vaenaamnaa vittuduraen.
- Ayyayyoa! Onnum vaenaam. Ithuvae poathum.
Poathumaa?
Poathumaa? Entru, karakaraththa kuralil kaettukkondae, irandu
kaikalaiyum poattu, en poolai neevith thadavi uruvik kulukki, kaivaelai
kattinaal. Adaa! Adaa! Thanakkuth thaanae kulukkik kolvathil enna
sukham irukkirathu? Ammaavin kaikalaip poal miruthuvaana kaigalum
melliya viralgalum valaiththup pidiththu, viraiththa nam poolaip
puzhuththi puzhuththi vaelaikaattukira sukhamae sukham!
En pool
munai vaayilirunthu ozhuki ozhuki velippatta ilaneerai, ammaavin thalir
viralgal, en pool maththil izhuki izhuki innum inbam koottina. Naan
ekkiki ekki aval panjchuk kaimuttiyae pundai kuzhiyentru bhaaviththu
uruvich chorukinaen.
Ammaa ennai kattil vilimbil utkaarach
cheythu, en kavattukkul vanthu mandiyittaal. Aval mulaigal en
thodaigalil azhunthach charinthu, aval kaivaelai kaatiyathu innum
sukhamaaka irunthathu. Kaikkuk kittaathathu kaalukkaavathu kittiyathae
entru en thodaigalaal aval mulaigalai neriththaen. Ammaa, oru viralai
uyarththi asaiththuk kaatti, echchariththaal. Aemaatraththoadu vilakkik
kondaen. Aval chiriththuk kondaal.
En kottaikalai oru kaiyaal
thadavik kondae, en kuththeettiyai maru kaiyaal pidiththu, aval
puzhuththip puzhuththi adiththa sukaththil kannmayangkich chaaynthaen.
Kanmoodi, aval kaivaelaiyai rasiththuk kidantha poathu, en thodaigalil
meththentru aethoa padintha oru unarvu. Moolaikku udanae
purinthuvittaalum, namba mudiyaatha en kangal pattentru thiranthu
paarththana. Blouse-ai thiranthu ammaa than mulaigalai veliyae
vittirunthaal. Mattumalla, mulaigalaal en thodaikalukku oththadam
koduththuk kondum irunthaal.
Vellaip parangkip pazhangal poal
thullith thalumbum mulaigal. Ullangkai akalach chengkaruppu vattam.
Athukku naduvil, kattai viral nuni enath thadiththu viraiththa karum
kaambukal. Yammoav! AaaaaaaaahhhhhhhH!
Vinthu peeychchi
peeychchi adiththathu. Aththanai adigalaiyum, ammaa, nenju nimirththi,
than mulaigalil vaanghik kondaal. Aval mulaigalil en vinthu vellaik
koozh poal thaarai thaaraiyaaga vadinthathu. Aval poattiruntha
chaingalaiyum thaaliyaiyum koodak kulippaatti irunthathu. Ammaavin
mukaththil kurunjchirippin nilavu olirnthathu. Aval koalaththaal
eerkkappattu aval mulaigalai noakkik kai neettinaen.
- Sshh, kai enna neeluthu?
- Illammaa, athe thodachchu viduraen.
- Onnum vaenaam, naanga thodachchukkuvoam.
Aanaal
appadiyae than blouse-ai maattik kondu kilambip poayvittaal. Naan
ammaavin mulaigalaik kannukkul vaiththu nedunaeram urangaamal
kidanthaen.
Marunaal naan lungi koodak kattaamal, ammaavai
ethirpaarththu, ammanamaay irunthaen. Kaalgalai tharai mael akatti
vaiththu, kattil vilimbil utkaarnthu irunthaen.
Ammaa kulirukkup
poarththiyaval poal oru shawl poarththikkondu vanthaal. poolaik
kilappik kondu ready-yaaga utkaarnthu iruntha ennaip paarththathum
avalukku chirippu vanthathu.
- Enna, thambi ready poala irukku?
- Aamammaa, raathrip pooraath thookkam varallai.
- Ean?
- Un mulai kannukkullayae ninnuchchu.
Aval
ennaiyae paarththuk kondu nintraal. Mulai entru naan chonnathu 'ketta
paechchu' entru ennaith thittap poakiraaloa entru bhayanthaen. Anaal
aval thaan poarththi iruntha shawl-ai nazhuvavittaal. My God!
Koppuzhukkuk keezh oru paavaadai mattum katti, maelaadai ontrum
illaamal vanthirunthaal! Kanaththa aval mulaigal, kaambugalai neetti,
ennnaik kuri vaiththuk kulungkina. Athaik kanda kilarchchiyil en
sunniyum ekirik kuthiththathu.
'Enna thambi romba ekkuraan'
entru sollik kondae, en poolaip pidiththu, en thoalpattaiyil than
orupakka mulai idikka, en arukil aval amarnthaal. Thadiththa
kaambugalum, sutri aalavattam poattiruntha thavittuk karuvalaiyangalum,
veluththa sathaik koalangalum... aval mulaigalil irunthu kannakatra
mudiyavillai. Kozhuththuk kanaththa avai, ennaip paiththiyam pidikkach
cheythana. Athaip pidiththu amukka en kaigal paraparaththana.
- Ammaa, please'maa.
- Enna?
- Un athek konjam pidichchup paarkiraen'maa.
- Ethe?
