Chapter 22 – Moonru Perin Mudhal Oppandham

Sri-ku thookkam varavillai.

Arjun already bedroom-la irundhaan. Malligai poo vaasanai innum room muzhuvadhum irundhadhu.

Aval jannal pakkathil nindru yosiththukkondirundhaal.

"Arjun happy-aa irukkanum."

"Naanum avan kooda vaazhanum."

"Aadhi-yum avan vaazhkaiyil mukkiyamaana aal."

Indha moonru unmaigalum ore nerathil aval manasukulla irundhana.

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Marunaal kaalai.

Breakfast table-la Arjunum Sriyum ukkandhirundhaanga.

Sri dhaan mudhalil sonnaal.

"Arjun..."

"Hmm?"

"Namma oru vishayam decide pannalaam."

"Enna?"

"Un life pathi."

Arjun amaidhiyaga avalai paaththaan.

"Ini edhu nadandhaalum..."

"Secret-aa nadakka koodaadhu."

Arjun thalai asaiththaan.

"Seri."

"Aadhi-kooda pesinaalum..."

"Enakku therinjirukkanum."

"Nee Maliga-va irukkanum-nu aasai pattaalum..."

"Adha maraikka vendaam."

Arjun mugathil oru siru nimmadhi.

"Okay."

Sri siriththaal.

"Idhu permission maadhiri illa."

"Understanding."

"Adhai nee purinjukkanum."

Arjun aval kaiyai pidiththaan.

"Purinjukitten."

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Andha maalai...

Aadhi veettukku vandhaan.

Indha murai atmosphere konjam vera maadhiri irundhadhu.

Mudhal sandhippil irundha bayam illai.

Sri thane door-ai thirandhaal.

"Vaanga Aadhi."

Aadhi konjam thayakkathudan ulle vandhaan.

"Hi Sri."

"Hi."

Arjun hall-la nindru avargalai paaththukkondirundhaan.

Aadhi avanai paaththu siriththaan.

"Hi Maliga."

Arjun siriththaan.

"Hi."

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Tea table-la moonru perum ukkandhaanga.

Sila nimidangal yaarum pesa villai.

Sri dhaan conversation-ai aarambiththaal.

"Naan un kitte konjam direct-aa pesanum."

Aadhi thalai asaiththaan.

"Sollunga."

"Arjun enakku husband."

"Avar en kooda vaazhanum-nu naan virumburen."

Aadhi amaidhiyaga kettukkondirundhaan.

"Aana..."

"Neenga rendu perukkum irukkara bond-ai naan marukka virumbala."

Aadhi sila vinaadigal yosiththaan.

"Enakkum Arjun-oda life-ai disturb panna aasai illa."

"Naan avarai edhukkum force panna maatten."

Sri siriththaal.

"Adhu dhaan naan kekka virumbinadhu."

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Arjun rendu peraiyum paaththukkondirundhaan.

Avan kangal kalangina.

"Neenga rendu perum..."

"Enakkaaga ipdi pesureenga..."

Sri udane sonnaal.

"Unakkaaga mattum illa."

"Unmaikkaaga."

Aadhi-yum thalai asaiththaan.

"Correct."

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Sri medhuvaaga sonnaal.

"Moonru perukkum oru rule."

Aadhi siriththaan.

"Enna rule?"

"Yaarukkum poi sollakoodaadhu."

"Yaarukkum pressure kudukkakoodaadhu."

"Yaaroda feelings-um ignore panna koodaadhu."

Aadhi kaiyai neetti,

"Deal."

Arjunum siriththukkondae kaiyai neettinaan.

Sriyum avargal rendu perin kaigalai paaththu siriththaal.

"Deal."

Moonru perin kaiyum oru nimidam serndhadhu.

Adhu oru periya promise illa.

Aana...

Oru pudhiya vaazhkaiyai amaikka mudhal step.

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Saayangaalam.

Arjun bedroom-kku sendru wardrobe-ai thirandhaan.

Sri birthday-ku kodutha green saree-ai eduththaan.

Mirror munnaadi nindru saree-ai kaiyil pidiththukkondaan.

Door pakkathil Sri nindru paaththukkondirundhaal.

"Indha saree?"

"Pidikkuma?"

"Romba."

"Appo podu."

Arjun siriththaan.

"Nee ippo enna solluva?"

Sri siriththaal.

"Maliga-ku innikku green colour."

Arjun siriththukkondae bedroom door-ai moodinaan.

Konjam neraththil veliye vandhaan.

Sri avanai paaththu siriththaal.

Aadhi sofa-la irundhu ezhundhu,

"Wow..."

Endraan.

Arjun vedkathudan thalai kunindhaan.

Sri dressing table-lirundhu malligai poo eduththaal.

"Idhuvum complete."

Aval medhuvaaga avan neelamaana mudiyil poo vaiththaal.

Aadhi andha kaatchiyai amaidhiyaga paaththukkondirundhaan.

Indha murai...

Sri-ku poraamai illai.

Aadhi-kku kutra unarvu illai.

Arjun-kku bayam illai.

Moonru perukkum innum pala kelvigal irundhana.

Aana...

Avargal ippo oru vishayathai mattum therindhukondirundhaanga.

Unmai irukkira idathil dhaan puridhal valarum.

Thodarum...