After a good minute spent in regulating my heartbeat to normal rate, here I am amazed at the way you write.
I am scared, sachhi waala scared. and specially with the gruesome thought that Nandini wont ever find comfort in "I am not alone". Strangely I can put myself in her shoes, even when I have fortunately never faced any situation as such, and never wish to. Maybe it is the power of the way you express this feeling of being watched, you get sucked inside the plot of the story involuntarily. Brilliant writing. Cant stress that enough.
Madhyam giving me creeps.
The best part about this story, how their relation seems so realistic, there is love, but with humdrum conversations of any normal couple. It seems so natural. The pataofying husband, and the dedicated wife (angry for all the right reasons). There are compromises in every marriage, and you portrayed them, makes me connect to the realism even more.
Also, I thank you again for addressing issues like drinking and eating, in the most subtle way. Have hidden messages, if someone wants to unearth them.
I feel blessed to have landed up with this story. I know m gonna enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy a roller coaster ride.😃
Thanks for the PM.
Lots of love and respect
Pankhuri