Ok, 8C is here! Before I get into the specifics of what I liked, etc, can I say, thank you for shifting to the present day from the past! Some writers stretch certain emotional scenarios beyond tolerance & you shifted gears the moment the past seemed to saturate with ugliness! So, good job with that!
Now, coming to the chapter itself, its the strangest thing but I see sense in most of Khushi's reactions, by which, I do NOT mean to say, her reactions are right, because they are not, they are not fair to Arnav or even Lavanya, but sometimes, that's the only way people know to deal with hurt-by lashing out at the person who caused it, although they didn't deserve it! She was only being human, & she didn't mean tu hurt, I guess, it was just a release to her rage, frustration & heartbreak! What I mean to say is, I get your Khushi Gupta! I empathise with her! Coming to Arnav, I know I was irrationally mad at him, still don't really sympathise with him(I seem to have a strange loyalty to your Khushi), but that aside, my rational side is aware that Arnav didn't deserve any of the venom dished out by Khushi, he was hurt too, but, let's just say, I understand his position but all sympathy will have to wait till Gupta becomes happy, like, truly happy, moving past all the hurt caused by their history! Yeah, I start rooting for characters when I read something, any piece of fiction! Its kind of a weird habit! So, I am rooting for Khushi Gupta!
By the way, I read your reply to my previous comment, I realised I had missed out on an aspect of the story which you pointed out that Khushi was aware of Arnav's interest in Lavanya, so, their relationship was not supposed to be a shocker for her, but she was perhaps in denial, believing only what she wanted to believe! She did contribute to the complexity of their situation!
Nice job with 8C, looking forward to knowing how the story proceeds, now that it is back to the present!
P.S: Don't mind the length of the comment!
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