Siva anna hoorde hij in de verten iemand roeopen. Hij zoekt, wie dat was. Appa Sethu mama daar riep Nanthini. Waar vroeg Siva. Daar wees Nanthini links. Waar is er da vroeg Siva. Ze hebben op Theepan en Kamal geschoten riep hij bijna huilend. Hoezo da waarom vroeg Siva van verbasing. Er zijn militaire posten in de lucht gevlogen. Wij waren net lang gefietste toen het gebeurde. Paar minuten later kwamen paar militanten die in de buurt waren aan om te helpen, toen gooide iemand een bal met explosieve hun richting. Ze dachten dat wij het waren, toen begonnen ze te schieten. Ik en Maran rende weg, nu blijkt dus kan Theepan en Kamal geraakt zijn vertelde Sethu. Aiyoo riep Siva. Hier breng Nanthini naar huis ik ga kijken, waar zijn ze vroeg hij. Sethu nam Nanthini op zijn arm en zei, mounroad, peethi vidi.
Papa ik wil ook mee riep Nanthini. Nee ma, ga jij maar lekker naar huis seri ya, papa komt er zo aan en hij liep weg. Papa huilde Nanthini, papa komt er aan, ga maar naar mama riep Siva.

Aangekomen bij de plek zag Siva pas hoe erg het was. MY GOD dacht hij. Hij zag Theepas moeder en Kamals Vader. Appa Siva parthiya pa, Ze hebben Theepan dood geschoten, ze hebben mijn kind van me afgenomen. Wat moet ik doen, wat moet ik doen riep ze zo hard. Siva schrok zich een lam. Wat?, hebben ze hem vermoord riep hij. En hij huilde. Ze hebben ook op Kamal geschoten, maar op zijn benen en schouder. Siva zag Kamal en huilde mee.
Kamal keek alleen naar zijn beste vriend Theepan, die alles deed voor hem. Zijn beste vriend is der niet meer……….

Chapter 3 - by qanezh

Mounroad was a big long road which leads to Murugan kovil and almost 1,5 km from there you will have the 1st side cross road called Peedi vidi. Kurangu vithi which was the 3rd side road to mounroad was older then Peedi vidi. Around Peedi vidi was the only place where both side of the road were no trees, but you see only rice fields as eyes can see, almost 2KM wide.

Kamal could not believe his friend is lying their without moving. Theepan's eyes were still opened and facing the sky, he didn't breath but his body was still warm and his clothes were dirty of mud. It looked like few people have dragged him out of the ricefield.

You could hear that Kamal's lips were mumbling something “Theepan Theepan elumpu theepa …” his eyes were so tired almost fainting but still he wanted to get close to him, his childhood friend, Theepan, the funny, fat and short guy, but couldn't coz his leg's were cold and felt so heavy because of the bullet, which was still in his left leg.

“Periyamma, I see Tank track on the side of the road!?? What the hell happened here??” asked Siva Theepans moeder. “Aiyoooooo naan enna seivan Siva, I heard the news from Maran and came here just before you, I wish those devils dead only dead DEAD” she said screaming in her dark sadness. “I saw an army tank and 5-6 soliders behind it for 15minutes ago going to south Mounroad, Siva” said Kamal's vader having his son resting on his arms. Siva was furious and angry in his soul but kept him calm infront of Kamal. “Kamal nee sollu-pa inka enna nadanthathu?” asked Siva calm. “I saw you guys just for an hour ago at Kurangu vithi and it's only 2rd streets away from here?” asked Siva indirectly. Kamal was not listning any of the things, he was so tired coz he lost a lot of blood from his shoulder and leg. He wanted to respond but he couldn't, also he was not able to hear anything clear. He kept watching Theepan's face which kept looking the sky. Kamal kept looking at the eyes of his friend hoping somehow he might move his eye browes, somehow show him hope of life.
“Dei, Theepa unga periyanna entha naaddila asyl adichu kaappi kadai poddu irrukkaru? Ollandu or Hollandu?” asked Maran a bit teasing at Theepan, who was the youngest of all the four friends but the tallest of all of them at his age of 17. “Intha lollu thane, watch your mouth, you giraf, because your oncle got scrued by the agent instead of sending him to Canada he end up somewhere in Mozambique, right???” asked him teasingly back and start to laugh Theepan back and was going to say something more nasty before Sethu stopped them. “ Dei dei summa irungada koncham” stopped Sethu the eldest of all and asked “Kamal mahane, Siva anna ini thirimpi varukirathukku rompa neram aakum ippa antha cygnetta edura pocket-ila irunthu ...” asked Sethu.

