The Tenant

Verge of Intimacy

Aami cried the whole night, she knows her grandpa, he will never hurt her. Even the slap was not that hard, he deliberately did not use much force. He just wants to warn her on what she will have to face once her parents comes to know about her affair with Bence. Her father is very strict on such matters, he will not agree to a love marriage that too with a foreigner.

Aami packed her luggage with heavy heart and laid on the bed looking into the ceiling. She stood up from the bed hearing a knock on the door. She looked at the door and saw grandpa. Grandpa grieved seeing Aami's swollen eyes.

Grandpa : Child, why didn't you obey me. Do you have any idea how your father will react when he comes to know about this. He will blame me for not taking care of you properly. Why child.. What happened to you.

Aami cried hugging grandpa " Grandpa please help me. I... I can't betray him. He will collapse if I leave him. He is already heart broken, it's better I would kill him rather than betraying him. Please grandpa..... Please don't send me away. Atleast allow me to stay until his treatment is over. I beg you grandpa.. Please (sobs).... Please.....

Grandpa : Aami child what if your father comes to know , how can I let you here. Child if you stay here things will be worse, try to understand my child. You stay away from him, gradually you will forget everything. It's just an infatuation that everyone goes through at this age. Listen to grandpa, don't you believe me. Try yourself staying away from him, then you will know your mind better... Haven't you heard Aami, far from eye far from heart. You will know yours and his true feelings once you both stay away. So listen to me...

Aami : Grandpa I trust you and promise you that I will stay away from him, but let me be with him until the treatment is over.

Grandpa : You can stay until his treatment but you must leave before he gets back his vision. Promise me Aami if you go against me again, things will be out of our hand.

Aami : (sobbing) I.. I.. Promise grandpa, I will leave immediately after the surgery. I will be away from him as you said(sobs) , but grandpa if still I have feelings for him, will you support me(pleading eyes) .

Grandpa : Aami, first you obey me,let's see what you both feel

Even then you both are on same stand I assure you that let the whole word be against you I will be there with you.

Aami hugged her grandpa and cried her eyes out.

After one weeks treatment Bence's face was completely cured and Aami came to him only for treatment but both used to make calls whole day. Grandpa was also happy that Aami is not spending much time with Bence.

His treatment for eyes has been started, now he had to apply the eye drops only for one more week and can undergo the surgery by the weekend.

The whole week Aami came to help him with eye drops and may spend just ten minutes with him. He could feel the indifference in Aami though she used to call him in phone but she doesn't allow him to touch her nor did she holds him. She behaved only as a helper to him.

On the day before surgery.....

Aami was putting eye drops in his eyes, Bence held her wrist.

Aami : What are you doing Bence?

Bence : That's what I too want to know. What's happening. Why are you behaving indifferently when you come to me,over phone you are completely adifferent person. Speak out your mind Aami.

Aami : It's all just your delusion, there is nothing like that.

Bence : Aami, can you please hug me.

Aami could no more resist him. She is trying hard to keep away from him as her grandpa insisted. But he is making things difficult for her. Aami sighed and caressed his hair gently and kissed on his cheeks. She put in eye drops and asked him to lay in bed . Bence asked her to stay with him for sometime as tomorrow is his surgery.

Aami sat beside him still caressing his hair, he pulled her to lay on his chest. She hugged him resting her half body over him. He could feel her soft bossom being squeezed on his chest. Aami kissed all over his face and made him to kiss her cheeks, forehead, in and out of her palm,her each fingers by placing over his lips for him to kiss wherever she wants him to.

Bence : (laughing) Aami, Iam not numb, I can get up and kiss all over your body without seeing.

Aami blushed and laid over him and intertwined her fingers with him.

Aami : Bence, do you trust me. Will you believe in me whatever happens.

Bence : Why do you ask so?

Aami : Answer me....

Bence : I trust you more than me.

Aami : Bence, will you recognise me by heartbeat like before, irrespective where,how and when we meet.

Bence : (kissed over her head) Yes my love..... I will,I don't need these eyes to see you.

Aami was happy, this is the first time he mention her as his lover. She sighed and laid there. Next day morning Aami woke up from the gentle daylight that caressed her face and saw the gleams of sunshine on Bence's face. She was cuddled in his warm embrace. She wished in her whole life if she could wake up having her love beside her. She watched Bence's balmy sleep.

She got up from his embrace without waking him and went to washroom to freshen up. She saw him still sleeping so went down to her room for her morning routine and darted to his room. By the time Bence woke up and found the person laid beside him has gone long back as her side of bed was no more warm.

Bence felt disappointed and went to washroom and came back to his room drying his hair. He stopped drying and observed the sounds to know the presence of anybody in his room. He couldn't feel any presence so he dried his hair and sat on the bed dispirited. Aami who was lying on the bed called to him in husky voice near his ears.. "Hey Mr. Tenant".Bence smiled and pulled her to his embrace.

Aami : Hey.... Leave me Bence the door is open.(she lied) .. Somebody may come... Get ready we need to go to hospital.

Bence : No... First you will get the punishment for leaving me alone here..

Aami : I went to take bath....and... And need to change my dress too. We need to go hospital after two hours.

Bence : I just don't care....

He hugged her and pressed her to the bed. He showered wet kisses all over her face and sucked down to her neck. His hands were busy unbuttoning her shirt and leisurely moved inside and unhooked her upper lingerie to set free the pairs of softness which she caged in them.Her upper clothes were thrown over the floor and he could feel her warm delicate skin on his bare chest.His right hand trespassed along her navel down to the holy trench between her thighs. When his fingers were about to explore the deep forbidden valley, was thwarted by her by a tight grip on his naughty fingers.

Aami : No... Bence not now.... Please...

Bence withdrew with difficulty both his finger and the aroused desire, he nuzzled his face on her bossom and settled himself at the crook of her neck inhaling her elating faminine scent. He kneaded her soft humps and slender bends as she permitted. Their love rendezvous ended exploring each other's mouth followed by lip battle.

Aami got up from bed and wore her shirt, she could see Bence struggling to suppress his desire and she blushed seeing the hickeys and redness of her bossom. If he was able to see her now he would have conquered her without waiting for her verbal affirmation. she herself was biting her lips to tame the burning sensation rising in her .

After half an hour of silence in the room, Aami helped Bence to get ready to move to hospital. She accompanied him to hospital and waited in the corridor of the operation theatre tensed and worried along with her grandpa.