Manjal Kudai

It was just another day at office for Indra till she was interrupted by a note labeled ‘breaking news’ while anchoring the morning program. She glanced at it, and nervously ran out of the studio without bothering about the live coverage. When she entered home she saw Amudha with her drained out eyes piercing into the TV screen in which Indra's colleague reported with some footage that the government of neighboring country has won the war after killing the leader of the militants group followed by a genocide in which almost all the militants are  killed. Indra hugged amudha and cried. But Amudha didn’t take any notice of that.

Thiru came out of the kitchen with two teas and said hi to Indra. Indra pointed to the TV and Thiru nodded. Without taking the eyes off the TV, amudha sipped the tea. Thiru sat next to amudha and looking at Indra he told 'you aren't joining us this time'.

Thiru knows well that this could be the only way to save amudha who is on the verge of depression. After much procastination, Thiru took the decision when the war is at intense and bought the tickets for two on the next day amudha successfully completed 30 sleepless nights.

After amudha left the living room, Thiru bear hugged Indra and told 'I thought you never allow' for which Indra replied, "Did you asked me permission?"

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After his aunt passed away, Vickremasinghe lived alone in that house. He made the guests rooms ready and went to receive them. During travel to home, vikram and thiru had a brief discussion about the situation in the country. Vikram informed Thiru that the country became too dangerous post war and ‘only the war is stopped not fear’. Thiru told he didn’t bother about that as he mastered the surviving skills in the last visit. Though, thiru know well that the search is going to be tougher than the last time he never lost his hope on Shama and decided to find her and return back to home within a week.

With all the first two week's search efforts went in vain, Vikram finally managed to get special permission to access the 'prison for militants'. Thiru postponed his return for the second time as this chance came as a real hope for them to find Shama. Both of them were distressed to see a prison entirely different from what they foresee in their mind. ‘This could be the cruelest prison in the world’ thiru told to himself. It has been too late for them to come out of that trauma and start their search as the prison officer already signaled that ‘it’s time for them to leave’. Thiru didn’t care about it and searched intensely while vikram tried in convincing the officer which became futile. When the officer forced them to egress, thiru furiously started reciting the poem which saved him from the militants seven years before. Just before exit, vikram hold thiru’s hand as he heard another sharp voice reciprocating the poem. They both pushed aside the officer and eagerly went near to the militant who declaimed the poem. The inmate came to the front of cell and starred at them. But the reluctant militant refused to share anything initially. But after seeing Thiru's condition he understood how deliberate his search is and referred to the same place where Thiru proclaimed the poem before and said he could find a lot of them there. May be Shama too.

Thiru was even unable to differentiate days and nights in the past two weeks. But when they reached that place, his senses were alleviated as the place remained as green and fresh as it was before. The drizzle from the orange sky and the chilled breeze from the greeny bushes has consoled his spirits and made him realize how beautiful the evening girl is. As they gaited into the bushes, Vikram initiated the conversation by describing the beauty of that place, the whole country and the whole world. Vikram also replicated his opinion, to throw away all the weapons in the mid-sea and thereafter no life should be lost for war. Thiru told, 'the ones who always lose in the war are the civilians'. They didn't realized how much time they spent there. They even started rejoicing their reminiscence forgetting why they came for. As the sky seemed to be dark soon after, they decided to resume their search tomorrow.

Out of the blue, Vikram got his legs struck in the wet mud and unable to retrieve it. Even with Thiru's help Vikram was unable to pull of his legs. Thiru plucked a twig from the bush and started digging around Vikram's foot. Finally when Vikram managed to take out the leg, both got a glimpse of the land and in which his legs got struck. Their bodies shivered and started running on their weak knees.

Later that night Thiru woke up several times as the images of mass burial in the land struck his mind often. Unable to sleep, Thiru started to pen down a story in anguish. He brought down his moral anger, fear and anxiety to the papers. And finally when he was exhausted after four hours of scribbling, his tear rolled out from the eye marked the full-stop to his writing.

Next morning, amudha was shocked to see Thiru lying over the table in an unconscious state. She went near and tried waking him up, but when she saw the writings around him, she understood the reason behind his state and took the papers. She read it, torn it and threw into the bin. She left the room without disturbing him.

When amudha came to the living room, Vikram felt it is the right time to have a much needed discussion with Amudha. He called her and made her to sit aside. He moved away the hair from her eyes and she leaned on his shoulder.

