Behaviour change

This is a story of my childhood friend Amisha, Girl from the middle class family with attractive looks. Her mother was a teacher in some school and believed in discipline. Amisha used to have jet black hair up to midback length with curvy figure. Half of the class used to have a crush on her. We were quite close friends at that time. A new girl came to our class in 6th standard. She was very quite and introvert. Amisha used to make fun of her all the time. After diwali vacation that year when school reopened , the new girl came to the class with the bald head!!! Everyone was surprised but not Alisha. She started spreading rumors about that girl having affairs with many boys and so her parents punished her with bald head and more. That girl was teased by the whole class and soon stopped coming to school. Principal when knew about the incident, called up Amisha’s parents to tell them about their daughter’s behaviour. When her mom knew the real reason behind the new GiGirl bald head she felt ashamed of her morals and decided to teach Amisha a lesson. It was already time for Amisha to get her hair done just like every six months. Her mom took the opportunity and accompanied her to the parlor this time. After completing the previous appointment, parlor girl Deny called up the Amisha to the chair. Her mom told the Deny to make her hair short. It was a radical change for a girl who used to have feather cut midback hair. After initial arguments Amisha agreed to her mom to have it till shoulders and not more. Deny reinforced the fact that it’s very hot outside and she is in good hands. Deny turned Amisha away from the mirror as she prepared her equipments. Amisha didn’t know what was to follow. Deny tied her pony back and in smooth motion “scchhh” cut it right across with the scissors. It was already shoulder length when her mom ordered”Go shorter”. Deny asked how much . Mother replied so short enough that she remembers for her life. Alisha didn’t understand why her mother was making her do that but she didn’t have a choice. Deny put the scissors back on the counter and picked up clippers hanging by the drawer. She removed the guard, bent Amisha’s head down and started from behind. Amisha thought she might be getting pixie cut but she started to shiver as clippers started climbing higher and higher and cool breeze started to feel on the nape. She started sobbing but in vein because ship was already sailed. She watched the massacre as her hair started falling in her lap. When she had sobbed enough than only her mother told her that the girl she was making fun of was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and she was already depressed when you ruined her life with comments. Amisha didn’t know how to react and said sorry to her mom. She also agreed to visit that girl and ask for forgiveness. Deny on the other side cleaned up stubble left on her head to complete zero headshave. When Amisha saw herself in the mirror she realized how hard it is to accept such a head shave. But finally she walked out of the parlor without being sad with her mother and she did come to the school without covering her head in support of the new girl.

Divya at Thiruttani

My name is Divya. I am 25 year old. I have long hair to below my hip. I got married 8 months back. My husband had a vow that if our marriage goes well, he will offer his hair at Tiruthani Murugan temple. So two days back he remembered the vow and informed me and his parents that he wants to go and offer his hair. So we both planned to go to the temple to complete the vow. Yesterday afternoon after work we started from Chennai and reached the hill temple by 3 pm. We went to backside of the temple where tonsure hall is there. It was almost empty with only two pilgrims getting their hair tonsured. He went and got the token and half blade. To our surprise, he was assigned to a lady barber for tonsure. He removed his shirt and sat in front of the barber. The lady started pouring water on his head and massaged his hair, moustache and beard nicely as the hair growth was very thick. Once done with massaging, she changed the blade in the razor. She bent his head and started shaving from the middle of the head. Slowly, a bald white patch started appearing on his head. Some unknown feeling was aroused in me on seeing the movement of the razor on his head. One young lady suddenly entered with a man. I thought the man was going to get tonsured. To my surprise the girl sat in front of the barber and told the barber ‘mottai adinga (shave the hair)’. I was shocked as the girl had the same length of hair as mine – nicely plaited with flowers upto almost 3/4 of the hair length. The barber asked the lady to release her hair and remove the flowers. But the lady requested him to shave as it is without removing the braid and flowers. Then the barber started to pour water on her head and massaged nicely till it got fully drenched. After changing the razor he bent her head and started shaving slowly and nicely. The girl started to enjoy the head shave with a smiling face without crying. The barber asked her to turn and sit and started shaving on the backside. This scene made me to think ‘why don’t even I shave my head to get that experience?’ But I was a little scared thinking how will I look and how I will face everyone in bald head. In the meantime my husband’s tonsure was over and he got up with a smooth shiny head. I helped him to clean and touched his bald head. It was damn smooth. He went for bath. I was waiting near the tonsure hall to watch the girl’s head shave. In no time, she became completely bald. The barber asked her to get up. But she turned around and asked him to pour water and shave once again. The barber obliged and did the reverse shave after wetting her head again. The girl touched her bald head and felt happy. She paid the barber tips and did namaskaram for him. She came out by rubbing her bald head like anything and went for bath with a smiling face. Seeing the girl’s happiness, I decided that I will also get my head shaved right away. As soon as my husband came out from bath I told him that I want to shave my hair. He asked me ‘are you joking?’ I told him I am serious. He said ‘you have very long hair’. I said ‘I don’t care. It is difficult to maintain this much long hair. I want a change’. He told ‘ok, it is your wish’. Then we again went inside the tonsure hall and collected the token and blade for the tonsure. I was assigned to a male barber. I went and sat in front of the barber. He asked ‘three cuts?’ I replied ‘mudi erakunum (head shave)’. As my hair was already loose with only a hair clip, he removed it and started pouring water nicely and massaged. He was very rough in massaging my hair. He poured more and more water as my hair was thick. My salwar got fully drenched. After massaging he took rubber band to put plaits. But I asked him to shave the loose hair. He told ok. He changed the blade in the razor and asked me to bend my head and pray to God. I obliged and bent my head by telling muruganukku arogara. Suddenly I felt a pressure on my head which was from the barber’s hand. He kept the razor on my head and started shaving. The scrch scrhc sound of the razor brought an unknown feeling in me. Slowly my hair started falling in my lap. He turned my head to the right and shaved on my left side and repeated the same on the right side. Then he asked me to turn and shaved the remaining hair on my back side. My husband was standing and smiling at me. I felt very shy. The barber told mottai (headshave) is complete and to get up. I touched my head and felt it was rough. I asked him to shave once again. He poured water and did the reverse shave. Once I felt it was smooth I got up by dusting away the hair on my lap and my dress. My husband helped me to dust away the hair on me and enjoyed touching my smooth shiny head. Then I headed for bath. I wanted to see my bald head in mirror. But there was no mirror. I took bath and changed into a pattu saree. When I came out I saw my husband was getting sandal-paste applied on his head by an old lady who was applying chandanam for devotees who shave their heads near the tonsure hall. She also put pattai with the wet vibuthi. As soon as my husband saw me he asked whether we can go to the temple. I told him even I want to apply sandal-paste on my head. The old lady asked me to sit down and started to apply the sandal-paste on my head. The chillness of the sandal brought a new feeling in me. There was a mirror on the side of her stand. Immediately I took it and saw myself in it. I couldn’t recognize myself. My husband made fun of me. I applied kungumam on my shaved forehead area. Then we went to temple and had a very good darsanam of Lord Murugan and returned to Chennai. My neighbours got shocked by seeing my freshly shaved head with sandal paste and questioned me. I told them that we both had a vow before marriage. So we shaved our head. They praised my bald head and my boldness.

