Raji's appa gives a stern look at Vishnu and Lakshmi for a minute and goes to his room quietly. Vishnu and Lakshmi sigh with relief looiking at each other and come to the kitchen.
Raji and Vishnu go to the flour mill , get the rice flour done and come back in fifteen minutes...
Karthik helps Raji's mom in stuffing the fish and himself finishes the fish curry. Raji and Lakshmi also help in cooking. Vishnu plays his part by entertaining them with his jokes and sattires. Raji's mom enjoys the company of awesome foursome.
And by 8 p.m the dinner is ready.
They decide to have dinner once the people went for outing comeback. Raji's amma goes to check with her appa and our awesome foursome sit in the muttram in the moonlight and chitchat.
Karthik's mobile rings and it's Susan calling...
Karthik: helloo...
Susan: hi Karthi... disturb pannittenaa?
Karthik: cha.. cha... adhellaam onnum illa... sollunga...
Susan: summa than pannen Karthik... romba bore adichudhu... sari un kitta pesalaam nu call pannen... dial pannadhukku appuram nyaabagam vandhadhu nee Raji veetla irukke nnu... cut panradhukulla nee eduthitte... sorry...
Karthik: enna Susan neenga? as a friend u can call me anytime...edhukku ivvalo explanation?
Susan: Thank you Karthi...
Karthik: sari sollunga...
Susan: onnum illa... bayangara bore adikkudhu...
karthik: appo inga kilambi vaanga...
Susan: enga?
Karthik: kovilpatti kku thaan...
Susan: eppo kilambi eppo varadhu?
Karthik: early morning kilambineenga nnaa oru 10 kulla vandhidalaam...
Susan: enakku vazhi theriyaadhe...
Karthik: Vandalur vandhittu NH-45 pidicheengannaa ...ore road Madurai varaikkum... Madurai vandhittu call pannunga ... naanga direct panrom...
Susan: naa anga vanthaa paravaa illaiyaa?
Karthik: Enna Susan neenga? Raji oda boss neenga... thayangaama vaanga...
Susan: sari ok... try panren... mudinjaa varen... Ok...
Karthik: sari unga ishtam...
Susan: bye..
Karthik: ok... bye...
He cuts the call... and people gone for outing return home. Raji and Lakshmi give them water. Fifteen minutes later all of them have dinner.
Finishing dinner, all the elders go to sleep.
Raji helps her mother in cleaning the kitchen and comes to her room. Lakshmi is immersed in "THE FOUNTAINHEAD"...
Raji: enna Lakshmi? thoongalaiyaa?
Lakshmi: mmm... book interesting stage la irukku... vida manasu illa ... adhaan..
Raji: naalaikku kattikka pattu pudavai eduthittu vandhiyaa?
Lakshmi: pattu pudavai edhukku dee? normal saree kondu vandhirukken...
Raji: pattu pudavai thaan kattikkanum... ennoda almirah la unnoda blouse ku match aagara saree eduthu kattikko...
Lakshmi: ok...
Raji: keys table draw la irukku...
Lakshmi: ok...
Raji: Vishnu, Karthik thoongi aachaa?
Lakshmi: Vishnu eppavo FLAT... un aalu unakkaaga terrace la waiting...
Raji: enna di solre?
Lakshmi: nee vanthaa terace ku vara sonnaan...
Raji: sari naan ennannu paarthuttu varen...
Lakshmi: mmm. OK...
Raji comes to the terrace...
IN THE TERRACE:
Karthik was leaning on the terrace wall and looking outside. Raji slowly comes to him and hugs from behind... he smiles, holds her hands and turns towards her...
Raji: I LOVE YOU...
Karthik: I LOVE YOU TOO...
he hugs her and kisses on her forehead...
Raji: rendu naalaa thoongalaye... padukkaradhu thaane?
Karthik: ippavum thookkam varalai...
Raji: sari vaa... en madiyila paduthukko...
Karthik: yaaraavadhu vara poraanga...
Raji: ellaam thoongi aachu...
Karthik: sari.. ok..
