Contributed by Likitha Nagamalli
Mana jeevitham lo evarinina kalavadam venuka edo oka reason vuntundi. Aa roju nenu thanani kalavadam kuda devudu chesina adbutham emo.
First day of college.. e maata vintene na gundallo trains parugupettayi. May be andari freshers jeevitham lo ragging ki bayapaduthu gadichipoyedhi emo kani thana parichayam aa rojuni prathyekam chesindi. Boring speeches tho nindina aa auditorium thana gonthu tho concert ni chesindi. Aaradugula yethu vunna aa manishi dias madyalo venkaki tirigi nilchunadu. Oka iddaru thana music band vallu thappa thana chuttu marevaru leru. Manchi music note tho thanu audience vaipu tirigadu. Ungarala juttu, trimmed beard tho athani momu nannu manthra mugdhuralini chesindi. Paaduthunnanthasepu maro lokam loki vellanu nenu. Padatam ayyaka andaru claps tho applause cheyyadam modalupettaru. Naku adi saripodhu anipinchindi.
"Hi.. this is Adhrika. You're simply amazing". Manasulo vunna aa mixed feelings moham lo kanipinchakunda manage chesthu wish chesa. "Thank you" ani cheppi chirunavvu ichadu.
Aa chirunavvu repina alajadi nunchi therukuni maata kalupudham anelopu athani band vallu vachi tisukuni velipoyaru. Aa roju nunchi thanu college Arijit singh ayipoyadu. Athani band Eppudu perform chesina miss ayyedaanini kadhu. Guitar nerchukovadam anedhi athanini kalavadaniki oka vanka ga marindi. Ala chirunavvu nunchi messages panchukovadam loki vellindi ma sneham. Deggara loni book store ki velli nenu books chadiventhasepu naatho vundevadu, chinnaga padukuntu. Ala nalugu yellu payanam sagipoyindi. Last semester lo projects, assignments valla kastha coffee breaks thagginaa, kudirinappudu velthu vundevallam. Nenu chadive novels pakkana petti thana maatalu vinedaanini. Naku telusu nenu athanini premisthunanu ani. Andari ammayilu laage thane mundu cheppali ani yeduru chusa. Inthalo oka roju night 2.30 ki thana nunchi phone vachindi.
"I have something for u" ani chalilo vanukuthunna thana swaram. Balcony loki velli chusthe thanu bayata nilchuni vunnadu.
"Pichi pattinda?? " Ani arichanu balcony nunchi. Manasulo matram thanu cheppe aa maata kosame yeduru chusthunanu.
"Act chesav le kani.. kindhaku raa" ani annadu navvuthu. Fraction of seconds lo thana bike meeda vunna.
Kaali road..pogamanchu...vennela ratri. Almost anni shops musesaru. Kani oke oka book store open lo vundi Special occasions lo Rashtrapathi Bhavan laaga veluguthu...
Emavuthondo telise lopu naa kalluki ganthalu kattadu. Chethilo edo bharuvainadi pettadu. Ganthalu theesi chusthe books. Emani anali simple ga cheppali ante flowers ni books tho replace chesadu.
"Nuv books ni entha premisthunavoo nenu ninnu antha premisthunanu..
Nee jeevitham ane pusthakam loni prathi pagelonu nenu daagi vundali anukuntunanu... Naku chance isthara madam" aa maatalu vinna naaku maatalu raledu kallalo nunchi neeru thappa.
"Nenu yellapudu chadive book eppudoo ayipoyaru sir meeru" anna navvuthu.
Aa roju nunchi ye roju nenu venakaki tirigi chudalisina avasaram raledu. Prathi adugulo thanu thodu ayyadu. Na career lo thanu ichina support, tension paduthunappudu "relax baby..nuv cheyyagalav " ane maata thanani aaradhinchela chesayi. Ammayilu thana valla kosam thana dreams ni vadhulukune rojulalo, thanu naakosam thana profession ni vadhulukovadam tho thana prathi maatani nijam chesadu anipinchindi. Thanu lekapothe nenu sunyam...
2017...
"And the budding entrepreneur of the year award goes to Mrs. Adhrika Karthik"
Yes,thane karthik. Naa jeevithaniki maro ardham telipi nannu vijayam vaipu nadipina athanu.