Minnuvathellaam Ponnalla Ch. 01

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naan kutiyiruppadhu apaartment ondril. irantu petroomutan vasadhiyaaka irundhadhu. enakku ore oru paiyan. 6 vadhil patiththuk kontirukkiraan. naan sollum edhir veettil sampadh kutivandhu oru varutam aakiradhu. avanukku 25 vayadhu irukkum. irantu maadhangalukku munpu thaan thirumanam aanadhu. avan manaivi raajiyaip paarththadhil irundhudhaan thookkamindri thaviththuk kontirukkiren. azhakendraal azhaku appatiyoru azhaku. aval azhakukku sikaram pol aval mulaiyum, sooththum. irantum sariyaana vikidhaththil alavaaka amaindhu en thookkaththaik ketuththuk kontirukkiradhu.

indru sanikkizhamai. aluvalakam vitumurai. paartti oruvarai sandhiththu kamishan vaanga ventiyirundhadhu. idharkaakave menshan ondril thaniyaaka room ondrai etuththirukkiren. paarttikalai ange varach cholli kamishan vaanguvadharkum, sila nerangalil thanni atippadharkum vasadhiyaaka irundhadhu.

sattaiyai maattik kontu kilampa thayaaraanen. naan kadhavai thirakka, edhir veettu vaasalil kadhavu thirandhirukka sampath than azhakiya manaiviyai kattip pitiththu konjik kontirundhaan. avanutaiya kaikal avalutaiya sooththai thaangip pitiththuk kontirukka, udhatukal avalutaiya udhatukalutan laak aaki irundhadhu. avanum veliye kilampukiraan polum. adhaip paarththup perumoochchu vittapati naan nirka, ennai kanta avan manaivi avanitamirundhu thannai vituviththuk kontu naanaththutan ulle oti maraindhaal.

"enna sampadh aapisukku kilampittiyaa?" endru naan ketka avanum ennaip paarththu punmuruval pooththaan.

"enna saar akkaa nallaa irukkaangalaa? paarththu rompa naalaachchu," endru avan solla, "engappaa unakku kalyaanam aanadhulayirundhu nee rompa pisi pola irukke? indha pakkame aalaik kaanom," endren kintalutan.

avan asatu vazhindhavaare, "aamaa saar, rompa naalaachchu. unga veettukku oru naal varanum. akkaa en mele rompa kopamaa iruppaanga," endraan.

enadhu manaivikku avan mel kollaip piriyam. avanukku kalyaanam aavadharku munpu naan veettil irundhaal en veete kadhiyendru iruppaan. rompa nalla paiyan. enadhu manaiviyai 'akkaa', 'akkaa' ena vaai niraiya azhaippaan. enadhu manaiviyum, 'thampi', 'thampi' ena marukuvaal. veettil edhaavadhu speshalaaka samaiyal seydhaal en moolam avanukku kotuththanuppuvaal. aaka engalukkul oru nalla rileshan irundhadhu. kalyaanam aanadhu mudhal avan engal veettup pakkam adhikam varuvadhillai. sari pudhup pontaatti. ava vera semaiyaa irukkaa. aval matiyileye vizhundhu kitakkaan pola endru ennik konten.

naan edhirpaarththa paartti kaalaiyil satru seekkirame vandhu teel mutindhadhu. avar kaiyil pokan pataththukku rentu tikket irukkiradhu endru ennaiyum azhaiththaar. sari endru pataththukkup ponom. maalai naanku manikke sho mutindhuvita avarai anuppivittu katarkaraikku sendren. ninaivil muzhuvadhum pokan thiraip patame vandhu kontirundhadhu. adhe namakkum kootuvittu kootu paayum kalai therindhaal evvalavu nandraaka irukkum endru enniyavaare thanneerin oramaaka natandhu kontirundhen. appodhu kaalil oru alai sutrivara olaich chuvati pol edho ondru en kaalai vattamittu meentum ulle sendradhu. atuththu oru periya alai vara adhu en kaalatiyil vandhu serndhadhu. adhai kaiyil etuththu paarkka adhu oru olaichchuvati thaan enpadhu therindhadhu. naan aarvaththutan adhai etuththu munnum pinnum paarkka adhu jeyam ravi kilaimaaksil katalukkul erindha olai suvatidhaan enpadhu therindhadhu.