- Mu...mu...mulaiye.
- Choo! Athellam koodaathu. Adam pidichchae, vittuttu poayiduvaen.
- Ada, poammaa. Aerkkenavae thottathuthaanae, ippo thottaa enna?
- Aerkenavae eppo thottae?
- Mmm, chinnap pillaiyila, paalu kudichchappo, thodaamalaa irunthiruppaen?
Ammaa
chiriththuvittaal. Ennai anbu thathumba noakkinaal. Piragu, avalaagavae
en iru kaikalaiyum pidiththu, than mualigaloadu chaerththuk kondaal.
Aval mulaik kaambugal viraiththu nintrathai en ullangkaigal unarnthana.
Kaigalukku adangaatha ammaavin mulaigalai amukkip pidiththean.
Azhuththip pisainthaen. Kittaathu entru ninaiththathu kainiraiyak
kittiyathil enakku aanandhamaaga irunthathu. Amukki amukkip
pisainthaen. Amma, kangal soruga, en mulai amukkalai anubhaviththaal.
En pidariyai pidiththu en mukaththaith than mulaigalil anaiththaal.
Viraiththa kaambugalai, maari maari, en vaaykkul chappak koduththaal.
Paal kudiththaen. Kaamaththup paaal.
Appadi, konja naeram en
kaivaelaikkum vaayvaelaikkum mulai koduththuvittu, aval, kattilai vittu
irangki, en kavattukkul vanthaal. Vanthu, mandiyittu, maarbil puranda
thaaliyaiyum chaingalaiyum muthugu pakkam thiruppi vittaal. Piragu en
poolaip pidiththu than mulaich chezhippukku naduvil poruththi,
mulaigalaik kootti neriththu, ennai mulai-oal oakkach chonnaal.
Oaththaen. En poolu mulai idukkil ekiri ekirip puzhuththip puzhuththi
aval thaadaiyil poayp poay idiththathu. Aval than mulaigalai anai
koduththu, azhuththam koduththu, enakku anubhavikkak koduththaal.
Naanum aval kaambugalaip pidiththu nimindik kondae avalai mulai-oal
oaththaen. Oaththu oaththu oaththu oaththu...
En vinthu
velippattu, aval thaadai, kazhuththup pakuthi ellaam kulippaatti
adangkiyathu. Aval chiriththuk kondae, than paavaadaiyaal athaith
thudaiththuk kondu, en poolaiyum thudaiththu vittaal. Appadi oru
mulai-oalai, naanae kaimutti adiththa naeraththilum, karpanai
cheythathillai. Antraiyap pozhuthu appadi inithae mudinthathu.
Piragu
oru moontru naatkalukku ontrumae nadakkavillai. Ammaavin uravuk kaara
veettuk kalyaanam ontrukkup poayirunthoam. Naalaam naal iravu oorukkuth
thirumbukira bus-il athu nadanthathu. Naan jannal oaram irunthaen.
Light anaikkap pattathum, than pudavai munthaanaiyai en madimael
poattu, ammaa, en pant zippai thiranthu en poolai veliyae izhuththaal.
Udanae athu nattuk kondathu. Ammaa than panjchuk kai viralgalaal athai
valaiththup pidiththuk kaimutti adiththuvittaal. Ethir paaraatha idam.
Karpanai kooda cheyya mudiyaatha public place. Aahaa, enna thrill!
Maru
pakkam, inai naer irukkaigalil, oru kizhaviyum, cricket pandhu
size-ukku mulaigal ulla, thaavani poadaatha oru chiru pennum
irunthaargal. Kizhavi thoonghi vittaal. Anaal antha chinnap penn engal
pakkam koornthu koornthu paarththuk kondirunthaal. Cross aagum
vandigalin vilakkugal, avalukku, engal vaelaiyai velichcham kaatta
vaaippu irunthathu. Naan en ammaavin kathukkul kisukisuththaen.
- Anthap ponnu paarkiraa'maa.
- Paarkkattum, seekram vayasukku varuvaa.
Chollikkondae
ammaa than pudavai munthaanaiyai izhuththuk kondaal. Antha naeram
paarththu moontru naanku vandigal varisaiyaaga cross cheyya, en
sunniyaiyum ammaa cheythukondiruntha vaelaiyaiyum anthap penn
thelivaagavae paarththuvittaal. Aval vizhigal pithunghi echchil
muzhunghiyathai naanum paarththaen. Athoadu nirkaamal, ammaa, than
blouse-ai thiranthu, bra-vai maelaettri, than kozhuththa mulaigalil en
kaiyai izhuththuch chaerththaal. Anthap penn vaayaip pilanthu
engalaiyae paarththaal. Naan avalaip paarththukkondae en ammaavin
mulaigalai amukkip pisainthaen. Ammaa en poolaik kulukkik
kondirunthaal.
Vinthu velippadap poakum arikuriyaaga, en
sunni, maelum viraiththu thudiththathu. Dress ellam naasamaagap
pokirathe entru, en vinthai amukkip pidikka en kerchief-ai eduththaen.
Atharkku avasiyamillaamal anthak kaariyam nadanthaeriyathu. Ammaa
sattentru kuninthu, en sunniyaith than vaaykkul sorukik kondaal. Vinthu
vediththu cheerip paayap paaya vizhungkik kondirunthaal. Kadaisith
thulivarai kudiththuvittu, en sunniyai, than naakkaalaeyae nakki
suddham cheythu vittaal. Naan en poolai ullae thalli zip poattaen.
