THE CONFESSION

“From past couple of days I have been observing that you are very upset. Is there something that bothering you? Something that you want to ask or share with me?” wife asked his husband. “A girl……there is a girl in my life.” Husband replied. Silence prevailed for a while. “I don’t know how you are going to react to this but from past few days she is insisting me to marry.” Husband continued. “So what have you decided?” wife calmly asked. “Look I don’t want to leave you but cannot live without her either.” Husband gave the concise answer. “Does she know that you are married and a father of a kid?” wife grilled again. “Yes, she knows it and she agreed to take care of our kid.” Husband gave the answer. “So what’s big problem? Do you want to divorce me?” the question was tricky. “Honey I didn’t intend to but have got no solution of it. Would you except someone as your husband’s second wife?” husband explained his situation to her. Silenced prevailed again. Both sit in different corner of room engrossed in thoughts.

“How could he do so? I take care of him and his family sacrificing my happiness and joy. I never demanded anything from him since years? Is he not satisfied with me? Am I not caring him? And if not, does that mean he would go out in search of any girl? And would he not bother about his offspring too? Questions started haunting wife. A devilish replica of her appeared in front of her and laughed, “Ha, Ha, Ha, look who is talking? Didn’t you cheat him? Did you ever try to tell him about your relationship? On what grounds you blame him when even you are not loyal to her? You should be happy and glee at least you should not pretend him. Moreover, people will consider him disloyal and no one blame you. Tit for tat. Now go and make merry.”

But I didn’t mean that. Yes, off course I ditched him but what else I would have done. He was not with me during my tough time. He quarreled me most of the time for his mistakes. I made so many scarifies for him but he seldom noticed it. It was my friend who gave shoulder to me, listened to me and helped me all the way. Yes it is true that I hid this secret with him but I didn’t mean to cheat him. It was my mistake but I don’t want to lose him. Undoubtedly everyone will blame him for this uneventful act and I would get a chance to do what I feel like. But I don’t want that freedom, and today when he is going to marry someone else I feel bad. He is mine and always be. I understood now that it was shallow greed that I was craving for but he gave me true and unconditional love.” She replied to herself.

“So what’s big deal? What would you do now?” devil asked. “Nothing else but he has full right to do what he feels like. It was my mistake I ignored him. I was so much self obsessed that I could not differentiate between right and wrong. No matter what he does with me, I’ll explain him everything spade a spade. Whatever is his decision that would be my fate?” she replied to the devil. “Are you sure? Do you really want to do that?” devil asked. “Yes, I am. And I would definitely do it.” She replied. After hearing this devil disappeared at once. 

“Listen Ram, I need to confess something. It is not your fault and don’t feel guilty. In fact I want to confess that I cheated you. I have had an affair with my ex-class mate form last year. We often chat and meet when you are not in town. I know I should tell this long before but I was afraid that you will overreact to this. Even today I could not dare to accept it until you told me about affair. I know that these things do not make sense now but all I wanted to say that I love you and I didn’t intend to ditch you. No matter what destiny has planned for me but I don’t want to leave you. It is really hard to imagine a life without you. Could you please forgive me? I am not worth you and undoubtedly you deserve someone better than me. But would you allow me to stay with you? I’ll never ask for anything I promise.” Wife pleaded.

A smile spread o husband’s lips,” Get up Smita, I knew that you are in relationship with someone. And I often sensed it but could not dare to ask you spade a spade. Moreover, I was busy seeking answer of this unpleasant situation and the cause of the rift in our relation. I am sorry of my past behavior. Moreover, I also need to make a confession that there is no one else in my life other than you. I love you and always will. I just wanted to realize the mistake you did. I am not going to marry someone. It is too dangerous and I would not peril my life again. Ha, Ha, Ha….”

Both smiled and wife hugs to her husband. All the grievances are cast away with the tears of regret.  Meanwhile, a cute child came running, “Mom, Dad look what I have found?” “Let me see what it is? Oh dear it’s an oyster.” Father said to the son. “Look at this, it bears a pearl.” Father opens up the oyster and shows pearl in it. “Wow, how pretty it is? Isn’t it?” child asks form his father. “Indeed, just like you.” They all smile.