Love Action Bromance

58 : Hidden Past

Susanum Appuvum mukhaamukhamaayi dining tableil irikkukayaanu. Oru valiya narrative inulla thudakkamennonam Susan deerkhanishwaasathode Appuvine nokki, pathinja swarathil samsaarich thudangi.

Susan : varshangalkkokke munp.. ente orma sheriyaanel Jimmy appo masters final yearum.. Taevin degreekkum padikkuvaa. Pinne Jimmy kurachum koode terror aayirunnu ketto..ippozhee kaanunnathonnuvalla, akkaalath college adakki bharicha mothal aayirunnu avan.

Thante bharthaavinte veerakadhakalude kettayizhunnath kouthakathode kettirikkukayaanu Appu.
Susante chundil oru nertha punchiri virinju. But it lacked real happiness.

Susan : Avan annathe college chairman okkeyaayirnnu. Ellaavarkkum valya ishttavaa cherkkane..oppam itchiri pediyum.

Appuvinte netti chulinju.

Appu : Pediyo? Ichaayaneyo? Enthinu?

Susan : (gentle smile) Avidathe saarummaarkkum teachermaarkkuvellaam avanodoru tharam bahumaanamaairunnu, kuttikalkkaanel valya kaaryavum. Ethoru kaaryam elppichaalum nalla veduppaayi cheyyaan oru madiyum kaanikkaatha utharavaadhithamulla oruthan. Paksheyo, aa praayathintethaaya chorathilappum avanu venduvolam ondaarunnu..collegeil valla raggingo, adipidiyo, mayakkmarunninte idapaado matto ondenkiley, management inu munpe Jimmy atharinjirikkum.

Avar saavadhaanam entho ortthu kond swayam thalayaatti.

Susan : Saadharana pillere pole paraathi kodukkaanonnum avan nilkkukela. Kalathilirangi kalichaayirunnu avanu sheelam.

Appuvinu avar paranjathellaam imagine cheyyaan patti enkilum ellaam vishwasikkaan kurach prayaasam thonni.

Susan : ennum karuthi veruthe keri vazhakkinonnum povathilla ketto. Paranju theerkkaan pattaatha kaaryangal indenki maathram kayyookk kondum theerkkum. Enthu kaaryathinum pilerkk dhairyathode aashrayikkaan pattunna avarude Jimmy.. Annathe aa jimmyil ninnum innathe Jimmyilekk avan maaraanulla kaaranam.. aa raathriyaanu..annu nadanna aa sambhavam..

Flashback

Years ago..

Raathri patthu mani kazhinjappozhaanu mazha thudangiyath. Chakkaalakkal veedinte balconyile grillukalil mazhathullikal thaalamillaathe thattikkondirunnu. Ellaavarum athaazham kazhinj murikalilekk poyi kazhinjirunnu, Susan adukkalayil paathrangal adukki vekkumbozhaanu living roomile landline bell adichath.

Moonaam vattathe bellil avar kaikal thante maxyil thudach vilichu koovi-

"Daa, Jimmyyy.. aarelum aa phone onnu edukedaa.."

Mukalil ninnum aaro vegathil stairs irangi varunna ocha kettathum avar veendum thante panikalil muzhuki.

Vannath Jimmy aayirunnu, nananja mudiyum karutha Tshirtum track pantsum.

"Aaraa ithippo ee nerath..?" Swayam pirupiruthukond avan phone eduthu. Appozhekkum Susanum angottekkethi avane nokki chumarum chaari ninnirunnu. Avante mukham maarunnath avar thante kanmunpil vachu kandu.

Jimmy : Evide?

Lesham kaduppathilaayirunnu avante chodhyam.

Jimmy : Njaanippo thanne ethiyekkaam

Thidukkathil phone vach avan purathekk kuthichathum Susan aavalaathiyode avante purake chennu. Drithiyil cheruppittu bulletil kayariya avane nokki avar sambhramathode chothichu-

Susan : Neeyithengottaa ee nerath, aaraa viliche? Enthelum prashnavondo mone?

Avarude ullile bhayam muzhuvan anneram aa mukhath prakadamaayirunnu.

Jimmy : Njaanippam vannekkaam, Susamma kathakadach kidanno.

Kooduthalonnum parayaan nilkkaathe avan vandi eduthu poyi, bikeinte shabdham akannu pokunnathu vareyum Susan avide thanne ninnu.