Bruised Heart ✅

Part 14

'What happened between you and Shekhar? What kind of friend he was to you?', Virat asked in low voice.

Flashback:

'Hey, are you okay?', Mahi went towards him and asked the boy who was almost his age. He had fell off his bike.

'Dont touch me, dont come near me', he said backing off to the wall moving away from the bike.

Mahi got shocked for a minute and then thought to handle it calmly, 'I am not coming near you. Don't worry ok. Just let me help you picking up your bike okay?'

That person looked at him for a min and then nodded.

Mahi picked his bike up and then put it on the stand. He offered the person his hand to get up to which that person was hesitant and scared.

'Take my hand umm..', Mahi said softly not knowing his name.

'Shekhar, my name is Shekhar', he said taking Mahi's hand and getting up from the road's corner. This was the first time someone was offering him help.

Mahi smiled softly and said, 'you can come with me, we can dress your wound. The state academy is nearby'

'you work in the academy?', Shekhar asked.

'No, I play there', Mahi replied.

'You do, I also play there', Shekhar replied walking with him.

Mahi asked curiously, 'i never saw you there'

'No one sees me', he said sadly.

Mahi didn't understand that so he didn't ask anything.

back to present

'Bhai what did he mean by that?', Virat asked in a low voice seeing Mahi lost in thoughts.

'At that time I didn't understand but as days passed I came to know that he was very lonely. He was not friends with anyone. People used to bully him due to his scared behaviour', Mahi replied remembering that.

Virat asked, 'bhai am I hurting you by asking about him? If it is then we can drop the topic'

Mahi looked at him and saw the same innocence and care in his eyes which is always there for him.

'Cheeku, you deserve to know about him and mostly because he involved you, also you should know why I was confused and skeptical about his relation and true colors', Mahi said softly.

Virat nodded but to be honest he didn't had more energy to listen because of the pain in his head and the ribs. And seeing Mahi sad after talking about it made him feel worse.

'But I will tell you the rest after sometime', Mahi said seeing his tired face.

Mahi moved to get up but Virat immediately stopped him.

'Mat jao na', he requested like a child.

'I was just ordering food for you, kahi nahi ja raha', Mahi replied to his baby face.

Virat lay his head back on the pillow while Mahi ordered food.

'Bhai, aap thik ho na?', Virat asked.

Mahi replied caressing his hair, 'Now you are with me so I am okay'

'Pata hai ek min mai pata chal jaata hai ki you are lying', Virat said.

'Mere Cheeku ko sab pata hai, haina?', mahi asked him lovingly and then added, 'yes I am bit sad about how everything happened between us but I am really okay as you are with me now'

'bhai, I hurt you a lot na', Virat asked with moist eyes.

Mahi replied, 'Cheeku, you did what you had to do. I hurt you too'

Virat turned to sit close to him in process his ribs got stretched and a painful groan escaped his lips. Mahi immediately moved closer to him, trying to give him comfort.

'U okay, you should have told me na. Cheeku, is it paining a lot bacha?', he asked softly seeing his eyes shut due to pain.

Virat just nodded at that.

Mahi made him sit straight and then made him have some food and pain killers. Virat immediately lay his head on his lap feeling exhausted by the pain.

'Bhai aage batao na kya hua tha phir', Virat said wanting to get distracted from the pain which mahi understood.

Flashback:

'So, ready to bowl to me', Mahi asked Shekhar who nodded excitedly.

Its been a week they were friends now after knowing they go to same academy. Shekhar was loving Mahi's company and it was same for Mahi too.

They were engaged in a nice competition.

After that they went in the room to keep the stuff and suddenly from nowhere there was fire all around in the room. And Mahi was stuck inside with all equipments as he was arranging. Shekhar was outside at that time.

'Shekhar, please get help *cough*', Mahi said while being stuck.

'Mahi why did you go there', Shekhar said panicking a bit. He ran to get help and some people came there. They started to put water but Shekhar could  not stand and watch it anymore. He ran seeing Mahi feeling dizzy and was about to fall.

'Mahiii', he shouted to get his attention.

Shekhar helped him to get out and they both were safe until Mahi saw his arm had burn wound.

'Oh god, you got hurt so much because of me. Why did you jump to save me idiot?', he yelled worriedly.

'Because you are my only friend', Shekhar replied with a smile and Mahi hugged him shedding tears.

Back to present

'He saved from that fire', Virat asked shocked by that information. He didn't know this.

'Yes he did, that's why I was not sure and was confused throughout about everything. He had jumped at that time without thinking anything Cheeku! You tell me how can a person change so much', Mahi said in broken tone.

Virat just cuddled to him indicating that he was with him and Mahi patted his head in return.

'Bhai I am sorry I am making you relieve those memories again' he said in a low voice.

'It's okay I have face it anyway give what has happened', Mahi said.

Virat started to doze off before they could go further in the story. Mahi try made him lay down properly but Virat was holding him tightly with head on his chest and shirt in his fist.

Mahi chuckled at that babyish position of his. He just caressed his hair and Virat slept more comfortably.

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