Big Family Story:thangachi, anni, amma, annan okkum part 5

Big Family Story:thangachi, anni, amma, annan okkum part 5

Antha scooter-il irandu per thaaralaamaha utkaaralam,moondru per utkaarvathendraal nerukkiththaan utkaravendum."Annan wait pandraar poi utkaarunga anni"endru buvana sonnavudan,"naan pudavai kattirukkirathunaale rendu pakkamum kaal pottu utkaara mudiyaathu,athanaale nee naduvil rendu pakkamum kaal pottu utkaarnthukko ...appothaan moonu perukkum idam kidaikkum"endu sonnathum , vetkaththudan buvana enkaathil "ponga anni...enakku koochamaayirukku" endru naanikkoninaal.Inge paaru ippave late, nee vera bihu pannaathe ,vaa vanthu utkaar endru aval kaiyaippidiththu izhuththuvanthu avarukkuppinnaal utkaarach sonnen.

Aval than annanukku pinnaal ½ adi thalliye utkaarnthaal."ippadi utkaarnthaa naan eppadi utkaarathu, innum konjam munaale thallu," endru thalli vittathil, avalathu mulaihal ,avalathu annan muthuhil pattu azhunthi vidupattathu.Athe neraththil avalathu idaiai pidiththapadi,avalin pinnal nerukki utkaarnthen. Scooter purappattathu.Buvanaavaal inthapakkam ,anthapakkam asaiya mudiyavillai.Naan pinnaal irunthu nerukkiyathaal,aval than annan muthuhil than mulaihalai nandraaha azhuththikondu... tharmasangadaththil nelinthaal.Ithuthaan samayamendru avarum ,iruvar pinnaal utkaarnthu kastap paduhiraarhale endru ninaiththup paarkkaamal,innum pinne thalli utkaarnthaar.Ithu pothaathendru road kundum kuzhiyumaaha irukka ,athil scooter eri irangia pothellaam avalathu mulaihal en husband in muthuhil,nandraaha azhunthi pithungiathu.(panchu pothi pattu azhunthiyathu pol iruntha antha suhaththai rasiththapadiye,scooter-i methuvaaha ootinaar.Ithai kavaniththa naan avalai avalathu annanudan innum nerunga seiya vendum enbatharkkaaha,"buvana pallam medu varuthu paar vizhunthidaame avarai kettiyaa pudichukko" endru sonnaalum aval pidiththukkollavillai.Naane aval kaiai pidiththu,avalin kaiyodu serththu avarin vayitrai serththu anaiththukkonden.Appadi anaithu konndapothu buvanavukku vetkaththil kannam irandum sivanthu vittathu.

½ mani nera amukkalukkuppin buvana velai seium hospital vanthathu,vetkaththudan engalai paarkkaamale' ta ta' solli, aval ponathum naanum avarum scooter-il payanaththai thodarnthom.vazhiyil en veettukkaarar ennidam,"ennadi avalai poi naduvula utkaara vachuttiye...paaru romba koochappattukittu poraa...ethaavathu thappa nenaichukka maattaalaa?".

"Ennanga pandrathu naan pudavai katti irukkarathinaale,rendu pakkamum kaal pottu utkaaramudiyathu...ava sudithaar pottuttu irukkarathiinale en pinnaalayum utkaara mudiyathu...ava ennamo adjust pannikkittu utkaarnthukittaa... neengathaan romba feel pandreenga."

"Athukkille... scooter ootta evvalavu kastamaa irunthathu theriyumaa...?"

"...mmm...rombaththaan kastappatteenga...naduvula maattikkittu thangachi avasthai paduraale konjam munne thalli utkaaranumnu thonichaa ungalukku ...appaththaan nalla...thangachi mulainga koduththa suhaththule neengalum pin pakkamaa nimirnthu nallaa ava mulai mele saainchukkitteenga."

"appadiyellaam onnumillai..."

"Enakku theriyaathaa ungalaippaththi...unga tthangachi viruchu kaattunaa ulle uda maateengalaakkum ...neenga azhuththuna azhuththula ava rendu mulaila irunthum paal kasinchu avaloda braaa eeramaahi kidakkirathai...ava irangipporappo kavanichen...innum enna thangachiai ninaichukkitte scootera oottittu irukkeengala... naan iranga vendia idam vanthuruchu, niruththunga" endru solliapadi "namattu sirippai paaru" endru solli kannaththil idiththuvittu sendren.

