FF: Pale Blue Dot Thread 6/19/2025 Chapter 44 Part2 - Page 26

Originally posted by: hemakeerti

Okay madam.. now that you have successfully made me sappy… go n read and comment

Dii ..

There is sooo much happening here

Omg .. ye expect nahi kiya tha .. hats off to ur imagination level and writing skills

I am done reading .. will comment by tonight 😘

Originally posted by: manu_ak

Oho kuch bhi🤦

We didn't do it for update. We did it coz PBD truly matters in all our lives in some way or the other. You don't have to feel ungrateful. Having said that we are wayyyy tooo selfish to not accept an update whenever it comes so Thankyou so so much

Ofcourse i agree .. 🥰

Hii Dii .. how are you and things at your end? Read as soon as you updated but had to login from laptop to comment , so got late!

Read after silencing the world !!

I don’t even know where to begin Dii... What was this?! Some scenes you read, some scenes you inhabit .. True in my case .. felt like I was there, in that car .. sitting behind Jalal and Jodha, overhearing their 3 a.m. heart-to-hearts, getting goosebumps, hiding my face, grinning like a fool

“Did uncle and aunty reject me?” She asked… “Are we eloping?”

Jodha’s sass is so on-brand. “are we eloping?” line??? I wheezed Girl, you're in a luxury car with such a handsome hunk enjoy the ride .. This is why I adore her !!!

Okay can't quote each line but know that I loved each and every word of their banter .. and ofcourse that moon-cloud wala scene too !! Cute and well thought

“Don’t be duped by the cheeky, unassuming fellow…”

Sir Chetan Kamath, the Mining Syndicate Prince?! HELLO PLOT TWIST I was not ready for this Hyderabad meets Bellary industrial alliance. I love how you explained everything here. The land acquisitions, port logistics, environment clearances ... Can’t believe I was shipping these boys like campus cuties when they’re actually moguls in disguise

“Abdul had Sara, Chetan had Smitha, and I had this.”

OUCH! So much obsession .. Not only to Jo, but it's news to me as well .. Even we didn't knew or guessed this side of Jalal

And I justttt LOVED how

You didn't hold back there, Dii

You didn’t paint him a victim.

You didn’t villainize Aliya.

You simply showed two people who got it all wrong and paid in silence.

“My conscience knew I was also my child’s murderer.”

I had to stop reading there. Take a walk. And come back. Too many confessions and insights altogether don't you think.

The Shekhar chacha and Prudhvi story? Are you kidding me?!
That was GOLD. That was the full-circle moment I didn’t see coming okayyy!!

From sneaking biryani to a garage boy to building an empire with him.
From toy cars to Toyotas.
From ‘league’ being about class to ‘league’ being about character

And that dialogue from Usman?

“League is defined by a person’s character, Shekhar bhai…”

UFFF! That’s how you write wisdom. That's how you embed values into narrative without sounding preachy. Isiliye we say, it is not just love story it is something from which we learn a lot .. I understand now what Manu Dii says is totally apt !!

Also… Jalal studying her, remembering snowfall, naming her Snow bird, reading her thoughts before she voiced them?! SUPER ADORABLE AND CUTE!!!

That Mahabharatha example was such a literary masterstroke The metaphor! The humility! The realization!

“This is my moment of awakening! And suffice to say that it is both humbling and daunting.”

Moment of awakening for me too because I never thought this way... And Jalal, crushing her cheeks into a pout while feeding her kisses in between a very serious life-altering discussion?! I was grinning throughout

Also, this - “Your Badepapa had been there… seen everything.”

Needed. So many men would hide this. But Jalal? He brings out every piece of history, even if it incriminates him.

“…they all can go and f*ck themselves for all I care as long as you… zip up all that – I don’t deserve you, I’m out of your league sht and take me, woman. The question is… will you?”

This is my favourite partttt for real! I meannnn just WOWWWW .. "toe-curling" like you say ... ahem ahem

Loved Saradhi's self talk too ... How you tied their history, their bond with Raghu-Vasu, the gentle ache, the hope, the future grandchildren...it’s all too much. I don’t know what hurts more... the quiet grief or the quiet resilience

“Soon… he’ll have a son-in-law and grandchildren to love and cherish.”

Umm not my thoughts .. I was reading a book and I remember a line from it for this line above .. quoting it here .. this is what healing looks like. Not forgetting the ones we lost. But including them in the future we build.

If I had a heart-shaped stamp, I’d seal this entire scene with it.

Soul-telling from Jalal I'll call it .. And I LOVE how responsible this makes him feel. Not just a lover, but a man who wants her prepped for what she’s stepping into.

