Trisha’s mind wondered of to that dreadful day. The day her world fell apart.

It was seven o’clock in the evening when Karan had come home. He seemed to be distracted and distanced himself from her. For the last couple of weeks Trisha had noticed that Karan´s behaviour was quite odd.

She knew that he had been quite busy at work lately and assumed that his behaviour was  due to his work. Trisha had been taking extra care of Karan since she thought that he was on the edge of getting a burn out. She had seen strong men going into a burn out, therefor she was being careful.

Worried

During dinner Trisha tried to force a conversation since she could not handle the awkward silence between them. In the past they had talked and laughed while having dinner but this had changed gradually over the last couple of weeks. She sensed that something was not right, but couldn´t put her finger on  it? Was it work or something else. She studied Karan´s face  and noticed the distracted look. It seemed like his mind was somewhere else.

“Is everything ok, at work Karan?  I mean, is there something on your mind? I am worried about you.”

“Yes, everything is ok at work.”  He sighed and pushed his plate away.

Trisha nodded and stood up to clear the table. While she was loading the dishes in the dishwasher she couldn’t stop thinking about his strange behaviour.  “Would you like some chocolate cake for desert? We have some left.”

“Pff, can’t you leave me alone.” Karan snapped at her.

Trisha continued to load the dishwasher wondering what was going on with Karan. “You know you have been acting weird the last couple of weeks.” She shut the dishwasher and turned it on.  “If I didn’t know you better, I would be thinking that you were seeing someone else,” she said laughing. “But I know that you are quite busy at work.”

Alarm Bells

Karan didn’t answer her. Trisha felt the room getting cold.  Karan still didn’t say a word. She dried her hands and slowly turned around. All the alarm bells in her body went off.  She looked at him but he didn’t look back at her, he avoided her gaze. Why wasn’t he telling her that this was not the case? That it was just work that made him cranky. That he was on the edge of a burn out and she had noticed it for which he was grateful.  That he was happy to have her as his wife. That she made him happy. That he appreciated the way she took care of him. But instead he remained silent.

Her throat felt dry. “You are seeing someone else, aren’t you?” Trisha forced the words out of her mouth. At the same time trying to be calm while her legs felt wobbly. She held on to the kitchen counter, afraid that she would tumble.  Instantly her stomach started to ache. Karan is cheating on you, Trisha, she said to herself.

“Yes” said Karan in a soft voice, still avoiding her gaze.

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