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Dear readers, please understand the fact that I also have patience only until a certain limit. There are a number of things I would like to point out today, which I have been encountering for a really long time now.

1. It's ironic, but when a well-established author on Wattpad does anything despondent, even if it's bullying, it's shoved under the mattress as if it doesn't matter at all. Meanwhile, on the same paraphernalia, if a smaller and amateur person on Wattpad starts their writing journey, they and their work are taken so lightly, without absolutely any regard or respect for both.

2. I understand that SHT has too many characters, and even if readers forget some recent characters, then it's fine. It's understandable. Long-format books with multiple characters are hard to remember. Don't I understand this as a reader myself? I do. But, after 73 whole chapters, "simple" questions like 'Who the heck is Nirjhara?', 'Who is Manasvini?', 'Who is Kadambini?', or 'Who the heck is Geeta?' may seem like normal things to you. But to me, it's as if someone is laughing in my face. Many a time I see readers commenting about the effort I put in SHT, but if the results of my efforts are such questions after 73 whole chapters, you tell me, what should I do? Aren't I failing as a writer? And if this is not what I should be thinking, what must I actually think instead?

3. Guesses and Spoilers: Here is a kind and genuine request from my side. This thing you are reading is not exactly my first work. I have tried writing other things on Wattpad too, but they never worked out, so SHT for me is like the beginning of everything, like the 'first or eldest child' of a mother. It's a mystery-thriller and suspense novel, so please understand that you asking me questions regarding its mystery part looks good only until a certain point. Forcing to divulge the mystery in chats—how good does this look by any standards? Because if we go by general etiquette, it's understood that if I won't answer you accordingly, I'll be termed 'bad,' 'impolite,' and 'too proud,' and if I do answer your questions, it will be the same old parade—'She 'replies unlike the others,' 'She is good,' 'She is down to earth.'. I don't want to be down-to-earth anymore. Thank you. Your questions are welcomed only up to a certain limit (maybe forceful manipulation). I'll gladly answer them all, but after that limit, I myself don't know what you will be facing. Behind every smiling face lies a drowsy demon; remember this.

4. Trust me, this constant comparison between SHT and its characters and some other book and its characters on Wattpad and then eventually terming me as 'underrated,' I am done with it. Underrated may seem like a good or appreciating word to you. To me, it's nothing but self-deprecating my own self. Yes, I have a lot to work upon and a long way to go, but that doesn't make me think small of myself. I am fine, and I am doing just fine too.

5. I love interacting with the readers, so your messages in my DMs are always welcomed with open arms; your rudeness isn't.

6. Don't force me to the point of shifting SHT to somewhere else or just dropping it completely and maybe deleting this Instagram account permanently because at this point Wattpad seems so toxic, to be honest. I never understood why some people shifted their books to Scrollstack. Guess what, I do understand now. It was never for money; it was for their peace of mind. Paid readers at least respect.

7. After this post, I know for a fact that I'll come under fire. Either some will unfollow me or might even talk behind my 'back—'Abhi parr nikle nahi, zyada udne lag gayi hai.'. Some might even stop reading the book, but that's fine. It's okay. It happens. Just like patience, toxicity exists only until a certain limit too, but confidence my dear is boundless.

8. I have a wonderful set of readers, and I shall forever be indebted to them. It's due to them that I have reached this point today. Some of them even helped me by creating reels and stuff, for which I'll forever be thankful to them. But this post is for another category of readers, whom I'll never be able to understand.

Sorry.

Hereby, I draw the line.
Thank you.

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