Ammaa than mulaigalai blouse-ukkul thalli maraiththaal. Piragu, ammaa
anthap pennaith thirumbip paarththa poathu, anthap pen, pattentru,
mukaththai marupakkam thiruppik kondaal. Bus oru tea kadaiyil
nintrathu. Irangki onnukkup poanoam. Thirumbi vanthu thoongkip poanoam.
Maru naal ammaa en padukkaikku vanthu, en sunniyaik kaiyil
pidththuk kulukkivitta poathu, aval oomba maattaalaa entru naan
aenginaen.
- Ammaa, please, bus-la pannunaa mathiri vaayaala...
- Cheey!
- Ammaa, please'maa. Please. Please. Please.
Amma
kannaththil kuzhi vizha chiriththaal. Piragu, kuninthu, en poolaith
than vaaykkul eduththaal. Kathakathappum echchil eeramum ennaik kiranga
adiththana. Aval azhuththam koduththu chappi izhuththa poathu en uyirae
aval vaaykkul irangkith thudippathu poal avvalavu inbamaaga irunthathu.
Jimikkiyum madal neduka chiru chiru studs-um pottiruntha aval
kathugalaith thadavik kondae, aval vaaykkul en poolaik koduththuk
kondirunthaen. Aval en kottaigalaith thadavik kondae, en poolai oombik
kondirunthaal. Oombuvathum, chappuvathum, chavaippathum, nakkuvathum,
naakku nuniyaal nunu nunupathum aaga ennai inba vellaththil izhuththuch
chentraal. Naan moochchuth thinarinaen. Inbam thaangaamal iduppai
valaiththu nelinthaen. Avvappoathu aaththiram kondavan poal aval
vaaykkul en poolaal idiththaen. Kural karakaraththu, 'Ammaa' 'Ammaa'
entru aratrik kondirunthaen.
Piragu oru kattaththil aval
thalai mudiyaik koththaaga pidiththuk kondu veri vanthavan poal en
muzhup poolaiyum aval thondaikkul irakka muyantraen. Nalla vaelai, than
irandu kaigalaiyum ontrin mael ontru poattu, aval, en adiththandaip
pidiththuk kondaal. Athanaal, nuni mottoadu, kooda oru angulam
alavukkae en sunni aval vaaykkul nintrathu. Appadi niruththik kondu, en
sunni maththil irunthu cheeri cheeri vaay nirappiya vinthuk kanjiyai
aval madak madak entru kudiththu vizhungkinaal. En sunni thalarnthu
than vaayil irunthu nazhuvukira varai athai aval chappik kondirunthaal.
Marunaal en amma en araikku vantha poathu, avalaik kattilil
mallaaththi aval mael padarnthaen. Aval ennaip purattith thalli adikkak
kai oangkinaal. Adikkavillai, aanaal thittith theerththuvittaal.
- Ammaavaiyae pendaaluvaiyaa, paavi?
- Illammaa, namakkulla ivvalavu nadanthu...
- Evvalavu nadanthuchchu?
- Athu vanthu... vaayvaelai varaikkum...
-
Vaayvaelai enna vaayvaelai? Nee kuzhanthaiyaa irunthappoa un kunjiyep
pidichchu naan konji irukka maattaenaa? En sakkaraik katti'nu athe
vaayila eduththu chappiyirukka maattaenaa? Ammaa than makane, angkae,
muththam kodukkurathu thappa? Arivu ketta mundam!
Naan koonik
kurukip poanaen. En kannil neer kattivittathu. Ezhumbi nintra en
sunniyum paduththu vittathu. Naan thuvandu poay charinthu, avalukku
marupakkam thirumbip paduththuk kondaen. Azhugai azhugaiyaa vanthathu.
Konja
nearaththukkup piragu, aval than mulaigal en muthukil azhuntha, ennodu
ottip paduththu, en thuvandu kidantha sunniyil kaipoattaal. Naan
athaith thattivittaen.
- Ilavarasarukku koavamaa?
- .......
- Nee pirantha paathaiyila neeyae un 'ithe' vittu...athu eppadi'daa?
- Appadiththaanae karpanai pannikkittu kaimutti adichchirukkaen.
- Karpanai thappu illai, aanaa naerla... ammaavukku eppdi irukkum'nu yoasichchup paaru.
- Athellam nallaaththaan irukkum. Mulaiye amukkunappo kanne moodi anubhavichchiyae, sukhamaaththaanae irunthichchu?
- Nee kuzhanthaiyaa paalu kudichchappoak kooda kanne moodiththaan sukhap pattirukkaen.
- Ada, poammaa. Naan kaimutti adichchae kaalam thallikkiraen.
- Ennaththukku kovap padurae? Mothalla inthap pakkam thirumbu.
- Ennaththukku?
- Vaenumnaa, nee pirantha idaththe nee paarkkirathukku kaamikkiraen.
Naan
sattentru aval pakkam thirumbi paduththaen. Ammaa ennai izhuththu
anaiththu en uthttoadu uthdu vaiththu muththamittaal. Piragu, ennaip
pirinthu paduththu, mallaanthaal. Mallaanthu, oru kaiyai than kangal
mael poattu maraiththuk kondaal.
- Ammaavaa kaamikka koodaathu. Neeyae paarththukko.
