Jim and Mira got married just after they met. He was a very caring and good man as far she knew. On their wedding day, he told her that she was his treasure! She also replied to him back that he was her love.
After the wedding she was happy. It was the kind of happiness she had only seen in movies. Jim always stayed by her side and praised her all the time. It was like this. One evening, Mira was cooking soup. That time he entered into the kitchen and praised her cooking even not testing it. They both were happy and were living in fairy tales.
But then, just as it happens in movies, everything changed suddenly. One evening Mira just returned home from work and Jim was at home. As soon as he saw her, he asked her if she had lost her mind. He told her that she was not leaving the house wearing a dress that short! She became shocked to see his anger. He became more jealous than he had ever been before.
One night she saw him checking her phone. She at once took the phone from him and asked if he didn't trust her. He replied that it was not about her, it was about all the men around her. Mira's only source of comfort was her workplace. She often felt peace and her own there. And worked there late. One day her colleague asked her if she was going home. She replied that she was not going as she still had some work to do.
She was getting better at her job and her boss praised her. He inspired her all the time. But then Jim decided to get involved. One day he went to her office and saw her boss guiding her. He didn't care about anybody and told Mira that there were so many men around her there and so she had to quit the job or he would file for divorce. Her boss and colleagues were shocked but she silently left the job.
Soon after that, she met her best friend Julia. She asked Mira if she had actually quit her job. She replied that Jim just loved her so much. Julia said that she was worried and she didn't want Jim to hurt Mira. Then Mira looked at the watch and got afraid. She said, "It's 7 pm?! I should have been home by now!" And in a minute she was on her way back home.
She trusted Jim. But it turned out that her trust was misplaced. One day she was cleaning the room and Jim was taking a bath. That time his phone rang and she informed him about it. But he needed more time and Mira thought it might be an urgent call. So, she picked up the phone. And when she picked it up, she was shocked with a female voice:
Pumpkin, are you coming? I can't wait for your silly wife to fall asleep, I will see you at my place!
The phone fell on the floor and also everything fell into place. He was not jealous because he loved her. He was actually cheating on her, thats' why he expected her to cheat on him. She cried and asked herself how he could do that to her. She didn't get the answer and within minutes she left quietly, without saying a word to Jim. There was no point in saying anything.
One year later,
Jim was sitting alone on a park bench. Suddenly he saw a woman walking with a man. He immediately could recognize that familiar face. It was Mira! He was sure it was her. So, he walked towards them and told her that he knew she was a cheater! He also said that he was right about her, his jealousy was justified.
In reply, she told him that it must be a mistake because she didn't know him. So, she walked away with the man with her and Jim stood there with a strange feeling.
When she returned home, she was trying to confess to her man, Alex. She told him that she could explain. But he stopped her saying, "Honey, you don't have to. I love you and I trust you. Leave the past in the past."
Trust is extremely valuable. Someone who lost it once isn't likely to regain it.
