Lonely Boy found a family

Doesn't it happen at times that when gone for a picnic from school, one kid gets left behind? He waits to get collected, to get home safely but somehow he he's left behind-lost till the time someone comes to his rescue.

Manik Malhotra for me was that child, that kid waiting, waiting and simply waiting...for his someone. It's been a long wait-19 years of standing by, letting others pass his side, getting collected. He twiddled his thumbs as one says for very long, as long as he could. In that period of desperate need of love, desperate need of being fetched, desperate need of having everything he had heard of in fairy tales he built a cage around him. He built a shield protecting him, hiding his inner turmoil from the rest of the world-even from the ones he wished to be loved-his mother. But did she wish to see is the question?

"You are my biological mother and you've never even asked me how am I feeling today?" Does this pierce through her heart, is this taunt enough to soften her for once, is it enough to melt her? Does it sting as much as it does to him?

That kid lived a life of defense, a life of not wanting to get more hurt, a life of pretence, life of denial as one would put. It was a faade, a gamble. And could anyone even dare to point that out? Not even his best of friends-the one he protected through thick and thin, not even they could dare to ask him anything. Remember the punch episode and everyone's just scared and standing outside waiting for someone to go to him and ask him how he feels. He had lived in denial for so long...so so long that not when some stranger commoner told him that "His ego will break Fab5" his world came crashing down. When someone dared to stand for her friend, someone dared to hold his hand and ask him to move back he was curious to decode this girl. For the first time he saw someone who could punch him in face and giggle about how she finds it nice that he has a vulnerable side to. He became impatient that how could someone lie to her Chachi for him and then crib about how he makes her do it. He was eager, keen and all the circumstances led to him moving towards her.

And closer he went, brighter she shone-for him, for her, for THEM. Closer he went, stronger she pulled, more dazed he became by her light, more aware of her presence, more needy and greedy for some more of her prayers some more of her love, some more of HER in general over all.

Manik silently thanks her every second, doesn't he? For being there, for coming into his life and taking him away from those curtains of dark that had taken over him completely, for questioning him and helping him find the answers, for never leaving him alone on the path of way back home.

"She reaches him in ways no-one else can." And thus he is grateful to her more than anything else. But yesterday somehow that thanks multiplied by ounces. Somehow that "Thanks" echoed louder, that "Thanks" said a thousand more "Thanks" than usual. He finally found a family. The sheer joy in him saying that not only does Nandini care for me, but so does that family of mine standing outside is something only he knows and we can imagine. That sigh of relief, that prayer being answered of someone caring for me to, someone waiting for me too when I go back to my house. And he thanks her again this time...because she collected that lonely boy in wait and took him to a faraway land where he lived happily ever after.

All of this is just an incoherent mess of words but I can't explain all I'm feeling for these two since yesterday. I just love Mnaik and I felt sad for him at times and will continue doing so at some more moments...but yesterday I was happy for him...just happy.

P.S. Thank you Parth...thanks.Thank you to the writers and rest of the crew too.

P.P.S Haven't proof read.

Originally posted by: OhMeriJaan

Zoha🤗Girl you made my eyes moist. So beautifully written!👏Your words are LOVE. Everything of this is what I felt somewhere but I am just not good with words. Thank you for this post. A big thanks!

This scene yesterday where Manik takes a moment before gulping down some words before he called Nyo "mom" stung me hard. Ahh that boy wanted love all along and he found just that in Nandini and her family. He and all of us will be ever so indebted to Nandini for giving him a family that sorta completes him.

Dunno if I make sense but your post just made me emotional. :P

Originally posted by: Priyakna

WOW just WOW is the word for this beautiful post :))

I really loved each and everyanalysisof yours regarding Manik's darkness filled life for 19 years until a simple girl came into his life and brought the light he needed and deserved...his shinning star Nandini.

Originally posted by: mamathasridhar

zoha u slayed...

the lonely boy who pretends to have this strong and hard exterior craves for love and values and treasures it..

He truly is a coconut just as his nandini described him...

Zoha🤗

Originally posted by: chickky

Wonderful Zoha.

I love Manik Malhotra for few reasons I can't even fathom in a boy who's been through that pain of not being loved.

Not once or twice but multiple times my heart goes for this bacha.

A boy may be 5 yr old being taught to surrender to his mom cause he feels needy..making him feel he should return her favour..his mom devoid of any motherly affections and all she care is using him as a rouse to get her way..ridiculing. Making him feel weak all through the childhood ...having no place for love, care,affection and prayers till he met other 4 broken kids ..that day Manik suddenly had to grow big to protect his buddies whom he silently pledged to give all the love,affection,care he's devoid of in a way he understand these as the chap don't have first hand info of that..He grew big with his growing feelings of being a protector and new ways to protect using evil ways as mask..

One day, he met a common gal who dared to punch him in spite of being shit scared of him and knowing his evil ways. That little commoner started to intrigue him too much that he felt he should somehow make her feel scared n to his surprise..she is a bunch of being courageous and fearful, her compassion, standing up for people she loved, her values and then the touch which sparked something within..it just led one instance after the other where she started to shover light and giving confidence that he is good..a reason to be himself..a reason to shed his mask..and as he shed, she allowed to give him more light and power to stand by him.

This boy cherishes the simple things life brings..enjoys his friend company, gives respect to his helper staff with all those whom he sees being his true self won't be pricked..

Yesterday when he sees chachi to enquire, there's a heart felt genuine gratitude to her for showing the concern, praying for him which he always wished, prayed and given up..thumbs up to Parth for making us see Manik in all shades..

Not sure how much I made sense but just had to express my heart felt gratitude to the makers,writers and Parth for giving us such a wonderfully written show.