ELMA
She is sitting in her office wearing her favorite yellow top. Unlike her colleagues, it is not much revealing, but who cares about such things in this world. After all, she knows she looks good in this top pairing up with a black jeans. Summer is about to end so it is somewhat a pleasant morning in her town. Unlike the woman from her mother's country which is situated in the part of the world called Indian sub continent, she knows the power of femininity. She knows all about her. She is confident. She is adorable.She is well settled. She is wise but yet she is a woman and Elma is her name. She is having a light conversation with her friend who is living in a far away. She knows her from quite sometime. In her eyes, he is innocent yet talented. She thinks he is good by heart but desperate for her. She does not care very much about him because she has her hubby on her side who is more than capable to make her happy from all the corners of life. She interacts with his friend when she hardly has anything to do. They are good with each other. She always thinks that his friend lack exposure. Sometime she admires his wit but again lack of exposure is the part which makes her feel that she is blessed in a way that she owns more knowledge from a common man.
She is a mother, she is a wife but yet she is a woman.
It was a chilly morning and Elma was very happy because today she is going to have her first sauna session with Suzane. Elma was driving her Prius with ease as its Sunday so roads are less busy as compared to working days. Adam asked suddenly "Mama when you will be back", Elma smiled and kissed Adam "Son, let me leave first". Adam who was not happy to be up early on Sunday's morning just because her Mama was leaving to a friend and his father was also not around who went to Denmark for some kind of official trip. Adam thought he would sleep with Grand ma after eating some french fries and cartoons. Elma stopped the car out side on road and asked Adam to go as she was getting late. Elma kissed Adam and asked him to have the perfect time with Grand Ma. Elma watched her watch again while Adam crossed the porch and went into the main entrance where Elma's mother already there after hearing the sound of Elma's car. Elma just glanced once again whether her mother and Adam got in. It was partly cloudy though but still no chances of shower in near time. Elma turns the rear mirror to her side and see herself once again and thought that she is looking like her late twenties by putting this yellow short top on along with black shorts. She just once again checked the towel at the back seat and smiled. Here we go she said to herself on puts pedal down.
While getting out of the car Elma was thinking that its somehow good they have one child only otherwise it would be difficult like Suzane who is arranging all the stuff but making her children to sleep late. They plan this activity in a way that their families won't feel disturbed. While inviting Elma, Suzane throughly checked that they will be no disturbance in their sauna session and it should remain an exciting opening session for Elma.
Suzane greeted Elma as they were meeting for a planned date. She welcomed her asked for did she need anything in her typical british accent. Elma smiled while nodding her head yes and shouted "Sauna". Suzane showed her way to the corridor and asked her to get settled while she will be back in two minutes. Elma walked towards the place she was planning to visit from last Tuesday when in morning she received the call from Suzane, asking what is she doing on Sunday morning. Here she is now in the steam room, temparture somewhat near about 40 Celcius. Elma puts her towel to the rack and just takes off her shoes. She sees her feet and suddenly remembered that in last few months how she cared about her feets both in the literal terms and otherwise. She looks around and smiles. As she is about to turn towards the corner of the room where hangers are standing on the wall, suddenly she feels dark and realises lights are gone but soon she hears the sound of the feets in corridor and Suzane enters the room with candles in the hand. Elma smiles and Suzane smiles too with the wink.
Suzane starts undressing herself and then covered herself with the towel. Elma places her i-phone to the table which is placed in the corner.
"Why are you looking out of sorts, Dear" , Suzane asked Elma.
"Nothing absolutely Suzi", replied Elma.
"so why you are looking little bit gloomy", Suzane asked.
"Do I look gloomy, in your company? You must be kidding", Elma replied with a bright smile.
"We have not much time dear, my children will get up and then all the fun would be spoiled, lets start the session", Suzzane said while entering the tub. She was all set.
Elma though not reluctant but somehow cautiously removed her top and smiled with her lower lip pressed by her front teeth.
"Oh, thats amazing. You like colors, Elma. Yellow and now red. You are acting quite young baby" Suzzane shouted while Elma puts her bra to the floor.
Now Elma was moving into the tub as well.
"Elma you dont look at home, will you not tell me" Suzzane asked Elma.
and it was the third time she asked so Elma with her kind nature replied, "Suzzane, I need isolation here, can you spare me for 15 minutes? I know it looks bad to ask you now as you are all set for the sauna but if you are really interested why I am not looking cool then give me this 15 minutes, I' ll let you know".
Suzzane thought for a moment and then took herself out of the tub. Before exiting the room she handed over the Elma's phone to her as she demanded.
Elma closes her eyes and asks herself what is she doing? She is here for sauna with Suzanne. She was excited since the time Suzanne invited her. What the hell she is doing now. Isolation, if she requiring then it is quite possible at her own place under the shower but she demanded it from Suzanne in her sauna? why she is behaving like this? she opens her eyes and the closes them again because somewhat she is not interested to see the light right now. She thinks it is good to enjoy this isolation and now when she demanded all the lonliness here then it is good to listen to her heart and free her mind. She start concentrating on her heart and try to listen it more carefully. She promises that she would not avoid whatever coming in her mind because that's the only way to win the battle against a thought. Anything you don't want to think always comes again and again and it hits in your head. The only way you can get rid of such thought is let it come. Let it affect you. Let it be there for how long it wants. It will exist but goes away because because you are not stopping it to flow. When you let it flow, without providing him the wheels the wanted they will disappear. Such unwanted thoughts always come and their wheels are your own self which just stops them to coming. They will ride on your force of countering them. Elma though it is good if she can kill the instinct of such thought and let it blow pass her. She can afford it now. Nobody to see her what she is feeling. Suddenly straight after when she loses herself and open her mind after little bit of delay a voice from heart comes.
"Hey Elma, you are hunt by me. I have told you that I'll be there when you are having sauna. Here, I am with you at this very moment. My existence has written all over it". She was shocked to figure out that the voice of his distance friend is resounding. No one is around her. She was alone in sauna.Only cell phone is in her hand, even the towel is slipping away. She opens her eyes. Sees her left and right. There is no spirit around. Just her own naked body and empty room. She is perspiring due to impact of sauna or whatever. She is astonished to know that how full of impact one casual conversation can be. Its good that Suzanne is very kind otherwise she can act awkward so she decided if Suzanne asked I am going to tell her the truth of the matter, Elma said to herself and then again closed her eyes because she is willing to live that moment.
She is a mother, she is a wife but yet she is a woman.
