The Foreign Self: Part XX note: pg 11 - Page 8

thanks nikita.

sangi- i write so believably becasue i take so darn long to do it! now you know why my updates are spaced out so!
glad you like it though.

take care
armana

Originally posted by: armana

yeah, ms reeka, i wrote!

and as i've discovered this morning so have you been engaged in writing.
"neigbours." what a cute little gem of a piece.
remember an Aussie soap by the name, launched the careers of kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan if i remember right.

Jai talks to his plants? at night?
bani is the bold, brazen one?
i loves it!!!

and as usual, i adore you zany, nutty, lunatic sense of humour. how the devil do you do it? My JB are always serious, intense and often intensely boring:(
much prefer the witty repartee of your's!

and MT, you cheat, you tweaked with the "outsider" kiss and pasted it in "neighbours."
Outrageous!
come on, put on your romantic cap and come up with a new one.....or sigh, let me know and i will come up with one.

and Rano is Jai's wife and preggers?

darling if she dies in delivery and paves the way for JB, it's called cheating! strictly unfair, and yet i am now ALL for it!

ok, this is nuts, on my ff thread, i am responding to your ff!
but then you always knew that i was nuts, so i think you'll understand.
take care
armana

Besides Ms. Reeka, I am sometimes also, Ms. Ray-Kwa😕😆

Arre yaar, I wanted a kissing scene and you know how 'great' I am at writing those😕...so I thought, why rack my brains, sifting through books or the Net...Ek genius hain na apne forum par⭐️....so I copied from my own FF😆 Btw, the scene you wrote for the Outsider is my personal favourite and hence I took the liberty of using it!😳 (You have given it to me, so its technically mine now, hai na?😉)

I can wear every type of Topi, but the Romantic one

This is your thread, so we will get back to discussing your FF...which as you know what I feel about!

Abhi aati hoon, comments ke saath....Besides Almora, I also saw the word Sujan Singh Park...fond memories😊...one of the most beautiful residential localities of Delhi and located next to the Taj!

Cheers,

MT

PS: I am still not mad at your Jai in TFS...Sangy and I have formed a two-woman Fan Club for this man😉

mt,
after this part how can ppl still stay mad at him? look at how much uthal puthal Bani has wreaked in his life!
poor man is busy breaking all his rules, left, right and centre!
thoda duffer hai, but that's part of the appeal ain't it?

as for the kissing scene, of course it's all your's. copywright and all.

but plagiarising form your own ff's? snigger, grin, smirk...you are ending up in rather bad company: mine, since i am the original "plagiarist" of the forum!
welcome to the P Club honey 😆

armana

wow armana,
i dont know wht to say its so so ... beautiful

love ur style of writin u hav taken care of all d details n d emotions of each character r so beautifully penned

loved readin every bit of it

hope Jai cums to know soon tht his "angel" is actually Bani

benazir

First I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me

Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
as long as i know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive

It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me
somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me

This song by Gloria Gaynor is a dedication to the Bani of your story. And she can make Jai listen to it, when he comes calling...I hope he comes calling...😳

I think she epitomizes what a woman is all about…Loving, Caring, Nurturing, Giving, Vulnerable, Weak, Fallible, Gullible, Lost and with all these characteristics, a complete woman!

I won't say much about JW here, cause I found this particular update to be from Bani's POV more…but to answer you previous post, its love that has given so much grief to Bani and not her Lover…it is Bani's intensity of her love for Jai that has brought her life to a standstill and not the fact that he did not love her back the way she deserved to be.

And hence, I think that JW is not really to blame...okay, he hasn't exactly behaved like a gentleman...but would Bani have fallen in love with him, if he had behaved like one?😉

The most poignant part in the story is whenever Jai remembers about his Angel...😔 The fact that Bani atleast had the chance to have her love, even if she lost it...but Jai is still searching...a bit tough to hate a guy like that...(and his overall description in the story is well...☺️☺️☺️)

Since you are the writer, I just cannot guess whether or not Jai will come around or not…and since I know, you for one are not a sucker for 'Happy Ever after's…I can only hope that both Jai-Bani and the story of TFS get a fitting end, that it truly deserves!👍🏼

The description of Almora was amazing…when we write about the place or thing we have experienced and loved on a personal level, the words come out with a startling sincerity and reality!😊

The next update would be a much anticipated one…😊

Btw, if Ranveer & Nachiket do have a plan up their sleeve, I think we are going to see some broken bones very soon...incase something goes awry😕

Cheers,

MT

PS: P-Club?🤣 You can see where I get my inspiration from!😉

yeah, MT now all that remains is for us to become Shrill.
😆

armana

And yaar I am the whiny lot? DIdnt know that.

Ok, I got the title because I did not try to show my pleasure at Pallavi Subhas enetering KS. 😆

I absolutely love Rano in this ff - the way she talked to Bani is perfect - spoken like the close friend she is "totally useless" 😆
Ranveer and Nach being their usual adorable selves - u can almost feel the closeness among the lot (no women in there yet, that's why 😆 )... The description of the mountains and trees - mmmm-- so soothing..
Great part...
👏 👏 👏

Very interesting update Armana....I knew that JB had to meet sometime and was just waiting for you to introduce them sometime. I was kind of thinking that Rey mentioning bunny might trigger some of jai's thoughts but then....

XX was a part which I really liked. lot of reasons, one Bani finally found her peace. 2) Ran and Nach made their appearance. these two are two real nice persons and of course whatever that they did towards the end was good 3) Jai's whole recollection of how he bought Nachi home along with thinking of hi angel was kind of senti and nice 4) of course you set the stage for Jai coming and disturbing Bani's as last found tanquility. You really have a way with words and though we have to wait for your updates but the updates more than make up for the wait.

So chalo the wait continues....

Swathi

Another heart warming update 👏. The resort where Bani went to sounded so tranquil...with beautiful mountains and breathtaking scenic beauty..sign....Liked the manner in which Bani at one end decided that she has to move on ahead and live her life....and at the other Jai's anguish and fury at not seeing Bani inspite of going back to her farmhouse was an eye opener.

Each of the characters you have portrayed bring colour to the story..what with Rano and Bani's banter over the phone and the over protectiveness displayed by Bani's best friend and the concern and friendly disposition of Dr. Raghav and Nachiket and Ranveer's scheme to get JB to meet together... are all simply marvellous. thank you for all your updates...they are alwayd deep and meaningful.