Lockdown compromise

The lockdown continued and I became habituated to wearing Priyanka's kurtas and kurtis. We also became closer as we had no choice but to spend our time together post my work. We would often watch tv together or sit and talk when bored. She would tell me about her hometown, her school days, celeb crushes etc. Sometimes she would comment on the latest celeb outfits and her favourite styles. Often, she would be really chatty and I would end up going with the flow with her.

The next incident happened during dinner. I had shoulder length hair before lockdown and by now it had grown midway through my upper back. During dinner under the fan, some strands of hair were falling over my face but I had become used to that. Suddenly I felt a hand at the back of my head and realized that Priyanka had used a hair clutch to keep it in place.

Priyanka!! - I shouted - What are you doing?

Priyanka: Bhaiya your hair was falling in your food. You need to take better care of it and not leave it loose always.

Arjun: but this is too much. Id rather cut my hair then.

Priyanka: I don't know how to do it though. If I cut it for you, God knows how you will look. The other option is to shave your hair off fully.

Dismayed but helpless at my lack of options, I could only stare silently.

Priyanka noticed my annoyance and consoled me - Arey it's okay bhaiya, I will reach you to manage it and when the lockdown ends you can get it cut then.

It now became a routine that Priyanka would tie or style my hair everyday. I felt very submissive to her while she led me to my study table and would always end up blushing seeing the reflection of her tying my hair. Priyanka too was enjoying this quite a bit and grew bossier by the day, often trying styles and even braiding my hair into a single braid some days.

It was one such day when we were watching tv when Priyanka suddenly remarked - Bhaiya you look just like that actress in that ad just now.

Arjun - you must be clearly going blind now Priyanka, i remarked while rolling my eyes.

Priyanka: With just a little makeup and styling you will look just like her. Want to bet?

Arjun: Fine it's a bet (confident in my image of myself as a guy) if I win, we will watch horror films every day for the next week before sleep (with a smirk knowing that Priyanka was very scared of even mild horror movies)

That made her hesitate while my smirk grew wider. But then she closed here eyes and said - Okay, but if i win, you will have to listen to me inside our house for the next week. No refusals.

I confidently agreed. Priyanka giggled and asked me to sit in a chair and close my eyes and to not open them until she said so. I could then feel her putting various things only face (undoubtedly makeup). I was still confident that I would just look like a boy in drag. She kept going for a while sometimes asking me to move my face a bit here and there. Once she was done I asked if could open my eyes.

Priyanka - not yet. There are some final touches left.

She went out of the room saying so and when she came back I could hear a clinking noise.

Arjun - what is that sound (curious and slightly terrified)

Priyanka: bhaiya you keep quite till i finish please and no peeking.

She then took my hand and out on what could only have been a large set of bangles. I started regretting keeping the bet with her now, especially as she seemed to be going all out. But in the end she is not a magician i thought and relaxed myself

Next she came over to my shoulder and draped something and then gently touched my forehead

Priyanka - Bhaiya please open your eyes and look in the mirror now.

To my utter shock, there stood Priyanka in the reflection and beside her was this unrecognisable version of me.

She has pulled my hair back in a half up half down hairstyle with a small clutch. My face was made up very well and due to my lack of facial hair, it looked very feminine. The touch in my forehead earlier was to apply a bindi and she had also silently draped a dupatta over my shoulder and pinned it. All this plus the set of bangles in my arm and my rather slim figure meant that the person in the reflection looked unmistakably feminine. And whats worse was that I could now clearly see the resemblance between myself and actress Priyanka had pointed to earlier.

Seeing me just stare at my reflection, Priyanka giggled and asked - what do you think?

I was too shocked to answer but my silence was more than enough.

Priyanka - ha ha ha ( jumping a little in the air and clapping her hands). See I told you.

Priyanka (with a sly grin on her face) - now for one week you have to obey me bhaiya

Arjun - bu bu but - i stammered

Priyanka - nothing doing. No buts and all. I won fair and square - she said authoritatively. From tomorrow onwards you will obey me for one week - and she walked away leaving me dressed like that.

Just before leaving the room, she turned her head and said - and oh, for the next week call me Didi - and closed the door.

I gulped.