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Originally posted by: molten_lava

Naina is happy with the friendship part. But does she see them as beyond friends??? She isn't a strong charactered person. Why? Because she will play a pivotal role in the future, torn between the people she loves when the truth is revealed. And this was just a teaser to what will come in the future, when she cannot choose a side. The sides are already picked by Dadi, Ranvijay, Mami and Nani. The remaining ones are Arthur and Anjali. Whose side will they pick?

I always love making my characters as realistic as possible even with Arnav and Khushi. So yeah, Khushi is all messy and untidy and smells too.😆 But inspite of that, Arnav is still attracted to her. Isn't that how it is in real life? Accepting someone for all their shortcomings? And if you carefully notice, I've never really described Arnav as a handsome guy either.😛 Ranvijay is the handsome dude.😆

Yup you were right with the prediction and probably one of the only two people who had guessed it to be Mami. Rest all had gone with Naina.😆

Lavanya? Hmm... let's see. I might bring in a Superstorm in Europe to delay her trip for sometime?😉

Originally posted by: AquaSandhya

Strangely or should I say as a reader who understands and enjoys your work, the first sentence I typed this evening was "It is disappointing to see a weak Naina" and then I changed it coz

1. A mother can always tell when your son merely friends with someone or that someone is more than a friend.

They won't know it instantly. Ofcourse, they will be in the loop, but it does take time to realise the real equation. And being Arnav's mother it will be all the more confusing for her with him having a string of casual relationships with girls before as well as Khushi already having been his best friend before. The lines of friendship and love are really blurred over here and we can't blame Naina for not noticing them.

2. Normally, mums unaccepting of relationships due to class differences, do not (mostly) accept friendships across classes too.

Naina had been the one to introduce Khushi to her kids the first time they met because she saw a playmate in her for her own kids and not her social difference. But now that they are grown, she doesn't mind the friendship, although to come in terms that her son is in love with that girl will be quite difficult for her accept.

Let's face it. In real life, you do have friends from all spectrum of life. but to form a relationship for life is something more complicated than mere friendship. It's not a question about class difference but you will always feel that the person deserves better than what they are getting. The acceptance will be slower process.

3. Once you give birth to a child, you are mum before anything - you are a mother before you are a wife, daughter, grand daughter, sister etc. Unless the woman is one of those super strong characters who takes pleasure in playing the role of the head of the family, motherhood comes first. This makes it difficult to choose anything other than your child's happiness. However, I understand the sides taken and I do remeber Arthur noticing Arnav checking out Khushi :) He may take dai and rv's side and I have a very strong feeling that Anjali will be with nani and mami despite being Khushi's friend. She has already made a statement to rv that Khushi is a servant but played with them when they were kids.

In the end, obviously motherhood will triumph. But it doesn't mean that the decision is easy to choose, because you are also a wife, daughter and a sister. You cannot neglect those aspects of life. They are part of the package too and choosing one relation would mean a permanent loss of the rest.

The reason why I enjoy this ff and look forward to it is very realistic. The emotions, the relationships and life it self. That is the reason why I mentionaed smell. Having lived in Chennai many years ago, it is very difficult to stand beside a smeely person. If it is family or close friends, I'd remind them of deo. Khushi is not rich but a talcum powder will do the job well enough 😃.

Oh ho! Khushi isn't smelly 24X7.😆 Duh! she does maintain personal hygiene and does smell good. But I was talking about a scenario where she is cooking for hours. And naturally, you cannot expect someone to smell like roses after standing near the gas flame for hours. Personal experience.😆 But it doesn't mean she's smelling like a dog. She's smelling sweaty. Bas!😆

The thing with Arnav and description is that most of us here imagine Barun as Arnav - however you describe him, he will always be Barun for me 😉.

It would be great if Lavanya gets held up babe ... we want some serious dhak dhak's😳.

Dhak Dhak's on the way.😉 Along with--- spoiler alert!

Rain. Lots of rain. Two people stranded midway. All alone. Red saree. All wet and sticking on the body of our heroine.

Do you really expect our Arnie boy to be quiet?😉

Hey! thanks for responding 😆

Originally posted by: molten_lava