Tamil Mozhi Ulagam: “Vidiyarkaalai mani 2.30” Novella by Sivasanthiran Ratnakumar

Peigal ivvulagil irukirathaa illaiya, paarthathundaa illaiya, allathu ithu verum kaddu kathaiyaa endru palar matthiyil pala konaggalil kelvigal, bathilgal. Silar vaazhkaiyil nijathil anubavapadde piragu nambugindranar. Silar nambikai illaamal vaazhgindranar. Thanggal vaazhkaiyil SAMBAVAM endru ondru nigazhnthe piraguthan nambugindranar. Anthe vagaiyai sernthavarthan Mathiyalagan enkindre Mathi. Peigal enbathu ivvulagil illai enbathai nambubavar. Veru yaaravathu athai pathri pesinaal avargalai kandum kaanamal sendru viduvaar. Ithellam mooda nambikkai endru solluvaar. Melum solla ponaal Kadavul nambikkaiyum illathavar. Thanakku thaanthan kaaval, kadavul enbathellam verum mooda nambikai endru solli uthaasanam seibavar.

Ivarukku oru kaadhaliyum ullaar. Avar peyar Theeksha. Kadavul bakthi nirainthavar, peigal irupathai nambubavar. Innum solle ponaal “avaigal peigal alle, maarage thanggalin aasaigal theeramal innum shanti adaiyaathe aathmaakal” endru solbavar. Motthathil Mathikku ner maarana oru pen. Irupinum Theeksha Mathimel konde unmaiyaane anbu, iruvarathu anyonyam aazhamaage ullathu. Theeksha oru taniyaar thagaval maiyathil velai seigiraar. Vaarathil naanku naadkal kaalaiyilum, meetham oru naal iravinilum thanathu velaiyai thodargiraar. Vaare iruthi naadkalil Mathiyudan pozhuthai kalippaar. Mathi oru pugazhpethra niruvanathil Kathada Vadivamaipaalar’aage pani purigiraar. Ivarathu velai muttrilum vithyasam. Oru maadham muzhuvathum velai seivaar, aduthe oru maathatirku veedil oivedupaar.

Mathiyin velaigalai kandu veroru thaniyaar niruvanam avarukku Oor aadambara adukkumaadi veedondrai parisaaga vazhanggiyathu. Anthe irupidathil pala per marmamaane muraiyil kolla paddullanar. Athanaaleye pala per anggu veedu vaangguvatharku thayakam kaaddinar. Aanal Mathiyo athan mel nambikkai illai enbathaal udane sammatham therividdu viddaar. Oru kuripidde naalil anthe puthiya veedirku kudi peyarnthaar. Theeksha sile saami padanggalai kondu vanthu Mathi’yudaiye puthiya veedil vaithaar. Udane Mathi anthe padanggalai eduthu oru moolaiyil podu viddu, “ithellam ingge thevai illai!” endru koorividdaar. Theeksha avarin kunathai nanku padithavar.

Aathalal avarathu seyalai porudpaduthe villai. Mathra porudkalai aduki vaithu viddu, iruvarum iravu virunthirku veliye sendru viddanar. Anthe muthal naal iravu, angge alamariyil varisaiyaage adukki veikke paddirunthe butthaganggal anaithum keezhe vizhunthu kidanthana. Iruvarum veedu thirumbi paarkaiyil anaithu buthaganggalum tharaiyil kidanthana. Theeksha kaigal nadunggina, appozhuthu Mathi aarainthu paarthal, angge jannal thirakka patthirupathu theriya vanthathu. Irunthaalum Theeksha manathil etho oru kuzhappam irunthu kondirunthathu kaaranam avargal veedai viddu veliyaagum mun, Theeksha anthe jannalai saathi vidduthan vanthaar.

Oru vaarathirku piragu Theekshavin pethror anthe veedirku varugai thanthanar. Ennamo theriyavillai Theekshavin appa sirithu neram veedu vaasalileye nindruvidduthan ulle nuzhainthaar. Athan kaaranamum avar solle villai. Anaivarum ondru koodi virunthu undu kondirukkum bozhuthu oru naai veedin vaasalil vanthu nindru kuraithu kondirunthathu. Kobam adainthe Mathi, veliye vanthu paarkumbozhutu oru muthiyavar anthe naayin kazhuthil sanggili kaddi kondirunthaar. Piragu Mathiyai viraike viraike paarthaar. “Ayya inthe veedukku puthusa vanthirukinggalaa?” vinavinaar. Atharku Mathi “Aamam ayya naa puthusa kudi vanthurukke. Ippethan oru vaaram aaguthu” endraar. “Neengge inthe veedil thaniyaava irukingge? Eppadi unggenaale ingge irukke mudiyuthu? Innum sole ponaa inthe varisaiyile yaarume illaiye!!! Neengge oruthar maddumthan irukingge pole, ethukkum paarthu irunthukungge” endru koorividdu sendru viddaar. Sirithu nerathil angge irunthavargalukku ore kuzhappam.

