Naattil randennam okke adichu kavalayil oru kalinginte mukalil keri irunnu vayanokkunnathu ethoru keraliyanum sukham kittunna oru kaaryam annu. Vazhiye pokunna penkochu kaanan kollamo illeyo ennullathu vishayam alla. Enthengilum oru comment pass akkiyillengil world cup final miss ayathu pole ulla vishamam annu chilarkk. Ivide London-il angane oru kalingu kandu pidikkunna kaaryam "next to impossible" annenna njan adyam okke karuthiyirunnathu. Pakshe aa karuthal thettannu ennullathu adhikam thamasiyathe thanne enikk manassilayi.
Sadharan reethiyil oru malayali jawan polum varaan chance illatha oru area annu Holborn. Vaikunneram oru pub-il kurachu english suhruthukkalde koode arumadichathinu shesham payye 'Central Line' pidikkaan thirichu nadakkuayirunnu njan. Appo main street-il ninnum alpam akathottu keri oru palliyude step-il athaa irikkunnu parichayam ulla moonu malayali mukhangal. Ellaavante kayyil-um oro Kronenberg undu. Police-inu kandaal manassilavathe irikkaan karutha plastic cover-il pothinju pidichu oro sip adichondu irikkuannu ee mahanmar.
Pakalu kandaal oru pound polum kadam tharathavanmaru annu. Pakshe, kallu kudiyanmarkk idayil ulla oru gentleman's agreement annennu thonnunnu, 'Aliya.. inna pidi, orennam adichittu po.' Offer njan nishedichilla. Avide kurachu neram kuthi irikkaam ennu karuthi.
'Aliya... de ival kollaam alle aliya?' Athu paranja aalde peru enikk orma kittunnilla. Thalkaalam njan addehathe Shashi ennu vilikkatte.
'Edi naari... nee kollaam ketto.' Koode undayirunna mattoru vidwaan parannu. Alpam kazhijappo athaa mattoru sundari. High heels okke ittu, swarna mudi okke ulla. 'Edi koothare... Nee charakk annu ketto!!!' Shashi veendum comment irakki.
Duniyavinte ella konil ninnum ulla sundarimar njangal irikkunna palliyude munnil koodi valathottum idathottum angane nadannu pokunnundayirunnu. Chila sundarimarkk thirakk kaaranam comments kittan ulla bhagyam undayilla.
Alpa samayathinu shesham Shashi 'Aliya... aa varunnavale kandittu oru malayali look undu.' Njan avale onnu sookshichu nokki. Avalde heels-inu at least onnara adi pokkam varum. Mudi straight annu pakshe chembippichittundu, kannukalkk nalla thilakkam, lipstick-inu nalla katti, niranja marukalde pakuthi purathu kaanam. Vayar bhagam electric guitar-inte pole ullilottu chotti otti irikkunnu. Thudakalkk theere vannam illa. Churukki paranjaal oru vambam piece. Malayalikalkk ithra glamour-o. 'Aye illilla... ival malayali avan chance illa.' Njan Shashiye thiruthi
'Alle? Anna kuzhappam illa...' Thirinju ninnu Shashi avalodu 'edi... ninne thannedi... edi naari, edi koothare.' Shashi usual comments irakki.
Nadannu poya aval thirinju ninnu Shashiye oru 2 second nokki enittu ochathil. 'Pha naari!!! Poyi ninte ammaye vilikkeda nayinte mone.' Kettu irunna njan nadungi poyi; kayyile beer can thazhe veenu step-il koodi urundu urundu avalde heels-il chennu thatti ninnu. Oru nimisham aval step-il irunna ellareyum onnu maari maari nokki enittu undane angu nadannu poyi.
Pakshe Shashi world cup final jayicha santhoshathode step-il ninnum thulli chaadi. Kannukalil vijayasreelalithan ayathinte thilakkam. Thante kayyil ulla beer can-il ninnum oru kavil eduthu irakkiyathinu shesham enne thirinju nokki 'Kando Kando! Njan paranjille aval malayali anennu.'
'Hmmm... malayali thanne.' Njan paranju.
Enthayalum athinu shesham avide irunnu aarum otta sundarimare polum pinne comment adichilla.
