23-08-2019, 03:29 AM
CHAPTER 10: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
Mahesh jumps out of bed in enthusiasm " How did it go? Don't tell me he tried to touch you on the very first day."
Shilpa exclaims " God no. He was rather well spoken."
Mahesh " What a wuss. I would havetouched you judging by the way you are looking."
Shilpa rolls her eyes " Thank god your boss is not like you then. "
Mahesh frowns" And that's a good thing for our plan?!! And don't call him my boss, he is just a lucky chap. "
Shilpa narrows her eyes" Don't run from hard reality like ostrich burying it's head in sand.
He is your boss whether you like or not. You are the unlucky one then.
He doesn't seem to be a lucky fella to me. From what I saw and grasped, it appeared he is self made man. Gosh he lives in a two storied penthouse. Did you know that? "
Mahesh get agitated hearing praises of his enemy from his wife's mouth" No honey I didn't know that. I only know the guards of his complex to whom I delivered his groceries for two days. They sushed me away like I don't belong in that neighbourhood . I bet that little twat treated you that way when he met you. "
***Shilpa recalls the meeting ***
" you are a maid? " the young handsome man exclaimed in front of hem wearing a track suit and sleeveless t-shirt baring his hard muscles ans strong forearms .
Shipa watched the man distrusting eyes roaming all over her body. There is admiration, confusion and hesitation in that stare.
" If you say so, come inside." his voice clearly hinted he is man who is used to give commands, like when you go to a doctor's chamber by default you will notice the doctor is the one runs the show.
Shilpa felt the similar demand of privilege in his voice.
After a narrow passage, the man led Shilpa to a space which is massive and beautiful.
This must have been the most extravagant house Shilpa ever step her foot in.
Shilpa used to think they are rich, her husband is an engineer after all.
But watching grandeur of this stranger's penthouse Shilpa realized her two storied house is nothing compare to this.
She must have been gawking long enough so the stranger who happens to be her husband's boss clears his throat.
" No not my design. I hired a very talented interior designer. Sit down Mrs.?"
Shilpa sits on the nearby sofa *gosh is this covered by silk?! How much does this man make per year ? * -
" call me Shilpa"
" Ok Shilpa. I am a bit puzzled to believe a woman like you seeking employment as maid."
Shilpa smartly says " What do you mean a woman like me Mr. Asish?"
Asish smiles " You are taken aback by my house and I am taken aback by your appearance. Hard to imagine you as maid"
Shilpa blushes " Is that so evident that I look greedily at your gorgeous interior?"
Asish presses his lips letting out an affirmative " Mhmmm" sound .
Shilpa crosses her legs below her saree .Since this man thinks she is too good to be true as a maid why not sit like a lady who doesn't look like a maid further .
" So how does a maid look like in your experience?"
Asish shrugs his hands " You know. Like every other maid."
Shilpa raises an eyebrow " Generalization of any kind is a blunder. Including this one."
Asish looked impressed to that " Mahesh was not kidding when he said he found a well mannered, well spoken maid for me."
****** flashback ends****
Shilpa replies to her Husband " No he received me like a knight receives a lady"
Mahesh grunts " Chivalry is a dead cause. Why are you joking? He always treats me like a mad dog bit his arse every morning."
Shilpa jokes " He got a good looking arse. Very Manly one."
Mahesh gets upset " Disgusting. You are there to show your plump ass not to ogle his... whatever he has. "
Shilpa laughs" It's hard to miss. He was wearing a loose track suit. That dude works out hard. He got an entire gym inside his penthouse. "
Mahesh sarcastically says" Thanks for informing me about his gym and manly arse. "
Shilpa giggle" No it might feel good for the woman beneath him, grabbing and scratching that hard piece of muscle. "
Mahesh sneezes" Hurrah you have a lewd imagination. "
Shilpa furthur teases" Did I tell you about his hands? "
An irritated Mahesh reluctantly asks" What of it? "
Shilpa blushes and confess" So masuline. Not like yours. "
Mahesh get frustrated" Now you are comparing the villain of the story with the hero? "
Shilpa corrects him" A villain is the hero on the other side darling. "
Mahesh" Your employer will not like that smart mouth of yours. "
Shilpa smiles" On the contrary he does like smart remarks. Unlike you who takes those for granted. "
Mahesh gives in" Ok my sweety you win. You are a wise maid and your new employer is a perfect masculine specimen. "
Shilpa corrects him again" Don't mock your enemy. Respect him, otherwise pride will engulf you long enough to buy him time to show his hidden tricks under his sleeves and you are not gonna anticipate it. "
Mahesh does not bother to argue this time.
