Age: 11
“Papa, my friend is coming to our house today. Can you please bring some snacks for us?”
“Chinni, is Kavya coming over?”
“No, Papa. My friend Karthi is coming.”
“Oh, okay ma. I’ll bring some snacks for both of you.”
“Thanks, Papa!”
“Anjali!” he called. “Come here.”
“Haan, I’m coming.”
“Why is our Chinni talking to boys? Today she’s bringing him to our house, and tomorrow she’ll say, ‘Papa, I love him and I want to marry him.’ You’re her mother. You should see what our daughter is doing.”
“I don’t know, Shekar. I’m busy with the housework. I’ll talk to her. Don’t get angry.”
“I don’t care what you do, but that boy is not coming to our house today. That’s final.”
“Okay, Shekar. Please don’t get angry.”
“Chinni, come here.”
“Amma, what happened? Why are you calling me?”
“Chinni, is your friend coming to the house?”
“Yes, Amma. I invited him today.”
“Chinni, listen to me carefully and remember this always. Boys are not good. If we get involved with them, we’ll face many problems in the future. So never talk to boys or meet them, okay? Also, tell your friend not to come. Okay, bangaram?”
“Amma, why are you saying that? Papa is also a boy. Papa is very good, and he loves me very much. So why are you saying that?”
“Chinni, your Papa is good. You’re a small girl, so you don’t understand these things yet. Once you get married, your husband will also be good. But until then, don’t talk to boys. They are not good. Listen to your amma, okay?”
“Okay, Amma.”
“Good girl, Chinni. Wait, I’ll get you some chocolates.”
I didn’t understand why my amma said that at the time. But yes, her words had a huge impact on my future.
Sorry, I didn’t introduce myself. My name is Chandra Kala. I’m a normal person with big ambitions but zero knowledge and zero discipline. I’m not good at studies, but I’m not poor at them either. I like dancing, but I don’t know how to dance. I like sports, but I don’t know how to play.
You might say, “If you like them, why don’t you try?” I like them, but how can I learn? I don’t have proper guidance, proper encouragement, or proper knowledge. I like so many things, but all of them need money, and I don’t have that. One thing I’ve understood is that if you have money, 90% of your problems can be solved easily.
Okay, guys. I’ll tell you my story in the next part.
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