Hello guys, been watching Karan Arjun lately and got inspired to write a drabble/one-shot just showing some mother to sons bonding because I feel post-reincarnation, we didn't get enough of that.
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"Sonya? Kaun Sonya?" Durga asked, looking to Arjun.
"Ma, teri doosri bahu," Karan said, exchanging a smile with Arjun who looked away, a little embarrassed.
Durga smiled. "Doosri bahu? Arjun, kaun hai teri pasand?"
"Ma-ji, woh jisse Durjan Singh apni bahu bana chahta hai," Bindiya explained.
Durga's warm eyes hardened at the mention of Durjan Singh. "Nahi, uss ghar mein khushiyon ki shenayan nahi bajein gi. Sirf maatam ho ga, sirf maatam."
"Bahu rani," Munshiji said, looking saddened. "Meinu maaf kardena, humari himmat kabhi nahi pari Thakur ke saamne bolne ki, lekhin yakeen mane Bahu rani humara dil aapke liye dukhta tha."
Durga smiled again. "Munshiji, unke agay toh gaoon mein kisi ke bolne ki himmat nahi parti. Tumne apni jaan bachayi Munshiji, mujhe tumse koi shikayat nahi hai."
Arjun got up from where he was sitting and went to sit besides Durga. "Ma, Sonya unn jaisi bilkul nahi hai, balke woh toh wahan pe kayd hai. Aap please yeh mat samjiye ga ke woh bhi Durjan Singh ki tara hai."
Durga reached out, running her fingers through Arjun's hair and he leaned into the touch. "Tum chinta mat karo beta. Meray betay ki pasand buri hoi nahi sakti. Aur pata hai? Jab teri aur Karan ki shaadi ka waqt ayega na, toh main apni bahuin ko wohi churiyan penaoon gi joh tum donoon ne mere liye khareedeen thi."
Arjun looked up, smiling while Karan also smiled.
"Woh churiyan tere paas abhi tak hain Ma?" Karan said, surprised but touched.
"Haan betay," Durga said gently. "Woh churiyan mein kyun na rakhti apne dil ke paas. Woh toh meray betoon ka taufa hai. Aur taufay toh hamesha hi dil ke kareeb rehte hain."
"Maghar bahu rani aapke haaton mein bhi toh churiyan honi chahiye," Munshiji said gently. "Aakhir kaar Karan aur Arjun ne woh churiyan aapke liye li thi aur ab toh Thakur Durjan Singh ke baad, aap aur Karan Arjun hi uss haveli ke makeen hain."
There was a dead silence in the room after Munshiji said that. Karan and Arjun both exchanged looks with one another. Neither seemed to be sure what to say to that. They both knew Durga never wanted the money or the haveli nor was she taking revenge for the fact that Durjan Singh had taken their rightful property.
"Mujhe kuch nahi chahiye," Durga said finally, a few tears cascading down her cheeks. "Jiss haveli ne mujhse mera pati aur mere betay mujhse cheen liye uss haveli mein jeete ji nahi jaoongi. Aur jahan tak churiyoon ki baat hai toh yeh koi umar nahi hai chooriyan pehne ki."
"Maghar Bahu rani," Munshiji began but Karan cut him off.
"Bas karo, Munshiji," Karan said firmly as Arjun wrapped his arms around Durga, hugging her. "Tu ne Ma ki baat nahi sunni? Humhare uss haveli se koi taluk nahi hai."
Durga buried her head in Arjun's shoulder, trying to hold back tears but was unable to. As her small cries turned into sobs, Arjun pulled back slightly, reaching out a hand to wipe her tears.
"Nahi Ma," Arjun said, own voice choking up. "Mat roh Ma, hum agaye hain na, sab theek ho jayega. Ma..." It was breaking his heart to see his mother like this, he didn't want to see her crying anymore, she had already cried so much. He forced back his own tears. "Aao Ma, mein tumhe apne haatoon se khana khilata hoon."
"Ma," Karan also joined Arjun and Durga where they were sitting with a glass of water, helping her to drink it gently. "Arjun sahi keh raha hai. Sab theek ho jayega."
"Jaanti hoon," Durga said wiping away her tears as she took the food from Arjun's hand. "Bas aaj tumhare pita ki baut yaad arahi hai. Karan, Arjun, aisi daulat ka kya fyada joh aap se aap ke apne cheen le. Daulat se aap rishte toh nahi khareed sakte."
"Aap fikhar mat karo Ma," Arjun said. "Hum Bauji ka aur apne pure parewaar ka badla zaroor lein ge."
"Uss aadmi ne jitna aapko tarpaya hai hum usse kahin zyada usko tarpayein ge," Karan promised, kissing Durga's forehead.
Durga smiled, pulling both Karan and Arjun close to her in a hug. "Mein jaanti thi mere betay Mamta ka karz jhukane zaroor ayein ge."
Karan and Arjun both responded to the hug and the three of them just remained there for awhile in the hug.
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