Poojaikku eththa poo ithu Ch. 03

Pathmaavum ,naanum chenniyil avar bus stand varai vanthu bus etri vida,cholavanthaan vanthu sernthom.Bus stop-il irangi ,nel vayalkalukku idayil iruntha varappil engal veettukku nadanthu vanthom.kooda varum pothe,"aai,mallika un nadaiyile viththiyaasam theriuthudi,...konjam ahatti nadakkira maathiri theriuthe...endraal.Aval sonnaththaikkettu ...ennadi en nadai maarip pochaa....munbellaam stylaa nadakkirennu solluviye"endru solli thaan nadappathai kavaniththu nadanthu..."appadi onnum viththiyaasam theriyalaiyedi" endren santhehap paarvaiyodu.Siriththa pathma,"aai ...summa sonnendi...payanthuttiyaa"endru kettu vayal veli azahai rasiththa padi vanthaval,thooraththil poovarasam poo maraththukkadiyil oru paiyan saainthu utkaarnthirukka ,avan madiyil thalai vaiththa padi thaavani kattiya izam pen ,poo ondrai kaiyil vaiththukkondu athai paarththapadi etho antha paiyanidam pesikkondirukka,ennidam,"paaththiyaadi mallika,city-la park,beach,theater-nnu jodi,jodiyaa kattip pudichukkittu,kaathal kathai pesikkittu iruppaanga .

Inge koil,kulam,maraththadinnu kaathal pandraanga...(aval paarththa kaatchiai enakku kaatti)...atho paaththiyaa...maraththadiyile oru kaathal jodi ,thangalaiye maranthu,kaathal kathai pesikkiturukkirathai"endraal.Aval kai kaattiya thisaiyil naan koornthu paarkka...athu en thambium ,thangaium thaan endru therinthatthu,utkaarnthiruppathu yaar endru purinthu konda naan,athirchiyil"aai...athu paaththa ,en thambium ,thangachiumaattam theriuthu...vaa...pakaththula poi paakkalaam"endru solli pathmaavin kaiai pidiththu izuththukkondu...maraththukkadiyil utkaarnthiruppavarhal paakkaatha maathri,pathungi,pathungi sendrom.

Avarhalikku pin pakkamaaha ,avarhal utkaarnthiruntha idaththai nerungiya pothu...avarhal pesikkondiruppathu engalukku thelivaahath therinthathu...

"Ennanna nee sonna kekka maattengire...naanum unnai manasukkulle love pannikkittu thaan irukken.Innaikku nee varpuruththi kettathaale,ithai naan solla vediyathaayiduchu...naan unnai love pandengirathukkaaha nee ennai angeyum ingeyum thodak koodaathu...athu enakku suththamaa pudikkalai"

"Nee ennai love pandennu un vaayaale sorappo enakku evvalavu santhosamaa irukku theriumaa...un vaayile intha vaarththaiai ketka naan evvalavu kastappatten theriumaa....nee innaikkum sollalainnaa naan intha marathuleye thookku maattikkittu seththupoi iruppen."

"asadaattam ularaathennaa...en naane love you nnu sollanumnu ethir pakkire?...en nee solla vendiyathuthaane?"

"Vaayaalathaan sollalai ...maththapadi ellaa signal-um sen chu kaamichutten...aanaa nee thaan ethaiume kandukkalai "

"ponna, nee senchathellaam enakkum purinchuthu...aana sontha annankitteye eppadi naan' i love you' nnu solla mudium?"...athanaale thaan neeye sollattumnu wait panninen.athukkulle kirukkaattam tharkolai athu,ithunnu...ponna unnai ippo konjam kooda pudikkalai"

"Naan ippadi seiyalainna ippa kooda ,nee ennai kaathalikkirenngirathai therinchkkitturukka mudiyaathu"

"Athaan sollitenla ,appuram en kannai kasakkittu"endru solli avan kangalai thudaiththu vittaal ...niranjanaa engira roja...(shool-la niranjana,veettule roja)...thudaiththu vitta avalathu kaiai aatharavaaha kaiyil pidiththa,en thambi sekar ...avalathu purangaiyil,oru poovukku muththam koduppathu pol miha menmaiyaaha muththamida...oru aan mahanin muththaththai ,athuvum ullam kavarntha kaathalanin muththathai...kan moodi rasiththu silirththaal.