Sneha nightmare-2

Swati knew she had 2 more hours to enjoy her slave and called another maid who was her friend and was previously working in the same house and hated both Shobha and Sneha. When Rani ( the other maid) arrived and looked at Sneha she started laughing loudly and mocked her. Sneha still had both her ponytails in her mouth and was crying. Swati and Rani stripped Sneha completely and started touching her breasts and her pussy. Rani then took off her and Swati's pants and asked Sneha to remove the pigtails and lick them. They enjoyed tormenting her for an hour then Swati stuck chewing gum on some hair that were on the floor and asked Sneha to sweep the hair on the floor with her pigtails. Sneha held her pigtails in her hand and started to bend down to sweep the hair but Rani stopped her and said not with your hand but with your mouth. Sneha cleaned everything while crying. When it was all done Swati took Sneha in the bathroom and cleaned her face she did a fine work with the light makeup kit. When she was done it didn't look like Sneha was slapped numerous times. Swati warned Sneha and told her if she opens up her mouth next time the torture will be more humiliating. With that the doorbell rang and she went to see who it was. It was Rahul who had just returned. Swati left and told Rahul her sister wasn't well and she shouldn't disturb her. With that Swati left and said she will return at her normal time tomorrow. Shobha came home she found her daughter and was shocked to see how awful she looked. She asked what happened and Sneha told her mother the story Swati suggested. Shobha wasn't convinced but hugged her daughter and told her don't worry I will help you with your hair and it will grow back even stronger. Shobha still had doubts in her mind and decided she needs to investigate about what happened. She called Swati and asked what had happened Swati told the same story. Sneha didn't knew her humiliation and Swati's triumph wasn't over. Not knowing about the events that took place Shobha asked if Swati could get Sneha's ueven hair fixed. Shobha gave Swati some money and the keys of Sneha’s scooty and asked her if she can take her to a salon and get her hair fixed as both Shobha and her husband had to go to Sneha’s uncle’s house as he wasn’t well and was to get admitted in a hospital. Shobha also asked Swati if she could stay for next few days as both she and her husband might have to stay away for a few days, she said we will take Rahul with us so you don’t have to manage much just cook something for yourself and Sneha. Swati was really happy from inside but didn’t want to show it. She said she will stay for a few days and help. After that she grabbed Sneha who was covering her head with a scarfand took her downstairs both of them left the apartment building and Swati stopped a for a minute she took away Sneha’s scarf and said you will have to go like this then she called Rani and asked her to meet in the market. Sneha didn’t understand there wasn’t any good hair salons situated in the market but she knew if she said anything she will get punished. Swati scrolled around until she finally saw Rani who had perfectly placed herself in-front of a street barber. Swati asked Sneha to get into the chair that was placed. She was shocked to see this, the barber looked like a pervert he had only one chair and small mirror hanging on the wall. The little shop was situated in the middle of the market where a lot of people mainly from the lower middle class would pass by and look at her. When she sat in the chair the barber pulled a while cloth and draped it around Sneha. He asked how was he supposed to cut the hair but before anyone said anything Swati pooped up and showed him the scalped parts of Sneha’s head he told her to cut it to a short boy cut. Swati told him she should look like a boy. The barber nodded his head and started cutting Sneha’s hair. In about 10-15 minutes he was done Sneha looked at herself in the tiny mirror and her eyes welled up with tears. She did look like a boy, the barber enjoyed cutting the hair so much that he cut her hair in a tight crewcut with the sides and back scalped and the top with less than inch. Both Swati and Rani started rubbing their hands on Sneha’s head and laughed. Swati told the barbed to shave Sneha’s face. He happily agreed and shaved her face. Swati took Sneha home when they reached the guard on the main door of the apartment building gave Swati the keys to the house and told everyone had already left. Both of them went upstairs, Sneha though the misery was finally over but had no idea what was going to happen to her in the coming days.

Sneha nightmare-1

Shobha and her husband were living in a quite society in India they had 2 children their beautiful daughter sneha (17) and their son Rahul (11). Shobha had long beautiful hair which hung to her butt and she loved it. She took care of her as well as her daughter's hair. She urged Sneha to grow her hair since she was a child. Sneha's hair hung to her waist. It was thick and beautiful like her mother's. She loved her hair and so did her mother. Shobha needed a house maid who can babysit her children all day while she was out with her friends or for work so she hired Swati who was 21 and had previously worked in their society. They hired her as she had good references from her previous employers. Swati too had beautiful knee length hair it was really thick, straight and was something to look at. On her first day at work she saw how much Shobha and Sneha loved their hair and how proud they were of it. She decided to mark her territory as she also was really proud of her hair and always wanted to show it off in-front of others. So, on her 2nd day she went to work with her hair open she had shampooed and conditioned her hair so it looks more beautiful. Both Shobha and Sneha instantly looked at her hair and got jealous. Swati sensed it and was happy about it she showed off her hair. She use to come to work every day with open hair and at times used to comment about her hair being more beautiful than both Shobha and her daughter’s. Both Shobha and Sneha hated her but they had no other choice because there weren't any good maids. The job was easy for Swati she came to work at 8 and left at 6 some days 6:30. Both Shobha and her husband use to leave home at 9 and come back after 7. The children were at school till 1:30 and Swati finished her work till 2 which gave her enough time to rest. Swati knew she had full control of the house from 9 till 6 that she got really comfortable working at