Appoathuthaan
kavaniththaen. Aval gown-il munvasam neduka, vasathiyaaga, button
irunthathai. Ovvontraagath thiranthaen. Muthalil, naan aerkanvae kandu
kasakkik kaliththa mulaigal velippattana! Piragu, ammaavin aazhak
kuzhivulla azhakiya unthich chuzhi! Piragu, sattrae veliththalli,
ennaik karuvuttru iruntha adaiyaalamaay, chiru nun varik koadugal
thaangkiya aal ilai adivayiru! Piragu... en viralgal nadungkina!
Thondai varandathu!
Ammaa than kangal maelitta kaiyai
vilakkinaal. Thayangkith thavangum en mukham paarthup punnagaiththaal.
Thodarnthu munnaeru entru kannasaiththuk kaattinaal. Thodarnthaen:
uppalaay maedittu, akalamaay paranthu, mazhikkaamalum mandaamalum
thangath thattil keerai vithai chitharik kidanthaal poala mayir
minungum pundai mukkoanam! Naan en vaazhkkaiyil muthal muthal paarkkira
pundai! Ammaa pundai!!! Atharkkumael en kaiyum oadavillai; kazhatra
button-um illai.
- Kaalukku naduvula vaa, nallaath theriyum.
Ammaa
than urundu thiranda vadivaana thodaigalaip piriththu, kaalgalai
akattri vaiththaal. Aval pundai uthadugalum pirinthu nintrana. Naan
nadvil poay mandiyitten. Ammaavin pundai ennai noakki,
'Paarkkaththaanae mudiyum; pannavaa mudiyum?' entru ilakkaaramaaga
chiriththathu. En sunni, alavukku athikamaay viraiththu, vali
eduththathu. Ammaa kaalgalai madakki viriththu, than pundaiyai maelum
thiranthaal. Oru chemparuththi poo virinthathu poala avvalavu azhagu!
En mukham viyarththu mookku nuniyil chottiyathu.
- Enna, ippo nallaa theriyuthaa?
- Mmm.
- Appadiyae athula oru muththam kudukkanum poala irukkaa?
Naan
nimirnthu en ammaavin mukhaththai noakkinaen. Aval than muzhang
kaigalai oontri, satrae thalai thookki irunthaal. En uthadugal
thudiththana. Aval kannasaiththu anumathi koduththaal. Anthap poovin
antharanga ithazhgalil ithazh pathiththaen. En vaayellaam thaen!
Mayangi, athil naakkup poattu nakkinaen. Udanae ammaa enna cholluvaaloa
entru bhayanthu, avalai, aerittu noakkinaen. Ammaa, thalaiyanaiyai
izhuththu than kundikku keezh andak koduththu, than koodhiyai oru
madhuk kinnam poal uyarththip pidiththu, 'Taste pannip paar!' entru
kann imai sariththuk kaattinaal. Naan kuppurak kavizhnthaen.
Konja
naeram, kannaa pinnaa entru vaaykku vanthapadi nakkinaen. Piragu, naane
en kaiviralgalaal aval pundai uthdugalai iliththu, ovvoru idamaay
paarththu paarththu nakkinaen. Ammaa, poadhai aeriya kuralil, ennaip
pirasaviththa vazhiyaik kaattu entraal. Naan en naakkai aval kuzhikkul
nuzhaiththuk kaattinaen. Mooththira vazhi kaettaal. En naakku nuniyaal
antha dwaaraththai thottean. Ull uthadu? Nakkik kaattinaen. Veli
uthadu? Nakkinaen. Kanthup paruppu? Nakki nimindinaen. Rathi maedu?
Mayir minugkum maettil muththam ittaen. Ammaa en thalai mudikkul viral
nuzhaiththuk kulaiththu, than kaama paana paththiraththai en vaayoadu
poruththinaal. Chuvaiththaen. Ilam pulippulla vazhu vazhu inba paanam!
- Enna, ammaavoda taste pidichchirukkaa?
- Romba romba romba romba pidichchirukku.
- En chellam. Appo nakku. Mukkiyamaa paruppula nakku.
- Aen?
- Aen'naa ammaavukku romba sukhamaa irukkum.
Appadiyaa
entru purinthukondu, ammaavin paruppapaich chuvaiththu naakku nuniyaal
nimindi nunu nunuththaen. Amma, thudiththuk kilukiluththaal. Avalin
uyir naadiyaip pidiththuvittathu poal, aval paruppai, en naakkaal
padaatha paadu paduththinaen. Aval, aaa uuu entru anaththi, aanandham
kondaal. Idai idaiyae aval yoanip pilavukkul thuzhainthu thuzhaavi, ull
uthattu mellithazhgalaik keezhum maelum nakkik kilarththi, mayir
minungkum rathi maettil palkkuri pathitththu, en vaay vaelaiyaik
kaanbiththaen. Appadich cheythu cheythu, aval paruppai nuni naakkaal
nimindik kondiruntha oru kattaththil, ammaa en thalaiyaip pidiththuth
than koodhiyoadu amukki, isivu kandaval poal vetti vettith
thudiththaal. Aval koodhik kuzhiyil irunthu antha ilam pulipulla vazhu
vazhu paanam pongki vazhinthathu. Avalukku enna aanathu entru koodap
purinthukolla mudiyaamal, aval koodhich chunaiyin ilaneerai, thodarnthu
nakkik kodirunthaen.
