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Shocked by that thought, she questioned herself in disbelief,
âWhy didnât my conscience caution me when my infatuation began coveting her man? Is it because itâs love thatâs at the root of my passion? Moreover, Iâm not out to snatch him from her, am I? Why, I want to bestow my affection on the man whom she seems to adore. Given our lesbianism, whatâs wrong if I want to augment her manâs happiness with my body and soul as well? How thrilling it could be for the three of us in a grand liaison!â
Having rationalized her proclivity thus, she began visualizing the ecstasies of their threesome orgies to her peculiar excitement.
Soon, the train halted on platform number two to unload its load of weary passengers, and when she saw him alighting from a first class coach at some distance, she stopped in her tracks.
âDidnât I guess it right? He looks so divine,â she thought endearingly, espying him longingly. âItâs worth pining for him even though itâs paining. Isnât pain better than the lack of any feeling?â
Though, in time, as Roopa spotted Sandhya descending from the train, her look acquired a new-found love, goading her to rush towards them even as she recalled the incident in that train journey.
âIf that weird episode could romanticize my gloom, wouldnât his vivacity have overwhelmed her in a romantic whirlwind?â she felt reaching them with arms outstretched.
When Roopa was at an armâs length, Sandhya leapt towards her, losing her balance in the bargain, and as Raja Rao instinctively tried to prevent her from tumbling, his hands clasped Roopaâs arms calling the same bidding. Holding Sandhya in between them, as they looked at each other, his gaze portrayed longing and her look acquired the feeling of belonging.
Later, as he was arranging for a coolie, the friends were boggled with tears of joy.
âHowâs my raakhi brother?â enquired Sandhya at length.
âHeâs Ok but away, been to Warangal before your wire arrived,â replied Roopa.
âHow disappointing, will he be back before we leave tomorrow?â said Sandhya.
âI thought you would be staying a little longer,â said Roopa in all disillusionment.
âHonestly, weâre hard pressed for time, but still wanted to see you two,â said Raja Rao, who joined them by then.
âCanât you imagine what your gesture means to me?â said Roopa softly, after having thought amusedly,
âHeâs again at it with that âtooâ.â
âGiven your hearty welcome whereâs the need for imagination,â he said seductively.
âHeâs simply impossible, not even worried that Sandhya might guess,â Roopa thought, thrilled by his audacity.
Securing the rest of their luggage in the cloakroom, they exited with a suitcase that Raja Rao carried. Walking along with them, Roopa thought,
âSurely, he heard about Sathyamâs absence but failed to voice the customary disappointment. Why, wonât he know itâs a godsend for him to make advances at me? Itâs clear that he knows that Iâve fallen head over heels for him, with all my heart and soul as well. The fact that he kept mum shows heâs not a hypocrite, and how I abhor hypocrisy, though I was guilty of it with Chandrika then. Anyway, wonât Sathyamâs absence suit me as well, for the same reason? Well, it could be providential, couldnât it be? Besides, Sathyamâs presence could have devalued me in Rajaâs esteem.â
Gladdened by Roopaâs warmth, Raja Rao toyed with the idea of extending their stay but gave up in the end, fearing that it might give him away. Nevertheless, he made up his mind to delve deeper into her heart while further revealing his feelings to her mind.
Chapter 17
Tentative Moves
By the time they came out of the Railway Station, the auto-stand wore a deserted look. So, moving away from them to locate an auto, Roopa hailed at a passing driver, who drove the vehicle between her and the couple. It was as if he wanted to form a wedge between them to show her, her place in the love triangle. However, as Roopa got in from the right side, Raja Rao stepped in from the left to place the luggage in the space behind, and even as he was about to step out to let Sandhya get in, he found himself pushed in by her, unmindful of the protocol. Soon, as Sandhya nudged him for more space for herself, he was pushed closer to Roopa that filled her heart and thrilled his senses.
Having thus posited between his wife he loved and the woman he enamored, as Raja Rao realized that his sex life would be dull without bedding the latter as well, the jerks of the journey thereon that jostled him closer to them only sharpened Sandhyaâs sensuality and deepened Roopaâs desire. Itâs thus, when the auto finally reached her place, reluctantly getting down from it; Roopa thought endearingly, âIf a mere thirty-minute ride with him could be so exciting how exhilarating a lifelong journey could be?â
However, once they got into her penthouse, as Raja Rao went straight into the toilet, she pulled Sandhya into her embrace and crooned in her ears, âhowâs that?â Saying, âwait until darkâ, as Sandhya reached for her lips, Roopa engaged them in a prolonged kiss that was before the new bride rose to show her marriage album to her old mate.
âI may be mistaken as photo-crazy,â said Roopa finding herself in every other picture therein.
âWe thought youâre a value addition,â said Sandhya, affectionately leaning on Roopaâs shoulder.
âWho else?â said Roopa, sensing Raja Raoâs coming.
âCanât you guess?â said Sandhya pointing to her man with her gaze.
âIt appears that maâam kept watch on me,â he said, making Roopa blush to the roots.
âI was measuring my mateâs fortune in the making,â said Roopa, composing herself readily.
âWhat a compliment!â he said, thrilled at that.
âYour gesture truly complements,â said Roopa.
âWonder why itâs said that beauty and brains wonât coexist in the feminine frames for you both seem to have appropriated the most of both,â said a pleased Raja Rao.
