17/12 Dragon Club: Aisa...Vaisa...? - Page 24

Today's episode starts off with Aarti getting Ansh and Palak ready for school. Yash comes in and wonders what he told her in his drunken state and if she is upset with him. Aarti however decides to give him a hard time and make him figure something out of the ordinary happened. When the kids leave the room, he starts fumbling as he is nervous to find out what really happened between them. When he asked whether anything happened, she tells him he slept with his shoes on so he breathes a sigh of relief and thanks God while Aarti tries hiding her smile. He is curious to know if he admitted his feelings to her and so he asks her if he told her anything last night so she tells him that he told her about the towel. He quickly brushes that off saying that they can talk about the towel later as he really wants to know if he told her anything relating to herself. She tells him yes making him smile but then she bursts his bubble but telling him that he asked whether she was taking her medicines on time. His face falls a little as her realises that despite being intoxicated he could not admit his feelings and so he won't be able to face his brothers.

The scene shifts to the family seated around the dining table for breakfast. The brothers are on one side quietly discussing the fact that Yash could not reveal his feelings to Aarti which Vidhi overhears. Pankaj even told him that he lost a bet with Vidhi as Yash could not say anything. Vidhi goes towards the kitchen and the sisters in law converse in hushed tones with Vidhi telling Aarti she was right as it will take a long time for Yash to admit his feelings. SP observes both his sons and daughters in law and realise that something is amiss so he asks about it. Gayatri then leans towards SP to inform him what was going on, leaving Yash embarrassed and everyone shocked when he offers to help saying that he has more experience. He then asks Yash to meet him in his room after breakfast.

In his parents' room, SP hands over a book containing poetry he collected over the years. Yash is surprised since he didn't think his father was the type to write poetry but SP tells him that love makes people do strange things and so he should reveal what is really in his heart before it gets too late. Yash leaves the room and walks in his reading the book when he sees Vidhi and Aarti sitting in the porch. Aarti remarks that it is cold so Vidhi tells her to wear a sweater or shawl but Aarti tells her she can't as she is allergic to woollen clothing. Yash hears their talks and walks over to her with a shawl in hand, wrapping it around her shoulders from behind. Aarti and Vidhi are surprised while Yash and Aarti share a moment. Yash then kneels on the ground beside her the same time Prashant walks in and is stunned to see Yash and Aarti lost in each other. He stands rooted to his spot taking in their little moment while Vidhi quietly excuses herself leaving them to their privacy. Once she has left, Yash talks to the baby, asking it to tell mummy not to be stubborn and quietly wear the shawl as she needs to study herself the same way she studies the kids and him. Their moment is broken when Yash notices Prashant's retreating figure and draws it to Aarti's attention. He wonders how Prashant could come to their home and leave without meeting or even speaking to any of them.

At the Dubeys, Dubeyji tells Shobha that the doctor said Prashant will be fine after the third session. Prashant walks in the same time so Shobha asks where he came from since he left without breakfast or having his medicine. Prashant says he was just roaming about and goes to his room. The same time he leaves, Aarti calls Shobha, telling her that Prashant came to their home but left without meeting them, leaving Yash confused with his behaviour. She then asks her to explain to Prashant that it is not right for him to keep coming to her house like that and Shobha assures her that she will. Once the call has ended, Shobha goes to Prashant's room and confronts him. He tells her that he understood what she said regarding Aarti as someone else's wife but why can't she understand his sorrow. He says he was given a new lease in life but what is the use as he will be all alone. Shobha tries to make him understand that despite betraying Aarti she still helped him by letting Ansh donate his bone marrow and she wonders if Aarti made a mistake in doing that. She then tells him that she won't let his shadow fall on Aarti's life.

Looking forward to tomorrow's episode.

I have written about P personality traits many times earlier however today, after watching the pre-cap I feel impelled to write the following about him.

In the recent episodes P has been showing the following characteristics:

-A shifty persona. In front of Ansh, Yash and the Scindhiya family he puts on a guise or facade. One may call it a smokescreen to cover his true intentions and identity and deliberately plays games with a (compromised) Aarti to reinforce that image.

-Emotional instability in conjunction with sudden emotional outbursts or feelings – these I find are invariably directly or indirectly related to Yash. This is at times displayed subtly by the CVs – but without a doubt they create an impression of an intense feeling being experienced by him.

- Oversensitivity to real or imagined rejection – it is obvious to the viewer that he is not willing to tolerate rejection from Aarti. His pursuit of Aarti is not because he loves her – but because he cannot accept the fact that Aarti is rejecting him for Yash.

- His brief turbulent marriages are indicative of a person who is unable to sustain relationships. His abandonment of Ansh and his recent friendly behavior towards him clearly indicate that he is irresponsible. More importantly they bespeak that he does not acknowledge nor hold himself accountable for his downright harsh behavior towards Ansh.

- His irrational fear of abandonment and an inability to be alone indicate the intensity of the vacuum or emptiness he is experiencing - almost akin to depression. This irrational fear or phobia is driving him to tenaciously hold on to Aarti-n-Ansh because when he dumped her she lived with his parents. This irrational fear is partly also a result of his poor social skills. His manipulative behavior invariably results in him losing friends abruptly adding to his self-doubt and fear of abandonment.

What does a combination of these characteristics signify?

In my POV it signifies that P is not in touch with reality and is quasi-psychotic. His disassociation with reality could be seen today by his bitter accusation at Shobha for reminding him of reality. In fact he felt perfectly justified because of his irrational fear of loneliness.

Right now P is harassing Aarti with his unannounced visits to SM and his hovering presence around Yash and Ansh. Soon he will begin harassing her with unnecessary apologies and/or apologetic behavior. Ofcourse P does not view his behavior as harassment – as far as he is concerned he is apologizing for his past mistakes. In other words, P thinks he is accepting responsibility for his past behavior towards Aarti. What P does not realize that it is "too little and too late"!

When Aarti does not respond the way P desires he will feel hurt and betrayed and quickly the next phase of his deleterious behavior will unravel. He will have this overpowering urge to always be in contact with or around her and may even torment or abuse her out of anger and fear of being abandoned.

So, all in all my advice to Aarti is to spill all to Yash as soon as possible. I know I have been saying this umpteen times – but now it is truly imperative that she confess to Yash because she is sorely in need of help to combat P's stalking.