Every line is dipped in emotional precision and depth...yet sprinkled with your trademark humor Jalal’s cheekiness, Jodha’s comic timing, the Sainik School biryani bribery… you gave it all

I'm done reading all those sh*t books now .. was fed up of them tbh .. you showed me what literary romance looks like. What grown-up.. thoughtful.. emotionally intelligent.. love feels like

And with that, I’m just sitting here… absorbing all of it, head spinning, thnking what happens next. Jalal Ahmed, you’ve left me speechless

Now your part 2 is as big as a PBD chapter. Which tells us, you CAN write fast and quick ... 1 Month is your final deadline for Chapter 45 or 44 Part 3

Enjoyed reading this

Take a bow, author sahiba. I’m off to lie down and overthink every word you wrote. Until next time…

Originally posted by: suganMCAmuthu

Hi dii.....it's unexpected update....it's tooo good to read,I thought it's gonna b romantic update but didn't expect to this depth of chapter,after I finished reading this update my mind suddenly started thinking that pbd is nearing its epilogue after 11 yrs nearly...a part of me thrilled to know what happens next but another part me felt deep hurt to think the time nearing to say our goodbyes to our beloved Jalal Ahmed and Jodha akkineni ...after u finish this story I am gonna miss ur update and waiting for u in the forums di....is it wrong of me to b greedy for ur stories update

Epilogue is still a far shot girl… going by my speed it will be a few years before that day comes…

But can’t complain about your greediness

One question jo mujhe humesha se puchna tha

Like really. What planet are you from? How can you write like this? From where you imagine all of these? I would like to ask the same thing to Lashy Dii as well .. given I just finished re readin HBAS for the nth time

I swear if this was a show.. I’d binge it in one night.. then rewatch it with a notebook just to annotate every Jalal line.

You have this terrifying ability to make a reader feel things they didnt sign up for I come in for some romance and slowburn chemistry and suddenly I’m 30 minutes deep in economic analysis, industrial land acquisition, emotional trauma, and existential questions about ambition and love. Like??? Mam.. I was just trying to relax.. why am I now questioning my life choices?

You weave Jalal past mahakatha, business, romance, pain, AND humour… into one coherent addictive story There’s never a throwaway line haan .. beautifully written and placed

I'm so invested here I tell ya .. Not ony here but in HBAS and NJAPA too coz I cry my heart out when there's there break up scene in NJAPA or Khan Sahib and Heera prison scene ...I keep forgetting these are fictional people. I’m reacting to them like they’re my own friends (or crushes. hello Jalal 😩)

Logging off now before I turn this into a thesis

edited - Also, what's with your grammar? I had to exit IF page and go to google to search the meanings - atleast 15 times

@Nuhskiee... will get back to your full comment but wanted to draw your attention to this...

“Abdul had Sara, Chetan had Smitha, and I had this.”

OUCH! So much obsession .. Not only to Jo, but it's news to me as well .. Even we didn't knew or guessed this side of Jalal

>> This line is a meant as a juxtaposition for when he tells Abdul after the site accident...

"Do you suggest the same if it was Sara?" the vexed man calmly asked. Abdul smirked!! Somehow, the reciprocation wasn't a surprise.

"You mean to say..." He coldly jabbed raising a brow. "What Sara is to me is what JODHA is to YOU?" Amazed by the latest development, Prithvi looked on curiously.

>>Hopefully now you all will see why Abdul pointedly asked that question. They all knew what Four wheels had been to Jalal... and the friends were glad to see it changing..

Also... when Jalal mentioned that his head and heart have shifted places in the past year he wasn't saying simply to convince Jodha... he was repeating the truth that had formalized in his mind, much before this night of confession

edited - Also, what's with your grammar? I had to exit IF page and go to google to search the meanings - atleast 15 times

>> what? where did I even put difficult words? name two

Originally posted by: hemakeerti

edited - Also, what's with your grammar? I had to exit IF page and go to google to search the meanings - atleast 15 times

>> what? where did I even put difficult words? name two

I will reply to your above "what jo is to him" comment tomorrow morning pakka... going to sleep now

But yeah ..Here are few words...I mean these are new to ME

aplomb

delinquent

Castigation

ostentatious

There are more.. like 5 - 6 more

but no issues .. mujhe seekhne mil raha hai 😆 keep using

Originally posted by: nushhkiee

Hii Dii .. how are you and things at your end? Read as soon as you updated but had to login from laptop to comment , so got late!

Read after silencing the world !!

