The Beginning of The Story (3)

Following them, I reached the hotel where Damian stopped the car in front.

he got out along with Serena. this time, Serena's face looked very silent, as if she were zoned out and unaware of her surrounding. She simply stared at the at the ground, appearing to have lost everything.

Then, Damian grabbed Serena's and took her inside the hotel. it seemed, for a moment , that Damian was forcing Serena to enter but I am not patience enough to think why ? because I already made her image as cheater in my mind and at that moment I only saw her as cheater instead as wife or as woman. I followed them inside and asked the receptionist to tell for their room number. Initially , she hesitated to tell me, but after I offered some money, she reveled the room number , as if she were willing to provide any information for a price. I didn't care about her motives and simply went to search for the room.

I asked for room number 112, which was one of the top rooms in the hotel. I tried to use the lift, but unfortunately, it was out of order due to a technical problem after use of the Damian and Serena. so, I had no choice but to use the staircase. I started running up the stairs, desperate to see them. I went every floor, searching for room 112 on each one, and finally found it. It was located in the corner of the floor. I decided to approach the room to see what was happening , but the moment I reached the door, I started to hear the sound of moaning. I don't what came over me , but my eyes filled with tears , my heart ached with pain, and I felt suffocated , as if someone had thrown me into the sea, binding my legs and hands. I knelt in front of the door , holding my mouth and crying silent. then for a moment I considered hitting the door and beating that damn Damian, but I just run away instead.

I run very past , as if someone was chasing me to kill me. I ran without looking back, exited the hotel, got into my car, and started driving home while crying. I felt like I was going to die. I can't truly describe how I felt at that moment . perhaps you'll understand when you realize your beloved wife has suddenly left home to cheat on you. I can't truly describe it, but I know I was crying and felt like I was dying. I gripped the steering wheel as hard as possible and drove home. after reaching the home , I parked the car in front of the door, run inside the house, and started to crying ass if all my emotions were bursting out like water from a broken dam. I cried loudly until the tears dried in my eyes, and I couldn't produce a single drop of water, even if I wanted to. I just went to sleep on the sofa without closing the door.

In the morning, the rays of sunlight started coming into the house and reaching my face, as if saying, "Wake up , you damn bastard, just look, what time it is."

I woke up, rubbing my eyes and slowly opening them. the moment I opened my eyes , I saw Serena in front of me, drinking coffee, her legs crossed over the other, and reading the news paper as if nothing had happened between us yesterday and everything was fine.

but then, I suddenly remembered everything about her and Damian and them going to the hotel. after remembering that a quick anger built inside me, and I told Serena in a loud and angry voice:

Chandu :" Why are you here? why did you come back? go back to that damned friend of yours ! why are you still here?"

at that moment, I really didn't know what I was saying. I just said everything that came to my mind , as if I had turned into beast and was ready to kill her at any moment.

but Serena remained silent for a while, then asked me:

Serena: are you all right? is everything okay ?

seeing her talking like to me with a calm face ,as if she didn't know anything, made me even angrier, and I said :

Chandu : what do you mean by ," alright"? do I look fine to you? why are you pretending to be innocent and acting like you don't know anything? do I look a joke to you?

Serena : what are you talking about? why would I need to pretend to be innocent ? and why are you talking so harshly , as if I did something unforgivable?

Chandu : unforgivable! yes , you did unforgivable things, that's why I'm saying this to you. did you think I don't know anything? do you think I don't know anything about that Damian, or do you think I don't know anything about your relationship with him and going to the hotel with him?

after hearing this , her eyes suddenly widened, and she started to look at me with a surprised look, as if she didn't except this words from me. then she started to speak to me in a lower and shaking tone, as if she felt guilty or something.

Serena : What do you mean ? What are you talking about? and why are you asking about Damian and when I went to the hotel? I think you're misunderstanding something, chandu, please calm down , nothing happened as you said.

hearing this, it made me even more anger and I shouted at her loudly:

Chandu : what do you mean by " misunderstanding"? are you trying to tell me that I'm simply imagining something and shouting at you without reason ? fuck you!"

Chandu : I'm saying all these things because I saw you and Damian kissing in the street and going inside the hotel. Do you think I didn't hear anything that what happened inside the room?" 

my voice were cracked , raw with pain 

after hearing this Serena's composure wavered for a moment

Serena :" Chandu, you're being irrational. you're letting your imagination run wild. nothing happened in that room."

Chandu :"nothing happened, I heard you Serena. I heard everything . the moans , the whispers , the sounds of betrayal." I turned away, unable to bear the sight of her anymore. said " I heard it all, and it's burned into my memory."

a heavy silence fell over the room, the only sound the ragged rhythm of chandu and Serena's breathing.

Serena : " Chandu, please," you have to believe me .you're mistaken."

she said those words to me with softer voice and with the hint of desperation or what I believed at that moment.

Chandu : "mistaken? I'm mistaken? I saw you with him, Serena! I followed you! I heard you! what more proof do you need ?'

I told these words as I am trying say I am not the one mistaken , but your the one trying lying to me. she also didn't respond back as if she shocked or don't have any words to talk back.

[ Author : " of course, she hadn't done anything wrong. The moaning Chandu heard inside the room was actually from the porn Damian was watching while Serena slept. when Damian took Serena to the hotel, he initially intended to be intimate with her. however, upon entering the room, he changed his mind because Serena was unresponsive , as if in a deep slumber, and then fell asleep since it was the middle of the night. seeing Serena Serena asleep, Damian felt guilty about his initial intention and worried about what might have happened if he had taken advantage of her. at the same, time he couldn't control his sexual urges , so he played porn on the tv. unfortunately , just as he did, Chandu reached the door and mistakenly believed the moans were Serena's leading to his misunderstanding." and "of course before Chandu went inside the hotel, he waited for a while outside, ensuring he wouldn't be seen by Serena and Damian. this allowed him to enter the hotel. if you all wondering how Damian got enough time for play porn. 

and these details, as you( the reader) and I ( author) know, are unknown to Chandu. he remains convinced that his wife betrayed him. perhaps the truth will be reveled to him the later in" his story", but for now, he is consumed by this misunderstanding.