PART IV -- THE WEASEL
Naseem was gone from my life and although it was pleasing to savour my victory, I had paid a real high price for it. Though Naseem had not made his case for reinstatement or responded in any way that I was aware of, I was not sure that this status quo would remain. For all I knew, his cohorts supposedly had a video record of my rape, and if this was somehow used as a tool against me, I would not be considered a victim but an active participant. I had to find myself a few more confidantes and supporters to back up my side of things if push came to shove.
I was surprised that Naseem did not make any protestations to the VP, having expected him to use his friendship with the other consultant to make his case. Yet none of this materialized and one day he just left the country. Still it was paramount to watch my back given that the folks in the office were now speculating about the reasons for his exit. Although the VP had kept the matter relatively under wraps, there were a few whispers concerning my involvement in the matter. Abida and Amber were cutting a wide berth from me. Even Imran, my "boyfriend," was acting a little cold, perhaps having just realized his supposedly inexperienced girlfriend was actually the office slut. It was critical that I found someone who had some power to wield and would come to my side.
II
My colleague Gibran announced that he was getting married and that the main wedding event in Lahore would be followed by a party in Islamabad. The VP asked about the pre-wedding henna ceremony, which was local custom, but was surprised to hear that, as Gibran had no family in Lahore, there would be no event. Always a team person, Mr. Jameel offered the use of his own large residence in Lahore for the party, given that many from the office and regional sales teams were planning to attend the main wedding party and the fact that he commuted to that city every weekend.
I was interested in going, given that Abida, Amber and most of the other folks were making the trip. Unfortunately, my father refused permission for me to travel. Apparently he rightly figured that I would be up to no good. I tried to get the VP to back up a story I had concocted about a field visit in Lahore, but he would have none of it.
Left alone I wondered what to do and for once felt good about going home to Abbotabad. It was on the next day that I got an interesting phone call. Mahfooz, the guy who had introduced me to the company had some hot gossip from the night before concerning Amber. She had gone with the group to Lahore, but then had apparently been seen alone with the Logistics Manager, Haramoon Mardood, in his hotel room quite late at night. Knowing that Amber had planned to stay at the VP's house, under the guidance of his mother and family, while the guys were to be at a rest house, the very idea of indiscretion by two of Mr. Jameel's most trusted people was very tasty, even if not exactly verifiable.
I returned to Islamabad on the same night and told Naila what I had heard and how I wished it were true. While we sucked and fingered each other on her bed, our minds worked to turn things to my advantage. The little chickie had to pay for being the boss's favourite. As Naila tongued my pussy, I had a truly earth shattering orgasm. She bit down on my thigh, calling me a "verifiably evil person" for getting my rocks off thinking about the plan to destroy Amber's reputation.
While Mahfooz's story had many gaps and seemed less than plausible, a woman left alone can create myths without much effort, a supposedly scorned one can raise hell, and two heads are infinitely better than one. By the end of the day an entire scenario had been created. I called many of the folks who had not made the trip, implying that something was amiss between Amber and Haramoon. The story aired had Haramoon seducing the innocent girl, by taking her to his hotel on some pretext, giving her a sedative or alcoholic drink to reduce her inhibitions and ability to resist, and then forcing her to part with her virginity. The silly girl, now soiled, could not do anything to him as Haramoon was in a position of power, and further because she was now ashamed to tell anyone, least of all the VP. May not sound much at all in a western context, but this could be the plot of a thousand Indian and Pakistani movies. What was interesting is that in the past few weeks, I had noticed Amber getting socially comfortable with Haramoon in the office, and he had often playfully tried to cuddle up though without reciprocity from her side.
On Sunday the group, minus the VP who had work to attend to in Multan the next day, returned to Islamabad and all went to the walima (post-wedding) dinner. This time I was free to attend, as my father had no worries about an event in town. I was quite happy to see that Amber was happily engaged in conversation with Haramoon and even sat next to him for dinner. Even though their interaction did not indicate any sign of intimacy, I could already see many raised eyebrows and questioning looks from people who had gotten some inkling of the rumour I had been spreading.
