Minnuvathellaam Ponnalla Ch. 03

naan edhirpaaraadhavidhamaaka oru manikke raajiyitam irundhu pon vandhadhu. nenjam patapatakka ponai etuththu, "halo..." endren. marumunaiyil padhiledhuvum illai.

"halo raaji?."

"mmm..."

"ellaam okkevaa....?"

"mmm..."

"naan ippave varalaamaa...?

"mmm...."

adharkappuram naan en taimai veenaakkukiren. aluvalakaththil leev ezhudhi kotuththuvittu utane purappatten.

naan pilaattai ataindhapodhu madhiyam irantu mani. enakku munnaal sampadh sendru kontirundhaan. avanai kantadhum enakku pakeerendradhu. oru velai sampaththukku pon seydhu vishayaththai solliyiruppaalo? ponaal namakku tharma ati kitaikkumo? ena pamminen. sari avan pinnaal sendru paarkkalaam ena enni avan ariyaamal avanai pin thotarndhen. engalutaiya kaaritaarai ataindha avan sutrum mutrum paarththuvittu en veettu kadhavai thirandhu ulle nuzhaindhaan.

"aahaa...ivanum thiruttu olukku thaan vandhirukkaanaa. avan velaiyai avan paarkkattum. namma velaiyai naama paarppom," endru naan avan veettukkadhavai medhuvaaka thattinen. adhu thirandhu iruppadhu purindhadhum kadhavai thirandhu ulle nuzhaindhen.

raaji haalil amarndhu tivi paarththuk kontirundhaal. melliya nailaks putavai ondrai anindhirundhaal. naan ulle nuzhaindhu kadhavai saaththiyadhum pattendru ezhundhu nindraal. aval kaalkal natungiyadhil irundhu aval patapatappaaka iruppadhai purindhu konten. naan iyalpaaka iruppadhu pol kaattik kontaalum enakkum satru udharalaakaththaan irundhadhu. avalaruke sendru aval tholil kai potten. konjam nelindhaaval en kaiyai etuththuvittaal. meentum aval tholil kai pottu aval kaadhu matalai thatavinen. amaidhiyaaka irundhaal.

"ammaa thoongittaangalaa?"

"mmmm....."

shofaavil amarndhu avalai izhuththu en arukil amaravaiththen. satru thalli amarndha avalai nerukki nakarndhen. aval melum satru thalli amarndhaal. aval thotaiyil kai vaiththu lesaaka thatavinen. aval kai en kaiyai azhuththip patriyadhu.

"inge venaam. payamaayirukku. roomukkulle polaam." aval vaayil irundhu muththu udhirndhadhu.

aval munne natakka aval kunti asaindhaatuvadhai rasiththavaare avalaip pin thotarndhen.

petroomukku sendra aval kattilil amarndhaal. angu irundha jakkil irundhu thanneerai etuththu kutiththuvittu avalukkum kotuththen. adhai vaangi kutiththa aval konjam naarmalaaka vandhadhu pol therindhadhu. kattilil aval aruke avalukku valadhupuramaaka amarndhen. aval thayakkaththutan ennaivittu konjam thalli amarndhaal.

"neenga onnum payappataadheenga. ungalukku viruppam illennaa venaam. ippave enga veettukku poi angeyirukkira unga purushangitte sollitalaam."

naan solvadhai nampa mutiyaamal ennai erittu paarththaal. "avar unga veettule irukkaaraa?"

"aamaa neengadhaan sammadhichchu ennai varachchonneengannu sonnaane."

