Rahul was shocked by the sudden appearance of his mother and as he turned to look at her, his face came in contact with her soft hair and this made him to inhale its fragrance. Inhaling the rich aroma from her hair made him dizzy and as he was still deeply engrossed in it, he found his mother brush her hair on his face intentionally.
As Rahul was captivated by the aroma of his mother’s hair, he felt his mother brush her hair over his face. This prompted him to take hold of a lock of hair and gently fondled it.
Shobha was thrilled by his act and seeing him enjoying playing with her loose hair, she let him fondle it for few more seconds before pushing back her hair. Then straightening up she said ‘it’s late, you better go to bed.’
Rahul smiled and getting up he put off the lights and went to bed.
It was very late when Malhotra, Shobha’s husband came. Without speaking a word to her, he slumped on the bed and in no time was fast asleep.
Shobha did not sleep the whole night. She was kept awake listening to her husband’s snoring. Once she was tempted to put a hand over his body and arouse him but as she lifted her hand, she saw him turn the other way. This made her withdraw her hand.
After a sleepless night Shobha got up early to take care of the breakfast. As she finished the cooking and set the table, she saw her husband come down and gobble the breakfast in a hurry. By the time she could give him a cup of coffee; he said ‘I have to hurry’ and left her holding the cup of coffee in her hand.
As Shobha stood holding the coffee in her hand, she was pleasantly surprised to see her son grab the cup of coffee saying ‘thanks.’ Seeing his eager smiling face, Shobha forgot her husband and was happy to serve her demanding son.
Rahul was well built at the age of 18. He had broad shoulders, well muscled chest, and strong arms with an appetite of a bull. He just consumed what ever was laid on the table and after having a hand wash, he wiped his hands on her mother’s sari which had become a custom of his.
Then as he was about to leave for college he surprised his mother by bending over her head and inhaling the rich aroma of her hair said ‘bye Mom.’
Before Shobha could react she saw him move out of the door in a flash. Shobha after seeing his back was quite happy, thinking of her son who was so fond of her. This made her forget about her husband’s peculiar behavior.
The days continued to slip away in the same fashion till the dates for Rahul’s exams were announced.
One day Rahul came home very much excited. Handing his mother the print out of his exam time table said ‘Mom, the exam dates have been announced and they are starting from coming Monday.’
Shobha was saddened to hear this as she felt that her son now had to go many a sleepless nights studying for his exams. She made up her mind to give him company and help him out in his studies.
That night around 10.30 Shobha entered her son’s room to see him scratching his head over some mathematical problem. Seeing him whacking his brains out over it, she slid closer to him and putting her cheeks over his she embraced him.
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