Arshi FF/ Saffron Fields Thread 12/ Link to Thread 13 on Pg 1. - Page 30

Firstly Jen, I don't think I'll be off the mark at all if I tell you that you, as a writer, have literally excelled in this chapter... Out of all the stories you have written so far, this, by far has to be your best chapter till date, bar none! ⭐️ So take a bow girl, you so deserve all the accolades for delivering this masterpiece, even more so as you are yourself on the brink of delivering your own angel in less than 72 hours from now! Kudos to you girl! 👏 👏 👏

The chapter started out deceptively mild but then it went from bad to worse in the blink of an eye! I started reading this chapter with a little trepidation in my heart knowing what was to come, but nothing prepared me for something that hit me so hard, I was left heaving in agitation by the end, as if I had run a marathon. LOL Now, that is the hallmark of a an excellent writer, not to write that it is raining but to make the readers feels the drops of rain falling on their own skin & feel getting slowly drenched. ⭐️

The first thing that I want to comment on today is Arnav. Jen, you made me feel sorry for this guy today, like really sorry for him. More than Khushi, it was him that my heart went out to today... Khushi will face the brunt of the accusations now no doubt, and might even feel like killing herself in the process, but what she is feeling & what she is going to feel, are nowhere close to what Arnav is feeling or has been feeling for a long time... Boy! I am scared for him, like literally scared. I have no idea how he has been taking in so much of SHIT for so many years. The only reason he is surviving today is because he is STRONG, both mentally and physically. Youth is definitely his biggest ally right now or else, he would have not fared so well. A lesser man in his shoes, would have collapsed long ago & would have ended up losing their mind in the process... Just imagine being imprisoned to a psychotic person like this?!?!?

You know, in cases like these, the world naturally sympathizes with the women involved... Both the wife & the other woman get varying degrees of sympathy or anger... But very few stop to ponder what it must be for the man involved?? Does anybody ever wonder about his feelings?? How tough it must be for him too??

Thanks to your brilliant writing Jen, I could feel every iota of his frustration, anger, nay rage, his helplessness, acute pain and last but not the least, his utter loneliness... I was almost beginning to cry for him in the end... I wanted to hug him & cry for being stuck so badly with that crazy, neurotic woman!

THAT WOMAN, (I refuse to take her name here) she is SICK!!!!!!! Somebody put her in an asylum ASAP. She is beyond repair at the moment. Her psychotic behavior was scary to say the least. How dare she demand whether Arnav loves Khushi or not??? Like he said, they are not answerable to each other any more. Dammit, the man has filed for a divorce almost 3 months back. He has every right to move on with his life. How dare she relentlessly hound a perfectly free man like the jaws of death! She refused to leave him alone! Who the hell does she think she is?!?!?!?! I just wish Arnav wasn't so nice, he needed to file for harassment from that blood sucking vampire! She is not a woman, nor am I going to insult the female dog here by calling her one... Dogs have far greater sense & dignity than does this psycho!

I could totally understand why in sheer frustration & anger Arnav finally yelled that he loved Khushi... And loved the way he said, "Deal with it." But as much I understand his reason for doing so, poor guy, had no idea what that would cost him & even Khushi! Even he underestimated the extent to which that woman is demented. The moment he said it, I was like, no! Arnav, don't tell her... But alas! it was too late. Now we all have to pay the price for his momentary lapse of judgment...

The saddest thing was to see him throw his phone away in anger & frustration only for it to shatter on the concrete along with his & Khushi's dreams... My heart broke to see him grieve over losing Khushi's voice & their dreams along with it... It was so symbolic of things to come... The Castle of Glass of their dreams & hopes was shattered irrevocably... Will they ever be able to pick up their lives and build a solid fortress once again remains to be seen...

Sigh! Sujata... What can I say?? One cannot really blame her even for doing what she is doing... Marriage is a sacred institution for her, bound by vows & laws that society has conferred upon it... In her day, divorce was a word never heard of... She still cannot fathom why some people break its sacred vows so callously much less understand why her own daughter had trespassed somebody else's territory... She is after all from the old school, where one is married till death do them apart, and may have recently & very grudgingly accepted that divorces do occur, so at least, one is married until the courts annul the marriage or grant divorce... But this new concept of ignoring marriage laws & vows, just because someone has filed for a divorce is a concept that's completely alien to her, beyond her traditional views & understanding. So I can totally understand, if not agree with her views...

She like any perceptive mother has also understood how far Khushi has taken her relationship with Arnav... More than anything else, I think, it is this that has broken her heart... To her, her daughter has done the unthinkable... Slept with a very much married man! How can she ever embrace & bless this relationship??