Ippadi poi kondirunthapothu oru naal maalaiyil naan ,enathu kanavar,avarathu thangai sofa vil utkaarnthu Tvpaarththukkondirinthom.Appothu buvana ennidam, "Anni naan delhi poren,annanai flight ticket-kku erppaadu pannachollunga" endraal.Avalidam naan "thideernu ennadi oorukku kizhambarendre...ennaachu unakku unnai naanga nallaathaane paathukkurom...inga enna kuraichal..."endru naan ketkavum," athellaam onnumille ippa avaru gnaabaham athihamaayiduchu, athaan."

"veenumna phone panni pesu...en annan enna solraaro athu maathiri sei...enna?"

"Sari"

Phone eduththu ISD dial seithu annanidam pesinen ,"enna anna ...un pondaatti oru maasam kooda irukka maaatengaraa...oorukku pohanumnu adam pudikkaraa...neengale pesunga avalidam," endu solli phone-i avalidam koduththen.

Phone-i vangiyaval,"ennanga ...enakku unga gnaabahamaahave irukku...ennaale inga irukka pidikkale"endraal buvana, than pundaiai pudavaikku melaaha thadavikkonde.

" Ennathu irukkapidikkalaiya...nee nenacha maathiri 'tak 'nu delhi-kku kizhambi vanthura mudiyaathu...naduvula vantheena contract cut aahi ,namakku varra final settlment cut aayidum athanaale innum oru rendu maasaththukkaavathu adjust panni irunthukko...appuram inge vanthidalaam...enna sariyaa..? sari phone-i un annikitte kodu"

"...mmm..." endru solli phone-i enkaiyil kodukka..."..mmm...sollunnaa "endren naan.

"Enna...innum namba plan-i aarambikkalayaa...en late pandre...aahavendiyathai seekkiram sei...athu mudinthathum phone pannu "endru sollivittu phone-i cut pannivittaar.

Naan buvanaavidam,"enna...annan sonnathai kete illa...nalla ponnaa naan solratha kezhu"endren.

Oru naal vellik kizhamai buvanavai azhaiththukkondu pakkaththil iruntha oru koilukku sendren. Pohum vzhiyil avalidam,"buvana, en kitte maraikkaame sollu ippa unakku athu thevaippaduthu...sarithaane"

"...mmhuum..."

"nee illainnu sonna, athai naan namba thayaarille...un purusan kooda pesarappo,nee un pudavaikku mele un pundaiai thadavi vittathai parththen...ippa nee athukkaaha engikituruke...correct thane."

"chee... ponga anni... annaikku neenga vera kulikkarappo,mooda kilappi vittutteenga... paththaakuraikku scooterla, annan muthuhu mela,en mulaihal amungippora alavukku nerukki utkaarnthathule, pundai nama namannu oora aarambichuduchu...athaan seekiram oorukku poi avaroda paduththukkalamnu thonichu...athuvumillame innum 6 maasaththukku ennala thaakku pidikka mudiyathudaa saamy"endraal.

Atharkkul koil vanthuvida koilukku sendru saamy kumbittom.Naan kadavulidam-indru annan thangaikkul erppada pophum muthal anubavam endraikkum inippaanathaaha irukka vendum-endru vendikkondu veetukku vanthoom.

Indru buvanavukku pahal duty thaan.Iravu saappittuvittu,padukkapponom.Ul araiyil irandu kattilhal suvar oramaaha irunthathil valathu pakka kattilil naan paduththukkolla,idathupakka kattilil buvanavum avalathu kuzhanthaium paduththukkondaarhal...(buvana vanthathil irunthu ippadi thaan paduththuk kolhirom) . Buvana vanthathil irunthu avar innoru araiyil paduththukkolhiraar.Naanum avarum vaaraththukku oru murai thiruppthiaaha ootthu anubavippom.Avarin thangai vanthathil irunthu avarum kaainthuthaan kidakiraar.Sollapponaal intha oru maathamaaha moovarum kaainthuthaan irukkirom.Avarum pala murai kan jaadaiyileye okka koopitirukkiraar...avarai engavaiththu buvanavidam serthaalthaan iruvarukkum poorana suham kidaikkumenbathaal ,naanum thalli thalli ponen,inimelum thaamathithaal nandraaha irukkathu endru ennia naan ,indre annanukkum ,thangaikkumana muthaliravai nadathividavendum ena ninaiththukkondu atharkkana thittaththai seyalpaduththa aarambiththen.

