Nuvvu Nenu Part II

Rendu rojulu Arjun ki Sid gurinche alochanalu. Thanu endhuku ala mudhu pettado artham kaledhu. Rendu rojuluga Sid ne vethukuthunnadu Arjun kaani kanapadaledhu.
Moodu rojula tharuvaatha evening classes ayaka Irfan, Ravi tho kalisi Arjun college canteen ki velladu. Canteen ki daggarapaduthundaga pedhaga navvulu vinapaddayi. Andhulo oka voice ni Arjun baaga pasigattadu. Adhe guburuga perigi veeche gaaliki thanu navve navvuki kadhuluthunna long black thick hair.. thick ga unna meesam geddam.. paala lanti panti varusa choopinche aa andhamaina chiru navvu.. navvuki laddu ga gundranga ubbi kanapaduthunna thana buggalu… Arjun kantiki thanu mathramae kanipisthunnadu. Ala athani choosi choodanattu lopaliki velli coffee snacks thesukoni vasthundaga jarigindhi inkoka vishayam. Arjun naduchukuntu velthundaga akada thana pai evaro vachi gudhadam tho thana chethilo unna coffee thana white shirt pai padindhi. Thana kotha white shirt pai coffee padindhi ane chiraku tho thala paiki ethi choosthe akada nilchunnadi Sid.
Arjun ki Sid ni choosi nandhuku santhoshame kaani kopam thalakekkindhi. ‘Asal neeku budhdhi undha? Kallu kanapadava.. leka sariga nadavaleva nuvvu’ ani kopamga arichadu. Ventane pakkana unna inkoka senior kurradu ‘Entra ekkuva vaguthunnav.. adhi Siddharth pai intha arusthunnav’ ani Arjun meedhaku vachadu. Athanni Siddharth aapi ‘Rey manode ra.. actually naku baaga kavalsina vadu.. andhuke aa hakku tho ala arusthunnadu.. sare nen veentho kasepu maatladesi vastha.. meeru vellandi’ annadu Siddarth.
Siddharth nachacheppadam tho vallantha vellipoyaru. Irfan, Ravi tho kalisi navukuntu matladuthu vachadu Siddharth. Idhi choosi Arjun ki edho feeling. Endhuku vallatho intha close ga unnadu Siddharth ani. Thanu emi matladakunda vallatho silent ga nadichadu. Inka hostel daggara ragane Irfan, Ravi Siddharth ki bye cheppi hostel lopaliki nadicharu.
‘Bye ra Arjun’ ani navvuthu Siddharth annapudu kuda Arjun pattinchukokunda vellipoyadu. Inka chesedemi leka Siddharth thana bike theeyadaniki velladu. Thanu bike pai koorchuni start cheyapothundaga venakala nundi ‘Siddharth’ ani pilupu. Navvuthu bike aapi akkade nilabadadu Siddharth. Endhukante aa pilupu aa gonthu evaridho thanaku baga thelusu. Venakki thirigi choodakunda ‘Cheppu Arjun, nuvvu vasthavu ani naku thelusu’ annadu.
‘Mari santhoshapadaku. Nenemi neetho matladadaniki raaledhu. Idhigo’ ani thana chethulo konni 500-rupee notes chachadu.
‘Entidhi?’
‘aa roju nuvu hospital lo naku pay chesina bill amount. Thanks for your help.’
‘Deeni kosamena thirigi vachav?’ disappointed ga adigadu Siddarth.
‘Avunu. Nuvinkemaina anukunnava’ ani navvadu Arjun.
‘Naku ee dabbu akkarledhu. Nuve unchu. Nakavalsinapudu nene adigi theesukunta’ annadu Siddharth.
‘Nuvu adiginapudu na daggara dabbu undali ga. Ipudu undhi isthunna, theesuko.’ Annadu kopanga.
‘ipudu endhuku kopanga matladuthunnav nuvu’
‘mari dabbulu nuvve karchupettav ga. Thirigi isthe theesukovatledhu. Ayina ninnu evaru bill kattamannaru. Nen adiganu ninnu kattamani? Neeku nenem antha close kaadhu kadha.. nuvu naa friends thone close ga navvuthu matladathu kadha… natho kadhu ga… mari endhuku bill kattadam… dabbulu thirigi isthe vadhanadam..’
‘nen hospital bill ki dabbu kattindhi neeku kopama leka dabbu nuve unchukomannadhi kopama leka nee friends tho navvukuntu matladadani kopama leka neetho matladaledhu ani kopama.. nenu ninnu ignore chesthunnattu anipisthundha neeku..’
‘Ignore ah… aguu… nuvvu evaritho navvithe nakenti matladithe nakenti… nen endhuku kopadali..’
‘neeke thelusu nuvu ye vishayaniki kopadavu ani.’
‘nuvve edho oohinchukoku. Sare ala aythe nene unchukunta.. neeku epudu kavalo apudu adugu istha… dabbulu..’
‘sare… alage na friend nee pai kopadinandhuku sorry… edho na meedha abhimanam tho ala annadu ninnu.. inkepudu ninnu ala evaru anaru’
‘ayina nen ninnu thidithe athanendhuku antha react avuthunadu.. nen ninnu thitta koodatha?’
‘ee college lo intha varaku nannu evaru thittaledhu.. infact nuvvu ninnu ani kooda evaru address cheyaru… andharu meeru mimmalni ane antaru… neeku mathrame intha hakku ichanu nenu.. artham chesuko’
‘endhuku naku mathram antha hakku… thelusukovacha??’
‘adhi….’ ani navvuthu bike start chesi…. ‘nee manasune adugu… adhe chepthundhi… vastha ra Arjun repu kaludham…’ ani vellipoyadu..
Asal ee conversation endhuku ila vellindho artham kaanatte unna roju rojuki edho arthamavuthune undhi Arjun ki.. ayomayamgaane navvukuntu hostel ki thirigi vellipoyadu Arjun.

