Adultery Priya Didi

[shailu4ever]

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She turned her head slightly, just enough to see Amit’s face in the dim light.
His breathing was slow now, deep and even. He trusted her completely. There was no doubt, no suspicion, no hesitation in the way he held her.
 
Her heart broke for him.
 
A fresh wave of sobs threatened to escape as she imagined his face if he ever knew the truth. The hurt in his eyes. The disbelief. The shattering of everything they had built together.
 
“I can’t do that to him.”
“I can’t destroy him.”
 
And yet,
 
She already had.
 
Maybe not with words.
Not with confessions.
 
But with her thoughts.
With her desires.
With the way she had let another man live inside her mind while making love with her husband.
 
She felt like a liar.
To Amit.
To herself.
 
Her chest ached, physically painful now, as if her heart were being squeezed from the inside.
 
“What do I do now?”
 
There was no answer.
 
Only fear.
 
Fear of the truth.
Fear of silence.
Fear that once spoken, nothing could ever be repaired.
 
Her tears slowed eventually, exhaustion overtaking her, leaving her hollow and raw. She lay there, eyes burning, heart heavy, listening to Amit sleep beside her.
 
He slept peacefully.
She lay awake, broken.
 
She wanted to escape, from the room, from her thoughts, from herself.
 
She wanted to rewind time, to undo every moment that had led her here.
 
But she couldn’t.
 
So she stayed.
 
Silent.
Still.
Crying quietly in the dark.
 
And the weight of her secret pressed down on her chest, heavier than any confession she was too afraid to make.
 
The reality of what had just happened began to sink in, heavy and suffocating.
 
There had been no hesitation, only the knowledge that Ravi was pushing boundaries, testing her limits.
 
In that moment, a strange excitement bubbled up inside her, an excitement she couldn't deny.
 
Her body had responded, almost on instinct.
 
Why?
Why had she not pulled away?
Why hadn’t she told him to stop, told him this was wrong?
Why hadn’t she pushed him away?
She could have, couldn’t she? 

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[shailu4ever]

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She could have told Amit what was going on, exposed Ravi’s advances, but she hadn't.
Not in the theater, not in the car, not in the house.
 
Why?
Why had she wanted to feel Ravi instead of her husband?
Why had her mind betrayed her?
Why had she let herself drift into something so dangerous, so forbidden?
 
She stared at the ceiling, tears beginning to sting the backs of her eyes. She tried to blink them away, but they came, relentless, quiet, rolling down her temples and into her hair.
 
She felt like she was drowning.
 
Drowning in guilt.
Drowning in desire.
Drowning in the shame of what had happened.
 
Had she been taken advantage of?
She wasn’t sure anymore.
 
There was a part of her that felt like she had been exploited, used by Ravi, and yet, a deeper, darker part of her wanted it.
 
Had she been manipulated by him?
Or was this something she had allowed to happen?
Something that, deep down, she had wanted to happen?
 
Her tears began to fall freely, soaking into her pillow as she pressed her face into the soft fabric.
 
Was this what she had become?
 
A woman willing to destroy everything for a forbidden thrill?
 
Amit’s steady breathing continued beside her, unaware of the chaos whirling inside Priya.
 
He had no idea.
He was completely asleep, his arm still dbangd over her, unaware of the turmoil within her.
Her heart broke for him.
 
“Why am I doing this to him?” The thought reverberated through her mind again and again, a mantra she couldn’t escape.
 
She loved him, she did.
She had made vows to him, promises.
And yet, here she was, consumed by the image of another man.
 
The memory of what had happened, the way Ravi had touched her, kissed her, made her feel wanted and desired.
 
She wanted to scream, to cry out and make everything stop.
But there was nothing she could do.


 
The tears came harder now, unstoppable. She couldn’t hold them in any longer. She cried softly, her body trembling with the weight of it all.
 
Her heart broke for the woman she had become.
She wanted to stop, wanted to push Ravi from her thoughts, but it wasn’t that simple.
She couldn’t erase the way he made her feel, the things he made her crave.
 
As Amit’s breath grew slower and deeper.
Priya knew he was slipping into a peaceful sleep beside her.
Completely unaware of the war raging inside her.
 
She wanted to escape.
She wanted to tell him everything, to confess it all.
But she was terrified.
Terrified that once she spoke the truth, everything would shatter.
There would be no coming back from it.
 
Instead, she stayed silent... 
 
