The Bride With A Doll Thread#4/ NOTE ON PAGE 145

Waiting . . .i fell asleep before u updated. Just read it now in e morning. I think you did a marvellous job at describing the surroundings, matching it with her emotions and all that has happened in the past 2 years. I am glad she read his diary and realized that he wanted to wait for her to reach adulthood and not rush her like many impatient adults at that time to satisfy their physical needs. This is true love and she realizes that. Absolutely love the scene when he is coming to meet her, totally deserve to be in a superhit movie. Imagining the emotions going through her about whether he is coming or not, praying, convinvincing herself and when all hope was gone, she hears the sound of the oars. I could just picture her throwing herself in his arms with all the buildup. Why did you stop here though? Now I will have to stalk like a mad woman for your next update. I am sad you said this is ending in a couple more chapters but this is your story and you decide the length. I will just hope that you will cook up another one quickly after this one. TC.

Jenny,

What a beautiful chapter. Khushi's turmoil and pain of being left by Arnav, her yearning for him and growing love, it was brilliantly written.

You know just a few days back better half and I had a discussion around kids, teenagers, girl child etc. and he said, you know 15 is the right age for a girl to fall in love and if its nurtured properly it can become love for lifetime, because it's innocent and unadulterated. As much as I disagreed with him but when I read this story I see his point.

Initially when Khushi came to Arnab's the traditions, the customs and the family made her depend and look up to Arnab. However with each passing day Arnab's presence, the simple yet important things he did for her, the rarely spoken words that were deep and carried so much of importance and the little moments they stole from daily routine made her fall in love with him, slowly and eventually. And when he is gone she continued to love him because through his journal she read his heart and saw the love he stored in there for her. The conflicts he went through and the control he put on his physical needs to protect her childhood made her respect him more and strengthened her love for him.

It's so beautiful to see her feelings for Arnav bloom and blossom from necessity, protection, liking, love, respect and desire. She literally grew up for him, loving him.

The usage of meghadoot by Kalidas was lovely and the way the nature carried their yearning for each other was wonderful.

Like Khushi said there is a reason for this separation. This was nature's way of preparing Khushi emotionally and physically for the journey of love with Arnab.

Res

me too...

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cheers...

Can't Wait !😳

congratulations on the new thread...waiting

Res.
I too think that maybe Arnab had been framed? He couldnt have done that after promising Khushi. Her fears, insecurities had been so understandable and realistic. And the most natural thing had been - the rushing back of that memory from the ghat.
The chapter was written brilliantly Jen! Whether the heartbreak of that child woman who waited for her husband to come or the realizations which dawned on Khushi as now looked into the past through Arnab s eyes.. Very well!

The last part was so exhilirating! Man! He is back to his wife after such sad times.