Sibling Sojourn
She wondered why her knees always felt as if someone had taken the bones out when he touched her
The delirious way the shiver cascaded down her spine when she felt his thumb feel the underside of her curve
Small featherlite strokes
"You are going with him to Ullal?" Lissie sent a bunch of surprise, shock, ROFL emoji altogether
"And his sister, she is very cute"
"what is her name?"
"leela"
"Is she nice?"
"Very"
"Not like your mother in law?"
"Ashwin's mother?"
"How many MILs do u have?"
Trisha chuckled
"Umm.. yes... she always tells me what I should do"
"really... thats a surprise" Lissie sent a emoji
"She tells me I shud not cut my hair. She tells me I shud not always crouch on the bed"
"wow"
She tells me I shud not eat rice with hand"
"Does Ashwin say much?"
"He scolds her in english..."
"Oh really? They dont talk Punjabi?"
"No they fight in English only" Trisha giggled
She zipped up her tote... everyone was still asleep it looked like
Ashvin had sent her a reservation code over email last night
She was too excited to stay sleeping, she woke at five showered and made her own coffee
and went to the balcony
She went through old email and text exchanges with her friends about Jayadev
Re read them and deleted them one after another
She was goingt o be like a city girl now, according Rao Anna, "bringing boy friend home for weekend"
She had called Rao Anna to tell him not to tell Aaanu
He had agreed joyously
He had asked her if Ashwin's family was planning anything formal since they were married without anyone's knowledge
"I dont think about such things Anna" she said sadly
"I am sorry if I hurt you love"
"Its OK... I had all my plans with Jayadev... and then all of this happened"
"I know.. I know... dont think about that man"
"I dont... much really... I only think when I plan a trip to Bangalore
"Many many things have happened unknowingly"
Trisha nodded tearfully
"I had no chance of living in this house or talking to this man even... I didnt know about these people. I tried to help Aanu"
"You were extremely lucky this boy did not treat you badly"
Trisha nodded agreeing fully
"these days its very common in big cities to live with whoever anyone pleases to live with. You should not
let anyone talk like that about you to Aaanu Thats why I keep asking will there be something formal"
"does Aanu ask too?"
"He never talks much... talked much or talks much" "Now also he behaves like that only"
Trisha sighed
"I feel torn... I feel comfortable many days here... but when I think about Aanu I feel guilty"
"You did this all to help him"
"But I got away unscathed... and he is suffering"
"u are not responsible. You went to check on him because he was hurt. there are feelings involved"
"He is a good man"
"He didnt take advantage of you.. so I believe that fully"
Trisha smiled in affirmation through teary eyes
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"If I take the nice bed, where will you sleep? Leela asked unwrapping a gum.. she offered to Trisha
"I will find a place"
"If u show me how to fill water in that tank I can do it" she volunteered
Trisha smiled fondly at her
"U will be excited at first, every day... you wont like it much"
"I will.. I will"
Ashvin returned with three coffees
Flight was at noon
They were going to board soon
"I got the ONLY nice bed... sucker!!!" Leela trolled him
"Niice... I will have to now just warn her Dad the sounds he will hear at night are not of any alien invasion but just your snoring?"
"Hee haw... not funny... BTW you get the front porch or the back yard under the jackfruit tree"
"I am fine... her Dad has a recliner like chair" he shrugged
"U two are fighting like kids"
"HE is... I am the ADULT sibling" Leela said smugly
"Thats not how you define an adult BTW" Ashvin whispered in her ear mocking his sister... she felt the same sensual awareness when his breath stroked her ear
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