- Poathum'daa kannu, ammaavukku thrupthi vanthiduchchu.
Naan
vaayvaelaiyai niruththi thalai nimirththinaen. Ammaa than kundikku
andak koduththiruntha thalai anaiyai akatri ezhunthu utkaarnthaal.
Ennaith thannoadu izhuththu anaiththu, thannai thrupthi paduththiya en
vaayai anboadu muththamittaal. Appoathum viraiththu nimirntha en sunni
aval thodaiyil idiththathu. Ammaa athaip pidiththu uruvikkondae en
kannukkul aazhamaagap paarththaal. En sunnikku naeraaga than pundaiyaik
kaatti, kaalai viriththu utkaarnthaal.
- Ammaa oattaikkulla vittu aattanum'nu aasaiyaa irukkaa, Raajaa?
- Aamaamma, please'maa! Please!
- Aanaa nee vantha vazhiyila vidurathukku oppukka maattaen.
- Ammaa please.
- Intha vazhiyila vaenum'naa vittukko.
Aval
than kundi oattaiyaik kaanpiththaal. Thala thala entru aval kundi
iruntha iruppukku angkaeyae oakkalaam poal enakkum aasai
vanthuvittathu. Naan aasaiyaaga avalai nerungki utkaarnthaen. Aval
kaineetti engkirunthoa oru kuppiyai eduththaal. Athaith thiranthaal.
Vellaiyaaga oru kalimbu irunthathu. Athai valiththu en sunni maththu
muzhukkath thadavinaal. Than kundith thulaiyilum ittukkondaal. Piragu
munbu poalavae thalai anaiyai izhuththu kundikku adiyil ittu,
kaalgalaith thookki viriththaal. Kalimbu itta aval kundi ottai en
poolukku 'welcome' kaatiyathu.
- Sathak'nu kuththi
irakkidaathae. Konjam konjamaa irakkanum. Un aayutham perusu.
Ammaavukku kizhinjchidaamap paaththukkoa, enna?
- Sari, mellamaa cheyyiraen.
Amma
manik kolusu kilungkum than kaalgalai en thoal meethu aetrinaal. En
poolaip pidiththu than kundich chanthil poruththinaal. En kaigalai
eduththu than mulaigalaip pidikkach cheythaal. Piragu, kannasaiththu,
permission koduththaal. Naan azhththam koduththaen. Ammaa udambai
irukkaamal thalarththi, than kundiyai viriththuk koduththaal. En nuni
maththu vazhukki irangkiyathu. Ammaavin udambil oru nadukkam! Athu
adangkukira varai naan aadaamal asaiyaamal porumaiyaaga irunthaen.
Meendum aval udal sahaja nilaikku thalarnthathu. Aavaloadu, naan
ammaavin mukhaththip paarththaen. Aval kangal asainthu permission
koduththaal. En sunnikku azhuththam koduththaen. Maelum oru angulam
irangkiyathu. Intha murai, ammaa tension aagavillai. Maelum ullae
thallap permission koduththaal. Thallinaen. Thallith thalli aria neelap
poolukku mael irakkivittaen.
- Paathiyaavathu ulla poyirukkumaa, kannu?
- Mmm, poayidichchu.
- Appo, konja naeraththukku, athai munum pinnum izhuththu aatti, oattaiyae elakku.
- Sari.
Arai
neela aazhaththukku asaiththu oaththaen. Athuvae nantraaga irunthathu.
Oru paththu irupathu adigalukkul ottai ilakkam koduththuvittathu. Naan
en poolai maelum konjam konjamaagath thalli, muzhup poolaiyum ammaavin
kundik kuzhikkul puthaithu vittaen. En kottaigal, ammaavin muthuguth
thandu mudivil mutti anainthna. Ammaa en thoalgalil irunthu, than
kaalgalai irakki en iduppil pinni ennai thanakkul izhuththaal. Naan
aval mael sarinthaen. Aval en mudiyaip pidiththu izhuththu en vaayoodu
vaay vaiththu urinjinaal. Ennai iyangka chonnaal. Naan aval mulaigalaip
pidiththu amukkik kondae, chooththil nuzhaiththa en sunniyai uruvi
choruki oaththaen. Sunnyai chuttri nalla irukkam! Chooththadikka
sukhamaaga irunthathu! Pundaiyil oaththaalum athae position-il thaan
oakkap poakiroam. Enna, oattaithaan oru angulam keezhae.
Piragu,
thideerentru gnanam vanthavanaaga ezhunthu, aval kaalgalaip pilanthu
vaiththu, kunthi irunthu oaththaen. Athil enakku aval pundaiyaip
paarkka mudinthathu. Naan aval kundiyil kuththi izhuththu oakum poathu,
aval pundaiyum, virinthu moodi virinthu moodi, 'Ennodu un poolu,
inaivathu eppoathu?' entru paadiyathu.
Ammaavin koodhip
paruppil naan en kattai viralai vaiththu theyththaen. Appadi aval
koodhip paruppaith thaeyththuk kondae avalaik kundi adiththaen.
