Adultery The Old Toothbrush by Trambak

[Ramesh_Rocky]

Incidentally, the Drac herself was the Director called 'Adishakti' and they called me weirdo!

"You know, today I heard a funny thing," Ahana said suddenly.

"What?" Probal enquired.

"There was this couple on the beach who made friends with me. Young pair, one good looking girl and one handsome hunk." Ahana said excitedly.

"Okay okay, what did you hear?" Probal wasn't interested in the hunk.

"The girl was saying that funny things happen around this place. So, I asked her, what funny things but she evaded it?" Ahana said.

"Then," Probal enquired.

"Nothing," She asked me my name and I asked theirs, that's all," Ahana remarked.

I was getting a bit interested.

"What's their name?" I asked.

Ahana thought for a moment and said, "Keya and Karan."

Twists in the tail-2

Flummoxed

Keya and Karan!!

I was dumbfounded.

But why?

To confirm, I asked Ahana, "Can you describe them?"

She replied enthusiastically, "Keya is the dominant type, has nice large grey eyes and Karan? Ooh, he is handsome but he seems to be intimidated by Keya."

That was enough for me. They were here and that meant that they were up to some mischief!

And how about the rest?

I carefully said, "The names appear familiar but it could just be a coincidence."

I found Adishakti looking peculiarly at me. She had some idea about what it meant.

They were coming to interrogate me. They had last visited me on 31st July, precisely 6 months back.

They were back again.

But I was still unclear. Why were they here? I asked myself, once more.

Slowly it dawned. This had to be the toothbrush story. I myself was aware of the loose ends that I had left under the guise of open endings. The scathing comments that had poured in were unnerving, to say the least. There were discerning readers who were gentle, nevertheless not very convinced with the arguments that I had set in.

Neither was I.

Because I was myself bogged down by the contradictions that no debate could close.

My options were limited as I was being tracked down relentlessly. The last time, when I met them, I was alone. This time, there were others, watching. It was bizarre.

All of a sudden, I seemed to have found a way out. They would not appear as long as either Probal or Ahana was there with me. They could be my shield.

And for all I cared, it actually could just be a simple coincidence.

Armed with this comprehension, I said with confidence, "Forget everything and let us have a ball in the evening in honour of the two best ladies who have made my and Probal's life so beautiful."