Chapter 4 – Mudhal Sandhegam

Saayangaala neram.

Mazhai nindru, jannal vazhiya kulir kaatru veettukkulla vandhu kondirundhadhu.

Kitchen-la Sri tea prepare pannikkondirundhaal.

Arjun dining table-la laptop open pannittu office mail paakkura maadhiri irundhaan. Aana avan paarvai screen mela illa.

Avan manasu innum andha madhiyana nerathula dhaan irundhadhu.

"Tea..." endru cup-ai avan munnaadi vechhaal Sri.

"Thanks..."

Rendu perum sila nimidangal amaidhiyaga tea kudithanga.

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"Arjun..."

"Hmm?"

"Oru kelvi kekkattumaa?"

Arjun cup-ai table mela vechaan.

"Kelu..."

"Innikku room clean pannumbodhu... dressing table drawer-la oru hair serum bottle paathen."

"Adhu..."

"Adhu ennodadhu illa."

Arjun udane badhil solla mudiyala.

Sri sirichaa.

"Nee dhaan use panriya?"

Arjun sirithu,

"Aama... Long hair irukku la... adhaan."

"Adhu sari dhaan..."

Sri avan mudiya paathaal.

Unmaiyave, Arjun-oda mudi avaloda mudiyai vida neelamaagavum, adarthiyaagavum irundhadhu.

"Enakku sila neram poraamaiya irukkum," endru sirithaal.

"Un hair en hair vida healthy-aa irukku."

Rendu perum sirichanga.

Aana Sri manasukulla oru siru sandhegam ezhundhirundhadhu.

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Raathiri.

Sri wardrobe arrange pannikkondirundhaal.

Arjun balcony-la phone pesikkondirundhaan.

Wardrobe keezha irundha oru cover veliya vandhadhu.

"Idhu enna?" endru aval medhuvaaga eduthaal.

Adhu romba light-aa irundhadhu.

Open panna pora nerathula...

"Sri!"

Arjun-oda kural.

Aval thirumbi paathaal.

"Enna?"

"Coffee powder enga vechirukka?"

"Oru nimisham..."

Cover-ai thirumba wardrobe-kulla vechuttu kitchen-kku ponaal.

Balcony-la nindru paathukkondirundha Arjun oru deep breath vittaan.

Avan gavanichirundhaan.

Innum sila vinaadigal late aayirundhaa...

Andha cover open aayirukkum.

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Raathiri saapadu mudinju rendu perum bedroom-kku vandhaanga.

Sri bed-la ukkandhu hair dry pannikkondirundhaal.

"Arjun..."

"Hmm?"

"Un hair romba neelama poiduchu."

"Theriyum."

"Cut pannikka maatiyaa?"

Arjun sirithaan.

"Konjam innum valarattum."

"Office-la yaarum edhuvum solla maataangalaa?"

"Solluvaanga."

"Appuram?"

"Sirichuttu vittuduven."

Sri avanai sila vinaadigal paathaal.

"Nee chinna vayasula irundhe ippadi dhaanaa?"

"Aama."

"Unakku long hair mela romba paasam pola."

Arjun medhuvaaga thalai aattinaan.

"Aama."

Unmaiyai solla mudiyala.

Poi sollavum virumbala.

Andha rendu unarvukku naduvula dhaan avan vaazhnthukkondirundhaan.

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Andha raathiri...

Sri thookkathukku munnaadi Arjun-ai paathaal.

Avan already thoongitta maadhiri irundhaan.

Aana avan pillow pakkathula oru siru malligai poo vaasanai vandhadhu.

Sri puruvam surukkinaal.

"Veetla innikku malligai poo vaangave illaye..."

Aval medhuvaaga room-ai sutri paathaal.

Edhuvum theriyavillai.

Aana andha vaasanai aval manasula oru pudhu kelviyai uruvaakkiduchu.

"Indha vaasanai enga irundhu vandhadhu?"

Avalukku badhil kidaikkavillai.

Aana...

Mudhal sandhegam aval manasula ver pidikka aarambichirundhadhu.

Thodarum...