15 - Love

15 – Love ashi shevatchi match jinkun mee racket laa cover ghaalnaar tevdhyaat teecha as usual upadesh aala, “ Serve kelyaavar, maage nako yeuss…maajha view block hoto!!!”

Aata kaai mhanaava yaa mulilaa…karnatak chyaa team laa aamhi kachha khalla hotaa, aani quarters madhe gelo hoto…kuthech chuk zaali asa malaa vaatat navhta aani hee mhante tichaa view block zaala…

Tilaa kaahich bolu shakat navhto, U/16 chi state level champion hoti aani gelyaa kiti tari varshaan paasun National Level tournaments gaajvat aali hoti, teechya samor mee ekdam bachcha hoto, pahilyaanda state level finals madhe pohochlelaa aani mhanun eethe National level laa chance milaalelaa…Vayaane maajhya evdhich asli tar maajhi senior hoti mhanun mee tichya shi argue naahi kela, pan aaj maatra malaa raag aala hotaa,

“Flawless” asa aamche coach mhanaale hote…aani Hee..Aso…

Me fakt “Hmm” mhatle aani baaher padlo, javalach aamchyaa rooms hotyaa, tithe jaaun zaraa aaram karnaar hoto tevhdyaat heechi haak aiku aali..

Me valun baghitla tar tee palat palat yet hoti, Malaa vaatla punhaa kaahitari bolni khaavi laagnaar…Me thaamblo..

“ Kaai re, partner saathi thaambta yet naahi kaa tulaa??” tichyaa yaa prashnaa ne mee zaraa aashcharyachakit zaalo..Tar heene finally malaa heecha partner maanla…Maagchya teen games madhe tee mala purn pane over shadow karat hoti, pan aaz me thodaa saras hoto teechya peksha he tila jaanavla asel bahutek..

Pan tee tashich hoti, mhanun malaa teecha azun raag yaaichaa…Court var ekdum vegli, as if malaa olkhatach naahi aani court chyaa baaher...ashi, ekdum maskari kaai karaaichi, goad goad kaai bolaaichi, saglyaana faar aavdaaichi…Malaa Sodun…

Te sarvatra asaaichi, aamchya team chi STAR hoti tee aani mhanunach kuthe tari aamchyaat ek EGO clash chaaluch asaaichaa. Maajhya shi tee asa goad goad bolaailaa laagli ki tee maajhya solid dokyaat jaaichi pan kon bolnaar??????

Tyaach sandhyaakali practice chyaa veli, mee bharpur chukaa karat hoto, ek suddha smash palikade jaat navhtaa…tar sahaj ek tomnaa mhanun tee samor khelat aslelyaa Nupur laa mhanaali, “Aaga Nupur tu yaa side laa ye, siddhesh che smashes kaai tumchyaa paryant pohochnaar naahit”

This was the limit, Me saral court chyaa baaher padlo aani eka khurchi var jaaun baslo, game tasaach ardhaa sodun…

She never cared a damn. Raatri jevnaat hee maajha laksha navhta, heene yeun majhya plate madhe ek POLI taakli…Me solid vaitaaglo..aata hilaa dose dyaaichaach, tilaa mhatla, “ I’m sorry pan malaa tujhyaa saarkha don don chehre gheun firtaa yet naahi, I cant pretend to be nice aani lagech dusryaa kshani I cant be as rude as you are..”

Aani lahaan mula saarkha mee tithun nighun gelo…

Aamchya mess chyaa baaher ekaa bench var mee baslelo...masta thandi hoti aani tyaat sunder chaandana padlela, me sagla visrun udyaachyaa match cha vichaar karu laaglo..

“ Excuse me, can we talk??????” yaa prashnaane mee bhaanavar aalo…

"Yes of course...” kahi zaala tari hila sorry mhanaaicha naahi, asa tharavunach mee zaraa saraklo. Tee mhanaali, “ tulaa maahitey tujhaa problem kaay aahe???????” As if I was interested...

“ Tujhyaat aani maajhyat evdhaach farak aahe, kee Tu tujhaa game Off the Court carry kartos aani mee toh teethech thevte, Me jevha game khelte tevha fakta game khelte, aani tyaacha off court ajibaat vichaar naahi karat, Kadhi tari try kar..jamel tulaa, Anyway Cricket aani Badminton madhe farak aahe, tumhi akraa zana astaa, ekhaada dusryaashi naahi bolla tari chaalta, pan eethe don partners ni ek mekaana gheunach khelaaicha asta..

Mee eka mulila mhatlela pahila…Sorry!!!!

Quarters laa Hyderabad, Semis laa Assam aani finals laa Delhi laa aksharsha Lolavlaa aamhi…Tyaa varshi che aamhi Mixed Doubles Champions hoto aani ek mekaanche BEST FRIENDS…

Tilaa Aparna Popat vhaaicha hota aani mala Sachin Tendulkar, ya varun aamchaa vaad chaalaaichaa…

Tournament sampli, aamhi aapaaplya ghari nighaalo, Nashik aani Mumbai ek mekaan saathi tasa laambach hota, mhanun punha kadhi bhetu yaachi guarantee navhti.. aani ek mekaanche fone number maagnyaa eetke aamhi Bold navhto, Me tar mulich navhto…

Pan teech mhanaali“ Arre pudhchyaa varshi U/19 laa bhetuch kee aani hopefully aapan doghech partners asu, I wont play without you, kalla????????” Shevatchi line keeti tari varsha ugich maajhya lakshaat rahili

Malaa naahi jamlaa tya nanter, I started focusing on cricket seriously pan tichi aathvan yet rahili, tyaachya pudhchyaa varshi Nupur geli hoti U/19 laa, pan Supriyaa tya varshi quarters laach baaher geli.. Pan eka match madhe tee tichyaa partner laa oradtaana chukun ‘Siddhesh’ mhanaali hoti he saglyaani aikla hota.

Vedi hoti tee, Infact Vedi aahe…Aayushyaat teene saglyaa goshti eka champion saarkhyaa kelya..

Mhanje, Mumbaieela shift zaali, Malaa kuthun tari orkut var shodhun kaadhla, Maajhya var bharpur prem kela, aani aata Champion saarkhich maajhya shi lagna karnaar aahe!!!

15 love….kee Love at 15????