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.

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(You have to be either raving mad or pretty drunk, if you are still following this novel)