Dr. Sujitha still had a few questions that remained unanswered. She had seen something a woman of her age would never do. The images of Aunt Prema getting flushed away in a young man's boundless lust kept coming over all the time. She knew that both of them had enjoyed making love although it had its own pinch of rough sex. Aunt Prema had been deprived of sex and Kumar seemed to be the guy who was too curious for his age.
Aunt Prema was understandably embarrassed to look into her niece's eyes after the eventful night. Sujitha wasn't interested in making her more anxious and started behaving as if she had totally forgotten whatever she had witnessed in her aunt's room. She was able to contain her curiosity about asking a few questions about her aunt's secret escapade. As a woman, she only wished that if and when she would get her turn to have sex with someone, it should be as stimulating as the one she had luckily watched. While she kept wondering and dreaming about life, her days kept rolling with her busy schedules in her clinic. She wasn't aware that life was still holding a few surprises for her.
Almost two months have passed since she had witnessed the sexual encounter between Aunt Prema and Kumar.
Dr Sujitha was gracefully walking towards her clinic, after alighting from the bus. She knew that there were a few curious onlookers as always holding their breath as she went past them. She was wearing an olive green pure cotton sari with fabulous hand works all along the borders. As always she had put on a perfectly matching blouse of a rather thin fabric clearly revealing her dark bra underneath.
Although it was one among her favorite combination, she had begun to feel a slight discomfort recently. The blouse felt very tight on her chest giving more pressure on her young breasts held precariously inside her bra. The gentle drizzling since morning had slightly drenched her outfit. She knew that she was revealing part of her stomach and her left breast as she had pulled up her sari pleats well above her shoulders. She blushed to see the wet patches right on top of her young breasts and her nipples were mostly visible through the moist fabric.
She could see the eyes of the housekeeper lit up seeing her. She smiled as she has always been amused by young men watching her body. His eyes strayed on to her chest to have a close look at her throbbing nipples showing through her wet sari. She was perhaps paying more attention to the boy than she normally does as she realized soon. She wasn't conscious about walking on the mosaic floor which was already moist with rain water. By wearing a synthetic sandal, she wasn't helping the cause as her feet suddenly slipped on the floor. Just as she was off balanced and about to fall, the housekeeper noticed her imminent collapse and rushed towards her. He must be a real strong man than he actually looked as he managed to hold her back to stop her from falling on the floor. By the time she could gather herself and stand aright, she knew that the man had already touched her more than what was required.
"Why don't you clean the floor properly?" She snarled at the man before rushing into her room with some embarrassment. It took a while and a glass of water for her to cool down before she began letting her patients in.
It was another tough day in the clinic as there were quite a number of patients with complaints of fever and cold, typical symptoms during this part of the year. She also knew a few male patients coming to the clinic just to feel her touch. Her profession demanded extreme patient which she had in plenty. There are times when Doctors tend to feel a bit low after listening to the same complaints from most of the patients but they still need to keep their smile flashing all through. Sujitha was into her usual self after examining the patients, advising a few investigations and prescribing some medicines. She just took a 30 minute break for lunch in what became one of the hectic days in her clinic. She knew at the back of her mind that she wouldn't be able to close the door sharply at 6 in the evening as usual. She had planned to visit a friend in the evening which in all likelihood looked like getting deferred to some other day.
She was right as she had a few patients to see well after six in the evening. However, she needed to send her midwife in time because she knew that she had children to look after. She had never felt it taxing to do all the work by herself as it was exactly the sort of exposure she had desired after completing medicine.
She was feeling a bit relieved once she saw the last patient entering her room. She wasn't aware of the future shock and hence she sported a friendly smile and requested him to sit. She remembered to have seen the man several times before as he used to be one among the curious onlookers who stood at various vantage points to get a glimpse of her. He might be in his late forties going by the thick grey hair on either side above his ears. His face looked gruesome with plenty of scars all over. The swelling glands around his eyes and the utter reddish color of his eyes suggested that he could well be an alcoholic. He wore a milk white shirt in total contrast to his black complexion.
Her customary smile gradually vanished as she watched him ogling her. There was a clear sign of lust in his swollen eyes and the strange smile on his face indicated that he had some sinister plans in his mind. It also sunk into her that she was alone in the clinic with nobody to come to her rescue if and when needed. He looked as though smirking at her with a face that didn't emote anything except unadulterated lust. It was he who began their conversation.
"Good Evening Madam," He stretched his right hand as if he expected her to shake hands with him. "I am Ranjith."
Sujitha greeted him in the traditional way by folding her hands together with a tentative smile.
"Good Evening," Sujitha said with a few butterflies in her stomach. "May I know what your problem is?"
"I wish I can tell you," Ranjith smirked.
"You need to," Sujitha quipped. "Or there is no way I can do something for you."
"I know you can do a lot," Ranjith said inching closer on the table. "That is why I am here."
"You got to tell me what is bothering you," Sujitha said restlessly.
"Sorry Madam," Ranjith seemed like getting into serious business. "I am going through a very difficult problem. I am doing well but actually I am not feeling well. I get nightmares every now and then. I feel restless most of the times. I am afraid."
"You are afraid? Afraid of what?" Sujitha asked sounding extremely surprised about his admission. She felt amused to hear a man as gigantic like him say that something could make him feel afraid.
"Well, that is my real problem," He said with a wry smile. "I am unable to explain."