Saappittathum en kanavarai thaniyaaha azhaiththu ,avar lungikkum melaaha avarin sunniai iruha pidiththu,avarukku mattum ketkum padiyaha" 'ithukku 'innaikku neraya velai irukku...valathu pura kattilil paduththirukken,naan ,buvanavum avalathu kuzhanthaium thoongunathukkappuram koopidaren vanthudunga" endrathum,"Buvana iruppaale?"endraar.

"Athukkuththaan saththam podaame vanthu velaiai mudiyunga" endru solli, kaathai kadiththu kannathil muththamitten.Appothe avarathu ¾ adi' sunni ezhunthu thalai thookka arambiththathu,...innaikku buvana avvalavuthaan endru ninaiththukkondu...bed roomkkul nuzhainthu kathavukku thaal pottu paarththaal... ange kuzhanthaikku paal koduththavaaru, anaiththu buvana paduththirunthaal.

"buvanaa ...kuzhanthai thoongiduchaa?"

"aamaam anni ...thoongiduchu."

"Appa,bed orathula oru thalai anaiai eduththu kuzhanthai vizhunthidaathapadikku vaiththuvittu,inge vanthu padu... un kitte oru visayam pesanum" endru sonnathum, naan sonnamaathiri seithuvittu en bed-il vanthu paduththu," sollunga anni enna visayam?"endraal.

"Romba naal ol suham illaame kastappadure illayaa?"endru naan ketta kelvikku..."mmm.".endraal. pakkathil paduththa avalin iduppai valaiththup pidiththu,"nallaa kazhuk ,mozhuk nnu vachirukkedi...immaam periya mulaihalai unannan mel pottu azhuththinaa, avar thaanguvaara...?"

"Ean...anni... ethaavathu sonnaaraa?

"Avar onnum sollalai .Naanaathaan solren...nee college-la padikkirappo,muththia kaai kanakka unnoda mulainga irunthuchu .Kalyaanathukkaappuram en annan kasakki nallaa kaniya vachuttaaru" endru naan sonnathum, "kazhuk 'ena siriththu ,"ponga anni" endraal.Naanum vidaamal "naan poyitta em purusanai nee vachukkalaamnu pakkiriyaa...?"endru kindalaaha kettathum,

"enna anni ennennavo pesikkittu...ippadi ellaam pesineengannaa naan antha bed-la poi paduththukkuven"endraal sinungalaaha.

"oru kindalukku sonnaa ennavo kovichukkiriye" endru solliapadiye ,avalathu pudavaiai uruvi eduththu,anthak kattilil veesinen .paavaadai jacketudan avalai appadiye alli eduththu enmel pottukkondu avalathu uthaduhalai sappi chuvaikka,avalum en uthaduhalai sappi suvaiththapothu avalaiyum ariyaamalen vaaikkul jol ootrinaal.paavaadaikkum melaaha avalathu pam endru pudaiththa sooththu meduhalainandraaha urutti kasakkiyapadiye,paavaadai mudichai thedipidiththu izhukka,..vendaam enbathupol en kaiai pidiththukkondu,en uthattai kadiththu "paavaadai naadaavil ethukkuanni kai vaikkareenga"endru kisukisukka ,...unarchi melettaal avalai iruha anaiththu ,"en sellam...unnai ammanamaa paarththu evvalavu naalaachu...plz ellaaththaium kalatidendi"endru naan kenja.."venaam anni ...koosuthu...athumillaame annan thideernu vanthutta enna seiyarathu?"endru kettu ,en kannaththil muththamittaal.