I don’t even know where to begin Dii... What was this?! Some scenes you read, some scenes you inhabit .. True in my case .. felt like I was there, in that car .. sitting behind Jalal and Jodha, overhearing their 3 a.m. heart-to-hearts, getting goosebumps, hiding my face, grinning like a fool

“Did uncle and aunty reject me?” She asked… “Are we eloping?”

Jodha’s sass is so on-brand. “are we eloping?” line??? I wheezed Girl, you're in a luxury car with such a handsome hunk enjoy the ride .. This is why I adore her !!!

Okay can't quote each line but know that I loved each and every word of their banter .. and ofcourse that moon-cloud wala scene too !! Cute and well thought

“Don’t be duped by the cheeky, unassuming fellow…”

Sir Chetan Kamath, the Mining Syndicate Prince?! HELLO PLOT TWIST I was not ready for this Hyderabad meets Bellary industrial alliance. I love how you explained everything here. The land acquisitions, port logistics, environment clearances ... Can’t believe I was shipping these boys like campus cuties when they’re actually moguls in disguise

“Abdul had Sara, Chetan had Smitha, and I had this.”

OUCH! So much obsession .. Not only to Jo, but it's news to me as well .. Even we didn't knew or guessed this side of Jalal

And I justttt LOVED how

You didn't hold back there, Dii

You didn’t paint him a victim.

You didn’t villainize Aliya.

You simply showed two people who got it all wrong and paid in silence.

“My conscience knew I was also my child’s murderer.”

I had to stop reading there. Take a walk. And come back. Too many confessions and insights altogether don't you think.

The Shekhar chacha and Prudhvi story? Are you kidding me?!
That was GOLD. That was the full-circle moment I didn’t see coming okayyy!!

From sneaking biryani to a garage boy to building an empire with him.
From toy cars to Toyotas.
From ‘league’ being about class to ‘league’ being about character

And that dialogue from Usman?

“League is defined by a person’s character, Shekhar bhai…”

UFFF! That’s how you write wisdom. That's how you embed values into narrative without sounding preachy. Isiliye we say, it is not just love story it is something from which we learn a lot .. I understand now what Manu Dii says is totally apt !!

Also… Jalal studying her, remembering snowfall, naming her Snow bird, reading her thoughts before she voiced them?! SUPER ADORABLE AND CUTE!!!

That Mahabharatha example was such a literary masterstroke The metaphor! The humility! The realization!

“This is my moment of awakening! And suffice to say that it is both humbling and daunting.”

Moment of awakening for me too because I never thought this way... And Jalal, crushing her cheeks into a pout while feeding her kisses in between a very serious life-altering discussion?! I was grinning throughout

Also, this - “Your Badepapa had been there… seen everything.”

Needed. So many men would hide this. But Jalal? He brings out every piece of history, even if it incriminates him.

“…they all can go and f*ck themselves for all I care as long as you… zip up all that – I don’t deserve you, I’m out of your league sht and take me, woman. The question is… will you?”

This is my favourite partttt for real! I meannnn just WOWWWW .. "toe-curling" like you say ... ahem ahem

Loved Saradhi's self talk too ... How you tied their history, their bond with Raghu-Vasu, the gentle ache, the hope, the future grandchildren...it’s all too much. I don’t know what hurts more... the quiet grief or the quiet resilience

“Soon… he’ll have a son-in-law and grandchildren to love and cherish.”

Umm not my thoughts .. I was reading a book and I remember a line from it for this line above .. quoting it here .. this is what healing looks like. Not forgetting the ones we lost. But including them in the future we build.

If I had a heart-shaped stamp, I’d seal this entire scene with it.

Soul-telling from Jalal I'll call it .. And I LOVE how responsible this makes him feel. Not just a lover, but a man who wants her prepped for what she’s stepping into.

Every line is dipped in emotional precision and depth...yet sprinkled with your trademark humor Jalal’s cheekiness, Jodha’s comic timing, the Sainik School biryani bribery… you gave it all

I'm done reading all those sh*t books now .. was fed up of them tbh .. you showed me what literary romance looks like. What grown-up.. thoughtful.. emotionally intelligent.. love feels like

And with that, I’m just sitting here… absorbing all of it, head spinning, thnking what happens next. Jalal Ahmed, you’ve left me speechless

Now your part 2 is as big as a PBD chapter. Which tells us, you CAN write fast and quick ... 1 Month is your final deadline for Chapter 45 or 44 Part 3

Enjoyed reading this

Take a bow, author sahiba. I’m off to lie down and overthink every word you wrote. Until next time…

This is like a novel in itself.. will read again and comment