Picking up Broken Pieces ✅

12.

Mahi was patting his head and was little concerned about Virat now. This was the second time in two days he came to him not that he didn't like it but it was not normal.

'Cheeku kya hua bacha?' Asked Mahi softly.

'Pata nahi bhai .. I really don't know what's going on. I just feel to cry so much right now' said Virat emotionally.

'Then let it out.. I am here na' said Mahi pulling him closer and hugging him tighter.

Virat just cried and cried considering himself as worst friend to Rohit. That he could not see his friend in pain.

Rohit was searching for Virat after whatever Jassi said. He went in his room and didn't find him there. Then he went to Mahi bhai's room.

Just he was about to barge in he heard Virat crying. He opened the door a bit and saw him crying in arms of Mahi.

'Cheeku but what happened ? Why are u crying so much?' Asked Mahi softly.

'I am a horrible person bhai" said Virat burying himself as much as he could.

'No u are not Cheeku. Who told u this ? Why are u thinking like this ?'
Said Mahi and looked towards Rohit who was standing at the door. He mouthed and asked him 'What's wrong' to which Rohit replied 'no idea'

Rohit was feeling very sad to see Virat cry this much but he couldn't figure out the reason. He sat there on bed.

'Shhhhh .. Cheeku bas bacha kitna royega.. bas kar apni tabiyat kharab kar lega tu.'
Said Mahi rubbing his back as his sobs were increasing.

Virat's sobs subsided with time. And then he slept off in the same position.

'What's happening Ro ? And now u don't lie to me. I know something is bothering u from 2-3 days. And now Cheeku .. what's up with u both ?'
Asked Mahi softly yet sternly.

'Bhai I don't know what's wrong with Vi .. ummmm I haven't talk to him much'
said Rohit guilty seeing his best friend crying so much

'Then tell me what's wrong with u and I am not taking a no right now..'
said Mahi sternly wanting to know what exactly is going on.

'Bhai wo' said Rohit fumbling with words.

'Ha Bol na Ro I am here whatever it is I will help u .. don't hide anything plz ... I am with u !! Trust me' said Mahi softly.

He explains everything to Mahi how he was insecure and how his performance and trolls were affecting him. The comparisons were getting in his head. How he avoided Virat and how he used to get panic attacks and lack of sleep so how he is taking pills.

Rohit is looking down with tears in his eyes. Mahi just held Rohit's hands to calm him down. He could not move forward to hug him because Virat was holding him tightly.

'Bhai please say something' said Rohit seeing him silent.

'I am sorry Rohit I failed u as a brother I could not see what was going on through you' said Mahi sadly seeing his kids suffering so much..

'Nahi please bhai Aisa mat bolo .. it's just me I could not avoid seeing that trolls and I let them affect me' said Rohit.

'Rohit promise me that u will not take sleeping pills nor u will touch ur phone.. if u can't sleep u come to me' said Mahi.

'I promise bhai' said Rohit sincerely.

'Rohit I know this is not gonna solve in one day. But whenever u feel a bit restless u come to me immediately. I don't want u to think much about it' said Mahi

'Yes bhai' said Rohit sincerely.

'Does Cheeku know this ?' Asked Mahi.

'No bhai only Jassi as he was in my room and Shreyas because he helped me calm down and he heard me and Jas' said Rohit

'Bhai I avoided him a lot .. that must have hurt him. And I don't know how to say to him' said Rohit

'Ro he is your Vi do u think he will not be there for u' said Mahi softly.

'I will try to tell him bhai. First we need to now what's bothering him' said Rohit.

'Let's figure out that tomorrow.' Said Mahi

'I will inform Jassi and Shreyas that I am sleeping here.' Said Rohit wanting to be close to Mahi.

'And don't take pill today' said Mahi. 'I will not' Rohit replied back.

Mahi just sighed at all this .. feeling so bad to hear everything his kids are suffering to.

'I am sure Virat has got to know about Rohit and he is blaming himself for this.'
Thought Mahi knowing his Cheeku.

Suddenly Mahi felt his T-shirt again getting wet. He looked down and saw Virat was crying in his sleep.

Mahi just rubbed his back and held him closer trying to console him somehow.
'What happened?'
Asked Rohit entering in the room.

'I don't know, he is crying in his sleep.'
Said Mahi wiping Virat's tears.

After sometime both of them slept. Rohit held Mahi's hand to assure himself.

In the middle of the night Virat woke up and made Mahi lay down properly. He saw Rohit sleeping beside him and Mahi. He understood that Rohit must have shared it with Mahi bhai.

He just saw how tired he looked.He left the room quietly not wanting Rohit to see him in the morning and get restless.

Virat went and sat on terrace gazing the night sky which seems really peaceful to him.
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