“Darling, you must not exert yourself. Stay in the bed, I’ll get breakfast for you.”
“You stay here and finish your work, I’ll get it.”
I am lucky to have a caring husband like him, she mused.
Little did she know, that he needed the coast to be clear while he flirted with the maid.
This is a fiction written for Write Tribe’s 55 on Friday Prompt : Little Did She Know
Linking it to January 2014 Ultimate Blog Challenge and NaBloPoMo
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70 Responses
The last line made me fall off the chair. How mean of him!
I know, truly a meanie!
Oh no!! Behind her back!
Oh yes! 😐 Such things are always done like that, surreptitiously!
omg heartburn!
🙁 True!
Eeeshh….! Sad, but often true!
Yes, a sad reality for some! 😐
i like reading 55 fiction.. It shows talent and intelligence…. want to try to write a good one soon…
You must try it out soon 🙂
Oh ho…I was about to write on the same lines…now I will ahve to change my track 😛
Oh, is it!? Loved your ‘Sneaking a Cookie’ 55er. Such a cute take on the prompt! 🙂
oh dear!! What a hypocrite!!
Such a creep!
sad but agree or disagree its more often true these days 🙁
Oh yes, a sad reality of our times! 🙁
Omg..that was mean ..!!.. Nice take on the prompt by the way ..
Oh yes, he is a such an phoney!
Thanks Simple Girl 🙂
Goosebumps!! Like serious goosebumps. This is brilliantly written!
Thanks Maggie 🙂
Why I am not surprised, Shilpa? You always come up with something new and super interesting:)
Thanks a lot for your kind words, Vishal 🙂
Never trust a sweet talking guy… there is a saying in Sanskrit “ati vinayam dhoorta lakshanam” which means too much of courteousness and politeness is the sign of a rogue.
Well said! Such guys can never be trusted!
Sadly true…..probably happens a lot. Great take on the prompt
Yes, it is a common evil, seen in many homes! Thanks Sid!
Hehehehe, very mean yet potentially true in real life scenarios as well. well written! 🙂
Such a big liar and an impostor he is!
Thanks Seeta 🙂
Oh my God that’s so sad but sometimes even true
Agree! 🙁
oh no 🙁 this is sad.
🙁 🙁
Shilpa this is a very sad situation, but at the same time true to a great extent.
Excellent write up.
Thanks Ma’am!
Though the story is mean it teaches us something, husbands are never sweet without a reason 😀
LOL 😀 Yes, one must take such things with a pinch of salt! 🙂
Very sad situation. Well penned!
Thanks Payal!
Bitter realities behind the scenes…
Very bitter and sad!
man will be man, sad though
True, but it’s time they abandoned these antics!
Great take on the prompt!
Hope the guy did not go beyond flirting!!!
Hope so! Fingers crossed 🙄
How mean is that! Some men, I tell you, cannot be left alone.
You are spot on, T!
Nice twist in the tale Shilpa!
Never trust a sweet talker.
True, such people not be taken on their face value! Thks Rama!
That’s a good one.
Thanks SG.
I’m sure this happens a lot – so sad though. Nicely done.
Yes, it is! Thks Suzy!
that’s terrible 🙁 nice take on the prompt
Thank you Raj.
Ugh! What a creep. Why must all good things come to an end so swiftly. Nice take.
I know and imagine the shock she would get once she gets to know about this cheat!
A very mean husband, You never know what husbands are up to 😉
You said it Prasanna 😀
That was sad…. he should be kicked hard!
You bet!
Nice take on the prompt. Mean guy, though!
Absolutely!! Thanks Renuka. 🙂
Feel sad for the wife, how cunning can he be?
Oh yes, and he so callous! 😐
Sad that this nonsense happens a lot. Well written though!
Oh yes, it is a reality for many! Thanks The Magic Quill.
Shilpa,Fiction?
Trust me,I know of more than one man who follows this mucky path.
Fiction, yes!! 😀
And I have heard about it too! 😐
My God! This scared me like hell. 😯
😛 😛