Today's take- The Hurt

Starts with Myrah playing a prank on Rudra ... a prank that goes wrong ... a prank that wasn't in good taste to start off with.
However, I giggled throughout at Mohini's expressions during the song ... and how the entire family was convinced Paro was back haunting the haveli ... they all seemed convinced Paro was back. And the actual explanation, when it presented itself was so simple.
Nope, Myrah didn't wreck the recording of Paro's voice, nor did she tamper with it.

She merely ... played it. 😛

With a few additions, like creating a haunting atmosphere, flitting between the shadows of the curtains ... simple, but effective.

If she hadn't been Paro's carbon copy, and Rudra already disturbed by the fact, it wasn't a nasty prank, merely a naughty one. Except that one DOES NOT play a prank like that on one's hosts ... playing it with friends is completely fine, but not with people you barely know, and when you're a guest in their house. Myrah was totally out of line.

Of course Rudra was deeply disturbed ... Myrah didn't understand why, instead of snapping at her for her prank, he was struck dumb, as though he had heard a ghost ...
It was left to Dhruv to explain ... and Myrah was contrite immediately.

But too late ... Rudra walked off without a word, and Maithili was extremely upset as well. The two people who loved Paro the most, were the most hurt by the prank.

It was left to Samrat to point out ... and Mohini to agree ... that it wasn't completely Myrah's fault ... she had hurt Rudra out of ignorance. She didn't know the real reason Rudra was so disturbed ... no one had told her. And Mohini added that it was time people stopped this silly hiding of facts, and told the girl the truth.

For once I agreed completely with Mohini ... and with Samrat and Danveer. Rudra IS getting affected by Myrah's pranks the most ... Rudra and Maithili ... the two people who loved Paro the most. But they are the two who have decided not to tell Myrah about Paro. It has been shown again and again that Myrah is good-hearted ... if she hurts people, she feels bad. Then why not tell her the real reason why Rudra is so upset with her. After all, she has asked him again and again.

Myrah does try to apologise to Rudra ... she is really upset at having hurt him ... that wasn't her intention. But Rudra is fixed in his anger ... and in his opinion of her. She is a bigdi hui raees ladki. Apology not accepted.
And Myrah finds herself in tears again. She's really sorry for hurting him.

Dhruv and Koel are upset ... no way Myrah and Rudra can stay together ... they are always fighting. But Dhruv points out to Koel, her parents are always fighting too ... yet they're together. So there is hope.

Sumer starts a new business ... water business. So water at home is finished.
Must say, he's enterprising ... three days rent money put to immediate use!

Next day, Maithli making laddoos for Janamshtami with the kids ... telling them stories about Krishnaji and Radha ... much to their amusement, they learn that Radha Krishna used to fight too. More hope.

Myrah strolls in, and helps herself to a laddoo ... one look at Maithili's grim unsmiling face, and she puts it back and tries to make amends with another apology.
She wants help with the theme for her wedding ... Maithili is not very interested ... but Shatabdi is happy to help ... the more expensive and ostentatious, the better. Myrah isn't too interested ... but is too polite to say what she really thinks of Shatabdi's choice ...

Shatabdi seems to have lost her brains with the ghost drama ... asking Rudra for his opinion, and even worse, telling him to imagine himself as the dulha. *head desk* *head desk* *Head desk*

Rudra takes the opportunity to blast off, and give Myrah a few home truths about weddings, spending money on weddings, and the true meaning of marriage.

And of course, being Rudra, he goes completely overboard ... especially considering the circumstances of his own marriage ... the hate wedding and the forced pheras ... and the amount of spending he enjoyed making KCM do for all the ceremonies for a wedding he had no intention of going through with. So all his talk about marriage being a union of souls and not a matter of spending money, was very hypocritical ... he seems to have as big a memory loss as Paro/Myrah. Sounded like the pot calling the kettle black.

Judgemental much? He really has no knowledge of Myrah and why she is marrying Rohit. She has never told the Ranawats she doesn't love Rohit ... how can he judge her reasons for marriage?

Dhruv and Koel are distressed ... even Maithili and Shatabdi feel he's going way too far ... and Myrah's eyes fill with tears at his vitriolic outburst ... after a couple of futile attempts to protest, she leaves without a word.

Rudra has no idea of Myrah's past or family ... he was as much out of line for this outburst, as she was for her prank.

Myrah upset ... Dhruv and Koel come in to cheer her up ... these kids are really cute.
The girl playing Koel is awesome.
And they succeed in making Myrah smile ... though her eyes remain sad.
And when they leave, she mentally apologises to Rudra again. She really didn't mean to hurt him.
Even though he hurt her a lot.

Maria Montessori