…the lonely, dejected figure standing at the doorway to his right, looking down, his palms clenched in to fists… quite to sad to note Arnav's surprise falling flat because everyone was caught up in Khushi's retelling of her first trip… hopefully Ratna's tearful welcome of her son would have served as a soothing balm to his hurting and jealous soul. Thank god he got to spend some quality time with his mom… what's with the adults, constantly comparing Arnav ad Khushi and praising the latter! Don't they know that those two dislike each other? Why add fuel to the fire? Don't approve of Arvind reprimanding his son before 'outsiders'… he could have done so in private especially as Arnav is eighteen, which came as a surprise as his mannerisms and tantrums say otherwise!
How the tables have turned: Khushi refusing to eat [maybe due to the earliness of the hour or the nervousness about the trip] while Arnav calmly consumes his toast! His satisfaction on seeing his family 'torture' her with their love and pampering is cute. Nice to see sense has finally seeped into Arnav… he finally decided to ask her if she wanted to accompany him or had been forced to do so by his family… also liked how he came to her assistance when she threw up thanks to the food that had been forced down her throat! Arnav showing consideration by letting her sleep and later even gently teasing her is heart-warming. He constantly finding her endearing and adorable and then pulling himself up short at those thoughts is damn amusing. Nice to see that they are so much at ease with each other that they indulge in a bit of harmless teasing. Arnav helping Khushi off the horse is a true rabba ve moment… poor fellow doesn't realise that it's his proximity that makes her hyperventilate… anyway, nice excuse to not let go of her waist! Used to myriad versions of a finicky Arnav, this one sipping tea at a roadside stall in companionable silence comes as a breath of fresh air. Love how a comment or a situation brings a flashback… whatever each might say, their childhood interactions has left a deep impact on both. That whole description of Arnav getting hit and Khushi's 'first aid' along with the accompanying gifs brought back some sweet memories! Trust him to think of kissing her… that he didn't act on that impulse is good as it would have been too much too soon! It is said that one's life flashes before one's eyes when one is in a near-death situation and that seems to be the case here… at least it led both to introspect, with the result that each apologised to the other for their childish games of one-upmanship as kids, and the reason behind such behaviour: each was jealous of the other! Like Arnav, am dying to know why Khushi was jealous of him, his large family and freedom to experience life, perhaps?!
Your description of Nainital brought back memories of my trip there [nothing romantic about it as most of my time was taken up in seeing to it that my students didn't disappear!]
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