"Love is always patient and kind."
Love has a way of changing a human being, it's power is such that it can consume us. Where when one is in love, that person's starts and ends with their loved one. Manik Maltorta LOVES Nandini Murthy, loves her with every fiber of his existence. Manik may not necessarily be kind, no, his world has taught him to be cruel but Nandini's love has taught him how to be kind, her love has made him seen the goodness in his heart. Now, his love can be kind. He can put his love first, her needs before his, always. Manik Maltorta was never a patient soul to begin with, patience is not a trait Manik has even now. But when it comes to his Nandini, he can. He can patiently be just friends' because that's what she had asked of him. His love can be patient, he can wait. Wait for a eternity. Wait for a lifetime. He will wait because his love has taught him to be patient. Her needs before his, always.
Manik can't ever walk away from Nandini, nor can Nandini from Manik but right now Nandini has the urge to run away from Manik, because she is lost, she has lost the trust and faith in herself. It's not that she doesn't realize that she is hurting him too. She does, but right now, she can't find a way to heal herself enough to be with him. Time, she needs time. And Manik is giving it to her. He will wait. Patiently. He put a stone on his own heart today when he stepped back a few steps and cleared the way for her to walk away. I don't know why at that moment, I just teared up. This man's love is so deep, how he puts her needs and wants before his all the time. Every. Single. Time.
What did we say about senses ? When one is cut off, others are enhanced. Manik cuts off Nandini's sense of sight for a few seconds. Because what he is about to say needs to be felt, only be felt, felt deep into every corner of her heart. "I love you." Three words full of so much love that Nandini must feel them. I love the point where you mentioned that today, he knew he couldn't place his own hand on her heart. He realizes his touch isn't accepted right now. He knows her so well, and always puts her first. Beautiful, love so beautiful, it can make a heart cry.
Togetherness is not in walking hand and hand at every step of the way. No, it's about being together in every sense. He doesn't need to walk next to her holding her hand. He can be with her as her faithful shadow, a shadow that won't abandon her even when she is engulfed in this darkness. He will be walking close by so she can "reach out to him." His hand will be extended forward, ready, patiently waiting for her to slip in back into his. So their fingers can intertwine and they can be one again, back to their full strength.
Her smile, her smile is the reason for his smiles, it's what makes his life easy. Now that his Nandini is lost, so is that beautiful smile of hers. He wants it back, he will do whatever it takes. But for now he will smile enough for both of them. For now, he will goof around with weird antics and talk to her in their silent communication. Words, they don't always need words. For now, he will just patiently sit next to her and tell her his likes/dislikes, because he knows, she wants to know about him, he is still important to her.
He will walk behind her, for him, for her. He knows she still needs him close by, for whenever she is ready, she can reach out. And when she doesn't see him, she gets worried, panics when she doesn't feel his eyes on her, watching her, protecting her. But she doesn't need to, he has promised "I be around you...so you could reach out to me." And she tries, she tries so hard to reach out. Her fight to defeat her inner demons and darkness was so visible. She tries to get her heart to recognize her Manik's touch. A small start. They pinkie promise today to always be together, to fight together for their Hamesha.
"Friends are family we choose for ourselves."
Cavya are each other's family, they are there for each other when their mothers can't be there for them. They understand each other's pain, They can't promise each other that they will take that pain, that suffering away but they promise, they will stand by each other. Navya and Cabir just won my heart today. This is love. Because love is friendship. Navya stood up for her friend, finally ended this fake marriage drama and lost her mother. I guess we weren't too far of when we predicted that Navya's mother will abandon her. This way probably hurts more, where her mother first stood by her and then shook her off. Oh Cabir, what a beautiful soul you are. His words weren't just for show, he means it, they will raise this child together. They can be a family, they don't need to be married to raise a kid together. They just need love.
Navya/Nandini and Cabir/Manik's respective conversations were both wonderful to see. Shows what pillars of strength true friends can be. Sometimes, a friend is all you need, to just listen to you, to reassure you when your faith wavers, to hold you close when you fall weak. Friendship, it's a beautiful blessing.
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Can I just that I absolutely love it when you write the analysis from Manik's POV ? like absolutely love it because, you, you just get him. I mean you understand what makes Manik Manik and then you have a way of explaining him in this simple yet beautiful way of yours. Honestly, I am just in awe of your brilliance. And can I also say that I have a gut feeling your analysis will be centered around Manik's "I will wait." As soon he said the dialogue, I am like twinkie got her central idea. Such an amazing response for a such a rock solid episode. I think today's KY2 was back ! this is the essence of the show, what we all fell in love with. The perfect blend of friendship and love.
DAY 56! - I'll wait...
"I'll wait...jitna time tumhe lena hai na...leh lo. No problem...I'll wait"...
I'll wait until your eternity, I'll wait until my eternity. I'll wait till our hamesha-waali eternity...
Today you wordlessly walked right past me, down the stairs where I made some room for you. Your tears expressed their distraught helplessness to me as you tread some steps away from me. It was just as difficult for you to walk away as it was for me to be left standing there. But I'll wait for when you will hold my hand and allow me to walk every step with you on the journey of our "hamesha" that awaits us. I'll wait for when you will lock your arms in mine and vow to never unlock or untie the knots of our arms, our breaths, our hearts and our fates. I'll wait for when the "me" and "you" of this story come together to form the "us" of our love story.
