The Kodaikanal trip had been so beautiful
They had started for the trip him not too happy about the time away from the shop or about leaving his brother to take care of the shop alone..
For her part.. she had sensed his reluctance..but still had been excited.. frankly she had not knownwhat to expect
But coming back they were friends..more fond of each other than ever before
He had even passed her a sickness tablet and a packet of lemon sour drops before getting into the car
He had remembered her discomfort
She was happy
So much that on the return journey she asked Kanna to come front and she got in the back seat with Kathir
Ey unakku yerkanave vayatha perattum..ithulla pinnadi vera ukkaaruvaya he had admonished her
She had fixed him with a stare then
And that had brought a smile to his face
Paarthu eru he said extending his hand out for her to take
Mathirai pottiya he asked
Hmm pottutten ga..Oru 7 up bottle um irukku
Hmm appo seri ..
She had chatted something or the other through the trip
When tired had leaned on him and napped
When they stopped inbetween for a break and resumed she made him place his head on her lap and sleep for sometime..he slept till they reached home
But Nobody was prepared for the nastiness that awaited them back home
Lakshmi amma the matriarch of the family had been hospitalised
Luckily she was alright and was discharged in a day
But when she got back home the discussions soon got nasty
And it all had ended with Kathir asking his mother in law to leave the house..
Up till then Mullai had been trying to shush her mom and stop the situation from escalating
But when kathir flung her mom's bag at her feet she froze
She suddenly straightened up to her full height
Ntha he said intha nimisham un amma intha veetta vittu kelambanum
And her demeanour changed
Amma oru nimisham iru
And she walked into her room
She didn't have to pack
She picked up the bag with the clothes she took to kodaikanal and walked out
Dhanam or Moorthy must have said something
For when she walked out she heard Kathir saying
Mudiyathunne ennaala summa irukka mudiyathu..namma veettukku varaama irunthavanga..ippo adikkadi vanthu poga irukkaanganna athu naan avanga ponna katti irukken athunaala thaane..appo naan thaane ethaachum pannanum avanga thevaikku and he trailed off seeing Mullai walk out with a bag
He recognised the bag
It was hers
His eyes grew wide
He could guess what was about to happen and immediately felt devastated..he felt it over and above his fury
Amaanga ellam enna katti kittathu naala thaan..naan inga irukka poi thaane enga amma vum asingam paarkkaama vanthu poittu irukku..naane kelmbitta intha prachanai ille la
