Ok, finished reading it. But I have so much to say after this.
First will address only Arnav and that batshit lunatics part( going to call her BL from now on 😜).
I am very sure she was the one who had knowingly drugged Arnav, when he was calling Manali she might have slipped in his drink. My god she gave him Hallucinogen. I have read so much about this drug, and Arnav was pushing her but the drug showed it’s effect.
We all know she and Manali had set up the balcony.
If it was a girl who was drugged we all know what it is called. And you know for a man to go through something like this is much worse, one because they never realise they were forced to be intimate and that they they did not want it.
Second laws except few countries do not even recognise that adult men can be abused too. So it is always seen as a man’s fault. Plus the man in his guilt can ignore that their right to “No” was violated too.
I have read so much about it and it’s a very sensitive subject.
Now the photographs, their placement like, meeting in the restaurant, shantivan were placed before the balcony ones. BL knew about Khushi’s absence from Mumbai, she coming with her pregnancy news might have just been the last nail in the coffin.
All of this clearly shows the conspiracy and I feel it has more to do with BL than Manali.
Now, before reading the chapter I felt that I would be sympathetic towards Arnav , his life struggles etc.
And I am for the drugged part but honestly just for that, for rest I don’t have any ounce of sympathy for this man.
He might have been troubled because of not wanting to have a child and might have valid reasons too but he never could share them with his wife, he kept himself busy with work, pushed her away and never discussed anything.
I always felt it takes two to make a marriage work but here I see that it was Arnav who was stonewalling Khushi, who was not ready for communication. So, if their marriage broke I would only blame Arnav, he never listened and just made assumptions.
Khushi might forgive him for BL, I am sure her work in NGO might have taught about episodes with drugs and all but will she forgive him for the rest. I don’t think she would be able to do that when she has been made to question her self worth by every relation of her life.
Edited by tashi26 - 2 years ago
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