Distance plays Cupid

6

After around 2hrs at PS home

Meena was giving Lakshmi amma tablets to be taken before lunch

*phone rings*

L: phone adikkudhu paaru ma. Poi eduthu pesitu vaa 

Me: en phone illa athai. En phone inga dhane irukku. Mama phone nu nenaikkiren

L: oh sari ma

*phone continues to ring*

L: indha phone sathathulayuma Moorthy endhrikkala? Yevlo asadhiya thoonguran paaru

Me: ama athai. Jeeva sollitrundhan nethu avar Karaikkudi poirundharu la, anga avaruku romba alachal nu. Naa poi ezhuppuren. Edhachu mukkiyamana call ah irukka pogudhu

L: ama ama. Edhachu mukkiyamana phone ah irukka pogudhu. Apram yen ezhuppala nu nammala dhan keppan

As Meena walked into the hall, the phone ring got louder

Me: enna ingerndhu satham kekkudhu?
And she looked around to see that it was Dhanam's phone on the cabinet, put on charge

Me: oh ivanga phone'a vechite poitangala?
she walked towards the phone and picked it to see Mullai's name

Me: ada Mullai!
Hello Mullai! Epdi irukeenga?

M: Hello Meena. Naa nallarukken, neenga ellarum epdi irukeenga?

Me: ahn naanga nallarukkom. Anga unga amma'ku paravalaya?

M: adhu mootu vali'naala romba near nikka mudila, ukkara mudila. Mathapadi nallarukkanga.

Me: oh sari sari

M: Meena, akka illaya?

Me: yen'nga? Unga akka'ku mattum dhan phone panni pesuveengala? Engakitta ellam pesa maateengala?

M: adhu illanga. Akka phone'a neenga eduthu pesureeghale, adhan ketten

L: Meena! Meena!

Me: Dho varen athai
*she walks back to Lakshmi amma's bed*
Avanga phone'a charge'laye potutu poitanga. Avanga phone dhan adichitrundhurukku. Mullai dhan phone pannirukanga

M mv: Akka enga poirukaaha? Oru vela kadaiku poiruppaahalo? Illa pakathu veetuku poiruppahala?

L: Mullai ah? Inga kudu

Me: yenga, athai pesanum nu solranga, naa phone tharen

L: hello Mulla, epdi ma iruka? Parvathy Murugan ellam nallarukkanga la?

M: Athai! Ahn inga ellarum nallarukkom atha. Neenga nallarukeengala?

L: enakkenna ma, nalla irukken. Nethu dhan nee pona, aana edho romba naal aana maari irukku ma

M: hmmm ama atha.. enakkum namma veedu nyabagamave dhan irukku

and they spoke random nalamvisaarithal stuff for a while

L: sari ma appo naa vechirava? Parvathy odamba paathuka sollu.

M: atha athai!

L: enna ma? Ennachu?

M: illa, akka illaya?

L: Dhanam ah? Ava namma kadai'ku poiruka ma. Moorthy ku asadhiya irukku nu inniki kadaikku pola. Adhan ava poirukka, konjam othaasaiya irukkalame nu

M: oh... sari athai. Mama'va kettadha sollunga. Naa vechirren

L: sari ma

Meena who had gone to the kitchen to re-heat the food items for lunch comes back, only to see the call ended

Me: cha, vechitangaley! Kathir Mullai'ku phone pannara nu kekave illaye...
sari saaiyandhram avar'kittaye ketukalam

Meanwhile Mullai got slightly disappointed that she couldn't speak to Dhanam at first attempt. Now she has to wait till Dhanam returns home and calls her back.
Or, she could call the shop and talk to Dhanam! Yes! She could do that! Ofcourse! PS had a landline number!
But... what if someone else picked up?
What if... what if he picked up?

if Dhanam picks up, she'll get Kathir's number
if Kathir picks up, she'll talk to him

But is she ready to talk to him?
She has never called him before!
Doesn't she need to give herself a little prep talk before actually talking to him?

These thoughts ran haywire in her head
Should she just give it a shot?
There's nothing to lose ofcourse
Either ways, it'd be a win-win situation
But...

She silenced her confused mind and dialed the PS number

Her dhak dhak dhak was louder than the ring on the phone