Liquorice Burning#2 [ArHi] Part 13-21 - Page 97

Originally posted by: Japonica

At last I've finally managed to find the time to catch up with the story, Aria!
Poor Khushi, never ,ever imagined that her first meeting with him after these years would be so undignified. But then when was she given the dignity she deserved?

Yeah. Some things never change.

Was the throwing up symbolic of the muck of the past being thrown out of their relationship?😆

😆 why not!? since ipk and symbolism have such an inexplicable relationship😆 bt no, contrary to what you may think,there is no symbolism here.
A friend like Deeya is an invaluable asset.

Yep. and a pain / nuisance as so many readers have pointed out. It helps me keep Arnav and Khushi away😆


Chapters 17,18 and 19 where we reach the nub of the story, were very moving. Did not know whether to feel sorry for Arnav or to feel glad it was all coming to roost.


This story is so layered and textured with so many layers of wrong doing. it's like a set of concentric circles of wrong doing.

There is Khushi at the centre of it all wronged by Shyam, then by Arnav and the effects of this wrong doing ricoccheting on the 2 most innocent people - Payal and Akash.

Whose actions were more damaging- Shyam's or Arnav's??

Concentric circles of wrong doing. wow. thats an apt description. Its only fair that everyone's life is strained with this one event - khushi may hv been at the center of it all but others cannot escape the consequences of it.

I always wondered about that, you know. do we tend to forgive arnav because we are programmed to believe that AK belong together? Because what if shyam had done the same thing to Khushi? Would we forgive him?

And then there is the grandmother who is paying for her wrong doing.

Then there is Lavanya who's felt wrong done by and has decided to wreak her own revenge on being wronged.

Everything except Dadi is connected to Khushi. But what happened to Khushi, is in a big way connected to Arnav's past and is a consequence of that past. He will not be able to genuinely move forward unless that aspect of his life finds a closure.

In the midst of it all are Akash and Di trying to undo all the wrong.

Just two nice people caught up in this mess.

But then what is life if there is no forgiveness? As Subhadra has said in the wisdom that she has earned at such a high price- Khushi has to forgive Arnav for her own self.

Yes, you are just holding yourself hostage by not forgiving.

And at the bottom of it all is the love that never had a chance to blossom, let us hope it will.

Certainly.

Brilliant writing, Aria, such a joy to read!😊

Sorry about this delay in catching up with the story. Love it, love it. love it!

Ahh, no worries. I understand AD can be pretty crazy at the best of times. Just keep dropping by when you can. Thank you L

Originally posted by: akaps

In order to avoid Arnav, hope Khushi doesn't take a stupid decision.

Waiting.

Originally posted by: savy.fernis

Amazing!!

Originally posted by: amus5

life has definitely come to a full circle...

Subhadra Mallik stood against Ratna Mallik and regretted it... Anjali and Akash used Ratna Mallik's name to sponsor for KASR's education and now Subhadra Mallik is a pillar of emotional strength to KASR ... what a day this whole life has come to ...

thanx for the pm...pls continue soon 😃

Originally posted by: -Aria-

Originally posted by: gifttag

Oh my what a update.. Simply wonderful.

Thank you :)

Subhadra Malik is Arnav's dadi and she is with Khushi and trying to look after her and giving her advice on life in general..dadi , Khushi and Arnav are unaware of the fact that they are very closely related..seems quite unreal.

Yes, it will come as a shock to Dadi and Khushi when they come to know how they are related. There is no way Arnav can move ahead in his life without an appropriate closure to the past that made him what he is...how he is. So the past had to open up...for him to heal. Its not just about Khushi... but Arnav too is a victim.

Dadi advices Khushi to let go and move on in other words forgive and forget the past and Arnav..what dadi doest know is its not possible for Khushi to forget Arnav will be forgetting herself. Khushi is not aware if the fact that Arnav is not her Ex and is not involved with any other woman, he is very much married and that too to her. Wow Jalebies are back with vengeance.

Dadi tells Khushi about her own life and Khushi gas not yet connected but how could she in her distress, I am sure later she will at some point.

Absolutely, Arnav and Khushi in this story, in the past their love never got the chance to grow into something meaningful. It was prematurely nipped in the bud just as it had started to flower. Hopefully, life will give them another chance. Since this is fiction, we can explore.

Arnav has started using his 'shatir dimag' and started to connect the dots. He now know the involvement of Akash and his Di..good job that he is rationalising things instead of just getting unreasonably angry. Looks like Lavanya was trying to use the situation between Arnav and Khushi to her own advantage to snare Arnav as she always wanted him by getting the article printed and not to forget the pictures.

It was a matter of time till that "shatir-dimaag" showed up. Although I hv to admit, his shatir dimage went for a toss after the terrace so may be we r just giving too much credit to that ... i doubt it exists for real😆

Awww he is following Khushi and coming to have breakfast cooked by her every morning. Khushi is effected by him..there is no doubt about it..she might not be ready to forgive or forget any time soon but she is effected by his mere presence.

They both are. and you can't not expect Arnav to show up there, for now thats his only access to her.

Arnav following Khushi might just be very handy if Khushi is going to be seeing that creepy manager.. Don't know how he has managed to make her come and see him... I wonder what he said on the phone to Khushi that she became pale.

More on that in the next update :)

Awesome chapter and so very informative .. loved the fact that Arnav decided to look into things and make sure Khushi 'his' and only 'his'.
Please continue soon.

Thanks for the PM.

Will continue soon :)

Originally posted by: Dimz13

The top priority is Kushi...at least things are in order list wise for Arnav now. And I love the majnu Arnav hanging in around Kushi in the morning and evening...some amount of pining and desperation is good for Arnav.

Kushi...gets good advise fro Mrs. Malik...but will she retract the same once she knows who Kushi's "ex-husband" is or will she use it to assuage her guilt for running away.

How can Kushi move on...Arnav is all around her even when he is not there...can u move on from such love..?

Will the meeting with slimeball manager be Arnav's pass back into Kushi's good graces...? Knight in shining armor riding in to save the damsel in distress..? So looking forward to this meeting...!