“Amma,” Krishnan thideerendru adukkalaikkul nuzhaindha podhu
avan kanda kaatchi avan udalil
minsara minnalgalai
yerpadutthiyadhu. Avanudaya
amma Kanaga pudavai illaamal
verum jacketum petticoatum pottukkondu samaitthu
kondirunthaal. Krishnanai
paartthathum thikku mukkadiya
Kanaga, thanathu peruttha
marbugalai maraikka ethenum
thuni kidaikkatha endru angum ingum alai paya thodanginal. Oru
nimidam kangalai moodi konda
Krishnan, meendum kangalai
thirantha podhu avanidam
iruntha koocham mayamaga
marainthathu. Ethire nirpathu than thai enbathaiyum maranthu
avanathu kangal avalin peruttha
mulaigalai nottam vida
aarambitthana.“Kathava thatti kittu ulla vara koodatha?” Amma than iru kaigalaiyum kondu thanathu
marbai moodi kolla muyandru
kondirunthal.
“Nee kitchenla ippadi iruppennu enakku eppadi theriyum?” Krishnan konjam thairiyamagave
pesi vittu ammavin kaigalukku
keezhe pithungi kondiruntha
avalin mega size mulaigalai
meendum uttru parka
thodanginaan. “Sari sari,” Ammavin sivantha mugatthudan thirumbi
kondaal.”Ippo veliya po.” Maganukku mulaiyai
kaatakoodathu endru amma
thirumbiya pothum,
Krishnanukku innoru
arputhamaana kaatchi
kidaitthathu. Ammavin petticoatin keezhe avalathu
peruttha kundi migavum
thelivaga therinthathu. Melum
avalin ravikkai mattrum
paavadaikku naduvil avalathu
thidamana udambu thimsu kattai pola thotram alithathu. Iduppil
konjam sadhai athigamaga
iruntha pothum amma oru
kavarcchi kanni pola thenpattal.
“Innuma nee pogalai?” Amma thirumbamale kettal.Krishnan poonai pola methuvaga
ammavin pinpakkamaga chendru
nindru kondaan. Avanathu kaigal
avasara avasaramaga avanathu
pant zipai kazhatra
etthanitthana. Pazhaiya zip endra kaaranatthinaal zip miguntha
sattatthai yerpadutthiyathu.
Thidukkittu pona amma thirumbi
paarkavum, Krishnan arai
nirvanamaga aval mun nindru
kondirunthan. “Krishna, enna idhu?” Amma koochatthudan mugatthai moodi
kondaal.
“Yen mugatthai moodi kolkirai? Unnai paartha pothu naan moodi
kondena ?” Krishnan siritthapadi kettathudan, then ammavin
iduppil than irandu kaigalaiyum
vaitthan.
“Aiyo,” Amma thanathu balam konda mattum Krishnanai
piditthu pinnal thalla muyandral.
Aanal Krishnan udumbi pidiyil
irunthu avalaal avvalavu
sulabamaga thappikka
mudiyavillai. “Unakku yenna venum?” Amma porumaiyindri katthinaal“Vovonna paarttha thane enna
venumnu solla mudiyum?” Krishnan sollivittu than ammavai
aasaiyudan aara thazhuvinan.
Ammavin irandu poosani pondra
mulaigalum avanathu nenjil
pithungina.
“Ithu .rumba thappuda,” Amma thimirinal.
“Irunthittu pohattum,” Krishnan ammavin irandu mulaigalukkum
naduvil than thalaiyai
puthaitthan. Avanathu kaigal
ammavin pinpuram sendru
avalathu kundiyai irukka piditthu
pisaiya thodangina. “Sonna keluda. Naan un ammada,” Amma kenjinal. “Naan illaina sonnen?” Krishnan ammavai melum iruga
thazhuviyathudan avalathu
mulaigalai vovondraga kadikka
thodanginaan.
“Tharpoosani pola irukkumma,” Krishnan kankalai moodi kondu
ammavin mulaigalai vizhunga
thodanginan. Ammavin jacket
sirithu neratthil eeramaga
ponathu. Ammavin kaigalil ondrai
piditthu Krishnan than kunjin meethu vaitthan.
“Maaten..Naan Maaten,” Amma aratrinal.
“Innikku unnai vidaratha illa di,” Krishnan mala malavendru
ammavin paavadai nadavai patri
izhukka, vital pothum enpathu
pola ammavin paavadai tharai
mel vizhunthathu.
“Ada Kaduvule! Unakku ennada aachu?” Amma Krishnanai thalli vittu vittu than kaigalal thanathu
mudi padarntha pundaiyai
moodi kolla muyandral. Appadi
aval seitha pothu avalaiyum
ariyaamal avalin udal satre
kunintha padiyal, ravikkaikkul pithungi kondiruntha avalin
irandu mulaigalukku naduvil
iruntha palla thakku
Krishnanukku melum
veriyootiyathu.“Naan poi kadhavai saathittu varen. Vanthathukkappuram
rendu porum okkalaam.” Krishnan odi chendru kadhavai
thalittu vittu vanthan. Ammavin
kankalil irandoru kaneer thuligal
kaana pattana. Avalin kaigalai
asura balatthudan vilaikkiya
Krishnan kuninthu avalathu pundai mel vai vaitthu nakka
thodanginaan.
