Mission failure, now back to the drawing board
Krishna reiterates the sequence of events at the thana. SS realizes his chaalaki ways have not worked with this IG. He wants to know every single gory detail about the IG who has stumped him with his behavior. He wants to figure out what makes this new IG tick. KN is more concerned if his second marriage will take place. SS admits his plans with IG has failed so he has to devise another to ensure the marriage could go ahead acc' to their plans. But what is it that SS had hoped would be the outcome after his meeting with IG Dayal Mathur? Is his concern more about the pile of outstanding cases against him and KN or the attention that could be drawn to KN's bigamy. Kesar the resident eavesdropper overhears their plans. Kesar, please at least let us hear you think. Even Ganti Dadi has a bell that she rings from time to time, for goodness sake!
Reality check amidst desperate pleas to forgive and forget
Nainaji tells Komal to forget the arguments and remember Mathurs are Arushi's future sasural. Why would Komal care that they are Arushi's sasural? She listed her allegations against the Mathurs one by one and posed some very real questions for this educated lot to consider. "They humiliated my father and disinvited my family from coming to the wedding. What kind of parents are you to let Jai off the hook and ask that we forget about him after he hurt your son and caused problems for us? Would you really want to marry your daughter into such a family? What happens if she doesn't marry into that family? Will she just sit her all her life? Bingo, Komal! That is their biggest fear and the are desperate to pack Arushi off to the Mathurs whatever it takes. In their sanskaari, shareef and padi-liki brains they see Aman as the last living eligible bachelor in Allahabad worthy of marrying into the family thereby restoring their image in society? Which society are they trying to impress? They have no friends that we know of, the only guests they have welcomed into the house since Prats's wedding has been Aman Babu. That should speak for itself. Neither you nor Krishna count as family to this day. Prof should know by now that acts of desperation always produce desperate results.
Accusations fly both ways, forgiveness denied
Adarsh tries to convince Komal to forget it all bec' Mathurs are rishtedaar. But Komal refuses to indulge Adarsh as she is his wife. What a comeback, you go girl! You are their best bet to wake the comatose Saxes to their double standards. Did they ever give Krishna the same rishtedaari treatment as a damadh to this day?Prats took offense to Komal's hypothetical question of Adarsh being killed by Jai in that accident. "I agree Jai needs to be punished for putting Adarsh in this condition, but you can't ignore that a brother is doing all this for his sister's happiness". What if this sister's marriage turns out to be miserable one anyways! Then what? Wah Prats! Y'day you flopped today you flipped. So next time Krishna or KN step in to do the right thing by Komal will you be singing the same tune? Or will be do another turnabout face like you are doing right now. Jai, a spoiled brat from an educated family gets a free pass for his crimes as a thank you for Aman marrying Arushi? Pray do tell, which school of logic is this reasoning coming from? Komal was in no mood to back down. Good for her! Shamu as usual was shriveling and shivering in his seat not a word out of his mouth. Was it guilt at shipping his principles out to sea? To give her tirade a fitting finish Komal threw the glass of water Nainaji offered her and dropped the bombshell in their midst "I am not going to be a mother" and stormed away leaving Adarsh to clean up the mess. Adarsh asks his family's forgiveness for hurting their feelings with the preggie lie and leaves the room. Was Prats having flashbacks of a different time and a different place not to long ago or was she seeing her brother with different eyes for the first time since the lie was exposed. Buzzzzz! A bee has been buzzing in my ear that very soon Prats is going to be seeing her family in a whole new light.
Maike plan for wedding as Prats bids adieu
Prats tells her father to make sure nothing interferes with Arushi's wedding. Well there is that warning bell again as all may not go acc' to plan. What's a Sax wedding without a hungama and diraama. Tun, tun,tun, tun . Prof. imposes on Prats to get SS to understand their predicament. He would come to explain it to SS again tomorrow for he may take it the wrong way. Why are the Saxes watching Prats's exit as if she is going to the gas chamber or guillotine? She is just returning to the loving arms of Krishna.
