Acceptance heals everything

Part 24. Reality check

"What the hell is wrong with you Jaddu? Are you still drunk?" Ash asked when Rohit and Virat were out of sight.

"Hungover may be" Jaddu said having another cup of coffee.

"Think before speaking Jad, it's high time! You are gonna regret it big time now" Ash said explaining it to him softly this time.

"I know what I am saying and I meant every word of it. Virat left us when we needed him Ash! That's the truth" Jaddu said firmly and left from there.

"Let him be Ash!" Mahi said listening to the exchange.

Virat just helped Rohit to get settled properly. Virat felt Rohit's body a little warm. Outside too he felt that and now also again when he was supporting him by shoulders.

"Comfortable?" Virat asked and Rohit nodded at that.

Virat hesitantly put his hand over Rohit's forehead and it was warm, "Is it because of the conversation outside ur heartbeat is racing and body is warm or because of the cold weather outside, u didn't even take anything?", Virat asked.

It felt for a sec that Virat was scolding him, it was nice and normal feeling.

"I am asking something" Virat shook him by his shoulders.

"Both" Rohit answered and Virat covered him with comforter and after 15 mins he came back and gave him coffee.

"It's like yesterday?" Rohit asked to which Virat nodded thought he was confused why Rohit was obsessed over the coffee. Rohit took a sip of it and had that content feeling which he needed after hearing Jaddu's words.

"U okay?" Virat asked bhuvi who had entered the room. Bhuvi just leaned his head on Virat's shoulder, "headache"

"U can barely handle it" Virat said putting his hand on his head patting it softly, "why did u go?"

"I couldn't handle myself, u are hardly talking to me Virat. I miss you" Bhuvi said still hugging Virat.

"Let's talk about it later" Virat said patting his head and making him sit. He handed him the tablet and then coffee, "drink, u will feel better", he said and left from there.

"Bhuvi, u feeling okay?" Rohit asked seeing him stressed.

"Ya a little, did I say something stupid yesterday?" Asked Bhuvi having a sip of strong coffee Virat had given him.

"No u didn't" Rohit said recalling it was nothing stupid.

"Oh Virat is gonna be so mad at me" Bhuvi said rubbing his face in frustration.

Rohit was confused, "he didn't seem mad", he said.

"He just gives silent treatment Rohit and that's more horrible. I am already tired of him being aloof as you were not there. On top of that no one is making it easy for him. Everyone except some holds him accountable for your disappearance because of the fight you had" said Bhuvi finishing his coffee.

"But that fight was just any fight we had Bhuvi, why is everyone so upset about that?"

"Because u disappeared after that for a year Rohit. So everyone just considered that it was due to that and also the fact you both were not talking for sometime and then u vanished from the face of the earth" Bhuvi said explaining to him.

Rohit got to thinking as bhuvi left the room.

He just gives silent treatment, Rohit!

That stuck with him, Virat was not showing any emotion except being silent.

Virat brought medicines for Rohit and gave him along with juice. Rohit was gonna ask Virat something but Mahi arrived in the room.

"Cheeku once you done, I want to speak with you" Mahi said in a stern tone which confused Rohit and Virat too.

"I will just come in sometime, do you need anything?" Virat asked to which Rohit nodded in no. Virat just checked Rohit's temperature again and advised him to rest sometime. Rohit was feeling tired anyway, so he dozed off.

"Ji bhai?" Virat came in the room where Mahi was waiting for him.

"Sit Virat" Mahi said in a captain tone which made Virat sit in front of him.

"I will ask it very straight, do you want Rohit okay or not?"

"Ofcourse I do" Virat answered immediately.

"Then for godsake, take it in your hands Virat. Ask him what happened, if not that consult the doctors and everything. Can't you see he is been the most responsive when you are around. You have to be strong now, rather than being gloomy around him and Just helping with day to day life Mind you is not gonna work. You have to be strict and determined about it. Even though Rohit have accepted it, you must not"

"I know you yourself are dealing with so many problems which I don't know of. But now, first step is to make Rohit come out of this situation, be it his physical condition or emotional capacity to deal with all things" Mahi said explaining him. He patted his shoulder and left the room for him to think about it.

Virat just sat there processing everything.

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