The update has left me a little more than worried b it the last sentence or the part where khushi asks about how to b a woman…
Let me start from where arnav went to talk to his mother..should I b worried that his mother noticed that khushi had complained to him about the doll or glad that she gave in to her son's suggestion of giving bac the doll…
Pranab and khushi are getting along well..more lik khushi already has pranab on her side..and the best thing in this part wud b the knowledge that they are letting her study along with their son..thank god they didn't think that their bahu didn't need education..eventho khushi makes pranb dance to her tunes, by owning up her ideas to arnav she gives us the idea that she wud never let her brother in law down and hence I expect khushi will soon find a brother/friend in him sooner or later..am I reading too much..???kaya kare ur stories does that to me..
Eventho arnav avoids interaction with khushi he notices her..b it the physical changes or her growing fondness for is brother..
For a moment I felt bad for arnav wen he looks at both pranab and khushi and feels old suddenly..
Arnabs frustration is genuine and quite understandable..wen u r involved in something with ur friends and wen ur friends are punished and u r spared just becoz u r the son of a wealthy and influential father..yes it may not b his fault but then again u wud always b haunted by the feeling that u betrayed ur friends(even if ur friends think otherwise..)I wud say not a good place to b…
The arnav u hav introduced to us is different from so many others in the same situation..he has proved it many a times with his ideas his actions his thoughts and his decisions whether b it for his country, his future or his wife..
With the arrival of the magistate and his thinly veiled warning, the inevitable has to happen.. father son argument..eventho arguments are a common thing between aranv and his father this time it may hav gone a tad bit far..
b it that era or this era..father son relationships are sometimes strained especially wen the father son duo are diametrically opposite in thoughts ideals and actions..and wen ur father says that whatever u r is becoz of him..and u wud b nothing if u were not under his wings and wen he speaks with determination and confidence that u wud b a failure without him..that wud b a serious blow..the humiliation wud b unaccountable,self confidence might b shattered and all the bitterness comes to the fore… and then his mother coming and asking him to apologise and he standing resolute..havent we all seen that somewhere or the other..fights with fathers and mothers coming to make amends..
and the ladies of the house coming up with the idea to tie his feet..well that again is not a surprise..there are many a instances wen in order to bring the son of the house on track marriage is suggested..it is even seen nowadays..so it is not a surprise that they decided to send khushi to arnabz room a little earlier than planned…
but from there was things going according to plan..arnav in his frustration has truly hurt her..she is already worried that arnav doesn't lik her..and hence her asking him about the same is not at all a surprise..khushi is aware of all the dos and donots of marriage sans physical intimacy..arnav telling her that he doesn't need a child but a woman in his room and khushiz subsequent determination and her quest to b a woman…should I b glad she didn't say that arnav doesn't want her in his room instead decides voluntarily decides tob exactly wat he wants her to b..I hop every thing that is happening is for the best and that her will to turn into a woman overnite doesn't lead to a catastrophe..dont they say wen u force something to happen before their time the end result will not b good..but I will hold on to the hope that this is for the best and khushi shud eventually b aware of wat is happening around her the sooner the better..especially now that arnav legs and thoughts and swaying in an undesirable direction…
since u had stopped the last sentence at exactly where u hav stopped it I wud sincerely want him to return home…mainly because of these reasons…
the character of arnav that u have portrayed is a person whose has a clear idea of wat he wants from his life and others as well..he is a person with strong will and an even stronger determination to put his thots into action.. b it the serious issue of doing his share for the freedom struggle or the not so serious issue of asking bac khushiz doll…he was seen showing resentment to his fathers way of indulging in those luxuries time and again..his contempt for his father's practices was so evident..specially ine the 3rd chapter inspite of the time gap it shud b noticed that arnav despises his father for the same in the beginning of the chapter and in the end he is seen taking the same path..
wen he decided that he wud keep khushiz childhood safe from himself..by default he gav me the idea that he wud wait for her to grow up in her own time..and by waiting i expected him to wait by all means..
no I am not judging him neither am I accusing him of right and wrong..kya karein bandhe ne aise impression jamaya ki usse kuch zyada hi expectations hai.. now that I come to think of it poor fellow has a lot on his shoulders..his family's expectations ,khushiz and to top it ours also…
coming to the most important part wudnt it hurt khushi that directly or indirectly it was her who had in a way forced arnav to take a path he wud never hav taken otherwise..a path that disgusts him to no end..wudnt that haunt her always..wen she eventually comes to know of him as a person and the paths that he had taken..
wat I said above is no way a means to ask u to change ur story line..becoz at the end of the day I wud only want to read wat u write..
but somewhere deep, a teeny weenie bit of hope that he wud com bac..he may come bac becoz of the realization that he is becoming his father and he has a choice to not b his father..or simply becoz he is reminded of an innocent pair of eyes ..watever the reason cant help saying this..consider it wishful thinking…arnav ko bas ghar waapas laao jenny sahi salaamath…please..
