1989.Mahina May.Neelam Apartments madhey, Joshyanchi family rahaila aali.

Tyanchi sarvaat
mothi mulgi Neha.Sandhya kaali teccha lahaan bahinela, gheun tey baher padli ki, societetlya
mulaan chya sheetya suru.Shyam ni tela pahilyanda pahiley ani baas...tya kshana
pasun..techashi kadhi bolayla miltay ase tyala hot hotay.pan tey kasey jamnaar...'hun...radha la
sangato olakh karun dyaila !'Tya diwasa pasun radha chi manadharni suru zhali...
'building madhey alelya navya mulicha naav kaay ahey ga(mahit asunahi)' sahaajtecha aaw
anaat Shyam ney radha la vicharley.
5'2", TShirt ani skirt ghatleylya, radha ney, shuttle adakleylya phandivar badminton bat
apattanna vicharley 'mhanjay nakki kon?'.
'Aaga third floor var navin rahaila aley ahet na tyanchi mulgi'.
'Umm...kon neha?'
'ho ho, bahutek teech...ticha shi olakh ahey ka tuzhi?'
'adhi shuttle kadhun dey na please'
Udi marun shuttle phandi varun khali padun, earnestly parat toch prashna 'tu tela olakhtes ka?'
'kunala nehala?nahi pharshi nahi..ka rey?' radha ney, techa boycut kelelya kesann madhun
hath phirvaat, zhada varun padlelya pannana zhatakley.Etkyat, samorcha jinyavarun neha
utarli.Javalun jatanna, teni hasun, 'hi radha' asey mhatley ani Shyam la durlukshun pudhey
nighun geli.

Tey jatach, Shyamni navya jomaney radhala vicharley,'tuzhi changlech maitrin zhaleyli distay
tey!'

radha, uttar na deta parat badminton court var service karayla geli.
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'Shahanya, ethey gachchi var ektach kay kartois' radha ney vicharley.
'Tuzhich vaat pahaat hoto, tu roj sandhyakaali yetes na ethey' shyam ney mishkil paney
mhatley.
'Asain, ka kunachi bheti ahey ki kay.' radha cha pratiuttar.
'Nahi tar.Ullat dusray bhiun yet nastil' shyam ney phirki suru thevli.
kahi vel kunich bolaley nahi.
'kay havey atta?'radha ney techya gharya dolyanvar papanyancha pad-da lotat vicharlay.
'kahi nahi sahaj tuzhashi bolaila mhanun alo..'
'hunn.. ajun kahi.dupari pattey kheltanna bhandalas tey kay kami zhala ka rey?' radha ney donhi
haat gachchi cha kathadyavar theun khali vakun baghat mhatley.

'tuch suru kartes bhandaan'

'ajun kahi?' radha naatki raag anun.

'radha tu tuzha tya maitrinila ka nahi bolavat dupari aplya barobar khelaila'.

'kunala?' radha ney nishalji panacha aww anun vicharlay.

'aga tey, neha ki kon, tu sangitles bagh'
'tu vicharlas mhanun'
'aa...ho barobar tech.'
'pan kay rey tula ka mhanun evdha interest techa madhey?' radha putputli.

'aa..uummm...khara tar, tee mala khup avadtey'shyam ney ekdacha sangun takle, cha toryat
mhatley

'arrey, ek ethavda nahi zhala teli ethey yeun...tu bhetles,bollas tari ka ajun techashi ani..'radha
patkan bolaichi thambli '..mala kay karaycha ahey tyachashi mhana?' asa kahesa putputli.

pan shyam tyachach dhundit hota.'Aga...Tula nahi kalaicha tey..I think I am in Love'
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Place:Radha cha gharchi drawing room

'Arrey TV ka banda kelas?Parat chalu kar!' radha oradli

'Aag aik tar khara.." halu awajaat ekadchi tekadchi chahul ghet shyam ne suruvat keli.
'Adhi TV chalu kaar..' radha
'Aaga aikshil ka jara.Shevtey, tichashi bolalo ekdacha!'
'va pedhey vaat' radha remote shyam kadun hiskavnya cha prayatnaat.
'interesting kunashi mhanun nahi vicharlas, anyway..'
'ajun kon asnaar' dolay shyam pasun lapvat, radha mhanali
'maja kai zhali Modern library chi member ahey neha...tethech olakh zhali...javal javal ardha
taas bolat hoto amhi.khop kahi kalala samajla techya baddal'
'please mala kahi details nako ahet..mala TV baghu dey.'
'cmon.tula utsukta nahi..amhi kay bolalo tey'
'aaahuun' mhanun ushicha chala karat radha ney nakaar darshavla
'cmon.This is my first crush.I expect some help from my best friend.'
'o english master jara khali ya pruthvi talavar'
'yahoooooooo..Jiwanta vatay, jagavasa vattay!'sofya varna uthun ubha rahun shyam mhanala.
'Ek mulgi ardha tas bolli kay, varya varach udaila laglais.'
'Mala mahit ahey...pan I dont know.I feel great.Shivay neha la pan me avadat asava.'
'Kay pan asha aste manasachi ...'Radha, shyam pasun doley lapavunach bolat hoti.
'Nahi aga kharach.I could feel it.Udya me tila pan bolavla ahey, aplya barobar pattey
khelaila.Tevha bagh ani mag saang mala, tila me avadloy ki nahi'

radha kahich bolali nahi.

'Kay dissat hoti aaj tey.tula mahiti ahey te roj mogrya cha gajra ghaltey keessat.Tyacha muli
javal gela techa ki, kay mast vatata..ummm.
Ani te hastey tevha techa dolyat taralnara to prakash.Te kalvalun boltay tevha, techa bhuvayan
madhey honari kinchit haalchaal..ummmmm
...." shyam bolatach hota...radha tyala paath karun ubhi hoti..janu durlaksha karun...paan tyani
ucharleyla pratyek shabda kadey techa laksha hota.
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Place: Gachchi
shyam ne radha la baghtach vicharley.
'Eay, radha, kaal ka nahi alis amchya ghari dupari.Tuzhi keti vel vaat baghitli...'
'Pan bolvaila nahi alaas !' radha tyacha kadey rokhun baghat mhanali.
'Aaaa..actually, saglyanna daav suru karaichi ghai...shivay,neha la ghar dakhavnyacha gadbadit
visrunach gelo.'