"neenga solradhu nijamaa? avar ange porennu engitte sollaveyilliye"

"venumnaa en veettukku pora maadhiri poi avan seruppu irukkaannu paarththittu vaanga."

ippodhu avalukku satru nimmadhi kitaiththadhu pol thondriyadhu.

naan aval arukil nakarndhen. aval tholil en itadhu kaiyai pottu adhai aval mulaiyin mel azhuththiyavaaru thongavitten. aval nenju patapatappadhu therindhadhu. than natungiya karangalaal en kaiyai than irukaikalaalum pitiththuk kontu than kannaththai en tholil saaiththaal. selaiyin mel aval mulaiyaip pitiththu lesaaka azhuththi kasakka aval than keezhudhattai katiththaal. en kaiyai aval selaikku itaiveliyil ulle vittu aval pilavusin meedhu aval mulaiyaip pitikka aval en kaadhu matalaik katiththaal. pilavusukku mele nenju pakudhiyai thataviyavaare kaiyai pilavusukkul vitten. avalutaiya panju pondra mulaiyai en kaiyaal varutinen. melum kaiyai keezhirakki aval mulaiyai kaiyaal pitiththen. lesaaka adhai azhuththa aval, "aaaaaa....." endraal. avalai izhuththu en nenjotu serththu anaiththen.

aval ituppil kai vaiththu pisaiya aval ennotu irukkamaaka ottik kontaal. iruvarum idhazhotu idhazh serththu, muththam kotuththom. naan aval keezhudhattai katiththen. aval padhilukku than naakkai en vaaikkul thiniththaal. naan aval naakkai sappi urinjinen. en vaayil ooriya umizh neerai aval vaayil thuppinen. padhilukku avalum than echchilai en vaayil pozhiya adhai thevaamirdham pol rasiththu suvaiththen. en naakkai aval vaaikkul vita adhai ulle urinji than parkalaal katiththaal. ravikkaiyutan serththu kuththiyirundha pinnai vituvikka mundhaanai sarindhu aval matiyil vizhundhadhu. kuththittu nindrirundha avalutaiya maarpakangal vimmi thanindhadhu. adhan kilivejil mukam pudhaikka aval en thalaiyai than maarpotu serththu azhuththinaal. naan oru maarpakaththai vaayaal kavva, aval than kaiyai ennutaiya pentil putaiththirundha kunjin mel vaiththu azhuththinaal. adhai sutrip pitiththu adhan parimaanaththaik unarndhu nampa mutiyaamal kunindhu paarththu viyandhaal. avalitamirundhu ekka perumoochchu ondru velippattadhu. ennai irukki anaiththuk kontaal.

avalai appatiye pettil saaiththu avalutaiya selaiyai vilakki aval vayitril mukaththai pudhaiththu udhatukalaal aval vayitril thataviyavaaru aval ituppai nokki nakarththinen. havar kilaas pola valaindhirundha aval ituppai melidhaaka katikka aval kaikal meththaiyai kasakkiyadhu. thalaiyai oru pakkamaaka saaiththu than kankalai mooti udhatukalaik katiththuk kontaal. aval selaiyai uruva than kuntiyai thookki udhavinaal. parkalaal aval paavatai naataavai katiththu izhuththu adhan mutichchai avizhththen. paavaatai oppaningil en mukam padhindhapodhu unarchchiyin uchchaththukku sendru than kaikalai mele thookki thalayanaiyaip pisaindhaal. en mukaththai mele nakarththi malai mukatukal polirundha aval mulaikalukku natuve pudhaiththen. aval maarpakangal melum keezhumaaka eriyirangiyapatiyirundhadhu. en mukaththaal aval maarpakangalil azhuththith theykka aval than maarpai uyarththi adharku oththuzhaiththaal. en mukaththai keezhirakki aval vayitril padhiththen. ilanjoottil kuzhindhu irundha aval vayitrai mukaththaal theykka aval sinunginaal. aval thoppulukku oru muththam kotukka aval vayiru ulvaangiyadhu.

