(Better to be strong than pretty and useless 💖)

K-Are we still having this conversation mom.

Kunj had just arrived from work when his mother decided to have a talk with him.He knew right away what she wanted to discuss with him

K-I has told you so many times I don't want to marry again atleast not now.

A-Its been a year Tara passed away.How long you want to stay alone like this??
She was so mad at her son for being so stubborn.She knew he loved his wife alot and is struggling with her sudden demise but it was time that he started to think about his young son

A-Have you ever thought about Ansh?How you are going to raise him alone?

K-Like how i am doing right now he shrugged and we are just fine with it.

A-Fine? Really? Look at the mess you have created in this house ? When was the last time you cleaned it?Is this how you raise a child?

She said pointing at the things lying around,from God knows how many days?

She had gone to her daughter's house for one week leaving the two behind and the house was turned upside down in her absence.

A-You still have your mother with you.Think about your son.He needs a mother's love and affection too.

K-Mom i can't have this conversation right now.He tugged at his tie and threw it somewhere on the floor before walking near his son to carry him in his arms.

K-Hey little bunny ,did you miss dada?He cooed his son who babbled in response.

Avantika hates Tara for leaving her son to suffer alone like this.She could have avoided her own death from happening,if she had been a little more careful and responsible.

Even now her stomach twisted uneasily to think about that night.

She was waiting for her daughter-in-law but what came was news of her death.What shocked her more was she was returning from a night club that too heavily drunk.Now her son and grandson are getting punished because of her foolishness.

After Tara's death Natasha had come to meet Ansh many times and once she even showed her interest in marrying Kunj.She suggested that she would stay at home, leaving behind her carrier to take care of Ansh like her own.It infuriated Kunj instantly.
It wasn't unknown to Natasha that Kunj disliked her even before her sister's death, for being a bad influence on Tara.Now that Natasha was the sole reason for her sister's death, his hate became ten times for her.

And when Natasha went to convince Avantika she refused frankly.Kunj had married Tara when he got to know she was pregnant with his son.Though the family of was against their marriage initially,they couldn't do much as she was carrying their hier and eventually had to give green signal for their marriage.

But this time she wanted to choose a bride for her son,a better one and definitely not Tara's sister Natasha ,who was as careless and irresponsible as Tara.May be even more she thought.She didn't want to think about his son spending his life with her .He could better remain single rather than marrying that spoilt brat.

She is sure that Twinkle would be perfect wife for her son as she is not only beautiful from outside but from inside too.She will make him fall in love with her.
All she had do is make her son agree to marry Twinkle.

A-Kunj you can't go like this forever.I am getting old now and i can't die peacefully leaving you like this alone and heartbroken.

Avantika's words stabbed Kunj's hear.She had offered to stay at his house after Tara's death to take care of Ansh.He knew that how hard it was for her to take care of Ansh when she herself was suffering from lot of health issues.With Ansh growing a little mischievous each day,she was having a tough time running and looking after him.

K-"Mom why you talk like this?You know you are all that i have".
He walked near her with Ansh in his arms.He threw his arm over her shoulder, hugging her sideways but she shrugged his hand away angrily.

Kunj sighed giving up.There was no way he could win an argument with his mother.

K-What is it mom?What do you want to tell me?
He took a place on the couch letting Ansh play with his toys that were scattered on the floor.

A little smile tugged at Avantika's face ,she tried hard to conceal it as she sat next to him.

A(excitedly)-Do you remember my friend Nisha?

K(uninterestedly)-Yeah i remember her.

A-I met her niece Twinkle recently.
She came straight to the point.

Her son usually doesn't give her such opportunity to talk about marriage stuff,now she got it she wasn't going to waste it in beating around the bush

A-She is very beautiful and also very smart.She is studying medical and I feel like she will be best match for you.

Kunj sighed in annoyance while rolling his eyes
K-Mom i don't care if she is beautiful or not when i am least interested in marrying her or anyone in particular.

A(angrily)-And why are you not interested??

K-Mom you know exactly why.He said as a matter of fact.

A-Kunj i have heard enough of your excuses.You know how much it hurts us to see you like this.With 'us' she was referring to herself and Kunj's little sister Amaira who is eight months pregnant and living in another city with her husband.