'Arrey ho, tuzhi aai mhannali ki tula, telescope assemble karnyat madat kar mhanun.Atta karu
ya ka chal.'

'Auunhunn.Me karen nantar, nivanta'

'Aga pan dakhavshil tari ka? Tuzhya ladkya Visha kakanni pathavli ahey mhanjey kahi tari
jabardast asnaar, barobar!'

Radha thodi hasli, 'Visha kaka ethey astanna tar phar rag vaicha tula tyacha var'

'Che raag nahi, pan solid cheating karaicha to, saglyach khelann madhey'
'Ho pan jinkaicha pan toch ke'
'Pan cheating ni'
'kolhyala draksha ambat' asa chidvat radha ne paal kadhla.shyam techa magey, dokyat tapli
maraila yeil asa tela vatla pan, to tar gachchivarun khali baghat hota.

Lagechach to nighala 'chal tar, mi nighto ata' asa mhanun to nighun gela.radha kathadya javal
ali.Teney khali nazar taakli.Khali neha ubhi hoti, hirva garda dress ghalun, mogrya cha gajra
laavun.
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chapter 3

Samoor pasrun thevleylya diagrams cha pannan kadey radha pahaat hoti pan techey vichar
bhalti kadech jaat hotay.sakaal pasun scope cha ek hi fixture karun zhala navhta.Kit madhey
dililey screws ani ettar chotay mothay parts satranji bhar pasarley hotay.radha ney punha
nikaranay instructions vachaila suru kelya.Eka pathopath ek dhage-doray lagat gelay.Eka
barobar decision la dusrya cha dujora.pudhla ek tass kasa gela tela kalalach nahi.scope cha
eyepiece phakta lavaicha rahila hota baki purna scope tayar hoti.Tila khoop bhook lagli
hoti.Ghadyalaat pahila to, duparcha ek vajun gela hoto.

Baher cha room madhun shyam cha awaaj tela aiku ala.Nehami pramaney baher jaila tey
nighale pan lagech thambli ani cardboard cha pasaara awaru lagli.Etkyat shyam room madhey
ala.

'Chaal amcha ghari kahitari time pass karu..hey kay telescope assemble karun zhali
suddha..kamaal ahey'
'Aaj nahi yet me.Mala ajun jevaicha ahey.'
'Kay ajun jevali nahees' mothyanda 'o kaku, .. '
'Aii nahi ahey ghari'
'Thik ahey tu chatkan jeun ghey, mag mazhya barobar chal'
'Nahi mala kantaal alay roj dupari same games khelun'
'Aga aaj neha cha ghari jau, techa ghari scrabble khelnar ahoot'
'Tu ja ki, mala kashala ugich agraha kartois' radha kitchen madhe jatanna mhanali.
'okay, kantala ala tar ye mag neha cha ghari'

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radha ni dolay ughadley toch tela samor shyam cha mishikil panay hasnara chehera disla.Uthun
baghte to kay shyam ani neha sofya pashi ubhe techa kadey pahun manasokta paney hasat
hotey.

'Chakka ghaad zopli hotes tu, tya peksha amcha barobar khelaila ka nahi alis'
'Aaa...damley me' radha zopet aslyacha soong karun mhanali.
'Ani tu banvleyli telescope kuthe ahey?' neha ne samorcha showcase madhle photo baghat
vicharle.
'Umm Asail gaylarit..'radha ni uttar dilay
'Amhi tula yeun uthavla zhopaytun, raag nahi na ala.' neha ni hasaat radha la vichar la.
'Chey...kunala chaha hava ahey ka..me kartey..' mhanat radha kitchen kadey nighali

'Jara accha chaha banana, malai markay..'shyam ney aitit hukum sodla.
'Kaay rey te kay nokaar ahey ka tuzhi'neha ney hasat mhatley.
'Nokar aga tya hun jasta...gulam mhan na...20 statues udhar aheet ajun..ho ki nahi?' shyam ne
vicharley
'Tyacha duppat vela chaha karun ghetla asashil tu techa kadun'neha hasli.

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radha chaha gheun baher ali tar baghtey kay, shyam tila, radha chey lahan pan chey photo
dakhvat hoto...radha pan shejari basli tyancha.Pratek photo chey tikhat mirchi lavun varnan
karat hota shyam.Radha chey varsha pasun tey halli halli paryantachey sagley photo ekach
album madhey tinay thevlay hotay...kuna dusrya la te tya album madhey photo lau dey tar
shapath...radha to album haluch bajula kadhun theu lagli...hey neha cha lakshat aley..
'Hmmm..to album bhaltach private distoy, radha bai' mhanun te hasu lagli...

shyam ney album radha cha hatun udavla ani to gheun kopryat jaun hasat to ughdun baghu
lagla.'O no nusta Amir Khan cha photo ni bharlay' asa mhantach radha album parat magu
lagli...challelya khechakhechit kahi photo khali padley, jey radha patkan uchlun aplya room
madhey gheun gayli,tey baher alech nahi.

'Radha lavkar baher ye, tuzha vatecha chaha pan mech pitoy' mhanun shyam ney techa kadun
kahi response uklavaicha prayatna kela.Pan radha parat baher ali nahi.
ratri Aath cha sumaras, sahaj pay moklay karayla shyam gachivar gela.Pahato tar, gachchi cha
eka tokala radha ubhi hoti tripod stand var sajj kelelya navin telescope madhun var akashat
baghat.Akash nirabrah hotay.Poornima cha chandra lakhakhat hota.

'O miss astronomer jara amcha sarkhya pruthvi talavarcha prani matranna kadey pan laksha
asu dya' shyam ney manjar pavlanni yeun radha cha kanajaval jaun mhatley

radha jarashi dachakli pan kahich bolali nahi.Eyepiece madhun tenay techa nirekshan chaluch
thevla.