Ammaavukkum sukham kanduvittathu. Aval koodhiyin mathaneer kasinthu
irangki, en sunnikku masaku ittathu. Unarchchi pongki uchcham kitta,
udal athirvu kolla, iru kaigalaiyum uyarththi, ammaa ennai noakki
viriththaal. Naan udanae kaalneetich charinthu, aval meethu
paduththaeen. Aval en vaayai vaayaal kavvi, iduppaith thodaigalaal
irukki nadungkinaal; munangkinaal. Naan aval thodaigalaip
piriththuvittu, en vaeghaththaik koottinaen. Aduththa ainthu
nimishaththil en vinthu kazhantru aval kundikkul vizhunthathu. Naan
uruvik kondu ezunthu kattilai vittu irangkinaen. Ammaavum ezhunthu
kondaal. Bathroom-ukku ennaik kondupoay, ammaa, en poolaik kazhvi
vittaal. Than chooththaiyum kazhuvik kondaal.
Antrilirunthu
thinamum naan ammaavaik kundiyadiththaen. Athoadu, naan aval koodhiyai
nakkuvathum aval en poolai oombuvathum thavaraamal nadanthathu. Naangal
kaathalargalip poala cinema beach entru inainthu suttrinoam. En bike-il
aeri mulai en muthugil azhuntha utkaarnthu varuvathu avalukku mikavum
pidiththirunthathu.
Oru naal oru traffic signal-il, than thambi bike-il aeri vantha Vijilaa aunty englaip paarththuvitaal.
- Enna, ithu unga makanaa? Nallaa valarnthuttaanae!
- Engae kilambitteenga, akkaavum thambiyum?
- Veettulayae irukka bore adichchathu, oru cinemaavukkup poakalaam'nu...
- Daughter-ai kaanoam?
- School holidays thaanae, paatti veetula kondupoayi vittaachchu.
Appoathu,
signal vizha, avargal bye chollivittup paranthuvittaargal. Naangalum
cinemaavukkup poavathu entru mudivu cheythu oru theaterukkul
othungkinoam.
Ippadi, engal naatgal inbamaaga kazhinthu
kondirukkaiyil, en exam results vanthathu. Paas! Naan pass aanathukku,
ammaa, enakku aethaavathu parisu kodukka virumbinaal.
Maru
naalae, ennai ittukkondu, city-ku veliyae engoa chentraal. Nalla
thooram poanathum, oaridaththil niruththa cholli, vandiyai oru puthar
maraivil evar kannilum padaamal oliththu maraikka chonnaal. Cheythaen.
Than pudavaiyai maattri, thaan kondu vanthiruntha bag-il irunthu oru
lungiyai eduththuk kattik kondu, muali theriyaamal irukka oru thola
tholaa shirt-ai poattuk kondu, oru thoppiyai vaiththuk kondaal. Irandu
aanpillaigal poavathu poal, oru chavukku thoppukku oodaaga, ennai
izhuththuk kondu nadanthaal. Maru pakkam, naangal chentru chaernthathu,
oru paarai irakkam; irakkaththil virintha karuneelak kadal.
Anthap
paaraigalil irangkuvathu danger. Aanaal ammaavuku sariyaana vazhi
therinthu irunthathu. Irangkina pin parththaal, paarai neduga guhaigal.
Konja thooram vadakkaaga nadanthu, oru visaalamaana guhaikku vanthaal.
Anthak guhaiyil nalla velichcham irunthathu. Maelae ulla paaraip pilavu
aetho ontrilirunthu, sooriya velichcham, paaynthu paravi irunthathu.
Ammaa ennai ittukkondu antha guhaikkul nuzhainthaal. Tharai eeramaaga
irunthathu. Madiththu eduththu vanthiruntha oru plastic payai
viriththaal. Athan mael oru poarvaiyai viriththaal. Nirvaanam aanaal;
ennaiyum nirvaanam aakkinaal. Iruvarum nirvaanamaaga athil amarnthoam.
Oru packettaip piriththaal. Cakes. Chappittoam. Soft drink kudiththoam.
- Innum irandu mani naerathula, high tide start-aagi vidum. Athukku munthi naam kilambanum. High tide-la guhai nirambividum.
- Intha idam, intha vishayam ellaam unakku eppadith theriyum'maa?
-
Un appaa kandu pidichcha idam. Irupathu varushamaa innum maaraama
appadiyae irukku! Naeththu raathrithaan enakku intha yosanai
vanthichchu. Nee pass aanathukku ingke vachchuththaan parisu kodukkap
poaraen.
Ammaa, neettik kondu nintra en poolukku chinnathaa oru
muththam koduththaal. Oombavillai. Oombinaal nantraaga irukkumae entru
aasaippattaen. Aanaal, ammaa mallaakap paduththu thodaigalaith thookki
viriththaal. Ippoathellam kalimbu thadavath thaevai illai. En poolu
free-aa poakira alavukku aval kundi oattai virinthu vittirunthathu.
Aadap poakiravan maedaiyai thottuk kumbittuvittu aeruvathu poal, naan
en ammaavin pundaiyai kuninthu muththamittaen. Piragu, aval mael aerip
padarnthaen. En poolaip pidiththu, than kundi oattaiyil vaiththuk
koduppathu ammaa vaelai. Aval en poolaip pidiththaal. Aanaal aval
vaiththuk koduththa idamoa vaeru. Antha idam satha satha entru
kuzaivaay, katha katha entru choodaaga irunthathu.
Naan kuninthu paarththaen. En sunni amma pundaiyin eera uthadugalaip pilanthu kondu, yoani dhwaaraththul puthainthu nintrathu.
