We finally got our mehendi parallel!
During the last mehendi, it was because of Aarohi that Abhi's face was stamped onto Akshu's hand. In a twisted way, all of Aarohi's kaands end up bringing Abhira closer together in one way or another. Even when Akshu rejected Abhi because of her, the more they tried staying away from each, the deeper in love they both fell.
The design being stamped was unintentional, and yet once it happened, Akshu wanted to preserve it with her entire being. No matter how hard she tried, she could not wipe it off. She was resisting so hard when Abhi was washing her hand. And yet, when he washed it, the color came out so dark. Like he said, he was already imprinted in her heart, and now on her hand too. To me, this showed that no matter how hard either one of them try, they are bound together. This was yet another small moment actually where Akshu's heart has chosen Abhi over Aarohi. Instead of wiping it off immediately and re-stamping it onto Aarohi, she protected the design. Because, she could not bare the thought of losing Abhi even in this way.
Today, she kind of tripped over Abhi's foot, which caused the mehendi to be washed away. The mehendi represents Aarohi, and Abhi wants to remove her toxicity from their lives. But, this time, Abhi did not do it with force. He in fact didn't even do it intentionally. It happened naturally in a way. To me, this shows that Abhi's love will eventually rid Akshu of the pain and burdens that Aarohi has created within her.
Abhi apologizes to Akshu after the mehendi gets washed off, saying it wasn’t on purpose. He freaks out. But, Akshu trusts him entirely, saying it didn’t even cross her mind. He re-applies the mehendi. Again, he will replace all of the pain of Akshu’s past and fill it with happiness instead.
We get a beautiful dance sequence. Everyone brings different designs, and Abhi ultimately draws his own — the design represents their journey thus far! No one understands what it means, but Akshu says she does. Both of them write Abhira on their hands. Abhi sees Akshu looking at Aarohi who is standing upstairs and gets triggered.
Parth gets Shefali’s mehendi on his hand, and asks her to do the same, but she says she has an important meeting tomorrow. Again, he taunts her saying to learn from Akshu. He will be the reason that Shefali and Akshu cannot have a good bond one day. His entire family doesn’t give a damn about rasams and yet he is only giving his wife shit for it… his wife who has literally attended every function happily.
Manjari shows Harsh her mehendi and he taunts her.
These 2 scenes really show how Abhira will be the first couple in the Birla household to actually love and respect each other. And, it also, once again, sheds light on Abhi’s insecurities, being surrounded by toxic marriages.
Abhi helps Akshu’s mehendi dry, and Neil helps Abhi’s mehendi dry. To this, this once again shows that Neil is their biggest supporter and protector. Also, Abhi last time washed off Akshu’s mehendi, and this time, he is solidifying it as a representation of his love for her.
The chandelier scene comes. Aarohi pushes Akshu, but Abhi is the one to save her from falling. Akshu hugs Aarohi and says she’s the best sister, which pisses Abhi off. I think that Akshu is so overwhelmed because Aarohi never does anything for her, so this gesture is enough to make her so happy and say extreme things like this. The poor girl has never gotten anything from the sister that she has given her all to.
Mimi wants to take their nazar away, but Mahima gets annoyed and says a doctor should look at it. Abhi looks at it and prescribes her the cure. Abhi now wants to go home, because he is annoyed. Again, he wants to rip this tumor out, but at this point, he is so done with Aaron that he cannot stand her at all. He needs to understand that the process of Akshu realizing Aarohi’s true colors and separating from her will be a slow one. But, it will be his love that does it.
The Goenkas thank Abhi for having such a big heart. Abhi is annoyed during this scene, and both Neil and Akshu notice. He is still thinking about Aarohi. The Goenkas say they have booked a bus, and Mahima says there will be one less person. She is just horrible. Always instigating.
Abhira have a moment alone and Abhi makes sure that Akshu is okay. He says that nothing freaks him out unless she is at risk. He dies 100 times in 1 second watching her in pain. She says that Aarohi and him saved her, and again, he gets annoyed. He does say that he is really thankful that Aarohi did something good. He says that this is nothing compared to what Akshu has done for her. Again, Akshu is happy with the bare minimum, as she cannot see her relationship as a toxic one in the way that Abhi does. Abhi is frustrated with her innocence and how she cares for Aarohi despite her abusing her… but these are some of the very things he fell in love with about Akshu. The problem is he cannot see her getting hurt over and over again because of this devil of her sister.
Abhi asks Akshu to show him her mehendi and says that it hasn’t fully shown it’s colors yet of his love. Akshu says that in 2 days, it will be in full bloom. Again, I think that something HUGE is about to happen that will solidify their love once and for all. Aarohi is surely going to create some kaand against Abhi, and Akshu will save him in one way or another, showing him in the boldest manner possible what he means to her. This is his love language, and he will be entirely taken aback and in awe.
Abhi says this is the last night they will spend apart, and both of them are happy. He says that tomorrow, please don’t bring a sad face. He is in so much pain seeing Akshu upset. And he knows the reason is Aarohi. The thing is that we cannot blame Akshu and neither does he for being upset. She has chosen him, but that doesn’t mean she can forget Aarohi in 1 day. Of course she will be sad that she isn’t there, as again, a tumor doesn’t go away in 1 day.
Akshu gives a cheek kiss to Abhi!
We get a cute scene in Abhi’s room where Neil comes and asks Abhi which photo is going to go in a frame he has just put on his bedside table. Abhi says that he will choose the best photo from the upcoming days. Neil says the room has to be changed, and Abhi says that once Akshu comes, she can change everything.
Neil wants to help Abhi pack, but Abhi doesn’t want anything to go wrong, so he wants to do everything himself. He is so excited!
Neil says that something is missing in their happiness, and that relationships are like dominos. If one is sad, everyone is sad. Abhi gets what he is trying to say. Neil wants his bhai and bhabhi to be happy, and he knows that Abhi’s happiness is in Akshu. And Akshu won’t be fully happy until Aarohi is there. So, as we all expected, Abhi will surely bring Aarohi now. His love for Akshu and her happiness is above all else. He will free Akshu from Aarohi, but it will be naturally and gradually with his love… not forcefully and impulsively. Just like the mehendi scene today!
The precap is Aarohi has run away from home and is creating drama for not being able to go to the wedding. Akshu once again starts blaming herself, and Abhi hears it all on the phone. Aarohi will be on the bus!! I’m over her drama. I’m just focusing on Abhira now!
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