Sorry, I'm a little behind. Catching up now!
Chapter 6:
The Akash-Payal situation is so funny. Clandestine meetings that everyone knows of and yet they carry on with it. And are these families cool about midnight hookups or what!
I kinda understand where Anjali is coming from. Not saying that Khushi doesn't love Arnav. I know she does but the difference between the two of them in having and not having a "life goal" may make it appaear as though Arnav is more loving than Khushi. Since she has outward goals to focus on while Arnav himself said that all he ever wanted was Khushi, what other people like Anjali possibly see is an Arnav solely focussed on Khushi but a Khushi who has passions other than Arnav as well. What he means to her and what she does and can do for him is not something everyone else can truly understand. The "independent happiness" Anjali speaks of is actually just the fact of Khushi having dreams besides Arnav. Maybe a part of it is also just how sisters think of their brothers. The tone was so typical of a sibling conversation- just right out of our lives. You do it each time!
Impasse it is. You are so good at writing a situation most of us experience and yet bring out its nuances like never before. Khushi and Shashi's conversation is just what it would be between two people who are convinced of their stances and yet do not wish to hurt each other and indeed are hurt by each other's pain. And the need to reassure each other of their love despite the differences- his saying that he does have faith in her and her assuring him that she still needed his help, despite the fact that their current positions in their impasse actually speak the exact opposite. Oh human beings are a twisted lot!
Wonderful chapter. Thank you!
Getting on to the next one right away. Missed your story and its warmth.
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