'dont tell me ajun rusli ahees tu'

'nahitar, ajjibat nahi' radha bolali
'sorry, mala tula embaress karaicha navhta, dupari..me sahaaz chesta karat hoto' shyam, radha
ney tyacha kadey pahava hya apekshey ney baghat hota.

kahi vel asthir shantata ratri cha andharat tarangali.

'aaga tarey kasley baghtes.Tey aplya pasun keti laamb ahet.tya kalpanaenich kasasa hotay.'
shyam ney vishai badlaicha prayatna kela

'antar mananyavar asta..' radha ney var akasha kadey baghat mhatley.
'hmm ....aaj ekdum philosophical..'shyam hasat mhanala
'bara tula ek sangaicha ahey.me neha la yetya raviwari summer carnival la gheun janaar
ahey.aaj sandhyakalich vicharla tela.'shyam ney swatashich hasat sangitley.

radha ney nazar chorat vicharlay 'hya adhi tar kadhi kuthey phirayla jaicha utsaha nahi
dakhavlas to'

'hmmm pan atta sagla kahi badalla ahey' shyam ne gachchi cha kathadyavar hath theun khali
baghta baghta mhatley.

'eka muli mulay' radha putputli.

shyam ney aikun hi na aiklya sarkha karat bolna chalu thevla
'kaharachh neha mhanjay agdi open book ahey...sadhi ani saral..'
'kunala sadhi mhanto ahes tu ? neha ani saadhi ...hazaro mulin madhey uthun disail evdhi
sundar ahe tey..te tashi nasti tar techa baddal vicharahi kela nastaas tu.'
'me ticha swabhava baddal bolat hoto.techa rupa baddal nahi.'shyam ney spashtikaran dilay.
'shivay te javal asley ki, mala khup bara vatata, vel kasa jato tech kalat nahi.' shyam mhanala.

doghey he vicharat magna, ratri cha kalokhat ek mekanna paath karun ubhe hotay.
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shukravari sakali, shyam ne radha la techa ghari galarit..kundit lavleylya zhenducha phulanna
pani ghaltanna gathla.
to dhapa takatach mhanala 'radha tuzhi ek madat havi hoti,please nako mhanu nakos..'
'bol ki?' radha mhanali.
'aaga neha chi aii tayar nahi, neha la aikktila carnival la pathvaila'

'mhanjay tu sangitla nahis techa ghari ki tumhi dogha janaar ahaat tey'

'aaa..nahi, te phakta, amhi doghanich tharavla hota...anyway, ata only way out is, jar, tu neha
cha aii la patavun sangitlas ki tu ani neha doghi jaal carnival la tar te tayar hoel mag apan tegha
hi jau ya ..kay?' shyam ne mothya asheyne radha la vicharley.

radha, parat phulzhadanna pani ghalu lagli..

'you are ready right?' shyam ney vicharle

'chalel paan me ekti bore hoen tethey.'

'aaa..apan vivek la gheun chalu ya ka aplya barobar.tyala pan tuzha intro karun hava hota'

'nako tya peksha ektich yetey me'

'ummm okay...please, me neha la pathvun deto..tumhi decide kara kay bolaicha tey ani mag
techa matoshrinna patvaichi jababdari tuzhi..theek...yes...yes !' muth awlun hathvarey karat
shyam palat ghara baaher gela.

Neha ani radha jina chahun gachhi var yetas hotya, tovar, jinyatach shyam ney tyanna gathaley.

'kay zhala, tuzhi aii tayar zhali ka tula carnival la pathvaila' shyam ney utsukteyney vivharley.
'ho sangatey jara thamb..'neha ugich khotya dhapa takat hasat hoti.
'mhanjey,...ho mhanali tar, tuzhi aii..great...me sandhyakaal sathi tayari karto'
'arrey tu kasli tayari kartois' neha ne vicharley.
'aaga motocycle jara chakachak karto...'
'ketehi chamkavli tari khatara tey khatarach..'radha bolun geli
'arrey, pan apaan tegha ahot..'neha ni dolyancha rokhaney shyam la suchavley.
'a...arrey ho, umm...asa karu ya taxi nech jau ya...okay me nighto'
jenya varna udya marat shyam kadhi nahisa zhala kalaach nahi.

neha ani radha gacchi var pohochlya.

neha ney radhala vicharley 'shyam tar tuzha nehami kautuk karat asto...kay fundu sense of
humour ahey mhanun...pan mazha sammor tar pharshi bolat nahis tu.'

'nahi, tasa nahi, kay bolu tuzhyashi sanng' radha ney hasat vicharley.

'aaj sandhyakali carnival la jatanna kuthla dress ghalnar ahees tu' neha ney techa lamb
kesanshi chala karat vicharley.

'mahit nahi..janyacha adhi therven tey.'

'baher phirayla, lokanshi bolaila avdaat nahi tula'

'avadta na, pan I dont like the idea of living upto to something.Mala swtachey standards
swatach set karaila avadtat..karan mala mahit ahey ki, tech saglyat jasta relevant ahey mazhya
sathi. Me chaan dress ghaleen to phakta mazhya sathi ani mazhya avadi pramaney.kadachit
me hach dress ghalunahi yaen.'

'chaan ahey ha dress, pan' neha jara sawadhpanech bolali.

'pan..'radha hasali.'legech hya dress shi dusrya kuthlya tari dress barobar tulana.Tech tar mala
nakoshi ahey. Mazha vishwat dekhavyala jaga nahi.Mala manasncha lala ahey pan tyanchya
shishthacharala mazha durunach namaskar.'

'umm..khop serious vicharvanta vagairey ahees ki kay' neha

'ka, vichar hey phakt serious astat asa vatata ka tula..' radha ney vicharley

'nahi pan tu matra makkich ahees..'neha ney mudamach relaxed pose ghetla, sambhashanatla
tension vadhtay hey pahun.