adhai etuththuk kontu roomukku sendren. adhaip patikka patikka aachcharyam melongiyadhu. adhil kootuvittu kootu paaivadharkaana vazhimuraikal thelivaaka vilakkap pattirundhadhu. naan kootu vittu kootu paaivadhu ivvalavu elidhaaka irukkum endru kanavil koota ninaiththadhillai. sin muththiraiyil viralai vaiththuk kontu oru mandhiraththaik koori adhire iruppavarin kankalai koorndhu nokkinaal podhum namadhu aanmaa avarin utalukkul sendruvita avarin aanmaa namadhu utampukkul vandhuvitum. enakku adhai utane yaaritamaavadhu sodhiththup paarkkaventum ena thondriyadhu.

yaaritam sodhikkalaam ena yosanai seydhavaare taasmaakkai nokki natandhen. oru 1/2 vaangi roomil vaiththu atiththuk konte yosikkalaam ena kataiyai ataindhen. ennutaiya adhirshtam ange sampadh nindru kontirundhaan.

"haai sampadh enge indhap pakkam," ena naan ketka avan ennaip paarththu vetki, "illai konjamaa...." endru izhuththaan.

naan avan tholil kai pottu, "kammaan piradhar. idhukku en ivvalavu sangatappatureenga. vaanga vaangittu namma roomule poi atikkalaam. enakkum oru kampeniyaa irukkum," ena azhaiththen.

thayakkaththutan avan adharku sammadhiththaan. en manadhil palveru ennangal otiyadhu. ivanitam naam katradhai sodhiththup paarththaal enna? appatiye avan veettukkup poi avan manaiviyai....ninaikkum podhe ennul atrinalin pamp aanadhu. oru ful paattil ondru vaangik konten. pokum vazhiyil konjam thookka maaththiraikalaiyum, oru paattil kulorofaarmum vaangik konten.

paadhroomukku sendru en karsippil kulorofaarmai nanaiththuk konten. karsippai marakkaamal tepil mel vaiththen. iruvarum siyars solli kutikka aarampiththom. enakku ore kuzhappamaaka irundhadhu. thookka maaththiraiyai naan pottuk kolvadhaa illai avanukku kotuppadhaa endru. oru vazhiyaaka yosiththu naane pottuk konten. ennutaiya utampu thaane thoongap pokiradhu. siridhu neraththil enakku kankal sokka aarampiththadhu. idhudhaan sariyaana tharunam ena enni kaiyai sin muththiraiyil vaiththu mandhiraththai solli avan kankalai utru nokkinen. enna aachcharyam medhuvaaka en aanmaa avan utampukkul nuzhaivadhai unarndhen. en utampu sorndhu thuvantadhu. en aanmaa muzhuvadhu itam maariyadhum avan aanmaa en utampukkul puka en utampu silirththu ezhuvadhaip paarththen. ange retiyaaka vaiththirundha karsippai etuththu en utampin mookkil azhuththinen. en utampu moorchchaiyaaka adhaavadhu sampaththin aanmaa moorchchaiyaanadhu.

naan ezhundhu roomil irundha kannaatiyil paarththen. what a miracle? avanutaiya utampil naan. enakku sandhosham thaangavillai. yaarukkum sandhekam varaadhu. idhe utamputan poi avan manaiviyai indru anupaviththuvita ventum. maniyaip paarththen. mani ettu ena kaattiyadhu. enadhu manaivikku pon seydhu naan avasara velaiyaaka veliye selvadhaal iravu vara maatten ena koorinen. aval adhaik kuriththu kinjiththum varuththappatuvadhaaka thondravillai. "kantippaaka vara maatteerkalaa? eppodhu thirumpi varuveerkal," endru mattum kettaal.

sari oru paththu manikku kilampalaam endru ninaiththu madhuvai etuththu arundha aarampiththen. en edhire avan mayangi kitandhaan. avanukku edho pon vandhadhu. atiththuk konte irukkattum ena vittu vitten. thittamittapati paththu manikku roomai vittu vandhen. lesaaka thatumaariyadhu. sandhoshaththil sarakkai konjam adhikamaaka atiththuvitten polum. oru aattovaip pitiththu apaartmentukku sendren. podhai thalaikku eri irundhadhu. thatumaariyapati natandhen. "naan kontu vandhu veettil vitattumaa saar?" ena ketta sekyoorittiyai ventaam ena koorivittu en plaattai nokki natandhen. ingudhaan vidhi vilaiyaativittadhu. pazhakkadhoshaththil en kaalkal en veettin mun nindru kaalingk pellai azhuththa en manaivi kadhavai thirandhaal. ennaik kantu adhisayappatta aval veliye thalaiyai neetti sutrum mutrum paarththuvittu ennai ulle izhuththaal.

