Kumar: This is unfair. In my defense, I did not sleep the whole of Thursday night and so fell asleep.
Preeti: In our defense, all we know about you is you sleep a lot and you wake up to eat and drink.
Kumar: That's not true.
Preeti: Do you know that you slept in the second half too?
Kumar: (dejectedly): No, I did not.
Preeti: I thought so. Let Kalyani come out and you can ask her.
Kumar: She would say whatever you want her to say, but then why should I care. Okay, so I slept in the second half too. How does it matter?
Preeti: It doesn't matter to us; I should not have told you what we named you after all.
Then there was silence. Preeti looked away and Kumar was feeling awkward. He thought he would attend a wedding over the weekend and have some fun, but here he was fighting with a stranger. Kishore came back and Kalyani was still inside.
Kishore: (to both Preeti & Kumar): Come on in.
Preeti: No, thank you. I will go to my house now. I am tired and need to take some rest.
Kumar did not say anything and Kishore did not force Preeti to come in. Preeti left and Kishore and Kumar get into the house. Kumar notices that Kalyani is speaking to the new bride (Kishore's sister-in-law) as if she knew her for ages. Kumar & Kishore look at each other and smile. They join the conversation with Kalyani who does not seem tired of speaking at all. Kalyani notices that Preeti is not with them and asks about her and Kishore answers that she left. Hearing this she leaves hurriedly and tries to catch up with Preeti. Preeti is about to get onto the stairs to go upstairs to her portion above Kalyani's home when Kalyani stops her with her conversation:
Kalyani: Hey Preeti, Why did you not come inside?
"Hey Preeti, lopaliki enduku raaledu?"
Preeti: " What should I do there? I do not know anyone"
"Nenu vachi emi cheyyali? Naaku akkada evaru teleedu."
Kalyani: "You will know people if you come and meet them"
"Vaste valle telustaaru"
Kalyani sees that Preeti is not interested. So, she changes the subject.
Kalyani: What will you do in your room alone? Come to our house and you can have lunch.
"Paiki velli emi chestavu? Maa intiki vachi lunch cheyyochu kada."
Preeti: No, I am tired. I will make Maggi or something simple.
"Ledu nenu alisipoyanu. Maggi edanna chesukuni tinestaanu"
Kalyani: Okay, let me come with you.
Preeti and Kalyani both go together to Preeti's room and see that Navya is all in a very good mood. Singing and has almost finished cooking. Preeti & Kalyani are both surprised to see Navya in the room given that she had left for her hometown. Among all the questions they had on her travel and how she ended up in the town, both Preeti and Kalyani ask Navya one question:
"How is it that you cooked today!?"
******************** To be continued ***************
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