Shobha's. Both children had a tuition teacher who came at 2 every day and both children were taught till 3:30. Swati took that time and started sneaking in Shoha’s bathroom and use her expensive shampoos, equipment and at times her expensive clothes. This story is of one fateful day both children came from school ate lunch and their tutor came. Swati knew both her children will be stuck with their tutions and she was free to help herself out with Shobha’s stuff. She went to the bathroom and washed her hair then she dried with Shobha’s expensive hair dryer and wore a really expensive dress that Shobha had recently bought just a day before and forgot to keep it in her closet. Little did she know the children's tutor came to tell them he won't be able to teach them for more than 30 minutes today and he went off so did Rahul who wanted to go and play with his friends. Sneha closed the main door of her house and looked for Swati she could hear some sort of sound coming from her mother's room and she went to check where she found Swati was straightening her hair with her mother’s hair straightener and wore her mother's new dress. Sneha started yelling at Swati when and said “yeh kya kar rahi ho tum, tumne kisse puch kar meri mummy ka saman use kiya, tum janti bhi ho yeh sab kitna mehnga hai. Meri mummy ke kapde abhi uttaro salli kutiya main abhi mummy ko phone kar ke batati hu aaj toh tumhai shamat hai ruko bas tum” (what the hell are you doing, who gave you permission to use my mother’s stuff. Do you even know how expensive these things are you bitch. Wait I will call my mom now and tell her everything and you will get a good punishment today). When Swati saw Shena she was shocked and dropped the hair straightener. It broke making Sneha angrier. She was now yelling more loudly and called Swati a fucking whore. Sneha took out her mobile phone but Swati got up from Shoba’s dresser and snatched the phone away from Sneha. Sneha tried to grab Swati by her hair to get her phone back but Swati pushed her and slapped her quite fiercely. Sneha was shocked she never though Swati would do that. Her eyes filled with tears but she got herself up and tried pushing Swati to her surprise Swati slapped her again. Swati was quite stronger than Sneha and she knew the girl had no power over her. She grabbed Sneha by her ponytail and dragged her to her room. Where, she slapped sneha a few more times. She asked sneha to sit on the dressing chair. It was swati's turn to yell. She said “ kya kaha tune tu mujhe sajaa dilwayegi meri complain karegi apni maa se haa tu karegi saali aaj ruk ja tujhe ach sabak sikhati huu fir tu bheek mangegi mujhse ruk tu” (you little bitch, you'll tell your mother about this and get me punished. Today I will teach you a lesson so bad that you will you will beg for mercy). After that she opened Sneha's ponytail and grabbed her hairbrush. Sneha tried asking what she was doing but Swati slapped her again this slap was harder than the others. Swati said just sit still and I will do what I want. Swati brushed sneha's hair and made two pigtails. She had full control over Sneha and she knew she can do whatever she wants with her. Next she asked Sneha to open her mouth. Sneha hesitated but opened a mouth because she feared Swati will slap her again. Swati then grabbed a dirty sock from the toilet and pushed it into Sneha's mouth. Sneha looked at herself with tears in her eyes. She was sitting at her own dresser where she use to sit every day and comb her hair. Right now she was beaten up and had a dirty sock in her mouth and was completely humiliated but didn't know what was going to happen to her next. Soon she realised Swati was coming back. She saw that Swati had kitchen scissors in her hand and had a very wicked grin on her face. She slowly walked towards Sneha opening and closing the shears. She said I'm going to do something to you that you'll never forget. With that she grabbed one of Sneha's pigtails and said you call this mop of hair beautiful huh and threw her own hair to sneha's face. This is what you call beautiful hair not what you and your whore mother have. She grabbed her hair and took it away from Sneha. It's time for a haircut little bitch she said and started cutting her pigtail. It took her 5 minutes as Sneha's hair was thick but soon had detached her pigtail. She stood in-front of Sneha with her tail. She held it like a trophy swinging it in-front of Shena. She pulled the sock out of her mouth and asked how do you look now you little brat. Sneha was in tears and didn't say anything Swati then asked her to open her mouth again and this time she put the chopped ponytail in a way that the chopped part was in sneha's mouth and the other part hung from her mouth. She laughed at Sneha and asked her to chew her ponytail. While Sneha was doing this Swati took some pictures from her phone. Swati said it's now turn for the other one. With that Swati grabbed the other tail and started cutting it. In a few moment she had both her pigtails scrunched off her head. She asked sneha to open her mouth again and stuffed both ponytails in her mouth. Swati took some more pictures and then started to chop Sneha's hair which was now a few inches past her neck. She chopped a part of sneha's sides to her scalp and stopped. Sneha now looked awful she had uneven hair all around. Both her sides were chopped to the scalp and the other parts had hair which looked quite uneven as the hair on the back was a little past her neck and was still longish on top, some parts of her sides had hair and a part on both sides were chopped to scalp. Swati stood at the back looking at her work. Swati then went in-front of Sneha and slapped her again. Sneha still had both her pigtails in her mouth she was crying even more now looking at herself in the mirror. Swati told Sneha when your mother returns you will tell her you were eating gum and watching TV but it got so boring that you slept and when you woke up the gum was tuck to your hair on both your sides. I helped you, we tried every possible way to remove the gum from your hair other than cutting it but with no option left you finally decided it needed to be cut and asked me to do so. She said if you say anything other than what I told you your mother will fire me and won't be able to do anything more than that. But I will get both of you kidnapped and permanently shave your and your mother's hair and my boyfriend will rape both of you. With that she slapped Sneha again and asked her to repeat what she said. Sneha repeated it but quite slowly and Swati slapped her again.

