Awakened

Sitting in my hostel room I open the letter from my mother informing me that she was ill and I should return home now that I had graduated.1

After all I wanted the graduation degree from Delhi University and a job around Delhi. Had been applying to various companies, through Newspapers vacancy ads, but till date I had not been unsuccessful. Since childhood, I had dreamt one day I would be free; independent to do what I wished. Never to look back in life, but today I was both angry and helpless as I return home.2

The will to survive far away from home had diminished each day as I failed to procure a job.  Now that my mother was ill I would have to return and look after the estates left to me by my father fifteen years back. The surge of energy, when ever I saw others rise made me think I too would achieve success some day.3

The day never came, when I could take the step and begin my climb up the executive ladder. Success just did not seem to fit into my scheme of things and that I still had a lot to learn what life had in store for me.4

My parents had named me Jaannavi but in short every one called me Jaan. I never liked my name but it became easy for me to accept the nick name; Jaan.5

At twenty-two I began to understand morals and ethics were for the weak and defenseless. Starting to learn about life the hard way, I was willing to learn and flow with the world; letting nature be my guide to choose and fill my life with joy.6

I do not deny that I had inherited a lot of money and landed property including the big house, two hundred kilometers from Delhi. My mother Mrs.Shanti Devi was living there and took good care of the savings from the estate. 7

Mr. Sahil my father had died fifteen years ago, but my mother brought me up in a boarding school and three years back I had joined college to complete my graduation. Now I would have to decide what I really wanted to do in life.8

Deeply attached to the hills, I truly longed for the quite and beautiful mountains. Moving up the winding road to our village Ghari was always a pleasure. The last time a year back as I remember, I had been home when mother had insisted I should spend my holidays with her. It had been fun hiking through the gorges and streams alone 9

Going by my watch it was eleven am and if I could reach the station by twelve I would be able to catch the 12.15 pm train to Chandigarh. 10

From there it would be easy to get a bus and be home by 8pm.11

Without wasting time I quickly pack my Knapsack, vacate my room a day earlier. 12

On my way out I stand in the short queue at the railway out agency to get a confirmed ticket to Chandigarh on the AC chair car. Take an auto for the railway station boarding the train just in time as it leaves the station.13

I enter the coach as the cool refreshing air hits me to find my self looking at the lines of seats displaying the backs with interwoven visible heads showing; full of people. 14

Wipe the sweat from my face feeling shaken and haggard. Better to relax a bit in the cool atmosphere before I look for my seat. 15

Drawing my ticket from the back pocket I check for my seat number. It says fifty three and I start to locate the seat by the help of the side panel display. The first row nearest to me consists of three seats; number one on the left and the next two on my right with the passage in between. 16

The rows beyond the first have two seats each on either side of the walking space. 17

Assuming my seat must be somewhere beyond ten rows I struggle with my bag in hand counting each row as I move. The panel display says fifty two to fifty five. I look to my seat but find a bag is sitting in my place.18

“Excuse me” I hear a soft voice and see this girl by the window trying to get up. “Sorry I could not lift my bag up to the luggage rack”. I stare at her and then with out saying anything jerk her bag up from my seat and lift it above my head putting it on the luggage rack above. Push it further and place my bag next to it.19

Look down and see the girl looking out of the wind watching the moving platform. 20

Ease my self into the chair beside her as she thanks me for my effort. Courtesy sake I say it is all right without looking at her. 21

Extract my earphones from the front baggy pocket of my jeans and push them in my ears. The extra wire rolled to lock in the strip, hangs by my chest. I reach down into the same pocket to switch on the pocket size walkman. 22

Sitting back with closed eyes I enjoy my favorite recorded music. 23

Soon the music begins to fade away and I start to think of the girl sitting beside me. Relaxed and drowsy; I dream she wants to tell me something but I sleep on. 24

“Coffee, any one wants coffee?” and I wake up to see the pantry attendant pushing his cart towards me, a few rows down the line. 25

How could he have disturbed me when I was listening to my recorded music? 26

Unconsciously my hands go to my ears and I see the wires going to my left. The girl has my earphones to her ears, and with the eyes closed is shaking her head, probably to the beat of my music. 27

I watch her face, the clear pearl like soft skin, with the black moving eyebrows. Behind the eye cavity I see the long nose over shadow the blush on her prominent cheek. An invisible line seems to work within her jaw line as the face moves to compensate her chin movement. 28

The air from the A.C grill plays with her free locks changing positions as she rocks to my recorded tracks. 29

Before I can look further the Coffee man asks me to wake her and ask if she wants coffee. I turn to her and with my right hand tap her hand resting on the arm rest between us. Her eyes open as I ask her for coffee, pointing towards the man in the passage. 30

She pulls the wire releasing the earphones to drop to rest within her chest cavity and without looking at me, asks for two cups of coffee.31

The man hands me a cup to pass on and she quickly takes it from my extended hand and begins to sip. I get a tap on my shoulder from the coffee man as he hands me the other cup asking for twenty rupees. See him observe the wire between us. I reach for my shirt pocket and give him a fifty rupee note and he hands me the change to moves on. 32

Involuntarily I move my hand holding the coffee towards her. But feel foolish when she smiles and says the coffee is obviously for me. 33

I have never liked to drinking coffee but forced into the situation I can’t throw it away. So take my usual sip as the hot liquid runs into my mouth burning my tongue. Blowing hot and cold I keep my mouth open and hear her trying to suppress the giggles. 34

Seems this girl is holding me by the tail and enjoying it too. With a serious face I look away learning to take short sips from the coffee cup. 35

For the first time realize I am truly enjoying the hot drink and think of her naughty dimple just below cheek. No doubt, if she wanted, she could twist a man around her finger any time she wished.36

Calmly she finishes her coffee and puts her paper cup in the waste bag below the seat in front of her. By the time I have done the same with my cup I see her hand push a twenty rupee note towards me. I tell her I am not taking it. 37

“Then we are friends” she says with brimming confidence, and I without looking at her say “think what you like.” 38

Her next words jolt me to think. “Well then you must prefer boys as friends.” 39

Shaken I turn and look directly into her eyes to casually say “you are right, I like boys better than girls.” 40

Not letting on that girls were complex creatures to handle, and I had rather stay aloof with them.41

Assume that my answer will keep her at bay; but I am totally wrong about her. Soon she is laughing loudly with out control and I become nervous as people began to look at us. 42

I glance at them with a big wide artificial grin and they seem to understand. 43

What a relief as I turn back to look at her and notice she has stopped laughing. Demand from her what was it, that she had thought so funny. 44

“Sorry I did not want to hurt you; actually I was finding it hard to imagine you to be a boy’s man”. And the way she stressed ‘a boys Man’ I felt my mouth go dry and stomach churning to vomit. 45

Ashen face I look to her for relief. Just this once she holds my hand and says she was joking. Unconsciously my eyes drift to her chest and I find myself watching her breasts with a soothing passion I have never tasted before. The earphones edged between the molds remind me of her knave action while I was asleep. Unaware that she is watching me I continue to stare at the beautiful curves. 46

