Sattam, pare pareppu, sirikke kude nearam illate makkal. Ithuve namathu pathampuchi vanthu adainthe putiye poonthottam; vealaikkage. Lift mattum venam pa samy endru manathil bayathuden irunthe namathu Premiyin ennam indru paritchaiku ullanathu. Tarai veethileye vaalthu palagiyaval indru adukku maadigal niranthe paguthiyil veedu onndril kudiyearukiral; athuvum 7 am maadiyil. “enna kodumei mamz ithu? Keeleye ethum veedu illaya poyum poyum 7am maadiya???? Uh uh uh uh” endru siru pillei tanamage munanginaal Premi tan akkavin kanavaridam. “Lift le unakku appadi enna bayam, pooge pooge palagidum. Officeleyum lift taan, inge enggu paarthalum lift taan madam; so palagiko. Bayam poge poge telinjidum unakku” endrar Vengkat kurunchirippudan porutkalai irakki veithu kondu. “Akka mamz ennei pali vaanguraru paarunge. Eswaraa nee tan daily ine ennei kaapathanum” endru akkavidam pulambinal Premi.
Veandiye porutkalai adukki vithu piragu anaivarum searnthu unavu unne sendranar. Ine vethu saapadu good bye, unavagam unave adikadi avalai ethi paakum enne purinthu kondu unavagathil amarthanar. Pasikkum vayitirku unavei unde piragu tan akkavin kanavarodum akkavodum innum irandu naalil adikadipoge veandiye idathai nooki sendraal vazhi katru kolle. Oru vaarathirku piragu taaney taniyaage poge palagi kolven athuvarai kuudave valikaathiyage vaarungal yaaravathu endru tan veandugolai sonnal Premi. Orey tanggai ache; ille endru sollamal seri endru talaiyai asaithargal akkavum mamavum. Akka veethil kuudu kudumbam ine akkavai thontaravu seiye kuudathu endre ennathile taniyaage nalle veedu ondrai teadi athil tanginaal Premi.
“Puthu idam bayapadum so inniki naa Premi kudave tangikiren attan. Naalaiku ennaku leave taan, Athaikite solliten. Naalaiku na Premiyode car le vanthuren. Konjam konjam avalukum paatai katru kodukalam appadiye” endral Priya Premiyin akka Vengkattidam. Vengkat veethuku tirumbiyathum akavum thangayum searnthu veetil eduthu vanthe tevayane porutkalai adukinar. Akkam paakam irupavargalidam tannai arimuga paduthi kondaal Premi akkavim tunaiyodu. Muthalil kaasiye paalai mun purathil irunthe oru auntykum tantaal Premi. Ivargal mathumey 7aam maadiyil irukum tamilar kudumbam. Tanathu akavim maamiyarai polavey vayathu kondu irukum anthe auntyvidam tannai arimuga paduthi kondu paalai tantaal. Akkam pakkam veli matatinar aagayal saangiye sambrathayatil eedupathe paalai kodukke tayanginaargal Premiyum Priyavum. Tante paalai muga malarchiyodu eduthu kondu Priyavukku taan aval tangayai paarthu kolluven endru vaakku koorinaar. Paal vaarthe veethilirunthu aval manathirkum paal vaargum vaarthai manathirku nimmathiyai tanthatu Priyavukku. Tan eru magangal matrum muuthe maganin manaiviyodum oru peareanodum ingu vaalvathage solli tannayum arimuge paduthi kondaar.
Irandu naatkal kadanthu Premi puthu vealaiyil amarnthal. Puthiya aluvalagam endralum vealai muthal naale todangiyathu. Kaniniyin mu amarnthu tan vealaiyai todanginaal. Aluvalagatil puthiya nanbargal arimugam kidaithathu Premikku. Matiyam unavukku tunaiyum kidaitathu. Vealai alachal irupinum puthiya arimugamum puthiya vishyangalum avalai eppothum soolnthu kondu irunthathu. Matiyam mani 5 nerungiyathu; anaivarum paraparappage tangalathu kaninigalai “shut down” seithu vithu veethuku kilambe cithu kuruviyaai parantanar. Premiyil avargalil oru cittu kuruviyai aanaal. Akka Priya sonne vaarthai ninaivukku vanthathu “ office hour mudinji kilambum pothu bathiram Premi, inge ellorum adichikithu povange. Traffic le maattikithu mulippe; paarthu methuva saamaligama car eh oothu.” Perum muuchei vithu kondu kilambinaal Premi. 2 mani neram saalai nerichalil maati kondu pin veedu vanthu searnthal iravu unavayum vaangi kondu.
“ Ennama rombe tired ha irukke poley. Muthe naale nalla vaatitanungala office le” endru ethir veethu auntyin kural. “aama aunty, ithule traffic jam vere…sethu polachu vanthe maatiri irukku” endral Premi. “Ithuku taan en chinne maven adikadi motor le poyiudvan car eh vechuthu; periyavanum marumagalum mathum taan car eh use pannuvange. Car edukanum nu sonnale ellorum yosipange inte oorule ulle traffic jam naaley. Seri po kulichithu saapudu” endrar avar. Kalaipil kulithu, udai maatri, iravanai vali patte piragu vaangi vanthe unavu pothalathai tirantaal. Kathavai tatum osai avalai niruthiyathu. Pirithatai apapdiye veithu vithu katavai tiranthal.
“Sappadu saapthiya ma? Intha konjem na samachathu. Nalla veethu sapadu sapthu palagane pille nee konjam kastama irukum poge poge seriya aagidum. Intha poi saapidu. Ah kuduke maranthuten; annaiku tanthe paal tumbler intha. Saapthu rest pannuma. Na varen” endru solli vithu sendrar etir veethu aunty. Nandri solli unavai eduthu kondu rusithu undal Premi. Unde kalaipil urangi poluthu videye kaathirunthal sorpanathil. Oru vaaram urandu oodiyathu.
Nyayitru kilamai; andru vidu murai naal. Veethai suttam seithu kondu irunthaal. Pala palakum paathiram kannuku tean pattatu. Nyabagam vanthathu etir veethu aunty yidam tare veandumey endru. Eduthu kondu sila palangalai paatirathil pothu eduthu sendral etir veethai nooki. Adukku maadigalin etir veedugalai adaiye sutri kondu poge veandum. Idayil idaiveli taan undu. “Aunty! Aunty!” edru Premi kural kudukke anthe veethu pearan vanthaan. Paati enge endru vinaviyathum ulle ootam pidithu “cittapa cittapa vaange, paatiye kuupudurange” endru solli konde iluthu vanthan oru vaalibanai. Tidikithu poonal Premi. “Prem!” endru tanakul aachariyamage aval melliye utadugal kooriyathu. Ull puram Prem aachariyathodu tigaithu nindran premiyai nooki.
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