"Un annan inge ellaam vara maattaar...appadiye vantha enna naama thaan kathavai saaththi thaal pottu irukomille...innum enna unakku thayakkam"...endru solli ,mendum naan kenja avalathu paavaadaiyai avizhppatharkku oththuzhaippu koduththu jacket hookuhalaiyum kazhatti jacket-i kazhattiyapothu... thullivarum muyal kuttihaalaai , avalathu sivanthu vezhuththa ,mulaihal kuzhungi ezhunthu 'kum ' endru nindrana.Paal oorikkidakkum antha pazhuththa mulaihalai paarkkumpothe,en naakkil echil oora...naan sappi suvaikka vendum endru ninaippatharkkul,avale oru mulaiai, than kuzhanthaikku sappa koduppathupol,en vaayil thinithtu,...matroru mulaiai avale kasakkikondaal.Thiniththa mulaihalai then oorum maam pazhamaai ninaiththu sappi aval palaai kudiththu,aduththa mulaiai sappa aarambikkum pothu,...aval pundaiyil irunthu kaama rasam oori en thodaiai nanaikka...(...romba naal kaainthu kidakkiraal allavaa?") kele naharnthu en mulaiai sappa arambiththaal.

En iru mulaihalayum sappiya inbaththil, enakkullum inba ootru perukkedukka,mulahalodu mulaihal mothi muttia inbaththai rasiththapadiye buvanavai thirumbi thalai maatri kuniaya sonnen.Ennidam paadam katravalaayitre,sonnathai udane purinthukondu...en vaaikku neeraaha aval pundaiyai kaattiyapadi,kuninthu en pundaikku muththamittu,"enna anni,kaadu pola mudi vazharnthirukku...shave pandrathillayaa...college-la padikkirappo shave panni drim-a vachuruppeenga?"

"En annanukku nalla shave senju drim-a vachirunthaathaan pudikkum...athanaale appo shave pannikkittirunthen .Aana ippo un annan ,un pundai mudi karu karunnu kuruvikoodu maathiri azhahaa irukkidi. Athai kothi vidarappave ensunni ezhunthukka aarambichiduthudi 'nnu solraar" endru sonnathum,oru kanam thidukkittu thirumbia buvana ,athirchiyudan ennaippaarththu "enna anni solreenga...appa unga annanukku ellaaththaium kaattiteengala?" endru kettavalin thalaiaip pidiththu enpundaiyil azhuththa,...mudihalai vilakki, odaiaai uruhath thodangi irukkum,en pundaiai muharnthaval,"athe thaazhampoo vaasanai " endru sollikkonde than sivantha naakkai neetti,paayaasaththudan serththu paruppai nakka ..nakka..."mmm...hhh...enna inbam",endru anathiyapadiye, en vaaikku melaaha alvaa thundu pol azhahaaha therintha , buvanavin pundai ithazhhalai kavvi,rasam vazhinthu ooriyathai nakkaal nakki,paruppai parkkalaal mella kadiththu,en pundaiai nakkikonde ' ssssss' endraal .

Buvanavukku erppatta inbaththil en pundaiai melum nandraaha azhuththi nakka...inba unarchi vellam karai purandu..unarchiyin uchchikku sendru, en mele iruntha buvanavin paavaadaiai uruvi veesivittu...avalathu sooththai en iru kaihalaal serththu azhuththi"....en chella...buvanaaaa"...endru kaththi thudiththu peru moochu vitten.

Iruvarum maatri, maatri potti pottu nakki, suvaiththa suvaippil ,iruvarathu pundaiyil irunthum inba rasam vazhinthu vaayil niraikka,...athai amuthamaai ninaiththukkondu arunthikkonde,naakkai kooraakki naalaa puramum sutri nakki,avaravar kaihalil kidaiththa mulaihalai azhuththamaai pisainthukondu ...inba vethanaiyil bed-il ingum angum urundu,inainthu ,kalanthu inbutrirukka...azhuththamaaha nakki avalathu thenai allipparuhiya pothu...erppatta inbaththil...'annieeee..'.endru aananthi koochalittu, unarchihalin uchchaththai adaintha buvana ,...peru moochuvittu en thodaihalil muham puthaiththu paduththuvittaal.

