5. Plans to escape!

I asked, "So, what should we do now?"

Tatya firmly said, "Only one thing we can do now. As suggested by some of my well-wishers, we have to pack our bags and baggage and go permanently to the Shinkpur village where I work as a teacher. This will save us and the villagers here from the fire goblin. In fact people in this village will start troubling us because we have become responsible for invoking the fire goblin. I will check a rental room tomorrow in Shinkpur village!"

Irritatingly Maai said, "What a trouble our irresponsible Jay has created for us!"

Me, "Maai, I didn't do anything intentionally. In fact, no honey bee was even injured with my pebble. On the contrary, the pebble came back to me in speed which could have damaged my eyes!"

Maai shouted, "But idiot boy! Even though unintentionally, why to trouble and hurl pebbles at harmless insects?"

Me, "But, I didn't know all this history behind it Maai. Even I had taken that pebble with me carrying in my pocket!"

Maai, "What?? You carried that pebble with you at home? Why? Throw it away, right away!"

Me, "Actually, on the same day afternoon, I threw it towards the banyan tree!"

Maai, "Oh no! Why did you do such things? I am illiterate but I have common sense to sense that the pebble had become possessed and you brought bad powers with you at home, Jay! Disgusting!"

Tatya, "Whatever happened is happened. We can't reverse it. The only thing we have to do is to stay safe till we move out from this village! I will do the needful tasks tomorrow and will make immediate plans to leave this village! While I will be away, you all need to be very very careful and vigilant! Understand?"

Raaj always liked science. He said, "I don't believe all your theory dad! Merely hurling pebbles at some harmless flying creatures can't invoke spooks. It's ridiculous!"

Before Tatya could answer him, Maai shouted at him, "Oh! Now our new age smart scientist boy will invoke something by teaching us science and will add to our trouble, right?"

Though Maai was illiterate, she was famous for making harsh sarcastic comments.

Tatya said, "Raaj. We need to believe some mysterious things in the world sometimes. Are you planning to do some litmus tests or any laboratory experiment to detect what was the real matter in yesterday's case?"

Maai said, "No science! No litmus! Only listen us!"

Raaj, "You all are making fun of science!"

Tatya, "See Raaj. I only understand one thing. When our life is under stake and threat, we shouldn't start arguments on science versus spirituality or science versus Satanism. Instead we should implement ways to get away from life the threatening situation. No matter, who is taking us out of the trouble: science or superstition! After all, if we died, then the science vs superstitious arguments will become useless for our dead bodies!"

I admired Tatya for handling the situation in mature way. He is an ideal example of a person who can save his family in such emergency situations.

We ended our discussion and went to sleep. That night after we slept, nothing happened! Nothing at all. Night was calm. Cool. The ringing bells tied around Bullock's neck were making melodious sound. No one experienced anything sinister. Clouds were calmly moving in the moony sky. The tree leaves were slowly and very slowly moving, making melodious rustling sound. All were sleeping a deep sleep. Vaguely I remember to hear sound of Tatya waking up for drinking water (or doing something else?) twice or thrice during night. Not even a single honey bee troubled me in night. Neither in dream nor in reality!