(Let me say sorry to those who can’t read Malayalam written in English.)
Ithu undakkiyezhuthunnathalla. Nadannennu ennodu paranja sambhavamaanu, athile chila sambhavangalkku njaan saakshiyumaanu. Nadannathu mattevideyumalla, development inte bhagamaayi kuthichu kondirikkunna Kochiyil thanne. Manushyanmaaru thammilulla interaction il vare vannittulla changes kurachengilum ivideyum kaanan namukku pattiyekkum. Valichu neettunnilla, karyathilekku varaam.
Bini kozhikkodu swadeshiyaanu. Njaan work cheyyunna company il join cheythittu ippo kurachu maasangal aayi. Senior developer aanu. Thaamasikkunnathu south il evideyo oru hostel il aanu. Swabhavam vechu karyangal thurannu chodikkan anganeyinganeyonnum madikkunna aalalla. Athu kondu thanne samsarikkumbo nokkiyum kandum karyangal paranjillengil situation seriyallengil kittiyathum vaangi veettil pokam. Cheetha parayum ennalla ketto udheshichathu. Kala pila paranju chellumbo nokkiyum kandum parayanam enne udheshichullu.
Binikku hostel il chila adutha suhruthukkal undu, athu swabhavikam. Naattil ninnum maari thamasichu joli cheyyumbol aakeyulla sandosham ivarokkeyaayittulla hostel life aayirikkumallo, kude officile colleagues um. Rejila, Anju ivarokke akkottathil petta chila suhruthukkal aanennu njaan manassilakkunnu. Ee koottathil Rejila njangal work cheyyunna company il interview nu vannittum undu, hostel il ulla vere oru kuttiyude kude.
Bini MCA cheyyunnundu, AMIE pass aayathaanu Bini. Exam time aayirunnu ennathu kondu fee adakkan vendi DD okke edukkendathundu. Athinaayittu oru divasam poyi ATM il ninnum 1500 rupa valichu, bagil vekkukayum cheythu, adutha divasam poyi DD edukkendathaanu. Pitte divasam swabhavikamaayum DD edukkan aayi pokan orungi bag il paisa nokkumbol kaananilla. Paisa poyi, kashtamaayippoyi. DD edukkan vykanum pattilla. Annu officil varumbo orupakshe pullikkari upset aayirunnirikkanam. Onnum randumalla poyathu, 1500 rupayaanu. Manassilla manassode sangadam manassilothukku adutha divasam poyi adutha 1500 eduthu, adhikam vykathe DD yum eduthu. Ayakkenda divasamaayappo DD kaananilla! Sheda, ithenthu kadhayaanu. Pinneyum kaananilla. DD eduthittu athu bag il vechathu Binikku nalla nishchayamaanu, athu kondu thanne athu evideppoyennu pullikkarikku oru ethum pidiyum kittunnumilla. Iniyum oru 1500 kudi mudakkan pattilla ennu thonniyathu kondaakam, pullikkari DD yude details vechu duplicate inu apply cheythu. DD details kayyil undayirunnathu help aayi. Duplicate eduthu, application ayachu, samaadhanam. Poornamaayum samadhanamaayillengilum application ayachallo, athu samadhanamaayi. Pakshe evide poyi bini de paisa?
Randamathe anubhavam aayathu kondu, ithavana officile colleagues inte aduthu ee karyam discuss cheyyathirunnilla. DD nashtamayappo pullikkari sherikkum upset aayirunnirikkanam, officil ethumbozhum ee sangadam manassil undallo, angane athu colleagues umaayi share cheythu. Karyangal samsarichu samsarichu njaan athu kettu, anganeyaanu kooduthal details arinjathum, variety aayathu kondu ezhuthan thonniyathum.
Kurachu naalukalaayi hostel il ulla palarudeyum paisa nashtappedunnathaayi bini orkkunnundu. Ithippo randu thavana poyathu kondaaakam orupakshe bini ikkaryam purathu parayan thayyarayathum. Hostel il oru kutti recent aayi join cheythittundu. Fresher passed out aanu. Ernakulathu entho joli kittiyittu vannathaanu, athu kondu thanne kurachu paisa kayyil undayirunnuthaanum. Puthiya naattil alle, aavashyangal undakumallo ennu karuthikkanum.
(Idakku kurachoru gap vannu, athu kondu ormayil ninnu eduthaanu ezhuthunnathu, aashayam mathram ulkkolluka, thettiyittundengil shamikkuka.)
Sambhavichu ennu paranjal mathiyallo, aa kuttiyude ATM card kanaanilla. Enganeyaanennu ariyilla, enganeyo nashtappettirikkunnu! Puthiya aalayathu kondu thanne udane hostel il ullavarodu karyam paranju, kuttikkake tension um aayi, undavathirikkan tharamillallo. Thakka samayathu thanne oru hostel mate vannu paranju, pedikkanda bank il enikku parijayakkarundu, njaan vilichu aa card block cheyikkam ennu. Pedikkanonnumilla ennu paranju kuttiye aa hostel mate samadhanippikkanum sramichu.