"enge ponai etukkaliye, mesesai koota paarththirukka maattiyo ena ninaichchen. nallavelai vandhutte!" ena koori ennai suvatrutan saaiththu than mulaikalai en maarpil azhuththi en udhatukalaik kavvinaal. appodhu koota naan sampaththin utampil iruppadhai unaravillai. enakku aachcharyamaaka irundhadhu. en manaiviyaa ippati? vaasalileye aasaiyutan ennaik kattip pitikkiraal, konjukiraale ena thondriyadhu. padhilukku aasaiyutan en manaiviyaik kattip pitiththen. iruvarum neenta neram muththamittuk kontom.

"appaa! ippati irundhu eththanai naalaayitru?" endru naan munumunukka, "adhudhaan kalyaanam aanadhuleyirundhu pontaattiye kadhinnu kitakkiraye!" endru padhilukku munumunuththaal en manaivi.

ennai thara tharavendru izhuththuk kontu engal petroomai ataindhaal. kadhavai thaalittu ennai pettil thalli en mel vizhundhaal. naan mallaakka kitakka aval en mel than mulaikal en nenjil azhundha kuppura patuththuk kontaal.than kaalkalai muttiyil irundhu matakki mele neettik kontu than muzhangaikalirantaiyum en nenjin mel padhiththuk kontu than kannaththil kaikalai padhiththuk kontu ennai utru nokkinaal.aval mundhaanai sarindhu en maarpin mel kitandhadhu. aval mulaikal en maarpil azhundhi veliye pidhungik kontirundhadhu. aval kilivej kaana kan kollaa kaatchiyaaka irundhadhu. nanku utru nokkinaal avalutaiya mulaikalin karuvattam siridhalavu veliye therindhadhu. selai muttiyin keezh irangi avalutaiya sivandha kentaik kaal sadhai enakku melum podhaiyetriyadhu. naan en kaikalai avalai sutri valaiththu aval sooththaip pitiththu pisaindhen. aval en kaikalai keezhirakki than muzhangaalukku atuththu vaiththaal. naan purindhu kontu aval selaiyai mele uyarththiyavaaru sendru aval nirvaana kuntiyaip pitiththen. than kaikalai enakku iru pakkamum ooniyavaaru en udhatukalil thirumpa thirumpa melidhaaka than udhatukalaal oththiyetuththaal. en kaikal aval sooththai sappaaththi maavu pol pisaindhu kontirundhadhu. naanum padhilukku avalukku muththangalaik kotuththen.

kaikalai mele uyarththi avalutaiya mudhukai thatavinen. aval en mel satru uyarndhu than mulaikalil ondrai en vaayil thiniththaal. adhai pilavusutan serththu sappinen. "mmm...nallaa katitaa... endru than parkalaik katiththuk kontu koorinaal. naan en parkalaal mulaiyai azhuththik katikka, "aaaaaa.." ena kaththivittu, "patavaa medhuvaa katitaa..." endru sellamaaka ennai atiththaal. enakku melum kushiyaanadhu. ennutaiya 14 varuta thirumana vaazhvil oru naal koota en manaivi ennitam ivvalavu anniyonyam kaattiyadhillai. irantu mulaikalaiyum maari maari sappikkonte avalutaiya pek oppan pilavusin hookkukalai ovvondraaka kazhatrinen. naan kazhattuvadharku edhuvaaka aval thannutaiya utampai surukki enakku udhaviyadhu enakku melum adhisayamaaka irundhadhu. naan piraavin kilaapsaiyum serththu kazhatta aval than kaikalin vazhiye avatrai uruvi erindhaal. avalutaiya mulaikal en maarpil uruntu vilaiyaatiyadhu. naan avalutaiya selaiyai uruvi paavaatai naataavai avizhththu avatrai keezhe thalli avalai muzhu nirvaanappatuththinen.

