Adultery Priya Didi

[shailu4ever]

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Inside her, though, everything was unraveling.
“Why does this feel like I’m being torn in two? I want to lean closer… I want to feel his warmth again. His breath... his touch... But no, no… I can’t let myself. I won’t. Not with Amit sitting right here. Not like this.”
 
“Stay strong, Priya. Be strong. He can’t know how much you want him. Not now. Not when I’m already betraying myself just by wanting more.”
 
Her heart beat wildly in her chest.
A flutter of need pulsed in her veins.
Her body screamed for the closeness.
 
The memory of the almost-kiss lingered on her lips like a promise unfulfilled.
But the weight of reality, of Amit sitting beside them, held her in place.
“I can’t be weak… I can’t fall into this. It’s wrong. This is wrong.”
 
But despite her thoughts, her heart kept hammering.
“God, why does it feel so right? Why does every inch of me ache for him, even when I know I should just let go?”
 
Ravi exhaled, shaky, as though remembering he was allowed to breathe.
The sting of her look, mixed with the ache of what they almost did, settled like a heavy weight on his chest.
 
And then the world around them re-entered the scene, people stretching, rustling, whispering, but none of it truly reached them.
Not really.
Not with the air still humming between them.
 
The screen faded to black.
Lights brightened.
A soft murmur of the crowd rolled through the theater.
 
Priya drew in a steadying breath, or tried to.
A hint of jasmine.
A thread of sandalwood.
Warm. Familiar. Too close.
 
Ravi felt it wind around him, tightening.
 
She shifted slightly, saree brushing her arm, brushing his fingers.
Another soft jolt.
 
He swallowed.
 
A vendor moved down the aisle.
Amit leaned forward casually, breaking the suspended silence.
“One large popcorn,” he said softly.
“And three cool drinks.”
 
The vendor nodded, weaving away.
 
Ravi watched.
Trying to look calm.
Trying not to show how every beat of his heart still thudded with her nearness.
 
Priya could feel the intensity of his gaze, but she refused to acknowledge it. 

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