Raji sits on the floor and Karthik lies down keeping his head in her lap. She gently massages his forehead and runs her fingers through his hair...
Karthik: enakku nee ippadi panradhu romba pidichirukku...
Raji smiles...
Karthik: enna sirippu?
Raji: onnum illa...
Karthik: appa, amma enna solraanga?
Raji: ammaa vukku unnai pidichirukku...
Karthik: enakku theriyum...
Raji: eppadi?
Karthik: avanga kanne solliduchi...
Raji: appa vukkum pidichirukku... aanaa kandadhaiyum yosichu kozhappikkaraaru nnu ninaikkiren...
Karthik: Kaushik vishayam appa, amma vukku therinjirukkum nu sathyamaa naan ethir parkalai...
Raji: naanum thaan...
Karthik: adhaan nee phone edukkalai nnu tension aagi athai mama vai office ku anuppinaaru pola...
Raji: mmm... enakkum adhaan thonudhu...
Karthik: Raji...
Raji: enna?
Karthik: appa othukkuvaaru thaane??
Raji: kandippaa...
Karthik: ennamo bayamaave irukku...
Raji: edhukku?
Karthik: nee sollikitte irundhe... aanaalum naan kovamaa pesitten.. sorry daa... ennaala control eh panna mudiyalai... actual aah...
Raji: enakku theriyum...
Karthik: enna theriyum?
Raji: neenga rendu perum enna pesittu irundheenga nnu...
Karthik: appa sonnaaraa?
Raji: illa... naane ketten...
Karthik: eppadi?
Raji: neenga pesubodhu naan anga dhaan kadhavu pinnaadi ninnuttu irundhen...
Karthik: adippaavi... saapida pogaama ottu keetiyaa?
Raji: mmm...
Karthik: en?
Raji: unna appa kitta thaniyaa vittu poga manasu varalai... adhaan...
Karthik: en chellamm...
He draws her closer and kisses her.
Raji: oru mukkiyamaana vishayam... naalaikku kaalaile veetla manjal la amman senju alangaaram panni kovilukku eduthittu povom...
Karthik: appadiyaa?
Raji: mm... naan thaan seiven... adhu seidhu mudikkira varaikkum pesa koodaadhu...
Karthik: yen?
Raji: theriyalai... ovvoru varushamum appadi thaan...adhanaale edhaavadhu venum naa Lakshmiya kelu illa amma vai kelu... sariyaa... naan gavanikkalai nnu kochikkaadhe...
Karthik: cha..cha... puriyudhu...
Raji: veshti kondu vandhirukkiyaa?
Karthik: mmm... en kekkare?
Raji: ille... kondu varalai nnaa... veetla eppavum pudhu veshti spare irukkum... amma kitta kettu eduthu tharalaam nu ketten...
Karthik: eduthittu vandhirukken...
Raji: sari polaam vaa... kaalaile ezhundhukkanum...
Karthik: sari...
Both of them get up and Karthik hugs her.
Raji: ennaachu?
Karthik:(nods his head) mmm...hmmm...
He holds her closer and kisses her again... she also showers back her love for him...
few minutes later, they depart and...smile looking at each other...
Raji: nimmadhiyaa thoongu... ellaam nallabadiye nadakkum...
Karthik: good night...
Raji: good night...
both of them go down stairs...
SUNDAY:
Susan starts early in the morning and is on the way to kovilpatti.
Around 5.30 a.m. she crosses Melmaruvathur and after a few kilometres her car suddenly stops. She gets out and tries hard to find out why the car stopped but couldn't figure out.
She waits there thinking of asking help or go back...
A car passes speedly, but stops and comes back to her...
IN KOVILPATTI:
Karthik wakes up and sees Vishnu still fast asleep. not wanting to disturb him, he comes to the terrace .
He looks down and to his surprise Raji clad in a Red pattu pudavai was decorating a beautiful kolam.
He is mesmerised at the beautiful ambience and keeps looking at her.
Raji looks up and he waves his hand and she smiles...
Chapter 78... coming soon...