Thalkkalathekku samadhanam aayi, athu kondu thanne officil pokam bakki pirake nokkam ennu vijarichu. Officil chennittum kuttikku manassinu swasthatha kittathe vannappol colleague paranjittu bank ilekku vilichu card block cheythittundo ennokke confirm cheyyan theerumanichu. Pakshe bank ilekku vilichappo angane oru information kittiyittilla ennum, athu kondu thanne card block cheythittilla ennum vivaram kitti. Ithengane sambhavichu? Angottu chodichathallayirunnu, ingottu vannau paranjathaayirunnallo bank il vilichu inform cheyyam ennu, ennittenthu patti?
Ithinidakku veettil vilichu karyangal ariyichirunnu aa kutti, athu kondu thanne aarokkeyo veettil ninnum varikayum cheythirunnu. Karyangal avarum anweshikkunnundayirunnu ennu venam karuthan. Bank il kooduthal anweshichappol, njettippichu kondu, kazhinja divasam aa kutti poyi paisa withdraw cheytha same ATM il ninno matto aaro 25000/- withdraw cheythittundennnu manassilaayi! ATM il paisa withdraw cheyyuka, ennu paranjaal password ariyavunna aaro aanu athu cheythathu ennu manassilakkamallo. Karyangalude pokku vechu enthokkeyo evideyokke cheenju naarunnundayirunnu. Aarkkanu kuttiyude ATM pin ariyavunnathu? Aarudeyengilum kayyil ATM card kodukkukayo matto cheythirunno? Thante kude sthiramaayo allatheyo aarengilum ATM il vararundo? Chinda aa vazhikku neengiyirunnirikkam...
Anganeyaayirikkam chilappo aa sambhavam manassilekku vannittundavuka. Ethanum divasangalkku munpu(thale aazhchayo matto aayirunnirikkam) oru hostel mate kurachu paisa kadam vangiyirunnu. Pathinaayiramo matto aayirunnu. Appo athu edukkanaayi aa kuttiyumaayi aanu ATM il poyathu. Avarum kude undayirunnu ATM il ninnum paisa edukkumbol. Athu kondu thanne athu nyaayamaaya reason aayirunnu aa hostel mate ine kurichu samshayikkan.
Ithu parayumbo Bini ortha oru karyam undu. Athinu kurachu naalukalkku munpu ee same hostel mate Biniyodu 10000 rupa kadam vangiyirunnu. Annu ATM il poyappo avarum undayirunnu kude. Enthayaalum Biniyude kudeavaru ATM il kayariyirunnilla ennu Bini orkkunnu. Bini smart alle.(ithu paranjappo Bini enne thallan varunnu. Bhagyathinu njaan veettil aayirunnu, ikkaryam confirm cheythathu iludeyum.) :) Alla, Bini smart allengil pinne oru pakshe aa hostel mate ine kude kayattillayirunno... Appo paranju vannathu, annu Bini ATM il ninnum 11500 rupa aanu withdraw cheythathu. Hostel mate inu 10000 koduthappo chodichu, enthinaanu 1500 kooduthal eduthathu ennu(sadharana gathiyil kadam vangunna oral angane chodikkumo! enthayaalum irikkatte). Athu exam fee adakkan DD edukkanaanennu Bini parayukayum cheythu. Pitte divasamo matto aanu, DD edukkan paisa nokkumbol athu kaananilla. Annu pakshe evideppoyathaakum paisa ennathine kurichu oru clue um undayirunnilla ketto.
Ithippo ee sahodariyude paisa nashtappettathumaayi bandappettaanu pazhaya anubhavam manassilekku vannathu. Randaaludeyum kude undayirunnathu same hostel mate!
Kooduthal kooduthal anweshichu varumbozhekkum ellarudeyum kannil oreyoral thanneyaayi culprit, aa hostel mate thanne. Ellam cherthu vayichal sambhavam ekadesham inganeyaanu...
Aadhyam paranja pole, kurachu naalukalaayi hostel il chilarudeyokke oronnokke kanathe pokunnundallo, thelivukal kittiyirunnumilla. Ithippo Binide 1500 poyi. Pinne eduthu vecha DD yum poyi. Churukkipparanjaal 3000 poyappozhaanu kakshi usharayathum. :) Ella sambavangalude pinnilum oru udheshamundallo Lokaika Nadhanu.
