Ch. 7: Epilogue
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The sun had turned golden yellow through the afternoon and the shadows had lengthened as Erika came to the end of her story. Halfway through her monologue, I had got up and moved my chair to stay in the sunlight. I had glanced over the lawn and noticed a man sitting alone not far behind us. I recognized him as a politician who was making quite a name for himself as a future national leader. He was also reputed to be one of Delhi's more attractive womanizers.
Erika continued speaking. She had kept crossing and uncrossing her legs through the afternoon, and I wondered if the man behind had been able to catch the flash of her panties, as I had been able to repeatedly do.
"The next morning Poonam flew back to Cairo as planned. I remained behind and completed the cruise, and collected a lot of useful information for my documentary by getting to know some of the other women and couples. Would you like to hear of what happened on the next two days?"
"No." I said, with a rather thick voice.
"I thought not. You're looking very turned on. So am I, by the way. I get very turned on every time I remember the cruise. I have a feeling I'm going to have to fuck someone senseless very soon."
I was about to respond when I heard a voice behind me. I turned round and saw that it was the politician.
"Excuse me, but are you by any chance Erika Meyer, the film maker?" He had a beautifully modulated, deep voice and spoke very courteously with a natural charm.
"Yes" said Erika, rewarding him with a dazzling smile.
"What a coincidence." he said. "I was in Berlin for the launch of your documentary on - what was it called - Female Romance Tourism. A fascinating piece of work. Congratulations."
"Thank you." said Erika, once again flashing a blinding smile.
"May I join you?" he asked.
I rose to my feet.
"I was just about to leave, as a matter of fact." I said.