Originally posted by: goody2shoes
hiya, watson...me grinning like a fool! If there are no teeth showing, you just aren't doing it right ;p :D 😃 Duly noted, Watson
I spy with my little eye the next UD Very well done, Scooby snack for you! ;p Alright! Way to go, Sherlock! *pats self on back*.:: EDITED ::.Chapter Fifteen: Third time's never the charm < how true for these two! Such a shame...fate sure has a twisted way of working...hey look at that, Watson! They fit into my FF, too LOL LOL I should just have named the chapter "Our Twisted Fate" paying hommage to your fantastic work! (Maybe next time ey?) LOL. But yeah for these two everything is, well twisted! LOL it is indeed!
Time and again, I've told you how much I love the fact that the two can just casually pick up from where they left off! It's almost as though they meet every day, when the reality is so far from that. Yes they sort fit into each other perfectly, like a jigsaw puzzle. All the right parts connect, be it their mind/intelligence, their emotions (including jealousy, stubborness or even not-so-awkward-awkwardness) to even mentally and physically. They complete each other. And they know it...yet do nothing about it...at least not in the way it matters...lines of communication needs to open...
They're bond shines best when they tell each other about their life and when they (with right) (that is the ley ;p) point out what's wrong and other perspectives (< this usually done by Naku LOL but Dutta has his moments ie. About the jerk's proposal!) It's as though they are each other's check points. Every so often, they meet up and refresh each other, or correct one another. A sort of 'pick me up' have you :) Yes, that's what it seems like for them...check points is a very apt way of putting it!
Anyway, from the beginning these two have shared a special connection. The proverbial click sounded when they met. But, even with the distance created each time they went their separate ways to carry on with their lives, they seemed to grow even closer with each meet. And the best part? It's that it just happened, without conscious effort or work. It just falls into place for them...nd that is exactly the point of this story. We ship them because well they're tasha, but if we forget that for a second, then look at this, it is quite amazing how when the two are together, there is no-one else around it is just them two, and the world momentarily pauses for them. < yes! it's like its just them...all the rest fades into nothingness. Yet while we want them never to part, the reality is, they are leading separate lives. They may now both reside in the same part of the world but when they both met, their lives were going in completely different directions, and that's not exactly the best foundation for any relationship-let alone a romantic one. But then that begs the question, what about now? What about after Paris? Where are they headed? But just because at a point your lives weren't on the same track doesn't mean it's not going to work...it just means it's not the right time...so like the question you posed...is the time right yet?
Now, I do have to add despite her up-the-wall reaction to him being married (which I will get to in a minute), I shall wait then ;p even this third meet brought them closer. I know this sounds confusing, It would if you were saying this to someone else, other than me! I know exactly what you mean, quite paradoxical no? ;) You know me, I like a good oxymoron, but a paradox? I love them! Haha right there with you on that!
considering they broke up < side comment: funny term, no? YES I'm glad you pointed that out. If an outsider was watching them, that's exactly what they'd conclude, a break up, but how can you break up, when you never technically met hmmmBegs the question, when were they together? LOL but you know what I mean. Of course I do :)
Uhhm getting back on track :P, Us going off on a tangent? Why never? We've been wrongfully accused your Honor! LOL what I meant is that, this moment highlighted how close they got and how close they felt to each other. The love that developed between them flamed brightest here only to turn to embers when reality crashed on them and broke that fabulous friendship/relationship. I really don't know what I can say which will enhance what you have already put so perfectly! :) Why thank you...now that I read what I wrote again...I do feel it explains it quite well 😆😳
When Nakusha and Dutta reflect on her words about meeting a third time...and Naku's hope in whether anything has changed < very important question >Yes, it is sort of the turning point in their 'relationship' it is all dandy to meet every few years, to exert some sort of right over each other and then to part and do it all again, but the truth is, we only have set numbered days on this Earth and so at some point something has to give. It's either, part ways now, or start a new chapter together. It's almost as though they are finally bringing up the proverbial elephant in the room and dealing with it! it's almost sad to know things had changed. A lot has changed, also, we need to remember it's been eight years since they first met, over that time not only have their lives changed, but they too have, they've matured and experienced things that they could not posibly have predicted back in 2004. But, important to note...they haven't. Yes, while they did grow up, when it came to each other, it is still as though he has stumbled in with a dislocated shoulder and she is filling him in on her mother'd death without even knowing him! Their relationship hadn't. Even though their lives had.
Exactly what I'm trying to say. They've grow for sure, their lives have evolved so to speak...but when it comes to the both of them together...nothing has changed...almost like time is at a standstill where the two are concerned...and that's what makes it lovely...because they just pick up right where they left off...catch up and keep going...
