CHAPTER 16
Raji's phone keeps ringing... Karthik, Vishnu and Lakshmi look at each other wondering what to do.
Karthik: Lakshmi.. phone eduthu pesunga..
Lakshmi answers the call... " Appaa... Sollunga paa... naan Lakshmi pesaren... Eppadi irukkeenga? Raji wash room poyirukkaa... sari paa... naan pesa solren... vachidaren paa.. udambu paathukkonga..."
Vishnu: Enna Lakshmi? Enna solraar meesai?
Lakshmi: Raji yai oru thadavai pesa sollumaa nnu kenjuraaru..
Karthik: En ippadi tension aagaraa iva? Avare udambu sariyillaadha aalu...
Lakshmi: Karthik ... pesaama lunch, movie program cancel pannidalaama?
Vishnu: En lakshmi?
Lakshmi: illai.. Raji moode sari illai... ava vandhaalum enjoy panna maattaa... yosichikitte iruppaa... enakkum intha laptop matter mandaiya kudainjitte irukku...
Karthik: illai Lakshmi... polaam... ingeye irundhaa... adhe yosanayaa irukkum.. konjam atmosphere change aana divert aagarathukku chance irukkum..
Vishnu: aamaa Lakshmi... eppadiyum enna vishayam nu naalaikku Madhan partha thaan theriyum... so adhu varaikkum edhukku adhaiye yosikkanum?
Lakshmi: Karthik... ammavukku oru medicine avasaramaa thevai paduthu ... naanum, Vishnu vum poyi adhai vaangittu courier anuppittu varom ... nee Raji kitta amaidhiya pesi avanga appa kitta pesa vai.
Vishnu: aama daa... mukkiyamaa nee tension aagaama pesu daa... naanga poyittu vandhidarom.
Karthik: mmm... sari...
Both Lakshmi and Vishnu leave.
After 10 mins, Raji comes out of the room wiping her wet face with a towel. Her swollen red face shows she has been crying.
Karthik gives her water to drink. She quietly drinks water and gives the empty glass to him. He makes her to sit beside him and holds her hand.
Karthik: enna daa? Edhukku ippo ivvalo tension aagare?
Raji: onnum illai...
Karthik: edhuvaa irunthaalum manasu vittu share pannikkaren nu promise pannadhu summaa thaana?
Raji: appadi illai... karthik... naan padarathu illama unnai edhukku anaavasiyamaa tension pannanum nu thaan...
Karthik: appadi ellaam onnum illai... nee sollale nnaa thaan tension aaguthu... ennannu sollu..
Raji: yaar karthik ippadi panni iruppaanga?
Karthik: antha laptop vishayam enakku vittudu... naan parthukkaren... adhai marakka muyarchi pannu... puriyudhaa?
Raji: adhille... karthik...
Karthik: en mela nambikkai irukkaa illaiyaa?
Raji: niraiya irukku...
Karthik: appo adhai vittu thallu...
Raji: mmm... Sari...
Karthik: appa kitta en appadi pesane? Udambu sari illaathavar kitte poyi konnudunga adhu idhu nnu ... enna prachanai?
Raji: vidu karthik.. thevai illama nee tension aave.
Karthik: illai...naan tension aaga maatten.. ennannu sollu...
Raji: vera enna... innaikku ellaarum kanchipuram ponaanga illaiyaa... ennaiyum pudavai eduthukka solli kooda koottittu poyidalaam nu plan panni irukkaanga..
Karthik: yaaru?
Raji: enga athai thaan...
Karthik: enna plan?
Raji: penn paarkum padalam...
Karthik: pudavai kadaiyilayaa?
Raji: aamaa... naan thaan othukka maattenrene... athukku romba budhisaalithanamaa yosichu ippadi oru plan...
Karthik: appuram?
Raji: enga maama oda sonthathula oru ammaa intha tharagar velai paarkaraanga... nethu oorilirundhu vandha gumballe avangalum irunthaanga... ivanga en vanthirukkaangannu kaettaa... ivanga thaan intha varan mudichu kuduthaanga .. adhanaala koottittu vandhom nu sonnaanga...
Karthik: mmm
Raji: enakkennamo adhu sandhegamaa irundhudhu... adhukulle athai vandhu lakshmi phone panna vishayam sonnaanga... naan un kitte phone le pesittu ... lakshmi office work le help panna varasollirukkaa ... kanchipuram varamudiyaadhunnu sollittu inge vandhutten... inneram athai appaa kitta pottu kuduthittaanga... athaan visaaranai...
Karthik: sari ... naan onnu sonna keppiyaa?
Raji: mm.. enna sonnalum..
Karthik: appa ku phone panni ozhungaa pesu...
Raji: karthik..
Karthik dials and gives the phone to her.
Raji: appaa... sorry paa ... ennai mannichidunga appaa... illai paa... kovam illai... neenga ennai purinjikka maatenreengale nnu varutham thaan.. ennai pathi yosichu udambu keduthukkaadheenga paa... doctor kitta poyittu vandhu enna sonnaangannu sollunga... naan adutha vaaram oorukku varen... vandhu pesaren paa... vachidaren... Udambu parthukkonga paa...
She cuts the phone saying... "podhumaa?" and he smiles, pats on her cheek... and says "nalla ponnu .. ippadi thaan sonna pechu kekkanum..."
Raji: Lakshmi, Vishnu enge?
Karthik: Lakshmi oda ammavukku oru medicine avasaramaa thevai paduthaam ... Lakshmiyum, Vishnu vum poyi adhai vaangittu courier anuppittu vara poyirukkaanga...
Raji: OK...
Karthik: coffee , tea edhaavadhu kudikkiriyaa? Vishnu, Lakshmi vandhadhukappuram lunch ku polaam.
Raji: mmm ... tea kudikkalaam.. naan podavaa?
She gets up but he makes her sit in the sofa.
Karthik: onnum venaa ... nee ingeye ukkaaru.. naan pottuttu varen...
He goes into the kitchen and makes tea.
Raji comes there without making noise and hugs him from behind saying... "thank you .. karthik". He is surprised. He smiles and holds her hand, then turns towards her asking... "edhukku?"
Raji smiles and replies "ellaathukkum thaan".
He hugs her in return saying .. "I love you azhagi" and kisses her forehead...
Both of them go apart, smile and drink the tea.
Chapter 17... coming soon...