Inia Kudumba Virunthu Ch. 11

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Evvalavu neraththukkuththaan appadiye thandaal position'il iruppathu.Sunni veru thangaiyin pundaikkulle... vimmi, vimmi... viraiththukkondirunthathu.Ammavin mulaihalai kaikondraaha irukki pidiththiruntha vasanthi,than pidiyai vidaamal innum azuththip pidiththukkondirunthaal.Ammavum kuninthu aval uthaduhalai kavvi suvaiththapadi ,vasanthiyin thalaiai oru kaiyaal aatharavaaha kothikkondirukka,innoru kaiyaal ,aval pinchu mulaihalai ...poonaikkuttiyai thadavik koduppathu pola methuvaaha thadavikkondirunthaal.

Innoru mulaiai anni methuvaaha thadavikkonde,"Aththe,vasanthioda mulainga evvalavu azahaa ,orange pazam maathiri irukku.Kaambu kooda paarunga... chinnathaa choclate colour-la chikkunu irukku...kadichu thingalaamunnu vaai ooruthu"

"Vitta ...kadichu vachaalum vachiduve,podi un annan ange kaathitiruppaar.Avarodatha poi kadichu vaidee...ivale vali thaanga mudiyaama ,kanneer vittu katharikkittu irukkiraa" endru amma solla ,annium ammanamaaha ezunthu ,kathavai thiranthu sendru vida,akka ammavin pakkaththil utkaarnthukondu,aval tholil saainthukondu engal iruvaraium kan kottaamal paarththukkondirunthaal.

"Endi...neeyum porathuthaane...annan ange kaaththukkittu iruppaanille"endru amma solla ,ithai ketta vasanthi ,"amma, akka ingeye irukkattum enakennavo innum payamaathaan irukku"

"Sari,nee ingeye irudi...athukku munnaale un annikkitte poi ,innaikku night rendu peraium samaalikka sollu...sollittu udane vanthududee ,annan kaiai pudichu izuththaarnnu angeye paduththiraathe"

"Sarimmaa" endru sonna akka ,kathavai thiranthu anniyidamum ,annanidamum solli vittu meendum vanthu ammavodu sernthu utkaarnthu kondaal.

"Amma,irandu pakkamum izuththu pudicha maathiri valiyaa irukkumma...annani uruva chollumma...thaanga mudiyalai"

En anbuth thangai kettukkonda padi ,ulle puthainthiruntha sunniai methuvaaha veliye uruva ,...irukkip pidiththa, en thangaiyin pundaiyilirunthu konjam konjamaaha veliye vantha en sunni, vasanthiyin pundai raththamum,pundaith thenum kalanthu ilam sivapu nira poochil veliye vanthathu.

Veliye izuththu ,ange iruntha poovai konjam alli en sunniai thudaiththu vittu ,thangaiyidam irunthu eppothu azaippu varum endru kaaththirukka... ,amma"Dai...ava appadithaan solluvaa...oru arai mani neraththukku ulle vittu nallaa oththeennaa, appuram ellaam sariyaa poidum.Ippo valikkuthunnu solrava innoru vaatti seyinnaa nnu kaalai virichu kenji kekka aarambichuduvaa" endru solla... meendum en viraiththa sunniai en asai thangaiyin pundaikkul methuvaaha nulaikka ,aval muhaththai suliththu en ammavin mulaihalai alli eduththu pisainthu konde en sunniai aval pundaikkul vethanaium thaangikkondu varavetru vaangikkondaal .Ulle soruhiya naan konjam oorap pottu, veliye izuththu okka aarambikka...en ovvoru kuththukkum "iyo... amma" endru anaththi aza aarambiththaal.

Vasanthi valiyaal thudippathai paarththa naan en ammavai paarkka" Summa suthanthiramaa eri adidaa...konja neraththukkuthaan intha vali ellaam ...appuram ava pundaiye kulirnthu poi ,un kuththukku ava koothi enga aarambichidum" endru jaadaiyileye solla....aval azuvathai porut paduththaamal azuththi, aananthaththodu okka aarambiththen.

