Originally posted by: You-Know-Who
Shraddha, I understand that this one line makes you feel like Khushi is no where in Arnav's priority list. But just for a second, if you remove this one line from your evidence, do you think anything else Arnav has done proves that?
I guess what we are trying to say is that this sentence was not "AMAN HOW DARE YOU GO THROUGH LAVANYA'S PERSONAL HISTORY. THIS IS NOT THE WAY WE DO THINGS", but more like, "How do you know this? You went through someone's medical records? How is this possible? When you're not the kind of guy to do this kind of thing?"
And you know why i can understand this tone? I am very much like Arnav when I suddenly receive good news that I absolutely did not/could not expect? I process things exactly this way. My first reaction is to verify that news I received comes from right sources, before I can let my brain feel relieved, or celebrate. My brain is conditioned to not accept anything good until I am sure it cannot be taken away later saying it was a misunderstanding. This is exactly why I can understand why he said that.
However, I understand your POV too. When I first read this (on my very very first read) I was annoyed too. And I was like what the hell, why is he not turning absolutely ballistic about it. How does he even care about these things at this juncture? But then once I calmed down, I understood that I knew about all the things Lavanya did. My anger over her molesting him, everything was piling up in my head. And it would have given me as the reader, the satisfaction to see Arnav lose his cool and bring Lavanya down to her knees. However, Arnav does not hate Lavanya in this moment as much as we do. He is still coming to terms with the hate. He has just been given a relieving news after a long torturous time and he is just processing the how/why of it.
I agreed with your earlier comment that many were ok and did not focus on it. I understand and have no issues😊
I just responded to Isha..trying to explain why I thought this was not any information.
There is a lot of assumption in how folks are reading comments. It is not about how I feel for Lavanya or his feelings for Khushi.
When I cut and paste the section to Arpita ..he does express a lot of anger after Aman shuts him up and continues with more information. He is not quiet and he grills him..all natural.
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So I as a reader...then I am just nitpicking?
Not really. Nothing is what we believed. The last few chapters has turned the story completely. Lot was written to show his struggles and care for Khushi in this chapter. We are suppose to reevaluate all his behavior we have read till now.
The non pregnancy expedited his divorce. He never got closure to talk to Khushi. So to me this Aman expose was very critical information.
He cannot hate lavanya..but I expected shock..not treat it as any snooping. It is an inconsistency. Just one so ignore it.
But then the entire conversation with Manali when she threatens him..and he says La is interested in a real relationship ? Why say it ? Suppose to be a dig (had to be explained by Arpita) . Unnecessary and really muddles it for me as a reader.
So even after all this he still doubts that La is not evil and it just Manali!
Why care and being correct to a person who conned him? Why forget that he never got his closure to talk to Khushi before she left .
Hope that helps..where I am coming from.
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