This story is part of the Ayalvakkathe Raji aunty series
Kazhinja baghathil parayunnath Rajiye athiraavile chenn thozhuthilum veetu muttathum itt kalikkunnathanu.
Ee bagathil ithinidakk nadanna mattoru thresipikkunna kadhayanu panguvakkunnath. Rajiyude pole thanne ithum nadanna sambavam thanneyanu. Pakshe kettal aarum mokath Kay vach pokum ithokke ullath thanne aano enn.
Ini kadhayilekk varam, Ivide ente amma president aayittulla oru kudumbasree roopikarichittund athil ulla booripakam perum nalla muttiya charakkukal aanu. Melinjathum kozhuthathumaya oru 9 ennam und.
Seetha ente chettante wife, Mini ente valyamma, Sabitha ente neighbour aunty, Jaya korach maari veedulla aunty, Rama friendinte Amma, Karthu thott thazhe veedulla oru chechi. Bakki ellam kelavikal aanu.
Seethaye kandal ney muttiya oru sadhanam aanu, erekure Manju Satheeshane polirikkum. Mini aanengil nalla kozhutha oru vedi look ulla sthree, erekure South Indian B-Grade cinemayile rekhaye pole thanneyanu. Jayayum sabithayum melinjittanu pakshe chaadiya vayarum thoongiya mulakalum.
Njan sthiram ivarude scene pidikkumayirunnu, edakk njan ivareyellam ente bikeil kettikond oro sthalath akkarund. Mini mole kanan molde barthavinte veetilekku pokumbol njan aa thakkam nokki bike aayittiriangum avale pinnil kettan.
Edakk thattalum muttalum okke aayi njan aswadhikkum. Avalkkum karyam manasilakarund, adyamoke madich madich vandiyil keriya aval pinne okke njan bike nirthiyal appo chaadi keran thudangi.
Angane irikke oru divasam idupole bikeil pokumbol chumma samsarich appo ennod chothichu, “Neeyengana ithra krithyamayi njan pokumbol ith vazhi pokunne?”
“Adu pinne njan ithile pokumbol kanane aanu, allathe onnula.”
“Uvva, enikk manasilakunnund ninte brake idalum thodalum pidikkalumokke”. Njan onnu njetti.
“Alla valyamme, adu ariyathe alle gutter okke varumbol..”
“Uvvey, enikkangane alla thonaru.”
“Pinnengana thonaru?”
“Eey, onnumilla. Athokke oronnu undu.”
Pinne kurachu ethi aalozhinja sthalam ethiyappo Mini ente thudayil kai vachu gutteril chadiyappol. Njan onn sughichu, oppam parungi. Njan aanengil lungi aanu uduthekkunne.
Pinne nadannathu enne njettich kalanju. Aval pathukke kai eduthu lungiyude ullil koodi ittu kunna pidichu. Njan pettannu njetti, pakshe thirinj nokkiyilla, onnum paranjumilla. Valyamma charakkayittu oru kali othu enna sandhosham kondu sound onnum vannilla.
Aval pathukke ente kunna tholichadichu. Adu avarkk erangan ulla sthalam ethunna vare thudarnnu.
Angane sthalam ethi. Avide oru kaatumukk aanu, aarum vararilla. Oru jaathi thottathinte munnil nirthi. Aa idavazhil koode aanu keri pokaru. Sthalam ethi bikeil ninnavar erangi, pinnale njanum erangi.
Enne nokki chirichitt, “Enthada sugichu irikkarnule” Ennu chodhichu.
“Pinne andiyil keri pidich tholichadichal arkka sugikkathe”.
“Nalla kunnayalo ninte. Enikishtayi.”
Athu paranjappol njan mund serikkum melilekk ketti madakki kuthi. Shaddi idunna sheelam enikk pande illa. Kunna pakuthi kambi aayi thoongi kidakkunnathu Minikku kanam.
Avalkk karyam pidikitti. Onnu chuttum nokkiyittu kuninju ente kunna onnu tholich vegam thanne vaayilakki. Hoo! Njan swargam kandu pettanu.”Edi, arelum kanum, hooooo..”
“Ey, aarum varilla ee vazhi” kunna vayil ninneduthu paranjittu veendum valichu oomban thudangi. Njan ninnu sugichu. Vegam thanne aval nighty ara vare ketti vachu kuninj poram thirinj ninnu. Pinne njan onnum nokkiyilla.
Avideyitt avale angu panni. Kunna kada vare ketti aanju adichu. Sound kelkkandirikkan aval ellam control cheyth adi ettu vangikonde irunnu. Athinedakk mola pidich kashakki odachu. “Edi koothichi, ninakk ithrem kazhapp undarnno?”
“Enthada, ninakk mathram ullunnu vicharicho…aah….enikkum undeda….ahhhh… kinnaram parayand adich ketteda myre ninte kunna.”
“Kettuvalledi poori, onn adangu. Arelum kananen munpu nirthi ponam.”
