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Originally posted by: meera30

Res

My heart is beating in my chest as fiercely as it might have if I had been Khushi. I think you've outdone yourself, S with this chapter - because this one is all words - each placed with the accuracy of a professional, aimed to create the emotion and succeeding every bit of the way.

What starts as an idyllic tired journey along the winding slopes of the Himalayas, blissful almost as seen through Anya's eyes, rapidly changes into the mountain storm that comes out of nowhere as they realize Khushi is missing. The transition to Arnav's panic, the immediate thoughts in his head about what he should have done, about how he should have behaved so normal when you are faced with such a situation. And then finally the sheer exhaustion of Khushi's state with a throw back into the chain of events, fear, anger, indulgence, awareness all culminating into pure panic, desparation edged in every thought, every move, the pain that shoots up her leg as real as the pain in her heart - the fear for life, the question on mortality - a brush with the unknown, the unseen...

it takes desperate situations for people to understand what something or someone means to them. And in the wake, in the near wake at least, people will try and make it count. Of course, it is the near panic that also sets loose actions that aren't entirely rational. To that effect, I fear for what happens next.

A BRILLIANT chapter, S - everything you set out to do, falls right into place - if the chapters are an indication of your evolution as a story teller - you've come a long way today - :)

Take a bow!

Originally posted by: IPK007

Did you say the chapter was long...?😲 Did not feel like it !!

Loved the way you described the winding, pine flanked, mountain roads and added Anya's romantic musings to it, it added reality to the moment to the extent, that I felt I was living it.

Anya's misgivings about the expected long term nature of their relationship was again very realistic and well portrayed; but with these two,love will find a way.

OMG...Khushi left behind..!!

I was constantly on the edge of my chair after this revelation and the urgency and desperation in Arnav's demenour, brought to mind the 'guest house episodes' of the old show. (One if my favs)

Sometimes, it takes stark fear of loss of a person to make one realize, her/ his exact worth in one's life. At times like these, all masks, all covers, all defense mechanisms, all self restrants melt away and what remain behind are the most basic, most earthy of unadorned, plain, true emotions.

Loved it, Sandy :)

One of the most poweful chapters of this story..

Originally posted by: aquagal

Hum Bhi !!

Unres

The title itself sent alarm bells ringing in my head with various possibilities. I love how you describe the nature always. It's like a movie going on. Actually the whole chapter was like that. Anya tired but thinking about Aman, anxious as to how they will handle their long-distance relationship. Pyar ke side-effects. for all these years it never occurred to her that how they will handle it but two days of their confession and here she is, getting worked up about it. Love makes us all go crazy. The visual of Manorama Mami sleeping with her mouth open cracked me up.

It's thanks to Anya that everyone got to know that Khushi was missing. How come everybody missed her?

Arnav's regret for not telling her how much happy he was knowing she extended her stay was natural. Doesn't it happen to all of us if something happens to our loved ones or they are in any sort of possible danger?

Khushi's fear had a big part in what happened. If not for her extreme phobia she could have had escaped safely from the basement. I'm just glad that Arnav found her. He won't let anything happen to her now and would keep her safe with him.

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