Contributed by Bhanu Prakash Thurram.
Vignesh 10th class chaduvtunnadu. School hostel ki konni rojulu holidays ivvadam tho intiki vachaadu.Prayanam chesi alasipoyi padukuni poddune lechi balcony ki velli chudangaane vaala Amma thana branded battalu aaresthu untundi. Ventane vaala Amma daggariki velthaadu.
Vignesh: abbah! Uthike mundala nannu adigi uthakochu ga amma! Amma: enti adigedi? Okkoti entha chamata kampu vastunnayo assala! Vignesh: Mari ippudu bayataki em vesukoni vellali? Amma: velli bheeruva lo chudu! Ne paatha chokkalu Evo okati untaayi! Vesuko po! Vignesh: ebbeh! Paathava? Nenu vesukonu aa chukkalu! Nenu branded battale vesukunta! Amma: abboh! Puttinappudi branded battalu tho puttinatlu feeling istunnav enti? Ee okkaroju vesukunte em munigipov po!
Vignesh chiraaku ga brush Inka snanam chesi velli bheeruva therichi chustaaru.Inthalo oka kotha branded chokka untundi.Aa chokka ni appatiki appudu price tags theeyakunda vesukuni adham lo chusukuntu untaadu.Antha lopu vaala Amma battalu aaresi beeruva daggariki vacchi chustundhi.
Amma: ee kotha chokka ekkadidi ra? Vignesh: emo naakem telusu? Vacchi theravangaane undi. Amma: mundu me Naana ni kottali .Maree adigindi, adaganidi alla konichi uthama "thandri" anipinchukovali anukuntunnaru emo?! Vachaaka cheptha.. Vignesh: ehe nuvvu ooruko prathi daaniki aayanani antaav! Amma: needi em poindi babu?! Nuvvu kaadu ga sampadinchedi! Vignesh: nenu sampadisthe neeku nela oka cheera konistha! Chudu! Chudu! Amma: ila nela ki oka cheera antu tarvata oka gantedu chaaru kuda poyyadu anta! Musukuni vachi tiffin cheyyi.
Antu Vignesh vaala Amma kitchen vaipu veluthundi. Aa chokka baaga nacchi Vignesh addham lo oka selfie teesukuntu untaadu. Appude venakala hanger meeda mudu naalugu chokkalu gaaliki eguruthu kanipistaayi.Avvi selfie dhigadaaniki addu ga unnayi ani velli theeyabothaadu. Aa chokkalu okkoti theesetappudu oka chokka ki button lu okko rangu lo untaayi.Inko chokka ki collar baaga arigi dhaaralu bayataki vachi untaayi.Maroka chokka ki aithe akkada akkada koddiga kutlu udina kanipivvakunda kuttinatlu untaayi.Ventane vaatini theesi pakkaki petti adham mundala photo theesukuntaadu. Vaala Amma thinadaaniki rammani pilavangaane hallroom lo ki vellipothaadu. Vaala Amma idli vaddisthu untundi.Ala thintu Vignesh vaala amma ni aduguthaadu.
Vignesh: kaadu Amma! Naana enti inka aa paatha chokkalu vesukuntunnaru? Chusaava vaatiki collar daggara ela adigindi unnayo? Inko chokka ki aithe paatha marakalu kutlu alaane unnayi.Cheppachu ga nuvvu aina kothavi konukkomani !!! Ani ishtam vachinatlu anesthaadu.Vaala Amma em maatladadu. Vignesh: adigedi ninne! cheppave?! Ika vaala Amma kopam ga matladutunnav. Amma: em cheppali cheppu?! Neekenti notiki edi vasthe adi anesthaav? Sampadinchedi nuvvu Kadu ga!Mundu telusa aayana neekosam entha kashtapadataaro? ninnu aa hostel lo pettinappudu andari students tho samaananga na koduku undali ani antaaru.Ne hostel fees,school fees,aa karchulu ani, ee karchulani, ne branded bhattalu ki ani enni kattali cheppu?Thamaru emo branded bhattalu thappa em vesukoru ga! Nenu edaina oka pandaga ki konukkomani cheppina " nenu oka chokka konkune badhulu avve dabbulu vaadiki edo oka karchulaki paniki vastundi ga" ani antaaru.Nenu emo em analenu. Ala Kopamga maatladesi Vaala Amma kitchen room lo ki vellipotundi.
Vignesh ki appude thanu school lo unnappudu parent teachers meeting ki vaala Naana vasthe aayana ni "paatha chokka enduku esukunnav? Edaina kotha chokka esukuni raavachu ga! Ikkada ma friends vaala Naana vaalu chudu Ela unnaro?" ante.Aina kaani vaala Naana em kopaginchukokunda parent teachers meeting ayipoyaka karchulaki dabbulu ichi vellipoyina roju gurthuku vastundi. Tiffin thinadam madhya lo ne aapesthaadu. Adham daggara theesesina vaala Naana chokkalani chustaadu.Indaake ee patha chokkalu aithe photo ki addu ani theesi pakkaki pettado malli theesi hanger ki pedathaadu. Vere vere rangulo unna button le ippudu Vignesh ki oka indhra dhanusu la kanipinchindi,ave arigi poyina collar lu thana chaduvu kosam kala lu kantu vesukuni roju kashtapadam valla arigina daani la kanipistaayi.Aa chokkalu meeda unna marakalu thana kosam kashtapadithe thagilina dhabbalu la kanipisthaayi.Appudu telistundi vaala Naana thanaki kanipivvakunda Ela kashtapadutunnaru ani. Bayata aaresi unna thana branded battalni chudangaane andulo ee okka chokka kuda vaala Naana chokka kanna costly branded chokka la anipivvale.
Ala holidays ayipongaane Vignesh thana bag sardhukuntu untaadu vaala Naana thana ni bus stand daggara dhinchadaaniki bayata wait chesthu untaaru.Appude mellaga vaala Naana chokka okati theesi thana bag lo dongathanam ga petteukuni hostel ki vellipothaadu Vignesh. Thama pillala sukham kosam vaari sukhaalani vadilesukune prathi oka thallidhandrulaki padhabhi vandhanaalu.
