Sollaal Aditha Sundari

Thaambathiyam

The four of them had reached Kodaikanal on time for lunch

Kathir had made Mullai have breakfast early

And just before starting had made her take a pill for travel sickness as well

Jeeva drove till a point

Meena wanted to drive a little

Highways dee paarthu ottu Jeeva said

But both Kathir and Jeeva were stumped to see how well she drove

Kozhunthanaare vaai kulla Ee poga poguthu she laughed

Kathir looked appropriately sheepish

Sooper ah ottareenga ..semma he openly praised

Meena took the wheels till Madurai

Malai mela vera yaaruchum please she said

Kathir took over the wheels

Everytime they stopped for a tea break they also shifted seats

Meena and Mullai sat at the back a while with the brothers at the front

Whoever sat next to the driver got control of the music

When Kathir got the control he played his playlist which was a very eclectic mix.. there were tamil, hindi and english songs..old and new.. chandrababu songs and PBS hits were clearly his favourite

The 4 of them sang along the loudest for Kathir's songs

But when he started playing hindi and english songs especially old country and rock and roll Meena was zapped

Kathir unga taste romba refined

Appa irukkum pothu veettula gramophone undu..daily night athulla record pottu keppom..appo intha paattellam neraiya keppom..appa kku isai pudikkum..isaikku mozhi illannu solluvaaru he smiled

Amaam Meena..appo kooda Moorthy anne perisa interest edukkarthu..annan newspaper ah karaichu kudikkum ..naan puthu paattu keppen..aanaa Kathir mattum thaan appa easy chair la ukkantha avar tholla poi saanju kittu layichu keppaan

Jeeva said patting his brother in his cheeks

Appa irunthu iruntha unne raja mathiri valarthuruppaaru..2 annanungannu peru..Jeeva got emotional

Anne enakkennanne..nalla thaan irukken vidu

The mood in the car got a little solemn but the very next song livened them up

And finally they arrived at kodaikanal

They checked in and after freshening up went for boating

After boating they came back to the hotel

Dinner they were going separate ways

Kathir went in and freshened himself up

When he came out he simply wore the clothes Mullai had laid out for him

This evening it was a white linen trouser and a nice green linen shirt..a chinese collar shirt

Even Kathir could make out that he was looking dashing in that outfit

Mullai went into shower next

Kathir quickly retrieved the item out of his bag and laid it out on the bed

He also retrieved a folded paper from the side zipper and wrote something on it and placed it on the item

As a last minute inspiration he took a red rose from the flower arrangement in the room and placed it on the note