Nothing Can Break Us ✅

Reconciliation

A/N: Story is back to present after the team room discussion. Do read past chapters to get the flow. This is a completely new chapter. I have finished editing the previous ones.

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Rohit was beside Virat who was sitting with his head buried in his knees.

Rohit felt bad seeing him like that. He knew they had said some hurtful things to each other which they never meant, but their emotions took over their words!

And unfortunately now they were here!

Rohit began in a low voice, "are u okay Vi? I know hearing all that stuff again specially from me and Mahi bhai has made you upset"

"Talk to me, let it out Vi", he added more softly.

Virat looked at him with moist eyes hearing the soft tone and used his nickname Vi rather than Virat.

Virat turned his gaze back to the floor, "leave Rohit I have done nothing but hurt you badly", whispered in a broken tone.

Rohit felt so bad to hear his best friend this broken.

"Why? Why will I leave you? Did u leave my side when I was crying over the loss and trolls?", Rohit said remembering Virat sitting outside the door but didn't leave even for a second.

"It's not the same"

"and care to tell me how it is not the same", asked Rohit wanting to know what was this self blame trip he was on.

Virat looked at him and tears flowing from his eyes.

"because trolls hurt you not me, on the other side-- i have hurt you. I have said horrible things to you. I really don't deserve you or your friendship, I --"

Rohit cut him off, "its our friendship, so you alone can't reach conclusions like this"

"Ro--"

"Vi, listen-- you were not alone to do all this mistakes. I have also said so many things to you. We both were at fault, you were a tiny bit more. Stop blaming yourself"

Rohit tried to make him understand.

He could not loose his best friend to this fight. Seeing him with bhuvi and it gave that stupid jealousy feeling to him.

"stop Ro-- stop! I am horrible than the faceless trolls. I said about that injury thing I should not have, but my selfishness so that you are with me took over my emotions and I said that.
How could I ? I am a terrible friend and worse person ever"

He said being ashamed of the words he used in anger. Virat buried his face in his hands crying hard.

Rohit could not see him like that anymore. He hugged him tightly.

Virat cried in his embrace regarding everything-- the test captaincy thing, the trolls, Rohit and his fight, Mahi bhai not talking to him. Everything just took toll on him.

Just then Mahi walked in, saw his kid sobbing hard, it broke his heart.

He sat beside Virat, softly called, "Cheeku"

Virat looked at him, his bhai was here having that warmth in his eyes after so many days.

"bhai", he whispered.

Mahi pulled him closer and Virat immediately clinged to him, crying profusely.

"They didn't leave me any option but to give up, I gave up -- I could not handle it anymore. I didn't know what to say to you both.. all those articles, the board-- interviews, it was too much", cried Virat.