Naa exam aipoindi. Paper ichesi vellipotunnanu. Vellipothu ala migilina rooms lo janaalani chuskuntu velthunnanu. “Sanjay !!” Ani invigilation chestunna Kishore Sir nannu pilicharu. “Exam aipoinda?” “Yes Sir.” “Lopala inkoka invigilator kooda unnaru. Naku oka chinna pani undi. 15 mins lo vastanu. Students evaraina additionals adigithe idduvu gaani. Aa Sir peddaayana. So nuvve churuku ga ivvaali. Nenu oka 15 mins lo vachestha” ani nannu book chesi vellipoyaaru. Invigilation endira baabu, asale khaali paper ichi chiraaku ga nenunte, anukuntu class loki vellaanu. Thega raasestunnaaru. Deevuddaa !! Anukuni, chethilo additionals pattukuni nadusthunnaanu.
“Sir Additional” ane voice. Ammaayi. Rendo invigilator vaipu chusthu undi. Kurchuni pusthakam chaduvkuntunna aayana mellagaa pusthakam lonchi thala etthi naa vaipu chusaru. Nenu aa ammayi vaipu chusthunnaanu. Kangaaru ga cheyyi gudi lo ganta kodutunnantha etthuki lepi, malli “Additional” ani naa vaipu thala tippi konchem gattiga adigindi. Iddaru mugguru students kooda, cheruvu lo neellu taagi thala etthina ledi laaga paiki lechi, “Baabu icheyra baabu additional”, annattu chusaaru. Appudu ochaanu nenu ee lokaaniki. Ilaanti ammai naa exam room lo padithe nenu kooda full time raasevaadini kadaa anukuntu aa ammai daggaraki velli oka additional ichaanu. Gabukkuni laageskuni raaseskovatam modalu pettesindi.
Kishore Sir pillaa paapalatho challagaa undaali ani anukunnanu. Aa ammai ki edurugaa, naalugu bench la dooram lo, goda meeda vaali ninchunnaanu. Chaaala andam ga undi. Antha podugu jada, bhujam meeduga kudi chethi meedaki veskuni raastondi. Left Hander. Chinna pilla laaga manasu lo anukuntu, pedavulatho chaduvkuntu, raaskuntondi. Naaku teliyakundane na face lo smile ochindi. Tana kallani chustune undipoyaanu. Paper vaipu chusthu left nunchi right varaku line after line aa kallu parugedthunte, vaatitho naa kallu poti paduthu venta paddaayi. Chaala baavundi aa ammayi, anthakante ee feeling inkaa baavundi. Exam dobbindi ani badha pade lopey, freedom tho non-stop sight kottukune license ichaadu devudu. Abboo !! Appude paper lo oka side aipoinattundi, pen kinda petti page thippindi. Kerchief tho cheyi tuduchukundi. Adi chusi nenu naa pakkane goda meeda unna switch board lo fan speed 3 nunchi 4 ki penchaanu. Anthe. Pedda pedda kallu alaa paiketthi naa vaipu chusindi.
“Additional Sir” ani evado naa edurukundaane tagaladina vaadu arichi naa romantic moment ni gabbu chesaadu. Veedi exam kooda naa exam laagane aipovali ani sapisthu vaadiki additional sheet okati padesaanu. Malli aa ammai vaipu chusesarki naa vaipu chustondi. Ventane kallu dinchesindi. Antha andamaina kallaki direct ga connect avvagaane paapam naa kallu freeze aipoyay. Face lo em expression pettalekapoyaanu. Nannu chusindanna aanandam tho oka pakka, ee gabbu gaadi chiraaku valla moham ela pettaano ani kangaaru inkoka pakka. Fan gaaliki thana juttu lonchi sanna sanna ventrukalu appudappudu thana mohaanni thaguluthu, eguruthu unte, edo vintha annattu chustunnaanu. Chethilo unna pen cap notlo pettukuni, additionals anni set cheskuntu malli naa vaipu chusindi. Ee saari chusina time oka second kante ekkuva ayyesarki nenu tattukolekapoyaanu. Edo aanandam, navvu ochesaayi, blush aipotunnaanu. Rendu chethulatho edo mudi vestunnattu ga signs chestondi. Naku ardam avvaka, enti? annattu kallu egaresaanu.
“Tag, Thread” ani lip movement isthunte naku appudu ardham ayyindi, papers kattadaaniki thread adugutondi ani. Naa vaipu chusthe chaalu anukunna naaku, inka aanandam aakaasanni daatesi anthariksham loki vellipoindi. Ventane teeskuni vaddaamani ila tiragagaane Kishore Sir eduruga unnaaru. Chethilo threads unnai. Vachesaaaraaa … anukuntu aa ammai vaipu tiriganu. Smile ichi kallu threads vaipu tippesindi. Oka pakka naa lopala 25000 wala peluthunte, bayata aa exam hall silence tattukovatam naa valla kaaledu. Exam hall lo ilaanti moment na janma virodhi ki kooda raakudadu. Nenu bayataki vachesaanu. Naa kallallo aa ammai kallu tappa verey image raavatledu. Inka aipoyinattena ? Aa ammai tho parichayam cheskune avakaasaanni aa exam hall mingesinda? Aa ammayi ki nenu asalu student ani telsa? Nenu nachaana, nachaleda? Asalu nannu gurtupadtunda? Devudaa, asalu pareeksha elaago tapputaanu. Ee pareeksha aina pass ayye laaga cheyyi. Aa ammayi tho okka saari maatladaali ani manchi neellu taaguthu anukunnanu.
Aa ammai bayataki vachindi. Exam aipoindi anukunta. Drinking water daggara ki vasthu naa vaipu chusindi. Em cheyalo teliyaka oka verri navvu navvaanu.
“Nuvvu student kada? Sanjay kada? This is Swathi” ani shake hand ichindi.
Ala modalayyindi.
Ala Exam Hall Lo Modalayyindi... Oka Prema Katha!
