Adultery DISEASE

[OLDWINE]

NEXT MORNING

Natasha does meet Rocky in the morning, as Pritam said that they would.


Her father-in-law has pulled out the family car from the garage. Soon, they will leave for the airport.

Natasha witnesses a 22-24-year-old boy standing against the car and taking selfies. He can't see her from his position. Natasha assumes this animal is named Rocky. The boy is a brand freak. He is wearing a North Face jogger, a Nike sneakers and a French connection t-shirt with FCUK written on the chest.

"What are you doing?" Natasha embraces herself before calling out.
As soon as Rocky turns towards her, she does recall seeing him at her wedding.

"For the GRAM Natasha Bhabi. Gotta show my lifestyle." Rocky grins.

"I see." Natasha wants to roll her eyes.

Rocky's grin broadens, "Insta is life." he scrutinizes Natasha from head to toe, "Ummmm, with your features, you can easily garner 20-30k followers and if you do some bo..."

Natasha interrupts him, pressing her lips and forming a caricature smile, "I know how Instagram works. Let's do what you are here for."

Rocky looks at himself in the wing mirror of the car and smiles at his reflection smugly while speaking, "Oh yeah about that...hey, since you are on Insta, can you please follow me? I badly need more followers. I swear I will follow you back." 

"Let's gooo." Natasha hurries him up while coming closer and ruffles his hair.
"Heyyyy don't touch the hair...it cost me a lot to get this cut." Rocky whines.
"You are bad liar.Don't lie in front of Mr.Gupta." Natasha warns him.

Coming after Natasha, Rocky explains, "Oh,again you don't believe me? This is a special cut. The trick is to make everyone believe that you don't care much about your hair, yet your hair looks perfect..careless beauty."

"Oh Gosh you are worse than a Diva.Stand outside and come when I call you." Natasha instructs Rocky after reaching Mr.Gupta's house.
Rocky obliges.

Natasha first needs to gauge Mr Gupta's current mental state before introducing Rocky to Mr Gupta. She isn't sure in which state Mr Gupta is today.

"Good morning, Mr.Gupta." Natasha's voice cracks while speaking, remembering last evening's dance.

But Mr.Gupta shows no sign of hesitancy.

He smiles at her as if last evening never happened, "Oh Natasha, how many times have I told you to call me Vishal? No need for that nonsense formality."

Natasha smiles awkwardly, "Old Habit, Vishal..that's all.".She is having a hard time making eye contact. The guilt and embarrassment coursing through her.

Natasha brings Mr.Gupta his medications.

After taking that, Vishal's voice becomes dramatic, "You would not believe Natasha...last night, I had the most wonderful dream."

"Yeah.." Natasha wants Vishal to meet Rocky as soon as possible.

"Come sit..sit..I will tell you all about it." Vishal beckons her.

Natasha sits beside him, and she fidgets instantly.

"I dreamt that I was having a delightful dance with this gorgeous woman. Oh, what a beauty she was !! She had a figure to die for," Vishal closes his eyes in joy.

Natasha gulps hard.

Vishal continues, "She was wearing a red chiffon saree, and she looked absolutely divine . She giggled at my every words. I am telling you Natasha I felt like a young man...She blushed so hard when I touched her..She liked the way I was dancing with her."

Natasha's head is spinning. 

She ponders: Mr.Gupta thinks that our dance didn't happen in real? It is all a dream to him.

She is feeling genuinely relieved. Her clenched fists unfasten as she feels relaxed as if she got away with a crime.

Vishal sensed that the dance made Natasha feel awkward; maybe he took it too far and made her skittish. So he had to concoct this fake drama to assure her that he had forgotten all about it. Not a soul, but only Natasha herself has the real memory of yesterday's evening.

"Sounds like you have a vivid and lovely dream." Natasha smiles.

"Oh dear..it was a raunchy one." Vishal grins.

Natasha blushes hard, knowing all of that happened in real.

"Vishal, my in-laws are going away to see their daughter. I would not be around much." Natasha wanted to close that discussion, but she was feeling uneasy.

Vishal's face hardens, "That's not a good news. You know I love your company.. I cherish the time we spend together.", he laments.

Natasha shares his sadness, "No, no,I will come and visit you, just I will not be as available as I was before...But don't worry, I made an arrangement so that you don't feel discomfort."

Vishal looks puzzled, "What is that?"

"Rocky come inside." Natasha yells.

Rocky enters the room looking as decent as possible.

"Vishal you know Rocky? He lives in our neighbourhood." Natasha treats Vishal like a fragile patient in front of Rocky.

Of course, Vishal knows Rocky; he knows everyone here.

He actually likes Rocky. The boy knows how to live his life to the fullest; he enjoys life. Rocky reminds Vishal of his own younger self. In fact, that carefree living leads Vishal to this stage of life.

Vishal nods," Oh, I know him..but what..."

Natasha fills in, "He is going to help you around with your chores from now on when I am not available."

"I don't need any help.I am perfectly able." Vishal feigns anger.

Natasha touches his arm and politely negotiates, "Please, Vishal, be reasonable..."

The back-and-forth argument went on. Rocky remains a silent spectator.

Finally, Vishal tells Rocky, "Wait outside."

Rocky leaves.

Vishal turned towards Natasha, "If you stop visiting me, then I will fire that boy. Deal?"

Natasha agrees, "Alrighty. Deal."

Vishal can sense Natasha isn't making this arrangement; she is working on behalf of her husband, Pritam. Since her in-laws are leaving, Vishal suspects it is her husband who is trying to take control of his life from behind the scenes to get that piece of property.