Iravil nizhalaaga (இரவில் நிழலாக)

Twelve

The next day, Indhu and Mansi went to meet the staff in a coffee shop, which is not quite popular. So perusa crowd ila. Harish stayed connected through Bluetooth.

Staff: Indhu epdi iruka!? All good ah!?

Mansi: Mam, actually enaku ena achu nu ungaluku theriyum la!?

She nodded sadly.

Staff: Un boyfriend una maadi la irunthu thalli vittutu avanum vizhunthutaan. Periya issue aachu. But athuku aprom ethume news ae illa ungala pathi. Tak nu off aagitaanga ellarum. Na una contact panna try panna. But mudila.

Mansi: Antha accident la enaku pazhasu elam maranthuduchu mam. Enaku ungalaye nyabagam ila. I mean ethume nyabagam ila. I met some people at the hospital. Avanga kuda thaan iruka.

Indhu and mam looked at her in shock looked at her in shock.

Staff: Un anna!?

Mansi: Ipothaiku enaku yaarum ila. Please mam ena pathi sollunga. Etha sollunga.

Staff: Athu-

Mansi: Mam oru kozhanthai ku amma thaan ulagam. Avanga kaati thaan appa ve yaaru nu antha kozhanthai ku theriyum. Amma ah kan moodi thanama nambum. Ena sonnalum nambum. Antha mathiri oru nelamai la thaan naanga irukom. I mean na iruka. Neenga ethu sonnalum na nambuva mam. Please unmaya sollunga mam. Ungala oru amma ah nenachi kekkara.

Mam smiled and wiped Mansi's tears.

Mansi mv: That's when I realized I'm crying. I looked at Indhu. She looked at me with a sad reaction.

Staff: Na unaku epavum kuda irupa ma.

She handed over a diary and file.

Staff: Ithu unnoda diary and antha file, ne en kita kuduthu vacha. Unaku etha aachu na, itha oru nalla police kita or media kita kuduthudnum nu sonna. But ne varuva nu na vachi iruntha.

Mansi: Thank you mam. Thank you so much.

Staff: En peru Ganga. nyabagam iruka.

She shook her head as no.

Ganga: Ne entha help ah irunthaalum en kita kekkalam. Unaku onnum theriyuma, unaku pazhasu nyabagam illama irukalaam. But appavum ne ena oru amma maathiri thaan paatha.

They got up. She hugged her.

Ganga: Take care ma.

She nodded with a smile.

Through call,

Harish: Nalla dialog pesara man ne.

Mansi: Dei.

Mansi: Mam, oru nimisham.

She turned.

Ganga: Sollu ma.

Mansi: En anna per ena?!

Ganga: Iniyan.

She widened her eyes.

Mansi: Nejamavaa?!

She nodded.

Mansi: Thanks mam. Thank you so much.

Harish: Ipo ena plan!?

Mansi: Intha diary and file padikanum. Iniyan anna ah paakanum

Harish: Firstu veetuku polaam. Saran call adichite iruka.

She hummed. They reached home to find Saran outside the home talking over the phone,

Mansi: Hi di

Saranya: Hey call panna eduka maateengala?!