Vikram in a subtle voice said,”Appa is very tired. Don’t disturb him." Amudha with tears replied, "I already did it a lot." Vikram hugged her and kissed in her head and told, "You have a beautiful family, loving appa, caring amma, god-blessed two brothers and the soul always cares for you, your late grandpa. It should not get destroyed because of you. You are a gifted child. Now you have the age to understand what happened here." After yesterday's experience, I felt we are riding in a road which leads nowhere. Amudha after reading Thiru's writing understood easily what vikram is trying to say. Amudha stood up and asked vikram to take her to the park where she met Shama for the first and (possibly) the last time. Agreed to amudha's request, Vikram decided to go there and come back before Thiru woke up. But before that he made all the arrangements for their departure to home and informed Indra about their arrival.

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Indra went much early to the airport and waited to receive them. Her eyes were dying to see them. As they postponed the return for three times and for some unknown reason for the last time her eagerness to see them, hug them, kiss them has reached sky high. After three hours wait, the flight arrived and she was puzzled to see Thiru coming alone and walking almost like a corpse.

She pulled his shirt and asked "Where is she?” Thiru replied in a cracked voice, "She got some work there".

Indra broke down and cried loudly hugging Thiru. Thiru didn’t react..... Indra furiously asked, 'how did you allow' and thiru looked into Indra’s eyes and with tears replied, "Did she ask me permission?"

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As Thiru and Indra started leaving the airport helplessly, an airport TV telecast reported a news that the fallen militants in the neighbor country have rose again; thanks to an unidentified 16 year old who is trying to unify the scattered militants and preparing them to take on the war again.

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P.S. : "Manjal Kudai" is the title initially decided for the movie 'Kannathil Muthamittal' later which is changed to "KM", so I felt this could be the best choice to its sequel.

"VELLAI POOKAL ULAGAM YENGUM MALARGAVE... VIDIYUM BOOMI AMAIDHIKAAGA YEZHUGHAVE"

The Chronicles of Apu

Desperate Apu, walked away from the premises of the company after having a tiff with the security personnel. Apu is not convinced to accept the reason the security person told for shutting the company indefinitely on the day he went to receive the job offer letter. Eventually it resulted in cornering Apu, not only to leave the company but this goddamn world. Apu seems not bothered about his walking in the expressway in which all the cars raced at rocket speed. Nothing stopped him from his mission to kill himself.

Life couldn't be better than this for Apu. Driving the imported car in the expressway gave him the pleasure of owning it leaving behind the sordid faced boss. He rewinds his memoirs to remind himself what all he would’ve missed if he succeeded in his attempt to kill himself in the same expressway. He giggled to himself thinking of all the joy he has got. Happiness flooded all over his feet on his last day as a driver which he tried to hide from his boss.

Looking at the driver, Apu thought about his whirlwind life. He precisely remembered the days when he was in the driver’s seat of the lavish car and his life and the bliss he had on those days till the last moment in that profession. Owning a car didn’t give the pleasure of driving it to Apu. He is scared of losing what all he got. Momentarily he cursed god for saving him from a suicide that he attempted almost two decades before and provided with all the glee in the world and now threatening to take it all back.

When he succeeded in convincing the pawn broker for granting him oxygen for the next month by pledging against his offer letter which he is going to get from the company, Apu never imagined about such a situation would happen the very next day. He walked right in to the middle of the expressway and stood still. Though many cars raced against him, nothing came in the lane where Apu is standing dejected. Finally he decides to wreak havoc in the expressway.

At the Zenith of happiness, Apu wanted to reach the company earliest as he decided to resign the next minute he reach there, despite the brutal look from his boss for his rash driving. Staring at him through the rear mirror, Apu thought to himself “Poor fellow, always in distress”. Perhaps he doesn’t know the formula of being elated. Apu decided to increase the acceleration proportional to the intensity of his boss’s vindictiveness and tested the maximum speed for the last time.

Ignoring his driver’s ignorance, Apu decided to sack him the next minute he reaches his company. For a while Apu enjoyed the speed envisaging him in the driver’s shoe. He also thought about something in his mind and told to himself, OMG! Please let it happen.

Though all the cars managed to miss him, Apu never want to miss the next one. He is glad enough to realize that he is not going to confront a cheap car as soon as he saw an imported car came on his way.

Before reaching the destination Apu thanked the driver who saved his life and also the reason behind choosing this profession. All of a sudden, a decade old scene flashed into his mind. His body trembled to see the images right through the windshield. But the speed didn’t grant him consent to think whether it is real or just a hallucination. Apu lost the control of the car.

Finally for the last time the smile peeked from its hideout. Looking at his driver instability and the act of a maniac in the road, Apu became euphoric. He knows by his reminiscence what is going to happen within the next minute. He felt himself in the twilight zone.

Despite of losing the control of the car, Apu was firm in not to hit the person. He tried desperately to save him.

Apu opened his arms, yelled “Here it comes” and ran right in-front of the car.

