The Other Woman

The Choice

🎶 Ceilings - Lizzy McAlpine 🎶

I got back to my place as quickly as possible. I got a couple of miscalls from Mausam. I knew she was worried but I wanted to be alone at the moment. A thunderbolt hit me and it was going to take time for me to heal from it.

How would I ever forget that I was the other woman? I was the one who almost ruined a marriage.

"My goodness, what did I do?" I said placing both my hands in my face.

I was sitting on the floor. I hadn't changed my clothes. I wasn't in the mood to do anything.

"How could I be so stupid? How did I let myself sweep off his charm." I shook my head.

In a few days, everyone was going to know what happened. They wouldn't blame Alan. All the blame would be put on me.

I could hear employees voices in my head calling me slut, whore, homewrecker. I stared at the ceiling of my room thinking about what to do next. I couldn't leave the job without giving them a notice. It was mandatory to let them know a week before leaving. How was I going to last there for another week? Seeing Alan every day would be torture.

I felt someone's presence in the room. I looked towards the door. Alan was standing with his hands in his pockets. He was looking at me.

I looked at the other side. I didn't have any energy in me to fight or ask why he did this to me.

"I wanted to tell you," I heard him whisper. He was almost near. "Please forgive me,"

When I looked at him I could see his face very clearly. His eyes looked sad and tired. His face looked pale.

"What will you do if I forgive you?" I asked suddenly.

He was surprised at the question.

"I...." he opened his mouth and closed it.

"Will you choose me?" I asked slowly getting up. He followed me.

"Will you leave her and tell everyone you are with me?"

He opened his mouth again but couldn't utter a word.

"Tell me," I gritted my teeth.

"I can't do that," he whispered avoiding my eyes.

My hands turned into fists and I did what I never thought I would do in a million years. I punched him. He was shocked as much as I was.

"Get out," I screamed.

"Dakshu...."

"Dakshina Karki. Mister Alan Adhikari,"

He sighed.

"Dakshu, I..."

"What did you think while getting with me? Huh that I was a naive girl who would fall for you and you would waste my time? While you had a wife, a fucking wife at home," I screamed and started to hit his chest.

He somehow managed to grab my hands and pulled me closer. I tried to get out of his hold but now he had my hands in his one hand and he was holding my body with another. I sobbed in his chest.

"Why, Alan? I loved you so much. Why did you do this to me,"

"I love you too, Dakshu but I can't leave her," he whispered.

"Then leave me. Get away from here before I lose my mind," I whispered and felt him loosen his hold.

I slowly stepped back and turned my body away.

"Just know that how I felt about you was real. I love you with everything I have,"

"If you won't choose something you claim to love then you don't have any right to say you love it," I snapped. Tears were flowing like water.