Adultery A husband's mistake

[rahulishere]

I was not fully unconscious, somewhat semiconscious. I could sense some movement and some whispering around me. Suddenly I felt a pair of cold hands on my neck. I suffocated for breath. I tried to wade off the hands, but I’m turning weak. ‘I cannot lose, I cannot lose.’ I told myself. I pushed the hands away and sat erect. When I opened my eyes, the surrounding was calm, but dimly lit. It took me a couple of seconds to understand that I was in my bedroom. I rubbed my eyes and looked around. I was dreaming. I turned to my right and found my wife peacefully sleeping. I could find no traces of betrayal on her face. She looked so innocent. I hated myself for having such negative thoughts about her which manifested into a nightmare. But my mind reminded me of the WhatsApp notification. I could not find a rational explanation for that. I was prepared to do something which I hated to do. I silently reached out to my wife’s phone which was on the bedside subtly. I kept a watch on her and opened the phone. She did not set any lock to her phone. I was surprised. Anybody indulging in illicit affair should be more careful. I shouldn’t come to any conclusion without verifying. First thing I did was to look out for WhatsApp. I was hoping she would have deleted all her messages, but she did not. I wondered if she was stupid or careless. I saw that the latest chat was with Vimal which continued till 30 minutes back. I calculated that when I had the dream of Vimal fucking her, she was actually chatting with him in real. The comparison made me cringe. I opened the chat and read the last few messages and my heart sank.
Vimal: Ok… Are you going to sleep in this saree?
Sukanya: No. I’ll change back to the nighty. Why do you ask?
Vimal: Nothing. Just thought this saree is so nice.
Sukanya: Yeah. It’s my favourite. Ok. Good night now.
Vimal: Good night (With a sad smiley)
The chat ended. I was tempted to read the whole chat. Although it’s strictly against my principles, I decided to go ahead. I scrolled the chat up to maximum. The message timer was set for 7 days before which the messages disappeared. Is started reading from where it started. It was a lengthy chat with few images shared in between. The initial days were just some hit and hello, forward messages which later developed into a conversation. Hence, I’ll only put a gist of the chat.
Vimal: Hey beautiful. What are you doing?
Sukanya: I’m in the kitchen, making a coffee for myself.
Vimal: Make it two na.
Sukanya: But only I’m here, alone.
Vimal: Shall I remove your loneliness?
Sukanya: I said I’m alone. Not lonely.
Vimal: Oh! Then can I accompany you?
Sukanya: No. I’m fine.
Vimal: Annoyed pout smiley
Sukanya: Taunting smiley.
Vimal: Alright. What are you wearing?
I was shocked. Looks like they are in comfort zone chatting with each other.
Sukanya: Maroon nighty.
Vimal: That’s all?
Sukanya: (Angry Smiley) You know girls won’t chat with you if you talk like this.
Vimal: Sorry. You know right. I’m not used to talking with girls.
Sukanya: Oh! Are you such a good boy?
Vimal: Yes. I’m a teetotaller.
Sukanya: HaaH aa. Don’t lie to me.
Vimal: I’m speaking the truth.
Sukanya: Don’t you have any bad habits?
Vimal: No, I don’t have any bad habits. None.
Sukanya: I know that you smoke.
Vimal: Oh my God! How do you know it?
Sukanya suddenly stayed silent. Because I guessed that she might have remembered the night when she saw him smoking. She cannot say how she knew. I got a feeling she was embarrassed by the thought.
Sukanya: Leave it. But you lied.
Vimal: How can I say that I’m a smoker? I’m afraid you’ll complain to my parents.
Sukanya: Are you mad? Why would I do it? We are friends right.
Vimal: I’m so happy. Hereafter I’ll speak only truth.
Sukanya: Good. But you missed a chance. If you would have spoken the truth, I would have given you a gift.
Vimal: Now you are killing me. How could I miss it.
Sukanya: Hahaha… ROLF smiley.
Vimal: Ok. I’ll tell you another truth. Will you give me the gift?
Sukanya: What truth?
Vimal: Promise me.
I know Sukanya like any other woman is a curious lady.
Sukanya: Ok. Now tell me.
Vimal looked like he was hesitating.
Sukanya: Are you there?
Still no response.
Sukanya: Someone looks to have chickened out.
This message seemed to have provoked him
Vimal: I watch Malayalam movies.
Sukanya: Huh! Is this the bad habit you have? What’s wrong in watching Malayalam movies? You have any language rivalry? (Laughing smiley)
Vimal: It’s not about the language.
Sukanya is not exposed to such things, hence she didn’t understand. I understood what he meant. It looked like a bait to me. Vimal is skilfully leading the conversation.
Vimal: Ok. I’ll tell it plainly. I meant I watch porn movies.
Sukanya: Chee! What are you talking. Wait, let me talk to your parents.
Vimal: See, you promised you won’t complain to my parents.
Sukanya: Alright. Stay away from it.
Vimal: Sure. Why do it need them when I have you.
Sukanya: What?
Vimal: I meant your company is making me forget everything.
Sukanya: Hmmm
Vimal: What about the gift?
Sukanya: What gift?
Vimal: You promised.
Sukanya: Ok baba.
There was a break. My heartbeat was rising. What did she mean by gift? Were they supposed to exchange some gifts from the balcony? I was clueless. There was a break of 5 minutes and Vimal seemed to have turned restless.
Vimal: Are you there?
There was still no response. I can understand Vimal was waiting with bated breath. At least he knew what to expect. But I didn’t know what to expect. Hence my state was pathetic.
Vimal: ???
Still no response. After a total of 15 minutes, a message appeared from her. It was an image. It was a selfie of her. She was wearing the black netted saree and matching blouse. Nothing was exposed but she was so sexy.



Vimal: Wow!!! You are an angel. You are the most beautiful lady in the world.
Sukanya: Stop flattering me. No use.
But I knew she was so happy with the compliment. I knew how she felt when I complimented her.
Vimal: But hey, you told you were wearing a maroon nighty, right?
Sukanya: Yes. How can I send a selfie in a nighty? That’s why I changed.
There was no response for a couple of minutes. I could guess why there was a break.
Sukanya: Are you there?
Vimal: Sorry. Went to have a glass of water.
Vimal: You looked so beautiful in the saree. It would have been fine if you had sent your selfie in a nighty.
Sukanya: Why?
Vimal: It would have been natural.
Sukanya: Maybe next time.
Vimal: You mean the next time when I say some truth about me? I’ll tell one more right away.
Sukanya: Shut up. Done for the day. Good night.
Vimal: So soon?
Sukanya: It’s already 11 PM.
It later struck me that if it was 11 PM, she was chatting with him lying beside me. I was shocked how could she do it with me beside her. She removed her nighty and wore a saree just to send a selfie to him?
Vimal: Ok… Are you going to sleep in this saree?
Sukanya: No. I’ll change back to the nighty. Why do you ask?
Vimal: Nothing. Just thought this saree is so nice.
Sukanya: Yeah. It’s my favourite. Ok. Good night now.
Vimal: Good night (With a sad smiley)
There was no conversation on the following days. Very occasional Hi and hello. The last message was from Vimal which was ‘Hey darling’. There was no response to it. There was a follow up message from him which said ‘Thank you for your help.’
I didn’t know what help. I kept the phone on the table and lied down on the bed. Sukanya rolled towards me and put her hand over my chest. I kept looking at her innocent face and wondered if there are any dirty secrets behind the innocent veil.