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Click hereAfter dinner, she put Amairah to sleep and cuddled close to Aryan.
"Is this even real Aryan?" Meera asked, "A few days ago...everything was so different...and this...it just feels like a dream. If this is really a dream, I never wanna wake up..."
"This is real, Meera," Aryan said, kissing her forehead.
"Sometimes, when I close my eyes..." Meera said as she shuddered, "All bad things...all the bad memories...they appear like a monster threatening to engulf me...I feel so afraid...I never dreamed that I would have a life so beautiful..."
Aryan held her close and gently rubbed her back.
"Armaan once told me," Meera said with tearful eyes, "That Pankhudi is the purest soul in this world...now I see the truth in his words...she gave me this beautiful life...I'll pray for her everyday...May God heal the wounds that I gave her, and give her all the happiness in the world..."
Meera could not speak further. Aryan hugged her tightly as she wept on his shoulders.
"Cheers to a new life, Meenakshi!" he said.
"To a new life," Meera said and locked lips with him. They kissed passionately, relishing that warmth of each other's bodies, and a humble gratefulness in their hearts for being forgiven.
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Armaan acquired custody of Neil's daughters. Aditi's parents weren't quite willing to let them go, but Neil's will had legally enforced Armaan's claim and they didn't want to fight it out in court.
"You think they'll be, OK?" Armaan asked Pankhudi as the girls played in the garden.
"The little one is sweet. The elder one has been hurt, she'll need some time to adjust," Pankhudi said, "But they'll be okay, I guess. I'll try to be the best mother I can."
"You'll be a wonderful mother," Armaan said, hugging her from behind.
"I have something to show you," Pankhudi said with a sweet smile, tugging on his hand leading him to the bedroom.
She playfully pushed him on the bed and said, "Close your eyes!"
Armaan closed his eyes, but he was curious so he opened one eye to look.
"No cheating!" Pankhudi said playfully.
Armaan smiled and closed both eyes again. Then he felt Pankhudi hug him from behind.
"Ok, you can open your eyes now," she whispered.
When Armaan opened his eyes Pankhudi showed him a sonographic image of their child. "Isn't our baby beautiful?" Pankhudi asked.
Armaan smiled at the image. "Come soon little one," Armaan said, "We are waiting for you."
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Dear Readers,
The Meera Series ends here. It was an amazing journey I started with "The Girl Next Door" and kept writing prequels and sequels as per reader requests. There are some lapses in the sync because 4 stories were not originally planned, but they are passable I guess.
Do let me know what you think of this series of 4 stories as whole. If you feel something could have been better, do drop a comment or email. Your feedback has always been extremely valuable.
- COMMENTS
Anonymous9 months agoI agree with the above comment. Armann had been portrayed in a more favorable light in comparison to Meera when she had to endure injustice all her life and especially because of him and his friends. A more just ending would have been better both for Armann as well as Neil, who was also left just because he is a father when he was the one who started everything. Meera deserves the respect which she was not given irrespective of what she did because of what she had to endure throughout. In a way at the end her suffering and pain was overlooked whereas more emphasis was given to the discomfort experienced by other characters.
I also do not think Pankhudi was a good match for Armaan in any way. I am sorry to say opposites do not always make the best match and more often than not end up being a disaster. She needs someone of somewhat similar disposition as her not Armann and he needed someone who can really put him in his place and show him the mirror so that he could feel guilt of his wrong-doings as well. In fact, Pankhudi's death would have been the best punishment for him in the series.
Indian_Princess11 months agoAuthor@Amy_2_3
Thanks for taking the time to read the story and posting a detailed comment. I agree that the story and characters have flaws. I will keep your inputs in mind while writing my next story. Thanks again for sharing your views.
