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The Rabbit Hole

Definitely one of my most 'controversial' stories!  When my wife first read the draft version she was completely convinced that the 'Nandan' in this story is me :)

Similar to 'Four Eulogies' I wanted to create a situation of usual circumstance (a man having an extra-marital affair) but handle it differently.  The response of Nandan's wife is not typical in today's day and age; but I wanted to raise questions on where do people draw the line in such a situation?  On one end of the spectrum we have a segment of society that believes that when you are married then even thinking of someone else should be considered infidelity and on the other end of the spectrum we have the concept of open marriages!

I believe that each of us will handle such a situation (extra marital affair of spouse) in a different way and our response will be based on our tolerance and acceptance of various social norms and definitions.


Extract:

He knew he had entered the chat room when he saw the message announcing his arrival, and he realized his two mistakes: He had used his real name, while all others were listed as some explicit or exaggerated description of human anatomy, and he had accidentally entered an adult chat room. Before he could think of what to do next, he got involved in responding to messages from someone called oriental_goddess_of_pleasure. Within a few minutes, he was audaciously and seductively lured into a private chat by this female. When he came to know that she was in Singapore, suddenly the images of himself and a lovely oriental woman with their arms around each other’s waists started floating in his mind.

For the next hour or so, he was typing away to glory but was brought back to his senses when he heard a knock on the door. It was his wife asking him what he was doing in the room with the door closed. He quickly bid goodbye to his chat buddy and shut down the PC before opening the door.

“Oh, honey, I was just browsing the net. Did you know that they have recently discovered a tenth planet in our solar system?” he said, trying to hide his excitement from the online adventure.
“What do I care? But why are you so sweaty? I hope you were not surfing any porno sites,” she said indifferently.

He blushed, as if caught red-handed, and quickly went toward the bathroom to take a shower, mumbling under his breath. She looked at him with a mischievous smile and followed him. After closing the door behind them, she asked, “Hey did you check out any adult sites? I’ve heard they are pretty good! Why don’t we browse together?”

   

I Have *
Splinters
The Change
Introspection *
Tete-e-tete
Soldier
Darkness *
Snowstorm
Four Eulogies
Full Circle *
The Rabbit Hole
Intersection
To Love *
She
The Truth Club
Misfit *
Conversation
* Poem
 
 
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