Avoiding looking into my eyes, she lets my hand go free to remove the earphones. Carefully places both the pieces on my lap.47

I hear people start to get up as the train begins to slow down.48

“Hello, now can you please take your eyes of my……, and help me with my bag.” She says.49

Ashamed I look away and reach for her bag but first bring down my bag to put it on my chair. Then reach for her bag and lift it off the rack.50

See the passage almost empty, I move back into the open space holding her bag above my head, as she comes out from between the seats. 51

Even before I can lower her bag she tries to reach up and trips to fall on me. 52

Her arms try to clasp my raised biceps but unable to hold on to them she slips. And I hear her squeal as she madly grips my body with her extended hands buckling at the knees. 53

I place her bag on the empty seat to my right and reach down to hold her shoulder under the armpits pulling her up. 54

Tears well up and I see she her twisted, broken high heel shoe. Helping her to a seat, I bend to remove the broken shoe twisting around her feet at the ankle. She does not yell with pain. Rather as I get up she smiles at me in relief standing on both her feet. Turn’s to sit in an empty chair near by, and removes the other shoe from her feet. 55

Standing on her feet she declares she is ok. Looks for her bag and takes out a plastic wrapper and I help her take out her slippers. Slipping them on her feet she puts away the shoes in the empty polythene wrapper. 56

Finally I take the wrapper from her hand to place it in her bag closing the zip. 57

Surprised to see she is walking down the passage in her slippers towards the exit. Like an idiot I carry both her bag and mine to the exit door.58

Once outside she tells a coolie to take her bag from me, smiles a beautiful cheek to cheek thank you. Walk’s away with out a single backward look. 59

I watch the moving figure as my hands go around my bag and my mouth releases a sigh. 60

My rush to the bus station is incident free as I dream about her and oddly notice nothing.61

By four I am sitting on a direct bus that will leave me on the outskirts of my village, from where I would take the mountain track to my home.62

Around seven thirty the bus drops me on the road and I begin my walk in the moonlit night. The cold air and silence help me move fast; up the hill. I reach the south entrance to the house; it is unlocked. Wipe my sweating forehead and ring the main door bell.63

Moments later I see our old house-maid Maggi open the door and calls out that I am home. Once inside I Pull away the straps of my knapsack and leave it on the floor. See my mother hale and hearty as she hugs me happily. I show my anger and tell her how worried I was since I had read the letter.64

Tells me to go and freshen up in my room. Call’s Maggi, telling her to serve dinner in the dining room. 65

Meanwhile as I finish washing up she pulls me to her room picking up a picture from the table drawer. Telling me to sit on the bed she hands me the picture. 66

The way she looks at me I know she wants me to stay home, get married and look after the estate. I see the picture of the girl I had met on the train and quietly hand it back to her without comment.67

Says the girls name is Shalani, aunt Simi’s daughter. I should consider her for marriage. Aunt Simi is an old friend of hers. 68

The phone rings in the corridor just as we are coming out after dinner. Mother picks up the phone as I move to my room wishing her good night.69

I quietly close the door to my room, leave it ajar so I can hear what is being said on the phone. Hear mother talking on the phone. 70

Unclear words seem to imply that aunty would be reaching the village bus stand by twelve noon tomorrow.71

I quietly walk to my bag intending to dig out my night clothes when mother says I must shift from this room to my father’s room since she would like aunty beside her room. I want to protest but she is adamant that I move there immediately. 72

A last look at the room, standing by the door I watch the big bed to my left. A large mirror fixed on the wall overshadows the bed with the insignificant head rest.73

The beautiful grill decoration above the mirror within the parabolic canopy spreads over the entire bed area looks cozy to sleep under.74

Jokers painted on the bathroom door just beyond the bed, reminds me of the urgent moments spent in college, as we waited for our turn looking like jokers. 75

Further down there is free space of around six feet beyond the bathroom door. The window on the west corner with its velvet drapes when opened shows the valley at its best. How difficult it had been to choose the cloth for the curtains a year back when last I had been home. 76

To my right in line with the main door on the east wall are the two cupboards in a row with extended table space in front, around two feet high from the ground. 77

I love the way five single chair sofa sections are placed along the north wall with the two feet square glass top side table between each section. Total three in number. 78

Wall to wall carpet and the music system at the corner right beside the window, blends with the wall’s concealed lighting, giving the room a unique ambiance. 79

The dark polished wooden canopy over the bed and the rest of the POP roof painted in white, gives the room a light and cheerful atmosphere I cherished. 80

Well, if mother wishes me to move into my father’s room, I would have to learn to love it. 81

I remember some years back, when I had opened the room and wanted to stay there she had scolded me and said I should never open the room ever again.82

I pick up my unopened bag and go to my father’s room further up the corridor. Open the door and switch on the light. The room walls have teak panels all around, except the north side wall to my right which has the panels with rounded wood beading's spaced at uniform intervals all finely polished. The vertical and horizontal lines leave no visible joint in the heavy wood work.83

Tired I prefer to change into my night clothes and drop into the massive bed to sleep. Drowsy, with a full stomach I fall asleep instantly. 84

The morning light from the small corner window wakes me early and I see the dawn light directly filter through the glass windows. Maggi must have forgotten to pull back the curtains after cleaning the room. 85

In the low light I look at my father’s room for the fist time, observing it has a dark low roof, and as I sit up I see the fine teak finished paneling all around with out any trace of a single cupboard. 86

If I had not known about the door to my left I would never have spotted the small lever that blended with the teak. 87

I get up and press the lever, opening the door with a click. See the empty corridor outside and close the door. Then I begin to look for the bathroom door. 88

Remember my bathroom had a full size fixed mirror to the south. 89

I walk to the other side of my bed leaving a few feet of gap for the mirror, to locate the bathroom door and the seemingly hidden lever. 90

Press it and the door opens towards the left into the bathroom. 91

A tub on the north side wall and an independent shower section fixed on the west wall. To my right is the mirror with a wash basin. 92

Cleaned recently it has some branded detergent fragrance and aroma.93

I go back to the room to pick up my towel, the small toilet bag and enter the bathroom for a hot shower. 94

Wear my normal shirt and jeans as I do not wish to dirty my suit and tie I keep for special occasions. 95

Wait to sit on the single sofa seat having no arm support and look at the only thing I have liked in this room so far; the soft and comfortable bed I slept in last night. But I still miss the canopy and cheerful lightness of my room.96

Not a single mirror in this bedroom, I will have to ask mother who did the rotten interiors. Better to go for a morning stroll, I begin to put on my canvas and rubber sole shoes. 97

The door opens and I see mother slip into the room.98

“Jaan how nice to see you ready my boy, I have some immediate work only you can do.” She says. 99

I get up from the sofa and ask her what she wants me to do for her this early. 100

“You will have to go to the village market for some urgent purchases as aunt Simi would be coming. Better come for breakfast by eight am. About fifteen minutes from now.”101

Call’s Maggi to have breakfast ready for Jaan as he has to go on an urgent errand for her to the village. 102

