The Promotion - Chapter 13

 The Promotion

Chapter 13

Getting out from the shower, getting dressed in a jiffy, I called made the booking for the overnight bus travel and called my husband and as usual he frustrated me by not picking up the phone and after 4 unsuccessful attempts, miraculously growled a ‘HELLO’. I almost shouted in excitement, ‘Hey dear I am coming tonight, I have a week’s leave!!!!!’ and the response was rushed ‘ Oh great news Vandana, but I need to go now, sorry there are two customers waiting, I will see you then tomorrow morning, I will call mother in a bit and ask her to make your favourite sweet for you, alright?’ and not even waiting for my reply he hung up. I stared at the phone for a while before putting it away, shouting in frustration, ‘YOU are my favourite sweet you idiot!!! The bloody SHOP seems to be your first wife!!’

Feeling irritated I picked up the phone again as I looked at the time and it was close to midday. Not thinking too much, I called Krishna. He picked up in the 6th ring making me seethe, why is no one picking the phone quickly today?! As he answered, ‘Hello Madam?’ coming directly to the point, ‘Can you get me some lunch, Get whatever you want as well. My treat’ I blurted out, resolving to not spend the afternoon bored, all by myself. He hesitated and dragged, ‘Madam....’ , ‘Whats the matter Krishna? are you busy?’ , he replied urgently, ‘No, Not at all madam’ and slowly added, ‘Priya is also with me madam. we are at the nearby mall’

I laughed, ‘Oh sorry then to bother you love birds. I’ll order something myself’ and was about to disconnect, but I heard a quick hushed discussion offline and I waited a bit for him to reply. ‘Lunch sounds great idea. Madam, Is it OK if she joins us too?’. Smiling brightly, ‘Oh don’t be foolish Krishna. I was going to propose the idea but didn’t want to spoil your afternoon. Sure bring her too, of course’. He chirped happily, ‘Thanks madam. I have an afternoon shift at the Tea stall in 2 hours anyway madam. So it’s not like we have big afternoon plans. See you soon madam. I’ll get something from the Food court here madam. I know you like Butter Naans. Mother has mentioned already. I’ll get some Paneer dish for sides. Ok madam?’ Smiling and impressed at his observation ‘ Sure sounds great’ and hung up.

Dressed in a loose White cotton shirt with Uncle’s favourite ‘Green revolution’ sports bra and a full length elastic waist maroon skirt and a white cotton panties - a typical comfort wear for a lazy day off, I was watching some Television and in 40 minutes time I heard the door bell. As I opened the door, I saw Krishna in his same chequered shirt that I saw him with earlier on with his bright smile and a big shock of hair styled differently now and next to him stood Priya. She was looking simple but stunningly beautiful face and her hair flowing loose, dressed in a loose long shirt and faded Jeans she was looking quite modern. The Big U cut around the hips, typical of the ladies’ shirts showed her curvy hips in her tight jeans, rather more of a Jeggins that she had on.

‘COME IN’ I said stepping away from the door and as I walked to the dining table to set the chairs, ‘Sorry to have dragged you lovers away’ I said giggling and turning to Priya, ‘Nice to meet you Priya’ and as I put my hand out, she came towards me with that same radiant smile and gave me a quick hug, to my surprise, ‘Same here Madam. Krishna has been mentioning a lot about me madam’ she spoke as her hands circled my waist casually, ‘You have literally been my Hero madam, been waiting for a while now to meet you madam, actually’.

As I returned the gesture, putting my hands around her shoulders hugging her back she carried on speaking with her hands not in any rush to leave me, caressing my hips gently over the thin cotton shirt, feeling me up on both sides, moving her hands gently up and down while her eyes locked into mine, ‘You need to tell me all about what it takes to become a police officer madam. Krishna tells me, you are a bit of a terror in the station, I want to become like you madam’ She spoke with full of admiration while Krishna watched with curiosity the way his GF was rubbing me, getting turned on already as he sensed the stirring in his loins.

Blushing a bit, not in any rush from my side too, to pull her hands away, in fact, curiously found her tender fingers’ touch amazing, I replied, ‘OH Sure I will tell you all you need to know. But you are Dressed to kill ( I said with a big laugh) this is already enough quality to be successful in the job. I can see why poor Krishna fell for you’, ‘Oh Stop it madam, please’ she said shyly biting her lips and her eyes suddenly turning from radiance to NAUGHTY, as she Pinched both my hips playfully at the same time and quite unexpectedly dug all her 10 fingers into my hips giving both sides a Good Poke making me jump and scream in giggles as I quickly brushed her hands off me jumping away.

