There are some love affairs which cannot be defined as normal. Love of the protagonist for a classmate falls in an undefined category. He was in love with the lady for long thirty-five years even though he knew all along that she was not in love with him. Bubble burst took place when the lady candidly admitted that she did not know very existence of the protagonist even as a classmate.
He realized that his family is real and love for the lady was nothing but an illusion. He decided to go back to his wife