¼ mani neram appadi oththathum konjam amaithiyaana vasanthi ,than uthaduhalai than naakkaal nakkikkondu ,thalaikku mel thongi aadikkondiruntha ammaavin mulaihalai kadiththu suvaiththaal.Vethanai kurainthu inba ootru perukkedukka...thdaihalaal than pundai santhai mooda poraadiya vasanthi ,ippothu naanamum vetkamum engeyo poi vida...nandraaha viriththukkodukka aarambiththaal.Thangaiyin oththuzaippu enakku ookkam thara, innum vehamaaha aval iduppai en kaihalil enthikkondu 'nach' ,'nach' endru oththukkondirunthen.

Naan avesamaaha oththa olil vasanthium ,ammavum sernthu kulungi aada ...antha kattilum than pangukku 'kireech', 'kireech' endrathu.Vasanthiyin ila mulaihal methuvaai athira...athai akka ithamaaha pidiththu vittu ,vasanthiyin kannaththil than vaazththuhalai muththamaaha theriviththaal.Enakkullum inba ootru perukkedukka...narambuhal murukkera...udambu verthozuha ,veha vehamaaha oththen.Antha vehaththukku en thangaiyaal eedu kodukka mudiyavillai.

Paavam iduppai appadium,ippadium neliththu, aanantha suhaththil anaththi... en ammavin mulaihalai kasakka....avalukku aatharavaaha akka aval vaayai ,kavvi muththam koduththu ,inba vethanai anubaviththukkondiruntha than thangaiyai, ekkaththudan paarththaal.

"Mohan konjam veliye eduththu,unnoda thangachi pundaiyile juice nallaa surakkuthaannu paarudaa" amma sonna maathiri ,en thangai pundai amukki pidiththiruntha sunniai konjam kastap pattu veliye uruvinen ,appadi uruvum pothum "iyoo ... ammaa ".. endru anaththi iduppai thookki ekki koduththaal.Nandraaha aval pundaikkul en sunni soruhikkondirunthathaal,naan en sunniai veliye uruvum pothu aval iduppum sunni koodave vanthathu."ssss ...ammaaaaa..." sss endru en thanagai valiyil anaththa anaththa en sunniai veliye uruvi aval pundaiai paarththa pothu sivanthu angange thittu thittu thittaai raththam sitharikkidakka...light rose niraththil aval then lesaaha vadinthjukondirunthathu.

"Eai...buvanaa poi,kitchen-la sweet box-la jangirium,jilebium irukkum,athai eduththukkittu,paathi kaninchum ,kanyaamalum irukkira rendu vaazai pazaththai eduththukkittu vaa" endru amma solla,akkavum amma sonnathai eduththu vanthaal.

Vasanthikku vali konjam konjamaai marainthu inba vaanil parakka than sirahai virikka thodangi irunthaal.Aval punadaikkul etho kuru kurunnu irukka ,en ammavidam,"annan engemmaa?" endru, padukkaiyil pala naal kidantha noyaali pola eena swaraththil kettaal.Than mahal etharkkaaha than annanai theduhiraal enbathai purinthukonda amma,"itho vanthuduvaandi en sellam ...valikkuthaa?" endru kettu ,aval thalaiai vaanchaiyudan thadavikkoduththaal.

"Buvana...kaiyile vachirukkira vaalaip pazaththai konjam konjamaa ava koothiyile nulaichu vidu" endru solla ,akkaavum vaazaip pazaththai konjam konjamaaha soruha ...kaalai viriththu kastap pattu athai ullukkullee vaangikkolla muyandraal vasanthi.paathi pazuththa vaazaip pazam enbathaal pakkuvamaaha nulainthu kondathu...muzusum pazuththa pazamaaha irunthaal soruhi irukkave mudiyaathu.

"Innum idamirukkaa? ...paaththu solludi buvanaa?"

"illaimmaa...konjam pola veliye irukku"

"Ennadi ,vasanthi avvalavuthaan idamaa?"

Illeemmaa...innum konjam nuzaikkalaam ,akkavai try panna sollummaa...annanoda sunniyile paathi neelaththukku thaane intha pazam irukku.Annanoda sunniaiye ulle muzungitta en pundai,intha vaalaip pazaththukku salaikkumaa?" endru antha valiyilum ,vethanaiyilum kindaladiththaal.

