Kudumpam Oru Kadampam Ch. 03

oruvazhiyaaka avan klaimaaksai etta avan poolil irundhu velivandha vindhu thuppaakki kuntukal pol vekamaaka paaindhu aval puntai suvarkalil vittu vittu thaakkiyadhu. sakdhi muzhuvadhaiyum ammaavin puntaikkul vitta mokan kalaippaaki aval mel sarindhaan. avanutaiya mukam ammaavin mulaikalil padhindhu adhan menmaiyaana sparishaththil ilaippaariyadhu ammaavin mulaikal aval vitta perumoochchukalaal melum keezhum eri iranga avan mukamum adhanutan serndhu eri irangiyadhu.

appaa than poolai ammaavin vaayil irundhu etuththuvittu keezhe vandhaar. mokan than poolai ammaavin puntaiyil irundhu uruva adhu varai adhanul ataipattu kitandha avan vindhuvum aval kaamarasamum kalandha kalavai aval puntaiyil irundhu pongi piravaakamaaka perukketuththu aval kuntip pilavil vazhindhadhu. appaa mokanai avalitamirundhu thallivittu avalutaiya puntaiyil vaai vaiththu adhil irundha thiravaththai nakki kutiththaar. pinnar avalutaiya puntai, matrum kuntip pilavil than naakkaal nakki suththam seydhaar.

pinnar thaamarai ezhundhu than kalaindhukitandha koondhalai etuththu kontaiyittaal. aval mulaikal uyarndhu kavarchchiyaaka irundhadhu. mokan adhai rasiththavaaru ammaavaik kattip pitiththuk kontaan. viyarvaiyaal kuliththirundha iru utalkalum pinnip pinaindhadhu. viyarvaiyin eeraththaal untaana kasakasappu iruvarukkum sandhoshaththai vaari vazhangiyadhu. ammaa avan mukaththai muththa mazhaiyaal nanaiththaal. padhilukku avanum ammaavukku muththangalai vaari vazhanginaan. appaa mokanai mikavum paaraattinaar. thaan orupodhum ammaavukku indha alavu sandhoshaththai than vaazhnaalil kotuththadhillai ena koorinaar. siridhu neram ammaavaik kattip pitiththu ilaippaariya mokan pinnar appaavukku than nandriyai theriviththuvittu than roomukku kilampinaan.

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avanutaiya roomil siththi vazhi mel vizhi vaiththu kaaththirundhaal.

"engetaa pone? unakkaaka evvalavu neram kaaththirukken theriyumaa?"

"appaa kooppittaarunnu nilaa sonnaa. adhudhaan avarai paarththuttu vaaren."

"adhukku entaa edho oththuttu varra maadhiri ivvalavu verkkudhu?"

"ange esi vork aakale adhudhaan."

"sari vaa naama namma velaiya paarppom," endru siththi avanai thannai nokki izhuththaal.

"enakku rompa tayartaa irukku siththi. innikku venaame plees."

"ennataa periya vetti murikkira velaiya paarththutte. adhellaam mutiyaadhu. naan sariyaana mootule irukken." endrapati avan saartsin jippai thirandhu avan poolai etuththu than vaayil vaiththaal. adhan mel irundha pisupisuppum vinodha suvaiyum avalukku sandhekaththai erpatuththiyadhu than vaayai etuththuvittu avan poolai utru nokkinaal. adhil patindhirundha vazhavazhappaana vellai kottingk avan ol vittu vittu vandhiruppadhai urudhi seydhadhu.

"ammaa mattum thaan irukkaalaa? appaa illaiyaataa?"

"illaye rentu perum irukkaangale."

"appuram eppatitaa ammaavai ol vittuttu vandhe?"

"adhellaam onnum illaye? summaa appaakitte pesittu vandhen."

"appuram eppatitaa un poolle idhellaam ottikkittu irukku."

mokan ondrum pesaamal mownamaaka irundhaan.

"nee vera yaaraiyum okkiradhukku saans illaye? nilaa koota thaaththaa roomule thoongap poradha paarththene." aval kaikal avanutaiya poolai aattik kontirundhadhu. avanutaiya pool medhuvaaka meentum viraikka aarampiththadhu.

"appaa munnaaleye ammaavai oththuttu vaareeyaa?"

"aamaa siththi appaa thaan kattaayappatuththi avar munnaaleye ammaavai okka sonnaar."

siththikku viyappil kankal virindhadhu. "nee periya aaltaa. ippati oru paakkiyam endha makanukku kitaikkum?"

mokanin pool viraipputan nirka siththi avanai kattilil utkaara vaiththu than naittiyai mele thookki avan irupuramum kaalkalai pottu avan matiyil amarndhaal. avan poolaip pitiththu than puntaikkul vittuk kontu avan matiyil iyanga aarampiththaal. avalutaiya naittiyai mele thookki avalai nirvaanappatuththiya mokan aval mulaikalil maari maari paal kutiththaan.

siridhu neraththileye iruvarum kilaimaakைs ataindhu kattip pitiththuk kontanar

"appuram siththi indha vishayaththai yaaritamum solla ventaam. mukkiyamaa siththappaavukku theriya ventaam. ammaakitteyum therinja maadhiri kaattikka ventaam" endraan.

