Mr.kanti lal pasricha ws a retired lawyer.he ws about to cross 65 n ws workin as consultant wid a law firm. it wsnt such a heavy work so..he ws only busy for bout 4 hrs in d mornin on weekdays. 12 yrs ago his wife passed away n his only son ws settled in new york wid his american wife. money has never been problem for him . he earned loads f money durin his practice n owned an ancesteral property in posh Vasant Vihar. he had everythin he wanted . he ws one of d wealthy man who made his house into a palace . representin his mind n taste. filled wid big china vases, zebra skins ,buffalos head, japneese prints n finely woven carpets. house ws shrine for art luvers. he disliked all visitors ,for dere intrusion , envy n resentment n for d way dy coveted wat he had. but he luved Rajni. the women who used to clean his house. it ws dis 20 yr old who used to tk care f his house n his fine articles. the time rajni used to come over ,he ws generally at his workplace. one day kanti lal made a pt of stayin home to spend sum time wid her. he took a off n ws lookin like a brain sick suker , big , ineffected, he bumped into his chair, too numb wid desire to do nethin but gape at her ungainly grace. rajni swept d floor as though mimickin dancers. the same approx of bendin n strechin , sometimes on tip toes , reachin straight armed, movin forwrd n back, bowin to lowest shelves, often kneelin, showin her dusty footpads n pretty buttocks. she wore no make up n her hair ws loose.moppin scrubin, lyin on her back to beat feather duster at cobwebs under sofa. hiked up blouse revealin smooth honey coloured lower back. all dis demandin postures of housework which represented d most passionate positions of luv makin. kanti lal ws a big soft man wid hairless legs n potbelly.now n den he used to visit strip clubs n ws surprised to find dat many oder patrons were men who luked like him. bored ,sixtyish, desperate,no frends, jus rattlin around,lonely n horny.rajni never used to talk to him which also fueled his ardor. she ws a mother of 2 yr old n her husbnd had left her.kanti lal ws totally taken over by her beauty n allurin untidiness. his life had becum a resistin fantasy n he even thot of ,makin a wild suggestion to her , payin her to work naked. though he never had d guts to speak dis out.
soon he started takin usual offs from his work n used to spend time at home . he used to stare rajni like a big hungry boy lookin at hunks f homemade cake. he started talkin to her bout stupid stuff .questions bout weather .he used to mak plausible noises so dat he cud rest his eyes on her body as she worked. he luved to see a women at work,being active. engaged in sumthin strenous, caryyin heavy loads, bendin, nethin dat made dere bodies contort wid effort n dere her hair shake loose .tight tensed knees clenched buttocks, elbows workin ,neck stiffened wid concentration , tongue clamped between d teeth.he watched wid his own own tongue clamped dat way.
rajni ws a pretty witch, skinny ballerina. n kanti lal had his pick. his neat dusted house jus irritated him for needin no more work for rajni. wen he cudnt resist his desire...finnally one day he asked her to company him for tea. she agreed n sat on floor while he stroled in his chair.she ws smilin n ws producin loud slurpy sound while consumin tea. after bit of stupid chat he hesitantly asked her, to spend time wid him in his bed. she appeared as if she ws shocked n took question to b preposterous. he ws embarrased .he promised her to raise her salary n wud provide her servent room to live in . but she ws so startled ..she stood up n walked away.as a wealthy man , successful lawyer , he ws not used to being rebuffed. crushed n wounded ,his desire ws raw n had not imagined dat rejection from his illitrate housemaid cud b so embarrsain n painful. he thot about rajni. will she gonna cum on work tomorrow?n if she will ,hw will he gonna face her? god dis ws so humiliating.
around 10 at night dere ws a knock on his door. he opened d door n eaisly recognised rajni. she looked stressed . she said in a gummy way, phlegm clotted her throat" i m ready " he immediately let her in n shut d door behind. he observed her again n felt a strangeness in her expressions, unstable n unfamiliar rajni. r u a drug addict???
god u r stinkin ??? she held his arm wid so much f force he felt terrified . suddenly he felt weak. he tried to move away n found her sudden rage of anger.u son of a bitch i need money.
get on to d bed. she pushed her hard n he fell on his bed wid sudden thud. nw he realised dat he cant control her. she ws powerful. powerful enuf to handle dis 65 yr skinny n saggy man.
she ws on high dose of drugs. she moved towards bed wid vigour n he ws actually frightened.
she ordered him to get naked. kanti lal said.."i hav changed ma mind". "No u sonofabitch" she said loudly soundin crazy.her voice had d gnawin ferocity of a big cat.her irrationality made her confident .n she watched him widout interst while kantilal undressed, pullin off his shirt n steppin out of his pants .standin naked in front of her like a goat ready to b slaughtered. he felt giddy terror n used his hands to cover himself. " look at u" said rajni in casual way, flickin her fingers over his body n mockin him . " u horny oldy fuker...gud for nothin"." so tell me wat all u wanted to do wid me in bed, cumon u oldy goldy lets hav fun".kanti lal ws terrified. he felt d stiffness in his neck n cudnt raise his head. in a crackin voice he asked.." hw much do u wan"??? she quirked ,nw u gettin on d track....".5000 wud do ". she retorted. he jus pulled up a bed sheet around himself n opened d drawer. he gave her d money . payed her to leave his bed.
she grabbed d money seemin to swagger," dis s gud...bastard" she went out slammin d door.
kanti lal ws left alone again. fleein d scene of his failure, harassement , mental n emotional distress.his blood pressure ws on hike. after dis incident he realised dat hw strong he ws n ws repentin on his offer which deprived him of a chance of admirin women body.
