(This is my first attempt at writing a story from the perspective of a woman. Plase let me know how effective it is)
My name's Anjali. I'm 23 years old, have dark hair and olive, asian skin tone. I grew up in North London and my parents are quite religious Hindus who came here in the 70s. I'm not so religious and I like a good time.
At school I had a reputation as a bit of a slut. I went with all the good looking guys and was the first girl in my class to loose my cherry.
After school I went to college and studied to become a dental hygenist. It was there I met and fell in love with my husband, Danny who was studying pharmacology. He swept me off my feet with his good looks, suave manner and honourable intentions.
I was so flattered by his behaviour that I gave up the string of men I was seeing. Danny didn't press himself on me. He thought I was a virgin and wanted us to save ourselves for each other on our wedding night. He didn't realise that I hadn't really saved myself for anyone or anything since I was in my teens. But I loved him and I didn't want to ruin his dream so I went along with his plan.
By the time we were married I'd been without sex for so long I genuinely think I could have healed up! But I was in heaven. I was with Danny, who I love like mad and I was horny and anticipated some fantastic sex. I thought the sex would fill my desire - among other things.
Danny had planned a fantastic honeymoon for us. Three weeks in South East Asia: Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Our first night in Singapore was fantastic. The hotel was gorgeous and luxurious. The room was spacious, tasteful and had a wonderful view of the city. The bed was huge, the sheets were cool and crisp.
Danny's always been an early riser. He says that he always attended pre-school clubs so that he could get inside, out of London's cold, rainy winters. He was always the first at the library when he was at college. So, it was no surprise that he woke early that morning and told me that he'd go for a walk around the city while I slept in for a bit. He knows I'm not very good in the mornings.
I got up and hour later when I started feeling uncomfortably hot and sticky. It wasn't the bed, we only had a thin top sheet, no blankets or duvet. I went to the air-conditioning control to try and re-set it to something more comfortable. But it wouldn't work. The lights indicated it was trying to take the room to 18รปC - but the thermometer showed 27รปC!
I called the front desk and asked for someone to come and fix the air-conditioning in the room. They said they'd sent someone up straight away.
When I lived with my parents I'd always slept naked. I didn't see the point of pyjamas. I was sleeping on my own and didn't have anyone to cover up for. When I spent the night with one of my boyfriends (I'd always tell my parents I was with a girlfriend) pyjamas would just have gotten in the way. I certainly wasn't going to wear PJs when I slept with my husband!