This story is part of the Ayalvakkathe Raji aunty series
Hi, ente peru Unni. Ente nattil nadanna ottumikka kalikalum aayirikkum ivide vivarikkan pokunnath. Enikk 19 vayas ayappol thott aanu idu ellathinteyum thodakkam.
Raji ente veedinaduthulla oru sthree aanu. Ente veetil ninnum avarude veetlekk oru 100 meter duram ind. Rajiyude veetil husband, makkalaya Athira, Aarathi ingane motham 4 per aanu ullath. Ini Rajiye patti parayam.
Oru 50 vayasulla sthree aanu Raji. Ente kannil 30-55 aanu. Nalla aunty prayam. Nalla chakka mola ingane urund thoongi vayarilekk kedakkum. Vayar anengilo nalla madakkumalode valiya vadayum marukum aayi chadi kedakkum. Nalla neravum bangiyum ulla oru assal charak. Kandal eethavanteyum kunna onn vetti verakkum. Virinj valuthaya chandhiyum, nadakkumbol melasakalam thulumbum. Churukki paranjal ippozhathe Shobana but body njan varnichapoleyum.
Ini kadhayilekk varam. Raji ente vaana rani aayirunnu. Avale orkkatha oru divasam polum illayirunnu. Husband anengil Idukki yil joli cheyyunne, njangade sthalam Ernakulavum. Veetil Rajiyum makkalum mathram.
Njan college il padikkunna kalam, avalude makal anengil ennekkalum prayam varum MBBS padikkunnu. Ilaya makal schoolilum.
Oru divasam Rajiyude husbandine veedinaduthulla vere oru sthree aayi kalikkunnathinte idayil aah sthreeyude husband pokkukayum adhu nattil pattakukayum cheythu. Appol thott Raji oru pakshe avar thammil ulla kalikal vendannu vachittundakam, kazhapp kanum enn njan manasil chindichu.
Sthiramayi njan collegeil pokumbol Raji parambil vazhayikke nanachond nikkunnathum allengil pashuvine kettanonmatto aayi nikkunnathum kanum. Angane oru divasam ivar ente veetilekk vannu. Rajiyude husbandinte amma marichitt oru varsham aayi, athinte entho chadang shenikkan vanne aayirunnu.
Annu avar samsarich kondirikkumbol aanu njan roomil ninnum erangi vannath. Appol dhee ente vana rani ente thottaduth. Annu avar enne nallapole nokkunnundayirunnu, njan thirichum. Edakk kannukal odakki, pinne enne patti chodichu. Njan endokkeyo paranju, orma polum illa endokkeya paranjathenn.
Angane avar poyi vegam pokan neram enne thirinj nokkiyittanu avar poyath. Chilappol avar avide irunnappozhokke njannavarude mulayil mathram nokkunnath kand kanum enn njan vicharichu, Karanam njan nokkunnath avar kandirunu.
Angane korach divasam kadann poyi. Njan avarude veetil poyi. Kshenikkan vanna parupadikk avide chennitt avareyum scene pidich nadakkal aayirunnu main parupadi pinne bakkiyulla, sthalathe predhana charakkukaleyum.
Chilar ennod ingod vann samsarichu. Ellavarkkum enne kanumbol samsarikkan thonumayirunnu. Njan adu oru abhimanathode aanu edukkunnath. Athayavasyam muscle okke ulla shareeram aanu enikk. Oru pakshe adukond aakum avar ente bodye pattiyum mudiye pattiyum okke aanu kooduthalum samsarikkaru.
Ellam kazhinj irikkumbo Raji ente aduth vann samsarichu endokkeyo paranjirunnu. Njan appozhum avalude molayil aanu nokkikond irunnath. Adhu avarkk manasilayi. Pakshe onnum cheythilla. Samsarichond irunnu, pinne ezhunett poyi. Njan thirich veetlekkum ponu.
Angane oru divasam njan college vitt thirich varumbol avarude veedinte irakathil ethi appol dhee Raji oru tight churidhar itt pashunem pidich nikkunnu. Njan nokkumbol shawl onnum ittatilla, mula nannayi kanam. Appol thanne njan avide nirthi. Chumma samsarikkan enna reethiyil scene pidikkan. Appol Raji enne kandu aduthekk vannu.
Raji: Enda Unni, endu patti? Vandi ninnu poyo?
Njan: Illa, kandappol nirthiyatha!
Raji: Aano. College kazhinj pokuvale?
Njan: Athe, chennitt venam kalikkan pokan.
Raji appol onn chirichu ennitt paranju –
Raji: Endu kaliya, ingane kalich nadakkanalle? Nee aal kollalo!
Aa chodyathile double meaning enne onn njettichu. Enikk endo dairyam kittiya pole.
