Life goes on...
After all the fiasco related with Sameer's accident and fortunate escape, Sameer didn't convert into his human form atleast for 1 week.He didn't even have had food too. As a werewolf, they never eat food so as to heal his wounds. Self healing has been seen as a key to the health of the werewolves.
Sometimes during night when he wakes up asleep he could see Neerja sleeping tiredly besides him. Extreme work immediately after giving birth to the second child, Sameer's health, Varsha's tantrum took a toll on her. Sameer all he could do was that to watch her helplessly pleading before the gods to restore his health.Sometimes deep in her sleep he would pull her towards him and puts her head under his left arm curved under it.
Eventually after a whole one and half week on a fine day when a tired Neerja woke up she was amazed to see her pressure cooker was on the stove with Sameer cooking wearing a jeans and an apron on his bare body. Sameer was horrified to see her face. It was pale and gaunt and looked like a zombie. He swished her to go and get some good sleep.Neerja simply went and once she saw the bed, she plopped on it. Sameer didn't had a hard time to watch his son. But he struggled a lot to manage his daughter. Whenever he kept working on his household chores she would turn into a baby wolf and start chewing on the legs of the dining table. Once he tells her that was wrong she would smile at him in her most appealing manner.
"Chinnu come here", Sameer called Varsha. "Yes Nanna!", she jumped upon him. "If Nanna ask you some thing will you do that for me?", he asked. Varsha picked her ears up."If you keep quiet and sit on that mattress until Nanna finishes the work, Nanna will give you pork curry. Is that deal good for you?", he looked at her with hopeful eyes."Yes Nanna!", she saluted before him. Finally Sameer managed to calm his daughter and completed his house chores. Once he gave her pork soup she wrinkled her face. "Pork curry?", her eyebrows furrowed. "It's new recipe of Nanna. Hope that you would like this new recipe ", he replied.
Once she loved its spicy taste, she settled."Now time to wake up Neeru. Neeru...", he walked past his bedroom. Neerja was sound sleep and he didn't feel like to wake her up.But still the time was past noon and she hadn't had any kind of food he felt the need to feed her."Neeru it's already late. Food is cooked. Children are fine. Everything is fine. Blah blah blah blah ", he kept on blabbering. On the other side Neerja woke up without making any noise and headed towards the bathroom.When she came back Sameer had already slept.
After Neerja had food and washed the plates, Sameer woke up to have his dinner."You should have called me. First of all you had been hit and injured. I would have done everything", Neerja complained."Is that so? I have already seen with my very own eyes how tired you were. That's why I disturb you", Sameer ate a morsel of food given to him by Neerja."How do you feel right now?", Neerja enquired.
"To be honest, I am feeling much better now but our children are a handful", Sameer sat on the kitchen stool. "Yeah especially the little one", she agreed.
"Not Tushar. I was talking about Chinnu. She is so active for her age.Literally I am terrified of her.She hasn't gained her ability to control her power. In other words, so far she couldn't understand the momentum of issue we are already in", Sameer sighed. "How about Tushar?", Neerja enquired.
"Let us wait and see", Sameer moved."Sam in this chilled weather even after wearing three sweaters, I am shivering like anything. But you are bravely flaunting your bare body!", Sameer noted Neerja's remarks. While he was dressing Sameer felt two hands hugging him from behind. "You need warmth?", he asked in a low voice."Hmmm", she mumbled. He pushed another mattress beside the one where the kids laid down. Being engulfed in the warmth of Sameer and slowly lulling into sleep, Sameer was calculating plans in his mind on shifting to Arempudi.
'I have to finish of every work and has to elope with our family to Arempudi'.
However all his plans crashed when he discussed about his plan to the manager of his shop."Sameer based on the contract you have signed two more years left. If you are so adamant to move over there, based on the clause you are supposed to pay a hefty amount as fine. Why do you want to shift from here? Everything is good. Your family is fine. You need an increment? Is that what are you expecting?", Sameer kept mum.
"Sameer bhai! If you keep your angrybird face like this nothing gonna work out. Our business is really thriving very well.Just think about that Sameerji... Two more years", his manager pleaded before him.
"Sir... You needn't have to plead before me. I have never thought about that. I am not leaving. I do believe you are happy with that", Sameer smiled. But inside he was dismayed.
"What am I going to do Neeru?", Sameer's heart sank. Neerja didn't speak. But inside she was truly happy that they would be getting two more years to spend their lives in Kolkata. However, Neerja never knew that point was the beginning of everything. Soon the children started growing Neerja was amazed to see their rate of growth they had. They were exceptionally skilled and gifted. They cannot be tricked. They are very much intelligent kids in their age. For Sameer, Neerja acted as his backbone.
Finally one midnight, a deep sleeped Sameer and Neerja were woken up by the howling voices."Who the hell is this?", stood up a sleepy Neerja."It has to be...", they looked each other.
"Oh no.. Oh no... Oh no...", the couple ran towards their kid's bedroom. When they opened the door Sameer nearly got a heart attack. Varsha and Tushar turned into werewolves and they were howling their lungs out as if it was a match. Varsha was teaching Tushar how to howl. She was appreciating him and encouraged him to howl at a peak level.