en naatiyaal vayitrai theyththuk konte konjam konjamaaka keezh nokki nakarndhen. en naati erkenave avizhndhirundha aval pettik kottai konjam konjamaaka keezhirakkiyavaaru nakarndhadhu. aval puntai metu paadhi veliye pulappattadhu. en naatiyai angeye niruththi lesaaka mul pola valarndhirundha en thaati mutiyaal adhil theykka adhan sorasorappaal aval unarchchi melita nelindhaal. en thalaiyaip pitiththu keezh nokki azhuththi thallinaal. paavaatai aval thotaikalin mel melum nakarndhu avalutaiya sivandha puntai velippattadhu. aval puntai pilavukku uchchiyil makutam vaiththadhu pol irundha paruppai naakkaal thatava aval than kaalmuttiyai matakki akala viriththaal.

naan aval paavaataiyai uruvi erindhen. aval thotaiyai iru kaikalaalum vilakki iru kattai viralaalum aval puntai idhazhkalai pilakka sekka sevelenru adhan ulpakudhi therindhadhu adhilirundhu kasindha neeraal adhu pala palavena minniyadhu. kaikalai keezhirakki aval kuntiyai pilandhen. avaladhu surungiya karuththa nira sooththu ottai melum surungi virindhadhu. mukaththai aval thotaikalukku natuvil vaiththu irupuramum thotaiyil lesaaka katiththu en naakkai aval sooththu ottaiyil ulle kuththa avalitamirundhu ekka perumoochchondru velippattadhu. aththutan aval maarpakangalai uyarththi pinnar thaazhththinaal. aval kuntip pilavil en naakkaal azhuththi theyththen. aval thalayanaiyai azhuththip pitiththu thalaiyai orupakkam saaiththu, sss...aaaaaa..vena munakinaal. aval puntai surungi virindhu adhil irundhu surandha neerai sila thulikal veliyetriyadhu. naan aval kaalkalai vilakki aval puntaiyil vaayai vaiththen. aval puntai idhazhkalai katiththu suvaiththu ulle naakkai vittu thuzhaavinen. aval thalayanaiyai than kaikalaal uyarththip pitiththu adhanul than mukaththaip padhiththuk kontaal.

siridhu neram aval puntaiyai nakki veriyetriya pin en mukaththai aval vayiru vazhiyaaka sariththuk kontu aval kaalkalukkitaiyil en utampai pukuththi aval meleri mulaikalukkitaiyil en mukaththai vaiththen. iru mulaikalaiyum padhamaaka katiththu en udhatukalai aval udhatukalil otrinen. avalukku irundha veriyil en udhatukalai azhundhak katiththaal. adhai than vaayilittu suvaiththaal.avalai muththamittavaare en kaiyai aval mulaikalukku mel vaiththen. oru mulaiyai azhuththiyavaare aval ravikkaiyin hookkukalai kazhatri ravikkaiyai irupuramum thalli thirandhen. aval thanga nira mulaikalukku karuppu nira piraa azhakai alli theliththirundhadhu. adhan munpakkamirundha kilaapsai vituvikka aval mulaikal theriththu veliyil vandhu kulungi nindradhu. andha thanga mulaikalai paarththuk konte irukka ventum pol irundhadhu. adhan natuve siridhe uppiya vannam irundha ilanjivappu nira karuvattamum, adhan natuve kampeeramaaka viraiththu nindra kaampukalum, adhai sutrilum siriya kuththukal polirundha pullikalum, ennai paiththiyamaakkiyadhu.

ippati oru vaaippu kitaikkumaa? ena kanavil mattume ninaiththu marukiyirukkiren. adhu ippodhu en kan munne nijamaakum podhu....aavesam vandhavan pol aval mulaikalai maari maari vaayil suvaiththen. adhan panju pondra menmai ennai melum paiththiyakkaaran aakkiyadhu. naan en kaiyai aval puntaiyil vaiththu viralai ulle thinikka aval mudhal muraiyaaka uchchakattaththai etti avalutaiya kaamarasam peerittu velivandhu en kaiyai nanaiththadhu. en kaiyai etuththu en vaayil vaiththu suvaiththen. avalitam oru viralai neetta avalum adhai than idhazhkalaik kuviththu than vaayilittu oompinaal.

