A FRENCH CONNECTION
Madhukar was married for the last two years and was very happy having married his childhood sweetheart who he had known from childhood- they were a made for each other couple .The understanding they had was rare as there were no secrets between them – a total trust on all levels
Many times they discussed relationships between men and women like a third man or a woman in a couple’s life
Their views would sometimes be opposite as Madhuri would outright condemn a man for infidelity but Mahukar would argue that a fling here and there were ok as long as the woman and man confess their crime to each other n come back to their spouse admitting their guilt n promise never to repeat the event- the argument ended that they will never ever be unfaithful
But Madhukar did commit a blinder
He was on a long business trip which took him all over India; He was in Bhuvneshwar and was to return to Delhi after a stopover in Calcutta for which he was at the railway station in a queue; He was fourth in the line and saw a foreigner struggling to fill the reservation form as she did not know English well
Madhukar offered to help her fill the form n evidently came to know her name and the name of the hotel she was staying in-she was Marei Christien - a French on a tour
of India-n was headed for Madras and from there to Kanyakumari
She thanked him and walked away
Madhukar saw her go and for some reason couldn’t take his eyes off her swinging buttocks- like of which he had never seen –he normally was attracted by the bosom of a women but this was a kind he never experienced in his life
He went back to his room n without thinking picked up the phone n dialed her hotels number- -.He was told she had left for Konarak Temple n would return in the evening
He therefore went out to do his work but decided to talk to her in the evening on her return
He invited her for dinner and she readily agreed –after dinner they agreed to visit Puri next day
They traveled to Puri in a hired car and at the end of a four hour journey the became close friends
They enjoyed the swim in the beach saw the famous Jagannath puri temple and returned having become much closer to each other as both were keen to see each other again they decided to meet again after a week in Hydrebad in a particular hotel where Madhukar normally stayed
Both were very happy on the prospect of meeting again. Marie was a short woman of 5 ft and Madhukar was almost 6 ft so as they were departed Marie stood on her tip toes put her arms round Madhukar n kissed him
Madhukar was very happy n felt Marie was known to him 4 ages
Madhukar was not able to sleep that night
On his return home he didn’t take her off his mind as he was dreaming of seeing her again impatiently. He thought of telling this encounter to his wife but avoided as he wanted to see the ultimate result
Madhukar reached Hyderabad on the appointed day and found the hotel he normally stayed at was closed for renovations so he paid a tip to the guard and requested him to send Marie to the hotel where he was now staying as her train from kanyakumari was to arrive next morning at 5 am, He got up early and as the station was only about 3 km and there was no conveyance available at that hour he decided to walk and that also in chappals
He searched for her but there was no tracer of her –he was annoyed that Marie had cheated him n he returned to the hotel, to his surprise he found he had boils in his soles as he was not used to walking in chappals this much distance
He gave up hope of ever seeing Marie again in his life. As he had finished his work in Hyderabad he checked out n went to finish his last appointment as his flight to Bangalore -his next stop
At 11.30 there was a call from the Hotel that there was a lady wanting to talk to him- that was Marie who had missed her train and had just arrived on a different train
Madhukar returned immediately and found that she had checked in the hotel n was allotted the same room which he had vacated .He went to the room and there she was almost in tears –she grabbed him n kissed him again n again –tears trickling down her cheeks
When she saw the boils on Madhukars feet she kissed them n washed them in warm water apologizing all the while for having missed the train
They had a quick lunch n went to see the city particularly Salarjung Meseum which was a rare treat to Marie As her spoken English was not very good they conversed throughout by writing on paper for each other at the same time laughing g out at this peculiar way to talk as there was so much to talk n this was the fastest method At Banglore the checked into separate adjoining rooms but slept in the same room at night
They talked late into night and Marie curled up in Madhukars arms n slept like a child- he kept thinking why he had come all the way to just talk to this sexy woman as he was sure sex was a part of this encounter . But kept quite waiting for the right opportunity
Next night also passed off same way but now Madhkar was feeling that he was a fool to let go this opportunity – he therefore decided that tonight he won’t spare her
After dinner before he could ask her squarely she said she knew what he was thinking n said ‘Madhukar anyone else in you condition would have raped me- but you are a strange man –you didn’t even try having sex with me’ Before he replied she started crying like a child n grabbed Madhukasr showering kisses on him Mdhukar was completely confused
Marie then told him that at age 12 she was raped by her best friend and from that time she never allowed ant man to come near her. Then she surrendered herself to Madhukar and said ‘you can have me if u like’
But Madhukar was not a beast
Next day they both parted as friends with a promise never to meet again
All she said was ‘Madhukar I will always love you- u are a unique man “
Madhukar returned home with a strange feeling which couldn’t be explained and told everything in detail to Madhuri who laughed and said ‘Darling I love you more than ever before”
