Caught in Drag
by Shalini Sharma
I was the student of class 7th when my elder brother got married. My sister-in-law had very sharp features. When she got ready, I would see her for hours imagining myself in her place wearing all those beautiful sarees and all that. No one at home took it otherwise as I was a small kid. Her best fitted blouses, mostly back open and deep back, were always fascinating me. She is a good tailor. All her blouses were stitched by her. Even today, she stitches her blouses on her own.
Her box of clothes and vanity box were kept in the room where I used to study in night. No one else would sleep in that room as this was my study room. I always kept the door locked from inside. After all family members were in sleep, I would open her box of clothes and takeout a red blouse, matching saree and petticoat. Her blouse was perfect of my size. All her blouses had buttons at back that made my work of fastening them a bit difficult. But, the practice made me perfect. Now it was the task of 5 minutes to wear the blouse. I was always able to find her bras in her box or at table kept inside the room.
As a next step, I would wear her bra stuffed with cotton clothes to give illusion of full breasts, blouse and petticoat before to start applying makeup. Foundation though not of my skin tone, was first to apply. After evening out the foundation with the help of translucent powder, I would apply blush on cheeks. I carefully used to make my eyes with the help of kohl pencil and shadow. Red matte finish lipstick was next to apply. I would use gold dust at middle of my lower lip to give extra shine. Her bangles were perfect to my size.
Wearing the saree was a bit difficult task. The drape was never perfect. But I always felt complete female inside after wearing it. Rise and fall of bosom gave sense of ultra feminism.
This usually took close to 1 hour. Next 2 hours I would study hard. Next ½ hour was a bit difficult. Removing all traces of makeup was not an easy task.
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Days were passing, same routine. Every night Shalini would come out and disappear after living for 3-4 hours. Intermittently, my sister-in-law would go to her parent's home for couple of weeks. Those weeks were very difficult to pass. I would very eagerly wait for her to return.
Months passed likes this. It was as usual. I bolted the room from inside. I was reading the Hindi book. After reading for ½ an hour, I got up from my seat and opened the box of my sister-in-law slowly, so that no one can hear. I drew my favorite red saree and blouse box along with the petticoat. I saw her jewelry box inside the box. I picked up the necklace and Tika (an ornament worn at head; Locket of which dangles on forehead) from the box. I also found bracelet, chain, ear rings, nose ring and waistband in the box. I was wondering how to wear ear rings and nose ring as my ears and nose were not pierced. I just took them out to try if I could get an idea how to wear them. Her padded bra and panties were also kept in the box, I took them too out.
I removed all my male clothes and wore her panties and bra. Stuffed the bra with cotton balls giving the shape of breasts. Wearing petticoat was not difficult but fastening the las button of the blouse was very difficult. That too at my back without seeing the eye of the button. But, some how I did that. Now I was sitting in chair wearing blouse, petticoat of my sister-in-law. I had a small mirror (6" X 4") to help me in makeup. I applied the foundation on my face, neck, ears and open part of my shoulders. I applied face powder using sponge applicator. I dusted of the excess powder with the help of makeup brush. Applied bronze blusher on cheek temples to accentuate them. Sides of cheeks were given a touch up with blush. I like the eyes made up like actors of seventies. A dark kohl line on upper lid stretching a bit longer at ends. After coloring my lids with eye shadows, I used the eye liner perfectly shaping eyes of my liking. Used eye pencil lower lid to give it the shape I wanted. Using the same pencil I gave shape to my brows. Outlined my lips with lip pencil and then filled them with lipstick.
A nice lady was coming out of me as I was progressing with my makeup. I wore bangles in both my hands. Bracelet was nice to wear. Necklace and gold chain were looking good. I pinned up the Tika in my hair. Wearing ear rings was very difficult. Some how I tied them with my earlobes with thread. I did not know wearing nose ring would be so easy. The ring was with screw. I screwed it. I tied the chain on the nose ring in my hair above my left ear. When pearls of the nose ring touched my lower lip, a current of sensation would run through my spine. I was feeling like a complete woman.
I started wearing the saree. Suddenly I heard a nock at the door. I started shivering and was sweating furiously. I blew out the lap. Again there was a nock on the door. My sister-in-law was asking to open the door and why I blew out the lamp. I understood that she knew I was awake. I had no other option but to open the door. I lit the lamp, threw the saree aside and opened the door. I did not have any time to remove, other blouse-petticoat, ornaments and makeup. I hid myself behind the door. She entered the room and did not find me. She looked here and there and discovered me behind the door.
She was shocked when she saw me in full makeup and wearing her blouse-petticoat jewelry. She asked my why I was wearing ladies clothes. She jokingly said I was looking better than any bride and my makeup skills are better then her. I could not utter a single word and was trembling like a leaf. I fell on her feet and prayed her not to tell any other family member.
She agreed not to tell any one but insisted me completing the dress up session. I was in not in mood of taking it forward. But when she asked, I started wrapping up the saree. I was not able to concentrate. I was not doing a good work. Then she took the saree and dressed me up. She asked me to look in the mirror. It was shocking to me when. I found a gorgeous lady in mirror. I was feeling great inside me but was not able to express it before her. I felt I had turned into a beautiful female. My male organs have gone of and I have great set of female organs. A lot of credit goes to her for helping me wearing the saree correctly.
In last 25 years, I have dressed many times. I still enjoy dressing like a female. I do it whenever I get a chance. I have lot many instances similar to that. Will post them one by one. Not necessarily in the order they occurred.
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