I ask mom where to put my clothes? 103

“You found the bathroom” she says “And you can’t locate the cupboards.” I tell her I hate the room. Mom tells me not to worry for I will like the room as time passes. She says my father used to spend most of his time in the room and never felt lonely or sad.104

I say “With out a single mirror or cupboard it would be difficult for me to cope.” Smiles and turns towards the panel by the door side and a revolving panel section clicks open. 105

To my surprise I see the cupboard and as the panel is rotated to lock at a hundred and eighty degrees it displays only mirror instead of the teak. My mother calls me to try opening the section again. I look around and fail to find any lever. Then my mother tells me to watch her carefully. 106

Walks up to the mirror panel places her left hand on the teak strip and presses the mirror lightly with her thumb and the panel opens. 107

Asks me to try but nothing happens when I try to push the panel with my thumb. 108

Aligns my body to bring my feet together, keeping them six inches away from the panel, she tells me to look up to the roof and spot the teak strip, extended a few inches higher. Look at the thin hair line in front of you to place you hand on the strip edge and push the panel section.109

I do that and the panel opens. 110

Hurry for breakfast after you have placed your clothes in the cupboard. 111

I say fine and begin to put my cloths in the cupboard by the door which is both deep and spacious. I want to check out all the cupboards but hurry to the dining room.112

I have just taken the last morsel of bread in my mouth, to gulp down with the remaining tea, when I hear mother enter the dining room. 113

She gives me a hand written list and money with it, saying I must be careful when purchasing, and that I should try to bargain where ever possible. I nod my head. 114

Hands me the car keys which I return saying I would enjoy the short walk. Go to my room to pick up my empty knapsack. 115

Soon I am moving down the mountain trail. It takes me ten minutes to the road and another ten minutes to the village market.116

A general look at the listed requirement makes me go to the branded outlet to pick packed biscuits and salted servings, from one shop. Dry fruits I take from another one down the village road. 117

Bakery delicacy’s from the far end of the village. And each of the packets goes with care into my knapsack and then I finally close the bag zip.118

Further near the bus stand I pick up the listed vegetables, now packed in a spun plastic bag provided by the vendor. 119

I pick up fresh fruits from near by, according to the list and ask the seller to place them in the half full bag above the vegetables. He not only packs them carefully, but hitches the bag on top of my knapsack, strapping it tightly to the lower bag. 120

Thanking him I start to move towards home. 121

Ten twenty am by my watch, and I am already climbing the mountain track. The fresh air excites me to enjoy the steady climb, exercising my bulging muscular body mass. The sun has risen but I walk in the shaded light to reach home looking at the greenery all around me.122

Find mother anxiously waiting for me. 123

Maggi helps me remove the fruit and vegetable bag and then I coolly slip my knapsack to the side table so its contents can be removed later as per convenience. Give back the unused money with the list as I confirm I have missed nothing. 124

It is eleven and I excuse myself to be alone, in my room.125

Curiosity moves me to test open all cupboards. Looking at the roof I find each one of them exactly very similar to each other. 126

Only the concealed cupboard in front of the bed has a big safe fixed in concrete partitions attached to the wall. 127

The north wall with the bed and bathroom door has no extended teak strip at the roof. 128

Logic tells me that there is something odd in the north panels with beadings. So I take off my shoes and stand on the bed reaching up to the panel’s top edge. 129

Move my finger first to the left and find nothing, but as I reach the right side I feel an embedded button and push it in. It gives way to click and jumps back. 130

But nothing happens. 131

Hands now full of dirt force me to the bathroom to wash my hands. As I re-enter the room I see top end of the panel slightly out of place from the top panel line. Stand on the bed I face the depressed panel section just below my chin. Push it lightly and it goes back to stop with a click. Before me I see a pocket diary and a bunch of keys on the compartment shelf. I leave them there for future reference. 132

There are two levers, one to my left the other to my right visible on the side walls of the compartment.133

I press the left lever and the lower panel between the bed and bathroom door clicks open. Observe a dark cavity as I pull away the full height panel section moving it on its hinges. I can see every thing in my old bathroom. 134

Gosh it is a one way see through mirror. Excited at the discovery I click it back to let it lock.135

Test the lever on the right wall and the half section of a panel around three and a half Feet Square opens out to reach the right side edge of the bed. 136

I reach behind the unopened panel door, for the internal lock on the left half panel and easily unlock it, pulling it out towards the left edge of the bed. A panoramic view of the entire bed in my last bedroom shows up through the see-through-mirror seven feet wide having three feet in height. 137

The top six inches in wood have a phonographic complex structure with twisted partitions assisting one directional sound from the other bedroom. 138

Just then Mom and magi move into the other room. 139

I clearly hear mom telling Maggi to immediately change the bed sheet and the pillow covers in the room. And that she should not forget to place water jug with glasses. “I must run down to pick them up from the bus stand.” She says as she begins to moves out of the room. 140

Unconsciously a high pitched cry escapes from my mouth as I realize that I may be caught watching the room and I begin to close the open panel doors.141

But realize no one can see or hear anything from my room. Surely it must have been an acoustics expert to have conceived such a perfect system for observation with secrecy. 142

Just then I hear my mother say “what is Jaan doing” and hear Maggi reply “he is in his room.”143

Quickly I relock the open panels till I hear the final top click. 144

Then look for tell tail signs but except for some finger dirt I see nothing. With my handkerchief I wipe the panel clean and there is no trace of even a separation line with the panel beading's tightly in place.145

I come down from the bed and begin to wear my walking shoes. My mother walks in to say she would be leaving to get aunty and if I wanted she could drop me off at the estate office. 146

I say that would be nice.147

Fifteen minutes later I am at the office going through the past records.148

By twelve I am free to take a walk around the orchard terraces. Select the estate terraces above the road, leading to the house. At one place choose to sit under an apple tree to pick a ripe fallen fruit from the ground. 149

Rub the apple with my hands and bite into its skin. The juice from the sliced piece begins to fill my mouth as I begin to chew it. 150

Hear the horn of our car coming up the road. Mother is driving the car and talking to aunty who sits in the front passenger seat. 151

I look for Shalani in the rear seat but just then the car turns to take a curve. 152

Seconds later my heart jumps as I get a clear view to see her look up. 153

I quickly move back behind the tree so she will not spot me and I can give her the surprise of her life; when later we come face to face.154

After a few minutes I finish eating the apple. And by two pm I walk into the kitchen as magi serves me lunch telling me not to make any noise. The guests have had lunch and must be a sleep by now. It is best I go directly to my room not disturb them in the process. 155

Quietly I walk on tip toes to my room and close the door turning the lever to lock position. Remove my shoes and sleep for an hour. 156

Waking up I wish to know what is happening in the other room. I stand on the bed and reach up to press the top panel button. Depress the top panel at the bottom, opening the compartment to push the right lever, there by opening the lower right bed panel. 157

Push back the top panel to close, tightly shutting it to click. Then sit on the bed to unlock the left panel. 158

I see Shalani sleeping to my left side on the bed while on the right both aunty and mother sit talking on the bed’s edge. 159

Aunty is saying to mother once Salani gets married she will be free of all her responsibilities. 160

