Meri Zaat Zarra-e Benishan revisited Episode 7 pg 20 - Page 16

A new spring:

Scent of a fresh bloom is in the air. And pollinating agents are as simple as a dog or even a friend, who is mirroring his own feelings to him😛- " Haider, You like her!"... "Well, she is pretty," off slips an 'admission'...caught, he barely escapes with a rescue call to his reliable pat! 'Sweety', 'Sweery'😆..a light banter strewn well in the script.

And Not that other part is not responding. She too is feeling his presence. But she is more circumspect. For there is a poignant precedent. Unable to overcome that spectre whose 'deceit', albeit on a misplaced ground in her reckoning, is still resonating and keeping her apprehensive. She could well see through the letters...How achingly an abortive spring might have tiptoed into their ill-starred lives, "surkh hote hue, sharmate hue, muskurate hue..."

So Haider tries to be more pro- active. Wedging 'good office' of his friendly pat. But before he gains any foothold, her apprehensions, her imagined 'guilt' throws in first bump. It causes an unnatural defiance. And an apparent ingratitude that riles him to no end.The softness transforms into a fuming dismay. He shuns and calls her bluff. "He is not exactly your father, but show some gratitude, Sara bibi."...He stands a lone resistance in entire khandaan, where all were indulging her for a long lost Princess found recently. He appears only one not affected by her 'legacy'. And Ironically thereby, he proves a guide-rail that checks her misconceptions and reconciles her more truly. Indeed, a suitor and good steward to her welfare. Might Saba have envisaged these bumps?!...Presently, the Duo struck a bad patch and started floundering even before a start. But this time, Arfeen will not miss. He would not suffer another loss- resurrection of a failed spring- as visaged and conveyed without a word by departed love of his life, his Saba. For he has immediately recognised the 'proposal' and a proposed reconciliation. He is intent on restoration of an essence- "wazud. And won't miss- Not for any allegation or threats from likes of Aqsa, nor for naivete of Sara.