I have been waiting for this update for so long and it was absolutely fabulous. You write so vividly and in such detail that I could visualize the events as if I am watching a movie.
I could empathize with Arnav's inner struggle as he comes of age in is time, caught between the shackles of who he is and who he wants to be and constantly reminded of his obligations and expectations and who he is beholden to...for the privileges he has.
I loved the mango orchard incident the best. Khushi and Arnab both were brilliant...she showing her impishness and devilry and him being amused by it.
The last part was so disturbing to me because regardless of the age and her readiness to be a wife, at the end of the day, that was still Khushi's husband seeking out another woman for his satisfaction...something that is a huge issue for any woman and yet...this girl child does not even know about all that stuff...wonder which she would have preferred had she been given a choice...to be a wife now or to have her childhood and share her man with another woman...and yet in Arnab's defense, he is an adult who is trying to spare his child wife...
This is deep stuff...
Edited by Anamika100 - 12 years ago