Amy_2_3about 1 year agoI re read this story because of many many conflicts in my brain. I just couldn't get rid of them till now. And now I have seen something I didnt see.you truly tried to whit wash Armaan way too much. And show us meera is way too monstrous than armaan which is just a shit talk. Every one in this story would have had a good or proper ending if we remove the variable called armaan. He is far worse than any character in this story. He created monster called meera as a result Neil's wife died who was innocent and his 3 friends whi should have had proper criminal death died way too cheaply. This story would have been the best story if u ended it as aran the way he is rather than whit washing him.i think there are only 3 innocent characters here and only one stayed alive and it is pakhundhi. Armaan is not a complex character there is nothing to be complex about him. He is a man who choose to inflict pain on the others so he can ignore his short comings and pains. Cause of meera's actions honestly I can justify them in all means but I dont agree with it. Armaan keep his mouth shut when his brothers like friends destroyed a innocent girl and when that girl died he take his time to destroy another innocent girl and the hypocrisy of his character is the way he say that he didnt think she suffer and bs is funny. What meera did was eye for eye thing. It is just that pride and arrogance of armaan couldnt handle that pakhundhi went through happened because of him. And if that didnt happened armaan would have killed meera because he just failed person that's how he do things. But this story has amazing flow how meera got to her point and how others went through things is amazingly written. I just wish aran didnt have a happy ending would have been better. He didnt need happy ending but pakhundhi sure deserved one.
Bubo_buboalmost 2 years ago@ Indian_Princess
OK, I will expound a bit more on it but I will send by PM (it's probably to long to put here in the comments). OTOH, the working week has started and I might not find the time for it before next weekend, so I just ask a bit of patience.
Indian_Princessalmost 2 years agoAuthor@Bubo_Bubo
Thank you for such a detailed feedback. Reader feedback has always helped me improved my writing.
Armaan is a very complex character. He is not better than others, he is just the most conflicted one. A part of him wants to be sweet, loving and protective, a part of him is a vile ruthless creature. I don't think I understand Armaan fully, but his conflicted emotions are my own.
Do let me know if the final scene could have been better in your opinion. Armaan may be more monstrous but this whole chasing and hunting down Meera was for Pankhudi.
I had my own coñflicts in my head regarding Meera's fate. I wanted her dead for good, but then I realised she is a mother and decided to spare her life and let her go unharmed acknowledging that Armaan is actually has done more harm than she has, and maybe Meera deserves a chance at life.
Bubo_buboalmost 2 years agoI read the complete Meera series (in order of publishing, rather than in chronological order, I feel it makes for a better read of the TGND if you don't know what Meera's about). I found to be engrossing, well-written and with an interesting cast of characters. It's classic "come for the porn, stay for the (dark) plot". I also read the related "Dark Seduction" story.
But it's because I like it I wanted to relate a big problem I have with story, that also made me feel a bit cheated by the end. It's a big Armaan-shaped problem. For me there is a big dissonance between the way Armaan is portrayed through his actions on the one hand, and the way he is described and the author, I believe, want us to think about him. His actions make him barely any better than his three friends, and certainly more monstrous than Meera. Yet the author seems to want to make him out somehow the better party in this confrontation, especially in this particular chapter. I can't buy it.
Even though I felt a bit cheated by the ending, the saga of Meera remains for me one of the best stories I've read on this site, one of the few that actually had me shed a few tears. So if the author would want me to expound on my problem with Armaan, I'm quite willing to do so.
Oh, and a minor stylistic criticism: it's really jarring for me when the author switches to theater style type dialogue without quotes when people talk on the phone. Dialogue is dialogue, and should be in quotation marks, IMNSHO.
Anonymousover 2 years agoYou are a world class writer dude!! Some one who can go way beyond Literotica. Please write more and how I would love to see this story on screen if only there was no censor board in India. This story contains every kind of masala to make a great film.
Anonymousover 2 years agoDude your story is among the most thrilling and gripping work. I invested 6 hours of my work day after i read one episode, just could not bring myself to stop reading. You have excellent talent and maybe create some content for audible or kindle
Anonymousover 2 years agoProbably the best Indian written stories I have found on this forum. The depth of characters, their mindset, thinking, actions were excellent. Kudos to amazing work, loved the way all characters have an realistic trait and shades of black and white
