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Both were unwilling to get off the high horse

He wanted her to understand that hitting each other was not an option in their marriage

She was upset with him mainly for dunking the oil down the drain and for generally behaving like a petulant child

A week rolled by with both talking only the bare minimum with each other

The following sunday

She gave him his morning tea

He waited to see if the oil bath routine was going to happen

When she silently went about doing some chore or the other

He went and stood in front of her

Naan kulikka pottumaa he asked

Thaaraalamaa ponga en kitta ethukku kettukittu

He stood silently for sometime

Ille athu sunday naa ennai thechu viduva la athaan ketten he said

She fixed him with a stare

Pesaamaa poidunga sollitten she warned

He crossed his arms and arched an eyebrow clearly an effort to intimidate her

It was working too..truth be told..she resisted the urge to gulp

Enna she asked

Athe thaan naanum kekkaren enna he retorted

Onnum illiye she said shrugging her shoulders

Ozhungu mariyathaiya vanthu ennai thechu vidu sollitten

Naan enna loosa she asked ille theriyaama thaan kekkaren..enneramum veyyilla nikkareenga..athuvum summa illennu theriyum..merpaarvai mattum paarkkaama construction velai paarkkareengannu theriyum..ungalukku pudichu pandreenga theriyum..antha ore kaaranathukkaaga thaan naan onnume soldrathu ille..novu poganum..udambu kulumaiyaa irukkanum nu paarthu paarthu ovvoru vaaramum kadaikku poi fresh ah chekku ennaiya vaangittu vanthu..athe pathamaa kaachi..ungalukku thechu vitta..eppo paarthaalum ethaachum monaga vendiyathu..evvalavu thaan poruthukkarthu

Veyyil ku kasa kasa nnu irukku..kazhuthula ellam theikkum pothu

Yen enneramum veyyil la delivery panna pogum pothu vervaiya oothi thalluthe appo kasa kasannu illiyo..poruthukkareenga la..inga oruthi mel moochu keezh moochu vaanga thechu vitta elakkaaramaa

He stood saying nothing

Anga kitchen la oru kinnathula irukku..avvalavu aasai na neengale thechu kulichuttu vaanga she said

He walked away at that

She went behind him to see what he was up to

To see him sitting like a little boy applying the oil on his legs because they were the easiest a smile formed on her lips

She walked across and took over from him

Mothalla thalaila thekka venaamaa she asked in a soft voice

Saying that she patted a liberal dose of the oil on his crown and worked her way down

The morning sun caused him to sweat and the oil and sweat mixing he sat uncomfortably scratching his neck and elbows

Mudinjuchu..innum 5 mts thaan..she cajoled

Finally she slathered his face with oil knowing fully well he hated it the most

She knelt on the ground in front of him and placing her hands on his knees smiled at him

Konja neram oorattum she said

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