Njan: Eey alla, volleyball kalikkan pokanam, adu paranjeya. Enikkishta kalikkan.
Avar veendum chirichu, “Kollam kollam”.
Njan appozhekkum ente dairyamokke sambarich onn choondayidan theerumanichu, enganum koluthiyalo. Njan avarude ah chakka molayil nokki chodichu “Pashunengana paalundo veerth ketti irikkalo?”
Raji onn cheruthayi pashune nokki, pinne avarude mula onn paali nokki, ennitt enne nokki paranj, “Kore und. Innal ithinte kdav Ane chathum poyi, athond ‘aarum’ kudikkunnillalo, atha ingane veerth ketti irikkunne.”
Raji aah chodyam thandraparamayi thanne marupadi paranju. Njan vittilla, veendum pashuvine thanne lakshyam vach double meaning chodyangal njan manasil alochichu.
Njan: Sheriya, aarum kudikkunnillel ingane veerth ketti irikkum (Rajiyude molayil nokki paranju).
Raji: aahne endu cheyyana aarum illalo, pinne ithokke njan ing karannedukkum appo oru aswasam kittum.
Njan: aarkka aswasam pashuvino atho Auntykko( njan chirichu).
Raji: Enikk…….alla pashuvin.
Njan: ambedi kemi….kollalo.
Raji: endu kollamenna?
Njan: onnumilla…. Alla appo pashune karakkane aunty thannano.
Raji: atheeelo ravile korach karakkum pinne vaykunneravum.
Njan: samayam okke indalle kollam.
Raji: aah athokke angane sheelamayi.
Njan: enikkinn karann nokkiya kollanund (mulayil nokki njan paranju).
Raji: aano athennada angane oru agraham…nee aal kollalo (potti chirichu).
Njan: eey arkkayalum kanule ithane nalla valuppavum. Aanayai poyille.
Adu kett Raji enne nokki ennitt avarude molayum onn paali nokki. “Engi oru karyam cheyy, nee veetil poyitt ingottekk vaa, njan aah thozhuthil kanum” ente manasil laddu potti. Avarude veedinte purakil oru 20 meter maariyanu thozhuth athum vazhakalkkokke idayil nalla privacy aanu.
Njan vegann veetil poyi dress okke maari rajiyude veetlekk poyi veetlekk akka purakilkoode nere thozhuthilekkw poye. Avide chennappo adyamokke nalla chanakathinte manam indarnu, pakshe pinne adu kozhappam illandayi.
Njan chenn nokkumbol Raji nerathe ittirunna athe churidhar itt nikkunnu appozhe thanne ente kunna onn pathiye vetti verachu. Njan manapoorvam oru lungi aanu uduthirunnath, lungiyum pinne oru sleevless t-shirtum. Enne Raji kandappol thanne, “Aah vannallo, njan dhee ellam seriyakki vachittund akathekk ker” enn paranju.
Njanum avarum vegam akathekk kayari, nerathe kanda pashuvinte iruvashathayi irunnu, Raji irikkanayi rand cheriya stool ittitundayirunnu njangal rand perum athil aanu irunnath. Kalinte muttinte athrem polum aah stoolin height illayirunnu. Njan manapoorvam mund eduth onn madakki kuthi ennittanu stoolil irunnath.
Raji appozhekkum korach neyeduth pashunte akidil thech pidipichu ennitt ennod karannolan paranju. Njan ethich pidich adu karakkan thudangi. Ororuthar cheyyane kandulla parijayathil njan ente kayyil irikkunna akid Rajiyude anenn karuthi pizhunjudachu.
Angane chindikkunnathinte idayil ente kunna onn anakkam vach thudangiyirunnu, lungi madakki kuthiyathinal Rajiye kanikkan vendi njan pathiye kal nannayi kavach vach irunn akid pizhiyan thudangi.
Vaikunneram muzhuvanayitt iruttayitillayirunnu pinne thozhuthil lightum indayirunnu.
Raji ente kalinte idayilekk nokkunnath njan sredichu. Appo njan onn enitt Nadu onn nivarthumpole kanichitt veendum irunnu, ithavana njan aah stool maati vachitt veruthe bengalikal road sideil irikkumbole kundhakalil irunnu.
Angane irikkumbol ente pathi thalarna kunna nelath mutti urayuga aayirunnu. Njan adu vakavekkathapole ninn veendum pizhinjukond irunnu. Appol Raji choyichu…
Raji: enduva nee kanikkunne? Sherikkum munbott keriyirunn karakk, ennale kayyethu.
Njan: Aano, engi keri irikkam kurachude….
Appozhum ente kunna nilathukoode izhayuka aayirunnu, pakshe vedanikilla. Karanam nilath chanakam okke kedakkunnathinal ariya polum illa.
