Adultery Priya Didi

[shailu4ever]

He could smell the mild jasmine in her hair oil.


He could see the edge of a faint mole just under her right ear.

He could feel the side of her hip against his

And it did not move away. Not once.

She turned her face slightly,

Not quite looking at him but not facing away either.

Her lips parted as though she was going to speak,

But then she closed them again

Steadying herself with another hand on the side railing.

Her other hand stayed near her lap.

Too near to his lap.

The next bump sent their arms flush, skin through thin cotton.

And her fingers brushed his.

He didn’t move. 

Neither did she.

The warmth of her touch lingered.

It wasn’t intentional. But it wasn’t innocent either.

And Ravi could feel it.

The sharp ache of wanting to hold still.

The burning awareness of how close she was.

The pulse in his throat when he realized: she wasn’t shrinking away.

She was, in her own careful, composed way… leaning in.

He turned slightly to her, not touching, just watching her profile.

The wind tugged at a few strands of her hair.

Her eyes stayed on the road. 

Her lips stayed closed.



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