Caught?

                                    

                                          
Jai was about to move to get Vennela the bowl of Payasam when Arjun already arrived with a bowl which Vennela took smiling. 
                          
"Still have the habit of drinking the payasam from the bowl like Bakasura?"
                          
Arjun asked smiling. Vennela giggled. Jai glared. With every passing moment this Arjun was proving to be a pain. He gotta  know who this clown was. 
                          
But then he saw Vennela enjoying her Payasam. Jai found her so cute at that moment. She was like a kid given candy enjoying her payasam. His wife did not want anything big. She enjoyed and cherished small small things, like this payasam, the chikki, raw mangoes and him. He thought with a smile. 
                          
His eyes went to her lips where he found a rice flake stuck with a drop of milk of payasam and his thoughts went crazy. He saw her stealing glancing at him and his thoughts went more crazy. Vennela saw this and smirked secretly and eyed Manasa who stifled her giggle. 
                          
Jai had had enough. He bent down and wiped away the naughty drop of payasam not minding the spectators. And his fingers did not forget to brush the corner of her lips making her shiver. 
                          
"Bava"
                          
She whispered. 
                          
"Once we are home.."
                          
He promised and her face caught a pink hue making Jai smirk. At that moment, he heard others clearing their throat and moved away embarrassed. 
                          
"Wow!"
                          
And his embarrassment turned into irritation. He turned to see Poorna and Manasa raising their eye brows. And he saw Arjun staring at them. 
                          
"Payasam was stuck to her lip"
                          
He explained as he sat beside her. He could see Manasa nodding her head. 
                          
"Memu em adagaledappa"
                          
He heard Naagireddy garu comment and his wife giggle. 
                          
"Manasa, where are your parents?"
                          
He asked as he remembered Manasa's paralysed father and a very devoted mother. Every face there changed including Arjun's.
                          
Manasa smiled. 
                          
"They have gone for Nana's treatment to London Jai."
                          
"How is he?"
                          
Vennela asked as she remembered the particular incident where Manasa's father lost sense of most of his body. Manasa smiled
                          
"He is fine Vennela! He is getting better." 
                          
Jai smiled thinking about Manasa's father curing. 
                          
"Manasa! A little more payasam"
                          
"Bava! I want more Payasam"
                          
Both asked at same time and laughed out at their glutton self. Jai served her the Payasam. And Manasa served Arjun and also Jai. 
                          
"Manasa! You have magic in your hands girl. The Payasam is so tasty"
                          
Arjun said as he licked the last drop from his bowl. Vennela nodded her head. 
                          
"True! Otherwise, satisfying this Ghatotkachudu in matter of food is really difficult."
                          
Manasa giggled and nodded blushing which went unnoticed by Jai who was so busy looking at Vennela. Naagireddy garu's wife, who saw this nudged poorna who in turn nudged Arjun. He smirked. 
                          
"Vennela! You remember? When we used to hide behind bushes and.."
                          
Jai coughed and looked at Arjun and Vennela.