The story he never told…

Keluv sali namge ista iror mele yar yen andru nam opinion change agalla alva?
Anthade ond kathe idu

Namskara, Vanakkam to my world. Nan hesru Aashna, simple agi nan life bagge intro kodthini… Nam ooru Mysore but born and brought up in Kanyakumari. Why Kanyakumari? Nam appa army ali kelsa madtha idid karna this is where we settled. Appan hesru Shivavenkata Srinivasna Trichipalli Yekeparampir Perambdur Chinnaswami Muttuswami Venugopal Iyer…jk avr nijvad hesru Prakash (Strict to the World but softest to me) amma Sowmya (hesru thara ne thumba soft). Studies bagge helod adre final year Biotech student from St Xavier’s catholic college of Engineering in Nagercoil.

Hesrige mathra Mysore avl agide, but more than half of my life I have lived in Kanyakumari. So nam ooru nam jana andre onthara santhosha. Ide karna koskara I wanted to do my internship in Mysore. Oble maglu agid nanuna nam appa oblune yeligu kalustha irlilla. Nange Mysore ale internship madbek antha ansoke inond karna my childhood bff Aryanshi. Aryanshi bagge helod adre hutti beldid yala Mysore, nam ajji manege ge vacation ge hodaga sikid hudgi yarig gotithu she will be my long distance best friend antha. So KM lekka dali doora idru she was always close to my life story. More about her later.

St Xavier’s catholic college sounds interesting alva? No in reality it wasn’t. Christian institution ali ond yen problem andre yalargu Raja idaga we will have class, yalargu class idaga namge Raja. Sounds like a lot of fun Alva? So most of the time I used to end up missing Mysore Dasara. But eh sali there was a ray of hope Internship time and Dasara time almost onde time ali Bartha irod rinda henagdru madi maneli convince madudre eh kade internship as well as Dasara yeradu ottige aguthe anod nan plan agithu.

College life na adastu extract madu anthare but Biotech was all about extraction only. So hinge ond dina when I was carrying out  this extraction a pleasant smell from nowhere tickled my nose and I was sure it was not from the chemicals I was using. So window inda ache nodid nange yaro obba nedkond hogtha ida he was wearing a light blue shirt tucked perfectly in his white pants, rolled sleeves. Sadly I couldn’t see his face, but got a strong opinion that ivn pakka nam college avn anthu alla. Idi college life ali yav hudgan mukka nu nodbek ansirlilla but I felt he was different. Maybe his perfume had a major role but anyway I had to carry out an experiment. Lab classes agtha irbek adre there was an announcement ‘We kindly request all the students to gather in the auditorium’ antha. Nam lecturer kintha nam lab attender thumba strict ida, Principal alla Lab attender appa announce madidru he would not let us out of the class until we wash our lab instruments. Yala clean madi hogo astrali we were late for the auditorium.

Nav late hogid reason inda all back seats were filled namge option idide front row seats. Actually ina yochne madtha ide yar ah hudga wish I saw his face antha aga nan yochne na haal madid nam princi “Good afternoon Students, I know it was a tiring day but to make it interesting we have our alumnite meeting”. Class skip adre saku ano mentality idorge yav meeting adre yenu? Time pass adre sak. So one by one alumni bandu experience share madtha idre nange lali hadu heldange ithu. Aga again the same perfume fragrance nana consciousness ge thanthu. Avn mukka ina nodak agilla that made him more mysterious. Anthu stage ge banda and started speaking I was more interested in him rather than his speech aduke all I heard is his name ‘Adrit’. Brief agi helbek avn bagge andre he was tall, brown eyes, fair, base voice, well maintained beard, looked fit and definitely had great fragrance.