A-You know that i can't stay here forever.Ammy will be giving birth to her baby in next two months.Its her first pregnancy and she needs me but she is sacrificing because of you.I want to make sure someone is taking care of you and Ansh when I am away.
Is it too much to ask from my son.
Her eyes were pooling with tears.

Kunj know that he is hurting everyone around him.He felt guilty for not thinking about his baby sister but what he was supposed to do.He still loves his dead wife and can't give her place to anyone else.

Kunj leaned back his head against couch staring at blank ceiling.He hate himself for hurting his mother this much but he doesn't know what to do?

For the first time he considered remarrying.If not for him then for the sake of his son who definitely needs a
woman to take care of him.He knew that his mother had to go to Ammy's house sooner or later and he didn't want to leave his son alone with maids or babysitters.

There were so many things running in his mind at once.His mother said that the girl is still a student.It was stereotypic to think that a step mother
was a cruel being, not to mention a step mother who is a young student.
What was his mother thinking?How this girl is going to take care of his son if she was still studying?He wanted a full time,stay at home mother for his son.
And what if the woman he marries doesn't take care of his son properly.
What if she hurts him when he is not around?

He looked down at his son who had fallen asleep on the floor.His chest tightened painfully looking at him

It is better if he stays like this than marrying an unknown woman but how he is going to manage without his mother.

K-Oh God this is so frustrated.
He mumbled inwardly running his palm over his face before getting up to carry his son to his bedroom

The next few days he was cold shouldered by his mother.She even refused to look at him and kept ignoring him.Sje would serve him food and walk away with a long face making him frustrated than he was already.

He tried to talk to her a few times but all in vain.She was hell bent to make her son say yes this time, even if it meant she had to roam around the house carrying a ugly scowl on her face.

K-Mom what do you want me to do?
He finally decided to confront her when he could not tolerate her childishness anymore.

She spoke for the first time which felt like eternity to Kunj.
A-I want you to marry Twinkle.
She said in a stern voice.She knew that it's not good blackmailing her son but she doesn't have any other option.

K-Mom but isn't she a student?How she will take care of Ansh when she had to attend college everyday?
He thought may be he could use this excuse but he was wrong
Avantika had well planned everything out for his son

A-She is a house surgeon at general infimary.She comes back at around two in the afternoon.Until i came back from Ammy's house we can arrange a nanny and i am sure when she comes back from work she will take care of Ansh like his own mother would do.Once i am back you can leave Ansh with me in the morning then Twinkle can take care of Ansh.

K-What is the use of having her here if we need to hire a nanny for Ansh?
I can do it even without marrying her.

A-But atleast this way Ansh will have a mother to take care of him.
And let me tell you i am looking for a wife for my son not a nanny for my grandson

K-Mom you don't know for sure that she will be a good mother to my son

A-And you are so sure that she wouldn't be a good mother to your son even without getting to know her.
She said in a irritated voice

Kunj rubbed his forehead with the tip of his fingers .He felt like his head would explode any minute

K-Ok i will marry her but just for Ansh.Promise me you wouldn't expect anything else from me.

For now it was more than enough for Avantika that he agreed to marry Twinkle.She was sure that he might fall in love with her in future.

A-Really she was smiling fully
She made her way out of kitchen before shouting before her 'I am going to call Nisha'

He was constantly having second thought about marrying this Twinkle ,girl that his mother found for him.He even thought about running away from here taking Ansh with him but it will break his mother's heart which he doesn't want.

On the way to his room he could hear his mother's cheerful voice who was talking on the phone with Nisha.He slipped into his room and walked near the bedside table which had a photo frame of Tara and him hugging each other with a genuine smile plastered on their lips.It was taken during their honeymoon and she was already few weeks pregnant with Ansh.

He took it in his hand and ran his other palm over it precisely on Tara's photo.
K(muttered)- I miss you .Why you left me like this?Mom is forcing me to marry another woman .I am torn between listening to my own heart and fulfilling my mother's wish.
He sighed and looked up to stop his tears from falling down

I remember promising you that you'll be the only woman in my life and now I feel like betraying you by marrying her.

He tried to hold his tears but couldn't
But i promise you i am only doing it for our son.Will you forgive me for what I am going to do?He waited as if she was going to answer him back

He stood there for ten minutes then placed the frame on the table and went to bed lying down beside his son.

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