Minnuvathellaam Ponnalla Ch. 01

en maint vaais avalukku kettirukkum pola, "thiruttuththanamaa okkiradhe thani sukamntaa," endru kooriyapatiye aval than thalaiyai keezhe irangi than vaayaal en kunjai sappa aarampiththaal. avalukku vaayil vindhuvai vittaal pitikkaadhu. oru murai naan en vindhuvai aval vaayileye vita vov..vov.. ena vaandhi etuththaal. vaayai palamurai kazhuvinaal. andru muzhuvadhum enakku archchanaidhaan. irantu maadham ennai than arukileye vitavillai. ippodhum adhai solli solli kaanpippaal.

adharkup piraku naan avalai palamurai kenjiyum aval en kunjai vaayileye pottuk kolvadhillai. indru thaanaakave avan kunjai sappukiraal. enakku takkendru manadhil ondru thondriyadhu. indru aval vaayil vindhuvai paaichchivita ventum. avanai aval thittuvadhai rasikka ventum ena thondriyadhu. aval ennai ezhundhu amara sollivittu kattilin keezhe mantiyittu amarndhaal. naan kattilil kaalai thongavittapati amarndhu kolla en thotaikalukkitaiyil than mukaththaip padhiththu oompa aarampiththaal. aval vizhikal ennaip paarththavaare irundhadhu avvappodhu than vaayai en kunjil irundhu etuththu adhan mel thuppi andha echchilai en kunjin mel parappi meentum oompa aarampiththaal.

enakku kilaimaaqks nerungiyadhu en kaalkal pinnina. avalukku endha sandhekamum varaamal en unarchchikalai atakkik konten. idharku mel thaangaadhu endra nilai vandha podhu avalutaiya thalaiyaip patri en kunjutan serththu azhuththip pitiththuk konten. en(avan) kunjil irundhu vindhu peerittu velippattu aval vaayai niraiththadhu.

"aahaa ippodhu avanukku archchanai kitaikkap pokiradhu," ena sandhoshaththil midhandhen. aanaal avalo kunjil irundhu vaayai etukkaveyillai. adhilirundhu kataisi sottu varum varai adhileye vaayai vaiththirundhaal. pinnar than vaayai etuththu adhai thirandhu kaanpiththaal. pisupisuvena vennira thiravam aval vaayil niraindhirundhadhu. adhai than naakkaal en aval udhatukalil thatavinaal. naan edho flu flim paarppadhu pol irundhadhu. aval seykai adhil varum natikaiyai polirundhadhu. siridhu neram adhai vaayil vaiththu naakkaal pala thatavai vilaiyaativittu vaayaal oodhi muttaiyittu pinnar than kaiyil konjam etuththu than mulaikalil thatavinaal. than viralai vaayilittu sappiyavaare meedhiyai endha oru aruveruppum illaamal appatiye vizhunginaal. meentum viraippu kuraindhu naarmal nilaikku vandhirundha kunjai etuththu adhan thalaiyil naakkai vaiththu adhil thulirththirundha vindhuvin thuௗிyai adhan palp thalaiyil thatavinaal. pinnar kunjai kaiyil pitiththuk kontu than naakkaal adhai sutri sutri anaiththu paakaththaiyum nakki suththam seydhaal.

aval meentum patukkaiyil patukka naan keezhe kunindhu avalutaiya puntaiyai nakka aarampiththen. avalutaiya puntai nandraaka shev seyyappattu irundhadhaal idhazhkal menmaiyaaka irundhadhu. naakkaal nakkave sukamaaka irundhadhu. naan palamurai avalitam puntaiyai nanku shev seyyumpati kettadhuntu. adhai kantu kollave maattaal. naan ketkaamaleye sila samayam shev seydhiruppaal. aasaiyaaka arukil sendraal tayartaaka irukkiradhu endru thirumpi patuththu vituvaal. naan avalutaiya puntaiyai thataviyavaare kaiyatiththuvittu thoongivituven. eppodhaavadhu aththi pooththadhu pol iruvarum uravu kolvom. "idhu thaanaa sangadhi? avan endraikkellaam varukiraano andru mattum nanku shev seykiraal," ena manadhil puzhungik kontu adhai urudhip patuththa, "edhukku sellam shev panre? enakku mayir niranju irundhaadhaan pitikkumnu unakku theriyaadhaa?" endra ennai vinodhamaakap paarththaal.

