Story Unfolds :
At the Royal cremetary of Anga: the same day:
A boy of six was lying peacefully in his death bed. His body had to be burnt down today. After 15 long days. He now was seen smiling!! His young face looked happy yet blood soaked!!! It was as it was when he died!! At the lap of his father Karna!!! He was lying on his pyre!! Awaiting to be faxed away from the life of everyone near and dear ones!!!!
Sumedh had given the long wooden burning stick at the right hand of his best childhood friend who took it in his hand. Calmly. He had decided to remain calm. He ended the ritual of circling around the dead body with a water pot from where water drops had to pour down. It was a Hindu ritual to pay tribute to deceased soul. He had to put fire on the face of the dead body now.
Charioteer Sumedh
"Mitra!!!" Sumedh called for his best childhood friend. He knew that now at this point of his life he was neither a King, nor a higher level officer. He was just a father!!! A heart broken father who had to perform the last rites of his son!!!
But the man stood stiffened. He did not move a bit. His mind was racing fast yet his limbs seemed paralysed. He was wondering if his mind why the hell he assisted Pandava to get out of the fire in which now his elder son had to be burned down!!! For no big offences!!! The young Boy's only Big mistake was that he loved his father Karna tenderly and wanted to go with him!!! He wanted to cheer for his own father and protect him!!! He wanted to fight against the insult of his father and died for that!! He was smashed by the pillar unless he would definitely be trampled over!!! By those angry mad masses!!! He was punished for the mistake his father committed!! He had donated the lives of those five Pandava brothers who took the life of his son!!! In a whim!!! Without even thinking of the consequences!!!
Karna at Sudama's pyre
"Mitra!!" Duryodhan came forward and touched his left shoulder.
Within a second he blinked and tears started to pour down instantly. He had controlled his tears till now.
Duryodhan wiped his tears and then hugged him. He was feeling like he had lost his own son while at that time Duryi was not even married!!! The bond of friendship between him and Karna was pure One!! Even if he most of the times forced Karna to do something that he condemned to, but his liking and love for Karna was truly pure!! He loved him as his own elder brother!!! Just like Yudhhi!!!
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