Oru samayam, Mathi velai nimithamaage veliyur sella vendiya kaddayam erpaddathu. Athanaal veedu saaviyai kaavalaliyidam koduthu sendruviddaar. Anthe samayam oru naal iravu Mathiyin veedilerunthu etho oru pen paathu paadum sattam keeddathu. Udane anthe kaavalali Mathiyudaiye veedai sothanai seithullaar. Angge oru arai poodhi irunthathu. Anthe araiyil irunthuthan pennin kural keddullathai unarnthaar. Avar angge saavi nulaikum thuvaaram vazhiyaage ulle paarthaar. Oru pen vellai nira udaiyodu, rattha vellathil iranthu kidanthaal. Athirchi adainthe avar, marupadiyum thuvaaram vazhiyaage kandathu unmaiya yena uruthikolla paarthullaar. Enna aacharyam, angge oonum kaanavillai. Athai kande kaavalali udane Mathikku thodarbu kondu nadanthathai therivikke, Mathi marunaale veedirku thirumbi vanthaar. Angge vanthu paarthal ondrum illai. Aathiram adainthe Mathi, veedu saaviyai thirumbe petrukondu kilambividdaar. Aanal avar illathe anthe sila naadkalaage Mathiyin veedilerunthu pennin paadum kural keeddu konde irunthatu.

Maruvaaram avar thirumbi vanthu paarkumbothu veedil pala mathraggal thenpaddullana. Veedil adukki veikka paddiruntha porudkal anaithum vevveru idanggalil kaana paddana. Veedu saayathin varnamum maara paddu irunthathu. Nilai kulaithu pone Mathi udane Theekshavirku azhaithu solle, Avar udane oru saamiyaarode anggu virainthaar. Anthe saamiyaar migavum Shakti vaainthavar. Eppadipadde aathmaavage irunthaalum mige sulabamaage thurathi viduvaar. Appozuthu neram Vidiyarkaalai mani 2.30. Anthe saamiyar, Mathiyin veedinul nuzhainthe udane, anthe veedil etho oru pirachanai irupathai unarnthaar. Mathiyai azhaithu oru kayithrai avar kaiyil kaddinaar. Athepol Theeksha kaiyilum oru kayithrai kaddinaar. “Ingge enna nadanthaalum yaarum bayapade koodathu, veliye poga koodathu, meeri ponaa ungge uyirukke aabathaagidum” endru iruvaridamum therivithaar.

Anthe saamiyaar thaan kondu vathe paiyil irunthu oru thiruneer poddalam eduthu anthe thiruneerai veedu muzhuke thoovinaar. Piragu sile manthiranggalai ucharikke thuvangginaar. Anthe manthiranggalai ethirke mudiyaamal ANTHE pen aavi veliye vanthathu. Athai kande Theeksha anggeye mayanggi vizhunthaar. Saamiyaar “Nee yaar? Unakku enna venum? Ethukaage ingge vanthuruke?” endru vinavinaar. “Nan inthe veedile pala varusyamaa nimmathiya irunthu vanthaen. Ivan ennode edathule vanthu yen nimmathiye keduthuthaan. Inimelum ivanai ingge irukke vide maathen. Meeri ivan inggethan irunthaana avan uyirukku uthravaatham ILLAI!!!” endrathu anthe aathma. Bayathil uraithu poiyirunthe Mathi anthe saamiyaaridam thaam inthe idathai kaali seiya mudiyaathu endru koore, anthe aathma kobam melongge, Theekshavin udalil pugunthu thannai thane kaayapaduthi kondathu.

Athai kande saamiyaar, anthe aathmavai udane thannudaiye kaddupaadukkul kodu vare angge Oor ellai kodu ondru uruvaakinaar. Anthe aathmavaal enggeyum sella mudiyavillai. Kathari kathari azhuthathu, thannai viduvikkumaaru anthe saamiyaaridam mandraadiyathu. Irunthaalum anthe saamiyaar indrodu anthe aathmavai azhithide vendum endru mudivodu irunthaar. Mathiyai azhaithu Shiva perumaanin naamathai vidaamal solluraamu kaddalaiyiddaar. Than vaazhvil muthal muraiyaage anthe naamathai uccharithaar Mathi. Naamathai kedde anthe aathma ethirkolle mudiyaamal Theekshavin udalai viddu saamiyar uruvaakiya kaddupaadil poi maayamaanathu. Athan piragu Theeksha mellamaage ezhunthu sendru saamiyaar kaalil vizhunthu nandri koorinaar. Athan piragu Mathi etho oru shakthi thannul nuzhainthatai unarnthu dhamaarendru keezhe vizhunthaar. Kan vizhithu paarthal thookathil thaan kanda kanavu enbathai unarnthaar.

Piragu kadigaarathil mani ethanai endru paarthaar. Neram sariyaaga vidiyarkaalai mani 2.30. Achamayam Mathikku sirithu nadukam erpaddathu. Athellam ondrum illai endru manathai thettri kondu thirumbe thoonggi viddaar. Marunaal aluvalaga’thilirunthu tholaipesi azhaipu vanthathu. Muthalaali Mathiyai oru velai kaaranamaage veliyoor sella utharaviddaar. Mathiyum thannudaiye veedu saaviyai eduthu kaavalaaliyidam koduthu sendraar. Irandu naadkal sendrana. Oru naal Mathikku tholaipesi azhaipu vanthathu. “ayya naan ungge apartment’ode guard pesure, ayya ungge veedulerunthu yaaro oru ponnu paathu paadur sattham kedkuthu, ulle poi paartha yaarume ille. Enakku rombe bayamaa irukuthu”, endru kaavalaali koorinaar. Mathi udane kadikaarathai paarthaar. Appozhuthu neram sariyaaga VIDIYARKAALAI MANI 2.30...

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By:- Sivasanthiran Ratnakumar