Inia Kudumba Virunthu Ch. 14

En manavi ippadi sonnathai kettu bus endru kooda paarkkaamal,kattip pidiththu muththamitten.

"Enga ithukkaahathaan namakku muthaliravu nadakkaame kadavul oththi vachaar pola.."

"Irukumdi.Unga annanukkum,en thangachikkum kalyaanap parisaa etho paarcel panni koduththaangalaam.Enna ethunnu un annanum solla maattengiraan.En thangachium solla maattengiraal.Ennannu therinchukka enakku ore aarvamaa irukku"

Ippadi pesikkondirukkum pothe...ootty bus stand vanthu vida,bus-il irunthu irangi auto pidiththu maamanaar veettukku sendren.Nalla velai en nanbanum ange thaan irunthaan.Auto-vil irunthu irangiyathum en manaivi ododich chendru aval annanai aarath thazuvikkolla...avalai appadiye nenjodu irukki oru sutru sutri vittu nirkka vaikka,...naan iruppathaium maranthu en kan munne aval ithalhalai kavvi suvaiththaan en nanban.Avalai kattip pidiththa padiye ennaip paarththu "Ennadaa angeye ninnutte...vaadaa unkitte niraiya pesanum.Ennadaa kattuna purusan munnaadiye annanum thangachium kattip pidichu muththam kodukkiraangannu paakkiriyaa... ellaam unga amma...sorry namma amma koduththa theriam thaan" en nanban ippadi sollikkondirukkum pothe,en maamanaar angu vara,avarai than milaihal pithunga katti anaiththu,pachak pachak endru muththamittu"Daddy...eppadi irukkeenga...kavalaip padaatheenga..amma aduththa maasam inge vanthuduvaanga" endru solla ...enna nadakkirathu inge endra kuzappam erppattathu.

Arakkap parakka ¼ mani neraththil engalukku mathjiya saappaadaaha chikken briyani thayaar seithaal en manaivi.Kudumbaththai mathikkath therinthaval kulap pen endra vaasaham avalaip paarththathum enakku thondriyathu.

Thottam pola iruntha avarhal veettil oru thennai maraththadiyil,irandu chair-halai pottu,naanum en nanbanum ethir ethire utkaarnthu palaiya ninaivuhalai kilarinom.

" Machaan drinks saapidalaamaa?"

"Sappidalaam.Aanaal veettil vaiththu pazakkamillai.Un thangaikku pidikkumo,ennvo"

"Adap podaa asadu...alavaa kudinga...alavukku meeri kudikkaatheenga.veettukkulle kudinga veliyile vendaam'nnu solli ,enakku en appavukkum support-aa irunththe avathaan.Avalai kattik koduththukkappuram engalukku ethaio izantha maathiri irunthuchu.Ippo antha kavalai engalukku illai" endru pesikkonde"manju...self-la irukkira antha brandy bottilai eduthittu vaammaa"

"Konjam porunga anna...chikken fry ready aanathum ellaaththaium eduththittu vanthudaren.Avarukkum oru tumbler eduththu varavaa?"

"Nee sonnaathaan kudippaaraam.Athanaale nee istap pattaa avarukkum serththu kondaa"

Ennaip paarththu,"vaazkkai eppadi ellaam maaruthu paarthiyaadaa? Un thangachiai naan kattikuvenonno...illai en thangachiai nee kattikivionno nenaichu paathiruppomaa?"

"Aamaandaa..evan evanukku enge koduppinai irukkunnu yaarukku therum.Pen paaththu parathesamellaam suththuvaan...kadaisiyile avan pakkaththu veetileye pen irukkum.Kastappattu jaathaham paaththu kalyaanam panni vaippaanga..aanaa athunga evan evalaio love pann ikittu odip poidum.Enakkutyhaan iva'nnu nenaichu kalyaanam pannuvaan.Aanaa ava avan illaatha neraththule aduththavan kooda paduththu,kuzanthai peththuppaa...ivvalavu ean? Test tube baby-le kanavanoda vintho...illai kandavanoda vintho karu undaanaa pothumnu nenaikkiraanga.Athanaale karppukku paathaham erpadarathillaiyaa?"

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Naangal ippadi pesikkondirukkum pothe ,oru tray-il irandu poo potta kannaadi tumbler, militery brandy full bottil ondru ,varuththa kozikkari,ivatrai eduththu vanthu ,engal munne kuninthu ,ovvondraaha table mel eduththu vaiththaal.Appadi aval eduththu vaikkum pothu,avalin maaraappu konjam vilahi avalin azahu kanihalin tharisanam mulaip pilavodu theriya..athai nerukku neraahave kangalaal paarththu rasiththu,"Manju...intha jacket-I yaarudi thachathu?"

"En anna...ammathaan thachaanga azahaa irukkille...keele paarunga ungalukku pidicha maathiri nallaa irakkam vachu thachi irukkaanga"

"Aamaamdi en sellam appadiye kuninchukkitte kitte vaayen" endru solli avan kitte vantha en manaiviyin thala thalaththa mulaip pilavukku muththam koduththu,neeyum pakkathileye irudi sellam un purusan koochappaduraan" endru solla...en manaivi en madiyil utkaarnthu,"Ungalukku kudikkarathu pidikkumnaa kudinga ...aanaa alavoda vachukkonga ...nithaanam illaame kudikkarathaale ellaam waste.Ungalukku cigarette kondu varavaa?"

"Manju...un veettukkaaranukkum oru tumbler-le ooththik koduththuttu po...illainnaa appadiye ukkaanthukkittu iruppaan".En nanban sonnapadi enakku en tumbler-il konjam ootrith thanthu en kaiyil neetta...aval mel anbum paasamum athihamaaha erppada,"Nee konjam kudichuttu thaayendi"

"Avan solramaathiri konjam kudichuttu kodummaa". Aval annan sonna padi konjam kudiththu en kayil punnahaiththa padiye tumbler-I neetta ,athai naan kaiyil vaangikkonda pin,"Chikken theenthu ponaa sollunga kondu varren" endru solli aval puttangal kulunga nadanthu sendraal.Aval nadanthu selvathai brandy-I chip seithu konde paarththukkondiruntha aval annan,"Ennadaa machaan en thangachi mele nee kai vaikaamale enakku kaanikkaiyaa anuppi irukke pola"

"Puthusaa kodukkalainnu kovichkkuvio'nnuthaan"

"Podaa fool...nee avalai kasakka kasakka thaandaa ava enakku vellak kattiyaattam inippaa.Aduththa murai avalai inge anupparappo ava kundiha innum kulunganum.Antha alavukku avalai adichu oththirukkanum...enna?Mulainga kooda kallu maathiri kalaiyaame irukku.Aadik kulunganumdaa avathaandaa azahi"

Ippadi pesikkondirukkum pothe,!/2 bottil mudinthu vida,muhaththil valintha vervaiyai than munthaanaiyaal thudaiththa padi..."pothum vaanga...vittaa maamanum ,machaanum naal pooraa kudichittu iruppeenga.Avar thirumbavum kunnoor pohanum.Annan inge thaan irukkum.Neenga thaan bus-le pohanum.Inthaanga cigarette .Ithodu mudichuttu vaanga...saappaadu ready aayiduchu" endru solli ,iruvaraium azaiththukkondu poi saappida vaiththaal.Maamaa atharkkul saappittu vittu thoongikkondirukka...avarai ezuppi solli vittu ,adakka mudiyaatha aasaiyil, kunnoor-kku thirumbinen.