New ArShi FF: Birds of a Feather Link to Thread 2 on Pg. 1 [20/04/'20] - Page 4

So glad to see you back with another exciting story, looking forward to read this 

sounds interesting.............looking forward to it.........

btw, I wanted to read silent whispers again, but the link is not working..........can you please help me with any alternate link, if available ?

thanks

Thanks!

So happy to see you here 🤗❤️ Im good, how are you doing? 

Thanks hun!  Happy to see you again!

Thanks love! 

Aww thank you!! Have been procrastinating posting this story so much I am so glad you are still here!

Thank you! Silent Whispers was my favourite too... hope this one matches up 😆

Hehe... thanks dear! ❤️

Thanks dear! Happy to see you again! 

THanks!

So happy to see you again dear! You will know more about why Khushi is reluctant as the chapters unfold 

Thanks love!

Ahaha... that's so sweet! Glad to be back and see you here! 

Thanks dear!

Thanks hun! 

Kavitaaaa 🤗 It's been so long! Im doing good... im taking a break from studies for now. So much happened in the last year and a half. Got married 😳, moved to a new place... it's been crazy and also why I have been absent 😆 How are you doing dear? 

Thanks dear! Yup, you got it on point!

No problem, happy to see you here! I'm definitely back to stay... life has just been crazy for the past year, but things are calming down once again. Looking forward to reading your comments! 

Thanks and welcome to the FF! I accepted your request and will try my best to send out PMs every time I update (I really don't like the new website lol). 

Thanks hun! So nice to see you again! 

Thanks love! Good to see you too 

Thanks so much dear! It means alot to see your comment <3 

Thanks hun! Im hoping I can match up to Silent Whispers too... that was one hell of a ride!

Thanks dear! That's such an interesting question you asked about Arnav 😆 But i am not going to say anything just yet! 

Congratulations on the new innings of your life, and welcome to the married club. 😊

Silent Whispers was definitely impactful.  

Thanks hun! Hope you will like it 😊

So happy to see you dear! Love your comments, you summed up the chapter so well! Thanks so much ❤️

Kavitaaaa  It's been so long! Im doing good... im taking a break from studies for now. So much happened in the last year and a half. Got married , moved to a new place... it's been crazy and also why I have been absent  How are you doing dear? 

Thanks hun! Happy to see you again!

Thank you! 

Hehe, thank you! Glad to see you again!

Thanks!!

Thanks hun! So happy to see you again too! I loved how you said, "Not suppressed, but helpless Khushi"... not gonna say anything more about the story 😆

wow interesting start to the story!

eagerly waiting to know more about khushi and gupta family and arnav and the raizadas

Arnav dont not seem like the brooding young man... seems like a much chilled out version... hmm khushi ...not so sure

Thanks hun, happy to see you again! I think Khushi has been trained well how to handle media, etc... but I will leave it up to you to see if she is a strong person per se 😉

Thanks dear, glad to see you too! 

Thanks hun! So this is the link to Silent Whispers on IF: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/4554700

But ever since they updated the website, all the chapter links are messed up and I can't edit the post to fix it. I will update my blog with Silent Whispers in a few days, so you can read it there soon! 

Haha... I think Im over Arnav as the brooding young man 

Hey guys!

Firstly, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the warm welcome! I loved reading all of your comments and was so happy to see all the familiar faces once again ❤️

Comments on Pg 5 & 6

So basically, I do not like (read: absolutely detest 😆) the new version of IF. It's been such a hassle posting anything and sending out PMs. So I decided to finally start my own blog: https://archicorner.home.blog/

It's going to be updated with this story as well as Silent Whispers. Unfortunately, I will not be sending out any more PMs from the next chapter onwards (I just don't have the time anymore). So please subscribe to the blog if you want to be updated every time I post. 

Lastly, since I won't be sending out PMs, I decided to make an updating schedule (Yes, I am organized this time around 😆) - I will be updating every Monday, Wednesday & Friday. If I will be missing any of these days, I will let you know ahead of time. Thank you so much for being patient! 

