Contributed By Tejaswini Siddhanathi
“Neeku malli job cheyyalani anpinchaledha ammaa?” “Devudu adrustanni okkasare istadu, adhi upayoginchukodam naku raledhu, anthe. Aina ippudemaindhani, neetho, chellitho, nanna tho happy ga unna kadha.” Nijame, adrushtam okkasare vastundhi, adhi kuda velpoindhi, inka nen malli Shree tho matladagalana?
“Eppudaina manaki evarnaina chudalani anpinchinappudu chudalekapothe aa badha ela untadho telsa neeku?” Naa answer kosam wait kuda cheykundaane.. “Telsi undadhule neeku, ala anpinchinappudu aa badha cheppukodaniki kuda lekapothe aa bandhaniki unde narakame veru” ‘Hmm..telsu.. aa badha peru Shree.. aa bandham peru.. emo em peru pettaledhu nenu’
“vizag maree dooram aipodhemo ra, Kakinada aithe neeku ok na?” ‘Kakinada.’ ippudu kuda mind lo run avtundhi Shree mathrame. “Emma? Ok kadha neeku, aithe Kakinada lo chudham sambandhalu” Aa Kakinada ane padham tarvatha okka mukka kuda lopaliki vellindhi ledu, aa tarvatha mana sontha screenplay play aindhi. Rewind eskunna oka 4 years ki,
Exam rasina ventane chaala fast ga baitiki vacha, motham vetukutune unna Shree ni, ekkada kanpinchatledhu. Canteen lo janam nindi poyi unnaru,ikkanunchi chusthe buses daggara janam cheemalla kanpadtunnaru. Oka 900 members undi untaaru, ekkadani vethakanu Shree ninnu, kaani vetakalani undhi, nuv dorike varaku, ninnu chuse varaku, nuv nannu chuse varaku.
Idhe last exam ani mind ki telsu, lopala okatundhile, heart ani, daaniki ivenni cheppina assalu vinadhu, daani pani adhi cheskuni pothu untundhi, prastutaniki ippudu ninnu vetakamantundhi.
Ninnu vethukutune unna, Priya vaalla daddy vacharu nannu, tanani pick cheskodaniki. Ninnu ippudu chudakundane vellalani assalu ledu naku. Inka ninnu malli chudakunda undalante, okkasaraina chudalsindhe ippudu..ela..ela..ela.ankuntune car ekkesam. Inka chuttu vetukutune unna Shree ippudaina kanpistavani, ekkada unnav? canteen lo unnava, lekapothe bus ekkesava, ledha inka exam hall lone unnavani cheppodhu Shree, lagipetti okkativvalanpistadhi.. adhento Shree moodu gantala exam ni moodunnara gantalu rastadu. Andulo matter em undadankondi, adhi vere vishayam. Car start aindhi, inka venakki chustune unna, addanga students undadam valla fast ga move avvatledhu. Appudochadu Shree, out of nowhere, just backseat ki opposite ga ninchunnadu, chethilo edho.. pulpy orange, maybe,(disadvanatages of being a foodie), chustune unna.. pulpy orange ni kaadhu. Car speed ga move avvadam start aindhi, Chusaadu, infact chustune unnadu, sorry unnam. Dhooram kuda perigipoindhi. Silhoutte la kanpinchentha varaku chustunne unna. Aipoindhi. Campus bayataki vachesaam. Kallalo edho heavy ga anpinchindhi, eesari dhummu kadhu may be neellu actually kanneellu. Adhi aa last day sangathi. Naku gurtunnantha varaku ee memory mathrame chala fresh ga anpistadhi, eppudu gurthu techukunna edho ninna jariginatlu. Ninnalu evi manatho undavu gaa. Amma cheppinattu "Devudu adrustanni okkasare istadu" Kaani aa adhrushtaanni andhukune avakasam inkokka saari vasthe entha bagunnu..