Snehal headshave -1

This is my first attempt at writing a story that is inspired by a real incident. My name is snehal I come from a Maharashtrian family born and brought up in Pune. My dad works in MNC and my mom is a housewife I have two younger siblings Shruti who is 2 years younger than me and Shreyash who is 4 years younger. I met the love of my life Karthik in my MBA course. He came to Pune for his masters from Chennai. Karthik was quite handsome and smart. We got to know each other when we participated in our college’s annual fest and slowly started dating each other. By the time our MBA got over we both got our first job in Pune I got placed in TCS as an HR and he got placed in HDFC Bank. Then we decided to tell our parents about our relationship. My parents were not happy about this as they wanted me to marry a Maharashtrian boy but eventually, they agreed when they met Karthik. Karthik had also told their parents on-call he wanted them to meet a girl who he wanted to marry. His mother asked him if she was from our caste? He said no she is Maharashtrian. After that, they speak in Tamil which I didn’t understand but by the expression of Karthik, I could sense that I was not getting accepted. after the phone call, I asked him what his mother said he told she is not ready. after hearing that I got really upset but he told me don’t worry he will convince them and suggested we should visit them in Chennai. After a few days, he called me and said his mother has agreed to meet me so he is booking a ticket for both of us to Chennai. So next Saturday we took the flight to Chennai I was quite happy to meet his parents. once we reached Chennai he dropped me in a hotel which he had booked for me to freshen up and changed my clothes and went to his house. I took a bath changed my t-shirt and jeans and wore a red saree and did light makeup and hair. I was in two minds that should I tie a pony or keep my hair open then finally I decided to keep my hair open which reached my waistline. After a few hours he came to pick me in his dad’s car and we went to Karthik house. He introduced me to his family his father is govt employee and his mother is the principal in high school. he has two brothers elder one is Vijay who is married to a beautiful woman Ashwini they have a 2-year-old cute daughter Avya. Younger brother is Vivek who is in last year engineering. I thought their family will be very strict but his family was very sweet they loved me her mother asked that can I cook ? and I said yes but only Maharashtrian food she smiled said it’s ok we will teach you our food then she said our tradition is quite different from yours will you accept our customs and traditions I said yes of course then we had dinner together and his father took my father’s number to talk to him and discuss further marriage arrangements. Karthik dropped me back at my hotel and we were very happy that finally, both families agreed. The next day I got a call from Karthik that her mother want to meet me I said ok. Karthik her mother and sister in law came to my hotel room Karthik was quite angry and disturbed so I asked him why are you so upset then her mother said I came here to discuss a very important thing with you snehal after hearing this you might reject this marriage I want you to know before marriage that we have a tradition of groom and bride shaving their head in our native temple after marriage and also once in a five years everyone gets their head shave in Tirumala, will you able to do it? I got the biggest shock of my life I loved my waist-length hair I spend so much time and money on that inexpensive salons and spas now this lady who would be my future mother-in-law wants me to get rid of that. I looked at Karthik and asked did he knew abt this tradition before? He looked at his mother and said Amma she is not from our caste they don’t have such tradition there please don’t do this to her. His mother said so what she will be one of us after marriage and should know and follow our tradition and customs dint your sister in law did it after her marriage. It’s a small sacrifice for a good married life ahead. Then she turn to me and said think about it snehal I know it’s tough for young modern lady like you but I want my daughter in laws to follow this tradition.Once you make your mind then only we will further discuss marriage with your family. I was in a state of shock I said Amma I need time to think about this and then she replied don’t worry take your time we will leave now, Karthik you drop snehal at the airport we will take uber. We had a big fight over this in-car I said why dint you inform me this before then he said he taught that as you are not from our caste so Amma won’t make you do that. I said I don’t know I need to think on this. Once I came back to pune Karthik stayed with his parents and then he returned back to pune after a week.my parents asked me how was your Chennai trip I said all good but we need some time to think about our marriage. I haven’t talked to him after coming back from Chennai. I was not picking up his calls and was really angry with him for putting me in this situation I really loved him but dint want to shave my head. After two weeks he got upset on my behaviour and sent me a WhatsApp message “Snehal I loved you but sorry for putting you in a situation where you want to choose between Me and your hair and it seems you loved your hair more than me and its not your fault I can understand that but I can’t go against my family so I think we don’t have any future. This will be my last message to you henceforth I wont disturb you and will cherish every moment spent with you❤️ Stay Happy ? Bye” After reading this I started crying my mother looked at me asked snehal what happened? Is everything fine with you and Karthik you really seems to be upset from last two weeks. Then I told my mom everything about Karthik’s mother condition for marriage. My mom smiled and said I know snehal it’s a big decision for you but hair is not your beauty it’s your heart. So don’t give much importance to your hair it will grow back but you won’t get a boy like Karthik. Nowadays many women donate their hair. so think twice before losing a guy like Karthik for your hair. I wanted to spend my life with Karthik so I called him said I am sorry I want to meet you and I am ready. He came to my house we hugged each other and he said snehal I love you unconditionally with hair without hair its you I want to spent life with not your beauty.Then he informed his mother that snehal is ready . Our parents discussed our marriage it was fixed after three months in Chennai and our head shave ceremony in his native village was fixed 4 days after marriage. I was shocked so early after marriage they will get my head shave. I requested Amma can you postpone head shaving as I don’t want to go on a honeymoon with a bald head. Amma said sorry I can understand your concern but we don’t have a good day for the next 6 months so we have to do it on that day only. Ashwini Anni told me don’t worry snehal in four months you will have boy cut hair then you can go on honeymoon if you want or you can go with a bald head also. I and Karthik decided to go after four months. Our entire family and relatives came to Chennai for marriage. One day before marriage I went to a salon with my sister for a hair spa and my sister was teasing me tai why are you wasting money on this you won’t have hair in a few days I said shut up let me pamper my hair for last time I don’t know when I will be able to do it again. So I got my hair trimmed and got hair spa. We got trough our marriage ceremony next day and now I was Karthik’s wife.once our marriage was done Amma and and ashwini anni started preparing for native village function where me and Karthik would get our head shaved. One day before the ceremony we traveled to karthik’s native village which was around 2 hour drive from Chennai. My family also joined us for this ceremony.kunal was teasing me tai you will look funny without hair. My mom said him to keep quiet and told me its ok snehal don’t think about head shave think about your are now married to a guy who you loved.That diverted my mind a bit from head shave.We reached karthik’s ancestral house in village there were lot his relatives already present. A night before I was talking with Karthik on the terrace the amma and Ashwini Anni came and gave me a gold nose ring. I said but I have not pierced my nose then Ashwini Anni said tomorrow they will do it. Amma said don’t worry it won’t pain they are experts. I said ok They both went away and karthik held my hands said don’t worry you will look hot with bald head don’t know about me.I replied you will look like cartoon and we had laugh and then went to sleep. The next morning we woke up from the knock on the door it was amma with one house help carrying tea and some clothes. she said hurry up you both are still sleeping, snehal wash your hair properly today wear this saree.it was a red colour saree. And for you, Karthik wears this dhoti and shirt and get ready I have a lot of work pending. snehal I will send Ashwini to get you ready. Come down by 9 am. Karthik hugged me and asked are you ready for the big change? I was quite nervous I said yes he went down. I got bath washed my hair for last time then wore a saree by the time Ashwini Anni came and asked ready for the big day I said yes so Anni said come sit I will braid your hair. She braid my hair put some flower in that and did little makeup. We went to their native temple and there was already 1 barber sitting there removing his tools from his bag. Amma came to me said snehal you go first I had 1000 butterflies in my stomach as I saw my family standing and smiling I went to my mom and hugged her she said go ahead snehal you doing it for your new family. I went and sat in front of the barber the Ashwini Anni came said something to the barber in Tamil after that he removed the flower from my hair then started putting water from a bottle on my scalp and massaging then he took a blade and put it in the razor and bent my head and started scraping my hair. when the first chunk of my hair fall on my lap I closed my eyes in a few minutes my waist-length hair was gone and I was bald. Amma came touched my head and said something again in Tamil and the barber once again shaved my head after that amma was satisfied then the barber put down the razor and took out a needle-like thing for my nose piercing. Then he told amma to hold my head and then he pierced my nose through that needle and then ring was put through that.I was not able to stop tears due to pain. Once it was over I stood up and amma hugged me and said “Its over snehal don’t cry you look beautiful and thank you for doing this” I touched my bald head for the first time its felt so different. Then karthik came to me gave me a smile and went to the barber and sat, in next few minutes his head was also shaved. I look at karthik and said “you look funny without hair, it will take me sometime to see you like this”.He smiled and replied “but you look beautiful without hair.” My mom said, “snehal you look so cute without hair”.Everyone liked our new look. Next we got changed then perform some ritual pooja and next day came back to Chennai.My parents went back to pune and we stayed back in Chennai. Next day I got a call from my best friend Shweta she was not able attend my marriage because her husband has moved to USA.I told her can you do a video call I want to show you something and she said ok.And when she did she was also shocked and said snehal what have you done to your hair? Why? Then I explained her about the ritual took place in karthik native village but she also liked my new look and said I also want to try once in her life I replied when come back to india I will take you for your head-shave. A day before me and Karthik was to travel to Pune me and Ashwini Anni has gone for some shopping. I had some 14 days hair stubble on my head and I told Ashwini Anni that my head is itching it was far better when it was smooth Anni looked at me and smiled and said I have a solution come with me and she took me to a nearby barbershop shop and I said anni it’s a barbershop she said yes parlour will charge us bomb for a reshave.