'Tu adhi kadhi gelelis ka carnival la'

'ho pan shyam barobar nahi' radha ney saral uttar dilay.
neha jara oshalali.

'shyam ani me lahanpanapasun ekmekana olakhto' radha ney sangitley.

'ho shyam ne mala sangitlay tasa' neha mhanali.

'ankhi kay sangitlay ahey shyam ney, amcha baddal tula'

'phar nahi, pan satat tuzha naav asta tyacha bolnyat' neha.

'shyam la tu avadtes hey tula mahit asaila hava' radha

'umm..ho, pan tyane tasa kadhi mala sangitla nahi ajun tari..' neha ne lajun dusri kadey pahaat
uttar dila.

'kadachit, yogya velechi vaat pahat asnaar to' radha mhanali

'kadachit' neha ney doley bhirbhirat radha kadey pahiley

radha cha cheharya var veglich intensity tila disli...tela kahitari sangaichey hotay pan, othatun
shabda nighat navhtey. tila mhanayche hotay 'tyala changli olakhtey me,tyala dukhavu nakos
kadhi'..pan techi tey muka tridha tey savaru shakli nahi ani techa doley techa emmotions na
phituri honyacha adich tene papnyancha magey doley lapavat paal kadhala.
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ravivari dupari chaar vajata, radha carnival sathi tayar hoti.Teney swatala arshaat pahiley.Tene
ghatley la nelya color cha dress ticha gorya raanga var shobhun disat hota.Techa ajjini techa
sathi magcha may mahinyat anlayley kanatley duul, techa najuk maney la ajunach akarshak
banvat hotay.
'Not bad' te swatalach mhanali.
Etkyat daaravarchi beel vajli, dhavaat jaun tenay daar ughadaley.samor neha ek bharjaricha
dress ghalun ubhi hoti, nehami pramaney, kesaat gajra lavun.aaj teney makup pan kela hota.
'He kay tayari hwaichi ahey, ki zhali ahey..'neha ney mishkil paney prashna kela ani techa
nehamicha hi pitch madhey hasli.
'I am ready.'radha sofya var cha ushann madhey purse shodhat mahnali.

Doghe he jani, bolat-bolat jina utru laglya.Neha occasional la anusarun dimakhat chalat
hoti.Radha cha chalanyat nehamichach sahaj grace hota.Building khali shyam tyacha eka mitra
barobar ubha hota.

Neha la pahun maan slightly vaakdi karun nyahalat to mhanala 'Nava dress?' ani hasla. Neha
mhanali 'hoy, pahilyanddach ghatlai'

Shyam pudhey jaila nighala.Tyacha manaat kahi tari khatakaley.'kay bara?' Tyaney vichar
kela.'Yes, radha ni techey kes parat trim kela vatatey.' Pan neha cha samoor, ha prashna radha
la vicharna tyala yogya vatley nahi.Neha barobar asli ki, tyala baryach goshti vogya vatat
nasat.It was almost like he wasnt himself when she was around.
'Aso, its carnival time' tyacha mananey..ek kinchali thokli..

Shyam, Neha ani radha manasokta mauj karat hotey.Giant wheel sathi ardha taas line madhey
ubhey rahaney dekhil phar vatat navhatey.Eka pathopath ek rides ghet ghet, wari pudhey
chalali hoti.Madhech, shyam ani radha ekhada private joke enjoy karat tevha neha la left out
vatey, pan kasabeney tey conversation parat techa kadey valwat hoti.Neha ni haluch radha
kadey pahiley.Radha cha bolnyat spontaneity hoti.Neha ni pan kahi vel, tya prakaaray 'bindass'
bolaicha prayatna kela pan lavkarach sodla.Shyam ata tila irritate karu lagla hota.Techa kadey,
kunich pharsa laksha det navhata.Techa pratek vakkya statement sarkha vatat hota rather than
conversation.

Carnival cha gardi chey awaaz kami hou lagley hotay.radha ni ghadyalat pahiley.Athh vajat aley
hotay.'Atta ha shyam ani kuthey gayab zhala' techey bhir bhir doley, shyam la shodhat
hotay.Shevati pahiley tevha shyam, tya coffee house cha dishey ney chalat hota, neha barobar.
Te coffee house kadey chalu lagli.

samorcha khurchan var tari konich navhtey.Etkyat, shyam ani neha restaurant cha darwaja
ughadun baher aley.radha ney lagech shyam la sangitley, 'arrey aath vajat aleet, chal ghari
nighu va ka'.
shyam ni uttar dyaichya adheech, neha mhanali 'amhi ajun kahi vel rides ghenaar ahot' neha
cha sur baddal leyla vatla.Techa bolnyat velach kadvatpana janavla radha la.

'Theek ahey, mag me ethech bastey, tumhi parat ethech ya'. Asa mhanat radha coffee house
cha eka kurchi var basli.

'okay, see you' shyam cha cheharyavar veglach bhav hota.Tyala kalena, neha cha barobar etka
jaicha 'chance' milunahi tyala kahi ana.nd hot nahvta.radha ney lagech swatala table cloth cha
nakshi varun bota phiravnyat guntavley.shyam, la radha ney, tyacha kadey pahiley he nahi he
khatakaley.Kunich kahi khsan bolaley nahi.Neha ney 'chala atta' mhanun, maun modley.Shyam
chi paath valtach, tey tyacha disheyni baghu lagli.Kuthlya he kshani to parat valun techa kadey
pahil asa tela sarkha vatat rahila.To parat valala nahi.

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Neha chi badbad satat chalu hoti,pan shyam matra gappach hota.Rahun rahun tyacha laksha
coffee house kadey jaat hotay.Kahi rides madhun radha tyala disaat hoti ani achanak ek
prakaar cha dilasa tyala milat hota.

'Tuzha laksha nahi ahey mazhya bolyna kadey.'neha cha awaaz madhech spashta ala.

'Ummm..nahi tar' shyam ney nazar chukvat mhatley.

