaiai neettiyan kaiyil en paavaadai naadaa maattikkolla ...padak endru mudichu aviznthu ,paavaadai en iduppai vittu nazuva aarambikka ,athai oru kaiyil pidiththukkondu veliye odivara muyandra pothu ...bed-in antha pakkam irunthavan ore thaavaaha thaavi ,bed-in intha pakkam vanthu,en kaihalaip pidiththu izuththu bed-il pottaan.
Bed-il mallaaka poth endru vizuntha naan, ezuvatharkkul...en mele paainthu paduththavan,en irandu kaihalaium pakka vaattil viriththup pidiththu amukkik kolla,bed-i unthith thalli eza muyandru... kaalhalai etri irakkiya pothu ...paavaadai surundu ,en ‘paleer’ endra thodaihalin sivantha azahai kaatta...viriththu pidiththa kaiai edukkaamal ,en pala palaththa thodaihalin mel than muhaththai vaiththu ingum angum theiththu viyarvai vaasaththai muharnthu...mutti mothikkonde,innum paavaadaiai mele etra...aa endru vaai pilanthu paarththukkondirunthaan ...(Anehamaaha en azahiya pundai therinthirukka vendum).
Vetkaththilum,payaththilum iduppu varai eri iruntha paavaadaiai en oru kaiyaal izuththup pidiththukkondu,oru kaiyaal ,en pundaikku muththam kodukka vantha avan muhaththaip pidiththu thallinen.En irandu kaihalaium ondraakki ,than oru kaiyaal pidiththukkondu ,innoru kaiyaal en udambiliruntha ore thuniyaana paavaadaiai urviye vittaan padu paavi .
Kaththinen ,katharinen,kaathil pottukkolave illai, antha kaamaanthakaaran...ennai karpazippathileye kuriyaaha irunthaan.Muzu ammanamaaha ,muzu nilavaaha bed-il purandukondirunthen .
Ippadiyum appadiyum purandu poraada...en vaza vazaththa kaihalai izuththup pidiththu,iduppil kaikorththu avanodu ennai anaikka muyala ,avanai thallivittu puranden.En muham kai ,kaalhal,palingu pondra thiranda thodaihal,iduppu sathai ,kozuththu kum endrirukkum kundi sathaihal ,kendaik kaalhal,iduppu ,vayiru,muthuhu,en pin puram ethaiume vittu vaikkaamal vaaipu kidaiththa pothu vasathiyaai nakki...kaayamillaamal kadiththum vaiththaan.Vittirunthaal alwa maathiri pudaiththukkondiruntha en pundaiai kadiththe eduththiruppaan.Avan kaihal en udambil padaatha idame illai.
puliyidam sikkiya pulli maanaip pola puranden azuthen...avanodu poritten .Evvalavuthaan naan thaduththu poraadiyum en mulaihali 10 muraikku melaaha pala idangalil kadiththu vaiththan.Ennai pusikka thudiththaan antha pollaathavan .Verththa en sivantha udambu velichaththil minu minukka...aasai konda avan ennai alli anaiththukkondaan.Thaduththu poraadi avan kaihalil thuvanden,thudiththen.Appadi avan anaiththukkonda pothu avan udambilum ...antha muha moodiyai thavira ,veru ethuvum illai .Enna maathiri exercise body avanukku...aanazahan pottiyil avan kalanthu kondaal nichayam 1st prize avanukkuthaan kidaikkum.
Pyanthu poi ,muham velirip poi ,avanodu ithuvarai poraadi sornthu,thuvanda en kangalil avanin arai adikkum melaana aayuthaththai paarththu asanthuvitten .Avan azuththi pidiththa pidiyil en anaiththu sakthium kaanaamal poi vittathu.kai kaalhalai asaikka mudiyavillai.Thodaihalai irukki pundaiyin vaasalai maraikkavum mudiyaamal poi vittathu enakku.
Sornthu,thuvanda en soolnilaiai payanpaduththi en kaalhalai viriththu ,than kadappaaraiai en verthu,virintha pundaikkul ‘virrr’ ena etri, soruha muyarchikka pat endru thirumbip paduththen,...kozuththu kidantha en kundi azahaium,madippu vizuntha en vazu vazuththa iduppaium allip pidiththu kasakki madippai kadikka "aaahh.... iyooo " endru alarinen naan.En vaza vazaththa kuzungi aadum kundihalaip paarththavan naakkaal nakka...avan echilaal pala palaththa en sooththu meduhalai pasiyaaraamal pallaal kadiththu vaikka...kuppura paduththiruntha naan ,koonik kuruhi mallaakka paduththen.Ithuthaan samayamendru aadi asainthu kondiruntha than arai adi poolai avsamaaha naan ethir paarkkaatha neraththil express vehaththil ulle soruhi vittaan .
