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Hats off to the CVs for such a wonderful episode. Contrary to our expectations, the twist of the past was not dragged, there was no misunderstanding on Shravan's part with Suman being made into a victim of circumstances. The humiliation did justice to Shravan's feeling of betrayal, hurt & pain. Also, brilliant writing by the CVs. Suman seemed to be voicing the opinion of the forum😆
I can't help but mention how refreshing it is to have an insensitive & narcissist FL & an unconfident, reeking of low self-esteem ML, who is also a scorned lover.
She hurt him, & how. At his weakest moment, when he needed her, she refused to listen to him, calling him as simply 'family friends' & revealed his most private moments (regarding his family) to the entire school. Yet he continued to plead her because he loved her & found comfort in her like no other. He looked to her to fill the void his mother left. He looked to her for a form of assurance that like his mother left, she wouldn't leave. And just when he needed her the most, she let go of him. He fell, but she did not help him. So he rose from the ashes, but this time, never to look back again.
No Suman, you did not do it in 'bachpana'. Until friday's episode, I could still say that this girl hurt him in innocence, even though there was never any denying that she was a bully. But after today's episode, I can't say the same. What she did was no innocent act. She was an all out bully, a true blue narcissist for whom friendship did not matter. All that mattered was her selfish ego, her need to boss over everyone in school & be the cool, queen B of the school. Shravan never mattered enough to her. Because if he did, she would have never done that to him, especially since she knew of his emotional vulnerability & need to confide in her regarding his family problems & issues.
'Tum kya ho aur main kya hoon'
No Suman, what he did today, was no different from what you did to him a decade ago. Yes, he planned & manipulated her only to humiliate her. But Shravan gave back to her in equal, not more, not less, today. Just like how a casual sorry on his part did not reduce the feeling of hurt & betrayal for her today, a casual sorry on her part would not reduce that feeling for him either.
Nonetheless, a valid question raised by Suman. Both of them have been wrong. So what is the difference between them? Is there truly a difference? I think no. Somewhere both of them were motivated by their inflated sense of ego, be it Suman a decade ago, or Shravan a decade later. Suman did so, because being the queen B was her coping mechanism to deal with the loss of her parents, & Shravan did so because getting even was his coping mechanism to deal with the permanent scar she left in his heart. Both hurt each other, but are equally affected by it. It hurt him to hurt her today, as he stood all alone while she walked away. And the same way it hurt Suman to hurt him, as he went away to London, leaving her.
Now that both of them have given each other a taste of their own medicine, let's see what it takes & how they become 'ek duje ke vaaste'.
Cheers,
Samridhi
Arjun
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