Arshi FF: Saffron Fields #14// Link Thread 15 Pg 1. - Page 25

Originally posted by: bkamber

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Each character has to deal with their own introspect and plight. At the end of the day it is how we judge ourselves that makes or breaks us. The delusional will rarely change and they trudge along from one victim to another.


👏 Well said Kerrie.

I might be all over the place since my thoughts are all over and I am sounding like a broken record.
I am going to be frank and perhaps rather harsh...sorry Jenny for giving one of your characters a nickname of my own.
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Arnav - A good decent man whose one bad decision destroyed many years of his life because of a selfish delusional woman. She has succesfully played him right thru her suicide and has manged to give rise to a rift in a new beginning in his life.
His words to Khushi..."Everything's going to be okay, baby, believe me... I'll take care of everything, you don't have to worry about anything". Really ...when... and why should Khushi have faith in this stand now?? Does he understand the depth of the damage done??
"She needs time..."I'll wait...". Right Arnav...and that you will because... now when you should be in her face you are holding back. Do find yourself first before going after her across three continents.

Interesting angle Kerrie. Even I wonder that if Aastha and Arnav had headed to Khushi's house immediately right from the hospital and Arnav had told the entire truth to Khushi's parents and if Aastha herself had told Khushi that she was not in anyway responsible to what Loony did, would Khushi's decision have been different????

Khushi - Her response to Arnav says it all - "Don't you realize, Arnav..This changes everything". The damage is too stiff and she has judged herself for compromising her beliefs and principles. She sees herself for being the catalyst leading to this major life altering event. I applaud her for paying heed to the voice of self preservation and the instinct to preserve her sanity. She has to look out for herself because no one else is!!

Astha - Whatever she stands for or believes in, today at the appropriate time she spoke up about Aarav's truth on behalf of her son and actually for Khushi as well to "protect" them. IMO she did great, even if Arnav was annoyed and didn't appreciate it, because quite frankly I don't know when... if ever... he would have done it!! Well done Jenny...loved the way this conversaton came about.

And I feel somewhere Aastha is feeling guilty too that all these years she could not see her son suffering and she had overlooked her son's sham of a marriage and now she realises more than ever that her son is indeed a gem of a person.

Arnav's Aarav "torch" has been "on" too long and needs to be put out. No one can erase or challenge the love he feels for his son and disclosing the truth can only bring about healing and sealing the wounds and this innocent child has been pawn enough for both Loony and Arnav!!

I agree with you totally on this. Aarav's paternity reality should be disclosed to all the three families. More than anyone Lavanya has used her son to the maximum extent and someone has to put an end to it.

Sashi - Seems like a rational man who did all he could for his two daughters well into their adulthood. Most likely he indulged them both and never said no specially to the the younger one. She grew up getting what she wanted and when daddy moved on with his life she found Arnav to latch onto and trapped him to "own" him. Knowing what he now knows about Aarav should aid him in helping his daughter. One thing for sure...the Kashyaps will stand together for themselves, irrespective of hurt, lies and deceit to others!!

LoonyLa - "I want to get better, Daddy. I want to get over him...". Awww...How appropriate now that she needs all the sympathies after playing her wicked vindictive card so well and surviving. Wonder what she is going to say when Daddy brings up Aarav's truth...again... if he does. Does she...will she ever really "pay" for her deceit. I think not.

If you see her dialogues, even now she is portraying herself as the victim here. She is putting up a show even now saying she wants to forget him and move on since he can never become hers. But I dont see any guilt in her talks yet. Enough of playing the victim card Lavanya, time to face some harsh realities.

I am really hoping Khushi does not meet with Loony. Why should she??

I strongly feel Khushi will meet Loony La. Lets wait and see what Jen has planned.

I was kidding myself when I said I will keep it short...delusional me!!

Off to read other comments soon!!

Originally posted by: kclovearshi

What if she was telling the truth?

When she seduced him her intention was to have him for one night as she clearly knew he did not return her feelings. Certainly not to get pregnant and trap him into marriage (if I remember correctly).

May be she had doubts about who the father would be during her wedding but she did not try to confirm them as her wish to have him forever was coming true, you know like the kannada proverb that roughly translates to "the patient wants milk & rice and the Doctor recommends milk & rice" :)

I'm going to be a devil's advocate here and drop this bomb :)

May be Arnav made a hasty decision to marry her, may be he could have asked for a paternity test before the wedding itself because he was going to spend rest of his life with her and he needed to make absolutely sure before going headlong with it!

People obessed with love do lot of worse things; there was one woman here in US who killed her ex-boyfreind very brutally, at least La is much better than that..

The suicide attempt would have meant nothing to Khushi or would not have affected her if Shshi was able to reach Arnav right away and/or Manya did not act so recklessly; she should have gone after Arnav and not Khushi; or if they knew the whole deal, they may not have accused any body for that matter as the culprit is their own loved one..

My 2 cents, no offence to any one..

Originally posted by: kclovearshi

What if she was telling the truth?

When she seduced him her intention was to have him for one night as she clearly knew he did not return her feelings. Certainly not to get pregnant and trap him into marriage (if I remember correctly).

May be she had doubts about who the father would be during her wedding but she did not try to confirm them as her wish to have him forever was coming true, you know like the kannada proverb that roughly translates to "the patient wants milk & rice and the Doctor recommends milk & rice" :)

I'm going to be a devil's advocate here and drop this bomb :)

May be Arnav made a hasty decision to marry her, may be he could have asked for a paternity test before the wedding itself because he was going to spend rest of his life with her and he needed to make absolutely sure before going headlong with it!

People obessed with love do lot of worse things; there was one woman here in US who killed her ex-boyfreind very brutally, at least La is much better than that..

The suicide attempt would have meant nothing to Khushi or would not have affected her if Shshi was able to reach Arnav right away and/or Manya did not act so recklessly; she should have gone after Arnav and not Khushi; or if they knew the whole deal, they may not have accused any body for that matter as the culprit is their own loved one..

My 2 cents, no offence to any one..

Originally posted by: sman

Shailaja, in every ultrasound test done in pregnancy, the technology is such that it gives the age of the fetus and the expected delivery date etc accurately. So I am hundred percent sure that she knew Arnav was not the father much before Aarav was born. Now how she hid the ultrasound reports from Arnav etc I am not sure of it.

Originally posted by: canapoem

Kavi, since you asked me how I assumed that Lavanya knew about the paternity before marriage, the below sentences from chapter 14 gave me the doubt.

Looking at his somber, handsome profile, Lavanya felt a fresh wave of nausea, which she couldn't quite decide was due to her pregancy or her guilty secret, that gnawed away at her heart, sapping it of every joy, she had ever known.

"No, I'm worrying too much", she had told herself, "Of course, it is Arnav's. Arnav and mine".

And the below sentences from chapter 31 shows that La was already pregnant when she slept with Arnav.

Lavanya bit her lip and averted her gaze. The realization that she was fighting a losing battle was just beginning to dawn upon her. She had done nothing to earn his trust and perhaps it was foolish to expect him to believe...

"I had my period just a week before the graduation night", Lavanya tried again, "I had no way of knowing that it was a false period and that I was...was already pregnant. I hadn't lied when I said I was on the pill that night".

Jenny, Thanks for the PM.