It all started when I was 6,my parents had to transfer from Nandyal to Hyderabad.Does that mean I had to change my school?
"No,we will shift the school to Hyderabad."Dad said.
"We need a big Helicopter?"I asked with my exciting voice.
"Yes.Collect some money in you piggy bank."He said.
"Definitely."I started running..."I'm gonna a get a Helicopter.I'm gonna get a Helicopter."Yelling all the way.
Few days then.
We were in a new house in Hyderabad,little conjusted but it never distracted my joy.
So there I was in my new school.
It was good but t he punishment over there not only bothered me but also my parents.So,I had to change again in a month.
I was changed to another school in a span of year and this time I settled there for 5 long year.
I had another change and would you believe,I was there in the school only for 3 months and went to another school and for your surprise I moved to the old school where I stayed for 5 years.
'Am not joking now,I had another change the next year and this time I completed my school over there.
And for 11th and 12th I changed three colleges.I know it was a never ending process but for now I'am study in the same college for 3 years with 1 year remaining.
So there it started,I was never sitting in one place from my childhood.This insanity brought me to Araku alone.I started to Araku alone on a strange Frebruary night without informing anyone with some pocket money sac=vings with me.When I started I only knew the Highway which leads me to Vizag and I started walking through the highway and was asking for a lift (almost every vehicle coming around) for an hour and finally a Lorry picked me up.That was the second time,I travelled in a Lorry.The first was with my Dad,we were coming from Maharashtra.That was all the fun.
As soon I climbed up,he asked me "Where's your girl?"
(Wtf!?Do I look that way?)
"Aah,she sat rite beside me."I said.
"What?"He was shocked.
"Yeah,rite beside me."
He stopped the Lorry and asked me to get down.
"Brother,I was just joking....I'am not like the one you are thinking."I explained him.
"Don't dare to play such jokes in night times,especially with the one with a mini Ganesh statue in their vehicle."He said.
"I understand."I laughed.
"What's your name?"He asked.
"Nikhil.Your's?"
"Rajdeep singh."He said in a high pitched tone.
He had Bana on his head and a royal moustache.Typical Sikh.
We had a deep talk for hours and hours.HE lost his parents when he was 10 and all his relatives abused him for money their parents took from them.He had to work for hours to pay money and he never got to school after his parents died.He was the only one child to them but his cousins used to support him a lot in his bad times and they still do.
I said him all my story and he was like
"Thu paagal hein kya?(Are you insane?)."He bursted laughing.
"What now?"
"IT took me 40 long years to find a guy like you."
"I understand."I said.
"Where are you going now?"
"Araku."I said.
He stopped the Lorry again.
"There's no devil this time."I said.
"Yeah,I have a tummy full of devils."He said.
Salim bhai of the Khalil dhaba was all the fun.He talked even with tables and chairs when noone talks to him.
He was like "One day I will break all your legs,boil them,freeze them and then eat them.This way I can teach you a lesson and you will move when other's come your way."I laughed so hard I felt my stomach in my mouth.He was even dancing when we were leaving.
I lept for a while and the Lorry stopeed.Singh sahab woke me up.
"Grab another Lorry which goes towards right."He said.
"Anything wrong?"I asked.
"'am going somewhere North."He said.
I was sad hearing this but you have to let go to move on.We moved down.He hugged me and we both exchanged our phone numbers."Call me at each and every point you get down."He said.
"Okay."I said laughing.
"Jumma ko chumma dena bhulna math(DOn;t forget to kiss your girl)."He said.
I ran laughing.
I was excited but for now I took a bus,a little cutting from my pocket money savings and every one were asleep all the night and early morning I reached Visakapatnam.I went to a hotel and had my breakfast and the waiter over there was so rude that he merely spoke to me when I was trying to interact with him.I came out having my breakfast and I couldn't stop myself to give a poor child a cash of 100 feom my savings and very less was remaining and there was a doubt of having money for the return trip. I used the same way,I mean choosing a lorry and there I was at Araku.It took me 2 days and I forgot all the hardwork I've gone through when I was there.
I know,there's no need of explaining the beauty of Araku.
After a 2 days stay in the greenary,I slept on the roads and hills for these 2 nights and the third day evening I made a move to home and when I reached Vizag all my money was finished.I was walking all the way on the highway and guess what,for my surprise a Lorry stopped beside me.
"OOhhhoooy Phatte.phir milgaye na hum.(We met again brother.)."Yo!It was the same Singh sahab.
I hugged him tight.
"You are my Lord."I was on my knees and joined my two hands infront of him.
"I know you have no money.Let's go now."He pulled me into the Lorry."
We shared laughs and again stopped at the same dhaba and this time Salim bhai was all mad and we had deep chat for hours and we shared our numbers with him.
We were back to Hyderabad and I took Singh to my home.
After a long class of almost 3 hours my parents finally asked who he actually was.
This was my story and happiness is when you know Singh now cleared all his debts,had his own house with a beautiful family with two naughty kids.I met his family recently and Salim bhai was going to get married.