"saritaa nee ventaamnu ninaichchaa naan sollale" endru kooriyapati naittiyai than thalai vazhiye maattik kontu than roomukku sendraal.

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siththi andru mikavum sandhoshamaaka irundhaal. avalutaiya kanavar atuththa 15 naatkalil indhiyaa varuvadhaaka kooriyirundhaar. seydhi varum podhu iravu 12 mani irukkum. idhai utane mokanitam solla ventum endru aavalotu mokanin roomukku sendraal. angu avan illai. avanutaiya ammaavin roomil lait erindhu kontirundhadhu. saridhaan ammaavai okka aval roomukku sendru vittaan endru therindhukonta aval medhuvaaka avarkal roomukku sendru kadhavin aruke nindru kadhavil kaadhai vaiththuk kettaal. ulle thaamarai munakum saththam kettadhu.

"medhuvaa medhuvaa mulaiyai kasakkutaa ammaavukku valikkumle," mokanin appaavin kural kettadhu. manadhukkul angu natappadhai karpanai pannip paarththaal. aval kai avalutaiya mulaikku sendradhu. than mulaikalai thaane kasakkik kontaal. adhil irundhu paal surandhu aval naittiyai nanaiththadhu. thaanum poi avarkalutan serndhu kollalaamaa ena oru kanam ninaiththaal. aanaal pinnar manadhai maatrikkontu than roomukku sendraal. nilaa angu avalukku mudhukaik kaattiyapati nanku asandhu urangi kontirundhaal. avalin pin puramaaka patuththu avalutaiya siriya mulaikalaip pitiththu pinaiya aarampiththaal. avalin mulaikalai aval mudhukil theyththaal.

nilaa thookka kalakkaththileye aval kaikalaip pitiththu than mulaiyin mel azhuththinaal. avalukku thaaththaadhaan than mulaikalaip pitiththirukkiraar ena thondriyadhu. "shshsh.. thaaththaa nallaa azhuththip pitinga thaaththaa, innaikku enna rompa saaftaa pitikkireengale," endru melliya kuralil munumunuththaal.

idhai ketta siththikku adhirchchiyaaka irundhadhu. ata andha kizham ivakitte indha velaiyellaam paakkudhaa? adhudhaan naama sollaama koota thutichchikkittu atikkati thaaththaa roomukku otip pokiraalaa? endru ninaiththapatiye aval mulaikalai melum azhuththi kasakkinaal.

"thaaththaa vaayaale sappunga thaaththaa," endravaare thirumpip patuththaal. aval kankal innum mootiyapatiye irundhadhu. aval kaikal aval taapsai thookki mulaikalai vituviththadhu. siththi aval sonnapatiye aval mulaiyil than vaayai vaiththu savaiththaal. nilaavin kaikal siththiyin thalaiyaip pitiththu than mulaiyin mel azhuththiyadhu. aval thalaiyai thataviyaval siththiyin neenta koondhalai thataviyadhum takkendru kan vizhiththaal. siththi than mulaiyil vaai vaiththuk kontiruppadhaik kantadhum payaththil velavelaththup ponaal.

aval thiru thiruvendru muzhippadhaik kantadhum siththi, "ennati andha kizham unnai enna pannuchchiti," ena kettaal.

"illa siththi thookkaththile edho kanavu,"

"mmmm...thaaththaa unnota patuththirukkira maadhiri kanavaa," endrapatiye avalai thannutan serththu anaiththuk kontaal. siththiyin malai pondra mulaikalum nilaavin matu pondra mulaikalum ondrutan ondru azhundhik kontana. siththi than naittiyai thalai vazhiye kazhatrivittu nilaavin taapsaiyum kazhatrinaal. nilaavin vaayai than mulaiyil azhuththinaal. nilaa mudhal muraiyaaka oru mulaiyil vaai vaikka adhilirundhu paal pongi peruki nilaavin vaayai niraiththadhu.

iruvarum kalaippaakum varai lespiyan uravu kontanar.

nilaa avalitam utaluravu patriya than sandhekangalaik ketka siththi avalukku vilakkik koorinaal.

"annaikku unga tepillerundhu rapparle sunni pola onnu irundhudhu. adhai etuththu en puntaikulle thinichchen. aanaa adhu pokale. valichchudhu. adhanaale meleye vachchu aattittu etuththutten."

