Romance
EYEBROWS
Story
By
VIKRAM KARVE
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PART 1
My Boss’s Wife
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She was really beautiful – incredibly alluring – so captivating – that – I could not take my eyes off her.
Yes – Dear Reader – she was an exquisite beauty – with flawless fair complexion – her luxuriant black hair flowing down her back – her sharp features accentuated by the light falling on her face – her nose slightly turned up, so slender and translucent – as though accustomed to smelling nothing but perfumes.
I stared at her face – totally awestruck by her beauty.
She was stunningly attractive, a real beauty, smashing, sophisticated, elegant, truly chic – my type of woman – optimally designed, precisely engineered and finished to perfection.
I fell madly in love with her – I desperately desired to possess her.
Till that moment – I had never wanted anything belonging to someone else.
Yes – she belonged to someone else.
She was married.
In fact – she was married to my Boss.
She was my Boss’s Wife.
I looked intently into her radiating eyes – totally mesmerized by her beauty.
“Why are you staring at me…?” she said – breaking my trance.
“I am sorry…” I said, contrite.
“I saw you staring at me. You tell me – why were you staring at me…? Were you looking at my eyebrows…?” she said, looking anxious.
“No. No. I was looking at your face – you look so beautiful…” I stammered.
“Don’t lie. You were looking at my eyebrows…” she said.
“No – I was looking at your face…” I said, embarrassed.
“I saw you looking directly…” she said, curtly.
“I was looking into your eyes – your eyes are so beautiful…” I said, truthfully.
“And – my eyebrows are horrible – are they…? she said, looking dismayed.
“No. No. Your eyebrows are…” I tried to say – but – she didn’t wait for me to finish the sentence – she turned abruptly – and she walked away.
I saw her leave the wardroom – so – I decided to follow her.
She was standing in the alleyway – and she was looking intently into the full-size mirror outside the wardroom – the mirror in which we were supposed to check if we were properly dressed – if our uniform was spick-and-span – and our grooming was neat and proper.
While looking into the mirror – from time to time – she was touching her eyebrows.
It was quite clear that she was checking out her eyebrows.
But – I looked at her from top to bottom.
Even in her side profile – she was stunningly attractive – and ravishingly sensuous.
She had worn her sari in a manner that was so revealing that she might as well have worn nothing.
Her shapely breasts were boldly outlined under her low-cut flimsy blouse.
She had tucked her sari tightly – and had worn it low – accentuating the curves of her well-proportioned derriere – and enhancing the sex appeal of her smooth stomach, adorned with a perfect navel.
I let my eyes travel over her exquisite body – and feast on her beauty.
I was making love to her with my eyes – when suddenly – a few hard taps on my shoulder jerked me out of my lovely enthralling state of trance-like bliss.
I turned around.
It was “Doc” – our ship’s Medical Officer.
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(“Head” is Navy Slang for the Toilet on a Ship.
The name derives from sailing ships in which the toilet area for sailors was placed at the head or bow of the ship.
While sailing using wind power – a sailing ship cannot travel directly into the wind.
So – the one location that is always downwind is the head or bow end.
The wind – as perceived on the vessel itself – would always blow along the deck – appearing to come from behind – or possibly across the deck – if sailing at an angle to the wind.
So – locating the head (toilet) at the head or bow of a ship made sense – since the downwind would carry most of the odor away...)
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Observing me passionately eyeing my Boss’s Wife with a yearning look – “Doc” said angrily to me:
“What are you doing…? Are you crazy…?
Even the Captain has noticed you ogling at her.
The Captain has gone to the head for a “piddle” – you better get inside before he comes back…”
We went inside the
wardroom – and “Doc” took me to the bar.
He made sure I kept
clear of my Boss’s Wife.
I wanted to talk to
my Boss’s Wife – but “Doc” strongly advised me not to do so.
“Let me speak to
her just once…” I pleaded with him.
“Don’t be stupid. I
have noticed – the Captain has noticed – soon – her husband – your boss – he will
notice too…” he said.
“Notice what…?” I
asked, curious.
“You have fallen
madly in love with her…”
“What nonsense…?” I
interrupted “Doc” – and I said angrily to him, “how can you assume such things…?”
“I saw the intimate
way in which you were talking to her – and later – the lustful way you were
eyeing her in the alleyway – you are not only madly in love with her – you are
desperately horny for her too…” he said, “she is a married woman – on top of it
– she is your Boss’s Wife – it is best for you to keep away from her – do you
understand…?”
I thought about it.
What “Doc” was
saying was true – I was indeed passionately yearning for her – and I might do
something stupid that would get me into big trouble and ruin my navy career.
So – I listened to “Doc”
– and – I kept away from my Boss’s Wife for the rest of the evening.
After dinner –
towards the end of the party – my Boss’s Wife walked towards me – and she said
to me: “Where did you vanish…? I wanted to talk to you…”
“I was talking to “Doc”
– our Ship’s Medical Officer…” I said – and – I introduced “Doc” to her.
“Ah – you are a
doctor…” my Boss’s Wife said – she looked at me – then she looked at “Doc” –
and she said to him, “he must have told you about my eyebrows – I must do
something about it – “make up and beauty treatments aren’t working – I need to
go in for a permanent makeover of my eyebrows – maybe – some eyebrow correction
surgery – do you know anyone…?”
“I will check Ma’am
– I think a classmate of mine from medical college is a cosmetic surgeon…”
“Oh – is he in Mumbai…?”
my Boss’s Wife interrupted “Doc”.
“Yes…” said “Doc”
to my Boss’s Wife, “he is in Mumbai. I’ll find out the details and give them to
your husband…”
“So nice of you –
but please hurry – I must get something done about my eyebrows…”my Boss’s Wife
said to “Doc”.
Then – she smiled – she wished us “Good Night” – and she walked away.
To Be Continued…
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1 comment:
Interesting.. will stay tuned for next part!
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