aval melirundhu irangi aval arukil patuththen. aval kai en pentukkul nuzhaindhu kunjaip pitiththu amukkik kontirundhadhu. naan en jippai keezhe izhuththu avalukku udhava aval en jattiyai keezhe thallinaal. jattiyil irundhu vitupatta en sunni neentu viraiththu than thalaiyai palamaaka aattiyadhu. adhaik kavaniththa aval, "ammaatiyov...evvalov perusu...." ena vaayaip pilandhaal. aval kai en sunniyaip pitiththu melum keezhumaaka aattiyadhu. naan aval thalaiyai keezhe thalla aval kunindhu en sunniyai aval vaayil pottuk kontaal. aval vaayai niraiththa en sunniyai naan ulle thalla adhu aval thontaik kuzhiyai kuththi thaakkiyadhu. vaayai veliye etuththu siridhu neram iruminaal. en pentaiyum jattiyaiyum kazhatri erindha naan avalai mallaakka patukkap pottu aval mel erip patuththen. avalutaiya menmaiyaana utampu panju meththai pol irundhadhu. en sunniyai aval puntaiyin mel theyththu adhan nuzhai vaayilai thetinen. aval en sunniyaik kaiyil pitiththu adhan palp thalaiyai than puntaip pilavil melum keezhum theyththu adhan vaayilil niruththinaal.

naan en palam muzhuvadhaiyum pirayokiththu adhai ulle soruka, aval, "aaaaaaaa..." vena alarivittaal. aval kankalil kanneer perukketuththu otiyadhu.

"saaritaa....rompa valikkudhaa?" ena ketka aval thalaiyai asaiththu, "aam," endraal.

naan en sunniyai veliye etukka muyala aval en kuntiyai azhuththip pitiththu thatuththaal. en sunniyai aval puntai idhazhkal azhuththik kavviyirundhadhu. adhan thalai aval puntaiyin ulle irudhi varai sendru mutti nindradhu. aval puntaiyin idhamaana sootu en sunniyai melum viraikka vaiththadhu. appappaa...en pontaattiyai mudhaliravil oththapodhu koota aval puntai ivvalavu taittaaka irundhadhillai. naan aanandhaththin ellaikke sendruvitten.

naan aval kannangalil uruntotiya kanneerai nakki avalutaiya imaikalil en udhattai otri muththam kotuththen. mukaththai aval akkulil padhiththu adhan viyarvai naatraththai anupaviththen. aval mulaikalaik kavvi menmaiyaaka sappinen.siridhu neram aasuvaasap patuththik konta aval en kuntiyil irundha pitiyai thalarththi adhai mele thookka naan en poolai mella uruvinen. aval puntai idhazhkal velip pakkamaaka kuvindhu en poolai kavvi adhirndhapatiyirukka en pool veliye vandhadhu. aval en kuntiyaip pitiththu keezhe azhuththi than kuntiyai thookki puntaiyai mele uyarththa naan en poolai meentum aval puntaiyil sorukinen.

avalutaiya taittaana puntaikkul en sunni laavakamaaka sendru vandhu kontirundhadhu. avalukku valikkume endru naan en vekaththaik kuraiththu medhuvaaka aatik kontirundhen.

naan vekamaaka seyya ventumena aval than kuntiyai veka vekamaaka thookkik kotuththaal. naan avalai kantu kollaamal medhuvaaka seydhu kontirundhen. oralavukku mel porumaiyizhandha aval enna thiruppip pottaal. en mel eri than puntaiyai, nattuk kontirundha en sunniyil sorukinaal. than kaikalai en maarpil undri than kuntiyai thookki vekamaaka atikka aarampiththaal. munne vizhundha than thalai mutiyai pinne thallik konte en mel aavesamaaka atiththaal. aval puntai idhazhkal aval vekaththukku thakundha maadhiri en sunniyin mel ulle suruntum poolai kavvip pitiththavaaru veliye vandhum uruntu vilaiyaatiyadhu. aval mulaikal payangaramaaka ekiri kudhiththadhu.

