Stalking Danger
By: Navin (August 8th, 2008)
Dear Sis,
Am writing this letter at a time in life, where I have been overwhelmed by a sudden turn of events. Somethings which I never expected in my life, things that I thought were innocent have come back to haunt me. I need help.
I know, you would say ‘I told you’ but it is now too late to dwell on those issues. I am ready to take your counsel. All my life, you were the one who guided me and I was the one who always spurned the good advice thinking you were from the old school of thought, narrow minded.
Remember, Raj who used to be my research partner. Yes, one of the many boyfriends I used to date and the one you hated the most. Well, I liked the guy for his lavish spending and deep pockets. The relationship was just a way for me to enjoy life, the added advantage that he was a good student just helped. I always knew that none of these guys would be my life partner, I knew that marriage needed somebody who was more dependable, mature and understanding.
But just for the fun of it, I gave him a long rope. He used to buy the most expensive gifts, take me to the best restaurants in town, helped me with the research. What more could a girl want from a short term relationship. In short I was using him and the fool was deeply in love with me. I used to crush his marriage proposals under my feet, but the guy never took it seriously. Just to keep him interested, I used to give in to his small sensual desires. Don’t take it the wrong way, I never went the distance.
I used to love going for the long drives with him on his sparkling black jeep during week ends. He used to come at midnight and keep the parking lights on and blow his typical horn which was to alert me. I used to fool the hostel warden every Friday night, by letting the bed sheet down from the balcony, on to the tree and then run bare foot till his jeep. Days of adventure which would haunt me today.
But those close moments used to be in his mobile phone. He used to say, that he wanted to cherish them when we used to come back home for vacations. I still remember the vacation, when I broke the news to you about him and you told me that I will be sorry for what I am doing.
Well that day has come. It has been two years after my marriage to Parthiv but he has not stopped following me. He has been sending me lewd and vulgar messages all this time and I used to somehow keep it away from Parthiv. Every message alert would send flutters in my heart, afraid whether Parthiv would one day pick up my handset to check it.
I even changed my number and my mail id to keep him at bay and it was stopped for a long time. But then some months back it started again, this time he started sending me the snaps taken on his mobile on my chat account. He had started abusing me and threatening me with dire consequences. I was afraid, what if those landed one day in my husband’s mail box. Those photographs were not to be seen by anybody else, he had promised, but now he was using it against me.
Yesterday night he crossed all limits. Yesterday night it was raining and I went to close the windows of my bedroom and I saw the same old black jeep, parking lights on. And when I looked outside, that same old horn. I just closed those windows in a hurry, I was panting as I frantically closed all windows. Parthiv asked me what was the matter, what could I have said.
I lied, but I don’t know till how long….. Please help, I am desperate.
Tags: deep pockets, lavish spending, one night stand, short term relationship, stalking