Intha Kalyanam Vendaam..

Neeya Pesiyathu.. Yen Anbe

Date : Nov 26th

At Mullai's home

Evening 8 Pm..

A tired and desperate looking Kathir opened the iron gate to step in..with a small yellow colour bag in his hand

He could  see the many pair of slippers outside and realized that everyone was still inside and waiting for him

On seeing him enter

Moorthy : (In his most stentorian voice)Nee enna da nenaichu kittu irukka un manasula..kekka aal illannu nenaichurukkiya

He was yet to step in to the hall he was still in the foyer

Murugan : Mappillai avar ulla varattum

Dhanam : Maama ithu namma veedu illa..Konjam paarthu pesunga..

Moorthy : Enna dee paarthu pesarthu..ivan ethavathu paarthu nadanthukkaraanaa..vendaam nee pesaatha naan ketta kovathula irukken

Turning to Kathir

Yen da kattina pondaattikku poranthanaal..athu pathi entha kavalaiyum padaama nee paattukkum engayo poi suthittu vara..phone pannaalum edukkala..

Kathir was tired..emotionally and physically..in fact he had not eaten the whole day..he was not in the mood for a sermon

Kathir : annikku ennikkunna porantha naal?

Moorthy stood stunned..fact was he couldn't recollect

Kathir : nyaabagam illela..hmm..Jeeva annan love panni kalyanam pannaaru..avaru kooda thaan Meena anni porantha naala maranthaaru..appo neenga kooda sonneenga..velai mummarathala marakkarthuthaan..anni thaan ungalukku nyaabagam paduthuvaangannu sonneenga..naanum athe kadaila athe velai thaane seyyaren..ithanaikkum viruppam illaama nadantha kalyanam..enakku yen pondaatti oda porantha naal therinju kooda irukkanumnu eppudi ethir paarkareenga

Moorthy was besides himself with fury at this defiance..and the truth in what his brother said hit the wrong nerve as well

Moorthy : venaam Kathir..en porumaiya sothikkatha..ishtam illatha kalyanam thaan..athukkunnu antha ponna satha kashtappaduthiviya..

Kathir : yaaru sonna

Moorthy : athaan maamaa vanthu azhuthaare innikku kaalaila

Kathir : enna sonnaru

Moorthy : hmm sonnaru surakkaiku uppu illennu

Kathir raised his eyebrows and looked at his maama

Murugan : athu ille maappillai inga vanthathulernthu Mullai romba sogamaave iruntha..athaan poranthanaal annikkaavathu santhoshama irukkattumnu..kadaikku vanthu peria maappillai kitta pesinen..porantha naalnu sonnathum maappillai kondaadalaamnu

Moorthy : neenga enna maama..dei..naan yerkanave un kitta sonnathu thaan..unakku 6 maasam thaan time..antha 6 maasam kooda mudinju pochu..nee un pokka seri pannikkalenna

Something visibly snapped inside Kathir.. His demeanour changed..his sagged shoulders stiffened..he rose to stand at his full height..

Kathir: (In a steely low tone)Illenna enna anne..

Mullai who had stood quietly uptill then looked up..something in his tone sent a chill through her..

Dhanam sensed it too and tried to stop Moorthy..

Moorthy who was embarrassed about the whole thing was too blind to notice any of this..Just his brother's physical stance should have alerted him..Kathir had never taken such a position in front of him ever..heck he had his fists clenched...

Moorthy looked at D with hooked eyebrows and continued

Enakku vera vazhi theriyathu da.. Mullai kku enna koraichal..azhagu illaya padippu illaya..vakka porla etho paduthukittu nu solluvaangale antha mathiri kalyanatha pannikuttu nee nalla vaazha vaikkalanna nadantha unmaiyellam solli naane Mullaiku nalla kalyaanama panni veippen.. Muthalla unkitta irunthu antha ponnukku viduthalaiya vaangi kuduppen..

Kathir: (In that same steely tone) Thaaralama pannunganne..neenga senju vache intha kalyanam enakku venaam..yen pondaatti yenakku venaam..

What followed was an ominous silence..every one stood rooted to their spots..frozen and rooted..

Moments later Mullai's silent crying and sniffing were the only sounds to be heard inside that room

Jeeva unable to stand this any longer took hold of his shirt

Jeeva : dei enna da pesara..arainjenna..porantha naalum athuvuma antha pulla eera kolaiye nadungara mathiri oru vaarthai sollare

Kathir pried his hands off his shirt

Kathir : Muthalla sonnathu naanaa..en kitta sonnathukku bathil soldren..avvalavu thaan..

Jeeva stood stunned

Kathir : ille theriyaama thaan kekkaren..neeyum Meena anniyum podaatha sandaiya..ennikkaavathu unna paarthu solli irukkaaraa unakku 6 maasam thaan time nu..

Moorthy' s head snapped up

Kathir : ennavo enakku mattum time kudukkareenga..ille enakku puriyale.. ithu yen vaazhkai

Dhanam : kathiru venaam da..vaarthaiya vidatha..pls da..naanum un vaazhkai kaaga thaan yosikka soldren

She stood before him with folded hands

Kathir : ithe mathiri thaane anni kalyanathu pothum azhuthuttu ninneenga..antha azhugaiya..unga varuthatha thaanga mudiyaama thaane..kalyanathukke sammathichen..rendu perukkume pidikkave pidikkathunnu theriyum thaane..therinjum kalyanatha panni vechuttu..udane udane ellam nadakkanumna..eppudi anni..venungara time eduthukkonga..naanga irukkomnu sollanum..athe vittuttu ivvalavu thaannu time kudukkareenga..ithenna bommalaattama..unga ishtappadi aatti vekkarthukku..

Dhanam : naan maamaa kitta pesaren da

Kathir : athe thaane ippo naan panni kittu irukken..ithu onnum annan mothal thadavai sollalaye..6 maasam time nu eppozhuthum thaan gedu vekkaraaru..appo ellam pesi irukkalaame..summa thaane iruntheenga..ippo naan pesikkaren anni..ennaku therinja vithathula..

Dhanam felt like she had been slapped

Kathir looked like a man possessed

Kanna : anne..yen nne..nethellam evvalavu santhoshama irunthe..konjam neram munnadi thaan ellar kittayum sonnen..nee evvalavu aasaiya gift ellam vaanginannu..ippo poi yenne

Kathir : amaam santhosham ah thaan irunthen..yen pondaatti oda porantha naalnu asaiya gift ellam vaanginen..enna prayojanam..unakku oru kathai sollattuma..

Kanna was actually scared of this Kathir..

Contrary to what everyone believed he knew his brother was the most amiable guy..if he were to behave like this then he had been triggered very badly..and this Kathir was like a volcano waiting to erupt..

Mullai stood watching

She knew he was annoyed with her..
He had not even looked in her direction..was he that upset with her..couldn't be..he had come bearing gifts..

She looked on terrified but also had hope..