The Gift of St. Valentine

“Edi Farzaane... Farzu...”,  Veetile akathathe muriyil ninnu gyan avale vilichu.

 “Dha varunnu... Entha pattiye? Enthina ingane kidanu kaarunne? Joli edukyyaanum samathikkila alle. Manushyanu nooru kootam joli kidakumbola...“

 “Ediye, Swathi kku samayam vannu. Manu achan aakaan pokukaya...”

 "Haaainnn!!! Atheyo. Avarude kalyanam kazhingitu ippo 2 maasam alle aayulu?”

“Hmmm... Ethayalum nanaayi. Avar engilum oru kunji kaalu kaanate. Nammal ivide ethra kollam kondu kaathu irikkunu. Orennam undaaytho, athum...”

Farzaanayude mukham valaandaayi. Kunju undakathathu ippo nammude kuttama? Oru kunji kaalu kaanaan agrahikaangitaano? Ellam rabinte oro vikrithilal...

Aval ente aduthu vannu irrunu. Ente mukathu randu kayyum vechu kondu parangu, “Athinu ikka enthina vishamikunathu. Ellam daivam nalathinu vendi alle chaiyunathu ennu ikka thanne alle parayunne. Ithum nalathinu thanne aayirikum. Kootukarante vetil kunji kaalukal odi nadakaan pokunathu orkaan thanne enthu chell alle?”

"Shariyalle ikka parangathu…", Aval orthu.  Veetil ninnu oru anya jaathi kaarante kude irangi thirichappole uppayudeyum ummayudeyum shaapam ettu vaangiyathaanaval… Kettu prayaam aayi nilkunna chechiye mari kadannanu thaan Nikaah kazhichekkunathu. Aa graamam muzhuvan thante kudumbathe parihasichathaanu. Chechi oru maru naadan malayaliyum aayi Nikaah kazhichu poyappolum nammale vilikaan aarum muthirnilla. Register vivaham kazhingittu randera kollam thikayunnu, ennitum veetinu yaathoru othu theerpinte lakshanavum illa… Ithellam orthu Avalude kannukalil ninnu vellam oornirangi… Athinte kude aanu ippo ingannathe oru avasthayum… Oru pravyshyam santhosangal veendu kittum ennu theercha aayapolaanu avasaana nimishangalil allah ellam thirichu medichathu… Mis-carriageinte vedana ippolum avalude udalil thangi nilkunnu…

“Ikka vishamikaathirikku… Ellam Shariyaakum”. Aval oru lakshayavum illathe avane samaadhanipichu…

Maasangal kurre kadanu poyi… Oru Hospitalinte roomil vechaanu avar aa santhosa vaartha pinneyum kelkunathu. Avar ithreyum naalu kelkaan kothicha aa vaakukal. Farzaana garbini aanu. Santhosam kondu avalku enthu parayanam ennu ariyilla… Avalude kavilile nuna kuzhikal onum kudi prathyakshmaayi kaanunu…

Uppayayem Ummayeyum kazhinga thavana vilichathaanu. Pakshe avar vanilla. Enthaayalum ee pravyshyam kudi vilikuka thanne… Albutham, ithreyum naalu avar manasill vechu kondu nadana paka ellam theernirikunu. Avar mole kaanan veetilotu varunathre…

Ente veetikarku oru ethirpum illayirunu, athu kondu avar eppolum thane kude undaayirunu. Athu kondu Uppayum ummayum adhyamaayitu veetil vanappol thane avarum undaayirunu… Adhyam randu sanghavum enthu parayanam ennu ariyaathe pakachu irrikumbol Farzana thante witumm aayi “Ivide entha Art padathinte shooting nadakunno…Gyan vicharichathu oru Shaji Kailas padathinte location aakumenna”…

Illaya mole kandapollekum ummaku chirikano karayano ennu ariyaathe, odi poyi ketti pidichathu kandu nilkaan thanne enthu aashwaasam…

Maasangal pinneyum kurre kadanu poyi… Farzana yude ella karyathinum randu veetile amma maarum eppolum kude undaayirunu… Enniku pinne enthu venam? Aashwaasam thanne…

Anganne aa divasam vannu ethi. Athum oru nalla divasam thanne… Feb the 14th. Lokamembaadum premikuna aalukalude divasam aanalo innu. Kunjine purathedukaan complications undd, Caesarian vendi varumennu doctor parangathu kettu hridyam onnu pidangu.  Pakshe nammal enthinu pedikanam? Daivamm ille kude. Avale oru nokku kaanan kothichu, doctorinte anuvaadathodu kudi gyan avale poyi kandu. Avalude mukathu aa mangatha punjiriyum aa nuna kuzhiyum kaanaan enthu chell.  Oru bouquetyum Greeting cardumm avalude thala keezhe vechittu gyan purathirangi.

Samayam kurre kadanu poyathu aringilla. Oru kunjinte karachil kelkunathu polle…Manassinu thaalam kudi kudi varunathu pole… Operation theater innu oru mukham moodi nurse vannu perru vilichu. Gyan odi avarude arukil ethi. Avar enne akathu vilichu, oru penn kunjaanenu parangu. Manasinte thaalam onnum kudi koodi… Akathu chennapol ellavarum ammayaudeum kunjinteyum munnil nilkunnu. Kunju karachil nirthi ellavareyum thurichu nokkunu. Gyan ente jevvane ente kayyil eduthu. Aa kunju mukathu atha avalude ammaye pole or nuna kuzhi…Athe punjiri. Kunjinte aparathu kidakuna avale appolaanu gyan shradichathu. Gyan avale Perru vilichu. Heart beat nokkuna yanthrathinte shabdam allathe engum oru nishabadada pole. Gyan pinneyum avalude kayyil pidichu vilichu. Veendum aa nishabdada maathram. Oru kayy ente tholil vannu amarnu. Thiringu nokkiyapol Farzanaye checkup chaiythiruna Doctor… Elavarudeyum mukathu bayangara gauravam. Gyan Farzaanaye veendum vilichu. Tholile kayy onnum kudi amarnu…

“I am sorry! She is no more”. Doctor parangathu kettitu enniku thala chutunathu pole thoni… Kayyil  irrikuna kunjinte nerrku ente kannukal poyi. Gyan avalude mukham aa kunjinte mukathu kandu. Ente Farzaanayude mukham!!! Enniku Valentine’s day sammanam thannechu poyi aval !!!

NB: This post is written in a Language called Manglish [Malayalam in English transliteration]

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