- Ammaa oattai maaridichchu'maa.
- Sariyaaththaan vachchuk koduththirukaen. Nee pass pannunathukku naan unakku kodukkira parisu en koodhi.
- Ammaa! Ketta vaarththai paesura'mmaa!
-
Aen unakkuththaan varumaa? Unnaiae peththa koodhikku paesa varaathaa?
En koodhiyila oakkanum'nu annaikku kenjunaiyila, ippo oaththukkoa!
- Pirantha vazhiyila pannak koodaathu'nu neethaanammaa chonnae?
-
Chonnaen. Aen chonnaen theriyumaa? Odanae koodhiyek kaatti oalvaangunaa
nalla irukkaathu. Konjam konjamaa usuppaeththi koodhiyek koduththaen'nu
vachchukkoa, mavanae, intha sukhaththe un janmaththukkum marakka
mudiyaathu.
- Great'maa. Ippo, intha un koodhi gift-ukku romba
romba thanks! Nee chonnaa maathiri, ithai ennaala marakkavae
mudiyaathu. Thank you very much!
- Your poolu is welcome.
Athu
naal varai kanavu kandu kondiruntha en sorggaththil -- ammaavin
pundaikkul -- en poolai nuzhaiththaen. Athu sorggamaethaan. Antha
choodum vazhu vazhuppum vaeru engu kidaikkum?
- Un appaa poolai vida unnithu rendu madangu perusu, makanae!
- Nijamaalumaa?
- Pinnae? Emmaa aazhaththukkup poakuthu! Kazhuthap poolu, mavanae, unakku kazhuthap poolu!
- Unakku pidichchirukkaa'maa?
- Pidikkamaiyaa veedu kootturaa mathiri mulaiyek kaattik kaati unnai valachchu, innikku, koodhiyila poattirukkaen?
- Vaenum'nuthaan kattunaiyaa? Peththa makanaiyae oakkirathukku plan pannunaiyaa, ammaa?
-
Enna pannuvaen chollu? Oal-thimiru pidichcha udambu enakku. Un appaa
varushaththuku oru murai thaan leave-la varraaru. Veliyila evan
kittayaavathu oalu vaagki, ambalam aayidichchunaa asingkamaap poayidum.
Oru naal, nee thoongikkittu irukkirappo, ezhumbikittu ninna un poolap
paarththittaen. Route poattuttaen.
- Appo, ini, appaavukku naan substitute-aa'maa?
- Neethaandaa main. Avaru substitute.
Ammaa
paesina paechchu enaaik kilarththi veri kollach cheythathu. Naan aval
koodhikkul irakkiya en poolai izhuththu, oangki idiththu oaththaen.
Ammaavum aasai aasaiyaaga koodhiyai embik koduththu, ennidam kuththu
vaanginaal. Mattumalla, en mukham ellaam muththi muththi, vidaamal
ennaik konjik kondirunthaal.
Onnum kidaikkaathavan kai
adikkiraan. 'Onpathu' kidaiththavan kundi adikkiraan. Aanaal, pundai
vemmaikkul vennai-vayal uzhak kidaiththavan evanoa avanthaan piravip
payan adaikiraan. Athuvum amma pundai yaanaal...aahaa!
Mallaanthu,
madi ekki, en idi vaendum ammaavai, mulai patri, muttuk kuththi, naan
oaththaen. Pirantha vazhip pilavil, en irumbuth thadip poolai aetri
aetri oaththaen. Puyal vaeghaththtil aanju aanju adiththuth
thakarththuk kondae, koodhikkul kuliththu velippadum en poolaattaththai
kuninthu rasiththaen. Aahaa, ammaavin pundai uthadugal vindu
madhuvadikka, en thandu athil nuzhainthu kindik kilangkedukka, aval
nandup pidipoattu than kundi konaiththaatta, naan undu illai entru oal
oaththu oaththu, mandai kirukiruththaen; vaay ulari, idi idiththaen.
Ammaavukkum veri vanthuvittathu.
- Kuththudaa, kuththu! En
koodhi kizhiyak kuththu! Imputtu inbam, makanae, unga appanum
koduththathillai; oru suppanum kodukkap poarathillai.
- Ammaa!
-
Oaludaa, oalu! En oattai ellaam oalu! Vitha vithamaa oakka vittu un
poolai en pochchukku adimai aakkalae, thaayoali, un poolaip peththa
koodhi illaidaa ithu.
- Ammaa!
- Soruvudaa, soruvu! En
thondi viriyach choruvu! Pirantha vazhi soruvip pukunthu vilaiyaadu!
Puthumaip pillai, en puthu maappillai.
- Ammaa!
Koovik
kondae aval koodhikkul en kundaanthadi vaegaththaik koottinaenaa, aval
udalilum antha inba nadukkam vanthuvittathu. Aval ennaip pinnik kondu,
kadal ponguvathu poal pongkith thaninthaal. Naanum, uchchi muthal
ullangkaal varai uruki irangka, en vinthu vellaththai, en janma
bhoomiyil paaychchi, aval maar meethu charinthaen. Moochchu mutta, aval
kai kaal pinaippukkul kidanthu, viyarththaen. Amma, en mukam, mudi,
kazhuththu ellaam thodarnthu muththam ittuk kondirunthaal.
- Ammaa!
- Ennadaa, chellam?
- Romba romba sukhamaa irunthichchu'maa.