Program aythu and it turns out I was not the only one who noticed Adrit. So with limited time, he made quite a progress in my college. Avath yel hodru all talks were about him, good for him. So next inen when all were speaking it was time for me to speak about him alva?
Aryanshi was my go to person. Crush agli athva  inod anokintha all we wanted was a topic to speak and avathu Adrit was our main focus. So idru madya my internship period was getting close maneli ina internship bagge mathe adilla. Amma ne nana yala kade karkond hogoru and Appa made sure he spent quality time even in his busy schedule. He had missed most of my childhood so he wanted to spend most of his time with me. Ide reason ge I was scared to ask about internship avr yavathu nan kelidake illa andilla but what if I get rejected now? So I was suffering from Anthropophobia. And I was preparing for it.

Mane ali mathado munche first Mysore ali iro Biotech company ge select agbek alva. So I was waiting for that confirmation. Aryanshi kuda Biotech student that was one more reason for us to be friends so we could cry together about our academics. Ibru thumba company ge apply madidvi but we always wanted to be intern in Biokon company and we are looking forward Konegu confirmation banthu and I always wanted to use this dialogue from Apthamithra ‘Nan samya band aythu, hog barthini’, this was the exact line which came in my mind when I got confirmation. Anthu dhairya madi eh vishya na Appa na hathra heloke horte.

Appa TV nodtha kuth idru, What else can we expect it was all about politics. Politics bagge zero knowledge iro nanu Appan Kushi goskara politics bagge mathadkondu juice madi kotte. Maglu istella dove madtha idale andre appange doubt barade irutha? So he asked “Thumba seve madtha idya appange, Yen bek putta?” Ide perfect mood and time anusthu nan internship bagge appana kannalli kannittu appa hatra helde. Avru ond 5 minutes silent aadru, naanu cute puppy face madkond avr munde kuthkond ide. So one sip juice kuditha Amman kade nodudru. So it’s Universal ‘No matter who is the head of the family, Amma is the one who takes the final verdict’. Amma yen reaction kodlilla. Appa ge yen anusthu gothilla avr opkondru. I got so excited, yest excitement aythu antha words ali explain madbek andre RCB vs CSK match alli RCB geddu playoff ge select aadaga aaguttalla… ashtu excitement .
Completely off the topic, but which IPL team do you support?

Opkondid thakshana Aryanshi ge call madi vishya helde, avlu tumba excite agi kirchadtha idid nodi avr ammangu vishya goth aythu. Ajji gu phone madi vishya helde. Yelaru tumba khushi patru. Never expected nan alige hogodrinda isht janara Khushi koduthe antha. That showed me yest jana nana preethi madoru idare and that made me feel very safe and warm. Eh Kushi naduve there was one thing which could bring a full stop to all this excitement and that was my mom.

Namge bandidda Internship offer letter alli joining date was just 2 days away. Time Kami irod rinda there were so many things I had to pack. Eekade Amma ge ina oble hogthini ano fact na digest madkoloke kasta agithu. Idella observe madida Appa said only one thing “Ega yen aythu antha bejar ali idya? It’s time for her to spread out wings and fly by herself”. This changed my complete perspective ist dina I always thought my dad always wanted to protect me but with those protection he wanted me to be independent too. Amma was finally convinced and Appa booked the bus ticket for me. Appa amma ibru nana drop madake bus stand ge band idru. Amma bursting out in tears and Appa holding back his, idk how to express those feelings.

First time I was traveling alone so bhaya, ide bhaya ali rathre nidde bandirlilla. But cycle gap ali nidde banide gothe agilla. Break apply madid thakshana yechra aythu, yel idini antha goth illa window full fog agide wipe madi ache nodthini yavdo bus stand, yel idini antha check madana antha mobile thegde ade time ge nam uncle na phone “Yelidya magale? Bus bandu 5 mins aythala” andru. Kellage ilde uncle kaitha idru, amele Ajji manege karkond hogo dari ali uncle brought me Mysore Pak, Mysore ali Mysore Pak thindilla andre niv yenu thindilla. Ajji manege hodre kelbeka 3 kg increase agod anthu guarantee and that was evident looking at the items prepared for me.

