He Couldn't Take It Anymore || An ICT Fanfiction

6. Accusations

Perfect! thought Rayudu as he couldn't wait for the morning to come.

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"You betrayed us, Virat!!" said Shikhar.

"No, I could never!! Please just once listen to me... please", pleaded Virat.

"How could you? After everything, we've done for you, you reward us like this; stabbing us in the back!" said Jaddu angrily.

"But, please, just lis-"

"Enough, Virat", said Jinks in a blank emotionless tone.

"You believe me, don't you Ro?" cried Virat.

But all Rohit could do was to watch his best friend being swallowed into the darkness.

Rohit woke up abruptly, sweating terribly. He sat up gasping for air with unsteady breaths. His heart was hammering in his chest and his throat was completely dry.

He reached for the glass of water on the nightstand and wiped sweat beads off his forehead.

What had the dream implied?

He had got horribly scared when he watched Virat sobbing and pleading with his own teammates, his brothers. And moreover, why couldn't he answer Virat? Of course, he believed anything Virat would do and say would be justified, why was that even a question to be asked?

Why didn't Virat wait for his response? Why did he disappear before he could give his answer? Why was everyone so angry at Virat? What had he done?

For God's sake Rohit, it was just a bad dream! Lie down and sleep!

Rohit reluctantly lied down and kept staring at the ceiling sceptically, until sleep overtook him again.

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He woke up feeling despair and helplessness inside. He felt hollow, dark and dreary as if his guts were signalling him something. As if his life was about to go intensely wrong today. As if he was going to lose someone very important in his life.

A thousand questions swirled in his mind.

What?

Why?

How?

And probably the most important one was Whom?

What is happening to me? First that dream in the night, now this weird feeling!?

"I should go and talk to Virat", thought Rohit.

He got out of his bed and dressed to go downstairs for breakfast. It was still quite early and Rohit could hear the faint chirping of the birds.

He walked towards Virat's room to wake him. Despite all the weird senses he got after waking up, he felt a bit glad knowing that he was awake before Virat today.

"I will wake him by throwing water in his face today", he thought gleefully.

He quickly went and brought a bottle of chilled water to dump on Virat's head.

Revenge time, he smirked.

He kicked open Virat's door only to find the room completely empty.

"How come this dumbass is always awake before me? And I'm so early today!!" mumbled Rohit dejectedly.

Rohit called out for Virat but didn't get any response. So he decided to call him.