Soodetriya kadappaaraiai ,vennaiyil soruhiyathaip pol ...avan arai adi sunni en pundai aazaththukkul irangiyathu .”Aaaa...iyooo “...endra saththamaahak kooda....ennaal kaththa mudiyavillai .Naaku varandu poha ,pada padappil ithayath thudippu ehiri kuthikka...aadik kulungiya mulaihalai allip pidiththu ,kasakki muharnthaan antha kaamuhan.Antha neraththil avan kaihalil orange-o ,saaththukudiy-o kidaiththirunthaal,kasakki muzu saaraium pizinthu eduththiruppaan...appadi amukki pisainthaan en mulaihalai.Pithungi pisai patta en mulaihalai vaai niraiya vaangi alli eduththu ,muzu maambalaththai ore vaaikkul vizunguvathaip pola ulle thalli urinchinaan.En sivantha mulaik kaambuhal melum sivanthu vittathu.Avanathu kaihalukkul adankaatha mulaihalai aa vendru vaai pilanthu kadiththu vaiththaan.
Ulle nulaintha avan sunnikku oththuzaippathai thavira veru vazi illai enbathai purinthu konda naan ...eyalbaai en iduppai ekki kodukka aarambiththen naan .En oththuzaippinaal ookkam kondavan muzu veechaai oththu thallinaan.Santhehame illai uraiai minchiya kaththi thaan ithu .Urai kizinthuvidumo endra acham enakkul erppadum pothellaam ..methuvaaha oththu ennai ullaasa purikku azaiththuch chendraan. Iluththu oludaa endru kaalai viriththukkoduththu sollaamal sonnen.En sooththuhal kulunga suthanthiramaai oththaan...(Ennaal thaan thadukka mudiyavillaiye.)
Moondru perai en pundaikkul easy-aai muththukulikka vaiththa naan ,ivan sunni adiththa aattaththil konjam mukkiththaan ponen....Appaa ...enna...oludaa okkaraan ...irandu kuzanthai peththa ennaaleye thaanga mudiyalaiye ...kannip pen ivanidam maattinaal avvalavuthaan kallaraikku allavaa anuppi iruppaan. Azahai rasiththu pathamaaha ithamaaha anubaviththu en mulaihalai poo pola pisaintha anbaaha oththa en appaavaium,chiththappaavaium vida ...ivan athiradi thaakkuthal konjam viththiyaasamaahaththaan irunthathu.Ilamai murukkeriya sunni irumbu ulakkaiyaattam en pundaikkul irangi eri etram iraikkum azahaip paarththu...en iduppai thookki kodukka aarambiththen.
En udambai irandaai... oththe kiziththuvidum veryil oththaan.Kasangip pithungiya mulaihalin kaambuhal avan kaihalukkul ahappattu panneer thiraatchaiyaai paruththana.Udambu sooderi,payam vilahi...kaama vethanai theeyaai eriya...avan muhaththai izuththup pidiththu muha moodikku melaaha muththamitten naan.En ithalhalaiththaan avanaal kavvi suvaikka mudiyavillai...(muha moodi thadukkirathe?)
Muhamoodiai kazattip paarkka ,pala murai vaaippu vanthaalum ,kaama inbaththil athai kazatrip paarkka maranthu vitten.Munbu payaththil verththa udambu ippothu palaana velaiyaal verthth kottiyathu.Inba narambuhalil suhamaana minsaaram methuvaaha paaya ...pundaikkul pooraan poonthu kondathaip pola oru kuru kuruppu.Vaal kaththiai kaatti ,thol kaththiai en koothiyil soruhi vittaan.
Etri adiththa adiyil irumbuk kattile... kuva kuva endru kooviyathu.En pundaikkul ulle thalli vilaiyaadiya sunniai oru nimisam uyarththinaan,niruththinaan.Virahai pilappavan, ongiya kodaariai ore podaai pottu pilappaththaip pola ...uyarthiya sunniai ulle thallinaan muzu aavesaththodu.En pundai irandaaha pilanthuvittatho endru ennuvatharkku kooda avakaasam kodukkaamal sudu kanjiai soodaaha en sorka poomiyil paaichi, en meleye sornthu paduththu vittaan. Sorkam en kangalil theriya ,avan sooththai thdavi ennodu serththu irukki anaiththukkonden.
½ mani neram amaithiyaaha aal nilai thiyaanaththil,...arputha suhaththil anaiththukkidantha naangal “...Super...”endra saththaththai kettu kan viziththom.
