Rajiv: Don’t you see my misery unable to digest that?

Divya: Maybe you are imagining things. Don’t I know you are not well?

Rajiv: Do you think my grief itself is imaginary?

Divya: You surprise me really.

Rajiv: So was I when I caught them in the act.

Divya: But still…

Rajiv: If I let you catch your man with my wife, would that do?

Divya: Won’t I be shamed no end then?

Rajiv: Having endured the ordeal, I can tell you what it would be like. It would be worse than you can ever imagine what it might feel like.

Divya: I can understand [she takes his arm] I’m sorry really.

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Rajiv [holding her arm]: What a relief your empathy gives me. [He rests his head on her shoulder] Won’t you give me you shoulder to cry over?

Divya [caressing his head]: Can’t I share your agony being in the same boat?

Rajiv [hugging her]: Dear, let us weather out the storm together.

[As Rajiv tries to take Divya into his arms, she smoothly withdraws from him.]

Rajiv: What a pity even a woman can’t hold her pity for a cuckold for long.

Divya [taking his hand]: Please don’t hurt yourself with self-pity.

Rajiv [holding her hand]: Divya please, I need your understanding to get over her deceit?

Divya: You can count on that.

Rajiv: When the tragedy sinks in you, don’t you crave for a lover’s solace?

Divya: I am too dazed to visualize that.

Rajiv: Why don’t’ you see the mirror image of your hurt soul in my wretched bosom?

[Divya stares at him long and hard. He gently forces her into the bedroom even as she protests.]

Divya: No Rajiv, no, please, leave me.

Rajiv: Believe me; I’ll die if you deny.

Divya: Oh, it’s not fair.

Rajiv: Is it fair to deny us our solace.

[Rajiv forces himself on Divya.]

[Lights go off to indicate the impending act as he forces himself upon her.]

[Enter: Ramya as lights are switched on.]

[Ramya goes straight into the bedroom as Rajiv was about to make it into the drawing room. Once in, Ramya finds a distraught Divya rearranging her dress. Divya sinks into Ramya’s arms.]

Ramya: Oh, how come?

Divya: Why, haven’t you brought it upon me?

Ramya: What do you mean?

Divya: Are you not carrying on with Deva?

Ramya: Don’t be crazy.

Divya: Don’t you know Rajiv is mad about it.

Ramya: He may be imagining things or worse still…

Divya: I tried to console him and he forced himself upon me.




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