Fast forward to next morning… I woke up late as I was tired. Madhyana yeddu fresh up aagi snana madkondu ready aagi Aryanshi na meet madakke avr manege hode. She gave me a very tight hug…the hug which almost squeezed me and I couldn’t breathe but I loved that. Girls never run out of topics and we had so much to speak about College, Studies, Friends inda hididu earrings, lipstick shades and boys..you name it. Eh mathige break hakid aunty madid adge, aunty nam ibru gu kaituttu kotti hotte tumba oota madsidru. Most of the time hotte mathra santhrupthi aguthe but if you want manasanthrupthi kaituttu is the way to go. Idella admele tomorrow was our first day of internship so we brushed up on a few topics.

Bellage aythu and it was my First day of internship onthara excitement onthara nervousness yenu marthog bardu antha yala nenp madkond devr hathra dina yala chenag hogli kanappa antha kelkotha ide. Ade time ge thathastu ano thara nan friend door ring madudlu.Aryanshi picked me up in her scooter, on the way bari heg irbahudu nam first day? anodru bagge discussion that showed how we both were equally excited to work for that company at least as an intern.Internship process yala mugsi visitor ID card iskolo astrali almost lunch time agithu, and idru kintha worst andre Aryanshi na mathe nana bere bere department ge allot madidru.Definitely not the type of start we were looking for. Thumba bejar aythu and the only time we were allowed to catch up was during lunch break. Hortvi lunch ge and exactly then everything starts changing.

Canteen ge hogthivi janasagara, ootake ninth avra athva Bigg Boss show audition ge ninthavra ansbidthu ast dod queue and it was moving at a pace of…  Oh wait it was not moving at all. This morning I was hoping that yenu marthogbardu antha and then I remembered thindi madode marth hogidini antha. Hotte bere thumba hasiduhogittu. Nan munde line alli obba ninthidda… Mostly avr Amma helid thale thaguskond hog thale thaguskond ba anod strict agi follow madtha ida ansuthe aduke the whole time he was putting his head down and he was scrolling through his mails and he looked like he was being irritated by the crowd mostly nan thara avngu hasv agirbeku. Ist jana crowd ali why was I observing him? Maybe I was jobless and had nothing else to do other than moving behind him in the line and he smelled similar to the alumni from our college whose name I forgot. Whom am I kidding I know his name is ‘Adrit’, So my curiosity raised just like my hunger. He ordered steam chicken and they asked him to wait. Naanu large salad matte iced tea order madide, ide gap ali I thought I will take a glance at him antha kudlu seri madkoli nepadali side thirugde nodudre bend agi lace tie madkotha ida. Avn nodak anthu aglilla but at least nan order banthu, Victoria’s secret bare vanilla perfume 20% offer ali sikdast kushi aythu aagi and I turned too quickly and guess what happened?

I collided with this guy who was waiting for his order and I dropped my plate, salad yala avn mele and to make it worse iced tea kooda avn white plain shirt mele biddu stain aaytu. So finally suspense was out he was Adrit.Hogi hogi eethara avrna meet madbek aguthe antha khanditha ankondirlilla, on the positive side now he started smelling like iced tea.

I was surprised looking at Adrit yake illi idare? antha innondu kade guilty because I messed up big time antha. Canteen alli iro yellru attention nam mele ittu. Naan thakshana sorry keli avrige help madana antha hode, but avn full irritation ali “You should be” antha heli nan kai na dodge madidru. It’s not that avn behaviour inda bejar agilla antha alla but it was a mistake from my end and I was too curious about him and that entire situation we were in. Once again “I’m really really sorry. Please let me help you” antha kelkonde, but he didn’t seem like convinced mukka na tomato thara red madkondu hort hodru. His steamed chicken was ready and I ran behind him to give it and then he gave me a death stare and that made me sure he was on steam than his order. Aduna iskond he gave it to the helper aunty.

