Chapter 26 – Marunaal Kaalaiyin Amaidhi

Morning breakfast mudindhadhu.

Arjun innum Maliga-voda saree-yileye irundhaan.

Sri avanai gavaniththukkondirundhaal.

Netru iravu patri aval edhuvum direct-aa kekkavillai.

Arjun mugathil irundha amaidhiyai mattum paaththaal.

"Coffee venumaa?"

"Venam... tea podhuma."

Sri siriththaal.

"Seri."

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Aadhi bedroom-lirundhu veliye vandhaan.

Avan mugathilum oru amaidhiyana sirippu.

"Good morning."

"Good morning," endru Sri sonnaal.

Arjun avana paaththadhum siriththaan.

Andha sirippai Sri gavaniththaal.

Adhu oru pudhuvidhamaana comfortable smile.

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Breakfast table-la moonru perum ukkandhaanga.

Sri dhaan pesinaal.

"Netru night-ku apram..."

"Sila vishayangal namakku innum clear aaganum."

Aadhi thalai asaiththaan.

"Correct."

Arjunum amaidhiyaga kettukkondirundhaan.

Sri thodarnthaal.

"Indha relationship-ku rules irukkanum."

"First — yaarukkum pressure illa."

"Second — yaaroda privacy-um respect pannanum."

"Third — yaarukkum poi sollakoodaadhu."

"Fourth — namma moonru perum comfortable-aa irukkara varaikkum dhaan edhuvum."

Aadhi siriththaan.

"Deal."

Arjunum siriththaan.

"Deal."

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Konjam neram kazhiththu...

Sri kitchen-kku sendraal.

Arjun Aadhi pakkathil ukkandhaan.

"Aadhi..."

"Hmm?"

"Netru..."

"Enakku romba different-aa irundhudhu."

Aadhi avanai amaidhiyaga paaththaan.

"Good different-aa?"

Arjun siriththaan.

"Romba good."

"Enakku enna venumnu konjam konjama puriyudhu."

Aadhi avan kaiyai pidiththaan.

"Adhu dhaan important."

"Nee edhukkum avasaram padadha."

Arjun thalai asaiththaan.

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Kitchen-la irundhu Sri idhai gavaniththaal.

Aval manasukulla oru pudhu unarvu.

Poraamai illa.

Bayamum illa.

Aana oru chinna loneliness irundhadhu.

Avalukku Arjun-oda life-la thanakku irukkara idam mukkiyam.

Adhe nerathula...

Arjun sandhoshama iruppadhum mukkiyam.

Aval thanakkulle ninaiththaal:

"Naanum avanoda life-la enakku pidicha idathai thedi kandupidikkanum."

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Madhiyam.

Sri wardrobe-ai arrange pannikkondirundhaal.

Avalukku oru pudhu yosana vandhadhu.

"Arjun!"

"Enna?"

"Next Sunday namma rendu perum mattum veliya polaamaa?"

Arjun siriththaan.

"Enga?"

"Shopping."

"Enna shopping?"

"Maliga-ku."

Arjun mugam malarndhadhu.

"Seri!"

Aadhi pakkathilirundhu siriththaan.

"Enakkum shopping list irukku."

Sri avana paaththu siriththaal.

"Unakku vera?"

"Aama."

"Maliga-ku oru nalla pair of earrings."

Arjun siriththaan.

"Rendu perum serndhu enna spoil panna poringa."

Sri badhil sonnaal:

"Adhu dhaan plan."

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Saayangaalam...

Arjun mirror munnaadi nindru malligai poo-vai sari seydhukondirundhaan.

Sri pinnadi vandhu poo-vai konjam tight-aa arrange panninaal.

"Idhu better."

Arjun mirror-la avalai paaththu siriththaan.

"Thanks."

Sri avan tholil kai vaiththaal.

"Maliga-va irukkumbodhu nee happy-aa irukka."

"Aana Arjun-aa irukkumbodhum adhe maadhiri happy-aa irukkanum."

Arjun medhuvaaga thalai asaiththaan.

"Try panren."

Sri siriththaal.

"Try panna vendam."

"Nee unmaiya iru."

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Andha iravu...

Moonru perum balcony-la ukkandhu tea kudiththaanga.

Nila velicham.

Malli poo vaasanai.

Sila neram pesinaanga.

Sila neram amaidhiyaga irundhaanga.

Indha pudhiya arrangement-ku innum pala kelvigal irundhana.

Aana...

Moonru perum ippo oru vishayathai kaththukkondirundhaanga:

Oruvarai oruvar sondhamakkaradhu vida, purindhukolvadhudhaan mukkiyam.

Andha puridhaloda...

Avargaloda pudhiya payanam thodarnthadhu.

Thodarum...