The four friends were walking on the side of the along the mounroad from Kurangu vithi. Since they met each other on the first school day, they were friends for life time. Siva was their role mo
del at school he was the one with cool hair cut like Kamal hasan. He was the best in cricket and these four kids used to go every break of the school to watch the senior students take on each other on the 1 hour lunch break. Siva was the hero of cricket and also the popular student of the school so it was very natural that these four fans of Siva later also became loyal friends on later years.

Kamal took the cygnet slowly out of the right pocket and showed them. “I found it behind a tree while you guys were smoking Marlboro” said Kamal a bit proud and Theepan could not wait to crap it and ran away. “Nee inikku expired kolampu daa panni” said Kamal loud and ran after him while the others start to laugh. “Dei lets see how fast you can ran, bimbo” laughed and showed the cygnet and put it around his neck. Theepan knew that Kamal had astma and can not run faster then him that's one of the reasons why he doesn't stand near those who smokes. “Pok pok pok pok” Theepan did like a chicken while he was running backside only 6 meters further from Kamal. Kamal was tired after running more then 100 meters and was trying to slow down.

Suddenly Kamal's eyes got bigger of fear. A fear which only could cause of the damn cynet he took from one of the tree at Kurangu vithi. His friend had it around his neck. His mouth start to open he felt so kramped like he wanted to say something. Theepan saw his open mouth and big fearing eyes. His friends who were behind Kamal were pointing at something. There were pointing at something behind him. Theepan turned around he was under the shadow of a big tree which stood 2 meter away from the mounroad. This “ Puliyamaram” was the only tree and only big tree on the whole area of Pithi vithi also between Pithi vithi and Kurangu vithi. He turned around and faced a big Army Tank which stood still. Suddently the soldiers got alerted and took their guns and pointed at Theepan and Kamal. “Commander Tunga, we ‘ve got company, Sir” said one of the 6 land soldiers and out of the bush came Commander Tunga closing his pants. “How many time did I told you not to disturb me while I piss, you moron?” screamed an irritated Tunga. Tunga was black and ugly commander of 36 years old, full of pimples on his face. When Tunga wake up instead of brushing teeth he eat “paakku” so when he talk or ask something usually he spits and worst is it when he spits pakku like a lama does. Mawatha the lieutenant who gets screamed at said “Sorry Sir” and looked at the friends who now gathered together.

Kamal only looked at the cygnet while thinking “Ohh noo” … “Ohh noo” “Why did I found that cygnet? … What have I done” … hoping that no one would see the cynet which hang so obviously around the neck of Theepan, who seems to tremble. Sethu try to come infront of Theepan to hide something but a gun was pointed straight in his forth head before he could take a step. “Hands up all of you” screamed C. Tunga wildly so even the birds from the trees flied away. “Check up these bastards” said C. Tunga to his soldiers and the soldiers obeyed right away. “Nothing Sir, we found nothing on them, Sir” replied the soldiers while C. Tunga took a Gold Leaf cigarette and fired it while leaning on the Big Green Monster called Millitary Army Tank. “What? Nothing on them?” asked Tunga surprisingly. “Sir, we are only students” said Sethu calmly. “Yes, Sir, we are just going to Murugan Tempel to pray for our exams” said Maran innocently. Tunga was just quiet and listening to all while smoking his Gold Leaf, he kept looking up at the tree. Theepan already sweat like a pig of the fear that cygnet chain still hang upon him and didn't dare to remove it in front of the surrounded soldiers who still pointed guns at them. Tunga took a deep inhale of the smoke and came slowly to Maran and looked straight into his eyes “So you were all going to Tempel?” asked curiously and walked behind Theepan while Sethu try to get infront of Theepan even though he had a gun pointed at his forehead. Theepan felt a cold metal on his neck behind and the metal thing slowly took the cygnet chain around it and it moved slowly the chain to front where the cygnet bullet came infront of the face of Theepan. “Are you still going to Tempel?” asked Tunga one more time very loud and scary. Theepan looked so scared and fearfull that sweat drops were already falling from his forehead and eyebrows. A big punch of the backside of the machine gun went direct in the left cheek of Theepan “Aaahh ammaaaa!!” screamed Theepan while he felt down and kept touching his left eyebrow which seems to burn like hell, the blood was streaming slowly down on his face.

