No response so far. Neighbor comes out of the house and asks whether I want to come inside their house. I politely declined the offer and waited.

That’s a positive start. When I told him I’m unhappy in this marriage, he was in shock. He said he is quite happy & couldn’t accept things are not right between us.

Now I’m happy if he is away. I’m fed up of his mom’s constant criticism & his constant fighting. I spend more time in office these days, so that I avoid them.

Does he even realize this? We are married for just six months. But still unhappiness has crept in my life. Where did things go wrong? Past incidents kept flashing in my mind.

Her hair is colored and let open freely. She is wearing a modern mysore silk saree with perfectly matching designer jewels. “Is that a grey hair?”