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The content of this story belongs strictly to the author, -Archi-. Any unwarranted use/copy of it is not encouraged and is strictly prohibited.

Chapter Two

Deserted

The Raizada mansion was a spectacular sight that night. Decked in numerous radiant flowers and countless lights, it shone brighter than the stars. However, to Khushi, who just stepped down from a white BMW, a gift from her father to his new son-in-law, she knew it was neither as big nor as lavish as the Gupta manor. 

Not that she cared. 

To her dreading eyes, the Raizada house looked big enough for her to feel lost. And that’s exactly how she felt as soon as she knocked down the customary pot of rice and stepped inside. As the doors swung shut behind her, she couldn’t help but feel like she had been sentenced for a lifetime of imprisonment. 

“Are you feeling okay Khushi? Do you want some water?”

Her eyes shifted to see a matured face come into focus. There was concern there, as if the lady really did care. 

“Oh come on Anjali Di,” interrupted another voice. “She doesn’t need water, she needs some privacy with hubby dearest. Don’t worry Khushi, we are almost there. We just have the milk rasam left!”

“Stop teasing her Lavanya!”

The “milk rasam” turned out to be daunting to say the very least. Khushi sat blankly in front of a large pot of milk, her hand elbow deep in the sticky liquid, supposedly looking for a finger ring. She felt someone pat her gently, encouraging her to find the ring before her husband did, as if there really was chance that she would have a say in this marriage. 

She knew, as well as they, what her place was. So she watched miserably, as the man in front of her searched and found the ring. The crowd cheered, the lady called Anjali told her it was okay to lose and then she was dragged away to the upper floors for a tour of her new room. 

“… Arnav has the best view in the whole house!” It was one of the Raizada cousins.

“Tell me about it. Being the youngest apparently has all the perks,” said the quirky Lavanya.

Anjali interrupted. “Says the one who got her entire room renovated more than ten times.”

“Oh please Di, I would have given anything for this room. But Maa was so set on this being her Chote’s.”

“Well you spend more time in here than you do in your own room, so it clearly made no difference to you.”

Lavanya grinned.

“But you can’t anymore Lavs,” teased another cousin. “This room belongs to Khushi Bhabhi now.”

Khushi looked away, knowing that this was going to be yet another excuse to pass pointed jokes. And she wasn’t let down. The ladies unabashedly started a new round of teasing, this time about the impending wedding night.  

“Ignore them,” whispered Anjali, reassuringly.  

Khushi merely looked out the window in response. It wasn’t until Satya Singh Raizada marched in and commanded all of them to leave that there was finally some quiet in the room. 

“All your luggage has been brought up dear,” her mother-in-law said, rearranging the already decorated bed. “I know how draining those lehengas are, so why don’t you go change?”

Khushi didn’t move. She didn’t understand what was the need to show so much concern, especially since the wedding was over and the media, far from the four walls of the room. 

Satya came to a stop in front of her. “Don’t be nervous, this is your house now.”

Khushi simply stared at her henna clad hands in answer.

“You must be missing your mother today,” she continued.  “I know I was clingling to mine when I got married to Shankar.”

Pain, deep as an abyss, coursed through her at the mention of her mother. It had been more than a year since the accident, and yet, the grief was there as good as new. 

“I know I can’t make up for her,” Satya murmured. “But if you need anything, anything at all, just call me. If you press 9 on the intercom, it will ring straight to my room, okay?”

Khushi closed her eyes, wishing to be just left alone. It was bad enough already that she had an entire night ahead of her, pretending to be someone she was not.  She didn’t think she had the strength to pretend to accept this woman as her mother as well. 

Perhaps Satya got the message, for she patted her head and said, “Chote will be here soon,” before walking out the room. 

But her Chote never showed. 

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I promise Arnav makes an appearance next chapter 😆 Looking forward to reading your comments!

Archi