Ivala office ki velthunte road pakkana oka thalli, school uniform lo unna iddaru pillalu melliga naduchukuntu velladam chusanu. Sannaga varsham paduthundi, ayina pillalu thadavakudadani vallaki rain coatlu vesi, painunchi godugu pattukundi. Pillaliddari lo chinna vadu moham deenanga petti kavalane melliga nadusthunadu, peddodu matram chala santhoshanga navvuthu unnadu. “School opening roje dumma kodithe mee school nunchi maku message osthundi, maku sigguchetu,” andi thalli chiraku ga. Aa mataki naku navvochindi kani aa buddodi meeda jaali kuda vesindi endukante padihenu samvathsarala kritham vadi position lo unna nenu kanabaddanu.
School re-open ki inka padi rojulu undagane na badulu aa aakasame edavadam modalu pettedi. Anni rojula varaku chukkalu chupinchina Suryudu,(Sorry scientific mistake! Suryudu kuda star a kada) kanapinchakunda daakkune vadu. Aithenem, kotha books konadaniki velthunapudu matram na moham anthakante ekkuva veligipoyedi. Annesi kotha books akkada chusthunte anni konukovalanipinchedi. Kani sarigga adhe time oka pedda problem edurayyedi.
Books ki naarinja rangu atta veyyala, leka brown color da? Naarinja rangu di role laga vachedi easy ga veyyochu, kani school start ayina padi rojullo dani mida vache plastic cover teeseyanidhe nidra pattadu, ala cheste Nanna chetilo debbalu thappavu. Mickey Mouse stickers kavalani adigithe, books neat ga pettukuntadani annaya ki istamaina, parama dokkuvi aina He-Man stickers tiskavachevadu Nanna. Books konna rendu rojula varaku illantha triangle shape lo unna atta mukkalatho nindipoyedi.
Last year annual exams lo naku distinction vachina, Annayya ki class first vachindani vadu vaadi paaresina school shoes, vadiki chinnaga aipoina school shirt, vadu engili chesina tiffin box naku iche vallu. “Friends mundu naku avamaanam eduraithe ela?” ani adigithe. “Shop lo unna shoes kante annayya shoes entha kothaga kanipisthunayo chudu.. Ujala ad lo unnantha thellaga shirt entha bagundo...” ani nannu confuse chesi second hand vasthuvulanni naku antakatte vallu. “Ninnu road mida evaro vadilesthe ee intiki tiskochi penchukutunnaru,” ani Annayya gadu naku cheppe matalu nijame anpinchevi.
Pralayam vache mundu ela untundo telidu kani school re-open ki rojulu lekkapeduthunte summer holidays aanandam haarathi karpooram la karigipoyedi. Class lo pottodini ani first bench malli kurchovala ane badha okataithe, ee sari class teacher evarostharane tension inka ekkuva bhayapettedi. Na friend ki valla parents Camlin Geometry Box konicharane eershya inka undi. First roju entha worst ga unna parledu kani lunch time lo ground lo aadi, na white school shirt ki marakalu antithe matram Amma dagarrunna karra scale gurthochedi. School ground lo, darilo varshaniki fresh ga molichina gaddilo vethiki vethiki “Velvet Purugulu” patti aggi pettelo daachipette vallam. Kani ala cheyyadam thappu ani intlo thidithe malli vadilese vallam.
First week lo veera level lo acting chesi thala noppi undani school ki bunk kodithe ee kalam lo laga message lu vachevi kavu, ekanga ma principle sir intiki vachevadu. Appudu nijanga jwaram ochesedi. Aa okka vshayam lo ee generation konchem lucky. Kani opening day roju unde badha, aa first bench lo kurchune bhayalu, aa second-hand vasthuvula avamaanalu, summer holidays aipoyayane depression, friends ni kalavagane anni baadhalu marchipoye pasithanam, antha same to same.
