INVISIBLE STRING

Sad Beautiful Tragic

Arjun stretched before getting out of his bed and walked with his eyes half open to the kitchen to find his mom. When he was about to enter he saw his mother with a familiar figure giggling over the burnt bread. Arjun leaned on the wall and quietly watched them with a smile on his face. They were completely engrossed in cooking that they didnt notice him standing behind them. The sound of the doorbell made his mother to finally turn around and notice Arjun leaning on the wall,

" Dei elunthitiya po poitu kulichitu vaa sapdalam", she said and handed over the bowl she was holding to shalini, " nee itha mix pannu da yarunu naan pathutu varen"

"Neenga irunga,Naan poi pakaren" she insisted and sprinted towards the door.

Arjun hugged his mom from behind and cooed, " Kulika romba lazy ah irukuma, nee enna samaikura?"

" unaku pudicha French toast"

" aunty pakathu veetukaranga thaan, unga kitta edho pesanum nu vanthrukanga", Shalini said as she walked into the kitchen

Malini once again insisted Arjun to take a bath and left to check on the visitor. Shalini turned to Arjun and wished him cheerfully, " Good morning"

Arjun reciprocated the greeting with a smile, " Good morning. Enna madam vacation ku pora maari sunday aana inga vanthuringa"

Shalini raised an eyebrow and inched closer with one hand on her hip , " yen naan vara kudadha?"

"Apadi laam illa varlaam..." he dragged

She took another step closer looking intensely" varlama illa varanum ah?"

" ma varakudadhu nu naan yen solla.."

" pecha maathama sollu varlaama illa varunuma?",she cut him off in mid sentence

" varanum" he said instinctively

With a smirk on her face,waving the knife in her hand, " hmmm antha bayam irukattum" she said and resumed to cut the bread .

Arjun gulped," rowdy enna meratura?"

Malini returned to the kitchen and seeing Arjun still standing there she said , " dei nee innum kulika polaya? Poda "

Arjun went to take bath while the ladies finished cooking and the three had breakfast together.Then they settled on the living room couch.Arjun kept scrolling his mobile while Malini and shalini settled down with a cup of coffee to chat.

" Shalu kutty aparam clg ellam epdi iruku ? ", malini asked as she sipped the coffee

" nalarku aunty. konjam busy ah thaan pothu aana nalarku"

" super. naanum nee vanthathula irunthu unkooda time spend pannum ,velila kutitu ponum pakaren, ethachum oru vela varuthu", Malini said in a disappointed tone

Shalini replied," paravala aunty enga poga poren inga thaana iruken neenga kuptadhum vara poren"

" pona vaatiyum unna bank kutitu porathukulla enaku innoru vela vanthruchu, keka marantan bank vella mudinjitha? amma innum bank kitta irunthu mail ethum varala nu sollitu iruntha?"

Shalini choked on her coffee unable to quickly formulate a lie.

" bank ponna thana mail varum" Arjun murmured under his breath eyes still glued to his phone.

" paathu da poruma",Malini patted her head gently

Shalini smiled sheepishly," pora eriduchu"

Attempting to divert the topic shalini pointed to a photo frame in the living room," Aunty athu Arjun thaana?"