~Arhi FF~#3~The Hands of Time~ - Page 9

Originally posted by: nishu_shorna

Chapter - 8

Chapter - 9

Sorry. Sorry. Sorry for the delay darlings. Pinch-pulling my ears and apologizing for keeping you waiting.

Thank you peeps, for your amazing love and support. It makes a huge huge difference. Nothing I say can express how much it means to have you all with me through this process of writing, sharing, reading, reviewing etc etc.

One of the things I would like to stress today is that The Hands of Time' is my work of fiction. If for some reason the plot and characetarization appear similar to another work of fiction that you have already read, it was purely coincidental.

Mystery / Romance is a popular genre. Concepts and ideas at the outset may appear similar. But the treatment and execution are the ones that set a work of fiction apart.

A missing or a murdered person, the protagonist returning to the place where it happened (mostly home town), Finding love while shedding the baggage and eventually solving mystery is the common story arc of this genre. Look at it people...this stereotyped trope does not even begin to define the barebones of a story.

It is the characters and the scenes that gather the outline, to ultimately turn it into the final story. The scenes I have written for this story are a product of my imagination. This is the reason why copyright protection extends only to expression and not to general ideas and concepts.

I request you all to read the story completely before forming any opinions. I am confident that it will emerge as no other story you have read before.

Hit like if you enjoyed the chapter and do share your thoughts if you can spare some precious time.

Thanks again.

Love

Sandhya

P.S - (FYI) When I began writing DND and especially during the first phase of it...a few readers compared it to 'Lace' (Which I hadn't read or watched) and looking back I'm sure they know it is nothing like 'Lace'. So please be patient darlings. Don't jump to conclusions.

well written sandhya about arnav's past scince his sister is missing...

beautiful family one fine day everything vanished,all the happiness, peace, feel bad for arnav and akash, they r very young to understand the situation...

feel really bad for arnav the way he faced so much at such young age...

at the same time kushi's family also has to face so much...i don't understand being rich doen't means they can do and blame on innocent people...i didn't like the way they behaved to kushi's father...i guess that's the reality...

kushi as an eight yr old girl looking for her best friend where they used to play..sandhya the way written👏👏👏👏👏👏...no words to describe for my side...so arnav met kushi after anjali kidnapp, love their conversation..arnav so caring and matured , he himself fighting ,to understand the situations at home...

lovely lovely chapter sandhya...thank u ...

cheers..

Such a poignant update, this one. A much needed glimpse of the past. I have always wondered whether there were any interactions between Arnav-Khushi, in the past, was hoping it would come to the fore eventually.

A singular incident, the one tragedy that affected so many lives.

This chapter really helps understand the immediate effect it had on Khushi and especially, Arnav. There was hardly anything about his condition following Anjali's disappearance, before this.

Broke my heart to see Arnav's state. He was such a perceptive child for his age. He could understand the implications of happenings around him; gauge the true emotions of people, trying to make sense of things. So long, I kept feeling bad for Khushi and Aakash but Arnav was in a bad place, too. He must have felt so hopeless and helpless; unable to help find his sister or help his brother feel better, unable to make things bearable at home. The worse part, he had no one to share it with, that conundrum in his mind. It was as if all his troubles were channelised in that ride down the slope. So much that it almost drove him to do something drastic. But, the important thing is he stopped at the last moment. It kind of shows his sense of responsibility, his innate strength.

It was nice reading about the equation between Shashi and the Raizada kids. Arnav spoke so openly with him, more than he could with his own parents at that point of time. And the way he understood the situation, the meaning behind Shashi's words...it's sad that he had to grow up so early. The kidnapper took away not only his sister but also innocence, his childhood and the love & peace of his family.

I loved the description of the Top of the world'... it painted such a beautiful picture in front of my eyes. Their interaction was interesting. Two kids connected through one person, a loved one, lost forever L Both of them needed someone to talk to, about Anju...and they found each other. In the most unexpected of times, they found some solace, someone to pour out their heart to, recall cherished memories to reduce the pain.

So easily he understood Khushi's guilt, her grief as a child...but when they met after years, he threw so many undue accusations at her. Was it some latent guilt or anger at not having been able to keep his promise, or not having seen her again for years?

This trip to the past seems like Arnav's perspective. What could have brought it on?

Also, I wonder if someday the two of them will come to this place again, share their fears and sorrows, find peace and maybe something more with each other...