Part11Avenging Angel - CONTINUES with new SS pg 48

Originally posted by: Marybarton

Now for some Avenging fun. I kind of want to wrap up the story but with so many ideas in my head, I am not sure if Part 10 will cut it or if there will be an epilogue. Guess we will all find out once Part 10 is finished. I for one do write based on interest, so you should let me know if you want more. Personally very much like the Nawab and might bring him in again in the future if I still write. I was majorly put off by the poll and thought about either going to a blog or not writing at all after this.

No no Mary..please don't wrap up the story just yet...i was getting very interested to read more about Imad and Anjali..

Also, please don't stop writing here...we ur loyal fans are here to support u.. 😃

- Arhi talk suicide and the future in the early morning hours (since his wake and Khushi's attack)

- A Laad Governor

Yes.. that's great..we love to read more about ASR 😊

- Family comes in the morning once he is let out of the ICU (in response to some people wondering why the family didn't visit sooner, it was because he was in the ICU and only one or two very close family was allowed in)

- Planning

- Anjali and Imad. Imad is pleasantly surprised

😍

- Imad makes the move but...

but what Mary??? can't wait to read..

- Khushi chooses Awadh (😈wait and watch)

If after all this there is still space...

Future

Originally posted by: Marybarton

In response to some notes by my dear friend and Hindi editor Nandala/Anjali I am addressing some of the awesome points she made. I am also adding some clarifications of my own, it will help clear some points for everyone. Enjoy.

Dadu - is not quite a Hindi like you said. Dadi is more colloquial Hindi. But given that the Awadhs are an old, Persian Muslim, Lucknowi family, I thought a little difference in family endearments might hint at an old world practice. Dadu is more Urdu, I think, the language of most old aristocrats, kings, etc. It hints at formal.

I stand corrected.😊 I've not heard Dadu in Urdu parlance before, but I wouldn't be surprised if Dadi evolved from Dadu...I do know Dadu is used in certain Hindi dialects to address grandfathers...But your research would super cede my views for sure!😃

Payal got sidelined in my piece firstly because I get a little bored by her lol. Secondly she gets avoided sometimes because I wanted to show a little gap forming between Khushi and the Guptas even though neither parties have any grudges. It is just that they are unintentionally feeling unease at the differences in their original positions. It is the sad reality of class divided. It is silent, not outspoken like Arnav's or ignored like Khushi's and the Awadhs'. That said, I was hoping to project that everyone is huddled in the waiting room for Arnav, so they would have interacted, I just skipped to the parts I found interesting - Imad and Ziyad lol.

I thought as much! It makes sense when you look at it strictly from a 'class divided' perspective. Although in the earlier chapters, there were instances where the two sisters spoke so I guess the connection is still there...I do appreciate that Khushi felt comfortable enough with the Awadhs to seek solace in them...

Asleesha was named because she was the immortal star, but I was not aware it has a negative connotation, thanks for letting me know. Worked out well for me I guess because her suicide decision and depression did make her in some ways disturbed. Lucky me.

I've read extensively about that particular star because of my personal affinity to it!😆 When I read Ashlesha, I couldn't believe it! It was truly cosmic! Yes, indeed, you picked appropriately!

The gold ring was reflecting sunlight from dawn on Arnav's eyes and then he finally saw it when Khushi pounced on him. Hence the symbolic misunderstanding on his part. I hope I was able to show that, it was hard to visualize that and write it. I worry about angles of the ring, sun, etc. Clearly I think too much nonsense lol.

I must have misread...I thought it was 1:00 am at the hospital...LOL! Mary, forgive me, I read chapters 8 & 9 back to back...and I wanted to make sure I responded since I had promised I would! Even so, for me, the ring symbolized light even without the sunlight...She had it around her neck! That was enough...😊

Thank you for seeing that Khushi's made-up wedding ring necklace mattered more to her than her fancy dress (worth millions) and later her vintage Cartier bracelet (again millions). To her, Arnav is above all else, she is not materialistic or moved by her new status. Her status was just established by me to give Arnav a dilemma.

Absolutely! Khushi's only desire has always been Arnav...this was obvious from the beginning!😊 She wanted him & only him even when he met her the very first time as Darya, not Khushi. She wanted him to see she was a princess, that finally aukat, class, status was irrelevant...and she now instantly had the upper hand if she chose to play with it! They danced (figuritively & literally) around their silences and misunderstandings about this issue...but in the end, they both knew that her riches, her title...none of it mattered!

The Nawab is the all-seeing father figure that both Raizadas and the Gupta sisters need. He is supposed to be Arnav and Anjali's father if things worked out the way it should have. Arnav is a lost boy in many ways and the Nawab is supposed to fill his parental void. Same goes for Khushi which is a little more obvious.

I loved the Nawab. You showcased his father figure persona beautifully, particularly in his conversation with Anjali! But his concern for Arnav was always in the forefront, too, though Arnav may not have necessarily seen or acknowledged it!

I am THRILLED that you are writing Chapter 10! I do hope you incorporate the growing bond between the Nawab & the Raizadas (Khushi included, of course!) Would love to see how that relationship evolves...

Mary, thanks for such a wonderfully, detailed response...I so appreciate it!😊