Manjulla clockil nokki.
8 mani!
"Ee chekkan evidey pooyi kedakunnu", Manjulla deshyathodei alochichu. "Ivanokke samayathum kaalathum veetil kayaraan inni ennu padikummo avvo!"
"HAHAHAHA!!! Athu sheriya aliya Messi pinae Messi thaneya. Ronaldo oke verum shu alle!!!"
Mohante thonda thuranulla atahasam kettu Manjulla netti tirinu. Mohan, as usual, phonil football analysisil busy aanu.
"Eee manushyanne njaan..." Manjulla deshythodei pallu irukki. "Athengane, thanthaye kandalle mon padikunathu. Cherukkan vanno ille ennu onnum iyalkku ariyanda... ayaldey oru Messiyum juttyum. World Cup thudangiyathu muthal ee manushannu football enna otta chindaye ollu! Eee randanathinteyum nadukku kedannu vellam kudikaan aano ishwara enne ingottu kettum ketti vitathu!"
Petennannu door thuranathu. Kittunni akathekku kayari vannu.
"Hey Manju baby, I am back! Miss me da?"
Manjullayudei kuru potarayi. "Arada ninte baby? 8 manikku aanoda veetil kayari varunathu? Naale Social Science homework submit cheyaan ola last date alle? Ninte achan vannu cheyummoda homework?!"
"Oh yes, ente achan... my daddy... evidey ente achan?"
Kittunni drawing roomilotu ethi nokki. Mohan phonil thanne.
"Ee Mbappedei oru karyam... goal adikaan chance kitiyittu kondu kalannu. Ivanne oke aarada teamil eduthathu? Nan aayirunengil aa balline ondallo...", Mohante football analysis thudarnnu konde irunnu.
Kittunnikku onnum manasilayilla. Tirinu Manjullaye samshayathodei nokki. "Mbappeo! Atharu?"
"Ente vakayil oru ammavan aayitu varum," Manjulla deshythodei parannu. "Inalle kaala vandi idichu chathu. Inni enthengilum ariyaan ondo?!"
"Oh! My condolences! So sad" sangadathodei Kittunni thalla aati.
"Poyi kulichu homework cheyaan nokada! Avante Mbappe!", Manju alari.
Ketta paathi kelkaatha paathi Kittunni oodi bathroomil kayari.
Manjullayudei ocha kettu Manjullayudey achan, Peethambaran, roomil ninnu erangi vannu.
"Entha mole oru ochayum behalavum oke kelkunne?"
"Onnum ila Acha, aa kurutham kettavan kalichitu ipol tirichu vanathe ollu. Avane kulikaan parannu vitatha."
Oru chuudu kulli pass aakiya shesham Kittuni homework cheyaan ready aayi. Book thurannu, homework vayichu... athe speedil adachu vechu.
"Athentha Kittu nee itra petennu homework theertho?"
Shabdam kettu Kittunni tirinnu nokki. Peetambaran Appuppan!
"Onnum ila appuppa, vayichapol thanne enikku sambhavam manasilayi."
"Enthu manasilayi," appuppan chodichu.
"Enne kondu kuutiyaal kuudunna karyam alla ennu manasilayi. Pinae enthina veruthe samayam waste cheyunathu? Naale nice aayitu classinte purathu ninaal teeruna karyam alle ollu".
Appuppan enthu parayanam ennu ariyathe nokki ninnu. "Nee aalu kolamaloda Kittu..."
"Aa abhiprayathodu nanum yojikunnu. Apol sheri enna good night! Pooyi kedannu urangatte. Naale ravile 1st period thanne veliyil nilkaan olatha athu kondu nerathe kedakanam."
"Nee innu ente kuudey kedakunna Kittu," appuppan chodichu.
"Oh banda," Kittunni parannu.
"Dei Kittu, Nan oru present vangichitondu. Nee ente kuudey kedanaal nan athu ninakku tharaam," appuppan kannu irukki oru kalla chiriyodei parannu.
"Eh presento? Enikko?". Kittunni onnu samshayichu. "Ee shining colorful coveril oke itta aa sadanam thanne alle appupan udeshikunna present?"
"Ya ya", appuppante maruvadi.
Kittunni oru randu nimisham aaalochichu.
"Hmm...onnu wait cheyu nan ipum varaam."
Kittunni nere dressing roomil pooyi alamariah thurannu arichu parakaan thudangi! Ithu kandu Manjullakku onnum manasilayila.
"Enthonada Alamariahil itu kelakunne?"
"Ala, namudey appuppa parayuva innu appupante kuudey chaachiyaal enikku entho present tharum ennu."
"Athu kondu?"
"Alla, aa present nan thane thappi pidichaal pinae appuppante kuudey kedakathe thanne athu adichu mataamallo!"
Full arichu parakki nokki. Onnum kitiyila!!! Nirashayodei Kittunni tirichu appupante aduthu vannu.
"Nee athinedakke evidey poyi?"
"Onnu vellam kudikaan poyatha," Kittunni paranju. "Sheri entho present ondu ennu paranalo. Evidey?"
"Athe... present ondu. Entey oppam chaachiyaal tharaam," appuppan paranu.
"Athe appuppa, enikku ottakku chaachi aanu sheelam. Nan oru karyam cheyam. Oru randu minute aduthu kedakkam. Venamengil appuppan oru tharaattu padikko. Nan sahichu kedakkam. Enthu parayunnu?"
"Enikku ninte oshanam venda ketta!" appuppan chuudayi. "Nee ente kuudey chachanda, nan present ente Muthunnikku kodutholaam."
Present kayil ninnu vazhukki pokkum enna lakshanam ondu ennu manasilakiya Kittunni plate maati pidichu.
"Sheri oru anchu minute kedakkam. Randu umma bonus aayi tharaam. Ok?"
"Venda nan Muthunnikku kodutholaam."
"Sheri final offer. 10 min kuudey kedakals + 2 ummas + oru kaalu thadaval. Final offer. Take it or leave it!"
"Eda bayangara! Nee ente snehathinnu vela peshunoda?!"
"Kali kaalam alle appuppa. Swantham achane vittu cash ondakiyalle jeevikaan pattu"
"Namichu mone!" Peethambaran appuppan kai randum cherthu vanangi. "Sheri vaa poyi kedakaam."