"God sake, stop it kids!", Sameer screamed. The kids were alarmed to see their father in a foul mood. They soon turned into their human forms and cried for their mother. Neerja consoled her children and warned them not to howl anymore. But it only angered Varsha. Even after Sameer told her the consequences and they are not normal people like others, she chose to follow her heart. She turned into werewolf at anytime, wrecked their whole apartment and howled at midnight.
On a very fine day, the people from pet services came to their door."We have got complaint from your neighbours that because of your pet's howling at midnight, they can't sleep. So we are here to pick your pets up".
Sameer and Neerja were stunned. Varsha baffled. She never expected this to happen. She hid behind the door. Fortunately the couple had already replaced their old furnitures with new ones and everything was neat and tidy."There are not even a single trace of pets. Then how come the noise comes out of your apartment? ", they wondered. A group of neighbours have gathered outside their apartment. "But Sir, seriously because of this voice we couldn't even sleep properly", they complained."Oh Sir... Actually I always watch horror movies at night. I think maybe that noises have created all these chaos", Neerja replied. Sameer wondered at Neerja's ability to lie effortlessly.
"If you want to watch movies you can. But do you think you can have enjoyment at the stake of others peace of mind?", they chided at Neerja.For many hours all the people literally cursed at her for creating nuisance and at one moment she burst into tears."We told you many times to pardon us right? We won't be recreating such a situation. PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE!", Sameer shouted at them. Finally when the people left their apartment Neerja fell onto Sameer's shoulders.
"You are right. Let us leave this city".
"It's impossible Neeru. 1 year more year is left", Sameer hung his head down. He heard somebody was shuffling behind the door. Both Varsha and Tushar were watching them with big glassy eyes filled with tears. Later, the following days were much more peaceful. However some neighbours started appearing before their door citing that they were there to see the kids and check their welfare. Both the kids hated them with all their heart and Sameer declined their gifts bought for them.
"Six more months left". Sameer marked the calender. The weather became so cloudy and rain started pouring out after 10p.m.
"Sam, just see this omnivan. Isn't that good for us? Not too chunky, but not too costly. Also we could carry our things in it. It is good for journey", Neerja pointed out a black omnivan from the brochure. Sameer and Neerja were secretly planning their escape from the city. They never disclosed that secret before their kids. Sameer knew very well that at present, his kids are very much attached to their apartment.
On a very fine day, Neerja took her children for a morning walk. They wore hoodies and were being carried in baby carriers. When they crossed past a man with a dog who sneered at Neerja, an overprotective Varsha soon turned into a baby werewolf and barked at that dog. Neerja was horrified and ran from there. Sameer who was getting ready to go to his shop was stunned to see Neerja who was panting for breath. Her body was shivering due to fear and her face was filled with sweat. She put down her baby carrier and the kids surrounded her."Hey Neeru, what happened?", Sameer took a big cup of water and made Neerja to drink it. She drank it in a single sip and narrated him the whole story.
"That dog tried to scare Amma. So I barked at him. You should have seen that dog's face,Nanna", Varsha reasoned. Tushar too joined with her showing his whole support for his sister. Sameer sat down on the floor. He couldn't blame either of them. But he was nervous of that situation. At night,when Neerja was ironing the clothes, an active Varsha who was climbing up the shelf behind Neerja pushed down the whole shelf upon her mother. A horrified Sameer who was watching this ran at the speed of a thunderbolt and pushed back the shelf into it's original position.
That night Sameer grounded Varsha for her misbehavior. Varsha cried, chided with Sameer, took an oath that she will never talk to her Nanna anymore. Sameer too didn't take it in a light manner. After sometime, Varsha understood that her Nanna won't budge to her and tried to initiate conversation with her dad. However Sameer didn't mind her. Even after trying for multiple times still Sameer didn't give acknowledged her. Varsha cried and went back to her Amma. After a few minutes he didn't hear a noise from her.
When he turned to his bedroom he was horrified to see Varsha in a baby werewolf form lying on the floor in the pool of her vomit. There was a tube of silicon gel beside her. Neerja cried her heart out and took her daughter and tried to give her first aid. Sameer carried Varsha close to his heart and Neerja along with Tushar accompanied him. Once they reached the road Sameer was confused to take Varsha to the type of hospital. She was in baby werewolf form. So to veterinary hospital or to human's hospital? Which one.
Finally the parents resolved the conflict by calling a doctor and did a consultation through call and paid money online to that physician. "Silicon gel? Don't worry. Give her some water to drink and then see if there is any problem give her this medicine".Sameer sighed in comfort. Neerja felt Varsha had woken up.
"Nanna... hungwy...", Varsha touched her tummy. Sameer and Neerja broke into smiles. The family was now relieved and went back to their apartment happily to give food to their children. However, in the couple's mind they understood that it is hightime for them to shift to Arempudi as soon as possible and to keep the children from the public eyes with at most care.
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