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Posted: 9 years ago

Originally posted by: Bennet.Lizzy

Dearest friends,

I'm badly down with a bug and so fighting my way through with bitter pills and the resultant fuzzy brain. And a fuzzy mind is really no help to get going with the next chapter at this juncture of the tale. So kindly bear with this little delay. I actually planned to post the 6th on Sunday the coming , but now it's more likely to be up on Wednesday but no further than that. I deeply regret the little waiting you have to put up with.

Meanwhile if I have not attended to any of your feedbacks please let me know and I will try to revert when I feel good enough to. And also there are few stories I'm due to unres on, I hope to do them soon too. They deserve a much proper reply than a quick and cursory one. Please bear with the delay there too.

Thankyou,

Love
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Hey Nalini 🤗🤗


Take care of your health, that's priority...we can always wait a few more days for your lovely and tantalizing update. 🤗

Do keep hydrated and take the full course of meds prescribed. And if you're having the flu/ cough, try inhalation and gargling. Works wonders. Did for me at least. 😊

Lots of Love and Best wishes for your speedy convalescence.🤗

---Viji


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Posted: 9 years ago
Dear Nalini,

Take care of your health, that is priority.



Chapter 4 - The Will of Gods

Swara willingness to give their marriage, their love a chance - for someone like Sanskaar who does not gamble, especially with the stakes so high - but then it truly was not a gamble, not when Sanskaar still believed in his love for her, her love for him

and their love. As he tells her, even she took a chance on their love and gambled with her life. It is indeed the will of the Gods that their love would not only survive all odds but gain victory too.

But then he had not planned on letting her know how much he needed her, because he felt that could scare her, the very potency of the love he had for her could drive her to take refuge behind the shadowy mists that that single memory of him shooting

her had created. Perhaps he was right, or maybe not - he sort of did manage to

Lakshya - you have made me redeem himself quite well and here he is so much of Sanskaar's brother - he understood what his brother must have been going through, felt he would not be able to drive properly and actually waited for Sanskaar to confirm what had transpired in this meeting with Swara, despite his own confession that he was dying to know. Sanskaar had to relive his memories, gaze at the beauty without to finally gain the reassurance he needed to realise that his Swara is still there, somewhere within the Swara, who now is unable to "see" him.

The brotherly bond (which I know is spilling into the next chapter and might form a significant crux of the story) is so admirable - Sanskaar manages to convey volumes in that one word "Sorry" (there are times when a single heartfelt sorry says so much) and then Lakshya's slightly embarrassed brushing off (I agree with the sentence, "she is a friend" but "Scum" a little harsh). And what was more wonderful, was Lakshya's quite refusal to let Sanskaar say anything more. A silent communication that managed to convey that the past is gone and done with and they both were now friends as they once were.

Sahil Senguptha - why do I get the feeling that he is making ambitious plans without adequate background - his idea sounds good but does he actually have the business acumen to pull if off? I feel that his plans is more based on his obsession with Swara and a desperate mission to possess her rather than a true business plan. Well, guess you will let us know.

Swara is indeed stepping from twilight to light - in the golden haze of the early morning hours, she decides to take a chance - partly helped by the shredded divorce papers - she cannot remember the words he wrote and said that she had uttered them to him, but is aware that those words could be hers. And that simple act of his faith in her words does more than anything he said could have done. It even makes her interested enough in those Cds that he left behind for her. I loved the symbolism of the overwriting that both do - Prince and Princess and "I love you" in his case (the fact that there was somebody he could love after his personal tragedy was the most important thing for him), and in her case it was the words Forever (a allusion to the events in her life, that all the men had been there only for a fleeting amount of time) and her name - Swara Sanskaar Maheshwari - which defined her very existance. And reading it somehow reiterates her deepest emotions, her deep strong love for him and a faint recognition of his love for her - an ephemeral image of Sanskaar in the eternal proposal.

