Okay no joke but you have officially broken my trust, Masam. Now I am feeling sad and heavy. Not calm at all. I need a paper bag to breathe in (lol okay bad joke but I think that's what K said in IO when she wasn't feeling calm and A hands her a paper bag-not making fun of the scene it just popped in my whacky head) *Waahh*. Mein aayi thi to laugh and now I need a hug from Ricci too. Gosh I think it's the crazy weepy hormones that are making me feel all weirdly blah but I felt for Arnav a lot in this chapter. I also feel that when Khushi (or if she does) finds out about Arnav's "life", she (I would hope) wouldn't feel "sympathic" towards him (like I am right now), but take it from a realistic approach. By a realistic approach I mean what happens in reality, how to go about life NOT feeling bad about each other (no one should be in a relationship just because they feel bad for each other). I also feel they can complete each other. Poor Arnav torn between his daughter and K. That part had me confused a bit though. The distance between K's workplace and Alisha's school (amazing...symbolism (I think? or whatever the word is) that you created. But what (how much/far) did Arnav want? Also, that was so heart-tugging when Alisha asked if he didn't enjoy the past few days with her. Why do I get this feeling the kid feels she is a "burden" on Arnav? Am I over analyzing this?
Sometimes when my mom and I discuss celebrities or people we know's lives as if we own them and have all the solutions to the world, my mom will pause and say "bade aaye hum psychologists ban ne". Before typing my views out I always think "M's going to think/shake her head laughing at how we are shaping things out"; and Mama's lines come to mind bahaha.
LOL that Aman talked to Ricci about her weight. He took the "mard ban" line seriously now:P Love Aman and Ricci, both! Back to Arnav, his thoughts really were touching. Don't mean to be cheesy but ahhh.
I have a serious question for you. You know those sites you come across sometimes where you have to verify if you are a human; you're not able to click yes to those right? Aap ho kya, M? Give me one flaw you have, one. You can even write suspense so well. I don't care if you think this story isn't that, but for me the whole Alisha being daughter, Arnav's wife dying of cancer (the way you wrote it I honestly thought she left him bc she was tired of him or something of the sort). But now I am confused about the running away lines!!
You write that so well, thinking one thing, turns out to be something ENTIRELY different. I asked you the human verifying thing because I am having doubts about you now. Shuru se hi doubt tha. Don't be greedy and give me some of your thinking ways, please. This is one story of yours that keeps changing lanes every line. I think I need to start eating almonds to keep my brain working for this.
Again, I loved the chapter; even though you're sending me back to reality feeling all "Ricci".
Thank you for the PM!
Phoood.
