FF:The Foreign Self PartX - XIII - Page 4

Originally posted by: sangitadas

Armana you got to answer this. This is exactly my question too.

The first time was supposed to be very special for both of them since neither of them fled from the scene after making love. They were very much aware of themselves and of the act they had performed.

Yes 7 years is a long time. And Bani might have grown beyond recognition for Jai. But when they cosnummated again, didnt he feel anything? Like being associated to her from previous times or being somewhat familiar to the feelings?

I am not being able to frame the question properly but I hope you got my question. 😊

Dear Sangs and Oval,
Patience is a virtue. Posess it if you can. Seldom in a lady, never in a man!
Why not wait to have your questions answered in the course of TFS?
I assure you it will be vastly more entertaining that way!
Armana

Originally posted by: sun29

hi armana...words fail me everytime i sit to comment on this magnificient piece of work 👏 👏 and i did not want to sound monotonous hence took time to comment
so pia is pia here also....but again she is the reason for these two to meet ....the setting of the chapel actually the whole scenario was so haunting ,despair,and yet so peaceful.....
...the way u dealt with their coming together without any promises ,any commitment yet so sacred,so beautiful....its ur words that make them so enchanting..there is a stirring undercurrent in ur writing ..... which evokes every possible emotion in the reader and takes them into ur story .....the ease with which u transform ur readers from the past to the present and vice versa is totally commendable..
but the best thing is without crowding ur work with too many characters u have yet given space to everyone from the protagonists to a name jaya...which makes us curious even abt them 😊 and secondly u have given an identity,an individualism to bani minus the dixit ,not a sis or daughter or lover or friend but a women named bani...i always wanted to see this in kS who is this girl if not multitasking between relationships,what does she think,like, yearn for ...alas!
jai walia the man who defines everything he stands for..yet so vunerable,so human...
thanks armana waiting eagerly for the next part

as oval puts it even i want to know did not jai feel any familiarity when he and bani made love did nothing connect to that night for him ..coz he does remember his angel...waitinf for ur response😊

well, i am rather glad that you too your time in commenting because i really enjoyed reading your comments.
One of the things that i always wanted to see/explore was Bani, the person, not a dixit, not a sis, a wife or any other relationship role.....
as for you last question, read the reply offered above.
and thank you for taking the time to write this wonderful comment.
regards,
armana

Originally posted by: soapbubble

Hah great part - loved it.

And Armana, you know what I like best about your Bani(s) - she's not coy. She's a woman who is quite unafraid to love, so comfortable with her own sexuality. she's not aggressive, or particularly "modern" about it, but she isn't afraid of being who she is. I like.
Bubble

welcome bubble,
i like this bani too. better than the mess they reduced her to on KS and even the bani i got stuck with in "A Bitter Harvest."
regards,
armana

Originally posted by: mistletoe

Couldn't have described Armana's Bani in a better way!😃 Bang on spot! Yes, Bani in this story is someone who is modern without making a show of it and traditional without really being orthodox! A very realistic, mature and level-headed young woman who knows exactly what she is doing and why she is doing the same!

🤗
Hello MT-Stranger!
I agree - so far, Bani is coming across as the more noble here, but Armana is hinting at some interesting twists, so I'll just twiddle my thumbs and wait 🤡

Hi Armana,

To be honest you write soooo beautifully and eloquently, that I am bereft of any word or sentence to match your near perfect writing...why near perfect, because one should always aspire to raise their own standards... 😊

Garf

Hello MT-Stranger!
I agree - so far, Bani is coming across as the more noble here, but Armana is hinting at some interesting twists, so I'll just twiddle my thumbs and wait

Ouch!
And now i feel really pressured...the weight of all these excpectations....
That's it!
I am now hibernating with Heyer and Austen for the next few days.
So long, folks.
Love,
Armana

hey armana...wonderful update..
I hope that Jai realizes soon that she is his angle and things just get better...
Rivs

Beautiful,

Armana,
You have captured Bani's feelings so well - for once, Kiran Dixit has some good advice to give to her daughter,

about not expecting perfection in a man, as long as he is just perfect for her...so true!!

I really like the earthy quality about Bani, simple, poised and matter-of-fact but I also like the intense and haunting quality that's hidden just under the surface.

Awesome!

Originally posted by: armana

Coming back to the update, Jai should worship the ground bani walks on! She continues to forgive him and love him open-heartedly, despite the pain he caused her.. guess the letter from her Mom helped tremendously...sensible, loving motherly words of wisdom...

👏 👏 👏

bt

Please don't let your hibernation last too long. Am waiting with bated breath for your next update. Btw do you read Pearl. S Buck?
Somali