Chapter 3 – Oru Azhaippin Pin

Phone screen-la...

Sri Calling...

Arjun aazhamaaga moochu vittaan.

Kaiyil irundha glass bangles medhuvaaga osai seidhan.

Avan udane bangles-ai kazhatri dressing table mela vaiththaan.

Phone-ai receive panninaan.

"Hello..."

"Arjun..."

Sri-oda kural vazhakkam pola santhoshamaa irundhadhu.

"Enna pannittu irukka?"

Arjun oru nimidam mounamaa irundhaan.

"Konjam... room clean pannittu irundhen."

"Seri."

"Naan supermarket-la irukken."

"Unakku edhaavadhu venumaa?"

Arjun sutri paaththaan.

Mirror-la innum Maliga dhaan therindhaal.

"Onnum vendaam."

Sri siriththaal.

"Sure-aa?"

"Hmm."

"Sari... naan innum paththu nimishathula veettukku vandhuruven."

Andha vaarthai ketta udane...

Arjun idhayam vegamaa adikka aarambichadhu.

"Paththu nimishamaa?"

"Aama."

"Milk vaanganum-nu dhaan veliya vandhen."

"Okay..."

"Bye."

"Bye."

Call cut aayiduchu.

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Arjun phone-ai bed mela vaiththaan.

"Paththu nimisham..."

Avan udane mirror munnaadi nindraan.

Light blue cotton saree...

Kaiyila bangles illai.

Aana...

Bindi, kajal, neelamaana mudi...

Innum Maliga dhaan.

"Oru naalavadhu bayam illaama vaazha mudiyumaa?"

Endru thanakkulleye kettukkondaan.

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Avan vegamaa bindi-ai thudaiththaan.

Kajal-ai cotton-la medhuvaaga neekkinaan.

Glass bangles-ai brown cover-kulla vaiththaan.

Wardrobe-ai thirandhu saree-ai romba gavanamaa madichu adhe idaththula vaiththaan.

Light blue blouse-aiyum ribbon-aiyum thaniththani cover-la vaiththaan.

Yaarum kandupidikka koodaadhu.

Adhu dhaan avanoda mudhal gavanam.

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Piragu...

Mirror munnaadi meendum nindraan.

Cotton T-shirt.

Track pant.

Long hair mattum loose-aa irundhadhu.

Hair band eduthu ponytail kattikkondaan.

Mirror-la ippo Arjun dhaan.

Aana...

Avan kangalil irundha amaidhi maraindhirundhadhu.

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Ding... Dong...

Calling bell oliththadhu.

Arjun sattenru thirumbi paaththaan.

"Sri vandhutta..."

Avan vegamaa hall-kku nadandhaan.

Door-ai thirandhaan.

Sri kaiyila shopping bag-oda siriththukkondae nindrirundhaal.

"Enna?"

"Door open panna ivlo neramaa?"

Arjun siriththu samaaliththaan.

"Bathroom-la irundhen."

"Hmm..."

Sri ulle vandhaal.

Shopping bag-ai dining table mela vaiththaal.

Appodhu...

Aval mookku medhuvaaga kaatr-ai suvaasiththadhu.

"Oru nalla vaasanai varudhe..."

Arjun udal muzhuvadhum oru nimidam urainthu pona maadhiri aanaadhu.

"Enna vaasanai?"

Sri meendum kaatr-ai suvaasiththaal.

"Malligai poo vaasanai..."

"Veettukkulla irundhu varudhu."

Arjun udane balcony pakkam paaththaan.

"Velila irundhu vandhirukkum."

Sri avan mugathai sila vinaadigal amaidhiyaga paaththaal.

"Appadiyaa..."

Aval adharku mela edhuvum ketkavillai.

Aana...

Bedroom door pakkam irundhu innum medhuvaaga paravikkondirundha malligai vaasanai...

Aval manasukulla mudhal sandhegathin vidhaiyai amaidhiyaga vidhaiththadhu.

Thodarum...