Time flew by in Charan's parents' house in a blink after the arrival of Adam and Akil. Since Preethi was late, they delayed the cake cutting for the latter when Preethi actually arrives.
And since it was just family, they did not make too much fuss… just some simple decorations and loads of gifts… which Akil opened personally one by one with extreme patience. He was one of those kids who opened the wrapper with careful precision without tearing it apart. So, it took him half an hour to just open all the gifts. But he seemed to enjoy it, so no one complained.
Once that was over, everyone sat in the living room to watch some cartoons. The kids were snuggled against each other while Bharath kept harassing them from time to time by tickling them. Adam was occupied with his phone while Charan left to complete some work.
Gopal and Srimathi were fretting over dinner and cake in the kitchen when the doorbell rang.