NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~Thread 8~ Chapter 13 - UPD 20th Aug - Page 83

Originally posted by: Sandhya.A

Wanted him to eat food from another too, because he knew that food meant much more to AMK,

Wanted him to know that his chachajaan was not the only provider of food/care for him

Wanted AMK to have attachments to others too, esp the one who has managed to stir him from his unyielding nature. (Certainly he noticed the changes in him the way Gauri noticed in her Sahiba)

Having known his AMK since a boy, he knew him perfectly well, his restlessness wrt the beautiful Sahiba. Chachajaan probably saw it as an opportunity to make him eat out of another's hand, to make him seek another's care.

He wanted his AMK to widen his horizons and 'feel' more of the world than stay within his chachajaan's cocoon emotionally.

Originally posted by: lashy

<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Having said that... any idea why chacha jaan didn't cook for him?😉</font>

Originally posted by: karkuzhali

<font face="Comic Sans MS, Times, serif" size="3">GOOD MORNING!</font>

If you can afford to bear...🤣

With tit-bits of past , lashy di once again you amazed us by your craft...🤗

It started with the chitter chatter of maids , busy with their respective chores but were thoroughly relishing that ongoing pappyshow...😉😆😛

Hear O ladies, what's on my mind,

About the stable-boy Gafhoor, a creature so sly.

It was his luck that the young Sahib was kind,

For had his cruel punisher instead been I

His filthy hands and legs I'd tightly bind,

And break them ALL, till I heard him sob and cry

Good one Lashy di looks like you're sending your Bindiya to Saraswati Aunty classes , I could see the effect...😉

Then comes our lady with the reshmi pankha in her hands...😳

So she knows about ink wala incident though she missed it but atleast she is not unknown to this .

Happy me , atleast there would be no conflict in future regarding this incident , nor will be the doubts in heera's conscience ...😳

'Well... if it wasn't for him, we would've been shamed today... what's not to respect in a man who stands up for two commoners like us, baisa?' she replied, along with a chorus of approvers.

Liked Bindiya's truthful acknowledgement , whatever issues she had with khan sahib in past but nothing could cloud her judgement .

she very well understood the fact & also appreciated him ...👏👏👏

However I cannot understand gauri's silence here , its quite alarming one to me , is there really something which is keeping her away from openly expressing...😲

Orr she is too vyast with the taam jhaam of feast ki bolna bhul gayi...😉😆

why hasn't Chitranjan kakasa replied to my scroll yet?

& like heera am also thinking why there is no sandesh from chitranjan since with the revelation of parnagarh connection , news is bound to spread & could soon be grasped by Khalil & co.

Reception room of the guest quarters...

Sudden coming of chachajaan , his queries , his apologies , his jestings...everything was...

Then his call in a favour , it was the moment where I could hardly hold my excitement for the next ...

Nonetheless I could see the concern which you wanted to signify that Chacha carries for his beloved akbar (i wrote jalal first , gosh this addiction)...

This single line says all...👏

it would put him at ease, if he was told that Bahadur's fine...'

At the same time we got to see heera's dilemma , something in her would never allow her to disregard such sincere request also it would be something best to do if she wants to repay the favour of Khan Sahib ...😃

So mission tending bahadur starts...😎

At the stables...

Already saddened khan sahib gets another disheartening news...😭😭😭

& then comes our Sahiba...😳

Her appearance brings some subtle changes , unknown to him as well but soon he realized & phusss...💔

After some initial demurral , he understands need of hour & lets her skillful hands tend his cherished friend...😳

But our Harka sahiba is no less , by her tranquility she made khan sahib approach in a most humble way...

& then followed was some lovely time in stables...

he emptied stable for the lady even , he did this for her privacy sake but he has protected her from unwelcome examining , clever him...😉

They'd coddled the pet. Reassured it. Threatened it. Bribed it. Why, at one point, the young man had even held its forelimbs down to try and force-feed the medicine.