నా కన్నీటి గుండు కథ

వైజాగ్ లో ఒక కాన్వెంట్ స్కూల్ లో ఆరవ తరగతి చదువుతున్న నేను అందరి పిల్లల లాగానే ఆతాలు ఆడుకుంటూ పాటలు పాడుకుంటూ పెరిగాను. కాకపోతే మా క్లాస్ లో అందరి అమ్మాయిల కంటే స్పెషల్ గా ఉండేది నా శ్రావ్య. పొడవాటి కురులు ఆమె అందానికి పెద్ద ఆకర్షణ. ఎంత మందిలో ఉన్న కూడా తన జుట్టు ని చూసి యిట్టె పసిగట్ట కలిగినంత అందమైన మేను తనది. గుండ్రటి మోహము, ఎందకంటే గుండ్రటి బాతు గుడ్ల లాంటి కళ్ళతో నా చూపులని మరల్చకుండా ఉండేది ఆమె అందం. ఎప్పుడు రెండు జాడలు వేసుకొని వాస్తు ఉండే శ్రావ్య శనివారం రోజున మాత్రం ఒక్క జడ తో వచ్చేది. ఎప్పుడన్నా లూస్ హెయిర్ తో వచ్చేది. అలా వచ్చిన నా కళ్ళు మొత్తం ఆమె జుట్టు వంకనే ఉండేవి. గాలి రావాలని ఎంత కోరుకుంటానో నాకు మాత్రమే తెల్సు. ఎందుకంటే గాలికి ఊగే ఆమె కురులంటే నాకు ఇంకా ఇష్టం. దసరా సెలవలకి తాతయ్య వాళ్ళ ఊరికి వెల్లేసి వచ్చాను. సెలవుల తరువాత స్కూల్ తెరిచిన రోజున శ్రావ్య కోసం నా కళ్ళు ఎంత వెతికాయో నాకే తెలుసు. ఆ రోజు రాలేదు. ఆ తరువాతి రోజు కూడా లేదు. మూడో రోజున నేను ఎప్పటి కంటే కొంచెం లేట్ గా వెళ్ళాను స్కూల్ కి. ఫస్ట్ బెంచ్ లో ఎవరో కొత్తగా వచ్చినట్టు అనిపించింది. ఎవరో అమ్మాయి తలకి కాప్ పెట్టుకొని ఉంది. నేనెవరో న్యూ జాయిన్ అనుకున్నాను. కానీ దెగ్గరికి వెళ్ళాక చూసి షాక్ అయ్యాను. శ్రావ్య ఏంటి బోడి గుండు లో ఏంటి? నా వెనకాలనే మేడం కూడా అడుగుపెట్టారు. నా కళ్ళ ముందరనే శ్రావ్య తన తలకి పెట్టిన టోపీ తీసేసింది. ఎప్పుడు నల్లటి మేఘం లా ఉండే తన తల ఇప్పుడు బోసి పోయింది. మెరిసిపోతూ ఉంది. నేను ఇంకా షాక్ లోనే ఉన్నాను. నా మనసు మనసులో లేదు ఆ రోజు మొత్తం. అసలు ఏమయ్యిందో తెలుసుకోవాలనే కుతూహలం ఇంకా పెరిగింది నాలో. ఒక్కొక్క క్లాస్ ఒక్కొక్క నరకం లాగా అనిపించింది. కాకపోతే నా కళ్ళలో మాత్రం శ్రావ్య గుండు మాత్రమే మెరిసిపోతూ కనపడుతుంది. ఇంటర్వెల్ బ్రేక్ లో ఎమన్నా తెలుస్తుందేమో అని చూసాను కానీ ఆ అదృష్టం అసలు కలగలేదు. చివరకి అన్నం తినే టైం లో మా క్లాస్ లో అందరం ఒకే దెగ్గర కలిసి కూర్చొని తినే వాళ్ళము. ఆ సమయం లో తాను అందరికి తిరుపతి ప్రసాదం పెట్టింది అప్పుడు నా ఫ్రెండ్ మధు గాడు అడిగాడు "ఏంటి శ్రావ్య రెండు పిలకలు నుండి నున్నటి బోడి గుండు లోకి మారవు అని". తన కళ్ళల్లో నీళ్లు తిరిగాయి కాకపోతే ఏమి మాట్లాడలేక పోయింది. నాకు మధు గాడికి కూడా నున్నగా గీకేద్దాం అన్నంత కోపం వచ్చింది కానీ ఏమి చేయలేము అన్నట్టు మెదలకుండా ఉన్నాను. ఇంకేమి మాట్లాడకుండా ప్రసాదం అందరికి పెట్టి త్వరగా తినేసి వెళ్ళిపోయింది. అప్పటి వరకు క్లాస్ లో అందరి అమ్మాయిలకి ఈర్ష్య కలిగించే జుట్టు లేకపోవడం తో గొర్రె తోక ఉన్న ప్రతి ఒక్కతి వచ్చి శ్రావ్య ముందు పోజ్ లు కొట్టడమే. నాకు అయితే అందరికి పర పర మని గొరిగేద్దాం అనేంత కోపం వచ్చింది వాళ్ళ వేషాలకి. కాకపోతే జుట్టు ఉన్నప్పుడు శ్రావ్య కొట్టిన పోజ్ ల వల్లనే వాళ్ళు కూడా అలా చేస్తున్నారు అనేది నిజం. జుట్టు ఉన్న టైం లో అయితే వాళ్ళ పిలకలని పైకి ఎత్తి "దీనిని జుట్టు అని కూడా అంటారా?" అని వెక్కిరించేది. అలాంటి శ్రావ్య కి అసలు తల మీద ఒక్క వెంట్రుక కూడా లేనట్టే నున్నగా గొరిగేసి ఉంది. అసలు ఏమై ఉంటదా అని అనుకుంటూ ఆ రోజు మొత్తం ఆలోచనలే. శ్రావ్య ఇంటికి వెళ్ళింది. వెళ్ళాక ఏమి జరిగింది అనేది శ్రావ్య వెర్షన్ లో చెప్తాను ఇక్కడ నుండి. "చ.. దీనమ్మ జీవితం. ఈ గుండు ఏమో కానీ ఇవ్వాళ మొత్తం సిగ్గుతో తల దించుకునే ఉండాల్సి వచ్చింది. ఆ మధు గాడు ఒకడు నా పరువు మొత్తం