The afternoon was pretty warm and humid even inside the very open ancestral house. Meera and Ananya, who are two newly recruited school teachers, sat in the verandah as they had visited Meera's ancestral home there for their weekend to see her grandma whom she called Paati.
They were having hot filter coffee and Paati suddenly spoke.
"Both of you must be so tired from teaching throughout the entire week and your bodies need some care. Come on, I'll give you some good oil massages like I used to do for Meera when she was a child." Paati said.
Meera blushed and looked at Ananya, who looked at Meera teasingly.
"Paati, we are not kids anymore," Meera said with a laugh.
"Nonsense! It is good for the body you know. You both will feel fresh and relaxed, so come inside." Paati said.
Both Meera and Ananya followed Paati inside.
"First you better change into something light as your clothes will get oily," Paati said.
She gave them thin cotton pavadai sattai (long skirt and top) sets.
Meera and Ananya got into the side room to change. They first undid the ties of their churidars and let it fall down their legs as they stepped out of them. They wore their skirts and next, they unhooked their salwars and pulled them over their head before putting on their cotton tops. They giggled as they adjusted their skirts and they stepped back to where Paati was already waiting.
Paati asked Meera to sit on the wooden stool first.
"Let's start with you," she said.
She poured a good amount of warm oil into her palms and Meera sighed as Paati's strong hands touched her shoulders and pressed the oil into her skin. Her fingers moved slowly and in circles as she kneaded the tension from Meera's muscles.
"Your body is so stiff, child," Paati said.
She moved lower along Meera's collarbones as she asked Meera to lift her arms. Meera obliged and her top slid upwards revealing the underside of her bra.
"Take this off, kanna as the oil will spoil the cloth," Paati said.
Meera hesitated and looked at Ananya, who was watching closely. Meera obeyed and pulled the top over her head and let it drop beside her. She shivered as Paati's fingers pressed along her bare shoulders and m9ved to her neck before moving down her back.
"You have become so thin and you must eat properly," Paati said.
Meera bit her lip as Paati's thumbs pressed into the small of her back as she arched her back a bit. The movement caused her bra straps to loosen as well.
"This is getting in the way, remove it, kanna." Paati said.
Meera's cheeks blushed but she obeyed as her fingers fumbled at the hooks of her bra. She slid it off as Ananya took in a breath having a good look at Meera's bare breasts which was glistening.
Paati's hands moved lower and her fingers felt the top of Meera's skirt.
"Lie down now," she asked and Meera obeyed as she stretched onto the wooden cot.
Paati's hands pressed into the dip of her waist and then slid lower as she kneaded the sides of her hips.
"Your muscles are so tight," she said as her fingers brushed close to the waistband of Meera's skirt.
"Now you, child," Paati said, looking at Ananya.
Ananya sat down hesitantly as Paati's warm hands touched her shoulders. Paati repeated the same process and she slowly undid Ananya's top, revealing her bare shoulders and her soft breasts. Paati's fingers moved lower and Ananya trembled slightly.