Mother replies she should not worry in the matter, as she is sure about Jaan saying yes to her proposal. As far as Shalani is concerned Aunty says she will accept whatever she asks her to do. 161

Aunty says when they both agree to the proposal just keep calm and insist for an early marriage. I don’t want them to find excuses later on. 162

My mother smiles and nods her satisfaction. Then she looks into the mirror and I get scared she might come to know I am on the other side but she tucks her free hair with her fingers placing them behind her ears.163

Tells Aunty, she would have to go and see the preparations Maggi is making for tea as it is already four pm. Jaan could have come home by now. Aunty says she come along to help out. They move out of the room and close the door shut behind them. 164

I see Shalani get up and look into the mirror checking her makeup. 165

Talk’s to her self uttering I like the boy’s mother and won’t mind if the boy is handsome and strong. 166

Then twists her lips around in a funny way looking into the mirror to grin and says loudly “a boy’s man” and begins to giggle. 167

The door opens behind her and aunty walks in. Looks at Shalani giggling and warns her not to tease the boy she is going to meet today. 168

If I find you misbehaving you will have no option but to marry him. 169

Is that clearly understood? 170

Shalani now sobered meekly catches both her ears to nod and says she will do what ever aunt wants. 171

Now go and help Shanti aunty. 172

I push the panels to click shut.173

Go to unlock the door lever and come back to lie on the bed thinking what the future holds for me. Don’t know when I fall asleep. 174

I get up and look at the wall clock needles showing seven. 175

Get up to take a nice hot shower and to remain comfortable I wear a loose Kurta with pajama. 176

Maggi knocks my door to tell me I must hurry as everyone is waiting at the dinner table. 177

I slide my open palms to settle lose hair, then rush to the dining room.178

Open the dining room door to go sit beside of my mother; on her left side. See aunt Simi sitting opposite me to my mother’s right. 179

Before I can say sorry for being late, Shalani enters the room and our eyes meet. I see the shock and surprise writ large in her face when she sees me. Reaching for the first empty chair she is forced to sit on my left.180

Aunt Simi says I haven’t changed a bit except that I look more fit and handsome.181

I look left to see how Shalani reacts to her mom’s comment. 182

Find her absorbed, as she looks into the empty plate before her. 183

Move my eyes to look at aunty, and see her accessing me like I were a guinea pig waiting to be slaughtered.184

Avoiding eye contact I help myself to the food on the table. 185

Enjoy my food eating it with relish. Take a good helping of fruit jelly, as Simi aunty tells Shalini to come to the living room after she has finished her dinner. 186

Both Mom and aunty leave the room.187

Shalani turns to place her right hand on my chair’s hand rest directly looking me in the face. 188

Says you are a mother’s boy who will marry anyone she chooses for you. 189

I retaliate and say this could also be true in your case. 190

Reach for her right hand and hold it as she attempts to pull it away. 191

Wink at her saying “you really don’t like me then.” 192

Please she cries out, for the present just let my hand go or I will shout. 193

A wicked smile lights up my face and I say go ahead. 194

She pleads openly. “Someone might come into the room and see us holding hands.” 195

Struggles to get free as I let her hand go, and she smiles with relief. 196

The sweet stunning smile keeps my eyes glued to her face and I stretch my hands for extra jelly helping’s, enjoying the moments. 197

Lift the full serving spoon and dump its contents into my pudding bowl. 198

Keenly she watches the action and begins to giggle trying to cover her face with her hands. 199

“Has you mother not taught you any manners” I call out but she quickly gets up from the table and runs out of the room.200

Alone I turn my head trying to understand what had made her so unethical. Then as I taste curry with jelly I look at the contents of my bowl and begin to laugh. How I had made a fool of myself in her eyes. Fearing others will know I take my bowl and throw its contents into the kitchen waste bin. Rinse the bowl with water and place it in the kitchen sink to erase the evidence. 201

Confidently I walk into the living room when aunt Simi asks me to sit by her side on the sofa. I look at Shalani who is still trying to suppress her smile. Meanwhile my legs bump into the glass table and I trip to fall on the sofa missing aunty by inches.202

Aunty looks at me and says “Jaan is Shalani up to some of her tricks that you are getting distracted.” 203

I utter a sorry and say actually I had slipped on the carpet. 204

Find myself looking for a rug on the stone floor. 205

Confused, I shudder to think what aunty will think of me. 206

Don’t dare to look up. 207

Hear aunty says to my mother to look for a girl; it is high time he got married.208

I try to protest but aunty puts her arm around my shoulders and says she has an idea; Why not let him wed Shalani. 209

My heart begins to thump and my face turns red. Aunty says look how he is blushing and removes her hand so I may feel relaxed.210

I cannot take it anymore and get up to walk directly to my room.211

Lock the doors from the inside turning off the lights and go to sleep.212

Chirping birds at dawn, and I know the sun would be rising soon. 213

Quickly go to the bathroom to freshen up. Get into my pullover top with corduroy jeans and put on my moccasin walking shoes. Brush my hair and push them into a desirable shape. 214

Come out from the house to sit on the flat stone looking east at the snow capped mountain ranges. Enjoy the cool breeze as the night mist begins to dissolve under the Sun’s rays as it starts to appear on the horizon. 215

Lost to its beauty, I close my eyes and inhale deeply from the fresh morning air. 216

“You must love this place.” And I look up to see Shalini standing just behind me. Slowly I turn to face her. Observe the stunning quality of her face with the mature body posture. 217

Graceful curves playing with her long black open hair as she looks at me. 218

I wish I could go on looking at her as her fingers struggle to keep the free locks from blowing into her face.219

In a high neck white woolen pullover, tight blue jeans she wears her three inch high heel shoes. A grin, as I remember her broken shoe, begins to break into my face; only to remind me that they are now dark blue in color. 220

Actually she does look tall in these high shoes. 221

Without looking at me she says she loves the rising Sun for it makes her forget ones dark past, paving the way for future Joy. 222

Suddenly turning to me asks what my views were in the matter.223

Had I not let my mind wander, observing her pearl like fairness, the cherry colored cheeks playing with her thin long nose, I would have replied. 224

But I keep looking at the long face watching the thin streak above her jaw deepening as she moves her mouth to talk.225

“Beautiful” unknowingly I utter the word when she asks what was I saying. 226

“Sorry did I say something?” as I look up at her.227

I am at my wits end, for I had not been listening to what she had said. 228

Then I make the mistake of looking directly into her eyes.229

Instantly she knows I have fallen in love with her. It surprises me when she walks into the house without saying anything. 230

I continue to watch the snowy mountains and the sun as it grows to rise above the ranges.231

Footsteps on the pebbles and I turn to look towards the ground. The house windows have begun to reflect the Sun light. 232

It is Maggi telling me that my mother wants me in the living room. 233

Wonder why mother was calling me at this early hour before breakfast. 234

Surely must be something very important to do with the estate and its working. 235

I quicken my steps towards the house and enter the living room to see my mother in a serious mood sitting on the main sofa to my right. 236