Roja ,intha kaiai eppavume ippadi pidichukkitirukkanumnu enakku aasai....un kooda 200 varusam vaazanum .unakku evvalavu kuzanthaihal venumo ,avvalavu kuzanthaihalai naan unakku kodukkanum.Athungaloda santhosam odi,aadi vilaiyaadanum.Nee vayasaanathukkappuram,thadi ooni nadakkirappa kooda ,antha thadiai pidungi erinchuttu unnai en tholle saaichukkittu nadakkanum"endru sonnathum ,en thangai avalai maranthu kala kalavendru sirikkaa....Aval sirippathai santhosam ponga paarththa en thambi.."paar...paar...ithe maathiri nee eppavum sirichukkitte irukkanam."

"Aama... nee en mel ivvalavu kaathal vachirukkiye...en kitte ennadaa puduchathu unakku....oorla eththanaio pombalaip pullainga irukkirappo...en mele unakku love eppadidaa vanthichu...kooda porantha thangachiaiye kathalikkarathu unakku thappunnu theriyalaiaa?"

"Nee en mela kaattura anbum,paasamum,enakkunnu...enakku pidichathai nee seiyarathum....naan thappu senchaa...thaam,thoomnnu kuthikkaama pakkuvama,anba eduththu solrathum enakku romba pudichurukku...athennamo,pona jenmaththula neeum naanum ,pondaatti,purusanaa irunthiruppomnu nenaikkiren...athaan intha jenmathileyum antha aasai thodaruthunnu nenaikkiren.Kaathalukku kan illaimbaanga ,unnai naan paakkirappo thangachiyaa theriyalai ,en manam kavarntha kaathaliaathaan theriyare.

Kooda porantha thangachiai kaathalikkarathu ,intha samuthaayaththukku venumnaa thappaa theriyalaam,... aana enakku athu thappaa theriyalai"

"Vera ennenna en kitte pudichirukku?"endru kettu,...nandraaha moodi iruntha thaavaniyai konjam pola othukki ,avan kangalil avalathu paruva, aaranchu paza mulai size padumpadi seithu ,udane izuththu vittu sari seithu avanaipaarkka,...madiyil paduththiruntha avalai appadiye ,than kaalhalai thookki kitte varach cheithu..anbaaha muththamittu,uthaduhalai kavvi suvaiththu vida ...vetkaththil kan moodiya en thangai avan maarbil sellamaaha kuththiya padi....,"eththanai thadavai solrathu ,kadikkaama muththam kodunnu....nee kadichu kadichu uthade punnaahiduthu...ammaa vera ithap paaththuttu 'ennadi unakku adikkadi uthattule pun varuthunnu' kekkuraanga...'soottula koppulam vanthu udanchuduthumma'nnu solli samaalichuttu varren"endru solli sellamaaha koviththukkondaal

"unmaiyaalume naan azahaa irukkenaa..."

"Antha vaanaththu thevathai maathiri...evvalavu azahaa irukke theriumaa"

"Moththamaa sonna eppadi?...evvalavu azahaa irukkennu konjam vilakkamaa thaan solrathu?"

"...mmm...nilaa maathri vattamaana muham,karu karunnu ,antha malaikaala meham maathiri adarthiyaana koonthal,kaantha karu vizi,eduppaana naasi,sivantha kovvaip pazam maathri uthadu,kundu kundu malgova maambalam maathiri kannam,sangu kazuththu,azahaana kaathu,ahandra tholhal,neelamaana kaihal,ottiya vayiru,ahandra iduppu,thiranda thodaihal,thaamaraip poo pondra paathangal....moththathile nee en azahu thevathai."

"Ellaam sari...etho silathai varnikkaama vittutta maathiri theriuthe"

"Athaa....unakkum,enakkum first night nadakkum paaru ,appa nerla paaththu varnikkiren"

"Chee...poda.."

"Vetkap padurappo nee innum azahaa irukke"

Sari...sari...en azahai varnichathu pothum...eppavum en ninaippaa irukkaathe...unakku naanthaan,athukku munnaale padikkarathule kavanam seluththu...nallaa padichu oru nalla velaile seru ...ennaium padikka vidu"

"Appa...pesikkarathu ,thottukkarathellaam illaiyaa?"

