You are too fast and I am too lazy...and that comes out in the form of combination comments. Mind you this is going to go miles before I can actually put a full stop and say there you go!
You know I put you here at fault; you've spun such a story that it's possessed me like the ghost of graveyard. I am practically living off this story and my heart is on such a palpitating high that I might as well have nervous breakdown thinking and contemplating what happens next!! My time, my mind and my sanity is all gone into the story and oh my...it's all the fault of a really gifted writer. I really can't understand what on earth are you doing with that bland job of yours?? You should go join some PH or publication house. You heavily gifted and I can clearly see a bestseller coming from you in the near future. This is one helluva something!!!
Beginning from where I left; I am glad that Arshad is somewhat stable. He is correct in thinking about what all conspired in the few days that Aayesha jumped into such a fire! Yes he knows she loves him, but he has also made his thoughts vocal about what his feelings are...and even though when he is going through all of that he made my heart swell in pride when he prayed for her, offering his life in exchange. I've never been a fan of overboard romance but this ...I don't know, it rings and connects so terribly that I am sure this is one thing that'll I never forget.
But the bang on next shock was that signal faltered from a red light area. Possibly the beginning of a nightmare, my heart jumped up to my mouth. This is one major battle for Arshad, he has to keep his head on his shoulders else it'll be a mighty loss. And I'd applaud you for one very definitive stroke. You made sure that you write about that the information went out on a need-to-know basis. That is the basic skeletal structure for any operation to function smoothly. Belonging to a family that has given its service into the system, I have a hang of the working and seeing it all out here was...just amazing! I read the line and I was both surprised and amazed! Kudos! Brilliant connecting there!
And then my lady! I've always voiced that though I am big Shaleen Pankha...I've always loved Aayesha more than Arjun/Arshad! And today my femme fatale was on a roll. The way her black fury came out taking monstrous proportions, I really sat back and enjoyed. Her verbal lashing was like an added spice to an already delicious concoction. She hissed, she spat and boy she the way she lurched...I feel like I am on a high. Throughout the narration Shital's face screened and I could see all of that. The murderous kicks and high voltage slaps...that dido is a thing that makes adrenalin rush to your brain. I was so into it that I felt I was standing there and having a first hand experience of all the vigor that had been oozing out. She came down like an adobe on Apparao's head...the way the entire suppressed fury came out was very natural. She had been outraged beyond repair and every cell of hers resonated with the demand that it's been enough. The entire setting was terribly natural and the way she slit his throat was...perhaps the climatic shudder that any normal person would have done or experienced. But was more fantastic was the fact that she recoiled immediately. Once her mind had been drained; she could actually see and understand the ground she had been standing on. And that marked the beauty of entire unfolding. I am into meds. and that is one more reason why I like to see/read about the psyche is first and you gave me the very thing I am addicted to. And my heart went out to her the moment she realized that she might not have much time in her glass.
While I do not stand to taking law and order in your hands and make a khichdi out of it; but somewhere deep down I also believe into the fact that monsters are not supposed to live and if resorting to violence is the only way left...well then so be it. I know that looking into the abyss we invite the abyss to scan our forms but if parting with a part of your soul guarantees the prevailing of right; maybe then that is right. And who knows...had I been in Aayesha's shoes I might as well have done the same. So here regardless of what backlash will come from Arshad, I stand firm with Aayesha.
The entire chase was written so tastefully...I believe I had stopped reading at one point and began seeing it all. Especially the part where Arshad is having thoughts rearing at him and he chooses or rather forces himself to ignore and pray for a time to look back at it all. I could see his face with plethora of emotions running wild. I don't know how did he manage to control himself all the while; here I was pulling apart my hairs and there he was fighting his own self and keeping his heart at bay. How exactly did you write all of that? Even while going through all that now; my heart leaps into my mouth. I am over fifteen dido...I can very easily have a heart attack!!
Aayesha and Sikander's coming face to face was a regale. The entire thing was so esthetically written that I fell for the sequence. I mean Sikander has such Iago like qualities that no matter how terribly I hate him...I can't miss out on him. And that's the beauty of it. Add to that the cold and calculative demeanor of his and boy! What a treat! That was the choicest way he could have savored and devoured all at the same time. The way he lurked at her and the calculative way that he stormed at her husband was too good. The mock consciousness just showed how heavily blacked this man is. But Aayesha is Aayesha...she gave him back in his own tone. The burst out had clearly shattered his core. I must salute the lady here, fear wasn't there and that was the first blow to Sikky darling! But it was a wishful thinking here that if Aayesha could shot him in the head and get it over with for once and for all. But given the fact she was surrounded by his minions it didn't seem to possible. And though I detest the slang he used for her; I must say that did fit the situation so bloody perfectly! Your Sikander though is scumbag; I like his twisted head.
But I must say I was laughing out loud like a lunatic once I read Chhotu, Shree and Vikrar entering the chawls. Chhotu and Vikara, well I understand them looking like customers; Sameer and Arshad's reasons were justified as well but SHREE?? He is such a kiddo, and the reaction meted to him was hilarious! I rolled off my bed reading that...that was such a solid bejjati', in the most twisted manner but yes that was a bejjati' no doubt!!