Her eyes red, looks as though she has been crying. I see aunty besides her also crying continuously and as she sees me she blowing her nose into her handkerchief without looking up. Shalani keeps her head down as she sits on the other side of the center table. My mother directs me to sit on the empty seat beside Shalani. I slip into the seat and wait for what mother has to say.237

Without wasting time she says she wants Shalani to come and stay with her forever. I look up to see aunty wanting to protest but my mother continues her speech. 238

“Tomorrow early morning Jaan your marriage is fixed with Shalani at the local temple.” The priest phoned to say your horoscopes match and tomorrow early morning’s one am time is most suitable and auspicious and cannot be missed. 239

The next auspicious date will be months from now. 240

Aunty requests my mother to first ask Jaan if he has any objections to the union. My Mother looks directly at me and says Jaan get up to touch your mother-in-laws feet and seek her blessings. 241

A deep silence takes over the room. 242

I muster courage to walk up to aunt Simi. Bend down to touch her feet. Aunty places her loving hands on my head. 243

Later I see aunty and my mother hugging each. 244

As everyone moves to the dining room I too decide to follow them for breakfast. Shaken by the sudden turn of events I quietly sit at the table. Slowly warmth begins to spread across my chest and the head is unable to react, but I feel the quivers running down my spine. 245

On my left as I try to pick a sandwich I see Shalani looking into her plate eating French fries. Coloring a bit to see her so close by my side I continue to pick and choose my breakfast finishing off with a glass of milk.246

Itching to go I ask mother permission to take a walk around the estate. Smiling at me she tells me first I must exchange rings with Shalani, and then I could go wherever I wished. 247

Hands me a diamond ring to put it on Shalani’s finger; I take it and turn to my left to see her stretched hand. Hold her hand and slide the ring into the third finger next to her index finger. 248

Meanwhile Shalani reaches for the square top diamond ring held out to her by aunty and I present my hand to Shalani as she puts it on my appropriate finger. 249

Wishing us well aunty asks me to pick a sweet from the box in her hand also asks Shalini to do the same. 250

Thinking I am supposed to eat the sweet I lift my hand, but my mother stops me and whispers that the sweet is for Shalani. 251

I turn and see Shalani already has her sweet ready with in her thumb and first finger. Suddenly she pushes the sweet towards me as I open my mouth. Giggle’s to clap and say she has scored her first over me.252

Quickly closes her mouth tightly so I have no option but to look at aunty for help.253

Shalani gets a scolding and she quietly opens her mouth to accept the sweet. 254

My mother realizes that we must get to know each other and insists that I take Shalani with me around the estate. 255

I tell her to follow me but before I insist she must change her fashion shoes.256

Telling my mother I can’t take Shalani on a mountain track in these shoes. My mother tells Shalani to take her walking shoes as she knows Shalani and her shoe size are similar. 257

Shalani comes wearing my mother’s shoes and as I tell her to follow me my mother warns me to look after her future daughter-in-law with utmost care.258

Without looking back I move to the mountain track short cut. 259

Open the small side gate. Turn to look as Shalani tries to get down the first step leading to the stone track. 260

I laugh as she looks up misplacing her foot falling directly into my open arms; eyes wide open in utter surprise.261

I take her weight, enjoying her body rubs as she lean against my chest getting her erect nipples squeezed. Not wearing her bra plays havoc taunting me as I try to hold her in my firm grip trying to prevent her from falling down. 262

Before she can stabilize her body I take advantage to capture her lips with mine. 263

Strives to struggle but finds her self bound and helpless; surrendering to my whim. 264

I take a long deep kiss as her nostrils flare open to breathe freely.265

Her tongue tries to push away my probing tongue but I keep moving it softly within her mouth. Soon her tongue stops to resist and begins to follow my tongue in joy. 266

Soft hands go around my body and her nails scrape my skin demanding more passion in my kiss. 267

Slowly I realize we can be seen, so I help her onto her feet releasing my grip around her body as we pull away our thirsty lips. 268

Like lovers we hold hand as we walk together down the tricky path. 269

Shalani then whispers she wishes to sit in a secluded place where we can talk without anyone getting in our way. 270

I tell her I know just the right place; an isolated ledge behind a boulder a few feet away from this track. 271

A few steps later we move away from the track as she follows me, holding my stretched hand. We reach a clearing beyond the edge of the hillside unseen from the track. I still remember the huge boulder and ask Shalani to wait as I go to check the ledge entrance.272

The huge boulder now covered by the green vegetation stands camouflaged attached to the hill side. I look to my left for the hidden stone steps, three in number, as I remember which would lead us down to the sharp curve within the boulder cavity. 273

I spot the steps under the bush growth and step down to move into the sharp turn coming on to the open ledge. Whenever alone I would always love to come here and spend my time in solitude. 274

Walk up the stone step and call Shalani to come to the steps edge. Helped by my hand she climbs down the stone step and is surprised to see the cavity and space beyond the boulder. We walk to the ledge and watch the deep gorges and mountain ranges before us. 275

“A beautiful place.” is all she says and we sit on the sparse wild grass. 276

Asks me if I was happy to marry her And I take her hands in mine and look into her big eyes telling her how much I wanted to possess her that very dinner night, when you had laughed at me. How I had longed to be your friend on the train. You know, my mother had showed me your picture the same night I was home. Had told me how much she wished she could bring you home as her daughter-in-law.277

It is all because of you that I kept making mistakes. Had I not been looking at you I would never have fallen on the sofa the other day? 278

Hearing what I had just said Shalani began to laugh saying you were always shy and naughty when young. 279

How senior girls loved to pinch your cheek. Then with a vengeance you would be pull their pony tails. And when ever you could you would surprise them and pinch them on their buttocks. 280

I look at her with my open mouth wanting to deny the truth. 281

But when she tells me my mother had told her ever little detail I confessed.282

Tell her it was only one girl I had really pinched real hard, making her bleed. In revenge as she would leave no chance to tease me when ever we met. It was more than fifteen years ago. How my father had beaten me in front of her. If the girl’s mother had not intervened to stop him he would have broken my bones.283

Shalani laughs with a twinkle in her eyes and pinches my cheeks exactly the way the girl in my childhood used to hurt. 284

The moment I recognize that she is the same childhood girl my hands involuntarily move towards her buttocks. But I hold back my hands and say “sorry I don’t do that now.” Pinches me again saying “As always I still love tease you.” And then kisses me lightly on the cheeks where she has pinched me. I try to change the subject to avoid confrontation and ask her what she like’s most in me. 285

Rolling her eyes she surveys me from top to bottom and says I am the man she would love to twist around her fingers. 286

I tell her not to be so sure for I am still good at pinching her buttocks; but she tells I would come to know after marriage who pinches and who gets pinched. I tell her we should forget childhood fights; but she begins to grin at my peace offer.287

I realize we will be late for lunch if we don’t hurry.288

So we agree to come again some other day. Start to walk back struggling with the under growth to reach the track. Begin our climb up to the house. 289

The moment we enter the house I am asked to go to the temple where I would be spending the night as both the groom and bride cannot live in the same house before marriage. The priest’s assistant tells me to pick up my bag which has already been packed with my clothes I am to wear tomorrow. We hurry down the mountain track and reach the isolated temple porch. I am shown to a room with a single bed. The assistant brings me a hot cup of tea. He tells me dinner would be served early as the auspicious time for marriage is at one am early in the morning tomorrow. 290