"innaikku unakku enna aachchu? unakku iththanai naalum nee kleenaa irundhaadhaan pitikkum sonnadhunaale thaane naan kashtappattu shev senjuttu vaaren. nee ennataannaa ippa pilettaiye maaththareeye?" endraal.

enakku kopam kopamaaka vandhadhu. "enti purushankaaran kettaa seyya maattenngkre! aanaal kalla kaadhalan kettaangiradhukkaaka shev seyre? avan sunniyai oompi thanniyai kutikkire," ena manadhukkul ninaiththuk konten.

konja neraththil aval meentum unarchchiyin ellaiyai thottaal. pinnar naan mele vandhu aval koodhiyil sunniyai vittu aatti meentum vindhuvai aval koodhikkul paaichchinen. aval ennai irukkamaaka kattip pitiththu kontu en thalaiyil irundhu maarpu varai muththangalaakak kotuththaal. "irundhaalum nee thanniyatichchaa soopparaa panretaa appaa....evvalavu neram thaakkuppitikkure!" endraal. "atippaavi idhe taimdhaaneti naarmalaa unnai okkarappavum etuththukkiren. avan indha alavukku koota seyyamaattaannaa pinne ennaththati visheshamaa avangitte kante?" ena naan manadhukkul puzhunga aval en maarpil thalai vaiththu kalaippu mikudhiyil urangip ponaal.

kaalai aindhu maniyirukkum. ennai thatti ezhuppinaal. "thookkam varudhu pesaama thoonguti," endren.

"aamaa! ivaru pontaatti koota maamiyaar veettule patuththirukkaaru. maththiyaanam varaikkum thoonguradhukku. ezhundhirutaa, lettaanaa yaaraavadhu paaththutap poraanga," ena thuraththinaal.

naan nilaimaiyai purindhu kolla siridhu neram aayitru. pinnar ezhundhu en pent sattaiyai maattik kontu veliyil vandhen. vaasal varai nirvaanamaakave vandha aval kadhavai thirappadharku mun ennai suvatrotu azhuththi kattip pitiththapati en maarpil thalai saaiththu siridhu neram nindraal. pinnar enakku muththam kotuththu, piriya manamillaamal kadhavai thirandhu veliyil thallinaal. naan thirumpi kadhavai moota vitaamal pitiththu, "oru naal pakal muzhuvadhum un koota ippati irukkanum," endren. "mmmm....aasaiyaip paaru. adhukku un pontaattikkitte po," endru koori pattendru kadhavai ataiththaal.

veliye vandha enakku mana ulaichchalaaka irundhadhu. "se! naan iva mela evvalavu nampikkai vachchirundhen. ellaamum pochche. naanum vekkamillaamal avakitte patuththuttu vaarene," ena ullukkul puzhunginaalum avalitam anupaviththa sukam ennaal marakka iyalavillai.

roomukku vandhu kadhavai thirandhu paarththa podhu ennutaiya utampu mayakkaththin pitiyil irundhu vilakaamal innamum urangik kontirundhadhu. arukil irundha seril amarndhen.

eppodhu urangineno enakku theriyaadhu. thiteerendru avan ulukkiyapodhu thaan kan vizhiththen. avan thookka kalakkaththil irundhu vitupataamal ondrum puriyaamal ennaip paarththuk kontirundhaan. naan pattendru avan kankalai nokki mandhiraththaik koori avan utampil irundhu avan utampukku maarinen. ippodhum avan thiru thiruvena vizhiththaan. avanukku ondrum puriyaamal kuzhampip poi iruppadhu purindhadhu. naan avanitam, "enna sampadh en oru maadhiri irukke?" endren.

"illa saar, enakku enna aachchunne theriyale! konja neraththukku munnaati ange naan patuththukkittu irundha maadhiriyum, en munnaale en utampu serle thoongikittu irundha maadhiriyum irundhuchchu. ennanne enakku onnum puriyale?"

"nait nallaa ovar fittaayitte! adhunaale andha heng ovar irundhirukkum," endren. avan nampa mutiyaamal avanaiye thirumpa thirumpa paarththuk kontirundhaan.

"ennappaa nait en kootave patuththittiye pontaatti theta maattaalaa?" endren.

