The best arrangement: Between us...

Chapter 24 - Another nightmare...

(Warning: Homophobic and hurtful language. Those comments do not represent my personal views on the LGBTQ community. Any member of the community reading this, please know that I do not mean to offend anyone and I respect all people, irrespective of gender or sexuality)

Siddharth was still sleeping comfortably, when he felt someone tug at his shoulders, urging him to wake up. He groaned, still sleepy and lazy to get up. Underneath his face, he felt that there was something warm and he was hugging it. He snuggled closer and buried his face in it. It was cold, and he felt quite comfortable like that. Soon, curiosity got the better of him and he opened one eye to peep. It was then that he saw that he was literally sleeping on Abhishek's bare chest! Thinking of Abhishek's discomfort, he tried to get up, but couldn't. Abhishek's left arm had him wrapped in it's embrace. Seeing that, he smiled and caressed Abhishek's sleeping face. Suddenly, he remembered that there was a third person in that room. He turned his head to look. Realization of the person's identity shocked him. It was Khyati Choksi, the saree clad devil herself! 

( No offense meant to women or Saree, this woman is Siddharth's mother. She occasionally wears sarees to business meetings, and some poor soul was sure to get yelled at. So, her subordinates  called her the saree clad devil. It was precisely why Siddhi Kothari was more favoured than her in the company. Siddhi was strict when it came to business, but she was jolly and never yelled at someone in public.)

"Ma!" He scrambled out of Abhishek's embrace. It was then that he realized that he was wearing only his short boxers! Thankfully, both his and Abhishek's lower bodies were covered with the blanket. His mother was looking away, with a look of pure disgust on her face. He was too embarrassed, and was now frantically searching for his clothes. He found them strewn on the floor, along with Abhishek's clothes. The whole scene looked as if the clothes were ripped and thrown off in a hurry. There was something else on the floor that made him want to bury himself in the ground. Wet briefs had been tossed carelessly on the floor. The light colour made the fact that it was wet evident. Luckily his mother couldn't see it, it was on the other side of the bed. He was totally confused, and quickly grabbed a shirt from the floor and put it on, only to realize that it was Abhishek's. Never mind, she doesn't know that! He also put on his pants and got off the bed. Abhishek was still sleeping.

He felt too ashamed to even look at his mother. " Ma, I... I'm dressed.." He said, in a dull voice.

" Honestly, what difference does that make to you anyways? You have already decided to leave your shame in a dustbin, so, how does it matter?" She said, with a scoff and a snicker. Her eyes were sharp like blades, and she looked scary.

" Ma.... I ... I can explain! I... We are in love..... I don't know how things reached this point! " Siddharth was too dazed to speak clearly, but he pushed the briefs under the bed.

" Seriously?? Look at you both, covered in hickeys! How in the hell can you explain? What will you explain? How you became a whore, and crawled into his bed? How you moaned shamelessly for him, all night? Tell me, how do you manage to satisfy him so much that now he doesn't want to marry Neeti? For god's sake, you are a man! You are meant to be satisfied by women, not to satisfy another man! And I can't believe, that both of you turned out to be fags in the end!" The scorn was evident on her face. Siddharth gazed at the ground, hot, angry tears splashing down his face.... He was shameless at times, but his mother's words hurt like hell, and he felt his eyes sting. He felt his self respect crumble.... Suddenly, anger got the better of him.

" Ma! Don't you dare speak another word of this bullshit! I love a man, that does not mean that I am not a man myself. I... no, we are not different from straight men in any aspects other than our sexuality. And, don't demean our love, just because it's different.....! Another thing, we were not 'satisfying each other' We were loving each other...... Just like any other couple!"