aval en mel patuththuk konte mele irantu sattai poththaankalai mattum kazhatrivittu sampaththin maarpinul kaiyai vittu adhil ulla mutiyai alaindhaal. pinnar than viralkalai stailaaka vaiththuk kontu sattai poththaankal anaiththaiyum muzhumaiyaaka vituviththaal. ennutaiya maarpil mukam pudhaiththu than mukaththai keezhirundhu melaaka theyththaal. ennutaiya netriyil than viralai vaiththu ennutaiya mookku udhatu naati ena medhuvaaka keezhirakkinaal. pinnar en udhatukalai thatavi than viralai en vaaikkul vittaal. naan en udhatukalai kuviththu aval viralai sappa thotanginen. adhai medhuvaaka uruviya aval than vaayil vaiththu than udhatukalai kuviththu adhilirundha echchilai nakkinaal. aval kaiyai keezhirakki en pentin jippai medhuvaaka keezhe izhuththaal. jattiyin mel kaivaiththu en kottaikalutan serththu en kunjaip pisaindhaal. enakku appatiye jivvendru parappadhu polirundhadhu. iththanai naal en manaivi indha thiramaikalai engu maraiththu vaiththirundhaal? ippati oru sukaththaik kotuththaal endha aampilai than pontaattiyai vittu vittu veru pennai thetuvaan endru enakku thondriyadhu.

aval en maarpil mukaththai padhiththuk kontu, than mulaikalai en nenjil azhuththiyavaare, en kunjaip pitiththu adhan mel tholai keezhe izhukka adhil oru thuli vindhu thulirththadhu. than viralaal adhan thalaiyil adhai mirudhuvaaka parappinaal. pinnar adhai lesaaka kulukkiyapatiye en utampil than mulaikalai azhuththi theyththavaare sarindhu than udhatukalaal en utampu muzhuvadhum thataviyavaare en kunjai ataindhaal. naan aachchariyappatum vidhaththil en sunniyai than kaiyil pitiththu adhan thalaiyil oru muththam kotuththaal. than nuni naakkai neetti adhan thalaiyai mirudhuvaaka thatava melum oru thuli vindhu adhilirundhu velippattadhu. than naakkaaleye adhai adhan thalai muzhuvadhum thatavi adhan siriya thulaiyai than naakkaal kuththip pilandhaal. pinnar than nuni naakkai adhil aatta naan engo midhandhu kontirundhen. aahaa! aval en sunniyai aval vaayaal thatavi edhdhththanai naalaayitru? aval udhatukal en kunjin mel kuvindhadhu. adhan kadhakadhappaana ilam sootu enakku inam puriyaadha sukaththaik kotuththadhu. siridhu neraththil aval vaayil ooriya echchil en kunjai soozhndhu adhai kulippaattiyadhu. than vaayil surandha echchilutan adhai medhuvaaka oompath thotanginaal.

naan avalai mele pitiththu izhuththen. keezhe irangiyadhu polave than mulaikalai en utampil azhuththi theyththavaaru mele vandhaal. avalutaiya udhattil en udhatukalaip padhiththu iruvarum neenta muththangalaik kotuththuk kontom. aval en pentaiyum jattiyaiyum en kaalkalin vazhiye than kaalkalaal undhi thallinaal. en mele patuththuk kontu en kunjai aval koodhikku nere pitiththuk kontu melirundhu keezhaaka than koodhiyai en kunjin mel azhuththa adhu muzhuvadhum aval koodhikkul thanjamataindhadhu.

melirundhu than kuntiyai thookki thookki atikka naan en ituppai avalukku vasadhiyaaka thookkik kotuththen. avvappodhu aval mulaikalai en mukaththil theyththum vaayil thiniththum aval vilaiyaata naanum aval mulaikalai mirudhuvaaka katiththum, vaayaal sappiyum vilaiyaatinen. siridhu neraththil avalukku mudhal muraiyaaka unarchchikal ponga ennai meleyirundhu azhuththiyavaaru patuththuk kontaal. iruvarum siridhu neram appatiye irundhom. pinnar naan avalai keezhe thalli melirundhu okka aarampiththen. eppodhum illaadha vidhamaaka aval unarchchi ponga aaaaa...oooooo..vena kaththi amarkkalap patuththinaal. aval unarchchi ponga nelindhadhum, kaththiyadhum enakku en unarvukalai melum kilariyadhu. naan aval mel oru aindhu nimitam vekamaaka iyangi en vindhuvai aval puntaikkul paaichcha aval unarchchivasappattu ennaik kattip pitiththuk kontaal.

