Chapter 11 – Malligaiyin Parisu

Saturday maalai.

Clock 7:30.

Arjun, Maliga-vaaga ready aagivittaan.

Light blue cotton saree.

Matching blouse.

Neelamaana mudi loose-aa pinnaal vizhundhirundhadhu.

Kaiyil glass bangles.

Netriyil chinna sivappu pottu.

Mudiyin pinnaal sila malligai poogal.

Mirror munnaadi nindru pallu-ai medhuvaaga sari seydhu, mudiya kaiyaal othukkinaan.

Phone vibrate aanaadhu.

Aadhi – Video Calling...

Arjun aazhamaaga moochu vittu call-ai receive panninaan.

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Screen-la mudhal muraiyaaga Aadhi mugam therindhadhu.

Aadhi sila vinaadigal pesaama siriththukkondae paaththaan.

"Hi... Maliga."

"Hi..."

Arjun vedkathoda siriththaan.

"Nee romba nervous-aa irukka pola."

"Konjam."

"Bayappadaadha."

"Nee comfortable-aa irukkara maadhiriye iru."

Andha vaarthai Arjun manasukku nimmadhi koduththadhu.

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Rendu perum amaidhiyaga pesa aarambichanga.

Office.

Books.

Mazhai.

Favourite songs.

Sila neram kazhiththu...

Arjun mudi mugathukku munnaadi vizhundhadhu.

Avan adhai medhuvaaga kaadhukku pinnadi othukkinaan.

Pallu konjam nazhuviyadhaiyum iyalbaga sari seydhaan.

Aadhi siriththaan.

"Un long hair unakku romba suit aagudhu."

Arjun vedkathoda siriththaan.

"Thanks..."

Aadhi meendum sonnaan.

"Unakku malligai poo romba pidikkumnu ippo puriyudhu."

"Romba azhaga irukku."

"…Aana konjam kammiyaa irukku pola."

Arjun sirichu,

"Veetla irundhadhu ivlodhaan."

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Aadhi sila nimidangal phone-ai keezha paaththaan.

"One minute."

"Enna aachu?"

"Chinna surprise."

Arjun puriyama paaththaan.

"Enna surprise?"

"Konjam wait pannu."

Aadhi siriththukkondae phone-la edho pannikkondirundhaan.

Aindhu nimidam kazhiththu...

Doorbell.

Ding... Dong...

Arjun aachariyathoda door-ai thirandhaan.

Veliyila delivery partner.

"Sir, unga order."

"En order-aa?"

"Aama."

Oru chinna parcel.

Anuppiyavar peyar...

Aadhi.

Arjun idhayam vegamaaga adiththadhu.

Parcel-ai thirandhaan.

Ullae...

Paththu muzham pudhu malligai poo.

Adhan vaasanai room muzhuvadhum paraviyadhu.

Arjun kangal eeramaana.

Phone-ai meendum eduththu video-la kaattinaan.

"Aadhi..."

"Idhellam edhukku?"

Aadhi siriththaan.

"Video-la unna paaththappo oru vishayam thonichu."

"Enna?"

"Nee malligai poo vaikkumbodhu romba santhoshamaa sirikkira."

"Andha sirippu innum konjam adhigama irukkanumnu thonichu."

Arjunukku vaarthaigal varavillai.

"Nandri..."

Aadhi medhuvaaga sonnaan.

"Poi vaichchuttu vaa."

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Mirror munnaadi nindru...

Arjun andha pudhu malligai saraththai than neelamaana mudiyil medhuvaaga sutri vaiththaan.

Vaasanai room muzhuvadhum nirainthadhu.

Video call screen-la adhai paaththa Aadhi mugathula periya sirippu.

"Ippo dhaan complete."

Arjun siriththaan.

"En vaazhkaiyila yaarum enakku ippadi malligai poo anuppinadhe illa."

Aadhi amaidhiyaga sonnaan.

"Appo idhu mudhal murai."

Andha oru vaarthai...

Arjun manasai aazhamaga thottadhu.

Video call mudindha piragum...

Mirror munnaadi nindru malligai vaasanaiyai suvaasiththukkondae irundhaan.

Avanukku purindhadhu...

Aadhi ippo oru online friend mattum illai.

Avan vaazhkaiyil mukkiyamaana oru idaththai amaidhiyaga pidikka aarambiththirundhaan.

Thodarum...