Morning sun rays hit on Neerja's face. Even though she tried to move, she was tightly hugged around the safe hands of her husband.Finally she succeeded in her mission of getting out of his clutches and was horrified to see them not having a single piece of cloth on their body. The whole room was tarnished. Reading table, flower vase, chair, a few shelves were broken.

Neerja searched for her saree and bedsheets to cover their body. "My goodness... Where the hell did he throw?," she muttered. Saree and her blouse were found under their bed and their bedsheet was hanging on the fan. "Sam...," Neerja she stared at sleeping Sameer in disbelief.Somehow she managed to pick the bedsheet up and covered her husband in it. Neerja took her clothes and moved to bathroom. Neerja opened the tap and flushed her face with water.To her horror she saw her reflection on the mirror and couldn't believe her eyes. Her bosoms were prominent with hickies.

 Her waist had Sameer's fingerprints which were freshly there due to his roughness. "How will I wear saree again?."When she checked her blouse it was torn.Neerja stormed out of the bathroom in towel and searched for salwar and kameez from her bag. When she turned on his heels she saw Sameer sleeping peacefully. However when he started turning side ways Neerja ran towards the bathroom.

"Ammani amma ! If he sees me now, he never gonna leave then," she thought. Even after Neerja completed her bath also Sameer didn't wake up. Instead he continued to sleep. Even though she wanted Sameer to help her with household chores, she opted not to call him. 

When they lived in Kolkata the apartment was tiny compared to their ancestral home. So they have always been followed up with kids and missed many chances to be intimate. But once they shifted to new home, the kind of privacy they got was immense and the Sameer whom she saw yesterday night was exactly the one during initial days of their marriage. After having kids Sameer was reluctant on being physical as he doesn't want to wake the kids up. To be honest, kids were their priority.

Neerja opened the shelves amd collected the ingredients for breakfast. "I need to do grocery shopping too... Let him wake up. I need to talk with him," Neerja muttered.

It was around 10 am, Sameer woke up from his sleep. At first he began to wonder after watching the room upside down. It took a while for him comprehend the yesterday incident, which brought a smile on his face. The jasmine flowers worn by Neerja have been crushed on the mattress. Sameer searched on the bedrest to take his spectacles. He adjusted his spectacles on his nose. When he searched for his  kurta-pajama he founded them neatly folded by Neerja on the bed rest.He picked up bath towel and strode to bathroom. At first he decided to shave.He filled the mug with water and opened the shaving cream tube. When he saw his reflection on the floor,he became curious to see red color on his chest.

'What is this?.' Sameer was baffled. He slowly touched the red color on his chest,only to realize that it was Neerja's kumkum smeared on his chest.He  grinned like A lost lover, when the thoughts of Neerja flooded in his mind.

When he decided to start shaving, he noticed that there was a cut on his lips.Sameer began to check his body and he was astonished to see teeth markings done by Neerja.'Seriously Neeru? Am I an apple for you to bite?.'He thought.

Sameer decided not to shave.He began to trim his thick beard in such a way that it could fix his cut on his lips.

After completing his morning chores, he began to clean the bedroom and and dumped the broken pieces of flower vase. While clearing the table and chair, Sameer's mind was filled with various questions on his future. He lied down on the bed and thought:
"What am I going to do now?."
"Peddhanna had a store in the town. Is it still there?."
"Hey! Why can't I shift into my furniture and product design shop?."

His thoughts were broken when Varsha and Tushar crash landed on the bed. "Nanna... Ummaa..," Tushar and Varsha in their werewolf form began to kiss and lick Sameer. "Rey! Started troubling your Nanna from morning onwards?." "Ledhu Nanna.. Akka asked to change into werewolf," Tushar replied. "Chinnu you promised me that you won't change unless there is a need. C'mon change yourself." With that the kids transformed into their human forms. Sameer picked Varsha and Tushar and settled them on his chest. 

"Brushed your teeth?." The children nodded their heads in unison. Varsha cupped Sameer's face. "Nanna you look smart today." "You look more cute too."Tushar pointed out."What happened Nanna? Did you buy something?," Varsha enquired. "Nanna is glowing!!!," Tushar exclaimed. Sameer burst into laughing.

"Tell us Nanna... What did you do?," the kids began to tickle Sameer. "Alright! Alright! Your Amma is the reason why I am so happy today," Sameer kissed the kids. "What did Amma do to you Nanna?," Tushar asked his endless doubts. "Maybe we should ask that to Amma. Come on let us go and see Amma." Tushar climbed on Sameer's shoulder. Sameer hold Varsha to his chest with left hand and used his right to secure Tushar safely on his shoulders.

