"Gr8 shot sammy boy....!!" shouted ashwin, it was winter, i had come home for dussera holidays and it was SSome time after which i was playing cricket on my home pitch, in the lane where i used to play in my teens regularly....but this match was different as someone was watching.....someone special i guess...which till that time was unthinkable, to me atleast...."oye samrat saale ....bowling hain apni ab fielding bhi karega yaa phir natak shuru" it was ashwin again...Tring Tring....phne ringed....it was mummy calling, my house was just few feet away down the lane ...we had chosen not to play in front of my house which was the the usual playground donno for how many years, as over the years many of neighbors started doing well and now literally everyone owned cars, smashing someone's mirror was the last thing on our minds .
"aaan maa cheppu ikade unna kinda ashwin apts mundu adutunna vasta le wallu vache varaku vastale ipuudu 6e gaa aindi ...inka chala time undi maaa ,,,kk" we were expecting some guests that day ...Damn these relatives, i didnt wanted to waste any of my already scanty holidays on these relatives ...these i guess are some of the ill effects of being a social animal..
"Aindaa saar mee phne call evarrra a gil frind naaku telikundaa" shouted one of mi frinds " mummy bey saale...arey na cheyyi anthaa baa ledu ...bowling vere evarikainaa iyraa...."...i said rotating my arm showing some discomfort. "Cmon man nee natakalu apava ...evarki iyalraa ...evarunaaru.."...." Anirudddhhh......ahhh!!" i said reluctantly...."Whaaatt aadikaa nee yabba inka pilaaa peon gaadu...ayana of all the people Ani endukraa..."...."Iyyu bey...neekante baane estadle"....saying this snatched the ball from Ashwin and tossed it up to Ani...who was surprised ...."wat nenaa....kanni"...."ehhe try man eyyi oye...." patted on his back...he was taken for 2 wide wide 6 1 2 4 and last ball .... ashwin already fuming RED i signalled to him as if telling him that everything was under control.....he signalled back .....(..l..)
Last balll.....hit the wall on which the wickets were drawn ....then the started the great indian arguement of whether the ball had hit the wickets.....i guess from here only indians learn the art of appealing for anything and everything as the aussies learn sledging right from their home. it was more than clear that the ball had not hit the wickets but as someone was watching game i had to act fast..."arey out raa babu....clear out..." after many arguements it was given out and u shud have seen the proud glow on Ani's face....after sometime the game ended and i patted on Ani's back as if telling him that he was the worthy Man of the Match if any were given....
Amidst all this Din, chatter i took a glance at the silent spectator who had been watching our game throughout.....Yes she was watching....our looks met and the 5 seconds looked like years we exchanged glances and she went inside...."vastunnav gaa film atnunchi ate party ki eldaam late cheyaku andaru waiting akada"...."aaan vasta nuvvellu..."....i wanted to escape from the chatter of the relatives so had planned a movie.
"Thank you" came some voice from behind...it was Ani...Aniruddh...."enduku thanks..."...."arey for giving me the bowling...".."arey adaa u deserved it man ashwine iyamannadu..".....
So freea bayataku eldaama dinner ki intlo mummy wallu kuda leru uriki ellaru pelliki repu gani raru....Siri inka nene unaam...to this my ears stood up......Chance to go out with the silent spectator but mummy relatives o sideu.....movie with ashwin oo side....Tring tring Mom's call ....Damn i thought " jus a sec aa maaa...enti ..aunaa i couldnt stop mi excitement...okok sarle nenu ashwin tho bayataku elesi vastha ok naaa naaku vaduule dinner".....couldnt stop my excitement the relatives were not coming for some reason....now to handle ashwin...the big problem was Ani. Siri and Ashwin were in the same Apartment making it all the more difficult for me....
Entii vastunaava ...lets go to Ohriss neeku driving vachhu gaa car teedaam ...."ante antha baaga raadu chala years aindi kada IIT lo cars allowed kaadu kada so lost practise..."....." parvaledle Siri ki vachhu....wash chesukoni vastava ilane eldama....was thinking damn car driving enduku nerchukoledraa waste fellow 10 class odi mundu siggu ..thu "sarle maa intlone wash chesuko.... we ran upstairs 2nd floor rang the belll trinnnnnnnn trinnnnnnnnnnn sirrrriiiii after 15 secs Door opened and there stood Siri in a blue jeans and pink .... my jaw almost fell down.....i was never such close to a thaaaat beautiful thing.....in mi life "enti enduku gola chestunav....open chestunna gaa nenemaina supermannnaaa...." ...."aunu nuvvu superwoman ve analanipinchindi kani ee okka chance kuda waste aipotundemonnani bhayam"...."daaa samrat naa roomloki....i couldnt dare to see her lest i got caught staring by her brother.....There was a huge picture of the family all four of them Wow the smile.... it was enough to bring a smile on anyones face....then wy was she grumpy that day.....i wanted to ask her brother...
