I Chose You💕

XI.

XI.
We've been distant all week. That I could say. We tried to avoid each other, talk only when necessary. It's very hard considering we live in the same house and sleep on the same bed. But I guess this is how couple fights. You have to keep up with each other because you're staying under one roof.

On the 7th night, I wanted to reach out to make things okay but before I could do so, I noticed his phone lying on bed, with a text it just got. It was from Suzy saying she had a good time last night and was looking forward to tonight.

I stared at it for some time, gripping the bed sheet in my fist unknowingly.

My heart started to palpitate, suddenly losing the ability to think straight.

What was that for? What did it mean? Could they be...?

No, I should not doubt him. He may not be the dutiful husband I had prayed for, but he's still my husband!

He wouldn't cheat on me, would he?

"I'm going out with friends, don't wait for me," he said, emerging out of the bathroom all dressed up.

I wanted to pry who he's going with but I promised myself I wouldn't be that nosy wife. I wanted to trust him so I said 'okay', in the end.

What kind of fun is he having tonight? Where are they going? Will he be drinking with these friends? Will he be enjoying with Suzy or other girls? Will she be all over him tonight?

I imagined the exact same scene and felt my heart shattered.

Despite what he said, I waited for him to get home. I can't sleep anyway. With all those thoughts in my mind, I can't stat still and sleep.

I know it was wrong to doubt him, but what assurance did he give me to not do so? I still do not know where I stand in his life!

It was past midnight when he sneaked in. I pretended to sleep.

I heard him laugh, I thought he caught me but I realized he was just talking on the phone with someone. "...Yes, I just got home," he said and then chuckled again. "It's nothing, it's my obligation to drive you home sober."

Sober? Did that mean they really went out drinking? Asthagfirullah. With that girl?!

"Good luck on the hangover tomorrow. You drink hard, do you know that?" He paused for a response from the other line. "Alright, go to sleep, Pia. See you."

Pia.

How in the world did he and Pia wound up tonight when he's supposed to go out with friends?

Is that even my problem? My problem was my husband went out drinking with friends, partied all night probably, and drove home a drunk girl aka his ex-girlfriend!

No, wait... he said he was was sober.

I'm so confused.

When he laid beside me, he didn't smell funny (like alcohol or something, I heard it doesn't smell really good) which made me let out a sigh of relief. But just then, I smelled something else. It wasn't his typical perfume. I knew his perfume and definitely it's not this. It smelled like a girl's perfume.

In short, Pia (or some other girl) has been all over my husband tonight.

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"Where have you been last night?" I casually asked.

He was busy on his laptop, a pair of earpods plugged in his ears. I was, on the other hand, busy on a book.

"Out," he answered briefly.

"With friends?"

He lifted his eyes from the monitor to look at me for a brief second. "Yeah," he replied then went back to the monitor. "I'm kinda watching an episode of GoT..." he said with an unspoken continuation of "Please don't disturb"- request.