enakku avalaip paarkkave payamaaka irundhadhu. avalukku utampellaam viyarththu kottiyadhu. eninum aval vekam atangavillai. naan avalutaiya ituppaip pitiththu vekaththai kuraikka muyarsikka avalo innum than vekaththaik kootti, "aaaaaa.....oooooooo..... " vena kaththiyavaaru veri vandhadhu pola atikka thotanginaal. naan avalutaiya pokkileye vittu avalukku udhaviyaaka aval vekaththirku inanga aval ituppaip pitiththu thookki irakkinen. siridhu neraththil avalutaiya puntaiyil irundhu matai thirandha vellam pola kaama rasam en sunniyai sutri valaikka aval vekam kuraindhu en maarpin mel vizhundhaal. naan aval mudhukil kaip pottu avalai anaiththuk konten. aval mulaikal en maarpil azhundhi viyarvaiyil kasakasaththadhu. aval moochchuvita kashtappattu perumoochchukalaaka veliyetrinaal. aval idhayam lap tap ena vekamaaka thutiththa thutippai en maarpu unarndhadhu. naan aasuvaasamaaka aval mudhukai thatava aval siridhu neraththil atanginaal.

"are you okay?" endra enakku oru muththaththaik kotuththu padhilaliththaal. en pool viraippu kuraiyaamal avalutaiya puntaikkul kuththi nindradhu. avalin mudhukai anaiththapati thosai thiruppuvadhu pola avalai thiruppinen. aval enakku keezhe kitakka naan mele vandhirundhen. "ippodhu ennutaiya turn," endru koorivittu, medhuvaaka atikkath thotangi konjam konjamaaka vekaththaik koottinen. avalaal en vekaththukku eetu kotukka mutiyaamal thinarinaal.

aval vaai, "please... no..no.." endru koora kaikal meththaiyaip piraantina. utal ashtakonalaaka, aval en thaakkudhalai samaalikka mutiyaamal thaviththaal.

naan veka vekamaaka atikka kattil kulungi kireech..kireech...ena oli ezhuppiyadhu.

aval vaayai moota marandhu, "haangk...haangk..haangk..." ena oliyezhuppinaal. thalaiyai ventaam enpadhu pol angum ingum asaiththaal. naan en kaikal irantaalum aval mulaikalai azhuththip pitiththavaaru eri eri atikka aval vizhikal mel nokki nilai kuththi nindradhu. enakku uchchakattam nerunga en vidhaikal viraiththadhu. siridhu neraththil enadhu vindhanukkal aval puntaiyai thulaiththu sendradhu. naan mikundha kalaippukku ullaakiyirundhen. avalukko maarpukal eri irangiyavannam irundhadhu. thalaiyai aval mulai mel saaikka en thalaiyum aval mulaiyutan eri irangiyadhu. avalukku moochchu seeraaka varavillai. moochchuvita thinaruvadhu pol irundhadhu. pattendru naan avalitamirundhu vilaki aval vaayil vaai vaiththu oodha, "lok..lok.." ena aval iruma pinnar moochchu seeraaka vandhadhu. aval ennai than arukil izhuththu than thalaiyai en maarpil vaiththu patuththuk kontaal. naan aval mudhukil kai pottu ennutan irukkik konten. aval mulaikal en pakkavaattil azhundhi sukaththaik kotuththadhu. iruvarin utampum vervaiyil kuliththu nanaindhirundhadhu.

aval mudhalil vaai thirandhu, "ippatiye kaalam pooraa irukkanum pola irukku," endraal.

"idhukku un purushan sammadhikkanume"

"en purushan sammadhaththotudhaane neenga ennai thotteenga!"

"illai raaji naan unnai poi solli emaaththitten. idhukku nichchayamaa avan sammadhikkale."

"neenga onnum poi sollale. naane en purushangitte pesittene."

"adhellaam unnota piramai. avan sammadhichcha neram avanukkulla avan illa."

