It all started many summers ago. I was 19, She was probably 25 or 26 years old. We knew each other for the last few years. Actually, the families were known to each other well as we happened to be next door neighbours.
Let's say her name was 'S'.
We were good friends and used to play and spend time together. A lot of games that young people played in those days. We would play hide and seek, badminton and many other games together. I was fond of tickling her as she used to jump at the mention of tickling and it was a game I used to play often with her to keep her under control. I never realised that the same game would one day make me loose all control that I desired and that she will be the one in control of things, yes all things including me.
It so happened, that my parents had to leave town for a few days as there was some issue in our extended family in another town. I couldn't have accompanied them as I had studies and also my parents weren't sure how much time it would take for them to sort the family issue out. Also, I was not involved or concerned with the issue at all. So as they were preparing to leave me back at home, their one worry was, how would I live all by myself. This was something that had never happened in my life earlier and my parents would hear nothing from me when I told them that I was quite capable of managing things on my own.
This is where our neighbours stepped in. Essentially S and her mother. Now, my parents were pretty fond of S as they missed having a daughter of their own and then, when she and her mother promised to look after me it was all settled that I could live for next 10-15 days alone at my own house under the supervision of S and her mother, essentially S's mother. The arrangement was that I will either have food at S's house or they will provide me here and S's older brother, who was in his early thirties would sleep over with me at my house in the night so that I don't have to alone at home for the night. S's older brother was a nice bloke, worked a corporate job, was always good to me but was a guy of his own will and enjoyed life to the full. I didn't mind him spending the night at my place with him. Also, he was far senior to me in age and we never spoke on many issues as he kept the elder bro attitude towards me.
So with all arrangements settled, my parents departed happily to sort out the family issue to our relatives home that evening.
Things moved smoothly for the first two days and nights as I would go over to either S's house for having my meals or she would come over and we would have our meal together which was always cooked lovingly by her mother and she used to bring over. Her brother would come late in the night and sleep over in my parent's bedroom while I would study and sleep in my room.
Things changed on the third night when S's brother decided to go out with his colleagues after work and then decided to sleep over at a friends place and then leave for the weekend in the morning with his friends out of town. No amount of pleading from S's mom worked as regards her commitment to my parents as he would not listen to his mother. This created a problem as to who would come to sleep over with me in the night. I clearly opted for being left alone as I once again said I was fully capable of taking care of myself under all circumstances, but auntie (S's mother) would have none of it.