NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~THREAD 48 - CHAPTER 53 - Page 41

Originally posted by: selvi1275

Goodmorning Periyamma, Bindu, Kal, Lavanya, and all Baisas... 🤗

Goodevening Aparna, Lana, Rekha, and Vathsy...🤗

Azeez blew at the steaming drink sitting in his hand, his mind slowly becoming clearer as he watched the ripples on its surface ebb away. He was ready to do this - a 'calm and collected' ready, not the 'frantic and frenzied' ready he was, until half an hour ago.

Checking out the four plans that had been etched on a patch of mud beside him, he looked up to meet eyes with the audience that sat facing him.

Originally posted by: Bindu.

I was so eager to read the update that I forgot to login,di..the 'members only' forced me to

Awww

But before starting, I couldn't help taking a deep breath and praying for something positive..and the update was not only positive but entertaining too in some parts

>>>

The way every one was coming forward to help their sahib and sahiba was so beautiful and uplifting..the real treasure anyone could amass is this,loyalty and love of their people. Shehzaade might become an emperor one day,but he can never truly enjoy this kind of love and devotion from his people..he lost the only person who was selfless and devoted to him.

Exactly... 👍🏼

You've shown everyone's emotions in a brilliant manner,di..I could feel their pain,helplessness,anxiety and finally a sense of hope!

Thanks da🤗

Heera's pain and the guilt were heart-wrenching..it was something we were dreading to read.Gauri looked like an angel to me.Can't imagine Heera's state without Gauri's support,mainly the emotional support.

Yes! And again this is what Gauri's strength has always been and we see her doing it here too.. at a very crucial juncture, if I may add!

BTW,Heera's place looks so old and dirty. Is this what noble treatment is?

😕 kyaa karein?

'Give me courage ma... to face this... to endure this... for HIS sake... and for the sake of so many dependant on him... my heart beats in him and his in mine... if only one of us were to make it out of this alive, the other would walk through life as a soulless body... yet, if only one of us were to make it out of this alive... it must be HIM. For, he has the skills and the means to care for those dependant on us, better than I do... so, send me a path... show me a way to support him... such that I can help him get better... at least to give him a fair chance, if nothing else... what use is my education... what use is my devotion to the art of healing, if I cannot help treat the one I love when he needs me most?'

>>>😒

It belonged to a Mughal nobleman who coincidentally knew both Mansabdars of Parnagarh - Hukum Jagat Prasad Singh, and Ustaad Akbar Mahmoud Khan.

This is interesting.Will this person have a greater role to play besides giving the men of Ustaad a place to stay?

>>>🤔

Discoloured with blood and grime, and torn beyond recognition, it took them a good while to realise that it was no rag - but a piece of clothing. A man's clothing. A grey tunic.

'Exactly like the one...' he pushed down the bile that'd come up to his throat 'Khan Sahib had been wearing last'

OMG,this was how alarming it would've been for the men!

Of course.. it must have been horrendous! To see what was once part of someone you loved become like this!

'Mirza bhaijaan' Azeez held his chin up to the man, as an act of defiance 'Do you really think I hesitate to lay my life for this mission? With Chota gone, I have no one else to live for anyway...'

What? He seems to have forgotten Kuki

>>> It made me laugh out loud that day and now again too! 🤣

'I know...' Sayyid clicked his fingers with confidence - the sound of his clicks twice as loud as the voices around 'It's a symbol for 'spinning'... similar to how our Sahib often spins a blade... is he hinting that we must smuggle blades... weapons in?'

'NO! He wouldn't have planned anything so risky - not when our Sahiba is their prisoner too!'

'Maybe it signifies a 'circle'... does he want all of us to encircle the prison fort?'

'Darn no! Our Sahib believes in playing it quiet'

'That gesture also symbolises 'repeat'... what if he's asking us to repeat a few tricks from one of our past missions?'

'No!' Murmured Ibrahim under his breath, waiting for the clamour to come to a stop.

And it did.

Build-up ekkuva,business thakkuvaHe's giving all wrong answers with so much of confidenceI thought he'll crack the clue but all his guesses were exactly opposite to how Khan Sahib thinks..

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For, everyone was eager to hear the guesswork of their wise mate.

'I do not think that gesture was meant to be a circle, a spin or a cycle... I think Akbar was furling up something...' His fingers inadvertently made small rolls as he spoke 'like a scroll!'

Mirza bhaijaan,you are truly a star for the way you dealt with these angry young men and also solved the clues.

No more cement floors in this janam

>>> Rose has announced it too!🤣

'Have you seen the way her hands work? It's sheer magic... simple leaves evolve into nectar... potions dance to her tunes... as if the Goddess herself has misted her divine powers onto them'

'Our banna does not exaggerate... I've served at the Haveli several years, and seen it myself... dead plants have literally come back to life with her touch... '

Sooo beautiful!

