NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~THREAD 24~CHAPTER 29 upd 10th MAR - Page 24

Originally posted by: lashy

Didn't know if the underlying message behind it reached everyone so putting it in words... for those that might be interested.😳

The poison ring...

Harka would never have ended her life.. no... she is not that kind of person... not even when her Godparents banished her from their lives (as an orphan who has no place to go, it really is the lowest point she could've hit) not even when Khalil invaded their camp... (only when she was at the cusp of losing to him that she tried reaching for it)

However, she came closest to thinking about it at this point because she was going through a brief spell of acute depression (and guilt)...

And yet again, unwittingly, AMK managed to get her out of it...

Apart from being a light-hearted end to a very heavy confrontation... the 'ring fiasco' also drives home the point that while AMK knowingly watches out for her... unknowingly too, he keeps her occupied - intrigues her, mystifies her.. even when she hates him now... he is the perfect yang to her yin...

Of course, why AMK did it was because he didn't want to take any risks (as an Intelligence officer he knows this lesson too well) but what he might not have counted on, was how effectively his actions managed to snap her out of depression. He came as a distraction at the right time.

After death of jiji, Khan Sahib came as a distraction... a positive distraction... the 4 dams, his secretive lifestyle... his 'Just stay safe' all of it..

Now, when she was at her lowest low, Ustaad Sahib has come as a distraction again...a negative one... (at least she thinks he is negative) but this act, his challenge to her... all of it...

Originally posted by: lashy

Originally posted by: roseraja1915

C29- The chapter that showcased the mother of all confrontations between the leads.

It was UAMK's day of reckoning, no doubt.

The Sahib's frustrations were clearly evident. With the Sahiba's wrath reaching manic proportions, he had to try every trick in the book to get her to come round to his point of view - he pleaded, he cajoled, he explained, he confessed, he reasoned ,he promised, he offered himself as target to vent her rage but nothing seemed to appease or calm down our young Sahiba.

While her feeble attempts to harm him physically hardly ruffled his feathers, the relentless volley of accusations hurled at him hit hard. It was all he could do to rein in his temper to diffuse an extremely volatile situation. He had to temper his retorts with common sense and had to play it by the ear to make the best of the decidedly unpleasant confrontation. It was too much, too soon for the poor Sahiba to digest , with her physical state not helping matters.

Unable to effectively counter all the allegations that she levelled at him, he was forced to employ a different strategy. With the soft approach not swaying the Sahiba, it was time to play hardball. His headstrong and determined girl had to be kept in check and if he couldn't appeal to her sense of reason, then so be it- he will don the mask of the shrewd and calculating trader that he was to chalk out a deal that would be beneficial to both.

Heaven has no rage, like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury , like a woman scorned ( Quote : The Morning Bride by William Congreve ) . Heera's rage and fury are completely justified. So he is now Ustaad Sahib , not Khan Sahib anymore. She will rise like a phoenix from the ashes for her beloved people and her lands. Would we expect anything less from Harka Bai who shares the same blood as Durga Bai?

The ways of the treacherous heart are indeed baffling- while for him it is his motivation ; for her it is the reason for her rejection.

Thank you darling author, for this high-octane chapter which had the reader hyperventilating in its intensity of raw emotions displayed. 🤗

Be that as it may, I will be drifting contentedly on Cloud 29, with his husky "Heera" and all those sweet words he whispered in her ears, ringing in my ears and the dreamy teaser pic within my line of sight, until C30.

Originally posted by: lashy

Hello girls.. how has your Holi Sunday been so far? I'm not going to be able to beat the Holi pictures that Manu/Shaggu and Vrinda have posted... but my heartfelt wishes to all of you 🤗

Happy Holi (I imagine how she'll look if Heera and her friends were playing holi)

>>>❤️

Originally posted by: durgeshnandini

Lashy di,

Finally I have finished reading the update to my heart's content, with most of the bits and pieces off the reviews!

I'm afraid, I wouldn't be writing any thing sufficient or proper to define the realms of dreaminess this chapter touched, the emotions it ventured to express and how they were expressed too! Just like everyone have aptly pointed out, they were like two magnets, desparate break out of each other's aura, one in despise, other in desperation - yet they found equilibrium in each other, support in the other's strength, and flutters in the other's assurance - an irony it was, an irony for which none of them had any regrets whatsoever! She knows it in the heart of her hearts, she might be hurt in his love, but never neglected.

Such beauty you have woven in two colors - so bright, that there was nothing left colourless!

