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Chapter 3 - Anand
“You are a very good friend of mine. Ne values, ideas and nekunna ideals and women ki nuvvu iche respecte naku chala istam. I am very lucky to have you as my best friend. Kani I don’t know naku epudu nee meeda alanti feeling raledu. Neku nenu correct kadu. YOU DESERVE A BETTER GIRL THAN ME“ Ive matalu naku prathi roju, prathi kshanam na mind lo run avthunnayi. Nannu pichodni chesthunnayi. Netra, she is pretty cute and the best girl I have ever met. Thanu lekunda na childhood antha beautiful ga undede kadu. 1st class nundi mem iddaram friends. Loving her was as easy as breathing, something I have always done. Kani aaroju night edaithe jarigindho, it changed everything.
It was 11:30 in the night; thanu call chesi urgent ga intiki rammani cheppindi. Thana voice lo edho teliyani bayam. Ventane thana daggaraku bayaladeranu. Thana inti daggaraku vellesariki bayata antha pagilina glass lu, konni chekka mukkalu padi unnayi. Konchem blood marks kuda unnayi. Naku antha kanthaku bhayam perigipothundi. Chala chala questions mind lo run avthunnayi.My heart was beating so hard that I felt as though it would burst out.
“Why did she call me this late night?”
“Why was her voice so different?”
“okka mata cheppi phone endhuku cut chesindi?”
“Asalemayi untundi?”
Inni questions tho valla door daggaraku cherukunnanu. Chala calm ga undi. Lights kuda off ayi unnayi.. Phone teesi flash light vesanu. And there she was.. standing infront of me ..shining like a star and holding a cake ….
“Netra??”
“Happy Birthday Anand”
I don’t know what to say.. Thana kante better girl naku dhorukuthundo ledo naku telidu. Ela thanks cheppalo kuda naku telidu…
“THANK YOU NETRA FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL DAY. I JUST CAN’T FORGET THIS MOMENT"
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“So nee tho undalsina Netra Arun ki daggara avvatam chusi, you did this..” “Mind your tongue abhay”
“ Preminchadra vadu.. Prananiki pranam ga… thanu cheyyani neranni kuda thana meeda vesukuni mounamga undenthala”
“Em matladutunnav Abhay..???”
“Nijam..”
“Incident ayyina place lo Arun keychain, and hand kerchief dorikayi. Two days nundi inti chuttu thiragatam record ayyindi.”
“So vade criminal ani conclude chesesaru. Okkasari anna Netra ni adigara??”
“Tanu inka conscious loki raledu”
“Thana statement lekunda asala ela judgement istaru…”
Ipatidaka Arun idhantha chesadu anukunna.. Ila chesadanna kopam, Netra ku ala ayyindi anna badha renditi madyam oka nijam mounamga undi poyindi ani ippudu anipisthundi. Na birthday roju edho jarigindi, Netra na daggara edho dachindi..
“Excuse me sir, Netra garu conscious loki vacharu”
Nurse aa mata cheppina next minute netra mundhu unnam.. Kalina gayalatho, kanti ninda kannititho, chala deenam ga undi Netra..
“Netra.. I just can’t take this.. ninnu ila chusta ani eppudu anukoledu”
“Anand, Arun ni endhuku arrest chesaru??”
“Nuvvu ee paristithilo undataniki karanam vade kada”
“Nee daggara oka vishayam dachanu Anand. And aa okka chinna vishayam intha darunam chesindi. Emi teliyani Arun ni jailu palu chesindi… Naku ee paristiti ravataniki karanam ma “Nanna”. Mandhu ku banisai, koothurini ani chudakunda evariko ammeyali ani chusadu. Addu padina amma ni kottadu.. intlo samanu antha chindara vandara chesadu. Police la ki cheptanu ani bedhiriste inti nundi vellipoyadu."
“Mari nanna idi chesaru ani ela chepthunnav?”
“Acid pose mundu roju.. Ne pogaruki karanam ni andam, aa andame niku leka pote evadu vastado chusta… Appudaina na mata vini naluguritho padukuni nalugu rallu sampadistav..ani antu thagi vachi bedirinchi velladu.. Aa video recording na phone lo undi.."
Gulabi puvvu ni pasuvulanunchi kapadalsina mulle danini katesindi.. Naluguri nundi kapadalsina vadu nanna avvali kani, nalugu rallu sampadinchadaniki naluguritho paduko manevadu nanna ela avuthadu? Kuthuriki vela kattinavadu ipudu sankellu lekkapeduthunnadu.. Jeevatham ante enti ani nerpalsina vadu ipudu chesina thappuki jeevitha khaidu ayyadu..
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Prema… Kontha mandiki kallanu chuste puduthundi, kontha mandiki matlade matalu chuste pudutundi.. Kontha mandiki manasu chuste puduthundi.. Andham valla puttedi prema kadu, vyamoham.. Nijamaina prema ki andham akkarledu.. Aa vishayam Arun, Netra lu prove chesaru.. Peetala meeda jaragalsina pelli, hospital bed meeda chesukunnaru. Purohithulu jaripinchalsina vivaham, MBBS chadivina doctor lu jaripincharu. Epudu netra antundedi .. “You deserve better ani” kani I understood now.. “I don’t deserve her..” Arun is a perfect guy which netra deserves…
She is always my friend. A friend whom I can rely on. Badha lo unna, kopam ga unna, anandham ga unna.. She is always there. May be thana chupina care valla I felt like I m liking her.. Kani real love ante ento vallu prove chesaru.. Aa kshanam na jeevitham lo kuda okaru ala vaste bagundu anipinchindi.. Arun netra nu chusinappudu love at first sight ane oka feeling ela kaligindo naku ala ayite bagundu anipinchindi.. And then I saw her…
Dr.Meera.. Thananu chudangane okkasariga na prapancham aagipoyinattu anipinchindi. Enduko telidu thane na prapancham anipinchindi. Thanu em matladuthundo telidu anthala nannu maimarichipoyela chesindi..Velli cheppala vaddha ani alochisthunna time ki thane na daggaraku vachindi..
“Hey Anand.. So finally a happy ending right?”
“Not with out you Meera..”
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