" Did you select the spot where you gonna put the video camera? "
****** another flashback enters shilpa's mind***
" Lemme show you the rest of my house"
Shilpa gladly gets up and her eager steps start to follow Asish around.
Beside the drawing room there is a large room dedicated for books.
" This is my study cum office room" Asish informs.
" You a nerd? So many books" Shilpa teases.
Odd for a maid to talk that way but Asish is enjoying this one's wit " No at all. I just refused to work at Mcdonalds for the rest of my life."
Shilpa strolls around the study room " I would have. I love meat."
Then she fakes a concerning face " Not that kinda meat....meat."
Watching this sultry beauty playing with puns, Asish smiles" I didn't meant it that way. But never met a woman who doesn't like meat.. Meat. "
an awkward silence falls between them.To break it Shilpa shifts her concentration elsewhere.
Shilpa notices a book properly not set in the rack.
" The postman always rings twice. " she reads out loudly .
" What is it about? Is this about some rural postman and his sad life story?"
Asish chuckles" You don't wanna know what that is about. Leave it. "
That enthralls Shilpa " humour me.Sorry I was making fun of your postman. "
Asish smiles" You still making fun of him. That novel is one of the first crime noir books. "
Shilpa makes a boring face to make Asish work harder to keep her interest, it always work,it wounds a man's pride.
So that face of hers made Asish get to the point" It's about A stranger coming to a small town and starting an affair with a resturant owner's wife"
Shilpa's face lit up " So it's a love story."
Asish answers with a stone face " Not at all.Together they killed the husband."
Shilpa gets amused " I know a man who did that."
Ahish frowns " You do? Hope he is behind bars."
Shilpa's red lipstick clad lips parts to say " No he is very much a free man and happily living with the wife. I hope your silly little postman novel also has the same ending."
Asish gives her a sad smile " No the couple in there didn't get the happy ever after ending. The dude killed the woman whom he lusted after once. "
Shilpa's face gets pale and she puts the novel inside the rack" What a stupid novel!! Show me your other rooms. "
Asish leads the way with a happy smile on his face" Seems like you were shipping that murdering couples pretty hard eh?! Why sympathise with criminals? "
They enters the gyming area which is in between lounge and study room, Shilpa shrugs her shoulder" Cause I am such a sucker for happy ending. "
Asish's face appear hard in the reflection of the glass partition at the end of the gyming area in front of them" Triangle is the oldest motive for crime. "
That's when shilpa notices the video camera in Asish's drawing room while looking sideways .
**** flashback ends****
Shilpa informs that to Her husband" We got a problem. Your little twat got a camera in his lounge downstairs "
Mahesh's face lit up in joy cause first time he is hearing his wife cursing his bully boss.
" Why you look happy just when I told you about his camera? "shilpa inquires.
" You called him a twat.He didn't impress you that much eh?! " delighted Mahesh answers.
" Yes he didn't, he read some silly little book where we didn't get a happy ending" Shilpa almost mourns.
" Someone wrote a novel about us?!" Mahesh looks confused.
Shilps let out a sigh "Apparently someone did,before we were even born ."
Mahesh couldn't get over his confusion " Really.what is it about?"
Shilpa gets up " It's about the only thing we never speak about.I need to prepare dinner. Too many hungry mouths. We talk later about rest of the visit."
And there is only one incident they don't speak about,Mahesh knows it clearly ,so does shilpa.
Shilpa left the room with leaving his husband alone in the room who looks like his sudden burst of joy turned into ashes inside his mouth.