'full sandhyakaal tu swatachach jagat ahees.Mag mala kashala bolavlas tuzhya barobar'

'Nahi tasa nahi, ...' shyam dur pahat, khulasa karat hota.

Achanak tyala cheharyavar chey expresssions badalley.

'I think apan radha basli ahey tethey jauya.' to urgency ney mhanala
'Nahi bilkul nahi' neha jara raagavlich.

Pan shyam almost gardit na vaat kadhat dhavat nighala hota.tyani, pahiley hotay ki arjun ani
tyachey kahi mitra coffee house samoor ubhey hotay.Arjun cha reputation mulay, to nakkich
radha la traas deil hey shyam la thaok hotay.

Shyam coffee house paryanta pohochla tevha arjun ani tyachey don mitra radha cha table
bhauti garada ghalun hotay.Arjun ek paay khurchi var theun radha la kahi tari vicharat
hota.Etkyat,dhapa takat shyam ala, tyaney arjun cha mitrana baju kele, radha ubhi hoti ani
raganey arjun kadey baghat hoti.shyam ney tila vicharley 'radha, u okay'

tyani haath pudhey kela ani radha cha haath hatat ghetla.khurchya bajula karun tyaney tila
aplya javal odhley ani arjun kadey ek henstra
najar takli.radha la ghuen to parat valala coffee house pasna dur jau lagla.

Etkyat, arjun cha awaaj ala 'arrey, kay manus ahey, radha ani me bolat hoto.Swata don don pori
phiravtos ani var amhala bolu pan det nahis ka rey..'
shyam thabakla, magey valun tyani arjun cha nazareyla nazar milavli.Arjun upahasaney hasat
hota.shyam felt the blood rushing to his head.

'toond sambhalun bowl' shyam, arjun cha samoor yeun mhanala.Arjun pan pudhey
sarsavla,'ka, kunachya baapchi bheti ahey ka', asey mhanun, tyaney, shyam cha
khandya la dhakka dila.Shyam ney khanda magey karun, lagech instinctively arjun la
magey dhakalaley.'arrey, phar shahanpana kartos, kay rey' mhanun arjun ney shyam
che collar pakadli.Shyam ney joracha hiska det, swatala sodavley.Pan arjun evhana
pharach chidala hota, tyani shyam var hath ugarla, shyam ney tyachey mangat
havetach pakadley ani, bajula houn tyala tabelacha disheni dhakalaley.Tol savarat,
arjun phirla ani tyaney pahila gudda shyam cha potat hanala.shyam savaraychya
adhich, arjun chi davi muth, shyam cha jabadyavar adhalali.Haad haadavar adhalyavar
honaarya sickening awaaza shivay, baki sagley shanta hotey.Shyam cha tool jaun to
khali padla.Pan suudacha bhavaneyni petlelya tyacha shariraney lagech ubha rahun
paavitra ghetla.Tyacha pahilya vaaraney kahisa, unmatta zhaleyla arjun safaeni, shyam
la maraila pudhey sarsavla, pan hya veli shyam kadey uttar hotay.Tyaney sideways
valat, dava haatani purna joraney, arjun cha cheheryachya disheyni punch marla.It
connected beautifully.Khanda punch cha magey aslyaney, punch cha maximum impact
zhala.Arjun magey phekla gela, pan tari tyacha tool matra gela nahi, ulat, lagechuch
tyacha tyacha pay, yeun shyam cha chaati var adhalala.shyam impact mulay, magchya
tabelavar apatla ani, table tyacha sharirchya vagana khali modley, bajucha khurcha he
astavyasta zhalya.Shyam tol sawaraicha adhech arjun cha ajun ek thosa tyacha
cheharyavar padla ani to khali kolmadla.

Jama zhalelya garditun tyala neha chi kinkali aiku ali.Pan tyala kahech disaat navhte,
disat hota to phakta samor ubha, arjun tondachya kadey la oghalnarey rakta shirt cha
sleeve ni pustanna.Achanak, shyam ney, arjun cha desheni zhep ghetli ani tyala
joracha dhakka dila...magey padleylya khurchit pay adkun arjun khali padla.shyam atta
varchad hota.Pan itkyat, arjun che mitra madhey padle,tyanni shyam la magey dkahlat
neley.

Shivay, gardit lya lokanni arda orda suru kela hota.Coffee house cha manager evhana,
sagla gadarol aikun baher ala hota...tethlya waiters ni shyam ani arjun la pakadle...arjun
ajun nahi shyam kadey baghun hasat hota.Shyam pan santapaney arjun kadey
rokhunn pahaat hota.

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Vatavaran jara shanta zhala hota.Manager jama zhalelya gardi la haklavat hota.Shyam
che laksha prathamach gardi kadey geley.Samor neha ani radha ubhya hotya.Neha
seemed to be obviously 'put off'.Shyam javal yeun halu, shishth awajaat tey
mhanali...'Tya mawalya cha barobar, maramari karaichi kahi garaj navhati'...pan shyam
la ajunach chidtanna pahun, te mhanali,'arrey, tula keti laglai tey bagh adhi..kashala
ugich
herogiri, karaila havi' neha ni kalaji cha swarat vicharley.
Shyam cha haath ajunahi thartharat hota, tyacha galavar ani tonda madhey tyala
kahisa garam throbbing sensation janvat hota.Tyaney bolaila toond ugadtach,
othanmadhunn ani datanna madhun tevra vedaney bhasali.

Tyacha thartharna rya hatani var tyala kunachey tari haath janavley. Bajula radha ubhi
hoti.Shevati teney shyam la techa dolyat dokavnyachi parvangi dili.Techa dolyat tyala,
kititari bhaav ekvatun alaele disli, 'mala tey sagley kadhitari kaltil ka?' ha vichar tyacha
manala shivun gela.Pan neha che bolney continious chalu hotay, tya veli tyala kahich
suchat navhtey.