"Appuram ennadi, nallaa azuththi soruhudi" endrathum ,akka azuththi soruha...antha poo vaazai en thanagaiyin pundaikkul nulainthu kolla ,micham iruntha idaththil jilebi-i thool thoolaaha nunukki ulle soruhi... iruntha pazaththukku melaaha amukki vaikka...athan mel en sunniai vaiththu azuththi okka sonnaal amma.

Amma sonnapadiye seithen.En thangaium 'thum' pidiththu thaangikkondaal.En sunniyil paathiaithaan ippothu nuzaikka mudinthathu.Izuththu izuththu, kuththa kuththa idam kidaiththu ,...paathi sunnikku mel inch inch-aai irangiyathu en sunni.Sunniai methuvaaha pakkuvamaaha kuthth suzatra sonnaal amma.

En thangaiyin pundaiyilruntha pazamum ,jilebium naan idiththa idiyil kuzainthu ,masinthu en thangaiyin koothi thenodu kalanthu ilam soottil nurai thathumba en sunnikkum en thangaiyin pundaikkum idaiyil iruntha konjam pola idaiveliyil pithungi veliye vara...thalai vaazai ilai ondrai eduththu vanthu en thangaiyin iduppai ekka solli ,athan adiyil vaiththaal en akka.

Kaalhalaium ,kaihalaium oondrikkondu en thanagaiyin udambu mel en angam ethum padaatha maathiri sunniai mattum vittu soruhikkondirunthen.Ennai sekkil, ennai pizinthu varuvathu pola ,pazamum ,jilebium kalanthu kuzainthu en thanagaiyin juice-odu kalanthu,aval thodai idukku vaziye irangi ...adiyil viriththu vaiththiruntha vaazai ilaiyil panchaamirtham maathiri kottiyathu.

En sunniai methuvaaha veliye izukka ,en thanagaiyin pundaikkul soruhiya pazamum,jilebium en thanagai thenodu kalanthu panchaamirtham maathiri veliye vanthu vida...en thanagaiyin iduppai thookka solli pakkuvamaaha panchaamirtham iruntha ilaiyai veliye eduththaal akka.

"Ithai appadiye kondu poi un maamaavukku muthalle kodu,appuram un annanukku kodu...ithai nee saappidaathedi,namakku aduththa round thaan.Unga annanum,maamaavum kettaa...kannip ponnoda kathamba panchaamirthamnu sollu" endru solla akka ,annium,annanum,maamaavum iruntha araikku koduththuvittu vanthaal.Akka ange pona pothu enna nadanthathu enbathai aduththa chapter-il solhiren.

Akka varuvathyarkkul panchaamirthaththil thoitheduththa pazuththa montham pazam pola iruntha en sunniai mohaththodu paarththu,en munne mandi ittu azahaai vaaikkul vaangi oomba,erpetta inba unarchi tharikettu...ammavin vaaikkulle peechi adiththu viduveno endru payanthu ,ammavin koonthalai pidiththu melum oomba vidaamal thadukka ,athai purinthukonda amma,en sunniai azuththamaaha sappi suvaiththu ezunthu ,aval mulaihal en nenjil pattu pithunga ennai anaiththu,"un thangachi koothi eppadidaa irukku...naan koduththa gift unakku pidichu irukkuthaane? Endru kettu muththamida,en thangai ennaip paarththu poovaai punnahaiththaal.Aval punahaiai paarththa pothe enakku posuk endru vinthu peechi adiththu vidum pola irunthathu kastap pattu,suvatraip paarththu adakkikkonden.

Akka ulle vanthu innoru vaazai pazaththaium,jilebiaium,konjam pola home made chocklet-ium kondu vanthu,pazaththukkul 4 choklet soruhi,en amma vasanthiyin pundai suvarhalai viriththui pidikka,atharkkulle akka soruhinaal.Intha murai pazamum thenum kalanthu pundaiyin thulai pakkuvap pattu iunthathaal easy --aaha akka ulkle nulaiththu michamiruntha idaththil jilebiai nunukki pisainthu pundai ottaiai adaiththu poosinaal.

Appadi poosiyaval antha kaiyaaleye en azahu sunniaiap pidiththu ,en thangaiyin punadiiku mele vaiththu,en thangaiyin sooththukku keele thalaivaazai ilaiai viriththu,"azuththudaa"endru kirangiya kuralil solla,meendum azuththi oththen.Thalai vaazai pottu virunthu padaippathu enbathu ithuthaano?En anbu thanga thangachiye thalai vazai meethu kidakka...avale indru enakku virunthaanaal.