- Enakkumthaan. Nallaa oakuradaa, chellam.
- Nee ivvalavu ketta paechchu pasuvae'nu naan ethirpaarkkavae illammaa!
-
Athuvaa? Athu un appavukku romba pidikkum. Oakkurappoa thaevadiyaa
maathiri paesanum'nu avaruthaan chollik koduththaaru. Ingathaan.
- Intha guhaiyilayaa?
- Aamaa, intha guhailathaan un appa ennai seal udaichchaar.
- Nijammaalumaa?
- Ithae kuhaila nadantha pala oalugal'la onnulathaan unnai naan karuth tharichchaen. Appuramaaththaan kalyaanamae pannikkittaen.
- Nijammaavaa?
- Aamaam. Ippo ithae guhaiyila unnaiyum kondu vanthu en koodhikulla thirmba poattirukaen.
Chollivittup
punnagaiththa ammaavin kanngal paniththana. Naan aval kangalai
muththamittaen. Aval en kannangalaik killi, en thalaiyaik koathivttaal.
Naan aval pundaikkul kidantha en poolai uruvaamal aval mulai anaiyil
mukham puthaiththuk kidanthaen. Ammaa ennaith thoongap pannuvathu poal
en muthugil thattik koduththaal. Aanaal thoonguvatharkup pathil, en
sunni aval chandhanak kuzhaivukkul usumbik kondirunthathu. Athu usumba
usumba, ammaa, than koodhi muscles-ai irukkith thalarththi athai maelum
usuppaeththinaal. Antru, anthak guhaiyil, piragum oru murai
oappatharkae engalukku naeram irunthathu.
Vidumurai mudinthu,
naan kalloori maanavan aagi vittaen. Atharkkul ammaa chollith tharath
thara, kaamak kalaiyin ellaa soothrangalaiyum kattruth thaerivittaen.
Veettil ammaavum naanum kanavan manaivi poal, orumiththu, kaathalargal
poal inbam anubhaviththu vaazhnthoam.
Naanku ainthu
maathangkalukkup piragu oru naal, naan en kalloori vittuth thirumbi
veettukkul nulaintha vaelai, phone ring aanathu. Naan haal-il iruntha
phonai eduththaen. Athae samaiyam, bedroom-il iruntha parallel phone-ai
ammaa eduththuvittaal. Paesiyathu Dubaiyil irunthu appaa. Nee nallaa
irukkiyaa? Neenga nallaa irukeengalaa? Etc. etc. Naan phonai
vaippatharku irunthaen. Appoathu paarththu oru interesting aana matter
velivanthathu.
- Vijilaavai paththi neengka chonnathu sarithaanga.
- Sariyaap poachchaa? Eppadik kandu pidichchae?
-
Oru naal aval veettukkup poanappo, neenga chonna maathri, calling bell
adikkaamal, idukku vazhyaap paarththaen. Paarththaa, TV-la sound
illaama padam oadikkittu irukku. Sofa-la, thambiya mallaaththi,
akkaakaari aeri adichchukkittu irukaa! Naan moochchuk kaattaamath
thirumbittaen.
- Paavam avathaan enna pannuvaa? Ava purushan
paththu varushamaa Dubai-la kidakkaan. Athanaalathaan, athae maathiri
oru yoasanaiye unakkum chonnaen. Eppadip poakuthu namma veettuk kathai?
-
Super-aa pokuthunga. Vaazhkkaiyila vasantham thirumbi vanthaa maathiri
irukkunga. Siru vayasup payyanaa vaera irukkaanaa, inbaththula
kulippatturaan. Ayyo, athe eppadich cholrathunae puriyalai!
- Anubhavi. Un pillai. Unakkup poakaththaan ini oruththikki.
- Aenga, ini oru vishayam, koavappadak koodaathu.
- Naan un maela koapap paduvaenaa? Chollu.
- Unga pillai en vayiththula load aeththittaanga, ippo enna pannurathu?
- Peththukkoa. Enakku sammatham; santhoasam kooda.
- Nijammaavaa?
- Nijammaa. Kaekkurappavae thrilling-aa irukku, theriyumaa? Oru pillai enna oru dozen peththukko.
- Thanks! Aanaa, neenga angae irukkirapoa... ooru enna chollum?
- Kavalaip padaatha. Leave kidaichchaachchu. Aduththa maasam varraen. Ooru vaayai moodidalaam.
- Ungala maathiri oru husband kidaikkirathukku... I love you.
Enakkuth
thalai suttriyathu. Ammaa phone-ai cut pannum varai kaaththirunthu, en
receivarai vaththaen. En sunni, valikkira alavukku viraiththuvittathu.
Araikkul irunthu velippatta ammaa, ennaik kavaniththu en arukil vanthu,
vazhakkum poal, oru chinna mutham muththi, kitchen poakath
thirumbinaal. Naan aval pinnal poay, en kuri viraippu aval kundi unara,
avalai anaiththaen. Aval kazhuththai thiruppi, puruvaththai
uyarththinaal. Naan aval kazhuththil uthadu pathithtu, en iduppai
asaiththuk kaattinaen. Amma, than iduppukku mael thuni thookkik
kuninthaal. Naan en iduppukkuk keezh thuni vilakki avaloadu inainthaen.
Iruvarum asainthu inbaththil layiththoam. En appaavae plan panni
undaakkiyathu engal uravu.
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