"Pesikkalaam...aanaa thodakkoodaathu"

"Appa eppathaan thodarathaam?"

"Nee engineer aahanugira un kanavai niraiveththu,oru nalla velaila seru...velaikku sentha aduththa naale nee ennai thodalaam...athukku munnaale, namma appa kitteyum amma kitteyum kalayaanam pannikka sammatham vaanguvom...athu thaan namma kaathalukku mariyaathai"

"Aai...ennadi ,ippadi kundai thookki podure ,entha appaa,ammaavaavathu,annanum thangachium kalyaanam pannikka sammathippaangalaa?"

"Unakku ethukku antha kavalai...sari...neramaayiduchu,vaa veettukku pohalaam"

En thambi sekarum ,thangai rojavum ezunthu varuvathaip paarththu ,naanum pathmaavum oru maraththukku pinnaal marainthu nindru kondu, avarhal marainthathum veettukku sendrom.

En kuzanthaiai amma vaiththu konjikkondirunthaal.Appa ulle etho velaiyaaha irunthaar.Engalaip paarththathum nalam visaariththanar.Pathama appavidam pesikkondirunthaal.

Iravu vanthathu...pathmaavum,appaavum oru araiyil paduththirukka ,naan,amma ,thambi ,roja naalu perum ,innoru araiyil paduththirunthom.Iravu oru 11 mani irukkum.Enakku thookkam varaathathaal purandu purandu paduththukkondirunthen .Appothu pathma appavidam methuvaaha pesuvathu kettathu,"Appa,naan eththanai naalukkuthaan chennaiyilirunthu inge vanthu ,unga kooda padukkirathu ...naan unga kooda paduththukkirathukkaaha salichukkalai,adikkadi varrathuthaan siramamaai irukku...athanaale...

"Ennamma,en niruththitta solla vanthathai sollu,naan onnum thappaa eduththukka maatten."

Pathmaa thayangi thayangi,"...ille...mallikaavum paavam purusan thunai illaame kastap paduraa,avala vachukkittenganna...avalukkum oru aambilai thunai kidaicha maathiri irukkum,ungalukkum nenacha pothu anubavikka aal kidaicha maathiri irukkum.Athuvumillaame aambilai suhaththukkaaha aduththavan kitte ponaa namakkuthaane kevalam"

"En ponnu appadip patta ponnu illemmaa,kudumbaththukkaaha ethuvu seivaale thavira...arippeduththu aal thedi poha maattaa...nee solrapadi nadanthidakkoodaathunnuthaan ,avalukku rendaam thaaramaa maappillai paarthittirukken.Athu...avala peththa ennoda kadamai illaiyaa"

"Appaa,..mallikaa appadip patta ponnu illaithaan...santharppam sool nilai ellaaraium maathiduthu...athukkuthaan ore veettule irukkira neenga unga aasaiai poorththi senchukkongannu solren. "

"Nee nenaikkira maathiri naan kaamaantha kaaran illai,peththa mahalaiye padukkaikku koopidura alavukku ayokkiyanum illai...nee kooda ennai appa appannu kooppidarathu koochamaathaan irukku"

"Naan,appadithaan kooppuduven.Oru thadavai illai aayiram thadavai kooppiduven...ungalaale ennai appadi kooppidakkoodaathunnu thadukka mudiyaathu"

"Sarimmaa...un viruppap padiye kooppittukka ,...aanaa nee inge varaame mattum irunthidaathe...nee vanthathunaalathaan intha kudumbam konjam nallaa irukku...neeyum varaame ninnutteenaa,enakku paithiam piducha maathiri aayidum...nee inge adikkadi varanum."

"Naan solrathai mattum kekka maattengiringa ,neenga solratha naan kekkanumaakkum" endru eza muyarchi seiya,appa avar kaiai pidiththu,"Ennai mannichudumma...ennoda mahaloda naan sernthu santhosamaa irukkanumnu antha kadavul ezuthi irunthaannaa,athai maaththa yaaraal mudium.En mahalukku thaali kattuna ava purusan avaloda vaaza mudiyalai...yaaroda pondaattiya irunthukkittu enakku pondaati maathiri irunthukkittu irukke... mmm ...ellaam vithippadi nadakkattum"

"Appo,ithu thaan unga mudivaa?...sari...vaanga ungalai enga vaikka naan virumbalai"endru solli amaithiyaaha ....atharkkup pirahu ange mukkalum,munahalum kettu ointhathu.