âThank you, but stop this maâam thing, you know she has a beautiful name,â said Sandhya thrilled to the core.
âShe may feel that sounds familiar,â he said, looking at Roopa.
âRoopa,â said Roopa, matching his gaze.
âRoopa,â he repeated, thrilling her senses.
âIâll have a bath,â said Sandhya, and left.
âRoopa,â he said as she was savouring his picture in that album.
However, as the ardency in his tone signaled a note of urgency, she shifted her loving gaze from the groom in the pictures onto him in her very presence.
âRoopa,â he repeated
âHahn.â
âWeâll be leaving tomorrow,â he said with a feeling of disappointment that she grasped in the tenor of his tone.
âI know,â she murmured, constrained to express the desire of her heart, âhow I wish you would take me too.â
Thereafter, she kept quiet, and staring at her in disappointment, he thought,
âShe couldâve easily said, âyou couldâve stayed for a day or moreâ, without compromising herself that is and that wouldâve enabled me to open my heart to her, inducing her to pour out in reciprocity. Isnât it apparent that sheâs attracted to me, there is no mistaking that. Wonât her heavy manner belie the burden of her love for me?â
The feeling that she loved him pleased him even more for her very presence.
However, finding him truant, she realized that she goofed up her chance, and thought,
âAny commonplace comment couldâve kept the dialogue going, and who knows, what it would have unraveled. But why wonât he realise that itâs a mere slip between my cup of emotion and the lip of my expression?â
However, as blaming him didnât appeal to her mind, she tried to rationalize his lack of forthrightness,
âIn his position, he canât but be tentative, for the fear of offending my sensitivity.â
Thus, even though their lips were sealed in apprehension, their eyes continued their conversation without any inhibition.
Sandhya, meanwhile, felt refreshed while freshening herself in her bath thinking excitedly,
âShe likes my man. But then, wonât women find him fascinating if they happen to get acquainted with him? That way, he too turned fond of her, why not; can any man ever ignore her either? How lucky Iâm to have a friend like her and a man like him!â
Soon, sailing to them on cloud nine and finding them both immersed in their own thoughts, she said in jest,
âBeing sworn friends, why you are sitting like strangers?â
âBeing a gentleman, your hubby believes in ladies being first,â said Roopa smilingly, as she left for her bath.
While Sandhya laughed at the remark, Raja Rao was pleased with her innuendo.
When Roopa entered the bathroom, the very thought that he had his bath there earlier thrilled her sensuality, and as she undressed herself, she recalled his searching gaze that insensibly made her imagine him in that setting, which in turn, has induced pulsations in her frame that furthered her craving for his possession. So, showering herself leisurely and sighing for him longingly, at length, she reached for her soap, but seeing theirs, she was drawn to it impulsively. Thereafter, in her bath of fantasy, the soap became a fetish that freshened as well as excited her in equal measure.
Later, as they gossiped after breakfast, the topic of children cropped up in time.
âWhatâs your reading on her children?â said Sandhya placing Roopaâs hand in his.
âIt would be a pleasure to speculate about the prospect,â he said, grabbing what was on offer.
âMind you, donât turn it into a farce,â said Sandhya reminiscently, pulling Roopaâs hand from his in jest.
âWhat a lovely hand!â he thought as he took it back, âIsnât it a classic psychic hand with those shapely fingers in their full flow? How have I failed to notice the beauty of her hands all this while?â
Thus, espying her hand in wonderment, he found himself fondling it, more to communicate his love to her than to envision her future, seemingly in a trance. However, as the spasms of her frame woke him up to the realities of her allure, he felt,
âApparently enamored of the character of her main attributes, I became oblivious to the charms of her remaining features.â
Then, driven by the desire to espy her features, he mapped her feet with his caressing looks.
âOh, what an attractive lass she is! What a female form in such a fascinating frame? Wonât that make her deadly in lovemaking? What a woman she is really; could there be a better one than her to have?â as he thought, so he gripped her hand ardently, further fuelling her passion.
âWhat are the indications?â said Sandhya, growing in impatience.
âItâs not clear as yet; as I told you, the lines are alterable,â he said, still holding Roopaâs hand.
âIâve heard the lines here indicate offspring,â said Sandhya pointing at a sideline below Roopaâs little finger.
âThey indicative of oneâs affections for the opposite sex, as Roopa has only one line, sheâs likely to have one deep affection in her life,â he predicted with hope.
âWhat about her?â asked Roopa, reluctantly withdrawing her hand.
âDo you mean affections or children?â he said naughtily.
âI know from her nature as well as her hand that she wouldâve only one such affection in her life, I want to know about her children,â said Roopa indulgently.
âShe could have two children,â he said.
âYou mean, you wouldâve two kids,â Roopa suggested correction.
âYou see her hand indicates the prospects of her maternity and not the source of its paternity,â he said smilingly.
âNow I know how devilishly mischievous you could be,â said Roopa coyly.
âSo, you can figure out my lot with him,â said Sandhya joining in the mirth.
Soon after lunch, as Sandhya proposed a game of caroms, and even as he offered to sit out to watch the friends at play, Tara came around.
âHereâs the godsend,â said Roopa enthusiastically.
Introductions over, Roopa asked Tara to join them to complete the quorum for a carom.
âItâs my pleasure, but someone is going to be sore,â said Tara.
âWho shall partner whom?â Sandhya thought aloud.
âLet it be the
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