Shyam ani radha ek mekanshi kahich bolaley nahit.Shyam la coffee house cha
malakala nuksan bharpai mhanun, 250 rupay, dyaichi vel ali tevha, tyacha javal, paise
kami padat hotay, tyala manager shi boltanna sankochtanna pahun, radhaney tyacha
javal jaun, techa kinkhapachya chottya purse madhun, hotey tevdhey paise, tyacha
supurdha keley.

Sadey nau vajat aley hotey.Neha madhunach eka mulachi olakh, shyam shi karat
hoti.To mulga, neha cha babancha mitrancha mulga hota.
'Please neha,me tula tuzhya mitrann barobar, ghari sodto, evdhya ratri kuthey ektey
jatay.Mazhi gadi ahey, tey kay tey laal rangachi'..tyaney lamb ubhya gadi cha disheni
haat kela.

Neha ni pan agdi interest gheun tyacha gadi baddal chaukashi keli.Nantar teney agdi
laadat yeun, shyam la vicharley.'Chal na rey salil sodtoy aplyala tyacha navya gaditun'.

Shyam kahich bolala nahi.Mag ekdum, 'Nako, jase alot tasech jau apan'.
'Arrey, pan asa kay kartos' neha jara tadakli.
Shyam ani Neha jara bajula jaun, bolu lagley.
'Arrey, asa embaress kay kartos tu mala salil samoor.Tula olkhat nastanna he, apanhun
vicharla tyaney'
'Ho pan, mala nahi tula'
'Ekun ekach, shivay, atta taxi sathi tari paise ahet ka tuzhya kadey..'
'Nahit, theek ahey tula jaicha tar ja...me nahi yenaar'
'theek ahey tar, evdha hekekhor pana asail tar kon kay bolnaar...'neha pan chidli.

'Ugich tuzhya barobar aley asa vattay mala atta.Jara hi etiquettes mahit nahit.'

'Assa' shyam matter-of-factly mhanala.

'Me jatay, parat mazhya shi bolu nakos.' neha

'Te kalgi tula nako'shyam chey uttar.

Neha taratara, salil shi kahi kujbujat nighun geli.

shyam kahi vel kahich bolala nahi.Tyacha raag ajun utarla navhta, etkyat magun radha chi haak
ali 'shyam !'.
'ata ani kay ..'shyam cha prashnaat tirsaaat pana hota.Tyaney radha kadey na baghtaach
vivharley hotay.

radha cha awaaj nahi ala hey pahun tyaney valun pahiley, radha la duur jatanna tyaney
pahiley.To kahi vel jaminila khelun hota.Techa magey javey ki nahi hyacha to vichar karat
hota...shevati tyacha manacha practical bajuney tyala sawarley ani tyaney mothyaney haak
marli 'radha!'

Radha te haak na aiku yenya itki laamb nahvti pan teney magey valun pahiley nahi.Determined
posture ani kayaam veganey tey chalat rahili.
shyam, bharbhar techa desheni chalu lagla, paan radha paan bharabhar chalu lagli ani mag
shyam tela gathanya sathi chaakka tya viral garditun dhau lagla.carnival ground cha compound
baher tey ali ani sunsaan rastya cha kadeni chalu lagli.Ghari nakki kuthchya rastyani jaicha
hach ek vichar techa mannaat hota.Ethkyat, pathun kuni dhavaat alya cha awaaz ala.Kahi
kshanatach, shyam cha dhapaa takat awaaz ala 'radha!'

Radha laksha nahi he baghun tyani techa haath dharla ani tela thambavley.dhapa takat tyani
vicharley ' ved laglai ka tula...atta ani daha vajata ratri ekti nighalis tey'.

'mazha baddal tula kalgi nako.Tya peksha neha salil barobar jatey ahey tey kalgi kaar.'radha
cha gaal ani kaan laal zhaley hotey.

shyam jara oshalala.

'Ani ho mala emmtional punching bag banaila pharsa awdaat nahi mhanun turta laamb raha.Me
ekti jaen.I can take care of myself'

'Zhala bolun.Me tuzha haat sodnaar nahi ahey apan gahri pohochey paryanta'shyam ni radha
cha haath ajun joraat awalaat, tela almost odhatach to pudhey chala hota.

'arrey asa vedya sarkha kay kartois.me nahi kuthey palat.'

'ho..attach pahilai keti samjutdar ahess tey'shyam cha chalaicha veg jara kami zhala hota.

'arrey ethey kuthey nighalais, ujvi kadun, shastri marg javal nahi ka?'
radha ney vicharley.

'mala mahit ahet ekadchey rastey, have some faith in me' shyam

'mala baki doubt ahey' radha putputli.

'ofcourse tumcha etka hushar nahi me, but I think me tula ghari nakkich pohochu shaken'
shyam.

kahi vel doghey he gappach hotay.

'Neha kahi bolali ka tula?' radha ney jevadha disinterested banta yeil tevdha houn vicharley.

'Phakta, etkach ki te mazhya shi bolnaar nahiay'

'Achha mhanun etka urmaat pana'

'I am sorry.Pan that has nothing to do with that.Tula kay mahit mazhya baddal anyway.Tuzha
taryan itka soppa nahi tey.Tya sathi jeev lavava lagto kunavar tari.Tu astes nehami tuzhach
jagat, jethey tuzhya high standards, cha samor sadharan disnarya lokansathi mulich jaga
nahi.emmotions mhanjey, porkat ani binkami vat tat nahi tula.Aplyatach juung ahes
tu.Samorchya la kaay vatatey tuzha baddal hyacha vichar karaila vel kuthai tuzhya javal.Amcha
sarkhancha matra tasa nahi.Amcha echha-akangsha chotya ani amhala tya baddal laaj
nahi.Ayushyat prem hach sarvat motha sahara vatato amhala.'

'Ha tuzha gairsamaj.Prem ughadpaney dakhavaney hya var saglyanchach haathkhanda

nasto.Prem karta yet nahi tey hota.Ani swatashi ekanishtha(integrity) rahaicha asail tar tumcha
jagasathi dikhava jevadha kami karawa lagel tevhadha kaami karaila me tayar ahey.Halwa
halwa mhanun, swatacha emmotions cha band baja vajvat hindanya pari swatacha kalgya ani
insecurties vaar taba thevun jagana me kevha hi patkarin' radha.