“Eai...romba natural-aa,super-aa nadicheengadi akkaavum ,thambium.Arumai” endru sollikkonde ,ithuvarai oramaaha ondikkondu paarththu rasiththukkondiruntha en kanavar aruhil vara ...muhamoodiai kazatti vittu... ammanamaaha iruntha than udambai ,pakkaththil iruntha porvaiyaal maraithukkondaan en thambi.Enakkum vetkam vara pakkaththil kidantha paavaadaiai eduththu paathi mulaihalai maraiththu kattikkonden. En valathu kaiai avar valathu kaiyaal patri,en thambiyin idathu kaiai than idathu kaiyaal patri Santhosaththil iruvar kaihalaium kulukkinaar en kanavar.Avar appadi aatti kuzukkiaya pothu ,athirnthu kuzungina en mulaihal...athaium aasaiodu paarththu rasiththaarhal maamanum,machaanum.
Iruvarum ezunthu kuzikka sendrom.Iduppil kattiya paavaadaiudan bath romm-kku sendra naan ,muhamum,mulaihalum erivathaip pol irukka kannaadiyil paarththa pothu...aangaange nahak keeralhalum,kadiththu vaiththa pal thadangalum sivanthu poi irukka...nahak keeral patta idangalilum,kadiththu vaiththa idangalilum lesaaha raththam vanthukondirunthathu.Kadiththa idangal kannip poi irunthathu.Athaip paarththa naan 'paavip paiyan eththanai naal ennai okkanumnu nenaichukkittu irunthaano...maamaa sonnathum ithuthaan samayamnu kadichu kutharittaan.varattum pesikkaren' endru ninaiththukkondu...antha nahak keeralhalaium,pal thadangalaium avaridam kaatta vendum endru ninbaiththu,”Enga...enga...inga konjam vaanga”
“Ennadi?”
“Paarunga unga sahalai, eppadi en udambai kaayap paduththittaannu”
“Aamaam...nee avanai kaayap potte...avan unnai ithuthaan samayamnu kaayap paduththittaan.Sari...sari..iru marunthu kondaaren" endru solli ,marunthu eduththu vanthu, en udambil en thambiyaal erppatta kaayangalukku paarththu paarththu marunthu pottu thadavi vittu ...vali eduththa udambukka, sudu thaneer ootri oththadam koduththaar.En thambiyin nilamaiyai ninaiththu naan siriththukkonden.
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“Ennadi un thambiyaiye... unnai oththaalum oththuduvaannu solre?”
“Pinne ennanga, eththanai naalaa avanai kaakka vaikkirathaam?Avanukkum izamai oonjalaada aarambichirukku therinchukkonga”
“Aamaa... avanoda jattiai avuththuttu paaththaava maathiri pesaraa...oonjalaaduthaam,oonjal.”
“Endi...un thambi unnaiye karapazichuduvaannu nee sonnathum enakku oru aasai varuthu”
“Ennanga?”
“Avan unnai nijamaalume karppalichaal eppadi irukkum...padaththula thaan paathirukken nijamaa nerla paakanumnu aasaidee niraiveththviyaa?’
“Manusanukku aasaiap paaru ...enga ungalukku puththi ippadi pohuthu... ethaavathu kirukku pudichukkichaa?”endren vetkaththil siriththukkonde.
“Aai ..nijamaaththaan solrendi...please-di”
“Ennanga ungaloda ore vambaa pochu ,...mmm... rombaththaan aasai ungalukku.oru pechukkaaha...appadi sonnaathaan ,avangalai seekiram seththu vaipeengangarathukkaaha sonnaa ,ippadi adam pudikkireengale....iyooo... ennaale mudiyaathuppaa”
“Aai...please-di kenji kekkarendi”
"Enga ennanga ninaichuttu irukkeenga...koodap porantha akkaava,avanoda thambiye thuraththi thuraththi karapazikarathai paakka ungalukku eppadi asai vanthathu?"
"Ennamo theriyalaidee...unnaala mattum thaan en aasaiai niraiveththa mudium...enna solre?"
Konja neram yosiththa naan,”Sari ,ithukku naan oppukkittaalum en thambi eppadi oppukkuvaan”
“Avana oppukka vaikka vendiyathu ennoda poruppu...nee ithukku sammatham solriyaa ,illaiyaa?”
“Neenga aasaip pattu kekkareengandrathukkaaha naan oppukkittaalum ,ilamaiyodavum ,azahaavum irukkira ,avan manasaala kaathalichitu irukkira... avan thangachiai vittuttu ,en kitte antha maathiri pazahuvaanaannu enakku theriyalai ...mmm... ennaikkunnu sollunga?”
“Varra vellikizamai...enakkum leave thaan ,un thambium veetile thaan iruppaan...vanthu valukkattaayamaai unnai okkap porathu unnoda thambingirathai maranthudu.Yaaro muham theriyaatha oruththan vanthu unaai karpazikkirathaa nenaichukko...avanum un thambi pola nadanthukka maattaan .yaaro pola thaan nadanthukkuvaan....enna?”