And then came the most cherished part of the update! Bechare Rathod ka unofficial court marshal!! I was laughing so hard that tears had way into my eyes! I mean that, "Haye haye haye!! Chikneh!" cracked me up big time. I felt I'll die due to a laugh riot! I could easily imagine Rathod's flustered face. Him turning red to the roots must be a sight to behold. Uff! Wish Behzaad had in fact enacted it on screen; I would have kept his face as a screen saver for ages to come!! That eunuch had wanted to touch him...uff Rathod's lean, mean and well kept form...that is enough to make anyone go weak in the knees but at least not this kind of weak please. Kaise kaise logon se bechare ka paala padta hai. But I loved it that the eunuch went out and helped him. They really have a heart of gold even if they are bathed in black. When we used to stay in Patna, there had been a group of eunuch that used to frequent our locality. My great grandmother had been alive back then.( I was four myself) She was a very liberal lady and had befriended the head of the group. I was the youngest after my brother who had just been born. That group had given both me and my brother choices of blessings and gifts. They prayed for me and my brother and never asked for a thing in return. So I could in fact relate to the little goodness that she showed in telling Rathod about where the lady had been held captive. You know these little detailing add such realism to the story that at least for me it becomes a even fun ride. I look for these details and you never fail to surprise me!
And now begins the real mayhem. It's only now that she realizes what soup she has landed herself into. The emotional upheaval having died a slow and painful death long ago now makes her face the stupidity of her plan. She took her decisions in a perverted state and now has dished herself in unspeakable conditions. Chances of survival are literally dwindling in single digits. And add to it the signal being lost! Maar daala rey!!!
Though the update was about Aayesha, the undercurrent that ran was of Sikander. Whenever the antagonist is strong and structured, it adds to the basic storyline. Reading such a dapper version of this faceless entity is perfect. It is his corrosive nature that changed so many outlets in the saga that now when you think excluding him it just stands so bland. If I am right Anwesha said that these kinds of villains create their end themselves. Had he not shot at Roshini Arshad would never have been the revenge seeking rebel. The Arshad who is all set to leap into the bounds and take him by horn is his own creation. And I love the fact here that him realizing the equations will set the wheels in such motion that it'll be hard or rather impossible for him to turn back. I really couldn't agree more with all that she had to say. Wish she had been on the analysis thread, it would have been so much fun!!
The pogrom that shaped next was...well now I am falling short of words. Arshad had turned into a maniac looking for his wife and that was a sheer brilliant stroke. I could see the reaction on both Arshad and Sameer's face while running up and down the place. I am waiting for Dutta now; the moment he'll enter...things are going to get rocket speed.
Aayesha's plight is now increasing manifold. Her prayers and her sorry are both terribly heart aching and I don't know if I can survive till the end of it all! I might as well die and move to my Utopia! I feel terrible and you need to put me out of my misery.
But the master stroke was the panicked husband giving way to the mighty ACP. Had Arshad lost it here; the battle would have been lost. But he kept his leaping heart in hold and decided to charge into the chasm. I really can't think how the hell did he manage to stay put especially when it was so easy to lose his head. The sheer panic and fear that is reverberating and thumping his heart against the bony cage is so strong that here I am biting off my nails. And dido if I lose the length, thanks to QH, I swear I...I...I'll call you at 12 and say its your husband speaking...but that trick would again work only if aunty pick up the call! LOL!!
The most ghatiya scene was the one that followed, bidding off Aayesha? Chee...how low will this f**king bas***d stoop? Though that gave very bad taste to the mouth but then these kind of brutalities happen every single hour. I thank you from the bottom of my heart that you did not used the swear words else I would have been scared. I can only imagine Aayesha's plight. But even in such a perilous situation she kicked a bas***d. Ye hai Arshad Rawte ki biwi! And thank heavens! Arshad made it in time, I could swear my heart had been beating so loudly that I thought I'd have a stroke! Aisa dobara mat karna!
And then the fight that followed! Oh my two loved action heroes jumped into the battle field. I could see Sameer breaking bones, Chhotu thundering, Vikrar and Shree stashing and of course Arshad roaring in his full glory! Ma ma mia!! What a fantastic spectacle that would be!!! I wish...I so wish I could be an active part of it rather that sitting and jumping like a passive flow!! Add to it Vikrar's solid gaali! Such a melody to the ears!
And just when I thought things were returning to a normal...you bombarded us again heavily. Smoke bomb? Arshad hit? Aayesha gone? What are you planning? Huh dido? That your readers should visit a cardiologist? Is that playing in your head; for I might as well book my appointment to one! This is not done. This is so not done!!! What on earth is going in your head?
This isn't done; you are finishing off the story and ...man I had been so attached...its like Arjun ending all over again! Uff! But still there are few notches to be pulled still and I am hoping that Dutta would join soon. He is the most needed ally at this moment.
Though the battle is going to be the it' thing; I am waiting for the aftermath as that would bring out the ringing reality. I know there is a lot that both Arshad and Aayesha have kept in them. Let that charged heat flow out dangerously...a storm would only calm these two and I am waiting.
P.S. I am missing Dutta! I want him here!
P.P.S. Why are you this perfect???
P.P.P.S. Flunk your job it stinks...you are a material needed by every PH!!!!!!
P.P.P.P.S. Did I read right? Did Arshad said his Aayesha???
Udne Ki Aasha
