Strangers- Complete FF - Pages 136 to 139 - Page 9

Originally posted by: kuku..

hahahahaha Ali and his wife were so cute! and love how Milind is so protective of the unborn baby, and behaving like a father already... nice part..continue soon😊

Thanks Opti. Good part, baba in your FF reminds me a lot of one in the serial, unsuspecting of his beta and 'bahu's' lie. Loved the animated conversaion between Ali and Milind. I hope to see Michi breaking the ice soon.

Thanks Opti.

Originally posted by: $weet Ema

Thanks Opti. Good part, baba in your FF reminds me a lot of one in the serial, unsuspecting of his beta and 'bahu's' lie. Loved the animated conversaion between Ali and Milind. I hope to see Michi breaking the ice soon.

Thanks Opti.

Originally posted by: Opti

You did not like my Neesha? Many here liked their track as it was different from Michi. Wish you had given it a try.

Originally posted by: aritha

no no no not that i didnt like neesha. neither will i say that i did like it. i cant really comment coz i didnt pay much attention to neesha. esp with ayesha's father, monty's track. and how neev tracks him down...

yea i did notice many ppl commenting and asking for more of neesha. but u see as i have told u, i tried reading the whole thing in kinda less than 2 days😆 (my mind says i finished it in 1 day but anyways), i was so in love with ur michi that i just confined my attention to them only. was so eager to get to the epilogue. yea id love to read the whole thing all over again actually! and this time i shall give it a try.😊

Originally posted by: Opti

I was just pulling your leg! Actually it is quite a task finishing a FF as large as my DC in 2 days! Kudos to you for even attempting it. Thanks Aritha.

this is not my comment cause I'm still reading it,

Part 4

Prachi Milind Mishra soon settled into the role of a homemaker, trying hard to put her turbulent past behind her although she could not completely forget it. Frequently thoughts of the misery, pain, fear, betrayal and anguish that she had gone through assailed her senses and made her want to disappear from the face of this earth. But she knew she owed it to her child to keep herself well. The baby's existence was not its fault but hers. In a moment of weakness she had given in to the man she had loved and trusted, not realising then that the man was completely unworthy of that trust. She no longer felt anything for him except bitterness and hate but she cannot and will not punish her baby for her own folly.

Her father-in-law took extra special care of her, ordering Ramu kaka to keep providing her nutritious food at regular intervals. He even tried to banish her from the kitchen but she wouldn't let him do so, stepping in to help Ramu kaka with the meals. Baba reminded her so much of her own father that she frequently felt like burying her head on his lap and pouring out her woes to him but she knew she cannot to do so. Afterall she could not confide her deepest sorrows even to her own father when he was around. There was no point revisiting the past, especially when those memories were so excruciatingly painful. So she tried to look forward to the future, a future with her baby. But she could not do this without feeling huge pangs of guilt, for Baba ceaselessly talked about his grandchild. Was it right to let the old man dream about a baby who will leave him soon after its arrival? Obviously not. Her conscience pricked her when the magnitude of their hasty decision slowly sunk in.

While Baba was a simpleton, affable and easily readable, his son was an enigma. She knew he was hardworking and humane. She also knew patience was not his virtue and his impulsive streak seemed to have created more problems for them than he sought to solve. She knew he was a glib talker and can talk his way out of the problems but she was fast realising that talk alone would not suffice where human emotions were involved. She could see that he was awkward around her, not knowing how to behave. The day before, he had taken her for her monthly check up. Although he made it seem as though he was doing it to please his father she knew that he did care, if not for her atleast for the life within her. Only the other day, hit by a bout of nausea, she was rushing to the bathroom when she accidentally collided with him as he entered the room and threw up on him instead. While she felt thoroughly embarrassed and hurriedly tried to clean up the mess on him, he calmly put her at ease and washed her up first before cleaning himself, with not even a semblance of a grimace on his face. She was moved by his act and wondered how an impatient and rough man like him can be so gentle and understanding in some respects.

She knew he cherished his singledom very dearly so she never interfered in his affairs, trying her best to make her presence in their room as inconspicuous as possible. Noticing that his large frame was cramped for space in their bed, she shifted their 'lakshman rekha' as she referred to the chain of pillows between them further to her side so that he could stretch himself more comfortably. He had a tendency to work late into the night, glued to his lap top. Although he offered to switch off the light many a times, she assured him that she was not disturbed by it. The truth was she found it difficult to sleep with the lights on but she pretended to be in deep slumber till he finally turned off the lights and went to bed. Every night she silently wished his sleeping form good night, and pulled the comforter over him before going off to sleep. She made herself scarce when he went in for his bath, returning to their room only after he got dressed for she did not want him feeling embarrassed dressing in front of her. She knew that all these little things cannot compensate for his huge lose of freedom as a result of their marriage but she hoped she can someday return that freedom to him.

Her biggest drawback was her inability to take decisions on her own and to be swayed by the decisions taken by others. Was it not her acquiescence to the decision of the man she trusted that entangled her in the trouble she faced? She did not seem to have learnt from her mistakes, for now she has accepted the decision of this well meaning guy thereby compounding her problems for the future. What she will do when the time comes for her to leave Mishra Mansion she did not know. All she knew was that she cannot just pick up her baby and leave without any qualms. While she herself was indifferent about staying on in Mishra Mansion or leaving it after the birth of her child, she knew that her decision will affect the two men in the house in different ways. While Baba would be heartbroken if she leaves with his 'grandchild', his son will be unhappy if she stayed on. She did not want innocent people to pay for her mistakes but she knew she would end up doing just that.

Despite all her confusing and conflicting emotions surrounding the inmates of Mishra Mansion, she tried to remain cheerful and make the best of her time with the two men as long as she was with them. As the days went by, she established an easy camaraderie with Milind and a respectful yet loving daughterly relationship with his father.

I'm a bit surprised with your Milind in this FF Opti. Even though you said that he makes impulsive descisions, I can't beleive that he is committing himself to such a situation where he will effectively be giving the baby his name without even knowing or understanding a dreg of truth about Prachi's past. To say that this Milind is generous would be an understatement. Maybe it's just that he's subconciously attracted to her and wants to help her every way he can.

Originally posted by: _angel_

this is not my comment cause I'm still reading it,

it just cannot stop my self from saying what a liars u have put together Opti

OMGGGG!!!!

they are not even thinking befor saying anything to that poor old man😲

it like it's already there in their blood to be a liars

especially Milind wow...

oh my dear god I won't want to live this for anything...lolz