10-04-2020, 05:35 PM
I was studying in Engineering College. My dad had gone to Chennai due to job transfer. So I was living along with my mother. My mom was a social worker and hence would roam around all the time. Therefore I was practically alone. We lived on the first floor of a 3-storied building. In India, ground floor is not counted hence there were actually 4 floors. There were 2 flats on each floor making in all 8 flats out of which 2 were empty. One on the ground floor and the other opposite ours.
Then within the space of 15 days both the flats were occupied. A newly married south Indian couple occupied the flat on ground floor while another couple arrived to stay in the flat opposite ours. This was an unusual couple. The man was a Andra. His name was Ravi. I didn't know his age but he looked like a man in his late forties. His wife was a Maharashtrian. Her name was Sirisha. She looked like a woman in her early thirties. This meant a gap of nearly 15 years between the two.
The Andra`s were the first to attract me or to be more specific Mrs. Andra`s. Her name was Anuradha. Her husband would call her Anu. She was just 22 whereas he was 26. They looked like a happy couple. For the first few days, they would go out at about 7p.m. and come back at around 10-10.30 p.m. I used to notice this and would often dream that it was I and not Venky who enjoyed Radha's company.
After a few days though, I didn't see them going out. At first, I thought that perhaps they were spending their time at home. Then one day as I was going out, I heard a voice behind me. I turned around and saw that it was Radha who was trying to catch my attention. So I went near her balcony.
"Hi! I hope you don't mind my shouting."
"Not at all." I said.
"Will you please come inside?"
"Yes certainly."
I went inside. There was Radha, wearing a yellow colored sari with matching sleeveless blouse. She looked even more beautiful from close quarters! I was just staring at her. It was her voice that nearly startled me.
"Hello! My name is Anuradha. My husband and I have come here a few days ago. His name is Venky. He works in a MNC. Of late he has been working overtime. Hence I am alone in the house for large part of the day. I don't know anyone in this building. I saw you couple of times when you were going out. I guess you are about my age. Oh! How stupid of me! I didn't even ask your name! You must be thinking that I am mad!"
"No, not at all. On the contrary, I found it interesting that you are telling me all this. Oh, and by the way I am Srikanth. I live on the first floor. I am 19 years old. How about you?"
"I am 22. Well, Srikanth, I was telling you all this because I thought that perhaps you could help me?"
"Help you? How?"
Then within the space of 15 days both the flats were occupied. A newly married south Indian couple occupied the flat on ground floor while another couple arrived to stay in the flat opposite ours. This was an unusual couple. The man was a Andra. His name was Ravi. I didn't know his age but he looked like a man in his late forties. His wife was a Maharashtrian. Her name was Sirisha. She looked like a woman in her early thirties. This meant a gap of nearly 15 years between the two.
The Andra`s were the first to attract me or to be more specific Mrs. Andra`s. Her name was Anuradha. Her husband would call her Anu. She was just 22 whereas he was 26. They looked like a happy couple. For the first few days, they would go out at about 7p.m. and come back at around 10-10.30 p.m. I used to notice this and would often dream that it was I and not Venky who enjoyed Radha's company.
After a few days though, I didn't see them going out. At first, I thought that perhaps they were spending their time at home. Then one day as I was going out, I heard a voice behind me. I turned around and saw that it was Radha who was trying to catch my attention. So I went near her balcony.
"Hi! I hope you don't mind my shouting."
"Not at all." I said.
"Will you please come inside?"
"Yes certainly."
I went inside. There was Radha, wearing a yellow colored sari with matching sleeveless blouse. She looked even more beautiful from close quarters! I was just staring at her. It was her voice that nearly startled me.
"Hello! My name is Anuradha. My husband and I have come here a few days ago. His name is Venky. He works in a MNC. Of late he has been working overtime. Hence I am alone in the house for large part of the day. I don't know anyone in this building. I saw you couple of times when you were going out. I guess you are about my age. Oh! How stupid of me! I didn't even ask your name! You must be thinking that I am mad!"
"No, not at all. On the contrary, I found it interesting that you are telling me all this. Oh, and by the way I am Srikanth. I live on the first floor. I am 19 years old. How about you?"
"I am 22. Well, Srikanth, I was telling you all this because I thought that perhaps you could help me?"
"Help you? How?"