Appo, oru divasam nammude ee hostel mate inu paisa kku athyavashyam vannu, pullikkari nere chennu nammude fresher aaya kuttiydue aduthu chennu chodichu, 2000 rupa. Drithi pidichu irangan pokunna nammude fresher kutti, ennappinne ente kude ATM vare varamo enu chodichu. Ethirabhiprayam illathirunnathu kondu, nammude hostel mate vegam ready aayi, kude poyi. Ivideyaanu fresher kutti mistake kaanichathu. Orumaathirippetta ella ATM centre ilum kaanaam ottakku kayaru ennokke, pakshe pullikkari open minded aayathu kondaakaam nammudehostel mate ineyum kayaran anuvadichu. Paisa eduthu kodukkukayum cheythu. Orupakshe hostel mate inte kannukale fresher kutti sradhichu kaanilla ennu venam karuthaaaan, alla ATM il kayaran anuvadicha aalu kudeyulla aale samshayikkum ennu karuthendathillallo.
Ithinu ethanum divasangalkku sheshamaanu nammude fresher kuttide ATM card nashtappedunnathum. Thudarnnulla kurachu karyangal mukalil vayichallo. Ithrayum lakshanam vechu ini mattonnum nokkiyurukkan fresher kuttiyum kudeyullavarum thayyarayilla. Nere poyi, hostel mate inte aduthekku. Karyam paranju, paisa thirichu tharan aavashyappettu. As usual, hostel mate thurannu thanne thirichadichu, oru pakshe thaan arinjittu polumillatha sangathi enna nilayil thanne.
Avideyaanu frsher kutti oru trick irakkiyathu. Nammalokke kandu kaanum, ATM centres il camera undu, athu ella time ilum karyangal record cheythu kondirikkum. Ithaanu veppu. So, hostel mate inte munpil avaru thurannadichu, ini ningalkku rakshayilla, nina parayanda, camera yil ellam kandathaanu ennu. Athishayam enna pole, pullikkari thirichadichu, njaan eduthittonnum ille, pakshe njaan thannekkam ennu! :O Kadha kelkkunnavar athishayikkatte, inganeyum undo! Thaan edukkatha paisa mattullavar parayunna sthithikku thirichukoduthekkam ennu, thaan eduthittillengil kudi, athum 25000/-!!
Ithu kettappo ellavarkkum sandoshathekkal kooduthal deshyamaanu thonniyathu. Pinne onnundu, mosham cheythavar kooduthalum athu thurannu sammathikkarillallo. Aarokkeyo athinidayil aa hostel mate inte veettil complaint cheyyunna karyam paranjirunnu, paisa kittan vendi. Athinu avaru parupadi koduthathu, veettil parayaruthu ennayirunnu. Kaaranamaayi paranjathu, avaru Bangalore aanu ennanu veettukar karuthiyirikkunnathu ennu! Oru penkutti parayunna kaaryamaanennu ennu anu ivaru ee parayunnathine kurichu nammal kooduthal chindikkendathu. Oru penkutti ithra dhyryamo, thaan bangalore aanennu veettukarodu paranjittu ernakulathu vannu nilkkuka, avide joli ceyyuka! Oh, enikku aalojikkan budhimuttanu. Kaalaghattathinte difference aanu. Nammal kandu sheelichittillatha oronnokke kaanukayum kelkkukayum cheyyumbo ithalla ithinappuram nammal kelkkendi irikkunnu.
Nammal orkkenda oru sangathi enthanennu vechal, paisa aavashyam undennu paranjappo sahayikkan thayyaaraya oru kuttiyude thanne paisayaanu aa hostel mate adichu maattiyathu ennaanu(avaru sammathikkunnilla thaanaanu eduthathennu, ennalum lakshanam vechu avaru thanneyaanallo). Enganeyaa angane cheyyan pattuka?
Karyangal ithrayum aayappozhekkumokke avaru paisa thirichu tharan thayyaraayirunnu, pakshe appozhum parayunnathu njaan eduthathu kondu thirichu tharam ennalla ennanu njaan manassilakkunnathu. Pakshe Bini paranjathanusarichu, avaru avarude boy friend ine phone cheyyan spend cheyyunnathu thousands of indian rupees aanu. Ee kalyanathinodu parents inu thalparyam illathathu kondaanu avaru naattil pokathathennum naattil chennal vere kalyanam aalojikkum ennokkeyaanu ee hostel mate Biniyodokke paranjirikkunnathu ennanu njaan manassilakkunnathu. Athu kondu thanne ee paisa edutha kadha koodi veettil arinjaal aake prashnamaakum ennanu avaru parayunnathu. Oru penkuttiyalle ennorthu aa hostel ile ellarum parents inodu parayathe irikkam ennu theerumanichu ennanu kettathu. A bad decision from them... athu njaan Biniyodu thurannu parayukayum cheythu. Pakshe, paisa ethayalum poyi ini athum paranju veruthe edangerakan nadakkanda ennaanu Bini adakkamullavarude theerumanam ennanu njaan manassilakkiyathu.