Unarchi uchaththukku varum neram vasanthi villaai valainthu than iduppai mele thookki ammsamaai kaatta ...azuththi aazamaai oththu ....thookki kaatiya aval iduppai thuvala vaiththen.En sunniyilirunthu madai thirantha vellamaai vinthu peechi adikka .en thangai pundaiyilirunthum amutham karai purandu paainthu sangamamaana antha nimidam ...SORGAM...SUHAM...SORGA SUHAM.

"iyooo...ammaa...ssss... sweet thangachidee nee...en life pooraa nee enakku venum."aahh...aaaahh..."endru anaththi...en kattup paattai izanthu, ennaium meeri... inbam uchaththirrkku sendru...en udal nadunga, narambuhal murukkera,en kangal inba mayakkaththil soruha,en thangaiyin iduppai thookki pidiththu en iduppodu azuththikkondu en sunni muzu neelaththaium aval pundaikkul azuththi soruha...antha inbaththil peeeeech,peeeech endru peechi adiththathu.

.. En udal ennaium ariyaamal kulungi nadungiyathu.

En thangaiyin muhaththaip paarththen. Inbaththai suvaiththu,mahizchiyil malarntha poovaai paduthirunthaal.Intha nimidame en thangaiai kattip pidiththukkondu seththu vida vendum pola irunthathu enakku.

Naanum ,en thangai vasanthium inba vethanaiyil thullith thuvandathai paarththu mahiznthu siriththanar ammavum,akkavum.Inbaththin pidiyilirunthu en thangai innum meelaamal kan moodi sorga lohaththil sanchariththaal en thangai vasanthi. 5 nimidam kaziththum en sunni adangaamal ,thangaiyin pundaikkul aappadiththathu maathiri soruhik kidakka...athai methuvaa izuththu innum naalu soruhu soruhudaa endraal amma en verththa muthuhai thadavikkoduththapadi.

Appadiye naanum seiya en thangai pundai ennum thanga paaththiraththirkkul vaazaip pazamum,jilebium,chockletum,en thangai thenodum,en sunni amuthathodum kalanthu pithungi vaazai ilai mel vaziya,sunniai uruviyathum innum sotha sothappaaha micham meethi irunthathum vazinthathu.Sornthu thuvandu poi,kizintha naaraai kidantha en thangaiyin iduppai thooka sonna akkaa,adiyiliruntha ilaiai eduththu ammavidam kodukka,athai mookaruhe kondu sendru muharnthu paarththu "Arumaiyaana vaasanidee...intha panchaamirtham namakkuthaan.Ithai rendaa pirichu annikkitte konjam kodu,nee paathi saappudu."

"Ungalukku vendaamaa?"

"Ava pundaiyil irukkirathe enakku pothum appadiye nakki saappittukkiren."

Konjam pola viral thottu eduththu naakkil vaiththu suvaiththa akka.."Vow...enna taste aa irukku therumaa ammaa.Panchaamirthamnaa ithuthaan.Super taste.Annanukkum,maamaavukkum koduththathai vida ithu romba taste-aa irukku.Annikku kodukka maatten ,ellaam enakku venum" endru kenji adam pidiththaal akka.

"Aai...thiruttu thevadiyaa...aambalaingalukku mattum kodukka sonnaa...athai neeyum taste panni paaththuttiyaa?" endru kettu ,akkavin mulaikkaambai pidiththu thiruha kaiai neetta,ammavin kaiai thatti vitta akkaa'vevvee" endru paziththukkaatti siriththaal.

Akka solvathai kettukkondiruntha vasanthi ammavidam," enakkum konjam kodummaa taste panni paarkkiren " endru kenjalaai ketkka,viralil vaziththeduththu athai anbuth thangaiyin vaayil soruhi soopa sonnaal akka.Annanin vinthu vaasanai manantha athai ,aasaiodu annanin sunniai vaaikkul nuzaippathaai ninaiththukkondu uthaduhalaal akkavin viralai kavvi pidikka ...viralai vasanthiyin vaayilirunthu uruviya akka," Eppadidee irukku?" endru ketka...super aa irukku" endru solli naakai sappu kottinaal.