Take care and loads of love,
Nyna
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Posted: 9 years ago
Dear Nita, Nyna and Viji 🤗
Thankyou for those kind words. I'm going through convalescence already. Your words just sped it up so I feel a lot better from before. 😊

With the monsoons Hyderabad is right now a harbour for every kind of stomach bug and I unfortunately landed up with a very virulent one despite all the precautions. To top that the pills just make one more weaker even with the truck load of supplements and vitamins. Hopefully I'll be well in form in two days. 😊

Thanks for the wishes guys. They did boost up my energy levels😳

And Nita please ignore the post on 'Peace'. while asking for it is good I believe bringing it up to the front page will only get people defensive. And also I guess by now everyone is past the wartime and waving white flags, even if it's for a little time from now. I make such posts because I just can't see people in grumpy moods. This forum had been so full of love and laughter back when I came. And I miss it. I believe in smiles and spreading love. To go with or not it all is upto them, at a very individual level.😊

But Love you loads for standing up for the same,

And Thankyou once again😊


Love
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Posted: 9 years ago

Originally posted by: Nynaeve

Dear Nalini,

Take care of your health, that is priority.




Dearest Nyna 🤗

Thank you so much ..im feeling a lot better for now . Gulped down all my pills and rested well for hours. So I'm back in my dream land somewhat hale and healthy.

Somehow I can't see the image you have attached here. But i guess its one of your signature emo wishing me a quick recovery . Thankyou so much dear.

And talking about signature emos, I love your new signature. And it reminded me of the tales I promised to read. And I still hope to stick to that.

Chapter 4 - The Will of Gods

Swara willingness to give their marriage, their love a chance - for someone like Sanskaar who does not gamble, especially with the stakes so high - but then it truly was not a gamble, not when Sanskaar still believed in his love for her, her love for him

and their love. As he tells her, even she took a chance on their love and gambled with her life. It is indeed the will of the Gods that their love would not only survive all odds but gain victory too.

But then he had not planned on letting her know how much he needed her, because he felt that could scare her, the very potency of the love he had for her could drive her to take refuge behind the shadowy mists that that single memory of him shooting

her had created. Perhaps he was right, or maybe not - he sort of did manage to

Yea, about will of gods , truely said. They both are not ones to gamble with the others but the situation was so that they had to give a chance to fates and risk a step to reach a resolution. But Sanskaar couldn't do it at all with all the lovely and trusty vows he had made to her. It was too much for him to play with her like that. And so he made sure to rip those into pieces, hoping that those will atleast convey his unsaid feelings.

I'm glad you saw the depth of his confusion. He is really scared to even utter his feels because the sincerity and poignance could be interpreted very wrongly from where she was standing. And one wrong step is doom for him. Yet by some miracle he did manage it. you did get a glimpse of the chaos and free will then. I'm glad. 😊


Lakshya - you have made me redeem himself quite well and here he is so much of Sanskaar's brother - he understood what his brother must have been going through, felt he would not be able to drive properly and actually waited for Sanskaar to confirm what had transpired in this meeting with Swara, despite his own confession that he was dying to know. Sanskaar had to relive his memories, gaze at the beauty without to finally gain the reassurance he needed to realise that his Swara is still there, somewhere within the Swara, who now is unable to "see" him.

As I have said in many posts before Nyna, I have developed a certain liking towards the sanlak bound. Previously I thought Lakshya to be an incorrigible brat. But in the whole ml track I saw him in a new light beside Sanskaar. It was such a relief, or I would never venture into tha character at all for all the imprudence he was previously.im glad you think it was brought up well here. And yes sometimes silence and silent gestures communicate a lot. He was genuinely worried that Sanskaar couldn't be in a good mind to drive. Given the state he came to swara and the hasty way he least her room were enough for his now vigilant brother to see what needs to be done.

Isn't it a wonder Nyna how the beauty without , may it be the stary skies , the rosy dawns or dusky sunsets, have a pissant effect on our thoughts. I think Sanskaar and swara as people ruled by the elements of raw nature. There is so much in them that could be related and expressed through these universal phenomenons. And often in times as these they communicate through them to eachother. Sanskaar sees swara in everything that's dark as the light. And swara even with all the sunshine she could be always shines her lambience only with his reassuring and staunch presence. For him everything the twinkling effervescent and exuberant reminds of her and for her everything that warm firm and earthly reminds of him. Like she said after her wedding "I can fight the whole world bravely but that strength only comes because of you"


The brotherly bond (which I know is spilling into the next chapter and might form a significant crux of the story) is so admirable - Sanskaar manages to convey volumes in that one word "Sorry" (there are times when a single heartfelt sorry says so much) and then Lakshya's slightly embarrassed brushing off (I agree with the sentence, "she is a friend" but "Scum" a little harsh). And what was more wonderful, was Lakshya's quite refusal to let Sanskaar say anything more. A silent communication that managed to convey that the past is gone and done with and they both were now friends as they once were.

