Juhi...I am left speechless and in awe. Now I completely understand your brilliance as a writer...this was just stunning...I am glad I waited to read the epilogue till I time I was able to enjoy it to the fullest and not do so in a hurry ...thank you for giving me the opportunity without making me feel guilty about it...
The emotions that were captured through your words and writing were just perfect...I would not change a thing...and I say again ...please think about writing professionally. To write what your did ...the way your did...requires a serious talent and you are undoubtedly talented.
Loved how you started with the article ..leaving us wondering like Anjali what was going on in Sheeshmahal...and I really was wondering how her curse was affecting their life, their marriage and other relationships, Arnav covering for her disappearances, to regaining control of his own life and the NGO in Akash 's name run by Mrs Raizada...his efforts to break the curse and working closely to do the same...to the second pregnancy and addressing the issue of her age ...hats off!
I loved Aman and Anjali's journey...their love, their relationship, culminating in to a marriage, to her being a successful entrepreneur to her relationship with her niece and her life with hope and motherhood...
I love the inclusion of NK and Lavanya and Aradita's relationship with La...it felt so right to have them share space ...
Loved the way you started the epilogue a sense of mystery still remaining ...not sure what happened...there was anxiety that I felt ..realising that she is pregnant again and seeing how in love they are ...her absence throwing him off balance...Aradita's and her childhood ...till the night when they are watching the fireworks privately... And then it comes ...they are free of the curse...
Part 2 in flashback was superb...the anguish of them as parents...hopeless in a situation so out of their control...you wrote it so feel that even though I knew by then that the curse was broken it kept me mesmerised...
Aradita's and the way you brought out the feelings of a child who had no idea what is going on around her except for having to deal with the separation of her mother...and the way you brought out the Khushi and Arnav's pain at watching their daughter and themselves deal with this unnatural and painful situation.
I loved how she innocently wants to take control of the situation truly her fathers daughter...her Lakshmi, loved that touch...you don't miss out any details...
Loved how Aradita begins to understand and comprehend the situation and can anticipate and read the signs of when the next time will be...it touched me tremendously...
The courageous innocent child who dared to challenge the painting sacrificing her self to save her mother...what a beautiful sentiment and it was respected by nature and it's mysterious ways and a family was reunited for hamesha...
I was seduced Juhi, by the sheer brilliance of your words...
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