"illa saar ava oorukku poyirukkaa. pas eththittu varum podhu thaan ungalaip paarththen."

"sari veettukku polaam vaa," endru avanaiyum azhaiththuk kontu veettukku vandhen.

en manaivi thookkak kalakkaththutan kadhavai thirandhaal.' raaththiri pooraa velaiyetuththuttu ippa nallaa thoongareeyaa? raatshashi,' endru manadhil ninaiththuk konte, "enna sellam raaththiri thoongaleeyaa?" endren.

"neenga illaama engenga thoongaradhu. veliye poneengale! thoonguneengalo... ennamo...nnu ore kavalai," endru kooriyavaare sampaththaip paarththu rakashiyamaaka siriththaal.

mmm..irukkattum, ena ninaiththuk konte, "innaikku sampaththukkum maththiyaanam namma veettule thaan saappaatu," endren.

"adhukkennanga. avan en sondha thampi maadhiri, avanukku naan seyya maattenaa?," endraal.

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vazhakkam pol andru iravu ennai aval arukil antavitavillai. irantu naal kazhiththu iravu aval aataikalai kalaindhu avalai muzhu ammanamaakki medhuvaaka aval mulaikalai thataviyavaaru, "andha sampadh payalukku vaachchirukka pontaattiya paarththiyaa? rompa azhakaa irukkaallai? andha payalukku kunjule kantippaa machcham irukkanum," endren.

"aamaanga! nunile karuppaa sinnadhaa azhakaa........," ena pattena kooriya aval than naakkai katiththuk kontaal.

"aamaa unakkeppati theriyum?"

"mm...enakkkkeppati theriyum......? aamaa.... irukkalaa....munnu solla vandhen...."

"enti...naan illaadha neram avan vandhu unnai kattip pitichchaannaa nee enna pannuve?'

"vaayai mudhalle tettaal pottu kazhuvunga. avan enakku thampi maadhiri."

'ungoththaa! avanai thiruttuththanamaa oththukkittu.... ippa avan unakku thampiyaa?....' ena manadhukkul karuviyapatiye, "sariti...nee avanai appati ninaikkire...avan vera maadhiri ninachchaannaa?"

"se! se! avan appatippatta aalillainga...avanaip paththi enakku muzhusaa theriyum."

"eppati?...avanai muzhu ammanamaa paaththurikkiyaa?"

"ennanga neenga?...ennennalaammo thappu thappaa pesikkittu..."ena sinunginaal.

"naan seeriyasaa kekkuren..naan sammadhichchennaa avanai nee en munnaale oppiyaa?"

"chchcheeyi....aamaa ungalukku ennaachchu. ennaip paththi neenga enna ninaikkireenga? evan koota vennaalum patuththukkira jenmamnnu ninaichcheengalaa? enga appaa ammaa onnum ennai appati valarkkale!"

"sari kataisiyaa oru kelvi.. avan pontaattiyaiyum, unnaiyum naanga rentu perum maaththikkittaa nee oththukkuviyaa?"

"adhudhaan mettaraa? ennataa sozhiyan kutumi summaa aatudhennu yosichchen...nee ketta kettukku unakku raajiyota pudhu puntai kekkudhaa? naan enna vidha vidhamaa olukku alaiyarennu ninaichchiyaa? tholaichchipputuven. ennai avan thottaannaa avan kunjai narukkipputuven," ena aakroshamaaka koorinaal.

aval kooriya vekaththaik kantu naan oru nimitam aatip ponen. 'pachchai thevatiyaa; ongoththaa....! ennamaa natikkiraa?' ena manadhukkul ninaiththuk kontu, "kovichchukkaadheti sellam, summaa pechchukku sonnen," ena kooriyapati avalaik kattip pitiththen.

andru iravu naan satrum edhirparkkaadha vidhaththil aval ennai puratti etuththuvittaal. avalitam irundha vekam naan idhuvarai anupavikkaadha vidhaththil irundhadhu. naan pesiyadhu avalukku kaama ichchaiyai thoontivittirukkum ena ninaikkiren. eppodhum ol mutindhadhum ennai thallivitupaval indru ennai irukkamaaka kattiyanaiththu muththamazhai pozhindhaal. aththutan iravu muzhuvadhum ammanamaakave ennaik kattip pitiththapati patuththuk kontaal.

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