Iravil nizhalaaga (இரவில் நிழலாக)

Thirteen

Mansi: Anna

She smiled brightly.

Iniyan: Epdi ma iruka?! Harish ne epdi iruka??

They nodded.

Mansi: Anna unga kita onnu sollanum.

Iniyan: Sollu ma.

Mansi: Athu. Unga thangachi kaaga thana first time ena paaka vantheenga?!

He nodded.

Mansi: But epdi ena theriyum ungaluku?!

Iniyan: Athu unga photos kedachithu un college database la irunthu.

Mansi: Okay. But yen ena choose paneenga?!

He remained silent.

Harish: Engaluku theriyum.

He looked at them,

Mansi: Na paaka unga thangachi maathiriye iruka ila. Indhu.

He was shocked.

Iniyan: Na journalist ah ne ah nu therila. Ennala ungaluku entha help um panna mudila. But neenga ena pathi kandu pudichiteenga.

He said sadly.

Harish: Anna, ungaluku help panna yaarum ila. Engaluku apdi ila.

He looked at them with a confusing look. Mansi pinched his thigh.

Harish: Aaahh

Iniyan: Ena da?!

Harish: Chuma anna.

Mansi: Anna, unga thangachi epdi-

Iniyan: Na en vaazhkaila romba nambana oruthan. He killed her.

All they can see is hate in his eyes. She sighed.

Harish: Yaaru?!

Iniyan: Ipo en athu elam?!

Mansi: Solra anna. Sollunga please.

Iniyan: Vikram.

She was shocked.

Mansi mv: Ivangalukum Vikram thaan konaan nu nenachitu irukaanga.

Harish: Yaaru athu?!

Iniyan: En best friend. Do you know how much I trusted him?!

Mansi: Avanga enga ipo?

Iniyan: He is no more.

Mansi: What?!

They both got up,

Iniyan: He killed my sister and committed suicide.

Harish: En nu neenga visarikalaya?!

He sighed.

Iniyan: Visaricha. But yaarukum ethum therila.

Mansi: Oru vela Vikram mela thappu illama kuda irukalaam la.

Iniyan: Ila na avan friends kita pesana. Avanga, avan Indhu mela romba obsessed ah irunthaan nu sonaanga. But Indhu ku vera yaarayo pudichi irunthuchu. Athu yaar nu therila. Avan friends kita repeated ah sollite irunthu irukaan, enaku kedaikala na, yaarukum kedaika vida maata nu. Athu mattum ila apo avanuku sports class irunthu iruku. Athu cut pannitu maadi ku poi irukaan. Ivalum lab la irunthu iruka, avan vara sonaan nu thaan vanthu kooptu irukaanga yaaro. Staff kita Vikram is not well nu solli kooptu ponaanga pola Indhu ah.

Mansi: Ithu elam cooked up story ah ungaluku therilaya anna.

Iniyan: First thonuchu. But, Indhu oda diary la yum avana pathi thappa thaan irunthuchu. Avan romba mental torture panaan nu ezhuthi iruntha.