Aduththa naal pathmaa aval oorukku sendru vida...vazakkam pol naatkal naharnthana.

Oru maathathirkku appuram,pathmaa vanthaal.Eppothum pol andru iravu appaavudan irunthu vittu aduththa naal kaalaiyil oorukku purappattaval.Ennai thaniyaaha azaiththu,"naan,unga aappaa kooda unnai seththu vaikka sencha muyarchi veenaayiduchu.Avarai vijaya vaadaa ukku transfer pannittaanga,aduththa vaaram angeye kudi pohap porom.Munne maathiri adikkadi unga veettukku vara mudiyaathu.Phone-la pesikkalaam.Unga appa ,un mele romba nambikkai vachirukkiraaru. Athukku pangam varaame paaththukko"endru solli sendru vittaal.

Aduththa moondraavathu maathaththil,ammavum appaavum pakkaththu oorla oru kalyaanaththukku poittu thirumbi varrappo,break pudikkaatha lorry mothi amma angeye iranthu vida...appaavukku idathu kai thundaanathu.Evvalavo selavu seithu paarththum appavin kai kunamadaiyavillai.

Amma irantha visayam kelvippattu pathmaa mattum vanthirunthaal.Avar mukkiya ve velaiyaa delhi poi irunthathaale varamudiyavillai.Appaavin thukkam innum athihamaanathu.Accidentla appa kai poiduchunnu amma uyiroda irukkirappo paathirunthaanna,angeye uyirai vittiruppa...antha alavukku appa mele paasam vachurunthaa.Ammavoda pirivaium appaavaale thaanga mudiyalai,azuthu konde irunthaar.Pathmaa vanthiruntha pothu ,appa o vendru kaththi oppaari vaiththu azuthathu paarkka engalukke paavamaaha irunthathu.

Appaavai paarkka paarkka enakku kangalil kanneer thaanaaha vanthathu.Engalai thozil thjooki konji valarththa ...engalukku uzaiththuppotta ....engalai kaihalil enthi thaalaattiya antha kaihalil ondru ippothu ilaamal poi vittathe.Irandu kaihal iruppathaai ninaiththukkondu avar ,izantha innoru kaiyai neetta muyala...thol pattaikku aruhe thundikkappatta kaihal thudikkume ...athai paarkkindra enakku ,appadiye seththu vidaalaam endru thondrum.Yaarudaiya uthavium illaamal vaaznthavar,ippothu aduththavar uthaviyai ethir paarkka vendiya sool nilai.Kaalai kadan mudiththu vittu ,athai kazuva avar kastappaduvathai paarkkum pothu..(Neril paarkka villai endraalum...avar kastap paduvathai karpanai seithu paarkkiren)...o vendru azath thondrum.Thambi veettil irunthaal avarukku odippoi uthavi seivaan.Pen pillaihalaahiya naangal enna seiya mudium?

Appaavukku utra thunaium poi vittathu...otrai kaium poi vittathu.Oru izappukke ointhu vidum manithan iru izappuhalai eppadi thaangikkolvaan.school neram poha appaavukku anusaranaiyaaha irukka aarambiththen.Appaavukku kaalaikadan kazippathilum pakkaththilirunthu uthavi seithen.Amma vittup pona idaththai mooththa mahal naan thaane nirai vetra vendum.

Antha otrai kaiyai vaiththukkonde angum ingum alainthu enakku maappillai paarkka thodanginaar.Irandaam thaaramaa? endru kettu... ennai kattikkolla evanum mun varavillai.Kalyaanam kattikkolla mun vanthavanum niraiya kaasu kettaan.Kaasukkaaha karppe vilai pohum intha kaalaththil...kaasukkaaha kattiya kanavanaaha irukka ethanaio per kaathirunthaarhal.

Ippadiye irandu maatham odiyathu,amma izappai marakka mudiyavillai endraalum...thukkaththai maraiththu vazkkaiai ottinom.

Enakku innoru kalyaanam vendaam endraalum avar ketp pathaai illai.Alainthu thirinthu kavalaiyilum ,thukkaththilum udal ilaiththaar.Meendum kudikka aarambiththaar.pathmaa phone-il aaruthal kooruvaal...athu eththanai naalaikku?

