Awaited First Night
Part 7 Awaited First Night
Arjun's jaw dropped when he saw Meera hiding behind the curtain. She looked so cute like that. He folded his hands over his chest and stood there until she opened her eyes. Meera slowly opened her left eye. She stood in an “attention” pose, seeing Arjun looking at her.
“What are you doing there? Come out.”
Meera nodded no.
“Are you going to stand there for the whole night?”
Meera started crying.
“Hey… why are you crying? Come out first.”
“I won’t come.” She wept.
“But why?”
“You will BAD TOUCH me.”
“Whaaaat!!!” Arjun frowned.
“Bad touch.” Meera sniffed.
“Why should I bad-touch you?”
“Because you are my husband.”
Arjun raised his eyebrows.
“Ohhh. “Husband” will do bad touch?”
Meera nodded yes.
“I don’t have as much knowledge as you do. I don’t know about BAD TOUCH.” He said, controlling his laugh.
“In which school did you study? Did not they teach you these things?” Meera asked, sniffing.
“I completed my “Nursery” education long ago before our country started facing this problem, so I have missed these things, " he
said sadly.
“Ohh…” Meera said seriously.
“Ok. I won’t touch you badly. Come out.”
“Won’t you really bad touch me?” she asked with disbelief.
Arjun nodded yes.
“I won’t.”
“God promise?”
“I won’t believe in God.”
“What!!!! How could anyone not believe in God?” She was shocked.
“I’m like that.”
“Then how could you be a loyal man?”
“Means?” Arjun raised his brows.
“You will not do bad things if you think God is watching your actions.”
“I’m loyal to myself, whether your God is watching me.”
Meera was gazing at him with disbelief.
“I do not believe in God. That doesn’t mean you should look at me like a ghost.”
“Oh God, with whom did you bond me?” Meera murmured.
“You mean your God made a mistake by bonding us?” he teased.
Meera was stuck.
“Devi Matha won’t make a mistake. Her every action is reasonable.” She said stammering.
“Good. Now come out. Trust me, I won’t touch you.”
Meera came out of the curtain hesitatingly.
“One minute…”
Arjun stopped and looked at her. She bent down and touched his feet.
Arjun jerked.
“What the hell…. What are you doing, damn it?”
“My name is not damn it.”
“I know, it’s Meera damn it.”
“Not Meera damn it. It’s only Meera.
Arjun rolled his eyes.
“Matha… Meera…. What did you do?”
“Amma said I should respect my husband. So, I took your blessings”
“You don’t have to do it. Ok?”
“But Amma said…”
“You should respect me.”
She nodded yes.
“That means you should obey my words, right?”
She nodded yes.
“Then stop doing that, okay?”
She again nodded.
“Now tell me, am I allowed to sleep in this room?”
“Then? Amma will scold me if she finds out that I sent you out.”
“Thank God,” Arjun murmured.
“I will sleep on the floor.”
“Whaat! On the floor?”
“How could I sleep with you in bed?” She said, looking down.
“Ok, you sleep on the bed. I will take the coach. Ok?”
“But your back will ache.”
“I’m habitude to it.” He lied.
“Really?”
He nodded yes.
“Then ok.” She was relieved.
“Ok. Go and change your dress.”
She nodded and went to the washroom. When she came out, changing, Arjun was lying on the couch, having just changed. She then
went to bed and lay down.
“Can I ask you something?”
“What?”
“Will you explain what GOOD TOUCH and BAD TOUCH mean?” He asked intentionally to know her exact stance on that matter.
Meera sat on the bed.
“No one had taught me that lesson. Will you?”
“Don’t you know about it?” She asked, feeling sad.
Arjun nodded NO, folding his lips.
Meera sat straight.
“A good touch is something we agree to, making us feel happy and safe. Good touches feel nice, warm, and protective. It’s like family and close friends give to show friendship and affection.”
“Ohh, that’s great. Can you give me some examples?” he asked her.
“Like a handshake, a pat on the back, holding hands, a simple hug when you feel close to someone, and a good night kiss from Mom and Dad.”
“Ohh, you won’t feel bad with those touches?”
“I won’t feel bad with my close ones.” She stressed.
“So smart.” Arjun murmured.
"What?’
“Nothing. Tell me about the bad touch.”
“It is a Bad touch if a person touches us in a way that makes us feel uncomfortable, scared, or nervous.”
“It seems like she is so evident in this matter.” He thought.
“One important thing, you should not close my mouth.”
Arjun raised his eyebrows.
“That’s also a bad touch??
“Then? Will anyone do that with good intentions?”
“You are a genius. Yes, no one will do that with good intentions.”
“You will not BAD touch me, right?” Meera asked hesitatingly.
“I won’t. I won’t make you feel uncomfortable, but only until you have a bad touch with me or feel comfortable with my touch.”
“Why should I bad-touch you?” She asked with a cute, angry pout.
“Then why should 'I' (he stressed) bad touch you?”
“Because you are my husband.”
“Like the same, you are my wife. You, too, can touch me, right?”
Meera looked at somewhere and said,
“I won’t touch you.”
“We will see that later. But remember… I won’t BAD touch you until you BAD touch me and you feel comfortable with me.”
“Why should I touch him?” Meera murmured.
She lay down, covering herself with the quilt. Arjun smirked, closing his eyes to get some sleep. But Meera couldn’t sleep easily because she didn’t believe Arjun wouldn’t touch her as he told her. She woke up from her sleep, often jerking, and checked whether he was still sleeping on the couch. She was relieved to see him sleeping on the couch. It seemed like he was not as BAD as she thought. After 2 am, Meera couldn’t resist herself from sleeping.
Arjun slowly opened his eyes and saw her snoring softly. He came and sat beside her, smiling. Such a cute package she was. See how she was sleeping with a slightly opened mouth. It seems like he would never get enough of her cuteness. He tucked her hair strand lovingly into her forehead.
“Mrs. Arjun… What a lesson you taught me today… Good touch and Bad touch. Thank God you didn’t run from this room, nor did you push me out. How childish you are! You think I can't touch you if you sleep on the floor. (he chuckled) Threeeee years…. God Damn…. But why do I believe winning you won’t take long? Do you know I’m badly falling for you every second? I love you, my dear baby wife.”
He bent down and kissed her forehead. First kiss on their first night. As Arjun said, would she bad touch him before he would do? Would she feel comfortable with his touch? Let’s see. What was stored in their future!
To be continued…