I am tired from the walking and fall asleep by seven pm after I have had my dinner.291

Someone is shaking me to get up. And I open my eyes as the priest’s assistant says I should quickly have a bath and be ready within an hour wearing the marriage clothes. Don’t be late it is already quarter to twelve. 292

Just as I come out from the bathroom after a hot bath, I hear a car engine come to stop within the temple premises.293

Take my clothes and change to be ready an hour earlier. 294

Go to the small Mandap hall where I would be tying the knot. 295

See aunty, mother and Shalani dressed in lovely saries sitting by the fire as the priest lights the auspicious fire after prayers. 296

The temple assistance comes to tell me I should follow him. First I am asked to sit in front of the fire on Shalani’s left side and then with the chanting of Mantras I am asked to walk after Shalani around the fire taking seven rounds. Then I am instructed to sit again but must change places with shalani as she is now to sit on my left. Asked to put vermilion above Shalani’s forehead below the gold pendant she is wearing. I am then asked to stand and lead Shalani around the fire and mantras are repeated as we complete the seven prescribed rounds. 297

The priest announces us married. 298

It is four am and after taking the priest’s blessings my mother asks me to drive the car. 299

Shalani and mother sit in the back while aunty sits by my side. Soon we reach the gates and are met by Maggi who hands the Puja thali to my mother so she can welcome the bride with prayers.300

I am told to go to my room while mother asks Shalani and her mother to sleep in her room. 301

Enter my room without closing the door and fall on the bed without changing my clothes. Quite a hectic day, tired I fall asleep instantly. 302

No one awakes me and I continue to sleep and dream about fighting the she-demon’s as they try to capture me. I run hard but one of them catches me from the ankle taking me to her cave den. I cry out for help but wake to find myself sweating. I am alone in my room and the sun is high on the west window. 303

Hungry I come out of my room. Meet my mother just out side my room. She tells me she was coming to wake me so I could freshen up as lunch is ready. I return to my room and pick up my under garments and a big towel to go to the attached bathroom. Take a nice hot bath. Feel refreshed but the hunger persists.304

I go the directly to the dining room. I am the first in. 305

I pick up an apple from the fruit bowl. I am about to take my first bite when I hear aunty asks me have I washed the apple. 306

I have no answer. So she walks up to me, takes the apple to the sink to wash it. Then she pulls out a clean plate from the shelf near the sink. Picks up a knife and comes to sit by my side. Lovingly she cuts the apple in small pieces removing the seed and its shell and also peels the skin. Once done she pushes the plate in front of me. I say thank you and begin to eat from the plate. Looks at me and puts her hand on my head saying poor boy must be hungry. Says “No need to wait for others as they have had a late breakfast.” she gets up to serve me lunch. Takes a plate and places food served directly from the kitchen utensils something mother would never have allowed. Hope you like what I have chosen as she puts the plate in front of me after taking away the empty apple plate. I eat well and she replenishes what ever I eat till I have had my fill. I thank her and she advises me to take a long walk to the estate as it will have a calm effect on me. 307

Nodding to her I walk down the road shaded by the fruit trees. 308

Reach the main road to loiter spending time with nature. 309

By three thirty pm I begin to climb back slowly expecting to reach the house by five pm. But then wanting to delay my arrival at the house, I decide to move off the road to the apple fruit plantation. 310

The aroma is beautiful and I sit under a tree to rest in its shade. With a heavy lunch in my belly, cool light wind, and shade I began to drowse and soon sleep soundly. 311

Woken by the silence I look at my watch. It is seven thirty, getting dark. I grope and move to the road. A dark night without a torch would be slow and treacherous. Hardly have I taken a few steps I see a car coming down hill. Soon the headlights come near and the car stops. My mother calls out to me to sit in the car. 312

Says nothing, reverses the car at the curve and we are soon moving up the hill. I get out of the car and aunty hugs me while my mother says we all should come along for dinner.313

I sit at the table in my old position; Shalani beside me on my left and mother to my right with aunty in front of me.314

After a light dinner we are eating ice cream. I notice Shalani is nervous and has eaten lightly like me.315

We leave the table and as I move towards my room my mother calls me into her room telling aunty to finish her assigned work. 316

That she will be waiting for her return. Going to her cupboard she takes out her necklace set and hands it over to me saying it is for Shalani. I tell her she should give it to Shalani her self. 317

She puts it back and closes the cupboard. And as we are walking to sit on the bed aunty comes into the room. My mother says she is tired and taking aunt’s hand tells me to go to my room as she and aunty are tired and want to rest. I leave the room puzzled what mother really wanted to say to me but finally did not say anything. 318

I think of Shalani and want to go to her room but control myself.319

Open the door to my room. The lights are on. See the decoration of the room with flowers. Roses and marigolds used profusely on the bed area.320

Between the scattered flower petals I see Shalani. She sits on the edge of the bed like a statue. Her Saree covers her head and face like a veil. 321

So this is to be our first night together. I had not thought the moment would come this early. I decide to walk quietly to the bed and surprise her. 322

Turn to close the door locking it from the inside. 323

Slow and small steps take me towards her. I smell her favorite perfume mixed with the aroma of roses. 324

She sits on the scattered petals oblivious of the impending ecstasy she would be forced to face in the unknown scenario. 325

A little swapping and I hear the clicking bangles. Ankle bells tingle to magnifying her leg urges as she changes position by shifting her hanging legs.326

I freeze as I hear her yawn; her hands lift slightly to drop back to her sides. 327

Bring my mouth close to Shalani’s ears to say “waiting for me.”328

Shalani lifts her face towards me. I see her deep red glittering lipstick. 329

Her big circular nose ring half hidden by the veil overshadowing her lips and chin. 330

See her lips move as she says “What took you so long, I was so lonely, and have you locked the door properly when you came in”. I say “yes”. 331

Stretch’s out to push away her slippers from her feet. Coolly lifts both her legs on to the bed. Lifts her Saree from the head and face and lets it rest over her shoulders. 332

Tells me to remove my shoes and socks and come to sit on the bed in front of her. 333

“Be comfortable, there is no one who can see us now” she says. 334

I do her bidding, not caring about spoiling my new marriage suit in the process. 335

For the first time I can truly see her full face. 336

She smiles. 337

Mesmerized I take in her beauty. The long straight nose, unrelenting twin orifices slightly outdo the extreme pinnacle, reach down to initiate desire for her lips. 338

Cheeks firm and blushing cooperate with the locks and ears creating chaos in a lovers mind. 339

Dimples learn to break and deepen freely, in line with her parting lips, suppressing her thin jaw line as it narrows to broaden her chin. 340

The eyes flash and sparkle with the eyelashes playing hide and seek in their joy. 341

Vermillion line between the parted hairs just above the forehead displays a gold pendant. The dark black stormy curls culminate, tied and knotted in a single braid vanishing behind the Saree loop. 342