Kahi vel doghey hi kahich bolaley nahit.Pawasali varya chi bhanak havet yeu lagli hoti.Radha
ney halluch shyam kadey pahiley.Tyacha ujavya dolya bhovati cha bhaag neela-kala zhala hota
shivay varcha ooth pan taarrr sujla hota.

Chalanyacha veg dhima karun, te halu awajaat mhanali 'Actually, I am sorry.Mazhya mulay he
sagli maramari zhali.'Shyam nna boltach parat rasta shodhanya sathi valala, tyacha
cheharyacha daavya bajula hanuvati pasun var gala paryanta ardha incha laamb, bruise tila
disla.'Shyam, arrey rakta yetai ' evdhach mhanun tinay rummal kadhala, shyam ney to ticha
hatun gheun gakavarcha bruise var dharla.

'Pan kharach kay garaj hoti tula, arjun barobar maramari karaichi.Adhi kadhi tar evdha violent
nahi zhalas'

'Mala...mala hi mahit nahi ka.Pan hero giri karaila mulich nahi evdha nakki.Mala vatatey, it was
something personal, pan exactly kay tey kalat nahi ahey.Anyway, tey tula nahi kalaicha, you
have to be a guy to know it'

'arrey baprey..' radha mishkil paney mhanali.

'Nahi kharach.Maybe, mulinna tey kadhich kalnar kahi.karan, muli never are under the sort of
pressure that a guy is.'
'Mala vatta most of that 'pressure' is just your ego'

'Nahi, hey khara nahi.Mulanna succcesful hona hey mandatory asta, they have to do it.There
are no excuses.For a girl being succesful is like a plus point.Its not as if their life depends on
it.Thats where the difference is.We cannot let down our guard, not once, never.Ani jari amhi
yashaswi zhalo tari, its no big deal, we are supposed to do it.Thats always the way it has been.'

'So are you complaining..?' radha

'No just stating the facts..I mean, ashahi kahi goshti aheet jya mulinna kadhi kalu shaknaar
nahit.'

'Saglyach mulinna eka vargat gananyachi chuuk kartois tu.Tula kay vatta, muli hya phakta,
chaan chaan dress ghalun, miravnarya bahulya aheet.Hya jagaat yashaswi honya sathi,
pratekala dhadpaad hi karavich lagtey.Ek dhadpadnara manusach dusryachey yatna,kashta ani
tyachya mana madhlya bhavana janu shakto, mhanun hyat mulga kiwa mulgi madhey pharak
ahey asa me maanat nahi.'

'Pan socially, mulinna tey karnyachi nitanta garaj nahi, mulanna ahey'shyam

'Samaja peksha vyaktila dharun, sagley niyam karnyat, me vishwas thevatey, samajacha
dharana, badaltat, pan mulabhut vyaktigat principles kaayum astat.' radha

shyam ani radha cha lakshat aley ki tey, chakka chalaichey thambley hotay.Ek mekanna pasun,
najar duur karun, tey ekdey tikdey pahu lagley.
'uumm...atta ala lakshat, dawi kadun gelyavar lagech, shahu marg anni tethun pudhey, shastri
road...'shyam udgarla ani chalu lagla

kopryavar, ek usacha rasacha dukaanaat ajun kandil chalu hota.Ervi bajucha dukanancha
zhagmagata madhey, harvun janarya tya chotyasha dukanna kadey koni dusryanda pan pahila
nasta pan, ratri daha cha sumaraas, phakta tech ek dukaan ughadey hotay, ani shyam chey
laksha tethey gele.'Tula bhook lagli ahey ka,mala solid bhook lagli ahey' shyam ney radha la
vicharley.

'Ho pan, atta kuthey kay milnar'

'Ka, te kay usacha rasacha dukaan'

'Kahihi' radha.

Pan shyam tila na jumanta dukana kadey nighala.Ajun nahi tyaney ticha haath pakadlela hota
tya mulay radha la pan nailajani javach lagla. Dukanaat ek motha lakdi bench hota ani tya
samor ek obaddhobad lakdi table.Aat satarri ulatleyla ek mhatara tyacha motibindu mulay
laglaylya jaad chasmya madhun shyam kadey pahat hota.

'Usacha Raas milel ka ho ?' shyam ney vicharley

'vhay pan jara thambayla lagal.' mhataryani uttar dilay.Mothya kashtaney to uthla ani payaney
usachey tya laamb dandya haathbhar laambicha karu lagla.Ek vel shyam la vatla, ugich kashala
hya ajoobannna uthavla ani traas dila pan, etya vayat hi tyanna kaam karawa lagawa hyatach
khari chuk hoti.

'Don gilas ka?'

'ho..ummm..nahi umm ho, don glass'radha maan halvun nahi mhanat hoti tari, shyam ni shevati
don glass sangitley...

'Tula nako asail tar me pein, man bicharya tya ajjobanna, ratri daha vajta uthavla apan, atta
atleast don glass raas tari gheu, nahi tar ugich cha ugich..'shyam ni haluch sangitla
Sandhyakal pasna pahilyanda radha cha cheharyavar jara vel hasu umatla.Shyam matra tabela
war tabla vajvat hota.

Achanak radha chey laksha kopryat zhalelya halchali kadey geley.Sadharun, teen-char varsha
chi ek mulgi godhadi aanga bhovati gundalun, kopryat chaan peiki basli hoti.Radha ni tila
swatakadey bolavley.Angatha sokhatach te radha javal ali ani tila na vichartach techa mandi var
yeun basli.Techa zhopalu dolyat doley ghalun halu awajat radha ney tila vicharley, 'naav kay ga
tuzha?'pan kahich uttar na deta teni radha la mithi marli ani techa khandya var doka thevla.

'Aiila..hey barai.hey ani kuthun ali' shyam ni laksha jatach vicharla.