"o....adhuvaa adhukku peru tiltoo thaniyaa irukkira pompalainga adha vachchudhaan thangalota viraka thaapaththai theerththuppaanga," endru kooriyapatiye than tepilai thirandhu adhai than kaiyil etuththaal. pinnar than jattiyai keezhirakki adhai than puntaiyil thiniththaal. adhan muzhu neelaththaiyum than puntaikkul thiniththadhu aval kaiyaip pitiththu adhan mel vaiththu vittu vittu etukkumpti koorinaal. adhan suvitchai aan seyya adhu aval puntaikkul adhirndhadhu. nilaavum adhai ulle vittu vittu etuththaal. aval puntaiyil surandha kaama neer tiltoovin adhirvukkerpa adhirndhapati veliye vara siththi meentum orumurai kilaimaaksai ataindhaal.

nilaa thanakkum adhupol seyyumpati ketka, " ventaam. unnutaiya kannisavvu kizhindhuvitum. adhai nija sunniyai vaiththu kizhippadharku seekkiram erpaatu seyren. appadhaan thirillingaa irukkum. adhuvaraikkum konjam poruththukko," endraal siththi.

nilaavukku ore sandhosham. siththi than annan mokanai eppatiyaavadhu erpaatu seydhuvituvaal endru nampinaal. aanaal siththiyo avalutaiya kannith thanmaiyai than kanavarukku parisalikka virumpinaal.

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andru kaalai mudhale siththi sandhoshamaaka valaiya vandhaal. kaaranam andru aval kanavar varukiraar. siththi erporttukku sendru madhiyam 3.00 maniyalavil veettukku kootti vandhaal. saappittuvittu iruvarum roomukku sendru kadhavai ataiththavarkaldhaan. adhan pinnar kadhavu thirakkappatavillai.

nilaa andru iravu thaaththaa roomukku patukka sendraal. nalliravil vazhakkampola thaaththaa avalutaiya mulaiyaip pitiththu kasakkinaar. pinnar adhil vaai vaiththu suvaiththaar. keezhe thaazhndhu aval puntaiyil vaai vaiththu urinjinaar. than naakkaal viththaikal pala seydhaar.

andru maaththirai theerndhuvittadhaal paatti maaththirai pottuk kollavillai. nilaa thaaththaavin seshtaikal porukkamutiyaamal unarchchi vekaththil munakik kontirudhaal. en nilaa munakukiraal? endru thirumpi paarththa paattikku adhirchchiyaaka irundhadhu.

"tey, paavi manushaa! enna kaariyam pannure? endravaaru thalaiyanaiyaal thaaththaavai atiththaal.

"santaali avarukkudhaan puththi appati pochchunaa unakkengeti pochchu puththi," endru nilaavaiyum rentu saaththu saaththinaal.

"poti poi un roomule patuththu thoongu," ena nilaavai virattinaal.

"ange siththappaa vandhurukkaanga paatti," endru nilaa sinunginaal.

"appatinnaa unga appan roomule poi thoongu," ena virattinaal.

nilaa thalai sorindhu konte than ammaavin roomukku sendraal.

pokum vazhiyil siththiyin roomai nottamittaal. saaviththuvaaram vazhiyaaka paarkka ulle melliya velichchaththil siththappaavum siththiyum ammanamaaka kattip pitiththapati urangik kontirundhanar. annanutaiya room iruttik kitandhadhu. aanaal ammaavin roomil nalla velichcham irundhadhu. kadhavu sariyaaka ataikkappatavillai enpadhu keetru pol adhil irundhu vandha velichchaththil therindhadhu. inneram varai ammaavum appaavum urangaamal enna seykiraarkal endru enniyapatiye aval kadhavaith thirakka ange kanta kaatchiyai kantu adhirndhaal. mokan nirvaanamaaka nindru kontirukka ammaavum nirvaanamaaka avan ituppin irupuramum than kaalkalai sutri valaiththapati oru kaiyaal avan kazhuththai valaiththup pitiththapati thongik kontu maru kaiyaal avan poolaip pitiththu than puntaiyil vaiththuk kontirundhaal. appaavo avarum nirvaanamaaka aval pinnaal nindru kontu aval mulaikalaip pitiththapati avalai thaangik kontirudhaar. mokanin kaikal ammaavin kuntikku keezh irundhadhu.

kadhavu thirakkum saththam kettu anaivarum adhirndhu poi thirumpi paarkka ammaavin piti, appaavinpiti matrum mokanin pitiyum thalarndhu ammaa poththendru tharaiyil vizhundhaal. nilaavukku oru kanam enna seyvadhu endre puriyavillai. anaivaraiyum thikaipputan paarththuk kontirundhaal. mokanin 7" pool than thalaiyai thookki nindrapati aatik kontirundhadhu. appaavin poolo ondrum ariyaadhadhu pol appaaviyaaka irundhadhu. appaa thaan mudhalil sudhaariththuk kontaar. avasara avasaramaaka than lungiyai etuththu kattik kontaar. ammaa ezhundhu angirundha porvaiyaal than utampai sutri kattilil thalaiyai kunindhapati amarndhaal. mokan than saartsai etuththu anindhu kontu roomai vittu veliyerinaan.

nilaa roomukkul vandhu kattilil patuththuk kontaal. angu payangara nisapdham nilaviyadhu. laittai anaiththuvittu ammaavum appaavum patuththuk kolla moovarum iravu muzhuvadhum urangavillai.

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