I am feeling a little suspicious. Yesterday my wife informed me that she has joined some dancing class. She wants to learn salsa from a very long time. I know that very well because she has told me this many times. I was quite happy. She is relatively free nowadays and it is more than good that she occupies herself with something that she always wanted to learn.

But this is not the strange part. The weird part is that when I suggested that I should also join dance classes with her- she was vehemently against it. I was completely shocked. I mean- my wife has always complained that I never take any interest in her interests and she would love to learn salsa with me as her partner some day. But now she is outrightly refusing.

I just couldn’t fathom this. I thought she was angry with me over something and I left the matter just like that. I asked her casually where she had enrolled herself and she told me the name of the place. It is a pretty famous dance institute and I was happy that she was learning from there.

Now comes the most amazing part. Today on my way back home- I accidentally met an old friend of mine and his wife. The latter told me how she was teaching salsa at the very same place as my wife had mentioned. I was really happy and remarked that it is very good that my wife is learning from that place. But my friend’s wife was very surprised. She positively asserted that my wife had not taken any admission at the dance classes.

Well- I didn’t know what to say. I just made some vague remark and left them giving me weird stares. So this is the matter about which I am extremely sad. I don’t know what is happening. I can’t believe my wife said a lie to me. But what was the need for it. Why did she do that? Oh God- all sorts of unpleasant things are coming to me. No- surely I am over reacting. There must be some reason for this.

I know my wife loves me like anything. I think I should give her some time. She will tell me herself that what is the matter. I don’t know whether I should say this- but she seems very happy now. There is a twinkle in her eyes. Oh God- I am just being too bad.

Let me stop here. I don’t want to think about it more. Let me take your leave now. Please take care. Bye.

The ‘common man’ kept on brooding as he watched his wife going about days with an ever widening smile on her face. He tried and hinted about it but the wife paid no attention. She was too happy and busy in her own world. The poor ‘common man’ was sad now. But he didn’t know that he was in for a surprise. And that surprise would be a pleasant one.