Kashmakash S2 Th 3 Chap 8 Pg 129 June 26 - Page 111

So Ashu just ups and leaves... Expected as much! Its similar to version 1 but here its his own demons that are pushing him. Well, definitely felt bad for Nidhi who is left to lick her wounds.😭 Shocked, hurt and all the self-doubts surround her to plague her and she does not know where to look for answers. But the extent to which people in KGH seemed to rally around her goes to show that gossip was strife. Looks like both Ashu and Nidhi were more transparent than they realized. 😉 And Ranga's fears during the camp definitely had some basis to it. And this is evident again when the staff and her friends help Nidhi to achieve her goals, and take care of her as their own. But never realized that gossip spread so fast in a hospital!😲

Love what you have written for Nidhi's thoughts in Ashu's cabin... These thoughts, the turmoil is natural. And in the end she still has no answers, these thoughts are going to keep recurring in her mind for a while and she is going to find herself in the same place. So she has blamed herself, her actions and words for this catastrophe. 😭 In the last review I asked if Nidhi never thought about Ashu unable to reciprocate and now you have her thinking in that direction as well. Of course she rejected that there might be someone else, she is supremely confident of Ashu's honesty. Poor girl, at least she has confessed to Anji so she has a shoulder to cry on. And the break point is that she thinks he threw away the vase, such gross under-estimation of his feelings! Little does she realize the situation is the exact opposite and the vase is now his most valuable possession. 😃😳

I like that Ranga's role has more scope here, it s more well defined.👍🏼 He is first and foremost a well wisher for both, a very astute man but at the same time his words ring of positivism and practicality. And after this shock its natural that Nidhi works on auto-pilot for some time before she pulls herself up. She has lost interest in every thing and does not look after herself till Anji gives her a earful and makes her realize her mistake and gives Nidhi a renewed goal by diverting her efforts towards building her career. Love this bond, this unconditional support to each other. And so glad Nidhi decided to follow her advice. 👏

Ashu's condition is worse, other than avoiding both their feelings he is now nursing a guilt as well for ditching Nidhi without a backward glance and heaping pain on her. 😭 So much pain when Ashu narrates the story of the vase. What an impossible situation!! He is almost regretting the day Nidhi walked into KGH and into his heart. And what false hopes thinking that this distance would make her forget! 🤔 So both are caught in the web of their own making. And again two true friendships you have built here.👏 Then BB-Ashu phone call, again Ashu's internal struggle is reflected in his thoughts. He is doing a penance. Feel bad for BB as well, how much he yearns for Ashu to have a normal life and not turn his back from all that. But nice filmy touch here... Nidhi walks in just in time! I realize in the first version Ashu and Rohan did this on purpose during their separation but here its different... this scene poori filmy, phone kissing and all! 😆

Well, the next part CV-Ashu and Armaan convo came as a surprise to me, you know I thought you would make Nidhi go to Ashu this time in the sense that she goes to the same college for her PG but... Anyways, very revealing convo, liked how you have shown AShu thinking one thing and asking another. 😳 And net result is he has understood that what he did solved nothing and he has to talk to Nidhi, so its almost a year since they separate.

And now another thing, in version1 Ashu did not fight this stage, not much. The separation was for Nidhi and her family, but later he had an uphill task when Nidhi got pregnant.😔 But now, this separation is self-imposed. And his decision to go back as well, so when they get back, married and when Nidhi gets pregnant will AShu have the same struggle?😕 Because going back now and deciding to work on this relationship would also mean he has thought about kids already.. And what of her family, will they cause a big problem like last time? Wondering how you are going to handle the rest now...😃 More importantly, how will Nidhi react? I'm sure it will be anger for a while till Ashu explains his background...oh my, that scene I'm going to need tissues! CAnnot bear to see Ashu recall and talk about that ordeal! 😭 This one is going to compete with Teri Ore...

Finally, the question of the day, can I read at least 2 more chapters before next Tuesday?