Which brings me to Dutta being married and Naku freaking out about it! freaking out is probably an understatement ;p LOL OH YEAH!
Now, of course we know both have feelings for each other that go well beyond friendship, but neither of them have had much of a life together nor have they really spoke about or acted on it (something they really need to do!!!). And pAUSE THERE> yes yes and yes. The key here is that while in their minds they have concluded that there is something here, ergo they begin exerting rights over one another, hence what seems like a 'relationship' blossoms between them, the reality is that while they talk, they have not talked at all. < AND I can't stress enough how many times I've said they really don't communicate...not what matters most! Neither took the initiative to pause and straight up ask what 'this' that they had/have was/is? Neither took it upon themselves to define it, and neither did either of them try to set some boundaries. If anything all that happened is that they met twice in their life, felt something and decided well that's that, everytime we now meet, everything will stay the same. But of course that does not have to be. What if, the Jerk had proposed and married Naku a long time ago? when she was still smitten? Surely then we would have thought it odd to see Dutta fly off the handle? Or role reversal, what if when they met in 08, both of them were happy in a relationship? It's odd isn't it, what they really should have said seemed to have constantly been swept under the carpet, and they discussed all else in detail...which leads me to the present? Now what? Will they actually do the talking? or are they still play cat and mouse with each other?
Oh they better talk ! LOL ...but like me I know you too don't really find it useful to play the what-if game. Go with the facts...which are both unattached, available, and have a boat load of things to discuss and clear...so here's to hoping they FINALLY do that *hint hint nudge nudge* 😉
But, this is just the third time they are meeting, and Naku's reaction to his being married is just up-the-wall! Though I'll admit it's not all that surprising when you think about it. Truthfully the Naku that I know, I cannot fault for the way she has reacted. If anything it fits her. Let's not forget this woman has (Or rather under this timeframe) will rather publically humiliate her fiance and walk out of her wedding. She is a little dramatic.< that she is ...so yes her up the wall reaction is no that surprising! And always has been. Her anger if you ask me, was building and unfortunately Dutta happened to be the last nail in the coffin. < I can see that...she is a confused person...feelings floating about with all her past baggage tagging along...she's bound to be unreasonable. It started back to when she was being chased (all over again) by the Jerk, it then moved to the engagement, everything was happening so fast and she felt she had no control over it (Of course there is the, she brought it on herself by agreeing to be his plus one, but let's put that down to a mistake she wishes she can erase) < again I still can't understand why she'd say yes...I mean seriously he's her ex...and then she see's dutta, she even remarks how he is so good with timing (sidenote contrast to Jerk) < well one thing we know is these two meet at vital moments...maybe they should look back and see all that has changed from their two meets? everything seems to fall into place now, him being at the wedding, her being at the wedding, meeting for the third time which indicates this must be destiny and so she decides to regain some control by asking him "what has changed" But of course there is an issue with her thought process. While you can control our own life (to an extent) you cannot control another's. < I agree...and you're right while she was hoping for something to change she didn't think it might already have...in ways she wasn't expecting....What Naku did here was forget to factor in that Dutta may have other things going on. He could have even have fathered a child or two since they last met. Yet she (because she is feeling so entrapped in her own life) fails to take that into account and so when it seems that he too loves her-she can certainly sense it, even if he does not say those three words-when she's rudely awakened from her dream, he whole world crashes around her. < which is why the jolt back to reality angers her enough to drive her up the wall!
Also note how, Dutta doesn't actually tell her. It sort of just comes out, out of the blue, when he messes up and shows his hand. (he has been strategically hiding it so far) - which then implies was he deliberately misleading her. She didn't know he was married, but he did, he also knew how she felt, surely he should have stepped back a little instead of holding her hand and being affectionate? < holding hands doesn't necessarily equal to intimate affection...could be just friendly concern too...and where I won't say Dutta is in the clear since I did notice he did not share his marriage news with her...I will say...I don't think it was something easy for him to bring up...esp considering there is much more to that marriage than anyone knows...and his feelings for her are also mirrored...and besides...when would he have said it? He was showing support for her problems and was he supposed just interrupt her and say oh btw I'm married...? I don't know but even I am not on one persons side...they've each brought this moment upon themselves with other parts of their lives contributing to this tsunami...
Those questions I'm afraid I have no answer to, I am neither #TeamDutta nor #TeamNakusha on this matter, and really it is up to you with who you side/sympathise with in this situation.
But yes I do agree, Naku's reaction was indeed off the wall when we look at the story as a whole but when you view things from her perspective (as cloudy as her perspective) may be, she seems to have reacted exactly like you'd expect.
