Originally posted by: archana.mh17
And, with that chapter, you stole my heart! I have been very very inconsistent my comments, but here I am, reading the very last chapter of DND & I cannot help but tell you what a wonderful, wonderful job you have done these characters, their story! This was one of those stories that are so wholesome, with so many dimensions! You did justice to each theme, each form of love! Despite there being such a depressing backstory to each character, the story is, truly one of hope, happiness & love! Its a celebration of love in all its forms! To bring in the maternal love of 3 women-Ahalya(this character is such a stunning work of your imagination), Garima & Devyani, to do justice to each one of them, without one not eating into the other, is one of the highlights of this story! Then, there's the story of the three musketeers-can I say that its truly beautiful, the way you've captured the love, friendship, bonding, sisterhood of these three friends-a journey that started in the early years of childhood right into their womanhood, its a wonderful, wonderful aspect of the story! To have such friends that stick is essential in life! And, aren't school friends just that much more special! Then, there's the intricate bonding between the three siblings-your interlude still stays one of my most favourite chapters of this story-it had no romance, but it had a quality of dawn of good times to come, although it featured in the dusk of your story(could also be a dusk of a bad past ending)! These siblings bound by more than blood, Anjali-Arnav's mutual trust, Anya being their baby sister, them bound by shared childhood, the love of 2 terrific women! Its insanely good!
I had mentioned it to you, once before, the fact that you gave so much space to Akash-Payal & Anya-Aman's love stories is just so commendable! You handled it so well!
Then, comes this saga of Arnav-Khushi! This was one hell of a journey! Truly, the whole evolution of the characters of Arnav & Khushi, & their relationship-all of it is brilliant! Khushi is a character I can relate to! I, usually find these women in stories & Indian shows to be far removed from reality, but your Khushi is someone who is sensible, realistic, & essentially, a believable character-she's strong, she's independent, she's opinionated, she's rational, & she's simply terrific! I have to say, you did a fabulous job with Arnav's character-the revelation of the past did so much in terms of adding dimensions to Arnav's character-you see a loving son, a man who still held onto the guilt of being the cause of his mother's pain, who held so much pain inside, all to protect the memory of a woman who loved him like he was her own-he was truly hers, truly Ahalya's son-he went from being this amazing, flawed, but emotionally weak man that left Khushi behind courtesy his past, to this man whose emotional strength is an innate part of every decision of his life, a man who would swallow his own pain to protect others, a man who, truly loved, was flawed, but was strong, too!
This final chapter was so fitting! It was a new beginning to all of them, Anya, Payal, Arnav-Khushi & everyone else! I love how you kept it real! I understand why Khushi wouldn't want to marry so soon! They've barely managed to achieve a semblance of stability & they should be able to cherish this courtship without the past pulling them down! The gestures of the gifts were touching-eternal love & happiness sealed with the emerald, not in the form of a ring(I love that this wasn't there, it would be too much of a cliche, if it was there, perhaps) & the wounds of the past healing, pieces of life put back together, just the way, Khushi gifted him that piece that was so important to him, a piece of his memory of his mother! This chapter was right, it was correct! It felt good, the way a last chapter of a story should! You have ended it so well that I didn't think it needed or would have an epilogue! It just felt complete, yet open to the possiblilties of continued joy! I am not complaining about the epilogue, though! If you are willing to write, I am, more than willing to read it!
Kudos to you on telling an amazing story, Sandhya!
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