Potti (That’s what I call her), Nuvvante naku chaala istame. Manam roju matladkunevalam, godava padevalam, navvevalam, edchevalam. Ee 5 years of friendship lo em chesina okka roju kooda matladakokunda lemu.
But I wonder how things changes so fast. Neeku gurthunda, ‘Naku appude pelli cheskovalani ledu. Ma intlo torture chestunaru pelli pelli ani’ ani naku cheppedanvi. Abbaila photolu oste, ventane naku forward chesedanvi. Iddaram kalisi investigation start chese valam. Juttu ledhani, height ledani edhoka chetta reason cheppi oka padi mandini reject chesam. Kani mana atalu enno rojulu sagaledhu, finally you got a good match, good looking and well settled. Intlo pressure ekkuva ayipoindhi. Oppukovalsina situation. Nannu vanda sarlu adigav ‘Okay cheppeyala, Okay cheppeyala?’ ani. Decent family, antha bagundi, andharki nachadu ani decide ayyi okay cheppesav.
Match set ayindi. Pellichoopulu ayay, within no day’s engagement ayipoindhi. Aaroju ela gadichindo, nuvu entha tension paddavo motham naku cheppav. ’Facebook lo message chesadu ra, Phone number adugtunadu’ ani kooda naku cheppav.
Then it all started. Natho matladadam tagginchesav, melliga manesav. 5 years ga leni dooram 5 weeks lo ochesarki digest cheskolekapoya. Priorities changes anukuna. But this is what life is right?
Mundu ‘Ente’, ‘Pove’ ani easy ga anevadni, ippudu analekapothuna. Eppudu call chesina waiting ye ostundhi. Poni call back chestav ani choosina cheyav, whatsapp lo ‘Aayanatho matladtunde’ ani oka message pedtunav.
Instagram lo mana old friend okadu request pettadu ra, accept cheyala ani adigedanvi Ye chinna item konna nannu torture chesedanvi. Ekkadki vellina mana gang andaram kalisi vellevalam. Kani ippudu ni life lo em jargutundo kooda naku teliyatle.
Kani one fine day nu nee would be ni naku parichayam chesta anav. Frank ga cheppali ante, I’m not that interested. Kani ocha, rakapothe edustav kada. Mohamatanga oka navvu, oka hand shake ichi kurchuna. Kani athanu natho oka mata cheppadu ‘The only person she will miss after marriage is you’. I was shocked, enti ila antunadu ani. Appudu cheppadu athanu, ‘Eppudu matladina nee gurinchi pakka edhoka vishayam cheptadi, Vadu ala chesevadu, ila chesevadu ani‘. Na gurinchi, mana friendship gurinchi motham athaniki telusu. You spoke so much about me with him. That really made me guilt.
Then I realised, ‘Manaki baaga istamaina vallu eppudu manathone undali anukuntam, kani adi jaragani pani. As time passes, kontha mandhi dooram avtaru. Mundhu unattlu manatho undakapovachu, kani valla manasu lo edhoka moola mana gurinchi eppudu alochistuntaru’ ani.
Potti, our friendship is ‘Something which cannot be broken nor described’. Mundhu unatlu ippudu manam lemu, kani I know that you like me the same as you did before. Sorry for misunderstanding. I wish you all the best and hope our friendship lasts forever. Pelli ki racha chedam, be ready.
Kalam tho patu jeevitham manaki enno nerpistadhi. Kalam naku nerpina patam ‘People change, they come and go. But, a soul remains forever.’