I ordered my meal once again and I was waiting, Aryanshi avaga bandlu nedid yala helde. Order mado vaga ida hasvu thinbekadre irlilla, ond kade guilt nan inda obru lunch, shirt and day haal madide antha. Aryanshi was not cool the way he reacted. So already hate madake start madkond idlu. Oota mugsi we went back to the lab, I messed up while isolating the DNA from bacterial cells. Experiment kuda seri aglilla I called Aryanshi decided to go back home.

Hoping for a good start next day mathe office ge hode, experiment also came out well. Adrit na meet madi inond sali sorry kelbek ankond ide, aduke canteen ge same time ge hogi wait madthaidde. I ordered steam chicken too hoping it will give me a heads up in starting the conversation. Aryanshi tumba restless agtha idlu because her first impression of him was very bad. But Adrit didn’t even show up. Ivath kuda steam chicken helper ge kodake hode but avrdu oota already aythu andru. So I wasted food for the second consecutive day, I felt terrible. Kelsa mugsi sanje vapas manege hogbekadre traffic signal alli ninth idvi. What caught my attention is that yaro chik hudga bikshe bedtha ida, school ge hogbek ada hudga bikshe bedtha idanala antha bejar aythu, yalaru duddu kodtha idru but yaro obru gave protein bars instead, yarappa idu? Antha nodthini it’s Adrit again. I liked his intention and his thought process. Amele on the way I was telling Aryanshi about this and avlanthu least interested agiro thara idlu. I know it sounds odd but I wanted to be his friend.

Bellage aythu again same routine nan driver Aryanshi band idlu pick madke, Adrit na ivath adru meet madbek antha heldaga Aryanshi silent agolu, id ondsali antha alla she kept quiet when I spoke about him. Aduke kelde what is the matter? antha. Avaga she opened up about Adrit.

Modle heldange Aryanshi nanu bere bere department ali kelsa assign madidru andidnala, So Aryanshi department ali oblu Shriyanka work madtha idlu. Shriyanka had a crush and she wanted to approach him. So there was a party held in the company and she thought this was the right time no games straight forward approach. “Yaro obru ista illa andre yen madthiya helu?” antha kelidlu.”Ista illa andre I would tell in a nice way, that I’m already committed or give some lame reason” antha helde. “Ade thane but eh asami yen madavne andre, hogi ivl reporting manager ge complained kotavne. She was about to lose her job”. So Aryanshi was warned by Shriyanka and my story about Adrit made her even more pissed at Adrit. “Obba person ista padod padade irod bere vishya at least ond basic sense irbek alva how to treat girls” antha helidlu, still I couldn’t digest it. I always felt there might be some reason for Adrit’s behaviour but ina argue mado badlu I kept quiet for the rest of our journey.

Shriyanka bagge ne mathad kond bandidvi nodudre ivath avle leave hakidlu. So they asked me to shift to Aryanshi’s department, nijja words ali explain madake agalla how happy I was antha so I would go with example Tamil Nadu ge Kaveri neer bitaga Kushi agutha ast aythu. We were conducting an experiment values estimate madtha idvi but there was a glitch in the software we were using. Aryanshi matte naanu fix madakke try madudvi but yen use aglilla. So naavu nam mentor ge inform madakke hodvi, ivn nodake same nam lab attender thara ne ida, nodak mathra alla avn attitude kuda, namge baidu system hathra karkond hogi hege fix madod nodi kalthkoli andru, fix madod bittu baro value nu haal madudru amele nodi smile kodtha avre “Software glitch ide Tech team avrna kalus kodthini” antha heli hodru. Nangu Aryanshi gu heavy nagu. In the meanwhile nanu Adrit na henge meet madod? Heng friend madkolod? antha yochne madtha ide. Aryanshi reels nodkond kuthidlu. Swalpa hoth admele nam mentor bandu “Be careful of this Technician he is a bit mean” antha heli hodru, nav yarappa eh mean tech guy antha kaitha idvi after half an hour aythu and the tech guy was here. Yeah you guessed it right again it was Adrit. Rogi bayasiddu haalu anna doctor helidu haalu anna thara aythu. 

