Nyaabagam Varuthe

Nee paarkkum Vizhiyil

The Doctor turned to Kathir with a smile

Doctor : ippo sollunga innikku ennachu..

Kathir : athu innikku Mullaiyum ennoda anniyum pesinaanga...enna evvalavu pudikkumnu solli kittu iruntha..nyaayama santhosham ah irunthu irukkanum..irunthuchu..Aanaa koodave oru padapadappu.. yennu theriyale...etho ketta vishayam ketutta mathiri..munna oru vaatti ithe mathiri ketta mathiri..enakku correct ah solla theriyale...appo lernthe oru mathiri irunthuchu...appuram mathiyam annan kooda porennu sonnathum vendaamnu ivalum periya anniyum vera...innikku enga kalyana naal..mothal kalyana naal..enakkaaga avvalavu pandra..oru gift kooda illenaa eppudi athaan...athu vera kovam vanthuchu...

He was talking all this and trailed of realising where and with whom he was..

Doctor : eppudi irunthalum doctor kittayum vakkeel kittayum poi solla koodathu..athunaala parava ille sollunga..he smiled..

Kathir : ille..neenga busy ah iruppeenga..naan kekka aal kedaichathum yen sontha kathai soga kathai soldra mathiri...he smiled sheepishly

Doctor : no no..these are important in your case..hospital lernthu discharge aagi 10 naal kooda aagala..unga medications innum mudiyale..so konjam fuzzy ya irukkum..maybe athunaala thaan innikku kaarthaala memory kooda fuzzy ah irunthu irukkum..nalla yosinga..roadla poi kittu iruppom...oru paattu nadulernthu oru line kekkum..romba therinja paattu mathiri irukkum.. antha paattoda muthal variya yosichu yosichu mandai vedichu pora mathiri aagum..nyaabagam vara varaikkum athaye munumunuppom..vera velai odaathu..oru paattukke ippudinna..unga vazhkai sambantha patta vishayam..namma kai padara thoorathukku konjam thalli namma kai nazhuvi pora mathiri iruntha evvalavu azhutham irukkum paarunga..

Kathir understood clearly what the doctor was telling him..the memory was just outside his grasp..and it was so hazy that he had to squelch the need to actually rub his eyes to be able to see more clearly...and it had been plaguing him...and then for him to need permission to step out even for half an hour...had irritated him...

Kathir : athu mathiyam veyyilla vera velila ponathu...he added

Doctor : ille...mathiyam velila ponathu prachanai ille...ungalukku vantha flash and kovam thaan..hmm..ithu konjam irukkum..medicine course mudinjathum the memories might get sharper...kovam vara mathiri iruntha...ille lesa thalai vali vantha antha painkiller pottukkonga...but ore naal regular dose oda serthu oru extra dose thaan allowed..athukku melanna enakku call pannunga...

Kathir : hmm seri doctor...ava romba bhayanthutta..ava kitta konjam pesureengala...bhayappada onnum ille nnu..

The doctor instructed the nurse to summon Mullai and he spoke to her as well..

They left the hospital and reached home around 7 pm..

As soon as they entered Saadhana came half crawling and half walking to him with extended hands...

He promptly picked her up...and she promptly gave him a smacking kiss...and smiled at him..

Kathir : naan kuttykku roadla vedikkai kaamikkaren...vareengala namma bike paarkalaam..

He went out

The ladies sat discussing the hospital visit..

Dhanam : Mullai nee po fresh aagu..naan samayal mukka vaasi mudichutten...naane paarthukkaren...unga 2 peroda marriage anniversary ku ennoda treat..she smiled...

Outside the house

Kathir was entertaining Saadhana...her shrieks and giggles could be heard frequently...but she was not at all happy that her tok todak demands were not being met...