Khushi
fished out the battery operated scorpion from her Jhola. She had found it lying
in the far corner of the pool garden and had picked it up with amusement. Why
would anyone have a battery operated scorpion toy in RM? There were no kids
here to play with it. Then she had an idea.
She summoned
HP to bring fresh batteries and replaced the dead ones and
tested the toy. The little scorpion whirred to life, moving helter
skelter, bumping into furniture legs and changing direction every time it did
so. She laughed with glee. Perfect.
ASR left the
lawyers office. He was seething with naked fury at the behavior of his lawyer.
First, the lawyer could not stop laughing at ASR’s description of his dilemma that led to his
marriage to Khushi. Then when the lawyer had calmed down and wiped his tears of
laughter, he asked ASR what more could he do to help. ASR shared what he had on
his mind.
That's when
the second round of peals of laughter began. In the midst of his laughter, the lawyer kept
apologizing but really could not help himself. Finally, he saw the look on ASR’s
face and composed himself.
Lawyer –
ASR, you know it’s impossible to draw a term limit on a marriage. You cannot
form a marriage contract, its illegal.
ASR – You are
the lawyer, figure it out. I want her out of the house in 6 months. Do whatever
it takes.
Lawyer –
Well, she has promised to leave, right? Then what’s the problem. Let 6 months
pass then you can file for divorce. Just avoid her.
ASR – yeah,
but these 6 months are going to be pure torture
Lawyer –
Why?
ASR remained
silent. A knowing smile crossed the lawyer’s lips and then the third round of
laughter began. ASR kept quiet. Finally, when this round subsided…
Lawyer – I see, the mighty ASR wants to formulate a conjugal rights contract
ASR – Yeah,
something like that
Lawyer –
well, that can be arranged. It is within the boundaries of IPC marriage act. Let’s
see, what do you want included? Once a week, once a month…
An impatient ASR interjected - "Twice every
day".
The lawyers
mouth hung open.
Lawyer –
Twice? Every day? Are you sure? No breaks?
ASR – That won’t
be necessary.
Lawyer closes
his gaping mouth - “Ok, twice daily, every day for the next 6 months, anything
else you want to add”
ASR – yes,
she should be ready for different, ummm, you know, errrr.
Lawyer –
Positions?
ASR – yes and
locations
Lawyer –
ASR, you know that won’t fly legally. You will have to work that out with her.
I can only add the frequency of the act, I cannot add clauses about positions,
level of satisfaction or even a guarantee of satisfaction.
ASR –
Alright, alright, I get it. Can you fax them to me first thing today.
Lawyer –
sure thing
ASR shook
hands and exited the office. As he shut the door, he could hear guffaws of
laughter from behind the door. He was furious at his lawyer’s audacity and
made a mental note to take his future business elsewhere.
Khushi
walked into the room and found ASR sitting on the recliner hunched over his laptop. She set the glass of milk next to his laptop.
Khushi –
Suniye, your milk. I will be sleeping in a few minutes, is there anything else
you need?
ASR – Haan,
yes, Sign these papers
He shoved
the papers towards her face without lifting his eyes from the laptop. She took
them tentatively and started reading through the contract.
Contract
I, Khushi
Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada, wife of Arnav Singh Raizada, in sound mind and
body, hereby agree to the following terms and conditions of marriage with my
husband
1.
The undersigned agrees to engage in conjugal
relationship with the co-signatory twice everyday. Once before the undersigned wakes
up first thing in the morning and once before she goes to bed.
2.
The undersigned’s spouse can request consort at
other times of the day as long as he has not used up his quota of two acts a
day.
3.
In return for this agreement, Arnav Singh
Raizada will sign the same affidavit confirming his involvement with the
undersigned and guarantee that he will do his utmost to grant satisfaction to
both parties involved.
4.
These terms and conditions apply only for the duration
of the marriage, and should the parties divorce, the undersigned will have the
right to refuse co-signatory.
SEAL OF LAWYER”S OFFICE
Rs 250 STAMP PAPER
Khushi’s eyes widened and she looked at
ASR.
Khushi
- yeh kyah hai? What is this?
ASR – Contract
Khushi – what? Contract for making love?
ASR – yes, you said this morning
right? You wanted it in the contract, so here it is.
Khushi – you are weird. I can’t sign
this. This is not how it’s done. What about love?
ASR (now mad) – Listen, I don't have
time for love. I want to keep things clean between us.
Khushi – then why do we need this
contract?
ASR – because that way I can be sure
that you won’t pull a fast one on me.
Khushi was incensed. How could he
think of such a ludicrous thing? A contract? For heavens sake!
ASR – here is the pen.
Khushi was so livid that she snatched
the pen and signed the piece of paper and threw it on ASR’s face. He sat there
with a short smile lurking behind his iron mask. She stomped off to the
bathroom to change into her night clothes. ASR picked up the flying pieces of
paper, neatly bound them and put it in his wardrobe next to the treasure box
that housed some pearls, an earring and a couple of pompoms.
Khushi walked out of the bathroom with
lighting speed and headed straight to poolside.
ASR – Khushi, you will sleep inside
tonite.
Khushi – That's not in the contract.