avalukkum enakkum mel moochchu keezh moochchu vaanga aval ennai irukkamaaka kattiyanaiththuk kontaal. eppodhum ol mutindhadhum thallip patunga, konjam kaaththu varattum, utampellaam ore kasakasannu irukkunnu ennai virattupaval indru iruvarukkum itaiyil kaatru koota puka mutiyaadhavaaru anaiththuk kontu patuththadhu enakku sandhoshamaaka irundhadhu. avalutaiya utampu vervaiyil kuliththu adhan pisupisuppu thaangonnaadha sukaththaiyaliththadhu. avalitam indru thenpatum maatrangal enakku viyappai aliththaalum iththanai naan edhai avalitamirundhu edhirpaarththeno adhu kitaiththadhu sandhadhoshamaaka irundhadhu.

siridhu neraththil iruvarum aasuvaasap patuththik kontu naarmal nilaiyai ataindhom. naan mallaaka patuththirukka aval en itadhu pakkaththil ennai azhuththiyavaaru orukkaliththup patiththirundhaal. aval kaikal en maarpil alaindhu kontirundhadhu aval mulaikal pakkavaattil en akkulin keezhe azhundhik kontirundhadhu. enakku podhai oralavu thelindhirundhadhu.

"entaa en kitte unakku enna pitichchurukku?" ena konjum kuralil kettaal.

"ungitte enakku pitikkaadhadhu edhuti sellam?' ena naan padhilalikka, aval utane, "potaa en veettukkaarar maadhiriye solre," ena aval kooriya podhu thaan enakku uraiththadhu. aamaam naan sampaththin utampil allavaa irukkiren. appatiyaanaal en manaivi ennai sampadh endru ennith thaan konjik kontirukkiraalaa? atippaavi eththanai naalaakati idhu natakkiradhu. se! thanni atisirukkave kootaadhu. podhaiyile onnum puriyaama pazhakka thoshaththule namma veettukke vandhurukkom. ivalum nammale sampadhnnu ninachchu ivvalavu neram....ivalai appatiye kazhuththai nerikkalaamaannu thondriyadhu. kashtappattu atakkik konten.

aiyyaiyo raajiyai okkira saansai mis pannittome. ippave kilampuvom endru enni vekamaaka ezhundhen. ennaip pitiththu amukkiya aval, "enna avasaram? ezhundhu otap paakkire?" endraal. "illai, ange veettule raaji kaaththukkittu iruppaa," endren.

"thanni pottaa unakku enna natakkudhune theriya maattengudhutaa! adhudhaan un pontaattiyai oorukku anuppi vachchuttiye. en veettukkaararum nait vara maattaaru. appuram enna avasaram. porumaiyaa irundhuttu vitiyiradhukku konjam munnaale po. adhuvarai rentu perum jaaliyaa irukkalaam," endraal.

appatinnaa raaji oorule illaiyaa? namma plaan vesttaa pochche ena manadhil ninaiththuk konten. sari en pontaattiya idhu maadhiri eppavum anupavachchidhille. idhuvaavadhu namakku kitachchudhe. ennadhaan seyraannu paakkalaamnu avalai azhuththik kattip pitiththen.

"naan kettadhukku padhil sollu. en kitte unakku enna pitichchurukku?" endru ennai ulukkinaal.

"letees farst. engitte unakku enna pitichchurukkunnu mudhalle sollu. appuram naan solren," endren.

aval maarpu mutikalai kaiyil suzhatriyavaare, "un utampule irukka indha mutidhaantaa enakku rompa pitichchurukku. kattip pitichcha thechchaa kurukurunnu rompa soopparaa irukkutaa," endru koori than utampai en utalutan theyththaal.

naanum aval udhatukalil muththamittu enakku unnota periya mulaikal thaan rompa pitichchurukku," endren.