“Vendam,” Amma peyarukku sonnaalum avalin kaigal
Krishnanin thalaiyai piditthu
thadava aarambitthana. Krishnan
kannai moodi kondu, dhyanam
seivathu pol mikuntha
gavanatthudan than ammavin pundaiyai aasai theera nakki
kondirunthaan. Vovoru
muraiyum avan naakku ammavin
pundaiyil padum pothellaam
amma ‘Aiyo, Kadavule ’ endrellaam anatri kondirunthaal. Krishnanin
kaigal athe samayam ammavin
vazhu vazhuppana thodaikalai
thadavi avalukku melum
usuppetri kondirunthana. Neram
aaga aaga, Krishnanin naaku ammavin pundaiyai minnal
vegatthil nakkavum, amma
nindra padiye thulli kudhikka
thodanginaal. Krishnanin vaikkul
ammavin pundaiyil iruntha
ondirendu mudigal poyina. Aanaalum, avattrai thuppi vittu
meendum meendum ammavin
pundaiyai thodarnthu nakki
kondirunthanAmmaval athiga neram thaaku
pidikka mudiyavillai. Krishnan
nakki kondiruntha pothe, ammavin pundaiyilirunthu aaru
pola thiravam vazhiya
thodangiyathu.
“Amma,” Krishnan thalaiyai nimirtthi kettan. “ Unnoda juice- ai naan kudikka poren amma. ” Amma kannai moodiyapadi
entha badhilum sollaamal nindru
kondirunthaal. Mounam
sammathatthukku ariguri
enbathal, Krishnan vazhinthu
kondiruntha ammavin pundaijuice-ai aasaiyudan nakki
kuditthan.
“Sari, Itthoda ennai vidu,” Amma thannai aasvasa padutthi kondu
keezhe vizhunthu kidantha than
paavadaiyai edukka ponal.
“Avvalavu seekiram viduvena ?” Krishnan ammavai piditthu
izhuttha izhuppil aval nilai
kulainthu keezhe vizhunthaal.
Krishnan udane ammavin
meethu yeri padutthaan.
Avanathu kaigal ammavin ravikkai mel vizhunthu, avalathu
mulaigalai meendum aasaiyudan
piditthu pisaiya aarambitthana“Vendam, enakku ennavo
pannuthu,” Amma munaginal. Krishnanin kaigal ammavin
ravikkaikkul nuzhainthu avalin
kaambugal irandaiyum
vovondraga piditthu thiruga
thodangina.
“Kicccha! Ennada panre ungammavai?” Amma olamida thodanginaal.
“ Amma mulai super mulai,” Krishnan meendum ammavin
mulaigalai ravikkaiyodu serndu
kaditthaan.
“Valikkama pannuda, ” Amma kenjinal.
Krishnan ammavin ravikkaiyai
avizhtthu, athan pin avalathu
‘bra’vaiyum avizhtthan. Ammavin irandu mulaigalum irandu
sivalingamgal pol
pudaithurindhana. Ammavin
kaambugal migavum perithaga
kaana pattana. Krishnan aasaiyai
adakka mudiyaamal ammavin irandu mulaigalaiyum maari
maari choopa aarambitthan.
“Aaaah! Appadi than..appadi than.” Amma ippodhu Krishnanodu serndhu
anubavikka thodangi vittaal.Krishnanin kaigal
ammavin
mulaigalai kasakki pizhinthana.
Amma santhoshatthil thuditthu
silirtthaal. Krishnan ammavin kaambugalai than parkalukku
naduve vaithu lesaga izhutthaan.
“dei, ennada panre?” Amma thullinaal.
Sumar ainthu nimidangal
ammavin mulaigalin mel yeri
vilaiyadiya Krishnan, methuvaga
ammavin pundai meethu
thanathu neendu nedithuyarntha nedum chunniyai thadava
aarambitthan.
“Ullai vida poridya? Yaaravathu ammavoda pundailyila chunniya
viduvala?” Amma pulambinal. “Naan viduven,” Krishnan ore moochil ammavin pundaikkul
thanathu chunniyai vegama
soruginaan.
“Kiccchaa!” Amma veerittaal. “Ippo paaru,” Krishnan thanathu parkalai nara naravena
kaditthan.”Unnai un pullai eppadi okka porannu parudi.
Krishnan iyanthiram pola avan
ammavin pundaikkul thanathu
pisasu chunniyai vegamma vittu
kudaiya thudanginaan.
Manthiratthil kattundathu pol amma mayangi kidanthaal.
Krishnan vega vegamaga
ammavai otthu kondirunthaan.
Ammavin pundai mella mella
avanathu chunniyin vegatthukku
eedu kodukka thodangiyathu. Ammavum avvavopodhu munaki
konde Krishnananin udalai
kadikka thodanginaal. Krishnan
viraivail rocket vegatthil avanathu
ammavai kutthiyapothu amma
thanga mudiyaamal thalaiyai irandu pakkangililum vegamaga
aatinaal. Krishananin udalil
minsaram painthathu pol
irunthathu. Avanathu chunniyil
irundhu thidamana thiravam
ammavin pundaikkul peecchi aditthana.
Irandu perum moochu pecchu
illaamal appadiye patthu
nimidamgal padutthu
kidanthanar. Athan piraku kuttra
unarcchiyudan Krishnan muthalil
ezhunthaan. Amma sirithu neram
kazitthu ezhuntthu than
udaigalai aniya thodanginaal. “Innikku pottum. Inimel ithu mathiri panna appa kitta
solliruven,” Krishnanai eccharikkai seitha padi amma
kitchenai vittu veliyerinaal.