Mahesh jumps out of bed in enthusiasm " How did it go? Don't tell me he tried to touch you on the very first day."
Shilpa exclaims " God no. He was rather well spoken."
Mahesh " What a wuss. I would havetouched you judging by the way you are looking."
Shilpa rolls her eyes " Thank god your boss is not like you then. "
Mahesh frowns" And that's a good thing for our plan?!! And don't call him my boss, he is just a lucky chap. "
Shilpa narrows her eyes" Don't run from hard reality like ostrich burying it's head in sand.
He is your boss whether you like or not. You are the unlucky one then.
He doesn't seem to be a lucky fella to me. From what I saw and grasped, it appeared he is self made man. Gosh he lives in a two storied penthouse. Did you know that? "
Mahesh get agitated hearing praises of his enemy from his wife's mouth" No honey I didn't know that. I only know the guards of his complex to whom I delivered his groceries for two days. They sushed me away like I don't belong in that neighbourhood . I bet that little twat treated you that way when he met you. "
***Shilpa recalls the meeting ***
" you are a maid? " the young handsome man exclaimed in front of hem wearing a track suit and sleeveless t-shirt baring his hard muscles ans strong forearms .
Shipa watched the man distrusting eyes roaming all over her body. There is admiration, confusion and hesitation in that stare.
" If you say so, come inside." his voice clearly hinted he is man who is used to give commands, like when you go to a doctor's chamber by default you will notice the doctor is the one runs the show.
Shilpa felt the similar demand of privilege in his voice.
After a narrow passage, the man led Shilpa to a space which is massive and beautiful.
This must have been the most extravagant house Shilpa ever step her foot in.
Shilpa used to think they are rich, her husband is an engineer after all.
But watching grandeur of this stranger's penthouse Shilpa realized her two storied house is nothing compare to this.
She must have been gawking long enough so the stranger who happens to be her husband's boss clears his throat.
" No not my design. I hired a very talented interior designer. Sit down Mrs.?"
Shilpa sits on the nearby sofa *gosh is this covered by silk?! How much does this man make per year ? * -
" call me Shilpa"
" Ok Shilpa. I am a bit puzzled to believe a woman like you seeking employment as maid."
Shilpa smartly says " What do you mean a woman like me Mr. Asish?"
Asish smiles " You are taken aback by my house and I am taken aback by your appearance. Hard to imagine you as maid"
Shilpa blushes " Is that so evident that I look greedily at your gorgeous interior?"
Asish presses his lips letting out an affirmative " Mhmmm" sound .
Shilpa crosses her legs below her saree .Since this man thinks she is too good to be true as a maid why not sit like a lady who doesn't look like a maid further .
" So how does a maid look like in your experience?"
Asish shrugs his hands " You know. Like every other maid."
Shilpa raises an eyebrow " Generalization of any kind is a blunder. Including this one."
Asish looked impressed to that " Mahesh was not kidding when he said he found a well mannered, well spoken maid for me."
****** flashback ends****
Shilpa replies to her Husband " No he received me like a knight receives a lady"
Mahesh grunts " Chivalry is a dead cause. Why are you joking? He always treats me like a mad dog bit his arse every morning."
Shilpa jokes " He got a good looking arse. Very Manly one."
Mahesh gets upset " Disgusting. You are there to show your plump ass not to ogle his... whatever he has. "
Shilpa laughs" It's hard to miss. He was wearing a loose track suit. That dude works out hard. He got an entire gym inside his penthouse. "
Mahesh sarcastically says" Thanks for informing me about his gym and manly arse. "
Shilpa giggle" No it might feel good for the woman beneath him, grabbing and scratching that hard piece of muscle. "
Mahesh sneezes" Hurrah you have a lewd imagination. "
Shilpa furthur teases" Did I tell you about his hands? "
An irritated Mahesh reluctantly asks" What of it? "
Shilpa blushes and confess" So masuline. Not like yours. "
Mahesh get frustrated" Now you are comparing the villain of the story with the hero? "
Shilpa corrects him" A villain is the hero on the other side darling. "
Mahesh" Your employer will not like that smart mouth of yours. "
Shilpa smiles" On the contrary he does like smart remarks. Unlike you who takes those for granted. "
Mahesh gives in" Ok my sweety you win. You are a wise maid and your new employer is a perfect masculine specimen. "
Shilpa corrects him again" Don't mock your enemy. Respect him, otherwise pride will engulf you long enough to buy him time to show his hidden tricks under his sleeves and you are not gonna anticipate it. "
Mahesh does not bother to argue this time.
