A big THANK YOU for updating four chapters!
Even after so many chapters, you still amaze me with your writing prowess. I still fail to understand how you manage to capture the gamut of emotions in such few words. Your narration is so life-like.
Coming to Maan-Geet, I will never get enough of these two. They are really close to my heart, both as individuals and as a couple.
It was nice to see Maan reaching out to her, but was it enough? He said, "haq liya jaata hai, jamaya jaata hai". Maybe he could have applied that himself, hold her close to him and ask her until she had no option but to talk about what was bothering her. But he himself is grappling with the strong emotions he is feeling for his wife and her hot and cold behavior is not helping him so cannot really fault him entirely either. Though I feel he could have paid more attention to her outburst and not stuck to just the maid part. Maybe he would have realized that his wife wanted his time and attention and was waiting for him. But again, when we are angry we become selective listeners and focus only on things that can hurt us further and make us angrier.
Geet, I only feel bad for her. I am not even angry for what she said to Maan. Yes, Maan is hurting too, but Geet was at a stage where she could have easily slipped into depression. She was not totally herself. I am so glad for Ayush to realize this and come in time to help his friend. I admire Geet's resilience. Even with Maan, she never gave up, reached out to him time and again. I feel Maan should have been a bit more understanding in this situation. The onus does not lie on him, but even he was partially at fault. He could have been a bit more persuasive especially knowing where she was coming from. Her attempt at self-depreciation, her morose attitude towards things.
I am glad, though, the fact that she chose Ayush to share her problems than him pinched him. They are like kids who are best friends, will fight with each other like crazy but will not like it if their friend plays with another kid or ignores them. The problem with them is they entered into the relationship totally unprepared and uninterested. Along the way they developed feelings they never thought they would and now they are struggling with not just their own but even the baggage of each other's feelings. They are lost and do not know how to be around one another. Hope they will get some perspective now.
The bit where they hug it out, I was so waiting for that! Although, Geet scared me for a bit. They both needed a catharsis and some consolation to their wounded hearts and who better than them to provide that to each other.
In between, I hope Tara managed to go with Dev. Hope all is well in their paradise for now.
Really looking forward to how Maan and Geet progress from here. Please continue soon.
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