There's nothing better than coming here after a long, long day and seeing something you've written, Indu! Thankfully I had a few minutes to spare and was able to read Part II twice to clear up the murky fog in my brain...Such a lovely little maze you've created around us and the characters! Aarti and Aarti totally caught me off guard, haha! I panicked for a second before I realized what the connection between characters was. I know who I'm visualizing as Mishti (there can be no other option!) but Mrs. Aarti Dubey is a tougher one. I wonder who I'll conjure up in my mind's eye when I read this again later...