Acceptance heals everything

Part 2. Found

'Ritsy who is it?'

The voice, they heard that voice which they wanted to since a year.

Virat who was leaning to the car watching from far straightened up to see the person, who was his best friend in front of his eyes, to get a glimpse of him.

But he couldn't see him clearly, he just heard his voice.

'Rohit bhaiya, its us' Rishabh called but didn't see him.

'Bhabhi, bhaiya Kaha hai! Bulao na unko' said Rishabh gaining Ritika's attention.

'Can we come inside bhabhi?' Asked Jassi sending Sammy inside to play seeing the tensed face of Ritika.

'Umm Rishu, Jassi! I am sorry u can't! Thanks for coming though'

'Atleast tell us how he is and how you are' asked Bhuvi before she could close the door.

'He is okay and we are also okay! I am sorry!' Ritika said and closed the door.

'What should we do now?' Rishabh asked with tears in his eyes to Mahi bhai who hugged him while Jassi was hugged by Bhuvi.

They were so excited and now their all excitement was gone and they could just feel sadness seeing that Rohit didn't even meet him.

Everyone looked at Virat for answer only to find him staring the door.

'Virat?' Ash called him keeping his hand on his shoulder.

'Huh?' Virat said absentmindedly.

'What do u suggest we do?' Ash asked.

'Break the door, climb the wall, get through the window! Anything, any fucking thing! But we are gonna enter the house and get answers from Rohit'

Everyone expect this from Virat but instead,

'Was it really Rohit's voice?' Asked Virat looking at Mahi.

'Yes bhaiya' Jassi said not understanding why Virat was asking that.

'Let's go back to hotel, we have booked nearby and think about what should we do' Jaddu said seeing Jassi and Rishabh crying.

'What if they leave from here seeing we have got to know where they are' Jassi asked wiping his tears.

'Virat Chachu, Virat chachu I missed you so much please come inside, I have to show my drawings to you' they heard Sammy coming towards them.

Virat sat on his knees to hug Sammy.

'Baby, what are you doing outside alone?' Asked Virat putting her hair strand by her hairs to see her properly as he was seeing her after a year.

Sammy gestures Virat to come closer so that she can say it in his ear as it was a secret.

'Mumma-Dada had a fight Abhi'

Before Sammy could continue, Virat couldn't help himself and ask her,

'Baby, Dada is inside?'

Sammy nodded in yes, 'what they were fighting about kiddo?', asked Virat.

In the house,

'Ro listen to me! Please'

'I don't want to talk about it Ritsy!'

'Ro they are outside!'

'I don't know them! I only know you and Sammy'

'Oh really? You don't know Rishu and Jassi who are crying outside to meet you. You don't know your friends Ash, Bhuvi and Jaddu! Your Mahi bhai, you don't know him? And Virat..'

'Ritsyy' he said a little bit loudly.

Rohit stopped from saying anything seeing Sammy there. Before they both could stop her, she ran outside to Virat.

'Oh god! Oh no!' Rohit panicked.

Ritika went behind Sammy.

Outside,

'Dont know' Sammy said.

'How is your Dada?'

Sammy stayed silent on that and whispered to Virat, 'I cannot tell you that Chachu, I am sorry' and she hugged Virat encircling her cute hands around his neck.

'It's okay' said Virat hugging her back.

'U can come inside' Ritika said in a low voice only to make them feel how sorry she was. They didn't blame her as they knew something was wrong with Rohit and she was just supporting him.

Sammy went to Ritika and hugged her legs, 'I am sorry mumma I just wanted to meet Virat chachu', she said with sad face.

'I know my bacha! Why don't you go inside and play? Virat chachu will be here for sometime. He will play with you' Ritika said cupping her cheeks.

'U and Dada are not angry on me na?'

'No bacha! I promise' Ritika said softly kissing her cheek and Sammy went upstairs.

'Come inside please' Ritika said to which Rishabh, Jassi, Mahi with Bhuvi, Ash and Jaddu entered the house.

Virat just stood where he was, he just couldn't move his legs.

Ritika saw him there, she didn't even know how to approach him.

'Virat?' She called.

'Is he in there like for real' asked Virat in a low voice but Ritika heard that.

'Yes' Ritika replies.

'Will he meet us?'

'I don't know Virat' Ritika said defeatedly.

'Okay' Virat said.

'Won't you come inside?'

'What's the use?' asked Virat not looking at her even for once.

'Things might change Virat, I know Umm— I can't imagine what you must have gone through. But please come inside'

'Ritika a minute before you were denying us. It was Sammy who came outside which forced you to call us inside'

Ritika closed her eyes listening to 'Ritika' from him.

'It's not like that' said Ritika looking down.

'Let's go' said Ritika after a sec.

Virat went inside hesitantly not knowing that was going to happen inside.

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