Contributed by Madhavi Gade
Roju gurtuledu kani adi sayankalam. Room lo Madhu kurchilo lo laptop pattukoni chala tension ga bank exam results kosam wait chestundi. Chaala tension padutundi. Inthalo job chesi room ki alisi poyi vachindi Shruthi. Thanani chudagane Sruthi ki scene ardamai aipoindi. Sruthi fresh aiyi vache lopu Madhu rasina bank results vachayi.
Sruthi: Emainde result vachinda. Job vachesinda? Ani athruthaga adigindi.
Madhu: plch… raaledu, ani badaga cheppindi.
Ee lopu vala nanna phone chesaru. Madhu bayatiki velli oka araganta sepu phone matladi, metla mida kurchoni yedustundi.
Sruthi: enduke yedustunnav. Nanna emaina annara, badapadutunnava. Next time inka gattiga raduvule.
Madhu: enni sarlu rayane. Ippatike enno exams rasanu. Kani em laabam. Prathi saari .25, leda, .75 marks tho potundi.(baadhaga)
Sruthi: ni loop holes mida concentrate chey, problems fast ga cheyadaniki try chey, inka…
Madhu: ehe aapu (chiraaga)…andaru chepinde nuv cheppaku. Vini vini visugochindi. Kothadi edaina unte cheppu, leda…
Sruthi: adi kaadu madhu.. mundhu nv kurcho, cool avvu…
Madhu: aa.. ento cheppu..
Sru: asal ni problem enti cheppu.
Madhu: emundi, prepare aiyetapudu bagane avtanu, exam lo kuda bagane perform chestanu, kani result emo ila thagaledhati. Daniki thodu indulo prelims ani mains ani interview ani gadidha guddani enni phasule baabu.. asalu oke exam petochuga leda exam inka interview pettochuga. Prelims qualify aite mains pothadi, mains qualify aiyyam anukunte…interview raadu.. okkosari prelims kuda qualify kaalenantha tough ga untadi paperu…aslu ela prepare chestare paperu..
Sru: niku okkadanike tough ga undadhu kada.. andariki oke paper kada.. evari strengths vallavi.. Madhu: avnanuko..kani nake enduku ila jarugutundi. Ippatiki one and half year aindi nen B.com chesi. Ma ayya aithe inka enni nelalu kurchuntav exams rasukuntu. Thondaraga edo okati kottu anta.. ente kottedhi gullo ganta..! kottu anta kottu! Ma ayye sangathi sare, ma amma aite marii.. inko aaru nelalo job rakapothe niku laggam chetha, anta.. yedupostunde.. naku apude pellente! Sruthi: amma kada alaage antundile.. intlo ammai unte adi kuda kaaliga unte pelli alochana okkate vastadi. Adi common. Nuve vallani samudainchali. Madhu: entha cheppina valla theeru vallade. Asalu year lo govt job maha aite laksha vacancylu padatai. Okkosari avi kuda padavu. Kani rasedhi matram..manaku telisinde. Andulo engineering vallu, MBA chesina vallu kuda e bank exams mide paddaru. Ila aithe mamulu degree chadivina vallu em kavali. Diniki thodu reservation. Asalu vishayam marchipoya, “cutoff”(kallu pedhaga chestu), aado badha.
Aslu vishiyam cheppalante mana parents manaku time icchi, entha time padina job matram thecho ani encourage chestaru. Kaani, mana banduvulo leka pakkinti vallo leka ma ayya chesi office lo collegues o mana parents ki geethopadesham chestaru.. “enduku sir, inka mi ammai ni inka coaching lani udhyogam ani time u dabbulu waste chestaru. Happy ga manchi sambandam chusi pelli cheyandi leda anthaga job cheyadam istam unte adaina private ga cheyamanandi. E govt. joblu eppudu padathayo, epudu vasthayo telidu. Na mata vinandi.” Antu cheppagane ayana frustrate aipoyi, ah frustration ni naku phone chesi class peekutuntadu. Denikaina time padathadi and time raavali. Okesaari suui.. mani rocket la polem kada. Adi ardam chesukoru. Apudapudu anipistadi, avasarama naku ivvani. Poni valu chepinattu vinalem. Intha dooram vachaka give up cheyalenu. Nen malla malla rayadam, fail avadam, vala dagara thitlu thinadam, hmm..alavatu aipoindi.
(inthalo pakkane dinner kosam plates thistu inko ammai, “abba, padhande bojananiki, kavalante vachaka malli ni badha panchukunduvu kani” ani) Sruthi-Madhu: sare padha veldam.