And cried in the dark.
 

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[shailu4ever]

The Weight of Silence and Words
 

The house was silent again.
 
Not the peaceful kind of silence that came with rest, but the thick, oppressive kind that pressed against her ears, her chest, her thoughts. It wrapped itself around her like a second skin, refusing to let her breathe freely.
 
Every sound, every shift of fabric, every slow inhale from beside her, felt amplified in the stillness.
 
Priya lay awake, staring into the darkness.
 
Her body was exhausted, but her mind refused to rest. The events of the evening replayed themselves relentlessly, looping in fragments she couldn’t escape.
 
The movie theater.
The drive back.
The closeness that had felt accidental at first… until it hadn’t.
 
Her chest tightened.
 
Earlier, there had been desire, confusing, unwanted, undeniable.
A warmth that had crept into places she didn’t want to acknowledge.
 
But now, that warmth had cooled into something far heavier.
 
Guilt. Shame. Anger.
And something even more frightening: awareness.
 
Tears slipped silently from the corners of her eyes, soaking into the pillow before she could stop them. She didn’t bother wiping them away anymore. She was too tired to pretend she was fine.
 
Beside her, Amit slept soundly, his back turned toward her. His breathing was steady, untroubled. The familiar rise and fall of his chest should have comforted her. Instead, it made everything worse.
 
She felt alone even lying next to her husband.
 
Her hand moved almost on its own.
 
She reached for her phone.
 
The screen lit up the darkness with a soft blue glow, cutting through the night like a blade. Her fingers trembled slightly as she unlocked it.
 
She knew exactly who she was going to message.
She had known for hours now.
Maybe longer.
 
Maybe from the moment she’d realized she wouldn’t be able to sleep until something, anything, was said.
 
The chat opened.
 
Ravi.
 
Just seeing his name made her stomach twist.
 
She took a slow, unsteady breath. Her heart pounded as if she were about to cross a line she could never uncross.
 
Because she was. Once she started this conversation, there would be no pretending anymore. No burying it under silence and routine.
 
Her thumb hovered over the keyboard.
 
Finally, she typed.
 
Priya:
“Ravi, we need to talk.”
 
The reply came almost immediately, as if he had been waiting.
 
Ravi:
“Yes, Didi. I’m here.”

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[shailu4ever]

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The word hit her harder than she expected.
 
Didi.
 
It always had a way of grounding her, of reminding her who she was supposed to be to him. Safe. Familiar. Untouchable. The sister figure he trusted, leaned on, respected.
 
And yet tonight, that word felt hollow.
 
Tonight, it felt like a lie they were both clinging to.
 
Her jaw tightened. She swallowed, forcing herself to continue.
 
Priya:
“I’ve been thinking.
Now that I can finally think clearly.”
 
There was a pause.
 
She imagined him reading it. Imagined his expression shifting, his shoulders tensing. The same way hers had earlier when clarity had finally cut through the fog.
 
Ravi:
“What do you mean?”
 
Priya leaned back against the headboard, careful not to disturb Amit. Her gaze flicked to her husband again, guilt flaring sharp and sudden. This conversation felt wrong on so many levels. But not having it felt worse.
 
She typed slowly, deliberately.
 
Priya:
“About the movie.
The drive back.
And… everything that happened after we came home.
I need to understand why it happened the way it did.”
 
The silence that followed stretched unbearably long.
 
Her heart raced, each second amplifying her anxiety. She wondered if he was struggling to respond, or if he was choosing his words carefully, trying to soften something that couldn’t be softened.
 
Finally, the message appeared.
 
Ravi:
“Didi… I didn’t mean for any of it to go that far. I swear.
I never intended to hurt you.
It was just… everything felt so close. So sudden.
I couldn’t stop myself.”
 
Her fingers curled tightly around the phone.
 
I couldn’t stop myself.
 
The words echoed in her mind, sharp and unsettling. He hadn’t stopped because he hadn’t wanted to. Because he had felt emboldened by the moment. By the darkness. By her silence.
 
And that was what terrified her the most.
 
Not that it had happened, but how easily it had happened.
 
Priya:
“But you knew.
You knew I couldn’t react freely.
You knew I was trapped in that situation.
If I protested, if I said anything, everything would have fallen apart.”
 
Her chest burned as she typed, anger finally breaking through the numbness.
 
“You knew that, Ravi.”
 
A pause.
 
