The very fact that they never stopped Aarohi from blaming Akshu for Sirat's death says more than enough. Imagine hearing since your childhood years that everything bad that happens to your sister is your fault, you are responsible for stealing her happiness, you are responsible for killing her mother... who is also the mother who raised you... and the mother who made you promise always to protect your younger sister no matter what she does. And all of this has continued to present day... the only reason it's even remotely stopping is because Abhi sees through it all. Actually, I think that the past few episodes are making the dynamic of Akshu-Aarohi even more clear to him. I think he is realizing the extent of the negative impact Aarohi has on Akshu. It is this impact and burden on Akshu that leads her to acting in the way she does...it has nothing to do with her prioritizing or loving Aarohi more than Abhi. And, I feel like that is something he might start to realize soon.... both because the dynamics have been made so so clear and because she will now shower him with so much love for allowing Aarohi to come.Originally posted by: Life_Is_Dutiful
So true! They were upset that Aarohi couldn't attend the wedding. They aren't upset with Akshara’s overprotectiveness that she was ready to go to jail for Aarohi. Ulta they are kinda encouraging her to do more dumb things like these in the name of rishte and family. Mimi's advice to Abhimanyu was annoying. She was indirectly telling him to value Aarohi's relationship with her family. Why should he? After marriage he's not going to stay with them. Isn't it enough that he didn't get Aarohi arrested for the sake of Akshara’s happiness? Tomorrow if Aarohi says, I am used to sleeping with Akshara in the same bedroom so I want to sleep in your bedroom and you go sleep somewhere else, will Mimi still give gyaan to Abhi to do this for Akshara’s happiness? 😂 In Goenka family relationships are used as a cover up to hide peoples mistakes/make them go scotfree.
I think that if Abhi can separate Aarohi's impact on Akshu from her love for him... he will start to see how much importance and value she truly gives to him. His insecurities are so valid, but the basis for them is not Akshu's love for Aarohi... it is rather Aarohi's toxic influence on her. Once that can be understood, so can the gravity of Akshu's actions that she has taken against Aarohi for Abhi. Those are literally the ONLY times in her life that she has ever gone against Aarohi, and that in itself it so significant.
Of course Abhira have a long way to go & Abhi's pain and insecurities are also so valid. But, I do think that this track has somewhat been helpful in clarifying a lot of things about both Abhi and Akshu.
Also slightly off topic, but I was thinking more about the music scene yesterday and how Akshu didn't sing. Singing is literally her only form of self expression, and whenever she is in pain and sings, she cries. It happened during her panic attacks too when Abhi calmed her down and she cried while singing. I think a part of her knew that if she sang, Abhi would see that she is in pain, and she did not want that. She did not want him to think that she's unhappy with her decision, because that is not the case at all, and she already noticed he looked down when she told him it will take time. She had the option to ask for Aarohi, but she still didn't She prioritized him. And in turn, Abhi put everything aside and prioritized her by bringing Aarohi. Because he cannot see her in pain and he has understood that he cannot remove Aarohi's toxic influence like this. His love for Akshu has and always will be greater than his hate for Aarohi. Just the fact that he wasn't going to punish Aarohi at all until Akshu took the blame says it all. He was ready to let it all go until he realized that Akshu was once again self destructing for her selfish sister.
Both of them were in a way trying to protect each other and their happiness. In a weird way, I thought yesterday's episode was so impactful in showing the depth of their love for each other, and how Aarohi's influence on Akshu gets in the way of them being able to be entirely open, understanding, and honest with each other. But, with time, that is changing for the better!
Arjun
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