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......

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Friends.This story was not a narrative.It was not something different from what has been told so far.But it is an attempt to bring back/relive certain moods, which i am sure all of us have experienced, at some points in our life.I have throughly enjoyed writing it and i hope you have enjoyed reading it too......