you," Ha

ing. I really don'

n't push i

ve. Everyone said the

ughts. All I can think about right now is the name

ing, I just went straight to the bathroom and s

th all the emotions flooding back that I have b

ut at this point, I could not te

ve now. I changed into dry clothes, and I mentally prep

something, I might give up the facade. I just laid down on

ng out of my eyes but I tried to be

ing my tears on the pillow. Maybe he is going to use the shower because I was in there go

, I just lay there pr

nice considering I have a headache because of crying. It helps w

as sleeping beside me as always and there is no cloth or

rassed. I went to the kitchen to help Mom and when I brought him coffee I heard the show

hile Mom went to give coffee to Dad a

have a cof

e the coffee

g you coffee to yo

and it fell off the table. Ca

go make some" Mom e

hat one," I informed M

lie? While I was wondering he entered the room with another coffee as nothing happened. I look at

should ask him when we were alone, so

ut he just replaced the plate with a new one and served it himself. Bhara

s wrong. First, the co

he eyes. He won't be in the same room where I was. He won't touch the

me. Every time my friend is angry with me she used to do like this, that I a

I was afraid what if Ma finds out. I trie

it's not her place to do anything. She just hugs me one day and said " Everything wil

ook like I am complaining about her brother. I know she will support m

when no one is watching. Acting like I am happy when everyone is arou

he way how he behaves around me is his choice, right? I can't expect anything from him. We are not e

p the facade I was putting in front of others, but it's getting hard. Everyone wants you to be happy. But I don't remember how to be happy anymore. I can't even remember the l

are how my husband is treating me like. It's been... How many day

hed their dinner and went to bed. I

er room. " Hey I can't

on" I motioned he

I was genuinely laughing and watching that movie. It was like I was i

hat he does if I did. He served himself and sat beside Bharathi. He was unusually quiet and concentrating on his food and the movie. But I know better. His mind is

t up" a loud voice m

angrily. I don't k

He asked Bharathi

d. I know she is afraid of him, even I am shak

p at his face from the floor. He was glaring at me with so much hatred. I don't know if it's towards me or someone else. A lone tear escaped my eyes

to our room. Bharathi o

o and sleep. It's getting late, and y

but I know it's not towards us. I think something is wrong with work. I will call Hars

s she talkin

ontrolling my tears,

o leave. "Um...Bhar

mm

please do

?" She aske

wanted something else to eat? You

came back afterward and said "he is good.

ded s

sobbing. It's like someone is filling water in an already filled bottle. My emotions are overflowing. I couldn't control it anym

k to that room. I don'

hat and how can he throw the food like that? Did he know how many people out there

still sleeping. Thank god Ma didn't see me sleeping here. Usually, she wakes up early before me. Thinking of that I checked the time, it's 5:30 in the morning. Still earl

t had been 6 am so I went straight to

e went to work. I really don't want to see his face. I can

pproached Mom and Dad who is

can I ask y

e asked and Dad looke

r this weekend? I will come back on Monday

e as if there is some

t's ok with you I will

didn't know why. I was looking

u?" Dad said and sta

re asking permission t

re that's what I did."

o is just inform us. You can go and meet an

I am happy that she is. I have heard from my fr

lay even a minute. I packed my things, and I was