తీసేసాడు అనుకో. ఆ గొర్రె బెత్త జుట్టు ఉన్న ప్రేమ ని అయితే చంపేద్దాం అన్నంత కోపం వచ్చింది అనుకో. ఇంటికెళ్ళగానే అమ్మ తన జడ ని వేసుకుంటూ ఉంది. నేను ఇంట్లో అడుగు పెట్టగానే "రావే గుండు" అని సరదాకి పిలిచింది. అంతే ఇంకా నా టెంపర్ ఆగలేదు. "నీకు కూడా నేను గుండు నేనా? నీ వల్లనే కదా నాకు గుండు అయ్యింది అసలు. నువ్వేమో ఇప్పుడు జుట్టుతో కులుకుతున్నావు నాకేమో ఇలా బోడి గుండు... ఛ అని అరిచాను... అమ్మకి ఏమి అర్ధం కాలేదు ఒక్క నిమిషం పాటు. "ఒసేయ్ నేనేం అన్నానే ఇప్పుడు. నా మీద ఎందుకు అరుస్తున్నావే?" "అరవడమా. నాకు ఉన్న కోపానికి నీకు ఇప్పుడే నున్నగా గొరిగెయ్యాలి అనిపిస్తుంది". మెల్లగా అమ్మ వచ్చి నా పక్కన కూర్చొని "అసలు ఏమైంది రా? ఎందుకు అలా ఉన్నావు అని మెల్లగా అడిగింది. "ఏమి లేదు లే. స్కూల్ లో అందరూ నన్ను వెక్కిరిస్తున్నారు. ఆఖరికి ఆ పిలక ప్రేమ కూడా నా ముందుకి వచ్చి మరి జుట్టు ని సరి చేసుకుంటూ ఉంది. నీ వల్లనే నాకు ఈ గతి పట్టింది లేకపోతే ఈ పాటికి హాయిగా నేనేమో జుట్టు దువ్వుకుంటూ ఉండే దానిని నువ్వేమో బోడి గుండు లో ఉండే దానివి". అదేంటి ఎందుకు అలా అయ్యింది అని అనుకుంటున్నారా. అలా అయితే మీకు అసలు జరిగిన కథ చెప్పాల్సిందే. దసరా సెలవలకి ఊరికి వెళ్లిన మేము అటు నుండి అటు తిరుమల ప్రయాణం పెట్టింది అమ్మ. ఇప్పుడు ఎందుకు తిరుమల అంటే "నార్మల్ గానే వెంకన్న దర్శనం చేసుకుందాం అని చెప్పింది. సరే అని కార్ లోనే బయలుదేరి నాన్న, నేను అమ్మ ముగ్గురము వెళ్ళాము. అక్కడికి చేరే సరికి రాత్రి పదకొండు అయ్యింది. ఆ సమయం లో కొండ పైకి ఎందుకు లే అని తిరుపతి లోనే ఒక రూమ్ తీసుకొని ఉన్నాము. ఆ రాత్రి సమయం లో అమ్మ కి తల నొప్పి గా ఉంది అని తలకి నూనె పెట్టుకుంటూ ఉండే సమయం లో నేను కూడా పెట్టమని అడిగాను. సరే అని చెప్పి కింద కూర్చోమని చెప్పి జుట్టు మొత్తం జడ విప్పేసి బాగా తలకి ఆయిల్ పెట్టింది. ఆ తర్వాత అంతే నిద్రపోయాను. ముందు రోజు ప్రయాణానికి బాగా అలసిపోయే సరికి అందరం బాగా నిద్రపోయాము. నేను అయితే పొద్దునే పది తర్వాత లేచాను. నాన్న తొందరగానే లేచారు కానీ నన్ను నిద్ర లేపడం ఎందుకు లే అని లేపలేదు అంట. నేను లేచే సరికి అమ్మ లేచేసి బ్రష్ చేస్తూ ఉంది. నాన్న ఏమో నాకు అమ్మ కి టిఫిన్ తీసుకొని వచ్చి పెట్టాడు. నన్ను లేపి తినేస్తే కొండపైకి బయలుదేరదాం అని చెప్పాడు. సరే అని లేచి బ్రష్ చేసి వచ్చి తినేసాం అమ్మ నేను. తల స్నానం చేస్తాను అంటే "ఎందుకే ఇప్పుడు? కొండ పైకి వెళ్ళగానే అక్కడే స్నానం చేసి దర్శనానికి వెళ్ళేసి వద్దాం కదా. సరే అని చెప్పి అక్కడ నుండి బయలుదేరాము. నేనేమో నైట్ ప్యాంటు మరియు పైన టీ-షర్ట్ వేసుకొని ఉన్నాను. ఒక్క గంటన్నర లో కొండ పైకి వెళ్లడం, రూమ్ తీసుకోడం అంత అయిపోయింది. "ఒసేయ్ స్నానం చేసి వస్తావా. కళ్యాణకట్ట కి వెళ్లి మూడు కత్తెర్లు ఇచ్చేసి వద్దాము". నేనే ఓవర్ ఆక్షన్ చేసుకుంటూ "అబ్బా. ఇప్పుడు అక్కడ వరకు వెళ్లాలా ఏంటి? పోయిన సరి నా ఫ్రెండ్ సారిక వాళ్ళు వచ్చినప్పుడు మంగళిని కాటేజీ కి పిలిపించుకొని మూడు కత్తెర్లు ఇచ్చారు అంట తెలుసా. మనం కూడా అలానే చేద్దాం అమ్మ. నాకు కళ్యాణకట్ట కి రావడం ఇష్టం లేదు. అక్కడ అందరూ గుండు లు చేపించుకుంటూ ఉంటారు. అప్పుడు కానీ నా జుట్టు ని చూస్తే దిష్టి పెట్టేస్తారు. అందుకే వద్దు. "ఓసిని... నీకేం పోయే కాలం వచ్చింది. కొంచెం దూరం ఎహ్ కదా నడిచేది. వెళ్ళేసి వస్తే అయిపోతుంది కదా". "చూడండి నాన్న. మంగళిని ఇక్కడికే పిలుద్దాం ప్లీజ్". నాన్న - ఒసేయ్ అమ్మాయి చెప్పింది చెయ్యి. ప్రతి