“Sir, please don't hit him” begged Sethu with a calm voice but Tunga was not the guy who stops something he begins so slowly he started to kick Theepan in his legs, while the three friends are being hold in line to watch. The rest of the soldiers just watched at the act of the ugly dark commander while one of the soldiers called Mawatha the lieutenant felt sorry for Theepan. “Tell me where you were really going?” asked Tunga Theepan who closed his face with his hands. Theepan couldn't handle the pain and kept screaming. Sethu was so helpless even though he felt like the leader of his group he was not able to lift one hand infront of this army who seems to get the wrong idea who they were.

“I will tell you where we were going, Sir” said Kamal deliberately because he couldn't take it anymore. Tunga turn around with a devilish smile in his face and saw Kamal who stood with a dedicated face to save his friend Theepan. “Tell me where?” asked Tunga. “Let my friends go and I will tell you” said Kamal without any respect for Tunga. “What are you doing, Kamal?” asked Theepan surprised and try to stand up on his feet. “Ithuthaan nallathu Theepan, summa iruda” said Kamal. “Sir, my friends are just lying, we found the cygnet chain under the tree today” said Sethu and try to make all these misunderstanding all right again. “You found this today? Do I look like a MORON?” asked Tunga louder then before. Tunga gave a real hard punch on the stomach of Sethu and took his Pistol and gave a hard punch on this head. All went black for Sethu. “Sethuuuuu” screamed Maran and kneeled down to see if everything was alright while Tunga went back to Theepan who was still recovering from the kicks of Tunga. “Hey you fat pig, I give you 10 SECONDS to tell me everything about your group and where they hide” asked Tunga and pointed his pistol in his head.

Theepan did not know what to do or what to say he only knew that the cygnet chain was found under the tree near Kurangu vithi while they had a package of foreign cigarettes which they try to smoke in their own secret meeting place, where they used to talk about the latest gossip from the village and school girls. Theepan never knew that this would happen not this way where one of his best friends was unconscious. He wished their role model Siva anna was here to save them, he used to save them out of every problem they had, in school or in the village, for every little naughty things they did, Siva used to take care of it. “Vidunga avanga vajasaththaandi thane neenga ellarum vantheenga, naan solluran” Siva used to use these words so many times to get the angry persons eased and when the persons are gone he used to blink at the 4 boys and say “Avar unga vajasila seitha leelaikalai sonna unga vajiru thaangathungo” then he used to laugh and reveal them the foolish story behind the angry persons. Siva anna come to save us, we need you now said the eyes of Theepan.

Sethu was still black out and Maran was helpless only trying to wake Sethu op. Tunga seems to enjoy playing Cat and mouse's with these four friends together with his soldiers he felt so mighty coz of the T55 TANK he had in his command. Even his soldiers under him was not aware of what he can say or do and most of them do not want to get in his way only obeyed what he said. Tunga felt so powerful in this position. He felt like the master he never was when he was young and got humiliated by school friend's coz he always said did things which were not normal.

Suddently the eyes of Tunga got sharper and devilish he put his Pistol back in the holder and went to Theepan pulled his hairs and pointed at the rice field “Is it there they are hiding?”asked Tunga loudly the other soldiers started to look at each other like what was wrong with Tunga but didn't dared to go against him. “Tell me is it at the end of the rice field?” asked and pulled his hairs stronger so Theepan's neck stratched a bit behind. Tunga pulled his head behind by pulling his hairs behind he kept pulling so hard that Theepan was just biting the pain and kept quiet like Tunga was the dumbest person on this earth.

“Go and call them” said Tunga and let go of him. “Where should I go?” asked Theepan back at Tunga. “Go start walking you fat pig towards the rice field to the bushes at the end” kept pushing him. “Gooo” said Tunga loudly and took his pistol of the holder. “If you don't start walking, I will blow your head of!!!” Tunga started to point the pistol on his head. “No sir, there is no one there at the end of the rice field” said Kamal. “Why you doing this to my friend?” asked Kamal with a bit anger in his voice. “Because he is a tiger and tiger belong in the rice field” answered Tunga back and pushed him in the rice field. “You also go together with him now” and started to point the gun at him. Kamal didn't know what was happening with this Tunga commander of army.

