Great post, Laila!
Asad's apologies today were ridiculous. Not once did he look like he understood the gravity of his offences. There was only mild contrition in his expression. I wondered if he was more embarrassed at being in the wrong than regretful. There was no soul-searching. No swearing. Even the apology was qualified with an excuse: "I was afraid that ammi..."
I was glad that Zoya stood her ground initially. But the riot-act she read him on the bench was anything but. It was so subdued, as if Asad had beaten the spirit out of her.
And then the directors saw fit to truncate the apology with the 'spitting scene'. Followed by giving Asad the opportunity to find fault with Zoya yet again. And now Zoya herself excuses Asad, almost fondly, for being 'black and bitter'.
I never expected much in the way of redemption from this PH, but today was really disappointing.
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