She laughed seeing me react then quickly came closer and put her hand on my shoulder, ‘So Sorry madam. Didn’t realise you are so ticklish. Just like me. hahaa. This monster loves to do that to me all the time, at every available opportunity he gets’ she added while her hand at my shoulder moved behind to my back and rub me gently, as if to console me, while she released her naughty self right away and seemed quite OK with sharing such intimate stuff going on with Krishna. He was laughing with us, but as I turned to look at him questioningly for a response to her claim, he quickly added, putting his hands up, ‘No Madam, this devil is lying. I’ll do NO SUCH THING to her madam. You know about me madam!’ he said making his face suddenly all too serious.

Recalling what EXACTLY krishna is capable of I smiled back at him shyly and just muttered, ‘You naughty fellow’ and turned, walking away ‘You know Priya? I don’t believe Krishna one bit’ I said laughing as I returned with plates. Krishna ran to the kitchen with a smile, ‘Please sit madam, I’ll bring the rest’ and was efficiently setting everything up. Priya jumped ahead, ran to the kitchen to help him out while I waited and in the next few minutes hot food was served and we all ate talking something general about their education, career plans etc. I told Krishna that I will see if I could help him get into a good reputed college for his Civil Engineering degree, making a mental note of checking about that with Madhavan Uncle later.

After lunch I strolled to the bedroom , fetched my purse and grabbed some generous cash and handed it to Krishna. ‘Take what you spent for lunch and give the excess to Saroja. I will CHECK with her OK?’ I said playfully slapping his shoulder, as I placed the cash in his hand even as he protested that its OK and refused to take it. Once I force fed the cash on to him, he thanked me and said he needed to be rushing back to work at the Tea stall now. As I looked at Priya wondering what her plans are, she said brightly, ‘I am not in any rush to go anywhere madam.’ That answer sounded sweet in my ears and I waved at Krishna, ‘That settled it. Off you go then Krishna’

She proved to be a great company!! She was so free to converse and extremely chatty with an infectious giggle, and to be honest, It’s been a long time since I had laughed so much in anyone’s company. As I was explaining her about the degree requirements and the tests to pass after and the physical fitness levels etc. She tapped my thighs, asking me to stop and quickly jumped across the living room to the desk in the corner and pulled out a blank paper and a pen from the desk and diligently took notes as I spoke. Following which she asked me to share some experiences at the job and I felt it would be incomplete if I didn’t tell her about the likes of Pandian sir that she may have to face as part of the job and looking shocked but not totally surprised she again rubbed my thigh, caressing, sorry you had to go through these things madam - in a soft voice. I asked her back if it changed her view or if she still wanted to become police, giving my thigh a good squeeze, with her eyes shining, ‘more than ever madam. I want to change the way things are! Just like you madam. Fight the system and make a name for myself’ Impressed by her resolve I rubbed her back and feeling suddenly naughty as I pulled my hand back, slipping my fingers just under her shirt, I poked at her hip, just like how she did to me, digging my index and middle fingers deep inside her flesh and relished at the sight of her JUMP from the sofa dropping the notepad screaming as I laughed heartily, adding, ‘OH YOU ARE TICKLISH Priya!, was just checking if what you said earlier is true? Do you always jump like this too when Krishna does this to you? or does he do it differently ?’ I asked with naughtiness dancing in my face, happy to settle the score with her, as she stood crimson faced looking at me.

Slowly that mischievous grin returned back to her, as she pulled her shirt down adjusting, ‘Oh NO NOO Madam. CAN I SHOW YOU EXACTLY HOW KRISHNA WOULD DO TO ME?’ She said putting her hand out, her fingers in the shape of a claw, making a big drama she advanced towards me slowly with full of mischief. Not expecting THIS turn of event it was my turn to be surprised as I put my hands out and retreated back from the sofa, shouting ,’NO NEED. Silly girl. You already showed me earlier while he was still there’ protesting and laughing. ‘Oh no madam, that was only a sample, Use all your police training to Save yourselves from these CLAWS ’ she said naughtily giggling squatting in front of me suddenly with her fingers moving menacingly as I laughed uncontrollably at her endless naughtiness and resourceful mischief.

