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PixieFlame

@PixieFlame

Voyager

Posted: 11 years ago

#241

Woah!

Intense update!

I admire how you portray her parents dilemma, and Khushi's decision!

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1chilly

@1chilly

Sparkler

Posted: 11 years ago

#242

😊

The best thing about this story is that its so close to reality.

The dilemma Shashi faced was so well put.

One can understand and sympathise with both Shashi and Garima.

Shashi's guilt at not letting Khushi decide what she wanted to do in life came out vety well.

Both Khushi's parents didn't understand her state of mind when they spoke to her.

Doesn't this accentuate the chasm between them?

Why does Arnav understand her and not her parents?

Loved how Khushi seems to be at peace at last.

She is happy to have gained the confidence of the villagers.

And is happy to have brought some comfort to them.

One hopes she is successful in her endeavour and quits the village a happy woman!

Edited by 1chilly - 11 years ago

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anjs

@anjs

Stunner

+ 6

Posted: 11 years ago

#243

lovely update, just scared that it might take khushi away from arnav :(

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SS88

@SS88

Rocker

+ 2

Posted: 11 years ago

#244

It's such an irony that Shashi and Garima are feeling guilty now, when it seems like Khushi has finally opened her heart to this career. I feel that doing what she's doing, really making a difference in a desolate place , has helped her see the good in this situation. Maybe the lack of conversation is because she's exhausted, seeing how much physical work she needs to do during the day.

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ranogill

@ranogill

Sparkler

+ 2

Posted: 11 years ago

#245

at last khushi found her niche...and her father's advice bore fruits...but now they themselves not sure...i hope they won't confuse khushi

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Happytwinkle

@Happytwinkle

Sparkler

Posted: 11 years ago

#246

fabulous update

loved it

thanks for the pm

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arshi_1982

@arshi_1982

Explorer

Posted: 11 years ago

#247

Chapter 33 made me think of the many parents who would decide the future of their kids with the hope that their actions will result the best consequences. For some of it results are exactly a consequence of actions taken by them wholly on the directions of others. I wish all could be Garima n Shashi lke parents so that they are ready to catch their kids whenever they fall.

The portrayal of Garima's helplessness and Shashi's dilemma was bang on. I am just wondering what will be Garima n Shashi's reaction be when they realize Khushi seems to have a purpose in life away from home(i am assuming i m interpreting Khushi in chapter correctly).

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Kishmish

@Kishmish

Rocker

+ 2

Posted: 11 years ago

#248

Am here ... 😊

"Tomorrow was the d-day. If all went well, she could go back home in peace and with something to be proud of for the rest of her life. If it didn't, she would work harder and

do whatever it took to make it work. She felt the excitement run through her veins and

her hands trembled with nervousness. There would be no sleep for her tonight..." 😃

There is nothing ... nothing more satisfying than the feeling of fulfilment and satisfaction

one gets from seeing what you have been toiling so hard over ... reaching its successful culmination ...

I can feel the adrenalin rush in Khushi ... the quiet excitement ... Shashi is going to be a

very proud man when he gets to know the real cause of Khushi's silence on the phone ... 😃

Meanwhile I can understand the frustration Garima is going through at the thought that

they may have stifled Khushi completely by imposing their ideas for her future and career ... the feeling that they may have failed as parents ...

Twiggy ... this was fabulously written ... the turmoil Khushi's parents are facing ... feeling

frustrated and unhappy over what they may have done to their own child ...

Thank you ...

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Pdrover

@Pdrover

Dazzler

+ 2

Posted: 11 years ago

#249

Awesome update, so true to reality

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Chaitalee Ghosalkar

@Eccentrica

Stunner

+ 7

Posted: 11 years ago

#250

I think I'm beginning to understand Khushi. As a parent he is worried if his daughter will become independent in the future and whether she will be able to stand on her legs. And while thinking that, it is customary of him to stick to the trodden down path, knwoign that there is stability in the same. After all, how many parents allow their children to do what they wish to, despite being aware that their choice of avocation possesses risks of failure?

That said, Garima also has valid reasons to be apprehensive. While Shashi can reprobate himself for enforcing his decisions on Khushi, Garima's guilt is greater for she had a choice between standing by her daughter or her husband, in which she chose the latter.

The greatest revelation from the chapter though comes in the form of Khushi. That she had made peace with her current circumstances was implied earlier, but to see that the surrounding conditions had had an impact on her to the extent of her considering them seriously is surprising. Not that I'm not happy for her. I'm sure this means that she will not feel as though her four years have been wasted, contrary to her parents' sentiments. But it does raise a question mark on her future as a writer. And I would have suggested multitasking, but seeing that she is considering Payal's words of focusing on one thing, I'm thinking that it is goodbye time for writing.