సరి కళ్యాణకట్ట కె వెళ్తున్నాం కదా. ఈ సారికి ఇలానే కానిచ్చేద్దాం. అమ్మ - "సరిపోయింది మీరు మీ సంబడం. ఇద్దరు ఇద్దరే. సరే లే మీ ఇష్టం". నాన్న - "సరే నా నాన్న?" "మా మంచి నాన్న. చూసావా అమ్మ. నాన్న నా పార్టీ" అని నాన్న కి కిస్ ఇచ్చాను బుగ్గ మీద. "సరే నే నేను వెళ్లి మంగళిని పంపిస్తాను ఈ లోపు రెడీ గా ఉండండి. నేను అటు నుండి అటు సుబ్బా రావు గాడిని కలిసేసి వస్తాను. సరే నా" అని చెప్పి నాన్న వెళ్ళిపోయాడు. "అమ్మ నేను స్నానానికి వెళ్ళేసి వస్తాను" అని చెప్పి లోపలకి వెళ్లి సన్ సిల్క్ షాంపూ తో తల స్నానం చేసి వచ్చాను. వచ్చి డ్రెస్ వేసుకొని తల ఆరబెట్టుకుందాం అనే లోపు అమ్మ ఇలా అనింది "ఒసేయ్ తడిగానే ఉండనివ్వవే.. అలా ఉన్నపుడు దేవుడికి కత్తెర్లు ఇస్తేనే పుణ్యం అంట. మొన్న టీ.వి లో కూడా చెప్పారు. ఇటు తిరుగు అని చెప్పి మెడ దెగ్గర రబ్బర్ బ్యాండ్ తీసుకొని వేస్తూ ఉండే లోపు తలుపు తట్టినట్టు ఉంది. ఎవరా అని చూస్తే మంగలి అతను ఉన్నాడు. తెల్లటి పంచె తెల్ల చొక్కా వేసుకొని నీట్ గా కనపడుతున్నాడు. వచ్చి వేరండా లో కూర్చోండి అని అమ్మ చెప్పింది. మా వారు అంత చెప్పారు కదా? అని అడిగింది అమ్మ. మంగలి - హా అమ్మ. అంత చెప్పారు. మీకేం భయం లేదు. డబ్బులు కూడా ఆయనే ఇచ్చేసారు. ఇక్కడ పని పూర్తి చేసుకొని వెళ్లడమే. అమ్మ - "ఒసేయ్ నేను త్వరగా నేను వెళ్ళేసి స్నానం చేసి వస్తాను ఈ లోపు నువ్వు వెళ్లి చేపించుకో అని చెప్పింది. నేను సరే అన్నాను. మంగలి అది విని నా వంక చూసి నవ్వాడు. నేను కూడా నవ్వాను. మంగలి దెగ్గరికి వెళ్ళాను ఆయన సామాన్లు అన్ని తీసి పెట్టుకున్నాడు. నేను అడిగాను "కుర్చునేనా?" "హా అమ్మ కూర్చో..." నాన్న గారు అంత చెప్పారు కదా? మంగలి - "అంత చెప్పారు అమ్మ. జాగ్రత్తగానే చేస్తాను. మీకేం ఇబ్బంది ఉండదు అని చెప్పాడు. నేను నా వీపు ఆయన వంక చూపిస్తూ కూర్చున్నాను. వెంటనే ఆయన "అమ్మ అటు కాదు నా వైపు తిరిగి కూర్చోండి అని చెప్పాడు. నేను సరే అని ఆయన వంక తిరిగి కూర్చున్నాను. జుట్టు బాగానే తడిగానే ఉంది అమ్మ. "హా అవును అండి. ఇప్పుడే తల స్నానం చేసి వచ్చాను. అమ్మ చెప్పింది ఇలా ఇస్తేనే పుణ్యం అని. అందుకే రబ్బర్ బ్యాండ్ పెట్టింది అమ్మ. ఇంకా సరిగ్గా ఆరనే లేదు. మీకు పర్లేదు కదా ఇలా ఉంటే?" "హా సరిపోతుంది అమ్మ ఇలా" అని చెప్పి నా తల ని బాగా కిందకి వంచి తన చేతితో నది నెత్తి దెగ్గర పెట్టి కొంచెం అటు ఇటు సర్దాడు జుట్టుని. కత్తెర్లు అంటే మొదళ్ళ నుండి తీస్తారు కొంత మంది మంగలి అని సారిక చెప్పింది. పెట్టిన స్పాట్ లో కత్తెరించిన కూడా పెద్దగా తేడా తెలీదు అని "హమ్మయ్య అని అనుకున్నాను". "అమ్మ మొదలు పెడుతున్న అని చెప్పాడు ఆయన". హా మొదలు పెట్టండి అని కళ్ళు మూసుకున్నాను. ఎప్పుడు నా జుట్టు ని అంత కత్తెరించలేదు. గుండెల్లో రైళ్లు పరిగెడుతున్నాయి. అంత పొడవాటి జుట్టు ని కట్టెరిస్తాడు అంటే. కాకపోతే కొంచమే కదా అది కూడా దేవుడికి కదా అలా అనకూడదు అని ధైర్యం తెచ్చుకొని కూర్చున్నాను. "మెల్లగా శ్రీక్ శ్రీక్ అని శబ్దం వచ్చింది. వచ్చి ఆగింది." హమ్మయ్య అయిపోయింది అనుకోని కళ్ళు తెరిచి లేగుద్దాం అనుకునే లోపు మల్లి శబ్దం వచ్చింది "శ్రీక్ శ్రీక్" అని. ఈ సారి కొంచెం ఎక్కువగా వినపడింది. తలలో కత్తెరించిన చోట చాలా చల్లగా అనిపించింది. "అయినా అదేంటి అంత చల్లగా అనిపించింది కత్తెరించిన చోట? అని వెంటనే నా వేలు తీసి అక్కడ పెట్టాను. అంతే నాకు నోట్లో మాట రాలేదు. నా వెలికి నున్నగా తగిలింది. కొంచెం గరుగుగా ఉన్న ప్రదేశం లాగా అనిపించింది. ఈయనేంటి అంత