Just like his master...😈

then OMG , game of smiles started...😛😛😛

Lamha Lamha Doori Yun Pighalti Hai
Jaane Kis Aag Mein Yeh Shabnam Jalti Hai...❤️

addicting sight

intoxicating smile

contagious positivity...uff uff...☺️

ahaa , it was perfect swamiji , for me your writing is trap each time I read am , gone to fantasy land for hours ...

Here was an heiress seated upon harsh ground - her hands blood-stained, attire muddy and numerous responsibilities left incomplete. Yet, she hadn't winced in discomfort or displeasure once. Rather, she was making light of their worries with a smile.

Khan Sahib - great observer...😎

She noticed his injuries &...🤢

I know that time is yet to come when she could tend him too & as stubborn as she wants to be ...😛

It wasn't a fancy acknowledgement of her timely help, just like she hadn't spoken elaborate words of gratitude for protecting her maids.

Such a simple but solemn acknowledgement it was...😳

But the appreciation was there. She had sensed it in his actions, like he had seen it in her smiles.

Another billion dollar line ...👏

Glimpses of Past

So akbar had a rough childhood that too in his own abbu's house...😭...💔

& chacha was the only one who cared for him & his needs .

No wonder , why he keep him in such high regards .

No matter how rough & tough he has become but his affection for his chacha can never change & why not , if not for chacha this guy could have hardly survived .

And Chacha jaan's barely-edible food was one of the few sane memories from a very muddled adolescence that continued to remind Akbar of that lost innocence. That he could continue to relate to, as the 'home' he never had.

Originally posted by: harshu27

amazing update u r truly professional writer every chap u marvel us all with ur talent...⭐️❤️ and i simply adore ur writing talent...👏d chap was a roller coaster ride 1st we had akheera's convo khan sahib's drooling session😉 but later when d update was heading towards khan sahib's past it was like i had fallen on d ground with a thud...😕

Hear O ladies, what's on my mind,

About the stable-boy Gafhoor, a creature so sly.

It was his luck that the young Sahib was kind,

For had his cruel punisher instead been I

His filthy hands and legs I'd tightly bind,

And break them ALL, till I heard him sob and cry

ye hunar bhi aapka kamaal ka hai lashy sahiba...😉😎

so finally aaya unt pahad ke neeche bindiya finally did talk something positive about khan sahib...😉😆good to see this change...😆so now heera turned vet for khan sahib's bahadur...😎for a change d lep lap session was meant for bahadur and not for khan sahib 😆 but d best part was his drooling session over harka...😛

In one hand, she held aside a small pleated bunch of skirt to stop its edges from getting in the way. In the other hand, she managed both - her veil of shimmering summery-yellow silk, and a sleek wooden cane to help with the uneven surfaces. Gracefully armed thus, the Sahiba was scaling the stretches of greenery, resembling the radiant sun rising from the fields, her elegance undiminished even during an awkwardly-inconvenient adventure such as this.

aww this part was like his heart was slowly breaking d wall which he had built up around...😳 and m sure heera will prove to b d positivist of light which he badly needs now to break open d wall...😛

Chacha jaan!' Just as he'd guessed! 'No wonder he suddenly had some urgent business in the market...🤣 chacha jaan rocked akbar shocked🤣😎he escaped within d cycle gap...🤣 only to keep this future couple in privacy...😳

It was the first time he'd taken her name - and my, had he done it with flair. A short sigh later, she turned around 'Yes?'

i dont know how much this pic is apt but while reading this pic flashes in front of my eyes...😉

finally khan sahib made arrangements to kick out his employees so that they dont eye on her and also their convo...😉 how protective...

now comes d horrible past of khan sahib... so now we know d reason behind his introvert nature d reason y he is so reserved and so hard like rock from inside coz of his abusive childhood 😒 his childhood innocence was snatched away by those relatives ahh but then his chacha jaan was truly an awsum person who supported him and till now he was with khan sahib...😳 but as i said heera's positivist is like a ray of hope more precise its like a sun ray reaching d cave full of darkness which will make him sober soft and open...😳

and m waiting for more of akheera to come up in next chaps too...😉

and last but not d least thnx for for ur stupendous update m loving it more and more...🤗❤️