hi Sandhya...im a new reader here ...found your FF in one of the threads (anupama's thread) which suggested good FF's. i am glad i chose to read yours. i read 41 chapters in 5 days and today the new chapter. believe me i was hooked on to it...5 days seemed like forever.
i like this story because it is sweet, simple and the characters are like any real person. for me, this is a story about 3 friends who have stuck to each other more than a arnav-khushi love story. in the first few chapters i did cherish the times you have written about kodai and chennai...it brings a lot of memories back to me as i did the same. and those times with your friends ...canteen/mess wala food (sucks big time)...it was fun reading all those minute details of life in a hostel/boarding school.
well that said...their friendship is just too awesome...i find khushi and payal more sane than ana. ana seems to be a brat...like you mentioned she is the tantrum queen, who gets her way always.
i like Akash...he is funny and cool...Aman is yet again mature and calm. i love Anjali in this story...she is mostly a mother hen in all the stories...but then in this one i can see even though she acts like one she is more like a friend to arnav...and in true sense his partner in crime. i like shyaam...he is a sweetheart. there is a part where anjali talks to shyam when ana flashes out on arnav...it was beautifully written...at that point i felt you need to give us a POV from shyam about the three raizada siblings. i would love to see that.
out of all the characters...i still love Arnav the most...he has many flaws, he has broken khushi's heart, he has been stubborn, he has been ignorant...yet i love him the most. i find him very giving and he probably has the best heart. and he may hurt himself...but would rather die than hurt others. his reasons are clear about why he hurt khushi...but he was hut too. when ana held on to him crying ...when he had an accident, my heart went out to him who was so hurt but could forgive his lil sister so easily.
ana and payal...im glad they did realize that probably arnav loved her too...it makes a whole lot of difference doesnt it? i have one question...why did khushi give up on him??? why didnt she even try once...when they met the second time she knew that arnav had never forgotten her...and this time round, she knows that probably he is hurt and guilty because anjali had an accident. instead of giving him some time, or trying to make things work with him...she chose to go away from him...heartbroken too. this is just my perspective...everyone's opinions differ. and to me she is equally at fault...arnav asked her to give up...she gave up.
and again in this chapter...i dont want to over read things...but NK doesnt fearure in her thoughts anymore...i might be wrong too. And i just want arnav to be where he belongs to...with khushi. him tryng to woo her back is quite exciting as well as im unsure of it. these two better workout things faster...i dont know i think they deserve to be together and its taking forever.
im enjoying reading your story sandhya...do continue. soon!