Maryada: Vidya-Gaurav FF - Updates. p. 145 (6/29) - Page 29

wow... wow... the white tiger... interesting...

when I first read the update I thought the tiger was SPP 😲 w/ the whole chase n her trying to get away (blame lack of concentration and sleep deprivation) lmao

waiting eagerly for the nxt update

Chapter 29: Where the Wild Things are… - Part 2

She did not open the door and after a few minutes, he seemed to accept that she wanted to be left alone and he was gone...

The next few days passed in a silence that was… strained, to say the least. For some reason, the fact that they talked of the other woman seemed to make some hitherto unknown difference in her reaction to the situation…

There was something about an unacknowledged truth that made it an un-truth… and un-truths bred false hope without permission…

Despite how rational she had been to that point, she realized now how truly dependent that rationality had been on the un-truth… because there was no such rationality to be found in her now… Pragmatism had somehow flown out the open window when he had grabbed onto her hand and asked her why she wasn't curious that he was not sharing her bed. How dare he?

She closed her eyes and recited five silent Ohms… something that she had had to do with regular frequency over the past few days whenever she thought of what happened… even though she could count on one hand how many times she had been angry in her life, it was still not a lost memory… she knew what the physical manifestations were… there was the classic galvanic skin response of course… she could feel the heat rising in her, making her palms damp, increasing her skin conductance… in fact, the heat was the major indicator… she could feel it everywhere on her body. It was a most unpleasant sensation and she wished to be rid of it. She wished to be rid of this new awareness of raw emotions; she had not a disposition that could be in harmony with something so strong… and each time she saw her husband now, it rose in her like a wave… a heat wave… so, she wished to not be near him… to be far away from him in fact. Aside from that first night after his confession when he had sought her out at the west side of the house, he had not made any more attempts. She was glad.

She had finished Animal Farm and, true to what he had said, she thought it the best allegory she had ever read.

All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.

She had never read such a remarkable facet of the human condition explained so succinctly and with such ease. She could write two epics' worth over the next seven lifetimes and never truly arrive at that point with such fluidity as Orwell did.

She had gone back to Gaurav's parlor to replace the book and get another; as she perused the selection once again, she was tempted to grab Orwell's other book on the shelf, '1984'. But then another book that was next to it grabbed her attention and she pulled that one instead.

It was The Prince by an author whose name she could not pronounce. She tried to take the phonemes of the name apart and sound it out, but was interrupted in her progress by a voice behind her.

"It is pronounced, Ni-cco-lo Ma-cchia-velli."

A gasp rose from deep within, but she silenced it before it escaped her lips. There was that galvanic skin response again, but this time it was not anger, but fear that made her palms sweat. Still facing the books, she closed her eyes and said five Ohms… and then turned around to face the imposing stature of her father-in-law.

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You know, I think I take you for granted. Really! Your talent at weaving a story absolutely amazes me.

As for the update, I had to smile at the way Vidya is handling these new feelings. It was a very long time ago for me, but some things you never forget. I'm terrified for her over her father in law, but sense that perhaps Guarav will step firmly into the role of protector/savior for her, all the while falling slowly in love...

Oh my god!! the SSP! i am really scared for Vidya now, and u definitely have to update real soon now..

Nice updates! Uh oh, SSP (I like the susurpig version) :) Thanks for the great updates Devi!

OMG... the ending was awesomely chilling !!!

Okay. Fine. I know it's not even been 24 hours, but I totally blame you for making me so darn addicted to your writing. You're like a dealer and I, your junkie.