As Jerry Maguire alluded to, you had me at the teaser. Just like an angry Khushi, this chapter was irresistible in so many ways.
Just when I thought all the speculations have covered every twisted angle, I admire your ability to still walk away with "Kahaani mein twist hai". I envy your knack of making your every chapter into a teaser for the many more to come. With you, it's always just about how big a margin you beat the expectations by. Kudos Deepthiš
I have one question though - how do you pick the remotest places for romance and convince us that, "yes, you can"š. Doctor's examination room, the dingy phone booth and now a women's washroom - I am sure a treatment from you can turn the stench of the sewer into the scent of a river or the feel of an evening sea breezeš.
It is interesting that even in the heat of all those special moments, you still bring out the innate character of Arnav and Khushi. She is still confined by the rules even at the time of privacy, he still does not care about the rules of the ordinary, private or public. She wants justice not at anyone's cost and he wants justice, no matter the cost. The word "diverse" probably does very little justice in comparing their attitudes. But, the words "love" and "care" more than make up for whatever difference, "diverse" conveys between them.
For all the don't care attitude - your statement "I would never do that for what she has done
to us..
to you" - he did care to correct himself and still convey what he wanted to say. He (read as "you") my dear, know when to slip on purposeš.
It is an interesting conundrum you setup. On one end you have Arnav who has made promises beyond his choice and on other end you have Khushi whose choice has a hard time even reaching the stage of promise. But, when does love ever give you a choice. You start loving, no matter what' and you keep doing it no matter what', until you reach a stage where the "what" does not matter anymore - no matter what'.
Here is my highlight though -"race", "war zone", "impatient", "fight", "hijack", "crushed", "yell", "choked" - all action packed and superhero movies consist of these words, but somehow all these words had nothing to do with the movie here and if you can believe it, they were all used in your description of a simple daily mundane routine we commonly refer as "commute"š. Added to that the naivety and inexperience of Arnav, as you have aptly said, was a "priceless sight" and a "priceless read".
Lastly, as Arnav perceives it, crowd or no crowd, seated or footboarding, choking or checking out his girl, you don't want some rides to ever end. This chapter was no different. Already eager for the next rideš.
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