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Antarvasna Stories – “Behind the Blue Curtain"

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  Chapter 1: The Stillness of Her World Meera was 36, married for  more   than  a decade, and  residing  in a  peaceful  suburb of Mumbai. Her husband, Sameer, a  high-ranking  executive in an MNC, was  away  most of the time  — either in  meetings  or long business  trips . Their marriage was  polite ,  functional , and  mostly … silent. She spent most of her  days  in their two-bedroom apartment,  surrounded   by  books, ghazals, and the  smell  of jasmine  drifting   in   through  her  beloved  corner of the house — the blue-curtained room. A room  of   her   own   creation:  velvet  cushions, fairy lights, and  an   air  of  secrets . That  room  was  a sanctuary ,  a secret , and  a   softly  aching for something more. Meera had  needs ...