Desire ✔️

Part 33: Abhi Na Jao Choddhkar (Please Dont Go)

Tuesday 2 September 2014
11.30 pm
Aakash Ganga Society

Ishita lay wide awake, phone clutched in her hand, listening to Mihika's even breathing.

Abhi had thankfully left early, after informing amma and appa that due to a grah identified by his guru, he could not move things further with Ishita until at least two weeks later.

As he was leaving, she had whispered her thanks to Abhi. "Thank you for doing this" she had said to him as he was leaving."Jeeju told me that he spoke to you. I can't explain myself right now Abhi, but I really appreciate what you've just done."

"It's all right Ishu" Abhi had told her. "I don't know what's going on in your mind, but the reason I agreed to postpone finalizing our engagement is that I hope that at the end of the fortnight, you will find it in your heart to accept my proposal. I didn't want you to refuse me now, or to get you into trouble with your parents. And after all, two weeks is a short time when we have a lifetime together. I hope".

Ishita had looked gravely at Abhi then. "Abhi..." she started falteringly, when he interrupted her. "Don't say anything now Ishita " He said with a shake of his head. " Just think about it please, and I hope you give me the answer I want in two weeks. I think we will be happy together Ishu".

And he had left.

The rest of the evening had been taken up in mundane tasks, her rings and thalli hidden under her kurti, her mehendi hidden by her unseasonal socks, and her secrets hidden in her aching heart.

She was tired; tired by the excitement of the day; by the emotions of hiding the most important event of her life from her family; by the deceit, albeit reluctant, that she was still engaging in with Abhi; and by the longing that radiated through her every time she thought of her husband.

But no matter how tired she was, she was still not sleepy. She knew she would not sleep until she saw him. He had promised they would meet tonight, the first night of their married life, and she knew he would keep his word.

The vibration of an incoming text message cut through her musings, and she hurriedly looked at her phone screen.

"Come outside now"

That was all it said. No "please". No "can you?" There was no request, no entreaty. Just an order, an order he made with absolute conviction. And it thrilled her.

She looked anxiously at the sleeping Mihika and slipped off the bed, thrusting her feet into her chappals on her way out of the room

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Ishita tiptoed through the living room and opened the front door, then closed it quietly the moment she was outside.

There was a bright light on in the foyer between the Bhalla and Iyer apartments, but the stairwell leading to the roof was relatively dark. It was in this darkness that she could see his dim outline.

"Ishita, quick, come here" he whispered.

She ran up to him and he grabbed her hand, pulling her further up the stairwell with him.

The next thing she knew, he had her pinned against the wall, his body pressing against hers as he held her hands flush against the wall, their fingers entwined. He said nothing, simply bent his head to hers and captured her lips with his.

She strained against him, equalling his fervour as he ground his lips against hers, his hot hard mouth sinking deeper and deeper into hers. She could hear gasps through the blood pounding in her ears, but she couldn't tell whether they came from her or from him. Her mouth ached from the pressure of his lips and tongue but it was a sweet ache, one that spread through her limbs and left her desperate for more.