She could almost feel his hesitation through the screen.
 
Ravi:
“I didn’t think about it like that, Didi.
I thought you were okay with it.
I thought maybe… maybe you wanted it too.”

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[prasannas2001]

Priya’s fingers tangled mercilessly in Ravi’s hair, pulling him down, holding him captive, as her body arched against his, a silent scream of primal need.
 
Every inch of her was a revelation, a living flame pressed against him, and he answered with a ferocity of his own.
 
His lips broke from hers only to blaze a trail down the elegant column of her neck, where he tasted the salt of her skin, nipping and sucking until a sharp, breathy gasp tore from her throat. .

Wow! Just wow! Their first full hug and kiss. Very romantic.

Great job.

[shailu4ever]

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Her breath caught.
 
Her heart slammed painfully against her ribs.
 
Wanted it.
 
The truth was, part of her had felt something. A pull. A heat. A response she hadn’t invited but couldn’t deny. And that was what made this so unbearable.
 
Priya:
“Just because I didn’t stop you doesn’t mean I wanted it.
Just because I didn’t make a scene doesn’t mean I was okay with it.
I was trapped, Ravi.
And you used that.”
 
Her hands shook now, tears blurring the screen.
 
“You used the situation.
And I stayed silent because I didn’t have a choice.”
 
The silence that followed was heavier than before.
 
When he finally responded, his words were slower, more careful.
 
Ravi:
“I never meant to use you. I swear.
I didn’t see it that way.
You’ve always been close to me.
I thought… I thought we crossed that line together.”
 
Her throat tightened painfully.
 
Together.
 
That was the lie she couldn’t accept.
 
Priya:
“You took advantage of the situation, not me.
You knew I wouldn’t say anything.
You knew I wouldn’t expose it.
And that made it easier for you to cross a line you shouldn’t have crossed.”
 
She paused, her vision swimming.
 
“When I look back at it now…
I feel like you took something from me.
Something I didn’t give willingly.”
 
The response came after a long delay.
 
Ravi:
“I didn’t mean for it to be like that.
I was thinking about myself. Not you.
And I see now how wrong that was.”
 
Her chest tightened further, betrayal sinking deeper.
 
Priya:
“You didn’t think about me at all.
You didn’t think about how confused I already was.
I’ve been confused for a while now, Ravi.
But that doesn’t give you the right to push me further.”
 
She closed her eyes, tears slipping freely now.
 
“I stayed quiet because I didn’t want to destroy my life.
I didn’t want to hurt anyone.
But you knew exactly what you were doing.”
 
Her fingers hovered, then continued.
 
“You used the darkness of that theater.
You used the fact that Amit was right there.
You used my silence.”
 
Another pause.
 
Ravi:
“I never wanted to hurt you.
But I understand now that I did.”
 
Priya stared at the screen, her heart aching in ways she couldn’t fully name.
 
Because beneath the anger… beneath the guilt… there was still something else.
 
Something unresolved.
 
Something her body hadn’t let go of yet.
 
And that terrified her more than anything.

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[RCF]

Wow how conveniently Priya is pinning the blame on Ravi. She knows Ravi is on her mind and heart despite having sex with her husband yet she is denying it and blaming it on Ravi....How she realizes her fault soon. Cheating is not a mistake, its a choice and she already made that choice with out any one forcing it.

~RCF

[shailu4ever]

Wow! Just wow! Their first full hug and kiss. Very romantic.

Great job.

Hi Prasanna

Thank you very much for your compliments.  That moment meant a lot to me to write, so I’m really glad it landed as romantic for you.

I really appreciate your continued support and your ratings.

With warm regards

-- Shailu

[shailu4ever]

Wow how conveniently Priya is pinning the blame on Ravi. She knows Ravi is on her mind and heart despite having sex with her husband yet she is denying it and blaming it on Ravi....How she realizes her fault soon. Cheating is not a mistake, its a choice and she already made that choice with out any one forcing it.

~RCF

Hi RCF

Thank you for sharing your perspective. I appreciate the honesty of your reaction, because it reflects a very common and understandable moral response to situations involving emotional and physical boundaries. However, this scene is intentionally written to explore human psychology rather than moral simplicity, especially how women process guilt, desire, fear, and agency when multiple emotions collide at once.

This is very important and I was actually thinking of giving a messaging addressing everyone to show the psychological reasoning for these scenes.  I will send that in a little while. 