Iruvarum mayangi kidanthu... ezhunthapothu iravu mani 11. Arai mayakkaththil kidantha buvanaavai thatti ezhuppi utkaravaiththu,...avalathu paavaadaiai mele etri kattacholli...en adi vayitril kasinthiruntha paalai,aruhe kidantha aval jacket-i eduththu thudaiththu pottuvittu....enathu paavaadaiai paathi mulai varai etri kattium kattaamalum pottukkondu ,kitchenukku sendru, iruvarukkum horlicks kalanthu eduththu vanthen.horlicks-i kudiththukkonde ...oru maathiriyaaha iruntha buvanavai parththu "ennadi...athaan azhuththama aazhamaa nakkikoduththenla...appuramenna ...ethaio miss panna maathiri irukkire?"

" Nallaathaan nakkikodutheenga...illaingalai...aanaa...ethiaavathu ulle vittu aattanum pol irukku..."

"Appo...oru aambilai vanthu oththaathaan unakku sarippattu varum pol theriyuthu...unnai solli thappilledi...en annanai sollanum...nallaa unnai neram kidaikkum pothellaam oththu pazhakkap paduththittaar...athaane?"

"Aiyoo...naan appadiaa sonnen...ethaavathu carrot, kaththarikkai, paaharkkaai,mezhuvarththi,test tube ippadi ethaavathu kidaiththaal aaththira ,avasaraththukku ulle vittukkalaamnu sonnen "endru sollia buvanaavai ...(ippoththu avalukku oru sunni vendum...athai eppadi nasukkaaha anni-idame ketkiraal paarungal-) aasaiyudan katti anaiththukkondu,avalathu kannaththil muththamittu,avalai en bed-il padukkavaiththu naanum sernthu paduththu nandraaha ammanamaaha anaiththukkondu ¼ mani neram paduththirunthu ..buvanavai paarththaal...(mayakkaththilum ,kalaippilum asanthu thoongi vittaal pol irukkirathu)...,buvanavidam entha asaivum illai,"buvana...buvana" endru koopittu,aval vizhikkathathaal...kalaippil thoonguhiraal endru ninaiththukkondu...methuvaaha kattilil irunthu irangi en kanavar thoongikondiruntha araikku sendren.

Ange, en kanavar thookkam varaamal angumingum purandu kondirunthaar.Iruttileye light podaamal avarai thedi avarathu kannaththil muththamittu,kisu kisuppaana kuralil ..."romba neram kaakka vachuttena...en chellam...vaanga "...endru avar sunniaip pidiththu izhuththu,"ippathaan buvanaavum,ava kuzhanthaium thoonginaanga,naan ponathukkappuram oru 10 nimisam kazhichu vanthudunga ...vanthathum light-i poda vendaam...enna purinchuthaa?"endru kettu vittu, naangal paduththirutha bed roomukkul iruntha attached bath roomil poi nindru konden...oru. 10 nimisam kazhiththu..."iyo...anni...yaaro..."endru koochalitta buvana ,light switch-i podavum,naan bath room kathavai thiranthu vanthaal...ange enkanavar pentha pentha vizhiththukkondu,( Ammanamaahave ennai oppatharkku ready aaha sunni ai nimirththikkondu vanthiruppaar pola )...keele kidantha buvanavin paavaadaiyaa,l avar iduppu pahuthiai maraiththukkondu nindrirukka...buvanavo than mel porvaiai sutrikkondu miratchiyudan nindrirunthal. En kanavarai paarkka paavamaaha irunthathu... "ennanga ithu eththanai naalaa intha pazhakkam.?..naan irukkarappave,unga thangachikitte thiruttuthanamaa padukka vanthiteengala?"

"Athu illedi...nee sonnamaathiri ,valathu kattilil than vanthu paduththen .Neethaannu nenaichu kattippidithu muththam kodukkarappathaan' vee'l nu kaththeettaa" endru sollia padiye nadungikondirunthaar .

Innum usuppetra vendrumendru, buvanavidam thirumbi,"entha idathiledi muththam koduththaar...eppadi koduththaar solludi?" endru ketka mownamaahave buvana nindrirukka,...naan en kanavaridam thirumbi,"eppadi muththam kodutheenga ...senchu kaattunga...illainaa enga annanukku phone panni intha visayaththai sonnaa enna aahumnu ungalukke therium" endru melum payamuruththinen.

Sirithu neram kazhiththu avaridam sendra naan,"ennanga ippadippoi payanthu poi nikkareenga ...ungalaippaththi enakku theriyaathaa...ithennathu...ava paavaadaiai thookki maraichukkittu nikareenga...angirunthu varrappave ammanamaathaan vantheengala..."endru solli avar kaiyil iruntha pavaadaiai pidungikkondu..muzhu nirvaanamaaha nirkka vaiththen.