After completing all the formalities to enter the company, enchanted Apu proceeded to get the offer letter not before a colleague of the security rushed to him and said boss was dead in a road accident and as a result the company will be shut indefinitely.

Sep 1st

Mission : Save Earth

Fear & chaos blanketed the entire world. Reports of more UFOs across major countries added fuel to the fire. The big one halting below the sky of Dzerzhinsky, Russia is continuously sending signals right from the moment it arrived.The leaders of all the major countries decided not to waste any time in waiting for the attack or till the signals are decoded and trying for a conversation with them. All the leaders came to a consensus for the first time that the aliens came here for a purpose. And the purpose is to eradicate humans from earth.Everybody believed that it is looking for the right time to attack and continuously sending warning messages. All the forces across the world are on their toes and been alerted to start the attack before they do.

The brave speech by American President on this mission to save earth has aroused the spirit of everyone. He inculcated that we have the sole responsibility to save earth; its our home. And we are not going to let anyone alive whoever poses a threat to our home.

The Russian President gave an immediate order to evacuate Dzerzhinsky and other nearby towns. Initially it was decided to board them into ships and take them to mid-sea believing a theory that aliens don't like water. But the recent one halted above the Damanganga river in India made a change in plan. After much struggle, 90% of the town is evacuated in an incredible 72 hours.

Suddenly the signal stopped, and a swivel type door opened at the bottom of the ship. Everybody believed it as the end of the world. Upon orders from the Russian President and agreement from his counter parts, two nuclear missiles bombarded the ship. Similar attacks are carried on in Los Angeles and Linfen, China causing all other ships to return back to its den. A big sigh from all humans as the Mission : Save Earth is a success.

One escaped alien send a message to its leader:

The shocking news from planet earth revealed that earth become highly polluted with hazardous and toxic wastes generated as a result of its inhabitants lifestyle which is posing a big threat to the life of earth and all living creatures in it. So, we decided to help them by cleansing the earth with our new technology that will leave earth free from lead in the soil, toxins in the water and radioactive fallout in the air henceforth the humans can live healthy and peacefully. But failing to communicate with them in the right way, we lost most of our crew and ships and the worst part is, the earth become more intoxicated now with their nuclear attack on us. So now we are in the process of finding the right way to communicate with them before carrying out our next Mission : Save Earth.

War of Heart and Mind

From dawn to dusk, I couldn't stop this fight between my heart and mind.

My dear heart never stopped worrying about my love's life and her well being which my mind feels as a betrayal to my wife.

I can still remember the day when my godfather (for her too) called me to talk about my marriage. Initially I thought he understood the love his godchildren had and he will ring our wedding bells. He did. But separately. He pointed me the girl whom i have to marry and introduced me to the man to whom my love is committed. I dont have the courage to reveal my love to the godfather because I already know I'm not going to get her anyway.

Well... for my family, society and for all those stupid commitments I agreed. To be candid, she is the one who gave me a living, that is why i went ahead.

I took the life as it comes. My wife is the elder sister of my love. We all stayed in a same manor but different compartments.

I learned to love my wife. She is not as much glamorous or beautiful as her sister. But she is the most intelligent girl i ever met. I learned a lot by her. People respected me because of her. And looking at my love (she can be my ex-love, only when I stop loving her) residing just opposite to my door having a good wealthy and caring (which I initially thought) partner had warmed myself a bit.

As days rolled on, I started seeing the real suffer my love is undergoing. Her partner is not as much loving as he always pretend to. He doesn't shared a good relation with her parents either which ultimately affected her. Mistake may be on her parents too. Whatever, she is not happy.I cant control my worries and reported to my godfather, the abuses she face by him. Though he also worried about her sufferings,he replied me in three words. "Its their life". May be he thought to himself, "First you take care of the one with full heart who you really have to".

My mind very well knows that, but my heart refuses to take it that easily. It might be because of my feeling that no one can take care of my love better than me. I hope its true. And i believed it blindly because of the love I had on her from my childhood.

On one rainy day, relaxing myself in my couch I kept staring at her house's open door. The war is at intense. Finally I gave my full power to my mind and I deliberately wanted it to win the fight (which would be better for everyone including me). With lot of struggle, I woke up and went on to lock my door as it suffered continuous bashes due to heavy wind. She came as a savior of her door. Holding the doors, We stared at each other for a while. Thought poured in the form of tears more than the downpour outside. She gave a tired smile with all the bruises on her beautiful face. We kept the door open and went on to carry our work.

The Heart Wins!!!

CAST IN THE ORDER OF APPEARANCE
I - Me, Myself
My love - Advertisement and promotions
My wife - Current job as Business Analyst
Godfather - My Boss
Love's Partner - Head of Marketing
Love's Parents - Ad Agency

An imaginary story. Not to offend anyone.