Thank you very much for your extended support and your ratings really help me motivated. 

With gratitude and warm regards

-- Shailu

[shailu4ever]

Understanding the Psychology Behind These Scenes
 

I want to take a moment to share my thought process behind writing these scenes. Rather than having Ravi and Priya grow closer abruptly, I approached their interactions through the lens of human psychology.
 
The progression is intentionally gradual, shaped by Priya’s internal conflicts, her sense of responsibility, suppressed desire, fear of consequences, and emotional vulnerability. Each moment is meant to reflect how a woman like Priya might realistically process attraction when it clashes with her values, rather than presenting closeness as a simple or impulsive decision..
 
These scenes are written to explore how human psychology behaves under emotional pressure, especially when desire, guilt, fear, and existing commitments collide at the same time.
 
At the heart of this moment is cognitive dissonance ,  the psychological discomfort that arises when a person’s actions conflict with their values. Priya is not unaware of her feelings for Ravi. In fact, that awareness is precisely what makes her reaction so intense. Desire and denial often coexist, especially when desire threatens a life she has already built.
 
Why Priya reacts by confronting Ravi
 
When Priya messages Ravi and questions his actions, it may appear as though she is “conveniently shifting blame.” Psychologically, however, this is a defense mechanism known as externalization. When the mind is overwhelmed by guilt, shame, or fear, it seeks relief by redirecting responsibility outward, even if only partially.
 
This does not mean she is innocent. It means she is emotionally destabilized.
 
Freeze response vs. consent
 
One crucial psychological factor often overlooked is the freeze response. Human reactions to unexpected intimacy are not limited to “fight or flight.” Many people, especially women in socially constrained environments, experience freeze, where the body becomes compliant while the mind is conflicted.
 
In the theater and the car:

• Amit’s presence
  
• Social consequences
  
• Fear of exposure
  
• Existing emotional attachment
  

 
…all combine to paralyze overt resistance. Silence or lack of protest does not automatically equal clear consent, especially when power dynamics and fear of consequences are involved.
 
Why she reciprocates later
 
When Priya kisses Ravi back, this is not a contradiction, it is escalation of inner conflict. Her earlier restraint collapses once she is alone with him. At that point:

• Desire overrides caution
  
• Suppressed attraction surfaces
  
• Impulse wins over principle
  

 
This is where she does make a choice, and the story does not deny that.
 
Sex with Amit and imagining Ravi
 
This is one of the most psychologically revealing moments. Priya’s increased passion with her husband is not proof of betrayal alone, it is proof of displacement. Her mind redirects forbidden desire into a socially acceptable outlet. This phenomenon is well-documented in psychology: the mind seeks resolution without confrontation.
 
Afterward, however, reality returns.
 
Important clarification: this is NOT a “female-only” behavior
 
It is important to state clearly that this psychological response is not unique to women. Men and women exhibit this pattern with equal frequency, though it may be expressed differently due to social conditioning.
 
The phenomenon described, where forbidden desire is displaced into a socially acceptable relationship, is a well-documented human behavior. When a person experiences attraction that conflicts with their values, commitments, or identity, the mind often seeks release without direct confrontation. This can result in heightened intimacy with a spouse or partner while mentally fixating on someone else.
 
In men, this often appears as:

• Increased sexual intensity with a partner after emotional temptation
  
• Mental fantasy during intimacy
  
• Less common, but may exist: Sudden guilt or withdrawal afterward
  

 
In women, it may appear as:

• Emotional bonding mixed with physical responsiveness
  
• Heightened arousal followed by shame
  
• Less Common but may exist: Stronger internal conflict and self-criticism
  

 
The mechanism is the same:
The brain redirects unresolved desire into a “safe” outlet while avoiding the moral or social consequences of acting directly on it.
 
This is not manipulation, calculation, or gendered hypocrisy.
It is human neuropsychology.
 
What differs is not the behavior itself, but how men and women are taught to interpret and judge their own responses. Women are more likely to internalize guilt and self-blame, while men are more likely to compartmentalize and rationalize. Neither reaction makes the desire intentional, nor does it erase responsibility for choices made afterward.
 
 
Guilt, shame, and self-fracture
 
Her sleeplessness is critical. Guilt does not always appear immediately; it often arrives after the adrenaline fades. At this point, Priya is no longer rationalizing, she is fractured. She sees herself simultaneously as:

• A wife who crossed a line
  
• A woman who felt desired
  
• A person who failed her own values
  

 
This internal fracture is what drives her message to Ravi.
 
