" initial chapters are always boring, still do tell me how it feels."

Writer's pov

" Come on dad..... Atleast let me open my eyes now. This is not fun " Aira was whining at her dad who was taking her to a place covering her eyes in the middle of her morning sleep which she loves most.

" I know it's a surprise and if you are going to give any precious ornaments, or branded things I am already warning you I won't be surprised because I am fed up with them." She talked while walking with her dad.

" Surprise ..... " Abhi removed his hand from her eyes and made Aira stood infront of her surprise gift.

" Oh my god...... " Aira stood in front of her dad's gift like she forgot she was standing on earth. Her eyes opened widely not believing that actually her dad gifted her a Maserati Ghibli.

" Do you like it ? " Abhi asked

" Is that a even a question ? Of course I love it. You the bestest, sweetest, super cool dad in this whole world " Aira pinched on her dad's both cheeks and praised with all sweet and cutest words in this world.

" Then shall we go for a ride ? " He passed the key to his daughter and both of them went for a ride early morning itself.

" Wooooo here we go..." Aira stepped on the accelerator and flees like a jet.

" Go slowly Aira......." Abhi warned her.

Once they left the gate a sports bike came to their house and skid stopped right infront of the main door of  Mehra house.

" What was that ? " Rishi Mehra, Aira's cousin and Abhishek's aunt Reva's only son. He asked to his mother who was standing there with a not so pleasant face and her crossed arms.

" Abhi's new gift for Aira. Today it's her first day in collage. So Mehra family's princess should use atleast a golden carriage while making entry into the college right ?  After all she is the only daughter of Abhishek Mehra and grand daughter of great Ashok Mehra " Reva said in a mocking way.

" For that he brought her a brand new model of Maserati ? " Rishi asked with a shock.

" He will even buy her a jet plane  if she is saying I can't go to college by car. Both father and daughter is mad for each other " Reva replied

" Mom..... What about my bike ? " Rishi went behind his mother poking her like a puppy

" Shut up Rishi. Last month you brought this bike and now you want new one ? " Reva lashed at him

" This model become old. There is a new one launched recently and one of my friend already brought that to collage. Please mom.... Somehow ..... It's my prestige issue. If he can get a brand new car for Aira then can't you give me a small bike ? Are we that much poor ? " Rishi knows very well where to poke his mother to get something from him and his mother knows very well which string has to pull to get what she wants.

.................

" Aarush ...."

" Aaryan..... Wake up "

" These both will take my life one day. Aarush...." Pragya was tapping on both her boys for a long time who was sound asleep on one others shoulder and head.

Aaryan slowly opened his eyes and looked around while stretching and yawning.

" We reached ? " He asked in a sleepy voice.

" Ten minutes already passed. Wake that sleepy head too and come help me with these " Pragya yelled at them and went to take her house hold things from the moving vehicle.

" Bhaiyya.... Handle that box carefully. Those are crockeries. " Pragya yelled.

" Aarush...." She again screamed

" Coming..... " Both stepped out from the vehicle and crawled towards Pragya.

" Atleast take your things and keep it inside " Pragya said.

" You already called movers then why we should do this ? " Aarush asked while scratching his hair.

" Idiot.... They will charge for each box and time they take to keep them inside. Your mother doesn't have note printing machine to give it like free."

Aaryan shook his not wanting to involve between his mom and brother argument. He went to take his things like a good boy.

" Every year we are moving like some migratory birds. Before unpacking everything you will be transfer to somewhere else or you will get job at other state. Can't we stay in a place permanently in our own house ??" Aarush complaints.

"My son has to be thankful to your mother that she is taking you both for vacations in every year and that's with our whole house. So that my sweet little boys won't miss our home " Pragya pinched on Aarush cheeks and mimicked in a baby voice.

" Stop it mom. I don't like that. I am a grown up boy now. Don't you feel ashamed to treat your boys like kinder garden kids " Aarush looked so irritated and Aaryan was laughing looking at their silly fight.