"enna ularreenga?"

"naan sonnaalum unakku puriyaadhu. nee nampamaatte. aanaal avan sammadhichchappo avan fullaa en kantrolla irundhaan. nee ippa natandhadhai avangitte sollaama irukkiradhu unnota vaazhkaikku nalladhu. adhai meeri nee sonnaa pinvilaivukalukku naan poruppillai."

"neenga avar unga pontaattikkitte poyirukkiradhaa sonneengale."

"aamaa adhu unmaidhaan. avanga uravu unga kalyanaththukku munpirundhe irukku. adhai ippadhaan naane therinjukkitten. aththota avanukku unga ammaakitteyum thotarpirukku."

"adhu enakku theriyum. enga kalyaanam aana ainjaavadhu naalileye avar adhikaalaile engammaave kichchanle vachchu oththadhai naan paarththen."

takkendru kadhavu thirandhu avalutaiya ammaa ulle vara naan adhirndhu ponen. engal iruvaraiyum oruvaraiyoruvar nirvaanamaaka anaiththa nilaiyil paarththa aval ammaa oru kanam thikaiththu nindraal.

atuththa kanam, "atippaavi makale kutiya ketuththittiye. indha aniyaayaththai naan enge poi solluven. kattina purushanukku thurokam panna unakku eppatiti manasu vandhudhu," ena pulampa aarampiththaal.

mudhalil ammaavai paarththadhum payandhaalum raaji sudhaariththuk kontu, "kattina purushanukku thurokam paththi nee pesureeyaa? en purushanota, namma veettu kichchanle sallaapam pannadhu enakku theriyaadhunnu ninaichchiyaa? " ena savakaasamaakak kettuk konte edhuvum natakkaadhadhupol ezhundhu than kalaindhirundha than thalaimutiyai alli mutindhaal. avvaaru mutiyum podhu aval kaikalutan aval mulaikalum uyarndhu kettiyaaka nindradhu. adhaip paarththadhum meentum enakku sunni viraiththu ezha aarampiththadhu.

"atippaavi adhukkaaka pattapakalle vera oru aampilaiyai veettukku varavachchu...." endravalin paarvai en sunniyin mel kuththittu nindradhu.

"en nee kootaththaan naan neththu sinimaavukku poyirundhapodhu en purushanai varavachchu jaaliyaa irundhe! neththu naan vandhadhume ellaam sek panninen. kichchanle, petroomule, tainingk tepilnnu oru itam paakki vaikkaama avarota vindhu sindhik kitandhuchche adha naan kavanikkalennu ninaikkireeyaa?"

aval ammaa en sunniyai veriththup paarkka thotangiyadhume enakku 'appaataa ini edhuvum pirachchinai irukkaadhu' ena thondriyadhu. avalai melum veruppetra naan ezhundhu raajiyai pin puramaakak kattip pitiththu aval mulaikalaik kasakkik konte aval mudhukil udhatukalaal kolamitten. en sunniyai aval sooththin pilavukalukkitaiye melum keezhumaaka theyththen.

raajiyin ammaa thirandha vaayai mootaadhu adhaip paarththuk kontirundhaal. aval vaai, "ammaatiyov! evvvalovvv....perusu," ena munumunuththadhu. "enti naan enna nee seyradhai kuththamaa sonnen. thampiyai ennaiyum konjam kavanichchukka solluti," ena kenjinaal.

"sari sari adhellaam innoru naal paaththukkalaam," endra raaji thalaiyai pinnaal thiruppi en udhattil muththamittu, "plees taarlingk....innaikkup podhum...rompa neram aachchu..avar vandhutap poraaru....naan pon panren innoru naal vaanga," endraal.

avalai vittu vilakiya naan aval ammaavai izhuththu aval vaayil oru fregnch kis atiththu, "varattumaa aanti," endru en utaikalai anindhu purappatten. aantiyitamirundhu ekkap perumoochchu ondru velippattadhu.