Why she feels exploited
 
Feeling exploited does not erase her participation. Two truths can exist at once:

• She allowed something to happen
  
• She feels taken advantage of emotionally
  

 
When someone knows your vulnerability and acts on it, the mind may interpret that as betrayal of trust, even if attraction was mutual. Her accusation is not legal or moral, it is emotional.
 
Cheating as a choice ,  and a process
 
The statement “cheating is not a mistake, it’s a choice” is valid, but incomplete. Cheating is often a series of small boundary erosions, not a single conscious decision. Priya’s story is about how people arrive at that choice, not about denying responsibility.
 
What the story is really examining
 
This is not a story about innocence.
It is a story about:

• Emotional vulnerability
  
• Suppressed desire
  
• Fear of consequences
  
• Moral self-deception
  
• How humans rewrite events to survive guilt
  

 
Priya is not portrayed as right.
She is portrayed as human.
 
And humans, when cornered by desire and fear, often react messily, defensively, and inconsistently.
 
That complexity is the point.
 
Human desire does not obey moral intent. The body can respond before the mind consents, and the mind can reject what the body craves. This split is especially common when attraction is forbidden. Priya’s hatred of her own desire is not denial, it is evidence of self-awareness arriving too late to prevent arousal.
 

 

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[shailu4ever]

The Confession She Never Wanted to Make
 

The phone felt heavier in her hand now.
 
Not because of its weight, but because of what it had already carried, and what it was about to carry next.
 
Priya stared at the dark screen for several long seconds after Ravi’s last message, her thumb resting uselessly along the edge.
 
Her breathing was shallow, uneven, as though her chest had forgotten how to expand fully.
 
She hated this moment.
 
She hated that after everything she had said, after every accusation, every truth she had forced herself to confront, there was still something left inside her that refused to stay quiet.
 
Something that wasn’t anger.
 
Something that wasn’t guilt.
 
Something far more dangerous.
 
Her body shifted slightly beneath the blanket, a restless movement she immediately stilled, terrified Amit might wake. He didn’t. He remained asleep, unaware of the storm unfolding inches away from him.
 
That awareness made her chest ache.
 
She should have been done.
She should have put the phone down.
She should have let the silence settle and accepted it as the price of doing the right thing.
 
But instead, her fingers tightened.
 
Because the truth, the part she had been avoiding even in her own thoughts, was pressing against her ribs, demanding to be acknowledged.
 
She unlocked the phone again.
 
The chat was still open.
 
Ravi was still there.
 
Waiting.
 
And she hated herself for how much that mattered.
 
Her thoughts spiraled, colliding with one another. This is wrong. This shouldn’t be happening. I’m married. He crossed a line. I’m angry. I’m hurt.
 
And yet…
 
Her body remembered him.
 
Not in images. Not in details. But in sensations. In awareness. In the way her skin still felt too sensitive, as though it hadn’t entirely returned to itself. In the way her breath changed when she thought of how close he had been.
 
She swallowed hard.
 
This wasn’t desire she had chosen.
It was something that had grown quietly, unnoticed, until it was suddenly impossible to ignore.
 
She typed before she could stop herself.
 
Priya:
“There’s something else I need to say.”
 
The reply came slower this time.
 
Ravi:
“Okay.”
 
Just one word.
 
Careful. Reserved. Almost afraid.
 
She closed her eyes, her head falling back against the headboard. Her heart pounded so loudly she was sure Amit would hear it.

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[readersp]

This is now like a suspense thriller!!! Ability to keep the suspense and catch readers by surprise..awesome job Shailu ji!!! Keep rocking!!!

[RCF]

Understanding the Psychology Behind These Scenes


The progression is intentionally gradual, shaped by Priya’s internal conflicts, her sense of responsibility, suppressed desire, fear of consequences, and emotional vulnerability. Each moment is meant to reflect how a woman like Priya might realistically process attraction when it clashes with her values, rather than presenting closeness as a simple or impulsive decision...
“Totally understand the intention, we know she is attracted, we know she is vulnerable, we also know she is fighting a battle within her thoughts against her morals and her thoughts on Ravi. So, your writing about taking a step back from the events in the day is exactly how it should have happened, I expected Priya to take a step back after imagining Ravi while being intimate with her husband. “

These scenes are written to explore how human psychology behaves under emotional pressure, especially when desire, guilt, fear, and existing commitments collide at the same time.