Buvanavum athirchiyil irunthu meelaamal ,...avaraium,avarin pudalangaai sunniaium orakkannaal paarththavare ...ennai kavaniththukkondirunthaal.Mele mulaihalai maraiththum,maraikkaamalum katti iruntha paavaadaiai naan kaal vazhiyaaha uruvi pottuvittu...en sella aththaanai ,en idathu kaiai kazhuththai chutri thol mel pottu,iruha kattikkondu irandu kannangalilum nandraaha muththamittu,valathu kaiyaal payaththil surungippoi iruntha, avarin sunniai uruvi vida...athu mella mella nimirnthu viraiththu...pudalangaai size kku neendathai...kavaniththa buvana, payantha padiye paarththukkonditukka ,...naanbuvanaavai paarththu ,"ennadi buvana malaichpoi ninutte ennadaa ivvalavu neelaththukku irukkennu paakkarayaa...naanum aarambaththula payanthu poi thaan irunthen aana pazhaha pazhaha sariaappochu...nee kooda ulle vittukka ethaavathu venumnu kettiye?" endru naan ketka..."anni...enna ithu vizhayaattu...annanai avar roomkku pohachollunga" endraal koochaththudan.

En kanavarum ennidam"vaadi naama antha roomkku pohalaam" endu solli kaiai pidiththu izhukka..."neenga veliya poi irunga oru nimisam,buvanakitte pesittu vanthidaren.." endu solli avarai veliyil anuppivittu... naan buvanavaip paarrththu "ippa inge iruikkarathu unga annannu ninaikkaathe, en annannu nenaichukko... um mela irakkappattu ithai solren.Anni yaarkitteyum solla maatten enna?" endru kettatharkku,aval ennidam"annanai poi eppadi..." endru izhukka...naan aval kaathil en annanidam enakku erppatta anubavaththai solla ,payam vizhahi aasai melida amaithiyaaha nindraal...( aval annanin pudalangaai sunniai paarththuvittaale,appuram eppadi vendaam endru solla manam varum )...

"Enna sella buvana" endru katti anaiththukkondu "naan sollra maathri ellaam seiyanum enna?"endrusollivittu ,en kanavarai azhaithen. Ulle vanthavarai paarththu malaiththu nindren. Adikkadi ulle vittukkonda,paarththu pazhahiya sunni endraalum... indru puthu mathiriyaaha irunthathu ( veliyil irunthapothu avar ,avarin thangaiyai ninaiththu sunniai uruvi ,usuppetri irukka vendum)... innum neelamaha ,thadiththa neenda monthan vaazhai pazham pol irunthathai parththa enakke naakkil echil oori .pundaiyilum lesaaha eeram kasinthathu.

Naan avarin thangaiai paarththu "unakku ithile sammathamna ,poththi irukkira porvaiai eduththuttu...ammanamaa ,azhahaa vanthu un annanoda sunniai kaiyile pidiththu oru muththam kodu" endru solla, 5 nimidam amaithiyaaha nindraval 6 aavathu nimidaththil porvaiai methuvaaha than udambilirunthu uruva, athai nanum ,en kanavarum ,imaikkaamal paarththom...itho...muzhu nirvaanamaaha nirkkum than thangaiyin udal azhahai 'jol' ozhukka paarththu rasiththu, orakkannaal paarththa naan,"yaaravathu aambilai vanthu okkanumnu aasaippattaa...athaan ungalai plan pottu vara vachutten...naan seithathu thappaanga?"

"Illedi sellam ,purusanoda nilamai therinju ,purinju anusarichup pohiraval nee...un purusanoda thangachikittayum,athe maathiri paasathaium ,anbaium kaatre paar...unnai manaiviaa naan adanchathukku koduththuvachirukkanum" endru sollia padiye ennai izhuththu iruha anaiththu..."nalla erppaaduththaan seinchirukke... naaththana ambilai venumnu ketathukkaaha aduththavankitte kootti kodukkaama ,sontha annankittaye kootti koduthirukke par...neethaan en lovely wife"endraar.