Today you stopped mid-step to look back if I was really there. The shake of your ahead assured that it was okay for me to remain as your shadow. But I'll wait for the day when you will stop, spin and run in the cocoon of my arms so no shadowing distance remains between us two. I'll wait for you to snuggle me in your warmth and assure me that you'll never let go of me again. I'll wait for you to close every inch of separation that still remains so when we find each other this time, we promise to never lose each other again.
Today you glanced back and with quite a confused look, continued to search for my presence around you. The panic in your eyes when you didn't see me, the frown that creeped up your lips when you found me missing, expressed your need of my presence just as much I feel the need for you to be constantly around me. But I'll wait for when you yourself call off this game of hide and seek. I'll wait for when you demand me to never leave your sight, your side, your path and your life again. I'll wait for when you will invite me to sparkle in your eyes, grin in your smiles, breathe in your breaths and beat in your heart forever.
Today you inarguably accepted the canteen-made milkshake I brought for you. You continued to listen to my senseless rants because you wish to still listen to my every word, my likes/dislikes still are of great importance to you. But I'll wait for when you will once again hush my endless rants with your own sweet voice. I'll wait for when you will laugh at my idiotically absurd attempts to lighten up your mood. I'll wait for when you will all so conveniently share your own likes and dislikes with me one day.
Today you fought a little with yourself, gathered some inner-courage and inched a step closer towards me. You crawled your pinky towards mine and silently curled it around as a trusting gesture. But I'll wait for the day when you reach out for my hand and intertwine all our fingers in each other's embrace once again. I'll wait for when my fate lines will coil in the warmth of your fate lines. I'll wait for when our destinies will cuddle each other in a welcoming hug.
Today after what seems like an eternity, I heard you; my Nandini whispering my name; "Manik...".But I'll wait. I'll wait for when you will complete your sentence after calling out my name. Ill wait for when you will let me say "Nandini" and not run away in a fear-filled, heartbroken and shattered state. I'll wait for when you will finally reach out to me and whisper to me that "Manik...your wait is over"..
I'll wait Nandini. I'll wait for as long as I remain. I'll wait for as long as I can see you right in front of my eyes. I'll wait for as long as my heart continues to beat knowing you're somewhere around me. I'll wait for as long as I live, You've been the reason I learnt how to smile Nandini...Now I'll wait for when I become the reason of your smile.
You were the reason I forgot my fears towards the darkness Nandini...Now I'll wait for when I can completely fill your life with every sparkle of light too.
You were the reason I began to trust myself, believe in others, believe in relationships Nandini...Now I'll wait for when I can become the reason for you to start believing in yourself again, to start trust your heart and mind again, to start trusting your core instincts again. I'll wait for when I can enable you to start believing in this world again, in relationships again, in emotions of love and happiness again.
You were the reason I was introduced to all the possible emotions associated with the heart. You were the reason I fell in love Nandini...Now I'll wait for when I can teach you to love yourself the way I love you. I'll wait for when I can make you fall in love with the smile that I fell in love with.
"Close your eyes. Close it...and put your hand on your heart. And now just feel what I'm gonnna say"...
Today you had to feel the essence of my love with your own sense of touch. Today, as much as I wished my touch could do the talking...my words had to be spoken. But I'll wait. I'll wait for when you will reach out to grab my hand and place it on your heart to let me feel how fast your heart flutters when I whisper to you the truth of my life.
"I love you"... I'll wait for when my love will heal all your wounds, balm all your pain, soothe all your aches. I'll wait for when my love will provide you with the strength to fight with this world, to fight with your inner-fears, to rise from your dark surroundings, to battle and defeat your inner demons. I'll wait for when my love will reunite you with your lost self. I'll wait for when my love will allow you to start trusting the language of our touch again. I'll wait for when my love will assure you that as long as we're together, we can fight with anything that may come our way.
...I'll wait for when my love will make you fall in love with our "true love" all over again and make you confess your own "I love you"...
Paas aaye..
Dooriyaan phir bhi kam naa hui
Ek adhuri si hamari kahani rahi
Aasmaan ko zameen, ye zaroori nahi
Jaa mile.. jaa mile..
Ishq saccha wahi
Jisko milti nahi manzilein.. manzilein..
I'll wait...I'll wait for these grey clouds of sorrow to pass and rays of joy to shine on us again...
I'll wait...I'll wait for my world to cross paths with your world again so our souls merge in an inseparable whole...
I'll wait...I'll wait for my imperfections to join hands with your imperfections again so we can form our perfect home once again...
I'll wait...I'll wait for my stars to mingle with your fireflies again so no corner is left drowning in darkness ever...
I'll wait...I'll wait for us to find each other again in a way that we never lose one another...
Rang thhe, noor tha
Jab kareeb tu tha
Ek jannat sa tha, yeh jahaan
Waqt ki ret pe kuch mere naam sa
Likh ke chhod gaya tu kahaan
I'll wait...I'll wait for your smile to return...
I'll wait...I'll wait for your laugh to return...
I'll wait...I'll wait for your optimism to return...
I'll wait...I'll wait for your hope to return...
I'll wait...I'll wait for you to return...yourself...to me...
I'll wait...I'll wait for our beginning to begin again...
I'll wait...I'll wait for our "hamari adhuri kahani" to reach it's shore and to be completed with the promise of a ...hamesha...
I'll wait...I'll wait to be able to call you my Nandini again and I'll wait for you to call me your Manik again...