Couples' indulge in game of mutual accusation
Adarsh accuses Komal of hurting his family's feelings with her lie about the pregnancy. She doesn't back off and vents her frustration at Adarsh openly. "You and your family don't consider me part of this family. Instead of punishing Jai for putting you in this condition you are giving him love and in turn blaming me for pointing out a few truth". Adarsh babu, tough to face up to your self isn't it? Komal is holding a mirror to your face and it makes you squirm. Do you ever consider that Komal is also a sister to someone who would want her marital happiness as much as you want that for your sisters? Unable to deal with his own guilt he lashes out at Komal "rather be dead than listen to your talks that drive me mad, all you want is revenge". Ok. Smarty pants, do you need a reminder reasons why you married Komal? At least Krishna married Prats for love. You refuse to give your wife Komal any attention or love that she yearns for. Any effort in this marriage has come from her so far. Can you blame her for being frustrated after all this time? Some nerve you have to accuse her for your own shortcomings as a husband.
I've been for waiting for you
Prats returns home and Krishna welcomes her with a hug. He's been anticipating her return for a while. He teases her for holding back on the baashans he has come to accept. Prats is nervous, but haltingly tells Krishna that Aman's father has placed a condition for Arushi's wedding. Krishna thinks he has the answer."aha, it's dowry" he says. Prats finally spills the truth "we (SS family) must not be invited. to Arushi's wedding."
Sorry! you are not invited, no need for RSVP
Krishna has had it and he shoves Prats in anger. "How dare you listen to it and come here to relay this to me even if the IG said such a thing. Do I have the plague? He grabs her. "I loved you and brought you to my home with respect in front of the world. Doesn't mean that you throw away my and my family's respect whenever you feel like it. I have given your family a lot of respect and YOUR father is thinking of not inviting us to the wedding? I have tolerated a lot and have reached breaking point. I can do anything, I mean anything". Straight from the heart an honest communication on his part! Let's see how Prats reciprocates tomorrow. She is terrified by the look in Krishna's eyes. The angry young sher is baaaccckkk! His limits of tolerance for the rejection and lack of respect from his sasural and Prats's acceptance of it all these months have sent him over the edge. How will Prats handle this situation? Well the choice is obvious. But for a girl who can't let go of their apron strings it might seem like a tough call. Some situations in life call for making a hard choice. This is definitely one of them. It does reflect poorly on Prats when she stands by and watches her better half being given the pariah (outsider) treatment at her maike. Ir doesn't seem to register or matter to her even after all these months after she fell in love with him. She is at crossroads now. Will it be Krishna and her sasural however vile and evil their ways or her maike? It's clearly a matter of choice between her past or present and future with the man she fell in love with and her hopes and dreams of building a life with him. Will this marriage put the sisters on the outs with each other? Prats is secure in Krishna's love for her. Arushi is yet to learn what the stars have in store for her.
OTHER COMMENTS:
What happened to Arushi today? Why has she suddenly gone mute? Is she practicing for when she won't have a say at the Mathurs? What happened to the loud mouth self-righteous girl who didn't think twice before ranting about and at her Krishna jiju at the drop of a hat? Why hasn't she applied the same rules to Jai and held him accountable for Adarsh's injury and their mistake in letting him go scot-free? Where are her principles that let her express her POV to meet their shareef standards.
Komal is waving a red flag at the Saxes but they are collectively pretending to be color-blind. As usual they ignore her like they do Krishna. Does lack of education make a person any less of a human being? So much for educated minds!
Will Prats put her marriage first and finally learn to let go of the apron strings that she has held on to since her wedding? Will Krishna and she finally have the heart to heart talk to bring out all the stuff that has been swept under the rug since the beginning of their marriage? No more reaching out for chummis as a way to tide over an uncomfortable situation. The hurdles will still be there and weigh down on their relationship if left unaddressed.
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