Life As We Know It !

The unrelenting rain had just got bolder. Seema was regretting the fact that she had not left office on time. That one last piece of work that Mr.Ramesh Jindal, her boss. gave her would mean that she had to stay back and work. She quietly looked at her watch, admiring it for some time and remembering the day when Mohit had surprised her with that watch. That damn flash of lightening brought back her into reality. She again looked at her watch and this time, she saw the time. It was almost half past nine and the rain didnt seem to abide by Seema's wish.



The fluttering of the umbrella meant that the rain was being accompanied by gusts of wind. Seema's perturbed brain advised her to go back to her office and wait for the rain to pass. But she decided to serge ahead to find a mode of transport to reach home. Luck didnt seem to favor her as there were no Taxis or Autos nearby. Contemplating her next move, she stood beside a tree, to take further shelter from the rain. Suddenly, her phone rang but by the time, she could receive the call, it got disconnected.



Once she had seen the number on her missed call list, she showed a gamut of emotions, before dialing back. Holding back her tears, she started with a firm hello. By the time she kept down the phone, she had fear written all over her face. The umbrella went flying as her brain could not give directions to her hands to hold it tightly. Rain pouring down on her beautiful face camouflaged the tears. She sat down on the ground with a jolt and just like that the salty drops submerged somewhere in the cascade of rain water. She already seemed to have transported into her past. Her brain was churning out the minutest of the details of her stormy past.



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A pleasent breeze was blowing through the campus where both Seema and Mohit used to study. It was all the more pleasurable as the couple, who had been dating for quite a while had decided to meet at Avinash’s place after dinner.. He stayed in a posh locality of Delhi and was the closest friend of Mohit and was pretty ok with the fact that Mohit was using his place as a love nest.

As per protocol they left the campus at different times. Seema had packed her best lingerie to impress her lover. No matter how many time she thought of spending the night with Mohit, the thought always managed to stimulate her. She must have made love to Mohit a dozen times now, yet it felt like her first time. The thoughts kept her pre occupied all through the journey to Avinash’s house. Mohit had given her an extra key, so that she could make herself comfortable while, Mohit would buy the booze and the food. She knew Avinash would have been long gone and the place was for just the two of them.



By the time the door bell rang, she had slipped in the sexy wine colored lingerie. Hearing the doorbell, her heart skipped a beat. Composing herself, she rushed to open the door. She, expectantly, opened the door and found Mohit standing there. What followed was a steamy night of passion. Early next morning, they tided up the place and left for the campus. Little did she know that Avinash had secretly taped their night of passion. The tape, for Avinash was now like a golden hen. He started blackmailing Seema. He told her not to talk to Mohit about it or else he would make it public and both their carriers would have suffered.



Love took over all the logic in the world for Seema. She thought its better to use her body to stop Avinash from ending both their carriers. This went on for months together. After a few months, Avinash found himself a new Hen, so he left Seema alone. Heaving a sigh of relief, she tried to forget the atrocious past and move on in life. She thought she had sacrificed her body for the love of Mohit and negated Avinash from their lives.



Life moved on at its pace and they both passed out of collage. What followed was a struggle to get married to each other. Both their families opposed the inter caste marriage but love triumphed and they got married. All was well till Seema joined work, where she had a rendezvous with her scared past. Avinash Jindal was the spoilt son of her boss Mr. Ramesh Jindal. In the very first meeting, Avinash’s lust arose. Seema tried to reason with him that now she was married. She begged him to leave her alone and give her back the tape. Avinash was a cunning fellow, he promised her to give back the tapes if she decided to sleep with him one last time. With no other solution in mind, Seema, decided to go ahead with the deal.



Avinash was real rough in the bed with her. He seemed to be possessed and was hurting her while on the act. So coarse was he that when he finished, she was left with bruises and a torn condom !



That was 2 months back and thankfully, she had not seen him ever again. She believed that the ghost from her past has left her alone. Everything was getting back to normal, when a month back,one morning she accidently cut herself while shaving. It wasn’t that deep a cut but to her surprise the wound didn’t seem to heal at all. Concerned, she consulted her doctor, who promptly asked her to take a few blood tests. That was a week back and today the phone call was from the doctor. She was detected HIV POSITIVE !



She lay motionless on the street as the rain kept on pouring away…..