Originally posted by: tptwi
I didn't want to prematurely write about the precap after yesterday's episode. But, assuming that Akshu has taken the blame upon herself, I don't see that as her having chosen Aarohi over Abhi. In fact, in this entire accident track, she has done the exact opposite. She went against Aarohi's extreme attempts to manipulate her and rushed to tell Abhi the truth the second she found out. Then, in the confrontation, she clearly told him it was Aarohi who was driving. He kept calling her a liar, using extremely unacceptable language with her, and yet, she kept begging him to listen.
This police situation has arisen just as much because of Abhi as it has because of Akshu. If Abhi had given her the benefit of the doubt and trusted her, Akshu would not have lost hope that he isn't coming to the mehendi. At this point, she might even believe that he knows the cops are coming. Abhi's pain and insecurities are entirely justified -- but him refusing to listen to Akshu and his impulsive rage will be his downfall just as much as Akshu's guilt and burden stemming from Sirat will.
Akshu accepting the blame for Aarohi isn't about her protecting Aarohi -- it is about the promise that freaking Sirat took from a child. At this point, Akshu starts operating in auto pilot whenever Aarohi is threatened. She has gone against Aarohi many times before when it came to Abhi -- not just in the accident track, but also during the confession (leaving her at the mandap) and Ruby track. But, when Aarohi is threatened, Akshu's trauma and burdens of the past creep back up. Sirat's promise comes to her mind. The same thing happened during the haldi sequence when both Akshu and Abhi remembered their promises/situations with their respective moms.
Whereas Abhi has Manjari to guide him about his impulsivity and anger (which again, he did not seem to register anything she said yesterday), Akshu literally has no one to help her. She has not a single person to help her see that she cannot keep letting the past haunt her like this. It is quite literally an issue of her mental health.
She is in such a vulnerable spot.. thinking that she has lost Abhi, and now getting triggered by Sirat's promise. I really cannot blame her. In fact, my heart breaks for her entirely.
Also, if everyone is bashing Akshu based on the precap, where is the bashing for Abhi for calling off the marriage? He gave such grand lectures about trusting Akshu, but trust is something you prove with your actions. And he entirely failed her here.
All of this is to say that neither one of them are wrong here. Both of them are acting out of their past traumas and deepest wounds.
Besides, this track is nowhere near over, and in the end, I really do believe this track is about Akshu's love for Abhi. So, before bashing her, I think we need to see what happens during the entire mehendi drama, which will go well into next week too.
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