Yes, and I did mention it wasn't surprising behavior or reaction just up the wall...and we know she isn't known for making good calls...ie Almost marrying that Jerk...
It's ironic that in Sydney it was her who was with a man...in fact, their last meeting ended with her in the jerks arms, right? And she was leading him on despite her being in a relationship. So, why react as though they're a couple and he just cheated on her by marrying someone else? Just another argument to add to the above debate my dear Sherlock. I will say, hold onto that, because it will come up! But in what capacity now that would be telling ;p
LOL you tease...alright...I'll wait patiently impatient😆
Yes, I know she was about to say she loves him...I get that she's heartbroken. And where they're relationship has always been one of complete comfort and both behaving as though they had right over the other person, it is amusing to see her react that way when they haven't met up or talked since Sydney. Even more so because if she could have a relationship, break up, and then come as a plus one with her ex (< I will never understand this), then why couldn't he have found someone and married her?again you are saying all the right things. She did overeact no two ways about it, BUT, like I said, Naku is no angel her thought process was severely flawed and so she did the one thing that had she still had her cool she may not necessarily have done. I still recon she'd have been sad, possibly angry but she may not have fumed as much as she did then. ;p
Yep...I can understand her anger blinding her to the logical questions...
Oh, this reminds me I missed commenting on his proposal. Wasn't any better but it wasn't supposed to be romantic just some helpful arrangement...me waiting for the details of that! Yes I waiting to see your reaction to that, I have left clues in previous chapters, and you being smart, I have a funny feeling you've probably worked half of it out anyway. More on that soon!
Maybe I have...maybe I haven't...I will wait and see about this one :P
Back to tasha! Now, Dutta is in a pickle. Hmmm do Baji's words make sense now? If you recall I omitted their actual conversation, so how much did Dutta tell his trusty best friend??? ;) I did note you ended that scene so we don't know what went on.. Baaji does seem to know more...so lets see why all this happened...and what his good intentions were? He knows of his feelings for his Rosie...but he's married. She wants a good reason to say no to the jerk...but what can he say...he's a married man he can very well say he loves her when he can't really be with her... And there you have it, part of the reason why Dutta is seemingly distant from Naku now in the present. Up until the flight in Dutta's mind he probably assumed that Naku went ahead and married the wrong guy and now leads a miserable life. Now while he is not her keeper and she is an adult with full capacity to make her own mistakes, Dutta does suffer from 'blaming-himselfitis' LOL Roops pointed it out, Baji indirectly said the same and Naku has too. So Dutta feels that in that moment he was helpless to help the woman she loved(s) and with that guilt he's lived a further two years of his life...at which point I hope you recall the last chapter and how I told you Dutta had a crappy 2013? Hmm well what went on? But yes he is in the pickle. Nothing he can say or do can alter the position they're in. It's as though fate is furious at them for not having worked things out ;)
Yes I would like to know about that crappy 2013...we all know things happened.. and as for Naku the problem is he loves her but is married to someone else...so he can't leave her to make wrong decisions but what does he say when he knows the right decision is currently entangled in a different mess...
What Dutta needs to do is learn to share what is deep down in his heart...the poor fool is making it worst keeping things to himself...but we don't call him gadha for nothing right :P and you hit the nail on it's head. Let's hope Naku telling him that she is sick of this cat and mouse game in the present has it's effect and he to quote Baji "spills the beans!" :)
Yes, I certainly hope someone spills the beans and it causes a chain reaction!
Naku's hurt comes across well in this UD.I wanted it too, personally I wanted it to be sadder, but as you know I was not in the mindframe (Perhaps I should have read sections of Me before you again lol!) Being illogical, irrational, and going completely up the wall in anger and with a broken heart is only expected. It is. It's a natural reaction. With time, maybe she'll realize just how off base her anger towards him was..Keep that in mind keep that in mind ;p .but I can see why she did react as she did! And perhaps her mood...being totally crushed with what she learned...prompted the decision to say yes' to the jerk? Oh absolutely, her saying yes to him was a chain reaction.
Okay, me waiting to see what you've got in store next...make it soon...please :P
Naila, I've written you an essay :P And you get one back in return! YAAAY #TeamEssays Way to go us...we could write a book or more of our randomness !But anyway I loved it...AND I loved your absolutely thorough feedback ;p can't wait to read more...great work! Always a pleasure, Watson. THANK YOU, but the pleasure is all mine Sherlock. Awaiting your response now ;p
Done :) Oh i do love our convos!!
Shall catch you in our chats! Ciao!