" Oh I am sorry...... I didn't know that my son has grown up and he can touch the sky now. But my grown up son doesn't even have  complete facial hair on his face till now and that kiddo is talking that he is grown up. From which angle you are grown up...." Pragya looked at him from head to toe making him more angry

" MOMMM....." Aarush stomped his foot and whined. He knows he won't win a single verbal fight with his mother. Pragya took PhD in verbal fights and not a single trick of her kids work on Pragya before that she will catch them.

" Mom wait...... I am serious this time are we going to move from here after few months like before ? " Aaryan stopped her and asked. If he is asking something Pragya knows matter is serious.

" This is our second year at school.  My entrance exam is coming and I choosen Mumbai for my exam centre  Do ...."

" Aaryan.... " Pragya stroked on his hand to make him understand.

" Don't worry. This moving is permanent and your mom is not a guest lecturer in any collage anymore. I got a permanent job and I am now an assistant  professor in a national institute. We don't have to suffer anymore. With god's blessing we are stable now. After long years of struggles and difficulties finally we are going to settle down. " Pragya kept her one hand oh Aaryan's face and give him an assured look.
Aaryan give her a tight hug and he swiped his tears quickly. Aarush watched them with a smile. He knows even though his brother seemed to be tough and rough outside inside he is fragile and only Aarush saw him crying after they grown up.

To make such situations normal Aarush usually cracks stupid jokes or deliberately get into a funny fight with his mother.

Aarush turned to lift a carton box but keep it down quickly jerking back with his shaking right hand.

" I didn't asked you to lift heavy box. Just pick your things that's enough. " Pragya came and lift the huge box in a single lift.

Sometimes he felt like his mother is a superwoman. She has more than two hands and she is powerful than anyone.

Aarush looked at his right hand and give some gripping exercises. Whenever he sees his hands he feels guilty because their normal life took a U-turn and ended up them into a verge to poverty because of him.

He always had a passion for racing ....may be from the day he watched a race on TV, Sports car, bikes, even sports cycle he can spend hours just by looking at them. Aarush is not a academic child like Aaryan. He don't know anything about science or commerce but he knows everything about automobiles. No one taught him he learnt it by himself. If Aaryan's class notes are filled with problems and solutions then Aarush's class notes are filled with different sports cars drawings. He won't take any paper cuttings from magazines instead he will draw them by own and colour them with his colour pencils even at this age.

His first racing on road started with his bicycle among his friends. Thus, making him a star in school and Aaryan will become a star with his academic skills. Most important thing is Pragya never stopped both of her boys from doing anything that they like.

Only once she stopped Aarush when he went for a cycle race betting with his senior during high school time. Actually it wasn't Aarush fault but the other boy's friends did a prank which caused a severe fracture on his right wrist. From there it was hospital days for them. Taking care of him, no helping hands, without going for job. Pragya struggled a lot. Now in place of his broken bone it's a steel rod. Not flexible like before. He has difficulties while using that hand.  It became and  black dot on his dream as a racer. Still he didn't give up..... For his mother he has to prove her son isn't a failure and he has to give results for her hardwork.

For Aaryan , Pragya is ready to take him at any place for his completions without any issues. As for Aarush she never complaints about his low marks or he is focusing only on racing and all. She is happy that atleast her boys are showing interest in something. She is always a perfect mom for them even though she has many flaws and she failed in many places for them. Most importantly till now they don't know who is their father. Places where she couldn't full fill the duty of a father she will give up and she will put her head down for her kids.

Aaryan sometimes take classes for lower class students, where as Aarush go for bet racing with bike which earns a good amount but he don't have a license. Aaryan knows about it but Pragya don't. She will kill him if she gets to know about it. She gave him full freedom about his racing dream but only after he completes eighteen and he get his license but at some cases he had to go for bet racing.

Money shortage was compensated with these.  They will lie to Pragya  that Aaryan got it for some scholarship or some rich parents gave it for taking a good class for their kids. Life is like that there won't be a balance every time. One side  always have to be down to make other side up.