Vennela looked around and groaned as she saw a kid crossing them in a bicycle.

"BAVA!"

Jai immediately halted the bike and turned back to look at Vennela.

"What happened Vennela? Are you feeling giddy?"

He was about to get down when she held his shoulder and gave him one smack on the back of his head.

"Rei.. Bava! Seriously? If you keep going like this.. Then I will walk my way to Iragavaram."

"What?"

"Chooduvaiyya magada.. Even a kid on a cycle is going faster than us."

Saying she showed the kid who crossed them and was going ahead.

"He is in grave danger.."

"Danger ah naa bondha.. Move the bike ahead the 5 kmph or I am walking."

Saying Vennela started to get down when Jai held her.

"Vennela?"

"Mari enti? I am pregnant Bava. Not heart patient. Nowadays even heart patients are flying in Ferrari."

Vennela shrugged angrily making Jai chuckle.

"I am just trying to be careful Vennela. Too much strain is not allowed for you."

"If you are going to drive like this and talk non sense like this.. Then only I will be strained. And by the time we reach Iragavaram it will be eons. And you are humiliating this cruiser bike by driving it this slow. Chi chi..!NOW DRIVE! FAST"

Jai shook his head chuckling and started the bike and raised it to a speed that was more than earlier but nothing more than tolerable.

"Bava.."

"No more speed. That's all.. If you want me to go more fast.. Then you drive.. I am walking."

And that shut Vennela up.

"Bava.."

"Enti Vennela?"

He asked slowing down.

"I want kobbaribondam."

"What?"

He asked coming to halt.

"Tender coconut."

"I understand that. But.."

"Sivayya thatha's thota.."

Jai looked around and saw the elderly person coming out of the grove. Shaking his head, he parked the bike and walked to the man with Vennela following him springing to her heart's content.

"Ranu ranu, your demands are getting way too much"

"Its just tender coconut."

The went near the old man.

"Thatha.."

Vennela called even before Jai could open his mouth.

"Enti thalli.. How are you?"

"Good thatha.. How are you? How is Raju kaka, Vasanthi pinni and Kesava?"

"All are fine. They are coming here for Sankranti."

"After all this time? Good for them"

"City is not favoring them. Kesava is coming here to see what else he can do with our farm lands."

That is when Jai came in.

"Thatha, once Kesava comes, ask him to meet me. We will see what we can do"

"Sallaga undayya."

"Thatha.. Can I have one coconut?"

Vennela asked. As she finished her sentence, the wife of the old man came there with a big red coconut that was cut open on the top.

"Idigo thalli. I knew you would want this."

"Thank you amamma."

Saying Vennela drank it. Jai smiled as he saw his wife drinking the water like a child and he kept his hand below her chin to stop any seeping. He remembered how Deva used to do it for him. Vennela coughed a bit before she continued drinking.

"Mellaga thalli.."

The lady warned.

"Nothing will happen Kalyani. Vennelamma is used to drinking like this. And babu is there na to take care."

The old man chuckled. Jai smiled as Vennela finished her drink. That is when she remembered that she did not give any for Jai.

"Bava.. I forgot.."

"As usual"

Jai said wiping her face with his hanky.

"No problem babu. In times like this, she will feel like eating anything and everything and its usual to forget about others. So only I brought you one separately."

Saying Kalyani gave him another coconut from which he drank as Vennela looked sheepishly. This time Sivayya held Jai's chin.

Both left the grove after trying to pay the old couple and failing. They refused because Vennela was their child and so was Jai and no one takes money from family.

"Thatha.. Ask Kesava to meet me."

"Attage babu"

"Untamu.."

Saying both left with big smiles on their faces. The feud chased away families and now people were returning back to their homes which made Deva happy and Jai was happy too. Vennela smiled hugging her bava from behind understanding how he felt.

It was good times.