Rida...such a big fan of your writing. And in all honesty...your response should have been the post here and vice versa 😆!! 🤗...Lemme just be happy that you responded..the elusive weaver of word spells...Originally posted by: MaybeSomeday...
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It's funny how I mentioned something very alike on the AT a little time. It's ironical that Nyonika perfectly chose Manik's greyness of character his shady side as the seed of doubt here. She perfectly chose the Monster.
Both Manik and Nandini have definitely come a long long way. Yes the past is still there. For not just Nandini but also Manik. But let's talk about her for now. There was a time when Manik was cruel to her, his atrocities were the only imprints he left on her, she saw him in his extremist element but then she also saw differently. That was the very start of their trust. Storeroom. He exploded. Maine Nahi kiya. Nahi bheje Maine Gunde. he told her that he was capable of anything but that, something that vicious. He showed her a part of him for the first time. His limit. That's the point from where the understanding began and all the fear of Monster Manik faded and in fact it showed in her body language, in her 'mujhe ab tumse darr nahi lagta' roars. And the rishab incident was it. She simply saw through him and knew Monster Manik was like that thin shield around a man, that though covered it all, was completely harmless.
If we actually assume that the past played the biggest hand here, I'll be honestly disappointed and lost. Beause Musicana, the trust between them was quite fragile, Nandini was very vulnerable and Manik hit a very tight spot but that's where the ultimate journey to trust started for both of them. They, each preach of love being trust and their trust strengthened every single step. Also the fact that Manik completely changed for her. He became a total different man, so assuming the past, even though lingering, was the root of it, where will they go from now? Will every little push, that ironically, will only test their trust, push them apart?
However there's one thing about Manik that Nandini always stressed on. His rage. Manik's anger. The reason being lack of control in anger. That's something she'd feared always, not for herself, but for him. She knows Manik's fury is extreme, and it does land him up in big trouble. But more than that it was a moment of perfect manipulation, of epic contributions, of pressure, of emotional conflict. Nandini was never made to think about such things in one moment. And right this moment she was pushed into it, tackled and onto the ground and the bull was right in front of her.
that was just one moment. One messed up, magical, epic moment where words did what nobody could've.
it was all about words.
'Is Manik involved in Soha's MURDER?'
'I'm not sure.'
To Manik it was devastation, it was like a thousand knives plunged in the pit of his stomach.
"There is nothing more heartbreaking than to see the woman you love, the one woman you would do anything to protect, is the woman who is afraid of you.
-Mallika Nawal.
Let's talk about Manik's revisit now. Whereas Nandini let go of his past Manik never did. Since the moment he started opening up to her the slightest reference to their past 'monster' irked him, drove him crazy. He was always disturbed by it, perturbed and afraid. Every moment he liked her more was a moment he feared because he knew a guy like him didn't deserve her, how could he ever deserve her? He knew Dhruv was never bad to Nandini, Dhruv was nice and he was afraid. He was afraid if Nandini ended up liking him more because how could she like a monster over a man like Dhruv? Thus the i don't like it. That past was not so easily forgotten by him.
And then he came a long long way. He who trusted no one, gave it to her, he who softened for no one, did it for her, he who lived a deprived lonely closed up life forever, who never shared his worries with anyone, sliced through his heart, through the bleeding ruptured veins, and showed all of it to her. He stepped out of his mould, awkward, imbalanced, uncomfortable and slowly with her help he found a path, a way, but this new world, he was too new into it. He was too fragile right now. He finally found the courage to let go of his past and love. Accept love, love with all its chances.
and what is love to him? Trust. He accepted it because of her trust in him and his in her.
the moment those words left her mouth.
he was devastated.
Is Manik involved in Soha's murder?
I'm not sure.
Do you trust me Nandini, do you trust the fact that even in rage I wouldn't be driven to murder?
I'm not sure.
It was just a fleeting moment. Just a moment of human emotions and human hesitance and human error. It was the moment his heart came crashing down that's how he sees it.
He definitely went back in the past. The question of murder is not just of trust, its of identity, of morality, of life, of character.
and he's devastated.
Honestly, this track has me on the edge of my seat. Both of them are right, none of them at fault here. The fragility of their trust was not just tested, it was manipulated by a woman who knew the buttons she was pushing. She knew him inside out. She used him against him. She used her against her.
And what will be interesting, is, how they move on from here,introspect, how they mend the loopholes in their relationship. And it'll be one hell of a meaningful journey.
Great post eve. Always freaking love what you write. The manner of your depiction is so beautiful and clear. JUST LOVE whatever you write.
Rida.😳
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