Next day morning college ki ready velli morning classes antha mugisaka library ki velthundaga ‘Rey Arjun’ ane pilupu vinapadindhi.. aa gonthu evaridho thelisi Arjun nilabadakunda vellipothunnadu.

‘Rey Arjun… aagara.. ninne… Arjuuuuu…… agamantunnaga…’ ani arusthunndaga.. Arjun mundhu okadu vachi nilabadi

‘Nuvvena Arjun ante’ ani adagaga avunu anattu thala oopadu Arjun. ‘Anna pilisthunadu ninnu’ ani Arjun ni aapadu. Antha lo Siddarth vachi ‘thanks ra’ ani abbayini pampesi..

‘Endhuku ra neekantha kopam na meedha… em chesanu ninnu’
‘ipudu endhuku ila na peru college antha velam vesthunnav’ ani Arjun kasurukunnadu
‘Era konchem premaga matladochu ga ra naatho… asal nannu choosthene neeku aravali godavapadali anipisthundha…’
‘Enti babu.. nen chepalsina dialogues anni meeru chepthunnaru..’
‘Meeru… bhane undhi nuvvu kanna… nu nannu alage address chey..’
‘Kudharadhu.. nen meeru andi gindi ani ananu… nuvvu ane anta.. em chesthav.. kodathava…. Aa roju chempa pagalakottinattu’
‘arey aa roju em jarigindho naku thelusu.. endhuku vallani kottano naku thelusu.. adhedhi artham chesukokunda nuvve pichi picha ga arichav… andhuke pikina.. ayina aa roje baaga gaadanga sorry cheppanu ga.. inka kopam poledha.. malli sorry chepamantava’ antu mundhuku velladu Siddharth
‘baabu nuvvu aagu… nuvedho oka oopu meedha unnav.. nannu mari ventaduthunnav.. endhuku nannu pilichav ipudu… adhi chepu’
‘neekoka gift thecha..’
‘gift ah… entadhi.. enti ila packet lo chuttina gift lu kuda isthava nuvvu.. chempala paina.. pedhala paina mathramae gift isthav anukunna nenu’
‘apudappudu avi kuda isthu unta… neeku enni gift ichina chaaladhu ley..’
‘abbo ento antha prema mari na meedha’
‘avanni adagaku.. sare padha hostel ke ga… nenu vastha’ annadu navuthu Siddharth.
‘ledhu nen library ki velthunna’ annadu Arjun.
‘library ka.. akada poi koorchuni em chesthav le kaani… natho ra cheptha’ ani Arjun cheyi pattukoni Siddharth bike vaipu nadichadu.
‘Ekkadiki theesukuvelthunnav nannu…’
‘ra raa.. cheptha.. ninnem cheyanu le..’
‘hostel lo chepakunda ekadiki vella kudathu..’
‘nene ninnu drop chestha… evaru emi anaru.. time lope vacheyochu..’ ani bike ekki koorchuni start chesi ekku annattu siga chesadu Siddharth. Arjun ekki koorchunnadu.
Arjun ki ivala chaala thakkuva godava paduthunnatu anipinchindhi. Endhuko Siddharth thana daggara chala prema ga chinna pillodila navvuthu maatladuthu unnadu. Mari ilanti vaadiki antha kopam ekadi nundi vachindho artham kaledhu Arjun ki. Ila aalochisthu undaga bike edho forest lanti place ki velthundadam gamaninchina Arjun ‘Ekkadiki theesuku velthunnav nannu’ ani adigadu.
‘hahaha… nenem cheyanule ninnu.. bhayapadaku.‘ annadu Siddharth gattiga navvuthu.
Alage thana chethini venakala thechi Arjun chethini pattukoni mundhuku theesukunnadu Siddharth. Ala thana chethilo Arjun chethini gattiga pattukoni thana vella madhayalo Arjun vellani pattukoni bike nadapa saagadu. Arjun kuda Siddharth vellani gattiga pttukunnadu.
Siddharth konchem venakki jarigi koorchuni thana veepuni Arjun daggara ga jaripi Arjun chethini thana pedhala daggara thechi aa chethini mudhu pettukunnadu. Arjun Siddharth ki daggara ga jarigi thana body ni Siddharth veepuki aanchi thana thala ni Siddharth bhujala pai vaalchi koorchunnadu.

Nirmanushyamaina cheekati paduthunna aa road lo vallidharu thappa evaru leru.

To be Continued…

Love
Arvind <3