ASR – No, but I don't want di to catch
your cold.
Khushi was in no mood to listen and
kept her march to the pool. ASR had had it.
He took two long strides and lifted her
off her feet from behind, holding her firmly by her waist. Khushi screamed and kicked her
fists and legs in the air trying to free herself. She reach behind with both
her hands and took hold of two generous clumps of hair on either side of ASR’s head
and pulled it with all her might. ASR’s head felt like the scalp might tear off
of it. He kept walking inside the door and to have her release his hair; he clamped
his teeth on curve of her bare neck and bit her hard. Khushi screamed in pain
and let go of his hair. He dumped her on the bed and stood over her, hovering
and snorting like a raging bull. Not to be outdone, Khushi sprung from the bed
and lunged for his face. He quickly evaded her blow and took hold of both her
wrists in his iron grip. She struggled hard to pull her hands free, in the
midst of screams and the best Lucknowi curses rolling of her tongue with fury.
She freed her legs and began kicking ASR in the general area below his navel. He jumped back
a bit to avoid getting hit in his very private area and that snapped something
inside him. With a renewed force and energy he pushed her back onto the bed
with full might. She lost her balance and fell on her back with ASR’s full
weight pinning her down motionless. Her hands were pinned down well above her
head and she felt his thighs pinning hers down with all its strength. She
continued to squirm and struggle, trying to move her hands and legs but in
vain. He was too overpowering for her. She decided to scream.
She let it out with all her gut
straight into his ears. ASR’s ears rang for a second with the shrillness of her
voice.
ASR – you idiotic girl what the hell
do you think you are doing. Stop struggling.
Khushi (still screaming) – Chodiya humain,
let me go. I don't want to sleep here, I don't like your room.
ASR lost his patience. He pressed his
mouth over hers, covering and drowning out her screams, and deepened the kiss to
squelch out any sounds welling inside her. She tried to scream but her sound died between their lips, her resolve weakened
as his mouth prodded her lips open and his tongue sought permission to
enter her. She parted her lips to scream harder when his tongue dived into her
mouth without much ado. She felt a strange longing shoot from her navel, ending between her legs.
Her body softened and gave in ever so slightly to the torture. She opened her mouth, yielding further and accepting his intrusion, his demand, his
need. An involuntary moan escaped her throat. She was shocked at her own
response and gazed at him to assess his response. His eyelids were
heavily leaden, enjoying the sweet taste of her freshly tooth-brushed mouth.
Mmmm, Vicco Vajradanti, he thought. His tongue became more insistent in its
desire to invade and explore her mouth further. She felt his entire weight on her petite frame and for a moment welcomed the warmth and protection it offered against the elements, both indoors and outdoors. Her husband, he shield, her protection.
And then it happened.
The
Romance Novel/Upanyas scene flashed through her mind, rearing its sensuous
head, reminding her of the running saga of the heroine’s ecstasy, the hero’s demanding
love making and their complete abandon in the bedroom
She could not believe it. She could
not believe that it was finally happening to her, just as she had read in the
sleazy Hindi Romance Novel – Jaag Utha Insaan (The Awakened Man, Author - Serialjunkie) that Payal and she had borrowed from Savitha, read and reread it over a 100 times, its pages starting to fray, splotched with watermarks as they both took turns to read it in the bathroom while the shower head ran idle to mask their misdeeds. This is how it all started in the novel and it did not end pretty. There was apparently a lot of physical exercise and strain involved. The book was skimpy on exact logistics but it said something about the "man delved into her velvety ocean". She hadn't the slightest clue how a fully grown man could delve himself into anything in her and what the heck was "the ocean", the velvety ocean blue kurti she wore? Oh! but this felt like heaven, much like paradise. And then she could feel his need.
Khushi was now a jangle of nerves, "No, no, I am
supposed to seduce him."
At that thought, she took hold of her senses and clamped on his tongue with her
teeth. A shocked ASR let her go with a yelp! Khushi pushed him off of her, ran over
the mattress straight into the bathroom and shut the door. She panted, trying
hard to catch her breath and clear her mind. ASR sat on the edge of the bed,
still reeling at the sharp pain in his tongue, his thoughts muddled by her
sudden attack.
Khushi – this is not how it’s supposed
to be!
ASR – Shit, Shit, Shit
Khushi – I was supposed to seduce him.
ASR – Shit, Shit Shit
Khushi – I was supposed to use the
scorpion and get back into the bed.
ASR – Shit Shit Shit
Khushi – Devi Maiyya, what sort of
joke are you playing on me?
ASR – Shit Shit Shit
Khushi – I will sit here in the
bathroom, all night, if needed
ASR – Shit Shit Shit.
And then it happened.
INSERT POOL SCENE HERE. No? Ok I will
do it for you.
The pool scene flashed through his mind, once
more rearing its sensual head, and reminding him of his running saga of
constant arousal, the painful state of his body with the self-administered help, his solemn conjugal duty, heck, need as a
husband and his desire to completely possess his wife.
ASR headed over to the bathroom and as
he raised his curled knuckles to knock on the door, Khushi yanked the door
open. Both stood there expressionless, staring at each other.