“True, her taking a step back and retrospection on her behavior is expected. “

At the heart of this moment is cognitive dissonance,  the psychological discomfort that arises when a person’s actions conflict with their values. Priya is not unaware of her feelings for Ravi. In fact, that awareness is precisely what makes her reaction so intense. Desire and denial often coexist, especially when desire threatens a life she has already built.
Exactly my point, she is not unaware of her attraction towards Ravi, she is well aware of who is responsible for every event that happened throughout the day. Cognitive dissonance doesn’t really mean you shift the entirety into anger and desperation, rather should be mature enough to share the burden and could have guided Ravi in the right path, I have expected the later than the former reactions.

Why Priya reacts by confronting Ravi

When Priya messages Ravi and questions his actions, it may appear as though she is “conveniently shifting blame.” Psychologically, however, this is a defense mechanism known as externalization. When the mind is overwhelmed by guilt, shame, or fear, it seeks relief by redirecting responsibility outward, even if only partially.

“Not necessarily, she need not confront Ravi is my whole point, she knows her one single look of anger could have stopped Ravi from even touching her in theater, every expression, every subtle movement she made has only encouraged him towards making another move rather than pushing him away…so her anger towards Ravi is unwarranted. “

This does not mean she is innocent. It means she is emotionally destabilized.

Freeze response vs. consent

One crucial psychological factor often overlooked is the freeze response. Human reactions to unexpected intimacy are not limited to “fight or flight.” Many people, especially women in socially constrained environments, experience freeze, where the body becomes compliant while the mind is conflicted.

In the theater and the car:
• Amit’s presence
• Social consequences
• Fear of exposure
• Existing emotional attachment

…all combine to paralyze overt resistance. Silence or lack of protest does not automatically equal clear consent, especially when power dynamics and fear of consequences are involved.

“This is such bullshit reasoning in my opinion, Yes Freeze response is very much prevalent but in this case its not what happened, When first Ravi made the move with his hands towards Priya in theater, she could have simply walked away by taking her hand back, You as a writer know what I am talking about, When a man makes a move esp. towards a woman he likes, desires and inspires from, he never hurts them intentionally. His move shows he is willing to test the waters, her move showed she is willing to try it as well. It’s definitely not freezing response. It’s a consent she gave to Ravi by touching his hand back and letting him feel her in the dark atmosphere of theater. If a woman who can feel, react and play an active role in intimacy in theater or car, she can also clearly say no without opening her mouth. “

Why she reciprocates later

When Priya kisses Ravi back, this is not a contradiction, it is escalation of inner conflict. Her earlier restraint collapses once she is alone with him. At that point:
• Desire overrides caution
• Suppressed attraction surfaces
• Impulse wins over principle

This is where she does make a choice, and the story does not deny that.

“This I agree, at that point she has already made the choice of approving intimacy towards Ravi. Her resistance was way earlier and that’s when she made the choice. Its neither freeze response nor acceptance to the fear of revealing the conflict due to proximity of her husband. She willingly allowed Ravi to rest his head on her shoulder, she willingly touched his hand back, she willingly turned her head to Ravi’s advances which led to their kiss. “

Why she feels exploited

Feeling exploited does not erase her participation. Two truths can exist at once:
• She allowed something to happen
• She feels taken advantage of emotionally

When someone knows your vulnerability and acts on it, the mind may interpret that as betrayal of trust, even if attraction was mutual. Her accusation is not legal or moral, it is emotional.

"This is where I differ. She didn’t allow something to happen, she participated, she made a choice and showed that choice to her partner in Ravi, that she is enjoying his advances, she made a choice that despite her husband being beside her she is willing to react positively to Ravi’s advances. When she has made that choice then she loses the ability to react negatively again when she feels guilty. Rather her mature reaction should be that we both made a mistake and accepting that she is partner in crime. She has lost her self-control and acknowledge that it would have made her human not the other way round. Her blaming Ravi of taking advantage of circumstances is more immature reaction to something beautiful that happened between them and it ruins the shared intimacy and its knowledge that both carry. "

Cheating as a choice,  and a process

The statement “cheating is not a mistake, it’s a choice” is valid, but incomplete. Cheating is often a series of small boundary erosions, not a single conscious decision. Priya’s story is about how people arrive at that choice, not about denying responsibility.