నున్నగా కత్తెరించాడు అని తల లేపాను "వెంటనే ఆయన అలా లేపితే తెగుతుంది అమ్మ. జాగ్రత్త" అని చెప్పాడు. నాకు ఒక్క నిమిషం ఏమి అర్ధం కాలేదు. నిశ్శబ్దం లో స్లో మోషన్ లో మంగలోడి చేతిలో మంగలి కత్తి కనపడింది. అప్పుడు అర్ధం అయ్యింది నాకు చేసింది మూడు కత్తెర్లు కాదు గుండు మొదలు పెట్టాడు అని... పెద్దగా అరిచాను "ఏమి చేసారు అసలు? మిమ్మల్ని అడిగింది మూడు కత్తెర్లు అయితే గుండు ఎందుకు చేస్తున్నారు అసలు?" "ఏంటమ్మా అలా అంటారు. ఆయన వచ్చి చెప్పింది అదే కదా. పాప కి గుండు అని..." "వాట్... ఏమి మాట్లాడుతున్నారు అసలు. మా నాన్న ఎందుకు నాకు గుండు అని చెప్తాడు". ఈ లోపు పైన ఉన్న అతను బయట నుండి వస్తూ "పైకి వెళ్లి చేసి వచ్చారా" అని అడిగాడు. అంతే అప్పుడు మేటర్ అర్ధం అయ్యింది మంగళోడు కన్ఫయూజ్ అయ్యాడు అని. "హయ్యో అమ్మ సారీ అమ్మ. నేను కింద గుండులు పైన ఏమో మూడు కత్తెర్లు అనుకోని వచ్చాను. మీరు అయినా ఒక సరి చెప్పాల్సింది కదా. దానికి తగ్గట్టు తడి జుట్టుతో ఉండే సరికి మీరు రెడీ గానే ఉన్నారేమో అనుకున్నాను"... నాకు పిచ్చి కోపం వచ్చి "అయినా తప్పు మీరు చేసి నేను చెప్పాలి అని ఎందుకు అంటున్నారు" అని అన్నాను. నా అరుపులకి అమ్మ లోపల నుండి హడావిడి గా బయటకి వచ్చింది. "ఏమయ్యింది ఎందుకు అలా అరుస్తున్నావు?" అని అనింది. నేను లేచి "ఇటు చూడు అని చెప్పి" నా నడి నెత్తి మీద గొరిగిన ప్రదేశం చూపించాను. "హయ్యో అదేంటే!!! గుండు ఎందుకు మొదలు పెట్టించుకున్నావు?" "ఒసేయ్ మెంటల్ దాన. నేనెందుకు నా అందాన్ని వదులుకోవాలని అనుకుంటాను" మెల్లగా మంగలి అంత అర్ధం అయ్యే లాగా చెప్పాడు. సరే అని నేను అమ్మ ని అడిగాను "అమ్మ జుట్టు తో కవర్ చేయొచ్చా?" "ఒసేయ్ పాపిట తీసే దానిలో గొరిగాడే. రెండు జడలు వెయ్యడం కష్టం. ఒక వేళ లేదు అన్న కానీ అది కనపడిపోతుంది. ఇంకా చెయ్యకలిగింది ఏమి లేదే. మొత్తం తీయించేయాల్సిందేనే. "నా కళ్ళ వెంట నీళ్లు బొట బొట కారిపోయాయి. ఒసేయ్ ఏమంటు అన్నావో ఇప్పుడు చూడు నా పరిస్థితి అని అమ్మ మీద అరిచాను. అమ్మ - "ఒసేయ్ ఇప్పుడు నా మీద ఎందుకు అరుస్తున్నావు. పైన వాళ్ళు కూడా చూస్తున్నారు. అరవకుండా మిగతా అంత గొరిగించేసెయ్యి. లేకపోతే బాగోదు" అని ఉచిత సలహా ఇచ్చింది. ఇంకా చేసేది ఏమి లేదు అని అర్ధం అయ్యి "ఇంకేం చేస్తాము లే అని మంగలి ముందర కూర్చొని. గొరిగేసెయ్యండి అని చెప్పను నా నోటితోనే" మంగళోడు మెల్లగా గొరగడం మొదలు పెట్టాడు. నాకు ఏడుపు ఆగకుండా వస్తూనే ఉంది. ఎన్నో సంవత్సరాలు నా తల మీద ముద్దుగా ఉన్న నా నల్లటి కురులు ఇక నుండి ఉండవు అని అనుకోగానే ఇంకా ఏడుపు పెరిగిపోయింది. స్కూల్ లో అందరిని ఎలా ఫేస్ చేయాలో అందరూ అడిగే వాటికి ఏమి చెప్పాలో అని ఎన్నో ఆలోచనలు బుర్ర లో తిరుగుతున్నాయి. అసలు ఇప్పటి వరకు రాజకుమారి లాగా ఉండే నేను ఇక నుండి బొచ్చు పీకిన కోడిలాగా తయారు అవుతాను అని ఊహించుకుంటేనే చాలా భయం వేస్తూ ఉంది. ఇన్ని ఆలోచనల మధ్య నున్నగా గొరిగేసాడు మంగళోడు. మంగలి - "అమ్మ అయిపోయింది ఇంకా లేవోచ్చు అని చెప్పాడు. మెల్లగా లేచాను. అంతే నా పొడవాటి వెంట్రుకలు కాస్త కింద నిర్జీవం లాగా పడి ఉన్నాయి". నాకు ఏడుపు ఇంకా అసలు ఆగలేదు. అంతే బాత్రూం లోకి వెళ్లి ఒక ఇరవై నిమిషాలు ఎక్కి ఎక్కి ఏడ్చాను. అద్దం లో నన్ను నేను చూసుకుంటే భయం వేసింది చాలా. నా మొహం నాకే వింతగా ఉంది. ఇంకా ఏడుపు వచ్చింది. నాన్న వచ్చాక జరిగింది అంతా విని ఇంకా బాధ పడ్డారు. నాన్నకి నా జుట్టు అంటే చాలా ఇష్టం. నాతో పాటు నాన్న కూడా కాసేపు బాధ పడ్డారు. ఇది అండి నా కన్నీటి గుండు కథ.