Naan mudivu seithu vitten.Engal kudumbam nandraaha irukka vendum endraal,naan kudumba thalaiviyaaha vendum.

Ippothellaam appaavukku uthaviyaaha avar araiyileye paduththukkolhiren.Thambium ,thangachium innoru araiyil thanith thaniyaaha paduthukkolvaarhal.Iruvaraium oru naal azaiththu ,avarhal kaathalukku aatharavaaha iruppathaaha solli ,naan sollum varai entha thappu thandaavum seiyak koodaathu endru saththiam vaangikkonden.Athanaal avarhal kattuppaattodu,kanniyamaaha enakku seithu koduththa saththiaththai meera maattaarhal endra nammbikkai enakku irukkirathu.

Oru naal vellikizamai.Manjal theiththuk kuliththu...amma pol kunguma pottu vaiththu mallihaip poovai konjam athihamaahave thalaiyil vaithirunthen.Appa kudiththu vittu vanthu paduththu ethetho ularikkondirunthaar.current vera poi vittathu iravu 10 mani irukkum.Thaniyaaha paduththiruntha appaavin katti kreech,kreech endru saththam pottathu.Onnukku pohaththaan eza siramap paduhiraar ,endru ninaiththu avarukku uthavi seiya ...naan ezunthu iruttil thattu thadumaari thadavi...oru vaziyaaha mezuhuvarthiaium,theep pettiaum kandu pidithu...mezuhu varthiai paththavaiththu,kaiyil pidiththukkondu methuvaaha avar pakkam sendru paarththaal...antha mezuhu varththi oliyil naan kanda kaatchi....

Kan moodi paduththa padiye,than vesti vilahik kidakka...thanathu monthai vaazaip pazam pondra sunniai,kaiyil pidiththu melum,keelum uruvikkondirukka... Krishnaveni.... Krishnaveni...endru pulambikkondirunthaar.Avarai paarkka paavamaaha irunthathu.Appa...appaa "endru avar kaimel thattu azaikka ...methuvaaha kan viziththu ...en nenjaruhe naan pidiththiruntha mezuhu varththiyin oliyil en muhaththaip paarththavar,aachariyaththil kangal viriya,"krishnaveni engemma poi irunthe...nee ilaame naan evvalavu kastap padurennu theriumaa" endru solli kaiai neetta...

aatharavaaha kaiai pidiththa naan amma ninaivaaha kastap padum avarukku ennaiye kodukka mudivu seithu,methvaahavum anbaahavum,"Ennanga ...athaan naan vanthuttenla...appuram enna" endru solli ...mezuhuvarthiai oothi anaiththu...avarin viraiththa ...ennai uruvaakkiya ...kambeeram kuraiyaamal iruntha ...sunniai methuvaaha pidiththu...oru poovai thadavuvathu pola methuvaaha thadavi ,kuninthu athan munaikku anbaaha oru muththam koduththu mella uruvi vitten.

Krishnaveni nee illaama naan evvalavu kastap patten theriyumaa endru naa thazu thazukka avar solla...avar kangalil irunthu thaarai thaaraiyaaha kanneer vanthathu.Vazintha kanneerai oru kaiyaal thudaiththu vittu,innoru kaiyaal avar sunniai urvikkondiruppathai niruththaamal,kuninthu avar netriyil muththamittu kannaththil muththamida ...than oru kaiyaal ennai kattp pidiththukkondu...,"paathiyaadi...intha kodumaiai ,un rendu kannaththaium puduchu konjuvene...ippa...endru solli meendu azuthaar."Oru kai ponaa ennanga? ungalukku kaikku kaiyaa ,kattuna pondaattikku,pondaattiyaa naan irukkirappo ...neenga azak koodaathu...en aasai raasaa ille endru solli kural vimma ,vantha azuhaiai adakkikondu...en pudavaiai avilththu...avarodu paduththen.

Ennai avar pondaattiyaaha ninaiththu anaiththaar,muththamittar...avarin kadappaaraiyaal en adi aazam varai patham paarththaar."superdi krishnaveni ,chinna ponnaattam evvalavu tight-aa vachirukke ...enakku vayasaahitte pohuthu ,aanaa unakku vayasu koraichukkitte varuthu "endru solli muththamittu en mulaihalai kannaa ,pinnaavendru pisaithu.kaambuhal thedi kadiththu...ennai inbaththin ellaikke kondu ponaar.