“Totally understand but even when this is a process, there will always be a defining moment where one must step on that line and cross it, that defining moment will be your moment to make a choice. If I go back and read every subtle movement made by Ravi due to his attraction to her proximity in theater, and every reaction Priya gave him, there will be lot of process behind her willingness to Ravi’s advances. Her attraction did not start from theater, it did not originate at home, it’s a gradual process from a long time. She felt betrayed when Ravi was with other two women. Why? Because she has already felt Ravi belongs to her emotionally internally. She might not have realized that yet but her acceptance in her mind came way earlier than her acceptance that came from physical need. We can clearly see the choice is not made in theater, the choice has been made long time back and it only surfaced into physical reactions in theater."

[shailu4ever]

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I don’t want to say this, she thought desperately.
But I can’t pretend it isn’t true.
 
Her fingers hovered, trembling.
 
Then…
 
Priya:
“I hate that this is true.”
 
A pause.
 
Longer this time.
 
Ravi:
“What is?”
 
Her breath hitched.
 
This was the edge.
Once she stepped over it, there would be no going back.
 
Priya:
“I hate that after everything…
after how wrong it was…
my body hasn’t forgotten you.”
 
The words sat there, stark and unforgiving.
 
She felt exposed in a way she never had before, not physically, but emotionally. As if she had peeled herself open and laid something raw and unprotected between them.
 
Her chest tightened painfully.
 
“I don’t want this, Ravi.”
 
The response didn’t come immediately.
 
When it did, it was slower, deliberate.
 
Ravi:
“Didi… you don’t have to say this.”
 
That word again.
 
Didi.
 
It felt like both a shield and a wound.
 
She shook her head slightly, even though he couldn’t see her.
 
Priya:
“Yes, I do.
Because pretending it isn’t there is tearing me apart.”
 
Her fingers moved faster now, as if once the dam had cracked, the truth was determined to spill out.
 
“I was confused before.
I didn’t understand what I was feeling.
But what happened pushed me to a place I wasn’t ready for.”
 
Her eyes burned.
 
“And now my body feels like it’s betraying me.”
 
She waited, breath held.
 
Ravi:
“You’re not betraying anyone.”
 
The words made something twist painfully inside her.
 
Priya:
“Yes, I am.”
“I’m betraying myself.”
 
She shifted again, pulling the blanket tighter around her as though it could protect her from her own thoughts.
 
“I hate that I think about you.
I hate that my body reacts before my mind can stop it.
I hate that I feel this pull even after knowing how wrong it was.”
 
Her throat tightened.
 
“And I hate you a little for awakening something I was trying so hard to ignore.”
 
The silence stretched again, thick and suffocating.
 
When Ravi finally responded, his words were stripped of defensiveness.
 
Ravi:
“I never should have pushed you there.”
“No matter what you’re feeling now.”
 
Her eyes filled again.
 
Priya:
“That’s what makes this worse.”
 
She pressed her lips together, trying to steady herself.
 
“Because part of me wants you.”
“And another part of me is furious that I do.”
 
She let out a shaky breath.
 
“I don’t want to need you.”
 
The word need lingered between them, heavy and undeniable.
 
Ravi:
“But you do?”
 
She hesitated.
 
Then…
 
Priya:
“Yes.”
 
The admission felt like a fracture inside her.
 
“Not because I chose it.
Not because I planned it.
But because something in me responded to you.”

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[shailu4ever]

This is now like a suspense thriller!!! Ability to keep the suspense and catch readers by surprise..awesome job Shailu ji!!! Keep rocking!!!

Hi readersp sir

 
Thank you so much for your compliments.
 
I’m really glad the sequence is working, that was exactly what I was aiming for. Hearing that it’s catching readers by surprise honestly makes all the effort worth it. Your encouragement means a lot, truly. I’ll definitely continue writing and the twists will coming.
 
It is really great to see you back in this thread.  Welcome back.
 
With warm regards
 
-- Shailu
 

[shailu4ever]

Referring to your message

Dear RCF Sir

 
Thank you for engaging with the story so deeply and for articulating your perspective with such clarity. I genuinely value the emphasis you place on agency, accountability, and the idea that Priya’s attraction, and therefore her choice, predates the physical moment. On that, we are largely aligned.
 
