A Friend

The next day, they returned home. To avoid suspicion, they took two separate taxis. Once they reached home, both freshened up and sat down to discuss everything that had happened the previous night.

While explaining, Anjali suddenly said, “Sri, I’m scared…”

Srinath, surprised by her words, asked, “Why? What happened?”

“I’m scared that I’m beginning to like this new life… I can feel myself changing.” She spoke with deep guilt. When he remained silent, she continued.

“Last night, I planned to make Ramaswami sir happy and get him out of the room as quickly as possible… But…”

“But?”

“But I didn’t want him to stop. I kept going… I spent the entire night with him, enjoying every moment.”

Srinath looked at her intently. “Do you like it? Really?”

“That’s the shocking part. A part of me liked it, while another part felt deeply ashamed. It feels like my mind is…