Raat ke baad hi to savera hota hai

Part 5

However, that never came.

Instead, he could feel Rohit bhai pull him into a hug, and stroking his hair soothingly. That confused him, but he decided to not question good things, instead choosing to melt into the hug, letting the tears burning his eyes fall freely on Rohit bhai’s arms.

“Mujhe pata hai ye tumhare liye kitna mushkil tha, Shubhi . And I'm so proud of you for being honest with us. Hum sabhi tumhare sath hai, Shubhi. Sab milke isko solve karenge..” Rohit whispered into the distressed youngster's ears, tightening his grip as he felt the kid shaking in his arms, internally cursing himself for not realizing how bady the kid was suffering till now.

The doctor patiently waited for their attention before addressing them.

“I’m sorry to say, magar is questionnaire ke hisaab se dekha ja raha ki inka depression severe range me aa raha hai, jo untreated rehne dene se dangerous levels mai jaa sakta hai..aur ye jo fever aya hai, yahi psychological distress k wajah se hi aya hai”

“To ab hum kya kar sakte hai, sir?” Rohit asked. Shubhi had stopped crying a while ago, and was now back to staring blankly at the wall ahead, as Yash rubbed his palm soothingly.

“Of course, family support aur counseling se behtar kuch nahi ho sakta..  but abhi ke liye ek dawa hum likhke de rahe hai, isko din me ek bar khana hai. Iske kuch side effects ho sakte hai, jaise bhook kam ho jana, ulti aana, sar dard karna, aur bhi kuch ho sakta hai… but wo chinta ka baat nahi hai. Agar aap dekhte hai ki zyada serious symptoms ho rahe hai jaise heart rate zyada badh jana, ya vision blur ho jana, ya waisa kuch, to mujhe turant batana.” The doctor explained, handing them a box of tablets.

“Koshish karna ise practice se bad khane ka, kyuki isse apko thora drowsiness jaisa lag sakta hai.. aur ye packet 10 din k liye hai, uske bad hum reassess karke dose set kar denge” Saying this, the doctor packed his bag and left the room.

“Aisa kabse lag raha hai, Shubhi? Aur iss bar ekdam sach sach batana” Rohit asked, his voice gentle yet firm.

“December se…” Shubhi replied softly, looking down to avoid eye contact.

“So jabse Ishu ghar gaya tabse?”

Shubhi nodded, still not looking up. Despite what everyone including Ishan himself said, he knew that his being there in the team was a significant reason behind his bestie not being there in the team, and that guilt had been driving him crazy.

“Inko lag raha hai ki inke wajah se Ishan bhaiya ko team me jagah nahi mil raha hai. Ab aap hi inhe samjhaiye, Rohit bhaiya.” Yash supplied oh so helpfully.

Shubhi watched horrified as Rohit bhaiya let out a deep sigh before getting up from his chair. That's it, he thought.  He mentally prepared himself for Rohit Bhai to walk out of the room and never return, but that never happened.

Instead, Rohit bhaiya put a firm hand over his shoulder, shaking him out of his thoughts.

“Room me baithe baithe overthink kar raha hai, kahi kaam dhande nahiye ya porala (kuch kaam dhande nahi hai iss ladke ko). Chal, Golconda fort hai bas ek ghante ke duri me. Udhar chalte hai, dekhke achha lagega. Aur gadi wadi nahi, paidal chalenge, bahar ka hawa milega to achha lagega. Chal chal. 5 minute me ready hoke tum dono milo mujhe reception me .” Rohit said, his voice leaving no room for arguments.

“Par wo to paidal 4 ghante dikha raha hai, bhaiya” Yash questioned, having looked up the details on Google.

“Abbe pagal samajh ke rakha hai kya mereko? Bus stand tak hum paidal chalenge, fir bus lenge. Chalo ab jaldi ready ho jao tum dono.” Rohit commanded before heading out. The kid desperately needed to get out of his head, and what better way to achieve that if not sightseeing?

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A short and relatively fluffy one this time, things are gonna look up from here :)

Special thanks to  shewillhuntyoudown for helping me with the medical bits, and for the Marathi parts :)

Until next time, till then enjoy and let me know how y'all like it in the comments :)