The Tea Trail

Elankathu veesuthe

Mullai : (feeling completely defeated on hearing this...)..Puriyuthunga..naan disturb pannala..yerkanave romba alaichal..neraiya velai..nalla thoongi enthuricha thaan kadailayum velai panna mudiyum..naan nenaichathu ellam solli mudichuttenga...neenga thoongunga..

A fear clutched her heart...how was she going to convince him any more...she decided she would give him time...there was nothing else that she could do any which ways...She had bared her soul..and she was willing to give him the time to process it..mainly because of the workload at the shop...

An utterly dejected Mullai started to go to bed when his voice made her turn around

Kathir : athu..ille naalaikku naan vellanna kelambanum..6:30 manikku sarakku varum ..6 manikkellam kelambanum...athaan naalaikku venaam..naalai marunaal eppoyum pola TEA pottu kudu naan kudikkaren..

A smile slowly crept on her face...

Mullai : (eagerly) illenga naan naalaikku seekkarame enthiruchu ungalukku pottu tharenga

Kathir :(also smiling) ey...nee ethukku un thookkatha keduthukittu...

Mullai : Athellam onnum illenga..mathiyam eppudi irunthalum rest thaanungale..enakku parava ille..

Kathir : unaakku parava ille na seri..aana enthirikka mudiyale na kashta padathe seriya..oru 2 vaaramaa un Tea kudikaama konjam naakku sethu poi thaan irukku...

Mullai simply nodded and started to lie down again

Kathir : appuram ...athu saappaadu sooda saappida enakku pidikkum..innikku sambhar rasam ellam soodu panni vechathukku thanks..nalla irunthuchu sappida...

Mullai : theriyunga...sunday mathiyam aavi parakka saappaada neenga rasichu saapadrathe naan paarthu irukken...TEA kooda appudi thaane..seriyaana Theekkozhi neenga..kaila thoda avvalavu kashta paduveenga aana vaaikku antha soodu parava ille

he was stunned that she had noticed so much..

Kathir :  thee kozhiya ...he smiled nodding his head..(with a slight hesitation) saatharanamaave carrot poriyal enakku pudikkaathu..athaan saappaadu erangala..omelette romba nalla irunthuchu..rasam satham omelette oda romba nallave irunthuchu..

Mullai : Carrot poriyalum beans poriyalum unga thattula padara paatta thaan naan paarthu irukkene...veravi kitte iruppeeya..appuram kadasi vaai soru saappida munnadi..thattula irukkara motha kaiyum eduthu vaila pottu pathi mennu pathi muzhunguveenga...innikku ennamo poriyal kammiya irunthuchunnu thaan omelette potten..inime carrot, beans, kos seiyara annikku ungalukku 2 omelette serthu senju vechu irukken..

Kathir : Eppudi ivvalavu theriyum...

Mullai : oruthanga yetha 2 vaatti pottu saappidaraanga ngartha veche avangalukku ethu pudikkum nu theriyatha...ithulla enna periya athisayam...

KAthir : naan unna romba varutha pada vechutten ille..sorry..athu naan padikkathavana irukkalaam...aana ganniyamaanavannu thaan ellarum solluvaanga...naan podara satta azhukku thaan..aana kathir manasu suthamnu yaara kettaalum solluvaanga..naan thaali kattina pondaattiye en ganniyatha santhega padartha ennala poruthukka mudiyale..athaan othungi poga try pannen..

Mullai : (her face fell) naan nejamaave antha arthathula

Kathir : (with a small smile) ille ippo puriyuthu..appo theiryaathulla athaan..

She nodded and smiled at him..She was sitting on the cot..Something about his stance gave her the feeling that he had something more to say

Mullai : Enna yosikkareenga

Kathir : ille athu...Dress eppudi irunthuchunnu nee sollave ille..yen?

Mullai : (she looked at the regular shop dress that he was wearing)Entha dress nga? puriyale