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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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(to be continued)
Patience is a tree which bears the sweetest fruits