" Did you select the spot where you gonna put the video camera? "
****** another flashback enters shilpa's mind***
" Lemme show you the rest of my house"
Shilpa gladly gets up and her eager steps start to follow Asish around.
Beside the drawing room there is a large room dedicated for books.
" This is my study cum office room" Asish informs.
" You a nerd? So many books" Shilpa teases.
Odd for a maid to talk that way but Asish is enjoying this one's wit " No at all. I just refused to work at Mcdonalds for the rest of my life."
Shilpa strolls around the study room " I would have. I love meat."
Then she fakes a concerning face " Not that kinda meat....meat."
Watching this sultry beauty playing with puns, Asish smiles" I didn't meant it that way. But never met a woman who doesn't like meat.. Meat. "
an awkward silence falls between them.To break it Shilpa shifts her concentration elsewhere.
Shilpa notices a book properly not set in the rack.
" The postman always rings twice. " she reads out loudly .
" What is it about? Is this about some rural postman and his sad life story?"
Asish chuckles" You don't wanna know what that is about. Leave it. "
That enthralls Shilpa " humour me.Sorry I was making fun of your postman. "
Asish smiles" You still making fun of him. That novel is one of the first crime noir books. "
Shilpa makes a boring face to make Asish work harder to keep her interest, it always work,it wounds a man's pride.
So that face of hers made Asish get to the point" It's about A stranger coming to a small town and starting an affair with a resturant owner's wife"
Shilpa's face lit up " So it's a love story."
Asish answers with a stone face " Not at all.Together they killed the husband."
Shilpa gets amused " I know a man who did that."
Ahish frowns " You do? Hope he is behind bars."
Shilpa's red lipstick clad lips parts to say " No he is very much a free man and happily living with the wife. I hope your silly little postman novel also has the same ending."
Asish gives her a sad smile " No the couple in there didn't get the happy ever after ending. The dude killed the woman whom he lusted after once. "
Shilpa's face gets pale and she puts the novel inside the rack" What a stupid novel!! Show me your other rooms. "
Asish leads the way with a happy smile on his face" Seems like you were shipping that murdering couples pretty hard eh?! Why sympathise with criminals? "
They enters the gyming area which is in between lounge and study room, Shilpa shrugs her shoulder" Cause I am such a sucker for happy ending. "
Asish's face appear hard in the reflection of the glass partition at the end of the gyming area in front of them" Triangle is the oldest motive for crime. "
That's when shilpa notices the video camera in Asish's drawing room while looking sideways .
**** flashback ends****
Shilpa informs that to Her husband" We got a problem. Your little twat got a camera in his lounge downstairs "
Mahesh's face lit up in joy cause first time he is hearing his wife cursing his bully boss.
" Why you look happy just when I told you about his camera? "shilpa inquires.
" You called him a twat.He didn't impress you that much eh?! " delighted Mahesh answers.
" Yes he didn't, he read some silly little book where we didn't get a happy ending" Shilpa almost mourns.
" Someone wrote a novel about us?!" Mahesh looks confused.
Shilps let out a sigh "Apparently someone did,before we were even born ."
Mahesh couldn't get over his confusion " Really.what is it about?"
Shilpa gets up " It's about the only thing we never speak about.I need to prepare dinner. Too many hungry mouths. We talk later about rest of the visit."
And there is only one incident they don't speak about,Mahesh knows it clearly ,so does shilpa.
Shilpa left the room with leaving his husband alone in the room who looks like his sudden burst of joy turned into ashes inside his mouth.