A chapter of letting out deep breaths. But alas, my mastery at letting out the deep breaths was no match to the mastery of our writerji to make the eyelids reach their threshold and make my tears come gushing out. It's a testament to your skill Jigs, joy or sorrow, you are one of the few who make tears a common cause👏.
"Baby or no baby..." - What I see missing between the two is the happiness and understanding they shared. The baby would have been a good distraction to lessen the loneliness for Khushi but it seems like she lost Arnav as a person in her life, not just a husband.
The "all my fault?" attitude, the hurtful vengeance talk, the walking away from a sanity talk - the tough truths may be coming out, but it's not hard to realize that her separation from Arnav is more of mental state than physical.
For all the shock that Arnav felt, I have to say he recovered pretty well in the end. His intent to push the matter to end of discussion, his understanding to back off at the right moment, and his timing on conveying his clarification - he might be mentally all over the place but his actions showed that he belongs to Khushi. I think it's time for him to lay in that bed, stare at the ceiling and afford a little smile for the long night ahead😉.
One aspect of this chapter that interested me though is the act of grieving. It is an interesting irony that the memory of a 16 week baby (yes, it is a baby) that was not in its full physical presence, is hard to get closure on, compared to the memory of a lifelong Ma (mother) who was probably there at every turn of your life.
What is it that makes it hard to let some things go? And what is it about somethings that demand a closure for letting it go? Arnav is so right in demanding a closure and Khushi is equally right in demanding it on her terms. This is where I think you are so brilliant as a writer. I do remember your promise of a roller coaster ride with this story but I never expected that my allegiances for Khushi and Arnav would be taking a ride with me too😛.
"Teaser or no teaser..."
"We are no longer working with any assumptions. And, I will be planning on reading every word that comes from you. As my writer guru, you should know that you can always make a decision that would impact our lives without discussing it with us."
Edited by bhavali4RR - 10 years ago
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