>>> Woh tho Heera hai!

Ibrahim broke out into an awkward half-frown, while Daya and Bajrang coughed aloud - clearly embarrassed by the suggestive tones of her rebuttal.

>>>😆 Waise bahut hassi aa rahi hai... Sayyid was there too!

'I do have a doubt... what were you referring to, when you said you had a cure for the 'mischief' in his eyes?'

>>>😆

'Baisa... I... I... am sorry... for everything'

'It's alright'

Heera whispered, a moment later - her soft smile dispelling those hard heavy sentiments like bubbles in air. 'Now go... take care!'

Aww..this is touching,di..

They were genuine emotions!😳

But the next moment, a lone figure bolted from their midst like a beam - his limbs and senses faster than the thousands surrounding him. The thrill pounding in his ears was so loud that it deafened most of the cacophony around - but that only helped the young chap meander his way through the crowd like light through fabric - fearing no one, stopping at nothing. He angled over hurdles, bent under barriers and passed through any gap he could find - all this while his unflinching glares stayed fixated on the prize that came plunging lower and lower with each passing beat.

Whistle-podu,what a catch,what a chase! Hope Kuki begum makes an appearance soon..

I know, right? 😔

a burly thuggish man twice their size

My imagination of Sayyid seems to be different from the actual,di.. Anyway,what if he is not as wise as MB(Mirza bhaijaan..not Mahesh babu) he's at least got the muscular physique that scares people.

>>> when his very presence is enough to get the work done, tum kyaa analyse kar rahi ho😆

Not everyone's as lucky as Heera to get someone who's got both brains and brawn

>>>🤣

Jokes apart, you have cleverly displayed everyone's skill in this update di. Gauri and IM's sensible and practical side,Azeez's agility and Sayyid's strength.

👍🏼 Thanks da!

But,Dhani was a surprise to me,didn't think she was capable of something like this.Bindiya has truly been Heera's eyes many times and her poetry too came in handy,today.Who thought this was possible.

Have to see how the plan of reaching out to Shehanshah and sending the medicine to AMK works out.Tejraj has already met AMK and none of the men know it,as of now.Hope Parnagarhis get to meet him soon.He knows the contents of the scroll exactly unlike Ratan kakasa who has read only few lines.

>>> Yes the men have no idea about Tejraj already meeting AMK!

We knew the special knot would be of help someday and it did.

>>>👍🏼

Thanks for the wonderful update,di..the narration was vivid,as always!

>>>🤗 Enjoyed your comments thoroughly!

Originally posted by: lashy

Azeez blew at the steaming drink sitting in his hand, his mind slowly becoming clearer as he watched the ripples on its surface ebb away. He was ready to do this - a 'calm and collected' ready, not the 'frantic and frenzied' ready he was, until half an hour ago.

Checking out the four plans that had been etched on a patch of mud beside him, he looked up to meet eyes with the audience that sat facing him.

Originally posted by: lashy

Azeez blew at the steaming drink sitting in his hand, his mind slowly becoming clearer as he watched the ripples on its surface ebb away. He was ready to do this - a 'calm and collected' ready, not the 'frantic and frenzied' ready he was, until half an hour ago.

Checking out the four plans that had been etched on a patch of mud beside him, he looked up to meet eyes with the audience that sat facing him.

Originally posted by: lashy

I fell in love with you because you you loved me when I couldn't yet love myself!

Originally posted by: roseraja1915

Singling out our Azeez for a well-deserved special mention.👏

The guilt of it all tearing him apart but in a calmer frame of mind now, he is raring to put their rescue plans into action.👍🏼

>>>👍🏼

Terrific edit, Lashy Sahiba!👏 ⭐️

Kuki dearie, see your Azeez miyan is here but where are you?😭

>>> 😭

Originally posted by: karkuzhali

Chapter 53..

In Haikus:

Pain tortures her heart

'Why does Shehzaade do this?'

Her soul is sinking..😭

Macabre visions

Flesh shredding lashes by whip

His blood soaked body😲

Gauri's good advice

"Don't let go the real sinners

By blaming yourself"😕

"Wait..what did you say?"

A Celestial glow is seen

Heera's face caressed!😊

"Give me courage, ma!

Show the way to support him

My heart beats in him "😭

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Calm and collected

All Khan Sahib's loyal men

Check out the four plans.😳

Dangerous mission

Disguised as fumigators

The two young ladies..👏

Message of the plans

A shocker of an update

Reaches with details..👍🏼

What will it be next?

What is going to happen..?

We will wait and see!😕

Karkuzhali.

Condensing a 11,000 word update into a collection of all-revealing spectacular haikus. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Bravo, Periyamma! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️