Adi and Imli: Couple discusses issues with family
I apologized to Imli for the way things were on the home front and the taunts coming her way. She reminded me I was getting my fair share of taunts too. I impressed upon her all the drama in the house shouldn’t affect her studies in any way or I could never forgive myself for it.
Imli heard the arguments I had with my mother and given the state of things at home she felt it best she should stay away from family events. I had to impress upon her If she retreated now she’d be making a grave mistake of reinforcing their seniors’ faulty thinking as truth and she would never be able to get close to them ever again, so she better not think about backing off right now.
Imli had taught me to engage in relationships. I warned her if she considered hiding their relationship in public I’ll show up everyday to create some drama at City College. I tell her she and I were going to attend Pallavi’s “face showing event” together as a couple. She agrees to go with me. I remind her to focus on her studies and go to work.
Aparna Hypocrite Tripati.
Since Adi revealed Imli was his first wife I’ve been on a downward spiral mentally and emotionally. I want to save face with my nosy neighbors and relatives. I can’t get past seeing Imli as my maid and can’t accept her as my bahu. My son is challenging me at every turn and I’m a mental mess at the moment.
I’m freaking mad at my son Adi and Imli (whom I adored until recently until I found out she was Adi’s first wife). I rejected Imli as my bahu because of her lies and deception when she first came to our house as abla nari and I took pity on her. But being the hypocrite that I am I wanted to deceive my nosy neighbors so I told a bold faced lie to my second and soon to be ex-bahu that Adi wanted her to attend Pallavi’s “face showing” event, anything to save face.
I’ve become a queen at manipulation to keep up pretenses in society. I said sweet loving words to this gullible bahu Malini who in spite of being raised a pampered princess yearns for attention and I took full advantage of it. I even reminded her she wasn’t divorced from Adi yet so she was still her favorite (easy to manipulate) bahu. I even went so far as to bribe her with a saree for the occasion.
I placed an urgent order for a new outfit for Imli but changed my mind and refused to buy it from the vendor.
Instead I gifted a special custom made saree to Malini made just for her to match the color everyone was wearing …..blue (apt choice of color to match the mood for we are singing the blues these days)
I still haven’t realized that recently I’ve become as delusional as my soon to be ex-bahu’s. Since I found out Imli is Adi’s first wife I’ve been running away from the truth and I don’t want to believe Imli is my real bahu. I will continue to believe Malini is my bahu.
I manipulate a gullible Malini to play along so I can pull the wool over the relatives and guests’ eyes to keep up the facade before my nosy neighbors.
The same ladies who manipulate my choices from outside my home walk in with gifts and taunt me with gossip. To save face and prove my choice of bahu was still at T house I directed their attention to Malini who did her catwalk entry and that shut them up at least for a while.
Little did I know that my son was going to pull the rug from under my feet with his introduction of my first and real bahu. I don’t want my nosy neighbors and relatives to know Imli is my real bahu so I will lie and deceive them at every turn to protect up my social standing with them. At the moment my son’s happiness takes a back seat to impressing my nosy neighbors and relatives if it means I have to lie and deceive.
Rupali reminds me of my blunder inviting Malini here bec I’ll be humiliated when Adi arrives with Imli. I kid myself that it won’t happen. I’ve decided myself into believing they won’t come to the event. 😒
(not realized yet- and precap))
I’m mad at Adi and Imli for their lies and deception but I’m oblivious to the truth that I’m lying and deceiving to save face in society. Kaboom! Looks like it’s all going to blow up in my face at Pallavi’s face showing when Adi and Imli show their faces walking in hand in hand and my son announces to the room full of gossip mongers the truth I’ve tried to cover up. My reputation in my society is toast.
Malini Manipulable Chaturvedi
I noticed my soon to be ex-sasuma on caller ID on my phone and rather than ignore and let it go to voice mail I decided to answer the call. After all I secretly wish she’s my strongest link to renter the T family as Adi’s wife for I had invested 7 years of my life with him and I can’t let go of my dreams of a life with him even though I know Adi loves my half sister. So I’m willing to be manipulated.
I had a flashback memory of a handshake promise I made to my lawyer and friend Kunal to say NO and cut ties with the Tripathis for my well being. But when had I done what was in my best interests. I was such a pushover that I fell in line for her sweet words from my soon to be ex-sasuma and agreed to attend the event. That too after putting up token resistance to the invitation and making sure I pleaded with her to accept my sister.
After the call ended I had a “what have I done???!”moment.😱 But my weak mind didn’t remind me that I could call back and say I had changed my mind, I am needy for attention from Ts and willing to be manipulated even if it hurts me.
My ex-sasuma gifts me a blue saree to match the outfits of other Tripathis. She reels me in with “I had it made especially for you keeping your likes in mind” and I feel special. I tell her not to involve me in her family matters but I also let her manipulate me. I plead with her to accept the truth of what’s to be very soon. I plead with her to accept Imli fully into the family and leave me out of the family matters but I still continue to call her maa. I couldn’t stop myself going to the Tripathis within 24 hrs breaking my promise to Kunal. This is the level of self control I can muster at this time. I’m addicted to any attention from T family’s attention that enables my emotional dependence and need to be with Adi.
Kunal: missed meetings and broken promises
I get to Cs home to meet Malini to discuss court date for her divorce proceedings only to find out she broke her promise and went back to Tripathis for an event in less than 24 hrs. She turned her phone off and it’s clear she doesn’t want to proceed with the divorce. I’m angry she didn’t live up to her handshake promise and wasted my time by not keeping her appointment with me.
AC too wants Adi out of Malini’s life now so she asks me to get a court date for today. I had to remind her courts don’t dance to her tunes and the two parties have a say.
Adi and Imli discuss their grand entry at “face showing”.
I convince Imli the importance of making our grand entrance as a couple (after all it’s a “face showing” event) for they have to walk together for years to come in the future.. I have fought against the travesty and facade to impress outsiders, to let the gossipmongers have a say in how we live our lives. Imli agrees though she’s worried about turning the celebration into a sad event and riling the already angry senior Ts. I explain to her that my family is rejecting her not because I lied and kept the truth from them but because they see you as the maid. I remind her she is his wife and not a maid in their home. Imli agrees to show our faces together at the event.👍🏼
Rupal finds out about the urgent order Aparna made for Imli’s but rejected buying the outfit. Imli feels sad eavesdropping on Aparna saying the one whom she ordered for is no longer a part of the family. Did the vendor really need to know all that? Geez!
The nosy neighbors start gossiping and taunting upon entering T’s home. Aparna really needs to think about who she invites into her home. Why on God’s green earth is Aparna explaining her family situation to these gossipmongers?🤔🤪