Arshi, I have to disagree with you today. What a mind blowing episode it was. Today I have a more clear picture of Kumud's and Saras mindframe. I was a bit confused with why Saras was still around and what Kumud was trying to do.
I didn't feel Saras was playing with her feelings and thinking selfishly.His way of apology might be wrong but he had tried to talk to her. He was praying hard for her to accept it, but when he opened his eyes she was not there. I just loved that scene. His words said it all "If you had forgiven me I would have been a little relieved". He is trying to rest his guilty conscience, trying to see if he can move on knowing he has lost her forever. Yes, he was trying to find a way to move on but today he realised what he had done is beyond forgiveness and apology. "Yahi meri saza hai, Meri dee huyi takleef ke saath thum jee rahi ho, vaise hi mujhe bhi iss pachtave ke saath zindagi bar jeena hoga". He doesn't want to hurt her anymore and decides to go away but looks like Pramad's ruthless attitude towards Kumud would stop him here. I feel even if she shuns him, he will be around to help and support her.
Kumud's anger towards him is understandable.She heard his apology, understood the words but where her life is today an apology is not enough. Like she says her heart is not big enough to forgive him.If she had got a good husband she might have not been harsh still, but the life she has got is no where a happy one. She is in this hell and all because of Saras.So his apology has actually done the reverse pshycology and all the hurt she had hidden is now bursting out in anger. She has come out of her silence and moved on to the next phase, lashing her pain at him in anger.
Today I felt we had actually moved on to next phase.Both were hanging on to the pain and the blame on both sides. Saras was desperately hanging on, clinging to any word of hope that she uttered, desperately clinging to the hope that he would wake up and realise what he had thrown away and it was making him suffer. Today he has made up his mind to accept that he has lost her and his suffering is his punishment. Kumud had tried to swallow the lump in her throat when the entire world of dreams crashed around her. But as soon as she heard the apology, "Betrayal" is what she remembered. His betrayal was more hurtful than his words of apology and now the burning fire inside her is bursting to get out, screaming for an escape.She has started lashing her pain on him and he will take it all silently.
I am not even sure what to say about BD and his wife.A mother who has pampered and hidden all her son's faults and BD,he wants Kumud to bring back his son. How could he even think of shouldering such a responsibility on him and Kumuds is trying to shoulder it but with pain. Saras wants to help her but she rejects him on his face. She will hold to his betrayal and draw strength from it.Whenever she gets beaten by Pramad, she will remember Saras betrayal and would think she can do this, she is strong enough to stand alone, hurt him and face her life.