Originally posted by: sashashyam
I guess this is what one calls a bridging episode, which opens up several new tracks, but does not advance too far down any of them, leaving many options for the future. I liked the sense of uncertainty, the feeling that many things lay hidden behind the facade of the narrative, or else were only dimly visible in the shadows.
Originally posted by: sashashyam
There is the accident caused by Siddharth, who turns out to be Riya's potential devar. But who is the elder brother who fixes the case and gets Siddharth off? It is clearly not Karan, for Siddharth is afraid that he might get to know about it from Arjun. If there is yet another elder brother besides Karan, why is he not at the Mukherjees' with him and the rest of the family? Siddharth clearly spells future trouble, but to whom?
"Sid stood there speechless; he merely looked at his brother. What if Arjun spoke about his case in front of everybody?
Karan nodded his head at Sid to assure him that everything would be fine."
"It wasn't the arranged marriage that was bothering him, it was Karan that he didn't like. Their first meeting wasn't actually a pleasant one."
Through these sentences I gave an indirect hint that Karan was the guy who helped Sid. Here, Sid looked at his brother for assurance that he would take care of everything. Moreover, it wasn't just his brother.. his father and mother were also present there, not to forget Riya's family too.. He was afraid of them, not his brother.. Maybe I should have been more clear aunty.. sorry! 😊 But one thing is for sure.. you're not completely wrong. I cannot say anything as of now.. You have to wait for the story to unfold..😉Originally posted by: sashashyam
Mr. Mukherjee's injury was obviously caused in an encounter with Sikandar, for Arjun says ""Usse iss sab ki keemat chukani padegi sir.." he looked at Mr. Mukherjee's paralysed legs and Roshni's photograph, "zaroor chukani padegi.."This is another track that is only half visible as yet, but even so, this is progress, for there was nothing visible in Chapter 1, when I had noted your cryptic reference to it and sought clarifications in vain!
Riya and Arjun are still stumbling along in an emotional fog, the difference between them being that Riya knows her problem even if she will not acknowledge it, whereas Arjun does not at all understand what he feels, at least as of now. I do not see you making the fog lift any time soon, for then where would the conflict be?
Originally posted by: sashashyam
All in all, nice going, and I shall wait patiently for the various threads to be unspooled a bit more. before risking any predictions.
Shyamala Aunty
PS: Whatever the fulminations of Arjun and Rathod against the vegetable vendor for caving in and refusing to press charges, the fact is that he must be thanking all his ishta devata for having made Siddharth drive so rashly and hit him. It must have been a bonanza for him.
Thanks a lot for your wonderful comments aunty..! I'm glad you liked the update..! 😊
As for the vendor.. he was indeed a lucky guy! 😆 There is a saying, "Bhagvaan ke ghar mein der hain magar andher nahin.." God finally answered his prayers! 😉 Well, the vendor should be thanking Arjun and Rathore too.. if they wouldn't have insisted on pressing charges against Sid, Karan wouldn't have come all the way to 'help' him.. would he?
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