Adrit yen mathado thara kanuslilla. So I started to speak “Hello, Good morning… Naanu Aashna, Biotech intern”. He checked out the wall clock, nanu nodide and it was already 12:30 PM. “Haan sorry, Good afternoon” antha heltha handshake madakke Kai extend madide. Adukke avru nam kade tirgu nodade system alli code na nodtha “okay” andru ashte.  Aryanshi looked disappointed in me already. So convo continue madakke I said “Niv Adrit alwa? St. Xavier’s catholic college Engineering alumni thane if I’m not wrong?” antha kelde. He was surprised and avagle first time avru screen na bittu nan kade nodi “Excuse me?” antha keludru. Ide sikkiddu chance antha mansale ankond “Haan thumba long story ide. Lunch alli meet aagana. Helthini” antha helde. Adrit didn’t nod or say anything. He continued to work and when he was done he left.

Canteen ge hodvi and guess who didn’t show up ADRIT. Oota order madi kaitha idivi but Aryanshi was loosing patience ade time ge she got a call from home, urgent urgent ali she didn’t tell anything, “Hog barthini swalpa maneli urgent kelsa ide” andlu. I panicked ” Yen aythu?” antha kelde aduke “Nothing serious, ninge vapas hogake goth aguthe alva?” Antha kelidlu. “Hu, hog ba I can manage” ande. She left, still I was wondering what might have happened? Aryanshi left without telling anything and Adrit also didn’t show up. Again Aryanshi’s food was getting wasted, so I took it to the helper aunty. Aunty helidru “Yakamma nange daily oota thagothiya? Adrit sir yavaglu nange oota kodusthare” andru. Nangu late aythu antha nanu horte lab ge. Lab ge hogo dari ali think madtha ide nam experiment value hege change agtha ithu ade reethi Adrit character description was varying so much. So he was like that one DNA strand that nobody knew about.

After sometime I called Aryanshi and asked what’s the matter? avr Anna athge was blessed with a girl baby. I was so happy for them that was the reason Aryanshi had to leave early to Thumkur. Idella ago astrali time 6 agithu. I packed up and left the office. It was the month of October and it was raining, strange Alva? Girls have a solution for all, bislige antha thandid umbrella came in hand now. Horte ache but Shardhamma (helper aunty) was waiting for rain to stop. I asked her if she wanted to join, She said “Parvagilla nam mane Ile irodu, Adrit sir na karkond hogi swalpa avr car hathra bidamma” antha. Awkward silent, and as always I was the ice breaker  “Bani Adrit” ande. Aunty force athva male inda na otnali bandru. I dropped him near his car. Car hathra bitmele papa oble hudgi heng hogthale antha drop madla anod saili thanks kuda helilla. Yavan guru ivnu antha mansale ankond male ali hogtha ide. Sudden agi honk madida “Bani drop madthini manege, thumba male bartha ide” andru Adrit. I could hear Aryanshi’s voice in my mind ‘Innen aythala?’ I sat in his car.

I was thinking how to start the conversation now antha, for the very first time Adrit spoke on his own “Nim friend idrala avr yeli? “antha kelidru. “Arya na avlge swalpa kelsa ide antha bega hodlu” ande. “Okay” andu sumn adavr mathe mathe illa. Again we stopped in the same signal ade hudga banda car hathra he was completely drenched by rain. “Ninge bejar illa andre nim umbrella ivnig kodbahuda? I promise I’ll get you a new one” Antha heli respond mado muche nan umbrella kotidru. Nang avr act inda smile banthu, signal bidthu “Sorry, nim respond mado modle kotte” andru. “You don’t have to be” antha negadkond helde. “So you still remember that canteen incident, hmm nice” andru. Ond anthu confirm aythu no matter how ignorant Adrit acts he remembers all the details. Male ali Adrit jothe ali nam mane bandide gothe aglilla.

