The train ride home was thick with silence, each second stretching painfully between Amit and Rani. The rhythmic clattering of the train on the tracks was the only sound filling the void as they sat side by side, but miles apart in their thoughts. Amit’s mind was a whirlpool of conflicting emotions. He was deeply hurt—wounded by the fact that Rani had done something so intimate with another man that she hadn’t done with h...

Amit, 44, and Rani, 42, had been married for fifteen years, and in all that time, Rani had only ever been with Amit. Their life had settled into a comfortable routine, centered around their two children, who now spent most weekends with their grandparents. This particular weekend, with the kids away, Amit decided to take Rani out to the Notting Hill Carnival. It was rare for them to have time alone together, and they both...