Calling card

Chester Road - Samayam 8:12AM

'Asanathil veyil adikkunnathu vare kidannu urangikolum. Ezhunettu vaada potta, palliyil povaam.'
'Oo... innu njan illa aliya. Bhayankara thalavedana!! Innalathe kettu vittittilla.' Puthappinte adiyil ninnum Kuruvi thante vishamam ariyichu.
'Vellam adikkumbol oru maryadakk okke adikkanam. Illengil ingane irikkum; eneettu vaada koothare.'
'Ayyo innu njayarazcha alle? Innu poyaal sheriyavilla'
'Athenna?'
'Innu palli-kk avadhiya.'
'Ennatha??'
'Ee country-il angana.'
'M**re... Ennekkeda!!!'

Palli muttam - Samayam 10:07AM

Hangover-inte thanalil anengilum, Tube*-il ninnum oru vidhathil irangi, nerangi valinju palli muttam vare ethi. Muttathu nilkunna Kappiyare kandu pettennu pakachu poya Kuruvi 'aah!! acho... Achan entha ivide?'
Chodyam kettathum chirichondu ninna achante mukham vaadi. Achanum oru samshayam. Palli muttathu thanne alle njan nilkunnathu? Palli muttathu nilkaan padille? Achan, 'njan... athu...'
Sambhavam chalam akkaathirikkaan pettannu Kuppi idapettu 'acho! athe ivanu veettukaru pennu nokkikondu irikkua. Ivide palliyil varunna ethengilum nalla penkuttikal undengil namukk onnu alochikkanam.'
'Njan ingane palliyum kaaryangalum okke ayittu jeevichu poykotte. Ningal ayittu ente samadhanam kalayaruthu.'

*Tube = London Underground (trains)

Palli-kk akam (Qurbana-kk shesham) - Samayam 1:17PM

'Malayalikal annu polum malayalikal' oru spoon kanji vayilottu ittondu Kuppi akroshichu
'Ummm?? Enna?'
'Ella pravashyavum ee kanjiyum payarum thanne kazhichu maduthu aliya. Pound ishtam pole enni enni medikkunnavanmaru alle, ivanmarkk vello meen porichatho, chicken biriyani, angane vellathum cheythoode. Echi ennum echi thannedey ennu pandaro paranjathu pole.'
'Daridravasi ennum daridravasi thannedey ennum avaru paranjayirunnu.'

Randu malayalikal kushalam chodikkaan aduthu vannu. Athil oruthan Kuppi-odu
'Ivide eppozhum vararundo? Ithinu munne kandittilla.'
'Idakk okke varum'
'Membership undo?'
'Oo illa... njan ingane okke palliyil vannu povunnu enne ollu'
'Njangal members annu ketto. Enthu cheyyunnu ivide?'
'Angane valya paripaadikal onnum illa.'
'Athenna appo joli onnum cheyyathe engana?'
'Cheriya oru joli undayirunnu... athu poyi, ippo vere anweshichondu irikkua'
'Wife nurse analle?'
'Njan kalyanam kazhichittilla'
'Oo appo Student anno?'
'Alla!!'

Kude undayirunna matte kakshi appo Kuruviyodu 'Ningal ivide enthu cheyyunnu?'
'Njan Student annu.'
'Hmmm!! Ippo home-office rules okke karshanam akkiyille? 10 manikoor alle joli cheyyaan pattoo'
'Hmm sheriya.'
'Appo chilavu okke engana? Veettinnu cash ayachu tharuo atho?'
'Kurachu kalla note adi undu, pinne kurachu drugs-inte business-um. Athu kondu okke muttillathe jeevichu pokaam'
Kettu ninna Kuppi 'Pavam alle!! jeevichu povende?'
Ithrem kettathum kayyil undayirunna kanjiyum bin-il ittondu kushalam anveshikkaan vanna randu perum sthalam vittu.

Kuppi Kuruviyodu 'Nee enthinada avarodu angane paranjathu?'
'Kootharakal, thendikal. Ayyo!! Pallikk akathu ninnu njan theri paranju.'
'Athu saramilla, nee karyam para. Ee bahalathinte idayil karthavu kettu kaanilla.'
'Ivanmaru randu perum student visa-il ayirunnu ivide, enikk ariyaam. Ee aduthannu athil oruthanu workpermit kittiyathu. Athinte jada annu.'
'Uvvo?'
'Avanmarkk enne polullavare ini choriyallo. 1-2 varsham munne njan-um avan-um ore sthalathu aduthu aduthu stallukal-il ninnu card vilkkarullatha. Avan rathri kidannu urangumbol ariyathe CALLING CARD ennu nilavilichu pokarundu ennu kettittundu. Ennitta avan ennodu avante ammedey...'
'Che!! mindathe irikkeda. Payye.'