Love Capsule: I walked into my bedroom to find my wife making out with a man

I have devoted my entire life to defending my country. Since the age of 6, my father, an ex-army officer, trained me relentlessly to be active and strong. He has instilled strong values of commitment, courage and consistency in me. And so, when I passed my exams with flying colours, I joined the Indian army. I have followed a strict, disciplined routine my whole life, and at one point, it did become very suffocating to me.But I had no option, but to follow in my father’s footsteps. The only thing that kept me sane was my childhood sweetheart, Naina.
I met her when we studied in the same high school. She’s bubbly, bright and simply irresistible. At a time when I felt alone, lost and defeated in life, she was there to hold me. She helped me be the man I am today. We both are polar opposites. While I am an introvert, she loves socialising and meeting people. And so, happily, our parents also agreed to our relationship.
Soon enough we got married, but by the second week of our new marital life, I was posted in Silchar. As much as I wanted to stay with her and bask in my sole reason of happiness, I reported for my duty, afraid to not let my dad down. Weeks and months went by and Naina kept calling me to visit her soon. But I got no chance to visit her. Instead, just like in old times, I started writing letters. We did video call often, but I continued writing to her. She would send me some back, even though she was bad at it. However, I loved it.
It had been almost a year and a half since I last met Naina after our wedding. The pain of staying away from her pricked me too much. I yearned to go back to her, but alas, I had to be true to my duty. After 2 months, I was able to go back home for 2 weeks. I was absolutely elated! Naina was waiting for me, with a smile on her face. I felt so relieved to see her! The first few days were utter bliss. But soon enough, I noticed something was off. She seemed a bit distant, maybe even sad at times, but I didn’t want to lose our happy time thinking about sad moments. So I did everything to make her happy. And then, I had to leave again.
This time I was on posting for 8 months. Time passed by painfully at the borders, and Naina kept my happiness alive. The thought of returning to her was my only motivation. Being an army officer was my duty. However, the letters from Naina lessened, and our video calls got less frequent. Hence, I was determined to talk to her when I got back home the 2nd time. But, this time I planned a surprise and chose not to tell her that I’m coming home. Imagining the happiness on her face got me pretty excited.
When I reached our Aligarh house that day, there were clothes lying around. The whole house looked like a mess. I kept my bags in a corner and went to look for Naina in the bedrooms, with a bouquet of flowers in hand. And then I saw her in bed with another man, lying lazily on top of each other. The bouquet fell from my hand to the floor and the noise alarmed the both of them. Naina looked shocked yet devastatingly sad. I paced back to the main gate when Naina ran after me, calling my name and crying out, “I am sorry.”
The betrayal hurt me so badly, that I immediately checked myself into a hotel, refusing to speak to her. Her endless calls irritated me. But it was the first time I cried. My wife, whom I loved with all my heart was cheating on me. She later explained that all she felt was lonely in that big house and that she needed someone to hold her. Her loneliness led her to cheat on me. She cried and begged me to forgive her.
I feel a large part of it is my fault. Had I not been in the army, I could have done a normal job where I could come back home to her every day. She wouldn’t have cheated on me, had I been there. And soon, my resolve to fight for my country as an army officer began to dwindle. I wanted to change my job, but the thought of disappointing my father stopped me from doing so. I have no idea which path my life will take me to, because I haven’t even been able to forgive Naina or myself for the situation we are in today.
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