Chapter 21 – Purindhukonda Idhayam

Birthday mudindhu moonru naatkal aagiyirundhadhu.

Veedu thirumba vazhakkamaana amaidhikku vandhirundhadhu.

Aana Sri-oda manasu mattum pazhaiya nilaiyukku thirumbavillai.

Avalukku ippo oru vishayam thelivaaga therindhirundhadhu.

Arjun-ai maatra mudiyadhu.

Adha vida mukkiyam...

Arjun-ai maatra vendiya avasiyamum illai.

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Andha maalai...

Arjun kitchen-la dinner prepare pannikkondirundhaan.

Neelamaana mudi oru loose braid-la irundhadhu.

Sri dining table-la vegetables cut pannikkondirundhaal.

Rendu perum sila nimidangal edhuvum pesaama irundhaanga.

Piragu Sri dhaan mounathai udaiththaal.

"Arjun..."

"Hmm?"

"Un birthday-ku naan kudutha saree pidichirundhuchaa?"

Arjun siriththaan.

"Romba."

"Adha vida..."

"Nee kuduthadhu enakku romba mukkiyam."

Sri siriththaal.

"Appo adhai regular-aa use pannalaam."

Arjun kaiyil irundha spoon nindradhu.

"Nee serious-aa solriyaa?"

"Aama."

"Enakku innum konjam time venum-nu sonnaalum..."

"Unakku Maliga-va irukka vendiya neram vandhaa, adhai naan bayandhu paakka maatten."

Arjun kangal kalangina.

"Sri..."

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Sri konjam neram amaidhiyaga irundhaal.

"Enakku oru vishayam purinjiduchu."

"Enna?"

"Nee Aadhi mela feel panra unarvu..."

"Athu verum curiosity illa."

"Adhu unakku unmaiyana emotional attachment."

Arjun medhuvaaga thalai asaiththaan.

"Aama."

"Adhe nerathula..."

"Nee enna vida virumbala."

Arjun avalai paaththaan.

"Illai."

"Unakku en mela paasam irukku."

"Aama."

Sri siriththaal.

"Appo naan purinjukitta maadhiri..."

"Unakku rendu per mela rendu vidhamaana paasam irukkalaam."

Arjun sila vinaadigal pesa mudiyama nindraan.

"Idhuku oru label thevaiyaa?"

Sri thalai aattinaal.

"Maybe bisexual-nu sollalaam."

"Aana label vida..."

"Nee unmaiya enna feel panra-nu purinjukkaradhu dhaan mukkiyam."

Arjun kangalil kannneer thulirththadhu.

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"Enakku bayama irundhadhu..."

Endraan Arjun.

"Nee ennai reject panniduviya-nu."

Sri medhuvaaga avan pakkam vandhaal.

"Enakkum bayam irundhudhaan."

"En purushanai naan izhandhuduveno-nu."

"Aana ippo puriyudhu..."

"Nee maraindhadhunaala dhaan naan unnai konjam konjama izhandhuttu irundhen."

"Unmaiya pesina piragu dhaan..."

"Nee en pakkathula innum nerukkamaa irukka."

Arjun aval kaiyai pidiththaan.

"Sorry."

Sri thalai asaiththaal.

"Sorry vendaam."

"Honesty podhum."

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Andha neram...

Arjun phone vibrate aanaadhu.

Screen-la:

Aadhi:

"Dinner saptiya? Birthday girl... illa birthday person? 😄"

Arjun siriththaan.

Sri phone screen-ai paaththu siriththaal.

"Reply pannu."

Arjun aachariyamaa paaththaan.

"Nee okay-aa?"

"Enna?"

"Aadhi-kku reply panradhu."

Sri siriththaal.

"Nee sandhoshamaa irukka sonna..."

"Adhu unmaiya irukkanum."

Arjun type panninaan.

«Maliga: "Innum dinner prepare pannittu irukken. Sri kooda."»

Aadhi reply panninaan.

«Aadhi: "Super. Rendu perum saptiyaachu enakku message pannu."»

Sri adhai paaththu siriththaal.

"Avan romba care panraan."

Arjun mugathil oru amaidhiyana santhosham.

"Aama."

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Saapadu mudindha piragu...

Sri dressing table pakkam sendraal.

Aval kaiyil oru siru malligai poo saram.

"Idhai va."

Arjun aachariyamaaga paaththaan.

"Enakkaa?"

"Unakku dhaan."

Aval avan neelamaana mudiyai medhuvaaga piriththu, malligai poo-vai azhagaaga vaiththaal.

"Maliga-ku idhu suit aagum."

Arjun mirror-la than reflection-ai paaththaan.

Pinnadi Sri.

Mudi-la malligai.

Netriyil chinna pottu.

Avan mugathil amaidhiyana sirippu.

Andha kaatchi...

Avan pala varudangalaga thaniyaaga kanavu kandhadhu.

Aana ippo...

Adhai paarka avanukku bayam illai.

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Sri mirror-la avanai paaththu sonnaal.

"Unakku oru life venum."

"Adhula nee santhoshamaa irukkanum."

"En kooda irundhaalum..."

"Aadhi kooda pesinaalum..."

"Maliga-vaaga irundhaalum..."

"Arjun-aa irundhaalum..."

"Poi illaama irukkanum."

Arjun kangal moodinaan.

"Promise."

Sri siriththaal.

"Appo..."

"Ini namma moonru perum edhaavadhu mudivu edukkanumna..."

"Pesittu dhaan eduppom."

Andha oru vaarthai...

Avargal uravukku pudhiya oru vidhiyai ezhudhiyadhu.

Unmai.

Puridhal.

Mariyaadhai.

Veliyila iravu kaatru veesikkondirundhadhu.

Malli poo vaasanai jannal vazhiya ulle vandhadhu.

Indha murai...

Adhu oru ragasiyathin vaasanai illai.

Oru pudhiya vaazhkaiyin aarambathin vaasanai.

Thodarum...