The Tea Trail

Nalam vaazha ennaalum yen vaazhthukkal

In hindsight bringing Kanna back from the station had been easier...but bringing him back to good cheer was proving to be an herculean task..he was reduced to a moping mumbling version and none of them were able to see it..

No amount of speaking to him had an effect..Kathir had tried speaking to him..The 3 ladies had tried..Moorthy in his own way had tried browbeat him hoping to threaten him into becoming normal..

That is when Lamma had reminded everybody that Aug 22nd was Dhanam and Moorthy's 14th wedding anniversary..

Mullai and Meena thought this was the perfect opportunity to cheer Kanna up and with Kathir hatched up a plan..they went out for dinner as a family..since the girl was a distant relative of Meena's she had spoken to her and they had met the family at the restaurant and spoke to Kanna which further made the situation better

In KM room

That night after dinner they lay in peaceful
silence

And Mullai suddenly sat up

Mullai : aiyyayyo

Kathir : ntha ennachu

Mullai : yenga innikku Aug 22

Kathir : amaam..Aug 22 thaan

Mullai : appo Aug 1 pochu

Kathir : amaam pochu

Mullai : naan maranthutten

Kathir looked at her without saying anything

Mullai : eppudeenga maranthen..nenaichu kitte irunthen..aasaiya ennalaamo pannanumnu..aanaa ippudi

Kathir : ey ippo enna athukku..vidu..naan enna chinna kozhanthaiya?

Truth was this year he had known it was Aug 1st unlike other years when it would be just another day..this year he had been acutely aware..

Mullai : ponga naan romba sogam aayitten

She said this and went to sleep

But before sleeping she resolved to do something special for him..albeit a little late..

The next day while prepping for lunch

Mullai : akka ippo nammalukku ethavathu prachanai irukka

Dhanam: illiye Mullai yen..enna kelvi patta..Kathir ethavathu sonnaanaa..iru naan maamaakku phone podaren

Mullai : aiyo akka..athellam onnum ille

Dhanam breathed a sigh of relief

Dhanam : yen kekkara

Mullai :ille athu pana prachanai ellam ille le

Dhanam : yen Mullai..unakku ethavathu panam venuma..

Mullai : ahn amaam ka..thareengala

Dhanam : ethukku..

Mullai : athu..athu vanthu kka..athu

Dhanam : enna izhukkara sollu

Mullai : ille ka oru 2000/- thareengala

Dhanam : ethukku imbuttu panam..po Mullai..unakku selavu panna manase varaathu..enakku theriyaatha

Mullai : ille maamaa kku onnu venumna neenga enna pannuveeha..

Dhanam : vaangittu vanthu kuduppen

Mullai : ahn ivagalukku ..

Dhanam : Jeeva kathirukku ethavathu venumna kooda sollunga..appuram Dhanam vaangi kudukkalannu solla koodathu...

Flippantly saying this she went to the kitchen