Till death do us part

“Ouch, there are the cramps again” Anju moaned as she sat down on the chair clutching her stomach.

Jai looked at her with a scowl on his face “Well, I have been telling you to go see our doctor but you never listen to me”

“It’s not a big deal really, must be acidity or something. You better finish shaving and get ready quickly. You are already running late for work”

“You have been having these cramps pretty frequently these days. Let me take an appointment with Dr.Vasudha for this evening” said Jai as he dabbed some cologne on his face.

He stepped out of the bathroom and stood still for a moment holding on to the wall for support.

“What is it, Jai ?”

“I don’t know but my head spins sometimes and I feel like I am about to throw up. It must be an attack of Vertigo”

“You have complained about this the past few days. You need to see a doctor as well” Anju said.

“I guess it is due to all the stress at work. It’s been hectic lately as I need to close this tender I am working on as quickly as possible. Hopefully, it should be over by this week” he answered as he picked up his laptop to leave for work.

“Alright, you take care ok ?. And try and come home soon” said Anju as she saw him to the door.

Jai got into his car and started for work. After a few minutes of driving, he stopped in front of a clinic. After having parked the car, he entered the clinic and walked into the doctor’s cabin.

“Hi Vasudha”

“Jai, what took you so long, I have been waiting for you !!” the lady in white, replied.

“Looks like it is working” said Jai “she has been having them more frequently over the last few days. How much longer will it take ?”

“Another couple more times and it should be done” said Vasudha

“I am bringing her to you this evening. Give her the same stuff you gave her last time. I just want to put an end to this as quickly as possible. I can’t stand being away from you for long.” Jai said.

“Don’t worry darling, we will have to wait for another week or so. After that, it’s just you and me” said Vasudha.

“By the way, what is the stuff that you have been giving her ?” enquired Jai

“Thallium” replied Vasudha

Back home, Anju put on a pair of gloves, went into the bathroom and came out with the bottle of after-shave lotion.

“Eight years in this hell hole being married to a control freak…” cursed Anju under her breath as she unscrewed the cap of the bottle.

“At least the bastard has insurance worth 50 lakhs” she continued cursing as she carefully poured some white powder into the cologne.

“A few weeks of this stuff should take care of him and it’s already been a week. A couple more and I shall be single, free and rich” Anju screwed the cap back on and replaced the bottle back on the shelf.

“Thanks to whoever discovered potassium cyanide” she told herself as she walked back to the living room.



[Epilogue: Well, what started out as an attempt to write a tale of romance ended up being a dark and slightly creepy story. See, I just can’t write romance. But then, this isn’t so bad either]