The house had been hustling since morning with the usual mid-April chaos. The beginning of summer vacations has always been a big event at my home. Mother started preparations to welcome my aunts and their kids. My grandmother ensured that every small little thing is taken care of. My aunts and cousins shouldn't face any discomfort whatsoever. For this, grandmother got my mom working ten days before their arrival. The house was filled with aromas of home-cooked snacks and pickles -- the best thing about summer vacations until that fateful summer night when I found myself lying naked next to one of my cousins.
Summer vacations were all about spending the daytime playing various outdoor and indoor games while gorging on sumptuous snacks and food. The nights were all about sneaking out of our rooms to watch TV or play video games until the year we got our first computer. And, summer vacations were never the same after that.
The days and nights were spent playing games on the computer with constant fights between the 5 cousins, including myself. I was the second eldest in the lot, and since the computer belonged to me, I was made to sacrifice it for my visiting cousins. I used to watch them play games and fight from my bed. I loved adding fuel to the fire and having a hearty laugh at their expense when one day, the eldest one came and punched me in the face. It was the ugliest fight to ever take place amongst us. As a punishment, that night, my father took away the computer, and to initiate reconciliation between the two of us; we were made to sleep together.
I was so furious at him that I didn't even want his name to be uttered in my presence, and here I was left to share the bed with the enemy. I sprawled myself over the bed, leaving very little space for him to sleep. We had our backs towards each other. He was watching something on his mobile phone. I peaked and saw a naked woman sitting on top of a naked man, and a loud 'haw' escaped my mouth scaring him out of his wits. He immediately turned around and placed his hand over my mouth, asking me to shut up. I bit his hand to free myself. He withdrew and pleaded me to stay silent.
"I am going to tell mom," I said.
"Don't tell me you have never watched porn yourself."
I was at a loss of words. I hadn't watched porn before that.
"Then how do you masturbate?" he was surprised.
I didn't know what he was talking about. I stayed silent. The blank look on my face was enough a clue.
"Jeez, Sri! You are 19, and you don't know what masturbation is!"