Acceptance heals everything

Part 18. Weird

"Vi, trust me when I am saying this, that person is not worthy of your friendship. He is just using you, please Virat", He heard Rohit saying that again.

Virat turned to face him, "What has happened to you Ro, he is my friend! I have known him for a while now, why are you doubting him. It's not the time to get jealous Ro", he said the ending bit with a grin.

"I am not jealous Virat, I can't believe you are mocking me" Rohit said and left the room not wanting to continue the conversation anymore.

"Rohit, Ro! Wait please" Virat yelled but it was of no use.

Virat woke up a bit unsteadily, sweat trickling down his forehead. He took a few deep breaths and tried to compose himself.

He got up out of habit and washed his face in an effort to bring himself back to reality. When he finished washing his face, he looked around the room.

What was he doing here?

"Here, this should help clear your head", he heard, looking up to find Ash standing in front of him with a cup of tea. Looking at Ash he got relieved that he was at a familiar place unlike last time.

Ash sat down next to him and said, "I can't give you caffeine since we don't know what your diagnosis is yet," and handed him a cup of tea.

Virat asked, "What diagnosis?" taking a sip of the tea, it felt a little better.

"What do u remember last?", Ash asked instead of answering the question.

Virat rubbed his forehead, "Leaving Rohit's farmhouse", he said.

Virat looked around and saw it was Rohit's farmhouse but he had left it, Rohit didn't want him here.

It happened, right?, he asked himself whether it really happened or not as he was so confused.

"Virat someone found you unconscious and admitted you in hospital, we picked you from there. Mind telling me what you were doing in the middle of the road?" asked Ash informing him what had happened.

Virat asked as he was finishing his tea, "What are we doing back here? He did not want us to be here", he didn't even acknowledge what Ash was saying.

"Let's go", Ash said and told him to follow to which Virat just agreed.

"Look who woke up" Ash said entering Rohit's room where Mahi was sitting beside Rohit.

Rohit saw Virat still at the door.

How empty his eyes looked, that's all Rohit could think at the moment.

"Can you tell him that you asked him to comeback here? He doesn't seem to believe it", said Ash seeing Virat at the door.

Rohit was searching hope in Virat's eyes that if Rohit said yes then he will be atleast a little bit happy or something on that line.

Rohit said in a low voice, "yes, I did"

Please say something Virat.

"Okay" Virat said and was about to leave from there but stopped hearing "Virat" from Rohit. It just felt so different for some reason.

"Virat" Rohit called again as Virat stopped and was lost in thoughts.

"Yes?" Virat asked.

Ash and Mahi just left the room.

Virat was waiting patiently to listen what Rohit had to say.

But on the other side Rohit just wanted to hear, "Ro, kya hai yaar! Jaldi Bol na kabse khada hu"

Rohit missed that normalcy so much in his life. But he was responsible for pushing that normalcy which Virat gave him. Now, it seemed some stranger was standing here.

Rohit composed himself and asked "You okay?"

"Ya" Virat answered in a single word.

"As we are gonna stay here, you need to tell us what you don't like so that we can manage things like that. I don't wanna intrude unnecessarily. Also not do anything which can make u uncomfortable" said Virat.

Rohit was still processing what Virat said when he heard him again, "I will arrange lunch for you" and he left.

How will things go back to normal?

That's all Rohit could think.

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