Thankyou so much Nyna, for seeing to its many layered meanings. I'm pleased😊. Yes sanlak are developing a telepathy too. And I'm glad you liked it .

Hmm, you will see why I made him harsh. though I'm liking Lakshya I can never let him be Sanskaar. I'm partial towards Sanskaar. Nah, no one can be anywhere close to his ideal nature. But besides that the harshness was necessary, you see as a man to another man. Thats how they communicate . We women as all too expressive and soft in conveying feelings but men are often taking pride in brushing off things with a little harshness. Lakshya is Lakshya only God can help him there I was just bringing some character of him through the way he words things.

I think every person will have some deeply hidden emotions and doubts they often fear to utter and don't want to show for many reasons. And also that one should always acknowledge their imperfections and of others too. Nobody in this world is perfect. And Sanskaar is at his weekest in this scene. Lakshya's dialogue had a trigger in it and it brought them up. But Lakshya was by now mature and polite enough to see that they shouldn't be spoken and are only better if left unspoken. And so he stopped his brother from uttering them. Out side this fic people are so intolerant to basic human natures of every kind. May it be guilt or anger or slight disappointments. It's their take and idea. I agree. But on a larger scale if effects the society gravely. I'm glad you liked that bit of silent exchange.


Sahil Senguptha - why do I get the feeling that he is making ambitious plans without adequate background - his idea sounds good but does he actually have the business acumen to pull if off? I feel that his plans is more based on his obsession with Swara and a desperate mission to possess her rather than a true business plan. Well, guess you will let us know.

Hehe. Those weren't his ideas. I don't think deadwood is capable of them at all. But the real villains are yet to come Nyna. Deadwood is just a side kick. I plan to keep it a secret for now. But I'm just spilling a few beans for you. Hmm.. Sahil is not the villain in this story at all. I plan to keep him deadwood all along, but you can always guess right?

Swara is indeed stepping from twilight to light - in the golden haze of the early morning hours, she decides to take a chance - partly helped by the shredded divorce papers - she cannot remember the words he wrote and said that she had uttered them to him, but is aware that those words could be hers. And that simple act of his faith in her words does more than anything he said could have done. It even makes her interested enough in those Cds that he left behind for her. I loved the symbolism of the overwriting that both do - Prince and Princess and "I love you" in his case (the fact that there was somebody he could love after his personal tragedy was the most important thing for him), and in her case it was the words Forever (a allusion to the events in her life, that all the men had been there only for a fleeting amount of time) and her name - Swara Sanskaar Maheshwari - which defined her very existance. And reading it somehow reiterates her deepest emotions, her deep strong love for him and a faint recognition of his love for her - an ephemeral image of Sanskaar in the eternal proposal.


Nyna🤗 you read through every line, in between the lines and through the mists and fog. I'm immensely happy at how much attention you are paying to the detail here. It's "princess, I love you-prince" his exalted state can be seen there yes. And swara's "forever swara sanskar Maheshwari " shows how much she love him , that she is nothing but that. Telling him that nothing but him and her exists to her. I'm so glad you noticed it. And much more glad that you liked it. But also a bit nervous to meet the expections I might have created. Hoping to live to them.

And about the divorce papers and the note, just as you quoted, when torn between his vows and what needed to be down this was all he could come up with ..using her words to make her see and understand why he did and what he did. He is even with all the misunderstandings not ready or willing to lie to her. Even a simple lie makes him detests himself. And he is ready to find any ways through it.


