I absolutely Love your writing style as well as your characterization of Karishma. I was happily surprised to find her a woman of color, seeing how most OCs I read about in any genre really is described as "Dark haired with pale, china-doll skin and wide, diamond eyes". She really reminds me of a girl I met traveling abroad when I stopped in London for a few days, though it might have been the description of her clothing that struck the memory because I remember distinctly that the girl I met had been wearing a retro-style red dress, only it had a thick white leather belt with a gold buckle and one of those 1940's collars. But look at me, I am prattling on and getting off topic. The point is dear, I would give my right arm for the privilege of an Update for this wonderful story. Happy writing!