Paisa gulf il ninnum boy friend ayachittundu athu kittumbol tharan ennokkeyaanu avaru paisa chodikkumbo marupadi koduthirunnathu. Pakshe avaru marupadi paranjirunna reethi kaanumbo nammalum onnu aalojichu pokum aa penkuttiyude perumaatta reethiye kurichu. Inganeyum aalkkaro? "Athey, paisa eduthittundengil thirichu tharum. Kooduthal karyamonnum anweshikkanda" enna mattilayirunnu avarude marupadi. Ithippo paisa eduthathu fresher kuttiyo athalla hostel mate o? alla avarude samsarathinte style kandal namukku thonnuka aa fresher kutti hostel mate paisayaanu eduthathennu. Adi kittathathinte kuravallathe vere entha avarkku...
Ippo ithinu thakka adi kittiyillengil naale avaru enthilokke chennu chaadum, enthokke cheyyum ennu namukku oohikkan pattillallo. Padikkumengil padikkatte ennu karuthi randu adi kodukkendathaayirunnu. Nammale kondu pattiyathu cheythu, thettu thiruthanaayi nammalkku pattunnathu cheythu ennu samadhanikkamayirunnu. Ithippo...
Oduvil enganeyokkeyo fresher kuttikku 25000 rupa thirichu kitti ennaanu ariyunnathu. Athu paavam. Pakshe Binide paisa appozhum air il thanne!
Ithinidayil hostel il aarudeyokkeyo oronnokke kaanathe poyathinte mattu kadhakal purathu varunnundayirunnu. Appo angane irikkumbo, ennu paranjaal, ellam onnu kalangi thelinju culprit aarannu ennokke thiricharinju irikkumbo, avarude veettil ariyikkanonnum pokanda ennokke karuthi irikkumbozhaanu oru sahodari ingane paranju varunnathu. "Alla, enthayaalum avaru oru penkuttiyalle. Appo nammal enthengilum cheythaalo parayan poyalo okke athu avarude future ine badhikkille" ennokkeyulla oru samsaram. Chila time il kodukkendathu ottayadikku kodukkunna sheelamaanu Binikku ullathenna enikku thonnunne. Pullikkari madichu ninnilla, ororuthareyaayi pont cheythittu paranju, "athey, dey ee kuttikku ithra rupa poyi, aa kutti ithra rupa poyi, enikku ithra rupa poyi ..." angane angane. Pinne aa sahodari onnum parayan poyilla ketto. Pakshe sathyathil chiri vannathu athu kazhinju mattoru divasam the same sahodari vannappozhaanu. Pullikkari Biniyodu parayukayaanu, "Bini sorry, ente oru 500 rupa kaanaanilla" ennu. :)
Oru lunch break kazhinjaayirunnu ithu samsarichu kodirunnathe, officil vechu. Samsaram kazhiyarayappo njaan oru samshayam chodichu Biniyodu. Alla, iniyippo aarudeyengilum paisa poyittundengil athine kurichu kooduthal aalojichu budhimuttenda karyam illallo alle. Athumalla, evideyengilum paisa enganum sookshichu vechittundengil athu thiranju pokan nilkkanda ketto. Athu orupakshe evide ethiyittundakum ennu Padachavanallathe aarkka parayan kazhiyuka!
Churukkipparanjaal, anya naadukalil ninnum ernakulam poleyulla oru fast developing town il vannu joli cheyyumbo koode thamasikkunnavareyokke vishwasikkumbo onnu randu moonnu vattamokke anweshikkunnathum aalojikkunnathum nallathaanu. Prathyekichu financial dealing nadathumbo kurachadhikam sradhichal pinne edangerakendi varilla. Alle Bini... alle nammude fresher kutti... alle nammude kaashu poya mattu sahodarangale... Enthayaalum inganathe oru paadam padippikkanaayi Padachavan paranju vitta aa hostel mate ippo evideyaano aavo. Anweshichappo kooduthal vivaram onnum illa ennanu Bini paranjathu. Ethayaalum onnu chennu kandu kushalaanweshanam nadathaan pullikkari orukkamalla thanne. :)
Ithokke ingane irikkatte. Appo athinidakku Bini paranja oru sangathiyundu, enthaanennu vechal nammude ee hostel mate Binikku oru 10000 rupa kodukkanullathu ormayundo? Ormayillengil kurachu pinnilekku maari vayichu nokkiyaal orma vannekkum. Appo aa paisa thirichu kodukkan vendiyaayirunnu pullikkari nammude fresher kuttiyude paisa adichu maattiyathu ennu. Ithu parayumbo Bini chirikkukayaayirunnu, valiya moshamillatha oru pottichiri. Kettu ninna njangal kurachu colleagures um ariyathe chirichu poyi. Enthaa kadha!