Coming to the psycho's family... I can also understand where they are coming from... The daughter & sister has attempted suicide... That's all they are seeing right now... They don't know why Arnav abandoned her so callously before... Maybe, they believed the psycho's lies... But reading her suicide note, they see this unknown person luring & breaking their daughter's /sister's home... They are too traumatized to think rationally... But once the initial shock is over, I am sure, things will surface... Waiting for that to happen... This is a classic case of mental health being ignored in this country... Families are too busy to pay attention. She managed to dupe both her father & sister... Easy to do, as they are all busy professionals, hardly interact enough with each other to catch the signs, not to say, they have been living apart... Such psychotic behavior can easily go undetected... Or else we wouldn't be having so many school shootings in the US... One never knows what's brewing in somebody's head, unless you are following them really closely & even then they might escape detection.

I can hardly begin to imagine what Khushi will go through when she hears the news! She will be devastated & break up with Arnav for sure... There is no way she can or will withstand so much guilt... We will see how things unfold. Amazingly, even with things getting so bad, they haven't hit rock bottom yet! So bracing myself for that...

About Aman & Anita, I will need another post to comment on that... This one's way too long already, so will wrap this one up here...

Lastly, once again wishing you a safe & easy delivery. Rest up, as much as you can... You know, you are in for many a sleepless nights with endless feeds & diaper changes & S demanding her share of her truant mommy. :))

Will wait to hear from you about the stork's visit... Until then, take care!

It was an update with lots of mixed emotions. A tough time ahead for Arnav & Khushi and I guess for Anitha & Aman as well. Lavanya continues to live in a different dimension keeping her father & sister in the dark of her Darkness.

When will Lavanya learn. Will she ever come out of her demented world. She knew and Arnav has confirmed that he never loved her over & over. But she thinks like a Kid who is adamant on a toy that he is exclusively hers. And added to that she has lied about her life to her immediate family, who continue to blame Arnav & now her sister is going to Blame Khushi who has nothing to do with any of La's situation. It is a long road to recovery for Lavanya, it cannot be done unless she changes her attitude. Other wise she is going to get locked up in an asylum. It is sad, a smart person like her with one wrong thought process has ruined not only her life with of the people who are around her.

Aman & Anitha. Aman is going to take some time before he gets over Khushi. Even though he knew she was not interested in him in any other way than a friend, he has fallen deep in. But unlike La he has accepted it but it will take him time to get over her. In the meanwhile, how will Anitha capture his heart is going to be their journey, and it is going to be interesting.

How could La go and investigate Khushi. How insane is that. Now she has started harassing Arnav. It won't take him minutes to get restricting orders against her. He has kept his cool at all times. Not sure how he is going to take action. Especially after what La has done and the way her sister and father are calling him names and dragging Khushi into the situation.

Arnav & Khushi will stand strong with each other. But by the looks of it, I am sure after Manya's accusation she will prefer moving away from here. She will keep away from everyone to get her bearings back & at the same time hope she is not alone in the new place. True she will want to be there for Arnav, but given the situation and the divorce pending she will be the one to move away. Hope things will be good between them even though they are in two different places. Manya should get to know what her Sister has done to all around her. She & her father need to know the truth after what La has put them through as well.

Khushi's Mom still not able to accept Khushi's relation is another reason she is going to want to move away at this point of time. She will be hoping for her Mother to understand her over a period of time with the change in relationships and how she respects Arnav and vice versa.

"You can't do this, Arnav. You can't do this to me. You're still married to me...

"Khushi has nothing to do with what's going on between the two of her. Kindly, keep her out of it".

"Where we both are standing right now, there's no room for either asking questions or expecting answers ".

By 5 O'Clock, his phone had 22 missed calls. The odd mix of grim frustration and helpless resignation on his face gave away the fact that he wasn't entirely surprised by Lavanya's behavior. That he had probably experienced worse in the past.

"Why the hell is this four letter word so important to you, Lavanya? Why?! And If you do hear me say it, how will it change our relationship? How will it affect our equation? How will it affect the way we've jointly decided to lead our lives?

Incongruently, he first thought of Khushi's birthday wishes, her voice, her dreams that lay buried amidst the wreck somewhere.

"Lavanya knows about you. I'm worried what her delusions will make her do now. But don't worry about it, I'll handle her".

Bound by her promise to Arnav to keep Aarav's paternity a secret, there was little Khushi could say in their defense. The tears of helplessness that rolled down her cheeks silently implored her to trust her, to not judge her too harshly.

This thought didn't let her aching heart have a moment's peace.