The street was filled with ankle high water as the rain poured heavily and the drainage system seemed clogged and very slow infront of the heaviness of the rainfall. The road was crowded with vehicles as there was not much space to move around and it all seemed like a mess. People honking at each other and some even cursing out at the weather and traffic. Tajender stood outside the metro station gate looking around at the busy street then took a step forward towards the road.
He stepped on the wet road and slowly crossed to the other side. A few people honked at him for coming in front of them and moving slowly. He was completely drenched walking on the other side of the road now, his black baseball cap was dripping a few drops in front of his eyes as he tilted his head down, his white t-shirt was almost transparent now sticking to his muscular body, his muscles clearly visible, his jeans wet and heavy but still he wasn't affected by any of it.
He kept walking on the sidewalk infront of the line of many shops as now the street was almost deserted except for a couple of cars and he was the only one getting wet in the rain. He was looking down at the concrete sidewalk as his feet kept bringing him closer to the end of the street. He stopped in front of a chemist's shop and went inside. He looked around and placed his hands on the counter wetting it. The boy behind the counter looked at him and gestured with his hands for what he wants.
"A pack of condoms," he said without even looking at the boy.
The boy placed a pack of dotted condoms in front of him on the counter without saying anything. Tajender picked the pack and placed a wet 100 rupee note on the counter, "keep the change."
Tajender inserted the pack in his pocket and started walking again. His mind was still blurry as he kept remembering her and how much he missed her. It had been almost 6 months now that he had seen her and he missed her presence a lot. These past 6 months had been very painful for him and he didn't even know how he was still alive after suffering so much hurt and pain of losing her. Today he just had to do something to get her out of his mind as today she was getting married. Today was Bulbul's marriage.
The thought of her getting married to someone else made his gut weak and he felt like puking it out. He had dreamed of making her his bride someday, how pretty she would look wearing that red marriage dress he had always imagined. He wanted to see her in a red saree on the day they were supposed to be married and today she might still be wearing the same colour saree but for someone else.
He came to a halt in his thoughts and in his walk as he was now standing beside the dark stairway that would take him away from these hurtful memories atleast for sometime. Through these stairs was his getaway, his escape from the painful reality and into the pleasures of fantasy. A mild distraction from that hurt. He placed his right foot on the bottom stair and started climbing the dark concrete stairway.
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Bulbul was sitting in front of the mirror, her friends surrounded her with make up kit and 2 of them were doing her hair. She was getting ready for her marriage and looking at her reflection in the mirror. She was wearing a red saree with heavy embroidery on its edges along with lavish jewellery. Her face was covered in make-up and she was looking like an angel.
"You look pretty Bulbul. You're gonna shine today, trust me!" her friend commented as she applied eye liner on Bulbul.
One of her friend Swati was trying to call her boyfriend but was not getting proper reception to make that call. She kept roaming here and there trying to get a signal and then with a pouty face said, "I'm not getting any signals." She faked a sob, "damn this rain! Damn this crazy weather!"
Priya looked at Swati and then looked at Bulbul, "you know, its a real shame about this weather on such an important day."
"The day is not that important. Its just another one," Bulbul replied looking at her reflection in the big mirror. There was a lot going on in her mind but she wasn't sharing it with anyone. Like what was she doing getting dressed to marry some guy she didn't even love?
"He's a great guy and will keep you happy." Her mother had said when showing her the picture of him and also told Bulbul that she should forget about Tajender as he won't make her that happy and will keep on hurting her. Bulbul somehow trusted and loved her mother too much so didn't wanted to upset her by refusing the proposal of this arranged marriage. This meant a lot to her parents as they believed this marriage is the best thing for Bulbul. The guy is rich, has a good family background and has his own business.
"I think the groom is a very lucky guy," Swati said and Bulbul looked at her from the mirror and smiled.
"She's getting shy. Aww!," Priya said joyfully and added, "I also think that this guy is very lucky to have you as his bride."
A knock was on the door. Swati went to open the door and found Bulbul's mom standing outside all dressed up in a green saree. She looked at Swati and smiled, "how much longer will it take? Everything is ready and she is expected to come and sit with Raj on the mandap soon."
"Don't worry aunty just give us a couple more minutes and we'll bring her out. Besides, Raj should get used to waiting for her bride." Swati said and both the ladies started laughing.
"She looks like an angel. So beautiful!" Bulbul's mom said, she turned and started walking then just stopped to say, "be quick." Saying this she went on her way leaving the girls alone.
Swati closed the door and returned to help Priya and 2 more girls in getting Bulbul ready. Bulbul just stared at herself in the mirror and was not able to recognise whom she was looking at.
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Tajender entered the door and looked at all the women in the big hall. Some sitting, some walking around, some standing and some talking. All were wearing revealing clothes and showing ample cleavage and the skin of their waist. He walked in and sat on an empty chair and just stared and admired the beauty of all these women. Some other men were also in the room talking, staring and taking some women from the hall into the private rooms.
Annu was standing beside her friend who was talking to a gentleman regarding the price of his stay and how long she will be accompanying him. She was getting bored from her friend's conversation and looked around the big hall. Her gaze fell on a handsome man sitting on a chair wearing a black cap and wet clothes in the corner surveying the room. She instantly felt something stir inside her. She had never seen such a good looking man enter this brothel. Her pussy started getting moist with just the anticipation of this man's touch.
She started thinking of why would such a guy be at a place like this where mostly old and filthy people come to quench their hunger for flesh and pussy. But she didn't gave it much thought and didn't mind as she wanted to spend some time with this guy who was quietly sitting at the side. She decided to be quick before someone else takes her place and beds this man for the night.