Bellage aythu I was waiting for Aryanshi to pick me up, avlu oorige hogidale antha thale ali illa. When I realised it I was late. Uncle drop madidru nana. Modle helidnala nam reporting manager was strict, “So what’s the time now? Being an intern if this is your attitude in coming to the office, I don’t think you can survive being an employee” antha baidru, full bejar aythu. Yar hathra helkolana andre Aryanshi was also not there, Appa Amma ge helidre they ll call me back immediately and I will fail to be the independent girl they always wished to see. Yen madbek antha goth agde I went to the canteen.

Ond table mele kath kelage hakond oble altha kuth ide. “Hey” andru, kath yetho muche I wiped my tears and lifted my head nodudre Adrit. He noticed I was crying. He said he will be back and left, what else can we expect from a person like Adrit antha ankond sumn ade. Nodudre he brought me iced tea and joked “Please idunu nan mele mathe chalbedi” andru. That definitely made me giggle. “Yen aythu antha kelalla nivu helbedi. Cheer up, it’s still 11 AM and you still have a whole day to make things right” andu alinda hodru. Once I felt fine I went back to the lab and continued my experiments. Again it was raining I searched for my umbrella and remebered it was with that small kid. Male ninth mele hogana bere yen madod antha ankotha ide. “Aashna, thagoli nim umbrella as I promised” antha Adrit andru. “Bani car vargu drop kodthini” ande. So again cycle repeat nana manege bitru.

The next day I went early to the lab and finished all my experiments even before the reporting manager was there. Avr band thakshana “Sir this are the experiment results, I don’t know if I can be a good intern or not but definitely I will try to be the best employee day by day” ande. The manager didn’t respond to anything he just smiled. I was so happy. Canteen ge hode Adrit was sitting I bought him iced tea and said “I didn’t promise about it, but still you can have it” ande. “Thank you and What about St Xavier’s catholic college? You mentioned last time” antha kelidru. So I explained everything to him. Lunch and story both were completed and we headed back to our work space. Yaro unknown person followed me and spoke to me “Hey, nan Hrithik antha Tech team avnu, I saw you hanging out with Adrit. If I was you I wouldn’t do it” anda. “Hi, nan Aashna. But yake eh suggestion for a stranger kelbahuda?” antha kelde. “I don’t know how well you know him but definitely you don’t know how much I know about him, just to reach greater position avn yav level ge bekadru ilithane. Just be safe and away from him” anda. Again I was put in dilama.

After all those warnings also I kept hanging out with Adrit, yako gothilla i felt he is a good guy deep inside. Mysore ge band ist dina agidru I was unable to visit Chamundi betta. Dasara bere hathra bartha ithu I wanted to go and see palace yala. Adrit na kelde eh weekend avr free idre karkond hogi antha. He agreed and asked me to get ready by 4 AM. “Ast bega yake?” antha kelde. Aduke “I’ll show you the best sunrise” andru. I got up early and was so sleepy and kept thinking Kanyakumari ali beldid nange I have already seen the beach Sunset,what else can be more beautiful than that? antha ankotha ide. Adrit showed me what I was missing. I was shocked to see what was in front of my eyes… Full kathlu… whole sky was dark and ond mountain edge inda I could see the Sun was rising and turning the whole sky red… It felt like someone had placed the pearls on the leaves due to the droplets and suryana kirna, sun rays kissing your face… How can I even explain? Eh sali I can’t even give an example like I always did. You should experience it. Istella agbek adre I thought this is the right time to ask those questions to Adrit which was stuck in me for a long time.