“Start walking!!!” said Tunga and pushed the 2 friends while Maran was with Sethu who was still unconscious. “Theepan, enna da ithu” asked Kamal and started to walk together with Theepan on the rice field. The sweat drops began to stream out of both friends coz they knew something bad gonna happen.

After 100 meter walking away from the road on the rice field Theepan and Kamal started to look back at Sethu who was not seem to walk up and they saw Maran was begging Tunga to not do anything to his friends. Tunga's eyes were full of dark sharpness. “Senawa!! Turn the canon!!!” said Tunga loudly. Senawa the Tank operator heard his commander and started to turn the tank canon pipe. “NO NO” screamed Maran grying his heart out. Theepan and Kamal got a chock when they heard the scream of Maran and stand still while turning back to see what was happening. The canon pipe of T55 TANK looked so devilish with its black hole it seemed like it has destroyed lots of people and their homes. It turned so slowly with a metal sound which had the sound of death written all over it. Maran kept looking at Tunga “PLEASE SIR I BEG YOU” gried Maran and went even to the soldiers to ask for help. Maran only saw helpless soldier's eyes that felt the sadness in his grying eyes but couldn't do anything much then standing still and waiting for the next order of Tunga. The canon stopped targeting the 2 friends on the rice field.

“Theepan engala kollai seiporandaaa” said Kamal with a feared voice. “Nee oodu naan varala” said Theepan with a fearless voice. “Nee varama naan enka porathuda” asked Kamal back at his friend and stayed beside him. Tunga was already seeing them blown away from the earth and see the symbol of cygnet chain would spread out to the rice field. He had the power so he would use every single of them to make his inner desire to become true. “Fire now!!!” ordered Tunga to the T55 TANK operator very loud. Theepan and Kamal heard it now they have to do something “Periyanna Im so sorry that I could not come to run your shop in Holland” said Theepan very quiet and looked at his friend Kamal who did not want to run because of him. “Dei unga akka kalyanam innum 10 naal thanda irukku, nee ooodi poda, Kamal” said Theepan and tried to hint Kamal to run into one of the bushes further deeper in the rice field. Kamal thought of his big sister and his parents and the tears started to fall from his eyes. “Poda madaiya” said Kamal kept looking at the monster of a Tunga who kept yelling at the mounroad side.

“SHOOT BLOW THEM AWAY” ordered Tunga again but the T55 TANK operator did not respond to his commander. There was still for seconds. Nobody knows what was happening then the uppder deck of the T55 TANK went open. “Sir I can not do this, there are just innocent children” said Senawa which was older then Tunga himself. Senawa was a grey haired older guy who also had brothers at the age of these friends and he couldn't just close his eyes and blow these poor guys just like he used to blow the houses and buildings.

“WHAT?” screamed Tunga commander and pulled him out of the T55 TANK. “Are you disobeying my order???” asked Tunga very loud as usual. “No Sir, I don't but these are small young children.” said Senawa right back at his face. Tunga saw the other soldiers they all looked down like they all agreed with the older and wiser Senawa. Tunga got so angry and in the blind anger he took the A47 of one of the soldiers and..!

“Sethu mama, what happened?” asked Nanthini at Sethu who walked with her to her home. “Nothing Nanthini kutty” said Sethu and try to smile at Nanthini who had so many questions in her young innocent age. “Yes I know Sethu mama, the bad people shoot on Theepan and Kamal, right?” asked Nanthini again. Sethu was not able to tell her dad all the truth if he did Siva would do something which they all knew coz Sethu know what kind of a fighter there was hidden behind Siva and he didn't want Siva to know all the thing what happened on the Mounroad because of this little girl who kept asking and reminding Sethu about his friends. He felt so bad about he couldn't do anything he feld so humiliated by Tunga by knocking him down.

“Why do they shoot, Sethu mama, don't they know that it makes you bleed and then it hurts and you have to gry” … said Nathini and showed Sethu her knee with wound which she got 2 days ago. “Ohh that must hurt a lot, Nanthini, shall we go and buy a chocolate at Ramu mama shop?” asked Sethu Nanthini. Nanthini knew deep inside that there was something which bothered Sethu mama and she didn't want to go further with her questions which made her think so different that day.