"Ithu taste-aa irukkirathu mattumille...ithukkunnu sila visesa kunam irukku?"

"Ennammaa athu?" en thangaium ,akkavum ondru sernthu ore neraththil aavalaai ketka...

"Ithai saappitaa... kaaya kalpam maathiri ,pombalaingalukku azahu koodum ,mulainga nallaa valarum,iduppu perukkum ,udambai ilamaiyaa vachirukka ithu uthavum,ammabalinga mele aasai athiharikkum,sarumam pala palannu meruhu koodum,maatha vidaai kaalaththula varra vali kuraium...innum sollap ponaa vayasukku varaatha pengal vithai saappittaa vayasukku vanthuduvaanga,karpam tharikkaatha pengal ithai saappittuttu aambalaingaloda sernthaa aduththa maasame karpam thaan"

"Adengappaa" endru ketta akka, annikku paathiai kodukka sendraal.

Ointhu paduththen .kalaiththu kan ayarnthen .Eppothu thoonginen endru enakke theriyavillai.

Naan naduvil paduththirukka oru pakkaththil ,en akka en mel oru kaalai iduppukku mel en sunniai than thodai azuntha ,aval mulaihal en nenjil pattu pithunga ...oru kaiai en maarbil pottu ,en kannaththai pidiththa padi thoongikkondirunthaal.Innoru pakkam amma ,aval mulkaihal en maarbin pakka vaattil azuntha ,ennai nerukki paduththirukka ,naan en oru kaalai aval kaalhalukku mele potta padi paduththirukka...en thangai ,en mel en maarbil thalai vaiththu...aval muzu udambum en mel irukka kaviznthu ennai kattip pidiththu paduththirunthaal .

Arai thookkaththil naan irukka ...kaalai 7 manikku ,anni engal ariyin kathavai thiranthukondu ulle vanthu coffee tray-i kaiyil vaiththukkondu engalai ezuppinaal.Engal moondru peraium serththu oru porvaiai naangal poththi paduththirunthaalum,thookkaththil kalaintha porvai ,angangae engal ammana udambai kaatta ...athaip paarththa anni, vetkaththil siriththukkondu...oraththil paduththiruntha ammavai methuvaaha thatti ezuppa..."Ennadi ippave ezuppare...mani enna?"

"Aththe ippa mani enna theriumaa ...8 aahap pohuthu...innum thoongittu irukkeengale? Pasikalaiyaa...raaththiri pooraa ungalai unga paiyan oththu pendai kazattuna maathiri ippadi thoongareenga"

Vilahi iruntha porvaiai than mulai varai etri maraiththukkondu"Chei,.. podi etho asathiyile thoongitten...sari coffee-i kodu " endru solli coffee-i kudiththukkondirukka,anni akkavai ezuppinaal.Ezuntha akkavidam oru coffee tumbler-i koduththukkonde," ennadi buvanaa unga annan kitte vara maattennuttu ,vaaliba murukkile irukkira un thambikkitte paduththukkittiya...rendu perum sernthukkittu avanai oru vazi panneetteenga pola irukku ...innum 5 naalaikku ezunthirukkaatha maathiri asanthu thoonguraan paaru.Enge vitta akkaalaium,ammavaium avalukku theriyaamale than oththuduvaanonnu ,sunniai thodaiyile vachu amukki pudichirukkirathai paaren" endru anni sonnathum thaan vasanthi en sunni mel than thodai azuntha pottirunthathai paarththanar.

Anni...mohan avanoda thangachiai oththa azahap paaththathileye en pundai kuru kuruththu juice kubukunnu ooththiduchu.Thangachiai oththu mudichuttu ennaium kavanippaannu naanum kaaththukkittu irunthen .okkaraan oakkaraan appadi neram ponathe theriyaame okkaraan.poruththu poruththu paaththuttu amma pakkaththileye paduththu thoongitten.Athi kaalai 5 manikkuthaan aataththai mudichaannaa paaththukkungalen."

" Neeye thoongitte appuram eppadi avanga 5 manikku aattaththai mudichaangannu unakku therium.?"

