Contributed by Raviteja Ayyagari
Presenter: “Ladies and Gentlemen to announce the winner of the creative story writing contest, I call upon the dais our dearest CEO, Mr. Rajesh Iyer. Please give him a big round of applause!”
Rajesh: “Good Evening Leaders! It is really astonishing that our company has so many creative writers! Our jury has thoroughly read all your stories. It has come up with the top 5 stories and I have been asked to select the best among them. Trust me, I am very bad at reviewing a story. So, I have asked one of the best writers that I have known to rate them in an order. So, I announce the top 5 stories in the order of bottom to top.”
After announcing 5th position to 2nd position...Time for the winner…
Rajesh: “The winner of this story contest is, Mr. Virupaksh. His story title is ‘Do not judge a book by its cover’. Mr. Virupaksh”
Virupaksh: “Thank you Rajesh! It is really a privilege. With your due permission, I would like to narrate the story and would like to see if the audience feels if my story is really worthy of a win”
Rajesh: “Sure! In fact, I am more than ready to listen to it again. Such a wonderful story! It consists of novelty, intensity and a very good message”
Virupaksh: “Do you mind if I use Telugu? It carries the feel. I know that you can understand Telugu”
Rajesh: “Sure! Not a problem”
Virupaksh: “Rajesh garu cheppinattu, naa katha lo novelty, intensity emi undavu. Kani ee katha oka reality. Naa jeevitham lo jarigina oka sanghatana. Kotu veskunna prathi okadu kotlu sampadinchadu. Alage alugu guddalu veskune vaadu adukkune vaadu kadu. Ide nenu ee katha dwara teliyacheppedi…
Konni samvatsarala kritam…
Gali lo oxygen level sariga lekapoyina, doctorlu gali lo chikitsa chesthunna samayam...Constables traffic divert cheyyadaniki ibbandi paduthunna samayamlo chavulane divert cheyyagaligina oka aunty unna samayam…
Ilanti vichitramaina sanghatanalu jaruguthunna alanti oka rojulo, nenu appude Prasads multiplex lo oka manchi cinema chusi bayataki vacchi,113 E bus kosam eduruchusthunna oka sayantram...Inka appatiki metro raledu...Hyderabad lo traffic as usual ga baledu. Cinema chuse mundu suryudu kanipinchadu...cinema ayyaka suryudu kanipinchaledu...ala ani cheekati kuda padaledu...ante varsham pade suchanalu annamata..ee vinthalanni gamanisthunna nannu oka vintha manishi gamanisthunnadu...athanu chudadaniki bahubali lo kalakeyudi laga, arundhathi lo pasupati laga unnadu...ante basic ga bhayankaram ga unnadu…
Vadini chusi obvious ga nenu bhayapaddanu...vadu oka chitthu kagitham teeskuni dani meeda edo picchi geethalu geesukuntunnadu...nenu vadini pattinchukokunda, naa phona front camera lo naa masi pattina mohanni chuskuntunnanu...ee lopulo varsham modalayyindi...adagande amma kuda pettadu...kani varsham maathram avsaram lenappudu, adagakunda padipothundi...daniki thodu maa cute little kalakeyudu nannu chusi sight koduthunnadu...naku artham kanidi entante, aadu section 377 anukkovala? Leka vadu nannu ammayi anukuntunnadu ani anukovala?
Ivanni jaruguthudaga, naa bus inkoka 20 nimishalalo vasthundi ani akkada scrolling lo vacchindi. Naku adi chusi chiraku kuda vacchindi. Vadini chusaka aa chiraku kastha bhayam tho kudina, ibbandi valla vacchina kopam gaa marindi...Vadu sudden ga aa paper pakkana petti, varsham lo tadisi vacchadu...vadini chusi nenu erragadda ki call cheddam ani anukunnanu...kaani phone lo charge ayipoyind...ee lopulo bus vacchindi...hammayya anukuni ekkesi vellipoyanu...bus bayaluderina oka 5 kshanala tarvatha, vadu maa bus tho running race pettukunnadu...naku villanlu ventapadinappudu cinema lo side characters entha bhayapadatharo, antha kante ekkuva bhayam vesindi...vadu naa chethiki aa chitthu kagitham icchesi malli vadi simhasanam meeda kurchunnadu...aa kagitham chudagane, kattappa chethilo chacchina bahubali kante ekkuva aascharya paddanu...endukante aa chitthu kagitam meeda…..
Naa bomma vesadu...chala andanga geesadu...aa tarvatha athani vaipu chusanu...athanu naa vaipu chudaledu…Bahusa athani darsananiki nenu tagina vadini kadu anukunnademo...
Nenu athani gurinchi alonchinchina vishayam gurthu tecchukunnaka, naa meeda naake asahyam vesindi...appudu artham ayyindi naku, maatala batti manishini, aakaram batti alavatlani nirnayinchakudadu ani...athanu icchina aa bahumathi velakattalendi... daniki nenu arhudni kuda kaadu...bahusa anduke ippudu adi naa daggara ledu...Last but not the least, I just want to say
“Do Not Judge a Book by Its Cover”
Ee katha dwara manaki oka prashna visiradu...manam thoti manushulatho ela pravarthisthunnam? Alochinchukondi...
Image used here is just a representational image, we couldn't get his actual photo.