A red dot just above her nose between the eyebrows, in addition to her nose ring and the vermillion line, signifies she is married. How child like she had looked just a day before marriage. 343

Suddenly I hear her say “Too late to take stock of the hardware in front of you, good or bad you will have to make-do.” 344

And she places her right hand on my folded knee. 345

I look directly into her eyes with a grin on my face “It is time we began testing the hardware”. 346

Quickly she pulls back her hand from my knee saying “I did not mean it that way.” 347

I hold both her hands in mine and say “Is it not what we will be doing tonight.” 348

As the full imports of my words penetrate her consciousness she hands begin to tremble. I bring myself to let her hand go free. Come close to her, putting my right hand around her shoulders. My left hand lifts her chin increasing her quivers; she closes her eyes in visible surrender to my touch. 349

I tell her we could play some game and get to know each other; she nods her head to accept. Surprisingly her quivering takes a back seat fot the moment. 350

A card game perhaps, but before she can say anything I tell her sorry, I don’t have the cards.351

I try to think what we can play and exited she shifts away from my grip to say she knows a game. But I would have to promise to abide by all the rules of the game. 352

I agree and she asks me to stand up by the side of the bed looking at her with hands raised high. 353

I want to know why but she insists that I must stand first. 354

As I stand beside the bed looking at her she bends to bring her mouth close to my ears and softly says “statue”. I freeze, look at her as she smiles with a wicked look. 355

I curse my self for being a fool. 356

Don’t you think smart girls like me should be in control and also have the first right on their husband body?357

I should have realized she was still a tease and a dare-devil too. 358

Now as she stands on the bed to lean and bend in front of me she moves her Heena tattooed palms and fingers to unbutton my coat. Though I should not rightfully move my eyes, I try to work my eye balls around to watch her moves. She says I was always a cheat but she will allow this movement as a concession to her loving but now entrapped husband. 359

With out any effort she removes my three button coat swaying it above my extended arms to be free. Soon I hear her bangles as she unknots to remove the tie. 360

Disentangles links from arm cuffs. A professional move in free style finger and thumb integrity makes me loose my shirt. I wish I could do something but my promise to her be fair holds me in check. 361

Then struggles to successfully pull out my vest tucked in my pants. With a quick move removes it to expose my naked body. My stomach muscles begin to tighten as she uses both her hands and fingers to feel the hair growth on my back and chest. The wider her hands begin to move and rub I begin to enjoy the warmth. Hands now reach up to access the muscular biceps. 362

Then complete dead silence as she lowers her hands around the small of my back. 363

I feel the tip of her tongue attack my left nipple as her hands now survey my covered bottom cheeks to pinch and crush.364

A quiver begins to rise from my loins as she licks my nipples one by one to harden in response to her pressure and touch. 365

Slowly her hands begin to move down my between my parted pants. I can feel her breath over my naked navel. 366

The moment her tongue enters my sunken burrow I begin to tremble like a leaf. Given a chance I could crush her, but for now I can only gird my teeth in helplessness. 367

Her hands come up in front of me and her fingers twitch and twist both my nipples between her thumb and middle finger. I begin to go red in the face and she giggles removing both her hands and mouth from my body.368

Satisfied to some extent, her hands now reach to unhook my belt buckle. Knowing she would now try to loosen my pant I tighten to blow my stomach. I hear her muffled laugh. 369

And she does not move. 370

I wait realize I will have to let go my breath and release my stomach muscles soon. 371

Seconds tick by and then as I am forced to exhale and loosen the muscles, she quickly unhooks both my pant clips with one smooth directional push. Held by the zip my pant strays around my hips. 372

If only I could break my promise. But then she would have the last laugh, something I could never accept. 373

I tense as I feel her hands unzip my pants to let them drop to my feet. Try to relax as her hands go over my under briefs. Unknowingly her nails graze against my skin as she introduces her fingers into my under wear and pulls them down to my knees. I hear a loud “Oh!”.374

Then, pin drop silence as shaky fingers lift the half sleepy target. 375

I feel naked, ashamed and to my horror I sense myself growing rapidly in her hand. Opening her hand grip with a reflexive half cry ‘free’ she closes her eyes and mouth with shock. 376

Quickly I call out “statue” and let the implications of her word ‘free’ filter down to her mind, and then she freezes.377

Watch her lowered hands stretched out in front of her as she stands on the bed eyes looking at me. I pull down my under wear to my pants and kick them both away with my feet. Climb the bed. 378

Start by uncoiling her Saree from the Shoulders. 379

Take it away rolling it from under her arm; finally to drop it in front of her naked midriff. Reach with my fingers to pull out the tucked folds from under her petticoat. Pick up the uncoiled saree and throw it on the empty sofa in front of the bed.380

I look into her eyes and enjoy the helpless burning in those dark black eyes ready to pounce. 381

I remove the nose ring by unhooking the ring lock. Attached chain is lightly freed from her knotted hair curls. Place it in the jewelry box kept on the side table.382

I now move behind Shalani so I can observe her without her seeing me. 383

Look at her thick hair knotted into a single pony tail, long enough to reach her buttocks. A colorful tail piece keeps the knot together as one.384

With my next move I bring my hands around her body to unhook all her blouse front hooks. Reach below the loosened blouse to unhook her brassieres. Unable to remove them without moving her arms, I let them stay where they are.385

As my hands move to grip her petticoat cords she begins to tremble but I pull out the tied strings to unknot the twine. Let the petticoat float to the bed surface.386

I see her completely naked as the panty she wears is very thinly embedded between the buttock cheeks. My hands probe to feel the silky way it cover her pubic region. 387

Rub my palms over her smooth lower cheeks directly in front of me to see and feel the twisted and marked skin on her left bottom. 388

My childhood prank stands out independently as I begin to fall in love with the mark to kiss and bite it with care. 389

I now return to face her; definitely an oval face with an average forehead overshadowed by excessive hairline at both the ends. 390

A spiral curl as it plays with the soft side lock to taper and end vanishing around her ears. A fine jaw line, few inches below the ears narrows to meet the lovely chin. 391

Her thin lips play with the diminished dimples in their seriousness. 392

Her cheeks blushed pink as they swell to limit the length of her long fragile nose. 393

I lightly kiss the upper lips and smell her body aroma with her sweat odor. 394

Look at the face in general tracing the dark thin eyebrows as they tend to incline, dividing her eyelashes. 395

Mesmerized I take the liberty to remove both pendants from the pierced ears, to put them away in the jewelry box on the side table, beginning my erotic adventure as she remains bound to my game spell.396

Hook both sides of her panties and looking into her eyes, begin to slowly pull them down. By now she seems to have lost patience and moves her hands to hold my wrists.397

I say foul and she says she does not want to play anymore. I laugh and begin to steadily increase pressure to pull down the panties to her knees. She struggles and holds onto my wrists. But I force her to topple on the bed. She lets go of my hands to stop her drop and I lift the panties clear from her knees and pull them away over her legs. 398

I then try to move toward her but she brings up both her feet pushing my chest away as I try to balance my fall, giving her time to sit up. 399

