TAMED AND TAINTED

CONFESSION

Abhimaan picked Meera in his arms and placed her on his laps after getting settled on the floor in the balcony.

"Maan yeh sab kya hai?" Meera asked eyeing the clay and paints

(Maan what are these for?)

"Let's make the idols together. This time stronger like our trust on each other. Shaping it similarly how we want our lives to be shaped and painting it with the colours we want in our marital life" Abhimaan demanded

Meera caressed Abhimaan's cheeks and placed her face in the crook of his neck...."jaise aap kahen" Meera obliged to Abhimaan's demand
(As you wish)

Abhimaan dialled Abhimanyu's number and put the phone on speaker. At the same time Abhimaan held Meera's palms togetherly they started kneading the clay.

"Hello" Abhimanyu recieved the call

"Abhi, Meera wants to talk to you.... phone is on speaker mode" Abhimaan said

"Yeah! Meera say" Abhimanyu said

"Bhai" Meera whispered in a coarse voice and started weeping

"Meera what's wrong....ro kyu rahi hai?... Abhimaan, baat kya hai?" Abhimanyu asked panicking

(Meera what's wrong....why are you crying?...... Abhimaan, what's the matter?)

Abhimaan coaxed Meera by hugging her from behind. He gestured Meera to speak further and Meera brief Abhimanyu about the evening happening.

"Tu insaan hai ki insane hai?......tereko koi bhi orphan keh deta hai aur tu uss baat ko soch ke rone lagti hai...........it wasn't mom and dad but me, meine pala hai tujhe bachpan se.....baap ban kar protect kiya, ma ki tarah care kiya aur ek bhai ki tarah tera sath diya... have I ever let you feel mom and dad's absence in your life? Nhi na........ Jab tak mein hun never ever consider yourself an orphan aur mere jane ke baad bhi tera Maan hai na......isse jyada lecture aur mein nhi de sakta ru itne mein hi samajh ja" Abhimanyu said

(Are you insane?.......any random fellow calls you an orphan and you start crying, thinking about this.......it wasn't mom and dad but me who raised you........i protected you like a father, cared for you like a mother does and stood beside you in every odd time like an elder brother.......have I ever let you feel mom and dad's absence in your life?........ until i tell you never ever consider yourself an orphan, even after my departure you have your Maan right............... can't give you anymore lecture try to understand with this much of my speech)

"I miss you bhai" Meera said

"Mein hun hi esa yaar , mere bina ache khase log nhi reh pate aur tu toh ek tucha prani hai..........waise mein bhi miss kar raha hu par tujhe nhi kisi aur ko" Abhimanyu teased

(I know am hell of a person, nobody can resist my presence, when many influential persons look forward to have my company then you useless woman is obviously to fall for my charms.........by the way I am too missing someone but not you)

"Haan toh woh abhi so rahi hogi, shayad" Meera teased Abhimanyu back directing her indication towards Sanyukta

(Yeah, she might be sleeping by now)

"She is my sister for fuck sake" Abhimaan scoffed from behind and Meera bit her lips

"Aur jisse tu apne godi mein pakad ke baitha hai she is my sister for fuck sake" Abhimanyu replied back

(And the one you are holding on your lap is my sister for fuck sake)

"Bhai...." Meera was about to say something but Abhimanyu interrupted "haan haan le le abhi apne pati ka support le le tum.........bhai ko kon yaad karta hai" to which Meera giggled and said "are you feeling jealous, bhai? "