"Good morning Amma," they sang unison. Neerja burst into laughing to see Sameer with the children clinging on him like monkeys on a tree. "Good morning Chinnu. Good morning Kanna. Come sit here.. I will take cup of milk for you guys." Neerja busied herself with work. "Amma look at Nanna's face." Varsha whispered to Neerja's ears. "Nanna looks so cute today." "After seeing that only I fell for him and had you two kids," Neerja said to a baffled Varsha. "No... Nanna told me that you did something to Nanna so that he looks handsome today." Varsha held her hands on her hip, demanding an answer. Neerja was embarassed. Her cheeks flushed and tried to divert the topic.

"Kanna, Chinnu come here. Have milk." "Let it be there Amma... Tell me why does Nanna look so cutee today?." Varsha and Tushar clinged onto Neerja. "Children, I have added chocolate with your milk. No more questions. Go and drink." When they heard the word "chocolate" kids forgot the question. Their mind was diverted to drinking chocolate milk prepared by their mom.

"What is this Sam... Is this what you are teaching those kids?," Neerja chided. "Hey! I didn't say anything to them. They asked why did I look so good back then, hence I replied." "What?," Neerja narrowed her eyes. "It was because of their mom, I look so handsome." "Stop buttering me Sam. Just do a favour. Things are getting finished up. Groceries should be bought from the market. Could you please go and buy them?." Neerja asked with puppy eyes. Sameer continued to stare at her with intense eyes.

"Neeru just tell me how was yesterday's night?." Neerja stunned at that unexpected question. Her face reddened. Her cheeks flushed. She hung her head due to shyness. "Neeru just look at me...," Sameer cupped Neerja's cheek and pulled her towards him. Neerja hid her face in Sameer's chest, avoiding to face him. 

"You tore my blouse," Neerja complained in a low voice. "So what? I could buy you a dozen of blouses. But Neeru why didn't you wear saree today?," Sameer noticed Neerja's attire. Suddenly Neerja pushed him. "You did everything and asking me why I didn't wear saree today! Amayaka Chakravarthy!," Neerja bowed before him. 

"Hey! What did I do to you that much?," Sameer puzzled. "What you did aah? My body is full of your hickies! I can't even wear blouse, because  you were..." Neerja couldn't complete the sentence.
"Seriously are you blaming me? What about you yesterday? You were like junglee billee biting me like anything. Should I need to show my body to you?," Sameer argued. "No need..." Neerja hung her head in defeat. 

"Neeru still you could wear saree during night time." "For what? To tear it and hang it on fan?." "Leave everything behind that. Just tell me how was yesterday night?." Neerja was taken aback with Sameer's boldness. Five years of togetherness, he has neither asked nor they had open talk on physical intimacy.

"You never initiated such kind of talks among us. Then why are you asking me now?." Neerja questioned."As a husband I don't want to bring anything less for my wife." Sameer looked at her.Neerja drew patterns on his chest. "So shall I buy another set of saree for today's night?."Sameer mischievously grinned.

"Nanna !!! we finished drinking!!!." Sameer and Neerja stumbled upon hearing the voices."Come on Nanna !!! Tell us stories now.." Varsha and Tushar clinged on his legs.

"I thought that I will be getting time and privacy for my pleasure once I shift back to Arempudi.But that minimum level of privacy which we had in Kolkata has gone into air once we reached here...Neeru...," Sameer looked at Neerja with pleading eyes. "Its fine Sam..You go with them. I will buy groceries today. "Neerja waved at them.
"NO! I will go to town. You manage the kids for today." Sameer demanded.

Neerja : "Why ra?." 

Sameer : "I have to buy some lowcut blouses for you."

Neerja gave a stern look at him."Don't look at me like that..I don't have any plans to leave you tonight."

Sameer took the truck's key and moved towards the children."Be good to Amma. When Nanna comes, I will cook feast for you." Sameer promised to which the children cheered.

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For Sameer,journey towards the town wasn't a difficult one. In his vague memory he had the idea in his mind. It took half an hour to reach the Arempudi town. Switching off the truck, Sameer moved out of the truck and viewed the twon intently. The people of Arempudi noticed a new man with 6' 2" height moving towards the shop that had been closed for the past 12 years. Sameer dusted the lock and used his key to open the shop. The shop was a spacious two storeyed building. Sameer covered his face with mask. He watched the entire of the building. The space was much enough to accommodate manufacturing and processing department. Sameer entered, processing out every spaces. Then it came to his mind that even after that remaining space will be left out. 'Neerja is an artist. I will ask her to set here up a studio for her. So that we could work and live together.' Sameer was extremely happy with that building. He decided in his mind to find out workers to do repairing works of the shop. However he decided not to let others to do repairing works of his home.'I will do them. Can't let others to wander in my property.'

"Niveveru babu? (Who are you?)." Sameer turned on his heels to see an old man standing behind him. That old man's eyes narrowed to decipher the person in front of him. Sameer moved towards him to take a proper look.When he understood that man,Sameer's eyes blurred with tears. "Raghu Ramayya mama,"that oldman's name came out as a whisper from Sameer's lips."Rey Pilla! Nuvvu Sameer babu kada?," the oldman's lips quivered. Sameer gulped down the lump of tears that filled in his throat. 

