Ennai theriyumaa???

Iniku yaaro ennai kettanga innoru aalai kaati, do you recognize that person-tu..that statement took me some years backwards..

Appo I was in college, and was in charge of some fest going on in my department. En college-la yarkume naan amaidhiyana adakkamana bayandha ponnu-nu theriyadhu, and moreover naan pattuku en anna-oda bike eduthuttu college poitirundhen - so ponnu romba dhairiya case-nu mudive pantanga. When the HOD wanted two of us to go to a men's college near Marina beach for inviting some department head, ellaroda viralum en directionlayedhan point pannitirundhadhu :( and the girl who came with me said "Usha, needhan ulla pesara, naan chumma koodadhan varuven"-ntu. Ennangada idhu, pasanga enna crocodiles-a illa draculas-a ippadi ellam bayappadradhuku-ntu naanum avalai dhairiya paduthu(?!) kootitu ponen.

College ulla entry vittom - there were no indications as to where we can find any department..so naturally naan poravar varavar kitta ellam kettitirundhen eppadi poganum-nu. Achariyam paarunga, no one knew where that department is!! I was kinda lost, when my friend nudged me - "usha, anga yaaro unnai koopidaranga paaru". Someone had asked her to call me, and romba poruppa ivalum kooptuta.

Oru payyan nindhitirundhan anga, and I went up to him with a questioning look. Avan romba friendly-a ennai parthu "enga, ennai theriyudha"-nu kettan. Naan nalla parthen, but I couldnt recognize him at all. "Illainga therila" appadinu sonnen, and again he asked "enga, nijamave ennai theriyalaya?"-nu kettan. Appo en moolai-la, 'ivan light-a namma anna-oda classmate madhiri irukane...aana avan indha college eppadi'-ntu oru thread pochu. But still I insisted "illeenga therila" (naan by default friendly-a, so serious-ave face vachika matten strangers partha kooda) with a smile. Marupadi marupadi adhaye kettundhan avan, naanum uthu uthu parthutu therila therila-ne sollitirundhen..

Finally, I got a little impatient and said "seringa, enaku nijamma therila-nga ungalai"-nu, appo he stood up erect, pointed at himself and sirichutte kekkaran: "enga, unga kannu munnadi ivalo uyarama nikkaren, unga kannuku naan theriyave illaya?"!!!!

Appodhan en moolai-la faint-a oru bulb eriya arambichudu..'Ada paavi!! Ithanai nerama nammala eichitturundhana ivan?!!'-ntu. Vayitherichala kilaparadhuku-nu avan kooda irundha dracula gumbal sirika, en kooda vandha ennoda friend vera he he -nu innum kadupethi vida sema tension aayiten naan. But naamadhan amaidhiyana adakkamana ponnache, I didnt know any word to retort other than "chi po" to scold anyone..adhaiye sollitu andha idathai vittu kilambitten.

Appuramum andha dracula ennai vidala, but that is a different stuff. Aana adhu eppadi enaku mattum thedi thedi vandhu kodumai dance aadudhu?