For me she has started an all out war. 400

I catch her ankles and twist it so she overturns to lie on her stomach. 401

Sitting on her back I twist her hand to ease the removal of her blouse from one arm. Then the other comes off easily without any forceful effort from my end.402

I release her as she whimpers to say I am hurting her. 403

Backs off from me to roll over, holding her hands to her pubic molds. I watch her pearl white skin glow in the light, her big hip curves blending into a thin waist line. 404

Watch her hard breathing as I lift to pull away the loose bra, in time to see her naked pubic region as both her hands are forced to move away to release her brassieres. 405

The uncovered mountainous valley ignites protests from her and she chooses to call me a wild animal. 406

As I straighten up I see the well defined peaks, cherry red nipples between dark areolas. Her hands move up as she tries to cover her naked chest and in doing so she allows me to freely view the swelling within her pubis going down to be clamped between the legs. 407

Tells me she won’t surrender without a fight.408

With a sad face says I am much stronger and she stands no chance against a hulk like me. 409

I tell her I am not going to give her any promises, after all she was the one who had broken her promise in the last game.410

She insists that with all my masculine strength I should be fair in to give her an opportunity, some respite, so she can at least take a rest when ever she felt she needed it.411

An innocent demand like that can do no harm to me. So I relent to accept that I shall stop to fight when ever she chooses to tap my body once by her hands. However to continue her attack she must tap twice. 412

But I shall not be able to use this relief against her as I need no rest and could easily make her surrender to be my slave for the rest of her life.413

I smile as gracefully as I can to let her know her final defeat is near.414

Unperturbed she insists we both must stand by the bed side. 415

As per her demand we stand and I get my first full scale glimpse of her naked eye-catching body curves. 416

The her voluptuous torso moves as she dares me to fight her, easily corners me to misbalance and fall on the bed, slapping me twice she quickly mounts me sitting on my stomach. Slaps my face once and I am left to rub my face in anger. Admit this one using her brains and I must be very careful to not to accept her future wishes. 417

She smiles at the initial victory and brings her hands over my chest to rub the nipples. I too lift my hands and cup her chest with both hands the more she rubs the harder I squeeze and rub. 418

I feel her heat and wetness all over me as she tries to wiggle away from my palm and fingers. 419

Distanced I reach to pinch her nipples hard. She lets go my nipples but I continue my attempts. 420

I see her hand lift to slap twice. And as she tries to get up I hold both her hands and pull her hands hard so she falls on me and then with a quick roll I have her captured below me. 421

Hot and wet she goes crazy by trying to kick her legs to get free from my legs grip. 422

Ready to be plucked and tasted, I force both her hands above her head holding them together by my left hand. She struggles but I reposition myself over her by placing myself between her thighs. 423

Move my right hand to grip and guide myself into her wet chambers as she calms accepts my claim over her body. Free her hands as they reach up to go around my neck.424

I begin to move slipping in and out as she is stretched again and again and then she tries to hold me in her passionate pulsing grip between her throbbing petals. 425

Unconsciously she lifts to entwine her legs around my back in her taunting motionless desire. 426

With my palms between our bodies rotating her nipples, I press my lips against her open mouth. 427

Her tongue performs helping my tongue as I increase the tempo of my thrust softening her passage walls. 428

Hitting hard one after another and she begins to respond to my need by holding on to my moving form. Gradually we reach the point of no return and she totally surrenders to the last random pushes as we come together in joy. Our nostrils flare as we kiss wildly to exchange our warmth and exhilaration.429

To give her instant relief from my weight I roll off her as she holds my hands. I kiss her lips with love.430

Soon we go to sleep; she on her right within my arms around her neck, her left hand upon my shoulders. 431

After a short nap I wake up in her body warmth. Kissing her neck below the ears and lightly biting her shoulder I force her to wake up. 432

“Come on I have not had enough.” I whisper in her ears as she wakes. 433

She wishes to continue her rest but in my lust and urgent need I force her to roll under me. 434

Compelled her to lie on the bed without being able to move I reach under her neck with my left hand to grip her tightly. 435

Plead and begs to be left alone.436

With my free right hand I begin to apply pressure to twist and crumple her resisting palm and fingers, holding them within my finger grip; like matchsticks they melt and stretch to my will. 437

She cries and I release her fingers and palm from my hand grip. 438

Her hand does not attempt to resist my moves. 439

Successful, I begin to rub and crush her molds and she says “You are a hungry wild animal with no shame or honor.” 440

Unconcerned I then position myself to put all my weight on my left knee resting on the bed. 441

With my body weight and pressure acting against her I push my right knee between her thighs. Struggles, but ultimately allows my right knee to settle between her legs. I then lift the left knee and straighten my left leg over her right leg. 442

With my left hand I reaches down to push her right knee outwards as my left leg bends at the knee to finally take it place between her resisting thighs. Knowing she must yield to my powerful whims, she facilities me by opening her legs. 443

Anger seems to play on her face and the soft nipples make me realize she is not ready to accept a natural and free entry.444

Totally naked and captured, I let my hardened member seek its joy in the dry petals. Helped by my right hand grip I move the head with brute force testing the dry entrance. A few enforced passes, short thrusts to embed, stretch and wet the dry entrance. 445

The anger on her face changes to joy mixed with fear as she begs me to be careful. 446

I shout at her saying “Don’t ever resist my hunger and need, already you have awakened the beast in me that must now be satisfied.” 447

She digs her nails in my shoulders and rages like a beast “I too can be beastly.”448

In blind anger I try to enter but her tightness persists; each attempt to enter makes her body tremble. I let go the striker and bring up my right hand to wet my fingers with saliva reaching down to rub the thirsty opening. Wanting to cross the threshold, place the throbbing head in a clear seek and enter mode. 449

My mouth suckles her right nipple as the right hand plays with her left nipple to crush and squeeze.450

Slow pushes give me access as the quivering barriers expand to give me right of entry and the dryness begins to fade in her liquid joy. 451

She lifts her hands to put them around my neck. 452

Like a savage my body plays with her in surrendered compulsion. Invades deep into her privacy and I see her cry out in delightful ecstasy. 453

I begin to tame her defiant posture by force, digging deeper and deeper with each penetration. 454

Speed up my movements as her finger and nails nudge my back to move faster. Biting my chest repeatedly she makes me cry out and I repeatedly pound to make her suffer my enforced seduction.455

To a point she accepts to be broken and then the hidden monster in her rises to confront her perpetrator. Cruelly digs her nails into my body, clamps her teeth to bite into my hairy skin.
Re-bounces to each shove I take with an involuntary spasm from her love enslaved body.456

Exposed we play with fire burning each other to the others joy till we reach climax moving in unison. 457

Perspiration drops, our prized possession. 458

In fused passion we disperse to rest.459

Learn to tame each other, with beastly love, to satisfying each others needs. 460

Early morning Shalani wakes me and I come out to see aunty mother and Shalani ready to leave for aunt’s place. 461

My mother hands me the key to her file cupboard and tells me to go through all the files, and while they are away I should go to Delhi and get my degree and look for a new car at the showrooms there. 462

Hand's me a piece of paper slip with aunt’s phone number asking me to remain in touch with her while she is away.