"Ponga...ennaalathaan neenga okkira olai thaanga mudiyalai,vayasup paiyanaattam summaa nach,nachunnu kuththareenga...intha kaalaththu pasangalukku sunni enthirikka arai mani neramaahuthu,enthirucha udaneye sadakunnu thongippoiduthu"endru solli avar kuththiya kuththukku iduppai thookki koduththu ,avarin, aththanai neelaththaium ulle vaangikkolla muyarchi seithen .mudiyavillai. Urundom... purandom....unarchihal uchan thalaikku era....uthaduhalai sappikkondom.Appaa izuththu izuththu oththathil inbam karai purandathu.Pathmaa vaaraththukku oru thadavai vanthathin marmam ippothaan enakku purihirathu.Eppadithaan ippothu summaa irukkiraalo endru ninaiththukkondu...pathmaa puhazntha thadiyai,nerileye indru ulle vittu okka solli anubavikkiren.Eththanai pengalukku intha suham kidaikkum?Ini ivar en appaa illai ...en aththaan.Ammaavukkuthaan koduththu vaikkavillai ,avalukku piranthaval naan ithai anubavikkiren.Thanathu anbu kanavarai anaiththu ,santhosap paduththum ennai uyirodu irunthirunthaal nichayam unarchi ponga vaazththi iruppaal.

Amma nee ini kavalaip pada vendaam un anbuk kanavarai naan inimel paththiramaaha paarththukkolhiren endru manathukkulle sollikkonden.

Iyo...endru naan alara alara...aazamaaha oththa en anbu appaa...arai mani nera asaththalaana olukkup pin ,en pundaiyil avar vinthai vadiththu amaithiyaanaar.Aazamaaha moochu vittu anubaviththaar inbaththai.

'Aai,..pathmaa...aduththa 10 aavathu maasam unakku kuzanthai ready-dee' endru solli kaththa vendu pola irunthathu.kalippil kangal ayara,kalaiththup pona appaavai en maarbin mele pottu ,avar muthuhai ithamaaha thattik koduththu naanum thoonginen.

Aduththa naal kaalaiyil 8 manikku kanviziththen.Aruhil appaavai kaanavillai.Rojavum ,sekarum ennai ethir paarkkaamal avarhale samaiththu saappittu vittu engalukku eduththu vaiththu vittu schoolukku poi irunthanar.

Intha appaa enge ponaar?endru ninaiththapadiye,kuliththu...pakkaththu veeduhalil .aruhil ,avar eppothum veettil irukka pidikkaatha pothu utkaarnthirukkum antha maanjolaiyil...ellaa idamum thedip paarththu vitten Avarai engum kaanavillai.patharinen .kangalil kanneer thaanaaha valinthodiyathu.Aamaam enakku en ippadi azuhai varuhirathu?....theriyavillai.

Kadaisiyil kammangaraiyil ,kangalil neer korkka vaanaththai annaanthu paarththapadi utkaarnthirunthaar.Avarai paaththathum enakku nimmathi.Veha veha maaha avar aruhil sendra naan,"Enna appaa...ungala engellaam thedarathu...inge vanthu ukkaanthirukkeenga...vaangappaa veettukku pohalaam"endru solli avar kaiai pidiththu izuththa ennai,"vendaam vidumma...naan oru eenap piravi...oru manusannu sollikave thahuthi illaathavan."endru solli azuthaar.Azuthukondiruntha avarin pakkaththil utkaarntha naan,"enppaa ippadi pesureenga ...ippa enna nadanthu pochu?"

"Ini enna,nadakkanum ,athuthaan ellaam nadanthu mudinchiruche...un kaiyaale eseruppai kazatti adichaalum ,enakku punniam kidaikaathummaa"endru sonna avar vaayai kaiyaal poththiya naan,sari vaangappaa veettukku pohalaam ...ange poi maththathai pesikkalaam"endru solli meendum avar kaiai pidiththu izuththen."peththa ponnaiye karppazicha kaamaak kodooran naan...naan engeyaavathu poi sethudaren....ennai saaha vidummaa"endru sollikkondiruntha avarai veettukku azaiththu vanthen.