III
I was moving against Amber and the stupid twit could not figure out that she was now at least the object of interest for many, if not pure lust for them. Quite a few persons asked her out for lunch and she was surprised by the attention. Every time the stupid girl accepted, she was damned even more in the eyes of the team. More interestingly I noted a few of the guys going to see Haramoon and congratulating him on his conquest. He seemed to be enjoying the hero feeling also and doing nothing to dispel the rumours.
As he left the office one evening, I asked if he would give me a ride home. Haramoon was happy to comply, even though my residence was completely on the other side of town. While we had no direct work linkage, I had struck up a sort of rapport with him and would often join him for a few bawdy jokes or less than professional conversation. Going direct to the point with Haramoon was never going to be an issue as he had often hinted he would like to do the nasty with me during our chit chats.
As we drove, I whispered, "you seem to have become a hero, I heard you were lucky with Amber." Haramoon jerked stiff, smiled and responded, "well some of us are good and get our rewards." The sniveling bastard was taking credit without so much as ever hearing how much I knew. I played along, "was she good in bed?" Haramoon seemed to expand replying, "virgins are not fun, but she will get better over time," implying that the relationship was continuing. I was enjoying every moment of this, as my rumour had taken the shape of reality. "So did you fuck her at the VP's house or at your hotel?" I quizzed him some more. "Well, half way during the party, she said she needed to be dropped at a cousin's house and I volunteered. Instead I took her to my room and we did it there," was his answer. "What was best for you?" I ventured, barely concealing my laughter. "Taking her virginity was nice, but I enjoyed it most when I had her suck my cock," came his reply. "Was she willing or did you give her some alcohol to reduce her inhibitions?" I probed further. "Oh, no, she was ready for a while to have sex, but gave it to a real man, with no need for alcohol or anything," he boasted. "Are her tits nice, she does look like she has a nice set, though of a medium size?" I probed. "Well, her tits are just a bit bigger than oranges, but quite perky and hard, of course sweeter than sugar" he verbally illustrated. "So did she stay all night or did you have to get her back?" I hooked him along. "Oh she stayed with me till about 10 a.m., when I sent her back to the VP's house, but we did not sleep much," he responded indicating that they had done the deed a few times. "Nobody saw her with you?" I asked. "No, I was careful that no one came to my room and I slipped her out to a taxi when the others were at a late breakfast," was his explanation.
The tale had gone far enough and it was time to give him a dose of reality. "Well, that's all good for you, but if she left at ten, how come I received a phone call from Amber, Abida and Mr. Jameel, from the VPs house around 9 a.m. saying they had missed me, the party had ended at 6 a.m., when you left with the guys, and that the girls had stayed at his house?" I rammed my advantage home. "What?" he stammered, losing control. I had made up a total lie about the call, which I had not received from the girls or the VP, but had rather heard from another colleague that events had run quite late. He went red in the face and I now knew for sure that he had not gotten anywhere near Amber's honey pot, except as a figment of his active imagination.
"Please don't tell anyone, they all believe I have fucked her, and if they find out otherwise I will be the butt of every joke in the company," he implored. Apparently the rumour had made its way to him by way of a few colleagues who had congratulated him, while still in Lahore, and by the time he had reached Islamabad, he believed in his own mind that he had achieved the near impossible. "Well, your secret is safe with me, and you can continue being a hero, but I am glad you have put doubts into people's minds about innocent little Amber, and I would be very happy if you do one day get to fuck her," I promised him. Wow, I was truly impressed with the phone system, as a few white lies to some folks around the country had in fact mushroomed very nicely into a full blown drama now being watched with interest by my colleagues countrywide.
Haramoon thanked me profusely, since he was mortified I would be reporting the matter to senior management, and that the VP would not take kindly to any loose talk concerning Amber. However, I was in need of allies and this one could prove particularly useful if he remained in his important position. I asked him if he still was in the mood for an office fuck. He was initially surprised, but catching on quickly he drove me home, since his wife and daughter were visiting his in-laws. As I did not have to be at the hostel till 10 p.m., we had more than three hours available to cement our bond. Haramoon was as good as my bitch for now and I had every intention of enjoying this dominance over a senior manager.