They were like colors - one too learned in miseries to blend, another too weary to blend - in liking or in moments most disparaging, they make the most vibrant shades ever born out of two colors - they're born to blend, in which ever possible way, that might be - their mind games, a dark, deep hue of passion gathering strong and delectable and their undercurrents of sensation - her name in his murmur, his chin and her borla, blend into the soothing tinge of blushing cheeks, subtly spreading!

Letting their hues, colour our glooms and sorrows,

My wishes of a vibrant and lively Holi to all my pals!

Good Morning! 😳

Originally posted by: roseraja1915

C29- The chapter that showcased the mother of all confrontations between the leads.

It was UAMK's day of reckoning, no doubt.

The Sahib's frustrations were clearly evident. With the Sahiba's wrath reaching manic proportions, he had to try every trick in the book to get her to come round to his point of view - he pleaded, he cajoled, he explained, he confessed, he reasoned ,he promised, he offered himself as target to vent her rage but nothing seemed to appease or calm down our young Sahiba.

While her feeble attempts to harm him physically hardly ruffled his feathers, the relentless volley of accusations hurled at him hit hard. It was all he could do to rein in his temper to diffuse an extremely volatile situation. He had to temper his retorts with common sense and had to play it by the ear to make the best of the decidedly unpleasant confrontation. It was too much, too soon for the poor Sahiba to digest , with her physical state not helping matters.

Unable to effectively counter all the allegations that she levelled at him, he was forced to employ a different strategy. With the soft approach not swaying the Sahiba, it was time to play hardball. His headstrong and determined girl had to be kept in check and if he couldn't appeal to her sense of reason, then so be it- he will don the mask of the shrewd and calculating trader that he was to chalk out a deal that would be beneficial to both.

Heaven has no rage, like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury , like a woman scorned ( Quote : The Morning Bride by William Congreve ) . Heera's rage and fury are completely justified. So he is now Ustaad Sahib , not Khan Sahib anymore. She will rise like a phoenix from the ashes for her beloved people and her lands. Would we expect anything less from Harka Bai who shares the same blood as Durga Bai?

The ways of the treacherous heart are indeed baffling- while for him it is his motivation ; for her it is the reason for her rejection.

Thank you darling author, for this high-octane chapter which had the reader hyperventilating in its intensity of raw emotions displayed. 🤗

Be that as it may, I will be drifting contentedly on Cloud 29, with his husky "Heera" and all those sweet words he whispered in her ears, ringing in my ears and the dreamy teaser pic within my line of sight, until C30.

Originally posted by: melovesja

Faqat itnishi to chahat thi meri
Use koi dard na mile doubara,
Per alam yeh ki sub se
Bada dard paya muje dekhne pe dubara.
Uske dhav bhare dil ko marham ki jagah
Aur gahera sa ghav mila ,
Tuta huwa bharosa sanver ne
Bajay chakna chur hua hai.
Janta tha ki milne per sath pane ki
Khushi na de pauga per Ai Khuda!
Meri tasvir to kuch yu badli hai ki Sath
Hone ka bharosha bhi kho chuka hu.
Gum to bas ish bat ka hai ki ye
Gum bhi use akele hi uthana hoga.

Lashy shahiba when time permits please translate it.

Originally posted by: melovesja

chapter 29 has its own beauty . every time she successes fully outdo his talk and lash him with deep cut , test him to the extent by provoking him to get freedom but got failure to match his behavior with newly drown picture of him but how she got successes when he is only a cure and way of freedom from all agony. he got all the failure to make her understand the truth but successes fully say and convey everything. The pic at top mirroring the beauty of that understanding of her short time need and he was there for her was touched my heart the most and confession about their beautiful moment in most loving way and call her by name as she dreamt from whom she admire was dreamy.
both were lose their everything in one or other way. very powerfully she seeking answer and put the right thing forth and he very well understand her condition, reason behind her behavior and calmly and carefully tackle her temper. Heera is superb but Khan shahib is super -o - super and my my dearest writer the way you wrote this convo and bring them facing each other in personal to not only her pain but hurt and his clarifications ,to say the truth , why he did all.before she know what he did for her is awesome , before their relationship get a shape. now whenever it happens it will come out as smooth thread not a knotted one and specially my hand curves for Adab to you shahiba for write up of Khan shahib and your thought about relation.
I liked the most is after trying every way to make her understand his side and situation when he feels the need to gave her time and space he wrapped up his feelings and wear a mask to become a practical man but not left before presenting a deal to take advantage of his influence . reality and his determination to keep her safe with that he keep his self esteem by postponing to share his past up to she is in right frame to understand him and prepare herself again to set everything right for her people.

Thanks for Pm.