Raji aanengil kunnayilekk thanne kannedukkand nokkikond irikkukayum cheyyunnu. Angane karann pathram muzhuvan akkippo njan angane thanne irunn Rajiye vilichu. Ente munnil ninnum pettan njetti ennitt “endada” enn chothichu.
Njan: Dhee pal full njan ooti oizhinj eduthu.
Raji: Nee aal kollam, enikishtapettu.
Njan: Endu ishtapettun?
Raji: Ellaamm.. (onn kannirukkiyapole paranju)
Njan: Aah, enikkum ishtapettu endu softa…
Raji: Eda kalla, appo nee sugam pidikkarnalle. Kollalo, veruthe alla vere nadannath onnum ariyanje..
Njan: Vere enda nadanne, njan onnum arinjillalo..
Raji: Aah, athokke ind. Ninte mundinte ullin oral thala porathitt ezhayunnundarnu nilathukoode nelathe chanakam motham aayi. (athum paranj pottichirichu)
Njan: Ayyooo…pambooo? Ezhanjunokke parayane. Dhee chumma pedipikkalle aunty..
Raji: Aah pamb thanna… Ennitt pettann ente kunnayil keri piduthamittu dhee ee pamb…(ennitt kayeduthu)
Njan pettann njetti poyi ente kunnayil alle ippo ente vana Rani keri pidichath….hoo sandosham paranjariyikkan pattiyilla.
Njan: Aano, njan arinjilla aunty. Sorry… Ini indakilla…
Raji: indayalum kozhapponnula, njan eethayalum kandu. Saramilla. Aah, pinne ninte pamb nelathude ezhanjappo korach chanakam pattiyarnu athil vaa kazhuk illel manam varum.
Njan: Aah sheriya, pipe evide aunty??
Raji: ing vaa, ennitt mund pokki pidikk.
Njan lungi pokki pidich ninnu ente kunna thoongiyadunnu Rajiyude munnil. Aval mutt kuthi irunn adu kayyil eduth pipeline vellam kond kazhukan thodangi ennitt avalude churidharinte attamkond thodach thannu.
Raji: Ahh sundaranayi (ennum paranj pottinchirichu).
Enikkappozhekkum muzhuvan dairyavum kittiyirunnu, njan randum kalpich chothichu, “Auntyde mola enna valutha enikkonn kanichu tharumo?”
Raji: Sathyam paranja nee eppo choyikkum choyikkun vicharicha njan irunne. Neeyayitt onn chothikkan wait cheyyarn.
Appozhekkum neram iruttiyirunnu ippol thozhuthile velicham und adukond nannayi parasparam kanan sathikkunnund.
Raji vegam thanne avalde churidhar top oori erinju njan nokkumbol oru karutha bra. Athinte ullil porath chadan aayi vembi nilkkunna nalla chakka mulakalum. Hoo! Aa kazhcha onn kanande thanneyanu.
Appozhekkum aval brayum oori erinju. Pinne njan onnum nokkiyilla, chaadi keri pidichu. Pidich njerichudachu.
Raji appol chirichukond paranju, “Ithrem akrantham kanikkalle. Ini endokke cheyyan kedakkanu.”
Athu kettappol thanne ente control poyi kunna nalla pole kambi aayi. Njan kurach porakilekk erangi ninnu ente lungi pokki kunna tholich kanichu koduthu. Adu kand Raji chund kadichu, ennitt avalde churidar pant oori erinj kalanju. Pathiye kal akathi vach ente munnil poorna nagnayayi ninnu, enne kshenikkunnathupole.
Njan ente mundu oori erinju, pinne t-shirtum. Nnjangal randalum nalla kazhapp ulla kootathil aanenn aa nimisham thiricharinju.
Rajiyenne aduthekk vilichu, njangal appozhekkum pannan kath nikkunna rand pattikale pole vayile nakkum porathitt kamaparavasharayi nikkuvanu. Vayil ninnum vellam ozhunnumundayirunnu.
Njan pettannu, “Ente auntyyy…”ennu vilichu.
Avalappol thanne, “Enne ini nee angane vilikkanda, ninakkishtolla reethiyil theri vilicho” enn paranju.
Adu kettatgod koodi enikk manasilayi ente vana rani charakku adu ente aayi kazhinju ennu.
Njan kamathode avale, “Ente poori..ente molachi..ente ponn koothichiii…nammal njan aanu innu muthal ninte kettiyon..kettiyon alla ninte owner..nee ini muthal ente vedichiyum…”
Adu kett aval paranju, “Atheda kunne, neeyanu ini ente owner. Eppo venelum nammal pannum. Ini ennum pannum. Enikkini nee mathi. Ninte kunna mathi. Enne sugipikkeda myree.”
Njan avalude aduthekk nadannu aduthu.
(Thudarum)