Pettanu doore aaro nadannu roadilude pokunnathu kand njangal nere ninnu. Ini ninnal pani aakun ennu manasilayappo aval pathiye samsarikkumpole ninnu. Aa aal poyappo vegann enne pidichu umma vachittu kuninj kunna veendum oombi. Oru 5 minutes oombi thannittu aval vegam pokam ennu paranju. Jathi thottathinte edayil koode poyi.
“Appo bakki eppozha?”
“Nee rathri ente veetlekk vaa. Kettiyon purathe roomila kidakkane, nee pinnampurath vanna mathi, njan avide kanum.”
“Njan varum, enthayalum ninne enikk mothathil onn kananam. Vathil thurannnu varumbol oru thuni polum kanaruth ninte meth…kettodi poori?”
“Allelum anganeye njan varathullu. Samayam kalayan pattula, velukkuvolam enne panniyal mathi nee.”
“Athu njan ettu. Ninne aa nila velichathil alakk kallinte melilitt njan pannum…nokikoo.”
“Hoo, ippo thanne kazhakkunnu! Ethrem pettannu rathri aaya mathiyayirunnu. Njan eethayalum vaikuneram veetlekku vannale ithokke nadakku. Adhyam veetilekku ethan nokatte.”
“Appo sheri, rathri kanam.”
Athum paranju njan veetlekku poyi.
Appozhekkum Rajikk pal kodukkan samayamayirunnu. Njan nere bikeil vachu pidichu Rajiyude thozhuthilekk. Avide kurachu maari bike vachittu nere thozhuthilekku nadannu. Njan nokkumbol Raji avide illa. Kurach neram wait cheyth irunnu. Pathukke Miniye orthu kunna thadavan thudangi. Appozhekkum aaro varunna sound kettu. Rajiyayirukkum ennu karuthi lungi paricherinju njan avide irunnu. Veendum kunna tholich pathiye adikkan thudangi.
Appol pettannu kal perumattam ente left sideil ethi. Njan nokkumbol Rajiyalla, avalude college il padikkunna makal aanu. Njan njetti, pakshe appozhum njan half nude aayitt kunnayum pidichu adichond irikkuvayirunnu.
Pettann aval pedichittu, “Ayyoo chettayi, enna kanikkunne?” enn chothichu. Njanum pedichirunnu. Kunna marakkan aayi vegann lungi thappi pidich eduth uduthu.
“Edi mole, athu pinne sorry, arodum parayalle ithu. Njan veruthe control poyappol vegann karyam theerkan vach ivide vannirunn cheythatha.” Idarunna soundil njan paranju.
“Njan ammayodu parayum. Inganeyokke aano ivide vannirunnu cheyyane?”
Karyam Rajiyodu aanu parayan pokunnenu orthappol ashwasam aayi. Pakshe njan maximum avale kond adu parayikkandirikkan nokki.
Aval vegam thanne avide ninnum poyi. Aa oru niraashayil njanum avide ninnu poyi. Rajiye pannanam ennula karyamokke paathi vazhiyil ittittu bikeil keri. Pakshe enikkanel onn vellam enganelum kalayanamayirunnu. Appozhanu Prabhayude karyam orma vannathu. Pathiye angottekku vach pidichu.
Angane Prabhayude veedinte munpil ethi nokkumbol frontil bike illa. Appol manasilayi kettiyon avide illannu. Pinne undakan chance ullath Prabhayude makal aanu, aval undonnu ariyan prethyekichu maargam onnum illathondu njan pathiye adukkala vashathekk chennu.
Adukkalayil ninnu paathrangalude sound okke kelkkamayirunnu. Vaikunneram aayille, chaya undakkanathu aanennu thoni.
Njan pathiye “Chechi..” ennu vilichu. Sound kuravayathu kond kettilla. Athukond kurachu urakke vilichappol purathekk aaro irangi varunna pole kalperumattam kettu.
Haavu, Prabha aanu, mol alla….Njan manasil santhoshichu.
“Endada viliche ‘chechi’ enno?” pathiye ennodu chodhichu.
“Aa, chechinu. Entha angane alle vilikkande?”
“Nee angane allalo vilikkaru. Mulachi, vedichi, koothichi, ennokke alle sadharana enne vilikkaru…Ippo enda oru respect okke?” Prabha athum paranju chirichu.
“Alla, athu pinne chechiyude mol undakun karuthi.”
“Ooh, engil aval ivide illa. Njan mathram ullu” Athum paranju oru kalla chiri pass akki.
“Aysheri, ennittano koothichi nee dressum ittond nikkane? Ooredi poori…”
“Ooh, ee myran enne mood akkum ingane oronnu paranju…ing keri vaada kutta….”
“Dhe, varuvalledi.”
Njan lungikullil ninnu andi veliyil eduthuth ittu tholichukondu, avalude koode adukalayilekk keri. Ennitt njan pathiye t-shirt oori kalanju, pinne lungiyum. Njan avide poorna nagnanayi ninnu.
Prabha pettannu thanne avalude nightyum oori erinju, aval adiyil onnum ittitillayirunnu.
Pinne avide nadannathu oru ugran kali aayirunnu. Athu adutha bhagathil.
To be continued.