It was one fine evening, like today once in a while Vijay spare 10 to 15 minutes during his work, to visit her beautiful wife for refreshing his mind, as well as his energy by the tasty eatables provided along by her.
While Vijay was sitting in the hall and having his tea, Anitha gone to washroom, she found one of the tap was leaking, when she tried to close it tightly, it has come out as a whole into her hand, the water suddenly started gushing out, she called Vijay for help.
Vijay came inside asking 'what's happening, when he saw the water gushing out from the pipe directly and found the tap on the floor anitha was trying to close it with her hand, he teased her, " why did you show your 'taekwondo skills' on the tap?!" , Then he asked her to move away, and closed the pipe with his palm and asked her to bring some waste cloth.
Anitha brought the cloth, handed it to Vijay. Vijay wrapped the cloth around the tap after fixing it on the pipe while doing so, he asked Anitha to hold the tap. Unable to hold it against the forced gush of water Anitha let the water splash all around, who were already half wet, now making them completely wet. Then he was holding the tap, she was encircling the cloth, some how they finished the task, eventually the water stopped leaking from the pipe.
During the process of handling this mess, they were moving so close together and bumped against each other unaware. When finally Anitha was rechecking the tightness of the tap, Vijay happened to see his wife much more alluring in fully wet saree. He felt a sudden wave of heat rushing through him starting from his head to foot. He never ever thought that a woman could look so glamorous in a saree which is completely wet, challenging a man's willpower. 'Oh shit... this is ridiculous' he rushed out without a word, within next 5 minutes he was on road in his 2 wheeler, roaring like a fire.
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"You idiot... what are you doing man?! On that day you made promises like a gentleman and now acting totally absurd. What will she think about you?! He was scolding himself..
"Oh shit... this 'Androgen' ... such a weird hormone.. making a man so powerful at times and at the same time so weak when it comes to deal with woman who he like the most..." he was standing in the balcony in his apartment bedroom, after changing the wet clothes, he was trying to control his temper. He ran his fingers through his hair. After sometime he gulped a glass full of water along with her thoughts, then he left for his work.
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Before marriage it was not like that, moving along with her, maintaining a fine relationship and keeping a distance, every thing was so easy...but now it became totally different, including 'the way I look at her' Vijay thought, he was lying on his bed keeping both hands beneath the head, looking at ceiling and trying to decipher 'the sudden unwelcomed thoughts' after marriage. The night was so calm and cool with a gentle breeze.
Now a days it's becoming very difficult to maintain a distance from her. It seemed very hard to simply ignore the feeling ' she is all yours' by looking at the 'mangal sutra' on her neck which constantly revealing his rights on her. The feeling was just like, 'full meals served on a big banana leaf before a starving man, he has to simply watch it with folded hands'.
He already informed her, he is not going to come for tonight.. he wanted to clarify his thoughts.. it's not possible in the presence of her, as he needed some privacy he came here. Lakshmi ma enquired him "is anything wrong?", He said " nothing like that", knowing surely she wont be satisfied with the reply, but anyhow she didn't poke him further.
He thought about the feelings from Anitha's side. He doesn't want to hurt her by manipulating her feelings as he already did enough of it by marrying her without her permission. He just wanted her to accept him on her own. He knew it take a bit longer, he must wait until then quietly. He came to a decision, 'its going to be a tough time for both of us, but some times the final out come may be fruitful, if my guess is right' he thought. Eventually he made his mind and then started sleeping.