Mhatarya ni magey valun pahila ani to hasla.Tyacha tya daat pandhrya mishan molay
cheharyavar phar pharak nahi janavla pan dolyat, tey hasu agdi tippur chandanya pramanay
disat.'Sulu hai techa naav' usachya machine chya ani tyala lavleylya ghantyancha awaaja war
awaaj chadhvun mhatara mhanala.'Mhazhi naat hai.Aay nhay bicharichi.Por agdi jeev takatey
kunavar bi, ekdum.'mhanun saat majli hasla ekdum.

Shyam, sulu chya cherya samor jaun tila, bolavu lagla, tyacha kadey yenya sathi.Pan sulu ni ek
nazar shyam kadey taakli ani parat radha la bilagli.Shyam ney kahi vel prayatna kela ani, mag
'cha, kahi kalat nahi mazhya kadey kashi yet nahi ti' shyam vaitagun mhanala.
'Tila bicharila, chhan shabda nahit kalat.Kaltat tey phakta dolyat le bhav.Asail prem tar dolyat
dislya vachun nahi rahanar' radha mhanali
'Hmm thats tough.Atta prem dolyat na vagairay, nahi dakhavta yet aplyala, pan atta mazhya
javal choclate nahi mhanun nahi tar he sagli dolay,prem theory atta padli asti..'shyam hasat
mhanala.

Raas glass madhey yeun, tabelavar ala hota.Shyam ni lagech, 'burfa ahey ka' mhanun
vicharley.'Nahi raja etkya ratri kuni be yet nahi bug, diwasbharat sampun gela' mhataryaney
sangitlay.'Ani hey kay laun ghetlas pora, dola taund purna sujlay tey'
'umm..kahi nahi jara kheltanna..'

'arre kheltanna yevda lagtai vhay rey, bara asu dey..'mhatara hasat mhanala.

'Hekda kadhi disat nahit tumhi doga bi, yevdya ratri ani kuta nigalas'

'Ghari challoy, carnival varun..'

'kutun?'

'ummm...jatray varun' shyam ne hasat samjavley ani radha kadey pahilay, Te gunga houn sulu
shi kahi tari bolat hoti.

Shyam ne kasey basey, suttey paise jamavun, raschey 4 rupay ubhe keley.

'Neet gharla ja poranno, ani bai, tya porala jara kalgi gheyala sang jara' nighatanna mhatara
mhanala.

Sulu la achha karat doghey hi nighaley.

Shyam ni parat radha cha haath dharla.'Arrey atta kuthey palun kahi jaat me' radha ne mhatley.

'Kay gaurentee?' Shyam ni ugich maskari keli.

Doghan madhley tension atta agdich kami zhaley hotay.Shyam ne var pahilay, 'Aaj bahutek
paus padnaar asa distay.Chal lavkar chal'

Gharacha agdi javal alo ahot hey lakshat yetach shyam ni nakalat radha cha haath sodla.Tyani
ghadyalat pahilay sadey daha vajun gelay hotay.
Bharabhar doghay he, pahirya chadhu lagley.Shyam jara thambala, tyani radha kadey pahilay,
shyam aplya kadey pahto ahey he mahit asunahi radha jina chadhat rahili...

'radha.. ghari...me explain karaila yeu ka'

'nako' evdhach mhanun ti patapat pahirya chadat geli.

shyam pohochey paryanta, radha gharat geli hoti, techey baba matra khuppach santapaney
darwajavar ubhey, shyam kadey baghat hotay.Kahi tari sangnya sathi shyam ne tond ughadley
pan, techa babbanni, saral daar jorat lavun ghetley.Shyam khali maan ghalunach, aplya ghari
gela.

Ghari tyachi awastha baghun aiicha khoop orda basla, pan tyache laksha tethey
navhatey.Somehow, tyala sarka vatat hota ki 'he had let her down'.Achanak, radha cha gharun,
radha cha kunashi tari mothyaney vaad ghalnyacha swaar aiku ala ani, maag jorat daar baanda
kelya cha.Bahuda radha gharat kahi tari binasla ani tey baaher geli asa shyam la vatla ani to,
aiichi garam panyachi patti cheharya varun bajula karun, saral dhavat baaher padla.

Dhavaat khall paryanta gela tethey konich navhatey.Pahiryan pudhey jaun to ubha
hota.Akashat vija kadkadu laglya hotya.Tyani var pahilay.Varun kagadanchey tukdey, khalii
padat hotay.Tyatla ek tukda tyacha payashi padla.Shyam ni vakun to tukda hatat
dharla.Lagbaginay, tyani bakichey tukday hey gola keley.Tambadya mati var gudghey teykun,
to ubha hota.Kagdacha tya tukdyanna ekdey tekdey halvaat to kahi tari, realise karaichi
dhadpad karat hota.Shevati sagle tukdey ekdum barobar basley!To hota tyachach photo, tyacha
maglya varshi cha birthday celebration cha ani bajula ubhi hoti, radha !

Baki urlaylay tukday tasech khishat combaat, shyam ni var gachchi kadey pahilay ani to jinya
kadey palala.Pahilya pawasat bhijaila aleylya,sairavaira dhavanarya mulancha gardittun vaat
kadhat shyam var gachchi kadey jau lagla.

Dhaapa takat to gachchi var pohochla.Halluch daar ughadun to aat ala, radha techa telescope
jawal ubhi hoti.Dhavaat jaun tyani tila swatakadey odhalay.Techa dolyat ashru hota, hundakyan
mulay tey kahich bolu shakli nahi, pan shabdanchi garaj doghanahi navhati.Pahilya pausachi jor
daar saar yeun kosalali.Ani tya pawasat chimb bheejatanna, shyam cha bahupashaat, ahot hey
radha la achanak janavley.Pawaasacha dharan madhey, bhijat, shyam ni apley ooth, radha cha
othanvar thevaley.Saglyach shanka ani gairsamaj tya romanchit kannarya pawasaat dhu-un
nighaley.

'ooww...arrey, tuzha ooth dukhel na...'radha pudhey vakya puray karu shakli nahi......