Maaruvathu Manam

Vazhakkathai vida satru athiga decibelil kaetta Ammavoda voice woke Ram up from sleep.
"Ennama prachanai..kaalangaathala en ipdi sound udra?"
"Unakennada poachu...artha raathiri..pisaasu mathiri 2 manikum 3 manikum vantu adichi poata mathiri thoongida vendiathu. Veetla enna nadakuthu poguthunu konjamaachum akkara iruka"
"akkara irukatum..konjam sakkara thookala oru coffee pleassee"
"coffelaam kedayathu"
"Yen?"
"Kitchen sinka poi paaru" nu solitu amms stormed off.
Thooka kalakathoda Ram goes to kitchen. Sink sink aagara stagela irunthichi.
"amma...Kitchen cabinet ipolaam sink typela varuthaa enna? en irukara pathiramlam athula poatu vachiruka?"
"Antha kadanagaari rendu naala velaiku varala. Namma veedu thavira micha per ellar veetukum poiruka inga matum varala. Kekarathuku munnadiye coffee.saapaadunu poatu..kekarapolaam kaasum kudukaren paaru..athan. Ithu ilicha vaai. Epo venumnalum varalam polam onum solaathungara thairiam. Erkanavay marunthu selavuku vaangitu pona kasaiye inum thirupi tharala. Inniki matum varaama irukatum. Avaluku iruku" endru porumi thallinaal amma.
"Amma..oru naal varalangarathukaga sandai potena aprum vera velaikari vara varaikum nee thaan kashtapaduva. Konjam porumaiya iru. Naan venumna athu vantha stricta solli vakren."
"Aammaa..nee nadurathiri moonu maniku vara varaikum ava wait pannuva paru. Inniki iruku avaluku" endru karuvi konday ullay sendraal amma.

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"Vara vara ammaku kovam jaasthia varuthu" endraan Ram
"Unna mathiri thollai pillaiya porantha kovam varama enna varum" endru nakkaladithaal Uma.
"Overa pesatha. Oru naal ila oru naal enga veetuku nee vanthu thaana aganum. Apo paakren nee epdi manage panrenu"
"Athelaam naanga pathukarom. Jokes apart. avangalukum vayasaguthulla. Velaikari varalangarathu project deliverable anniki escalation varatha vida peria matter. Athelaam ungala mathiri pasangaluku puriavay puriathu. Enga veetla enga amma rudra thaandavamay aaduvaanga. Enakum semm paatu vizhum. Athelaam this earla vaangi that earla viturrathoda seri"
"Paravalaye ipovay maamiyaruku parinji pesara...pozhachuppa nee. Seri naaliku naan leave. Ipovay soliten aprum en solalanu enna paduthaatha."
"Enna thideernu leave?"
"Chumma..bore adichithu. Erkanavay egapatta comp offs unclaimeda iruku. Ethuku wastea viduvaanennu thaan."
"Dog. Firstay enkita solirunthenna i would've also taken off"
"Un imsailenthu oru naalachum escape aalamnu thaan intha planay..aaah...killaatha"
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"Ammaaaa...thaaayeeee"
"Iruda...varen" endru kashtapatu ezhunthu thooka kalakathodu kathavai thirantaal amma.
"Saniyanae...varathay nadu jaamathula...ithula enda ipdi vera kooptu en maanatha vaangara"
"hehehe..."
"Enna iniki seekrama vanta?"
"Amma ithu unakay overa therila..mani 11.45 aaguthu"
"Usuala 2 maniku mela thaana varuva athaan konjam thoongalamaynu kanna moodinen..correcta vanta..seri po..lunch boxa sinkla podu..shoeva kazhatti standla vai..socksa thooki washing machinela podu" endru kattalaigalai sara maariyaga poatu thaakinaal amma.
"Emma..nadu rathiri kuda epdi order maarama athanaiyum list panra"
"Romba mukiam..fridgela rose milk poatu vachiruken..kudichitu paduthuko"
Kitchenukul nuzhaintha Ram gaali sinkai paathu "Enma..iniki nee thaan elathaiyum clean pannia? antha lady vanthucha ilaya?"
"Paavamda ava. Paiyonda school admissionukaga queuela mani kanakka ninnu oru manika vantha. Paakavay paavama irunthichi. saapdrathuku saatham poatu anupi viten. Naaliku seekrama vanthirenu soliruka. koluthara veyilla ninnutu inga vanthu paathriramlam theikanumna kashtam thaana. Avalum manushi thaana. Pona pogatumnu Bus ku kaasu kuduthu anupi viten"

Ram went to sleep with the happy feeling that "No wonder my mom is the most loved lady in the neighbourhood".


P.S: Idea behind this little attempt of a story is to spare a thought for the unorganised sector and the vast discrepancy and the benefits enjoyed by the organised one.