This is for you, Mary:
"Only from the Heart, can you touch the Sky."
~Rumi
I cannot tell you how humbled I feel at having this OS dedicated to me! I have no words...I can only say that it is one of the best GIFTS I have ever received! "Thank you" doesn't even begin to cover it! You write from the heart, and it won't be long before you touch far more than you do here!😊
Ah, you started with MY LOVE!!!😆 My heart fluttered when I read the clickety clack of his Italian made shoes!!! Absolutely adored Khushi's innocent greeting! I can relate because even after all these years, I greet my own father in the same way!!!😊 The Nawab puts his plan into action right away--who better than his Darya to carry it out!
I must say your very first scene of ArHi together has to be my most favorite thus far! I could ttly imagine the two of them sitting together like that--what a beautiful tableau! I really liked how open ArHi were with each other...she asks for permission to bring di to the meeting, he retaliates...She continues to make her case! He can't help but get on the defensive re. Imad's past! Yet, in the end, he has enough faith in his wife to let her carry out her matchmaking! I just loved the dialogues in this scene!
So not surprised Khushi "tricked" Anjali into attending the Shareholder's meeting!😆 I was just amazed at how you kept each of the characters in this scene so distinct. Khushi surprised Imad as well...Well, she's just one girl with a whole bag of tricks, eh! Ah, what she won't do for love! The awkward conversation between Anjali and Imad was so poignant...their uneasiness suggests how much they do care for each other...He couldn't get past the thought that it was an obligation to her, she thought she offended him...We finally saw how exactly Anjali viewed him...heiwas "powerful" and "protective" in her view...and she, the "vulnerable woman...throwing herself at him."
I loved the part with Imad and Evelina. In light of last week's "mirrored revelations" on the show, I couldn't help but chuckle how Evelina allowed him to reflect back on his past, on all his wrong-doings...to allow him to say he was sorry! Yet, she reminded him that though she was hurt in the moment, she learned to move on...giving him insight that things do and can change for the better!
Well done in showcasing the angst...now Imad knows what it felt like to be in Evve's shoes!
Oh, my heart tore while reading the last few paragraphs! He did not want her to feel guilty for all that had happened. He was so forlorn at seeing her feel sad! Her concern for his friendship with the Nawab--which only highlighted how much he meant to her & the Awadh family--so on display! His apology, her concern...suggesting his feelings were misguided! And then, in the end, he couldn't contain it! He told her unequivocally that "this is not some passing fancy." He'd spoken what's in his heart!
Wow, it was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster riding with these two, Mary! But I thoroughly enjoyed it!😃 I have read part 2 as well, and will give detailed comments on it within a day or two! Thanks for being patient with me...Well done, my friend! Just always a pleasure for me to wind down reading your treasured pieces!!
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