chapter 4
Chapter 4 — What Was Never Said
The rain returned.
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It came suddenly.
Without warning.
Like most things in Kavya’s life.
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She stood by the window again.
Watching.
Listening.
Thinking.
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Aarav hadn’t come home.
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Not unusual.
Not surprising.
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Just… clearer now.
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Her phone lit up again.
The same unknown number.
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“He’s with her again.”
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Kavya stared at the message.
This time longer.
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“You really don’t mind?”
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Her fingers hovered over the screen.
For a second.
Two.
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Then she typed—
“It’s none of my concern.”
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And sent it.
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The reply came instantly.
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“You’re his wife.”
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Kavya looked at the words.
Read them once.
Twice.
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Then slowly—
she locked her phone again.
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Wife.
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The word felt unfamiliar.
Heavy.
Almost… misplaced.
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Because being a wife meant something, didn’t it?
Presence.
Care.
Belonging.
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Things she had never asked for.
And he had never given.
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So what exactly was she?
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Kavya didn’t have an answer.
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And for the first time—
she wondered if that was the problem.
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