'riyali' endraval than mulaikalai en mel innum konjam theyththaal.

"sari ennai thalai mudhal kaal varai varnitaa," endraal. naan aval thalai mutiyai kodhi, "kaarmekam pondra karungoondhal," endren. appuram endravalitam, en viralaal puruvaththai theyththu "vil pondra puruvam," pin kankalai thatavi, "kaapool thiraatkshai pondra karuvizhikal," kannangalai varuti, "aappil pondra kannangal," endren. aval kazhuk endru siriththu vittu, "appuram," endraal.

aval udhatukalil viralai otavitta naan, "kovaip pazha udhatukal," ena koora aval en pechchil mayangi kanmooti atuththu en viralkal engu sellum ena aavalutan kaaththirundhaal. naan aval kazhuththai thatavi, "sangu kazhuththu," endru kooriyavaare aval mulaiyai thatava aval rompavum eksaittataaka irundhaal. naan aval mulaiyai thatavik konteyirukka, "mmmm...sollutaa...." ena sellamaaka sinunginaal. "ivai irantum enna malkovaa maampazhangalaa?" endru avalitam ketten. "aamaam vaayile pottu katichchu thinnu," endru than mulaiyai than kaiyaal thookki en vaayil thiniththaal. naan aval nippilai en naavaal urutta aval sokkip poi, "adhu ennataa," ena vinavinaal. naan vaayai etukkaamale, " maadhulai muththukkal," enka aval unarchchi vayappattu than mulaiyai melum en vaayil vaiththu azhuththinaal.

"mmmm... innum keezhe vaataa."

naan aval vayitrai thatavinen. "mmm....sollutaa..." ena en udhattaik katiththaal

"mmm...idhu oru poosanikkaai," ena aval vayitrai thatta aval sellamaaka ennai atiththu sinunginaal.

en kai keezhe irangi aval koodhiyai thataviyadhu. adhan uppiya paniyaaram pondra mel pakudhi vazhavazhavena vazhukkik kontu sendradhu. nanku suththamaaka shev seyyappatta adhan idhazhkal enakkul kilarchchiyai thoontiyadhu. adhan sparishaththai mikavum rasiththu thatavik kontirudhen.

"ennataa sailant aayitte? adhai paththi edhaavadhu sollutaa."

aval oru pakka idhazhai viralkalaal patri adhan ulle kasindhirundha eeraththai kaiyaal thataviyavaare, "idhu thenil ooriya palaach chulai endren.

"vaav......engeyirundhutaa ippatiyellaam pesa kaththukkitte? naanum kalyaanam panniyirukkene. oru jatam oru naalaavadhu engitte ippati pesiyirukkumaa?" ena en vaayil azhundha oru muththamittaal.

"atip paavi, ennai pakkaththukleye anta vitaama appatiye naan ungitte vandhaalum jatam maadhiri patuththu kitandhuttu ippa ennaiyave jatamkireeye. mmmm....idhu thaan neramngiradhu," endru ennai naane nondhukonten.

aval en kunjaip pitiththu than kaiyaal varuta adhu meentum uyir petradhu. nalla viraippai ataindhadhum adhu evvalavu perusu irukkum ena kunindhu paarththen. "chchee... adhu nalla viraippu nilaiyileye 4" neelam thaan irukkum polirundhadhu. ennutaiyadhu 7" neelam irukkum. aththutan nalla thatimanum irukkum. adhil kitaikkaadha sukam idhil eppati avalukku kitaiththadhu. ivanitam ennaththaik kantaal mayanguvadharku? ennaivita siridhu sivappu niram. utampu muzhuvadhum kurangu pol muti irukkiradhu endru poraamaiyil puzhunginen.

"innaikku ennataa rompa kushaalaa irukke? vandhu ulle vittu rentu nimishaththule ellaam thanni kazhantutum. innaikku paththu nimisham varai thaakkup pitichchurukke? pudhu pontaatti trainingaa?"

atippaavi! avanukku kunjudhaan kattainnu ninachchaa unnai thirupdhi patuththara taimum kattaidhaanaa? appuram en kitte illaadhadhu pudhusaa ennaththaiti avangitte kante?

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