Wolf children

One day

8 months later...

Sameer looked behind his seat to see Neerja sleeping peacefully with Varsha and Tushar. He couldn't believe that as a person whom he thought that would alone forever now all he had a family, a career and two kids that are handful to them. He adjusted his spectacles and drove the pickup truck. Yes, Sameer and Neerja along with their children are traveling to Arempudi, a little town in Kakinada, AndhraPradesh. Leaving his life in Kolkata wasn't easy but still Sameer and Neerja had to take an ultimate decision for their children's wellbeing. They didn't take flight or train for their travel. Instead, Sameer bought a second hand pickup van that could carry their things and their little family. Bidding farewell to his working place moved Sameer to tears. With a heavy heart they lied to Varsha and Tushar that they are going for an all India picnic for enjoyment. The kids have never moved out of their apartment. So when they heard that they are going to visit new places they screamed their hearts out of joy. Little they did know that they are never ever going back to Kolkata.

It was two week journey for Sameer to reach Arempudi by Chennai Kolakata highway. They halted at various places, made picnic tents nearby valleys. For the family it was the most memorable experience, especially for Neerja it was the memories which she cherished to her heart."Say cheese...!!!. " Camera lights flashed taking the pictures of her husband with the kids on his lap.It was quiet difficult for the either Neerja or Sameer to take pics of family since nobody was there to help them to take a snap. However when they reached Odisha the manager of the hotel from where they had lunch finally took many snaps of the family.

After one week journey, Tushar expressed his concerns to Sameer.
"Nana.. aren't we going back to home?."
"We are only going back to home. Why kanna?."
Tushar picked up his Amma's phone to open google maps and showed him the route. "Nana, our house was there up. But now we are going down. How is it possible?." He wondered with big round eyes. Sameer was dumbstruck. "No Kanna.. We have come here only for sight seeing. After this we will move back to up." Sameer tried to cheer him up. Tushar seemed to be not at all convenient with the lie. Hence, Neerja came to Sameer's rescue.
"Kanna it is easier for us to go back."
"No Amma, you see... We have gone too far. It is down. We are going down." Tushar interrupted.
"Yes Kanna.. We are going down. Don't you want to see elephants? Don't you want to bath in jogfalls?."
"When will we have all these things Amma?."
"You will see once you reach there." Neerja assured.
"Nana after seeing them, we will go home, won't we?."Sameer nodded to his son's question.But in his mind, he was quiet skeptical about the lies he had fed upon his children. Varsha being a dynamic kid it wasn't difficult for her to travel. For Varsha traveling to new places and meeting new people have always been smoother despite her inability to control her ability to transform between werewolf and human. However, his son Tushar was just the opposite of Varsha. They were like two ends of a pole. Tushar has always been an emotional kid. He always hold kind of belongingness with their home. When they were packing things itself Tushar made it clear that he has no plans on moving out to new place.
"I won't come with you to any place, Nana," replied Tushar. Sameer hung his head in defeat. Tushar's temperament always reminded him of his difficult character which he had during his childhood. Losing his parents at a very young age and living with his uncle and aunt who had no idea on his birth secret, Sameer had to take care of himself at a very young age. This evidently created a void between his foster care. Sameer and Neerja was so adamant that such kind of situation should never happen for their children. That's why they decided to shift to Sameer's ancestral home at Arempudi.
"Kanna, it's just a picnic. We are just going for sightseeing and will come back," Neerja said.
"If so why these things are packed up," Tushar's eyes narrowed.
"It's for precaution Kanna. If you fall illa Amma and Nana can't take you to hospital all the time. Hence these are precautions. We will use these beds to lay on the floor on tents. Wen won't stay at hotels. That's what it is called a picnic." Neerja explained.
"What is it called?," Tushar asked.
"Picnic, Kanna... Picnic," Neerja repeated.