You’re absolutely right that Priya is not unaware, passive, or confused about her attraction to Ravi. Her emotional claim on him exists well before the theater, and her reaction to seeing him with other women is a deliberate signal that her internal acceptance happened long before her physical one. The theater is not the beginning of the choice; it is where a long-standing internal process finally manifests physically.
 
Where I want to clarify my intent is timing.
 
The reaction you’re responding to is not meant to be Priya’s final or fully processed stance. It is her immediate psychological response, occurring right after an experience that violently collides with her self-image, her marriage, and her sense of control. At this point, she has not yet integrated what she has done, she is reacting, not reflecting.
 
There are later scenes where Priya slows down, examines her role with greater honesty, and acknowledges shared responsibility, the “partner in crime” realization you describe. Those moments are intentionally placed after emotional distance allows her to process without the rawness of guilt and fear overwhelming her. This scene captures her before that maturity becomes accessible to her.
 
Regarding the confrontation with Ravi: I agree that, in a rational and emotionally integrated state, shared accountability would be the healthier response. But immediately after crossing a line she never believed she would cross, Priya’s mind is in self-protection mode. Her anger toward Ravi is not meant to be morally correct or fair, it is a defensive reflex, a temporary externalization that allows her to breathe before she can face herself. The story does not present this as justification, only as realism.
 
You’re also right that Ravi’s advances are not predatory and that Priya’s responses encourage him. Her later feeling of being emotionally exploited is not a judgment on Ravi’s intent, but a reflection of her own unresolved guilt and the shock of realizing how far she has gone. Emotional truth, especially immediately after transgression, is rarely clean or fair.
 
In short, this scene is not meant to define Priya; it is meant to capture her before clarity arrives. Growth, ownership, and mutual acknowledgment are part of her arc, not absent from it. This moment exists to show the psychological messiness that precedes that growth.
 
I truly appreciate the depth of your reading and your insistence on choice and responsibility. Our difference, I think, is not about what Priya eventually understands, but when she is capable of understanding it. You’re looking at who Priya should be once she integrates her actions, while I’m writing who she is in the immediate psychological wreckage of crossing a line she never believed she would.
 
Now, on a lighter and very honest note,  I might be completely wrong in writing Priya confronting Ravi the way she does. But I’ll confess something from real life: whenever I mess up, my first instinct is to blame my husband. In my head it’s always, “If he hadn’t done this… if he had said that… this wouldn’t have happened.” Only later, after I calm down and replay everything, do I admit, “Okay fine, this one’s on me.” I often joke with him that being a husband means signing up to absorb all the first-round blame, whether deserved or not.
 
So maybe Priya is borrowing a little too much from me there.
 
Sorry about that, and sorry if this particular reaction frustrated you, but I promise, she does grow up emotionally as the story goes on.
 
Thank you again for engaging so thoughtfully. Conversations like this are exactly what make writing layered characters worthwhile.
 
I truly appreciate all your support and the ratings you have been giving me
 
With lots of gratitude and warm regards
 
-- Shailu
 
 

[RCF]

Ok if these reactions are psychological emotions which predates acceptance then I guess every women react differently. Usually in situations like these, Women give cold shoulder and stop interacting with the person with whom they shared the forbidden intimacy. Its a form of regrouping their thoughts, understanding their mind and body, evaluating their reactions and choices. Women chooses to ignore their partner who led her to cross the line until this predated psychological reactions are being evaluated and once she accepts the fact that she fell for her new man, despite not wanting it will open her up to the possibility of understanding her needs which drove her to take that step and also it comes with lot of guilt.

In case of Priya she chose to confront instead of ignoring him and I understand that this way is lot better as they were just coming out from a similar phase so I guess it would be a repetitive response.

~RCF

[prasannas2001]

Scene: Priya’s Bedroom — The Deep Tension
 
The nightgown slipped from her shoulders, revealing her luscious breasts and gorgeous body, pooling at her feet, leaving her bare to his touch.
 
Amit’s hands followed, warm and familiar, pulling her closer until she could feel the solid reassurance of him against her. Her body, pale and beautiful in the sliver of moonlight, was a canvas for her newfound aggression.
 
Her breasts were full, her nipples already hard and peaked. Amit’s hands came up to cup them, his thumbs stroking the sensitive buds. .

You are narrating Priya Didi.  Wow. It's very erotic and sensual.

[opendoor]

[rajesh93]

Lips of Temptation - Her First Kiss

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Excellent.