"Engiyo pakkaththu veettule alaaram adichuthu,kan muzichu paaththaa ,saaraip paambu maathiri pinnikkittu irunthaanga...'thus' 'pus'nnu avanukku moochu vaanga ...ivalum 'en raasaa ,en sellam' ...Endru anaththikkonde ,avanai kattip pidichu muththa mazaiyaa pozinchikkittu irunthaa...suvar kadihaaraththule mani paaththaa mani 5.

"sari enthiruchu vaadi... evvalavo velai irukku..." endru anni solli ,en ammavai paarththu,"Aththe neengalum innaikku oorukku purappadarennu sonneenga...azukku thuni ethu ethunnu sonneengannaa eduththu thuvaichup podarathukku vasathiyaa irukkum.Mukkiyamaa intha bed sheet-i thuvaichu podanum. Ore raththak karaiyaa irukku" endru solikkonde, athai uruvap ponavalai thaduththa amma," irudi naane eduththu tharren.Bed sheet-i uruvarennu avangalai ezuppi tholaichidaathe...avanga eppa enthirikkiraangalo appa enthirikkattum" endru soli ennai methuvaaha thatti,"Kannu konjam antha pakkamaa naharnthu padudaa...intha bed sheet-i uruvikkoduththaa, anni thuvaichup pottuduvaa" endru solla, naanum thooka kalakkaththil iruppathai pola " ennamma thonthiravu pannikkittu" endru sinungikkonde, en thangaiai en mel thaangikkonde ,methuvaaha nagharnthu padukka ,viduthalai aana bed sheet-i uruvia annai ,athan mel angange padinthiruntha raththak karaihalai paarththukkonde punnahaiththu eduththukkondu ponaal.

Amma engal mel oru porvaiai nandraaha porththi vittu...en kannaththilum,en thangaiyin kannaththilum sellamaa muththamittu ,kai viralhalaal netti muriththu ,akkavai azaiththukkondu kathavai methuvaaha saaththi vittu veliye sendranar.Enakku meendum thookkam vara thoongip ponen.

Naan meendum thookaththilirunthu kan viziththa pothu mani 9 aahi vittirunthathu .pakkaththil paduththiruntha en thangaiaium kaana villai .Onnukku muttikkondu nirkka ...Porvaiai iduppil sutrikkondu,quarters-in pinnaal iruntha latrin roomukku sendraal...atharkku pakkaththil iruntha thuni thuvaikkul kallil ,anni thunihalai soap pottu thuvaiththukkodukka ,akka athai vaangi alasi ,murukkip pizinthu aruhil iruntha kodiyil kaayap pottukkondirunthaal.

Ennaip paarththa anni ," Vaanga maappillai ,ezunthirikka evvalavu neram aachaa...appadiye ammanamaa vara vendiyathu thaane ,un azahu sunniai paakkaathavanga inge yaaru irukkaa...unga pondaatti ungalukku munnaaleye enthirichu kulikkap poittaa...muthuhu theichu vidaththaan aalillainnu thdikkittu irunthaa" endru kindaladikka ,"ponga anni" endru sollikkonde ,bath room pakkaththil iruntha latrin roomukku sendru utkaarnthen.

Bath roomil en thangaiai kulippaattikkondu irunthaal amma .

IN SIDE THE BATH ROOM:

"Ange ellam thodaathe amma...koochamaa irukku"

"Aai kammunu irudi...eppadi pisainchirukkan moradan....angange kannip poi...ithennadi blade-la keeruna maathiri sivanthu kidakku? ...mmm...neththu kaalaiyileye avanai nallaa nehaththai otta vetti irukka solli irukkanum... maranthe poitten"

OUT SIDE THE BATH ROOM:

"Appuram ennaachu sollunga anni...mohan vanthu... neenga interest-aa sollikkittu iruntha kathai niruththa vachuttaan"

"Enge vitten?"

"Neenga enge vitteenga ...avanga thaan unga ithukkulle vittiruppaanga" endru en akka kindalaai solla ,pakkaththil iruntha bucket-il irunthu konjam thanneerai eduththu en akkavin muhaththil theliththu,"Vara vara vetkam engirathe illaame pochu intha erumai maattukku...koochamillaame ketkirathai paaren " endru solla ,...anni eduththu theliththa thanneer than muhaththil padaamal irukka than irandu kaihalaal thaduththu kankali surukki punnahaiththa akka...sari...sari...en annanoda bed roomukkulle nulaincheenga ...appuram sollunga anni"