Adultery Priya Didi

[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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