NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~THREAD 52 - CHAPTER 57 - UPD 28th Jan - Page 20

Originally posted by: Kalgi22

Yes he logged off at 199 to make us wait. 😆

So you guessed someone's entry.😉 but I do remember Jahnu made that Guess in very early. 😳

Good night Vathsy! 😳

Originally posted by: lashy

🤓 look who's talking! Remember him?

He'd suit you too

Originally posted by: lashy

Twice I posted and twice I lost the '4th edited version' to 'Message overlimit'

Extending my staying awake from 2 to 3 last night 😭

I know... I didn't rush at all.. which is why 3 am 🤣 😡

Originally posted by: Kuki715

OMG!! Somebody pinch me...

Khan Sahib... The Ustaad did it... . .

Lashy di my heart was in my mouth reading his entry ...😭 the poisoned kataar 😲 but he did it.😎..the fight my my... What strategy ⭐️⭐️👏Felt like I was there watching everything and everyone... So real it was it all your magic ⭐️⭐️🤗

Mahendra died...felt little sad, not for him maybe for his family and wife never mind... Khalil's next

The lady in blue veil is she Khan Sahib's mother 😲

OMG ! I am so happy ...

Originally posted by: lashy

Even axe-gif girl was moved at Mahendar's death? 😲

Then the 'turning' emotions were a success...🥳

There were many 'turns' in emotions in 57 and some that came a full circle!

1) Chacha jaan for the first time refused food. Going from that low point, to his quiet voice finally yelping in relief. I think all men of Ustaad secretly feared Mahendar (as a fighter) more than they do Khalil. (Who only has one arm)

2) Shehzaade's constant back-and-forth between wanting to let his hatred go, almost forgetting about it while being so enthralled by the match... (by the way, just like the men of Ustaad, Shehzaade quickly caught on to AMK's game - a wounded lion tires his enemies out first - that is the sort of connection they used to have)

And then finally, going back to hatred because he's afraid to be proved wrong!

3) Mahendar finally accepting he was wrong (somewhere), facing downfall in public (his worst fear) and yet finding peace in death.

4) Heera's tired body and mind almost losing this long battle, exhausted - till Gauri reminds her of their end game. And then by the end, she's finally foun her crown of pride (that'd gone lost when Shehzaadi had her slapped)

5) Mohan banna and Parnagarhis rejoicing at Ustaad's (at Khalil's mentor's) victory over Mahendar (Their aagya jamaisa) Their revenge satiated.

6) Azeez having an instant connection with the not-so-spiteful guard though he can't understand why - same-age same-size same-mischievous personality - Of course he was afraid to think so, till NSS actually reveals his name...

Came a full circle there.. Azeez having lost his buddy-for-life Chota Faizaan. Found another one in the form of Chota Zayaan today... fate's uncanny ways!

7) Ustaad having always been someone who'd garner awe and silence everyone where he went (remember the scene when he walks into the soldier's camp and how everyone falls silent?) Yet, he was destroyed by enemies such that he entered the biggest duel of his life still recovering, and thus exhausted.

Or so most thought!

Having said that, he fought the best battle of his life in this state - more than when he was at his fighting best! And despite not an ounce of care to 'show off' his skills (survival is his only motto) ended up turning all spectators in his favour...

Originally posted by: lashy

Footwear quiz

Answers

Vathsykka... I haven't checked Chellam's & Rekha's entries... but came across this.. and you've scored a full marks...

Extra pointers too for noticing the difference between

a) 'Rajasthani' footwear and

b) Riding boots that come with a bit of heels (it helps kick the side of the horse when riding to make them speed up!) The two main riders we have are Akbar and Azeez (Azeez one is narrower and smaller)👏

Originally posted by: Testmytest

Looks like it, he is assisting Rosejaan!!

So this is what happened Saturday:

Hari decided to come home this past weekend, his dad had not seen him since one month as he was in India. So we went Friday and brought him home.

He had a project due Monday (today)

Subject: Intro. to Engineering Design

• 2 person team project but he brought his work home so he had to work alone.
• A small car that follows a certain path, it moves/follows black lines and stops if it sees white surface.
• He has to code it in C++ and transfer it to the circuit/chip in the car.
• He started working on it, had so many issues in the code
• So I started assisting him and got sucked into it too 😲
• Became his lab assistant
• Worked until 1 am, fixed most of the issues but not all 😕
• He was suppose to take the train back to campus but cancelled because the project is not working 100%😔
• Finally he got it working
• Drove him straight to his classroom today
• Him/his partner demonstrated to their professor, got 97!!

This was all unexpected, but it was all worth it in the end!! I had to take a step back I realized right away. This is his project, not mine. He will not learn if I interfere, so just assisted him with taking videos of the trials, making a path on a big white cardboard, fixing the broken sensors, and changing batteries.

Originally posted by: Unbeknown

Lashy, I want to read Khalil's duel too
😔

I liked Chachajaan's heart and spine analogy. And Mahendar's impure steel thought. He couldn't accept even at death bed.

Ooh and Azeez's reaction to Chota Zayaan...it rhymes somewhat😊

Hola baisas!

How everyone? Aadhya and I are both doing good. Hope to be regular from now on

It's Uber cold this week for us -18 to -30c