"Where were you all these times?." That oldman hugged and cried on Sameer's shoulders.

"Where all I searched for you? How many days i waited for you? How could you dump me after Ayya's death ?," Raghu Ramayya pour his heart out. Sameer stood like a statue. Shifting to Arempudi was essential for him to raise his kids, but he was careful to not bring his past that has been haunting him forever.Meeting Raghu Ramayya mava finally proved that in this world,if he has to get a place - then he has to spend his time as a human being. Sameer wrapped his arms around him and consoled him.

Raghu Ramayya was the trusted butler of his Peddhanna in his ancestral home.One of his most trusted confidante, he stood with Sameer's Pedhanna for his works and he even helped him to manage his old shop for the town.However after the unfortunate incident struck in Sameer's life in the freaky death of his Pedhanna and Pedhamma, Sameer ran away from Arempudi.Still Ramayya's pleas for not to go away from Arampudi, begging before him that there was nobody for him still rang in Sameer's ears.

"You have grown up! You grew taller than me..,"Ramayya smiled through tears."Ho are you?," Sameer enquired. "Worked in some places..None gave me the peace and happiness like that your home,pilla..Right now I am staying in my hut.When did you come?." "I came two days back." Sameer dusted out a chair and gave it to Ramayya. "Are you going to re-open this shop ?," Ramayya asked with hopeful eyes. Sameer understood that Ramayya wants to establish old relationship with him. "Yes,i do,"Sameer replied. "Also I want you to be back to my ancestral home. I want you to take your old job as the home's caretaker." Ramayya was stunned to listen to this.But that oldman was happy to listen those words from his former master.

Sameer : "Mavayya,Are you coming with me right now ? I am shifting everything right now.Also there are repair works for the house.So I need your help."

Ramayya : "You haven't called anyother people at your house, have you?."He enquired.

"No..I don't want outsiders wandering in my property." "Hence it is my responsibility to take care of it,isn't it." Sameer nodded to Ramayya's question.Ramayya's hut was at the outskirts of the town.Hence Sameer has to travel along with ramayya to collect his belongings.

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"Amma..where is Nanna ?."Varsha enquired Neerja who was busy cooking with dinner.The time already dusk and there were no traces of Sameer yet."Nanna must be busy with buying things and other works.He will come soon Chinnu..,"Neerja tried to console her.Varsha had already used Neerja's phone to connect with Sameer, but all her efforts went vain.

"I miss him Amma..Nanna has never gone this much late," Varsha lips quivered. She was at the verge of breaking into tears.Seeing this Tushar's eyes filled with tears.

"Kids this is not a new thing that your Nanna comes home late.How many times he has come home late at night," neerja remained calm."I don't remember..,"Varsha muttered. "Because you and Kannan are always asleep. There were alot of times when client meetings happen at their shop during night time.Also to deport the furnitures also your Nanna had to be there at the shop during midnight.Don't worry about it..Your Nanna will come home."Neerja tried to remain calm.

"No Amma..Nanna is not picking up his phone,"Tushar complained."Who said that?," Neerja narrowed her eyes."I called him Amma..many times..Nanna phone switch off...,"Tushar was worried."Amma ? Is Nanna angry with me for calling him bad boy? I will say sorry to him." Tushar hugged Neerja and cried aloud.

Neerja tried to connect with sameer's cellphone,however her attempt failed citing that the phone was switched off. Neerja felt a lump in her chest.'Did something happen for him? Why this moddhu went all alone? Oh God..I shouldn't have let him gone alone..' Neerja's heartbeat trumpeted. Suddenly a vehicle's  flashlight spread across the kitchen window. A truck entered  blaring its horn through the property.

"Amma Nanna has come!!!," Varsha and Tushar sprang up towards the door.Sameer entered with Ramayya carrying his bags,grocery items and textile bags."Nanna !!!," the kids clinged on Sameer's legs only to be picked up by him. Sameer settled them on his two hips and twirled around in happiness. Ramayya was stunned to see the woman and the two children with Sameer. neerja was puzzled to see a new guest with her husband. Normally Sameer never bring any guests,infact he hated them.So when her husband brought an oldman to their house Neerja was confused to see him.

"Rey pilla..is that your wife and children?,"Ramayya enquired. "Yeah..Mavayya I got married five years back.This is the eldest - Varsha and that's the youngest- my son - Tushar.We call them Chinnu and kannan." Sameer put the kids down. Ramayya's eyes were on a baffled Neerja who came there.

"This must be your wife,right?," Ramayya whispered to Sameer. Neerja stood beside Sameer, holding their hands together."

"Yes..,"Sameer sighed."Did she marry you knowing everything? Is she familiar with your condition?," Ramayya shot him with questions.

"Obviously." Sameer gazed lovingly at Neerja.