Take care and loads of love,
Nyna



Dearest Nyna 🤗

Thankyou a ton for another wonderful feedback. You once again made my day. I'm so glad to know your take always. Are often a kick

Love you loads
N
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Posted: 9 years ago

Originally posted by: Bennet.Lizzy

Dear Nita, Nyna and Viji 🤗

Thankyou for those kind words. I'm going through convalescence already. Your words just sped it up so I feel a lot better from before. 😊

With the monsoons Hyderabad is right now a harbour for every kind of stomach bug and I unfortunately landed up with a very virulent one despite all the precautions. To top that the pills just make one more weaker even with the truck load of supplements and vitamins. Hopefully I'll be well in form in two days. 😊

Thanks for the wishes guys. They did boost up my energy levels😳

And Nita please ignore the post on 'Peace'. while asking for it is good I believe bringing it up to the front page will only get people defensive. And also I guess by now everyone is past the wartime and waving white flags, even if it's for a little time from now. I make such posts because I just can't see people in grumpy moods. This forum had been so full of love and laughter back when I came. And I miss it. I believe in smiles and spreading love. To go with or not it all is upto them, at a very individual level.😊

But Love you loads for standing up for the same,

And Thankyou once again😊


Love
N


Well I agree.. I miss the good old days in the forum where discussing was fun, people were more acceptable to difference of opinions and so on.. It good that even some war zones is forgotten after some time.. Let leave it at that for the sake of peace..
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Posted: 9 years ago
Dear Nalini,🤗

I am finally back for Chapter 5 - The whispering lights

Swara's is now slowly taking baby steps towards acknowledging that she must have shared a deep connect with Sanskaar - and that would be the key to unlocking those memories buried away. Did she fall asleep seeing those Cds, reliving moments that she is now aware were such an important part of her life and feeling a little sad that she has no memories of them? Must be, because she does not appear to be agitated by the fact that she is married to Sanskaar and is quite willing to extend a courtesy by agreeing to visit the Maheshwaris. One step but that was such a huge gesture, for when she says she is cannot accept Sanskaar (it is only him as a husband) and that she is not sure of what to make out of the marriage, it is to the extent it denotes the relation between herself and Sanskaar. But then she is quite willing to give everyone a chance, for as she says, she can accept that her marriage would mean the Maheshwaris being a family.

And what a family it turned out to be. I really loved Sujata here - her love for Sanskaar spilling over into the toned down welcome she gave Swara. That was beautifully portrayed - she is the one who is suffering the most (apart from the very visible Sanskaar) - she has lost her son to sorrow and daughter to regret. So when Swara decides to come over, she went overboard (thank God, Sanskaar warned her, otherwise she might have simply smothered Swara, as it is she did manage to stuff Swara to quite a point). Swara also made a concession, she did go address Sujata as "Mom" which must have thrilled her no end. Durga Prasad - just a few words but must have conveyed volumes and must be quite calming after Sujata's rather overwhelming welcome.

Then that beautiful memory that surfaces from the recess of her mind - the fleeting glimpse of the love she shared with Sanskaar - the very tangible reminder of that - written in wet mud, but now etched in stone - which neither time nor the elements could destroy - she could recall every tiny bit including her emotions and his feelings - leaving her quite bewildered and lost. It must be tough, when that clear memories she had are now in startling total contrast - One of her expressing love for him and the other which has him pointing a gun at her.

Now to the others in this chapter:

Lakshya - I simply seem to be taking a shine to him - be it his understanding of his brother when he leaves him alone to ponder over the audio clip that Ragini sends him (he simply let her saying of his name wash over him - that bit was so poignant - his elation at her taking his name and his deep longing to keep hearing it), his bewilderment at the tea tasting a little off (black pepper in tea - could be good for a sore throat - though in a tiny quantity) or his conversation with Ragini (I think I am going to be an active shipper for this pair) and his falling asleep with her voice in his ear (that was a real cute moment)

Ragini - she has also changed so much - to a mature, understanding person who is unflinchingly there for her sister and Sanskaar - her stepping in to take Swara away from the dining hall to allow her to breathe and her holding of Swara when she recalls that memory - she is literally there for her sister.

Shekar - the changes in him are through Swara's eyes and say so much - his guilt at how he has not been there for her and her mother, his concern for Ragini where Lakshya is concerned and his eagerness to listen to Swara over Ragini - all undercurrents hinting at events which have somehow left indelible marks on their hearts and which she is unable to recollect at the moment.

Last - Sahil - completely trapped - I hope.

Simply loved the entire update and am now ready for the next one. Hoping you are fully recovered by now.

love,
Nyna
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Posted: 9 years ago
Dear Nalini,
Hoping this finds you in the best of health.



love,
Nyna

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