Mans gatti madkond kelde “There are so many perspectives about you? What are you? Are you a good person or a bad person? “. He didn’t answer he smiled and kept moving. Inond sali kelake dhairya salilla so I let it go. Chamundeshwari betta inda start madi Mysore palace light show ge end madudvi nam trip na. Adrit helda ina nan sigod “5 days admele” andru. “Yake ina 2 days ali Jambu Savari thane? Iralva or nange sigalva?” antha kelde. “Illa baralla, you asked me alva what am I? antha, nan yaru antha ne goth ilde ironge good person ah bad bad person ah antha heng goth aguthe. The reason behind this so many perspectives is Jambu Savari. Nang nenp iro hange Jambu Savari na nodake antha nanu nam appa amma Mysore ge bandidvi. Thumba rush ithu, Savari yala chenage neditha ithu… All of a sudden I saw a red balloon, appa na Kai biduskond i chased that balloon. Balloon sikthu but nam appa amma inda nan kane agide. Yala kade hudukde adare yechra adaga I was in an orphanage. Ning ansirbahudu nan yake yavaglu strangers ge help madthini but goth iror inda doora irthini. Because avath nana anathashrama sersid kuda obru stranger ah. Goth irorge namelle yavaglu ond expectations itkond barthare and if we fail they blame us, but stranger they are not even sure if you can help so with zero expectations they ask for help and if you are able to fulfill ond smile baruthe alva? That makes your day” ist heli smile kotru. I was speechless yen helbek antha goth ilde ollage ollage shivering nange, I was silent till we reached home “Adrit, nang yen helbek gothilla. One more thing ina nan irode 3 days after Jambu Savari vapas hogtha idini manege, I hope I can see you before leaving” antha heli ildode.

Finally Aryanshi was back a day before Jambu Savari. Mysore andre onthara sadagara ina Dasara time ali kelbeka? Full oorige oorige festival vibe. So life ali first time Jambu Savari kannare nodtha irodu, devru moorthi nodudre nan kann dristi bilutheno ast chenag idave. Navagraha movie ali bitre ivagle ambari na ist hathra ali nodtha irodu. Yel nodudru Jana sagara… Procession start aythu the whole time I was with Aryanshi but procession move agtha idange yel miss adlu antha goth agtha illa. Yel hogbek antha nu goth agtha illa, phone madidre network jam agide I was under panic attack. Kannali full neeru thumbkothu, gatti kann muchkond ale ninth konde. Yaro nan hinde ina Kai hidkondru, I was happy Aryanshi sikidlu antha avlna gatti thapkonde. Kannu bittu nodthini it was Adrit. Nan full shock ali idini “Neva?” antha kelde. “Haan nane” andru. Further words were not required to express we both were in love. So ah dina 2 ghatane nedithu Jambu Savari nu nodide nan preethi nu nodide. Yav Jambu Savari ali preethi kalkond idro ade Savari ali avr Preeti mathe sikthu. Trust the process…

I always wanted to keep this story name as Kaadu-Beladingalu

Ond huva dense forest ali beluthe, nobody is there to appreciate it as it is not visible to anyone… But all of the sudden… Beladingalu ah flower mele bidaga… It shows its true Beauty
Everyone starts appreciating it later.

Adrit is that flower grown with a dark past, I should be that Beladingalu… Who shows his true personality to the world.



My internship was over and I was heading back to Kanyakumari. There was a lady sitting next to me and her screen lock had Adrit’s photo in it.

If Adrit is an orphan… Who is this lady? Does Adrit even have a bad past? Back to square one, who’s Adrit?

To know the answer stay tuned for part 2

Theme art by ✍️,
Anjana Vijay https://instagram.com/anjana_vijay?utm_medium=copy_link

Story by ✍️,
S S SRUJAN GOWDA and Aashna https://instagram.com/user__not._.available?utm_medium=copy_link