An Affair

I had never seen Mark behave so weirdly….

He used to love me so much! Always by my side, ever since we were married since the past one year without fail he made plans for our every weekend, he used to love spending time with me. 

Sometimes when I used to come home from work, he would surprise me by being home before me and cooking a little snack for me…  I used to enjoy it and feel so delighted to be blessed with a husband like Mark… but more than that I often wondered what a good cook he has become just to surprise me... this was until one day I came home early from work and found out that our maid used to prepare all those snacks while my loving husband showed her the recipe book …

Movies, outings, clubbing, kitty parties, even office functions, Mark always wanted me to be with him. Our friends had begun to think we’d never gonna go anywhere without each other.

But I did.

It was the month of June; I had to rush to Delhi as the doctors begin to say that the reason for my mom’s random temperatures could no longer be seen as common cold. Mark had just got a promotion… the Company had provided him with a new big cabin, higher package, bigger responsibilities and yes a secretary…   

Candy was 32, a divorcee and arguably gorgeous. The curls on her hair, green eyes and fair complexion added wonders to her curvy body. A few days before I left to check on my mother, Mark had introduced her to me at a party as a very hardworking and satisfying secretary. He couldn’t stop praising her. Although I secretly envied her for her looks, I thought all this was going to be strictly professional. Two days after the party I met Candy at a mall and enjoyed shopping with her. Yes she was really sweet and good to talk to. We had girly talks and laughed like crazy.  

… and may be that was the last time I smiled.

When I returned from Delhi, everything had changed mark has started avoiding me. He slept till late and would wake up only after I had left for work.  When I returned from office he used to be at home already, glued to the TV. I always tried to talk to him a regarding his behavior but he got irritated and never answered properly. I had started thinking if it could be me. May be I had done something wrong somewhere which hurt him.

Then one day as I was clearing the closet, I found two movie tickets in his shirt pocket, a movie which he never took me for. Who else could it be then I begin to wonder. .. and just then the phone rang… It was Candy asking for Mark.

Mark whispered something to her and hung up. He looked at me worried and asked me again and again what Candy said. That night when he was asleep I checked Mark’s cell and noticed that in past two weeks my husband had only called Candy and that too at weird timings. There was something wrong … my heart sank.

 The next day Mark claimed he had to go to office for some important meeting. I was surprised that Mark had even forgotten it was a Sunday. When he left I kept thinking about him and Candy. That bitch had worked her magic on Mark and now she was making him dance to her tunes... But I was not gonna let it happen. I dialed Marks number but it was busy. I tried again and again but in vain. So then I decided to call Candy. I wanted to just fight, wanted to fire her for stealing my hubby… but I found that her number was busy too.

May be Mark and Candy were talking to each other… may be they we laughing at me for being so foolish…  I was sure they are planning on a romantic Sunday.

I was almost in tears. "Oh Marie," I said to our maid, "I have reason to suspect that my husband is having an affair with his secretary."

“I don't believe it for one minute!" Marie snapped. "You're just saying that to make me jealous!!!”