“Enakku OK ...aanaa,oru condition “
“Enna?”
“Varra velli kizamai varaikkum ,en kooda neenga padukkaatheenga...appathaan enakkum antha aasai peak-la erum ...yaaraavathu okka maattaangalaannu ekkam varum ...appa en thambi ennai karpazichaa nallaa irukkum enna solreenga?”
“Nee solrathuthaan nalla idea,Appadiye seivom.Innaiyilirunthe thanith thaniyaa paduththukkalaam OK?”
“OK” endu sonna en manathil pattaam poochi sirahadiththup paranthathu.Thambiai aasai theera okka vendum endra aasai kanavan moolamaaha nirai veruvathai ninaiththu, en manam santhosaththil thulli kuthiththathu.Antha naalai ethir paarththu thambi okkap pohum pundaiai thadaviyapadi kaaththirunthen.Antha nenaipileye en mulaihal vimmip peruththu ,kaambuhal viraikka ...izuththuk katti iruntha bra vaal moochu thinariyathu enakku.
Aduththa naal kaalaiyil ,sekarai kooppittu ,Office eththanai naal leave-vu,adikkadi laeve podak koodaathu.Varra thelungu varuda pirappu annaikku kovilukku pohalaam .Ippadi palathaium pesittu en kaathukku kekkaatha maathiri kusu kusunnu etho pesikkittangannu sonnenillaiyaa ...athai ippa en thambiye unga kitte neraa solraan. Kettukkonga.
Annaikku puthan kizamai office poha thayaaraha vantha maamaa...(Enakku chiththappaathaan.Maamaa endru koopidumpadi akkaa solli irukkiraal.) ennidam veliyil nalla peyar vaanga vendum.Nandraaha mel athihaarihal paaraattum padi velai seiya vendum.Varra thelungu varusa pirappu annaikku thiruppathikku pohalaam endru pesikkonde ,ennai pakkaththil varach chonnavar,enakku mattum ketkum padiyaaha ,”Nee,roja vai kaathalikkiriyaame endru pat endru kettapothu enakku verththu viru viruththu vittathu ...naakku kuzara,thairiyaththai varavazaiththukkondu “Aamaam “endren.
“Sari...avalai unakku kalyaanam senchu tharavendiyathu ennoda poruppu.Aanaa nee oru kaariam enakku seiyanum “
“Enna maamaa?”
“Unga akkaavai nee karpazikkanum”
Thidukkitta naan “Enna maamaa ithu ethetho ulareenga...sontha akkaavai yaaraavathu karpazippaangalaa.”
“...mmm... sontha thangachiai kaathalichu ,kalyaanam pannikittu okkarathu thappillai...akkaava aththaanukkaaha okkarathu mattum thappaakkum”
“Appadi illi maamaa ,en thangachiyaa irunthaalum avalai kaathalikkiren,kalyaanam pannikkiren...aanaa akka ungaloda pondaatti,avangalaip poi naan eppadi...”endru naan izukka,
“Akka purusan solren appuram ennadaa...avale avuththuttu paduththaalum okkamaattennu adam pudippe pola irukke...maamaa aasaiai niraiveththunaa,un aasaiai naan niraiveththuven.Enna solre?”
“Sari maamaa .Akka ithukku sammathippangalaa?”
“Athaip paththi unakku kavalai ethukku ? ungakkaa sammathichathukkappuram nee senchaa ,athu karpazippu ille ...kallak kaathal.Athanaale nee enna pandre varra vellikizamai ,vanthirukkirathu thambithaannnu theryaatha alavukku muha moodi pottukittu po...ippo onnum pirachinai illaiye. Naanum office pora maathiri poittu veettukku vanthuduven .Naan vanthathukkappuram nee un velaiai aarambi enna.”
“Sari maamaa”
“Summa, sari maamaa ,...sari maamaa nnukittu ...vellikizamai sothappine ,un thangachiai naan unmaiyaalume athukku aduththa vellikizamai karpazichuduven .Karpazikkap porathu un akkangirathai maranthuttu,oru azahaana ponnaa nenaichukko...natural-aa irukkanum... enna?endru solli ,ilai marai kaayaaha ,en akka mel enakku iruntha aasaikku... nei ootri neruppu patravaiththu vittar.Vidak koodaathu ...ithu thaan nalla santharppam ,muthan muthalaha sontha anubavap patta akkaave okka kidaikiraal .summa veluththu vaangida vendiyath thaan.Kathara kathara karpaziththu vidavendum...sorry ,oththuvida vendum...Endru ninaiththa pothe en sunni methuvaaha thalai thookki visva roobam kaatti... naan thayaar endrathu.(appuram enna nadanthathu endru meendum padiyungal.)