“Ramu mama shop?? Ohh yes I want elephant cookies and chocolate ice cream” said Nanthini with a big warm happy smile. Sethu looked at her and smiled back while deep inside he wanted to gry and just close his face and gry of loosing one of the best friends he just lost on the Mounroad.

Chapter 4 - by Vithu

…Ching chak ching chak the sound of nanthini's kolusus was like a background music for Sethu and his thoughts about Mounroad, He just faded away in the sadness! Nanthini was walking beside him and she saw the situation, so she walked further with deep innocent toughts...even this little child felt the tears of Sethu he dropped in his thoughts.

Another drop fell on the ground, a drop of tear full of emptiness from the heart of Theepan's mother ''Thevan thavithu padaitha thayaval thavithaal thendrale theyumaam'' Sivavin viralgal aduthu varum kaneer thuligalai thudaithu '' Alathenga amma '' ,endru sonaan, anaal Maran oruthanuku thaan theriyum Sivavin ulmanasu adai malai pool kotuvathu. Siva than uthadugal thudika , kaneer vedika ''amma alathenga...avan pooitan ...engala vitutu pooitan'' athai soli konde Theepanin vanam kanum kangalai moodinaan. Appoluthu kooda Sivavin kanil irunthu oru sottu kaneer kooda varavilai!.. Mugil ena malai ena un ninaivu itham sugam tharuthoo? Ena eenkinaan.... eenkinaan anaal oru thuli kooda thara maruthathu avan ithayam..avan thaan vali kaatanum, endru vili moodi nindraan…

..Athe kanam enoru kaneer thuli thaangal vaalntha mannil pugulvathai kandaan..! Kamal, gundu paaintha udalil ithaya thudipai thavira ondrum ilai, antha valiyai thaandiyum ore oru thuli aruviyaai paainthathu..than uyir nanpanukaga ore oru thuli thaan vida mudiyuthe ena veembinaan…anaal.. antha oru thuli kooda than konja rathathil irunthu vanthathu pool enoru thuli vida avanidam ratham ilai.

Siva athai kandu vethanai pataan, Kamalin arugil sendru ''dey machaan neeye alutha epidida ?'' endru pulambinaan ''Mara ivana thookuda '' endraan. Maran Kamalai thookinaan., Kamal alarinaan valiyinaal kathinaan..anaal vaarthaigal? '' …''
Siva Theepanai paarthaan, paarka mudiyamal thavithaan. Thaai pilayai thookuvathu poola than nanpanai thookinaan, Thaai pilayai thalatuvathupool thooki nadanthaan… '' Thurai thaathate pooi vandiyai eduthu aaga vendiyathai paarpoom'' ,endraan. Mounrood mudiyum varai oru ooorvalam pool sendraargal…thaangal vilayadi siritha idangalai kandu idayakanam kandaargal.

Thurai thaatha oru periya panayaar, antha kaalathil intha naalu nanbargalum ivarkita maanga thirudi adi vaangi irukaanga….Thurai thaatha vietil iruntha maatu vandi ondrai eduthu Theepan veetai nooki oootinaan Siva. Rajakal maathiri valam vanthavargal..ilai uthirntha thamarai maathiri sendraargal….

On the way to Theepans house they saw tank tracks, but those tracks went on another direction. Siva got angry and wanted to go in that direction but Maran adviced him to not to do it... ''athe pirahu paarpoomda,ippa ena nadakanumo athe nadathuvoom '' endu eenkinaan..

''Appa varaar'' '' appa varaar'' ,endru thulinaal Nanthini, thoorathil maatu vandi varathai kandu santhosapataal, she hoped her father had the answer for all this. Athai kanda sethuvin manathil payam, sogam avanum theepanin vietai nooki nadanthaan.

Theepanin viedu Raamu maamavin kadayil irunthu oru 20 meteril irunthathu.

Maadugail kaluthil iruntha manigal ooosai ida, avargal manathugal oosai ida... '' appa varaar, appa varaar..Sethu maama Appa varaar endu koochal itaal'' apidiye avalum Sethu Poona valiyil sendraal Maatuvandi manigal nindravudan atharkeetra maari Nanthiniyim kolusugal sathamida ooodi sendraal...appavai kaanum aavaludan kaatru pool sendraal ''appaaaa appaaa'' ena kathinaal anaal avalin chella kaalgal Marangal maari vereduthu nindrana...

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