Slapping her hands, while still laughing while i sat leaning back on to the sofa, ‘Don’t be silly, I am not anywhere close to being that ticklish as you are. You were jumping to the moon when I just poked you..Hahaa’ I said provoking her, relishing her infectious enthusiasm and playfulness, couldn’t remember when I had been so happy with anyone in my living memory. ‘OHH You may be strong madam, but in front of these CLAWS you are just a lightweight, there is no escaping, especially these claws become so ferocious when they are challenged’ she said laughing like a villain with big wide grin as I laughed along, ‘Nonsense, these are just your fingers and nothing more, nothing less’ I said laughing silly provoking her more, pushing her hands away.

‘OH ARE THEY? I was born with 2 elder sisters and these claws had all their life to perfect their trade. Brace yourselves for something you’ve NEVER experienced before! hahahaa!!’ with the same mock evil laugh, quite suddenly she landed both hand her hands around my upper thighs and even while I laughed and protested, in NO TIME she slipped her hands under my loose white shirt on to the sides as she knelt down before me with her elbows resting FIRMLY on my thighs kind of pinning me down and I was too slow to react as I watched in slow motion her hands slip under the shirt and all I could manage was to bring my hands over the shirt to try and grab her hands but it was all too late already as the damage is well and truly done.

Next instance I heard myself SCREAM and SQUEAL with fits of loud wails of shrieks amidst laughter as her fingers dug into my fleshy hips from both sides and she began Poking me PROPERLY making the earlier episode while Krishna watched feel like just the demo and this being the proper package. I was shuddering and Jerking as I pleaded for her to stop getting jumpy on the sofa and ignoring my constant slaps on her hands she carried on with that evil giggle of a Bollywood villain, ‘Madam, now WHO is Jumping to the Moon? haaa? With the vicious glint she bore her fingers all around my lower belly tickling me at will, RELISHING my hyper jumpy reactions and to me this was in a totally new level of pleasure getting taunted and played with like that by her as I found myself amidst fits of giggles pleading for her to stop, admitting, ‘Okk OK I surrender to the claw. You win OK ...aaaa..wwwhh... hahhaa.a. pleas.. phl..eaasee ..stop ‘ I begged while giggling. She momentarily stopped letting me catch my breath and just as I had few moments to compose and managed to open my eyed to see her smiling at me, returning the smile back at her, she decided to finish with a flourish!

While her hands were still on my lower tummy, She quickly slipped her fingers into the skirt, realising its just an elastic waist band and began poking the soft under belly deep inside the skirt, making me go into a shocked guffaw as I roared laughing and with a big SHRIEK, unable to Stop and that assault quickly stood up, but as I did, her hands still grabbing my skirt ACCIDENTALLY pulled it down along with the flimsy cotton panties exposing the top of my pubes as I stood. Realizing what she just did, feeling horrified, instantly pulling her hand off me, she stood up as I got up in a rush and quickly pulled the skirt back up. ‘I am SO SORRY madam. Didn’t mean to do that madam. I am very sorry madam’ she stood, apologising, sincerely. ‘It was pure accident madam. sorry madam’ It was all in a flash only a few seconds but she had seen ENOUGH to know I have an unkempt forest down there. Turning to her, looking at her subdued innocent face, while my own still burning in shame, nevertheless flushed with excitement at all the ‘action’ few moments ago, I turned and put my hands up to her with a smile, ‘Like I said, I surrender to the claw. You win’ I said smiling sweetly, not offended at her, but actually felt thrilled as no one made me feel like what I felt now.

‘Oh Thank you madam. So sorry again madam’ she came rushing to me and gave me a quick hug and releasing me, ‘Krishna is right madam, you are a lovely Human being madam, such a generous and kind hearted person madam. I am very lucky to have met you madam’ she said going all mushy. I slapped her shoulder hard now, getting somewhat emotional myself, ‘Now where did that evil smile go? such emotional face doesn’t suit you!’ I said rubbing her shoulder. Anyways, what is your email address? I will pass on the details of the exam board and the selection process and things like that so you can read more about them offline. Happy to help’ changing the topic quickly, seeing her become emotional a bit.

With that glint returning to her eyes she got my phone number quickly and messaged me her email address and told me quickly, ‘Madam, you still have a few hours before your journey tonight right?’ she asked and as I checked the wall clock, ‘yes a full 6 hours to go, WHY?’ The big smile returning to her, ‘Madam, please allow me to surprise you madam.’ and when I looked back at her suspiciously, she laughed big time and said ‘I PROMISE, I WONT TICKLE YOU’ and I laughed too sounding relieved. ‘Madam, please don’t go anywhere madam, I will be back soon. Please madam.’ As I looked at her confused, she already rushed to the door and vanished!!